south vs north: 039koreas clash could turn into gulf war iii039
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south korea has admitted it fired artillery shells that triggered an early morning clash with north korea however it says it was part of a military drill and denied it was directed at the north earlier seoul blamed the north for what it called an unprovoked shelling of its island pyongyang claimed the south had violated its maritime border during the military drills seoul has since threatened its neighbour with what it called 039enormous retaliation039 for more insight rt talks to glyn ford former mep and author of 039north korea on the brink: struggle for survival039rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

medvedev putin dive amp fish the volga
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russian president dmitry medvedev and prime minister vladimir putin have gone on a joint fishing trip to the country039s most beloved river -- the volga the politicians headed for the southwestern city of astrakhan on tuesday to relax do some fishing and even try their hand at underwater hunting after a short speed-boat trip dmitry medvedev and vladimir putin took the covers off their spinning rods and the president was lucky enough to pull a mid-sized pike out of the volga depths dmitry medvedev put his well-known photography skills to the test during an underwater photo shoot using a special camera it is not the first time the two have spent quality time together they have already shared the pleasures of mountain-skiing and bicycle rides and played badminton while at home in moscow the tandem039s vacation on the volga river has showcased both leaders039 support for free fishing in russia and their willingness to safeguard this traditional activity for all of russia039s citizensrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

cctv drama: man falls on rails pulled out in front of moving train
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a man who fell onto a railway line in madrid was saved from serious injury or possible death by an off-duty policeman in the incident caught on the platform cctv camera at madrid039s puerta del angel station a man is seen stumbling and falling onto the tracks one man jumps onto the track and hauls the man to safety as the train arrives the video is accompanied by a description of the incident by the off-duty policeman who carried out the rescuert on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

video of mad canada riots: vancouver fans run amok set cars on fire
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angry drunken revellers ran wild on wednesday night after the vancouver canucks039 4-0 loss to boston in game 7 of the stanley cup finals setting cars and garbage cans ablaze smashing windows showering giant tv screens with beer bottles and dancing atop overturned vehicles later looters smashed windows and ran inside department stores there were no immediate indications of injuries although images were shown on television of at least one woman mopping blood from her forehead vancouver mayor gregor robertson praised the police and firefighters and asked people to stay away from the central downtown area tear gas mingled with the stench of acrid smoke and stale beer as riot police truncheons drawn moved in to quell the violence pushing crowds away from the burning cars later police cars also were set on fire

no end to hysteria: n korean kids crying over kim jong-il
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dramatic scenes of public mourning continued in the north korean capital on thursday following the death of kim jong il who had led the country for 17 years north korean state television broadcast pictures of school children sobbing as they laid white flowers for their leader in the kim il sung square in central pyongyang kim jong il died at the age of sixty nine of a massive heart attack on saturday caused by overwork and stress according to the north039s media rt on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

039war is hell: iran far stronger than us would like to admit039
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iran has successfully test-fired two long-range missiles on the last day of major naval exercises in the international waters of the persian gulf this comes amid mounting western pressure on the country over its nuclear ambitions tehran says it039s ready to counter any attack by enemies like israel or the united states iran has also angrily reacted to new us sanctions targeting its central bank and financial sector it has been threatening to close the strait of hormuz - the world039s most important oil export route linking the persian gulf to the indian ocean meanwhile the eu is mulling an embargo on the purchase of iranian oil and a decision on that is expected before the end of the month seyed mohammad marandi from the university of tehran says us has imposed sanctions against iran because tehran opposes american hegemony rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

iran test-fires two long-range missiles near strategic waterway
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iran has successfully test-fired two long-range missiles on the last day of major naval exercises in the international waters of the persian gulf this comes amid mounting western pressure on the country over its nuclear ambitions tehran says it039s ready to counter any attack by enemies like israel or the united states iran has also angrily reacted to new us sanctions targeting its central bank and financial sector it has been threatening to close the strait of hormuz - the world039s most important oil export route linking the persian gulf to the indian ocean meanwhile the eu is mulling an embargo on the purchase of iranian oil and a decision on that is expected before the end of the month the director of the beirut-based centre for middle east studies dr hisham jaber believes the west039s actions are adding fuel to an already highly flammable situationrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

