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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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Moscow between East and West

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

Plane strange: Was Russia's Superjet the target of espionage?

Plane strange: Was Russia's Superjet the target of espionage? ­To say that the crash of a Russian-built commercial jet on May 9th in...

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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Michael Jackson and his trademark white glove (Reuters/Pool Photo JC) Today: 07:07 1 comment

The Jackson gloves are off - and fans can't wait

Some gloves are better kept in a safe rather than in a wardrobe. Now, Michael Jackson's signature crystal gloves, worth over £250,000, will go under the hammer along with jackets and stage costumes that once belonged to the King of Pop.

Lady Gaga  (Reuters/Steve Marcus) 15.05, 16:43 11 comments

Poker Face Gaga fails to pass Islamic face control

The Fame monster Lady Gaga is known for her extravagant outfits including the 'little meat dress', but her flamboyant style could ruin Gaga's plans in Indonesia, where local authorities fear the singer's sexuality on stage undermines Islamic values.

Valeria Lykyanova (Image from http://vk.com/amatue, video from amatuecumna) 15.05, 18:23 9 comments

Barbie singer dumps food for solar energy (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Ukraine’s own Barbie lookalike Amatue has revealed her biggest challenge. The blonde, who calls herself a singer and esoteric, wants to live off solar energy and eventually give up food.

Lokomotiv keeper Aleksandr Filtsov concedes in a game against Spartak Moscow (RIA Novosti/Aleksandr Kozhokhin) Today: 15:10

Premier League’s Goals Galore: Week 44

The longest ever Russian Premier League season is over, with teams bidding farewell to the fans with a bunch of great goals on Matchday 44.

The top fashion freaks of tennis, sisters Venus (L) and Serena Williams. (Reuters/Kim White) Today: 12:56 1 comment

Wimbledon dress code relaxed for Olympics

The London 2012 Games will present the tennis stars with a unique opportunity to flash colorful outfits at the staid Wimbledon courts.

Russia's Roman Shirokov (RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko) Today: 12:21

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Roman Shirokov

He always says what he thinks and what he thinks rubs many people up the wrong way. Meet one of Russia’s most talented and definitely most hated footballers, Roman Shirokov.

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Evgeny Smirnov with his many trophies (Image from Evgeny Smirnov’s page at Odnoklassniki.ru) Today: 01:03

Medical blunder costs breakdance champ his leg

Russian breakdance champion, Evgeny Smirnov, won’t be able to impress the audience with his moves again as the young man has lost his leg due to the negligence of medics in Krasnodar Region.

RIA Novosti/Aleksey Nikolsky Today: 11:57 1 comment

Communists refuse to sue over presidential poll violations

Communists will not contest the results of the presidential election in court, even though they do not recognize them as legitimate.

(RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich) Today: 08:06 6 comments

Moscow police evict opposition camp

Moscow police have evicted an opposition sit-in camp in the center of the Russian capital and detained more than 20 people. This comes after a court ruling banning the camp.

Changes in the government are unlikely to affect the “backbone of highly-qualified professionals.” 15.05, 15:54 5 comments

Drastic changes in govt won’t touch key posts - analysts

Key ministers are likely to keep their posts in the new government, experts say. That is despite the drastic renovation of the cabinet announced by both the president and prime minister.

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, July 7, 2009 (Reuters/Jim Young ) 15.05, 17:05 13 comments

Putin and Obama ‘snubs’ should not fuel scandals – Duma deputy

In an effort to avoid “additional scandals,” the first deputy chairman of the Duma cautioned politicians not to make any connection between the Russian and US presidents’ decisions to cancel appearances at major upcoming events.

Reuters/Amr Dalsh Today: 14:11 10 comments

Egypt to revive female genital mutilation in the name of Islam?

Egyptian human rights groups and female activists are alarmed at renewed parliamentary calls to revive the practice of female circumcision. They appeal to the authorities to stop advocating what was officially banned in 2007.

