Russia defends 'barrel-roll' intercept of US Air Force reconnaissance plane
Moscow has defended its intercept of a US reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea on Friday, saying it took the action because the aircraft turned off its transponder. Russian Defence Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov dismissed Pentagon claims that the manoeuvre by the Russian SU-27 against the U.S. Air Force RC-135 was “unsafe and unprofessional.” CNN reported that the Russian jet had come within about 30 metres of the US plane and had performed a “barrel-roll” - the same manoeuvre the US a..>> view originalMan films stormwater drain pipes pushed up through roadway in Texas moments after crossing
Yahoo7 and Agencies on May 1, 2016, 5:56 pm Video Man escapes after flash flooding washes away a Texas road A Texan man almost fell victim to deadly flooding after he crossed a country road moments before filming tonnes of dirt storm drains get washed away in the torrent.Allen Laneigh Childers was in his way to work in Lindale when he crossed a small country road built across a stream the flowed through two large stormwater drain pipes.Childers crossed the stream in a car moments before t..>> view originalSyria ceasefire: US Secretary of State John Kerry battles to save truce
Syria ceasefire: US Secretary of State John Kerry battles to save truce Updated May 01, 2016 11:27:04 US Secretary of State John Kerry is travelling to Geneva in a show of support for the ceasefire between the Syrian Government and rebel forces. Key points:Aleppo excluded from pause in fighting declared by Syria's militaryUS sees stopping bloodshed in Aleppo as a top priorityJohn Kerry to meet with counterparts from Jordan and Saudi Arabia in bid to save ceasefire Mr ..>> view originalISIS calls for revenge against American pilots of drone attacks on terrorists
Kenya building collapse: At least 12 killed, many feared trapped
Another man followed him, carrying a toddler also pulled from the debris. Both children were rushed to waiting ambulances.As the hours passed following Friday's collapse of the seven-story building in Nairobi, rescuers heard sounds of hope as voices of trapped survivors called out, terrified but alive. Workers yanked chunks of concrete from where the building once stood, the cries spurring their efforts.At least 12 people were killed and an additional 134 others suffered injuries, the Kenyan Re..>> view originalThree Turkish soldiers killed in attack
A police officer has been killed and 13 people, including nine police officers, wounded in a car bomb attack at a police headquarters in Turkey's Gaziantep, in one of two fatal attacks.Footage from CNN Turk broadcaster showed pieces of a wrecked vehicle near gates of the police headquarters on a street in the southeastern city where several other provincial government buildings are.Several ambulances and fire engines were at the scene of the blast which a correspondent for the broadcaster said w..>> view originalProtesters clash with police in Germany
Protesters clash with police in GermanyTina BellonAAPMay 1, 2016 3:47AMSavePrint German left-wing demonstrators have clashed with police as they tried to break up the first full conference of the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany where Chancellor Angela Merkel's policies came under attack.Police counted up to 2000 left-wing protesters, some of whom burned tyres and hurled stones and fireworks to try to stop the AfD's congress going ahead in Stuttgart on Saturday.Some 500 were detai..>> view originalToddlers 'chained up in yard'
Toddlers found tied up in backyard: police1:07A woman in Texas is charged with child abuse after police find two toddlers tied in the backyard of a home, and six other children, ages 10 months to 13-years-old, alone inside. Diane Hodges reports. Police found two toddlers chained up in the backyard of the Texas home. Picture: KABBAP and staff writersNews Corp Australia NetworkWARNING: Distressing details A PREGNANT mother has been charged after police found two injured toddlers chained up in her..>> view originalMan pulled alive from Ecuador quake
A 72-year-old man has been pulled from rubble in western Ecuador after being trapped for almost two weeks since the earthquake that killed nearly 650 people.The man was located on Friday after a search team from Venezuela heard him "making sounds in a partially collapsed house" in the coastal province of Manabi, the team was quoted as saying in a statement posted by the Venezuelan embassy in Quito.The man, named as Manuel Vasquez, was suffering from kidney failure and dehydration and had lost th..>> view original
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