waves surfers fighting against unseen pollution the seas starting january seventh. this is news live from berlin russia's opposition leader calls on voters to boycott next year's presidential poll that's all for election officials. from running against president putin is due to be nominated later today an outspoken critic of the kremlin has found to appeal the decision. also on the program fresh clashes

break out in peru over the pardon granted to former leader to forty modi protesters accusing current president had little public could. save his own korea. and from the outside world in austria a massive rockslide has blocked access to over one hundred people in a remote valley. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us supporters old russian president vladimir putin are expected to nominate him as presidential candidate later today unlike previous elections he'll be campaigning as an independent in next year's ballot instead of running for his united russia party putin's domination comes just a day also his main critic opposition leader alexei not only was barred from

joining the presidential race of all he says officials are trying to stifle any possible challenge to putin. the election commission's vote was a setback for no vaal me twelve of the thirteen members supported the motion to bar him from running in next year's election with one member abstaining earlier the commission argued the opposition leader was in eligible due to a past conviction for embezzlement. the crime which alexy until you gave each was charged with is a serious one which deprives a person who committed that crime of the right to run for the post of russian federation president. and you know. no voting consents the charge was trumped up to thwart his political ambitions speaking before the vote the kremlin critic said a candidate was needed to confront the country's problems. it's not about an

avanti but a candidate is needed who will finally speak openly about everything taking place in our country now. one who will describe our reality honestly the lack of any future prospects and the poverty i did that and that's why you want to allow me to take part in the election why it. was that me and i wouldn't. just moments after the commission's decision to reject his bid volumnia released a prerecorded message calling on supporters to boycott next year's vote. we have now it's a boycott of the election and. the way they want to carry out the vote is not a real election it will feature only putin and the candidates he has personally selected the ones who don't pose any threat to him they haven't campaigned and they will not campaign. for new. president vladimir putin is campaigning as an independent polls show him on course to win a fourth term. allowing him to stay in office another six years.

staying with russia the country's defense minister says the country has begun establishing a permanent presence at its two military bases in syria russia's house of parliament approved an agreement between russia and syria on expanding the naval facility in the port city of tire to use making it a fully fledged naval base that means that russia's vessels including its nuclear powered cruises will be allowed to enter syria's waters and. during a visit to russia's other syrian military base the who my name base two weeks ago president vladimir putin said russia will keep that have bases well. now for some of the other stories making the news around the world at the moment syrian rebel groups have rejected russian sponsored peace talks planned for january saying moscow is trying to bypass the united nations sponsored peace process the rebels have all too accused russia of committing war crimes in syria and failing to put

pressure on the syrian government. liberians are voting today in a runoff poll to choose a new president former international george way it is facing vice president. with an a list expecting a tight outcome when it will succeed president ellen johnson sirleaf who is stepping down after twelve years as africa's first elected female leader. now it's been a second day of unrest in peru over the release from jail of ex leader about a fool who modi the former president who is now in hospital was granted a medical pardon of to serving less than half of the twenty five year sentence for corruption and human rights abuses as controversial release comes by order of the current president paid to ski. protesters and police current on the streets of lima the anger over x. leader alberto fujimori pardon isn't going away. some demonstrators carry photos of

victims slain jaring for him henri's presidency extrajudicial executions massacres and the forced sterilization of thousands of women marks for him or is decade in power. his release from prison just twelve years into a twenty five year sentence has left families of the victims few years. was when you get a stanley's the rights to justice that we have are being trampled we are here rejecting that pardon and demanding that all the processes be made more transparent in a manner that must be followed and according to the norms that peruvian laws dictate what the. president pedro pablo christian ski appealed to the people calling the pardon the most difficult decision of his life. i am convinced that those of us who consider ourselves democrats cannot allow alberto fujimori to die in prison for

justice is not vengeance. noise bring guns which in ski had campaigned on a promise not to pardon for he morey his change of heart appears to many to be political it came after he survived a no confidence vote spearheaded by fellow legislator cato for him henri alberto fujimori his daughter many believe the pardon was part of a quid pro quo to keep christian ski in office. for him or a now age seventy nine is in hospital being treated for heart back and stomach problems. his children are delighted by the turn of events. we were just with my father. his four children. and i can tell. so you see that for him despite being intensive care it has been the happiest christmas of the past twelve years. and you know. who he mores legacy in

