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Iraqi PM: Deploying foreign ground troops in Iraq ‘hostile act’
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi says Baghdad has not requested a deployment of foreign soldiers and the sending of combat forces into its territory would be considered a "hostile act," according to Radio Liberty. Abadi's comments on December 3 come one day after the United States announced it will deploy at...
20+ Awesome Gift Ideas For Bookworms (Besides An Actual Book)
What's the perfect gift for a book-lover? There's nothing worse than getting someone a book they already have, so why not play it safe and get them some book-themed accessories? From book-shaped pillows to bedtime story duvet covers, there's no excuse for empty stockings by the fireplace this year! This book-lover...
The world’s most beautiful schools
They are buildings in which to teach and learn – but they can be magnificent too. Jonathan Glancey discusses some of the most stunning seats of learning. Nancie Atwell, American winner of the inaugural Global Teacher Prize, was in London in early November where she put across her simple, resonant message: children are...
Ukraine studies Russian airstrikes in Syria to prepare defenses – Turchynov
Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Oleksandr Turchynov said that Ukraine is studying the use of Russian combat aircraft in Syria in order to be prepared to defend the state from Russian airstrikes. Turchynov noted in his interview with the Ukrainian TV Channel 5 that Ukraine is highly concerned...
South American soccer bosses charged in latest FIFA graft probe – Reuters
Soccer bosses from across South and Central America were among 16 people charged on Thursday with multimillion-dollar bribery schemes for marketing and broadcast rights, in a dismantling of a Latin American soccer network by U.S. prosecutors, Reuters has reported. Court documents showed that the heads of the CONMEBOL and...
AFP: Russia warns Turkey will regret plane downing, receives condolences
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed that the Turkish leadership would be made to regret the downing of one of Moscow's warplanes, as Ankara presented its condolences for the death of a Russian pilot in the incident, according to AFP. Moscow announced a halt to talks on a major gas pipeline with NATO member...
Woman Became Pregnant from a Bullet
Sometimes touted as the origin of the phrase "son of a gun," the apocryphal tale of "the bullet through the balls" is a well-traveled legend, often reported by such infamous urban legend vectors as "Dear Abby," as in this example from her 6 November 1982 column: It seems that during the Civil...
The brutal execution of ‘gay couple’ by militants ISIS shocked the world (photo)
The extremist group of Islamic State (ISIS) threw two Syrian men off the top of a building in Palmyra city in the central Syrian province of Homs, after accusing them of being a gay couple, local sources reported on Wednesday. A masked ISIS militant carried out the death sentence against the supposedly “gay...
Volochkova showed her mother, fans are in shock (photo)
Ballerina Anastasia Volochkova eve celebrated the anniversary of his mother. Instagram is now full by family blonde mom and daughter pictures and funny videos. "Mom, thank you for everything !! ? For that gave birth to, raised, educated, led the theater to ballet and helped to realize my dream — to become a...
How to Sharm el-Sheikh and other resorts of Egypt turns into a ghost town
Arab Spring badly damage the tourist industry in Egypt. Until 2011, tourists visited the country of sands and pyramids annually by 15 million people. The revolution has helped to reduce the flow of tourists by almost a third. Now began to visit Egypt each year only 11 million people and the number is rapidly...
High in the Andes, A Mine Eats a 400-Year-Old City
The mine at Cerro de Pasco, Peru, once funneled silver to the Spanish crown. Today, it’s consuming the town—and poisoning children with lead. CERRO DE PASCO, Peru—For a woman intent on moving an entire city, fifty-six-year old Congresswoman Gloria Ramos Prudencio, barely five feet tall, looks unassuming. Her...
BBC: UK launches first Syria airstrikes
RAF Tornado jets have carried out their first airstrikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, the British Ministry of Defence has confirmed, according to the BBC. Four Tornados took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus shortly after British MPs voted to approve bombing, the BBC wrote. The strikes focused on six targets in an...