Новости за 18.12.2016

Can Man City or Arsenal keep pace with Chelsea? Is the South Coast derby really a derby? Answers await on Sunday.

'Unification' of Aleppo, Syria is good for the region, Adel Amar says.

The veteran striker has scored 16 goals in all competitions, and his manager believes his longevity is a shining example

Obama is with his longtime friend and classmate Bobby Titcomb; Joe Paulsen, his principal travel aide; Michael Brush, deputy assistant to the president; and Luke Rosa, senior associate director and trip manager. The motorcade passed by a few signs saying "Close Gitmo," ''Open Cuba," ''Drones Kill Kids" and "Aloha please talk with us" and people standing in their yards taking pictures.

Less than a month after a historic peace deal between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ended more than 50 years of conflict, the FARC has taken a crucial first step toward official political recognition.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Jack Davidson’s touchdown pass to Thomas Hennigan with 20 seconds left helped North Carolina to a 17-10 win over South Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.

ENSCHEDE – FC Twente stevende zaterdagavond af op een 1-1 gelijkspel, maar in de tweede minuut van de blessuretijd volgde alsnog een 1-2 nederlaag tegen AZ. Peet Bijen passeerde zijn eigen doelman. ,,Dit is verschrikkelijk. Nu ga ik met een lelijk gevoel de vakantie in’’, verwoordde Bijen zijn gevoel. ,,Als ik ‘m goed raak, speel ik die bal het stadion uit en blijft het 1-1.’’

DALLAS (AP) — Adam Cracknell scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday, ending the Flyers' 10-game winning streak.

DALLAS (AP) — Adam Cracknell scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday, ending the Flyers' 10-game winning streak.

DALLAS (AP) — Adam Cracknell scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday, ending the Flyers' 10-game winning streak.

DALLAS (AP) — Adam Cracknell scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday, ending the Flyers' 10-game winning streak.

INDIANAPOLIS — Many high school basketball fans in central Indiana will have to wait to watch their favorite teams until the weather improves and it’s safer to drive.

CAIRO — When a suicide bomber blew himself up in a Cairo church a week ago, it marked a bloody escalation by Egypt’s jihadist militants, raising fears that an insurgency which for years largely focused on fighting in the Sinai and killing policemen may now turn to unleash attacks on civilians in the country’s capital. [...] the militants may use Christians in an attempt to inflame sectarian divisions in Muslim-majority Egypt, following the strategy of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. By targeting the minority community... Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL — A suicide car bomber set off an explosion Saturday that demolished a public bus transporting off-duty soldiers in Turkey’s central province of Kayseri, killing 13 troops and wounding 56 other people, authorities said. Saturday’s blast comes a week after a car bomb attack claimed by Kurdish militants killed 44 people, mainly riot police, and wounded over 150 others near a soccer stadium in Istanbul. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the explosion at the entrance gate to Erciyes University hit a bus transporting off-duty soldiers. Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About 200 people gathered at the University of Minnesota to support the victim of an alleged sexual assault that led to the suspension of 10 football players.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About 200 people gathered at the University of Minnesota to support the victim of an alleged sexual assault that led to the suspension of 10 football players.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About 200 people gathered at the University of Minnesota to support the victim of an alleged sexual assault that led to the suspension of 10 football players.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About 200 people gathered at the University of Minnesota to support the victim of an alleged sexual assault that led to the suspension of 10 football players.

ENSCHEDE – Hij had niet mogen tellen, maar scheidsrechter Jochem Kamphuis zag het over zijn hoofd. Wout Weghorst maakte zaterdagavond zestien seconden na de rust de 1-0 voor AZ, maar stond voorafgaand aan de aftrap al tien tot vijftien meter op de helft van FC Twente.

BEIJING — China said Saturday its military seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea to ensure the “safe navigation of passing ships,” but would give back the drone after determining it was an American device. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun issued a statement late Saturday saying that a Chinese navy lifeboat discovered an unknown device in the South China Sea on Thursday. “In order to prevent this device from posing a danger to the safe navigation of passing ships and personnel... Читать дальше...

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