Vehicles
24.05.2012 13:43
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Russians bikers in Iraq jail: We were beaten, threatened with death penaltyFour Russian bikers arrested in Iraq for alleged visa violations four days ago say they were beaten in jail and threatened with the death penalty. Iraq’s president told the Russian ambassador the men would be released soon, but no dates were given. |
Russian roots of an iconic Chevrolet designerAs Muscovites are hurrying to see a new exhibition dedicated to Zora Arkus-Duntov, designer of the Chevrolet Corvette, RT spoke to the star’s biographer, Gerald Barton. |
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23.05.2012 12:28
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Too posh for your pocket: Famed Ferraris draw tax fire in ItalyOwners of Ferraris and Lamborghinis are facing a county-wide crackdown in Italy, but it has nothing to do with rash driving. The authorities are more interested in whether the luxury vehicles have been bought with properly declared and taxed money. Eurozone crisis |
Terrorists behind Nevsky train blast jailed for lifeFour men behind the derailment of a high-speed Russian train will spend the rest of their lives in jail. |
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22.05.2012 16:45
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US Air Force using counterfeit Chinese partsBootleg 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. |
22.05.2012 14:37
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Euro stability being siphoned off?As prices for most necessary commodities, such as fuel, rise and salaries fall, citizens of Europe’s strongest economy resort to desperate measures. In Germany truck drivers are being attacked by fuel-stealing thieves. |
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Fewer blues: Russia slashes number of cars with special signalsRussia's blue-bucket movement has cause for celebration, as fewer cars will now be allowed to use flashing blue lights. |
18.05.2012 22:06
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Russia permits scooters to use bus lanesScooter lovers around the country can rejoice after Russian road police allowed them to use bus lanes. |
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16.05.2012 20:33
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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. |
12.05.2012 13:34
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US restarts Bahrain arms sales amid rights anxietyThe US is resuming arms supplies to Bahrain after freezing delivery last October. Despite Washington’s assurance the weapons will not include any crowd control devices, rights activists have raised concerns that the US is supporting a dictatorship. Arab world protests |
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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. |
10.05.2012 19:14
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Human error, technical failure or weather conditions behind SuperJet-100 crash - expertsHuman error and technical malfunction could be the main causes behind a Russian Superjet 100 coming down in Indonesia, experts believe. The wreckage has been found, but official conclusions on the crash that left 48 people dead are yet to be drawn. |
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10.05.2012 11:42
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At least 55 killed in twin blasts at Damascus intel compound, terrorists blamed (PHOTOS, VIDEO)At least 55 people have been killed and 372 others injured by two powerful blasts in the Syrian capital on Thursday morning. The car bombs detonated near a military intelligence building. Syria unrest |
09.05.2012 14:15
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Russia’s Sukhoi SuperJet-100 goes off radars in Jakarta, hijacking not ruled outA Russian jet carrying 50 passengers has disappeared from the radars during a demonstration flight for potential buyers in the Indonesian capital. Hijacking and a high-altitude crash into a mountain have not been ruled out. |
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05.05.2012 16:11
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Stalin to make comeback on Victory BusPublic buses with the image of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, known as Stalinobuses, will hit the streets of about 40 cities across the former USSR on the eve of celebrations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany on May 9. |
03.05.2012 23:22
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Air Force cover-up? Family of deceased pilot cries foulThe US Defense Department says they have "clear and convincing evidence" that pilot Jeff Haney caused the crash of a stealth F-22 Raptor jet in 2010 that ended his life. His family, however, suggests that the Pentagon isn’t providing the truth. |
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03.05.2012 19:47
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Chechen official’s wife promises to ‘destroy’ youth activists (VIDEO)A shocking video showing a brawl involving activists campaigning against illegal parking and the wife of a high-ranking Chechen official has gone viral on YouTube. |
30.04.2012 23:28
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Lockheed Martin strike to make F-35 even more expensiveWhen all is said and done, the cost of the United States' F-35 jet fighter program is expected to exceed the entire gross domestic product of Spain. But will it be worth the decades of research and $1.5 trillion price tag? |
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28.04.2012 14:10
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Progress space ship ‘buried’ in Pacific Spacecraft CemeteryThe remains of a Russian Progress spaceship have splashed down in the Pacific’s Spacecraft Cemetery. Most of the vessel carrying over a ton of waste from the ISS burnt up in the atmosphere. |
A guest from the past: Old-style London cab hits Moscow streetsMuscovites thought they had stepped into another era when an old London cab suddenly appeared on the capital’s streets. |



















