The German writer Jürgen Todenhöfer was the first western journalist allowed to enter Isis-controlled Syria and Iraq – and to return safely. In an extract from his book, he describes what he saw in Raqqa and Mosul, and the chilling moment he realised that his angry, masked driver was one of the world’s most-wanted men. Sunday 7 December 2014 ... He murmurs a greeting in English in a strikingly rhythmic accent ... Twitter ... Poor ones pay less ... ....
The MississippiCounty chapter of the NAACP is seeking an investigation after police officers pulled a black man from his car, Tasered and pepper sprayed him and arrested him for playing music too loud, local television station WREG reported ... As he explains to the officers that his brakes don’t work, they begin pulling him from the car without allowing him to unbuckle his seat belt ... He then screams as another officer pepper sprays him....
After four years as the Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, I can understand some of the frustrations that are being bandied about. The European allies don’t pay enough, the organization is a relic of the Cold War, NATO has lost its mission and is obsolete. While Donald Trump is leading the band, there are certainly plenty of other detractors, and all of the criticisms have a grain of truth to them ... is far closer ... And yes, Mr ... ....
(Source...Vladimir Putin and Silvio Berlusconi also walked the grounds of the Chersonesus Tavrichesky national preserve, where archaeological dig is currently underway with the participation of Russian and foreign experts ... (noodl....
The decision of the Russian leadership to include territory and monuments of the National Reserve "Chersonesus " to the Unified register of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation peoples is the evidence of ignorance towards the principles and norms of international law from the Russian side....
Last week, Sergey Meniaylo, the governor of the city of Sevastopol, in Crimea, introduced the staff of the Chersonesus Archaeological Museum to the new director, Archpriest Sergey Khalyuta. The museum, which contains artifacts from the ancient Greek colony of Tauric Chersonesus and the Byzantine city that succeeded it, is an important academic center, with a staff that includes historians, archeologists, and numismatists....
Following the controversial decision of SevastopolGovernor Sergei Menyailo to appoint a clergyman to oversee a revered site of ancient ruins in Crimea, PresidentVladimir Putin ordered that the reserve should be immediately placed under federal ownership, the Interfax news agency reported. Chersonesus is an ancient Greek colony that was established on the Crimean Peninsula over two millennia ago ... ....
The Kremlin said that Putin ordered the area of the ancient Greek city of Chersonesus to be placed under federal oversight ... Putin's order followed the Sevastopol governor's decision last month to appoint a Russian Orthodox priest as director of the Chersonesus museum, a move that has angered its keepers and fueled strong public criticism that the appointee lacked education and experience....
The Kremlin said that Putin ordered the area of the ancient Greek city of Chersonesus to be placed under federal oversight ... Putin's order followed the Sevastopol governor's decision last month to appoint a Russian Orthodox priest as director of the Chersonesus museum, a move that has angered its keepers and fueled strong public criticism that the appointee lacked education and experience....