The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a statement warning Greece against the possible construction of settlements on the disputed islands in the eastern part of the Aegean Sea.
EPA reported that Fiat Chrysler allegedly violated US federal regulations for installing hidden software in vehicles that increased emissions of nitrogen oxides.
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry said that the first troops of the international NATO battalion formed under German leadership for deployment in Lithuania are expected to arrive in the Baltic republic in late January.
A Dutch woman with a reputation for vegan and animal rights activism was denied a passport to immigrate to Switzerland, as her ‘big mouth’ would annoy locals.
Donald Trump announced on Thursday he plans to appoint Dina Powell senior counsellor for economic initiatives.
The man behind the unsubstantiated ‘Golden Showers’ report on President-elect Donald Trump’s supposed ties to Russia is a former officer in Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), and was the FBI’s source in the FIFA corruption scandal.
Almost 16,800 chickens were killed in a farm located in western's Taiwanese Yunlin County after an outbreak of an avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, local media reported Thursday.
The US Senate voted on Thursday in favor of granting a waiver for Secretary of Defense nominee Gen. James Mattis.
Analysts claim that outgoing US President Barack Obama’s decision to send 3,500 more American troops and hundreds of tanks and other military equipment to Eastern and Central Europe announced this week allegedly to counter "Russian aggression" will escalate an already dangerous and unnecessary war scare.
India has launched its second French Scorpene-class submarine, the Khanderi, but the vessel will not be outfitted with torpedos as New Delhi’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has not decided whether to allocate the necessary $200 million for the weapons.
The white house has announced that Joe Biden will travel to Ukraine and Switzerland January 15-18.
A suicide bomber is suspected to have killed at least 10 people in a heavily secured district of the Syrian capital.
A pair of researchers have presented new simulations on Planet Nine, a theoretical planet far beyond Pluto. The simulations suggest that, if it does exist, it could be described as a rogue planet, indicating that it was not originally born in our solar system, but at some point drifted too close to our star and was captured by gravity.
The US Navy’s new aircraft carrier, named after the 38th US President, Gerald Ford, is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in April, following many mechanical problems.
Earlier this week, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said he was concerned Russia might try to influence elections in the Nordic country. Asked to comment, peace researcher Jan Oberg said that if Swedes are worried about Russian meddling, they should watch out for the US, which 'holds the world record' in foreign interference, getting involved.
Tanya Cooper, Ukraine researcher at the Human Rights Watch (HRW), stated that watchdog has some concerns that the level of homophobia, transphobia among senior officials of Ukraine and also among the population remains very high.
Turkish divers have discovered the wreckage of a century-old Russian vessel that sunk in Lake Van nearly five decades ago.
US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan stated that the Senate took the first step to repeal Obamacare with the passage of a budget resolution.
Rex W. Tillerson's statements in support of the US' anti-Russian sanctions made during the Wednesday confirmation hearing resemble nothing so much as usual US establishment's mantras, Professor Alexander Mikhailenko told Radio Sputnik. Mikhailenko dubbed sanctions an "outdated tool" and assumed that Tillerson will pursue a more realistic policy.
US political leaders have falsely accused Moscow of threatening NATO member states while the alliance aggressively builds up military forces on Russia’s border, Nobel Peace Prize winner and global peace activist Helen Caldicott told Sputnik.
The Danish Justice Ministry released plan against propaganda of terrorism, comprising of four points, such as blocking websites with the materials promoting terrorist ideas and forcing radicalized prisoners to participate in an "exit programme," as a condition of parole.
Russia can be stripped of the right to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup if important national teams refuse to participate in the event, yet the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) will take the final decision, Richard Pound, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), said Thursday.
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. will have to pay $17.4 million after an investigation alleged Biomet bribed government officials in Argentina, Brazil and China and falsified records to hide the payments.
The Justice Department Inspector General has launched a review of the actions of the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Department of Justice leading up to the 2016 presidential election.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has penned a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin asking him to talk the United States out of moving its embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) told Sputnik on Thursday.