China has replaced four departments of the Central Military Commission (CMC) with 15 new agencies, in a move intended to make the top command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) more flexible and efficient. The CMC is a dual organ of military control in China and is comprised of top party and military officials. It...
One woman’s packaging skills have gone viral with her kung fu style of sealing boxes showing she’s a force to be reckoned with — at least when it comes to packaging. In under 14 seconds, the mystery master is able to sellotape two boxes together and then send them on their way with a look of disdain that would...
Two soldiers died when a military jet crashed in a south-eastern Iranian city while on a training mission, local media reported. The jet is thought to be an F-4 Phantom II bought by Tehran from the US before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A military plane on a training mission crashed near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday,...
The Moscow tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda uncovered some information on Wednesday that had eluded the Russian public for years: Russian Ex-President Dmitry Medvedev's 20-year-old son Ilya had starred in two episodes of a children's comedy show called Yeralash ("havoc") that were shot in 2006 and 2007 before...
The Twitosphere erupted within minutes of Lady Gaga barging past Leonardo DiCaprio at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. The hullabaloo was over the Revenant star's reaction to being accidentally shoved by the pop star as she made her way to the podium to accept her Best Supporting TV Actress gong. Leo, however, was...
Locals are alarmed after more than 100 short-finned pilot whales washed up on Indian shores, less than 400 miles from the southern city of Chennai. Fishermen and authorities are working together to slowly return each surviving animal to the water. The operation on Tuesday morning had rescuers trying to resuscitate the whales,...
Mumbai police have identified 16 areas they call dangerous spots to take selfies after people were killed while trying to take the perfect picture of themselves. The locations include such major tourist attractions as Girgaum Chowpatty Beach and the Marine Dive promenade, where an 18-year-old woman slipped and drowned in the...
Footage shows the aftermath of an explosion in Sultanahmet square in central Istanbul, Turkey An explosion at Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district, which is popular with tourists, has injured several people on Tuesday, Turkish media reports said.The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. Private NTV...
Rumors are circulating that scientists have finally discovered gravitational waves – one of the most important variables in Albert Einstein’s understanding of how the universe works. If confirmed, the observations could become the biggest leap in physics in a hundred years. When Einstein published his general theory...
Police in the German city of Leipzig made 211 arrests after far-right supporters vandalised buildings and burned vehicles on the fringes of an "anti-Islamisation" rally. The unrest came as thousands of activists protested peacefully. They blame Germany's record influx of refugees for sexual violence against women...
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At least 10 people have been killed and 15 injured on a historic central square in Istanbul, Turkish authorities said. Local media reported that a suicide bomber blew himself up near a group of...