Six decades after the armistice agreement that ended the Koran war, Korea remains a divided country. The continued division of Korea, an artifact of Japanese imperial ambitions in Asia, the second world war, the Korean war and…
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The “Friends of Syria”, a consortium of Syrian and international stakeholders in the Syria crisis convene in Rome today, while violent clashes between the Syrian military and insurgents continue in several hot-spots of the country,…
Qatar and U.S. : Collusion or Conflict of Interest? In his inaugural address on January 21, U.S. President Barack Obama made the historic announcement that “a decade of war is ending” and declared…
Don’t look now, but conditions are deteriorating in the western Pacific. Things are turning ugly, with consequences that could prove deadly and spell catastrophe for the global economy. In Washington, it is widely assumed that a showdown with Iran over its nuclear ambitions will be the first major crisis to engulf the next secretary of defense — whether it be former Senator Chuck Hagel, as President Obama desires, or someone else if he fails to win Senate confirmation. With few signs of an imminent breakthrough in talks aimed at peacefully resolving the Iranian nuclear issue, many analysts believe that military action — if not by Israel, then by the United States — could be on this year’s agenda.
What hides under the Pillar of Cloud? The military and political leadership of Israel picks the names for their operations with great care, including in Gaza, putting a special meaning into them. In 2008-2009, it…
Syrian jets and helicopters attacked a rebel-held town just feet from the Turkish border, sending scores of civilians fleeing into Turkey. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports. NATO will defend alliance member Turkey, which struck back…
British Prime Minister David Cameron. (AFP Photo / Dan Kitwood) British Prime Minister David Cameron wants to push for an end of the 2011 EU arms embargo on all sides of the Syrian conflict, a…
In an exclusive interview with RT, President Bashar Assad said that the conflict in Syria is not a civil war, but proxy terrorism by Syrians and foreign fighters. He also accused the Turkish PM of…
[anyplayer:url=http://cdn.rt.com/files/news/bani-walid-syria-militias-genocide-258/ice99864f10019168e839111a4c18ef65_00b6d360.dv.flv type=FLV width=600 height=450] The Libyan city of Bani Walid is reported to be under heavy attack from pro-government forces and militias. Witnesses say that more civilians are being killed by shelling, while…
[anyplayer:url=http://cdn.rt.com/files/news/bani-walid-gas-bomb-904/id378477963f3afe7ba0a1315e11fee6f_bani-witness-web.flv type=FLV width=600 height=450] Pro-government militias intercept food, fuel and medicine and use grad rockets and gas weapons against Bani Walid, a man whose family remains in the town told RT. He claims the…