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► 14 May 2014 : You're moving more slowly today, which could make life pretty tough for those you work with closely. That's not the end of the world, though -- you may spot something important. Someone close to you may try to manipulate you, but that doesn't mean they'll get away with it -- or that you'll even let them get close. Once they start their pitch, in fact, your best bet may be to excuse yourself -- just after you announce that you're wise to their game. That is, of course, provided you don't lose it when you hear the whine in their voice. Try to remain calm. Saying no before they finish is enough to let you know you've won, isn't it?

► 15 May 2014 : Your active energy makes your day exciting and vibrant -- so get out there and do something wild! Even if you feel subdued or under the weather, you can still have a good time.

► 16 May 2014 : Explore some new territory today -- you can hardly help yourself. Your amazing energy is driving you in exciting new directions, and you may as well learn the lay of the land while you're at it. Right now, you are craving substance over style -- gossiping about the latest celebrity news and shopping for new shoes at the mall are simply not interesting activities for a brain like yours. Instead, it's a good day to check out places that are likely to make you think about confusing or challenging ideas. Forget about any expectations regarding what kind of experience is in store for you. Open your mind.

► DAILY MAIL 12 May 2014 : Uh-oh, she's behind the mic again! Victoria Beckham gives a sultry vocal performance while reclining on a piano  || ► DAILY MAIL 12 May 2014  : No wonder they call her posh! Victoria Beckham cuts an elegant figure as she debuts latest creations in Singapore || ► YAHOO SINGAPORE - ENTERTAINMENT 12 May 2014 

"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think what I do: That is character!"— Theodore Roosevelt

VLADIMIR PUTIN



"Getting along with others is the essence of getting ahead, success being linked with cooperation." — William Feather

■ NY TIMES 12 May 2014 : What Mr. Putin Can't Control 
■ MOSCOW TIMES 12 May 2014 : Putin's Reaction to East Ukraine Vote Speaks of Shrewd Strategy, Analysts Say
■ DAILY BEAST 13 May 2014 : Why Aren’t Sanctions Stopping Putin?
■ BBC NEWS 12 May 2014 : Ukraine crisis: What is Putin's next move?
■ TELEGRAPH 11 May 2014 : Obama aims oil weapon at Putin but will he pull the trigger? 
■ WAPO 13 May 2014 : Mary Landrieu's dad suggests Putin barred her from Russia because of energy issues
■ TIME 12 May 2014 : 23 Pictures That Prove Vladimir Putin Thinks He's an Action Figure
■ MOSCOW TIMES 12 May 2014 : Fighting Putin With Judo, Not Chess 
■ STRAIT TIMES 13 May 2014 : Putin to visit China on May 20: Kremlin
■ BBC 15 May 2014 : Ukraine must pay cash for gas, says Russia's Putin
■ FOXNEWS 15 May 2014 : America could hold answer to Putin's pipeline pinch on Ukraine
■ FORBES 15 May 2014 : Why Putin worries about Poland, but not Obama
■ FOREIGN POLICY 15 May 2014 :  Putin and His Judo Cronies - Why the Russian president is turning to his fellow martial artists to staff an efficient and loyal security force.
■ NEW REPUBLIC 15 May 2014 : I Helped Build Russia's Internet. Now Putin Wants to Destroy It.
■ NY TIMES 15 May 2014 : Interest Rates Are Falling. Thank Vladimir Putin.
■ BLOOMBERG 16 May 2014 : Putin Spin Doctors Pitch Russian Pancakes, Ignore Ukraine
■ NATIONAL REVIEW 15 May 2014 :  Sanction Putin's Arms Dealer. Let's stop the flow of American tax dollars to Russia’s state-owned weapons exporter.
■ CHANNEL NEWS ASIA 16 May 2014 : Putin says Russia "still open" to Ukraine gas talks
■ STRAIT TIMES 15 May 2014 : Support for Putin soars in Ukraine crisis: Poll
■ TELEGRAPH 14 May 2014 : Ukraine crisis: 'C' for Crimea, 'P' for Putin – new way to learn Russian alphabet. Pro-Kremlin youth movement offers children new way of learning alphabet in midst of Ukraine crisis – including "C" stands for Crimea, "D" for Donetsk and "P" for Putin
■ WASHINGTON TIMES 15 May 2014 : Rep. Fred Upton: Vladimir Putin playing at 'extortion'
■ RUSSIA TODAY 15 May 2014 : Vladimir Putin's declaration to foreign leaders on Ukrainian gas crisis
■ DAILY MAIL 15 May 2014 : We'll cut off Ukraine's gas supply from next month, says Putin: Russian President's threat unless country receives millions in upfront payments

► RFI Fr 13 Mai 2014 : Lycéennes enlevées: Carla Bruni et Valérie Trierweiler mobilisées || ► METRO UK 13 May 2014 : Military force 'an option' to rescue girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria

► THE VERGE 13 May 2014 : Russia will cut off US access to the International Space Station over Ukraine sanctions 

► BLOOMBERG 14 May 2014  : Russia Bans Rocket Engine Sales to U.S. Military

► DAILY BEAST : Why Russia Hates The Bearded Lady: The Hairy Politics of Eurovision

Ehehhe ...... let alone to analogize politically, ehhhee ... now you must be honest with a sense of beauty in you. Ask yourself, "Am I shocked every time I have to see a mix of the two sexes in one appearance as shown by this strange creature? This lady?"

Lady. Bearded. Hate. Russia Hates The Bearded Lady? Hates? Oh, you're wrong. Russia does not hate the bearded lady. Ehhehe, I know it's just your term to discredit Russia, and you will always do it because you hate Russia, right? Just admit it!

Well, maybe Russia (and me, too) just find it very funny, "Beard in woman face?" Ehehhee I dunno why I feel it is very disturbing for aesthetic balance in every person who understands not only the elements of art, but also the harmony aspect of overall appearance.

Ow I'm telling you one thing femininity, "We, the women like to show off our smooth cheeks in public, especially to the men, you know?
We like to show off the beauty of our breasts, our calves, our butts, and the beauty of our necks with no Adam's apples there, and we do not feel proud of the beard on our face, but we can be aroused with beard in our men's faces.

But I do not think this strangeness at all. I'm trying to lure you with my appearance, but it turns out you actually assume I am your rival.
And you apply all the beauty in my body and trying to tease men with all of it. Ouch, what should I do? Can you imagine if only you become me?

