Untold Truths

Welcome to North Korea where you have to follow your guide’s instructions and only take pictures of what we say. To some the people are repressed, though they prefer to describe themselves as "protected," at least on camera. Life here is the result of a unique 70-year social experiment in which the people are "shielded" from the "corrupting influence" of the outside world. Dynastic leader Marshal Kim Jong-un, who inherited the job from his father and grandfather, continues their political heritage. An RTD film crew was granted rare access to this unique country, which may seem to have leapt from the pages of a dystopian novel, to see what life is really like and what the people really think of their homeland and its leader.

The Seattle Times - a prominent U.S. newspaper with nine Pulitzer prizes to its name - is taking action after it was revealed the FBI used its logo to lure in a terror suspect. RT's Marina Portnaya has the story.

The World Health Organization has promised millions of Ebola vaccine doses will be ready by the end of 2015, but warns they're not a magic bullet solution. The virus has already killed nearly 5,000 people. So there's demand for a cure - and a quick one. One vaccine was actually created a decade ago - but spent all that time on the shelf.

Here's a closer look at the real reason why oil prices are falling, which involves a secret deal with Saudi Arabia and the United States.

It is exactly one month since the US started its bombing campaign on Islamic State in Syria. And it's been quite a profitable operation for the arms industry of course - on the first day 47 Tomahawk missiles worth over 65 million dollars were dropped. One month on and the jihadists are still in place.But the war has produced new contracts for American weapon makers.

World Health Organization says it hopes to test two new Ebola vaccines in West Africa by January. They will be given to twenty thousand front line health care workers to begin with. And while the epidemic could be a lucrative market for drug companies others are already cashing in. Gayane Chichakyan investigates.

We're now witnessing the worst Ebola outbreak in history. But why? Here's a look at the conspiracy behind the Ebola virus and the truth behind Ebola.

Is fracking safe? The industry claims every precaution is taken to ensure that no harm is done to the environment by the gas extraction process. However, many US citizens who live near newly-built sites are convinced that their water and air has been contaminated, and is now radioactive and poisonous. Fish in the rivers are dying and garden trees are shrivelling and the people themselves are complaining of inexplicable rashes and respiratory illness. They aim to prove that fracking is the cause, but who’s listening?

The United States military is sending hundreds more troops to join the 4-thousand already in West Africa, helping tackle the Ebola crisis. Speaking on Wednesday, the chief-of-staff for the first time revealed the full extent of America's global military presence - saying it has troops stationed in 150 countries - that's three quarters of all states. Gayane Chichakyan reports.

Lawmakers have been using this strategy to make money for years. Here's a look at how to make money from weapons of war and how to benefit from the rising global conflicts around the war.

Aleppo is Syria's largest metropolitan area and a millennia-old commercial capital. Today, however, it is a relative ghost town, threatened by regime bombing from the air and a militant offensive on the ground. For two weeks over the summer, VICE News embedded with the Islamic Front, a coalition of Islamist rebels fighting the forces of President Bashar al-Assad on one hand, and Islamic State militants on the other. From their secret tunnels beneath the ancient city to their threatened frontline outposts in Aleppo's ruined medieval centre, VICE NEWS followed the Islamic Front as, against overwhelming odds, they battled to retain control of the capital of the Syrian revolution.

The fight for freedom of information has never been harder in America, so says the head of the Associated Press's bureau in Washington. She's written an article listing the main obstacles facing those trying to report without bias. Watch as RT's Gayane Chichakyan takes a closer look at the reporters' struggle.

The Pentagon says its bombing campaign in Iraq is costing taxpayers up to 10 million dollars a day. But according to a leading Washington-based think tank, the bill is even higher...much higher. Watch the video to see just how much bombing Iraq may actually cost.

Household net worth in America has now hit a new record of $81.5 trillion. But ask the majority of American citizens and they'll likely tell you they haven't been a part of that wealth increase. Here's a look at the cycles of wealth and the inevitable direction of the world.

Vice takes an unprecedented look into the shadowy industry of Private Military Companies. For the past two decades these private companies, like Black Water, Aegis and G4S have silently consumed military operations around the world, doing everything from back end logistics, protection of government VIP's and diplomats to actual combat duties. In this documentary we explore the origins of this industry, their rise in the war on terror and their future operations around the world.

Here's a look at the amount of debt and bonds the world is issuing and what we could expect from the potential crash of the bond market. Also, an update on a rapidly growing sector is discussed.

Water shortages: How water wars are unfolding in the Middle East and the truth behind Western involvement including World Bank and IMF participation.

A look at why you should never believe everything you read in the news, as well as what one of America's biggest bank's financial statements can tell us about the overall US economy.