Новости за 24.09.2015

Hajj Stampede Near Mecca Leaves Over 700 Dead
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — At least 717 people were killed and 863 injured in a stampede near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday morning. The deaths — at an intersection in Mina, about six miles east of the city — occurred around 9 a.m. on the first day of Eid ...
At least 717 people killed in Saudi Arabia hajj stampedeFox News
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Putin's Chess Game in Syria Again Forces Obama to Recalculate
Bloomberg
Once again, Vladimir Putin is forcing Barack Obama to respond to bold moves on the geopolitical chess board. And once again, as Russia pours forces and military hardware into a corner of Syria, the American president has had to adjust. In moves that ...
Obama, Putin to meet next week at the UNLos Angeles Times
Russia's military intervention in Syria, explainedVox
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Pope Francis Challenges Congress to Heal World's 'Open Wounds'
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, challenged Congress and by extension the mightiest nation in history on Thursday to break out of its cycle of polarization and paralysis to finally use its power to heal the ...
Pope Francis Skips Lunch With Politicians To Be With Homeless In Washington, D.C.Huffington Post
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Former agent testifies at start of Fast and Furious trial
seattlepi.com
FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2010, file photo, an American flag on a nearby resident's home waves in the breeze near a U.S. Border Patrol truck blocking the road leading to a search area near where agent Brian Terry, 40, was killed northwest of Nogales, Ariz.
Border Patrol Agent Is Indicted in 2010 Fatal ShootingABC News
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Colombia, FARC rebels vow to end 50-year war within six months
Reuters
HAVANA Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the top FARC rebel commander pledged on Wednesday to end their 50-year war within the next six months, sealing their pact with a handshake likely to stand as a lasting image in the South American ...
Colombia's Half-Century Conflict at a GlanceNew York Times
Colombia's president, leftist rebels announce breakthrough in peace talksFox News
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Pope Francis, in Washington, Addresses Poverty and Climate
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Welcomed with a fanfare of trumpets and a chorus of amens, Pope Francis introduced himself to the United States on Wednesday with a bracing message on climate change, immigration and poverty that ranged from the pastoral to the ...
Progressive Pope Francis' Speech to Congress May Make GOP SquirmNBCNews.com
Pope lauds Obama on climate change, canonizes controversial missionaryReuters
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