► ABC NEWS 12 May 2014 : Ukrainian Separatists Ask to Join Russia 

► THE WIRE 13 May 2014 : Half of Ukrainians Believe They Are at War With Russia

► LIVESCIENCE 9 May 2014 : What's Causing Your Foggy Brain? Check These 5 Possibilities

► BLOOMBERGVIEW - TECHNOLOGY 14 May 2014 : Russia Is Turning Elon Musk into Tony Stark

► BLOOMBERG 14 May 2014 : Russia Bans Rocket Engine Sales to U.S. Military

► NY DAILY NEWS 14 May 2014 : Biden son's appointment to Ukraine gas company raises no conflict of interest, White House says || ► WASHINGTON TIMES 13 May 2014 : Joe Biden's son Hunter to head legal unit at Ukraine’s largest private gas company || ► MOSCOW TIMES 13 May 2014 : Son of U.S. Vice President Biden Joins Ukraine Gas Company

► WALL STREET JOURNAL 13 May 2014 : Biden's Son, Kerry Family Friend Join Ukrainian Gas Producer's Board. Ukraine's Burisma Holdings Is Controlled by Former Energy Official Under Yanukovych

By - Paul Sonne And James V. Grimaldi
Updated May 13, 2014 11:25 p.m. ET

Vice President Joe Biden's son and a close friend of Secretary of State John Kerry's stepson have joined the board of a Ukrainian gas producer controlled by a former top security and energy official for deposed President Viktor Yanukovych.

The move has attracted attention given Messrs. Biden's and Kerry's public roles in diplomacy toward Ukraine, where the U.S. expressed support for pro-Western demonstrators who toppled Mr. Yanukovych's Kremlin-backed government in February. The uprising provoked a pro-Russia backlash that has plunged the post-Soviet republic into conflict and brought it to the brink of civil war.

Hunter Biden, a lawyer by training and the younger of the vice president's two sons, joined the board of directors of Ukrainian gas firm Burisma Holdings Ltd. this month and took on responsibility for the company's legal unit, according to a statement issued by the closely held gas producer.
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His appointment came a few weeks after Devon Archer —college roommate of the secretary of state's stepson, H.J. Heinz Co. ketchup heir Christopher Heinz—joined the board to help the gas firm attract U.S. investors, improve its corporate governance and expand its operations. A State Department spokesman declined to comment.

"The fact that I joined the board of directors is largely based on the company's will to grow," Mr. Archer said in an interview with Ukrainian media published on Burisma's website. "Last year alone witnessed a lot of transformations." He vowed to make the company more transparent.

Mr. Biden, 44 years old, and Mr. Archer, 39, work for Rosemont Seneca Partners, a U.S. investment company. It is affiliated with Rosemont Capital, a private-equity firm Mr. Archer co-founded with Mr. Heinz.

Two people familiar with Mr. Heinz's involvement in the firms said he isn't involved with the day-to-day operation of Rosemont Seneca, which is 50%-owned by Rosemont Capital. The people also said there was no financial investment by the firms in Burisma, just board memberships for Messrs. Biden and Archer.

Messages were left for Hunter Biden at his offices in Washington and New York and at offices of a law firm where he is of counsel. A person answering the phone at his office in Washington said Messrs. Biden and Archer were unavailable and promised to pass along a message.

The White House press secretary and the vice president's office described Hunter Biden's activities as those of a private citizen, bearing no endorsement of the U.S. government.

"Hunter Biden is a private citizen and a lawyer," said Kendra Barkoff, a spokeswoman for Joe Biden's office. "The vice president does not endorse any particular company and has no involvement with this company."

The board appointments come amid a broader push at Burisma to step up standards and investment. Alan Apter, an American investment banker who has worked in the former Soviet Union, joined Burisma as chairman of the board last year and received a mandate to improve the company's corporate governance and attract foreign capital. He said he met Mr. Archer, a longtime financier and entrepreneur, through mutual friends and invited him and later Mr. Biden to join the board.

"This is totally based on merit," Mr. Apter said. He said none of the independent directors holds a stake in the company. He said they would receive a salary for independent directorship commensurate with world-class experience but declined to name the sum.

Burisma is one of a handful of privately owned gas companies that together account for a little more than 10% of Ukraine's domestic production. The rest of the production comes from gas companies fully or partially owned by the Ukrainian state. Burisma's biggest subsidiary, Esko Pivnich, pumps gas from the Poltava region east of Kiev.

The gas producer is controlled by Nikolai Zlochevsky, a former member of Parliament for Mr. Yanukovych's Party of Regions, according to a person familiar with the matter. He served as Mr. Yanukovych's minister of environmental protection from July 2010 and then become minister of ecology and natural resources in December 2010, key positions with influence over the oil and gas industry.

Mr. Zlochevsky was removed from the post in April 2012 and appointed deputy secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, a role he held until Mr. Yanukovych's government collapsed in late February. During his tenure as a government minister, Burisma and entities associated with the firm received a large number of permits for oil and gas exploration in Ukraine and stepped up their output considerably, according to Ukrainian press reports.

Mr. Zlochevsky couldn't be reached for comment.

Mr. Yanukovych, who was sanctioned by the U.S. in March, has taken refuge in Russia.

Burisma produced about 450 million cubic meters of gas in 2013 and became the largest independent gas producer in Ukraine by volume in the first quarter of this year, according to a company spokesman. The production figures couldn't be independently verified.

The Ukrainian company sells its gas domestically. It is poised to benefit from the rising gas prices the country is likely to see in the future, now that Russia has removed a discount on gas deliveries for Ukraine in response to what it sees as the rise of anti-Kremlin authorities in Kiev.

Ukrainian regulatory authorities cap gas prices for domestic industrial customers. The cap averaged about $425 per thousand cubic meters of gas last year. Though Burisma doesn't reveal financial figures, calculations suggest the company's production last year would have commanded more than $191 million in revenue on the domestic market at those rates.

Mr. Apter said Burisma's expansion could help reduce Ukraine's energy dependence and thereby help ease its political problems.

"The country is quite gas dependent and one would expect, like most countries, there is a desire to be independent of foreign sources, be they in Russia or elsewhere," Mr. Apter said. "It helps the country."

Burisma has now added deep U.S. political connections to its arsenal.

