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Two missiles were reportedly fired at a Russian plane with at least 159 passengers on board flying over Syrian territory. On Monday Interfax cited “an informed source in Moscow,” which reported that a Russian passenger plane was attacked, while flying over a mountainous area of Syria. “Syrian [officials] informed us that on Monday morning, unidentified forces launched two ground-to-air missiles which exploded in the air very close to a civilian   Read More ...

Willem-Alexander, who takes abdicating mother’s position, becomes Europe’s youngest monarch at the age of 46. Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander has been installed as Europe’s youngest monarch after his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated, making way for a new generation of Dutch royals. In a ceremony attended by future kings and queens, including Britain’s Prince Charles, Willem-Alexander, 46, became the first Dutch king since 1890. Thousands of orange-clad people gathered outside as   Read More ...

A violent explosion occurred Monday morning in the historic center of Prague in the Czech Republic. The explosion destroyed part of a building downtown. A first review reported thirteen wounded. Balance revised twenty injured, four seriously, in relief of the Czech capital. “We rescued a twenty wounded and check if there are other people under the rubble,” said AFP the spokesman for the emergency services Jirina Ernestova. A dozen people   Read More ...

This winter was long and really cold, so we all wants spring to come already. After the last snow, sun was came and nature wake up. Spring is the period when we can see beautiful flowers on trees, in grass, everywhere. Now is the time when we can share amazing spring photos to our friends and to enjoy in them. So, get out there, and enjoy in these amazing spring   Read More ...

They were simply gastronomic feasts. For half a century, a woman kept a hidden secret world, even her husband. A few months after her 95-year-old Margot Woelk began to speak to the world about the occupation of youth. For Hitler’s food taster, writes Daily Mail. The woman, when she was around 25 years, was among the 15 young women selected Adolf Hitler to taste food to ensure that it is   Read More ...

American guitarist and ethnomusicologist Bob Brozman was found dead at his home in Ben Lomond (Santa Cruz County, California) in the evening of April 23rd. Details about the cause are unknown. He was 59 years old. Bob Brozman was born in New York in 1954. He was involved in music since early childhood. A guitarist since age 6, Mr. Brozman discovered National resophonic guitars at age 13. In their unique   Read More ...

At least 10 people, including four children, were killed and 24 wounded when a car bomb exploded outside an election office in Pakistan’s commercial hub of Karachi. The bomb blast occurred on Friday, near the office of the Awami National Party’s (ANP) candidate in the neighbourhood of Mominabad, police said, Al Jazeera reported.  Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack, phoning the AP news agency, AP reported.   Read More ...

Moscow is holding a day of mourning Saturday to honor the victims who died in a hospital fire outside of the city. “All scheduled entertainment events have been canceled in connection with the mourning,” the press service for acting Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said. Police said that 38 out of the 41 people present in the hospital died in the fire early Friday. Investigators say a nurse had heard   Read More ...

Rescuers continued to search through the rubble of an eight-story building Wednesday after it collapsed near Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, killing at least 145 people and trapping hundreds. Authorities estimate about 2,000 people were inside the building, which housed several garment factories and a shopping center, when the devastation occurred at about 9 a.m., Reuters reported. The Associated Press quoted an Army official saying the death toll had climbed to 145 by   Read More ...

It is the rising star of Hollywood … Devoted an Oscar in February for his role in Hapiness Therapy, Jennifer Lawrence never ceases to have the wind in their sails. From its 22 years, the actress has made ​​it into the top 100 most influential figures released this week by TIME magazine. Revealed by the Hunger Games saga, the second episode was shot and ends being mounted, Jennifer Lawrence is   Read More ...