shock ows video: cops pepper spray peaceful california students
Bookmarked 734 weeks ago
police in the us have used pepper spray against peaceful students taking part in an 039occupy039 campaign in front of the university of california demonstrators had been ordered to remove their camp but after refusing officers showed up and and tore their tents down using force against unarmed people 10 protesters have been arrestedrt on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

039world fears us as a war-hungry drunk039 - ex-senator
Bookmarked 733 weeks ago
the us is like a drunkard who charges to war with anyone who might pose a threat ex-senator and former us presidential candidate mike gravel saysread more http:onrtcom3ox77zrt on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

video of lapd late night raid on occupy la
Bookmarked 733 weeks ago
about half of some 500 tents remained in los angles below monday morning eviction deadline for the weeks-old encampment -- one of the largest still remaining in the country soon after midnight over a thousand police officers moved in to dismantle the occupy la city hall camp reports also suggest police have closed off streets surrounding the encampment as hundreds waited for what they believed was an imminent operation lapd chief says more than 200 occupy la protesters were arrested

039hidden agenda in syria to show itself after bilderberg meeting039
Bookmarked 757 weeks ago
tensions are peaking in syria government troops have stormed the rebel northern border town of jisr al-shugour with tanks and military helicopters the army has entered the city in order to quotcleanse itquot from rebellious armed groups which killed at least 120 police officers last week meanwhile britain and france are still pushing for a un resolution condemning the brutal crackdown against anti-government activists in syria russia which opposes any attempts to intervene in the syrian conflict said it won039t back the movert on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

russian super-subs in swiss waters
Bookmarked 756 weeks ago
wo famous russian deep-sea subs equipped with cutting-edge technology are exploring the depths of switzerland039s lake geneva on tuesday two subs -- mir-1 peace-1 and mir-2 peace-2 have completed their first dive the two vessels appeared above the water 30 minutes apart quotthe dive went well we plunged to a depth of 296 meters though the visibility was really bad -- about one meterquot said russian specialist anatoly sagalevich of russia039s shirshov institute of oceanology which owns the mir submersibles up to the end of august subs will dive daily into the depths of the second largest lake in central europe on the swiss-french border they will test just how clean the water consumed by thousands of swiss and french every day really is the deep-water subs will also be collecting data on the geology and physics of the lake both subs are accompanied by more than 20 russian scientists and specialists scientists from the usa great britain switzerland and france are also involved in the research programrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

occupy oakland aerial video: cops clear out protester tent camp
Bookmarked 735 weeks ago
police in oakland california have cleared out a weeks-old encampment after issuing several warnings to occupy demonstrators oakland police and officers from several other san francisco bay area cities encircled the downtown encampment before dawn and moved in at about 6 am officers were seen escorting handcuffed protesters away from the camp soon afterward the action comes a day after police drove hundreds of anti-wall street demonstrators from encampments in portland oregon arresting more than 50 people oakland officials insisted on an end to their city039s encampment after a man was shot and killed thursday near the camprt on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

london on fire: video of tottenham anti-police riots bus blaze
Bookmarked 748 weeks ago
follow us on http:twittercomrt_com and http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews latest updates say 26 police officers have been injured and 43 people arrested as violent riots flared up in north london two patrol cars a building and a double-decker bus were torched as rioters clashed with officers on saturday in front of the tottenham police station where people had gathered to demand quotjusticequot for the death of a man identified locally as mark duggan a 29-year-old father of four killed in an apparent gunfight more than 300 were involved in what began as a march to demand justice for the killing

pots amp pans protest: angry canadians make a bang
Bookmarked 707 weeks ago
quebec039s university student federation has confirmed it will return to negotiations with provincial authorities on monday the talks over tuition fees stalled over a month ago sparking a wave of ongoing mass protests in montreal but government treatment of protesters indicates the sides are nowhere near a compromise as gayane chichakyan reportssubscribe to rt http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=russiatodaywatch rt live on our website http:rtcomon-airlike us on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsfollow us on twitter http:twittercomrt_comfollow us on google http:plusgooglecomb102728491539958529040rt russia today is a global news network broadcasting from moscow and washington studios rt is the first news channel to break the 500 million youtube views benchmark

