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Sergey Lavorov: `On the Right Side of History`

An article from Russia's Foreign Minister on the Syrian crisis.

(MOSCOW) - Over the last year or a year and a half, the events unfolding in North Africa and the Middle East have come to the forefront of the global political agenda.

They are frequently referred to as the most remarkable episode in the international life of the new 21st century.

NATO Preparing Vast Disinformation Campaign Over Syria

Introduction by Anthony Lawson; translated from French by Olivia Kroth.

(PARIS Votaire Network) - Member States of NATO and the GCC are preparing a coup d’état and a sectarian genocide in Syria.

If you want to prevent these crimes, you should act now: circulate this article on the Internet and alert your elected officials.

US Accelerates Preparations for `No-Fly Zone` in Syria

Murmurings come less than two weeks after Sen. Lindsey Graham called for the implementation of a no-fly zone.

(ROME / MOSCOW) - The US may soon take on a formal role in the Syrian uprising after reports this week that suggest the White House wants an air offensive targeting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

After over a year of unrest in Syria, Israel’s Debka news agency reports that US President Barack Obama has asked the US Navy and Air Force to accelerate plans...

Russia Slams Saudi Arabia, Qatar for Funding Syrian Rebels

Syria has rejected a report by the opposition council that alleges security forces killed dozens of people in Hama.

(ROME / MOSCOW) - The Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has slammed Saudi Arabia and Qatar for funding and supplying weapons to armed Syrian opposition groups.

“We hear Saudi Arabia and Qatar openly speaking about their financing of the armed opposition and supplying weapons to the armed opposition… So, we do not like that,” Churkin said.

ANNA News Journalist Marat Musin about Houla Massacre

The town was attacked from the north-east by groups of bandits and mercenaries, numbering up to 700 people.

(ROME / DAMASCUS) - In the weekend of May 25, 2012, at about 2 PM, big groups of fighters attacked and captured the town of Al – Hula of the Homs province.

Al-Hula is made up of three regions: the village of Taldou, Kafr Laha and Taldahab, each of which had previously been home for 25-30 thousand people.

Reactor Reax Top Stories - Nuclear Power Industry Taking It On The Chin In States Across U.S.

Reports focus on one of the world's most dangerous elements.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In this week's Reactor Reax report, Russia's most notorious landmark, Chernobly nuclear power plant, teaches a lesson; that the dues for this business practice are paid for by citizens in economic cost.

Soaring costs are plaguing one California nuclear power plant. Also a landmark, San Onofre's repair costs continue to mount.

Hindus Welcome Russian Prosecutors` Decision of not Pursuing Bhagavad Gita Ban

Rajan Zed stressed that this philosophical and intensely spiritual poem is highly revered by Hindus.

(RENO, NV.) - Hindus have welcomed Russian prosecutors' decision to not appeal a proposed move to ban their ancient scripture Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord).

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was a “step in the right direction”.

Dr Bashar Al-Ja`afari: In Response to the UN Statement Regarding al-Houla Massacre

Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jihad Makdissi said on Sunday that Damascus holds “armed groups” responsible for recent deadly clashes in Houla.

(ROME) - Syria strongly criticized the wording of a United Nations Security Council statement on the recent massacre of civilians in the town of Houla in the west of the country.

On Sunday, the Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Ja’afari censured "the tsunami of lies that were said a few minutes ago by some members of the council,” AFP reported.

UN Security Council issues statement condemning Houla Massacre

“Very few of the people who died in Houla were killed by artillery shelling” - Russia’s UN envoy deputy Aleksandr Pankin

(ROME / MOSCOW) - The UN Security Council has issued a statement condemning "in the strongest possible terms" the massacre of civilians in the Syrian village of Houla, during which more than 100 people are reported to have been killed.

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Russia`s Little Girl Soldiers

Revealing photos: girl child soldiers in Russia are product of years of militarization, but there are bigger problems.

(SALEM) - Dubbed “the Little Spies of Putin” by a French publication after photographer Sergey Kozmin documented these 'girl soldiers' in Russia for the first time, the young female cadets in Russia look serious.