Новости за 25.02.2016

BAILEY, Colorado - Martin Wirth spent recent years fuming over police brutality and corrupt mortgage companies, fueled by his own run-ins with the law and a yearslong battle to salvage his two-story home in the forested Colorado mountains from foreclosure.

INDIANAPOLIS - Derrick Henry and Kelvin Taylor have spent most of their lives chasing the same dreams.

BENGHAZI, Libya - A Libyan militia loyal to the Islamist-backed government in Tripoli says it arrested the leader of the Islamic State branch for a western city bombed by U.S. forces last week.

BERLIN - Germany's Parliament is debating new measures meant to speed up the handling of migrants and cut their numbers, as well as legislation making it easier to deport foreigners who commit crimes.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Fijians in remote places were being urged Thursday to immediately bury loved ones who died in a powerful cyclone rather than waiting for autopsies.

GOLD COAST, Australia - Brooke Henderson birdied her first three holes and the final one Thursday for a 6-under 67 and a share of the first-round lead at the Australian Ladies Masters.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's top court overruled the acquittals of a Canadian and an Indonesian teacher and ordered longer prison terms for the men for sexually abusing three young children at a prestigious international school in Jakarta, a court official said Thursday.

MANILA, Philippines - Three decades after a "people power" revolt ousted his dictator father, Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was wooing voters on the campaign trail this week in his bid to become the Philippines' next vice president.

TEHRAN, Iran - A U.S. citizen whose son has been detained in Iran for the past four months was also taken into custody after returning to the country this week, his lawyer confirmed Thursday in what is the first such action against an American national in Iran since last month's prisoner swap between the two countries.

LAS VEGAS - With Donald Trump's grasp on the Republican presidential nomination tightening, the billionaire businessman's rivals get one more chance to challenge the GOP front-runner on the debate stage before next week's slate of Super Tuesday contests.

BEIJING - The powerbrokers of Asian football have long claimed that the sport's future rests in Asia, and given the recent spending boom by Chinese clubs, that future appears closer than even they dared predict.

GENEVA - The U.N. human rights chief is calling on the Security Council to increase monitoring in Libya and "take action" against rights violators following the release of a report that documents torture, beheadings and other violence in the country.

CORVALLIS, Oregon - Stephen Thompson Jr. said that with Oregon State down two and inbounding the ball with 3.3 seconds left, he thought about a game earlier in the season where he was fouled on a last-second shot and made the game winning free throws.

SEVNICA, Slovenia - Melania Trump has seen more of the world than most people - a journey propelled by her own big dreams concocted as a young girl growing up under Communism.

SACRAMENTO, California - The offensive weapons are plentiful for the San Antonio Spurs, who continue to produce double-digit victories as they waltz through the NBA schedule at a franchise-record pace.

HOUSTON - Some faculty members at the University of Houston say sensitive subjects may become taboo in their classrooms because of a law allowing Texas public university students to bring guns to class.

ANAHEIM, California - Goaltending is a big reason why the slow-starting Anaheim Ducks are suddenly challenging for a fourth straight Pacific Division title.

SYDNEY - Australia's government warned on Thursday that terrorists may be in the advanced stages of preparing attacks in Indonesia, and urged travelers to exercise a high level of caution when visiting the southeast Asian nation, including the popular tourist island of Bali.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Adam Brooks and Austin Wagner both scored in a seven-round shootout as the Regina Pats edged the Lethbridge Hurricanes 9-8 on Wednesday night in Western Hockey League action.

DENVER - The new guy played pretty well, especially on very little sleep.

LOS ANGELES - The Nuggets' defense never wavered, sustaining through a franchise-high barrage of 46 3-point attempts by the Los Angeles Clippers.

WENATCHEE, Washington - Blanketed by winter snow, orchards are mostly idle around central Washington, the production hub of the nation's top apple producing state.

EUGENE, Oregon - About the only thing Elgin Cook couldn't play well Wednesday night was coy.

BEIJING - China faces pressure to reassure nerve-wracked world markets over how it is steering its slowing economy and managing its currency at Friday's gathering of finance ministers and central bankers from the United States, Europe and other major economies in Shanghai.

BOSTON - Stand in front of the Old State House today and you'll see a mix of college students, business professionals and tourists whiz past Boston's oldest public building. But nearly 250 years ago, it was ground zero for a bloody standoff that helped put a ragtag band of American colonists on the road to revolution.