Relatives of Ex-FBI Agent Missing for 10 Years File Lawsuit Against Iran
Relatives of former agent of US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who disappeared 10 years ago in Iran filed a lawsuit against the country, local media reported Wednesday.
Relatives of former agent of US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who disappeared 10 years ago in Iran filed a lawsuit against the country, local media reported Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project appropriate if taking into account growing demand and dwindling production in Europe.
Lobaev Arms is a company formed by Tsar-Cannon, the leading Russian manufacturer of highly accurate long range sniper rifles, unique in its class. Sputnik spoke with Vladimir Lobaev, chief designer and founder of Lobaev Arms.
The spokesperson for the president of Russia's RUSAL aluminum company confirmed to Sputnik on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort provided exclusively business consultation services.
The Syrian army repelled a series of attacks by the militants of Jabhat Fatah al Sham terrorist group (former al-Nusra Front) in al-Maamel area in eastern Damascus, media reported Wednesday, citing a military source.
Palestine and the majority of the Arab states oppose the US proposal to convene a regional conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and call for holding an international meeting under the UN auspices, Secretary-General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) Nayef Hawatmeh said Wednesday.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is set to skip the next - and his first - NATO summit, April 5-6, and stay in the US for a meeting with the Chinese president and will then travel to Moscow before attending his first NATO meeting.
Some 2,000-2,500 Russian-born fighters are taking part in combat operations on the side of terrorists in Syria, the acting chief of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said Wednesday.
The French Socialist Party (PS) on Wednesday called on The Republicans' party presidential candidate Francois Fillon to step down, following the latest claim alleging that he may have been paid $50,000 for arranging a meeting between a Lebanese businessman and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Life expectancy in Germany still depends heavily on the social status of a person. This was pointed out by participants of the sociological congress on "Poverty and Health Care", held last week in Berlin.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon is about to start the procedure of obtaining the EAEU observer status.
According to the Russian foreign minister, increased activity of Syrian militants is aimed at disrupting Geneva talks.
A bipartisan group of US senators is looking to reopen a visa program that allows Afghans who have supported the military to enter the country, providing a further dent to President Donald Trump's aims to curb immigration from largely Islamic countries.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop accusing Germany of Nazi practices in order to preserve a close relationship with Berlin, at a swearing-in ceremony in parliament.
The Iraqi leadership has been concerned with the Trump administration's hardline stance on Iran since Baghdad "would not want" Washington to focus on Tehran instead of fighting terrorism, political analyst Elena Suponina wrote for RIA Novosti.
More than 150 militants have been killed and hundreds wounded since the Syrian government forces' military operation in the Jobar eastern suburb of Damascus, local media reported Wednesday.
As spring has finally come, a group of stand up paddle (SUP) surfers decided to celebrate the opening of the new season and went for a ride in Vladivostok. But simple paddling seemed too boring for the thrill seekers, so they’ve decided to occupy a huge piece of ice and have some fun!
Japanese companies estimated that the cost of a pipeline delivering Russian gas to the country at the level of 20 billion cubic meters annually would cost up to $6 billion to construct, media reported Wednesday.
Oil-rich Norway, which in many parts of the world emerged as the champion of wildlife preservation, is threatening to cut its support of the Amazon rainforest amid Brazil's defiant underperformance and wide-spreading deforestation.
A Turkish soldier was killed on Wednesday in Turkey near the Syrian border, by a shot of a sniper made from the territory controlled by the Syrian Kurds, Turkey's General Staff said in a statement obtained by Sputnik.
The moderate progress reached in the previous round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva should be further developed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
The Philippines has expressed interest in purchasing Russian military equipment, the deputy director of Russia's FSMTC told Sputnik Wednesday.
Damascus has documented proof of the crimes committed by Daesh and other terrorists, Syrian Justice Minister Najm al Ahmed said in an interview with Sputnik Arabic.
The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive six Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation fighter aircraft, spokesman said Wednesday.
A US strategic bomber held an attack drill with Seoul's fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula, sending a strong message to Pyongyang, local media reported.