Новости за 06.08.2017

Authorities in Nigeria said 11 people were killed and 18 others critically wounded in an attack on a church in the southeastern part of the country. Initially witnesses said the attack was carried out by at least two gunmen, but Garba Umar, police commissioner of Anambra state, said one gunman attacked St. Philip Catholic Church early Sunday. Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano said the attack stemmed from a feud between members of the local community who were living outside Nigeria. "We are... Читать дальше...

Militants from the so-called Islamic State group are losing their stronghold in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, but the terror group is trying to expand to adjacent regions of the country, according to an Afghan lawmaker. “IS has deployed around 2,000 militants in Kunar, Nuristan and Laghman provinces, where they have started carrying out militant activities,” Hazrat Ali told VOA's Afghan service. Ali represents eastern Nangarhar province which borders all three provinces. The lawmaker... Читать дальше...

Israel said Sunday it plans to ban Qatar's flagship Al-Jazeera network from operating in the country over allegations it incites violence, joining Arab nations that have shut down the broadcaster amid a separate political dispute. The news organization, in turn, said it will take legal action. Communications Minister Ayoob Kara said he plans to revoke the press credentials of Al-Jazeera journalists, effectively preventing them from working in Israel. Kara said he has asked cable and satellite... Читать дальше...

Heath experts in Pakistan’s terror-wrecked Northwestern Tribal region say there has been a rise in psychological or psychiatric disorders, depression, anxiety and other forms of mental ailments as a result of frequent terror attacks. “Dealing with militancy and sectarianism on a continued basis results in unavoidable mental stress. Inadequate health facilities add to the problems of locals who have to mostly rely on self-medication,” Dr. Talha Rehman, co-trustee of Elaj Trust, a social welfare organization told VOA. Читать дальше...

Days after Special Counsel Robert Mueller reportedly impaneled a grand jury in the probe into Russian election interference , the White House on Sunday brushed off questions about whether President Donald Trump intends to fire Mueller. “The president has not even discussed that. The president is not discussing firing Bob Mueller,” presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway said on ABC’s This Week program. Before adjourning for a nearly one-month break, the Senate saw bipartisan legislation introduced... Читать дальше...

U.S. lawmakers as well as President Donald Trump have left Washington for several weeks, but the probe into Russian interference in the U.S. election grinds on. Before the Senate adjourned last week, a bipartisan bill was introduced to protect the special counsel in the Russia probe, Robert Mueller, in the event the president moves to fire him.

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

China pressed North Korea on Sunday to halt its missile and nuclear tests, saying Pyongyang should not "provoke international society's goodwill." Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a blunt show of support for new United Nations sanctions against North Korea, delivered Beijing's warning to his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ministerial meetings in Manila. The United States cautiously welcomed China's newfound support of sanctions against North Korea... Читать дальше...

Authorities in Cameroon are arresting people who they say illegally wear military uniforms in order to deceive the population and commit atrocities. There have been tensions between armed groups in neighboring Central African Republic, with a spill over into Cameroon, and Cameroon thinks rebel fighters are using the uniforms as a disguise. A dozen military men forcefully open doors in Nyangaza, a popular neighborhood in Bertoua on Cameroon's eastern border with the Central African Republic. Nyangaza... Читать дальше...

Kenya’s Rift Valley was the epicenter of the 2007-2008 post-election violence. While there are few concerns of mounting tensions this year over the ongoing local races, residents have held youth marches and a special church service to remember the victims of 2008 Kiambaa church massacre. Worshipers sang and prayed for peace in Kiambaa Church in Eldoret in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. It was here Kikuyu men and women ran to after armed Kalenjin youth attacked their homes. The violence followed them to the church. Читать дальше...

Israel plans to ban the Al Jazeera news network from the Jewish state, the communications ministry said Sunday. Communications minister Ayoub Kara said that he wants to revoke press credentials from Al Jazeera reporters, which would prevent them from working in the country. Kara made the announcement at a news conference Sunday, which Al Jazeera reporters were barred from attending, the news network reported. Al Jazeera also said that Kara had moved to shut down both English and Arabic operations in the country. Читать дальше...

Pro-government forces captured the Islamic State group's last stronghold in the energy-rich Homs province in central Syria on Sunday, paving the way to advance on the besieged eastern city of Deir el-Zour, state media and a war monitoring group reported. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said 30 IS militants were killed in the last 24 hours of battle for the town of al-Sukhna, in Homs, before it was captured Saturday by pro-government forces. It says the Russian... Читать дальше...

China and a group of 10 Southeast Asian nations face tough negotiations on a code of conduct for avoiding mishaps in the contested South China Sea despite the endorsement of a framework for talks. Experts say Beijing will oppose defining the scope of the sea, making the code binding and any enforcement that would limit its maritime activities, whereas the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will ask for those details as discussions go on. The deal has dragged since 2002, with China resisting for much of the past six years. Читать дальше...

