Новости за 13.04.2016

BRISBANE, Australia - U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez says the Fed Cup format may have to change if the world's best players are to find time in their schedules to take part more consistently in the international women's tennis competition.

DAMASCUS, Syria - The Latest on the Syrian civil war (all times local):

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Cyprus' interior minister says a man who has admitted hijacking a domestic EgyptAir flight and diverting it to Cyprus is claiming political asylum.

BRUSSELS - Belgian air traffic controllers continued strike action on Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of flights at Brussels airport as it struggles to get back up to capacity after the March 22 suicide bombings.

WASHINGTON - With New York's crucial presidential nominating contest looming, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is framing gun laws in Bernie Sanders' home state of Vermont as a primary culprit of violent crime in the Empire State.

The Associated Press-GfK poll on the Supreme Court opening was conducted by GfK Public Affairs and Corporate Communications March 31-April 4. It is based on online interviews of 1,076 adults who are members of GfK's nationally representative KnowledgePanel.

SRINAGAR, India - Indian authorities on Wednesday imposed a curfew in parts of Kashmir to stop fresh anti-India demonstrations following the death of three people from Indian army gunfire and a general strike called by separatists in protest.

CULVER, Indiana - Authorities say Indiana conservation officers are investigating the death of a fisherman who was found unresponsive in a northern Indiana lake.

MULTAN, Pakistan - A head-on collision between a passenger bus and truck killed at least 19 passengers, including women and children, in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, a rescue official said.

MINNEAPOLIS - The young Minnesota Timberwolves' strong finish to the season has helped interim coach Sam Mitchell's case to land the permanent job, and now some of the team's most important pieces are voicing their support for him as well.

The NHL has once before made a significant change to its rookie of the year rules by establishing an age limit after 31-year-old Sergei Makarov won the Calder Trophy in 1990.

CHICAGO - A task force Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel established to look into police practices said the department must acknowledge its racist past and overhaul the way it handles excessive force allegations, as City Council members neared a final vote on Emanuel's hand-picked choice for chief - an African-American with 27 years on the force.

DULUTH, Minnesota - Authorities say a driver was cited after he was clocked driving 171 mph in northern Minnesota.

SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners started this season by averaging more than seven runs a game during a series win at Texas.

CLEVELAND - An Ohio man who authorities say took his then 5-year-old son from his mother in Alabama nearly 14 years ago is scheduled to be sentenced in Cleveland.

Absent a time machine outfitted with extra-long, lie-flat beds - because that's how NBA teams roll - we'll never know whether these Golden State Warriors are as good or better than the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.

CHICAGO - Half a century after the mysterious abduction and killing of a 7-year-old Illinois girl, authorities found a suspect - a former neighbor of the child - secured his conviction and put an end to a small town's agony.

SEATTLE - Derek Holland didn't want to take credit Tuesday night. He deflected praise to Texas' defense once, twice, three times, and didn't stop there.

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - The Associated Press, The Guardian US, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and Pittsburgh's WTAE-TV have won top honors as "best of show" winners in the 82nd National Headliner Awards.

OAKLAND, California - The one-run losses are coming again for the Oakland Athletics after an offseason spent focusing on shoring up the back end of the bullpen to avoid just this type of situation.

LOS ANGELES - Facing a historic game to end the regular season, the Memphis Grizzlies struggled against the Los Angeles Clippers.

JERUSALEM - Israel's military justice system is in the spotlight as it investigates a soldier caught on tape shooting to death a subdued Palestinian attacker, a case that has polarized the nation.

OAKLAND, California - Geovany Soto spent the final month of the 2014 season with Oakland, and he caught Sean Doolittle during that stretch.

LAS VEGAS - Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence aren't lacking in charisma, but the two modern superstars enlivened Tuesday night's proceedings at CinemaCon in unexpected ways when Pratt dropped the mic ... on Lawrence's foot.

DENVER - Tyler Chatwood's first home start in nearly two years was spoiled by two bad pitches.