Новости за 01.11.2016

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's defense ministry has nominated a woman for promotion to the rank of general, which would be a first for the nation.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An appeals court has reopened a lawsuit challenging a North Carolina county commission's practice of starting meetings with Christian prayer.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Tuesday sharply criticized South African President Jacob Zuma, saying "political meddling for private interests" during his tenure has weakened state institutions and poses a threat to the country's democracy.

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians this week have watched the Nile's water turn a murky brown-yellow color, the result of days of heavy rain in parts of the country and subsequent flooding that eroded the surface of lime hills and mountains…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild center Zac Dalpe will miss the next four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Looking for a taste of this city's rich military history? You'll find it, along with some rather good wine, at one of several wineries set up in former military installations.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony- and Emmy Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth will deliver some must-have songs when she takes to a Broadway stage Wednesday. But she also promises some intriguing curveballs.

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in New York City has ordered a new murder-for-hire trial for a former hip-hop and rap promoter serving a life prison term.

Taylor Swift has turned to her superhero friend Ryan Reynolds for help with her Halloween costume.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Howard is among those set to guest star in a tribute to late TV sitcom king Garry Marshall in an episode of "The Odd Couple" next week.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted of trying to extort money from former Ohio State University and NFL player Christopher "Beanie" Wells has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison.

Ray Allen, in a letter in The Players' Tribune, has announced his retirement from the NBA.

In decor, "traditional" tends to conjure up images of matched furniture sets, prim patterns and buttoned-up formality.

NEW YORK (AP) — After interviewing Hillary Clinton, Kanye West and Jay Z, among others, Charlamagne tha God is ready for something really challenging: writing a book.

One of the things I’ve been noticing more each hunting season — when we’re in an area where we actually see other hunters — is an increasing number of hunters wearing camo clothing; often with no bright orange or red…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama likes to say the White House is the "people's house." Now, the people are getting a look at the rooms where he lives.

(Reuters) - Bill Cosby's lawyers will ask a Pennsylvania state judge on Tuesday to keep more than a dozen women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault off the witness stand at his trial on charges of molesting a…

Beyonce and Jay Z boxed themselves up to pose as Barbie and Ken this Halloween.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A year after a farmer's discovery, the University of Michigan will publicly display bones from a mammoth that lived more than 10,000 years ago.

TOKYO (AP) — Sony Music Japan apologized Tuesday after a popular Japanese all-girls band came under fire for performing in outfits resembling Nazi-era German military uniforms.

BERLIN (AP) — German police say a Muslim convert attacked officers with a box cutter while shouting "Allahu akbar" after they were called to her apartment in the western city of Essen.

STOWE, Vt. (AP) — A historic mountaintop stone cabin in Vermont that was gutted by an accidental fire caused by the sons of a snowboard company founder has been rebuilt and is officially reopening.

HONG KONG (AP) — European shares fell back, erasing early gains, on Tuesday after surveys showed China's factory activity rose to a two-year high last month. While the strong manufacturing data suggests China's economy may be stabilizing, some worry the…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police have issued an international arrest warrant for a Syrian refugee whose wife and two daughters were found murdered in the family's apartment in southern Denmark.

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An explosion at a ship breaking yard in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday killed at least seven laborers and wounded dozens of others, police said.