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The Ronulans are among us: How Ron Paul’s delegate strategy is actually working

The Ronulans are among us: How Ron Paul’s delegate strategy is actually working ­On they come, marginalized by the media and ridiculed by the Republican...

Let the punishment fit the crime

Let the punishment fit the crime ­If you think the all-girl punk band that shocked the nation with an obscene...

We all stand together

We all stand together ­After a rollercoaster month in England’s top flight, all eyes now turn to...

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How Pentagon got scared by GoodReader

How Pentagon got scared by GoodReader ­Wired Magazine calls it "a stunning execution of a simple idea — one program...

US deals Russia the 'anti-American' card

US deals Russia the 'anti-American' card ­Recently, there has been a deluge of doom-and-gloom articles in the US media...

Seated march: How Lebanon saved Palestinians from Western supporters

Seated march: How Lebanon saved Palestinians from Western supporters ­The Lebanese part of the Global March to Jerusalem turned out to be quite an...

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German author and Nobel Prize laureate Guenter Grass (AFP Photo / DDP / Michael Gottschalk) 04.04, 21:23 18 comments

­“Israel a threat to world peace” – Nobel laureate

German Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass is in the international spotlight after labeling Israel a “threat to world peace" in his new poem. Germany and Israel have both responded by strongly criticizing the writer.

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James McCartney is willing to form Beatles-2 with the sons of other legendary band members (Reuters / Danny Moloshok) 04.04, 15:14 3 comments

Beatles 2.0: Will they Come Together?

Like fathers, like sons: the Beatle babies are preparing to outbid their legendary dads. Sir Paul McCartney's son James has approached other offspring of the Fab Four to create The Beatles 2.

Pushkin Museum joins Google Art Project (RIA Novosti / Dmitry Korobeinikov) 04.04, 14:51

Gallery-gazing online: Pushkin Museum joins Google Art

Fancy taking a stroll in one of Russia’s leading museums without leaving your home? No problem! Moscow’s State Pushkin Museum has joined Google Art Project, allowing users to explore collections online in high definition.

British businessman bought Andy Warhol's early sketch for $5 04.04, 12:44 1 comment

­Deal of a lifetime: Warhol sketch for $5

Some people can simply smell a good deal. A British businessman unknowingly became the owner of a drawing done by Andy Warhol as a boy, having paid $5 for it at a Vegas garage sale. Experts say the work could sell for $2 million at auction.

Avangard goalkeeper Curry Rameau, left, Tractor forward Jan Bulis, in the white uniform, and Avangard forward Sergei Kalinin, right, at the Gagarin Cup semifinal Kontinental Hockey League match between Avangard Omsk and Tractor Chelyabinsk (RIA Novosti / Alexey Malgavko) 04.04, 19:15

Avangard drive regular winners Traktor in tight corner

Avangard are just one win away from the Gagarin Cup finals after beating regular season champions Traktor, 3-1, on home ice.

View of the Luzhniki stadium during the Russian Premier League game between Spartak Moscow and CSKA 04.04, 17:34

Nephew of FIFA president could bring visual revolution to Russian football

Swiss company Infront Sports & Media has sent the Russian Premier League an improved offer to buy TV coverage rights. The league’s authorities are taking their time, as agreement will mean a number of earth shattering changes to Russian football.

Fierce battle for Olympic berth between Natalia Vorobyova (R) and Ekaterina Bukina 04.04, 13:40 1 comment

Underway to London: Russian women wrestlers decide domestic champs

Russia's wrestlers have been competing for places at the London Olympics, and the recent women’s freestyle domestic championships in the Moscow region went some way to deciding, who will make it.

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (AFP Photo/Olivier Morin) 04.04, 01:43 1 comment

Barca, Bayern make Champions League semis

Holders Barcelona have reached the Champions League semifinals for the fifth consecutive year beating AC Milan in the Camp Nou battle, while German giants Bayern Munich followed the same path knocking out French Olympique de Marseille.

Viktor Bout 04.04, 19:08 5 comments

Bout: I'm a hunted deer, US wants my head on their trophy-wall

Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who was found guilty of arms smuggling and conspiracy by a New York court, has called his trial “hypocritical” and an example of “double standards”.

