Новости за 05.04.2017

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A thorough investigation into the reported chemical attack in Syria should be investigated and those responsible should be held accountable, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.

The reported chemical attack in Syria will undoubtedly influence discussions at the Syria Donors Conference in Brussels, UN Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator said Wednesday.

St. Petersburg metro station Sennaya Ploshchad and interchanges at Sadovaya and Spasskaya stations have reopened after security checks triggered by an anonymous call, with no dangerous items found, the St. Petersburg Metro said on Wednesday.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Rick Sterling, an investigative journalist and member of the Syria Solidarity Movement.

Washington has made a U-turn on its plan to topple President Bashar al-Assad due to Russia's efficient military engagement in Syria, Hashem Kuraim of the Republican Party told Sputnik Arabic, commenting on remarks made by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and White House Spokesman Sean Spicer.

The Norwegian army can only defend an area of about 600 square kilometers, which corresponds to a single medium-size Norwegian municipality (out of 426), a new army report has found to the embarrassment of the Norwegian Defense Ministry.

North Korea's latest missile test threatens security in the Russian Far East, leading the Russian Aerospace Forces units to raise its combat readiness alert, Russian senator Victor Ozerov told Sputnik on Wednesday.

This poor kitty was accidentally poisoned with car brake fluid, which could be lethal for her. Luckily, vets knew exactly what the emergency called for – a ‘vodka drip!’

Sputnik news agency and radio has signed a cooperation agreement with Italy’s news agency Agenzia Nova.

Syrian Ambassador to Russia offered his condolences to the people of Russia amid recent attack in the St. Petersburg metro, in an interview with Sputnik.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Wednesday evidence suggested that the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad was responsible for the chemical attack in Syrian Idlib.

The Indian government has liberalized visa norms for visitors coming to the country for film-making and medical treatment. Norms on the duration of stay for e-visas have been doubled along with double entry, while medical visas have been allowed triple entry.

The Syrian army could coordinate its actions with the Russian Aerospace Forces in the event of a decision to storm the city of Raqqa, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyadh Haddad told Sputnik.

The government of Syria has the right to protect its territory by all means including military if Turkey does not stop its actions in northern Syria, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad told Sputnik.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that Japan is working closely with the United States and South Korea in connection with the new missile test carried out by North Korea.

North Korea's missile fired on Wednesday off its east coast reached a maximum altitude of 189 kilometers (117 miles), Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday citing South Korean military.

Lockheed Martin said that using parts made from 3-D printers has cut four months from the production schedule for components used in the US Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency military satellites.

New Jersey teenager Santos Colon Jr, pled guilty on Monday to furnishing support to Daesh terrorists plotting the assassination of Pope Francis.

Amid a right-wing resurgence in Latin America, leftist candidate Lenin Moreno has won Ecuador’s presidential election. Radio Sputnik’s Loud and Clear spoke with GreenLeft Weekly correspondent Denis Rogatyuk about Moreno’s victory and the impact it could have on Latin America’s political landscape.

They might not have had AMC (or television at all,) but new research finds that people in medieval England did indeed fear the walking dead.

The Pentagon’s King Stallion heavy lift rotorcraft is slated to be more expensive on a per-unit basis than the ludicrously expensive F-35A. If the German Bundeswehr can be swayed to make an order, however, the chopper’s price may go down for everyone.

A judge is expected to rule on whether Best Buy employees can legally receive cash payments from the FBI for assisting the agency by revealing child pornography found on customers’ computers.

A report by GAO reveals that the US federal government still suffers from a major shortfall in recruiting enough technically qualified staff to carry out adequate cybersecurity functions.

The Japanese government decided to convene an emergency meeting of the National Security Council.