Новости за 21.01.2016

LONDON - Judge Robert Owen's report into the killing of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko was published in Britain Thursday. Here are some of the key findings from the report:

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are climbing Thursday, led by big gains in energy companies as the prices of crude oil and natural gas recover from steep plunges the day before. Telecom stocks also rose after Verizon reported strong fourth-quarter results.

CHIOS, Greece - Half buried in the fine yellow sand of one of this Greek island's most popular beaches lies one of the few signs of the drama that has played out over the past year: The remains of two torn and deflated dinghies by the water's edge.

ABUGARAMA, Burundi - At an intersection in this small farmers' town nestled in the misty mountains surrounding the Burundi capital, traders jostle to sell vegetables to passing motorists.

HARTFORD, Connecticut - The Hartford Club, a social hub for the Connecticut city's upper crust that counts Mark Twain among past members, is launching its first modern advertising campaign to as it tries to overcome damage from the recession and a stuffy public image.

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, New Jersey - Seventeen oceanfront homeowners are challenging New Jersey's right to use eminent domain to seize strips of their sand for a protective dune project, calling it a land grab.

MILAN - Roma coach Luciano Spalletti needs to turn things around and fast.

TUNIS, Tunisia - A Tunisian police officer died in clashes with young protesters who had overturned his car during one of a series of demonstrations against mass unemployment, as unrest triggered by the death of an unsuccessful job-seeker spread to at least 11 cities around the country.

MITROVICA, Kosovo - An international court on Thursday sentenced a leading Kosovo Serb politician to nine years in prison for war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians - a ruling that could heighten tensions in the Balkan region and prompted Belgrade to start reconsidering its EU-mediated reconciliation talks with Pristina.

OKLAHOMA CITY - The latest in the sentencing of a former Oklahoma City officer convicted of rape and sex assaults (all times local):

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russia remains the preferred choice to host the 2019 European Games despite the country's current suspension from global track and field because of a doping scandal.

MADRID - Victory for Atletico Madrid this weekend will keep Diego Simeone's team atop the Spanish league going into a much-anticipated encounter with second-place Barcelona.

DAVOS, Switzerland - Renault-Nissan's CEO says the automaker did not cheat on its emissions technology in its cars, 15,000 of which it is recalling in Europe because they spew out excessive levels of harmful gases.

MADRID - Although he is not expected to serve any time in jail, Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano was handed a one-year prison sentence Thursday for not properly paying taxes in Spain.

BISMARCK, North Dakota - A flight attendant accused of making a phony bomb threat that forced a flight he was working to make an emergency landing in North Dakota is accused in a similar incident in Virginia.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Italian Premier Matteo Renzi believes Rome's time has finally come to host the Olympics again.

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary says Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been invited to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 17.

ST. LOUIS - A second lawsuit has been filed over the Rams' move to Los Angeles, this time by holders of personal seat licenses who say they should retain their right to seat licenses and season tickets in California.

BUJUMBURA, Burundi - Members of the U.N. Security Council are visiting Burundi to try to help end political unrest that sparked deadly violence.

NEW YORK - A disappointing holiday shopping season has small and independent retailers thinking about how to get customers interested in shopping in 2016.

OMAHA, Nebraska - Union Pacific Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 22 percent as the railroad hauled 9 percent less freight and worked to cut costs to match the reduced demand.

MADRID - Spain's National Court has handed down light sentences to 35 members of three outlawed Basque separatist political groups after they reached a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to charges of being members of the armed group ETA.

United Airlines' fourth-quarter profit spiked on cheaper jet fuel but still fell short of Wall Street expectations.

CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks traded Ryan Garbutt to Anaheim on Thursday in exchange for Jiri Sekac as the two teams swapped forwards.

BOISE, Idaho - A theater is suing the Idaho State Police for threatening to revoke its liquor license after the theater served alcohol while showing "Fifty Shades of Grey."