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“Anonymous” Hackers Declare War on ISIS

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Anonymous, the international group formed of hackers, officially announced its declaration of war against the terrorist group ISIS, who is believed to have launched the attack on Paris that happened last week. Keeping their tradition of announcing a declaratio... More »

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Drunk Russian Captain Crashes into Scotland

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According to investigators, a Russian ship captain drank half of a litre of rum before heading off to work- being in charge of a 7,000 ton, 129-meter long cargo ship. The mariner was so drunk, and “inattentive” due to the effects of the alcohol, that he manage... More »

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Iraq Planning to Top the World’s Tallest Tower

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The tallest building in the world of modern day, the Burj Khalifa (source: Wikipedia) The Burj Khalifa, located in Dubai, UAE has remained the tallest building in the world for 5 years now, since its completion in 2010. It stands more than 800 meters above gro... More »

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US Air Strikes Kill Civilians, Hit Oil Trucks

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U.S. air strikes on Islamic State (IS) in northeast Syria killed four civilians and 238 oil trucks. Following Russia and France, the US decided to air-raid IS. The first air strike in 20th November killed four civilians, but as the air strike was on IS checkpo... More »

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Air Force One

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    The 747-200B twins, jumbo jet that the US president travels on is known as the AirForce One. Ironically, AirForce One is an air traffic call sign name, which is given to the Boeing to avoid confusions in communication. The two planes have different air tra... More »

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At least 129 people killed in terrorist attacks in Paris

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Six abominable terrorist attacks all over in Paris put France in terror. At 00:45 while French people were watching a football match against Germany there was an explosion. At 3:36 in Bataclan, a music venue in Paris, there were gunshots that continued for ten... More »

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“Jihadi John” Believed killed in US Drone Strike

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ISIS terrorist Mohamed Emwazi, also known as Jihadi John was believed to be killed after leaving the building in Raqqa, Syria on Thursday night ( Nov 12 2015) by a US drone strike. According to several officials, the strike was considered to be “flawless”, “cl... More »

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Trump Mocks Ben Carson with Belt Buckle

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  Until last October, the Republican candidate polls showed business tycoon Donald Trump dominating the polls and people called this Trump magic. However, as Ben Carson caught up on a recent poll, Trump started to employ the criticising-other-candidates techni... More »

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Rogue Minister Attacks Merkel’s Immigrant Policy

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Germany is one of the countries in Europe of to take in a massive number of migrants escaping wars and deprivation in the Middle East, Africa and Asia: the number may exceed 1 million by the end of this year. The policy to receive such a large number of migran... More »

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Reaching Norway by Bike

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Refugees are now biking to Norway from Russia. Recently, a different route into Europe has attracted many Syrians, Afghans, and others looking for a better life. Although Norwegian law prohibits drivers from picking up refugees, and Russian law prohibits pedes... More »

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New Frontier in Infertility Treatment

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Doctors in Cleveland, Ohio have stated that they are close to offering a controversial treatment for women who were born without a uterus or who were forced to have theirs removed: namely, a temporary uterus transplant. This treatment differs from other medica... More »

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EU Leaders Donate $2 Billion to Africa

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Sophie Elliott Currently, Europe is in the midst of a refugee crisis. There are more refugees now than there were in World War II. Because of this calamity, the EU has set an emergency fund for Africa in motion. This is to help Africa get grips with the swelli... More »