Новости за 29.08.2015

Antigovernment protesters demonstrate Saturday in downtown Beirut. WSJ's Matt Bradley reports. Photo: AP

European transport and interior ministers called for more frequent baggage and identity checks on trains after a narrowly thwarted attack exposed the railroad network’s vulnerability to terrorism.

Russian Kereel "Your Daddy" Blumenkrants won the 20th World Air Guitar Championship in Finland on Friday. American Matt "Aristotle" Burns came in second place. Photo: AP

Ten million hours of service to rebuild after Katrina, the heroin epidemic's toll: one county, 70 minutes, eight overdoses and the happiest and saddest fans in baseball.

The Democratic National Committee is offering all sorts of perks at next year's presidential nominating convention in Philadelphia in return for whopping contributions.

The U.S. decathlete bested his own world record by scoring 9,045 points at the world championships. But the American men botched a handoff in the 4x100 relay and were disqualified.

National security adviser Susan Rice is set to arrive in Pakistan on Sunday to press the country’s government to do more to prevent terrorists from using its territory as a base for attacks on neighboring states.

Turkish jets bombed Islamic State targets in Syria under the umbrella of the U.S.-led international coalition for the first time, the country’s government said, as Turkey expands its fight against the extremist group.

An Egyptian judge sentenced a trio of Al Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison, prompting fresh criticism of the government’s clampdown on press and political freedoms.

Thai police said they arrested a foreign man whom they described as a suspect in this month’s deadly bombing of a Bangkok shrine that is popular with Chinese tourists.

Police said an estimated 25,000 people demonstrated in the capital, protesting management of the economy and debt problems at a state investment fund.

Although most Federal Reserve presidents around the country are confident that interest rates will increase across the country, Minneapolis president Narayana Kocherlakota says that raising interest rates could hurt the economy.

Tropical storm Erika was losing its punch as it drenched Haiti and the Dominican Republic early Saturday, after killing at least 20 people and leaving another 31 missing on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica.

Inmarsat declared the launch of a Russian Proton rocket carrying one of its satellites a success after the rocket delivered its cargo into its initial orbit position.

Japan's government has pinpointed its famous toilet technology as a way to improve the quality of life of women in developing countries, many of whom cannot take advantage of work and educational opportunities because of a lack of adequate toilets.

Stock indexes’ wildest week in years rattled investors and fueled expectations for further price swings, but it failed to squelch the belief U.S. markets remain the best place to put money.

The latest deaths of migrants both on land and at sea are shedding light on the brutal tactics of the people-smuggling operations that stretch from across the Mediterranean to deep within Europe’s borders.

The Pentagon will contribute seed money to a consortium of Silicon Valley firms to develop what defense officials say is a promising new technology incorporating “flexible” electronics.

Federal Reserve officials made clear this week they haven’t decided whether to raise interest rates next month, and the call has become more challenging amid the recent global market turmoil.

Rebekah Brooks is expected to head News Corp’s U.K. division, a position similar to one she resigned from amid the phone-hacking scandal. Separately, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service is reviewing a police referral related to the hacking probe.

Heard on the Street: Hybrid cars helped electrify sales at BYD, but that is riskily dependent on Chinese government support.

Heard on the Street: Carl Icahn has taken a stake in Freeport-McMoRan, the copper miner which recently has been a hive of activity in terms of cutting costs and addressing concerns about its balance sheet.

Heard on the Street: While the Federal Reserve may raise rates in September, persistently low inflation would stay its hand from future increases.

Tesla Motors wants the Obama administration to talk to Xi Jinping about making it easier for auto makers to do business in China during the Chinese president’s visit to the U.S.

Heard on the Street: The corporate bond market could give vital clues to equities investors about the outlook for growth and inflation.