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The situation in Syria is rapidly deteriorating. Yesterday a bombing in Damascus killed Syria’s Defense Minister and his Deputy. Here to talk more about the situation in Syria is Mikhail Roshin, he’s a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences. He joins us from our Moscow studio. And here in the US we’re joined by Dean Ahmed, he’s President of the Minaret Freedom Institute.
Russia and the US have agreed that the fate of President Bashar Assad is in the hands of the Syrian people. “The US has signed an American-Russian initiative dated May 7, which sets no preconditions whatsoever,” the Russian foreign chief stressed.
North Korea today has fired another short-range missile from its east coast site, a day after launching three of these missiles in a row, a South Korean agency reports.
A former Russian spy has said he will give testimony in the murder case of a former Russian FSB Security Service officer, Alexander Litvinenko, Britain’s daily The Independent writes in its Monday’s issue.
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev is leaving for a visit to the United States, where he is to discuss international security issues and bilateral cooperation with U.S. Presidential National Security Advisor Thomas Donilon.
The recent spate of Obama administration’s blunders regarding home politics has seemingly earned the 44th President an image of Richard Nixon born-again.
Venezuela is prepared to bring relations with the United States back to normal, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said in an interview with a local TV channel.
The Eastern Military District forces were not alerted over North Korean missile launches, a regional military source said.
Bitcoin epitomizes real free trade and is a necessary tool to bolster free speech, Amir Taaki, one of the Bitcoin project developers, told RT.
At least 17 people were killed in a series of car bombings in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, according to hospital and police officials.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov is leaving for an official visit to Moscow on Monday, announced the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
The first woman mountain climber in the history of Ingushetia Leila Albogachieva has climbed the highest peak in the world, taking with her the flag of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, which she raised on the summit.
On the night from May 18 to May 19th hundreds of thousands of people all across Russia - from Vladivostok in the Far East to Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea joined the Museum Night international cultural event marking the International Museum Day. Only in Moscow the Museum Night attracted more than 1 million people.
At a time of slowing economic growth, labour market issues are becoming more apparent. Currently, experts in Russia talk of a lack of qualified specialists, a deteriorating demographic situation and complicated legislative framework as being among the key concerns to be addressed by politicians and the business community.
On Monday morning with index gains helped by a 4.4% climb for China Coal Energy, Hong Kong shares were set to start at their highest point in over a week.
The Russian government has received prime ministerial instructions to work out measures which would allow Russia to buck the global downward trend and ignite sustained economic expansion at an annual rate of at least 4%.
A white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a public bus in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It was filmed by a surveillance camera. (VIDEO)
In a harsh rebuttal to George Soros, the President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research Hans-Werner Sinn accused the speculator of “playing with fire” and stated that “Germany will not accept Eurobonds” in spite of the pressure from the investing community.
In an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia, Wolf Richter talks about the ECB's desperation, the money printing bonanza of the world's central banks and about a French finance minister who is barking at the wrong tree. Wolf Richter is the editor of , entrepreneur, private equity specialist and the author of "Big Like: Cascade Into An Odyssey".
Apartheid was officially abolished in South Africa in the 1990ies. The system of racial segregation, when the rights of the majority black inhabitants were curtailed and white supremacy rule was maintained, ended to exist in 1994 with the victory of the African National Congress under Nelson Mandela in the general elections. Today, almost 20 years afterwards, the position of white people in South Africa is not easily determined, says John Simpson, a BBC journalist. Some of them have a disproportionate amount of influence; others say they feel vulnerable and the feeling is growing.
An apparent US drone strike killed two suspected Al-Qaeda militants in central Yemen on Monday, a local official said.
It's never been easier or cheaper to buy drugs online. In 2012 57 brand new mind-altering drugs were invented and advertised for sale on the internet. Mad cat, banshee dust and benzo fury are just some of the names that come up when you type legal high into Google. The drugs can be bought in a range of quantities costing from 5 pounds to 5,000 pounds and are supposed to be a legal equivalent to cannabis, ecstasy and amphetamines. The problem is no one knows what's in them or exactly how dangerous they are.
Drone strike kills two 'Qaeda militants' in Yemen
