Новости за 02.01.2016

MOSCOW — A group of Christian enthusiasts has released a calendar showing an unexpected face of the Russian Orthodox Church: cat-loving priests.

PHILADELPHIA — For more than 100 years, the cloistered nuns known as the Pink Sisters have worked in shifts to ensure nonstop prayer in Philadelphia’s Chapel of Divine Love.

On his first day at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Simratpal Singh sat in a barber chair where new cadets get their hair buzzed short, forced to choose between showing his faith and living it.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A California man has admitted to helping deface the Islamic Center of Springfield, Missouri, and to burning two Qurans.

NEW YORK — Bertolt Brecht’s epic play "Mother Courage and Her Children" may be about the horrors of war, but a new off-Broadway production is revealing real conflict offstage, too.

WASHINGTON — Americans place a higher priority on preserving the religious freedom of Christians than for other faith groups, ranking Muslims as the least deserving of the protections, according to a new survey.

BROWN, Katherine Blocker, 71, of North Charleston, a retired supply clerk with Polaris Missile Facility, Charleston County Sheriff’s Department retiree and wife of James W. Brown, died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr’s Northwoods Chapel.

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Charleston City Hall will look just a little spiffier when mayor-elect John Tecklenburg takes office in a few days.

If you’re driving during the holidays, I caution you to be careful out there. The roads aren’t just filled with drunk drivers.

NEW YORK — In a flat year overall for stocks, there was still plenty of excitement to be enjoyed — or endured — by 2015’s biggest winners and losers.

Gunmen attack Indian Air Force base near Pakistan border. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Gunmen attack Indian Air Force base near Pakistan border. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Gunmen attack Indian Air Force base near Pakistan border. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Gunmen attack Indian Air Force base near Pakistan border. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Gunmen attack Indian Air Force base near Pakistan border. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

SYDNEY (Reuters) - West Indies will not be able to match hosts Australia by playing two spinners in the third test at the Sydney Cricket Ground after Devendra Bishoo was ruled out of the dead rubber contest by a shoulder injury on Saturday.

SYDNEY, Jan 2 (Reuters) - West Indies will not be able to match hosts Australia by playing two spinners in the third test at the Sydney Cricket Ground after Devendra Bishoo was ruled out of the dead rubber contest by a shoulder injury on Saturday.

I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year’s celebrations.

Jan 2 (Reuters) - The fourth one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was abandoned after just nine overs of the hosts' innings after rain intervened for the final time at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA — Outrageously costumed Mummers have strutted and twirled at Philadelphia's annual New Year's Day parade, a colorful celebration that features string bands, comic brigades, elaborate floats and plenty of feathers and sequins.

LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United will sell out the Olympic Stadium for every Premier League match next season, vice chairwoman Karren Brady said on Friday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia carried out at least 157 executions in 2015, with beheadings reaching their highest level in the kingdom in two decades, according to several advocacy groups that monitor the death penalty worldwide.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - After picking up pretty much every individual honour on offer in a spectacular 2015, Australia captain Steve Smith has a more collective goal in his sights this year -- restoring his country to the top of the test rankings.

SYDNEY, Jan 2 (Reuters) - After picking up pretty much every individual honour on offer in a spectacular 2015, Australia captain Steve Smith has a more collective goal in his sights this year -- restoring his country to the top of the test rankings.