Новости за 26.10.2015

Sword & Plough makes bags and apparel, such as backpacks, totes, and caps, out of old military gear. The Denver-based operation has gained national attention since 2013, and is now a finalist to win a free Super Bowl Ad in the Small Business Big Game challenge.

The Army Green Berets who requested the Oct. 3 airstrike on the Doctors without Borders trauma center in Afghanistan were aware it was a functioning hospital but believed it was under Taliban control, The Associated Press has learned.

The U.S. Air Force plans an award as soon as Tuesday for the contract to develop and produce its newest bomber, defense officials said, providing the first glimpse into a secretive program to bolster the nation's long-range strike capability.

If Ryan can co-opt half or more of the Freedom Caucus’ members, the group’s leverage will erode. A divided caucus won’t be able to take Speaker Ryan hostage the way it tormented Boehner and McCarthy.

A helicopter crash in January that killed two Marines from Camp Pendleton was caused by improper maintenance that led the transmission to seize up and the main rotor to stop, according to a Marine Corps investigation.

If carbon dioxide emissions continue at their current pace, by the end of century parts of the Persian Gulf will sometimes be just too hot for the human body to tolerate, a new study says.

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a mosque in southern Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing one person and wounding several others, according to the Saudi Interior Ministry.

The Pentagon acknowledged Monday that a video released this weekend shows the Iraqi prison rescue operation that led to the death of Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, a U.S. Army special forces operator.

Speaker John Boehner is trying to make one last deal as he heads for the exits, pushing to finalize a far-reaching, two-year budget agreement before handing Congress' top job over to Paul Ryan this week, congressional officials said Monday.

After decades of parades for all reasons, Philadelphia will hold its first citywide veterans parade on Nov. 8. About 175 groups have registered to march so far.

Walter Dickens had waited his whole life to live with his mother. They had reunited only six months before. Now all he had left was her stuff, towers of treasures she'd packed away for safe-keeping, movies about horses mixed with the glass art she used to paint.

The main Kurdish fighting force in northern Syria says Turkish army units have targeted their forces deployed across the border in a majority Arab town.

A lone attacker smashed his car through the gates of an army barracks in southern Belgium and fled in the vehicle after shots were fired, Belgium's defense minister said Monday. The attack did not involve guns or explosives.

Russian warplanes sent to Syria to back the regime of Bashar Assad are breaking down at a rapid rate that appears to be affecting their ability to strike targets, according to a senior Defense official.

A massive earthquake struck northern parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday, killing more than 170 people, sending terrified survivors fleeing into the streets and shaking buildings as far away as India, officials said.

A man wearing an explosive belt attacked a tent serving refreshments to pilgrims in Baghdad observing an annual Shiite ritual Monday, killing at least seven people, officials said.

Consider the likely ramifications of a 2016 defeat for Democrats and Republicans.

Most of this equipment would not be affordable to local law enforcement if the full cost had to be borne by hard-pressed taxpayers. Nevertheless, it has played a critical role in protecting law-abiding citizens and maintaining the peace.

The latest hearing resolved some lingering issues, but old and new challenges continue to haunt a death penalty case that remains so mired in preliminaries that prosecutors and defense lawyers will no longer even estimate an approximate trial date.

The surge of migrants crossing the Balkans on their way to Western Europe continued unabated on Monday in the hours after European leaders reached an agreement to slow the flow that has heightened tension among nations along the route.

Armed with little more than flashing lights, loud hailers and water cannons, China's coast guard is becoming the vanguard for the country's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

For as long as she can remember, Lupecelia Leon has sought out adventure. When she declared she wanted to learn how to fly at the age of 16, her parents thought she was crazy. Today, as a member of the Arizona National Guard, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Leon flies Black Hawk helicopters.

Police on Monday raided a house used by a suspected cell of the Islamic State group in southeastern Turkey, triggering a clash that killed up to seven militants and two policemen, Turkish media reports said.

Al-Qaida has re-established a presence in Afghanistan and the Islamic State group has become a serious threat, the Afghan national security adviser warned, saying the country was in danger of again becoming a safe haven for terrorists and calling for U.S. and NATO military backing to help drive them out.

In the sometimes-testy rivalry between Washington and Beijing, good manners count. A recent amendment to a U.S.-China accord on safe encounters between their military pilots calls for keeping a secure distance, communicating clearly and keeping a lid on rude body language.