In addition to being Mr. Heinz's college roommate at Yale, Mr. Archer was an adviser to Mr. Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004 and co-chaired his National Finance Committee. According to his biography, he serves as a trustee of the Heinz Family Office, which manages the family business.

Hunter Biden's business activities have attracted attention before.

His work as a lobbyist when his father was in the U.S. Senate came under scrutiny. Shortly after his father became Barack Obama's running mate in 2008, he gave up his lobbying career and resigned his partnership at a Washington lobbying firm.

When he had been senator, Mr. Obama sought more than $3.4 million in earmarks for clients of Hunter Biden, and succeeded in getting $192,000 for St. Xavier University near Chicago, according to public disclosure records.

At the time, a spokesman for Mr. Obama said Hunter Biden hadn't met with the senator himself but rather with office staff. The spokesman also said it wasn't surprising to see Mr. Obama was fighting for interests and institutions in his home state of Illinois.

In early 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported that Hunter Biden and his uncle had run a fund of funds that was being marketed exclusively by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford's companies. Mr. Stanford later was sentenced to 110 years in prison for masterminding a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.

At the time of the Journal article, a lawyer for the Bidens said the fund terminated the relationship and offered to return $2.7 million in investment that companies controlled by Mr. Stanford had given the fund. He said the Bidens had never met Mr. Stanford.
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Colleen McCain Nelson contributed to this article.
Write to Paul Sonne at paul.sonne@wsj.com

► SLATE 14 May 2014 : The Right Goal in Ukraine : Don't be distracted by Putin and his antics. The real test is stabilizing Ukraine - By Fred Kaplan

► NY MAG 14 May 2014 : Guardian Columnist (John Pilger) : Putin Is a Great Democrat, Like Hugo Chávez or Castro 

► DAILY BEAST 14 May 2014 : Putin Vs. Obama—In Spandex: Wrestling’s New Cold War

► CONSTITUTION CENTER 13 May 2014 : The Mexican-American war in a nutshell

► WAPO 14 May 2014 : Mikhail Prokhorov loses $68 million deposit. Here's what he could have spent that money on



► INDEPENDENT 14 May 2014 : How to live longer: Find your purpose in life || ► PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 12 May 2014 : Having a Sense of Purpose May Add Years to Your Life 

► DAILY MAIL 12 May 2014 : That'll drive fans wild! Lady Gaga auctions classic convertible Rolls Royce for bargain starting bid of £30,000

► DAILY BEAST

■ 14 May 2014 : Iran's Drone War in Syria
■ 14 May 2014 : A Former Navy Firearms Instructor and Proud Gun Owner On Why We Need Common Sense Gun Control
■ 15 May 2014 : Is Hillary Girly Enough to Win? Study: Voters Want Their Female Politicos to Look Like Ladies

► TRAVEL & EVENTS : Around the World in 360° Degrees - 3 Year Epic Selfie. 600 Days Around the World with a GoPro on a stick! In the most epic selfie ever! The ultimate selfie compilation documented like never before in a 360° Degree rotation in every major site and exotic place in over 36+ countries. Alex Chacon is on a Modern Motorcycle Diaries driving his motorcycle over 200,000+ Km crossing 75+ borders around the world to the most remote and undiscovered places on earth on this charitable expedition. Published on May 6, 2014 by Alex Chacon



► ENTERTAINMENT : Elle se balade cul nu dans la rue. Published on Apr 29, 2014 by Sarah Babz



► GAMING : Glorious Leader! Video Game. Published on May 9, 2014 by moneyhorse games 



► NEWS &  POLITICS : China Says U.S. Economy Is Fake And Nothing Backs The Dollar -- Episode 301. Published on Feb 27, 2014 by X22Report 



► NEWS & POLITICS : Idaho GOP Governors Primary Debate (May 14, 2014) . Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, Sen. Russ Fulcher, Harley Brown and Walt Bayes make their case on why they should have the support of voters on May 20, 2014.

Moderator: Melissa Davlin
Panelists: Betsy Russell, Dan Popkey, Aaron Kunz
Producers: Seth Ogilvie, Melissa Davlin, Aaron Kunz
Executive Producer: Bruce Reichert
Production Manager: Aaron Kunz

Produced by Idaho Public Television, the League of Women Voters and the Idaho Press Club. Published on May 14, 2014 by Aaron Kunz



► PETS &ANIMALS : My Cat Saved My Son. Published on May 14, 2014 by Roger Triantafilo

► A Time Lapse Collection



► CRUISING (2014)



► A Drop In The Ocean - Shortfilm

► In Modi's India, a case of rule and divide - By John Chalmers and Frank Jack Daniel
AHMEDABAD, India - Separation of communities is common across India. But nowhere is it as systematized as it has become in Gujarat. And it matters because the state's chief minister, Narendra Modi, could soon run the country.

* Video: Can India power shift usher in a new growth era?
* U.S. would welcome Modi as India leader despite past visa ban

► Nigeria ready to negotiate with abductors - By Felix Onuah
ABUJA - Nigeria's government signaled willingness to negotiate with Islamist militants holding more than 200 schoolgirls, a month after the kidnap that has provoked global outrage.

* Video: Nigerians consider risks of trading prisoners for schoolgirls

► New Mexico county defies U.S. government - By Joseph Kolb
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A rural New Mexico county has voted to defy the federal government and give a rancher's cattle access to a watering hole fenced off by the Forest Service in the latest dispute over federal control of public land in the U.S. West.

* Kitty litter eyed as possible culprit in New Mexico radiation leak 

► Frustrated Syria mediator Brahimi to step down - By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS - Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi will step down on May 31, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, blaming an international deadlock over how to end the three-year Syrian civil war. | Video

* France says it's examining chemical weapons use in Syria

► Nigeria rejects Boko Haram exchange offer - By Isaac Abrak
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigeria's president has rejected an offer from Boko Haram to exchange abducted schoolgirls for imprisoned militants, but the government is open to broader talks, a visiting British minister said. | Slideshow

* Column: Tracking the Nigerian kidnappers 

► Editor says he hacked royal phones 200 times - By Michael Holden
LONDON - The former royal editor of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid admitted to a London court that he had repeatedly hacked the voicemails of Princes William and Harry, and William's wife Kate Middleton.

