Search For "sputnik"
North Korea: Kim Jong-un 'satisfied' with recent test of super-large multi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Nov 29 (Sputnik/ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed the most recent test of a super-large multiple launch rocket system and had expressed his great satisfaction with the results of the launch, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Friday.
Read More
Toll in Albania quake reaches 40
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tirana [Albainia], Nov 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll in the devastating earthquake in Albania has increased to 40, Albanian news portal Exit reported on Thursday.
Read More
47 policemen injured in violence outside Iranian consulate in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Najaf [Iraq], Nov 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Forty-seven police personnel were wounded in clashes with demonstrators outside the Iranian consulate building in Iraq's southern city of Najaf, Luay Yasiri, the governor of the Najaf province, told Al Arabiya on Thursday.
Read More
Death toll in Albania earthquake rises to 35
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], Nov 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck near the Albanian capital of Tirana has risen to 35, media reported on Wednesday.
Read More
France threatens Iran with re-enacted sanctions over non-compliance of nuk
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 28 (Sputnik/ANI): French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned on Wednesday that a mechanism that re-enacts sanctions against Iran might be launched due to Tehran's non-compliance with obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA).
Read More
84 hospitalised with poisoning after nitrogen plant leak in Egypt school
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Aswan [Egypt], Nov 25 (Sputnik/ANI): As many as 84 students and teachers of a girls' school in southern Egypt were poisoned by nitrogen as a result of leakage at a plant near the city of Aswan, Egyptian media reported on Monday.
Read More
Kim observes military drills, stresses importance of real combat readiness
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Nov 25 (Sputnik/ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday visited a military unit on the Changrin islet, located just north of the western sea border with South Korea, the North's state-run media reported.
Read More
Iraq Boosts Security on Syrian Border to prevent ISIS infiltration
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow[Russia], Nov 24 (Sputnik/ANI) Iraq has ramped up its security infrastructure along the Iraqi-Syrian frontier by increasing its border guards to prevent Islamic State terrorists from finding their way into the country.
Read More
Sullivan Meets Lavrov, sets conditions to improve Russia-US ties
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 24 (Sputnik/ANI ) -US Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan on Saturday held a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and said that ties between the two countries can only be improved if Moscow adheres to the Minsk agreements and avoid intervening in US
Read More
Three people killed in anti-govt protests in Iraq's Nasiriyah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nasiriyah [Iraq], Nov 24 (Sputnik/ANI): Three people were killed as a result of protests in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah, amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations throughout the country, as per media reports.
Read More
Pakistan summons Norwegian Ambassador over Quran desecration incident
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The Pakistani Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the Norwegian Ambassador to Islamabad to express concern about the desecration of the Quran in Norway's Kristiansand, the ministry said.
Read More
Bolivian Parliament gives govt 120 days to hold general elections
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The Bolivian lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday unanimously adopted amendments to the draft bill on holding general elections, setting a period of 120 days after the election of the leadership of the supreme electoral tribun
Read More