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The UN has released a new report claiming that both the Syrian government and the opposition are engaged in gross human rights violation. RT discussed the documents' significance with researcher William Engdahl. Read Full Article at RT.com
Short for words: Ukrainian MPs trade punches over language bill (VIDEO)Fri, 25 May 2012 04:49:00 +0400
The Ukrainian Parliament resembled a pub when a rowdy brawl broke out between opposition and pro-presidential deputies. What sparked the tussle was a moot bill that sought to grant the Russian language official status... Read Full Article at RT.com
A US federal jury has convicted an AWOL army private of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up a restaurant full of soldiers from the Fort Hood military base. It could land the former serviceman in... Read Full Article at RT.com
Going for the win. Russia’s football coach, Dick Advocaat, says his team is heading to Euro 2012 to achieve victory at every step of the tournament. Read Full Article at RT.com
Dynamo Moscow have claimed the Gagrain Cup by toppoing Avangard Omsk in a seven-game thriller, and RT is right with the recap of all the goals from the pinnacle of the KHL season. Read Full Article at RT.com Iran claims ‘undeniable right’ to enrich Uranium: new talks, same deadlockFri, 25 May 2012 02:09:00 +0400
Negotiations between the P5+1 group and Iran failed to produce a result as both sides refused to budge on the nuclear issue. Tehran insists that nuclear enrichment is its "undeniable right," while Western powers snubbed... Read Full Article at RT.com
A new report published this week alleges that female inmates at an Alabama State correctional facility were repeatedly raped and abused by their male prison guards. Read Full Article at RT.com
More than a year after they beat a disabled homeless man to death, three California police officers are expected to be fired from the force soon over their role in the killing of Kelly Thomas. Read Full Article at RT.com
The New Jersey State attorney general concluded a three month investigation on Thursday, ruling that law enforcement officers with the New York Police Department were not at fault by profiling and spying on Muslims... Read Full Article at RT.com No money for you! US punishes Pakistan for sentencing doctor who helped catch bin LadenThu, 24 May 2012 23:54:14 +0400
A day after Pakistan sentenced a doctor who helped catch Osama bin Laden to 33 years in prison, the US Senate retaliated – by docking $1 million for every year of the sentence from their Pakistan aid budget. Read Full Article at RT.com
Never in the history of modern civilization have people been so divided over pizza. Until now, that is. A chain of take-out pizza joints is the center of controversy over plans to hand out free pies next month when... Read Full Article at RT.com
The world’s most high-tech solar powered aircraft has taken to the skies for its first intercontinental flight, from Switzerland to Morocco. The 2,500-km journey with only one stopover will be the longest ever for the... Read Full Article at RT.com
German pop jazz band De-Phazz has arrived in Moscow to showcase their latest album. RT caught up with the jazz and lounge stars. Read Full Article at RT.com
A piece of ancient history in the heart of Moscow, Bolshaya Ordynka is one of the oldest streets in the capital’s historic center. Read Full Article at RT.com Israel takes back promise to Obama not to attack Iran before the electionThu, 24 May 2012 22:09:52 +0400
Sources from inside Washington, DC are telling the international media that Israeli leadership is upset with US President Barack Obama’s handling of Iran’s alleged nuclear threat and may take military action before the... Read Full Article at RT.com
Muscovites will soon get the chance to witness a rare celestial phenomenon. Read Full Article at RT.com
A World War II-era Soviet submarine has been found on the bottom of the Tallinn Bay by an Estonian hydrographical ship. Read Full Article at RT.com
A draft law being considered by the city government is part of a nationwide reform to reinstate elections for regional leaders. Read Full Article at RT.com
All non-state Russian fuel and energy companies should have the right to develop offshore oil and natural gas fields, as long as they don't resell their rights to foreign corporations, says President Vladimir Putin. Read Full Article at RT.com
More than 100 capsule cradles aimed at protecting officials' babies from a nuclear blast and chemical or biological attack have been ordered by Russia’s security service. Read Full Article at RT.com
TEPCO’s new estimates suggest that its Fukushima reactor has released more than quadruple the amount of radioactive cesium-137 leaked during the Chernobyl disaster. But the method used to measure the damage may... Read Full Article at RT.com
The smallest artificial heart in the world, weighing only 11 grams, was enough to save life of an infant boy suffering a deadly disease. Italian doctors who completed the surgery say it kept the baby alive till a donor... Read Full Article at RT.com
Missouri has chosen propofol – the drug that killed Michael Jackson – as its instrument for future lethal injections. Opponents say the drug has not been properly tested, and may cause suffering or even unsuccessful... Read Full Article at RT.com
Former President Bill Clinton has been caught once again getting close with a woman in a blue dress, but this incident involves neither Oval Office sexcapades nor a White House intern. No, no, no — the ex-chief exec has... Read Full Article at RT.com
The villain in James Bond film Casino Royale, Denmark's biggest star Mads Mikkelsen, is vying for the Best Actor award at the Cannes festival on the French Riviera. Mads' latest role sees him portraying a man wrongly... Read Full Article at RT.com
Stealing is a sin, even pinching "innocent" kisses. Stealing kisses from buff Hollywood film stars while they’re smiling on camera is either plain evil or crazy. Read Full Article at RT.com
A 60-year-old Greek musician and his 91-year-old mother jumped to their deaths from their 5th floor apartment, driven to despair by financial woes. This double death is the latest in a rising epidemic of crisis-induced... Read Full Article at RT.com
A leading Senate Democrat has called out US President Barack Obama over his alleged unwillingness to keep Congress updated on negotiations over a treaty that might be potentially disastrous for America. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia's largest steelmaker Severstal saw 2012 first quarter net profit fall 7.8% quarter-on-quarter to $427 million, still beating analysts’ forecasts. Read Full Article at RT.com Mass arrests: Over 700 Canadian protesters detained in police crackdown (VIDEO, PHOTOS)Thu, 24 May 2012 18:39:00 +0400
