Новости за 25.06.2019

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sobbed openly at a service Tuesday for the military chief who was assassinated by his own bodyguard over the weekend. Ethiopia’s military is urging unity following two violent attacks on Saturday in which the army chief and a retired general were killed in Addis Ababa and

BRUSSELS — The U.S. envoy to NATO says Turkey will be axed from the advance high-tech F-35 fighter jet program if it goes ahead with plans to buy Russian S-400 air defense missiles. Speaking Tuesday on the eve of NATO talks in Brussels, U.S. Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison said “there will be a disassociation with

GENEVA — The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has taken her campaign for justice over his grisly slaying to the U.N.’s top human rights body and urging the United Nations to take “the next step” following a blistering report from an independent investigator. Hatice Cengiz, a Turkish citizen, says she hasn’t gotten over

MOSCOW — Two Russian biathletes have been banned for doping based on computer data from a laboratory in Moscow. The International Biathlon Union says it handed four-year bans to Alexander Chernyshov and Alexander Pechyonkin because of “aggravating circumstances (participating in an organized doping scheme).” The cases relied on information from the lab database, which held

AbbVie is buying Botox maker Allergan in a cash-and-stock deal valued at around $63 billion. The maker of the blockbuster immune disorder treatment Humira said Tuesday that it will pay $120.30 in cash and a portion of AbbVie stock for each Allergan share. That amounts to $188.24 per share, or a 45% premium to Allergan’s

ANKARA, Turkey — In his first public appearance since a crushing defeat in a rerun election for mayor of Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to draw lessons from “the messages given by the people.” Addressing legislators from his ruling party on Tuesday, Erdogan again congratulated opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu who garnered 54.21% of

HONG KONG — A small group of Hong Kong protesters have handed out flyers and bowed to passers-by to apologize for a demonstration that jammed the entrance of a government tax office. Those who apologized Tuesday said they are trying to maintain public support for future protests. A two-hour sit-in the previous day frustrated office

CHICAGO — A second man charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a security guard at a popular Chicago nightclub has been ordered held without bond. Jon Elliot Poole is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Sound Bar security guard Thurman Bailey on March 8. He was arrested last week by U.S.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians in Gaza are on general strike, with stores and public institutions shuttering in protest of the Trump administration’s conference in Bahrain, which focuses on the economic portion of the White House’s plan for Mideast peace. Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers have called for mass protests across the coastal enclave on

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is calling for calm in the Gulf region but says the military alliance has no formal role to play there amid a standoff between the United States and Iran. Stoltenberg said Tuesday that “the important thing now is to reduce tensions.” Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of NATO

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian military spokesman said Tuesday that any use of child soldiers by Papuan independence fighters would be a violation of human rights that implicates both the rebels and state institutions. The Associated Press reported last week that the long-simmering armed conflict between Indonesia’s military and the West Papua Liberation Army involves

HONG KONG — China promised that for 50 years after Britain gave up control of its last colony in 1997, this shimmering financial enclave would get to keep freedoms absent in the communist-ruled mainland that many here don’t want to live without. The hundreds of thousands who marched in a June 16 protest over a

PARIS — Seven-time French champion Lyon has completed its first offseason signing by bringing in midfielder Jean Lucas. The 21-year-old Brazilian joined from Flamengo. Details of the deal were not revealed but reports in French media said the transfer cost 8 million euros ($9.1 million). Lucas is the first player to be signed by Lyon

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says allied defense ministers are set to endorse a list of measures against Russia should it refuse to comply with a major Cold War-era missile treaty. Stoltenberg said Tuesday that “tomorrow we will decide on the next steps in the case Russia does not comply.” The U.S. announced

GREENWOOD, Ind. — Construction is starting on a new Indiana State Police aviation base at a suburban Indianapolis airport. State police and Greenwood city officials took part in a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the project at the Indy South Greenwood Airport. The estimated $2.5 million project will include building a new hangar for police helicopters

LONDON — U.K. Conservative leadership candidate Boris Johnson has again refused to address questions on his private life, despite an ongoing clamor to face public scrutiny amid the fallout from a reported quarrel with his girlfriend that prompted a police visit. Speaking on LBC radio on Tuesday, Johnson was challenged over a picture showing him

CANNELTON, Ind. — A county sheriff says an 11-year-old Girl Scout was killed when a tree fell on her as she walked along a gravel road at a southern Indiana campground. Perry County Sheriff Alan Malone says it was raining when deputies arrived at Camp Koch (cook) about 11:30 a.m. Monday but it wasn’t a

CANNELTON, Ind. — Authorities say a Girl Scout has died and three other people were injured when a tree fell at a camp in southern Indiana. Perry County Sheriff Alan Malone says two children and two adults were taken to hospitals after authorities responded around 11:30 a.m. Monday to a call that a tree had

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s estate is calling him a “gifted artist and extraordinary humanitarian” as fans are gathering to celebrate his memory on the 10th anniversary of the King of Pop’s death. The estate issued a statement to The Associated Press honoring Jackson on Tuesday’s anniversary, saying that the singer is more important and

LOS ANGELES — Statement to The Associated Press from Michael Jackson’s estate on the 10th anniversary of his death. Ten years ago today, the world lost a gifted artist and extraordinary humanitarian. The entire global community joined in grieving during a powerful and emotional memorial service witnessed by more people than had ever viewed a

BERLIN — A descendant of the last German kaiser has lost a court bid for the return of a castle overlooking the Rhine valley, part of which has been turned into a hotel. Rheinfels Castle, high above the Rhine and once a property of the Hohenzollern family, has been owned by the town of St.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s government has shut more than 100 schools in a southern state after chemical pollution sickened dozens of students for the second time in three months. The education ministry ordered 111 government schools and dozens of private educational institutions in part of Johor state to close for three days from Tuesday

ISLAMABAD — Islamabad has thanked Qatar for the $3 billion investment in Pakistan announced by the energy-rich Gulf Arab nation’s ruler. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, economic adviser to Pakistani prime minister, tweeted Pakistan’s thanks on Monday, hours after Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani made the announcement, which was carried on Qatar’s official news agency.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Latest on tensions between the U.S. and Iran and in the Persian Gulf (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Iran’s president is mocking President Donald Trump, going so far as to say that the White House is “afflicted by mental retardation.” The comments by Hassan Rouhani came after the Trump

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Tuesday sharply criticized new U.S. sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader and other top officials, saying the measures spell the “permanent closure” for diplomacy between the two nations. For his part, Iran’s president described the White House as “afflicted by mental retardation.” President Hassan Rouhani went on to call