Turkey hinders Syria in controlling the state border, therefore not allowing Damascus to obtain accurate information regarding the number of terrorists that leave Syria or arrive in the country, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with the Croatian Vecernji List newspaper.
Chinese netizens are outraged by a statement from a giant panda breeding base which said that a panda died after being attacked by unknown animals, two months after it was released into the wild.
Russian journalists visited the city of Dayr Hafir, which has been recently liberated by the Syrian army from the militants of Daesh, and have found the traces of the group's atrocities at almost every turn.
The autopsy of the bodies of the civilians from the Syrian Idlib province, carried out in Turkey, proved that chemical weapons were used in the attack, Turkish Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag said on Thursday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has reminded US that all chemical weapons have been taken out of Syria in mid-2014 with Washington's assistance.
Russia prioritizes the nuclear weapons complex in financing its defense budget, Russian senator and chair of the Federation Council defense committee Victor Ozerov said Thursday.
French The Republicans' party presidential nominee Francois Fillon vowed on Thursday to make efforts to lift anti-Russia sanctions if he is elected the country's president, adding that the restrictive measures turned to be rather counterproductive for the French.
Ukraine's State Space Agency is currently in accession discussions with the European Space Agency (ESA) to become its member, Chairman Yuriy Radchenko told Sputnik on the margins of the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
Evidence in the investigation of this week's deadly St. Petersburg metro bombing has been seized during searches at residences linked to the suspected bomber, the Russian Investigative Committee said Thursday.
On Tuesday, Iraqi satellite TV network Al Sumaria reported that the Kirkuk Provincial Council had voted to hold a referendum on joining the Kurdish regional administration of Iraq. All Kurdish councilmen voted for the decision, while Arab and Turkmen members boycotted the vote.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry summoned Indian ambassador to China Vijay Gokhale and registered a strong protest against the Tibetan leader's visit to Tawang in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, as China claims it to be a part of its own territory.
A St. Petersburg metro station has been reopened an hour after its closing, the metro service said Thursday.
Oxfam, the Belgrade Center of Human Rights (BCHR) and the Macedonian Association of Young Lawyers (MYLA), are expected to release a report later on Thursday criticizing the treatment of refugees in the Balkan states, media reported.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has categorically rejected any move for mediation by US President Donald Trump between India and Pakistan. The Trump administration's desire to play peacemaker was communicated via US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley.
Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj told parliament that India has been able to thwart the growth of radicalization among Muslim youth due to its cultural ethos and family bonding and the government’s de-radicalization programs. She said India is set to host an ASEAN conference on deradicalization and terrorism.
The Western countries use terrorism as a means to achieve their political goals, Syrian President Bashar Assad told the Croatian Vecernji List newspaper in an interview published on Thursday, adding that the West still supported terrorism even when it backfired.
NDB President K.V.Kamath says India and other developing countries need to make a strong pitch for a credit ratings upgrade, while also simultaneously working on a BRICS credit rating agency to make global financial governance more broad-based.
The hard case of Brexit between London and Brussels has once again revitalized the old dispute over the territory of Gibraltar.
France is seeking the adoption of UNSC resolution on recent chemical attack in Syria's Idlib province, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Thursday.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by independent political commentator and author Catherine Shakdam.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of directly ordering a chemical attack on the Idlib province using the country's air force.
The United States requires China to remove trade barriers and wants a constructive dialogue with Beijing, a senior White House official said ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US. Radio Sputnik discussed the issue with Helga Zepp-LaRouche, president of the Schiller Institute, an international think tank.
DC looks to hire a new police chief, how is this done with the public interest in mind; James Knowles III re-elected in Ferguson.
More than four out of every ten Germans (43%) say that one of the main reasons we have seen a growth in the popularity of right-wing parties in Europe is that the electorate feel there have been empty promises that have not been fulfilled.
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection announced the start of intensified air pollution monitoring program in 28 cities, expected to be in force for one year, local media reported on Thursday.