Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn't come up as a top candidate to become Russia's next prime minister. But the 53-year-old Mishustin, the longtime chief of Russia's tax service, was tapped for the post by President Vladimir Putin....

China has sent a new remote-sensing satellite into space, local media reported. Reportedly featuring "super-wide coverage" and "resolution at the sub-meter level", the new optical remote-sensing satellite meant for commercial use was launched into orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Islamic State (ISIS) killed ten regime soldiers in a surprise attack in eastern Deir Ezzor province, pro-regime news feeds reported Wednesday. In the last few weeks, Daesh has carried out a series of attacks on regime forces and Iran-backed militias in a desert...

French prosecutors launched Wednesday a preliminary probe into alleged police violence after a video showing police tripping a pension reform protestor went viral, according to local media.  General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), France's police watchdog group, will...