Hurricane Matthew killed more than 300 people as it smashed through southern Haiti, a senator from the region said Thursday. Senator Herve Fourcand said that figure is still preliminary, as some areas hit by the powerful storm are still inaccessible. Haiti’s southern peninsula was the hardest hit by the storm. ...
International tensions over situation in Syria make the visit of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura currently impossible, Ramez Tarjaman, Syria’s information minister, told Sputnik on Friday. “De Mistura’s visit is linked to international context. Currently there is much fuss over the situation in Syria. Moscow’s and Washington’s ...