Band of brothers for 70 years:
Heroic 101st Airborne Division celebrates anniversary as paratroopers remember the soldiers who gave their lives for America
Thousands of soldiers and veterans are coming together this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the legendary 101st Airborne Division.
The group of elite paratroopers, considered a ‘cut above the rest’, was created on August 16, 1942, and first saw combat on one of the most crucial days in U.S. history – the D-Day invasion of France.
The 101st Airborne Division and the Fort Bragg, North Carolina-based 82nd Airborne Division would go on to redefine war strategies from World War II to Vietnam to the Middle East.
Band of brothers: This week, thousands of active-duty soldiers and veterans are gathering to honor the 101st airbourne division that was created 70 years ago, pictured Continue reading The poison Blue Lagoon: It might look inviting, but the water is almost as toxic as bleach
- Water contains car wrecks, dead animals, excrement and rubbish… but families still go in for a dip
- Lake in former limestone quarry measures pH 11.3, just less than ammonia at 11.5pH and bleach at 12.6pH
They call it the Blue Lagoon, and people come from far and wide to cool off in its clear waters. Yet the flooded former quarry is so polluted that its contents are almost as toxic as bleach. Signs close to the shoreline warn that not only is the water known to contain abandoned cars, dead animals and human waste, but it has a pH level of 11.3 – compared with 12.6 for bleach and 11.5 for ammonia.
Dangerous: Families pitch up on the banks of the blue lagoon in Buxton, Derbyshire, ignoring warnings that the clear blue waters have pH levels almost as strong as bleach and a re filled with rubbish. Continue reading Huge blaze breaks out in Cyprus
Homes in Kato Drys, Larnaca district are being threatened by a huge blaze that broke out Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
Putin: Russian military will receive 1,600 new warplanes, helicopters
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the country’s military will receive 1,600 new warplanes and helicopters by 2020. Continue reading
German minister says disappointed with Greece reforms
German Minister of Economy Philipp Roesler has expressed disillusionment with debt-ridden Greece’s endeavors to implement reforms to save its economy. Continue reading
Israeli military occupies parts of Egypt’s Sinai, reports say
The military forces of the Israeli regime have occupied parts of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula amid tension in the Egyptian territory, reports say. Continue reading
World in transition toward new power balance: Ayatollah Khamenei
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the world is in transition toward a “new political, economic and social structure and geometry,” which involves a balance in power. Continue reading
The enemy within?
Israel has always felt under siege, but its internal problems could be more damaging than any external threat.
Israel has always felt under siege, but its internal problems could be more damaging than any external threat. The rift is between the secular and the ultra-Orthodox, who believe any compromise with Arabs is unacceptable. Zealous immigrants are boosting the extreme right and militant settlers are pushing further into Palestinian territory.
Last summer, a new social movement was born demanding an end to corruption, lower inflation and cuts to public services. Almost half a million Israelis took to the streets to… Continue reading
