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Moscow promises to support Palestine Russia is ready to provide financial support to Palestine, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said at a meeting with the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow.

Constitutional adjustment one signature away The decision to amend the Russian Constitution has been approved by the country's Federation Council and will now be forwarded to the president.

Lukashenko and Medvedev seal gas deal in Moscow Russia and Belarus have agreed on the terms of gas delivery for the next year.

Soviet symbols to be replaced? Experts have revealed that almost two thirds of Russians think communist symbols such as names of streets and squares, the hammer and sickle, and soviet-era monuments, should remain part of Russian history.

Should the U.S. trade missiles for world leadership? The New York Times has proposed a “bargain” in which Russia helps stop Iran from creating a nuclear weapon and the U.S. becomes the unquestionable world leader.

Regions approve Medvedev’s initiative Russia's Federation Council has backed the extension of the presidential and parliamentary terms to six and five years respectively. The decision will now be forwarded to Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

Limits to Japan’s nuclear aversion? Japan’s aversion to nuclear weapons didn’t stop its then Prime Minister, Eisaku Sato, in 1965 from asking the U.S. to be prepared to launch a nuclear strike at communist China, if a major military conflict erupted.

Is the U.S. ready to put its pride in pocket? The post-Cold War world led by America alone has come to an end. This perception is shared by many experts in and outside the U.S. But will the U.S. new leadership sacrifice the role of global hegemon?

Torturing terrorists `inefficient` Former U.S. military interrogator Matthew Alexander, says fear and torture are inefficient in obtaining information from terrorist suspects.

Not a whole Lada love in the far east Russia has seen a wave of protests by motorists and car dealers in seven cities against a government decision to raise customs duties on imported foreign cars from January.

Batman: part-time job for a European president Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko could be accused of inconsistency in everything he does politically, but not in his love for wildlife.

Crisis control in Ukraine Ukraine's economic woes have forced politicians to temporarily put their differences aside and pass anti-crisis laws to help the struggling economy.

Italy set to mediate NATO-Moscow relations Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says the renewal of Russia's dialogue with NATO is a major task facing Italy when it takes over the chairmanship of the G8 starting January 1, 2009.

Russian navy holiday in Caribbean Warships from Russia’s Northern Fleet have arrived in Cuba for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union. A unit led by the Destroyer Admiral Chabanenko will stay in Havana for at least four days.

Bush’s farewell gift for Obama The outgoing American administration wants to strike a number of deals with its allies that will force Barack Obama to follow the same course, according to inside information obtained by RT.

‘Boots throwing syndrome’ hits journalists worldwide The echo of the Iraqi journalist’s scandalous ‘shoe attack’ on President George Bush has reached the Ukrainian city of Odessa, where a journalist has done the same to one of the Ukraine-NATO Coordination Council leaders.

Corruption scandal over Ukraine's emission money Ukraine's Prime Minister has accused the national Central Bank and the administration of the President of corrupt currency trading.

Bush: Teacher and Mentor Outgoing U.S. president George W. Bush is opening up the Freedom Institute upon leaving office in an effort to promote democracy.

Muslims find refuge in Finland Muslim refugees and immigrants fleeing war-torn countries like Somalia and Iraq are increasingly finding freedom in Finland.

Heated debates over U.S. missile defence in Europe continue Russia and the United States have failed to narrow their differences on the missile defence shield plans during talks this week. Meanwhile, Moscow lays great hope on the Obama administration to take a new approach to...

Nicaraguan President committed to visiting South Ossetia & Abkhazia Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has expressed a wish to visit South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Nicaragua was the second state, after Russia, to recognise the independence of the two republics.

‘Remember, this man tried to kill my dad’ Ten years ago U.S. undertook a 4-day bombing campaign in Iraq, called the Desert Fox Operation. U.S. Presidential historian Doug Wead remembers the events surrounding the Operation, especially for RT.

52 extraditions to Russia in 2008 The Russian bureau of Interpol has established a record number of extraditions in 2008: 52 criminals hiding from the police abroad have been sent back to Russia.

Oppositionist politician is new governor of Kirov Region The Legislative Assembly of the Kirov region has chosen the former leader of the Union of Right Forces Nikita Belykh as its new governor.

Serbian politician angry over CNN mistake The Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party, Tomislav Nikolic, says CNN owes him an explanation for having mistakenly used his photo in a story about the Bosnian-Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic. But some people in Serbia...

OPEC panics over price scare OPEC has announced a cut in production of 2.2 million barrels a day from next year to try to boost oil prices. It is the largest single reduction made by the oil cartel in its history.

Latin American revolutionary meets Medvedev The Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra is in Moscow after a 20-year hiatus in a bid to revive old ties between the two countries.

One more mayor killed The mayor of Kandalaksha, a town in Russia’s north-western Murmansk region was assassinated on Tuesday night. It is the third deadly attack on regional officials in a month.

Suspected war criminals safe in Britain Lawyers and campaigners say legal loopholes make the UK a safe haven for thousands suspected of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, and are pushing for a change in the law.

Orange coalition reforms in Ukraine A new coalition between the parliamentary factions of the Yulia Timoshenko bloc, Our Ukraine party and the Litvin bloc was signed in Kiev on Tuesday. The signing has drawn criticism from the largest party, the Party of...

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