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Russian bombs take toll in Syria as Islamic State under pressure
Four months of Russian air strikes in Syria are taking their toll on rebel forces, strengthening the hand of a defiant President Bashar al-Assad as the United Nations struggles to get peace talks off the ground. Insurgents in the west are being hit harder, while in eastern and central parts of the country, Islamic State is also...
Global stock markets fall amid oil rout
Stock markets worldwide have tumbled with investors unsettled by the continued slide in oil prices and fears about the impact on global growth. Europe's main markets closed sharply down, led by the FTSE 100, which sank 3.46%, or 203.2 points, to 5,673.58. In afternoon trading on Wall Street, the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and...
Atlantis myths that are really true
Local legends often tell of cities or islands that have been lost to the waves. Nowadays we are sceptical of these tales, but some of them really happened In one cataclysmic night, the gods sent a battalion of fire and earthquakes so intense that the Utopian kingdom of Atlantis sank deep into the ocean, never to be found again....
Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery destroyed by Islamic State
Satellite images confirm that the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). St Elijah's stood on a hill near the northern city of Mosul for 1,400 years. But analysts said the images, obtained by the Associated Press, suggested it had been demolished in late 2014, soon...
In the US, young teacher was arrested for an intimate relationship with a schoolgirl (11 Photos)
In the US, once again young teacher arrested for having sex with a teenager. List of teachers, those caught in the debauchery of minors, expanded 26-year-old geography teacher Kimberly Naquin, from high school Destreganin Louisiana. Police learned that the teacher had an intimate relationship with a 16-year-old student, who...
Pakistan Charsadda: Deadly assault on university
Security forces have ended a gun and bomb attack on a university in north-west Pakistan in which 19 people were killed and 17 injured. Four suspected attackers also died in a battle that lasted nearly three hours at Bacha Khan University in Charsadda. There are conflicting reports about whether Pakistan Taliban militants...
10 Biggest Secrets of the Soviet Union
Communist Russia was an exemplar of openness and accountability in government. That’s not a sentence you’ll read these days—at least not outside of North Korea. (Although I suppose you’re reading it now, which makes my statement a little void. Unless you’re actually in North Korea, in which case...
Military chiefs gather in Paris to bolster Islamic State fight
Defense chiefs from the United States, France, Britain and four other nations meet in Paris on Wednesday to examine ways to accelerate gains against Islamic State, including by potentially ramping up the number of police and army trainers. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter described the gathering as a chance for face-to-face...
I Made A Funny Photo Project With Condoms
Humor and art have always been a thing for me and trying to combine these to grab people’s attention while making them laugh is what makes me love my job. My name is Andreas Varro and I’m a commercial photographer and digital artist and this is one of my personal photography projects. Have you missed the viral thing...
19 creative children’s bedroom ideas which every parent will adore
Children’s rooms offer them a place to discover their creativity. These rooms will influence their lives every day, which is why parents shouldn’t take the task of designing them lightly. We here at Bright Side have compiled some awesome design ideas that prove that the world of imagination is boundless. Cinderella...
Weekend binges just as bad for the gut as a regular junk food diet, study suggests
OFTEN find yourself eating slim on weekdays, but leave the healthy drive at work to be replaced by a two-day weekend junk-a-thon? Well, new research from the University of New South Wales has revealed that five days of good eating, mixed with two days of bad bingeing is just as detrimental to your gut as a consistent diet of...
Pakistan Charsadda: Gun battle at Bacha Khan university
Security forces in north-west Pakistan are battling militants inside a university in the town of Charsadda, with reports of several deaths. Police said two gunmen had been killed but others were thought to be holding out in campus buildings at Bacha Khan University as shooting continued. Some students have been rescued, Deputy...