Russia has called on the United Nations (UN) to investigate a recent fire incident in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa that left dozens of pro-Russia protesters dead. After a UN Security Council meeting on human rights in Ukraine on Wednesday, Russia’s Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said he has sent a letter to…

Lawmakers in Yemen have demanded the resignation of the country’s government following months of nationwide protests, arguing that the reconciliation government has failed to resolve major issues fueling public anger, Press TV reports. Yemeni Parliament Speaker Yahya Ali Al-Raee explicitly called on Wednesday for the resignation of the government at the presence of the country’s…

A prospective security alliance between Iran, China and Russia will give the cash-strapped United States a nightmare, an Iranian academic tells Press TV. Foad Izadi, a professor at the University of Tehran, made the comment in an interview with Press TV after Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the creation of a new Asian organization…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent have joined in an operation to deliver food aids to 60,000 people in Syria’s Aleppo Province. ICRC President Peter Maurer says it is the biggest such operation in months, state-run BBC reported Wednesday. The organization stated earlier this month that the…

Russia has vowed to retaliate against “unfounded” US sanctions slapped on 12 Russians for alleged human rights abuses, amid growing tensions between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine. “We view the decision by the US administration to impose visa and financial sanctions against 12 Russian citizens … as unfounded and dictated by a cynical desire to…