Новости за 23.01.2016

A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and shutting down the nation's capital and its largest city.

Senior U.S. defense and military officials say that Iraq's prime minister is asking the coalition for more police training, particularly for Sunnis who will have to secure Ramadi and other towns once Islamic State militants are ousted.

In the spring of 2014, as a team of experts was examining what ailed the U.S. nuclear force, the Air Force withheld from them the fact that it was simultaneously investigating damage to a nuclear-armed missile in its launch silo caused by three airmen.

A U.S. Military Academy cadet was acquitted Saturday of sexually assaulting a fellow cadet he was dating. A panel of five Army officers reached a not-guilty verdict in the military trial of Cadet Lukas M. Saul.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking early steps toward launching an independent campaign for president, seeing a potential path to the White House amid the rise of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders.

Spartans lose first two games of season while becoming only teams to get within double digits of Royals.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he hopes to open a "new chapter" in relations with Iran after the lifting of international sanctions under a historic nuclear deal, as he paid the first visit by a Chinese leader to the Islamic Republic in 14 years.

Algeria's government is raising the alarm over what it describes as a large influx of Moroccans crossing its territory to reach Libya.

Ramstein, Vicenza also stay unbeaten by routing SHAPE, Florence.

The British government has been accused of responding too weakly to an inquiry that concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin "probably" ordered the killing of Alexander Litvinenko.

French President Francois Hollande says his country will continue to play a leading role in fighting Islamic militants from West Africa to the Middle East. Former military officials warn the country may not have the resources to honor that pledge.

As security in Afghanistan's battle-scarred capital has worsened in recent years, blast walls have proliferated. With every suicide bombing, the concrete thickens around the homes of government officials, nonprofit organizations and embassies.

Turkey and the United States continued on Saturday to disagree about the status of Syrian Kurdish forces who have become a key part of the U.S. strategy to defeat the Islamic State in Syria.

Thousands of Poles across the country marched Saturday in freezing temperatures to protest a slew of measures by the country's new right-wing government that they say are anti-democratic.

As the first voting nears in the presidential race, most Americans have little to no confidence in the federal government to confront what they see as the country's most important priorities, according to a national survey.

The Pakistani army arrested five suspects on charges of facilitating a deadly militant attack on a university that killed 21, mostly students, in the country's northwest, an official said Saturday.

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Yemen says it is seeking ways for ensure unconditional access to Taiz, a city of about 25,000 residents besieged by Shiite rebels who control the capital and have been fighting an internationally recognized government.

Donald Trump and some mainstream Republicans are engaged in a long-distance flirtation. Both sides are coming to the realization that they'll need each other if the billionaire businessman becomes the party's presidential nominee.

A deal to restructure $8.2 billion in debt of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority has fallen apart.

Officials say errors by three airmen troubleshooting a nuclear missile in its launch silo in 2014 triggered a "mishap" that damaged the missile, prompting the Air Force to strip the airmen of their nuclear certification and quietly launch an accident investigation.

Egypt's president, speaking ahead of next week's anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, vowed on Saturday to unleash a firm response to any unrest and to press ahead with the fight against Islamic militants.

Syrian opposition groups say they hold the Syrian government and its Russian backers responsible for any failure in peace talks due to their "ongoing crimes" in Syria including the "besiegement and starvation of civilians."

Earl Kothman returned from his tour of duty in Vietnam almost 50 years ago. But on Friday, thanks to more than a year of dogged research and outreach by his granddaughter, Kothman was finally welcomed home.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Gulf Arab officials on Saturday to ease their concerns about warming U.S.-Iranian ties and seek consensus on which Syrian opposition groups should be represented at upcoming peace talks.