accidents
Boat capsizes in Odesa region, 14 dead
At least 14 people sank and 23 were rescued as an overloaded private tourist boat sinks outside a sea resort in Odesa region on Saturday. On October 17, at approximately 16:00 the Ivolga passenger boat capsized and sank in the Black Sea outside the resort of Zatoka. The rescue team consisting of the Administration of...
Brussels draws up plan to resettle 200,000 refugees across Europe: FT
The European Commission will propose a "structural EU-wide resettlement scheme" in March, 2016, in order to distribute 200,000 migrants across Europe directly from countries such as Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, according to The Financial TImes. "Massive resettlement is seen as part of a quid pro quo of any deal...
Al-Qaeda commander killed in airstrike in Syria
An airstrike has killed a top al-Qaeda commander, activists said Saturday, but it was not immediately clear whether it was carried out by the U.S.-led coalition or Russian warplanes, a national American daily newspaper USA Today reported. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Abdul Mohsen Abdallah...
How to teach people not to litter (VIDEO)
A small piece of litter you have in your hand today could amount to billions of litters at the end of the year. Billions of money is spent just to clean up the litter that many people have thoughtlessly tossed out on the streets and other public spaces. But if each of us try a bit more of discipline and application of...
Huge blaze at construction market in Moscow suburb (PHOTOS)
A huge fire has broken out at a big construction market in a Moscow suburb, emergency services said, adding that helicopters will be deployed to extinguish the blaze. The incident took place in a town of Nemchinovka, just outside the Russian capital. Now at least five pavilions are on fire and the area of the blaze has already...
Turkey downs «unidentified aircraft» on Syria border: BBC
Turkey says its warplanes have shot down an unidentified aircraft which intruded into its airspace near the border with Syria, according to the BBC News. Media reports quote officials as saying the aircraft was a drone. There are no further details so far, BBC News reported. The Turkish military said the unknown aircraft...
Malaysia to push for international court on MH17
Malaysia is committed to working with the MH17 joint investigation team (JIT) members to push for an independent international court to prosecute those responsible for the downing of the plane, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, according to The Star. "The technical investigations revealed by the Dutch...
Israel rocked by wave of terror attacks, at least 3 killed & dozens injured
Israel has witnessed a spate of terror attacks on Tuesday morning in Jerusalem, Raanana and Haifa. At least three people have been killed and scores injured in attacks in the Israeli capital and Raanana, Haaretz is reporting. The most serious attack took place in Armon HaNatziv area of Jerusalem, where two terrorists reportedly...
Six-hundred-year-old Henry V warship ‘found in English river’
A historian is believed to have found a 600-year-old English warship lying in mud in a river in southern England. Holigost (Holy Ghost) was a key cog in Henry V’s war machine, helping England to crush French naval power in the early 15th century. Historian Dr Ian Friel made the discovery while studying aerial photographs...
Claiming Delhi’s streets to ‘break the cage’ for women
Young female students in the Indian capital, Delhi, are fighting to assert their right to public spaces with a campaign called Pinjra Tod (Break The Cage). The BBC's Geeta Pandey joins them for a night as they go out to "claim the streets" and fill them with their "dreams and desires". Just as night...
Syrian conflict can jeopardise Turkey-Russia economic ties
The Middle East conflict could have a significantly negative effect on economic ties between Russia and Turkey, The Financial Times reported. Turkey is the second-largest consumer of Russian natural gas. A new pipeline across the Black Sea was supposed to foster the partnership. Its future is now murky, the report notes. Last...