Новости за 25.10.2015

MALE, Maldives - The Maldives' president appealed for calm throughout the island nation Sunday, after his deputy was arrested on suspicion of treason for allegedly plotting to assassinate him with an explosion on his boat.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's military says it has destroyed a base in Somalia operated by the Islamic extremist rebels of al-Shabab and killed 15 of its fighters.

MOSCOW - Russian lawmakers say Syrian President Bashar Assad is ready to hold parliamentary elections and discuss constitutional changes, and is also prepared to take part in an early presidential election, but only after the "terrorist" forces in Syria are defeated.

LACONIA, New Hampshire - A pumpkin festival failed to scare up a world record for jack-o-lanterns.

MOREHEAD, Kentucky - April Miller and Karen Roberts stood before a minister Saturday night, hand-in-hand, and said the two words they fought for months to exchange.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Anchorage woman is looking for spice users and asking them to destroy their synthetic drug in exchange for marijuana.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - As the two men vying to be Louisiana's next governor move into the campaign ahead of a Nov. 21 runoff, they're asking the state's voters to decide who's more unpopular in the state: term-limited Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal or Democratic President Barack Obama.

BELLFLOWER, California - The remains of a formerly missing U.S. soldier have been returned to California nearly 65 years after he is thought to have died, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported.

WOLFSBURG, Germany - Volkswagen's effort to fix its emissions scandal will be largely led by company insiders. Some experts say it's the only way, given the German carmaker's unusually complicated structure and power groups.

SACRAMENTO, California - Nate Ketteringham threw four touchdown passes, three to Shane Harrison, and Sacramento State earned its first Big Sky Conference win in five tries with a 38-13 win over Idaho State Saturday night.

MILWAUKEE - Russian world junior champion Evgenia Medvedeva won Skate America on Saturday, edging U.S. Olympian Gracie Gold in her first Grand Prix Series event.

ATLANTA - Roberto Aguayo had never missed a kick in the fourth quarter for Florida State.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Even in miserable, soggy conditions, LSU quarterback Brandon Harris had enough grip, zip and accuracy to make a defense pay for selling out to stop star running back Leonard Fournette.

OXFORD, Mississippi - Texas A&M's once-promising season has taken a nosedive the past two weeks.

CHICAGO - Just as in last June's Stanley Cup Final, the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning hooked up in another close game.

PHOENIX - The Phoenix Suns have waived center Henry Sims, reducing their roster to 14.

GROVELAND, California - Authorities say five people were killed and two others injured after two cars collided head-on on a Northern California highway.

DALLAS - Nick Bjugstad enjoyed moving up in class on Saturday night.

LOS ANGELES - In less than two weeks, Southern California went from the depths of a coach's firing to the heights of a wild celebration after beating the No. 3 team in the nation.

SAN DIEGO - Anthony Lawrence threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns on Saturday night, and San Diego scored the last 24 points to beat NAIA Warner 45-14.

CORVALLIS, Oregon - Oregon State defensive back Treston Decoud was taken from the field in an ambulance Saturday night during the Beavers' game against Colorado.

OXFORD, Mississippi - A matchup between two of the most prolific offenses in the Southeastern Conference didn't go nearly as planned.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentines will be weighing continuity versus a financial overhaul Sunday as they pick the successor to President Cristina Fernandez, a polarizing leader who dominated national politics for 12 years.

ALLEN PARK, Michigan - The Detroit Lions have claimed defensive tackle Khyri Thornton off waivers Saturday, two days after he was cut by New England.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitians don't lack for choice as they seek a leader who might be able to lift the nation out of poverty and turbulence. More than 50 presidential candidates are running on Sunday's ballot.