New Population of World's Rarest Fish Discovered in Tasmania (PHOTOS)
January 26, 2018 at 10:58 AM
Divers in Tasmania have discovered a new population of one of the rarest species of marine life - the red handfish (Thymichthys Politus). This is a major breakthrough for the species. Read More »
Number of Terrorists Coming to Europe From Syria, Iraq Sees Minor Rise - Europol
January 25, 2018 at 10:47 AM
DAVOS (Sputnik) - The number of Islamist militants entering Europe after fighting for terrorist groups, such as Daesh, has only marginally increased after the demise of Daesh at the hands of the Iraqi and Syrian armies, Europol Executive Director Rob Wainwright told Sputnik Tuesday. Read More »
Books Not Bombs: Syrian Students Didn't Let War Interrupt Quest for Knowledge
January 19, 2018 at 10:51 AM
Sputnik Arabic has obtained an exclusive first-hand look into a Syrian scientific Olympiad for schoolchildren, held in spite of the tremendous problems facing their country in its long and painful war against terrorism. Read More »
Pope Francis warns world is ‘one accident’ away from nuclear holocaust
January 16, 2018 at 03:04 PM
Pope Francis has warned that the world is just “one accident” away from a nuclear holocaust the likes of which we have never seen, drawing on imagery from the Second World War to illustrate his point. Read More »
Top 5 Cases of Terrorists Obtaining Weapons Made in States in US-led Coalition
January 14, 2018 at 02:39 PM
It’s been three days since Russia prevented a terrorist attack on its bases in Syria, with terrorists, as unexpected as it may seem, using sophisticated drones to strike the facilities. Read More »
Ancient People’s 'Paradise' Discovered Just off Highway in Israel
January 13, 2018 at 11:38 AM
Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a rare half a million-year-old site with hundreds of thousands of prehistoric artifacts while they were inspecting an area set for the construction of new apartment complex near Tel Aviv. Read More »
Jailed in Dubai: The laws you need to know when traveling to the Middle East city
January 12, 2018 at 10:45 AM
British tourists in Dubai have been thrown in jail for breaking laws they had no idea existed. From brushing past a stranger to swearing or having sex, holidaymakers have found themselves in hot water in the Middle East. Read More »
Bodies of 20 Women Tortured by Daesh Discovered in Mosul Mass Grave
January 11, 2018 at 01:52 PM
A mass grave containing the bodies of 20 tortured women was found in Nineveh, a city on the outskirts of Mosul in northern Iraq. Read More »
Vermont to become 1st state to legalize marijuana via legislature
January 11, 2018 at 01:48 PM
Vermont is about to become the first state to legalize recreational marijuana without a voter ballot initiative. The bill comes as a US senator takes on US Attorney General Jeff Sessions for reversing federal enforcement policy. Read More »
'No Find, No Fee': US Firm to Resume Search for Malaysian Flight 370
January 08, 2018 at 10:42 AM
A US-based seabed exploration company hopes to make millions if it finds the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 within 90 days, media reports have said. Read More »