Section: Protothema (Greece)
Ukraine: MP carries out PM Yatsenyuk (vid)
MPs of the Verkhovna Rada in Kiev started a fight during the speech of Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk, as Reuters reports. It all started when Rada deputy Oleg Barna went up to the tribune while Yatsenyuk was giving a speech, gave him a bouquet of roses and then tried to carry him off the stage, as a video shows. The fight...
Chancellor Merkel is TIME’s Person of the Year 2015
The US magazine” Time” chose German Chancellor Angela Merkel to be the Person of the Year 2015 for her role on maintaining the stability in Europe during one of the most difficult periods. Within this year, according to the magazine, Merkel played a key role not only in managing the debt crisis, but also in the negotiations between the West and...
Obama to Putin: Assad must leave power
U.S. President Barack Obama met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris and discussed the Syria crisis and the situation in Ukraine, as a White House official stated according to Reuters. The official said that Obama stressed the importance of targeting Islamic State militants in Syria and not...
Kerch bridge to link mainland Russia-Crimean peninsula at breakneck speed (vids)
The Crimean peninsula’s only land border is Ukraine, but mainland Russia is a step closer to having a direct link to Crimea as workers build temporary bridges to carry construction machinery and deliver materials to the Kerch bridge site. The 19km-long bridge is expected to open in December. …read more Source:...
Merkel may get Nobel for her role as “Mother of Refugees”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is a hot contender for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize after opening her country’s doors to refugees fleeing from war. German tabloid Bild declared that the German leader had a good chance of entering the ranks of nobel laureates due to her response to Europe’s migrant crisis and the situation in...
Russia sends troops to fight in Syria
Russian lawmakers voted unanimously to let President Vladimir Putin send Russian troops to Syria, paving the way for open Russian intervention in Syria. However, the Kremlin said Russia will only use its air force and not ground troops. Putin had to request parliamentary approval for any use of Russian troops abroad based on Russia’s...
Free gas to bikini wearing customers (pics+vid)
A gas station at Kiev, Ukraine decided to promote its business by offering free gas to customers who would come wearing a bikini. Many women took advantage of this opportunity and rushed to the gas station, took off their clothes and filled their car with gas wearing only their bikini. Many men were just standing there admiring the beautiful...
Orthodox icons bleeding in Crimea (chilling pics)
People in a village near the Crimean city of Sevastapol are flocking to see two orthodox icons that are reportedly bleeding. The two icons were handed to the local church by the mother of a young man who participated in the Donbas conflict. Drops of blood reportedly started appearing on the icons when the young man was killed in combat. The...
Borders of European (dis)Union in a divided world (see the Economist maps)
The Economist writes that “Europe will soon have more physical barriers on its national borders than it did during the Cold War. This year’s refugee crisis, combined with Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia has seen governments plan and construct border walls and security fences across the mediterranean and eastern Europe… Since...
Fat asses ‘produce’ smarter kids, says scientists (pics)
Twerking and ass-shacking has got a bad wrap for too long. It is time to set the record straight and defend the ‘noble’ act of women twirling her ass left and right, up and down incessantly! According to a study conducted by the University of Oxford, big butts result in smarter kids because of the high amount of Omega 3 fatty acids (the...
