Ever wonder what winds up at the bottom of a canal after 15 years? For the first time since 2001, the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris was drained so it could be cleaned, and the photos of the operation do a pretty neat job of answering that question. The project began on Monday, Jan. 4, and is expected to continue for the next...
A violent hailstorm has wreaked havoc in Johannesburg, South Africa, causing the roof of a shopping mall to collapse and local residents to take shelter in their homes. It’s summer in South Africa, but dark clouds gathered over the African nation’s largest city at around 3pm on Saturday, covering the streets with an...
"If I had to pick three things that I never get tired of writing about, they would be terrifying fast food, Japanese game shows, and crazy Russians who do crazy things and post videos of them on YouTube. And speaking of crazy Russians, this morning I came across a video posted by the Russian SlivkiShow YouTube account that...
A trip to this long-lost Eden – known for its tropical forests, azure seas, creative cuisine and quirky city – will show you a whole new side of Cuba. Cuba’s wild, wild eastTurquoise water. Sugary white sand. Lush tropical trees stretching back into a wide mountain range. When Christopher Columbus swung his...
The US Navy has released footage purportedly showing the Iranian Navy firing unguided rockets in the strategic Strait of Hormuz near the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and other Western warships and commercial vessels. The 45-second black and white video shot from a Seahawk helicopter reportedly shows “fast inshore...
Girlfriend of Nikolai Baskov Sophie Kalcheva shared their intimate photos in the social network Instagram. The picture shows that couple spending time in the...
CCTV footage has emerged of a Russian hospital doctor punching a patient who collapsed and later died. The incident took place in the city of Belgorod, 670km (440 miles) south of the capital, Moscow, on 29 December. The patient had earlier kicked a nurse, after which the doctor punched him in the head, Russian media reported....
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in a training session with the Russian national judo team in Sochi. First he sparred with the national team coach, then sparred with some athletes. ...
A massive fire broke out after a chemical plant exploded in the city of Lengshuijiang, in China’s southeastern Hunan province, local media reports. Firefighters managed to contain the blaze, local media reported, adding that there were no casualties as a result of the incident. While there is no information available...
Russian Prime Minister and his wife disappeared … Indeed, Dmitry Medvedev, was seenlast at on New Year's Eve, after which he and his wife did not appear anywhere else. As it became known, the Russian hater of America rests with his wife in the United States. The news was reported by Russian media....
Mankind has always had a semi-violent nature as its driving force. Over the years, people have obsessed over finding the best ways to dispense of adversaries as well as win conflicts amongst each other; however, not all human violence existed merely for warring purposes. Human sacrifice is known to have been a fundamental part...