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
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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

huge rally against russia vote results dispersed by cops
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sporadic protests both supporting and protesting against yesterday039s election results have sprung up around the capital this evening this comes after hundreds of people were arrested at illegal rallies on election day prime time039s jacob greaves is at an opposition protest at chistye prudyrt on twitter http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

freak of nature: double headed calf born in georgia
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a two-headed calf has been born in the village of abedad in georgia owner ludmila jgarkava said she thought initially that the mother cow had given birth to twins since its birth on january 2nd jgarkava has been bottle-feeding the calf as the mother rejected it quoti try to keep it alive and feed it with its mother039s milk every three hoursquot she told georgian imedi tv the calf has four eyes and three ears and appears to be otherwise healthyrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

video of 039monster039 two-headed albino snake shocking ukraine zoo visitors
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follow us on http:twittercomrt_com and http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsa two-headed snake has gone on display at a zoo in southern ukraine the quotskazkaquot fairy tale zoo in the crimean city of yalta on the black sea said on wednesday that the albino california kingsnake has two heads that think react and eat separately though one is more passive than the other the head of the zoo oleh zubkov said that the two heads sometimes compete with each other for food zoo workers have to put a barrier between the heads when feeding the snake the zoo said that healthy serpents of this kind are extremely rare appearing once in 50 years the snake will be on display at the zoo until mid-september

chernobyl-2 exclusive: rt at secret soviet facility inside dead zone
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it was the world039s worst nuclear disaster but 25 years on the battle to contain it continues building a new sarcophagus over the chernobyl site is the most pressing issue as a meeting of donor countries is held in ukrainert on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

medvedev launches sweeping reforms in last address
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president dmitry medvedev has said it is time for a comprehensive reform of russia039s political system which would give citizens an opportunity to be more involved in the political life of the country making his final address to the federal assembly as president medvedev outlined the key components necessary for achieving political reform read more http:onrtcomnl5qm5

goodbye lokomotiv video of heartbreaking farewell ceremony on ice
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a heart-stirring requiem mass has taken place at the minsk ice hockey arena where this evening local side dynamo were supposed to take on lokomotiv yaroslavl the team which tragically died in wednesday039s plane crash all tickets for the game had been sold long before the tragedy soon after the sad news spread worldwide the game039s organizers decided to arrange a mass at the arena honoring the legacy of the team not a single ticket had been returned as the ceremony was held in the packed arena each spectator brought flowers all the belarusian leadership including president aleksandr lukashenko were present at the event never was the arena that silent as 37 huge portraits of the players and staff were placed on the ice a requiem mass was performed by an orchestra while portraits of the departed yaroslavl friends and icons appeared on the scoreboard each picture was met with a storm of applause after which the dynamo players scored a puck each in their net similar ceremonies were held on thursday evening in a dozen russian and cis citiesrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_comrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

mass brawl on ice: khl teams fight 6 seconds into game
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top khl squad avangard managed to finish their home game against league underdogs vityaz 3-2 despite a mass brawl the incident occurred almost immediately after face-off the vityaz players went on the offensive after only six seconds of play avangard039s management says the brawl was a pre-planned act against their team they have demanded that vityaz be excluded from the khl and also want a lifetime disqualification for the club039s management in january 2010 a similar brawl occurred during the clubs039 meeting in the moscow region back then the game was suspended while vityaz were considered to have struck the first blow but avoided serious sanction from the khlrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com