EU's young and jobless: Portugal 'brain drain', 60% of young Greeks unemployed

Low wages and a lack of available jobs are plaguing the EUs young and educated. Greece’s 15-24 year olds are facing unprecedented levels of unemployment, while Portugal is witnessing a mass exodus as endemic joblessness drives its youth abroad.

May 10, 2013 09:00

ISS crew fixes coolant leak during spacewalk

The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has taken an unscheduled spacewalk to inspect and fix a coolant leak in its power system. During a nearly six-hour-long spacewalk they have installed a new cooling system pump.

May 11, 2013 11:51

Stage is set: Mariinsky Theater II makes debut

The new $700 million high-tech stage is opening at the Mariinsky Theater in Russia’s northern ‘cultural’ capital, St. Petersburg. The Mariinsky Ballet and Opera have proved immensely popular all over the world for the past two centuries.

May 02, 2013 11:41

‘Pardon for Ukrainian ex-PM Tymoshenko is premature’ – Pardon Commission

Ukraine's presidential pardon commission has turned down jailed former PM Yulia Tymoshenko's pardon request ruling that the issue “is premature”. Sentenced to seven years in prison for power abuse, Tymoshenko is also being investigated in a murder case.

April 27, 2013 17:46

Putin: Magnitsky’s death a 'tragedy,' no malice involved

President Vladimir Putin has stressed that Sergey Magnitsky’s death was not due to malicious intent. The Council of Judges also ruled the US ‘Magnitsky List’ was politicized and groundless, as the US had no access to documents relevant to the case.

April 27, 2013 10:36

West Fertilizer plant explosion highlights regulatory shortfalls

The huge explosion that tore apart the West Fertilizer plant in Texas was adjacent to homes, a school and other town structures. As investigative reporter David Lindorff tells RT, today in the US corporate interests often trump genuine public concern.

April 19, 2013 04:30