Новости за 19.05.2017

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to announce $110 billion in advanced military equipment sales and training to Saudi Arabia this weekend as President Donald Trump visits the country, officials said Friday. U.S. officials familiar with the package said it would include Abrams tanks, combat ships, missile defense systems, radar, and communications and cyber security

LUCKNOW, India — A landslide caused by pre-monsoon rains stranded about 13,000 Indian pilgrims near a revered Hindu temple site in a mountainous area of northern India on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries, said Amit Chandola, a spokesman for the state government of Uttarakhand. Authorities rushed food and drinking

MILAN — Italian cycling team Bardiani CSF has begun proceedings to sack Nicola Ruffoni and Stefano Pirazzi for positive doping tests before the Giro d’Italia. The duo was dropped from the Giro on the eve of their nation’s biggest race after being caught in an out-of-competition test. The UCI said their B samples also tested

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Laws in some European countries that impede migrant children from reuniting with their families or force them to leave when they turn 18 create a “huge security risk” by potentially turning young people to crime and extremism, the chief of Europe’s top human rights body said Friday. Council of Europe Secretary General

RIO DE JANEIRO — Neymar was left off the Brazil squad that will travel to Australia for a pair of friendly matches next month. Brazil coach Tite said Friday that the Barcelona striker will instead take some much needed vacation to be better prepared for next year’s World Cup in Russia. “I heard that whatever

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa man on Friday admitted to killing two Des Moines-area police officers who were ambushed as they sat in their patrol cars. Scott Michael Greene withdrew his not guilty plea at a morning hearing and pleaded guilty to the shooting deaths of Urbandale officer Justin Martin, 24, and Des Moines

LONDON — The Latest on Swedish prosecutor ending investigation of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Julian Assange says Sweden’s decision to drop a rape inveatigation against him is “an important victory for me and for the U.N. human rights system.” Speaking from the balcony of Ecuador’s London embassy, the WikiLeaks founder

MINNEAPOLIS — A judge confirmed Prince’s six siblings to be his rightful heirs in a ruling released Friday, bringing them a big step closer to collecting their shares of the music legend’s multimillion-dollar estate. Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide formally declared that Prince died without a will and that his heirs are his sister,

It’s impossible to replace Freddie Freeman in fantasy baseball, but we’ll try. There is also a cheap source of steals and two pitchers that are creating fantasy concerns in Week 7’s Cheers, Tears and Fears. CHEERS Justin Smoak, TOR – We’re going to have some tears as we talk about Smoak. Freddie Freeman is out

TORTONA, Italy — Colombian rider Fernando Gaviria sprinted to his fourth stage victory at the Giro d’Italia on Friday in his Grand Tour debut. Gaviria came from the back and around the right side of the sprinters to edge Sam Bennett and win the 13th stage. Jasper Stuyven was third at the end of the

LONDON — She played a memorable supporting role at sister Kate’s 2011 royal wedding, but Pippa Middleton will take center stage Saturday at what looks to be Britain’s high society event of the year. The 33-year-old is marrying a wealthy financier at the oh-so-English 12th-century church of St. Mark’s in the village of Englefield, west

CONCORD, N.H. — A first-time survey by the New Hampshire Beekeepers Association shows the state lost an average of 65 percent of its beehives this winter. The survey covered Oct. 1, 2016, through March 31; data collected from 261 sites in 130 towns shows the number of hives dropped from 1,004 to 350, the Concord

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina has added three graduate transfers from Power Five schools — including coach Scottie Montgomery’s old quarterback at Duke. Montgomery on Friday announced the signings of quarterback Thomas Sirk, running back Tyshon Dye of Clemson and defensive lineman Gaelin Elmore of Minnesota. All can play immediately and have one year of

MOSCOW — The head of a Russian parliamentary committee is accusing some American news outlets of being part of “a massive system” to affect Russia’s politics. In the wake of widespread claims that Russia tried to influence the U.S. presidential race, Russia’s State Duma this year began examining the operations of certain U.S. media organizations

Beach volleyball has a new ally as it tries to grow from an Olympic phenomenon to an every-year attraction: ESPN. The sports network will broadcast the World Series of Beach Volleyball, an international pro tour stop in California in July. Event organizers hope the exposure will help beach volleyball attract new fans and hold onto

WASHINGTON — A journalist said he was pinned against the wall by security guards and forced to leave the Federal Communications Commission headquarters after he tried to question an FCC commissioner after a news conference. Reporter John Donnelly of CQ Roll Call said in a statement issued by the National Press Club that the guards

TROY, N.C. — Some people want the Confederate flag to be removed from a volunteer fire department in central North Carolina. WFMY-TV in Greensboro reports (http://on.wfmy.com/2qEYNRx) the flag has been displayed at the Uwharrie Volunteer Fire Department in Montgomery County for more than 20 years. The county Democratic Party plans to hand out American flag

COCOA, Fla. — A Florida woman is accused of leaving her 1-year-old son in a house where people were doing drugs. Brevard County Sheriff’s officials say someone contacted them after finding the child sleeping on a mattress in the home. His 31-year-old mother, Ashley Marie Baskett, was arrested Wednesday and remains in the Brevard County

LIVONIA, Mich. — Ford is pumping $350 million into a plant outside of Detroit where a new transmission for fuel-efficient vehicles will be built. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker said Friday that the investment in the Livonia Transmission Plant is expected to create or keep 800 jobs. Some jobs are expected to be added this year,

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline against Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman David Archambault and four others. Dakota Access LLC filed the complaint last year against Archambault and others, seeking restraining orders and monetary damages. The Bismarck Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2q3y5jN ) that

COLOGNE, Germany — Belarus and Latvia will co-host the 2021 world hockey championship, while Finland will stage the 2022 event. The International Ice Hockey Federation says the Belarus-Latvia bid won “by a very tight margin” against Finland. Finland then said it was ready to host a year later and was unanimously approved. The last time

CARACAS, Venezuela — Russia is offering to alleviate Venezuela’s food shortage crisis, promising to send several thousand tons of wheat each month to the struggling South American country. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry announced Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had promised to start delivering food after speaking on the phone with President Nicolas Maduro. Flour

BERLIN — The Latest on Europe’s response to the large number of refugees and migrants trying to reach the continent (all times local): 5:20 p.m. Organizations from Qatar and the Netherlands are joining forces to get 6,000 Syrian refugees into higher education courses, a move aimed at helping them integrate in the countries where they

ATHOL, Mass. — Gronk will soon be tracking down criminals, sniffing for drugs and acting as the furry face of a Massachusetts police department. No, not New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. This Gronk is the Athol Police Department’s new dog. The year-old German shepherd is undergoing a 14-week training program. Gronk’s namesake was

FRANKFURT, Germany — Referee Bibiana Steinhaus has been promoted to the Bundesliga for next season and will be the first women working games in Germany’s top division. In an interview published on the German soccer federation’s website, Steinhaus said she feels “disbelief, delight, joy, relief, curiosity.” The 38-year-old German is already proven at the top