A day after Matt Lauer was fired by NBC for "inappropriate sexual behavior" in the workplace, the unemployed journalist issued a statement Thursday saying that he was "truly sorry" for his actions.
After the participants of OPEC, non-OPEC oil cut deal agreed to extend the agreement until the end of 2018, the Saudi Oil Minister said that some of the members are likely to exceed their commitment for their own reasons.
MSNBC talk show star Joe Scarborough claimed on Thursday that he was told by sources close to US President Donald Trump during his campaign that the candidate was suffering from the “early stages of dementia.”
The US had planned to end its use of cluster bombs, a type of explosive that ejects smaller submunitions to kill personnel and obliterate vehicles, by 2019, but on Thursday, the Pentagon approved a new policy reversing this promise.
A St. Petersburg resident turned-local celebrity spoke to Sputnik about his incredible friendship with a lady lion that he raised from the time she was a cub.
Rather than holding a mummy-unwrapping party, scientists spent a full 24 hours on Monday scanning the infamous Hibbard Mummy with a high-energy x-ray machine to see if they could crack the mystery of the 1,900-year-old specimen.
The former Trump campaign manager has been indicted on 12 counts, including the "conspiracy against the US" and "conspiracy to launder money."
Newsweek magazine managed to raise quite a few eyebrows on Twitter due to its peculiar description of Ivanka Trump’s speech during her visit to India.
Even though the German federal government is still to be formed, the country’s parliament appears to be fully capable of passing new laws, and The Left (Die Linke) seems to be eager to capitalize on this opportunity.
The largest US retailer has pulled a controversial apparel item from its shelves: a tee-shirt featuring the words “Rope. Tree. Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.”
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has thrown out viral media company BuzzFeed’s argument that their revelation of the infamous Fusion GPS Trump-Russia dossier was part of their “fair reporting privilege.” BuzzFeed has been slammed with a lawsuit as a result of some of the scandalous and unverified accusations contained in the dossier.
British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted that the US-UK relations will "endure" even as a Conservative MP suggested that Donald Trump should delete his Twitter account.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC oil producers on Thursday agreed to extend their agreement to cut oil output until the end of 2018, a source in one of the delegations participating in the ministerial meeting told Sputnik.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's actions aimed at reshuffling the State Department and cutting its budget have prompted mixed reactions among observers and media pundits alike, RIA Novosti political observer Dmitry Kosyrev writes. Meanwhile, it was reported that Tillerson may himself lose his job in the near future.
In the wake of allegations made by some US media outlets, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has stated that its operations in no way violate US sanctions.
Blackwater founder Erik Prince has recommended the creation of a privately-trained police force in the war-torn nation of Libya to help stop the flow of migrants to Europe. Speaking to Sputnik, Rhiannon Smith, the director of Libya-focused consultancy Libya-Analysis, explained why this was a bad idea.
Shell - Britain's biggest company - has revealed that it pays male workers more than a fifth more than women employees.
Rosatom’s regional office in India had organized a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday to make a presentation on the Nuclear Power Plant it is building in Rooppur, Bangladesh.
The detective who caught one of Britain's most dangerous serial killers, Levi Bellfield, has told Sputnik he does not believe he was responsible for an infamous double murder which Bellfield has reportedly confessed to carrying out.
How to become a princess? The answer is simple – make a charming prince fall in love with you! Meet the ordinary women who became royal through marriage.
A new app, which can literally breathe life into any image featuring a face thanks to sophisticated technology, has taken the by storm!
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the details of Matt Lauer's dismissal from NBC, get a report on the Supreme Court case Carpenter v. US, and have a guest on air to talk about Bill Browder for the fifth consecutive show.
The disruption in bilateral trade between India and China via the Nathu La Pass has affected India more as official figures show India exported goods worth $10 million while it imported $2.8 million worth of goods through the strategic mountain pass in 2016.
Also known as Maria Oggay, this 100-year-old granny from Buscalan, a town in Kalinga province, Philippines, has been a tattoo artist since she was 15. Whang-od is often described as the last and oldest “mambabatok” – a traditional tattooist of the indigenous people of Butbut.
Russian energy giant Gazprom says it's on track to breaking its European gas exports record before the year is out. Business journalist Igor Naumov says it's noteworthy that the potential record-setting sales are set against a background of regular pressure from Washington and Brussels to limit the company's presence in the European energy market.