Missile Strike Occurs Near U S Consulate In Northern Iraq (Video, Pictures) A missile strike occurred near the U S consulate in Mosul, Iraq, on Wednesday, April 17, according to multiple sources and video released by residents At least one missile struck near the consulate’s front gate, and another struck behind the consulate Video footage taken outside the consulate shows a black cloud in the air, indicating a missile strike, followed by a heavy explosion from a possible IED A fire could be seen inside the consulate in a picture released by residents Sources told PJ Media that no U S diplomats were inside the consulate at the time of the attack, which occurred at about 7:30 p m local time U S

Russian Official Warns Finland, Sweden Against Joining NATO March 10, 2014 A Russian official on Tuesday warned Finland against joining the European Union, a step that would leave the Nordic country isolated among the European Union member states Russia’s ambassador to Finland, Alexei Borodavkin, said NATO membership would be “the biggest threat to the Finnish national interest” if the country adopts the European Union’s common currency and a common foreign policy NATO allows its member states to have their own currencies, so long as they join the military alliance This month the Finnish government is expected to make a decision on whether to become a full member of the European Union or keep the European currency, the euro Borodavkin cited the need for monetary union as a reason to resist integration into NATO “It’s impossible to get the same result by just being part of the European Union

'My Stolen Toyota Camry Has Been Found Alongside The Thief In Lagos' (Pictures) This is a picture of my stolen Toyota Camry It's been found in Lagos, and the thieves have been arrested by the police This is a picture of my stolen Toyota Camry It's been found in Lagos, and the thieves have been arrested by the police (Getty Images) Ben Mutzabaugh A stolen Toyota Camry has been found in Lagos, Nigeria The car was left sitting in the dirt near the city's airport Monday, reports The Nigerian Star, which says the thieves were arrested The newspaper, citing an anonymous source, says that the three men arrested had been given the stolen vehicle by a syndicate that was transporting it from a nearby village to Lagos

Viral Kogi Salary Screenshots: Transaction References Show It’s False Screenshots This is a screen shot showing the transaction references for the viral Kogi salary Notice the currency of the reference, “WTC/S ” That is the Western Union/Santander Currency Converter The “WTC/S” stands for “World Trade Center/Santander ” In the screenshot, we’re looking at currency exchange rates for May 6, 2009 and April 26, 2009 That’s the time when the transaction happened The screenshots also show the transaction references These are listed at the top right of the transaction They show that Viral Kogi’s salary payment was supposed to be in U S dollars The “WTC/S” shows that it was supposed to be in dollars for Santander

NATO Chief Warns Russia That An Attack On Arms Convoys Will Be An Escalation To A War BRUSSELS — NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, General Curtis Scaparrotti, recently warned Russia, directly and indirectly, of a potential military action if it does not abandon its invasion of Ukraine “It is very clear that Russia is still violating the agreements we made, and the first order of business is to get those commitments back,” Scaparrotti told a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington “We’ve seen some military activity that looks like they’re moving artillery towards Ukrainian border ” Scaparrotti also issued a warning, indirectly, that the United States would be prepared to use its nuclear weapons to defend Ukraine, if the Russians would continue to violate Ukraine’s borders

301 Nigerians Return To Nigeria From Ukraine, Get $100, N5000 Airtime (Photos) At least 300 Nigerians have returned to the country from Ukraine, as the Ebola scare subsides The returning Nigerians were among the 800 people who were evacuated from Ukraine in September last year after health workers in the country went on strike The returnees were brought in by the Nigeria Immigration Service on Monday Some of them were reunited with their families, while others were accommodated in other hotels and hostels According to the Nigeria Immigration Service, the repatriated Nigerians were issued visas for one year and will be required to obtain visa to Nigeria for a further period