Russia’s presence in Syria makes situation more complicated – UK Foreign Office
The crisis in Syria is becoming "more complicated" by Russian involvement in tackling Islamic State and the possibility of British military action in Syria has been made difficult by Russian involvement, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said after a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is...
Activists blocking traffic at Kalanchak checkpoint at border with Crimea (video)
Crimean Tatars and representatives of patriotic organizations of the city of Kherson and Kherson region have blocked roads in Kherson region near checkpoints at the administrative border with Russian-occupied Crimea to prevent trucks with commodities from entering the peninsula. Activists from the Samooborona pro-Ukrainian...
126,000-year-old pre-woolly mammoth skeleton found in Siberia (PHOTOS)
A unique, 90-percent intact steppe mammoth skeleton dating back 126,000 years has been discovered in northern Russia. The find could mean the species existed for much longer than previously thought It is the first steppe mammoth to be found in Yakutia in Northern Russia. It’s in better condition than the five other...
Russia readies for life without SWIFT
An equivalent of Belgian SWIFT system has practically been created in Russia, Central Bank Chief Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday, according to Russian news agency TASS. "Work is on track. As far as financial messages transmission is concerned, we have practically set up a SWIFT counterpart in Russia," Nabiullina...
Militant leader Zakharchenko calls for readiness for new war in Donbas
Leader of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Oleksandr Zakharchenko has called on militants to get prepared for new war with Ukraine, according to a militant website. "I don't rule out new fights. Yes, most probably, we'll have to , and we should be prepared for that moment," Zakharchenko said...
Turkey ready to cooperate with Russia on Syrian issue
Despite being on opposing sides of the Syrian conflict, Moscow and Ankara are able to cooperate to ensure stability, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu said after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, a Polish national daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita reported....
The video that will scare you into never taking another selfie again
It's not even two minutes in length, but this new YouTube video is enough to make you want to sleep with the light on for weeks. Shot by an author and a film student and titled Selfie From Hell, the tense footage focuses on a selfie-snapping woman who notices a looming figure appear behind her in the photos, and is...
Wikipedia made a top 10 list of Ukrainian natural places (photos)
Wikipedia made a top 10 list of Ukrainian natural places of interest and sent it to participate in the project "Wiki Loves Earth". 1. Granite-steppe lands of Buh 2. Alushta, Crimea 3. Сarpathian National Nature Park 4. Alushta, Crimea 5. Carpathian Biosphere Reserve 6. Carpathian National Nature Park 7. Kinburn...
No NATO peacekeepers in Donbas unless UNSC decides: diplomat
NATO member states and their partners will only send their troops to Ukraine if the peacekeeping mission is approved by the UN Security Council, Acting Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO Yehor Bozhok said in an interview with Ukrainian online newspaper Europeiska Pravda. "If the UN Security Council approves the...
Looks like Japan 2011, ships on streets: Dramatic aerial shots of devastating Chile quake
Apocalyptic images showing the impact of the 8.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile and killed 12 are staggeringly similar to photos from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which killed almost 16,000. The quake was felt as far away as Buenos Aires, Argentina. Authorities issued a tsunami alert for Chile's entire...
Aelita Andre — the youngest artist on the planet
Seven-year girl Aelita Andre Australian artist has experienced: she created her first painting in the first 9 months, still unable to walk. Daddy, an Australian artist Michael Andre, leave a blank canvas in the living room, she crawled to him and began to squeeze paint from tubes … and she loved it. Her first exhibition...