Is it possible to make a nuclear-free world?
He proposed additional steps in the area of reduction of nuclear weapons. They include the idea of commencing negotiations with Russia over cutting the Russian and US deployed strategic nuclear...
View ArticlePassenger Boeing 777 mangled on runway after crashing at San Francisco intl...
45 emergency vehicles are on the scene of the accident. People were seen escaping on emergency slides. Emergency services have reported that 290 passengers, 12 crew members and one infant were all on...
View ArticleCoup de Nile: Egypt unrest imperils US military aid
Following a 1979 peace treaty with Israel, subsequent US largess for Egypt has been primarily military, with $68 billion in American support having been provided in the ensuing decades, according to...
View ArticleRussian military stages biggest war games since Soviet times
The maneuvers are the latest in series of surprise military checks which performed by Russia, in an effort to reveal and oust flaws in the country’s defense program. Russian Defense Minister Sergey...
View ArticleFAA warns Colorado town that shooting down drones could lead to prosecution
The small town of Deer Trail, Colorado is currently weighing an ordinance that would grant residents permits to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, and even encourage the practice by...
View ArticleWorld’s biggest economies team up in WTO fight against Russian car levy
The countries claim the new charge, the so-called "recycling fee”, that Russia imposes on motor vehicles applies only to imported vehicles and thereby increases their costs. Japan claims the Russian...
View ArticleGoogling for bomb? Police raid house over suspicious Internet searches
Out of curiosity created by the Boston Marathon bombing, Michele Catalano said she recently looked up pressure cookers, to see how the bombs were assembled. Coincidentally, her husband was...
View ArticleChinese military hardware hits Russia for joint anti-terror drills
The joint counter-terror exercises, codenamed Peace Mission 2013, went live on Saturday and will last until August 15. “The key goal of the upcoming maneuvers is to organize the joint work by control...
View ArticleAvtoVAZ sells low-cost Lada cars to Europe to test demand
The Lada maker may export up to 5,000 cars to Europe annually, the business daily Vedomosti quotes the director of Auto-dealer.ru Oleg Datskiv. The main competitors to the Lada Granta in the European...
View ArticleIraq would ‘welcome’ US drones to fight Al-Qaeda
The recent surge of violence in Iraq has prompted the country’s government to seek a new US aid package, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari told reporters on Friday. Zebari, who spoke in...
View ArticleStepped-up US drone strikes in Yemen spark massive protests
Anti-US demonstrations held in several cities across Yemen over the weekend gathered thousands of people, FARS news agency reported. The Yemeni capital of Sana’a on Saturday saw crowds of chanting...
View ArticleResident of Russia’s flooded Far East won’t evacuate to stay with her cats...
Angelina Zonova, a resident of the Belogorye village has chosen not to leave her home, even though water is knee-deep inside. Emergency workers failed to persuade her to leave with them, even though...
View ArticleThousands turn up for subdued Egypt protests
Mass protests, which were organized by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, failed to bring out a high number of people, as the movement struggles to emerge from a bloody army crackdown on its followers. One...
View ArticleMajor offensive: Egypt brings tanks and choppers to ‘clean’ Sinai of militants
“Dozens” have been killed as helicopters and tanks attack villages on the border with the Gaza Strip and Israel, an undisclosed Egyptian military official told AP. The major counterinsurgency...
View ArticleTurkey deploys jets, troops to Syrian border
The Turkish military dispatched additional units to Suruc, located in the southern province of Sanlıurfa, on Sunday, Today's Zaman reported. According to the report, semi-trailer trucks loaded with...
View ArticleRocket launcher murder plot by Russian mayor
There’s “solid ground” to believe that Amirov and his two accomplices “were preparing an attempt on the life of a state official, in order to influence decision making by the authorities of the...
View ArticleSoyuz spacecraft lands successfully, crew safe (PHOTOS)
The landing capsule of Soyuz TMA-08M made a touchdown in the planned area and the rescue operation didn’t take long, featuring 12 Mi-8 helicopters and three planes, as well as six rescue vehicles and...
View ArticleTexas restricts civilian drone usage, leaves exclusive rights to authorities
The law that was adopted in May came into force this September, making private use of drones without proper permission from the authorities punishable by a fine up to $500. The legislation, House Bill...
View ArticleDodging snipers in Darayya: RT goes to Syrian urban battleground (VIDEO)
Darayya used to be a picturesque town with up to 300,000 people south of the Syrian capital, but now all the residents have left, and the only people there are either army soldiers or rebel fighters...
View ArticleUS moves East African drone base following series of crashes
The move, first reported by The Washington Post, could hamper President Barack Obama administration’s counterterrorism initiative in the region, as the Camp Lemonnier base in Djibouti is a major US...
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