The RussianDefense Ministry has announced the deployment of Iskander-M missile systems in Russia’s westernmost region of Kaliningrad, near its border with the Baltic countries and NATO member states... The Russian official also condemned the hype ignited by Western media and NATO member states over the missile deployment, saying the concern over the move was baseless since it was part of regular military maneuvers in the region ... ....
Three lions rescued and then protected a 12-year-old Ethiopian girl from men who had abducted and beaten her in order to force her into marriage. The girl had been missing for a week when she was found with the lions by police and relatives, Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo told AP from the provincial capital of Bita Genet. She had been beaten repeatedly and it is believed the lions chased the men off ... ....
Nearly 900 people are known to have been killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, with aid officials saying up to 90% of some areas has been destroyed. Some of the hardest-hit towns are yet to be reached by land, and there are fears more bodies will be found. Parts of Haiti's south had faced "complete destruction", aid workers told the BBC... At least 877 people were confirmed dead late on Friday, local officials said ... ....
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are being accused of fabricating Kim's Paris robbery. According to Digital MusicNews, French officials are questioning whether Kim Kardashian and Kanye West made up the entire story of Kim's robbery involving five people due to a lack of evidence and things not adding up ... One security camera reportedly shows no activity at all on the night of the incident ... ....
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New York, Oct 8 (IANS) In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, NASA said ... The longest-active rover on Mars also will, for the first time, visit the interior of the crater it has worked beside for the last five years ... It is about as long as two football fields ... --IANS. gb/py/. ....
Pictures of "delicate" graffiti drawn in pencil by conscientious objectors held in Richmond Castle during the First World War have been revealed in a series of pictures by English Heritage, which will preserve the art ... His daughter-in-law, Marjorie Gaudie, said ... ... On 29 May 1916, the RichmondSixteen were taken from their cells and sent with other conscientious objectors to Henriville military camp, near Boulogne in France ... ....