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22.10.2010, 12:02
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Afghans are practically left to deal with drug problem on their own, says Russia’s drug control chief, Viktor Ivanov.
22.09.2010, 20:40
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President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday signed a decree which bans deliveries of S-300 missile systems to Iran.
24.09.2010, 18:15
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US rhetoric on Iran and its efforts to involve Russia is a “dangerous precedent” that may indicate that Washington is seeking a pretext to launch a war, career diplomat Dmitry Ryurikov has told RT.
RT Politics Interview
20.08.2010, 17:05
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Following intense pressure from Washington, a Thai appeals court has decided to extradite alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout to the United States.
Viktor Bout case
19.03.2010, 16:10
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Representatives of the Quartet on the Middle East are in Moscow where they have called for a halt to “unilateral” actions on the part of Israel and the Palestinians in order to jump-start peace talks.
27.05.2010, 16:44
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Moscow has brushed off Iran’s accusations that it is conspiring against the country's nuclear program. Earlier, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Russia against supporting new UN sanctions against Iran.
24.11.2009, 01:50
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Top UN, US, English and European scientists colluded together to defraud, lie to and terrorize the public through a fake environmental crisis, Texas-based radio host Alex Jones told RT.
31.08.2010, 17:35
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Iceland is set to give a private army contractor the green light in what critics are calling the most ambitious move by a corporation to perform tasks once reserved for national militaries.
24.05.2010, 14:37
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The last-minute nuclear deal brokered by Turkey and Brazil may have opened new vistas for settling the Iranian nuclear issue but, according to the US administration, it offers too little and comes too late.
05.12.2009, 20:20
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More than 100 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a nightclub blaze in the Russian city of Perm. The country’s president ordered a thorough investigation into the tragic incident.
Published: 20 February, 2009, 19:23
Edited: 13 September, 2009, 01:46
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), which is the UN’s authority for health issues, Russia ranks fourth according to the number of smokers per capita.
Smoking ?? Why are some people so concerned? I smoked for 40 years, quit. I started on my own and quit on my own. Freedom to do what I wanted. Governments should butt out. It's freedom of choice. What else will the government ban? This will only lead to people growing theit own tobacco. Goverments only want money fron toabacco sales - when this dries up, they'll tax something else