WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Senator Bob Menendez asked a judge to dismiss the criminal indictment charging him with corruption and illegally acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, court documents filed on Wednesday show.
The escape of a highly notorious gang leader from prison has plunged Ecuador into turmoil. In response to the ensuing chaos, President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency that encompasses the entire country. Now, the question that arises is: what is the underlying cause behind this havoc?
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russia remains the global leader in the atomic energy industry, despite unprecedented pressure under global sanctions that ended up backfiring at their most ardent proponents.
CAIRO (Sputnik) - The Syrian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that eight servicepeople have been killed and another 13 people have been injured as a result of a terrorist attack on a bus south of the city of Palmyra in the Syrian governorate of Homs.
