Новости за 28.08.2017

Beijing and Delhi have agreed to end their stalemate in a disputed area claimed by China and Bhutan in the Himalayas, agreeing to an "expeditious disengagement" of troops. The deal follows two months of cage-rattling from both sides.
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A senior Air Force officer will be dismissed from service for negligence, after being accused of having an affair with a female airman and excessive drinking at a US drone base in Tunisia. Prosecutors claimed he ran the base like a ‘frat house.’
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The UN is treating Israel unfairly by diminishing its ties to Jerusalem and not doing enough to curb arms deliveries to Hezbollah, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, complained to visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday.
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A man who claimed he was attacked and stabbed in a parking lot in Colorado for allegedly looking like a neo-Nazi has conceded that he made the whole thing up.
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Islamic State (IS, former ISIS/ISIL) terrorists have started moving tanks and other heavy weaponry to the Deir ez-Zor area in a desperate attempt to hold their positions in the region following the successful offensive of the Syrian Army, the Russian defense ministry has said.
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The first evacuations in Houston's suburbs were ordered Sunday night, days after weather forecasts warned of major flooding in the area. Houston officials say it’s too late to evacuate the city itself, while the governor of Texas advises people to leave.
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As Tropical Storm Harvey wreaked havoc across Texas, leaving five dead and thousands evacuated, locals have been sharing stories of animals being rescued from the adverse weather.
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Over 250 people have been hospitalized and 14 have died from a hepatitis A virus outbreak in San Diego, California. The majority of victims are drug users or homeless, according to local health officials.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. lived up to his ‘Money’ moniker in Saturday’s fight against Conor McGregor, raking in an estimated $300 million which will see him join the billionaire athlete’s club, Forbes reports.
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German police have raided the apartments and workplaces of two suspects, who were allegedly planning to assassinate left-wing politicians and activists. Their motive was fear of a state-wide crisis provoked by what they saw as “failed” refugee policy.
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A German nurse jailed two years ago for the murder of two patients in his care is suspected of involvement in at least 90 murders, according to police. Niels Hoegel admitted in 2015 to deliberately endangering patients’ lives in so he could try to revive them.
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A South Korean man must pay $4,400 for defamation and cyber defamation after spreading fake news on his blog that rapper and hip-hop music mogul Dr. Dre was marrying the widow of late president Kim Dae-Jung.
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The Russian security service (FSB) has busted an international drug ring in a raid on a lab near Moscow, it reported on Monday. The FSB officers seized 27 kg of methadone worth almost US$1.4 million on the black market.
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A fire has broken out at a building in downtown Houston, with a witness reporting that he heard an "explosion," according to local media. Footage from the scene shows the flames billowing from the windows of the premises.
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The Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor ‘superfight’ racked up incredible numbers financially, but the hybrid bout also produced intriguing punch statistics numbers.
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Anti-inflammatory drugs could cut the risk of heart attack, and even slow down cancer, according to a study revealed at the European Society of Cardiology in Barcelona on Sunday.
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Two brand new diesel-electric submarines, said to be the quietest in their class, have arrived in the Mediterranean to support the Black Sea Fleet’s task force operating off the coast of Syria, the Russian Navy has said.
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Companies operating power plants in Russia have started leasing generators with excess capacity to cryptocurrency miners, Vedomosti daily reports.
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Sochi 2014 figure skating champion Yulia Lipnitskaya has retired from professional sports, her mother revealed on Monday.
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The US Army is beginning to release water from two Houston reservoirs which have risen too quickly as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey. The move will cause flooding to nearby homes.
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Kenya has banned the use, manufacture, and importation of plastic bags as the government tries to protect the country’s polluted environment.
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Vladimir Putin has approved the signing of a new cooperation agreement on fighting cyber-crime between members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), while allowing the Russian side to make minor corrections to the document.
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Russia’s new Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has met his American counterpart in Moscow, John Tefft, to discuss “the current state of bilateral relations and certain international issues,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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Washington's latest sanctions on Venezuela will not give the White House what it wants, according to the South American country’s close ally China.
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One local Houston reporter saved a trucker’s life whilst reporting live on air, as Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc in parts of Texas.
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