The ‘Kursk’ sank on August 12, 2000 at a depth of 108 meters, claiming the lives of all 118 crew members and sparking the first major international crisis of Vladimir Putin’s presidency. An official investigation commissioned by the Russian government ruled two years later that the incident was the result …
Read More »Pilot killed in ‘mishap’ with supersonic jet trainers
Two T-38C Talon training aircraft were involved in “an aircraft accident” on the runway around 10 am local time (1600 GMT) on Friday, Laughlin AFB said on Facebook. One pilot died on the scene. Another was taken to the Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio, treated and released. …
Read More »Dozens of soldiers feared injured & killed in new Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting
In a press release issued on Wednesday, Azerbaijani military chiefs announced that seven of their troops had died during combat operations on the shared frontier as a result of what it has described as “Armenian provocations.” A further 10 servicemen were also reportedly injured in the fighting. The Armenian side …
Read More »Pentagon covered up strike that killed crowd of women & children in Syria – NYT
On March 18, 2019, a US F-15E fighter jet dropped a bomb on “a large crowd of women and children huddled against a river bank” near the town of Baghuz and then proceeded to drop several more, killing survivors, according to a New York Times report published on Saturday. The …
Read More »Knifeman tries to attack people & injures policeman in Oslo, gets killed by the officer
Footage and photos shared online show a law enforcement vehicle ramming a shirtless man in the Norwegian capital as he brandished a knife and reportedly threatened passersby. After being flung backwards by the police car, the knifeman manages to get back to his feet and opens the passenger door of …
Read More »Dozens of elementary school children killed in classroom blaze in Niger
The deadly fire broke out on Monday morning in a makeshift classroom constructed from wood and straw in Niger’s southern Maradi region, Reuters, the BBC and AFP reported independently, with the mayor of Maradi city confirming the casualties. “Right now, we have 26 dead and 13 injured, four of them …
Read More »No ‘misconduct or negligence’ in US drone strike on Afghan aid worker that killed 7 children, Pentagon probe finds
It was a communications breakdown rather than any sort of malice or ineptitude, Air Force Lt. Gen. Sami Said suggested in his review, the contents of which were relayed to Associated Press by a senior defense official. He clarified that the breakdown occurred in the process of identifying and confirming …
Read More »Senior Taliban commander among those killed in ISIS attack on Kabul hospital
The commander of the Kabul corps, Hamdullah Mokhlis, lost his life in a gunfight with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants at Sardar Daud Khan Hospital. He became the most senior Taliban figure to have been killed since the group overran Kabul in mid-August amid the withdrawal of US troops …
Read More »Has Covid killed casual sex? American singles are shunning hook-up culture and looking for something more meaningful post-lockdown
So, remember last spring, when we all predicted there would be a “hot vax summer” – a post-pandemic boom of lovemaking and casual sex? According to a study released by Match.com ahead of its 11th annual Singles in America survey, that… never happened. The study – which is taken from …
Read More »One killed after cable car plummets to ground in Czech mountains (VIDEO)
The cable car detached from its cable at the Jested mountain in northern Czech Republic on Sunday. Footage from the scene, run by a local TV broadcaster, shows the damaged car laying on the ground under the cable road with multiple emergency services vehicles present at the scene. One person …
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