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Students clash with police during Chile protest
A Chilean student throws back a tear gas canister at riot police during a protest against the government of President Sebastian Pinera, in Santiago on March 15, 2012.
Chilean students calling for education reforms in the South American country have clashed with police during a protest rally in the capital Santiago.
Thousands of high school students marched in downtown Santiago on Thursday to demand...
Heat ray crowd dispersal cannon unveiled
The American military have presented the world with a new weapon, informally named the heat ray or microwave cannon. The “Active Denial System” is a non-lethal weapon primarily designed for crowd control.
A video was uploaded on YouTube by USFORCESTV channel of the US military testing a new super high frequency (SHF) weapon. Rumors have long been spread about a “cannon”, which can be mounted...
Russia unveils plan to land Man on the Moon & Mars
The next generation Angara rocket being assembled.
Russian probes will visit Mars, Jupiter and Venus, while Russian cosmonauts will set foot on the surface of the Moon – all by 2030. At least according to the plans of the country’s space agency.
Space Development Strategies up to 2030, the official blueprint that for the country’s space industry in the coming years, was submitted to the government...
Japanese want U.S. military bases gone
The U.S. military presence in Japan acquires special relevance recently due to proposals by Washington to reinstall a base on the island of Okinawa and indecision about Tokyo.
According to various data, not even the recent visit to this island by prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has achieved consensus between the two parties, despite a bilateral pact that was in effect, signed in 2006.
But the strongest...
Mozilla CEO: 30 mln not nerds, get online or get out of govt!
The increasing role the internet plays in life clearly shows that being familiar with the media is a sine qua non condition for policymakers, believes Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs.
The head of the top IT player was speaking on the impact of anti-piracy protests in January, which resulted in the controversial SOPA/PIPA bills being shelved. Mozilla was among the internet giants that campaigned against...
Obama signs anti-protest Trespass Bill
US President Barack Obama
Only days after clearing Congress, US President Barack Obama signed his name to H.R. 347 on Thursday, officially making it a federal offense to cause a disturbance at certain political events — essentially criminalizing protest in the States.
RT broke the news last month that H.R. 347, the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, had overwhelmingly...
Argentina plans museum dedicated to those killed in war with UK
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner delivers a speech in front of a picture displaying the Malvinas Islands painted in the same colors as Argentina’s national flag, the government palace, Buenos Aires, February 7, 2012.
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced plans to build a museum dedicated to the Malvinas War to honor the marines that were killed...
EU releases amazing European Unity film
Just few days ago the EU has released an amazing 1 minute video meant to unite Europeans against foreign possible threats. Some newspapers, such as the Daily Mail for example accused the video of being racist but with EU’s 100 million (official) to 200 million (unofficial) non-European immigrants, the EU is anything BUT racist. Most Europeans countries opened their doors to foreigners in the...
Stone Age Tools found on East Coast prove the first Americans came from Europe
How Europeans first reached America: The migration route mapped out
Tools belonging to stone age hunters found on U.S. east coast prove the first Americans came from Europe NOT Asia.
America was first discovered by Stone Age hunters from Europe, according to new archaeological evidence.
Across six locations on the U.S. east coast, several dozen stone tools have been found.
After close analysis it was...
Russian premier vows to ward off attack on Iran
Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned of the dire consequences of a military conflict with the Islamic Republic, saying Moscow will do its utmost to avert a war on Iran.
“We will do everything possible to prevent a military conflict either in Iran or around it,” Putin told the chief editors of several leading international newspapers in his Novo-Ogaryovo...
Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe
Thousands of Czech university students rally in central Prague on February 29, 2012.
Massive demonstrations across Europe have taken issue with the austerity measures adopted by the European governments against economic adversity.
The protests were held on Wednesday in the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Belgium, and Spain against government economic reforms aimed at dealing with the unprecedented...
Argentina calls on firms to halt imports of UK products
Argentina’s Industry Minister Debora Giorgi
Amid an ongoing dispute over the Malvinas Islands between Argentina and Britain, the Argentinean industry minister has called on the country’s top companies to stop importing British products, Press TV reports.
Argentina’s Industry Minister Debora Giorgi on Tuesday called the bosses of at least 20 top firms to urge them to import goods produced elsewhere...
France, Germany withdraw staff from Afghan ministries
Afghan demonstrators burn a US flag during a protest against Koran desecration in Helmand province on February 23, 2012.
Germany and France have withdrawn their staff from Afghan ministries after two US forces in Kabul were shot dead, as tensions over the desecration of the holy Quran by US-led forces intensify.
“The Risk Management Office on Sunday morning ordered its German and international...
UK recognizes Syrian rebels
Fire on the roof of a building in the Baba Amr neighborhoud of the flashpoint city of Homs, allegedly during the bombardment of the city.
Britain will recognize the Syrian National Council as a “legitimate representative of the Syrian people,” Foreign Secretary William Hague said in the run-up to the “Friends of Syria” meeting in Tunisia.
In a move that is unlikely to placate...
US consulate stormed and 20 NATO trucks torched in Afghanistan
At least seven people have been killed as protesters, outraged by a Koran-burning incident at a NATO base, stormed a US consulate in western Afghanistan. Meanwhile, in the eastern province of Khost protesters have set fire to 20 NATO trucks.
The four days of violent anti-American protests have already left 13 dead and dozens injured.
Seven people were killed and some 50 wounded on Friday during a...