* France's Le Monde newspaper editor quits after power struggle

► VIDEO : Antarctic ice loss "passed the point of no return": scientists 



► U.S. warns China its actions in sea disputes are straining relations

► Exclusive: Iran pursues ballistic missile work, complicating nuclear talks

► OPINION

■ I'm making $21 an hour at McDonald's. Why aren't you?
■ Fighting for the future of conservativism
■ The (misguided) passion of Glenn Greenwald
■ Gitmo: Too dangerous to release? Not so fast.

► French celebrities rally for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls 



► Ukraine vote will play 'crucial role' in crisis: Steinmeier 
► Ex-Israeli PM Olmert receives 6 years of jail for bribery 

► Rare yellow diamond fetches record $16m at auction. A 100-carat yellow diamond sold for 14.5 million Swiss francs ($16.3 million, 11.9 million euros) at auction in Geneva on Tuesday.



► Cannes Film Festival jury members grace the red carpet ||  ► Cannes Red Carpet: opening night
► Sept. 11 Memorial Museum prepares for opening

► Raw: Months of Fighting Devastates South Sudan. New graphic video shows severely malnourished children, ruined villages and communities displaced after months of violence in South Sudan.



► Officials Report Progress on San Diego Wildfire

► Raw: Orangutan Predicts German Soccer Winner. The outcome of a German soccer match was predicted by an orangutan at a zoo in Dortmund, Germany on Thursday. "Walter" picked his hometown team of Dortmund by ripping the team's scarf out of a ball, and putting it over his head.

► NEWS

■ First lady praises her mom at Mother's Day event



■ US relationship with India election leader uneasy
■ Karl Rove: Hillary Clinton's health 'will be an issue in the 2016 
■ Poor Kentucky has no stomach for Obama
■ Why did an energy firm with big assets in Ukraine hire Joe Biden's son?
■ Spying on millions of Americans in the 'United States of Secrets'
■ US names two Syria rebels 'global terrorists'

► Ukraine crisis : Talks held in bid to curb violence
Ukraine is due to host round-table talks in Kiev amid renewed efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the crisis in the east of the country.

* Ukrainian speakers leave Donetsk
* Ukraine: Russia 'crossed red lines' - VIDEO 
* Russia deadline on Ukraine gas debt
* Rosenberg: What will Putin do next? 

► Indian media: 'Defending' Rahul Gandhi 

► FUTURE

■ Does wearing glasses weaken your eyesight?
■ How extreme isolation warps the mind
■ HR Giger: The man who changed our view of aliens
■ The quest to save the Hollywood bison

► Nigeria 'ready' for Boko Haram talks
The Nigerian government is ready to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of more than 200 abducted schoolgirls, a minister tells the BBC.

* Will media publicity backfire?
* Simpson: Town ruined by Boko Haram
* Social media campaign 
* John Simpson in militant territory - VIDEO
* 'Searching for my cousins on video'
* What happened and when
* Special report: Missing schoolgirls
* Can foreign teams help?

► Vice President Joe Biden's son joins Ukraine gas company 

► BUSINESS : Vienna's chocolate cake war

► Gay penguins in Kent zoo are 'the best parents' 



► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : 3D printing reveals the power of shark skin

► HEALTH : Two meals a day 'effective' to treat type 2 diabetes

► FEATURES : Self-destruct? What a rise in Eurosceptics might mean for EU parliament

► MAGAZINE : De Beers myth: Do people spend a month's salary on a diamond engagement ring? 

► Today's African Proverb

■ "Patience puts a crown on the head" - A Buganda proverb sent by Kasozi George in Kampala, Uganda

Ahhaha ...... It's been two times I held back a laugh when reading your proverbs. The first was when you said, "A home without a mother is like a desert." At that time I had just commented to myself, "Is a mother the air conditioner?"

Now you say, "Patience puts a crown on the head." My question, "Is a crown the gray hair?

■ "The house rat tells the wild rat that there is fish in the cupboard"- Sent by Chinedu Eze in Abia, DR Congo and John Ene in Lagos, Nigeria

Ahhaaha ...... Whose fish is it? Whose house is it?

■ "Lions that do not work together can be defeated by a limping buffalo" - A Sepedi proverb sent by Victor Rasha, Pretoria, South Africa

► 201 dead in Turkey mine explosion, hundreds trapped
► Kiev military unit shoots at Russian journalists after fight near Kramatorsk
► New tax law pushes record number of Americans to renounce US citizenship
► Donetsk People's Republic asks Moscow to consider its accession into Russia 
► Ukraine communist leader: Kiev labeled 7 mn people 'terrorists,' slaughtered civilians 
► UN-marked strike helicopter 'used by Kiev against militia' sparks scandal 
► Duma calls on world parliaments to prevent humanitarian disaster in Ukraine
► Moscow to suspend American GPS sites on Russian territory from June 
► NATO sailors 'behave like occupiers', Latvian mayor complains
► Iran replicates CIA's RQ-170 Sentinel drone 
► US military should rescue schoolgirls, even without Nigeria's permission – McCain 
► NASA aims to land on, capture asteroids within next 15 years
► Tech billionaire silent on decision to use armed guards to close California public beach 
► Donetsk People's Republic asks Moscow to consider its accession into Russia
► 245 dead in Turkey mine explosion, 120 trapped
► Donetsk self-defense forces give Kiev troops 24 hours to withdraw 
► Odessa massacre victims died in seconds, not from smoke – emergency service chief
► Russian rights activists urge moratorium on Ukrainian information wars
► Clashes, violent protests in Turkey after mine blast kills over 270 (PHOTOS)
► 'My husband kills kids with drones': Michelle Obama's viral pic fuels anti-drone campaign
► Argentina environmentalists, farm workers protest Monsanto pesticides
► 'Lift the skirt' campaign urges French schoolboys to skip trousers for a day
► Son of US VP Joe Biden appointed to board of major Ukrainian gas company
► White House: No ethical issues with Veep's son joining Ukraine gas giant
► Climate change may cause conflict in Arctic, threats to security worldwide – former US generals
► Terminator judgment day? UN mulls preemptive 'killer robot' ban
► Depression main cause of teen illness, suicide No. 3 cause of death – WHO
► Glorious Leader! Kim Jong-un takes on US army in new video game
► 'Up to 6,000 complaints a month': Beijing smog police battle unequal struggle with pollution 
► Beer for brooms: Germany to pay alcoholics with drink to clean streets
► 'Bribing' communities to frack is costing UK govt thousands of votes 
► Russian defense industry should obey 'made in Russia' principle – Putin

Mmmm, ... well, if we use the weapons made ​​by our enemies, then they know our weaknesses, and thus they can easily measure our strength. And when our enemies can easily estimate our strength, then it is the first of our weakness before the fight begins.

