Новости за 25.01.2016

MELBOURNE, Australia - Players involved in a mixed doubles match at the Australian Open said Monday they were interviewed by the Tennis Integrity Unit after a newspaper reported it had attracted suspicious betting patterns.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The chairman of Saudi Arabia's state oil giant says plans for a possible initial public offering are not being driven by a need for cash amid a global slump in oil prices, but instead signal a desire for greater openness to outside investors.

STOCKHOLM - The trial against a Swedish doctor who admitted to abducting a woman and locking her up in a home-made bunker has started with the victim demanding 380,000 kronor ($44,000) in damages.

BERLIN - A closely watched survey released Monday showed a larger-than-expected fall in German business confidence this month, with managers' assessment of the outlook for the next six months darkening amid recent turmoil on markets and concerns over growth in China.

TOKYO - European shares fell Monday as oil prices slipped back below $32 a barrel while Asian markets were buoyed for a second day by stimulus hopes.

AMSTERDAM - European Union justice and interior ministers started urgent discussions Monday on how to tackle the migrant crisis amid the stream of new arrivals and continuing disagreements over how to seal off borders.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's newest specialty license plate is giving a boost to recycling programs around the state.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Thousands of Slovak teachers have gone on strike to demand higher pay, forcing authorities to close hundreds of schools across the country.

PARIS - A new video released by the Islamic State group purports to show the extremists who carried out the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris committing atrocities in IS-controlled territory while plotting the slaughter in the French capital that left 130 people dead and hundreds wounded. The group also threatens Britain.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Adidas, a major sponsor of global athletics, is in "close contact" with track and field's governing body, the IAAF, about the sport's doping and corruption scandals, the sportswear company said Monday, amid reports it is considering ending its sponsorship.

MELBOURNE, Australia - Milos Raonic persevered with his serve-and-volley game plan, holding firm even in the deciding set against Stan Wawrinka after the 2014 Australian Open champion had rallied from two sets down to force a fifth.

HAUBSTADT, Indiana - A southwestern Indiana company that makes German-inspired meats and sausages is winning accolades as it celebrates its centennial year.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - An unusually cold weather front has been blamed for killing 57 mostly elderly people in Taiwan's greater Taipei area.

BERLIN - A hundred artworks created by Jewish artists during the Holocaust are going on show in Berlin - the first time the collection from the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem has been displayed outside Israel.

OMAHA, Nebraska - When the Big East underwent its metamorphosis in 2013 and returned to its basketball-centric roots, the question was whether the conference could recapture the magic of its heyday.

INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana House committee is set to hear proposals that would make it tougher to get an ingredient used in making methamphetamine.

MOSCOW - The Russian Olympic Committee says it has banned four Russian athletes for doping, including a former European silver medalist.

VIENTIANE, Laos - The prime minister of communist Laos assured U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday that this small nation will help counter China's assertiveness in the South China Sea.

KABUL, Afghanistan - After months of ferocious fighting, Afghan army units battling the Taliban in southern Helmand province are facing major restructuring and leadership changes, with several key commanders being replaced, a U.S. military official said Monday.

MIAMI - There's never been an NBA season where two teams both won at least 80 percent of their games.

DENVER - Peyton Manning is glad he doesn't have to face Denver's dizzying defense. Tom Brady wasn't so lucky.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - For all his daring and dabbing and Superman persona, Cam Newton quickly reminds everyone that football is all about team.

LOS ANGELES - Hilton is launching a new hotel brand, focusing on budget travelers looking to spend $75 to $90 a night.

HONG KONG - A Chinese fugitive arrested in Hong Kong in connection with the slayings of his teenage nephews in California told a court Monday he won't fight extradition to the United States.

CAIRO - Egypt is marking the fifth anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak.