3 UAE soldiers die in Saudi-led coalition push on Yemen’s provincial capital
09 августа, 2015
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3 UAE soldiers die in Saudi-led coalition push on Yemen’s provincial capital

The Saudi-led coalition ground force fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has captured the capital of Abyan province, after launching preliminary airstrikes and a series of coordinated attacks on strategic locations still held by the rebels. Empowered by Saudi-supplied tanks and armored vehicles, the forces supporting the exiled...

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Heroes who died at Ilovaisk (memorial video)
07 августа, 2015
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Heroes who died at Ilovaisk (memorial video)

The video and song are in Ukrainian but it’s too beautiful and important not to post this now; the visuals are, of course, universal: “Leaving” The chorus is: “I’m leaving you today, Don’t wait for me...

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State Takes Aim At Illegal, Lucrative Amber Business
07 августа, 2015
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State Takes Aim At Illegal, Lucrative Amber Business

ZHYTOMYR, Ukraine – Acting on orders from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to crack down on the illegal $500 million amber mining business, an Interior Ministry task force on Aug. 4 seized 2.6 tons of the gemstone in Rivne Oblast that was said to be headed for the black market. Kyiv Post staff writer Olena Gordiienko...

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At least 2,280 soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine
07 августа, 2015
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At least 2,280 soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Fighting between Ukrainian soldiers and Russian-separatist forces killed five soldiers in war-torn Donbas over the last 24 hours, the Ukrainian military reports. Two of them were the servicemen of the 92nd mechanized brigade, killed in a battle in Donetsk Oblast's Shchastya. The cities of Horlivka, Avdiivka and the ruins at...

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Best Soyuz-ISS docking clip you’ll see today! (VIDEO)
07 августа, 2015
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Best Soyuz-ISS docking clip you’ll see today! (VIDEO)

Here is a time-lapse video of the re-docking of the Soyuz capsule from one port to another at the International Space Station. Watch the cool version by this YouTube user, where the action speeds up 900 percent, complete with a lush synth soundtrack. The video appears to show the reconfiguration of the ISS, which takes place in...

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Servicemen Wait on Reward: Ukrainian paratroopers say government owes them payment
07 августа, 2015
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Servicemen Wait on Reward: Ukrainian paratroopers say government owes them payment

After serving for more than five months on the frontline in the east of Ukraine fighting against Russian-backed militants these Ukrainian paratroopers say they are not ready to go home. Their bags are packed but these men from the 90th airborne battalion say they are not ready to be demobilised because they are still waiting...

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Poland Presidential Inauguration: Duda pledges to bolster NATO presence as head of state
07 августа, 2015
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Poland Presidential Inauguration: Duda pledges to bolster NATO presence as head of state

More NATO security guarantees and more alliance troops on Polish soil. Two pledges made by Andrzej Duda, who was sworn in as Poland’s new president on Thursday. Kremlin-critic and opposition-backed Duda becomes the country’s sixth head of state since the fall of communism in 1989. Following Russia’s military...

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Emotional Homecoming for Ukrainian Troops: Soldiers return after 2 months in combat zone (VIDEO)
07 августа, 2015
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Emotional Homecoming for Ukrainian Troops: Soldiers return after 2 months in combat zone (VIDEO)

Ukrainian soldiers and Air Force pilots on parade near Kyiv, having served two months in one of the most dangerous parts of front line in eastern Ukraine. These men came under shelling by combined Russian-separatist forces some 400 times near the city of Avdiivka, just north of Donetsk....

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Macedonia Islamic State Arrest: Police arrest 9 for involvement in Syria and Iraq
07 августа, 2015
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Macedonia Islamic State Arrest: Police arrest 9 for involvement in Syria and Iraq

Macedonian police have arrested at least nine people suspected to have fought alongside Islamist insurgents in Syria and Iraq, the interior minister announced on Thursday (August 6). In a security sweep in four towns, the police forces searched 21 houses, an internet cafe and a mosque in the capital Skopje. An imam was among...

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Kabul Deadly Bomb Explosion: Security tight after early morning blast kills at least eight
07 августа, 2015
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Kabul Deadly Bomb Explosion: Security tight after early morning blast kills at least eight

A truck bomb has exploded near an army compound in the center of the Afghan capital killing at least eight people and wounding close to 200, police and health ministry officials said....

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The separatists undressed on the ruins of Luhansk Airport (PHOTOS)
06 августа, 2015
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The separatists undressed on the ruins of Luhansk Airport (PHOTOS)

In Lugansk on the ruins of the airport  where killed fighting for 20 Ukrainian soldiers, who fighted for independence, girls in bikinis with guns made a photo session. Arthur Ahmadullin published photos in a social network Drive2.ru.  There are also pictures of the flag of Russia on the overpass near the railway...

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SBU detains deputy of Kyiv City Council for bribery
06 августа, 2015
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SBU detains deputy of Kyiv City Council for bribery

One of the deputies of Kyiv City Council and his accomplices were detained by the employees Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Prosecutor General’s Office  During the searches of the individuals suspected of committing a crime, a total of UAH 4 million was seized by law enforcement officers. The investigation...

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