► Proton-M rocket carrying Russia's most advanced satellite crashes
► Ukrainian APCs open fire at RT's video agency crew near Kramatorsk
► Kiev protégé allegedly behind Mariupol and Odessa massacres – leaked tapes
► Amid riots, China blames Vietnam over disputed territory rift
► Not lovin' it: Fast food workers bite back with worldwide May 15 strike

► BUSINESS

■ Gazprom introduces pre-payment system for Ukraine, sends $1.66bn bill
■ Ukraine gets €1.6bn in loans from European Commission 
■ Russia's third largest bank moves money from Europe to Moscow for safe keeping
■ Russia: Moving away from international rating agencies only 'question of time'
■ New oil era in US? Washington mulls lifting 41-yr export ban 
■ World's biggest yellow diamond sold for $16.3mn in Geneva
■ Visa, MasterCard to pay $3bn to stay in Russia - Morgan Stanley
■ Russia to deliver gas to Ukraine only on prepayment - Putin 
■ Russia 'open' to gas price negotiations with Ukraine, if they start to repay debt
■ Total free fall: Ukraine economy to plunge 7% in 2014, no growth in 2015

► OP-ED

■ Moscow in no rush to respond to Donetsk People's Republic plea for accession 
■ 'Americans need to realize Ukraine crisis happened because of US'
■ 'Russia is not interested in territorial expansion by means of Ukraine'
■ Can the EU build an empire without a bearded lady? 

I laugh alone because seeing him/her laugh with so trying to look stunning. I do not sweat the outcome, I just focus on a miserable effort here. Ie: when he/she does not have the firmness to say that he/she is a real man or a real woman. And in the obscurity he/she laughs. That's what makes me laugh.

■ 'US needs oil wars to topple Middle East chessboard'
■ Unspoken alliance between US govt & fascists
■ China 'opposed to sanctions of any kind' over Ukraine 
■ Ron Paul: 'US involvement into affairs of other states leads only to trouble'

► VIDEOS

■ Donetsk celebrates newly-claimed independence from Kiev with fireworks
■ 'It's trauma for all of us': Kids bear cost of Afghan govt v Taliban war 
■ More blasts, more deaths: Video of immediate aftermath of Iraq car bombings
■ 'No more mollycoddling!' Moscow calls out Ukraine's gas debt denial

■ State Dept.'s Psaki can't explain her beef with Ukraine. The US State Dept's Jen Psaki was quick to undermine moves for autonomy in East Ukraine but failed to follow up on her key 'carousel voting' claim . It turns out she didn't actually know what she was talking about.

Her personality: likes to memorize rather than think and analyze. When she was almost cornered by his unpreparedness on one topic, then she started to divert it on her monotonous physical gestures : adjusting her hair arrangement with her insincere smile, with her eyes were too happy to report the horrendous issue to her boss and then struggled back to memorization.

To someone like this I usually just do a traditional gesture under the table: giving a smooth kick on my friend's feet. If he'she agrees, he/she will usually answer me with a similar gesture: kicking my feet. Ssh, if your mouth is forbidden to talk, maybe you are not forbidden to wiggle your feet.

■ Drink, drugs &  depression: UK soldiers suffer on personal battlefields
■ 'Ukraine menaces Russia with gas trial, has no chances in court' 
■ Russian TV crew caught in heavy fighting in Eastern Ukraine
■ Turkey mine explosion: Over 200 dead, hundreds trapped
■ UN marked Mil Mi-24 strike helicopter used in E. Ukraine crackdown. The UN has voiced concerns over the apparent use of UN-marked helicopters by Kiev troops in their military operation against Donetsk regional militia. A video of a white-painted Mil Mi-24 strike helicopter with UN logo has emerged.
■ The farce is strong with this one: Darth Vader runs for Kiev mayor 
■ CrossTalk: Ukrainian Red Lines
■ 'Greece-like austerity looms in Ukraine from harmful EU loan'
■ Ukraine blocks key Crimean water supply 
■ Jobs for the boys: Biden's son signs for Ukraine gas giant
■ Erdogan jeered, heckled, his car attacked as he visits scene of mine collapse
■ Make War, Not Diplomacy? US continues Syria regime change push
■ McWage Rage: Fast food workers take to the streets worldwide
■ Wildfires engulf southern California
■ German Fury: Protesters in Berlin call for arrests of Nazis in Ukraine
■ Ukrainian APCs open fire at RT's video agency crew near Kramatorsk

■ Proton rocket carrying advanced satellite crashes 9 mins after launch. A Russian Proton-M rocket with an advanced satellite on board crashed outside of Kazakhstan's territory on Friday, about nine minutes after lift-off. The Express-AM4R would have been Russia's most advanced and powerful satellite.

► TechKnow - Bulletproof classroom. Developed for the battlefield, bulletproof backpacks and whiteboards make their way into children's classrooms.  
► UK bill: Passport to statelessness? 
► Palestine's lost cities 

► Humanitarian situation critical in S Sudan



► Palestine's lost cities
► Who is protecting medical staff in Syria?
► People and Power - Ukraine: a dangerous game

► A Whole Lott More. A fascinating look at how people with developmental disabilities are competing in and are treated by the working world.



► Lifelines - Between Life and Death. Health workers in Malawi are challenging old traditions to bring down one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Lifelines is an eight-part documentary series exploring the work being done across the globe to control, eliminate and eradicate neglected diseases and conditions.



► Why is mining in Turkey so dangerous?

► OPINION : We're Not Impressed With Your Space Tantrum, Mr. Putin - by : Jeffrey Kluger
► HEALTH : The Most Erogenous Parts of the Female Body, Ranked By Science
► Photos: Inside a Hospital for California’s Stranded Seals and Sea Lions
► Inside The Obama Administration Fight Over The Drone Memo. The Obama Administration is inching closer to the release of classified legal memos justifying its use of drones in the fight against terrorism 
► Walmart Settles Relatives' Claims After 2011 Listeria Outbreak 
► Turkish PM Feels Mine Fury

► CDC Rec's Anti-HIV Pill 

► Sterling: Thanks, Obama

► Top Editor Departs New York Times. Jill Abramson, who became the first woman to take the newspaper's leading post in 2011, will be replaced by her deputy, Dean Baquet, who will become the first African-American editor to the lead the 163-year-old publication.

