Two people were killed in a plane crash in Australia, about 46 miles north of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria State, local media report MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The plane exploded on impact, The Age newspaper said on Saturday citing a Victoria Police spokeswoman. Read more: sputniknews.com
In a bizarre turn of events, Indonesian singer Irma Bule was bitten by a king cobra while performing on stage last Sunday. She chose to go on with the show, ignoring the enormous risk she was exposing herself to, and ultimately died within the hour. Bule, 29, was a performer of Dangdut – a traditional […]
Islamic State militants have killed 175 workers who were captured at a cement factory situated to the east of Damascus, Sputnik Arabic reported, citing its sources. Reuters had earlier cited the Syrian military as saying that 175 workers from the Badiyah cement factory had been killed by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants. Read more: […]
In February 2012, five women strolled into the Cathedral of Christ the Savior of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow, donned colorful balaclavas, and then recorded themselves jumping and flailing around. The group later added what it called music to the video, putting the final touch on what would lead to Russia’s infamous Pussy Riot […]
After several days of heavy assault fighting, Syrian government troops and local militia have retaken the Christian city of Al-Qaryatayn from Islamic State. As RT’s Lizzie Phelan traveled there, she found a devastated place. Al-Qaryatayn had been held by terrorist groups since late August. The liberation of the city proclaimed April 3 came days after […]
Syrian government forces have gained control over a Christian town in the province of Homs, Al-Qaryatayn. Meanwhile, the fighting is ongoing in the western suburbs of the town, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Sunday. A bomb squad has begun to work in the town, according to RIA Novosti. Militants have tried to mine roads and […]
Azerbaijanian Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov has reportedly claimed that hostilities will escalate in the contested city of Stepanakert, in the Nagorno-Karabakh republic, if Armenian-backed separatists continue their shelling campaign of civilian settlements. The escalation came in the wake of a unilateral ceasefire agreed upon Saturday, as the Azeri Defence Ministry claimed that the separatists had […]
Ten people are reported killed and dozens injured, while 150 are believed trapped, after an under-construction flyover collapsed in a densely-populated area of Kolkata, India, causing chaos. The incident took place near Girish Park in North Kolkata. Read more: rt.com
