Cargo plane crash-lands in S. Sudan, 41 reported dead

A plane has crash-landed near South Sudan’s airport shortly after taking off. 41 people have been killed on board and on the ground. The crashed plane may have had about 20 crew... Read more »

Hundreds of ecology activists protest US base relocation in Tokyo

Hundreds of people marched in central Tokyo on Sunday to protest the relocation of a US military base from one area at of Japan’s Okinawa main island to another. The demonstrators are... Read more »

Qatar opens ‘Labor City’ for 70,000 migrant workers

An enormous worker complex in Qatar has been opened just outside of Doha. ‘Labor City’ can accommodate some 70,000 foreign workers, who come to the Gulf state to participate in its grand... Read more »

‘You are black, zero, a f***ing African woman’: Finnish lady racially insults Kenyan nurse

A video posted online shows a white Finnish woman racially attacking a Kenyan nurse for being black. When the nurse asks her why she does this, the woman replies that because she... Read more »

Only external force could have broken apart crashed Russian airliner – owner

The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Sinai, Egypt, must have been damaged by a force in flight and couldn’t have just broken apart, the airline of the ill-fated Airbus A321 said.... Read more »

Huge ice flash flood sweeps across Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has been hit by unprecedented ice flash floods, as seasonal low pressure brings huge downpours to Iraq and Iran as well. The shocking video shows chunks of ice the size... Read more »

Russian passenger jet crash over Sinai: Aftermath, reactions

Search and recovery operations are underway after a passenger plane belonging to a small Russian airline, flying from the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh to St. Petersburg crashed over Sinai. There were... Read more »

Flight 7K9268: What we do and don’t know about Russia’s deadliest-ever air crash

As experts prepare to analyze the flight recorders, the number of theories speculating about the demise of the Russian plane crash that killed 224 people on Saturday is proliferating by the hour.... Read more »

First look at site of Russian jet crash in Sinai

Shattered debris and burned out parts of the plane – an  crew has reached the site of the Russian jet crash in Sinai where experts from the Russian Emergency Ministry are working... Read more »

Activists ask Russian law enforcers to step up protection against ISIS hackers

Members of the Russian Public Chamber are concerned abut the increased activity of computer hackers working for Islamic State terrorists. They have asked the police and security services to report on measures... Read more »