Bottle With Deadly Poison Stolen From Dutch Museum - Reports
July 09, 2018 at 10:30 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A bottle with a powerful paralyzing poison was stolen from Museum Boerhaave, located in the western Dutch city of Leiden, the NL Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Read More »
IDF uses Gaza as a lab and showroom for new weapons and tech it plans to sell – report
July 06, 2018 at 03:07 PM
Human rights campaigners claim that the Israeli army and defense corporations exploit the deadly Gaza protests to test and advertise hardware like drones, sniper rifles and 'smart' fences. Read More »
Daesh Head's Son Killed in Militants' Attack on Syrian Forces – Reports
July 06, 2018 at 10:44 AM
In early May, Iraqi officials reported the possibility that Daesh* leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is operating out of the desert area near Syria's border with Iraq, one of the few parts of the country it continues to control. Read More »
Mishap or Omen? River in China Turns Red
July 06, 2018 at 10:37 AM
The residents of a Chinese city reportedly were spooked when the water in a nearby river turned bright red for no apparent reason. Read More »
Israeli, Russian Defense Ministers Discuss Situation in South of Syria
July 05, 2018 at 02:41 PM
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a phone talk have discussed the developments in the south of Syria, the Israeli Defense Ministry said Sunday in a press release. Read More »
Obey Your Thirst: UAE Wants to Drag Icebergs from Antarctic to Middle East
July 05, 2018 at 02:37 PM
As water scarcity remains one of the most pressing issues for the UAE, a local firm has put forward an initiative to tow icebergs from the Antarctic to the scorching country’s coasts. It’s all getting serious as the firm has launched a website and has enlisted the help of experts. Read More »
Transgender Person Wins Spain's Beauty Pageant, Aims at Miss Universe
July 05, 2018 at 02:33 PM
Twenty-six-year-old Angela Ponce has surpassed 22 other contestants, becoming the first transgender person to win Miss Universe Spain. She will represent her country in the Miss Universe beauty pageant later this year. Read More »
Going green? Somali terrorist group’s plastic bag ban aims to protect ‘humans and animals’
July 04, 2018 at 02:34 PM
The Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda affiliate that has carried out suicide attacks and massacres across East Africa, has issued an eco-friendly edict banning plastic bags. Read More »
WATCH Bali Volcano Active Again, Violent Eruption Forces Residents to Flee
July 04, 2018 at 10:59 AM
Mount Agung, the highest peak of the tourist-friendly Indonesian island of Bali, has been active since late 2017. On June 29 a major eruption prompted Indonesian authorities to close the international airport; three days later, the volcano began to spew lava again. Read More »
Astronomers capture first-ever image of a newborn planet (VIDEO)
July 04, 2018 at 10:47 AM
Astronomers have captured the first ever confirmed image of a newborn planet forming around a young dwarf star – an ambitious task that has previously proved elusive to scientists. Read More »
