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Syria poses challenges for Putin
In the mountains above Sochi in southern Russia, the marble halls and panoramic terraces of the Krasnaya Polyana hotel were almost empty. Built for a G8 summit in 2014 that was called off because of the Ukraine crisis, and still weeks away from this winter's ski season, the resort had the look of an extravagant white...
Car Accident Downs Power Lines In Hurst
A car accident led to a broken utility pole and downed power and cable TV lines in Hurst Sunday evening. The accident happened in the 300 block of the Interstate 820 southbound access road near State Highways 121 and 183, Hurst police say. Only one car was involved. The injured driver was taken to the hospital. Crews are...
Russian-backed militants expel Médecins sans Frontières from region
Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic blacklists international medical aid charity without giving reasons Rebels in Ukraine have ousted an international task force of doctors in the country's wartorn east, denying thousands of civilians urgent medical care. The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic has...
One Ukrainian soldier wounded in country’s east conflict zone
Several ceasefire violations recorded in Donbas over past 24 hours One Ukrainian serviceman has been wounded in Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, according to the country's military spokesman. "One of our servicemen was wounded. The injury is not life-threatening," Oleksandr Motuzianyk, Ukrainian presidential...
Mutual ban on flight between Russia and Ukraine takes effect
Airline ban, effecting Aeroflot and Transaero, is part of sanctions against 105 Russian companies Today a mutual ban on direct flight between Russia and Ukraine comes into force. Kyiv earlier decided to close its airspace to 25 Russian airlines, including the flagship carriers Aeroflot and Transaero. The airline ban is...
The beginning of «the season of student boozes» in Britain: shocking photos taken near pubs
In Britain, began a series of student parties Unleash the Beast 'tour (Tour to release his beast), photos of which traditionally are shocking people who maintain a sober lifestyle. "Carnage UK company enables students across the country for just £ 10 No Limit drinking alcohol in 10 pubs. For this amount...
LIH executed syrian soldier by moving the tank (Video 18+)
The prisoner is dressed in the traditional executions LIH orange jumpsuit. The network has a new video penalty Syrian soldiers "Islamic state", the Heavy. The video is called "And if you punish the enemy, O believers, that punishment should be equivalent to your suffering." The prisoner is...
This 11-year-old dinosaur is the most complete adolescent T. Rex ever found
An adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex named Jane may settle a dispute more than 70 years in the making: Whether small carnivorous dinosaurs are younger versions of T. rex, or another species altogether, a new study finds. The authors of the new study contend that small and slender Jane is a young, 11-year-old T....
Australia plans to kill two million feral cats. Before you get mad, hear them out
It’s open season on wild cats Down Under. Over the next five years Australia will slaughter two million feral felines as part of a plan to protect native animals from the "efficient predators," which have been a “major contributor” to the extinction of at least 27...
Russian stars who are over 40 and don’t age (Photo)
Celebrities may have access to the best skin and hair pros—not to mention just about every pricey winkle cream, injectable filler, and skin-tightening surgery—but none of these guarantee they will age gracefully. In fact, many celebs who've searched for the fountain of youth at their plastic surgeon's office...
‘Extremely dangerous’: Hurricane Patricia ravages Mexico
Patricia, a Category 5 storm, has made a landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast with sustained wind speeds reaching 380 km per hour. Thousands of people have been evacuated as life-threatening flooding and mud-slides are feared along the hurricane’s path. Mexico’s National Meteorological Service has downgraded...
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,...