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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) 16.05, 07:07 3 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.

The Beau Sancy diamond (Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann) 16.05, 19:57

Royal rock sold to anonymous admirer

A diamond to die for that once belonged to Marie de Medici - she wore it at her coronation as Queen consort of France - has been purchased by an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva for $9.7 million.

Valeria Lykyanova (Image from http://vk.com/amatue, video from amatuecumna) 15.05, 18:23 16 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.

Alexey Vorobyov (L), head of Moscow's Department for Physical Culture and Sports, Jurgen Muller (C), FIFA's head of the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups and Director General of the Russia 2018 World Cup Organizing Committee Alexey Sorokin visit Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich) 16.05, 20:36

Moscow to make World Cup record books

Moscow may become the ever first ever city to host matches at three different stadiums during the 2018 World Cup.

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) 16.05, 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) 16.05, 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) 16.05, 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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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) 16.05, 17:35 6 comments

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 16.05, 18:00 3 comments

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 16.05, 11:57 4 comments

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) 16.05, 08:06 9 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.

Reuters/Amr Dalsh 16.05, 14:11 31 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) 16.05, 18:12 20 comments

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.

Ford Ranger 16.05, 20:33 5 comments

800-mile test drive: African politician steals the show

“Dreaming about driving the latest Ford Ranger? Just take it,” thought a politician in Zimbabwe, and he drove away the latest model on display at the Ford Motor Company show.

<A href="http://www.ridus.ru/news/31794/" target="_blank"> Photo from www.ridus.ru</A> Today: 00:09

Moscow police detain 20 activists at new camp

A short standoff between police and protesters at a new opposition camp in central Moscow has resulted in the arrests of about 30 activists as they tried to prevent police buses from taking away fellow activists who’d already been arrested.

George Zimmerman (AFP Photo / Pool / Gary W. Green) 16.05, 22:16

Zimmerman had fractured nose and black eyes, confirm medical records

New evidence in the case involving the death of Trayvon Martin reveals that admitted killer George Zimmerman may have incurred a pair of black eyes and several other injuries during his encounter with the teen.

Mario Tama /Getty Images / AFP  Today: 00:12

Judge rules that millions can sue NYPD over stop-and-frisk

A federal judge in New York has given the go ahead for a class action lawsuit to move forward against the city’s police department over allegations that its stop-and-frisk program has continuously allowed officers to discriminate against minorities.

AFP Photo / Timothy A. Clary 16.05, 21:23 4 comments

FBI begins investigation of JPMorgan Chase

Executives at JPMorgan Chase might not be too up in arms over their recent $2 billion trading boner, but that doesn’t mean the FBI is ready to let the Wall Street giant walk away without reprimand.

(AFP Photo / Getty Images) 16.05, 02:46 7 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.

Pumping oil well 16.05, 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) 16.05, 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 16.05, 17:12 2 comments

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 16.05, 14:44 2 comments

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.

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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...