039us backs al-qaeda to mutually destroy syria039
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the arab league is mulling over what further action to take on the crisis in syria with reports of escalating violence meanwhile the head of the group039s observer mission has resigned - just as a proposal is being considered to again send monitors from the league and the un to the country political analyst dr adel samara says the us and al-qaeda have similar goals in syriart on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

moment of iraq explosion caught on video as bombs target police in kirkuk
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a spate of car bombs in northern iraq have killed at least 7 people and wounded some 80 others one of the attacks which happened in the country039s northern city of kirkuk was captured on camera two car bombs were aimed at police patrols while a third device exploded outside a building that houses the kurdish security forces no group has so far claimed responsibility

filthy lucre: afghan drug profits too juicy to resist
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america039s approach to tackling the flow of illegal drugs from afghanistan is misguided this criticism from russia039s anti-drugs chief who believes a complete eradication of poppy fields is the only solution - a position not currently shared by the us however this reluctance now has some asking if the deadly business is proving simply too lucrative to destroyrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_comrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

fresh video of night unrest tanks amp looters in riot-torn egypt
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egypt039s embattled president hosni mubarak said early on saturday that he had asked his cabinet to resign and promised reforms in his first response to protesters who have mounted the biggest challenge ever to his 30-year rule the steps announced in a nationally televised speech fell short of protesters039 demands for his departure that have been a constant mantra during four straight days of demonstrationsrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

video of hit nato chopper tugged by giant russian helicopter
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a russian crew has successfully returned a nato chopper to its airbase in kandahar after the craft came under attack the dutch helicopter was damaged by gunfire in southern afghanistan after being shot at the cougar helicopter made an emergency landing at an american military camp it took the russian mi-26 half an hour to bring the 10-ton cougar back the russian helicopter has been on similar rescue missions before moving three of the us039s largest chinook helicopters - including one this october the helicopter has been serving nato troops in afghanistan for more than three years the mi-26 is the biggest and most powerful helicopter ever to go into serial production

veneno qumico nube qumica asusta a los rusos en los urales
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sgannos en http:twittercomactualidadrt y http:wwwfacebookcomactualidadrtal menos un centenar de personas ha requerido asistencia mdica y ocho han sido hospitalizadas tras inhalar una peligrosa nube qumica desprendida de diez contenedores de vidrio de bromo que se rompieron en una estacin ferroviaria en chelyabinsk el bromo tiene un olor fuerte y es de color rojo oscuro se evapora fcilmente generando en estado gaseoso dificultades para respirar a quien lo inhala la nube se ha extendido a lo largo de varios kilmetros dejando en el aire un olor fuerte y desagradable a los ciudadanos se les aconseja quedarse en casa mientras que los nios han sido evacuados a zonas vecinasrt en vivo: http:actualidadrtcommasenvivo

039in gitmo i got 30 days in darkness for feeding iguanas039 - ex-detainee
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guantanamo bay continues to wreck lives despite president obama039s pledge to shut the notorious prison rt spoke to one former prisoner murat kurnaz who says the us has not issued even a simple apology for his years of tormentrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

harvest of hypocrisy uk opium poppy farming kept hush-hush
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the us-lead 039war on drugs039 in afghanistan has been ongoing since the fall of the taliban in 2001 despite millions of dollars being spent on destroying crops afghanistan remains the world leader in opium-poppy production but as rt039s laura emmett discovered the crackdown is having an adverse effect with countries like the uk now forced to grow their own poppies to plug a shortage in pharmaceuticalsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_comrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

039you killed our future039: man throws himself from balcony in romanian parliament
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romania039s parliament cancelled a no-confidence vote on thursday after a father whose payments for his disabled child had been cut by the romanian government leapt from a balcony in the parliament in protest against the decision he was not seriously injured a loud thud reverberated in the chamber after the man adrian sobaru - identified by the country039s public television station as one of its engineers - hit the benches shortly after prime minister emil boc greeted the lawmakers as he jumped he could be heard shouting: 039boc you039ve taken away the rights of our children039 mr sobaru who suffered fractures to the face and other non life-threatening injuries was able to get into the parliament because he works as an electrician for the national television station he then shouted quotliberty and justicequot as he was taken to hospital he was also wearing a t-shirt with the slogan 039you039ve killed our future039 according to reportsrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

