Malaysian Flight MH17 Shot Down in Ukraine, 295 on Board Feared Dead (Photos)

KIEV, Ukraine (Thursday: July 17, 2014) – Reported by madn3wz

A Malaysian Airline plane was reportedly shot down over war-torn part of the Ukraine on Thursday leaving the doubts about the fate of 295 on board. Flight MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

A man stands next to the wreckage of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, in rebel-held east Ukraine, near the town of Shaktarsk, on July 17, 2014.(AFP Photo / Dominique Faget)

There are unconfirmed reports that all 295 aboard were killed in the tragedy , however, an official confirmation is yet to be made from Ukraine or Malaysia.

In a tweet, Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Tun Razak has made a statement on the downed Flight MH17.

“I am shocked by reports that an MH plane crashed. We are launching an immediate investigation.”

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Caught on camera (Russia): Lucky escape of baby girl thrown out of crashed car window (Video)

MOSCOW, Russia (Thu, Jan 24) – A one-year-old baby miraculously survives a sure death after being tossed out from the back of a vehicle on an icy road in Moscow. The miraculous escape happened on the icy Moscow-Ufa highway.

Caught on camera (Russia): Lucky escape of baby girl thrown out of crashed car window

The accident was caught on camera shows that the car carrying the toddler spun out of control while trying to overtake on an icy road, skidded backwards and banged into truck coming from the opposite side. The little girl was tossed out of the broken window of the car into middle of the road.

Fortunately, the truck driver spotted the baby - crawling in the middle of the road - and veered around her, saving miraculously the girl by just few inches.

Her parents then ran from their wrecked car and picked up their baby daughter from road, just as another lorry was coming the other way.

The child suffered cuts and bruises to her head and was taken to a nearby hospital.

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Russian Military Site Exploded (Video): 4,000 tonnes of old munitions blown away

MOSCOW, Russia (Wed, Oct. 10) - Reported by madn3wz

Russian Military Site Exploded: 4,000 tonnes of old munitions blown away

A series of blasts at a Russian military site was reported on Tuesday afternoon that broke windows in 30km area and releasing huge clouds of smoke over the city of Orenburg near the Kazakhstan border.

About 4,000 tonnes of disposable arms, including 1,379 tons of 100-mm shells, 400 tons of bombs and 2,300 tons of 280-millimeter rockets of "Hurricane", exploded at the Donguz test site but no nuclear arms were involved in the explosion site, said Yevgeniya Maltseva, a spokesperson for the chief military investigative directorate.

Military prosecutor Yevgeny Ivanov said on state television that the explosions were set off by a fire that may have been caused by someone smoking. The shells were being transported in crates in preparation for future disposal.

Military officials have opened a criminal investigation into the suspected mishandling of weapons at the time of unloading.

Video footage showed a white mushroom-like huge cloud rising over the area that can been from miles away.

Although no casualties were reported, according to preliminary information, but one of the district hospitals in the Orenburg region reported that they received four injured victims from the site.
 
Russian military equipment, which frequently dates back to the Soviet era, has exploded unexpectedly several times at test sites in recent years. Some of the accidents have been blamed on violations of safety procedures.

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Video and Photos: Mammoth carcass found in Siberia by 11-year-old Zhenya Salinder

MOSCOW, Russia (Sat, Oct. 06) – Reported by madn3wz

Mammoth carcass found in Siberia by 11-year-old Zhenya Salinde

A well-preserved carcass of a teenage mammoth has been discovered in the permafrost in northern Siberia truly accidentally when an eleven-year-old boy was just wandering in the area with his dog.

According to details; the 11-year-old Zhenya Salinder found the sixteen-year-old mammoth - in Sopochnaya Karga, 3,500km (2,200 miles) northeast of Moscow - which is 2-meter tall and weighs about 500kgs, in late September when he spotted its limbs sticking out of the frozen mud. 

Mammoth carcass found in Siberia by 11-year-old Zhenya Salinde

Professor Alexei Tikhonov of the Zoology Institute in St. Petersburg said on Friday while announcing the discovery:

"A teenage mammoth (named as Jenya by the scientists) who once roamed the Siberian tundra in search of fodder and females might have been killed by an Ice Age man on a summer day tens of thousands of years ago".

