Ukraine: Managers of four banks stole $6 billion of the National Bank refinancing funds
Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine jointly with the Prosecutor General's Office recently found evidence of theft of about 6 billion hryvnia of National Bank refinancing funds by management of four Ukrainian banks. This is reported by Corruption.info citing the press-service of the SBU. The greatest...
BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89
The "King of the Blues", guitarist and singer BB King, has died aged 89. King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas. Born in Mississippi, King began performing in the 1940s, going on to influence a generation of musicians, and working with Eric Clapton and...
Two boys of 13 and 7 were injured by terrorists’ artillery strikes on Avdiivka and Luhanske villages – Interior Ministry (updated)
The terrorists opened mortar fire on Avdiivka village in the Donetsk region today, May 14, at 5.20 a.m. Head of the Donetsk region police Viacheslav Abroskin reported on his page on Facebook, Corruption.info informs. "A boy, born in 2002, received shrapnel injuries as a result of a direct hit of the shells at the...
Daughter of Ukrainian hero solider received medal «For bravery and courage» of her killed father, who saved 30 men. ( PHOTO )
The photo of a little girl who received a medal "For bravery and courage" in place of her deceased father caused enormous response and a lot of emotions in social media. In Kirovohrad, families of heroes killed in battles for Ukraine received military decorations "For bravery and courage." Among those...
2 Super Small Apartments Under 30 Square Meters (photos)
In a tiny apartment, everything must have its place and stay there. When you're working with just a few square meters of floor space, there is no room for a spontaneous floor lamp purchase or a flea market bean bag. From concept to design to the actual living in the apartment, you have to be meticulous. The two apartments...
Vienna brings in gay pedestrian crossing lights
Dozens of traffic lights in the Austrian capital have been changed to show gay couples crossing the road instead of the traditional lone figure. Vienna has changed the signal images at 120 pedestrian crossings — also showing heterosexual couples — in preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest. Officials said the...
Family of Russian soldier killed in Ukraine received dead body of another man
Parents of Russian soldier Pavel Zhylin from Voronezh, presumably killed in the Ukrainian Donbas, were given a dead body of a man who is not their son.Source:http://en.censor.net.ua/n335672 This was reported by Reuters citing statement by Pavel's godmother, Elena Denisova, Corruption.info informs with a...
Parliament to make information on citizens’ property public
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine deputies approved disclosure of data from the state land registry as well as one on vehicles from the Unified State Register. 243 deputies supported in the first reading the draft amendments to certain Ukraine's laws on increase of transparency of possession of property in order to prevent...
Macedonia ministers resign amid phone-tapping scandal
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has accepted the resignation of two ministers and his intelligence head amid a surveillance scandal. Opposition leaders say intelligence chief Saso Mijalkov and Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska led government attempts to control the press, judiciary and electoral officials...
New girl in US-Mexico mistaken identity custody case
A teenage girl has appeared in a Mexican court in a custody case filed by a US woman, weeks after another girl was wrongly sent to America. Alondra Diaz was in the court in the western Michoacan state to confirm her identity and consider DNA tests. This comes after a video emerged showing another girl, Alondra Luna Nunez, being...
Poll: Third of Russians believe Russia would win war against NATO
Read more on UNIAN:http://www.unian.info/war/1077002-poll-third-of-russians-believe-russia-would-win-war-against-nato.ht Just under two-thirds of Russians, or 59%, believe that the United States poses a threat to their country, while 48% of them think Washington “creates obstacles to the development of...