Forty years in North Korean captivity: the story of an American deserter

Forty years in North Korean captivity: the story of an American deserter Died the American military, who fled to North Korea 40 years to become a prisoner of Pyongyang. Freed in 2004 from captivity, 77-year-old Charles Jenkins, together with his family moved to Japan. Along with four other American soldiers he fled to North Korea. Deserters gained fame by acting in propaganda films. However, Jenkins was the only one who eventually managed to escape from captivity. It is believed that others died in North Korea. Among them was James Dresnok, which is not in 2016, after suffering a stroke. Charles Jenkins died Monday on the island of Sado, where he lived with his wife Hitomi Soga, also a former North Korean prisoner. According to reports by Japanese media, he fell near his home and was hospitalized. Jenkins died in the hospital due to heart failure. The widow Jenkins, words which

The Merriam-Webster dictionary called “feminism” with the word 2017

The Merriam-Webster dictionary called “feminism” with the word 2017 Moscow. 12 Dec. INTERFAX.RU American dictionary Merriam-Webster has named the word 2017 “feminism”. On the website of the dictionary notes that the word “feminism” in this year was the largest number of queries. For the year it is several times reached a peak of popularity. For the first time demands have increased on the January “March of women”, the second time when the adviser of the President of the United States, Kellyann Conway stated that she does not consider herself a feminist. The increased interest in the way the user dictionary is shown after the premiere of the series “the handmaid’s Tale” and movie “Wonder woman”. The last peak query came at the end of the year, when the media began to publish stories related to sexual harassment. Also in the top ten most popular words became complicit (“involved”), which is

The Kremlin made it clear Putin’s attitude to the status of neutrality of the Russians at the Olympics

Dmitry Peskov President Vladimir Putin supports the decision of the Olympic Assembly, endorsing the dispatch of Russian athletes to the Games in Pyeongchang in neutral status, said press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. His words are quoted by the correspondent of”.ru” on Tuesday, December 12. Peskov recalled that earlier, the Russian leader has declared that nobody will interfere with sending athletes to the Olympics if they so decide. “Now the Olympic meeting took place, the decision was made, therefore, you can only talk about his support [of the President],” explained the representative of the Kremlin. Earlier Tuesday, the Olympic meeting of the Russian Olympic Committee (highest governing body R & d) supported the statement made by the Russian athletes who are ready to compete at the Olympic games in 2018 under the neutral flag. The decision was taken unanimously. On December 5, the IOC Executive Board suspended

The Kremlin appreciated the ability to counter-attack ISIS in Syria

Temporary deployment of Russian military in Tartus and Mamimi necessary to respond to possible provocations from militants, said the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday, December 12. His words to the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “The President stressed that Syria terrorists may try to raise his head, but in these cases it will be applied crushing blows to the extent and of such force that they had never seen,” reminded Sands. However, the operation to liberate the territory of the state of the middle East from the terrorists is completed, so to use there large-scale military potential of Russia is not necessary, said the representative of the Kremlin. “No object to use of such capacity. Therefore, the commander in chief and took the decision on the withdrawal [of troops],” he explained. Commenting on the possibility of a counter-offensive radicals similar to Palmyra, the press Secretary of the

The head of the tax Inspectorate was fired for tax evasion

Head Interdistrict Inspectorate of the Federal tax service of the city of Sochi were fired in connection with tax evasion on a large scale. About it reports on Tuesday, December 12, “Interfax” with reference to Prosecutor’s office of Krasnodar region. The Supervisory Agency have uncovered undeclared revenue officer. “The head of the tax Inspectorate received additional income by renting accommodation to vacationers, but it evaded from payment of taxes”, — said the employee of the press service of the Prosecutor’s office. He said that the total area of the premises that the officer was leased, was 700 square meters. “Currently, the official has already been dismissed. Measures for reimbursement to the budget of tax debts”, — noted in press service. Be is subject to additional sanctions for cheating the public servant is not specified. This is not the first such case in the Krasnodar region. According to prosecutors, from the

On one of the largest gas hubs in Europe, an explosion occurred

On one of the largest gas hubs in Europe, an explosion occurred In the gas hub in Baumgarten, Austria was a heavy explosion. According to police, killing one person, at least 18 wounded. Local media had earlier reported dozens of casualties. 9фотографий9фотографий9фотографийГазораспределительный centre in Baumgarten is one of the largest in Europe. Through it is pumped approximately one third of all Russian gas supplies to Western Europe, including Germany and Italy. As reports Reuters with reference to the company terminal operator Gas Connect Austria, the threat to the supply of gas to customers in Austria no, but there may be interruptions in the supply of gas to Italy. Bloomberg, in turn, reports that gas supplies to Italy, Croatia and Slovenia have been violated by the explosion. Suspended gas transportation on the main route from Slovakia to Austria, Reuters reported, citing the Slovak gas transmission operator Eustream. The transit of Russian

The court sentenced to 2 years conditionally eks-the General Director of the aircraft division “Russia”

The court sentenced to 2 years conditionally eks-the General Director of the aircraft division “Russia” MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. The Tver court of Moscow has sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment conditionally former Director of the special flight detachment (SLO) “Russia” Yaroslav Odintseva, recognizing guilty of abuse of office. About TASS reported the press Secretary of the court Anastasia Jurco. “The verdict Odintsev convicted of committing a crime under part 1 of article 285 of the criminal code (“Abuse of power”). He was sentenced to two years imprisonment,” — said the representative of the court. In the case of Odintseva are also Deputy Director General of the squad, Andrey Tyurin, the head of production of aviation technical base LAYER “Russia” Alexander Rechtman, General Director, OOO “Aero-SSS” Vladimir mikhalevskijj and company founder Eugene Vornovitsky. Tyurin and Rachtman charged under part 4 of article 159 of the criminal code (“Fraud in especially

The police called the cause of the explosion at the major gas hub in Austria

The police called the cause of the explosion at the major gas hub in Austria The explosion at the network gas station in Baumgarten occurred because of a technical malfunction, according to the Austrian police. 8фотографий8фотографий8фотографий “The cause of the explosion in Baumgarten due to technical reason. The state office of criminal investigation began an investigation”, — is spoken in the police message on Twitter. The site of the explosion cordoned off. According to preliminary data, during the incident this morning of an explosion at the largest Austrian gas hub of OMV in Baumgarten, one person was killed, 60 were injured, according to AFP and Bloomberg.

Tu-22M3 back to base operational airport after the completion of the task in Syria

Long-range bomber Tu-22M3 © Press-service of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation/TASS MOZDOK, December 12. /TASS/. Long-range bombers Tu-22M3 bombers took off from the operational airfield in North Ossetia in places of permanent dislocation after the completion of the task of tackling terrorists in Syria. This was reported in the press service of the defense Ministry.