Новости за 03.11.2016

MANILA, Philippines — A Muslim rebel leader emerged Thursday from three years of hiding in the southern Philippines to meet the president, who has reached out to him as part of efforts to tame a decadeslong Muslim rebellion. Moro National Liberation Front chairman Nur Misuari came out of hiding after a court suspended the serving

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Latest on two officers in the Des Moines, Iowa, area who were killed in what authorities describe as ambush-style attacks (all times local): 7:45 a.m. No formal charges have been filed yet against the man suspected of fatally shooting two police officers in Iowa in separate ambush attacks, but the

ERFURT, Germany — Juergen Klinsmann, who won the World Cup with Germany in 1990 and is now coaching the United States, has been named an honorary captain of the German national team. Klinsmann became the fifth player to receive the distinction after Fritz Walter, Uwe Seeler, Franz Beckenbauer and Lothar Matthaeus. Klinsmann won the World

BEIRUT — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Germany’s foreign minister says a new Russian offer of a unilateral pause in fighting in Aleppo on Friday is “far from enough” either to evacuate the sick or to bring humanitarian supplies into the city. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered

DETROIT — American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (AXL) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $61.7 million. The Detroit-based company said it had net income of 78 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 77 cents per

WASHINGTON — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but jobless claims remain at levels that suggest most workers enjoy job security. The Labor Department said Thursday that claims for unemployment aid rose by 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 265,000, highest since early August. Still, claims came in below 300,000 for the 87th straight

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels launched a fresh wave of attacks on western districts of Aleppo Thursday as airstrikes on a rebel-held village south of the contested city killed at least 9 civilians, activists said. State media said at least four civilians were killed in Aleppo by rebel fire as militants attacked several areas in the

WASHINGTON — The productivity of American workers rose in the July-September quarter at the fastest pace in two years, while labor costs slowed. Productivity increased at a 3.1 percent rate in the third quarter, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It was a significant improvement from the previous three quarters when productivity had fallen. Unit labor

TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of Iranians have burned the American flag and chanted anti-U.S. slogans as they marked the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by militant students 37 years ago. Such protests take place every year outside the compound that once housed the embassy on the anniversary of the 1979

LONDON — Canadian teenager Lance Stroll is set to be the youngest driver in Formula One next season after being confirmed in the Williams lineup. Stroll turned 18 last week and will replace the retiring Felipe Massa to team up with Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas. He will be the first Canadian on the grid since

ROME — New, tougher EU rules on processing asylum-seekers have prompted Italian police to abuse some migrants, including beating them and giving them electric shocks, according to a report published Thursday by Amnesty International. The human rights watchdog cited 24 claims of abuse this year as police tried to force migrants to get fingerprinted in

ATHENS, Greece — Greek retirees staged an anti-government rally in Athens on Thursday to protest a new round of cuts under the country’s international bailout program. More than 5,000 protesters marched to the labor ministry and outside parliament, burning copies of a letter send by Labor Minister George Katrougalos explaining the pension changes. “They have

WASHINGTON — Mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported net income of $3.2 billion from July through September, up from $2 billion a year earlier, as its losses declined on investments it uses to hedge against interest rate swings. The third-quarter results released Thursday marked the 19th straight profitable quarter for the government-controlled company. Washington-based Fannie Mae

LONDON — The Bank of England revised up its growth forecasts for the British economy on Thursday as it opted against another interest rate reduction in the wake of the country’s decision to leave the European Union. Conceding that its earlier predictions over growth were too gloomy, the bank’s policymaking Monetary Policy Committee kept its

OKLAHOMA CITY — Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.16 billion in its third quarter. The Oklahoma City-based company said it had a loss of $1.54 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and asset impairment costs, came to 9 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average

PHILADELPHIA — One of the country’s oldest mentoring organizations is launching a program pairing officers with youth in an effort to address the fraught relationship between police and the communities they serve. Already operating in several of their affiliate branches, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s ‘Bigs in Blue’ program is set to begin in

CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $62 million. The Chicago-based company said it had profit of 47 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 28 cents per share. The hotel operator posted

NEW YORK — Wells Fargo has confirmed the existence of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into its sales practices, and the bank revealed that it has almost doubled funds set aside to deal with its ongoing legal problems. The bank said in a regulatory filing Thursday that the SEC has joined other

NEW YORK — A subway train has struck two Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers, killing one and seriously injuring the other, leading New York City Transit to halt all non-emergency track work while it investigates the incident. Transit officials say the men were on the tracks to set up a “safe work zone” for a contractor

WASHINGTON — A proposal to build a ski resort-style gondola system over the Potomac River connecting the nation’s capital to nearby Virginia is technically feasible and would cost $80 million to $90 million to build, according to a study released Thursday. The bottom line: the aerial gondola project isn’t some fanciful, futuristic idea or a

NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kenya’s capital fired tear gas Thursday on protesters demanding that the president act on rampant corruption or resign. Police dispersed the 200 or so protesters to avoid a potential clash with a separate group that supports President Uhuru Kenyatta, central Nairobi’s police chief Paul Wanjama said. Wanjama could not explain

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Prosecutors in New Jersey say two men have been charged in the murder of a former college basketball star and New York Knicks draft choice found slain in the back seat of an SUV last year in New York City. Prosecutors say Mark Holdbrooks and David Victor have been charged with killing

GULFPORT, Miss. — A Mississippi attorney is suing Popeyes after he says he choked when he had to eat a piece of fried chicken with his hands because a knife wasn’t included in his drive-thru order. Paul Newton Jr., who filed the lawsuit this week, says the only utensil he was given last November at

TOKYO — All options remain on the table — including moving the rowing venue to a site hundreds of miles (kilometers) outside of Tokyo — after a working group set up to review costs of the 2020 Olympics met for the first time, a top IOC official said Thursday. The group, made up of representatives

BERLIN — Germany’s top security official is praising the detention of a suspected extremist in Berlin, saying it shows authorities are being vigilant and doing “everything to avoid terrorist attacks in Germany.” The man, who claims to be 27 and from Syria, was taken into custody late Wednesday on suspicion of being a member of