video of mid-air rescue drama for tourists trapped in alpine cable car
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emergency helicopters on saturday rescued 20 tourists ranging in age from four to 75 who had been trapped for 17 hours overnight on an alpine cable car in southern germany helicopter crews lifted the cable car operator and 19 tourists to safety early on saturday from a gondola suspended 330 feet 100 metres above the ground on tegelberg mountain in southern germany the cable car that climbs the 6170-foot 1880-metre tegelberg mountain was halted on friday after a paraglider tandem flight crashed into its cables rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

video of 911 10th anniversary memorial at ground zero nyc
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it was a tragedy that claimed the lives of thousands in an instant and later brought two wars with an even more devastating death toll the united states is marking a decade since the 911 attacks terrorists crashed hijacked planes into the twin towers of the world trade centre in new york and the pentagon in washington a forth plane came down in the state of pennsylvania remembrance ceremonies are being held at ground zero in new york and all across america rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_comrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

jingoism amp revenge: 039us media integrity a 911 casualty039
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the american quotwar on terrorquot is said to protect its people and the world from new terrorist threats but experts believe it was an intentional attempt to foment nationalism jingoism and revenge against the countries of the muslim world bill van auken a member of the international editorial board of the world socialist web site says there is no evidence america went to war in iraq and afghanistan to protect its peoplert on twitter: http:twittercomrt_comrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

greece clashes: video of fire bombs tear gas at athens mass protest
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follow latest updates on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews and twitter: http:twittercomrt_com greek police have fired tear gas at protestors attempting to block off access to the parliament in athens over 20 thousand angry demonstators were trying to prevent mps from voting on new austerity measures needed to secure more bailout cash from the eu

genes of hurt: 039broken skin039 kids wake up to daily pain
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they are the forgotten few - the russian children suffering from a rare and incurable genetic disease up to now it has been all but ignored by the medical establishment and mothers of young sufferers have been left with very little help lisa is one of the children with this rare genetic condition known as epidermolysis bullosa or eb it makes her skin as thin as a butterfly039s wing -- a slight touch or a hug can cause painful blistering that takes a long time to heal leaving the skin even more fragile around the world sufferers like lisa are known as quotbutterfly childrenquot however in russia it is as if they do not exist quotthe doctors simply don039t know of the disease and when you tell them what it is even if they might have heard of it they don039t know how to deal with itquot says irina komanova lisa039s motherrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

shock shots: cargo plane crash caught on camera by congo locals
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23 people including a russian crew of 4 have been killed in a plane crash in the republic of congo this dramatic footage shows how the plane crashed into a residential area in the town of pointe-noire destroying several houses and starting a fire clouds of smoke are still billowing out from the site authorities say a committee will be established to investigate the accidentrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

acrobats strip for pope benedict xvi perform topless in vatican
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a usually staid weekly papal audience was spiced up this week with an acrobatic performance by a troupe of topless men the four performers dressed in white suits walked across the stage towards the papal throne and surprised the pope by whipping off their shirts before beginning an acrobatic performance on tuesday the pope looked on as the men hoisted each other into the air one on top of the other three highrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

breakthrough giant drill smashes open world039s longest tunnel under swiss alps
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swiss engineers have smashed through the last stretch of rock to create the longest tunnel in the world a gigantic drilling machine broke the remaining wall 8200 feet 2500 metres below the imposing piz vatgira peak in the gotthard massif miners vips and journalists inside the tunnel cheered as switzerland reclaimed the longest tunnel record from japan039s seikan tunnel some 2500 workers have spent nearly 20 years smashing through the rock beneath the gotthard massif when the tunnel opens in 2017 it will allow passenger and goods trains to pass underneath the alps at speeds of up to 155 miles an hour 250 kilometres an hour on their way from germany to italy

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