India’s skepticism hinges on China’s repeated refusal to share hydrological data for the river that unleashes floods in India every year. India and China have also been at loggerheads over the latter’s plan to divert the river water.
US equity markets could be manipulated by hackers trading with insider data possibly stolen from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Stephen Neville, associate professor of software engineering at the University of Victoria, told Sputnik.
A Syrian opposition activist and her American-born journalist daughter have been found murdered in Istanbul. The two women were involved in helping Syrian refugees on Turkish soil and were reportedly the recipients of death threats just days before they were murdered.
The charter flight from the Japanese city of Nakashibetsu bound for the Kuril Islands carrying former residents and their relatives made an emergency landing in Russia's Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
The United States Geological Survey reports of a 6.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca.
The leaders and representatives of United Nations member states deliver their speeches on the fifth day of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
While there is just one day to go until Germans head to the polls to elect their new government, experts and polling institutions face difficulties with assessing the real chances of the Alternative for Germany party for success.
The Syrian Gas Company representative in Deir ez-Zor claimed that Daesh terrorists control over 80 percent of oil resources and almost all gas deposits, severely damaging and destroying their infrastructure.
The US Geological Survey reported Saturday that a 5.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in waters off the Mexican coast.
Over 60 athletes are contesting in Russia's Konakovo to break the Guinness world record for flyboarding.
A team of scientists has sequenced the genome of a worm belonging to a group of asexual species originating millions of years ago. Surprisingly, the study revealed that it has managed to survive and adapt since it keeps a unique mix of genes that has not been affected by sexual reproduction.
Animals are like humans; they also need to take care of their looks.
A team of US researchers has determined that total or partial sleep deprivation can produce clinical improvements to depression symptoms within 24 hours helping “reset” the internal clock of depressed people whose circadian rhythms are disrupted.
The nuclear proliferation watchdog launched a probe into the latest earthquake in North Korea, which allegedly was caused by an explosion.
US Ambassador to Moscow assures that Washington is not going to cancel visa programs for Russian applicants.
Chinese engineers have converted a New Zealand-made utility plane into the world's first large transport drone for an express delivery company. It is a notable step ahead from the small and low-speed drones currently used by international giants such as Amazon and DHL.
The pound sterling flash-crashed against the dollar and the euro following PM Theresa May’s announcement of her Brexit plan, as the UK’s investment grade was subject to downgrade and market skepticism mounts over the nation’s public finance sector.
Federal Reserve Board members can’t identify the reasons behind the weak inflation, albeit other macro fundamentals suggest the pace of price growth is supposed to be quicker, and above the targeted 2 percent.
With Syrian government forces tightening their noose around the sections of Deir ez-Zor still controlled by terrorists, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the liberation of the city will be crushing defeat for Daesh. Yet, the fall of Deir ez-Zor will hardly be able to put an end to the war any time soon, a military expert told Sputnik.
China earthquake center reports that a 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit the territory of North Korea. Seismologists say that the quake probably caused by an explosion.
In an interview to Sputnik, the Venezuelan permanent representative to the United Nations described Donald Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly as "very unfortunate."
A source told Sputnik that the Donetsk People's Republic minister of Revenue and Duties was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt.
Iran has successfully carried out the test launch of a new ballistic missile "Khorramshahr"
This aerial video, captured on September 20, shows the widespread destruction in Colonia Condesa, a district of Mexico City, which was hit by a powerful earthquake the day before.
The US president once again denied the accusations made by Democrats that Russia was involved in meddling in the 2016 presidential election, calling the issue "the Russian hoax."