European Migrant Crisis: Hungary threatens to use army to stop refugees entering
Hungarian authorities have been rolling out a low, barbed-wire barrier along the border with Serbia as a temporary measure while construction crews race to complete a more substantial 3.5-metre-high fence however some migrants were underrered, braving the new fence to avoid police checks....
Odesa-born roofer raises Ukrainian flag near Kilimanjaro (photo)
Ukrainian roofer Yevhen Lata marks Ukraine's Independence Day in Africa Odesa-born roofer Yevhen Lata On August 24 hoisted the Ukrainian national flag on the highest point of Africa. Lata wrote in a message posted to the Internet: "To mark Ukraine's Independence Day, we hoisted our blue-and-yellow flag on the...
‘Overwater highway’ costing $70mn launched in central China (PHOTOS)
A one-off route, dubbed the 'overwater highway', has opened in Hubei province, central China. In order to avoid cutting through the woods, about 4.4 kilometers of the 10.9-kilometer highway has been constructed above a river that runs through picturesque mountains. The local authorities have spent $70 million to build...
Saudi Arabia’s 175 ‘mass judicial executions’ in 1 yr condemned by Amnesty
Amnesty International has slammed Saudi Arabia in a report for its flagrant use of the death penalty, which has seen 175 people executed in the space of 12 months, while adding that a number of crimes did not warrant the use of capital punishment. The report entitled ‘Killing in the Name of Justice: The Death Penalty in...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, nine wounded in Donbas in last day
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another nine were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone in the last 24 hours, presidential administration spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Tuesday, according to an UNIAN correspondent. "In the last day, we lost two...
Sentsov sentenced to 20 years, Kolchenko to 10 years in prison for terrorism
The military court in Russia’s city of Rostov-on-Don on Tuesday sentenced Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov to 20 years in prison and Ukrainian activist Oleksandr Kolchenko to 10 years in prison, both are accused of terrorism and will be kept in a high-security penal colony, according to an UNIAN correspondent in the...
How looks like an ideal childhood — without a computer and the Internet
Today's children from an early age already know how to use modern technology. Without this, of course, can not do now, but there are many other equally fun, and most importantly, useful lessons. ...
Focus with watermelon, from which your guests will be delighted
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The Story Of The Impossible: Ukrainian girl without legs, became a star of the sport in USA (photos)
Oksana Masters became one of the biggest stories out of the London 2012 Paralympic Games as she and her teammate Rob Jones won a bronze medal in rowing in the trunk and arms mixed double sculls. Masters was named U.S. Rowing’s Female Athlete of the Year for 2012. In late 2012, Masters met one of the coaches of the...
Merkel with Poroshenko: No new format of talks on Ukraine needed
The Minsk agreements should be observed, while the Normandy format, engaging Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia, should be reinforced, therefore there is no need to create a new format of talks on the Ukraine crisis, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and...
Unknown recording of the song Vysotsky
Exclusive post ballad "Paradise apples" was made a bard during a trip to the United States in the late...
North ‘regrets’ S. Korean soldiers’ injuries, South to halt ‘propaganda’ broadcasts – Yonhap
N. Korea has admitted it “regrets” S. Korean soldiers' injuries in landmine blasts that fueled the border conflict, as S. Korea has promised to halt its broadcasts into the north, Yonhap reported. The countries have also agreed to promote reunions of separated families. North Korea has also reportedly pledged to...