Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov renewed calls for an independent investigation into the chemical incident in the Idlib province of Syria that killed as many as 100 people.
A UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government for the alleged gas attack in the country's Idlib province has been vetoed by Russia as a permanent member of the Security Council.
Fanatic supporters of the UK’s Leicester City football team threw bottles and flares during violent clashes with Spanish police ahead of the Champion’s League game against Atletico Madrid.
Everybody likes to make their mark, and tourists are no exception. But is it worth desecrating iconic landmarks and earning enduring universal scorn – to say nothing of fines, jail time and possible deportation – to do it?
In a string of articles for The National Interest, columnist Dave Majumdar commented on the threat of Russian SAM systems to advanced American air power. Asked for comment, military aviation expert Viktor Pryadka told Sputnik that the US developments in stealth technology lag far behind Russia's creation of even more advanced air defense systems.
In the light of Syria's call for more military co-operation with neighboring Iraq in the fight against terrorism, Iraqi and Syrian military experts told Sputnik that greater co-operation would benefit both countries and enable them to better control their joint border.
During his latest visit to Seoul, China's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei expressed hope that the new government will halt the deployment of the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea. Wu added that China won't support the use of force by the US toward North Korea.
In the same press conference Tuesday where he dug a hole for himself by comparing Syrian President Bashar Assad to Adolf Hitler, White House press secretary Sean Spicer also stated several times that Iran was a 'failed state'. Speaking to Sputnik, Iranian political observer Seyed Jalazadeh explained what it was that's really bugging Washington.
On International Day of Human Space Flight, Mars One project participant Anastasia Stepanova told Radio Sputnik that a human settlement on Mars is closer than we think.
Former European Union (EU) consultant Paolo von Schirach stated that expectations for the Google’s new program to operate a fact checker system integrated with searches were certain to fall far short of its actual performance, amid allegations of bias and censorship from various quarters.
US President Donald Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to review US foreign fighters as directed by the 2017 defense budget, according to the statement of the White House.
The timing of Donald Trump's strike on Syria was aimed at sending a strong signal to Beijing, Malaysian geopolitical analyst Mathew Maavak told Sputnik. The geopolitical analyst explained why Trump's "hardball diplomacy" left the Chinese leadership unimpressed.
The Ifop-Fiducial survey revealed that far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon's ratings fell by 0.5 points and now stands at 18.5 percent while The Republicans' center-right nominee Francois Fillon's projected vote share increased by 0.5 points, standing at 19 percent.
On April 12, the world celebrates International Human Space Flight Day, commemorating the legendary Yuri Gagarin and his historic flight.
Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UN Bashar Jaafari at a Security Council meeting said that Brexit has prompted the United Kingdom to seek a new role on the international arena by making extreme statements on Syria which remind of Tony Blair’s criminal role in invasion in Iraq.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held a joint news conference following bilateral discussions in Moscow on Wednesday, April 12.
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth in the "Vostok" spaceship, opening a new era in the history of mankind and becoming the focal point of pride for the Soviet Union. At the same time, the Soviet space program was always kept in the strictest secrecy, generating plenty of fantastic legends.
Number of official cases of euthanasia in 2016 made 6,091, a 10 percent increase in comparison to 2015, accounting for four percent of total deaths in the year, local media reported Wednesday citing monitoring boards.
Envoy of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) at the Minsk talks Vladislav Deinego stated that the decision on a complete ceasefire in Donbass is taking effect on April 13.
Syrian Arab Republic's Permanent Representative to the UN said that Syria is inviting members of the UN Security Council, as well as inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons into the country.
Today’s headlines include: Calls for White House Press Secretary to resign over claims that Hitler did not use chemical weapons; and former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run in next month’s presidential race.
Chemists from Russia working with their Chinese colleagues have come up with a new method for producing gold from ore, reducing extraction costs by upwards of 30-40%, and dramatically decreasing the amount of time needed to do so, the press service of Moscow's National University of Science and Technology (MISiS) has reported.
Royal Dutch Shell has strongly denied allegations of corruption after a damning new report alleged that the Anglo-Dutch oil giant took part in a vast bribery scheme that "robbed" the Nigerian people of over a billion dollars in a "murky deal" for access to one of Africa's most valuable oil blocks.
Reports have stated that the terror group Daesh (also known as ISIS/ISIL) now controls less than seven percent of Iraq and only 20 percent of Syria. However experts disagree with these figures and believe that the terrorist organization control far more land then many believe.
An effort to whip up fear of a Russian invasion in Lithuania was a disappointment for the authorities after local people paid no attention to the operation.