Новости за 18.02.2018

MINSK, Belarus — Several thousand supporters of deported Ukrainian opposition figure Mikheil Saakashvili marched through the center of Kiev on Sunday, demanding the resignation of President Petro Poroshenko. The protest included a nationalist faction, and some of its members broke windows at two Russian-owned banks and a Russian overseas agency after the march. Saakashvili, who

MEXICO CITY — Three presidential candidates have accepted the nominations of Mexico’s main parties for the July 1 election, formally entering what is shaping up to be a crowded race. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the leftist Morena party is the front-runner in early polls, and is making his third bid for the presidency. Ricardo

MALE, Maldives — The Supreme Court of the Maldives delayed its order Sunday reinstating 12 pro-opposition lawmakers ahead of a key parliamentary sitting, the latest political turmoil to roil the island nation. Opposition lawmaker Ahmed Mahloof said the government may call for important votes at a parliamentary sitting Monday to extend a state of emergency

AUBURN, Ind. — Authorities say someone found skeletal remains in a wooded area on the edge of a northeastern Indiana city. State police say the remains were reported Saturday afternoon by a person who was walking in the woods that are surrounded by a Walmart store and other commercial and industrial businesses in the city

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Danica Patrick and Aaron Rodgers brought a dose of A-list attraction to a pit road scene that was more fitting for a red carpet. The starry-eyed sweethearts were mobbed by fans and media clicking away for a snapshot of some PDA that would surely spawn headlines. Then the moment came: Rodgers,

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Danica Patrick walked a red carpet alone, head down and with a steely focus on the final NASCAR start of her career. The countdown was on for the first leg of the ballyhooed “Danica Double.” Patrick was ready to race Sunday for the final time in NASCAR at the Daytona 500.

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook will soon rely on centuries-old technology to try to prevent foreign meddling in U.S. elections: the post office. Baffled in 2016 by Russian agents who bought ads to sway the U.S. presidential campaign, Facebook’s global politics and government outreach director, Katie Harbath, told the National Association of Secretaries of State

MADRID — Chris Froome finished Spain’s Ruta del Sol race in 10th place behind winner Tim Wellens on Sunday. The five-stage race in southern Spain was Froome’s first event since the four-time Tour de France winner was found to have failed a doping test at last year’s Spanish Vuelta. Froome, who denies any wrongdoing, has

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston manager A. J. Hinch elected to give the Astros a shortened work schedule Sunday, the day before for position players report for workouts. Closer Ken Giles was having none of it. “I don’t take light days,” Giles said. “That’s the thing with me. I don’t like taking short break

DOHA, Qatar — Petra Kvitova continued her remarkable comeback by beating Garbine Muguruza in the Qatar Open final on Sunday for her 13th straight win and second consecutive title. The 27-year-old Czech, a two-time Wimbledon champion, needed another three-setter to beat the fourth-seeded Spaniard 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. It was Kvitova’s sixth win over a top-10

LONDON — The Latest on the British Academy Film Awards (all times local): 9:25 p.m. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” has capped a winning evening at the British Academy Film Awards by taking the trophy for best picture. The tragicomic tale of a bereaved mother in search of justice beat rivals including “The Shape of

BRADENTON, Fla. — Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz says his mother is doing better after a harrowing kidnapping ordeal in Venezuela. Ana Isabel Soto was rescued last weekend, three days after she was kidnapped. Diaz was given permission to arrive late to spring training, and he spoke to reporters there Sunday. He says his joy

AVALON, Calif. — Authorities say a buffalo has gored a man camping on Southern California’s Catalina Island. Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials say the man was sitting on a log Saturday evening and the buffalo was grazing nearby. Sgt. Ray Ward says that when the buffalo came closer, the man tried to move away and

BERLIN — Mario Gomez scored for Stuttgart to beat Augsburg 1-0 on Sunday for the side’s first away win in the Bundesliga for more than a year. Ahead of the World Cup in Russia, Gomez reminded Germany coach Joachim Loew of his prowess when he managed to control a rebound from a free kick and

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The warnings around Nikolas Cruz seemed to flash like neon signs: expelled from school, fighting with classmates, a fascination with weapons and hurting animals, disturbing images and comments posted to social media, previous mental health treatment. In Florida, that wasn’t enough for relatives, authorities or his schools to request a judicial order

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The warnings around Nikolas Cruz seemed to flash like neon signs: expelled from school, fighting with classmates, a fascination with weapons and hurting animals, disturbing images and comments posted to social media, previous mental health treatment. In Florida, that wasn’t enough for relatives, authorities or his school to request a judicial order

PARIS — With top scorer Nabil Fekir starting on the bench, Bertrand Traore scored twice for fourth-placed Lyon in a 2-2 draw at Lille in the French league on Sunday. The Burkina Faso winger put Lyon 2-0 up at halftime, taking his season’s league tally to six since joining from Premier League Chelsea this season.

PARIS — Mario Balotelli was kept largely quiet as his inconsistent Nice side drew 1-1 at home to fifth-place Nantes in the French league on Sunday. Balotelli is Nice’s top scorer with 13 league goals, but the Italian striker was not at his sharpest against a team shrewdly coached by countryman Claudio Ranieri. A rare

PEORIA, Ill. — Several weekend flights were delayed or canceled at an Illinois airport after a man tried to use a stolen vehicle to ram the main terminal and breached security. The Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport in central Illinois says in a news release that the man was taken into custody and

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Roger Federer overpowered Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 in less than an hour Sunday to win the ABN AMRO World Tournament, his 97th career title. Federer extended his domination over the player once dubbed “Baby Fed” for the similarities in their playing style, registering his seventh victory in as many meetings. Federer’s third

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Christian Thomas scored an early first period goal and Kevin Poulin made it stand up, stopping 19 shots in Canada’s 4-0 victory over South Korea on Sunday night that wrapped up a trip to the quarterfinals at the Olympics. The Canadians peppered goaltender Matt Dalton with 49 shots and Eric O’Dell,

BLOOMINTON, Ind. — Bloomington’s police department is facing criticism for buying an armored truck that opponents argue will militarize the college town’s police force. Residents who oppose the new quarter-million dollar truck that’s being built for the department’s critical response team questioned Police Chief Mike Diekhoff about the purchase last week. Protesters then halted Mayor

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on the Daytona 500 (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Austin Dillon put the No. 3 back in victory lane at Daytona International Speedway. Dillon won in the car number made famous by Dale Earnhardt and won 17 years to the day that the Hall of the Fame driver was

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on the Daytona 500 (all times local): 1 p.m. NASCAR recognized Danica Patrick in the pre-race driver meeting in honor of her final Daytona 500. Patrick is retiring from NASCAR after Sunday’s race, and from racing altogether after the Indianapolis 500 in May. As NASCAR executive Steve O’Donnell went

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on the Daytona 500 (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has an official role in his first Daytona 500 as a retired race-car driver. The two-time Daytona 500 winner is the grand marshal for Sunday’s season-opening race, and once his duties are complete, Earnhardt plans to watch