Новости за 18.01.2016

Authorities searching the area where two Marine helicopters crashed off Hawaii have found some life rafts that were carried aboard the aircraft, but still no sign of the 12 crew members who were on board.

The family of an Idaho pastor who was freed after being held in an Iranian prison is planning to reunite with him on the East Coast.

The European Union said Monday that all its deals with Israel must "unequivocally and explicitly" show that they cannot apply to occupied territories, a move that builds on a November decision to label Israeli products made in the West Bank.

For the first time in 17 years, civil rights leaders gathered at the South Carolina Statehouse to pay homage to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. without the Confederate flag casting a long shadow over them.

The U.S. ambassador to Israel criticized Israel's West Bank settlement policies at a high-profile security conference Monday, a rare public rebuke from Israel's top ally that drew an angry response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The three freed men are voluntarily undergoing a battery of medical tests and psychological evaluations, a process that can take five to 10 days. None of the men are reported to be suffering any acute medical conditions, three U.S. lawmakers told reporters.

British lawmakers are due Monday to debate a call for U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from the U.K. over his remarks about Muslims - though the government is unlikely to bar the divisive Republican Party contender.

Spike Lee has said that he and his wife will not attend the Academy Awards ceremony next month, citing the lack of racial diversity among the nominees in all four acting categories for a second year in a row.

Manufacturer’s coupons are a handy way to save money, but they can expire before being used. Getting rid of unwanted ones also can be a chore, but retired Air Force Maj. Ted Whittier and his wife, Betty, have found a positive way to handle that problem.

At some point this year, probably after the current commanders deliver their last annual statements to Congress, the stars will have aligned for Joint Special Operations Command — the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, headquarters of the nation’s hunter-killer apparatus.

An erroneous news release put out by a state tax board and posted on its website for months is causing confusion for military personnel who thought the state was giving them a tax break — then found out later they owe money.

Britain's leader says Muslim women must improve their English to better integrate into British society, arguing that improved national cohesion is the best antidote to extremism.

Moroccan police have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent linked to the Islamic State group and who had a "direct relationship" to attackers who carried out the Paris attacks just over two months ago, the Interior Ministry said Monday.

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida argued Monday that “comfort women” should not be described as “sex slaves,” challenging widespread use of the term by Western media outlets.

Opposition activists say Islamic State fighters have captured new areas near the eastern Syrian city of Deir el-Zour.

In its first official account of Iran's seizure and subsequent release of 10 U.S. sailors in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military said Monday the only items found missing from their two recovered boats were SIM cards for two satellite phones.

A German court says a 95-year-old man will go on trial next month on 3,681 counts of accessory to murder for allegedly serving in the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp.

Authorities in Germany have arrested a 26-year-old Algerian man on suspicion of committing a sexual assault in Cologne during New Year's celebrations.

Two Iranian poets who face lashings and prison sentences have fled Iran, one of the writers said Monday, a rare escape for local artists and activists ensnared in an ongoing crackdown on expression in the country.

In the wake of a weekend attack that left up to 32 dead, security was beefed up across Burkina Faso's capital Monday as businesses and banks reopened.

Four British men inspired by a call by the Islamic State group to kill "disbelievers" plotted drive-by shootings to murder police officers, soldiers or civilians on the streets of London, a prosecutor said Monday.

Candidates who make anger an explicit part of their messages — Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and, increasingly, Marco Rubio — are doing well. Candidates who have tried to offer a sunnier vision — Ben Carson, John Kasich and Jeb Bush — are sinking.

I wish more of our politicians would simply admit when they take unpopular positions and stop talking about what they’ve learned on their journeys.

The National Guard is boosting its presence in Flint as part of an effort to assist in dealing with the city's drinking water crisis.

British lawmakers are due Monday to debate a call for U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from the U.K. over his remarks about Muslims - though the government is unlikely to bar the divisive Republican Party contender.