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Road to Damascus - hit and run: UN observers` car comes under attack

Road to Damascus - hit and run: UN observers` car comes under attack ­With a big contingent of new observers having arrived here in Damascus...

A multipolar world – Part 2

A multipolar world – Part 2 In my last post I began to explain how Multipolar Theory can become practice....

The Manchester of All Derbies

The Manchester of All Derbies ­Fifteen hundred pounds. That's around 2,500 dollars, 1,800 Euros or 31 times...

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Is an Israeli attack on Iran imminent?

Is an Israeli attack on Iran imminent? ­Judging by the reported progress of negotiations between UN nuclear officials...

Moscow between East and West

Moscow between East and West ­The geography of the first overseas trips written in the presidential...

Putin reasserts his ability to provoke intrigue

Putin reasserts his ability to provoke intrigue ­Vladimir Putin has once again demonstrated that he is a master of surprises....

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Yousry Nasrallah at Cannes. (AFP Photo / Alberto Pizzoli) 17.05, 18:59

Egyptian director against film being shown in Israel

The creator of a drama about the Arab revolution, veteran Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah has announced in Cannes that he doesn't want his film After the Battle to be released in Israel. “Not while Israelis occupy Palestinian territory”.

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AFP Photo / Mark Ralston 17.05, 17:11 7 comments

US armory fortress revamped into Porno Land

The nuts and bolts of shooting porn can be studied live and legally in America, where a former armory fortress has been transfromed into a headquarters of adult movies.

Hackers attacked websites of the Eurovision contest 17.05, 20:05 1 comment

Hackers set sites on Eurovision

The Eurovision song contest became the subject of a hacker attack on Thursday. A group of computer geeks calling themselves “Fedai of Liberty” attacked several official websites of the music fair, currently underway in the Azerbaijan capital, Baku.

Russia's Aleksandr Ovechkin (C) celebrates his first goal at the Ice Hockey World Championships. (RIA Novosti / Alexey Filippov) 17.05, 19:41 1 comment

Russia make semis at hockey Worlds as Canada crash out

Team Russia have progressed to the semifinals of the hockey World Championships by beating Norway 5-2, while the Red Machine’s archrivals from Canada suffered a shock 4-3 defeat at the hands of Slovakia.

Police waiting for the fans to fill the stands (RIA Novosti / Said Tzarnaev) 17.05, 16:14

Police to abandon Russian stadiums next season

The dream of so many football fans has come true. Russia’s Deputy Interior Minister, Aleksandr Gorovoy, says police officers will not be seen at the country’s stadiums starting from next season.

Russian racing driver, Natalya Freidina (Image from natalierace.ru) 17.05, 13:10 1 comment

Hi-octane blonde: Russian speeds past stereotypes

Motorsport may still be dominated by the male sex, but Marussia F1’s tester Maria de Villota is not the only female making a noise in a man's world. RT caught up with Russia's Natalya Freidina.

Russia's keeper, Vyacheslav Malafeyev (RIA Novosti /    Alexander Vilf) 17.05, 11:56

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Vyacheslav Malafeev

Very reliable and very experienced, but still Number Two. Russia’s second-best keeper, Vyacheslav Malafeev, is always ready to step in and save the day for his country.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right, addresses the 2nd St Petersburg International Legal Forum, 17 May 2012. (RIA Novosti / Dmitry Astakhov) 17.05, 17:05 8 comments

Infringing national sovereignty could lead to nuclear apocalypse - Medvedev

Diminishing the principle of state sovereignty is fraught with the destruction of the world order and a full-scale war, even with the use of nuclear weapons, warns Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Acting Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin (AFP Photo / John Thys) 17.05, 13:45 6 comments

Rogozin challenges Communists to find NATO base in Russia

Acting Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has laid down a challenge to the Communist Party to find a NATO base in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk.

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Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov (RIA Novosti / Said Tzarnaev) 17.05, 14:21 2 comments

Chechen leader dismisses govt, promises fresh appointments

Head of the Russian Republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has signed a decree dismissing the republic’s government in light of the forthcoming structural changes.

Russian Presidential Aide Arkady Dvorkovich (RIA Novosti / Andrey Stenin) 17.05, 12:27 5 comments

Reset in place, Cold War thinking stays

The “reset” of Russia-US relations has actually taken place but the Cold War prejudices are still there, says Russian presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich.

