Huge glass panel falls inches from Saudi man’s head (VIDEO)
A Saudi man can consider himself the luckiest man on Earth after a huge glass panel fell from a great height and landed just inches from his head, and didn’t hurt him much, a YouTube video shows. The footage, released on Sunday, shows a man walking along the street somewhere in Saudi Arabia. And suddenly something that...
Russian proxies attack ATO forces four times overnight
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine four times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Monday. "In general, the militants adhered to the ceasefire, but still there were some cases of the use of weapons by the enemy. From...
Cuba: Pope Francis meets Fidel Castro after Havana Mass (photos)
Pope Francis has met Cuba's former President, Fidel Castro, after celebrating Mass in front of tens of thousands of people in Havana. The two men discussed world affairs and religion, in what the Vatican called an "informal and friendly" encounter. Before the meeting, Pope Francis gave a homily in which he urged...
No casualties among Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day
No Ukrainian soldiers were killed or wounded in the Donbas conflict zone in the past day, presidential administration press secretary for Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) issues Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said. "Over the last day, no Ukrainian soldiers were killed or injured as a result of military clashes,"...
Ceasefire between government forces & militants begins in 3 Syria battlegrounds
Syrian government military forces and Islamist militants have agreed a ceasefire for an undeclared period of time in three areas starting from midday on Sunday, according to a monitoring group and a city official. Two villages, Fuaa and Kafraya, in northwestern Idlib province, which are still controlled by the government, and a...
Grand Theft Auto: Kursk? Iconic video game becomes very real-life in Russian city (VIDEO)
GTA: San Andreas has never felt so real after a series of parodying videos got it relocated from Los Santos, a city "tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption" to the remote Russian city of Kursk. Two of the three Russian-made game parodies revamp missions from the original game, including Carl...
‘No more refugees’: Arson attack destroys future German migration center (VIDEO)
A fire in a gym, destined to be a shelter for hundreds of migrants and refugees, means a southwestern German town is now unable to accommodate any more asylum seekers. Police suspect arson. An overnight arson attack on a sports hall, prepared to become a migration center with capacity for 400 people, has put the building in...
Center-2015: Russia’s biggest military drills of the year enter final stage (PHOTOS)
The year’s largest military drills in Russia are concluding, with nearly 100,000 servicemen preparing to return to home bases. The exercise involved all the armed forces. The firing range saw Iskander missile complexes testing strike precision. On Sunday, troops and military vehicles are making the last accelerated march...
Ukrainian interest. Long-awaited sanctions, bargaining Putin, and taming of Gazprom
Ukraine imposed sanctions against Russian businesses and individuals, as well as some foreigners, actively involved in the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and in destabilization in Donbas. The Russian president is trying to sell to the world community the recipe of Syrian conflict settlement, for his own benefit. Gazprom...
Migrant crisis: Thirteen die in ferry collision off Turkey
At least 13 migrants, including children, have died after their dinghy and a ferry collided off Turkey, the coastguard there says. The accident happened close to the port of Canakkale. The boat was on its way to the Greek island of Lesbos. In a second incident, Greece's coastguard said 26 people were feared missing from a...
Double-stunner: Stargazers to see total lunar eclipse, super moon in 1 night, first in 30 years
Sky watchers are getting ready for an extremely rare astronomical highlight of the season: a total lunar eclipse and a super moon that will happen simultaneously. The stunning show will be visible to the naked eye, and will start next Sunday, September 27, between 5pm and 6pm PDT time (between midnight and 1am GMT on Monday)....
German fighter jets start patrolling Baltic skies with full ammo
German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets have started patrolling the airspace of the three Baltic States with full ammunition loads. The move is designed to “motivate” German pilots, the military say Eurofighter hull hitch: Germany halves fighter flying hours http://t.co/CA95VyrYkz...