Новости за 28.09.2015

TOKYO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - World Cup giantkillers Japan will get their first taste of Super Rugby action at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 27 when they host the Lions of Johannesburg, tournament organisers said on Monday.

ZURICH (Reuters) - Since the explosive indictments and arrests of international football officials in May, FIFA President Sepp Blatter -- previously a prolific traveller -- had only once left his home base of Switzerland.

ATLANTA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Now that the Tour Championship and FedExCup playoffs are finished, many of golf's top players are looking ahead to the next big event -- the President's Cup.

KUNDUZ CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters launched a new assault on the capital of northern Kunduz province from three directions on Monday, police said, as government forces fought to keep the hard-line Islamist insurgents from entering the city.

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen was unhurt in a blast on his speedboat on Monday as it approached Male, the capital of the Indian Ocean archipelago, a senior aide told Reuters.

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Lights flashed and chants of "Modi, Modi" filled the 18,000-seat sports arena in San Jose, California, on Sunday as the Indian premier took the stage for the final event of his Silicon Valley tour, marked by sporadic protests over his human rights record.

LONDON (Reuters) - For all talk of the narrowing gulf between the top nations and Rugby World Cup stragglers, Australia, Ireland and Scotland all picked up maximum points on Sunday as they set their sights on the business end of the group stage.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Fred De Jong quit as New Zealand Football high performance director on Monday after taking responsibility for the administrative error that led to their expulsion from the Olympic qualifying tournament.

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Sept 28 (Reuters) - - China's planned national cap-and-trade carbon emissions system may at first appear to be yet another bearish factor for commodity demand in the world's largest consumer of natural resources.

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's most popular ride-hailing app Didi Kuaidi said on Monday it has invested in Indian peer Ola, forging a new alliance within a network of companies challenging U.S. rival Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL].

Pope Francis urges the world's wealthiest nation to welcome immigrants and do more to combat climate change during his first U.S. visit. Paul Chapman reports.

Pope Francis urges the world's wealthiest nation to welcome immigrants and do more to combat climate change during his first U.S. visit. Paul Chapman reports.

Pope Francis urges the world's wealthiest nation to welcome immigrants and do more to combat climate change during his first U.S. visit. Paul Chapman reports.

* U.S. oil data to be published on Wed (Adds comment, chart, updates prices)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Amnesty International called on Monday for the release of eight mainland Chinese activists who face long prison sentences for posting messages and pictures supporting Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy protests.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co is considering buying a majority stake in Sharp Corp's loss-making LCD business for up to 200 billion yen ($1.7 billion), Japan's Mainichi newspaper said on Monday, without citing any sources.

* Investors cautiously optimistic about U.S. recovery (Adds analysis, quotes, stocks on the move)

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan, which accepted just 11 asylum seekers out of 5,000 applications last year, will provide about $810 million (532.95 million pounds) in aid in response to refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.

* USJ Co valued at $6 bln - WSJ (Adds background and details)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police patrolled the area around government buildings ahead of rallies planned later on Monday to mark the first anniversary of pro-democracy protests that crippled parts of the Chinese-controlled city.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to restore their respective ambassadors, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday, a first step towards easing tensions that flared after the discovery of oil off the coast of a disputed territory.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict in Syria on Sunday as Washington scrambled to devise a new strategy for the war-ravaged country and France sent warplanes to bomb Islamic State targets.

CARACAS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to restore their respective ambassadors, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday, a first step toward easing tensions that flared after the discovery of oil off the coast of a disputed territory.

BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - The Labour Party will launch a "radical review" of the national institutions that manage the economy, including the Bank of England, its finance spokesman will say on Monday.