‘Step towards normality’? Austria plans to shut emergency corridor for refugees
Austria and Germany have acted quickly and humanely in an emergency situation to help around 12,000 refugees, but now the time has come to move back towards “normality” and reinstate proper border controls, the Austrian chancellor has announced. “We have always said this is an emergency situation in which we...
Three Ukrainian paratroopers possibly abducted near occupied Crimea
The press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Facebook that three soldiers from 79th separate airmobile brigade went missing in the early hours of September 5 near the administrative border with the Russian-occupied Crimea. "In the morning of September 5, we became aware of the...
Russian proxies resume attacks on ATO forces, cease fire after midnight
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 12 times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Monday. "From 18:00 Kyiv time to midnight on September 7, the illegal armed groups opened provocative fire several times in the...
This Woman Does Free Tattoos For Survivors Of Domestic Violence
Scars can be life-long reminders of abuse, so tattoo artist Flavia Carvalho decided to do something about it. Her project “A Pele da Flor” (The Skin of the Flower) is about giving hurt women tattoos free of charge. For two years, Carvalho has helped women cover scars left from knives and bullets, and from...
Lost In Time: The Abandoned City Of Pripyat (photos)
Desolate hospitals, abandoned homes and scattered, broken possessions are all that is left of the once-thriving Soviet town of Pripyat. The town of 50,000 residents was once hailed as being a vision of the future, with progressive town-planning and modern architecture. But nearly 30 years ago, all that came...
EU praises skills of Ukraine marines
The commander of HELBROC, Greece-led Combat Tactical Group of the European Union, said the Ukrainian marines taking part in Sea Breeze-2015 military exercises are very well trained. “I saw the people who had been training very hard. Moreover, they are experienced. Therefore, I am convinced that they are able to...
Refugee crisis: People power forces Cameron to accept 4,000 asylum seekers
Public outrage at the plight of asylum seekers arriving in Europe has forced Prime Minister David Cameron to backtrack on his pledge to keep the UK’s doors closed as the UN confirms Britain will take a further 4,000 refugees. People power in the UK has been credited with Downing Street’s volte-face on Thursday...
‘I blame myself’: Father of drowned kids lays family to rest at home Kobani (VIDEO)
The refugee family who tried to escape war-torn Syria for Europe have returned to their home town of Kobani. But only the father has survived. In Syria, he buried his wife and two little sons who tragically drowned while trying to cross from Turkey. The funeral of three-year-old Aylan, five-year-old Galip and their mother...
Saudi-led coalition suffers deadliest day in Yemen, as UAE & Bahrain lose 50 troops
In its deadliest battle incident ever, United Arab Emirates forces have lost at least 45 soldiers fighting among the Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen, after Houthi rebels reportedly fired a rocket into weapons warehouse at a military camp. The deadly incident took place in the oil-producing Marib area of central Yemen,...
President enacts NSDC decision on protection of Ukraine’s national interests in aviation sphere
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) as of July 20, 2015 "On measures aimed to protect the national interests of Ukraine in the aviation sphere." According to the NSDC decision, in order to improve the implementation of the state policy in the...
DPR leader admits political solution of Donbas conflict
Oleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) terrorist organization, said that any solution to the conflict in Donbas, except the Minsk agreements, would lead to destruction and economic collapse. Such statement Zakharchenko made in his special address, which was posted by one of the...
Alan Kurdi drowned off the shores of Turkey. His family was trying to reach Canada
The drowned child washed up on a Turkish beach captured in a photograph that went around the world Wednesday was three-year-old Alan Kurdi. He died, along with his five-year-old brother Galib and their mother Rehan, in a desperate attempt to reach Canada. The Syrian-Kurds from Kobane died along with eight other refugees early...