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Road to Damascus - Protest Pictures

Road to Damascus - Protest Pictures RT photo / Sara Firth ­We were filming today in a suburb of Damascus where the...

US foreign policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan

US foreign policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan ­Washington's policy of “managed chaos” has backfired in Afghanistan and...

Trends 2012: the good,  the really bad and the very ugly

Trends 2012: the good, the really bad and the very ugly ­Are you ready for a 2012 that will be “Good” for the well-prepared, really...

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(Some) British reporters vs NameNotFound

(Some) British reporters vs NameNotFound There is nothing like writing a retort to your colleagues who write crap about...

Russians prefer to achieve democracy without foreign assistance

Russians prefer to achieve democracy without foreign assistance ­The presidential election campaign has de facto started in Russia. Official...

Nation-building: Searching for the bricks

Nation-building: Searching for the bricks Nationalism has always been one of the most sensitive issues in the history of...

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The reopening of an Australian Museum of Natural History has been a real thrill for visitors (an image from the video) 27.01, 13:30 2 comments

Dinosaurs in Australia: Fright at the museum (VIDEO)

The reopening of an Australian Museum of Natural History has been a real thrill for visitors. Some of the delighted and rather frightened guests however think the animatronic creatures greeting them at the entrance were “a little too realistic”.

(Image from sergeiborisov.com) 27.01, 12:31 2 comments

The naked Soviet photographer

Trailblazing Soviet photographer, Sergey Borisov captured his models naked when nudity was taboo in the Iron Curtain country. A selection of his cutting-edge images -“Naked Bohemia” – is on display at Moscow’s RuArts gallery.

Anton Adasinsky as Moneylender in Faust directed by Aleksandr Sokurov 27.01, 18:00 1 comment

Playing Devil’s advocate

The devil is not as black as he is painted, they say. In Faust, the latest drama from Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov, the main character is not afraid to go to the devil to borrow money from him.

Francis Mathew (Image from livestory.com.ua) 27.01, 18:16

Royal romance Ukraine style

The fever of royal romance hasn't been in short supply this past year. So imagine the furore that's erupted over the prospect of a descendant of the last Russian Tsar looking for a bride!

Russia's Donata Rimsaite during the women's relay event at the 2011 Modern Pentathlon World Championships.  (RIA Novosti/Alexander Vilf) Today: 00:06

Love over gold: Lithuania blocks Russian woman’s Olympic dream

Pentathlete Donata Rimsaite, who took Russian citizenship last year, won’t be able to represent her new country in London 2012 due to the decision of the General Assembly of the Lithuanian Olympic Committee.

Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (L) pose with the trophy as they celebrate after victory in their women's doubles final (AFP Photo/Paul Crock) 27.01, 16:22 1 comment

Zvonareva and Kuznetsova lift Melbourne doubles title

Russia’s Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova have come out as winners in the women’s doubles finals at the Australian Open.

Reading's English defender Matt Mills heads the ball during the FA Cup fourth round football match against Stevenage (AFP PHOTO/IAN KINGTON) 27.01, 15:03

Reading expect no miracles from Russian money

Reading’s chairman Sir John Madejski has warned fans that the club won’t go crazy on the transfer market after being acquired by Russian businessman Anton Zingarevich.

Atlant goalkeeper Konstantin Barulin during the KHL's match against Dynamo Moscow (RIA Novosti/Alexey Kudenko) 27.01, 14:11

KHL’s top keeper helpless against Dynamo

Despite some heroic efforts from visiting keeper, Konstantin Barulin, Dynamo Moscow comfortably beat Atlant 3-0 to stay third in the KHL’s Western Conference.

Film-maker Stanislav Govorukhin seen at the Gostiny Dvor strudio, listening to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. (RIA Novosti/Aleksey Nikolskyi) 27.01, 15:16 27 comments

Putin election HQ: Medvedev ‘not helpful enough’

The head of Vladimir Putin’s election headquarters, film director Stanislav Govorukhin, has said that President Dmitry Medvedev is not doing enough to promote his ally Putin in the presidential race.

State Duma plenary session. (RIA Novosti/Iliya Pitalev) 27.01, 18:17

Election boss refutes violations as parliamentarians seek to cut his beard

The beard of Russia’s Central Election Commission head occupied an unusually large place in Duma discussions Friday, as Vladimir Churov spoke on alleged violations in December’s election. He had promised to shave, should Russia hold an unfair vote.

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Yabloko party leader Grigory Yavlinsky. (RIA Novosti/Ramil Sitdikov) 27.01, 13:40 8 comments

Yabloko leader Yavlinsky out of presidential race

Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has officially refused to register veteran politician, founder and one of the leaders of the Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky, as a presidential candidate in the March 4 race.

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Dutch politician Tiny Kox, who heads the PACE mission observing Russian parliamentary elections. (Image from rferl.org) 27.01, 17:53 2 comments

‘Change is happening in Russia’

Russia and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have held a debate on the condition of democracy in Russia, which is gearing up for a presidential election in March.

