Новости за 25.09.2015

Like any football-obsessed kid in the Nashville area, Keenan Reynolds had dreams of playing on the biggest stages in college. But schools from the Southeastern Conference weren't interested in the two-time Tennessee All-State player.

Ralph Richason and Ken McCorry last saw one another when they were teenagers at war in Vietnam. The two former sailors reunited in Hampton this week with other Navy and Army veterans who patrolled the inland waterways of Vietnam on boats called PBRs, which stands for "patrol boat, river."

Thai police said Friday they believe they have gathered enough evidence to prosecute the person they accuse of carrying out last month's bombing at a landmark in the Thai capital that killed 20 people.

After four decades of impersonating everything from a lawyer and a doctor, to a football player and a reporter, William Douglas Street Jr. stood in federal court as the person he really is: a balding ex-con who can’t get a job.

The commander of the Navy's special warfare units is recommending that the SEALs and combat crew jobs be opened to women, but he warns that women will have greater risk of injury and says the service may be pressured to adjust or lower standards for the jobs.

Despite a police crackdown this spring that resulted in 33 arrests, including an 84-year-old woman, the so-called "Bacchus ladies" can still be seen near the Piccadilly theater in Seoul's Jongno neighborhood. The nickname comes from the popular energy drink that many of the prostitutes have traditionally sold.

The European missile defense shield moved one step closer to completion Friday as a fourth American warship capable of shooting down ballistic missiles pulled into port here for permanent stationing.

Calls had emerged for greater oversight and even an outright ban on popular duck boats that allow tourists to see cities by road and water before one of the military-style vehicles crashed into a charter bus in Seattle, killing four international students and injuring dozens of other people.

World leaders on Friday unanimously approved an ambitious and costly 15-year blueprint to eradicate extreme poverty, combat climate change and address more than a dozen other major global issues.

Unlike the families of the 43 students who disappeared a year ago, Julio Cesar Mondragon's loved ones were left with a body to bury. But there is little comfort in that, because Mondragon's corpse bore witness to the horror of his final moments.

Pope Francis declared Friday that the environment itself has rights and that mankind has no authority to abuse them, telling world leaders at the United Nations that they must take urgent action to halt the Earth's destruction from the "selfish and boundless thirst" for money.

With Congress in turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner suddenly informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign at the end of October, stepping aside in the face of hardline conservative opposition that threatens an institutional crisis.

Troops will not get paychecks and Defense Department civilians could be furloughed if Congress fails to pass a new federal budget and the government shuts down Thursday, according to a DOD memo sent out to personnel.

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga doubled down Thursday on his pledge to halt construction of a new U.S. military base in his prefecture, claiming people’s human rights were being neglected by Tokyo and Washington.

From the bright lights of Berlin to a grim former Nazi military barracks near the Czech border, the Syrian refugee family's new life in Germany has been a roller-coaster of euphoria and despair.

Iran ratcheted up blame on archrival Saudi Arabia on Friday over the disaster at the hajj the previous day that killed more than 700 pilgrims, as Muslims solemnly resumed the final rites of the annual pilgrimage in the kingdom.

A 6.6-magnitude quake hit in waters off Indonesia's easternmost province early Friday, injuring dozens of people, damaging buildings and sending panicked residents fleeing from homes, hotels and even a hospital.

Hungary's prime minister pledged Friday to seek support from the United Nations and other nations in the region before shutting down its border with Croatia — a move that would slam the door on the flow of migrants seeking refuge in other parts of Europe.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday that he would talk to his Russian counterpart again about Moscow's military intentions in Syria, but cautioned that if the Russians insist on fighting the Islamic State without simultaneously pursuing a political solution to Syria's civil war they will be "pouring gasoline" on the conflict.

Soldiers in Iraq will soon have a new shoulder sleeve patch to signify their service in the fight against the Islamic State.

Authorities in Saudi Arabia say gunmen have opened fire at two police checkpoints in a northern province, killing at least three people.

The union representing about 2,000 Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific teachers has appealed to DODEA headquarters for help fixing what it called a “broken system,” saying some teachers have gone unpaid or without base ID cards, critical technology doesn’t work and a lack of substitutes is hampering education of the students.

In response to questions from lawmakers, NSA chief Michael S. Rogers said China’s government actively encouraged and sometimes directed theft of U.S. commercial and trade data as well as government secrets.

The ordinance that killed Daniel Wright, 46, was an MK-82 general purpose bomb, according to police, who said detectives still were investigating how it ended up at the scrap yard.

Arizona Sen. John McCain has asked defense officials for an explanation of how a military bomb ended up in a Tucson scrap yard, where it exploded Wednesday, killing a worker.