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2,500 US marines in Australia ‘not a military base’The first rotation of about 200 US marines has arrived in Australia on a six-month training deployment. A total of 2,500 troops are expected to arrive over the next few years in Darwin to enhance the US’s military presence in the Asia-Pacific. 1 America’s dangerous game in YemenWashington has ramped up its efforts against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, launching dozens of air attacks targeting the terror group. However it risks getting drawn into another military operation abroad. 2 Winds at 140 km/h: Strongest storm in decades batters Japan (VIDEO, PHOTOS)A powerful rainstorm is battering Japan, paralyzing traffic and leaving thousands of homes without electricity. The storm halted commuter trains and grounded more than 500 domestic flights in and around Tokyo. 3 Megaupload’s Kim web-surfing againA judge in New Zealand has allowed the founder of the Megaupload files sharing service to get back online - because of Kim Dotcom’s “exemplary” behavior since arrest in January. 4 Brits to pay $3 bln to be spied upon on web, emails, textsUK taxpayers will have to pay billions of dollars to have their web surfing, email exchange, text messaging, and even Skype calls, monitored. In addition to the hefty price-tag, innocent Brits risk being misidentified as terrorists. 5

April 2012

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Today: 00:33 10 comments Iraq anarchy ‘part of the plan’ A bitter dispute over oil revenues between Baghdad and Kurdish authorities highlights the escalating tensions that could split war-torn Iraq apart. However, anti-war activist Mike Raddie says the chaos is ‘all part of the plan.’		03.04, 23:17 8 comments Damascus: Syrian troops start withdrawal Syrian troops have begun withdrawing from some cities and returning to their bases, Damascus says. This comes as a part of the UN-Arab League plan to stop the bloodshed in the country and get the government and opposition to the negotiation table. Syria unrest
03.04, 20:15 21 comments In arms way: India's 'hollow' army to buy in bulk As a recently-leaked letter scandal reveals the Indian army, one of the biggest in the world, is virtually “naked”, foreign weapons producers cast longing looks at the country’s never-shrinking military budget: over $100 billion to be spent by 2020.		03.04, 17:50 13 comments American сannibalism in Syria (Op-Ed) Resolutions calling on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down, the West and its allies have gone ballistic in their desire of regime change.
03.04, 17:35 4 comments Miraculous survival: Drivers escape as trucks tumble off 60 meters cliff (VIDEO) Two drivers had a narrow escape in Norway, after their vehicles fell over a snow-covered cliff. A video shot from the following car shows the trailer rolling down the rock pulling along the rescue vehicle.		03.04, 17:21 35 comments Plutonium to Pluto: Russian nuclear space travel breakthrough A ground-breaking Russian nuclear space-travel propulsion system will be ready by 2017 and will power a ship capable of long-haul interplanetary missions by 2025, giving Russia a head start in the outer-space race.
03.04, 16:32 11 comments Nerves of steel: Daredevil climber conquers Stalin Skyscrapers (AMAZING VIDEO) Warning: if you have a problem with heights look away now! A stomach-churning video showing a Russian daredevil as he scrambles to one of Moscow’s highest points will make you dizzy just watching it.		03.04, 13:20 42 comments ‘Capitalism in US runs dry’ There is no way the US can solve its tremendous financial problems within the settled economic system. America must go beyond capitalism, argues Richard Wolff, an economics professor at New School University, in an exclusive interview with RT. US debt crisis Occupy Wall Street
03.04, 13:10 23 comments Moscow market inferno kills 17 migrant workers (VIDEO, PHOTOS) A fire that broke out in one of Moscow’s markets in the south of the capital has killed 17 people, believed to be migrant workers.		03.04, 11:53 4 comments High stakes: Italians count social cost of gambling The gambling industry has become highly lucrative in Italy, turning over almost 80 billion euro last year, second only to the US. However, new government measures seek to curtail the rising addiction epidemic in the country.

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