Новости за 20.02.2017

Syrian envoy to the UN extended condolences over Russia's deceased UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.

The UN General Assembly will hold an informal session soon in memory of the deceased Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Russia is cutting down its oil production in February ahead of the OPEC deal schedule.

Herbert Raymond McMaster has been picked as national security adviser by US President Donald Trump.

A veteran policeman from Davao city who worked under then-Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said that the man who is now president of the Philippines both ordered and paid for extrajudicial executions while he ran the town, contradicting his testimony from last year.

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny is expected to step down next month amid criticism in dealing with the corruption scandal in police, media reported Monday.

Nikki Haley on Monday expressed her condolences over the sudden death of Vitaly Churkin.

Israeli leaders are keen to work with the new American administration - even if it means holding back on some expansion projects for the moment.

John Tefft expressed condolences to the family of Russian Ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin over the untimely death of the Russian diplomat.

The global arms trade reached levels not seen since the Cold War between 2012 and 2016, a Swedish research institute revealed February 20, driven by new demand in Asia and a huge jump in the Middle East.

Robabah Mohammadi is a 17 year-old resident of Kabul. She was born with no arms or legs but she has willpower, talent and an incredible zest for life. Sputnik Dari spoke with the young artist about how she started creating incredible paintings with her teeth.

On Monday, Tekhmash, the company developing shells for the Armata T-15 and Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicles, announced that all-new smart munitions will be delivered by next year.

Ten refugee operations in Africa have experienced cuts affecting the quantity and quality of food assistance for approximately 2 million refugees, according to the statement of the World Food Programme (WFP).

A court in Frankfurt has jailed a 44-year-old South Korean woman and handed suspended sentences to her four accomplices, after they killed a 41-year-old woman during an exorcism.

The list of final composition of the delegation of the Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) includes 21 names, including Mohammed Alloush from the Jaysh Al-Islam group, according to an HNC spokesman.

According to reports, Russian state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom’s subsidiaries produced the total of 7,900 metric tons of uranium in 2016.

Lake Hillier in Western Australia is famous for its vibrant pink hue. Watch this stunning natural oddity filmed from above.

At least 65 businesses in China are willing to sell their products under the name of US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka as a trademark, according to the Chinese Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

North Korea is one of the most mysterious countries on the planet with a huge tourist demand despite the propaganda surrounding it. Tourists who have been to the country consider it one of the most interesting places in the world.

After 154 asylum seekers in the city of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, were found to have claimed welfare benefits by fraudulent means, Sputnik decided to investigate the matter further in states across Germany.

Daesh fighters are detaining, ill-treating, torturing, and forcibly marrying Sunni Arab women and girls in areas under their control in Iraq - the first cases identified of such practices being inflicted against Sunni Arab women.

A group of anti-fracking protesters chained themselves to a fence blocking Preston New Road located in the northern English county of Lancashire, local media reported Monday.

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin died at the age of 64, just a day before his 65th birthday, in New York on Monday.

By unilaterally appealing a UN court ruling on Serbia, Bosnia’s Muslim government in Sarajevo proves its intent to cut ties between Bosnian Serbs and Belgrade, an adviser to the Serbian president told Sputnik.

Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) ordered Apple to open a unified service center for consumers in Russia, according to official statement.