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A soldier tries to capture a picture of US President Barack Obama as he shakes hands with troops after addressing them at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan December 3, 2010 (AFP Photo/Jim Watson) 27.05.2012 16:46 6 comments

No photo – no problem: NATO to ban its Afghan forces from taking war-zone pics

NATO forces in southwestern Afghanistan will implement a total ban on soldiers’ taking personal photos during military operations. This comes in the wake of major scandals involving US servicemen being pictured with dead Taliban fighters.

 
Afghanistan security forces and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) officials walk through debris  (AFP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) 27.05.2012 13:53 8 comments

NATO strike kills Afghan family – local officials

A coalition air strike has killed at least seven members of an Afghan family in eastern Afghanistan, local officials report. NATO has acknowledged the allegations and is conducting an investigation into the incident.

Syrian women (unseen) shower army troops with rose petals and rice as youths holding up a national flag in front of a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad ride on an army tank pulling out of the southern protest hub of Daraa on May 5, 2011. (AFP Photo/Louai Beshara) 27.05.2012 13:14 5 comments

Peaceful solution is the only way forward – Syrian deputy FM

Damascus is being provoked by armed groups which need chaos in the country, Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abdulfattah Amura told RT. Amura says the authorities have only acted in self defense.

Syria unrest
 
The bodies of killed people lie on the ground in Houla (REUTERS / Shaam News Network/Handout) 26.05.2012 20:28 154 comments

Houla massacre ‘indiscriminate and unforgivable’ – UN mission chief

UN monitors have confirmed that the bloodshed in Houla has left at least 90 people dead, including 32 children. Damascus denies government forces were involved, but the international community has been quick to decry Assad amid calls for his ouster.

Syria unrest
A U.S. war veteran pulls his medals off his uniform before throwing them towards the site of the NATO Summit in Chicago on May 20, 2012 (Reuters/Adrees Latif) 26.05.2012 02:30 14 comments

War Medals of Dishonor thrown out

RT speaks to US veterans who feel betrayed by the system that pushed them into fighting America’s false-pretense wars, as the former soldiers throw out their medals which they deem symbols of lies.

 
U.S. Army soldier Naser Jason Abdo, 21, is pictured in this police booking photograph released on July 28, 2011 (Reuters/Killeen Police Department/Handout) 25.05.2012 03:55 6 comments

Former US soldier guilty of plotting attack on Fort Hood staff

A US federal jury has convicted an AWOL army private of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up a restaurant full of soldiers from the Fort Hood military base. It could land the former serviceman in prison for life.

Soviet Malyutka submarine 24.05.2012 21:47

Depths of history: Soviet WWII sub found at Baltic Sea bottom

A World War II-era Soviet submarine has been found on the bottom of the Tallinn Bay by an Estonian hydrographical ship.

 
KZD-6 nuclear-proof cradle 24.05.2012 21:41 1 comment

Nuclear-proof cradles to save VIP babies from apocalypse

More 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.

An S-3B Viking, assigned to the "Scouts" of Sea Control Squadron Two Four (VS-24), is launched from the bow of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Persian Gulf (Reuters/Nathan Laird/U.S. Navy photo) 24.05.2012 15:58 10 comments

US ‘heading for disaster’ by putting empire over economy

The US could collapse like the USSR, because it pursues futile military policies at the expense of economy, says Clyde Prestowitz, ex-Counselor to the Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan Administration. He thinks this track is risky and destructive.

 
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Iran ‘gives guidance’ to US ship in pirate distress

Iran’s navy was the first to respond to a distress call from an American vessel attacked by pirates – despite the two countries tottering on the brink of war. The US flag vessel Maersk Texas was assailed northeast of the Arab Emirates.

The launch of S-300 system in Astrakhan region (RIA Novosti/Mikhail Fomichev) 23.05.2012 19:57 6 comments

New Russia weapons to counter NATO strategic fist - expert

In light of America and NATO’s blunt refusal to cooperate with Russia on a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, Russia has put the development of new offensive weapons on the fast track.

Missile defense shield
 
RIA Novosti/Lidiya Isamova 23.05.2012 15:37 8 comments

Moscow expects Obama to reject new Iran sanctions – Lavrov

As international negotiations continue with Tehran over its compliance with a nuclear oversight regime, Russia says it’s the wrong time for Washington to impose any new sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Iran tension
Yars ICBM launch. The new secret missile improves its design. RIA Novosti 23.05.2012 15:11 98 comments

Russia test fires AMD-piercing strategic missile

The Russian military have successfully launched a top secret advanced intercontinental ballistic missile. It is designed to counter the American antimissile shield currently being deployed in several regions.

 
An Israeli fighter jet (Reuters/Jerry Lampen) 23.05.2012 13:47 169 comments

Deal or no deal, Iran may be bombed – Israeli minister

A military strike against Iranian facilities is not out of the question, even though Tehran has reached agreement on a probe with the UN’s nuclear watchdog, says Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

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US soldiers (AFP Photo/Pool/Mario Tama) 23.05.2012 12:50 18 comments

US ‘should stop trying to conquer countries’ - Congressman

War mentality has saturated Washington and arms merchants want to benefit, says Congressman (d) Dennis Kucinich. He opposes sanctions against Tehran that could lead to war, and is sure the US should forget about trying to conquer other countries.

Iran tension
 
US Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle hanger during a preview day of the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition at a military air base in Seongnam, south of Seoul (AFP Photo / Jung Yeon-Je) 23.05.2012 04:51 4 comments

US drone industry: Open for business at home and abroad

The Obama administration has continued in its enduring drive to sell drones to eager allies like Turkey. But if US clients are careless or misuse the weapons, Washington will share the blame, says Tim Brown, a senior fellow at Globalsecurity.org.

Egyptian soldiers carry boxes containing ballots a day before the presidential election in Cairo May 22, 2012 (Reuters/Ammar Awad) 23.05.2012 03:50

New constitution, same power: Egypt’s military council wants it their way

Egypt's ruling military council is to set forth an interim constitution ahead of the presidential race. It will charge the newly elected leader and the council itself with powers that many fear could undermine the achievements of last year’s revolution.

Egypt unrest
 
US soldiers at the Bagram airfield north of Kabul (Reuters/Ahmad Masood) 22.05.2012 21:10 14 comments

Confirmed: Afghan ‘burn pits’ wrecking US troops’ health

War is already a health-consuming undertaking, but a leaked memo has revealed waste disposal “burn pits” at US military bases are likely to trigger lifelong breathing and blood circulation problems. Officials have denied the connection for years.

A US Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft (Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes) 22.05.2012 16:45 29 comments

US Air Force using counterfeit Chinese parts

Bootleg electronic components have found their way onto the US Air Force’s aircraft. An investigation by the Congress has exposed counterfeit electronic parts being used by major aircraft corporations Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky.

 
Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch 22.05.2012 14:34 19 comments

Saakashvili ‘runs murder ring, makes death lists’

A former Georgian military chief claims that President Saakashvili operates an international network of assassins who execute his political enemies and dissidents.