Venezuela expels top US diplomat, two others Caracas (AFP) – President Nicolas Maduro ordered the expulsion of the top US diplomat in Venezuela and two other embassy officials Monday, accusing them of plotting acts…
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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…
George Sabra, the president of the so-called Syrian National Council opposition group The newly chosen leader of the main foreign-backed Syrian opposition group has admitted that several hundred foreigners are fighting along insurgents against…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says talks with the opposition groups are the sole solution to the unrest that has engulfed the Middle Eastern country for more than 18 months. “The door to dialogue…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/libya-salafi-muslim-obama-098/i905061336076e79400a9c9b8de2707b9_pepe_escobar.flv] Washington’s hopes of dealing with the situation caused by a controversial film that’s sparked outrage in Muslim world are paralyzed by the looming presidential election, Pepe Escobar, Asia Times correspondent, told RT. Escobar says…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com//files/news/syria-rebel-massacre-aleppo-627/ie7d56fbec8d0673a34b31e08adb343fe_aleppo-mass-shooting.flv type=FLV width=600 height=450] Rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters capture a policeman who the FSA allege is a “Shabiha” or pro-regime militiaman, on July 31, 2012, as the rebels overran a police station in…
US marines (AFP Photo / Don Emmert) Washington has allegedly opened discussions with allies on possible military intervention in Syria, as foreign ministers from the UN Security Council nations meet to discuss the Syrian conflict….
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/syrian-opposition-violence-referendum-903/i22b57a6349666f6d567993cbf57bda60_guest-davidson.flv] Syria’s President Bashar Assad has proposed an urgent referendum on a draft constitution. The announcement, however, was followed by reports of new violence. At least 100 people were killed in heavy shelling by government…
U.S. Senator John McCain. (Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun) Two congressional conservative warhawks have spoken up about how to handle the uprising in Syria, and their solution would involve arming the rebel forces with American…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/un-assembly-vote-syrian-resolution-521/i94d716f80cac1e4cb0772f4bfd108a67_portnaya-live-0200.flv] The UN General Assembly has called on Syrian President Assad to step down. The resolution passed Thursday is worded similarly to a document vetoed in the UN Security Council by Russia and China. The…