‘Damascus is not suicidal, picking fight with Turkey defies logic’

The claim Damascus is behind the deadly blasts in Turkey should be taken with skepticism, believes Dr Hallinan of Foreign Policy in Focus, who says the Syrian govt is not suicidal and it makes no sense to pick a fight with the biggest NATO army in Europe.

May 12, 2013 01:51

Trading blame over bombings: Turkey calls Syria 'usual suspect', Damascus accuses Erdogan

Turkey was quick to blame the Assad regime for two massive car bombs that killed 46 people in a town on the Syrian border. The Syrian Information Minister dismissed Turkey's accusations, claiming “this is not the behavior of the Syrian government.”

May 11, 2013 21:13

Belarus-Russia joint air defense base no threat to NATO - Lavrov

The proposed Russian air defense base in Belarus is not directed against NATO and should not be seen as a response to the proposed to American missile defense plan in Europe, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said.

May 10, 2013 21:23

Cameron dismissing UN’s finding on chemical weapons in Syria ‘completely out of step’

British PM David Cameron has dismissed UN’s report indicating rebels in Syria had used chemical weapons. RT sits down with Middle East expert Afshin Rattansi to discuss Cameron’s statement and UK’s role in Syrian crisis.

May 10, 2013 18:25

Putin slams ISAF for turning blind eye to Afghanistan drug production

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) does almost nothing to eradicate drug production in Afghanistan, and this drug-trafficking problem will likely worsen in the near future, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.

May 08, 2013 12:05

Heroin, cash & plastic bags: America’s mess in Afghanistan

If the lawlessness, poverty, and endemic corruption of Afghanistan are indicative of anything, it is that the multi-billion dollar efforts to restore stability in the region have been an abject failure.

May 05, 2013 10:25