Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized for the incorrect use of intelligence in the preparation of operations in Iraq in 2003. Then he claimed that Iraq had chemical weapons, which can be powered for 45 minutes. Mr. Blair also admitted some connection between the emergence of Islamic State and the war in Iraq. At the same time, former Prime Minister said that he cannot apologize for...

Islamic State gets up to $ 50 million per month by selling oil from the fields located in the controlled territory in Syria and Iraq - reported Iraqi intelligence. These findings are consistent with the estimates of American experts, said the agency Associated Press. Oil revenues are a major source of funding for Islamic State militants, which not only protects the infrastructure of oil...

Argentina has completed a 12-year era of the reign of the family Kirchner. On Sunday, the country's holding the presidential elections, a favorite of which is Ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli. As a colleague of President Cristina de Kirchner, he goes into elections with slogan "Go on with changes." By changes he means normalization of relations with the United States. The main Scioli’s...

The Indian capital New Delhi held “car-free day”. The South China Morning Post reports that the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal rode through the streets on a bicycle, accompanied by hundreds of officials. - Residents must leave their cars and use public transport. Since Delhi is becoming more polluted, people need to run and ride a bicycle. In addition, it is good for health - said...

The increasingly dramatic situation with the Balkan route of refugees makes European nations convene an emergency summit. On Sunday, the Heads of States and Governments will be meeting in Brussels to discuss urgent measures to overcome the crisis. 3,500 refugees spent Wednesday night in the open air at Serbo-Croatian border as Croatia has temporarily closed its border. First of all, the situation...

Over the last week, US President Barack Obama spoke twice by telephone with President Tayyip Erdogan. The first call was to express the condolences over the terrorist attack in Ankara. The second – offer sympathies in connection with its Syrian policy (although the Turkish government is still stubbornly refusing to fit the cap on). According to knowledgeable sources close to the White House,...

US online edition “The Intercept” has published secret documents related to the use of US military drones in hot spots. It follows from the file, transferred to the portal by an anonymous US intelligence officer, that a significant part of “objects”, liquidated with use of drones, were not originally “intended targets”. The leak occurred just two months after the Pentagon has decided to sharply...

China is increasingly penetrating, especially economically, to Central Asia. According to experts, due to the decline of Russia's influence in the region, as well as the reduction of West’s interest in the region, the growth of Chinese influence may not cause a serious reaction. China itself, which first not intended to include the region its his "empire", now pays more attention to it. According...

The Summit of Heads of States and Governments of the member European Union countries starts on Thursday, October 15 at 4 PM. Yet nobody knows when it’s going to close. The European Commission in Berlin hopes that the negotiations (working session, the working dinner, working session again) will be completed on the same day in the evening, but did not rule out that Friday will be a working day,...