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Drone captures mighty Soviet submarine (Video)
Drone footage captured one of the glories of Soviet engineering – an attack submarine from 1980. The 2,000 ton, 91 meter-long Tango-class diesel-electric attack submarine patrolled the Black Sea before being transferred to its resting place at the Avtovaz Technical Museum in the city of Tolyatti in Russia’s...
Poroshenko allows contract military to serve for six months
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law on amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service" for clarification of the period of military service under the contract, the presidential press service told an UNIAN correspondent. The law is aimed at ensuring the establishment of...
Civilian deaths from Russia air strikes rising, activists claim
More than 40 people have been killed and eight injured after a bus and truck collided in Gironde province in southwestern France, say local authorities. The incident took place at about 7:30am local time in the town of Puisseguin. Both vehicles caught fire after the collision. About 60 firefighters have been deployed to the...
Australia to allow Facebook photos to be used in national surveillance database — report
Photos from social media websites like Facebook could be used in an Australian counter-terrorism database. Critics are concerned about the system’s lack of “transparency,” but the new legislation can come into effect without being passed by parliament. Senior officials from the attorney general’s office...
Too much even for Siberia: Worst blizzard in 10yrs turns Omsk into huge snowball (PHOTOS)
The snow has gotten off to an incredible start in Siberia, where a record snowfall has paralyzed many areas of the city of Omsk, with thousands of drivers hopelessly stuck in hellish snowstorm traffic for hours. You might say it’s nothing special for Siberia, but those who know – namely weather forecasters –...
Lenin pulled to the Dark Side: Revolutionary’s statue turns into Darth Vader
The respect Ukrainians hold for the Dark Lord from the Star Wars films has taken a new turn, as an artist from Odessa has transformed a statue of Lenin into a Darth Vader monument, with a Wi-Fi router hidden under the helmet included as a nice bonus. The monument, which is located on the premises of an Odessa factory, was...
Terrifying Trump mask a hit for Mexico Halloween (VIDEO)
A latex mask of US billionaire and presidential hopeful Donald Trump is one of the favorites in the run-up to Halloween celebration this year. Trump’s popularity rivals that of fugitive kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman. Trump has become arguably the most hated man south of the border after describing Mexican...
American killed as hostages rescued in Iraq, sources say: CNN
An American was killed in an operation involving the U.S. military to rescue dozens of Kurdish hostages in Iraq overnight, two U.S. officials told CNN on condition of anonymity Thursday. Seventy hostages were liberated in the operation, which involved U.S. special operations troops as well as Kurdishand Iraqi forces, U.S....
Ukraine completes withdrawal of tanks on all fronts
The forces of Anti-Terrorist Operations have completed removal tanks from the demarcation line in Donbas, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation. "Today the Ukrainian military completed the pullback of tanks on all fronts. Combat vehicles are moving at a 15-km distance from the contact line....
Reuters: Obama vetoes defense bill, sends it back to Congress
U.S. President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill on Thursday, returning the measure to the Republican-controlled Congress because of the way it uses money meant for war spending to avoid automatic budget cuts to military programs, according to Reuters. "I'm going to be sending it back to...
Russian air strikes in Syria only amplifies «Islamic state» — USA
United States sharply criticized Russia for its air strikes in Syria by opponents of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, saying that these attacks only strengthen extremist group "Islamic State", against which they supposedly directed. As stated by the US permanent representative to the United Nations Samantha...
Tastelessness and debauchery in the big city in the BDSM style (PHOTO, VIDEO 18+)
Every year, the center of San Francisco turns into the most depraved city on the planet. It attracts thousands of supporters of fetishism, sexual perversion and culture of the "stick". Folsom Fair Street — the biggest festival of BDSM permissiveness. This year it attracted more than half a million...