Syrian anti-regime demonstrators holding slogans against Russia's policy at UN Security Council that blocked a resolution calling for an immediate halt to the crackdown in Syria during a rally in the northeastern city of Kafr Nabl on January 20, 2012. (AFP Photo/LCC SYRIA) 27.01, 15:25 10 comments

Western-backed resolution on Syria doomed?

The UN Security Council is due to consider a new resolution on Syria, which demands that the country’s authorities step down. Russia however has stated that the draft offered by the West and the Arab League has no chance of being passed as it is.

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UN headquarters in New York City 27.01, 04:30 13 comments

Wrong addressee? Large stash of cocaine arrives at UN HQ

Police in New York have seized two bags containing 16 kg of cocaine at the UN’s mail center. The unusual shipment had been sent from Mexico City and apparently was not intended to end up at the global organization’s headquarters.

Image from antiwarcommittee.org 27.01, 11:58 21 comments

Americans oppose war: But does govt care?

With harsh US rhetoric and tensions around Iran’s nuclear program snowballing by the hour, American polls nonetheless show that most Americans think a war with Tehran would be a grave mistake. But do the leaders care?

Mikhail Gorbachev (RIA Novosti / Sergey Guneev) 27.01, 12:22 13 comments

Perestroika: The word that changed the world

It’s 25 years since Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the USSR and the world to perestroika, or restructuring. His attempt to breathe fresh air into a stale system which later fell apart, still draws an ambiguous response from Russians today.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to students at the University of Michigan January 27, 2012 in Ann Arbor, Michigan (Bill Pugliano / Getty Images / AFP) 27.01, 23:53 2 comments

After Obama's endorsement, yet another energy company goes bust

A note to American energy companies: if you want any future whatsoever, avoid Barack Obama like the plague.

Protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street demonstrate during an Occupy the Courts protest outside Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse on January 20, 2012 in New York City (Mario Tama / Getty Images / AFP) 27.01, 23:11 1 comment

Anonymous claims Stratfor spied on OWS

Anonymous promised that after hacking the intelligence firm Stratfor, called by some a “shadow CIA,” they’d prove that they were more than just a consulting firm.

www.megaupload.com 27.01, 23:15 3 comments

Megaupload users to sue FBI

First federal prosecutors said that the file-sharing site Megaupload was responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to the music and film industry.

U.S. Air Force First Lieutenant Zachary Goff operates the control console to run a test flight of a drone at the Micro Air Vehicles lab at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, July 11, 2011 (Reuters / Skip Peterson) 27.01, 03:45 16 comments

Pentagon's new budget: Rise of the machines

The Pentagon detailed the Defense Department cuts on Thursday that US President Barack Obama hinted at earlier in the month.

A visitor walks past WEF logo at the venue of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. (REUTERS/Christian Hartmann) 27.01, 18:51

Davos optimism doesn't stop the blame game

The participants of the World Economic Forum are showing cautious optimism saying they believe the euro-zone crisis will be successfully resolved, though they haven’t agreed on the main issues such as Greek debt run-down yet.

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The mountains of Switzerland are reflected in a sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the Swiss resort of Davos on January 26, 2012.  (AFP Photo / Fabrice Coffrini) 27.01, 17:45

Expert: Capitalism needs to be handled at a global level

Business people in Davos consider creating global institutions to deal with capitalism at the global level and providing benefit for people on the street says Alan Buckle, Deputy Chairman of KPMG International.

Russian VTB Bank Chairman and CEO Andrei Kostin talks during the session of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. (AFP Photo/Pierre Verdy) 27.01, 14:49

VTB head: more action in Davos 2012

The Davos World Economic Forum 2012 is more practical than the previous sessions, Andrey Kostin, a head of VTB, tells Business RT.

General Director of Kaspersky Lab Yevgeny Kaspersky. (RIA Novosti/Alexey Kudenko) 27.01, 13:38

Kaspersky Software stands the Arab Spring

The Arab Spring turned life in the region upside down, but didn’t affect the business of leading anti-virus software company Kaspersky Lab.

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Russia and Japan bypass the Kuril Islands with ‘small steps’ ­The countries’ foreign ministers will focus on business. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is starting his tour across the Asia-Pacific Region, will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Koitiro Gemba... Kommersant Read the article on the newspaper's website Read in Russian | All articles

Burnt by the sun? ­Anatoly Shilov,the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), announced yesterday that the inter-departmental commission has completed its work. The final report has been signed and will be... Rossiyskaya gazeta Read the article on the newspaper's website Read in Russian | All articles

Arguments over Russia ­PACE debates about the Russian election escalate. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), currently in session in Strasbourg, held a discussion on Andreas Gross’s report “Russia between two... Nezavisimaya Read the article on the newspaper's website Read in Russian | All articles

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Episode 241 Episode 241 ­Every week, Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss killing Hollywood, poor Chris Dodd and how Mubarak’s fall brought...

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