Russia’s participation in the treaty was first halted in 2007."The Russian Federation has taken the decision to halt its participation in meetings of the [consulting group] from March 11, 2015. Therefore, Russia is ending its actions in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, announced in 2007, completely," a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.

Islamic State (IS) militants have publicly beheaded two men for alleged homosexuality and one more accusing him of blasphemy in northern Iraq, according to photos published on social media Tuesday.

The images show an alleged public execution of four men in in Nineveh province in northern Iraq – a territory which has been under control of IS extremists since June 2014. The images, which RT will not publish for ethical reasons, do not showof the deal were only made public on Monday.

The payout to the drug lord was made after the prosecution failed to prove that his confiscated assets had been acquired illegally. The deal was kept secret from both the public and tax authorities.

An Islamist preacher from Kuwait has called to destroy Egypt's Sphinx and pyramids, stating it is time for Muslims to erase the pharaohs' heritage. The alleged call comes as jihadists ramp up their attacks against historic sites. Although the ancient monuments are not religious – but rather cultural and historic sites – they should still be"destroyed"by Muslims, putting an end to the worship of images, preacher Ibrahim Al Kandari said, according to Al-Watan daily.

At least 10 people died as two helicopters crashed in a remote area in