and flying into trouble that p.r. stunt that attracts the outrage of animal lovers and the police on the tail of the parasailing dog. while highlighting their top stories of the week and of today this is r.t. live from moscow well russia is breaking in an unprecedented heat wave with this month already of the hottest on record ever but as well as the pleasures of swimming and sunbathing the heat has brought with it pete fires a smoke and the health risks natalee another cover has more from the capital of temperature records. the sound they got its hands on in central russia but it can be wearing much else because it's absolutely baking with a nuclear hitting record highs in the in office just goes east of the rooms the

city of ten million looks like a huge beach fountains have turned to bathtubs with people taking every opportunity to plunge into something cooler than deceiving area around but it's probably safer alternative to a we were swimming with a green statistics of three hundred drownings this week alone and it doesn't look like russians who haven't read from this furnace anytime soon. this is a serious abnormality the russian weather service has never measured such temperatures in moscow in july according to our calculations it hasn't even reached its peak yet but not everyone's feeling the heat rushes salvaging an ice cream pretty soon and making a fortune but i was in the country having a busy time to see the everything over very quiet is a hit this summer on line shops like this one selling air conditioners and fans have a weekend list that run into english my being a consenting adult at our school in the mobile conditioner sold out within three weeks joe. as the heat said here many moscow based companies fail to perceive this

heat and they didn't want to fuel their warehouses because of the crisis last summer we had rains this year no one was ready for the heat in a situation where new mounds of money can buy you a global fresh air emergency centers are receiving thousands of calls from people suffering from heat stroke and sound. people with lung diseases will find it hard of course it'd be better to take them somewhere where there's no smoke another option would be to buy them respect or treatment they sell them in pharmacies it's far from a dog's life for three friends either this canine takes several shows a day to keep cool its own or if you do you feel bad that it's stuck with its coat all year round. there's a look at the poor dog is suffering so much it always comes to sit in my lap said ice hoping i can somehow ease the hit all i can do is pull cold water on it you know if modern the cheers not making people suffer enough she's quite prepared to

fru few under fire literally with a tinder dry conditions leading to forest fires which have been burning for weeks. the temperatures are going to be up every day it's very tough for us recently i heard a story about someone frying eggs on the pavement. now that sounds like a challenge when life gives you lemons make lemonade well in this case muscovites have been given one big of an and i say make omelets but they're not about art. and we don't recommend you could be your eggs on the side of the street or for traffic police show up you might have to scramble away now meanwhile if he doesn't the only natural challenge that dealing with at the moment on tuesday the capital was hit by a freak hurricane with powerful winds operating trees and rain and flooding the streets all in all damage cost the city of a million dollars meteorologists are warning there may be more horrific. on the way

. well an antiwar peace camp set up in front of london's westminster parliament has been removed by dozens of police officers protesters say their democratic freedoms and right to free speech are being violated the very things the government said it wanted to protect when it went to war in iraq and afghanistan. democracy but only on our terms that seems to be the message coming from the powers that be in the u.k. capital as a peace camp is finally removed from the government's doorstep as dozens of bailiffs and police sweeps to clear out the campaign as london's mayor said the demonstrators were making a mess and stopping the public from enjoying parliament square but the protesters insist their crucial message is being muted i would like to see the the government . primarily i would like to see the aggressive foreign policy that is government has been pursuing over the course for such

a long till going back through many governments and disease and. sobering states. for any reason they've been resident in this focal spot in westminster since just before may's general election mainly calling for an end to the war in afghanistan but adopting other peace causes along the way it also became a magnet for all sorts of people including anna a teacher who gave up her job and her apartment to join the demonstration but i'm here mostly because i met some legal press coverage out here who ran a website about the rules of war which covers all wars and it showed me how evil wars are within the law and expose to me how unlawful the government is and and then that trickles into almost every other aspect of life and into how we advocate our children how much we are conditioned former m.p. and london mayoral candidates lembit opaque believes that while parliament sitting

people should be allowed to make their protest heard within earshot of their m.p.'s cricketers all about free speech over time we fight wars over free speech and then we start a battle in parliament square against people who are expressing free speech but to me is a total contradiction it's anti-democratic but as democracy village is replaced by one. the hoff me to metal fences the demonstrators are adamant it's no barriers to getting hurt every time citizens of a country step outside the. authorized parameters approaches and they take rather cool nonviolent action you have a tremendous power she affects people in all positions of society and that you can achieve just about anything you want or you need a bit of courage and desire to see a better world so now com is restored to parliament square and the protesters dispersed but they're determined people and vow to gather again elsewhere it took

sixteen bailey some four hours to clear out the ten thousand people and erect this bed and along with the protest is when the right to free speech according to some they say the government's sending a message to democracy keep off the grass your enemies out see. and still to come in the program here on r.t. getting to the heart of the hate we speak to the wife of an ultra nationalist gang member who was found guilty following a market bombing that took fourteen lives. an israeli court has convicted an arab man of rape by deception after he lied to an israeli woman he slept with about being jewish but while some say it's justice critics argue it's a thinly veiled excuse for. this jewish drusilla's suburb is surrounded by arab neighborhoods and far from cultivating

