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U.S., Russia sign memorandum of understanding on Syria: media
The Pentagon said Tuesday that the U.S. and Russia had signed a memorandum of understanding over safety procedures for aircraft flying over Syria, according to CBS News. The memo includes specific protocols for air crews to follow over Syria, and establishes of ground communications link, CBS News reports. Late last week, as...
USS Ross successfully intercepts ballistic missile target during coalition test
USS Ross (DDG 71) successfully intercepted a ballistic missile in the North Atlantic Ocean during the Maritime Theater Missile Defense (MTMD) Forum's At Sea Demonstration (ASD) on October 20, 2015, according to the official website of U.S. Naval-Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet. This is first time a Standard Missile-3...
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...
Iran airs unseen footage of secret underground missile base (VIDEO)
For the first time ever, Iranian television has broadcast footage of a secret underground tunnel, stocked with missile and launcher units. Officials have said it is one of several such bases in the Islamic republic. Located at a depth of 500 meters under the mountains, the footage shows a very long tunnel which appears to be...
SBU: Terrorist attack prevented in Dnipropetrovsk
SBU detains "DPR" terrorist trying to plant a 11-kg strong C4 bomb in a public place in Dnipropetrovsk. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Dnipropetrovsk region together with the local police has detained a local resident – an agent of the self-styled secret service of the Donetsk People's Republic...
U.S. to start training Ukrainian Armed Forces in November
In November, the U.S. will launch a unique multi-million dollar program designed for training Ukrainian armed forces and special units, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said in his address to the nation broadcasted on Sunday evening. "During my visit to New York, I agreed with the U.S. leadership on supply of...
Two die in two US university shootings
Two people have died after two separate university shootings in Texas and Arizona, just hours apart. One person was killed and three injured in the first shooting at Northern Arizona University early on Friday, which involved fraternity members. Later that morning a shooting at a student complex near Texas Southern University...
Klimkin asks parliament to stop misusing «Donbas’ special status» term
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin insists that Ukrainian lawmakers stop speculating about terminology related to "special status of Donbas." "There is no special status. There is a law on the peculiarities of local self-government , which was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada. The law which respective...
Russia violates Turkish airspace twice
A Russian warplane violated Turkish airspace on Sunday, a Turkish foreign ministry official said, the second such breach over the past three days, prompting Ankara to once again summon Moscow's ambassador, Reuters reports. Turkey, a NATO member with the alliance's second biggest army, scrambled two F-16 jets on Saturday...
Russia says to increase air strikes in Syria
Russia said on Saturday it would increase its air strikes in Syria and was willing to cooperate with all interested countries after carrying out more than 60 sorties in 72 hours there, according to The Daily Mail. "We will not only continue strikes… we will also increase their intensity," said Andrei Kartapolov...
Previously unseen footage of US 1955 nuke tests in Nevada (HD VIDEO)
Six decades after the events, a series of unreleased videos has seen the light of day: four atomic explosions carried out by the United States in 1955, as part of Operation Teapot. The operation was a series of fourteen nuclear test explosions carried out at the Nevada Test Site early that year, designed to further develop...
Local man arrested in Chernihiv: weapons, ammo, pro-Novorossiya leaflets seized
Chernihiv police with the assistance of the local security service division have detained a 62-year-old resident of a northeastern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, discovering and seizing explosives, ammunition and a set of pro-separatist leaflets, according to the Chernihiv regional police office. During the investigation the law...