In the wake of the recent massacre in Afghanistan, the US military is now scrambling for both options and explanations, which in turn has Washington once more considering an even more expedient end to America’s…
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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/us-elections-russia-policy-343/ie50c04f8d26c461b586ab235b3523f1e_gayane-.flv] The major US Republican presidential contenders can boast tough rhetoric on Russia. As the party nomination process gathers momentum, candidates are digging up a little old school anti-Russian sentiment. Could the Cold War be…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/british-mps-drinking-culture-113/ibfed9dd971ec13b3f0252eece5da1f8c_drunk-mps.flv] British drinking culture is famous worldwide, being successfully exported abroad with countless pubs in seemingly every city. Mixing alcohol with political tradition, though, is something Britain mercifully reserves for internal use. British MPs are…
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on March 2, 2012 (AFP Photo / Dimitar Dilkoff) Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said his government will make decisions on Iran independently. The statement comes on the eve…
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 5, (Reuters / Jason Reed) Israel will decide for itself whether to strike Iran,…
Afghan men walk past by US soldiers in Ghazni province on February 2, 2012 (AFP Photo / Aref Yaqubi) The Pentagon is reportedly deliberating over putting elite troops and Special Forces in Afghanistan under CIA…
Despite all of Hamas’ assurances to the contrary, a defining struggle is taking place within the Palestinian Islamic movement. The outcome of this struggle – which is still confined to polite political disagreements and occasional…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/syria-resolution-un-assad-473/iadad032120cb7bead96ea3ea5641a42a_maria-finoshina-syria.flv] The UN Security Council has urged Russia and China not to veto a new resolution on Syria amid reports that the death toll in the conflict has topped 7,500. Meanwhile, anti-regime rhetoric has intensified…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/iran-nuclear-iaea-spies-289/i0a0ef8af8a538ac8d1fca034068459e6_big-interview.flv] UN nuclear watchdog IAEA has been closely cooperating with the world’s spy agencies, including on Iran, for years, former head of the agency, Hans Blix, told RT. The cooperation of the International Atomic Energy…