Turkey downs «unidentified aircraft» on Syria border: BBC
Turkey says its warplanes have shot down an unidentified aircraft which intruded into its airspace near the border with Syria, according to the BBC News. Media reports quote officials as saying the aircraft was a drone. There are no further details so far, BBC News reported. The Turkish military said the unknown aircraft...
Blue-eyed blonde made 10 plastic surgeries to become a Korean (PHOTO)
A white Brazilian man with blonde hair and blue eyes has taken the extraordinary step of undergoing surgery to look like an Asian. Xiahn, 25, has a love for 'K-pop' and Korean dramas and became obsessed with looking like the locals during his time as an exchange student in the country. A year at...
Earth just had its warmest September on record — by a long shot
It's virtually certain that in January 2016, the planet will set a new record for the warmest calendar year on record. A key data set that tracks global average surface temperatures, which comes from the Japan Meteorological Agency, shows a huge jump in temperatures in September as compared to average. Related data compiled...
Malaysia to push for international court on MH17
Malaysia is committed to working with the MH17 joint investigation team (JIT) members to push for an independent international court to prosecute those responsible for the downing of the plane, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, according to The Star. "The technical investigations revealed by the Dutch...
Britain wants Russia to explain how come Pinocchio flamethrower recorded in militant-held area of Donbas
The British delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) demands from the Russian delegation to explain how a sophisticated Russian-manufactured heavy flamethrower appeared on a militant-controlled territory of Donbas. “We are requesting the delegation of the Russian Federation to explain...
ATO Headquarters: Calm day in Donbas, military fortify positions
The situation was calm in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, which enabled the Ukrainian military to continue equipping their positions, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Thursday. "There were no violations of the Minsk agreements in ATO zone in last day, which made it possible to...
Migrants sue Berlin’s main refugee center for delays to welfare handouts
After weeks of waiting to get registered with Berlin authorities, a group of refugees and migrants have sued Berlin’s main refugee center for failing to grant their asylum benefits on time, which they were promised when Germany took them in. The temporary injunction filed at the Berlin Social Court seeks the immediate...
‘Killed 27 native species:’ Australian govt defends plan to cull 2mn feral cats in open letter
An Australian official has penned an open letter on the recent controversial plan to kill 2 million feral cats after it provoked outrage among animal rights activist, including actress Brigit Bardot who labeled the strategy “animal genocide.” Australia’s first Threatened Species Commissioner, Gregory Andrews,...
Iran airs unseen footage of secret underground missile base (VIDEO)
For the first time ever, Iranian television has broadcast footage of a secret underground tunnel, stocked with missile and launcher units. Officials have said it is one of several such bases in the Islamic republic. Located at a depth of 500 meters under the mountains, the footage shows a very long tunnel which appears to be...
Vladimir Putin condemns US for refusing to share Syria terror targets
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has issued a caustic defence of his country's bombing raids in Syria, accusing the West of stonewalling requests for help on terrorist targets and failing to grasp the basic facts on the ground. "We asked them to give us the information on the targets that they believe to be 100 percent...
Ukraine started to receive defensive non-lethal weapons from foreign partners, — Poroshenko
President Petro Poroshenko thanked foreign partners for providing non-lethal defensive weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "…we are grateful for the defensive non-lethal weapons that has finally started to arrive," Poroshenko said Wednesday morning when opening the exhibit of modern weapons and equipment at...
Pope Francis apologises for Vatican ‘scandals’
Pope Francis has made a surprise public apology for recent scandals "either in Rome or in the Vatican". He made the apology at his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square, but did not specify which scandals. He is thought to be referring to a senior Polish priest who was dismissed from his Vatican post after...