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26.05.2012 20:28
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Houla massacre ‘indiscriminate and unforgivable’ – UN mission chiefUN monitors have confirmed that the bloodshed in Houla has left at least 90 people dead, including 32 children. The Free Syrian Army has declared that it will no longer honor the ceasefire unless the UN takes "urgent steps to protect civilians." Syria unrest |
26.05.2012 06:15
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US federal court OK's handcuffing teens at schoolA US federal court has approved a lawsuit settlement banning public schools in a Mississippi school district from handcuffing students younger than 13, but still allowing them to handcuff teenage students. |
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25.05.2012 15:18
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Geography gone bad: Merkel moves Berlin to Russia (VIDEO)One would assume the German Chancellor would have no trouble locating her own country, and its main cities, on a map. But as it turned out, Angela Merkel had a spot of trouble finding Berlin, finally placing it… in Russia. |
24.05.2012 21:41
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Nuclear-proof cradles to save VIP babies from apocalypseMore than 100 capsule cradles aimed at protecting officials' babies from a nuclear blast and chemical or biological attack have been ordered by Russia’s security service. |
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24.05.2012 21:33
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World's smallest artificial heart saves a babyThe smallest artificial heart in the world, weighing only 11 grams, was enough to save life of an infant boy suffering a deadly disease. Italian doctors who completed the surgery say it kept the baby alive till a donor was found. |
24.05.2012 16:42
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Parents protest Shakespeare play with 'rape and pedophile content'Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream has turned into a real nightmare after it was revealed what a Russian version of the classic comedy, staged in one of Moscow's theaters, was all about: a boy raped by a pedophile school teacher. |
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US Embassy urges Russia to avoid scandal over orphan’s deathThe US Embassy in Moscow is trying to prevent a new adoption scandal, following the death of a nine-year-old Russian orphan in Nebraska. |
23.05.2012 15:55
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More than 120 schoolgirls poisoned in AfghanistanAt least 120 schoolgirls and three teachers have been poisoned in Afghanistan, local police reported on Wednesday. The attack has been blamed on Taliban. The incident in the northern Takhar province is the second in several months. |
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21.05.2012 22:47
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Supreme Court: No inheritance for kids conceived after dad’s deathNew Jersey twins born through artificial insemination following their dad’s death were finally stripped of their survivor status by the Supreme Court on Monday. The reason – their dad did not provide for them while he was alive. |
20.05.2012 21:02
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Soviet flashback: 5,000 children join Communist youth movement (VIDEO)Over 5,000 boys and girls clad in red ties and side caps flooded onto Red Square in Moscow to be accepted into the ranks of the Pioneer Communist Youth League. |
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20.05.2012 20:20
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Kids’ DNA collection? Possible with Homeland SecurityThe US Department of Homeland Security is considering collecting DNA from anyone fingerprinted, including children aged 14 and up, with the prospect of lowering the age limit, recent reports reveal. |
18.05.2012 23:23
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4-year-old Texas girl taken from parents and heavily drugged by Child Protective ServicesThe parents of a 4-year-old girl are outraged after their daughter was placed under the care of Child Protective Services and then heavily medicated with psychotropic drugs. |
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18.05.2012 22:02
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‘Not a place for such kids’ – Moscow theater denies autistic group accessMoscow’s Animal Theater has denied a visit to a group of autistic children, saying “kids like these” are not welcome there. This comes after Moscow’s Oceanarium was slammed for also being not friendly to people with autism. |
US woman forced to support abandoned Russian boyA US court has ordered the former foster mother of abandoned orphan Artyom Saveliev to pay thousands of dollars in child support and legal fees. |
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18.05.2012 16:31
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Citing female divorcees, Russia wants tit-for-tat in foreign legal spatsPointing to rulings against female Russian divorcees in foreign custody cases, a high-ranking judge has said home courts must be able to take measures against decisions in foreign legal cases that affect Russian citizens. |
17.05.2012 16:11
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Minority report: White births no longer majority in the USFor the first time in US history, racial and ethnic minorities outnumber its white majority – white births make up fewer than half the children born in the country, according to the US Census Bureau. |
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Famed adventurer takes school supplies to remote villagesHaving traveled around the world exploring far-flung corners, video blogger Vlad Minnin is setting off on a new journey aimed at helping the children of Russia. RT caught up with the adventurer. |
16.05.2012 14:11
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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. |
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14.05.2012 08:00
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Turkey's top treatment for Syrian rebels, eyeing homecoming (PHOTOS)There are officially no Syrian refugees in Turkey – only “visitors from Syria.” Well-accommodated and enjoying Turkey’s hospitality, they return home, contradicting the “evil Assad regime scares its own people away” narrative sold by Western media. Syria unrest |
11.05.2012 19:04
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Toddler survives fall onto busy road from moving car (VIDEO)A four-year-old girl has miraculously survived after falling out of a moving car right before the wheels of another one. |



