Disabled people demonstrate during "The Hardest Hit" march, as they protest against cutbacks to local services and government disability allowance spending cuts, London May 11, 2011 (Reuters/Olivia Harris) Today: 14:54 3 comments

Disadvantaged in UK to stay that way...as govt ignores them

Disabled people, women and ethnic minorities across the UK were all ignored when David Cameron's government decided where to cut costs, according to an official watchdog.

The presidential Falcon 7X jet (AFP Photo / Stephan Agostini) 15.05, 20:23 22 comments

Lightning strikes Hollande's plane en route to Berlin, forces return to Paris

The newly inaugaurated French President has struck out on his very first official trip. Forces of nature stopped Francois Holland on his way to a symbolic and much-anticipated meeting with German Chancellor Merkel.

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A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes outside Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2012 (Reuters/Darren Whiteside) 15.05, 19:35 12 comments

Palestinians clash with IDF while marking Nakba Day (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Clashes have broken out between protesters and Israeli security forces, as Palestinians mark Nakba - or Catastrophe – Day with rallies and a general strike in the West Bank. Dozens are said to be injured.

RIA Novosti/Ruslan Krivobok Today: 14:44

Russian govt eyes ditching cash to save billions

Cash salaries may soon become a thing of the past in Russia, and all shops could be obliged to accept cards. This comes as part of an initiative to cut the amount of cash in the economy, which should save it up to $17.5 bln a year.

People stand in line to make transactions at automated teller machines (ATM) at a branch of the National Bank of Greece in Athens (Reuters/John Kolesidis) Today: 13:45 3 comments

Greek stampede for savings amid euro exit fears

Preparing for rainy days ahead, Greeks have withdrawn 700 million euro from local banks in just one day, after it became clear on Monday that new elections in the country are inevitable.

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Traders are pictured at their desks at the Frankfurt stock exchange May 8, 2012 (Reuters/Remote/Fabrizio Bensch) Today: 09:53

Market Buzz: Indices go zigzag

Russian markets could prove sensitive to the high volatility on global floors, particularly in Europe, with investors refraining from opening new positions.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (Reuters / Yuri Gripas) Today: 05:50 5 comments

Greece could exit eurozone – IMF chief

Even an ‘orderly’ exit by Greece from the eurozone poses great risks, but exiting remains an option if the debt-laden nation fails to meet the terms of the bailout deal reached with its partners, says IMF chief Christine Lagarde.

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(AFP Photo / Joe Raedle) 15.05, 21:39 17 comments

FBI may charge George Zimmerman with hate crime

Things could soon be getting much worse for the admitted killer of Trayon Martin. The FBI is now considering whether or not they can charge George Zimmerman with a federal hate crime. If convicted, Zimmerman could face the death penalty.

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (AFP Photo / Jim Watson) 15.05, 21:18 18 comments

Henry Kissinger gets groped by TSA agents in New York

Winning a Nobel Prize might earn you a few perks and even a handshake from a world leader or two, but former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger learned the hard way this week that, no matter who you are, you're never excused from a TSA pat-down.

(AFP Photo / Getty Images) 15.05, 01:59 12 comments

America faces organ transplant deficit as donors become too fat to qualify

Last year the number of American organ donors hit a milestone when the 100 millionth person added their name to the list. But before you boast about signing up, you might want to step onto a scale.

(AFP Photo / Emmanuel Dunand) 14.05, 21:49 12 comments

Only on Wall Street: Lose $2 billion of your company’s money and make $15 million for yourself

Ina Drew helped make bank for JPMorgan Chase as the firm’s chief investment officer — until a blunder on her part cost the company roughly $2 billion. Drew resigned as CIO on Monday, but that’s not to say she is stepping down with nothing to show.

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Extreme Europe Extreme Europe ­Are we entering an era of extreme politics? Has the center lost its credibility? Will the far-left and the far-right be able to agree on something in the near future? And how do the Greek and French elections reflect...

Episode 288 Episode 288 ­In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert have a field day dissecting Jamie Dimon’s ‘egregious, terrible mistake,’ the possible insider trading around those so-called mistakes and what the Leveson Inquiry...