Pakistan has dismissed latest U.S. assertions it is “selectively” fighting terrorist groups or allowing insurgents to use Pakistani soil for plotting attacks against Afghanistan. U.S. National Security Adviser McMaster told an American news station Saturday that the Trump administration wants regional countries, particularly Pakistan to stop providing “safe haven and support bases” to the Taliban and Haqqani Network. "Pakistan has taken action against all the terrorist elements without discrimination. Читать дальше...

An Afghan official says that at least 30 people including women and children have been killed by Taliban fighters in northern Sari Pul province. Zahir Wahdat, the provincial governor for Sari Pul, says Sunday that the victims are mostly civilians and some local security forces. The shootings took place Saturday morning after the Taliban seized control of the strategic Mirzawalang area in Sayad district.   Wahdat says Afghan forces retreated form the area after they couldn't gain ground or air support from the central government. Читать дальше...

Venezuelan Socialist party leader Diosdado Cabello said Sunday that a "terrorist" attack had taken place at a military base in the central city of Valencia. Troops acted quickly to control the "irregular situation" at the Paramacay military base, Cabello, a supporter of President Nicolas Maduro, said on Twitter. The announcement came after a video was posted online early Sunday, showing men in military uniforms, some of them carrying assault rifles, declaring a rebellion against Maduro in the state of Carabobo, where Valencia is located. Читать дальше...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has won a third term as president with nearly 99 percent of votes from Friday’s election. More than 6.6 million votes were cast for the incumbent president and just over 80,000 cast for the two opposition candidates. Turnout was about 96 percent. At Rwanda’s election commission headquarters in downtown Kigali, a Rwandan electoral official reads the results of each district. The commission’s executive secretary, Charles Munyaneza, said they were very satisfied with the process of the vote. Читать дальше...

The Trump administration is sending its envoy for Ukraine negotiations to Moscow in a bid to make progress on the diplomatic crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Sunday.   After his first meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson since new American sanctions, Lavrov emerged with an upbeat assessment about the potential for finding common ground on Ukraine, Syria and other issues.   Lavrov said he and Tillerson had agreed to preserve a high-level diplomatic channel that... Читать дальше...

A top United Nations official in Yemen said reported airstrikes in which at least 12 civilians were killed, including children, were an example of the "disregard" for civilians' safety shown by all the combatants in Yemen's civil war. The civilians were killed and 10 others wounded in Sa'ada province after attacks on a house and a private vehicle, the U.N's Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick said, citing reports from fellow aid groups. Reuters reported on Friday that three women... Читать дальше...

Turkish police said they were working with Australian authorities to investigate a foiled plot to bomb an Etihad Airways flight using explosives which Canberra said were flown in from Turkey. In a statement issued late on Saturday police said they had contacted Australian authorities as soon as they received news of the foiled plot. The two sides have "started working to clarify unclear and unconfirmed matters regarding the possibility that explosive substances were sent from Turkey three months... Читать дальше...

A close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is relaxed and confident amid reports of the slew of corruptions charges against him. Sports and Culture Minister Miri Regev says Sunday she has full confidence in the prime minister and denounced what she called a media campaign to topple him.   Netanyahu himself did not address the latest developments at his weekly Cabinet meeting.   Israeli police recently announced that they suspect Netanyahu of being involved in bribery, fraud and breach of trust in a pair of cases. Читать дальше...

Myanmar on Sunday rejected allegations of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during a crackdown against Rohingya Muslims last year, accusing the United Nations of making exaggerated claims in its report on the issue. Rohingya militants killed nine border guards in October, sparking a response in which the army was accused of raping Rohingya women, shooting villagers on sight and burning down homes, sending an estimated 75,000 people fleeing to Bangladesh. A U.N. report in February said... Читать дальше...

Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has shown an affinity, and perhaps even a deference, to the generals he has surrounded himself with in his Cabinet and at the White House, save one exception: the war in Afghanistan. More than a dozen interviews with current and former U.S. officials familiar with the discussions reveal a president deeply frustrated with the lack of options to win the 16-year-old war, described internally as "an eroding stalemate." The debate carries echoes of the same dilemma Barack Obama faced in 2009. Читать дальше...

A Communist Party official who oversaw a portion of China's restive northwestern Muslim region of Xinjiang has been dismissed on charges including that he failed to do enough to fight extremism. Zhang Jinbiao, the party secretary for Hotan, is accused of "serious violations" including failing to carry out anti-terrorism work and improperly accepting gifts, said a statement by the ruling party's top discipline body. The statement Saturday by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection gave... Читать дальше...

Emmanuel Macron's honeymoon didn't last long.   Less than three months after his election, France's energetic and image-conscious president has seen his popularity drop after announcing budget cuts, launching a divisive labor reform and engaging in a damaging dispute with the military.   A series of opinion polls last week showed the percentage of French citizens who said they were satisfied with Macron's policies and trusted their young leader to deal with the country's problems plunging. The... Читать дальше...