Global Ballistic Missile Threats Beginning to Outpace US Defense Capability
The United States should upgrade missile defense capabilities to be able to counter growing threats, Republican Senator Jim Inhofe said in a press release following the launch of two medium-range...
View ArticleUS Holds Back $300 Million Reimbursement to Pakistan
The Pentagon has refused Pakistan $300 million in military assistance saying the country is taking sufficient action on its own against Taliban affiliates, particularly the Haqqani network, The...
View ArticleFormer Gitmo Detainee Deyab to Be Deported From Venezuela
Syrian Jihad Ahmad Deyab, released from the US Guantanamo detention facility in 2014, is in the process of being deported, a source in the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service of Venezuela (SEBIN)...
View ArticleSouth Korea Claims Pyongyang Has Plan to Improve Missile Technologies
South Korea’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Oh Joon says North Korea has a systematic plan to upgrade and refine its missile technology.
View ArticleOver 200,000 Children to Get Free Rio Olympic Tickets
The organizers of the Rio Olympic games will give away over 200,000 tickets to children for free, the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee Communications Executive Director Mario Andrada announced.
View ArticleIndia is looking at buying Russian search-and-rescue vessel — source
A Russian-made Igor Belousov vessel is the head search-and-rescue vessel built at St. Petersburg’s Admiraltry Shipyards for the Russian Navy
View ArticleChina, Mongolia, Japan, S Korea to take part in 5th Baikal Dialogue forum
Experts will discuss issues of inter-regional and trans-border cooperation, trade-and-economic and scientific and technical cooperation, and problems of special economic zones
View ArticleMoscow Patriarch condoling over death of abbot of Russian monastery in Greece
"Father Jeremiah traversed a long road filled with griefs and hard work, yet he remained a devout servant at the Lord's altar committed to his vocation and a devout monk", said Patriarch Kirill
View ArticleBach: some 100 doping samples from 2008, 2012 Olympics tested positive after...
Thomas Bach also said that all collected doping samples from the upcoming Summer Olympics in Brazil would be stored for the next ten years and would be subjected for re-tests at any moment
View ArticleDarius I stele found in southern Russia may become world sensation
The stele has an inscription in the ancient Persian language. The approximate assessment dates the find to the first half of the 5th century B.C.
View ArticleRussian diplomat did not shoot robber in Rio - general consul
"All Russian diplomats and personnel of Russian foreign institutions located in Rio de Janeiro are safe and sound and are of no relation to the aforesaid incident", said general consul
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France greenlights driverless car trials on public roads
French lawmakers have given the go-ahead for driverless cars to hit the highway on a trial basis, as part of the government's "New industrial France" plan to make some 34 areas of the economy more...
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Erdogan cheated death when coup pilot chasing him ran out of fuel – state media
The rebel pilot of an F-16 that had the Turkish president’s plane in its sights failed to strike only because the fighter jet ran out of fuel and had to change route, thus saving Erdogan’s life during...
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Mayor arrested, charged in youth camp strip poker scandal
The mayor of Stockton, California, was arrested and charged with providing alcohol to minors and eavesdropping on them at a summer camp for underprivileged children he ran. Authorities said the...
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Twitter erupts at ‘hypocrite’ Trump after reports of wife’s apparent visa issues
While Twitterers were busy analyzing Melania Trump’s adult-friendly photos, a new dose of hot revelations emerged. Reports of allegedly illegal modeling work have stoked an immigration status...
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George Zimmerman punched in face after introducing himself as Trayvon...
If the reason you’re in the public eye is for killing someone, you’d think it would be best to keep a low-ish profile. Not so for George Zimmerman, who recently went to a restaurant and ended up...
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Teen facing murder charges for killing father is a ‘hero’ to her family
Bresha Meadows is facing aggravated murder charges for allegedly shooting her father with his gun. However, her mother claims that the 14-year-old’s actions saved the rest of the family from further...
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New Jersey education dept. nullifies majority votes, allocates $32mn+ for...
Overriding two voter referendums, the New Jersey State Board of Education granted nearly $33 million to fund the expansion of local schools, which have been stretched to their limits accommodating...
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Social media shocked to find out unlicensed GIFs are ‘expressly prohibited’...
IOC rules does not allow anyone but rights-holding broadcasters to share “sound or moving images” containing Rio Olympics content, the internet seems to have just found out. Shocked users have rushed...
View ArticleAnimal Rights Activists Interrupt Clinton Rally – DxE
Animal rights activists interrupted a rally of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, accusing her of not following her platform, the Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) international...
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