► SCIENCE : Sea Lions Are Starving to Death—and We Don't Know Why

► The Eerie Calm of Damascus - Syria's capital feels strangely normal in some neighborhoods after more than three years of civil war, as TIME's Middle East bureau chief Aryn Baker finds out, ahead of next month's presidential election that is expected to keep President Bashar Assad in power

* Signs of Chlorine-Gas Use in Syria
* Abducted Relief Workers Released in Syria

► Heart Disease Patients Shouldn't Exercise Too Much. Excessive Exercise Could Put Heart Disease Patients at Risk

► This is the Best Gay Marriage Debate You'll See All Year

► Prettier Women Get Elected, Ugly Study Finds

► This Chart Shows What Happened to Malaysia Airlines After Missing Flight

► LOCAL

■ L.A. defends Magic Johnson, condemns Donald Sterling
■ Gang member gets 50 years to life in 2011 Wilmington shooting death 
■ Federal trial begins for deputy accused in L.A. County jail abuse case
■ O.C. clears way for court-ordered treatment of mentally ill
■ Yaroslavsky proposes electronic filing of political donations
■ In Watts, a Girl Scout uniform levels playing field for young girls
■ Brown says rising sea levels could force costly move of LAX
■ L.A. Council seeks to curb new adult businesses in parts of Valley  
■ L.A. lawmakers tweak Garcetti's proposed budget, parking ticket plans
■ Garcetti says Sterling's remarks on Magic Johnson 'offensive' to city 
■ Donald Sterling says he and wife Shelly are divorcing
■ 10,000 acres, and counting, burn in San Diego County

* Fire pushes toward Escondido; hundreds told to evacuate
* People fleeing flames have just enough time to grab and go
* Dry winter, hot May make Southland a tinderbox
* Map: Fires raging around the Southland 
* Photos: San Diego County brush fires

► SCIENCE

■ Irreversible collapse of Antarctic glaciers has begun, studies say
■ New California botanic garden celebrates native conifers and plants 

► BUSINESS : Sterling's reputation rehab attempt a PR 'train wreck' 

► OPINION

■ Alec Baldwin, you're so right: New York City is a nasty place to live
■ Memo to Stanford: Don't attack coal, attack carbon — with a tax

► FOOD : Easy dinner recipes: When vegetables make you feel like you're eating pasta

► ENTERTAINMENT

* For a monster, 'Godzilla' plays it a little too cool 
* 'Young & Beautiful' yet lacking in grace
* 'Million Dollar Arm' tosses out a nice softball
* 'Retrieval' a trek through dilemmas of slavery, manhood 
* 'Queen Margot' cuts bloody swath through France's religious wars
* 'Breastmilk' an intimate chronicle of women's, experts' views

► FRAMEWORK

■ Pictures in the News | May 14, 2014 - Posted By: Marc Martin
■ Pictures in the News | May 15, 2014 - Posted By: Marc Martin

People walk past a work by Japanese artist Keiichi Tanaami titled "The Uncrossable Upswept Bridge" at Art Basel 2014 in Hong Kong. PHOTOGRAPH BY: ALEX HOFFORD / EPA



Indian farmers lie on the ground with sticks as they pray for rain during the Manda Festival at a temple on the outskirts of Ranchi, India. PHOTOGRAPH BY: AFP/Getty Images

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► US MAGAZINE

■ 25 October 2013 : Kate Middleton, Prince William Bought Baby Prince George a $2,350 Stroller
■ 26 October 2013 : Kate Middleton, Prince William Fawn Over Prince George In Touching New Christening Photo

What? U.S. $ 2350? Only for a stroller? Only for a baby who is in the growth process? Ah, too wasteful, and very un-Christian.

What is indicated by this news does not reflect what was taught by Jesus of Nazareth -- central figure of Christianity -- about the simplicity and frugality. A royal baby should also be taught for charity to other poor babies.

If you baptize your baby without understanding its purpose, you better take him to the baby pool to swim and have fun there than undergo a series of formalities in church activities.

► CBS NEWS 21 October 2013  : 105-Year-Old Man Receives High School Diploma

► NATURE 24 October 2013 : Researchers keep mum on botulism discovery || ► SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 22 October 2013 : Researchers Keep Mum on Botulism Discovery  || ► NEWS SCIENTIST 14 October 2013 : New botox super-toxin has its details censored

► SCIENCE DAILY 23 October 2013

■ Early-Life Exposure of Frogs to Herbicide Increases Mortality from Fungal Disease
■ Older Siblings' Cells Can Be Passed from Female Dogs to Their Puppies in the Womb

► SCIENCE MAG

■ 23 October 2013 : Science Shot: The Universe's Farthest Galaxy … So Far
■ 22 October 2013 : Science Shot: The Milky Way Does the Wave
■ 17 October 2013 : Science Shot: The Most Common Tree in the Amazon
■ 17 October 2013 : Science Shot: Marmosets Chat Like We Do

► LIVESCIENCE

■ Coolest Science Stories of the Week

* 22 October 2013 : High-School Student Finds Bumpy-Headed Baby Dino
* 22 October 2013 : Can Oarfish Predict Earthquakes?
* 22 October 2013 : Glow-in-the-Dark Spray Could Make Night Driving Safer
* 24 October 2013 : Baby 'Cured' of HIV Still Infection-Free After 3 Years

■ 25 October 2013 : Sexercise? Getting Busy Burns Calories, Study Finds

► GUARDIAN 27 October 2013

■ White House under pressure on NSA monitoring of German chancellor
■ BBC stands by Jo Brand over joke about Prince Harry and cocaine
■ Lou Reed, lead singer of Velvet Undergound, dies aged 71

► SLASH DOT 27 October 2013 : Nebraska Scientists Refuse To Carry Out Climate Change-Denying Study

► BRAINMYSTERIES : Psychologists report new insights on human brain, consciousness (10/27/2013) 

► FOXNEWS 27 October 2013

■ Report: First Western eyewitness in Benghazi to go public gives account of attack, warning signs
■ President Clinton stumps for friend McAuliffe in Virginia
■ America's oil surge leaving Alaska in the dust

