Новости за 20.09.2015

The head of the U.N. nuclear agency paid what Iran's official news agency described as a ceremonial visit Sunday to an Iranian nuclear site that he suspects may have been used to develop explosive triggers for nuclear weapons.

Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels have released six foreign hostages, including two Americans, and flown them to the Gulf country of Oman, which helped negotiate their release, officials said Sunday.

The eight Ohio-class submarines berthed here are the biggest in the U.S. fleet, with steel hulls nearly 600 feet long to accommodate up to 24 nuclear missiles. But soon they will share quarters with something far bigger: a field of solar panels so vast that 500 of the gargantuan subs could hide in its shadow.

The border dispute pat was supposed to have been settled back in 1899. That’s when an arbitration court, pressured by the United States, decided where British Guyana ended and Venezuela began. But more than a century later, South America’s only English-speaking nation and its Spanish-speaking neighbor are again engaged in a high-stakes border battle that has each government accusing the other of violating international law.

Pre-schooler Colt Tener learned the word veteran and the importance of honoring our nation’s military heroes in his Noble school this month. With that knowledge he carefully drew a picture for a veteran, made a sign and proudly held it up Wednesday night along with hundreds of others as they welcomed home the 21st Oklahoma Honor Flight at Will Rogers World Airport.

Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide migrants it takes in over the next two years, though not by nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged.

Just 10 airmen provide the support of an entire wing for the hundreds of personnel and accompanying aircraft rotating into Poland on a steady basis since Russia’s intervention in Ukraine last year.

The leader of a sultanate in the southern Philippines that staged a 2013 invasion of a bustling Malaysian state and sparked a deadly security crisis has died of kidney failure, his family and followers said Sunday.

Author Jules Verne’s fictional submarine Nautilus didn’t have many advantages over its real-life namesake, now docked at the Submarine Force Library & Museum. • Sure, the version commanded by Captain Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea undoubtedly had a better pipe organ.

Rita Deister didn’t wear Army fatigues, tromp through jungles with an M-16 rifle or watch buddies die. She wasn’t there Nov. 18, 1967, as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers chanted in English “Tonight you die, G.I.,” before assaulting an undermanned company of U.S. soldiers, one of them her husband, Jim Deister.

Among the tens of thousands fleeing war and despair in the Middle East, one group feels a special relief in reaching Europe: those who have escaped areas ruled by Islamic State extremists and the harsh scrutiny of their religious police.

The Army and Naval ROTC units at OU are some of the oldest in the nation. The armory sits just west of Memorial Stadium, where OU hosts thousands each fall for football games, but many don’t realize the memorial on the north side of the stadium is a memorial to the Armed Forces.

National Veterans Affairs officials have awarded more than $2.4 million to organizations that support local veterans programs. In two separate announcements, the VA outlined recent grant recipients to support homeless programs and adaptive sports in veteran communities.

They were humble beginnings. Formed by a few concerned citizens in 2003, the Patriot Foundation started by raising $5,000 to $10,000 a year to support the families of the Army's most elite unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, more commonly known as Delta Force.

As the Army prepares to make its recommendation to the Secretary of Defense about opening all combat positions to women, many of the organization's top generals were speaking from the same playbook last week.

Staff Sgts. Blake Briggs and Duane Schroeder could have been fired or denied entry when they first joined the Air Force if they were open about their sexual orientation.

President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday to black women for their role in helping shape American democracy, calling them "the thinkers and the doers" who made things happen at the height of the civil rights movement half a century ago.

In the wee hours of Saturday morning, Japan took a step toward having a military in line with most armed forces around the world, one that would be able to take part in combat even when the country is not under direct attack.

Pope Francis urged the Cuban and U.S. governments to push ahead on their newly forged path toward normal relations, saying they should "develop all its possibilities" as he arrived Saturday on the first leg of a trip to the Cold War foes that papal diplomacy helped bring together.

The eight Ohio-class submarines berthed here are the biggest in the U.S. fleet. But soon they will share quarters with something far bigger: a field of solar panels.

Abdullah al-Thinni is Libya's prime minister. From his office in Baida, the 61-year-old former defense minister boasts an army, a suite of ministers and a host of challenges, including an Islamist insurgency and an economy in free fall.

By the time the distraught young woman arrived at the Sunshine Internet Cafe in western Kabul, she was in a state of panic, with tears streaming down her face.

As officials prepare to replace the South Capitol Street swing bridge, the Navy has decided to scrap the USS Barry, while it could still be towed away in one piece.

A military aircraft crashed in the New Mexico desert northwest of Las Cruces International Airport during a training flight Saturday, injuring at least one person aboard, according to local officials.

Boot Campaign's Pushups for Charity campaign is geared toward helping veterans, and Saturday morning's "final push" of 2015 gave participants a chance to meet some of the most respected members of that group.