Новости за 18.11.2015

Have you ordered your copy of the latest five-ingredient-paleo-gluten-free-Nordic-kale smoothie cookbook yet? Me either.

NEW YORK - Carly Simon says the second verse of her infamous song "You're So Vain" is about Warren Beatty.

SALT LAKE CITY - Authorities cleared both Air France flights bound for Paris from the U.S. that were diverted because of anonymous threats phoned in after they had taken off.

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld death sentences given to two influential opposition leaders who were convicted of war crimes during the country's 1971 independence war against Pakistan.

NEW YORK - The first time Danny Burstein performed the song "If I Were a Rich Man" in public, he left one woman in tears.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia's opposition party leader on Wednesday accused the government of restoring single-party rule following physical attacks on some opposition lawmakers and legal moves to purge others from the legislature.

MOSCOW - Russia says it intends to ban imports of Ukrainian food starting next year.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - If you don't have an extra $15,000 or so to spend on a night in a royal suite at Dubai's luxury Burj Al Arab hotel, there's now an online tour that offers a free virtual glimpse of its extravagance.

PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo police used tear gas to disperse opposition supporters gathered Wednesday to protest the arrest of a lawmaker who took part in violence inside parliament trying to force the government to renounce recent deals.

NAPLES, Florida - "The West Wing" actor Martin Sheen says he wishes he had the courage of his son Charlie Sheen, who has revealed he's HIV-positive.

MANILA, Philippines - Aggressive action to fight climate change will be a boon for businesses in Asia and beyond, President Barack Obama is asserting as he reaches for a global climate change agreement he hopes will burnish his environmental legacy.

MADRID - A Spanish judge has asked police to notify him if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets foot in Spain, suggesting a probe could be reopened of the 2010 Israeli attack on an aid boat heading to Gaza that left nine people dead.

CROWN POINT, Indiana - A northwest Indiana man charged with strangling two women has decided not to represent himself during his upcoming trial.

ATHENS, Greece - Greek farmers protesting over planned tax and pension reforms demanded by the country's bailout creditors have clashed outside parliament with police, who used tear gas to disperse them.

MILAN - Mario Balotelli has undergone a pelvis operation that will keep him out of Serie A action with AC Milan for another month.

NEW YORK - Staples Inc.'s profit fell 8.8 percent during the third quarter on a continued decline in sales as the office supplies retailer awaits a key regulatory decision on its planned buyout of rival Office Depot Inc.

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Muslims around the U.S. are facing backlash following the deadly attacks in Paris, including vandalism to mosques and Islamic centers, hate-filled phone and online messages and threats of violence.

MOORESVILLE, North Carolina - Lowe's third-quarter results beat analysts' estimates as its sales rose, buoyed by the ongoing housing market recovery. Its shares edged up in premarket trading..

QALANDIYA CHECKPOINT, West Bank - A pair of new mobile apps hopes to help Palestinians navigate their way around snarled traffic at Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, offering a high-tech response to an intractable problem: constant, burdensome and often seemingly random restrictions on movement.

BERLIN - Two women have been arrested after attacking a synagogue in the east German city of Cottbus.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Jonah Lomu's huge impact on the game of rugby and his fame, which spilled beyond the sport's traditional borders, was reflected in the breadth of tributes Wednesday after his unexpected death at the age of 40.

BANGKOK - Two airports in northern Thailand said Wednesday that nearly 150 flights will be canceled or rescheduled during a three-day festival next week when revelers launch lanterns into the sky that can pose danger to airplanes.

BEIRUT - Islamic State militants are stiffening their defenses for a possible assault on their de facto capital of Raqqa, as international airstrikes intensify on the Syrian city in retaliation for the Paris attacks. IS fighters are hiding in civilian neighborhoods and preventing anyone from fleeing, former residents say.

ZAGREB, Croatia - Dinamo Zagreb president Zdravko Mamic, who is suspected of tax evasion and bribery, has been arrested along with five other people.

MANILA, Philippines - The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific nations is drawing potential new members from Asia and criticism from those excluded, as it heads for a tough ride in the U.S. Congress.