POLITICS
China: minor incident with U.S. warship could spark war in South China Sea
China's naval commander told his U.S. counterpart that a minor incident could spark war in the South China Sea if the United States did not stop its "provocative acts" in the disputed waterway, the Chinese navy said on Friday, according to Reuters. "If the United States continues with these kinds of...
Lviv local throws grenade into mayor’s house
A Lviv resident threw a hand grenade into Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovy's house late on Thursday, according to a police report. The police that are guarding the area around the mayor's house have already detained a man who has reportedly thrown the grenade into the Sadovys' house, the press service of the Interior...
Freedom closer than seems: Lawyer on Savchenko’s prospects to return
Ukrainian pilot and Member of Parliament, held in Russian prison, Nadia Savchenko, will return to Ukraine in 2016, according to her lawyer, Mark Feygin. "I’m out of the prison in Novocherkassk. Nadia sends greetings to everyone. Freedom is closer than it seems. In the new year, Savchenko will leave for home," he...
Iran to be invited to key Syria talks, U.S. says: media
Iran is likely to be invited for the first time to international talks with the U.S. and Russia in Vienna this week over the Syrian conflict, according to the U.S. State Department, BBC News reports. "Whether they come or not is up to Iranian leaders," said U.S. state department spokesman John Kirby, according to BBC...
Pullback of light artillery to begin on Oct 28
The situation was calm in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, which allowed the Ukrainian military to continue reinforcing their outposts, train and prepare military equipment for the coming winter, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. "The military continue reinforcing their...
School officer uses force against black female student, slams her on floor (VIDEO)
South Carolina police have opened an investigation into a school officer’s assault of a black student as a disturbing video is spreading online. The footage captured the officer grabbing a female student, slamming her to the floor and dragging her away. A South Carolina school officer, identified as Deputy Ben Fields, has...
CNN: Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years
If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in five years or less, warned a dire report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week. That includes OPEC leader Saudi Arabia as well as Oman and Bahrain, according to CNN. Low oil prices will wipe out an estimated $360 billion from...
Chewbacca campaigns for Darth Vader in Ukraine, gets handcuffed by police (VIDEO)
The growling, hairy spaceship mechanic from Star Wars was fined an equivalent of $7.50 on Sunday, after breaking the country's election laws, as he attempted to canvass voters for… Darth Vader. The detention of the erstwhile companion of smuggler-turned-hero Han Solo, who appears to have turned to the Dark Side,...
Drone captures thousands of refugees march in Slovenia (VIDEO)
Drone footage highlights the scale and drama of the long flow of Middle Eastern refugees from one camp to another, after crossing the Croatia-Slovenia border. The journey was made by several thousand migrants, winding up in the Slovenian border town of Rigonce. The footage shows the group huddling together on the Slovenian side...
Russia and Ukraine suspend direct flights between countries
Talks aimed at ending trade war fail with thousands of travellers visiting family and on business now facing arduous journeys. Direct flights between Ukraine and Russia were grounded on Sunday, as mistrust between the two countries boiled over into a new trade war that could affect hundreds of thousands of...
Al-Qaeda leader killed in Syria — Daily Mail
One of al-Qaeda's senior commanders in Syria has been killed in a gun battle with Syrian Arab Army forces in Aleppo, according to The Daily Mail. The al-Nusra Front, the Sunni Islamic jihadist militia fighting against Syrian Government forces in the civil war, confirmed Sheikh Abu Sulaiman al-Masri's death this morning,...
Russian military in Syria on candid camera: It’s like Checnhya (video)
French journalists from France24 film the Russian troops from an airbase in Syria’s Latakia with a candid camera. In a conversation, filmed with a outside the airbase, on the city streets, the soldiers opined that the Russian military will stay in Syria until the end, accrding to France24. "We can just tell you that...