Month: June 2019

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said foreign backers financed the failed attempt on his life last summer to the tune of $20 million, which he says “Price for democracy? Venezuela’s Maduro says plot to kill him cost $20mn”

Female factory workers in Belarus got permission to wear more revealing attire to work due to the hot weather, the local tool-maker said while promoting “Tool factory’s female employees get to wear swimsuits to work, tease it in ‘Satisfaction-style’ ad”

International investigators have accused three Russians and one Ukrainian of shooting down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, with the trial to start next year. “Dutch-led investigators demand arrest of 4 people allegedly involved in MH17 downing”

Thought you’d seen every extreme and edgy sport that could be thought up? Think again. The Booty Slapping Championships is Russia’s newest edgiest sport and “‘My a** was red and blue!’ Russian ‘Booty Slapping Champion’ on brand-spanking new sport (VIDEO)”

The boosting of uranium production by Iran was the least that could be done in response to the US leaving the Iran nuclear deal, and “Scaling back nuclear deal commitments was ‘minimal response’ after US left it – Iran”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi “did not die, he was murdered” while speaking at an election rally “Turkey’s Erdogan says former Egyptian president Morsi was ‘killed’”

Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv hit back against ex-GOP congressman David Jolly for comparing him to a school shooter over racist comments he made online years “‘I will NOT be compared to shooter who murdered my classmates’ – pro-gun activist Parkland survivor”

Figures released this week show that more Manchester United fans have been arrested for offenses where racism was deemed “an aggravating factor or a feature” “Manchester United fans top English football’s racism arrest table – reports”

Western secret services are perfecting clandestine tools which are designed to weaken countries like viruses weaken bodies, the Russian foreign intelligence chief has said. This “Venezuela the latest victim of West’s ‘virus-like’ black ops – Russian intel chief”

A Mexican volcano’s dramatic eruption has been captured in spectacular footage taken from inside a plane as it flew past the shocking sight. The Popocatépetl “Mexican volcano’s spectacular eruption captured from passenger plane (VIDEOS)”