peru is a nation divided his supporters credit him for defeating rebels and stabilizing the economy he's opponents say he belongs behind bars and now they're demanding that the current president go as well. authorities in western australia are keeping a close eye on the mountains above the valves valley after a massive landslide buried the area's only access road there were some of the slopes also on stable that more rocks could still come crashing down the landslide came on christmas eve with people in a nearby village lucky to escape. rocks keep falling adding to the tens of thousands of tons of rubble in the valley the mayor of vols says the precipice above the village still poses a risk. the danger is far from over after the first helicopter flight today we thought we could clear most of the roadblock but

during the day then it turned out there is still a risk of rocks coming down to play out in light of the ongoing danger all evacuations from the valley have been suspended leaving around one hundred thirty people cut off from the outside world the rockslide just missed a group of children on their way back from a christmas service locals say it's a miracle no one was injured. you know. it sounded like an earthquake the entire house was shaking we ran out onto the balcony where everything was dark there was a huge dust avalanche blowing down he was so dark and scary it was unbelievable everyone here in the valley just says it was unbelievable. for. the sole access road to the village now lies buried under fifty metres of rubble and might not be cleared into the middle of the week for those who are trapped there's one crumb of comfort because of the christmas holiday everyone was well stocked up

on food. now if i were to tell you that dogs can help with your reading skills you may start questioning my son a tape but the truth is it's been tried in the us and now it's spreading to germany to the unusual idea involves children improving their reading skills by heading to animal shelters where they read out loud to dogs so anxious about people the result is often positive for both the kids get a confidence boost the dogs learn to relax. when jonathan reads a story and jackie calms down visibly the canine has been in the shelter for years and is normally highly suspicious of people. but with jonathan it's different the eight year old comes here once a week to read aloud and it's clear that jackie likes it. he lies down like that for example. when exactly does he do that. when he likes what i'm doing

and feels relaxed. children who find reading a challenge practice on dogs in an animal sanctuary. it's an idea that originated in the united states and it might sound strange but it seems to work. being read to has a relaxing effect on the animals i'm found himself at first they get excited and curious and they bark even more but then after about fifteen minutes they calm down and it gets very quiet all you can hear the gentle voices of the children the dogs sit or lie down listening sometimes they even fall asleep the dogs stay in their compounds just in case but the kids are allowed to decide everything else like which dog they read to and what they read many of the children have had bad experiences with reading out loud but having someone listen patiently to them can be transformative . and them if they get more confident because they're not being judged on what they read or how they read it instead they have

a creature that visibly enjoys listening to them they can make heaps of mistakes or invent words or sentences none of that matters to the dogs any better that's where finn said so that's within them hundred twenty three. the children read for forty five minutes and afterwards the dogs get a treat for being such great listeners. many kids now come regularly much to their canine friends delight. russia's deputy prime minister vitale moot court has temporarily stepped down as head of the country's football federation but cause resignation comes three weeks after the international olympic committee handed him a lifelong ban over his alleged involvement in the state sponsored don't think of russian athletes he says he's stepping aside in order to appeal the ban at the court of arbitration for sport. at the beginning of december the i.o.c.

is executive board were presented with reports containing evidence of systematic doping in russia and they came to the following conclusion that the russian olympic committee is suspended with immediate effect. russian athletes and the olympic committee were the only ones to be banned. no official of the russian ministry of sport will be a credit it for the olympic winter games two thousand and eighteen. the then minister of sport restore vitali would go and then deputy minister yuri had gone it will be excluded from any parties in any participation in all future olympic games since this decision was made on december fifth we tally macos position as the head of russia's football union has been under scrutiny and he has faced calls to resign on monday he ceded to the pressure at least for the time

being. i addressed the russian football union's executive board regarding the temporary impossibility to perform my duties during the period of my court proceedings in order to let the union work normally i have asked to be relieved of my duties for up to six months if i can return earlier than i will do so i have not resigned i have a mandate until twenty twenty so we must go is still the chief of russia's well a couple guys in committee but he has not ruled out vacating the post if asked to by president vladimir putin monday's interim resignation has cost a dark cloud of uncertainty over the world cup in russia with just under six months left until the tournament kicks off in moscow on june fourteenth. now it's been a dramatic day on the first leg of the sydney to hobart yacht race one of settings most grueling competitions blackjack is leading the pack but early on a near collision between two of the favorites actually stole the headlines comanche wasn't too pleased with some erratic maneuvering from wild oats eleven the two

young almost bumping into each other just leaving sydney harbor comanche subsequently lodging an official protest favorable wins by the way could mean the race record of one day and thirteen hours may full this year. and that is your world news update for now at the top of the. now time for a special edition of kino film correspondent scott roxboro conducting an exclusive interview with director peter that's up next here on. my first by station was a sewing machine. thing as simple as learning how to write about.