Trash splash: Heavy rains over Beirut spawn rivers of garbage across capital
The street trash situation in Beirut has reached breaking point. Despite the summer’s citywide “trash protests,” which later morphed into a general desire to do away with the current government, the trash predicament is worse than ever, as heavy rains hit. Parts of the Lebanese capital currently look like some...
CNN: Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years
If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in five years or less, warned a dire report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week. That includes OPEC leader Saudi Arabia as well as Oman and Bahrain, according to CNN. Low oil prices will wipe out an estimated $360 billion from...
Syrian rebels to Russia: Stop bombing us – Reuters
An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related groups in southern Syria said on Monday Russia must stop bombing rebels before they could talk about cooperating with it, saying they hadn't turned down an offer of support but Moscow must first halt its attacks, according to Reuters. "We didn't turn down the offer. We just...
Militants shell ATO forces near Donetsk airport on Monday, kill one soldier
Russian-backed militants have shelled the positions of Ukrainian forces near the ruined Donetsk airport, having killed one Ukrainian soldier, according to the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) press center. The militants were firing from the area near Donetsk airport from 17:25 to 18:10 local time on Monday to attack the ATO...
Russian missile plants working 24/7 due to Syrian campaign — media
The employees of JSC Tactical Missiles Corporation were forced to work in three shifts due to the growing demand in the supply of Russian weapons to Syria, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant. "In order to deliver weapons to Tartous, the Russian Navy has urgently bought eight Turkish transport ships and very...
ATO Headquarters: Vuhlehirska power station to be demined on Oct 26
The situation was calm in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, which enabled the Ukrainian military to begin demining of Vuhlehirska thermal power station, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Monday. "The Ukrainian military are helping to rebuild the infrastructure of Donbas. Mine...
Chewbacca campaigns for Darth Vader in Ukraine, gets handcuffed by police (VIDEO)
The growling, hairy spaceship mechanic from Star Wars was fined an equivalent of $7.50 on Sunday, after breaking the country's election laws, as he attempted to canvass voters for… Darth Vader. The detention of the erstwhile companion of smuggler-turned-hero Han Solo, who appears to have turned to the Dark Side,...
German police deploy water cannon as far-right, antifascists rally in Cologne (PHOTOS)
Thousands rallied in Cologne on Sunday as supporters of the ‘Hooligans against Salafists' far-right group and their left-wing opponents took to the streets. Police had to deploy a water cannon in an attempt to control the counter-protest. Law enforcers had earlier sought to ban Sunday’s demonstration by the...
Drone captures thousands of refugees march in Slovenia (VIDEO)
Drone footage highlights the scale and drama of the long flow of Middle Eastern refugees from one camp to another, after crossing the Croatia-Slovenia border. The journey was made by several thousand migrants, winding up in the Slovenian border town of Rigonce. The footage shows the group huddling together on the Slovenian side...
Dozens killed, more than 100 injured as 7.5 quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
More than 40 people have been killed after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Pakistan, Afghanistan and northern India, local media reported, citing local officials. Massive tremors have been reported in New Delhi, Islamabad and several other major cities. According to Pakistani rescue officials, 52 people have been...
Officially, the 20-year-old student become the most beautiful fat girl in Russia (Photo)
20-year-old student Irina Cheremnyh won the beauty contest for girls plus size «North Aurora-2015", which took place in St. Petersburg. A prerequisite for participation was the size of clothes not less than 50. The young woman admitted that the fullness of helps her with a nice communication. Irina has...
Syria poses challenges for Putin
In the mountains above Sochi in southern Russia, the marble halls and panoramic terraces of the Krasnaya Polyana hotel were almost empty. Built for a G8 summit in 2014 that was called off because of the Ukraine crisis, and still weeks away from this winter's ski season, the resort had the look of an extravagant white...