Bahraini police fire tear-gas at peaceful crowd (Photo by ‏@SAIDYOUSIF, YouTube video by malzhra) 17.05, 22:39 6 comments

Bahraini police fire tear-gas at peaceful crowd (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Bahraini security forces have once again used tear-gas on peaceful protesters in the country’s capital, Manama. While the mainstream media remains silent, Bahrain’s government has been suppressing anti-regime demonstrations for over a year now.

A bus carrying gay activists is attacked in St.Petersburg (PHOTO: Valentin Ilyushin, http://www.baltinfo.ru/) 17.05, 23:27 19 comments

Neo-Nazis attack gay activists in St.Petersburg (PHOTOS)

Several gay rights activists have suffered injuries after being assaulted during and after a chaotic demonstration in St.Petersburg

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech on the economy at the Institute of Directors in Manchester, northern England May 17, 2012. (Reuters / Nigel Roddis) 17.05, 21:07 10 comments

Cameron demands ‘make-up’ or ‘break-up’ but will eurozone agree?

Britain's prime minister has called for the 17-member eurozone to support deficit cuts or face collapse. But this demand is unlikely to garner much support from France and Germany.

An annular eclipse about to form a perfect ring (Image from journalsendiri.blogspot.com) 17.05, 20:37 1 comment

Ring of fire: Rare eclipse sparks craze

Witnessing a total solar eclipse is considered one of the planet’s most spectacular sights, but many who’ve seen both say that a ring-of-fire eclipse is just as dramatic. Hundreds of millions across the world will get a chance to see one on May 20.

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Major CISPA opponent steps down, jeopardizing White House's veto promise

The House-approved legislation that would erode Internet privacy for Americans might have just bypassed a major hurdle. The White House official who publically condemned CISPA has suddenly stepped down as Obama’s cybersecurity coordinator.

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Senators Charles Schume (Reuters / Benjamin Myers) 17.05, 21:05 16 comments

Senators want to tax Americans, even after renouncing citizenship

What happens to Americans when they say goodbye to Uncle Sam and opt for citizenship elsewhere? A few US lawmakers are proposing that expatriates be banned from ever returning to America — and are taxed heavily once gone.

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Spy drone could have almost brought down a plane in Colorado

An airline pilot came close to crashing his plane near Denver, Colorado this week after encountering a mysterious object in the sky thought to be an unmanned drone aircraft.

Capital Account with Lauren Lyster 17.05, 22:58 1 comment

Capital Account now on Hulu in full HD

RT is excited to announce that one of our newest program, Capital Account with Lauren Lyster, is now available in high definition for free on Hulu.com.

AFP Photo / Philippe Huguen 17.05, 18:35 1 comment

France says no to thrifty policy

France won’t ratify the European fiscal pact for tighter budgetary policy unless commitments to promote economic growth are included, according to the country's new finance minister, Pierre Moscovici.

Reuters / Paul Hanna 17.05, 17:44 1 comment

Euro woes hit Spanish Bankia

Clients of Spain’s fourth largest bank Bankia across indebted European nations are in a panic. Depositors of the Spanish lender withdrew over €1 bln from their accounts in the last week, El Mundo reports, sending the bank’s stock down more than 20%.

The Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Plant. (RIA Novosti / Sergey Guneev) 17.05, 16:56

NLMK posts good 1Q results, indicating market recovery

Major Russian metals producer Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) reported a 13% growth in profit in the first quarter of 2012, despite a seasonal slowdown in demand and dropping metal prices.

Protesters clash with riot police while they try to enter the parliament during a 24-hours general strike in Athens on February 7, 2012.  (AFP Photo / Louisa Gouliamaki) 17.05, 15:07 4 comments

Grexit could have Lehman effect - experts

Greece’s departure from the eurozone could create a domino effect for debt-choked Portugal, Spain and Italy, similar to that caused by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008, experts say.

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Farewell Israel? Farewell Israel? Norman Finkelstein’s new book on the American Jewish community has been both widely praised and criticized by influential writers. So is the American-Jewish romance with Israel coming to an end? Are the American Jews...

Episode 289 Episode 289 In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert discuss the Devil’s Breath of too much debt and JP Morgan’s black-and-blue dementia. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Mike Maloney about gold, silver...