Shocking images: 3 killed as plane crashes in residential area outside Tokyo (VIDEO)
Three people have been killed after a small plane crashed in a residential neighborhood near the Japanese capital Tokyo. Houses and cars caught fire after the incident. Local resident Minako Akiyama told AP she first heard a deafening noise of something being torn apart. "There was kaboom! I ran upstairs, then I saw...
Militants attack using tanks and 122mm howitzers today
In the past 24 hours, on July 25, Russian-backed illegal armed groups shelled Ukrainian troops in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) area 75 times, with 39 attacks launched from 18.00 Kyiv time till midnight, the ATO press center wrote on Facebook. Starting from 20:00 Kyiv time, militants shelled almost simultaneously Ukrainian...
ATO Headquarters denies withdrawal of Azov and Aidar battalions
The Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters denies reports about withdrawal of units of the Azov battalion from positions near the village of Shyrokyne and withdrawal of the Aidar battalion in Luhansk direction, the ATO press center wrote on Facebook. Unreliable reports have been spread by some media and controversial...
Executioner ‘Jihadi John’ flees ISIS fearing for his own head – report
The notorious ISIS executioner, a Briton known as Jihadi John who featured in several beheading videos, has reportedly fled Islamic State-controlled territory, fearing that the publicity surrounding him will eventually result in his head served on a plate by his fellow terrorists. The Kuwaiti-born Mohammed Emwazi turned into...
Activists film horrific slaughter of 250 whales in Faroe Islands (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Shocking footage has emerged showing the slaughter of 250 pilot whales in the Faroe Islands. The annual event, known as the grindadráp, sees locals luring the animals to the shore before attacking them with lances and knives. The brutal scenes were filmed by Sea Shepherd, a non-profit marine conservation society. Five...
Palestinians clash with Israeli police near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli police have deployed stun grenades to disperse rock-throwing Palestinian protesters, who were trying to prevent Jews from praying on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on one of their most important holidays. Violence erupted on Sunday morning as Jewish worshippers were visiting the Temple Mount on the day of Tisha B'Av...
Kyiv artist creates portraits from dill, leafy greens, and spices (PHOTOS)
Nadiya Antonets has come up with a creative answer to the Russian slur of referring to Ukrainians as ukrop (dill in Russian) – by using the herb in her portraits. Korupciya.world reports citing Kyiv Post A graphic artist and illustrator from Kyiv, she didn’t expect her foodstuff collage...
Associated Press: Savchenko sent to western Russia before trial
Russia's human rights commissioner says the Ukrainian servicewoman charged in the deaths of two Russian journalists is being sent to a detention facility in western Russia as her trial looms closer. Nadezhda Savchenko, a military pilot, allegedly was working as a spotter in eastern Ukraine and provided the coordinates for a...
Court authorizes first corruption trials in absentia for Yanukovych allies
In a historic move, Kyiv’s Pechersky Court has authorized the first two trials to be held in absentia in Ukraine, for allies of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych. Korupciya.world reports citing Kyiv Post However, the indictments have not yet been sent to court and the trials have not yet begun —...
Protesters call for firing of prosecutor general over corruption scandal (PHOTOS)
Protesters held a rally against Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin and his deputies Volodymyr Huzyr and Yury Stolyarchuk near the Prosecutor General’s Office on July 24. Korupciya.world reports citing Kyiv Post The activists, including representatives of the Anti-Corruption Action Center and the AutoMaidan...
Thousands march in Honduras to oppose govt reluctance for social change (VIDEO)
A massive torch-lit demonstration has flooded the streets of the Honduran capital. The people are expressing their discontent with current government policies that ignore corruption and crime. Thousands of people took to the streets of Tegucigalpa on Friday evening, protesting against US interference and calling for the...