troy davis: guilty until proven innocent
Bookmarked 725 weeks ago
death row prisoner troy anthony davis was convicted for the 03989 killing of an off-duty police officer there was no physical evidence to prove him guilty and some witnesses who originally identified him as the murderer have since recanted and now a federal judge in georgia has rejected davis039 claims of innocence christopher chambers georgetown university professor and author of the blog nat turners revenge explains how there is no evidence and discusses how this system could be fixed if it even can

abbas submits palestine statehood bid gets standing ovation at un
Bookmarked 742 weeks ago
palestinian leader mahmoud abbas got a standing ovation while addressing the un general assembly - shortly after submitting the bid for full statehood to the un chiefrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

action video of greece riots as fire bombs stones fly in athens
Bookmarked 782 weeks ago
hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police across central athens on wednesday smashing cars and hurling gasoline bombs during a nationwide labour protest against the government039s latest austerity measures the former minister for development kostis hatzidakis was attacked by protesters outside a luxury hotel he was escorted bleeding from the scene as his attackers yelled quotthievesquot at himrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

gaza 039flytilla039 activists arrested for chanting 039free palestine039 in tel aviv airport
Bookmarked 753 weeks ago
rt crew filmed the arrest of pro-gaza activists who were detained for chanting quotfree palestinequot police in israel detained several activists who arrived at tel aviv039s international airport on friday to show their support for activists arriving from abroad to take part in pro-palestinian demonstrations the arrested protesters arrived in tel aviv from elsewhere in israel it comes as first hundreds of pro-palestinian activists are being blocked in their attempts to reach gaza by air and defy israeli policies many are being stopped at european airports while two american campaigners have been deported upon arrival in tel aviv the move comes a week after a flotilla of a dozen ships bound for gaza were prevented from leaving port in greece

mother of all strikes: greece shuts down for 48 hours
Bookmarked 738 weeks ago
greece is closed for 48 hours - flights are grounded schools shops and factories all quiet - as the country endures what039s being called the 039mother of all strikes039 it039s arguably the biggest protest since the financial turmoil that039s crippling the country began - but more cuts could be coming

police chase video: thief smashes car through rail crossing
Bookmarked 765 weeks ago
british police have released dramatic footage of a high-speed car chase in which a car thief tried to evade officers by crashing a stolen mercedes c180 through a rail crossing barrier the june 2010 incident began when 20-year-old terence fowler refused to pull over for police and tried to get away at over 90 miles 145 kilometres an hour during the pursuit fowler overtook vehicles in the face of oncoming traffic and at one point knocked off another car039s wing mirror police gave up their chase when fowler smashed through the rail crossing barrier moments before the arrival of a high-speed trainpolice found the car abandoned and arrested fowler after finding his blood on the broken windscreen fowler admitted dangerous driving at peterborough crown court and was jailed for 35 years on thursdayrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

shocking video: 039blue bra039 girl brutally beaten by egypt military
Bookmarked 730 weeks ago
the blog-o-sphere is boiling at the cruel beating of a female protester by egyptian military police who continued battling protesters in tahrir square on sunday the clashes into their third day now have left 10 people dead and hundreds injured the video uploaded on youtube sunday reveals the extreme cruelty of the country039s law enforcers during the crackdown the army soldiers in full riot gear have been savagely beating a seemingly unconscious female protester with big sticks kicking her and stomping on her chest security forces lashed out ruthlessly on armless civilians and burned down tents that had been put up by activists outside the parliament building to camp in protest against the military rule the internet community therefore questions the methods of the military regime who took over power after the ousting of the ex-president hosni mubarak in februaryrt on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews