Russia’s rampant corruption seems to be an indirect cause of the recent Crimean crisis that ended with the annexation of the former Ukrainian province. Once considered a domestic problem that Russia’s government and NGO’s have to deal with, it seems that corruption has created a catastrophically economic situation in the country, leading to an aggressive […]
A tsunami was generated by the 8.2-magnitude Chile earthquake, which also set of small landslides and caused power outages. Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo said five people died while around 300 prisoners escaped in the aftermath. The epicenter of the earthquake was around 60 miles northwest of the city of Iquique. Residents along the coast were […]
The Maritime Safety Authority of Australia revealed that it will send a ship that is capable of detecting an airplane black-box to help in trying to find the location of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The AMSA indicated that the warship will provide assistance to efforts in locating the missing aircraft. The ship was dispatched even […]
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Nato’s Secretary General declared this Tuesday that even though Moscow claims to slowly pull back its forces from the border with Ukraine, NATO has no clear signs of this happening. Rasmussen declared that there are no signs of any troops retreating from the Ukrainian border at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers […]
The Turkish government ordered all internet providers to block the Google owned video website YouTube after a video of a security meeting was leaked. The video contains chiefs of staff discussing a possible intervention in neighboring Syria. The decision comes just one day after a Turkish court ordered the country’s government to lift the ban […]
Even as Japan, South Korea and the United States discussed the nuclear threats posed by North Korea, two North Korean missiles were tested recently. The two Rodong missiles were launched from Sukchon and landed in the sea between Japan and North Korea. South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Lim Min-seok said it will not be easy […]
Russia is set to be temporarily excluded from the G8 summit, according to the United States and its allies. The group also indicated that it will boycott the Sochi summit in response to the takeover of Crimea by Russia. However, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia said if the G8 will not convene, it will […]
A new act of terrorism hit the Afghani capital city Kabul as four armed men attacked a luxury hotel this Thursday. According to a representative of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior all the gunmen were killed while General Mohammad Ayub Salangi confirmed to the media that all guests are safe. According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid […]
Reports that the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was spotted in the Maldives resulted to a search along the southern part of the Indian Ocean. Residents of the island nation reportedly saw a low-flying jet on the same day the jet dropped out of civilian radar coverage and contact from ground controllers. The jet, which had […]
United States President Barack Obama invited allied leaders to meet in Europe next week to determine any future action in response to Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula. Caitlin Hayden, White House spokeswoman announced the meeting this Tuesday as G7 members as well as European Union leaders meet on a nuclear summit in the Netherlands. […]
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