Australia is to establish its own national space agency to cash in on the US$330 billion aeronautical industry as well as harvest thousands of jobs, the government has announced.
The death of a Russian general in Syria is the consequence of the US ambiguous actions in Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday.
A former CIA agent has resigned from a humanitarian organization's board after tweeting an "anti-semitic" article suggesting American Jews were the key driving force behind US wars.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was triumphant in this past weekend’s election, supporting the expectations of economic reform, and a rebalancing in the nation’s domestic and foreign policies.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that Russia and the US are maintaining close ties on military actions in Syria.
Theresa May's suggestion last week for a further two-year transition period after Brexit is a good proposal, but the EU is unlikely to meet London halfway because it wants to make Brexit as difficult as possible so as to deter other members from following suit, Professor Thorsten Polleit told Radio Sputnik.
Trilateral consultations between Russia, Iran and Turkey indicate that within the next few months, the countries will be able to further expand mutual cooperation on a number of pressing issues, Farzad Ramazani Bonesh, an independent Iranian expert on the Middle East, told Sputnik Iran.
Google is continuing to ignore a growing wave of criticism over the online sale of T-shirts which glorify the IRA terrorist group.
If imports are chosen over indigenous production for an immediate requirement, Russia’s 2S25M Sprut-SDM could be India’s first choice for light tanks as they have similar qualities as that of Indian Army’s main battle tanks T-90MS.
Ever tried eating bird feathers, or even thought that it was possible? Soon, this may become a reality, as a team of Swedish researchers are working on reclaiming the protein contained in fowl feathers and converting it into food for better and "greener" waste management.
Some 17,500 troops and 3,500 vehicles kicked off five days of drilling in Poland on Monday, the exercise coming on the heels of the Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2017 drills, which Polish officials and media described as preparations for an invasion of Europe. Speaking to Sputnik, political analyst Konrad Rekas said the hypocrisy was delicious.
Christian Lindner, the leader of Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) that has got 10.7 percent in Sunday's general election, has called for the resumption of the dialogue with Russia in the G8 format to check if Moscow is ready to change policies.
The operation is still underway to weed out any possible terrorists hiding nearby. Four civilians and a soldier have been wounded so far.
The US has offered to sell 22 Guardian reconnaissance drones to India but India is considering other options as its Navy is more interested in lethal UAVs. Experts have also warned that it would be futile for India to manufacture F-16 with the US.
After retiring in 2012 from his job as a company manager, Liang Yuxiang from Chengdu, China, found his new passion in car racing. Instead of settling into a quiet life after retirement, he prefers to challenge himself and pursue every opportunity he can. Probably, all of us could learn a thing or two from this incredibly inspiring 63-year-old man.
Green Gang comprises a group of women of a north Indian village who raid houses to see if alcoholic men are not abusing their womenfolk.
The UK is spending the "minimum" on defense and must decide "whether it's enough," according to Woody Johnson, the NFL team owner turned US ambassador to the UK.
The photographs that the Russian Defense Ministry published on Sunday on its Facebook page provide compelling evidence that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the US troops that support them are present in Syria's areas held by the violent extremist group Daesh, the ministry said Monday.
Turkish Prime Minister had called on German authorities to pave the wave for bilateral relations' improvement amid Sunday's parliamentary election.
The leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party, Martin Schulz, holds a presser after winning 20.5% votes in the general election on Sunday.
The residents of the city of Kirkuk, claimed by both the autonomous region of Kurdistan and the federal government in Baghdad, are taking part in the referendum on independence from Iraq on Monday despite growing tensions between the local authorities and the central government.
Russian President and his Kazakh counterpart had a phone conversation on prospects for Syrian peace process, the Kremlin said on Monday.
Donald Trump has traded a merciless verbal broadside with his opponents, the leaders of North Korea, Iran and Venezuela, with no regard for diplomatic niceties. Sputnik looks at the most scandalous remarks directed by the world leaders and prominent politicians against each other.
Unsuspecting tourists arriving at the Reykjavik airport have been welcomed in Iceland with a Mastercard ad featuring Norwegian nature scenes. Following complaints from an observant Norwegian, the misleading ad was removed with an apology.
A group of activists - and an elephant - have launched a campaign calling for national referendums to be held before big political decisions are made.