Seven Ukrainian soldiers and one pro-Russian separatist died in what the defence ministry described as the attack with the heaviest loss of life for government troops in a single battle since soldiers were sent to end the separatist movement. The clash happened in a populated area in the eastern town of Kramatorsk ... read entire article »
Turkey has been hit by one of the worst mining disasters it has seen. The explosion caused the death of at least 200 people and left many others trapped inside. The miners found themselves isolated approximately two kilometers undergorund after an electric fault ... read entire article »
Researchers believe the world has passed a point of no return as far as climate change goes after the Antarctic ice sheet went into an irreversible melting proccess. The meltdown will cause the global ocean to rise by 10 feet or more, leading to a completely ... read entire article »
A French fighter jet crashed yesterday in a field near the village of Baroches. Surprisingly, no one on ground was injured while the pilot ejected and landed on the ground safe. Authorities stated the cause of the accident is still unknown, but an investigation ... read entire article »
After weeks of bloody street clashes, fireworks lit the Donetsk sky last night, in Ukraine, as people celebrated their self-claimed independence from Kiev. The parties followed Sunday’s unofficial referendum when almost 90% of the Donetsk population voted for a ... read entire article »
22 out of the 29 crew members of the doom-stricken Sewol ferry saved themselves and left passengers behind while the ship was sinking. Still, not all of the crew members acted the same way. 3 of the crew members on the Sewol ferry have been designated as martyr ... read entire article »
The skies in Norther Germany will be packed full of fighter jets within the next weeks. Local military forces and other eleven countries join forces in a large international exercise. However, German military officials confirmed the drill has nothing to do with ... read entire article »
After the massive majority in Donetsk region voted 'yes' in the disputed “self-rule” ballot on Sunday, the poll results for Luhansk region were released, announcing even a bigger majority: 96% are in favor of independent governing. Next week there will be ... read entire article »
Spanish and Moroccan authorities have been battling with heavy illegal immigration this year at the land border of Melilla exclave. Now, the African country is building a five meter high wall to stop immigrants trying to jump the existing fences. Spanish exclave ... read entire article »
40 people have perished after a boat carrying illegal migrants sunk off the coast of Tripoli, Libya, on Sunday. Although 50 of the passengers were rescued, there still is an unknown number of people missing. Libya's Interior Ministry, Rami Kaal, declared that ... read entire article »
"Do you support the Act of State Self-Rule of the Donetsk People's Republic/Luhansk People's Republic?" asked the ballot papers in both Ukrainian and Russian. 89.07% voted in favor of self-rule in Ukrainian Donetsk region, with 10.19% against, with 0.74% of ... read entire article »
Five young boys were killed last night and more than 10 were injured in a bus accident in Spain. The boys were members of an indoor soccer team called Monterrubio Sports Club and were heading home after a game. The minibus they were in, crashed a marge mechanical ... read entire article »
A 5 magnitude earthquake which was initially evaluated at 4.6, shook several towns in southern Pakistan on Friday morning, killing one person and injuring 70 others, according to a government official. Most of the people were sleeping when the quake struck at 4 ... read entire article »
After a cease-fire pact was signed between Syrian rebels and President Bashar al-Assad, the insurgents brought their presence in the city of Homs to an end. Both sides kept to their agreement and the rebels exited the Syrian capital cheering. What they left ... read entire article »
Contradictory declarations steam between Ukrainian pro-Russian supporters and president Vladimir Putin after separatists vowed to push forward with the referendum while the Russian president advised that it would be better for Ukraine to postpone the vote. Kiev ... read entire article »
34-year-old Raonel Valdez-Valhuerdis (photo) was brought back to the U.S. and booked into Miami-Dade County Jail after he was detained by the authorities in Belize in February, according to a U.S. Marshalls Service report. “Working in conjunction with the ... read entire article »
French Military officials have confirmed the government will send 3,000 troops to combat violence and terrorism in the Sahel region of Africa. “We are reorganizing our contingent so that 3,000 French soldiers are in that zone. Out role is to pursue ... read entire article »
Beirut - State media and activists report that a large explosion in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has destroyed a hotel and several other buildings. Rebel fighters are believed to have detonated a bomb placed in a tunnel beneath the Carlton Citadel Hotel ... read entire article »
Spanish police arrested six people after they found cocaine worth an estimated 150 million euros stuffed in about 2,000 packages hidden between pineapples in a shipping container. The ship with fruits came from Costa Rica. In the last 24 hours, were seized ... read entire article »
Officials in Florida said that two adults and two teenage children were found dead in a Tampa Bay-area mansion fire, set intentionally yesterday. Investigators said they were not ruling out the possibility of a homicide or murder-suicide at the roughly ... read entire article »