► MASHABLE 27 Ocotber 2013 :: Thermoelectric Bracelet Heats or Cools Your Body in One Switch

► DAILY MAIL

■ 27 October 2013: David Beckham 'crashes outside LA home with Brooklyn in the passenger seat': Neither injured as police are called after accident
■ 28 October 2013  : It's in his kiss: Zoe Saldana and new husband share a public embrace during LA shopping spree

► AP HOSTED 27 October 2013 : Biting spiders force UK school closure  ||  ► WASHINGTON TIMES 23 October 2013 : Biting venomous spiders force closure of British school

► DW DE 28 October 2013  : Can Germany call on Snowden as a witness?  ||  ► VOICE OF RUSSIA 27 october 2013 : Germany may summon Edward Snowden as witness in Merkel phone tapping case

► CNN

■ 29 October 2013 : Top senator: Obama didn't know of U.S. spying on Germany's leader
■ 22 October 2013 : Report: U.S. intercepts French phone calls on a 'massive scale'

► ERIC GARCETTI

■ DAILY NEWS 28 October 2013 : L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti meets with President Obama, other federal officials, and lobbies for federal funding

■ PRESS TELEGRAM 25 October 2013 : L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti says he supports LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy, questions school board

► FILM &ANIMATIONS : Captain America The Winter Soldier trailer UK -- Official Marvel | HD.

Captain America returns! The official first trailer for Captain America The Winter Soldier -- in UK cinemas March 26 2014. The sequel to Marvel's Captain America The First Avenger. Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell with Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1941, Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is produced by Kevin Feige, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp and Hayley Atwell, with Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is presented by Marvel Studios. The executive producers are Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Michael Grillo, Alan Fine and Stan Lee. The film releases March 26 2014, and is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Published on Oct 24, 2013 by MarvelUK 



► COMEDY : late for meeting. Published on Oct 25, 2013 by David Lewandowski



► SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY : Baby LED light suit halloween costume preview. Published on Oct 22, 2013 by Visual Burrito



► FILM &ANIMATION : The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - EXCLUSIVE Final Trailer. THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE is directed by Francis Lawrence, from a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael DeBruyn, based upon the novel "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins and produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik. The novel is the second in a trilogy that has over 50 million copies in print in the U.S. alone. THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE opens on November 22, 2013. Lionsgate presents a Color Force/Lionsgate production. Published on Oct 27, 2013 by The Hunger Games

► Woodkid "Iron"


► The Epic & The Beasts



► The Chase (2012) - 3D Animated Action Short Film 



► Coalition Of The Willing

► Storm death toll rises as wind, rain batters northern Europe

► Five killed as car ploughs into crowd in Beijing's Tiananmen Square

► China probes Xinjiang connection to Tiananmen car deaths

► IOC president praises Russia's preparations
SOCHI, Russia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach praises Russia's preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi during an inspection visit with President Vladimir Putin.

* Gay people welcome at Sochi Winter Olympics, says Russia's Putin

► Georgia seeks closer ties with Europe
TBILISI - Georgia's new president says he will press ahead with efforts to deepen the former Soviet republic's ties with the West despite Russian concerns.

* Video: Georgia wakes to new president-elect
* Election shows democracy maturing in Georgia - observers

► VIDEOS

■ European Parliament members visit U.S. lawmakers on alleged surveillance
■ New Zealand's defense minister jokes about U.S. spying

► Death of Yemeni girl a reminder of honour killing problem

► Demolition starts on US school where 26 were killed

► Dogs dress up to the nines for Halloween parade



► Three dead in Tiananmen Square car crash

► Fierce storm lashes England, France. Heavy wind and large waves batter the Brighton seafront on the south coast of England on October 27, 2013. In France, Cross-Channel ferry traffic resumes after gale-force winds forced a stoppage. || ► Trees litter London streets after storm



► El Mundo calls for firm reaction from Spain towards NSA spying

► Saudi blocking Syria peace talks: Hezbollah chief

► US Spying Fallout Grows
► Women Drive Protest in Saudi Arabia
► Protesters Tell U.S. Government to Stop Snooping

► NEWS

■ Argentina's ailing president faces tough midterm congressional election
■ Netanyahu says Iran could produce 90% uranium 'in weeks'
■ Iran's Rouhani says 'terrorists' must be expelled from Syria
■ GOP hopes 'Obamacare' woes have staying power 
■ Wave of attacks kills at least 66 people in Iraq
■ Israel to free more Palestinian prisoners for peace talks
■ PHOTOS : Thousands protest Putin's crackdown in Russia
■ Israeli tunnel hit by cyber attack, experts say

► SCREEN : Cat And Dog In Covert Operation To Escape From Kitchen

► SLIDESHOW : Reflexology spa uses pythons for massage

► Obama 'not told of Merkel phone bugging'

► Iran hangs 16 rebels 'in reprisal for border deaths'

► US admits spying constraints needed
The White House acknowledges the need for additional "constraints" on intelligence gathering, amid allegations of eavesdropping on allies.

* The 'five eyes' spying club
* Spanish react to headlines -VIDEO
* UK PM warns media on leaks
* Washington: Mindful of privacy 

► ANALYSIS

■ Why has the NSA failed to keep its own secrets?
■ Why America doesn't work

► HEALTH

■ Baldness research 'creates a new hair follicle'
■ Alzheimer's insight from DNA study

► Rare Roman helmet found in Cumbria auctioned for £2m || ► Crosby Garrett Helmet heading to Carlisle's Tullie House 

► MAGAZINE : Yevgeny Roizman: A macho mayor at war with drug addicts

► FUTURE

■ Why the age of the jetpack may finally be here
■ Why Gravity is junk science

► VIDEOS

■ China's Tiananmen Square car crash kills five
■ Why is American politics so dysfunctional?
■ Nasa gears up for Maven mission to Mars
■ How to make your TV a touchscreen

► Today's African Proverb : "When a king has good counsellors, his reign is peaceful"- An Ashanti proverb from Ghana and Ivory Coast, sent by Manguak Majuong Nguangnyin, Rumbek, South Sudan

► US intercepts tens of millions of phone calls in Spain – report    
► 66 killed in day of carnage as 11 car bombs rip through Iraq  
► US State Department lacks any cyber-security whatsoever – report
► HRW lashes out at Israeli 'harassment' of Palestinian prisoner advocacy group
► 'No Woman, No Drive!' Saudi women to keep fighting against driving ban

I think the problem is more ridiculous than just driving. When we -- the women in developed countries -- have been adept at driving the vehicle and we are also able to participate in car racing championship, if we want it, you -- the women in Saudi Arabia are still struggling and preoccupied with permission the allowed to drive. Regulations in Saudi Arabia dramatizing a little thing as if it was a big deal. Only the group of stupid people who would do that.
I am also guessing whether by allowing the Saudi women driving all types of vehicles then the Arab men feel to compete with the car gear stick.

