Новости за 24.03.2016

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

BERLIN (AP) — An Algerian man has been indicted for allegedly participating in a sexual assault on New Year's Eve in Cologne, the first person charged over a sexual offense in events that heightened tensions over Germany's migrant influx.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Rescuing a bank has proved costly for Portugal's efforts to balance its books, with the National Statistics Institute estimating the country's 2015 budget deficit at 4.4 percent — way above the 2.7 percent target.

NEW YORK (AP) — As small companies expand their business into more towns, cities and states, that growth often brings higher expenses from taxes and other government obligations.

LONDON (AP) — Archaeologists who scanned the grave of William Shakespeare say they have made a head-scratching discovery: His skull appears to be missing.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials in Crimea say they have intercepted approximately 4,000 bottles of counterfeit vodka that was being transported onto the peninsula.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.N.-backed report says global investments in solar, wind and other sources of renewable energy reached a record $286 billion last year. For the first time the developing world accounted for the majority.

NEW YORK (AP) — An investment firm that was burned by its big stake in troubled Valeant Pharmaceuticals said its CEO is retiring.

QUARRYVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Investigators in Pennsylvania are trying to find out who left more than 40 dead ducks along a rural road last week.

NEW YORK (AP) — Starboard Value LP nominated an entirely new board at Yahoo on Thursday, setting up a fight for control of the faded Internet company.

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The west Alabama city of Selma is planning a crackdown on what one councilman says is a big problem: Horse droppings.

GIRARD, Ohio (AP) — A man has chosen to wear a sign proclaiming he's a thief rather than go to jail for theft in Ohio.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. renters saw their monthly leases rise at a significantly slower pace in February, a sign that new construction may be starting to limit housing costs for apartment dwellers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting manufactured goods fell in February with a key category that tracks business investment dropping by the largest amount since December.

Drugs — Kelso police Tuesday arrested Christopher Charles Neaman, 35, of Long Beach on suspicion of felony drug possession.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More people sought U.S. unemployment aid last week, but applications are still at a low level consistent with steady job growth.

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait's state oil company says it has discovered a new oil and gas field in the Western part of the country.

COALDALE, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania burglary suspect made himself right at home, using the bathroom and watching TV while the woman who lived there screamed at him to leave.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dillon Sprole never thought he'd see his U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ring again after accidentally leaving it in a gas station bathroom in Orlando about two years ago.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, on Thursday pushed into the ancient town of Palmyra, which has been held by the Islamic State group since May, state TV reported.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the suicide bombings this week in Brussels (all times local):

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Latest on fighting against Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq (all times local):

URAYASU, Japan (AP) — Line Corp., which offers a popular mobile message and online voice-call service, is entering the mobile carrier business in Japan, promising to underprice competition as it grows its platform for news, music, games, live streaming and…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that it had successfully conducted a high-powered, solid-fuel rocket engine test, which if confirmed would be a major step forward in boosting its missile attack capability against South Korea and the…

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi military backed by U.S.-led coalition aircraft on Thursday launched a long-awaited operation to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants, a military spokesman said.