Новости за 04.12.2017

On Saturday, the German right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) congress elected Alexander Gauland, a far-right politician and former deputy leader of the party, as the new co-leader. Media reports speculated that the party’s political course may change following the election.

In November, the CNN broadcaster released the materials showing a slave auction in Libya, at which migrants were sold to residents of North African states. The footage resulted in an urgent session of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the issue of slavery in Libya. The council pledged to exert efforts to stop the human trafficking in North Africa.

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has urged Pakistani leaders to “redouble” their efforts against militant and terrorist groups operating out of their country. The US has accused Islamabad of weakness in its response to Islamic extremism, a charge to which Pakistan has taken exception.

Two radio station employees were handed their pink slips Monday after management officials at KIOW Radio caught wind of their racist banter during coverage of a high school basketball game in Iowa.

Hundreds of thousands of children in the Philippines have been administered a dengue fever vaccine that may exacerbate the disease, officials warned on Monday.

In coming days the whole Syrian territory to the east of Euphrates River will be fully liberated from terrorists, according to statement made after a meeting in Deir ez-Zor, which was attended by 23 delegates representing the interests of all ethnic and confessional groups populating the area.

The US and South Korean air forces kicked off major aerial drills on Monday on the Korean Peninsula, but it appears China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force has also been war gaming in the region – and possibly sending a message to South Korea and the US to back off.

Strained relations with Iran and the common threat of terrorism are the factors building a bridge between Saudi Arabia and Israel, according to Mike Pompeo.

Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's killing is likely to result in a massacre, Catherine Shakdam, political analyst and director of Shafaqna Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, told Radio Sputnik, stressing that without Saleh it would be almost impossible to build bridges against the warring parties in the country.

Facebook is launching a new app called Messenger Kids, which allows children to use messaging software to chat with friends and family.

US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman has stated that the relations between the two countries deteriorated as a result of several issues, including the Ukrainian crisis and an alleged meddling in the 2016 US election.

While it’s the US F-35 joint strike fighter that usually makes headlines for engine fires and other technical failures, this time it was a US F-22 Raptor that suffered an embarrassing performance failure during military exercises on the Korean Peninsula, according to reports from the scene.

New video of a "TR-3B type of UFO" captured in Russia is being called the "best evidence ever" of a UFO sighting, and has inspired conspiracy theorists around the world.

Well, now we know where the rum went!

The nephew of deposed Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe says that he fled the country because he feared for his life during the military coup. He added that his employees were beaten and robbed and he is unlikely to return unless his safety can be guaranteed.

New airstrikes were carried out less than a day after the Saudi-led had stricken the Yemeni capital in support of ex-Yemeni president's forces.

On Monday, a Cathay Pacific flight crew announced that they reportedly viewed North Korea’s latest missile test last Wednesday as they were flying over Japan.

The judge who decided on the matter was surprised to learn that the wrongdoer "attends a religious school for future rabbis," according to Polish news agency PAP.

On Friday, the draw for the 2018 World Cup in Russia took place in the heart of Moscow, defining the groups in which football teams will compete. The editor-in-chief of German sports magazine Kicker, Jörg Jakob, commented on the results of the draw and shared his projection about next year's competition.

Fans of English club Hull City took to Twitter to express their support and sympathy to the head coach Leonid Slutsky after his resignation.

The likely slaying of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh at the hands of his former Houthi allies following his call for peace with the Saudi-led coalition has prompted a flurry of discussion about whether he will go down in history as a traitor or a patriot.

If humans learn to manipulate the aging process, they could live much longer in a matter of decades. The prospects in this area are quite promising, a researcher in the field of molecular biology argues.

The armed forces of the United States and South Korea have kicked off their annual air drills, Vigilant Ace, slated for December 4-8. The exercises are taking place days after North Korea launched a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, which fell into the Sea of Japan.

Indian defense scientists consider it a major achievement, as the BrahMos missile utilizes five different grades of wrought aluminum alloys in eight different semi-product forms, which are developed in nine different heat treatment conditions.

A corresponding statement came following numerous allegations of sexual harassment against the Oscar-winning actor.