Новости за 25.07.2016

UNITED NATIONS — Britain, France and the United States on Monday backed a UN call for a humanitarian truce in Aleppo after four hospitals were bombed and civilians were killed by air strikes in the Syrian city.

TRIPOLI — The United Nations warned on Monday that the Libya conflict was preventing some 279,000 children from attending school across the war-torn country.

ADEN — At least 80 pro-government and rebel troops have been killed in fighting since last week in northwest Yemen near the border with Saudi Arabia, military sources said on Monday.

NOUAKCHOTT — A 22-nation Arab summit tackling the region's crises, despite splits over Iran and Turkey, was cut back to a single day Monday due to the absence of the heavyweight leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

ANSBACH, Germany — A Syrian man whose asylum bid had been rejected in Germany recorded a cellphone video of himself pledging allegiance to the Daesh terror group before he tried to get into an outdoor concert with a bomb-laden backpack. He was turned away and blew himself up outside a wine bar instead, injuring 15 people, authorities said Monday.

VIENTIANE, Laos — China scored an unequivocal diplomatic victory Monday, preventing Southeast Asia's main grouping from criticising it for territorially expanding in the South China Sea, even though some of the bloc's members are victims of Beijing's actions.

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo sealed a deal Monday to sell its core business to telecom giant Verizon for $4.8 billion, ending a two-decade run as an independent company for the Internet pioneer.

AMMAN — The Jordan Times distributes on Monday the 27th issue of Al Qibla newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Great Arab Revolt.