3 killed, including infant & pregnant woman, as IDF unleash retaliatory strikes on Gaza – officials
May 06, 2019 at 11:49 AM
Palestinian health officials said that at least three people were killed, including a one-year-old baby and her pregnant mother, as Israel's military responded with force to a “barrage of rockets” coming from Gaza on Saturday. Read More »
Chile to Seek UNESCO Recognition for World's OLDEST Mummies
May 06, 2019 at 11:46 AM
The Chinchorro people settled in what is now Chile in around 7,000 BC and developed a technique for mummification in around 5,000 BC. Read More »
Well-preserved statues & coffins of Ancient Egypt ‘big wigs’ unearthed at 4,500 yo cemetery (VIDEO)
May 06, 2019 at 09:25 AM
Statues made of high-quality limestone, picturesque wooden masks and intact colorful sarcophagi have been found at a newly-discovered burial site near the pyramids at Giza. Researchers have said the find dates back to 2,500 BC. Read More »
Hezbollah Says Able to Crash Israeli Troops in Case of Attack on Lebanon
May 06, 2019 at 09:20 AM
BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The Lebanese-based Hezbollah militant group has sufficient resources to enter Israel’s border region of Galilee and "destroy" Israeli forces in case of their attack on Lebanon, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said. Read More »
Over 3,000 Kilograms of Waste Collected Amid Ongoing ‘Everest Clean-up Campaign’
May 06, 2019 at 09:14 AM
Sunday, the Nepalese government’s Department of Tourism announced at least 3,000 kilograms of garbage have been collected from Mt. Everest as team members continue a 45-day cleanup campaign that seeks to remove a total of 10,000 kilograms of waste. Read More »
UK is Europe's Top Sex Slave Market, Romanian Investigators Claim
May 03, 2019 at 12:32 PM
Many thousands of Romanian teenagers are being lured into debt bondage and exploitation by trafficking gangs whose nefarious network is spread all across Europe. Read More »
Pentagon says 120 civilians killed worldwide by US forces in 2018 – human rights orgs beg to differ
May 03, 2019 at 12:29 PM
A report by the Pentagon on civilian deaths caused by the US military says 120 civilians were killed and 65 others injured by US military actions in 2018 – but human rights groups say that figure is far lower than their estimates. Read More »
US Plans to Test 2 Hypersonic Missiles by End of 2019 - Defence Agency
May 03, 2019 at 09:24 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States plans to test two hypersonic missiles currently being developed jointly by the US Defence Department's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Air Force by the end of 2019, DARPA's director, Steven Walker, said. Read More »
Biblical Plague? WATCH Immense Swarm of Locusts INVADE Saudi Arabian City
May 03, 2019 at 09:15 AM
A locust outbreak in Sudan and Eritrea has spread rapidly along both sides of the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation reported in February, warning about a possible threat to crops and food security. Read More »
Brazil, Indonesia … Britain: Which country should move its capital next?
May 02, 2019 at 02:35 PM
Indonesia is to relocate its sinking capital from Jakarta at a cost of $33bn. It says the measure is necessary, but such moves are rarely just practical. Can moving capitals work, or is it just a money pit for vain politicians? Read More »
