Новости за 12.12.2015

Warm weather drew a much larger crowd than usual to take part in the annual Wreaths Across America event Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery, where more than 241,000 wreaths were placed at the graves of the fallen.

Warm weather drew a much larger crowd than usual to take part in the annual Wreaths Across America event Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery, where more than 241,000 wreaths were placed at the graves of the fallen.

As America’s only fighter squadron in Afghanistan continues round-the-clock patrols, maintenance crews work long hours to keep aircraft aloft.

Women across Saudi Arabia marked a historic milestone on Saturday, both voting and running as candidates in government elections for the first time, but just outside polling stations they waited for male drivers — a reminder of the limitations still firmly in place.

Royals capture eight of 13 weight classes in meet that also features D-I schools SHAPE and Wiesbaden.

The Geneva prosecutor says two Syrians arrested in a vehicle containing traces of explosives have not been clearly linked to four men with suspected ties to the Islamic State group who are wanted by Swiss authorities.

The U.S. Navy's new stealth destroyer, the future USS Zumwalt, assisted in the rescue of a fisherman who had a medical emergency early Saturday off the Maine coast, officials said.

Colombia's chief prosecutor says his office has documented more than 150 forced abortions carried out by the country's main rebel force. And he says the number could rise.

In a letter sent to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Miss. lawmaker Steven Palazzo says letting women in certain combat roles "raises serious questions about what appears to be blatant disregard for the safety of the men and women who serve in our armed forces."

Shiite militia members gathering in Baghdad's Tahrir Square are demanding the withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern Iraq.

Brussels, Naples also perfect thus far two weekends into season.

A car bomb exploded Saturday in a government-held neighborhood in the central Syrian city of Homs, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens, state media and an opposition monitoring group said.

Yemen's internationally recognized government and Shiite rebels who have controlled the capital Sanaa since September last year agreed Saturday to start a weeklong ceasefire on the eve of direct talks in Geneva, both sides confirmed.

Ramstein, Bitburg, Black Forest Academy, Sigonella all win by wide margins over overmatched foes.

Violence from coordinated attacks on three Burundian army installations killed 87 people, an army spokesman said Saturday, showing the escalating turmoil over the disputed third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Attackers entered the Spanish Embassy in Kabul after a deadly car bombing in a diplomatic neighborhood of the Afghan capital, engaging in an hour-long shootout with security forces while staff hid in bunkers, the Spanish government said Saturday in an account of the attack a day earlier.

France crafted an unprecedented deal to slow global warming by cutting and then eliminating greenhouse gas pollution, urging climate negotiators from nearly 200 nations to adopt it Saturday.

Toys for Tots wants to put a toy under the tree for every child at Christmas. But Marines in Guilford County, N.C., are staring at mostly empty bins at Santa’s satellite workshop.

To support France after the Paris terrorist attacks, many people filtered their Facebook photo in the blue, white and red of the French flag. On Friday, security personnel at Langley Air Force Base expressed solidarity in their own way: Taking lessons from French commandos on punching, knife fighting, neck breaking and other fine points of hand-to-hand combat.

An effort to buy new planes for the J-STARS unit at Robins Air Force Base appears to be back on track.

Wrestlers make the best of low numbers at UK meet, with sights still set on getting enough matches to battle at European championships.

Boys split two tight games with hosts while Panther girls win twice in routs.

Former Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, captured in Iraq in 2003 and rescued by U.S. Special Forces nine days later, was welcomed at Southwest Florida International Airport with a flag line reception and a group of Patriot Guard Riders eager to have her in town.

Army Lt. Col. Michael Karwatka, a member of the Delaware National Guard, had been assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve coordinating an international coalition's fight against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.

Images of police in armored vehicles and tactical gear confronting protesters in Ferguson, Mo., led to a backlash against what critics have termed the militarization of law enforcement. After the mass shooting in San Bernardino, SWAT officers were hailed as heroes for using similar equipment to stop two heavily armed, Islamic State-inspired terrorists from inflicting even more harm.