Over 700 students have been arrested in Canada during the latest night of rallies against tuition fee hikes and the adoption of controversial bill that is widely seen as a tool to limit freedom of speech, association... Read Full Article at RT.com
A Greek exit from the euro would strike not only Europe - it will also result in a new wave of crisis for Russia, with the country’s GDP falling 2.1% and the inflation rate surging, suggests a study by Russia’s major... Read Full Article at RT.com
The tireless topless activists from Ukraine’s FEMEN women’s rights group have chosen English fans as their primary target at Euro 2012. Read Full Article at RT.com
A spot similar to Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park, where protest rallies could be held without permission from the authorities should be created in Moscow, believes head of the presidential Human Rights Council... Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia’s top human rights official has said that Moscow is not planning to react to Lithuania’s compensation claims, as a top Russian parliamentarian suggested that Moscow repay the claimed sum in Soviet rubles. Read Full Article at RT.com
Heads of states normally expect their portrait to both exude and command a message of dignity and respect. But South African president Jacob Zuma doubted his would, when he was confronted with a painting depicting him... Read Full Article at RT.com
The eurozone is getting deeper into the doldrums, as its private sectors contracted the most sharply in May since mid-2009, according to a Thursday report by Markit. Shrinking demand for new orders was the first factor... Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia’s only representative in Formula 1 Vitaly Petrov says he’s not afraid of driving in Monaco again after last year’s crash, which saw him in hospital. Read Full Article at RT.com
Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream has turned into a real nightmare after it was revealed what a Russian version of the classic comedy, staged in one of Moscow's theaters, was all about: a boy raped by a pedophile... Read Full Article at RT.com Brussels summit stumbles on Eurobonds as France and Germany lock hornsThu, 24 May 2012 16:32:01 +0400
The European Union summit in Brussels has closed, with leaders getting little further in solving the deadlock on the current debt crisis as they failed to agree on Eurobonds. Read Full Article at RT.com
The US could collapse like the USSR, because it pursues futile military policies at the expense of economy, says Clyde Prestowitz, ex-Counselor to the Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan Administration. He thinks this... Read Full Article at RT.com
Iran’s navy was the first to respond to a distress call from an American vessel attacked by pirates – despite the two countries tottering on the brink of war. The US flag vessel Maersk Texas was assailed northeast of... Read Full Article at RT.com
The Russian opposition is preparing for new mass protests in June and early September, says popular blogger Aleksey Navalny. Read Full Article at RT.com
Expressing its frustration over Azerbaijan’s new contractual conditions for Moscow’s future lease of the Gabala Radar Station, the Defense Ministry may be forced to walk away from the deal. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia is in the middle of an irreversible political crisis, and a peaceful positive solution is unlikely, reads a fresh report published by the Center of Strategic Research NGO. Read Full Article at RT.com
Glory to the champions. The representatives of Gagarin Cup winners, Dynamo Moscow, must have got tired of going up on the stage at the annual KHL Awards. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russians are to get direct access to the world’s biggest online trading platform – China’s AliExpress. Now the company has joined Russia’s leader of electronic payments QIWI, buying Chinese will become even cheaper and... Read Full Article at RT.com
American police officers may soon be able to use unmanned aircraft not only for surveillance, but also for offensive action. The drones may be equipped to fire rubber rounds and tear gas. Read Full Article at RT.com
Toughening sanctions for violations during street protests will not stop the spread of the protest mood among Russians, believes Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov. Read Full Article at RT.com Russians bikers in Iraq jail: We were beaten, threatened with death penaltyThu, 24 May 2012 13:43:00 +0400
Four Russian bikers arrested in Iraq for alleged visa violations four days ago say they were beaten in jail and threatened with the death penalty. Iraq’s president told the Russian ambassador the men would be released... Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia is to allow private investors access to state gas and oil assets with a partial privatization of Rosneftegaz holding, which controls stakes in Gazprom and Rosneft. Read Full Article at RT.com
Despite an alleged threat of anti-Russian rallies, the national football squad have no intention of changing their Euro 2012 headquarters in the Polish capital. Read Full Article at RT.com
A young Chinese couple has been arrested for burying an elderly woman alive, having hit her while driving drunk after a boozy karaoke all-nighter. The case has sparked mass outrage forcing many to speak out about... Read Full Article at RT.com
Aleksandr Anyukov is among the players, who can be 100 per cent sure of his place in Russia’s starting lineup at Euro 2012, with the only thing raising some concerns is the defender’s relations with his teammates. Read Full Article at RT.com
Six fire crew members were injured while trying to quell a massive blaze that engulfed the nuclear-powered submarine USS Miami. The sub was being serviced at a shipyard in New Hampshire, just next to the city of... Read Full Article at RT.com
World powers pressing Iran to scale back its nuclear program offered a new batch of incentives in Baghdad. Tehran, which is seeking sanctions relief, made a counter-proposal – but whether all involved will see eye to... Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian stocks are expected to remain in the red Thursday, as the EU summit held in Brussels a day earlier added to the fears of a messy Greek exit from the Euro. Falling oil, that sank to its lowest this year... Read Full Article at RT.com