Новости за 18.08.2016

TOKYO — The defection of a North Korean senior diplomat in London poses a major problem for Pyongyang on a number of fronts — not least of which is how to publicly respond. As of Thursday, Pyongyang hadn’t made a public statement about the defection. But when — or if — it does, its response

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Maria Prensa was packing her belongings as the Caribbean Fantasy ferry prepared to dock in Puerto Rico after a calm, overnight trip from the Dominican Republic. Suddenly, she smelled smoke. “I asked, and they told me it was nothing, that it was under control,” the 64-year-old Dominican said. An hour

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican judge has issued an injunction that could send drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman from a prison in a border state back to the maximum security prison from which he previously escaped outside Mexico City, one of his lawyers said late Wednesday. Lawyer Jose Refugio Rodriguez said the government could

BALTIMORE — For the first time this season, the Baltimore Orioles are looking up at two teams in the AL East. Baltimore managed only four hits off David Price before a rainstorm stopped play for good after six innings, and the Boston Red Sox pounded rookie Dylan Bundy in an 8-1 victory Wednesday night. It

RIO DE JANEIRO — Devastated. Unable to sleep. Cursing and crying and blaming herself after falling short of her goal to win a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. Staggered by her first-ever loss at the Summer Games, behind by one set in the bronze medal match and trailing in the second, Kerri Walsh Jennings pulled

RIO DE JANEIRO — Darya Klishina’s one-woman show at the Olympics is over. The only Russian allowed to participate in track and field at the Rio de Janeiro Games finished ninth in the long jump on Wednesday, leaving her country without an Olympic medal in the sport for the first time since it started competing

RIO DE JANEIRO — Serbia advanced to the men’s basketball semifinals with an 86-83 win over Croatia on Wednesday night, leaving it one victory from medaling in the Rio Games. The rival nations share a border and formerly played under the Yugoslavia flag. After dispatching its neighbor in hard-fought, physical game, Serbia plays Australia on

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Ben Kennedy moved past NASCAR Truck season leader William Byron with 19 laps to go and held at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday night for his first series victory. Byron, a rookie won has won five races this season, looked as he would make it six when he took the lead from

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii — For the first time in three years, lava from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has crept down miles of mountainside and is dripping into the Pacific Ocean — where it’s creating new land and a stunning show for visitors. Thousands of people from around the world have swarmed Volcanoes

PHOENIX — A bad cold has prompted British singer Adele to postpone her sold-out concert Wednesday night in Phoenix. The multiple Grammy Award-winner says she pushed herself too hard Tuesday night at Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix. Adele says in a somewhat raspy voice on her website that fans hearing it know Wednesday’s

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not raise long-simmering maritime disputes with China at a meeting of Southeast Asian nations in Laos next month, preferring to talk quietly with Chinese officials. “I will only bring the issue when we are together face to face,” he told reporters late Wednesday night. “Because

DETROIT — Just about everything is going wrong for manager Brad Ausmus and the Detroit Tigers. Struggling Anibal Sanchez turned himself around and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but two of Detroit’s three key relievers allowed homers and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 4-1 victory and a three-game sweep of the

RIO DE JANEIRO — Tianna Bartoletta kicked off her country’s whirlwind run of medals on the night. So, by all rights, she should get to name it. Fittingly, the newly crowned Olympic long jump champion went with “Awesome Hour.” In a span of about 60 minutes Wednesday night, U.S. athletes hauled in a bevy of

ARLINGTON, Texas — Yu Darvish had a demonstrative show of emotion, pumping his fist and letting out a shout after ending the seventh inning with another strikeout and two runners on base. A day after his 30th birthday, the Texas Rangers right-hander finally ended his long personal losing streak to the AL West-rival Oakland Athletics

CHICAGO — Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer during a five-run first inning, Jon Lester pitched into the seventh and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 on Wednesday night for their 17th win in 20 games. Soler’s shot capped the inning after RBI singles by Ben Zobrist and Addison Russell. Lester (13-4) got

CINCINNATI — Right-hander Nick Wittgen walking left-handed Joey Votto — one of baseball’s hottest hitters — with two outs and the tying run on second base made perfect sense. Until Brandon Phillips came up. Phillips drove in two runs with his second double of the game and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 3-2 victory

CLEVELAND — The Chicago White Sox have had little success against the Cleveland Indians this season. Adam Eaton put an end to that in stunning fashion. Eaton’s ninth-inning grand slam off closer Cody Allen capped a five-run rally and lifted the White Sox to a 10-7 win Wednesday night. “That was a lot of fun,”

MUNCIE, Ind. — Plans are in the works to revamp a Muncie property that was the scene of a large tire fire more than a decade ago. The site of the former CR3 tire recycling business has gone unused since the 2003 fire spread across an eight-acre pile containing tons of shredded tires. It took

BALTIMORE — Although the Boston Red Sox are the highest-scoring team in the majors, they’ve relied heavily on their pitching to put together a momentum-changing winning streak. David Price allowed four hits before a rainstorm stopped play for good after six innings, and the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Wednesday night for

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Police in Fort Wayne and Allen County say they’ll enforce a state curfew law to keep Allen County youths safe and out of trouble. Fort Wayne Police Chief Steve Reed said Wednesday his officers will begin to “actively enforce” the juvenile curfew law in an attempt to reduce crime. He says

ATLANTA — Kyle Gibson is feeling stronger every time he gets to pitch. “I’m just trying to keep developing into the guy I want to be,” he said, “and you’ve got to go deep into the games when your team gives you a lead like that.” Gibson pitched his first nine-inning complete game and Minnesota

PHILADELPHIA — Adrian Gonzalez is crushing baseballs again and the Los Angeles Dodgers are riding their veteran slugger up the standings. Gonzalez hit two home runs and had five RBIs to help the Dodgers extend their lead in the NL West with a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. Justin Turner also

CINCINNATI — Brandon Phillips drove in two runs with his second double of the game and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. Billy Hamilton was on second base and Joey Votto on first after being walked intentionally in the seventh inning when Phillips lined a pitch

DETROIT — Eric Hosmer has been trying to find his way out of a long slump, and coming to Detroit may have done the trick. A night after homering in a win over the Tigers, Hosmer spent most of Wednesday torturing the Comerica Park crowd. He walked in the fifth inning to break up Anibal

SAN FRANCISCO — An exasperated San Francisco Giants team is still trying to find a way out of its post-All Star Game funk. “It’s hard to put into words how tough each (loss) is,” Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford said. In the latest setback, Crawford had two extra-base hits and three RBIs, and Buster Posey and