A screenplay that tells the true story of Syrian refugee is reportedly being written by Lena Dunham, with some naysayers pointing out that the polarizing HBO star is exceptionally ill-qualified for the task. Read Full Article at RT.com
A former CIA coder who allegedly gave files about the agency’s hacking tools to WikiLeaks claims he is being tortured in a Manhattan prison, where he is currently being held while awaiting trial for espionage. Read Full Article at RT.com
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) has found herself in a public (and very vitriolic) spat with a fellow Democrat who took to Twitter and compared her to a slave owner less than a week before midterm elections.
A nationwide investigation has been launched in France amid growing concern at the increased number of instances of babies being born with birth defects, like missing or malformed arms, sparking a public health scare. 
Two Russian Tu-160 �White Swan’ bombers are running drills in international waters off the coast of Norway, rattling NATO amid massive �Trident Juncture 2018’ wargames on Russia’s doorstep. UK jets were scrambled in response. Read Full Article at RT.com
Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson took part in a £14,000 all-expenses-paid trip to Saudi Arabia, two weeks before the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the country’s Istanbul consulate, parliamentary papers revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com
As NASA’s first ever designated planet hunter flies towards retirement and deep space, it’s been revealed that Kepler helped find more than 2,600 planets. So what are the multi-million dollar spacecraft’s greatest achievements? Read Full Article at RT.com
Brazilian football star Neymar could face up to six years in prison over corruption allegations linked to his 2013 transfer to Barcelona, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com
PM Theresa May has refused to back calls from key US figures for a ceasefire in Yemen – where UK ally Saudi Arabia carrying out an air campaign partly with UK bombs – instead backing a �de-escalation’ of the conflict. Read Full Article at RT.com
With midterm elections drawing ever nearer, Hollywood celebrities are getting their hopes up for a �blue wave’ to sweep the US — and it’s safe to say many of them will be apoplectic with rage if the Democrats don’t deliver. Read Full Article at RT.com
The heartstopping moment an extreme kayaker tips over the edge of a 107-foot waterfall in Canada has been captured from two epic perspectives. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia’s Federal Council is considering making it illegal to promote a sexual attraction to children and the introduction of forcible chemical castration as additional actions to tackle pedophilia. Read Full Article at RT.com
Argentina has hosted the inaugural Dwarf Copa America in the country's capital Buenos Aires in a bid to expand inclusion to the beautiful game and tackle prejudice against players of short stature. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian figure skating star Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, who stole the show at the Skate Canada Grand Prix with her racy exhibition program last weekend, says her boyfriend was a big fan of her performance.
Angela Merkel’s coalition, plagued by election failures and shrinking support, has come to this because of her autocratic inclinations and allergy towards fellow party leaders, the former VP of the OSCE Assembly told RT.
Vanderbilt University biologist Ken Catania had heard of fabled kung fu cockroaches that fight off predatory, zombifying wasps with powerful kicks, but no one had ever witnessed the fury… until now. Read Full Article at RT.com
In a stroke of tactical genius, NATO has mobilized a dreamy naval officer to promote its massive war games in Norway. Some say that the sailor’s copious man bun could give the alliance a decisive edge in a future Instagram war. Read Full Article at RT.com
Two Ryanair aircraft, full of passengers, were forced to take evasive action in order to avoid a tragic mid-air collision over Spanish airspace, a preliminary investigation into the incident has found. Read Full Article at RT.com
