Russia/Tv-News-Channel

The Guardian: Hacker halts Russian news channel

"A Russian computer hacker has brought down the country's first English-language news station just two days after its launch.Russia Today, a 24-hour, state-funded news channel, was launched on Saturday in a move aimed at improving Russia's image abroad.Before being forced off air on Monday, the satellite channel broadcast news packages on the Russian constitution and the new parliament in Chechnya."