Forced Stance: Venice to Ban Sitting on the Ground Amid Tourist Crackdown
Tourists stroll in downtown Venice, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. Since 1951, Venice's population has steadily shrunk from 175,000 to some 55,000. Several factors are blamed, including high prices driven by a boom in tourism, the logistics of supplying a carless city, and the erosion of canal-side apartment buildings by lapping waters - Sputnik International
20 September 2018, 09:29 GMT
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Pompeo Blames Iran's Khamenei for Sacrificing Muslims in Exchange for Oil Profit
CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. - Sputnik International
14 September 2018, 12:20 GMT
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AI Takes a Leading Role in Battle Against Online Pornography
Explicit material - Sputnik International
12 September 2018, 23:14 GMT
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Deputy Governor, Mayor Sacked, Officials Censured Amid China Vaccine Scandal
A health official prepares one of many vaccine injections. - Sputnik International
17 August 2018, 10:08 GMT
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Maldives' Elections Mistrusted After Goverment's 'Crackdown on Democracy'- NGO
Male, the capital of Maldives - Sputnik International
16 August 2018, 10:49 GMT
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Shadowy UK Local Business Groups Subvert Local Democracy and Prevent Protest
A worker clears silt and debris from a road in Cockermouth, northern England, on December 7, 2015 as the clean up starts following heavy flooding in the town caused by Storm Desmond - Sputnik International
27 June 2018, 15:17 GMT
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EFJ Calls on Ukrainian Authorities to End Pressure Campaign Against Journalists
Journalist Kirill Vyshinsky, the director of Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Ukraine, attends a preliminary court hearing in Kherson, Ukraine May 17, 2018 - Sputnik International
9 June 2018, 00:12 GMT
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US Treasury: Allies Must Crack Down on Funding of Iran's Malign Activities
US Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions against nine Iranian people and entities in an action unrelated to Iran’s nuclear program - Sputnik International
5 June 2018, 20:59 GMT
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Bangladesh Kills Over 100 in Massive Anti-Drug Crackdown - Reports
Myanmar police officers patrol along the border fence between Myanmar and Bangladesh in Maungdaw, Rakhine State, Myanmar. (File) - Sputnik International
1 June 2018, 09:02 GMT
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Media Crackdowns Increasing as Kiev Tries to Stop Regime Critics - Analyst
Journalist Kirill Vyshinsky, the director of Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Ukraine, attends a preliminary court hearing in Kherson, Ukraine May 17, 2018 - Sputnik International
25 May 2018, 21:15 GMT
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Netanyahu Orders Police to Tackle Lawlessness in Bedouin Community in Israel
Arab Israelis clash with Israeli riot policemen in Umm Al-Hiran, a Bedouin village in Israel's southern Negev Desert January 18, 2017 - Sputnik International
23 April 2018, 18:01 GMT
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Chinese Customs Strengthen Overseas Ties Against Illegal Ivory Trade
Carved ivory figurines, made from the tusks of poached elephants - Sputnik International
31 March 2018, 01:45 GMT
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Russian Foreign Ministry: US Has No Right to Unilaterally Expel UN Diplomats
A United Nations security officer raises the Russian flag outside U.N. headquarters, Tuesday morning, Feb. 21, 2017 - Sputnik International
29 March 2018, 23:41 GMT
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Zambian Liberal Touts Anti-AIDS Role of Sex Dolls Amid War on Adult Toys
Sex doll - Sputnik International
12 March 2018, 14:16 GMT
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Rights Group: Congo Government Hired Foreign Mercenaries to Kill Protesters
DR Congo police officers - Sputnik International
4 December 2017, 22:16 GMT
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Ray of Hope for Peace: Pope Francis Arrives in Myanmar Amid Rohingya Crisis
Pope Francis is welcomed as he arrives at Yangon International Airport, Myanmar - Sputnik International
27 November 2017, 11:51 GMT
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Rights Groups Accuse Myanmar of Wiping Out Witnesses to Rohingya Repression
A Myanmar police officer stands watch as journalists arrive in Shwe Zar village in the suburb of Maungdaw town, northern Rakhine state of Myanmar, on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 - Sputnik International
27 November 2017, 09:15 GMT
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Crackdown on RT, Sputnik in US Infringes on Right for Information - NGO Chair
Sputnik International Information Agency stand - Sputnik International
9 November 2017, 14:00 GMT
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Senior Russian Lawmaker Deletes Twitter Account After Crackdown on RT, Sputnik
Konstantin Kosachev - Sputnik International
26 October 2017, 23:24 GMT
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Rohingya Gridlock: Amnesty Accuses Myanmar of Crimes Against Humanity
A Rohingya refugee woman who crossed the border from Myanmar a day before, carries her daughter and searches for help as they wait to receive permission from the Bangladeshi army to continue their way to the refugee camps, in Palang Khali, Bangladesh October 17, 2017 - Sputnik International
18 October 2017, 15:28 GMT
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