Новости за 08.05.2016

The northern prison where authorities suddenly transferred convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is rated as the worst in Mexico's federal penitentiary system for inmate conditions and other factors, according to the government's own reporting.

The best use for air marshals' ammunition is no use. But when the undercover officers who board passenger jets to prevent hijackings or extremist attacks have to open fire, it needs to be 100 percent effective, and as safe as possible.

The Baltic states are spoilsports, messing with Vladimir Putin’s mirage of re-establishing a Russian empire. So the Russian leader is probing for NATO weakness in the run-up to key alliance meetings.

Separate attacks in and around the Iraqi capital on Sunday killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens, officials said.

By spinning the truth for political purposes, the president is coming perilously close to leaving a legacy of dishonesty when it comes to our military involvement in the Middle East.

A soldier has died in Iraq in a non-combat related incident, the Defense Department said Sunday.

The FBI's approach to a campaign cash sting that snared a onetime top aide to former Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell suggests that it is a prelude to more public corruption arrests, former federal prosecutors say.

By questioning the fundamentals of America’s global role, Donald Trump has given Hillary Clinton a chance to lift her game — by explaining why continued international engagement is in America’s interest and the world’s.

The days when global oil production was symbolized by Arab states are gone, and important contemporary events confirm a new reality.

In my fantasy, both mother and stepmother work to hide their jealousy. And they remind themselves that freeing a child to love another without guilt is the ultimate manifestation of motherly love.

If Clinton has a consistently large lead, Trump won’t get the 90-plus percent of the Republican vote that his predecessor nominees got. A significant fraction of Republican voters will feel free not to vote for Trump because they will assume, accurately, that Clinton will be president whatever they do.

Parsing Trump sentences is a challenge but is rewarding because it frequently reveals that he actually has said nothing at all.

On Feb. 12, 1973, three Lockheed Martin C-141 Starlifters each returned 40 prisoners of war to America from Hanoi, North Vietnam.

The Iranian rhetoric sits uncomfortably with the Obama administration, which has made a limited rapprochement with Iran one of the centerpieces of its regional policy — not to mention its overall foreign-policy legacy.

Thousands of international troops make up NATO’s mission to train Afghan forces, but there’s one area where the coalition can learn a thing or two from the Afghans — the sport of cricket.

There's no cheering at the White House for Donald Trump's success. Yet for President Barack Obama, things could be worse.

Insurgents have carried out a wave of attacks, mainly targeting Egyptian security forces, since the military overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.

For nearly two years, U.S. airstrikes, military advisers and weapons shipments have helped Iraqi forces roll back the Islamic State group. The U.S.-led coalition has carried out more than 5,000 airstrikes against IS targets in Iraq at a total cost of $7 billion since August 2014, including operations in Syria. On Tuesday a U.S. Navy SEAL was the third serviceman to die fighting IS in Iraq.

The Afghan government has executed six people convicted of carrying out terrorist attacks, a presidential statement said Sunday.

Turkish warplanes struck positions of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in northern Iraq on Sunday as well.

Yair Golan sparked outrage for saying that he sees evidence in present-day Israel reminiscent of the "nauseating processes" that took place in Nazi Germany.

Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or the ROTC as it's better known, is celebrating its centennial this year.

Victory in Europe Day is celebrated on May 8 to mark the date in 1945 that WWII ended in Europe following Nazi Germany's surrender of its armed forces.

The intervention of Turkey, Qatar and "other allies and friends" was instrumental in freeing the men, the Spanish government said.