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Bringing the launcher anti-aircraft missile system S-300 PS launcher into firing position (RIA Novosti / Igor Zarembo) 04.04, 14:05 22 comments

Lavrov lectures 'arrogant' McFaul on US missile defense

Russia’s foreign minister has accused the US ambassador of arrogance after the latter claimed that his country will maintain plans to create a missile defense system in Europe, regardless of other nations’ objections.

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Russian Communist Party supporters (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Vyatkin) 04.04, 13:51 14 comments

Communists won’t let NATO in Lenin’s birthplace

Russia’s Communist party (KPRF) is planning to stage a series of protest rallies across the country against possible NATO presence on Russian territory.

Victoria Nuland (AFP Photo / Massound Hossani) 04.04, 17:12 19 comments

US press on with Russian NGO financing despite warning

State Department spokeswoman has announced that the US will continue to sponsor Russian political and civil organizations even after Russia warned that this could lead to a strain in relations.

Demonstrators holding Kurdish and Syrian opposition flags gather during a protest against Syria's President Assad in Qamishli (REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout) 04.04, 23:38 4 comments

Ex-employee: Al Jazeera provided Syrian rebels with satphones

Al Jazeera has supplied Syrian rebels with satellite communication tools to ensure telephone and Internet connection, claims Ali Hashim, a former correspondent of the Qatar-funded channel. The equipment was smuggled from Lebanon, he told RT.

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Zuwarah fighters load their ammunitions on April 4, 2012 on the front line after clashes the day before between Zuwarah fighters and neighbouring villages in western Libya (AFP Photo / Imed Lamloum) 04.04, 18:00 14 comments

Renewed clashes between Libyan militias, 26 dead

At least 26 people have been killed as violence flares up once again in the western Libyan town of Zwara.

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Company Commander, Captain Christopher Richardella of the United States Marines of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment is greeted by Australian MP, Warren Snowdon (R), upon arrival at the Royal Australian Air Force Base in Darwin April 4, 2012 (Reuters/Australian Department of Defence/Handout) 04.04, 06:24 59 comments

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.

Trayvon Martin supporters march through the historically African American community of Goldsboro on their way to an NAACP rally in front of the Sanford Police Department on March 31, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP) 04.04, 22:35

NBC apologizes for making Zimmerman sound racist in edited Trayvon clip

The NBC network has apologized after it was revealed that they doctored a 911 call made by George Zimmerman the night he killed Trayvon Martin that some say depicts him as racist. In apologizing, NBC calls the gaffe a production error.

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Black cop shot 28 times by white cops - and accused of murder

An African-American cop from Chicago is facing 80 years behind prison for attempted murder after four white police officers shot him nearly 30 times and left him for dead.

Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a former member of the US Marines (Image from abagond.wordpress.com) Today: 01:26 2 comments

NY cops break into Marine vet's home and Taser him to death

A grand jury is expected to soon hear a case from last year in which an unarmed, 68-year-old retired black military veteran was killed by police officers in New York. Four months later, no one has been charged in the murder.

Los Angeles : Adult entertainment industry stars Allie Haze (L) and Sunny Leone (R) pose with the red-ribbon cutting oversized scissors on opening day of the 2011 Exxxotica Expo in Los Angeles on August 26, 2011. (AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown) 04.04, 22:55 5 comments

Santorum inspires porn stars to launch masturbation campaign

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum promises to wage a war on porn if elected to the Oval Office, but the GOP contender’s commitment is quickly producing challengers. Now the adult film industry says it’s their turn to rally against Rick.

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Manhattan view (AFP Photo / Getty Images) 04.04, 17:22 1 comment

Rich Russians write record checks for NY property

Billionaires from Russia and the ex-Soviet Union have been pushing the high end property market in the US as they spent $1 billion on residential real estate in the country over the past four years.

(AFP Photo / Getty Images) 04.04, 17:12 8 comments

Eurozone finances: Pouring oil on water

If eurozone countries do not make necessary steps to restructure their debts, the current period of calm, may quite be calm before the storm.

Screenshot from Groupon 04.04, 15:14 1 comment

Groupon isn’t a hot deal anymore

Groupon Inc, the world's largest coupon provider, is in the doldrums as investors, shareholders and even users question the company’s prospects following the revision of fourth quarter results.

Customers choosing beer in the department of drinks in Lenta hypermarket (RIA Novosti / Alexandr Kryazhev) 04.04, 13:14 3 comments

Russia loses third of its booze producers

The number of alcohol producers in Russia has sharply dropped after the government tightened the legislation to obtain a license.

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