Disgraced Lord Sewel quits parliament following cocaine & hookers exposé (VIDEO)
Lord Sewel has announced his resignation from the House of Lords after apologizing for the “pain and embarrassment” caused when footage of him allegedly taking cocaine with prostitutes was leaked on Sunday. Sewel initially refused to apologize for the alleged misdemeanors, saying he would only take a leave of...
27 reasons to never visit Ukraine (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
1. Some people claim Ukraine is a land of beauty… 2. The truth is it isn't. 3. You would never fancy to go to Ukraine, not for love or money. It's just a waste of time... 4. You won't find anything interesting there. 5. But dark colors of nature… 6. Commonplace animals… 7....
The rusted nail of corruption in Ukraine
We often hear the word corruption, but few know the literal translation from Latin. It consists of two parts: together, united and to destroy, to break down. The term best describes the current political and economic situation in Ukraine. From the old Soviet system we have inherited the same paradigm of...
Natalia Belan from Ukraine — Miss Deaf World 2015 (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
In the final competition of Miss Deaf World 2015 took part 60 girls with hearing disabilities from around the world. Фото: Серж...
How Moscow hijacked the history of Kyivan Rus’
This essay was first published in a collection by Yaroslav Dashkevych, PhD. in “Learn to Speak the Truth with Non-Lying Lips” – K:Tempora, 2011, 828pp. Yaroslav Dashkevych was a prominent Ukrainian historian, who during his long academic career wrote more than 950 works on Ukrainian...
Ukraine: Inside the devastated Donetsk airport (VIDEO)
All week Nato has been holding military exercises with Ukrainian troops in the west of the country as the conflict in the east of Ukraine continues. Most of the fighting between rebel forces, backed by Russia, and the Ukrainian military is concentrated to the north and west of the city of Donetsk. The BBC's Tom Burridge has...
Media: Marine corps will replace Donbas Battalion in Shyrokyne
The Ukrainian Marine Corps will replace fighters from the Donbas Battalion of the National Guard, who are now leaving their positions in the village of Shyrokyne, according to TSN correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko. "The soldiers with military equipment are leaving the village. The marine corps will replace the Donbas...
Apocalyptic scenes in Moscow as thunderstorm unleashes freak lightning on city (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Heavy rains with thunder and lightning have descended upon the Russian capital. Though experts warned of the dangers of using cell phones during the storm, many people braved the weather to capture frightening images and share them on social media. Over 40 percent of a typical month’s rainfall hit Moscow in a single day...
ISIS leader approves beheading of woman for wedding present – report
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi approved a beheading of a woman as a wedding gift for a female religious judge, a defector from the terrorist group told Daily Mail in an exclusive interview, also describing other atrocities committed by the militants. A female Sharia judge, who lost her husband in a fighting and had...
Ukraine Russia Conflict: Russian Taking Selfie Is Shot On Ukrainian Border, Police Deny Report
A Russian national was reportedly shot by Ukraine authorities while attempting to take a selfie photo near the border of Russia and Ukraine, the Moscow Times reported Monday. Nikolai Sinitsin, a resident of Rostov-on-Don in Russia, was being treated for a gunshot wound to the chest, though Ukraine's police said it was not...
French farmers block routes from Spain, Germany to protest low meat & milk prices (PHOTOS)
Farmers in France have blocked routes from Spain and Germany to express disagreement with lowered prices for meat and dairy products in a protest entering its second week. At least 300 trucks carrying products from abroad were forced to turn back. About 1,000 farmers in the Alsace region, northeastern France, which borders...
Russian frigate’s missile launch at Navy Day meets messy end (VIDEO)
As the Russian military celebrated Navy Day in Crimea’s Sevastopol, the parade was marred by what appeared to be a botched missile launch which was captured by onlookers on camera. Sunday Navy Day parades were held across Russian ports with the Pacific, Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets and the Caspian Flotilla all...