ATO headquarters: militants provoke major standoff to request Russian help
Militants are attempting to destroy the Minsk truce, seeking to request "help" from Russia, according to Anatoliy Stelmakh from the Staff of the Anti-Terrorist Operation. The situation in the ATO zone has remained tense on August 14-17, with the highest number of attacks on military positions of government troops by...
‘Terrifying’ Terminator-like robot let loose in US woods (VIDEO)
A Google subsidiary has taken a large step – quite literally – in trying to make humanoid robots as realistic as possible. Its creation, an Atlas robot, was able to walk unaided across rough terrain, a vast improvement over recent failures at the Robot Olympics. If you go out in the woods today, you're sure of a...
14 San Francisco cops gang up on homeless man ‘armed’ with crutches
It took 14 San Francisco Police Department officers to take down and restrain a one-legged, black homeless man, armed with crutches and apparently dangerous. The incident is the latest embarrassment for the US police, who face constant accusations of unreasonable use of force. The confrontation was captured on video released by...
Bombing rocks tourist area in Bangkok, 22 dead & scores injured (VIDEO)
A motorcycle bomb has exploded in a commercial and tourist center in Thailand's capital Bangkok, killing at least 22 people, according to authorities. Over 120 others were injured, local media reported. At least eight foreigners were among those killed. According to the latest information provided by the Royal Thai Police...
Whose embroidery is the most beautiful : Jovovich, Lorac, Sobchak, Panettiere and other (PHOTOS)
Ukrainian embroidery continues fashionable march across countries and continents. Not for nothing the American Vogue called embroidery "the hottest trend of the season". Even nicer to see familiar embroidered motifs on the famous Hollywood stars. And if some of stars are connected with Ukraine — such...
Militants shell two villages near Mariupol, leaving two civilians dead, another six wounded
Russian-backed militants engage self-propelled artillery on the residential areas of Sartana and Lebedinske near the strategic government-controlled port city of Mariupol in the late hours of Sunday, killing and injuring several local civilians. Russian proxies have shelled the villages of Lebedinske and Sartana with...
Footage of Sartana damages from militant shelling released on Ukrainian TV
Russian-backed militants engage self-propelled artillery on the residential areas of Sartana and Lebedinske near the strategic government-controlled port city of Mariupol in the late hours of Sunday, killing and injuring several local civilians. Russian proxies have shelled the villages of Lebedinske and Sartana with...
ISIS executes Libyan militias after Salafist revolt, displays corpses on gibbets – reports
Islamic State jihadists in Libya have carried out a show execution of four fighters from a rival group that stirred up a revolt earlier this week aimed at toppling the militants’ regime in the city of Sirte. Earlier this week, Libya’s Islamic State affiliate suppressed an uprising staged by a Salafist Muslim group...
Indonesian plane with 54 on board crashes in Papua region — officials
An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 54 people has crashed in the country’s eastern Papua region, a Transportation Ministry official has confirmed. Contact with Flight TGN267 was lost at about 0600 GMT Sunday. "The latest information is that the Trigana aircraft that lost contact has been found at Camp 3, Ok Bape...
24 photos of Ukraine, which impress the world
These pictures circled around the world. They won at international competitions, were published in renowned international journals. In each of these pictures shows independent Ukraine as it is, without exaggeration and embellishment. There are tragic, moments of our lives, and triumphs, and extremely nice people and...
Top 10 things to do in Ukraine (Photos)
Yet another gorgeous yet overlooked Eastern bloc outpost, Ukraine is Europe’s largest country and home to some 45 million people, with a thousand years of history and mostly visa-free entry. There must be some fun things to do in Ukraine, right? I rest my case. But seriously, I had a great 2 months in Ukraine,...
Eagle – 1, Drone – 0 (VIDEO)
Never fly a drone in eagle country. They’ll either see it as dinner or consider it an enemy invader, causing a Black-Hawk-Down situation, as one Australian man found out. The graceful 2-meter wedge-tailed eagle has amazing vision, as the video shows. You can see the bird flying in for the kill from afar and taking down...