Russian Envoy to UN: Moscow to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Myanmar, Bangladesh
August 31, 2018 at 10:23 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russia will provide humanitarian assistance to Myanmar and Bangladesh in the amount of $1 million, Russia’s envoy to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said. Read More »
Man Mutilates Face to Resemble Skull (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
August 31, 2018 at 10:20 AM
In order to make his appearance as skeletal as possible, a man had his face and tongue deliberately mutilated and tattooed. Read More »
Height of resistance? Palestinian girl scales Hebron fence to reach home (VIDEO)
August 30, 2018 at 10:18 AM
Video of a young Palestinian girl climbing a closed security gate to get home has sparked anger on social media and highlighted the daily inconvenience for Palestinians living under Israeli control in Hebron. Read More »
New Poll Shows What People Ready to Give up Instead of Smartphones
August 29, 2018 at 03:20 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A quarter of Russians sometimes would rather refuse medicine in case they are sick or food despite hunger than lose access to their digital devices, according to a poll by the Moscow-headquartered software company Kaspersky Lab. Read More »
Gay athlete, Muslim student or bigoted priest: ‘Hostile’ school project asks who you would let die?
August 29, 2018 at 10:18 AM
The world is ending and there’s limited room onboard a rocket to safety, so who do you leave behind? The disabled novelist, the gay athlete, or the muslim student? An assignment for middle-schoolers in Ohio is causing uproar. Read More »
Momoko Sakura, creator of ‘Chibi Maruko-chan,’ dies of breast cancer
August 28, 2018 at 02:36 PM
Momoko Sakura, the creator of the much-loved “Chibi Maruko-chan” manga and anime series about a little girl called Maruko, died of breast cancer on Aug. 15, her company said Monday. She was 53. Read More »
Death Toll in Indonesia Earthquakes Climbs to 555 - Reports
August 27, 2018 at 01:36 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The number of people killed in powerful earthquakes on Indonesia's Lombok island has increased to 555, media reported on August 24, citing Indonesia's national disaster management agency. Read More »
Kindergarten children dressed as ISIS militants for Indonesian independence day parade
August 23, 2018 at 09:56 AM
Children at an Indonesian kindergarten were dressed up in ISIS-style costumes and given rifle replicas to hold during an independence day parade, prompting raised eyebrows and an apology from event organizers. Read More »
Soldier survives head-on hit by subway train in St. Petersburg (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
August 21, 2018 at 10:10 AM
A soldier has miraculously survived a head-on collision with a subway train in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, sustaining only minor injuries and bruises after crashing into the train so hard that its windshield cracked. Read More »
Mistaken for vampires and accused of witchcraft, BBC crew ‘nearly stoned to death’ in Malawi
August 20, 2018 at 10:19 AM
A BBC film crew investigating a string of child killings in the southern African state of Malawi narrowly escaped death, after an undercover meeting with a witch-doctor was interrupted by a mob accusing them of being “vampires”. Read More »
