The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized western leaders after none appeared to condemn the shelling of a mobile Russian hospital by militants in Syria. Two Russian medics were killed after around a dozen of shells hit the facility in Aleppo. “On December 5, a Russian military medic died as a mortar shell fired by militants […]
Islamic State terrorists have planted bombs in copies of the Quran before leaving them on the streets and in front of houses in Kan’ous, a village close to the Iraqi city of Mosul, the Iran Front Page has reported. Resorting to guerilla deception is nothing new for Daesh, according to IFP, which has targeted Sunnis, […]
Drunk drivers in China will now be not only fined but also taken for an excursion to a morgue where they can see with their own eyes what happened to those who did not listen to what the traffic police were saying. Road Signs © Flickr/ Fraser Mummery ‘Idiot Test’ That Negligent German Drivers Have […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The South Korean presidential office on Thursday urged the parliament to promptly hold talks to determine the procedure for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye amid the corruption scandal. “We hope the National Assembly will swiftly hold discussions [on the timetable and procedures for Park’s resignation],” presidential spokesman Jung Youn-kun said, as […]
Foreign governments are warning travelers to avoid Jakarta on Friday due to a mass rally by hardline Muslim groups demanding the arrest of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (“Ahok”) for alleged blasphemy. Organizers expect this rally to be bigger than a similar protest in Jakarta on Nov. 4 that drew about 100,000 people and turned […]
A consortium of companies in China has begun the construction of a life-size replica of the Titanic, as part of a high-end tourist resort being built in the Sichuan province. The ‘New Titanic’ is expected to sail by 2018. The twin of the world’s most famous passenger ship will be nearly identical to the ill-fated […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – An outspoken billionaire Saudi prince has called for an “urgent” end to his country’s ban on women driving, AFP says. “Stop the debate: Time for women to drive,” Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on his official Twitter account. Alwaleed is an unusually outspoken member of the Saudi royal family who holds no political […]
More than 10,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have crossed the border into Bangladesh to flee violence that has escalated over the past two months, a United Nations official and a Rohingya community leader said Wednesday. Bangladeshi authorities said they were now allowing some vulnerable refugees into the country on a humanitarian basis. Earlier, officials had […]