a culture of tolerance vigilante style jewish patrol groups calling themselves fire for judaism stand watch outside the local shopping mall their mission to prevent arab men mixing with the local jewish girls the municipality has created a twenty four hour hotline where parents and friends can phone to rat on jewish girls breaking this to boot a specially trained team of counselors and psychologists is on standby to rescue them as a leash more. it's important to save our traditions culture history and identity because without this who are we through my experience we can see that the chances for a healthy relationship between i really do and in arab man very very low it's because of the great differences between these two cultures shut up at any of the most recent case involves an arab man who posed as a jewish bachelor a jewish woman agreed to have sex with him but after she found out he was an arab and not a jew she filed a police complaint the courts took the case so seriously that he's now being

convicted of rape by deception and same to his to eighteen months in prison the judge said he had an obligation to protect the public funds of the state of criminals who could no innocent victims but reactions to the verdict differ i think if the women want to do it it's story blog a lot different it's our belief or more or because something like this usually do is girls don't know where they're guys. unless it's a choice you know. there should be a choice you didn't leave it to is bad in prison is too much of this is the way that this is going to take these ruining our present arrives that we cannot have relationships that we cannot be just human being arabs make up a foot of israel's population but relationships between arabs and jews are rare former palestinian minister ziad abu is a yard says fights break out almost weekly and night clubs and other puppy. places over the issue it's not religion he says it's racism there are jewish.

which are against. jewish men. hunting jewish. those who go out. and force them to break. in the two years rami where here and kitty been touched or have been together they've never been physically threatened he's muslim she's jewish but they're not thinking about leaving israel because they say it's simply too difficult on other levels and when my family found out they were very adamant about cutting me off on every level. for acting as a traitor to everybody and for being an inch and making that choice right now israeli parliamentarians are considering a law it will require perspective israeli citizens to declared loyalty to israel as a jewish democratic state i would be israelis are furious most refuse to swear

allegiance to a state they believe explicitly excludes and marginalizes them police here r.t. jeff. we are running down the top stories of the week day and on wednesday gunmen stormed our hydroelectric power plant in southern russia leaving two guards dead and destroying two generators investigators say poor security at the facility made it vulnerable to attack. as of our reports from the republic of cartagena ball-carrier. it's been reported that the militants laser sure it was behind the storming of this hydro plant in the north caucasus on wednesday morning a group of up to five gunmen forced their way into the rock sound power plant killing two police officers at the entrance members of the surest gang who were reportedly identified by employees of this station as the attackers although there's been no official confirmation so far the gang detonated four bombs

equivalent to ten kilos of t.n.t. the explosions didn't damage the planned day and didn't affect the electricity supply of the region security has been tightened at all the energy facilities across russia. this isn't a sporadic event this is a case of criminal activity and blatant negligence law enforcement bodies and companies should do everything in their power to avert any repetition of events like this in the future and if this does happen again none of the law enforcement or company executives will remain in the job since we've seen nothing similar to this before so we must draw the most serious conclusions from all the cupboards you have all say is less violence than all the nearby north caucuses for a public such as. last mall there were ten attacks on law enforcement officials in cup if you know in the north caucasus region is seen as one of the

most volatile places not only in russia but in the world so authorities across the region are on permanent standby to prevent attacks. like from moscow you are watching r.t. more news is coming your way as thousands flock to the service in ukraine led by the patriarch of moscow and all russia is on his first visit to the country as the head of the russian orthodox church. the international aids conference held in vienna this we. has raised heated debate on treatment for hiv and aids and the role of large pharmaceutical companies as well skeptics challenging conventional thinking on aids gathered ahead of the event to make their views which they claim of being ignored by the scientific community. right here right now a human rights based approach to hiv prevention treatment and a coup to the world to continue its funds in the bus against. the two thousand and

ten conference in vienna unveiled cutting edge new treatments and so speakers from frontline workers to x. world leaders joining forces with bold cools to zero new infections zero deaths and zero discrimination the current says may never have heard of the day without knowing why did that voice. but not everyone felt they got the chance to speak. their opinions at a separate conference held a few days before the official event was a clique raising questions some of which challenge the fundamental assumptions many people hold about hiv and aids cherry stake hiv positive was amongst them after eleven years and eighty to the drug combination therapy she stopped taking the medication after coming across some of the alternative view is it's not that hiv slash is a myth aids obviously is not a myth but it's

a an acronym for immune suppression where people become immune suppressed all over the world every day for all types of different reasons lots of things cause lowered immunity and illness. whether h.i.b. has been proven to be a viable infectious virus that sexually transmitted i think is really the bigger question for me this use of polar opposites to some of the calls at the official conference earlier treatment a prevention we also have more drugs in well then we have ever had before to treat a trophy chemistry answer more power to something they're more tolerable and they're very effective the cash opinions has led to harsh recriminations on both sides with there is a place to classical explanations labeling the conference and. it's marketing fair and the description of an aids pandemic a p.r. success whilst in turn not agreeing with the mainstream hiv theory of aids has been compared to holocaust denier and called a crime against humanity

