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…
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[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…
[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/palestine-protests-violence-economy-841/i676fd22a9bb34408ece09c9ff8892a1e_palestine2.dv.flv] Thousands of Palestinians clashed with police in protests over the economic stagnation caused by strict Israeli trade controls and a decline in Western aid. Officers fired tear gas and beat back protesters who had…
Police arrive in the Mall, London, before Queen Elizabeth II leaves Buckingham Palace, for the National Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.(AFP Photo / Anthony Devlin)…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/quebec-pauline-marois-shooting-391/i56a9209ae570cbe13b395ed63b081aed_shoot2.dv.flv] Quebec’s newly-elected Premier Pauline Marois has been rushed off stage during her acceptance speech, after shots were heard inside Montreal’s Metropolis concert hall. One man is reported dead. Another person is in a critical…
In a file picture dated 05 February 2005, members of the US-based Blackwater private security firm scan Baghdad city centre from their helicopter. Iraq’s interior minister Jawad al-Bolani 17 September 2007 has ordered to cancel…
[anyplayer:url=http://cdn.rt.com/files/news/us-position-syria-terror-lavrov-006/i2021f2cfbabebc11e925a6556c9e05c5_lavrov-us-justifies-terror.flv title=US position on Syria directly endorses terrorism – Lavrov type=FLV width=600 height=450] Washington’s reaction to blasts in Damascus is a downright justification of terrorism, slams Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. US State Department…
US Policy in the Balkans: Imperial ambition or side issue of no great importance? Many questions remain as to the real reasons for the NATO and US bombing of the former Yugoslavia. Was it a…