Taiwan media reports say up to twenty six people have been killed after a tourist bus burst into flames on a busy highway. More than 20 tourists from China died Tuesday when a fire broke out in their tour bus after it rammed into a guardrail on the side of No. 2 National Freeway, authorities […]
The attempted coup in Turkey this past Friday resulted in unexpected national security concerns for the United States. The purportedly spontaneous uprising called into question the security of American hydrogen bombs currently stored in a Turkish airbase. Located in southeast Turkey, the Incirlik Airbase includes NATO’s largest nuclear weapons storage facility. The American embassy in […]
An unidentified unmanned aircraft violated Israeli airspace over the Golan Heights on Sunday. Neither two Patriot missiles, nor one air-to-air missile fired from an Israeli fighter reportedly managed to take down the mystery UAV that retreated into Syria. The drone was reportedly spotted by Israeli air defenses as it was approaching Israeli airspace. “Moments ago […]
Kazakh authorities have apprehended two suspects in an armed attack on a police station in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital, Almaty, that killed three officers and four civilians and wounded at least eight other people. The city was put on “red” alert and residents were being asked to stay indoors, and it was unclear whether police were […]
At least 42 helicopters have gone missing from Turkey’s military inventory in the wake of the failed coup attempt on Friday evening causing concern that there may be another act to the attempted overthrow of Erdogan. CNN Turk anchor Serdar Tuncer reports that at least 42 helicopters have gone missing from the Turkish military inventory […]
A hotel in Mecca is engulfed in flames, local media report. Multiple photos and videos of the huge fire have been posted online. There are no reports on the cause of the fire so far. Parts of the structure can be seen falling onto a nearby road. Full story with videos and photos: rt.com
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not ruling out instituting of death penalty for participants of the thwarted military coup in the country, media reported on Sunday. ANKARA (Sputnik) — On Saturday, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that the Constitutional Council and political parties in Turkey would discuss the feasibility of returning death penalty, […]
A Pakistani social media celebrity whose raunchy selfies sparked outrage in the Muslim country has allegedly been strangled by her brother in an ‘honour killing’. Qandeel Baloch, 26, who was condemned by conservatives, was found dead near the city of Multan where she was visiting her parents during Eid on Friday, police chiefs said. Police […]