039russian stealth039 1st public flight: sukhoi pak fa t-50 at maks airshow
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rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_comprototype of the future of russia039s fighter jet program the pak -fa t-50 has made its first public flight at maks-2011 airshow the sukhoi-made plane took to the skies for a 8-minute show the jet039s said to be equipped with some of the most advance avionics on the planet it will be able to land on short runways and fly in any weather it can carry up to eight medium range or two long-range missiles in its two internal bays the jet039s first prototype performed its maiden flight last january and carried out 36 test flights the fifth generation fighter039s expected to enter service in russia in 2015 the price tag is estimated at us 100 million

video of violent afghan protests over terry jones koran burning
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at least 10 people have been killed and 78 injured in the afghan city of kandahar during a protest over the burning of the koran in the us the violent demonstration follows the burning of the muslim holy book last month by american pastor terry jones on friday a similar protest in the afghan city of mazar-i-sharif led to the deaths of 7 workers at the local un officert on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

039laser attack039 caught on tape: view from plane cockpit
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over the last three months there have been 17 reported cases of laser pen attacks on aircraft in moscow alone powerful laser pointer beams can reach 9 kilometers or further -- a distance equal to the altitude of an average passenger aircraft a landing aircraft of course is that much closer to the source of a laser pen039s beam pilots unanimously say that the effect of a laser-pen039s beam in the cockpit is very similar to the effect of a car039s high-beam headlights at a short distance -- it blinds you the decision-making time before a landing is only 10 critical seconds pilots say -- and these moments are not to fight green laser beams but to make critically important decisions laser-beam hooligans have lost their harmless quothooliganquot status pilots are quick on the draw and call them terrorists and statistics show they deserve such a harsh description the problem is that russian law does not impose criminal penalties for such laser attacks if such an attack leads to fatal consequences the price will be high indeedrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

singing pm: 039fats039 putin over the top of 039blueberry hill039 with piano solo
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full video of vladimir putin playing the piano and singing quotblueberry hillquot the russian prime minister is used to taking to the stage but this time it was not for one of his speeches vladimir putin made his audience sit up and take note as he sang at a charity fundraiser the reception at an ice stadium in st petersburg was dedicated to fighting children039s cancer international celebrities including kevin costner gerard depardieu mickey rourke sharon stone kurt russell vincent cassel monica belucci ornella muti goldie hawn and many others attended the benefit concert many of the stars are actively involved in charity work which draws needed attention to children039s oncological and ophthalmological diseases when the hostess approached putin039s table and asked him to sing for the audience his immediate reaction was quotare you kidding mequot but the hostess was determined to get the prime minister on the mic and reminded him about the songs he sang with the russian sleeper agents extradited from the us last summer putin attempted to evade the proposal by saying that the singing she was referring to had come from the heart however after seeing the pictures of ill children shown to the audience on the big screen he took to the stage quotlike the majority of people i cannot -- but do like to sing and to play -- so you039ll have to rough itquot he warned as he sat at the piano and played the beginning of blueberry hill the tune was immediately caught by maceo parker039s jazz band the prime minister then took the mic and sang it in english himself putin returned to the piano to sing in russian quotfrom what the homeland startsquot -- the song he sang with the exposed russian agents the audience loved his performance and showed their appreciation with a standing ovation and applause many recorded the one man show on their mobile phones on december 1 putin confessed to us chat show host larry king that he does study some songs in english with his language tutor when the concert was over putin took sharon stone by the arm and together with other guests they went on stage to sing a russian song about cosmonauts quotgrass near homequotrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

039russian banksy039 talks streets as political platform
Bookmarked 723 weeks ago
a mysterious street artist has been leaving his mark all over moscowbut his works have caught the eye of critics all over the world - who have dubbed him the russian banksyprime time039s jacob greaves tracked down the elusive p-183

khl fight video: angry vityaz coach nazarov attacks fans with stick
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the head coach of khl side vityaz andrey nazarov has attacked belarusian fans with a hockey stick during his team039s away game at dynamo minsk vityaz are well-known as one of the hardest squads in the league and when the moscow region team went a goal down on the final minute of the match they responded by staging several fights with dynamo players which caused outrage in the standsthe local supporters began throwing cigarette lighters and other foreign objects on to the ice and at the vityaz bench as well insulting the visiting players and staff that was when nazarov who was one of the most famous tough-guys in the nhl lost his patience the 37-year-old grabbed a stick and tried to hit the spectators with only the protective glass barrier stopping him from hurting somebody the coach also produced an obscene gesture towards the crowd and received a match penalty as did two of his playersrt on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews