Colombian Police Release Some 200 Women From Sexual Slavery in Bogota
Colombian police on Saturday released some 200 girls and women from sexual slavery in the country's capital of Bogota, local media reported.
View ArticleAmputations & stoning: Malaysia govt backs Islamic penal law
The Malaysian government has pledged its support for an Islamic penal code seeking to expand the jurisdiction of Shariah law by introducing harsh punishments like amputations and stoning, shocking its...
View ArticleRussian Military Registers Two Ceasefire Violations in Syria's Damascus
The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeimim airbase registered two violations of the ceasefire regime in Syrian province of Damascus in the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry...
View ArticleDaesh Seize Several Settlements During Offense in Aleppo
The Daesh militant group, outlawed in Russia, carried out an offensive against the Syrian Free Army in Aleppo province and seized a number of settlements in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense...
View ArticleAl-Nusra Front Shells of Syria's Aleppo: At Least Four Killed, 17 Injured
At least 4 people have been killed and 17 were wounded in a Saturday shelling of Syria's northern city of Aleppo by the al-Nusra Front militant group, a Kurdish source told Sputnik.
View ArticleRussia, Belarus to hold talks on gas price at level of deputy PMs - minister
Earlier, Novak said that the current price of Russian gas supplies to Belarus stood at $132 per 1,000 cubic meters
View ArticleSochi heads into bumper summer season
This year’s street festival paid tribute to popular characters from old Soviet and Russian films and cartoons
View ArticleCrimea’s Chauda practice range to test new types of Russian aircraft — commander
The Chauda practice range in Crimea is fitted out "with excellent telemetry facilities," Russian Aerospace Force Commander-in-Chief Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev said
View ArticleRussia to return Israeli tank lost in First Lebanon War — Netanyahu’s office
The Magach tank has been used as an exhibit at a museum outside Moscow since the 1980s
View ArticleRussia’s Glonass-M satellite successfully delivered into orbit — Defense...
"The carrier rocket’s launch and the injection of the spacecraft into orbit were carried out in a normal mode," the Defense Ministry said
View ArticleRussia ready to resume energy dialogues with EU, but Europe delaying it — Novak
"Our position is simple: if the Europeans need gas, we are ready to sell it. We would like them to choose the route," Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak said
View ArticleRussia’s men win gold at European Gymnastics Championships in Bern
The Russia team won three gold, two silver and one bronze medals
View Article2 federal agencies open fracking door for California
Fracking is getting a new lease on life in oil-rich California, much to the dismay of environmental campaigners. Two federal agencies just released reports on offshore drilling there, and found “no...
View ArticleTiny piglet surfs the waves like a pro in Hawaii (VIDEO)
It turns out that surfing runs in the family for these pigs. While “Kama” the surfing pig is used to the waves off the shores of Hawaii, the pig’s offspring has joined in on the sport. Read Full...
View ArticleLavrov, Kerry discuss situation in Syria, Moscow’s initiatives on joint...
The sides agreed to invigorate work with all of the Syrian parties and with all the countries concerned to have them obey by the resolutions of the ISSG and UN Security Council resolutions
View ArticleLatvia claims to observe Russian warplanes near its borders
"Two Su-27 and two An-26 planes were identified flying over the Baltic Sea’s neutral waters near Latvia’s territorial waters on May 29," Latvia’s national armed forces said in a press statement
View ArticleAlligator gets behind the wheel of captor's car (VIDEO)
An escaped alligator managed to get behind the wheel of its captor’s car after breaking out of the trunk but its hopes for freedom were foiled when he got himself stuck between the driver’s wheel and...
View ArticleHillary's Secrets: What Was Hidden in Clinton's Emails
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the frontrunner to win the US Democratic Party's presidential nomination. However, her triumphant march to the White House might be overshadowed by her...
View ArticleMy Way or Highway: Beijing Issues Four ‘Bottom Lines’ on South China Sea
China's Ministries of Foreign Affairs and National Defense announced four bottom lines on issues related to the South China Sea.
View ArticleAnd He Scores! Russian FM Lavrov is a Whizz at Football
Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov scored in a friendly game of the country's Popular Football League - an amateur tournament for people over 45.
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