Floating 5-star hotel: Russia’s 1st cruise liner to be ready for tests in 2019
November 12, 2018 at 10:42 AM
An ocean cruise liner under construction at the Russian Lotus Shipyard in Astrakhan will be ready for water trials next year. Russia hasn’t built vessels of such class for more than 60 years. Read More »
War in Syria Ended But Terrorist Pockets Remain - UNHCR
November 11, 2018 at 06:07 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The war in Syria is over but pockets of Daesh terrorists and other extremist groups still remain in numerous hard to reach areas, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Middle East and North Africa Bureau Director Amin Awad told Sputnik. Read More »
Jackpot! Russian Diamond Miners Find 51 Carat Gem Days After Mine's Opening
November 10, 2018 at 11:10 PM
The Alrosa diamond mining group began mining at its new Verkhne-Munskoye deposit in Yakutia, northeastern Russia on October 31, with Russian President Vladimir Putin on hand via teleconference to personally inaugurate the start of operations at the facility. Read More »
Over 200 Mass Graves Discovered in Iraq - UN Report
November 09, 2018 at 10:40 AM
GENEVA (Sputnik) - Over 200 mass graves containing the remains of thousands of people have been discovered in Iraq on territories previously controlled by Daesh, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report released on Tuesday. Read More »
Starving children face ‘imminent risk of death’ due to Saudi assault on Yemeni city, UNICEF warns
November 08, 2018 at 02:24 PM
The Saudi-led coalition’s attack on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah could have catastrophic consequences for civilians, especially malnourished children in urgent need of care, UNICEF has warned. Read More »
Brave 15yo boy sacrifices himself while saving little cousin from bear in Russia
November 08, 2018 at 10:51 AM
A courageous 15-year-old boy was practically ripped apart by a ferocious bear but still managed to rescue his little cousin as the two faced the animal alone in the middle of a forest in Russia’s eastern Kamchatka Region. Read More »
Boeing ready to issue warnings on 737 MAX ‘abrupt dive’ after deadly crash in Indonesia – media
November 08, 2018 at 10:47 AM
Following the deadly 737 MAX 8 crash in Indonesia, Boeing is preparing to alert airlines that errors in its newest aircraft series can make the plane “abruptly dive,” Bloomberg revealed. Read More »
About 20,000 Syrians Returned From Lebanon Since Beginning of 2018 - Russian MoD
November 08, 2018 at 10:38 AM
DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - About 20,000 refugees who had fled Syria because of the war and been living in neighboring Lebanon have returned to their homes since the beginning of 2018 via the Jaydet-Yabus checkpoint near Damascus, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation, Maj. Gen. Yevgeny Kharchenko, told reporters. Read More »
Turkey to Probe Reports About Khashoggi Body Possibly Dissolved in Acid - VP
November 07, 2018 at 04:14 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Reports alleging that the body of Saudi opposition journalist Jamal Khashoggi murdered in the Saudi consulate general in Istanbul might have been dissolved in acid must be investigated, Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay said on Monday. Read More »
French poet Baudelaire’s suicide letter sells at auction for $267,000
November 07, 2018 at 10:27 AM
A suicide letter penned by the nineteenth century French poet Charles Baudelaire sold at auction for €234,000 ($267,000) – three times the expected sale price. Read More »
