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Huge blaze at construction market in Moscow suburb (PHOTOS)
A huge fire has broken out at a big construction market in a Moscow suburb, emergency services said, adding that helicopters will be deployed to extinguish the blaze. The incident took place in a town of Nemchinovka, just outside the Russian capital. Now at least five pavilions are on fire and the area of the blaze has already...
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...
Blue-eyed blonde made 10 plastic surgeries to become a Korean (PHOTO)
A white Brazilian man with blonde hair and blue eyes has taken the extraordinary step of undergoing surgery to look like an Asian. Xiahn, 25, has a love for 'K-pop' and Korean dramas and became obsessed with looking like the locals during his time as an exchange student in the country. A year at...
Earth just had its warmest September on record — by a long shot
It's virtually certain that in January 2016, the planet will set a new record for the warmest calendar year on record. A key data set that tracks global average surface temperatures, which comes from the Japan Meteorological Agency, shows a huge jump in temperatures in September as compared to average. Related data compiled...
Malaysia to push for international court on MH17
Malaysia is committed to working with the MH17 joint investigation team (JIT) members to push for an independent international court to prosecute those responsible for the downing of the plane, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, according to The Star. "The technical investigations revealed by the Dutch...
Britain wants Russia to explain how come Pinocchio flamethrower recorded in militant-held area of Donbas
The British delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) demands from the Russian delegation to explain how a sophisticated Russian-manufactured heavy flamethrower appeared on a militant-controlled territory of Donbas. “We are requesting the delegation of the Russian Federation to explain...
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...
Pope Francis apologises for Vatican ‘scandals’
Pope Francis has made a surprise public apology for recent scandals "either in Rome or in the Vatican". He made the apology at his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square, but did not specify which scandals. He is thought to be referring to a senior Polish priest who was dismissed from his Vatican post after...
Israel rocked by wave of terror attacks, at least 3 killed & dozens injured
Israel has witnessed a spate of terror attacks on Tuesday morning in Jerusalem, Raanana and Haifa. At least three people have been killed and scores injured in attacks in the Israeli capital and Raanana, Haaretz is reporting. The most serious attack took place in Armon HaNatziv area of Jerusalem, where two terrorists reportedly...
Syria ‘near miss’ prompts US-Russia air safety talks
The US and Russia are to hold new talks on air safety in Syria after it emerged combat aircraft from both nations came within miles of each other on Saturday. The planes were in visual contact with each other, 10 to 20 miles (15-30km) apart, a US defence spokesman told reporters in Washington DC. It will be the third round of...
Claiming Delhi’s streets to ‘break the cage’ for women
Young female students in the Indian capital, Delhi, are fighting to assert their right to public spaces with a campaign called Pinjra Tod (Break The Cage). The BBC's Geeta Pandey joins them for a night as they go out to "claim the streets" and fill them with their "dreams and desires". Just as night...
Savchenko’s sister barred from entering Russia until 2020
Vira Savchenko, the sister of captive Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, who is in jail in Russia now, has been barred from entering Russia until 2020. " returning to Ukraine. At the Chortkovo-Milovoye check point on the border with Russia, a border guard told me, Vira Savchenko, that a ban on travels to Russia has been...
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