Tikhonov told the AP news agency that Jenya was "pretty small for his age, But what killed Jenya was not his size but a missing left tusk that made him unfit for fights with other mammoths or human hunters who were settling the Siberian marshes and swamps some 20,000-30,000 years ago".

The splits on Jenya's remaining tusk show a "possible human touch," he added.

Up to 13 feet in height and 10 tons in weight, mammoths migrated across huge areas between Great Britain and North America and were driven to extinction by humans and the changing climate. 

Wooly mammoths are thought to have died out around 10,000 years ago, although scientists think small groups of them lived longer in Alaska and on Russia’s Wrangel Island off the Siberian coast. 

Earlier this year, a very well preserved juvenile mammoth nicknamed Yuka was unveiled by scientists, according to BBC News

Found in the Yakutia region of Russia, it preserves much of its soft tissue and strawberry-blonde coat of hair. There were also signs from its remains that humans may have stolen the carcass from lions and perhaps even stashed it for eating at a later date.

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London Olympics Opening Ceremony: Maria Sharapova to lead Russian delegation carrying national flag

MOSCOW, Russia (Wed, Jun 13) – According to RIA Novosti quoting Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko; Maria Sharapova is a leading candidate to carry the Russian flag at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

London Olympics Opening Ceremony: Maria Sharapova to lead Russian delegation carrying national flag

While Russia's tennis chief Shamil Tarpishchev almost confirmed on Tuesday that Russian tennis star will be the Russian delegation's flag-bearer Olympic opening ceremony in London on July 27.

Local media reported referring to Tarpishchev – also a member of the International Olympic Committee, that Tennis is a very popular sport and, so as far as I know, Roger Federer has been chosen to carry the Swiss flag and Rafa Nadal will lead the Spanish delegation at the opening ceremony in London.

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Watch Live (Photos): Russia's opposition draws over 10,000 for Million March in Moscow against Putin's third term

MOSCOW, Russia (Tue, Jun 12) – Thousands of Russians have joined the march against President Vladimir Putin Tuesday despite the threat of fines the size of their annual pay and MET office warning of showers, thunderstorms and strong winds in Moscow.

Russia's opposition draws over 10,000 for Million March in Moscow against Putin's third term

According to organizers; more than 20,000 have already gathered on Moscow's scenic Pushkin Square under a heavy rain for a protest march. Organizers believe that about 30,000 – 40,000 more will come out to join the rally. The procession will be held at the Boulevard Ring and finished the rally on the prospect of Sakharov.

The Moscow police department said "up to 10,000" had set off on demonstrations at 1:00 pm (0900 GMT) that was due to conclude with a mass rally against Putin's rule. 

Moscow police said they were sending 12,000 riot officers and interior ministry troops onto the streets of the capital to keep order.

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Sukhoi Superjet 100 Crash Updates: No survivor, as rescuers found bodies from wreckage

CIDAHU, Indonesia (Thu, May 10) – Update 1: Rescue and search team members have located the bodies of passengers from the debris of ill-fated Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) crashed yesterday with 47 people on board, including 8 crew members.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 Crash Updates: No Survivor, as rescuers found bodies from wreckage

National search and rescue agency spokesperson Gagah Prakoso told that due to the inaccessibility of the plane crash site, the bodies will required to be put in nets and lifted by ropes to a hovering chopper later on. The bodies from Wednesday's crash were to be flown to the capital, Jakarta, for identification by family members.

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There are no signs of survivors as a helicopter belonged to search and rescue teams has spotted the horrified remains of a Russian-made passenger plane Thursday with 47 ill-fated people on board, including eight crew members. 

The Russian Sukhoi aircraft crashed yesterday into a sharp cliff on a long-dormant Indonesian volcano during a demo flight to prospective customers and journalists.

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Russian Plane Crash in Indonesia (Updates): Wreckage spotted, but no signs of survivors

CIDAHU, Indonesia (Thu, May 10) – There are no signs of survivors as a helicopter belonged to search and rescue teams has spotted the horrified remains of a Russian-made passenger plane Thursday with 47 ill-fated people on board, including eight crew members. 

Russian Plane Crash in Indonesia (Updates): Wreckage spotted, but no signs of survivors

The Russian Sukhoi aircraft crashed yesterday into a sharp cliff on a long-dormant Indonesian volcano during a demo flight to prospective customers and journalists.

