Новости за 21.11.2017

United Nations judges in The Hague will decide within hours on a verdict in the trial of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, who is accused of war crimes stemming from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s. Mladic, known as the "Butcher of Bosnia," is the last former military leader to face war crimes charges in the court, which was set up to deal with the aftermath of the Bosnian war that raged from 1992 through 1995. Mladic, who has been on trial since 2012... Читать дальше...

The White House is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a ban on travelers from six countries after an appeals court in California last week allowed only parts of the president's order to go into effect. The request on Monday is the most recent salvo in an ongoing legal skirmish between plaintiffs in federal court and President Donald Trump's administration, which has issued three variations of an executive order since January in an attempt to block travelers from some countries from coming to the United States. Читать дальше...

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U.S. prosecutors charged an Iranian with hacking into computer systems of the cable TV channel HBO earlier this year, stealing information about the hit program "Game of Thrones" and attempting to extort millions of dollars from the company. In an indictment Tuesday, prosecutors said 29-year-old Behzad Mesri has had ties to Iran's military and is a member of an Iran-based hacking group known as the Turk Black Hat security team.   Mesril's stolen material included video of unaired episodes of several original HBO shows... Читать дальше...

People in Zimbabwe react to news of Robert Mugabe's resignation after 37 years in power, Nov. 21, 2017.

Melania Trump and son Barron joined in a time-honored tradition of receiving the official White House Christmas tree, which will become the showstopper for a president who has vowed to put Christmas back at the center of the winter holidays. A military quartet played holiday tunes Monday as a horse-drawn wagon carried the 19 1/2-foot (5.9-meter) Balsam fir from Wisconsin up the White House driveway. The first lady, wearing a red turtleneck and a coat draped over her shoulders, and 11-year-old Barron... Читать дальше...

In the Indian capital, New Delhi, winter was once a season of cool, crisp winds, bracing walks and picnics under a blue sky. But as the city remained enveloped in gray smog this month, authorities rolled out a series of emergency measures to combat deadly levels of air pollution. As Anjana Pasricha reports, the toxic air has improved slightly, but it is still hitting the most vulnerable the hardest.

Border Crossings host Larry London interviewed twin sons of Ricky Nelson, Matthew and Gunnar form the American Rock band Nelson who achieved success in the 1990's with their debut album “After the Rain” which featured the number one hit “Can’t Live Without Your Love and Affection” have recently released a digitally mastered version of the album on vinyl.

The U.S. military has launched new airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya, officials tell VOA. U.S. Africa Command spokesperson Robyn Mack said the strikes occurred on November 17 and 19 near Fuqaha “in coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA).”      Another military official confirmed that several Islamic State militants were killed. “We are committed to maintaining pressure on the terror network and preventing them from establishing safe haven,” Mack said. Читать дальше...

A U.S. military drone strike has killed more than 100 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said. Military officials told VOA that Tuesday’s strike hit an al-Shabab training camp in the country’s Bay region, about 200 kilometers northwest of the capital, Mogadishu. “It’s obvious from what we were seeing that these were militants,” AFRICOM spokesman Lieutenant Commander Anthony Falvo told VOA.   The U.S. military said the strike was conducted in coordination with the... Читать дальше...

The United States is urging Zimbabwean leaders to move the country towards a “genuine transition” and allow political space for the country's opposition and its people to determine their future.     During a small roundtable with State Department reporters late Monday, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto said the implementation of “real, genuine, economic [and] political reforms" is key to meeting the needs of Zimbabweans. The message came hours before Zimbabwe's... Читать дальше...

Additional remains of U.S. Army Sergeant La David Johnson were found in Niger on November 12, an unnamed U.S. official said Tuesday. Johnson and three other U.S. soldiers were killed on October 4 when their convoy was ambushed as it left the village of Tongo Tongo. The official said medical examiners had verified Johnson's remains, which were found at the site where his body was recovered. Members of the U.S. Africa Command and the Niger military, who are investigating the ambush, visited the... Читать дальше...

