VIDEO: Anti-atom Japanese rally in thousands (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[anyplayer:url=http://cdn.rt.com/files/news/japan-protest-nuclear-plants-334/i7985a86e2dd4f3f3e8e4743581b7b8ba_00b0f9c5.flv type=FLV width=600 height=450]   Thousands of activists have shown up for a protest around Japan’s parliament, demanding that the government not restart the nuclear power plants, which have been put on hold after last…

VIDEO: US position on Syria directly endorses terrorism – Lavrov

[anyplayer:url=http://cdn.rt.com/files/news/us-position-syria-terror-lavrov-006/i2021f2cfbabebc11e925a6556c9e05c5_lavrov-us-justifies-terror.flv title=US position on Syria directly endorses terrorism – Lavrov type=FLV width=600 height=450]   Washington’s reaction to blasts in Damascus is a downright justification of terrorism, slams Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. US State Department…

VIDEO: Scattered gun fights sound ‘Battle for Damascus’

[anyplayer:url=http://www.rt.com/files/news/syria-damascus-shooting-finoshina-367/i0ac2bd96900d1cf53cb32f754adc54e1_damascus-helicopters.flv] Heavy gunfire continues in the Syrian capital despite official reports that Damascus was fully cleared from armed militants on Tuesday morning. RT’s Maria Finoshina says that blasts can be heard close to the city…

VIDEO: Aftermath in Krymsk: Hope among the ruins

[anyplayer:url=http://www.rt.com/files/news/long-flood-aftermath-krymsk-713/i2cb050394776360419d5ba71ecfe16fd_barton0907_0800.dv.flv] As Russia mourns for the victims of the catastrophic floods in Krymsk, residents are already trying to piece their shattered lives back together. And while the world tries to understand the disaster, locals are…

VIDEO: In search of peace: Annan arrives in Iran from Damascus

[anyplayer:url=http://www.rt.com/files/news/annan-damascus-talks-iran-740/ie1879fe49cc0497e6c136b7a9251488d_annan-iran-talks-syria.flv] UN peace envoy Kofi Annan is in Iran after finishing a round of talks with Syrian authorities in Damascus. The trip reinforces Annan’s belief that Tehran is one of the key players in finding…

VIDEO: Arms flow fuels Syrian ‘internal conflict’ – UN rights chief

[anyplayer:url=http://www.rt.com/files/news/un-human-rights-syria-internal-conflict-251/i32d55b9529f81928c0c9962a11bd0996_web_un_syria_2300.dv.flv] The situation in Syria should be called a “non-international internal armed conflict,” insists UN human rights chief, Navi Pillay. She also said that the flow of arms to both sides of the conflict is…

VIDEO: Syria Ceasefire Plan ‘still on the table’ – Annan

[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/deadline-ceasefire-assad-peace-659/ie415819b6a723ea9319ae9d600fef63e_peter-oliver-updated-live.flv] Damascus says it has started pulling troops from cities to meet deadlines set by UN envoy Kofi Annan. But as the Syrian opposition claims bloodshed is continuing, Annan has been forced to defend his…