According to details; the Sukhoi Superjet-100, Russia's first new passenger jet since the fall of the Soviet Union two decades ago, lost the contact with air traffic radio control at about 4:00 a.m. EDT (0800 GMT) on Wednesday after it descended to 6,000 feet around Mount Salak, a dormant volcano 7,254 feet above sea level (just 30 miles (50 kilometers) southwest of Jakarta), officials said.

 

Search and rescue teams began searching the heavily wooded area immediately after the plane was reported missing. Later on the company's blue-and-white logo peeked through the dense canopy of trees, said search and rescue official Ketut Parwa.  

Family members, many of whom spent a long, sleepless night at the airport, broke down in tears on hearing the news. Others stared blankly ahead in disbelief.

The aircraft was carrying Indonesian businessmen, Russian embassy officials and journalists. Dimitry Solodov from the embassy said there were eight Russians on board, including pilots and technicians.

Those on board included eight crew and 42 guests according to figures from the Russian embassy, Sunaryo, chairman of Sukhoi's Indonesian agent, PT Trimarga Rekatama, told a news conference late on Wednesday.

The aircraft made two demonstration flights on Wednesday. It returned to Halim Perdanakusuma airport, east of Jakarta, after the first flight where some people got off and others boarded.

Sukhoi, which has orders for 170 planes worldwide, plans to produce up to 1,000 Superjets, primarily for foreign markets.

It aimed to sell 42 planes to Indonesia, which is seeing a fast-expanding aviation market that aims to tap travel by a growing middle class in the world's fourth-most populous nation.

The jet was developed with Western design advice and technology from companies including Italy's Finmeccanica, as well as avionics and engine equipment from French aerospace firms Thales and Safran.

Built in a converted corner of a Sukhoi fighter factory in Siberia, the Superjet was unveiled in 2007 as part of a drive to restore pride in Russia's aviation industry, but it ran into a series of development delays.

The Superjet 100, with a capacity of 68-103 passengers, is already in service with Russia's Aeroflot and Armenian carrier Armavia and is half way through a 15,500-km (9,630-mile), six-nation Asian tour to try to drum up more international customers.

The aircraft is being marketed internationally in partnership with Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica.

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Exclusive Pictures and Video: Giant fossilized dinosaur eggs discovered in Chechnya

Geologists in Chechnya have discovered what they believe is a batch of fossilized dinosaur eggs. It's not clear what kind of dino' laid them ... but the giant eggs date back some 60-million years.

Giant fossilized dinosaur eggs discovered in Chechnya (Image Credit RT)

There’s no exact number of eggs discovered but a senior geologist at the Chechen State University, Said-Emin Dzhabrailov, confirmed the discovery of 40 giant egg-like fossils while workers constructing a new road were came across a hillside near the Chechen border with Georgia.

 

"There could be many more under the ground," Dzhabrailov said further.

The “eggs” range from 25cm to one meter in diameter. They belong to herbivorous dinosaurs, claimed another scientist from the Chechen State University, Magomed Alkhazurov.

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Russian UTair ATR-72 Plane Crash in Siberia: At least 31 killed, 12 survivors sustained severe injuries

MOSCOW, Russia (Mon, Apr 02) – Breaking News: At least 31 killed in a plane crash early Monday morning (at 9:00am Moscow time) in Russia's Tyumen region, in Siberia. Twelve people survived miraculously in the disaster but sustained serious injuries, according to the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

Russian UTair ATR-72 Plane Crash in Siberia: At least 31 killed, 12 survivors sustained severe injuries

According to details; A Utair ATR-72, with 43 on board including 4 crew members, has crashed shortly after taking off from Roschino Airport. The flight was bound for Surgut, Siberia. Connection with the plane was lost shortly after the flight was underway. The aircraft burst into flames and broke into pieces upon impact.

Emergency Situations Ministry spokesperson Irina Andrianova said the 12 survivors have been shifted to a hospital by helicopter. She said 16 bodies had been recovered so far, while search and rescue operation is underway with the help of about 200 rescuers and 43 specialized vehicles.

The ATR-72 is a French-Italian-made twin-engine turboprop medium-haul passenger plane. The airplane is designed for the medium-distance transport of up to 74 passengers, and is flown by two pilots.