039us picks wrong allies again cannot accept defeat in libya039
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the us along with more than 30 other nations has decided to recognize libya039s rebels as the legitimate government of the country the libyan contact group convening in turkey has also urged colonel gaddafi to give up power dr franklin lamb - a director of an organisation called americans concerned for middle east peace - says it039s just another dangerous case of the us misjudging an allyrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

039adrenaline flowing in tripoli as rebels close in on capital039
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rebels have reportedly entered tripoli from the west as fighting in libya appears to be intensifying with some claims that hundreds have been killed over the weekend it039s also believed that major clashes have taken place at the capital039s mitiga airbase dr franklin lamb from americans for middle east peace is in tripoli and says the situation has become increasingly volatile rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

us walkout on speech by ahmadinejad 039shows west biased against iran039
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follow rt at http:twittercomrt_com and at http:wwwfacebookcompagesrt326683984410ref=mf the iranian president has told the un there039s not a shred of credible evidence his country039s developing nuclear weapons mahmoud ahmadinejad also attacked the us accusing it of double standards he was speaking at the start of a conference reviewing the non-proliferation treaty

chossudovsky: new deadly war theater opened in libya
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follow latest updates at http:twittercomrt_com and http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsso a multi-national force has carried out a series of attacks against targets around the libyan city of benghazi french fighter jets destroyed several armoured vehicles and tanks belonging to colonel ghaddafi039s troops it was joined by the us military that struck against libya039s air defences using cruise missiles uk forces are also in action over libya these are the first raids since the un security council adopted a resolution allowing the use of quotall the means necessaryquot to protect the civilian population in libya earlier troops loyal to colonel ghaddafi reportedly carried out attacks on benghazi which is the rebel stronghold violating a ceasefire rt talks to michel chossudovsky who039s director of the centre for research on globalisation

bombs for peace 039un completely disgraced in libya039
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039war for libyan oil planned long ago no one cares about people039
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susan lindauer a journalist and author specializing on american interventions has never believed the allied forces intervened in libya out of humanitarian reasons it is a war for oil which was prepared long ago lindauer argues - anyone who cared about the libyan people would stop immediately rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

amateur video: deadly plane crash at reno nevada air show
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video courtesy: http:wwwyoutubecomslicker0492for latest updates follow rt on http:twittercomrt_com and http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsthe nevada air show tragedy has now claimed 9 lives as investigators look into how a vintage aircraft lost control and plunged into spectators dozens more were injured when the world war two-era plane slammed into a box-seat area in front of the main grandstandthe injured have been rushed to hospital out of 56 people hurt 15 are said to be in a critical condition mike houghton president and ceo of the reno air races told a news conference that pilot jimmy leeward had died in the crash associated press reports the 74-year-old veteran hollywood stunt pilot was the owner of the leeward air ranch racing team and a well-known racing pilotleeward039s quotgalloping ghostquot plane was a p-51 mustang fighter -- a class of plane that can fly at speeds in excess of 500 mph 800kph houghton said there appeared to be a quotproblem with the aircraft that caused it to go out of controlquot

video nasty: light plane crashes into ferris wheel in australia
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an ultra-light plane crashed into a ferris wheel at a rural festival in eastern australia on saturday trapping two children on the ride and two people in the aircraft for hours there were no serious injuries the cheetah s200 carrying two men did not topple the ferris wheel when it hit the frame near the top on the first morning of an annual three-day festival at old bar a coastal village 220 miles 350 kilometres north of sydney two children were trapped in a carriage at the top of the wheel near the wrecked plane for 90 minutes the 53-year-old pilot and his 32-year-old passenger were trapped inside the mangled aircraft more than 30 feet 10 meters above the ground for almost three hoursrt on twitter http:twittercomrt_comrt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews