Новости за 12.09.2015

Embracing its role as a defender of those in need, Germany welcomed at least 10,000 more asylum seekers into the country Saturday. As officials worked to give all a firm roof over their weary heads, a packed stadium cheered some of the littlest newcomers, who walked in hand-in-hand with top soccer players.

Yemen's Shiite rebels intensified attacks against pro-government forces on Saturday in the southern city of Taiz, as they pushed to seize a strategic mountain and landmark positions in the city ahead of scheduled peace talks, security officials said.

With asylum-seekers flooding into Europe at a record pace, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday fended off new criticism from inside and outside her country over her government’s decision to essentially accept fleeing migrants and refugees first and ask questions later.

Sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln gathered at the Newport News Victory Arch on Friday to remember the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The crew members were joined by various city officials, who spoke about the attack and subsequent strength of the American people.

Despite the development of a conciliatory tone in a recent reading of a WWII statement, the prospects for Japan to resolve diplomatic differences with its Asian neighbors appear to be slim.

Vladimir Putin has given Russian citizenship to former world heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones Jr.

Russia's Defense Ministry says military cargo planes have taken to Syria all of the things needed to set up a tent camp for more than 1,000 refugees.

Egypt's government resigned Saturday in the face of intense criticism from state-friendly media that reflects growing discontent but stops short of faulting President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, the former general who led the overthrow of an Islamist president two years ago.

At least 89 people were killed at a restaurant in central India on Saturday when a cooking gas cylinder exploded and triggered a second blast of mine detonators stored illegally nearby, police said.

A lame-duck president, an empowered opposition, a looming election: They're hardly the ingredients for a resounding White House triumph.

Some of Denmark political initiatives have sounded more like fiction than reality, and too good to be true. The country's higher education system, for instance, entitles every Danish student to a monthly payment of about $900. It is also a country Syrian refugees want to leave behind as quickly as possible.

For many of the refugees and migrants streaming toward Europe, the most critical and dangerous leg of their journey begins in this Turkish port city, and with a visit to a smuggler such as the one who runs his business out of a small hotel tucked at the end of a narrow alley. He isn't hard to find. "The smuggler's room is over there," the receptionist said without being asked

Search and rescue operations for people who are missing following the breaches of river banks caused by record levels of rainfall in eastern Japan continued on Saturday in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture.

Denmark's military command says two Danish fighters jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian military planes flying near the country's airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Part of the ride's mission is to make physical activities more accessible to those with injuries. The style of bike depends on the person's comfort and ability, according to Soldier Ride manager Meghan Wagner. Some have never ridden a bike before and others not since their injury, what Wagner calls their "new normal."

Senior running back rushes for 240 yards and three TDS as Panthers even season record.

In 1949, the 5th Marine Division Association from Iwo Jima held its first reunion. Hundreds attended. This year, just 17 came. Some in wheelchairs, others still walking strong, they toured the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo and marveled over the fact that they survived the ordeal, now 70 years ago.

Climbing aboard fast, efficient trains and heading toward clean, safe beds, migrants by the thousands headed into Germany on Saturday, with the southern city of Munich expected to see 10,000 in one day alone.

High winds were to blame for the toppling of a massive crane that smashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque and killed at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage, the head of Saudi Arabia's civil defense directorate said Saturday.

Change of quarterbacks propels Falcons to victory in first football game between two schools.

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier died Friday during an airborne training exercise in Mason County, according to a press release from the base.

Thai authorities on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for a 12th suspect in connection with last month's bombing at a Bangkok landmark that killed 20 people, identifying him as a 27-year-old ethnic Uighur from China.

Military and community leaders united on Friday to help keep Beale Air Force Base's presence in the community and in Washington, D.C., strong. The seventh annual Patriot Golf Tournament at Peach Tree Golf & Country Club raised more than $100,000, thanks to the 155 golfers and supporters who attended.

Three Americans who stopped a gunman on a Paris-bound passenger train talked about the significance of 9/11 on Friday at a festive parade hosted by their California hometown and in an interview to air on national television.

The Navy has a new top commander leading its submarine forces.