Новости за 04.12.2017

Last Friday's World Cup draw in the fabulous State Kremlin Palace was a glittering success not just in its flawless presentation but in the way it's thrown up some mouth-watering clashes to look forward to in the group games. Let's take a closer look at the eight groups and how the 32-team contest- now less than 200 days away- might pan out.

Saleh, who was formerly an ally of the Yemeni rebels, has previously asked the Saudi-led coalition that has been conducting an aerial campaign at President Hadi's request to "turn a new page" in relations, prompting Houthis' harsh condemnation.

There is no official confirmation of the alleged order of Yemeni President Mansour Hadi.

There is no official confirmation of the alleged order of Yemeni President Mansour Hadi.

Sherin Khankan, the founder of Scandinavia's first female mosque, has accused Conservative MP Naser Khader, known as one of Denmark's staunchest critics of Islam, of threatening her with releasing "deeply personal" photographs of her dating back from their times in a romantic relationship in the late 1990s.

Last month, Eric Schmidt, the head of Google's parent company Alphabet, announced its intention to de-rank RT and Sputnik in the issuance of news.

India’s latest crime data reveals a total of 382 cases of crimes were committed against foreign nationals in India with the capital New Delhi retaining its notorious distinction of being the most unsafe Indian destination for foreigners.

Sex and sleep are among people’s most basic needs, essential for their overall health, and it turns out these two “components” can provide more benefits when “used” in the right order. Having sex before going to bed can ensure a good night's sleep, Australian researchers at Central Queensland University have proved.

Hundreds of changes have been made to the design of the armored vehicle over recent years, including to its armored protection and technical capabilities. Tigr vehicles are widely used with the Russian military and in a dozen foreign countries.

Abu Musa was arrested last year for his alleged role in a bomb blast in Burdwan, West Bengal. Musa is presently lodged at the Alipore Central Jail in Kolkata.

The supervolcano at the Yellowstone National Park in the US could blow much faster than previously expected, but specialists believe there may not be enough molten magma to set off a super eruption.

The UN has revealed this unsettling problem in Egypt, which faces a tremendous rise of HIV cases while being hampered by the social stigma over homosexuality.

The announcement comes after the former ally of Houthi rebels, ex-Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, announced that he was ready to turn "a new page" in relations with the Saudi-led coalition.

The Russian Justice Ministry is expected to start registering media outlets as foreign agents this week. The list will reportedly include nine US outlets.

Caruana Galizia, who ran a popular blog in which she relentlessly highlighted cases of alleged high-level corruption involving politicians, was killed in October.

Amid what appears to be a never-ending tidal wave of allegations over prominent people’s sexual misconduct, some of cases, involving ordinary people, are also receiving more attention in the media.

These two Belgian Malinois shepherd dogs, Tom and Jack, were created from the cells of the most revered sniffer dog in one of the world’s leading dog cloning laboratories in 2015. Later the dogs were transferred to Yakutia to assist Russian law enforcement agencies.

Despite a suspected rise in the number of perpetrators getting in touch with children via social media, the Swedish police have neither the resources, nor the necessary IT skills to properly investigate these crimes.

The director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of European Cooperation has explained to Sputnik Moscow's position on NATO expansion in the Baltics and the UN peacekeeping mission in Donbass.

A same-sex marriage bill has been introduced to the Lower House of the Australian parliament. The move came after earlier, in November, a majority of Australians voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in a national post survey.

As multiple allegations regarding prominent figures' sexual misconduct have grabbed the spotlight, an old story featuring Mr. Trump has resurfaced.

As multiple allegations regarding prominent figures' sexual misconduct have grabbed the spotlight, an old story featuring Mr. Trump has resurfaced.

With the biggest-ever US-South Korean air drill getting underway, Pyongyang has reportedly warned that a nuclear showdown could break out “at any moment” amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula after more than two months of relative quiet.

Rocked by a series of political crises, Iceland has its sixth government in a decade. Ironically, the architects of the worst financial crisis in the island nation's history are back in the driver's seat.

The United States will reportedly present a new national security strategy in the wake of the country's withdrawal from the UN Global Compact on Migration.