When on a lonely night (Note: actually there is no lonely nights in this town, but people with loneliness in their hearts, and do not ask me why do they still feel lonely in a crowded city) I drove one of my fiance cars --- while listening to nostalgic music, I felt very grateful for the legal system in our country because it had been allowed me to do all of it alone (using his car, got his permission to go alone), even I've arrived at the intersection of several questions, "Where are you going to drive his car, Cisca?" --- I felt I had to respect the freedom that had been given by my fiance as well as possible : immediately went home and waited for him until he returned and killed my wild mind to call him or made an appointment to have a romantic evening with him him.

► OP-ED : Behind the Saudi crack-up

Hmm, Syria is more beautiful than Saudi Arabia. Why Russia should be aroused by your temptations, Arab moron? Ah, it's just a nightmare! Fuhgeddaboudit. So, do not tempt Russia when it actually want to slap you, understand?

► Obama 'knew and approved' NSA spying on Chancellor Merkel – report  
► White House considers halt to surveillance of allied leaders  
► TEPCO must address 'institutionalized lying' before it restarts world's biggest nuclear power plant – governor 
► Cameron hints at 'tougher measures' if media continues publishing Snowden leaks
► Worst in years': St Jude storm wreaks havoc across N. Europe, at least 13 dead
► Obama's Twitter, Facebook hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
► OP-ED : If US fought against terrorism, it would support Assad

► VIDEOS

■ On The Money: Beyond The Shutdown
■ 'Adult Supervision Required': NSA are 'middle-schoolers run amok'
■ When Recep met Angela: Turkey & EU 's 'endless platonic love affair'

What the heck? Is this about a man's attempt to be the main lover for a woman but not succeeded because he was constrained by be some things, for example about body odor, maybe? Ah, whatever. It could be about the Cyprus dispute or lack of democratization process in Turkey, but it looks like the title of this news is not as beautiful as When Harry met Sally.

■ Crying Shame: Bahrain teargas canisters outnumber people
■ Made in China? Turkey shuns NATO through missile deal with Beijing
■ Stop Watching Us: Largest privacy rally in US history hits DC
■ GCHQuestions: Snowden files reveal spy agency's efforts to escape legal challenge
■ Apartheid Attitudes: Afrikaaner extremists fear 'genocide' when Nelson Mandela dies
■ Food Fix: US corporations fuel obesity with addictive ingredients

■ #TrueLove (RT Documentary). She's a regular, healthy girl from Kazakhstan who says she's an ugly duckling. He lives in central Russia and is profoundly disabled, he has never been able to walk. After meeting on the internet they decided they were meant to be together. An inspiring story of love conquering all, on RT.



■ Spanish Recovery: Reality or Illusion? (Venture Capital E13)

■ Unlimited clean power: Way to new energy? Winter's on its way, which gives us the perfect excuse to head for warmer climates. On this month's show, we see what's new in one of largest international scientific collaborations ever, which hopes to create a star on Earth and produce unlimited clean power. However, none of it would be possible were it not for the imagination of a Red Army soldier, tune in to find out why.



■ Rock Bottom: Recent UK poll shows politicians least trusted profession. The British public think that politicians rarely tell the truth and are unlikely to own up if they make mistakes. A recent poll shows that a politician is the most un-trusted profession in the UK. RT's Laura Smith has more.



■ Terror Error: Al-Qaeda metastasizes across Middle East amid US drone strikes
■ CrossTalk: Broken Libya
■ Mothers of Syria: Women take up arms to fight against rebels

■ First Video: China unveils nuclear submarine fleet



■ 'US aims to destroy all independently minded countries in Mideast'
■ 'IDF abusive nature systemic, occupation reality hurts Israel' - Combat veteran
■ Brazen Bugging: NSA tapped into Merkel's phone

► South2North : What is the future of journalism?

► Counting the Cost : The environment in focus

► Talk to Al Jazeera : Jose Mujica: 'I earn more than I need'. The man described as the world's 'poorest president' discusses Uruguay's move to legalise marijuana.



► Inside Story : A case against drones
► Listening Post : Surveillance of the fittest
► Inside Syria : The scramble for Geneva II
► Inside Story : The plight of refugees
► Empire : The Debate - A German Europe? The Union disunited

► SYRIA : Drugs Fuel Syria's War - An amphetamine popular in the Middle East is becoming a major source of funding for the country's warring factions

► Kurdish militants tighten grip on Syria's northeast

► Chris Christie: I Never Hugged Obama. The New Jersey governor shrugs off bromance, calls it a "handshake"

► HEALTH CARE : Enough Obamacare Nonsense - Shouting over the disastrous rollout of affordable health care shouldn't drown out its importance, argues Joe Klein

► NATIONAL SECURITY : Dick Cheney Calls Snowden a 'Traitor', Defends NSA

► FOREIGN POLICY : Feinstein Blasts NSA Spying - She's usually a defender of surveillance

► EUROPE : Europe to U.S.: Stop Spying On Us - EU leaders are questioning American surveillance

► VIDEO : European Allies Seek Answers to NSA Spying Allegations

► Exclusive: HealthCare.Gov Glitch Fixed
By Michael Scherer - A security flaw in the Affordable Care Act website that could have exposed private information to hackers was patched Monday evening, TIME has learned.

* White House: Youth Will Get Covered
* The Bright Side of Obamacare's Broken Promise

► BREAST CANCER : Before Angelina: Women Who Beat Breast Cancer -  Portraits of 15 women who chose to undergo preventative double mastectomies years before Jolie made the procedure famous

► 'Walking Dead': Robert Kirkman says Governor 'could attack at any moment'

► Myanmar violence between Buddhists, Muslims threatens reforms

► LOCAL : L.A. schools improved, but Deasy fell short of ambitious goals



* L.A. fights plague of garbage in central city neighborhoods
* Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray released from jail





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