Kremlin TV to air Julian Assange’s talk showApril 17, 2012 - 17:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first episode of Julian Assange's new talk show is airing on the Kremlin's English-language satellite broadcaster, AP reported. The WikiLeaks founder says he knows he'll be criticized for choosing RT, a broadcaster derided by some as Russian propaganda mouthpiece. But in an interview broadcast ahead of the show he said he had full editorial control and insisted it was the best way to reach his audience. Assange's lineup has not yet been made public but he has promised that his guests have told him things they "could not say on a mainstream TV network." Assange remains under strict bail conditions at an undisclosed location in England while he fights extradition to Sweden on sex crime allegations. The show is due to air at 1130GMT (7:30 a.m. EDT) Tuesday, April 17. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |