Новости за 20.01.2018

Two people have died and dozens have been injured after a fire took hold of a hotel in central Prague.

Several heavily-armed attackers burst into a luxury hotel in the Afghan capital, taking around 100 people hostage as frantic guests tried to escape through windows several floors up.

Several people have been killed after gunmen launched a deadly assault on a luxury hotel in Kabul.

Donald Trump will not negotiate with his rivals over the US government shutdown until they "stop playing games", the White House has insisted.

A leading tycoon who made billions in the pharmaceutical business was murdered along with his wife, private investigators hired by the couple's children have claimed.

Police got a nasty surprise when they were searching a home for weapons - and found a crocodile in the basement.

Six British soldiers have become the first all-female group to cross the Antarctic using nothing but muscle power.

Singer Ed Sheeran has announced he is engaged to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn.

Former Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire is recovering after having lung surgery.

North Korea will send 22 athletes to next month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang where they will join South Korean teammates as they march together at the opening ceremony, organisers say.

Around 1,000 people were reportedly forced to flee from an Australian national park as two bushfires burned out of control.

Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for the failure of budget talks that have forced the US government to shut down.

Mary Lou McDonald, who has been nominated as Sinn Fein's new leader, says a united Ireland is "not a pipe dream" and "is the road were are on".

Sinn Fein's new leader has called on followers to "build our new Ireland".

The world's most successful swimmer Michael Phelps has revealed he considered suicide as he fought severe anxiety and depression after his success at the 2012 Olympics.

A man accused of being one of world's most notorious wildlife traffickers has been arrested in Thailand.

A woman described as a serial stowaway has been arrested after allegedly flying to London without a ticket.

A new survey paints a worrying picture of the pressures on young parents.

The US government has shut down after politicians failed to agree a new budget, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers on unpaid leave.

The US government is on the verge of shutdown after the Senate failed to agree on a new budget ahead of the midnight deadline.

Facebook has unveiled its latest bid to fight the spread of "fake news" by allowing users to rank trustworthy media outlets.

Has Trump had a good first year? Yes, he has. In fact, he has had a truly great year, writes Oliver McGee, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton.

Players at a 110-year-old football club are taking to the pitch this weekend worried that they might not be paid.

US musician Tom Petty died last year from an accidental drug overdose, his family have revealed.

US musician Tom Petty died last year from an accidental drug overdose, his family have revealed.