Drunk recruits. Insubordinate soldiers. Convicts. They’re among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who’ve been pressed into Russian penal units…
Thai police arrest 14-yr-old suspected gunman after 3 killed at Bangkok mall
Thai police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 14-year-old suspected gunman after a shooting at a luxury mall in…
Pennsylvania mummy ‘Stoneman Willie’ to receive proper burial after 128 years
A mummified man known as Stoneman Willie will receive a proper burial after being on display at a funeral home…
Russia says 335,000 sign up to fight, no plans for new mobilisation
Russia has no plans for an additional mobilisation of men to fight in Ukraine as more than 335,000 have signed…
C-3PO’s head, ‘Titanic’ costumes for sale at Propstore film auction
From “Star Wars” droid C-3PO’s head to Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Titanic” costume, a trove of costumes and props are headed to…
ICRC combs streets of ‘deserted’ Karabakh capital for stranded residents
Only a few hundred people remain behind in the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, including the sick, disabled and elderly, an International…
Turkey arrests 145 people over suspected links to Kurdish militants
Turkish police detained about 145 people across the country overnight suspected of links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK),…
Rouble recovers slightly after slide past 100 vs dollar
The Russian rouble weakened past the symbolic threshold of 100 to the dollar before recovering slightly in early trade on…
Putin may soon say he will run in Russia’s 2024 election
Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon indicate he will take part in a 2024 presidential election, Kommersant newspaper reported on…
El Chapo’s sons going ‘soft’; fentanyl production and sale banned in Sinaloa?
A powerful faction of the Sinaloa cartel led by the sons of ex-Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has…