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United Russia Party Reveals 'Straight Flag'

Moscow City branch of the United Russia party(MOSCOW) — A flag for ‘straights’ has been created by Moscow’s United Russia Party as a campaign tactic against LBGT propaganda. Russia Today reports that this new straight flag was designed to oppose Read More

Tornado Tears Through Venice, Kills One Woman

File photo. iStock/Thinkstock(VENICE, Italy) — One person is dead and dozens are injured after a tornado swept through the city of Venice in Italy. The tornado tore through the city of canals on Wednesday night, uprooting trees and ploughing through dozens of Read More

AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Sentenced to Home Detention

iStock/Thinkstock(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been sentenced in New Zealand to eight months of home detention after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to threatening to kill a man, as well as to drug charges. Rudd, 61, was sentenced Read More

Syrian Refugee Crisis Worsening

Getty Images(GENEVA) — More than four million Syrians are refugees from war, a new report released Thursday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) finds. At least another 7.6 million have been displaced inside the country. The United Nations Read More

Free WiFi Coming To Mt. Fuji

Art Wolfe/Digital Vision/Thinkstock (HONSHU, Japan) — The next time hikers make the 12,000 foot trek to the summit of Japan’s Mount Fuji, they’ll be able to bust out their smartphone and share a sky-high selfie with friends on social media. The Japanese Read More