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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 meetings between UN nuclear officials and...

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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Michael Jackson and his trademark white glove (Reuters/Pool Photo JC) Today: 07:07 2 comments

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 14 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 10 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.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) gives U.S. President Barack Obama a thumbs up as they meet at the first plenary meeting during the APEC Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 13, 2011 (Reuters/Jason Reed) Today: 17:35

Obama and Medvedev to meet on sidelines of G8 summit

US President Barack Obama and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will have a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a G8 summit in Camp David, according to a Russian daily newspaper.

RIA Novosti/Vadim Zhernov Today: 18:00

Activist sues authorities over gay propaganda law

Gay activist Nikolay Alekseyev has appealed the St. Petersburg law on banning gay propaganda. He says that the law is discriminatory and violates the city’s Charter.

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 7 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.

US President Barack Obama holds a jersey presented to him during an event in honour of Major League Soccer champions, the LA Galaxy, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. From left, front row: General Manager/Head Coach Bruce Arena, Captain Landon Donovan and David Beckham (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan) Today: 17:01

Obama teases Beckham over age and underwear

US President Barack Obama mainly spoke about David Beckham as he greeted MLS champions the LA Galaxy in the White House.

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.

Reuters/Amr Dalsh Today: 14:11 18 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.

Federal policemen arrive at the crime scene were five youngsters were killed in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, on March 14, 2012 (AFP Photo/Julio Cesar Aguilar) Today: 18:12 1 comment

Yankee, come here: Mexicans want US to clean up War on Drugs mess

More than half of Mexican voters want America take a bigger role in fighting against Mexican drug cartels, a pre-election poll shows. They want the US to take more responsibility for the violence, which they partially blame on the northern neighbor.

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 6 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.

A woman walks past graffiti of Bosnian Serb fugitive general Ratko Mladic in Belgrade June 11, 2009 (Reuters/Marko Djurica) Today: 16:11 8 comments

I'm proud of father's role in Bosnian war – Mladic son

The Hague tribunal judge has shown bias even before the Ratko Mladic trial began on Wednesday, the former Serbian general’s son Darko told RT. He says his father was simply trying to protect his nation during the Bosnian war.

Pumping oil well Today: 18:25

Greece gets crude: Athens turmoil hits oil

Crude prices have fallen to their lowest in six months amidst mounting concerns over Greece leaving the euro. A sharper drop will follow, should Athens finally quit the monetary union, Dave Ernsberger, global director for oil at Platts, told Busines RT.

A Facebook page is displayed on a computer screen (Reuters/Thierry Roge) Today: 17:25

GM 'unlikes' Facebook ahead of IPO

General Motors Co plans to stop advertising on Facebook just a few days before the social network’s huge IPO, as it decided Facebook's ads are not efficient.

Reuters/Andrea Comas Today: 17:12 1 comment

Moody’s said to downgrade Spanish banks

Moody's is reportedly set to downgrade 21 Spanish banks according to a Spanish economic daily, thereby casting another blow to the banking industry in Europe.

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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 4 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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(AFP Photo / Joe Raedle) 15.05, 21:39 18 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.

Kendrec McDade Today: 00:06 15 comments

Cops cuff college student after fatally wounding him with seven shots

Authorities investigating the killing of a 19-year-old college athlete have determined that not only did multiple shots fired by cops cause the death of Kendrec McDade — but that police officers cuffed the suspect as he laid dying on the street.

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (AFP Photo / Jim Watson) 15.05, 21:18 19 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) Today: 02:46 4 comments

Who's watching you? Surveillance cameras are easy targets for hackers

It’s not news that surveillance cameras are practically everywhere in America, but do you know who exactly is monitoring your every move? One security expert has the answer, and it isn’t pretty.

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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 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...