Several houses have been seriously damaged in Slovyansk after being bombed during the overnight battle. Locals are angry at the government forces whom they consider responsible for the damage and for not being able to hold the situation under control. People have grown tired of the fighting and have turned against ... read entire article »
NATO and USA officials are skeptic regarding Russian military troops relocation from near the Ukrainian borders. Although border guards from Ukraine declared they have seen a decrease in the Russian activity across the border, the US said that this would be the ... read entire article »
A derailed cargo train crushed into a passengers train near Moscow, killing six and injuring 45 others. The passenger train was travelling from Moscow to Chisinau, capital city of Moldova, carrying a total of 394 people on board, when it was hit by the cargo ... read entire article »
The situation in Ukraine made U.S. officials talk more about the region and ensure NATO countries that the U.S. is backing them. U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden arrived yesterday in Bucharest, Romania as part of a campaign to reassure east European allies that USA ... read entire article »
A national day of mourning has been declared in Bosnia-Herzegovina so that people can mourn those whose lives were taken by the worst flood of the century. The death toll is now at 47 in Bosnia and Serbia together but, once the waters recede, more bodies are ... read entire article »
Over 30 children have died today in a bus fire in Colombia. The children were returning from a church event in the proximity of the Fundacion city. What ignited the fire remains unknown so far, although authorities presume it was linked to an engine fault or ... read entire article »
Around 8,000 police officers will accompany the Pope on his next week's visit to Israel. Although this may seems as a somewhat extreme measure of security, President Obama received the same protection treatment on his last visit to the Holy land. The security ... read entire article »
Thailand is not the place to protest any more. Earlier today the army declared martial law nationwide to preserve law and order. The country has been rocked by heavy protests in the last half of year. The surprise announcement was made by military officials at 3 ... read entire article »
After three-months worth of rain has fallen in just three days, Serbia now prepares to see the Sava River water levels peak within the next few hours, giving way to a flood wave. A lot of energy has been put into protecting the country's biggest power plant from ... read entire article »
Turkish police detained 25 people and arrested three others after the mining accident in Turkey. The detained people were charged for negligence after 301 miners died in the mining disaster. The three men were also charged with the crime of causing the death of ... read entire article »
Two high speed trains collided in Berlin, Germany while performing slow platform maneuvers. The driver of one train suffered minor injuries, but was taken to hospital due to a shock. The accident was caused in the early ours, in the Berlin-Rummelsburg rail yard. ... read entire article »
Parts of Bosnia and Serbia are under a state of emergency after the worst rainstorms and floods on records swiped through their landscape, causing landslides, burying houses and cutting off whole communities. Army helicopter were sent to help evacuate the ... read entire article »
Civil unrest increased in Brazil after waves of strikes and protests spread throughout the whole country, threatening the upcoming World Cup. In Sao Paulo police and protesters clashed after demonstrators forced their way into the Itaquera stadium which many ... read entire article »
The desperate search for the missing miners continues at the Turkish mine in Soma. So far, 283 bodies have been brought to the surface by the rescue team but experts say that hundreds other might still be trapped underground. The tragedy comes after a fire ... read entire article »
US labor laws that are meant to protect child laborers and regulate working conditions make exceptions for agricultural jobs. Therefore, any child aged 12 or older can work on farms for an unlimited number of hours. The Human Rights Watch reported, after speaking ... read entire article »
In lack of any substantial evidence regarding the Malaysian missing airplane, search teams are turning to private companies for help. What they are asking for are specialized devices needed to reanalyze data regarding the search area, to conduct a more detailed ... read entire article »
Ukrainian leaders and civic representatives have come together to discuss a method that will end the current crisis in Ukraine. However, pro-Russian leaders were not invited, the Kiev government demanding they put down their arms first and then discuss peace. ... read entire article »
The death toll has passed 270 in Turkey's worst mining accident in history. Fury is the overall emotion of relatives waiting at the mine site in Soma as more bodies are being brought to surface. Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, faced the mob's anger after ... read entire article »
The recovery path Spain took after the financial crisis is a long and tough one. The latest reports show 110 unemployed people are battling for a single job. It's the second worse statistic in Europe. Before the crisis the proportion was almost nine time ... read entire article »
The Human Rights Watch claim they have clear evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons, particularly barrels of chlorine bombs, to attack three Syrian cities last month. The barrels filled with explosives, scrap metal and chlorine gas were rolled ... read entire article »