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A federal judge has further blocked the Trump administration's order to cut funding to so-called sanctuary cities. The move by U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick in San Francisco made permanent Monday his earlier ruling from April that temporarily stayed the order. Orrick agreed with plaintiffs who argued the order violates the constitution. The city and county of San Francisco and Santa Clara County filed the suit. “The Counties have demonstrated that the Executive Order has caused and... Читать дальше...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to support the U.N. effort to "peacefully resolve" the nearly seven-year-long Syrian civil war. The White House said the two leaders talked for more than an hour and stressed the importance of ending the humanitarian crisis in which millions of Syrians have been displaced from their homes. Trump and Putin said the displaced Syrians should be allowed to return and "the stability of a unified Syria free of malign intervention... Читать дальше...

The White House said President Donald Trump talked with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, a day after the Russian leader held discussions with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad about a political resolution to end nearly seven years of fighting in Syria. Trump and Putin spoke informally several times last week when they both were attending a Southeast Asia summit in Vietnam. Among other issues, they discussed principles for the future of war-wracked Syria, where about 400,000 people have... Читать дальше...

Pakistan is welcoming a U.S. military offer to take action against militants involved in cross-border raids against Pakistan from Afghan soil. Pakistani officials say the move "augurs well" for regional counterterrorism cooperation. General John Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, told reporters in Kabul on Monday his offer was meant to discourage Pakistan's army from shooting at civilians across the Afghan border while responding to border raids by militants. “We have also offered... Читать дальше...

The U.S. government unveiled a water strategy Tuesday that is intended to expand the availability of safe drinking water and sanitation conditions for people throughout the world. "Safe water and sanitation are fundamental to human health, economic development, peace and security," the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development said in a written statement released Tuesday. The President's Global Water Strategy aims to achieve a "water-secure world" in which people have access to clean water. Читать дальше...

At least 20 people were killed Tuesday when an attacker blew up a vehicle in an Iraqi town south of Kirkuk. Dozens more were wounded in the explosion, which hit a crowded market in the town of Tuz Khurmatu. The death toll is expected to rise, according to police and medical sources. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Tuz Khurmatu, home to a mixed Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen population, was the site of violent clashes last month that left 11 people dead, according to Amnesty International figures... Читать дальше...

Ruling party candidate Muse Bihi Abdi has been declared the winner of the presidential election in the breakaway republic of Somaliland. The electoral commission said Bihi won 55 percent of the vote compared to 40 percent for Abdurahman Mohamud Abdullahi, the opposition Wadani party candidate. Faisal Ali Waraabe, of the For Justice and Development party (UCID), finished third with about 4 percent of the vote. Electoral Commission Chairman Abdikadir Iman Warsame, who announced the results in Hargeisa Tuesday... Читать дальше...

For 37 years, Emmerson Mnangagwa was Robert Mugabe’s right-hand man and one of his staunchest defenders. “Zanu-PF is a sacred party,” he told a crowd at a ZANU-PF rally earlier this year in central Zimbabwe. “It will rule and rule. Those barking will continue doing that while Zanu-PF remains in power. Forward with Mr Mugabe. Forward with Zanu-PF.” What a difference a few months make. This month, deposed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa — nicknamed “the Crocodile” for his cunning guerrilla tactics in Zimbabwe’s independence war ... Читать дальше...

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday labeled as "extremely troubling" a report that Michigan Rep. John Conyers settled a complaint in 2015 from a woman who alleged she was fired from his Washington staff because she rejected his sexual advances. The website BuzzFeed News reported on Monday that the office of Conyers, 88, paid the woman over $27,000 to settle the complaint under a confidentiality agreement. BuzzFeed also published affidavits from former staff members who said they had witnessed... Читать дальше...

The streets of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, erupted in celebration Tuesday after President Robert Mugabe resigned, ending 37 years in power. His former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, will be sworn in as president on Wednesday or Thursday, according to top officials in the ruling ZANU-PF party. Car horns blared as people danced, cheered and waved to celebrate the news of Mugabe's departure, which he announced in a letter read out by the speaker of parliament. One man told VOA's Zimbabwe Service... Читать дальше...

On November 5, more than 50,000 runners and two million spectators turned out for the New York Marathon. The event took place just a few days after a lone attacker drove a van into cyclists and pedestrians beside a busy Manhattan highway, killing eight people. Security was beefed up for the marathon: sand-filled sanitation trucks were deployed at key intersections to block vehicles, while hundreds of extra police backed by sniffer dogs and snipers were positioned along the 21-kilometer route. ... Читать дальше...