Mecca stampede: 717 people killed, 863 injured in Hajj crush (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A stampede during the Hajj outside of the holy Muslim city of Mecca has claimed about 717 lives and left 863 pilgrims injured, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense Service reported. 220 ambulances and 4,000 rescue workers were deployed in the field for emergency treatment of the victims of the crush. The crush happened in...
Mecca stampede: 453 people killed, 719 injured in Hajj crush (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A stampede during the Hajj outside of the holy Muslim city of Mecca has claimed about 453 lives and left 719 pilgrims injured, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense Service reported. 220 ambulances and 4,000 rescue workers were deployed in the field for emergency treatment of the victims of the crush. The crush happened in...
Five countries may establish their own tribunal on MH17
Blocked by Russia at the United Nations, members seeking criminal accountability for the Malaysian jetliner destroyed in eastern Ukraine last year may create their own prosecution tribunal, Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Wednesday. The minister said such a tribunal was among the narrowed options now under...
Sector «M»: Booby-trapped bodies found outside Donetsk
Booby-trapped bodies have been revealed in the village of Sopyne in Donetsk region, the press officer of the Mariupol "M" sector Ihor Biriukov said on Thursday. "According to our informants, residents of the village of Sopyne invite to explore a certain site, as they suspect there are boxes of ammunition and...
Ukrainian inventor constructed «smart» energy-efficient house (Photo/Video)
Ukrainian Valeriy Samoylov built a home that saves energy. This idea he has borrowed from the Americans, but to realized was not easy work. The uniqueness of the building — energy savings. For warming used pure cellulose, and the floor is heated by wood-burning oven. So winter is quite warm. Heated...
3 prosecuted in China over killing of giant panda and sale of its meat
The pelt of a panda killed by poachers in China. Authorities are prosecuting three people over the poaching of a female giant panda in Yunnan province. Three people are being prosecuted in China over the killing of a giant panda in the wild and the sale of its meat, state media reported. Giant pandas are an endangered...
Russia’s ‘Rokot’ carrier launches 3 military satellites into orbit
Three Russian military communication satellites were successfully guided into orbit early Thursday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported. The satellites were launched via a Rokot carrier. At 1 am Moscow time on Thursday (22 GMT Wednesday), Russia’s Aerospace Forces successfully launched a Rokot space launcher...
Russia plans another big military base near Ukraine border
Russia is planning a second major military base near the border with Ukraine, where NATO accuses Russian troops of helping pro-Moscow separatists fight Kyiv's forces, according to Reuters. The bases are part of a Russian military buildup along a new line of confrontation with the West, running from the Black Sea in the...
Russia risks confrontation with US over Syrian military build up
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia's military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "could provoke a further escalation of the conflict", as well claiming more lives and increasing the flow of refugees. "If they are there to shore up Assad and to certainly provide Assad with the continued...
Leader of US war effort against Islamic State stepping down
The retired Marine general chosen by President Barack Obama to head military efforts against Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS/ISIL) is leaving the position, according to a new report. John R. Allen, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, will leave the job in November, according to...
Poroshenko administration explains why no response to firearm petition yet
President Petro Poroshenko's Administration has not yet responded to the most popular petition on legalizing possession of firearms in Ukraine, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Dmytro Shymkiv wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. According to Shymkiv, a response to the first petition, which met the 25,000 signature...