New Horizons: Foggy haze seen in Pluto images
New images of Pluto from Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft have captured a fog-like haze near the surface. The pictures also offer stunning views of the dwarf planet's rugged mountains and its sweeping plains. New Horizons acquired a mass of observations as it whipped past Pluto on 14 July, at a distance of 12,500km....
Ukraine Bans Silvio Berlusconi for Three Years After Crimea Visit: Reports
Ukraine's security service on Thursday banned former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from entering the country for three years, according to Ukrainian and Russian media reports, after Berlusconi visited the Crimean Peninsula with Russian Presdident Vladimir Putin last week. The Italian media mogul spent two days in...
Migrants break through Croatia police lines at Tovarnik
Crowds of migrants have scuffled with Croatian police in at least two places along the border with Serbia as they seek to enter the European Union. They briefly broke through police lines at Tovarnik and Bezdan after hours waiting in full sun. At least 8,900 migrants entered Croatia on Thursday, officials said, after...
Ukroboronprom to ship next batch of tanks to Thailand by year’s end
The next batch of Oplot tanks, the latest development of the Ukrainian armored industry, will be shipped to Thailand by December 31, 2015, First Deputy General Director of state-owned Ukroboronprom Concern Serhiy Pinkas "We have met the latest deadline for the delivery of five tanks under the contact with Thailand. The...
Burkina Faso coup: Compaore ally named ruler
Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso have seized power in a coup, with reports of more than 10 deaths amid protests in the capital, Ouagadougou. A close ally of former President Blaise Compaore has been named the country's new leader, state television reports. French President Francois Hollande condemned the coup in...
Facebook is finally adding a ‘dislike’ button
Facebook has plans to introduce the long-demanded counterpart to its iconic “like” button, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Tuesday. “I think people have asked about the ‘dislike’ button for many years,” Zuckerberg said during a live Q&A Session at Facebook headquarters. “Today is a...
NASA delays first manned flight for its Mars spacecraft until 2023
The first crewed flight of the vehicle which NASA one day expects to be taken to Mars has been delayed. The first mission, called EM-2, was previously expected to happen in August 2021, but NASA has now said that it could happen as late as April 2023. Bezos vs. Musk? Amazon CEO plans to build, launch rockets off Florida coast...
In photos: Migrants clash with Hungarian police
A man runs from Hungarian police spraying water on migrants at a border crossing into Hungary near Horgos, Serbia, on Wednesday. After Hungary shut down its border with Serbia on Tuesday, frustrations have erupted into clashes between Hungarian police and those trying to cross the border. A few hundred migrants tore down the...
Plenty of fish in the sea? Half of ocean life died out in 45 years – report
Overfishing and other similar threats have caused the number of fish and animals in the ocean to have halved since 1970 with conservation group WWF calling the situation ‘critical’. Common threats for global species decline: habitat loss, over fishing/hunting, and climate change. — EWS WWF (@ews_wwf) October...
Tsunami waves triggered by 8.3 quake strike Chile (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Tsunami waves triggered by a massive 8.3 earthquake have reached Chilean shores, flooding the streets and forcing people to seek shelter on higher ground. Authorities have kept a high alert level in place for most of the coastline. Daños sector La Boca en Concón son cuantiosos @tvn_gonzalo @christianpino @mxperez...
Poroshenko enacts anti-Russian sanctions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has enacted a decision taken by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine on September 2 to introduce sanctions against Russia, presidential press secretary Svyatoslav Tsegolko tweeted. "The president has signed an order to introduce sanctions against Russia. It will...
OSCE sees 43 Grads in LPR-held areas behind withdrawal lines
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported that militants from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic ("LPR") in the country's east have massed heavy weapons, including 43 Grad multi-launch rocket systems at their training area. "At a Luhansk People's Republic training...