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Inside Syria – Buffer zone raises tough questions

To be effective, a buffer zone would also need a no-fly zone and that requires a UN Security Council resolution. One that is not likely to come easily. Teymoor Nabili speaks to Halla Diyab, Daniel Ser-wer & , Birol Baskan

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France and UK say all options open on Syria

Britain and France have said they are not ruling out any options in Syria, including a military-enforced no-fly zone to protect thousands of civilians fleeing the escalating civil war. William Hague, Britain’s foreign secretary, told a joint news conference in New York with Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, that a Turkish proposal for a [...]

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‘NAM summit a direct challenge to US hegemony in region’

The UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who’s at the meeting despite US objections, says Iran can play a role in halting the war in Syria. Tehran’s own international issues, including its disputed nuclear programme, are also part of discussions. Writer Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich thinks Tehran is still being quite courteous… RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com [...]

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‘US becoming increasingly isolated’

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Tehran to take part in the Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, a bloc of countries that don’t consider themselves in union with the US Washington has voiced criticism of the UN chief’s visit to Iran and of the gathering in general. Despite Iran’s willingness and [...]

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Cindy Corrie speaks to Al Jazeera

An Israeli court has ruled in a civil case that the Israel army was not at fault in the bulldozer death of American pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie nearly 10 years ago. Corrie was 23 years old when she went to the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip as part of a group of activists [...]

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Israeli army cleared in Rachel Corrie death

An Israeli court has ruled in a civil case that the Israel army was not at fault in the bulldozer death of American pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie nearly 10 years ago. Corrie was 23 years old when she went to the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip as part of a group of activists [...]

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‘Iran sanctions genocidal, kill ordinary people’

Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog will resume talks on Friday – more than two months after the previous, failed, round. Iran insists it only wants peaceful energy, but the West thinks a bomb’s in the making. Hopes aren’t high for these negotiations either – and, all the while, sanctions from the US and Europe [...]

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Foe The Win: US adopts Al-Qaeda tactics in drone strikes

Washington is being accused of turning to Al-Qaeda-style tactics of follow-up strikes in its drone operations. There’s been growing evidence that US missiles are fired at the site of earlier attacks to target people coming to the rescue – READ MORE: on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow [...]

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Artscape – Promo: Poets of Protest

This series delves into the soul of the Middle East with intimate profiles of poets who seek to interpret and inspire.

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Homemade bombs beat high-tech? Afghan war failure looms

Aside from roadside explosives and Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters, NATO forces in Afghanistan are increasingly under attack by a new foe – friendly Afghan forces. Two more US troops were shot yesterday in an ‘insider’ shooting episode – bringing the total to a dozen soldiers in just over a week. And, as RT’s Gayane Chichakyan [...]

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Rebels Shoot Down Syrian Fighter Jet

Syrian rebels claimed to have shot down a fighter jet flown by Assad’s forces. The US and Turkey are also said to be considering implementing a no-fly-zone over Syria. Full video of the jet takedown: tinyurl.com US, Turkey consider no-fly-zone: www.reuters.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com [...]

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FACT: States That Ban Bad Food Have Healthier Students

Students gained less weight over three years if they lived in states that restricted the sale of unhealthy snacks at school than kids in states without those laws, a study has found. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, also found that students in states with the restrictive laws who were overweight or obese [...]

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