a science that is alive has to have the permission to question a certain model of thinking theory of thinking no you don't bring in here a dying patient so that we have to act immediately and give him something we are discussing here we're scientists and medical doctors why should we not be able to discuss i'm very astonished their reaction is sometimes so aggressive. despite the debate it seems the one area both sides do agree on is the importance of human rights and interests in the issue of the right to freedom of speech. the right to choose what to believe and ultimately the right to have treatment provided to you if that's what you feel could save your life right there whichever psyche for it still to donate to pass him in a. c d n a. court has delayed its

verdict on thirteen people accused of murder and race hate crimes four of the defendants will have to undergo psychiatric tests before the final decision is made the groups accused of ethnically motivated killings on terror plots if found guilty members could face life in jail vertigo has claimed the gang was part of an ultra nationalist movement banned for its extremist activities or the dozens of people killed in racist hate crimes in russia each year are to use it stacy peterson's looks at what drives attackers to commit ethnic violence. and this self professed and deeply religious woman is full of hate hate for those who are different hate for immigrants she accuses of occupying disrespecting and contaminating her nation russians she insists are fighting a race war. motivated by love the book for love for one home went and our nation of love for our good people families where people don't just date and then break up

but rather they get married in church they don't practice abortions the don't support interestingly marriages is a war or ethnically mixed communities and what are your thoughts about me i'm not russian i'm african american i'm here are you upset that your government gave me a visa what are your thoughts on that. i believe everyone should live in their own homeland where they belong. armed with this believe and inspired by racist blocking her husband. and two fellow students. market in two thousand and six they targeted because of the number of traders that come from central asia and china the blast killed fourteen attacks against looking people are often brutal and in cases like yours to market their deadly the deeds of angry mobs outnumber victims are recorded by racist and then posted on nationalist websites. activists call the situation out of control when a local nonprofit crime watchdog group acknowledges it is slowly getting better

life you know what needs to certain seizing the most odious groups that had been involved in systematic violence and terrorism during the last two years the largest formations in moscow were dispelled and the key activists and murderers detained. she says one thousand people have been killed due to hate crimes in two thousand and ten that's down from fifty for the same time period last year but that map does little to satisfy maggots who feel suffer lions is better than police protection is supposed. crowds of people take care of their own safety. comes interaction after a crime is committed. as for veronica her husband is serving a life sentence for actions neither. them regrets and for cons people support. r.t. . new york is considering plans to build a mosque at ground zero the site where the twin towers once stood but it's left

many asking if this is a fitting spot for a muslim religious center sees very own big apple resident gauge the mood on the streets. the city of new york is considering a proposal for the construction of an islamic center and mosque at ground zero do you think this is an appropriate site for a mosque this week let's talk about that i think it's a good idea to build a mosque there go by the idea florida. why why. why there's a big problem when people equally it islam with nine eleven going after the oklahoma city bombing happened we don't equate you know christianity with that i don't think it's the qur'an teaches peace and nonviolence. if the mosque up holds the traditions of the qur'an i don't have any problem with it i

have a problem with anybody blowing up buildings i'm all for it so why do you think some people get so emotional and say it's the wrong thing to do because i think this is frustrated with their ignorance so they need somebody to blame it's something to blame so. that's like one way to go about it people who are afraid of the unknown they don't understand. that maybe building a mosque would help people understand and the idea is that the way i understand it is actually not just a mosque it's a center for interactivity it's a center for people to meet i believe it's been supported by some rabbis actually i think is all politics and i think they use in the media to make it an excuse to do what they want to do for the best interests of the politicians to. it doesn't matter all of the emotions that they're pulling out of people it's all about politics but they're not you support a mosque being built where the twin towers once stood let's just hope that everyone

remembers it was cultural intolerance that caused ground zero in the first place. strange sightings in the sky was it a bird or was it a plane when the fact it was a donkey and images of the terrified beast from a parachute drew the wrath of animal rights activists the world over but as artie's to my fake reports despite accusations of cruelty the man responsible looks likely to escape punishment. you know to see that maybe even to the fact that between never see thank you. and you probably never would if it wasn't for a seaside p.r. stunt not to be. sitting on the beach boys or parachute go i couldn't quite figure it out myself or legs nor of my own eyes a donkey it was intended to attract only local customers to watersports firm i

don't russian black sea resort but its effect quickly rippled out across the world levy many worried about the donkey's feet this animal was suffering was captured on videos and photographs and the way it spread through the media is really amazing and i think what the public has done is created a demand you know for animals to be treated better and for people to pay attention after a tragedy such an audience the donkey's owner decided he tries handed a different sport running taking the evidence the animal itself with and with ortiz also questioned the water sports company involved the police then concentrated all their effort on finding the owner and his donkey like this one there in moscow as you can see is a pretty big fella and difficult to hide. in his haste to leave the donkeys owner abandoned other animals the camel and the horse rumor has it they too may have been skyward bound if it wasn't for their sheer size several days later he turned

himself in along with the vet's report confirming the donkey's good health police dog owner will now even be fined that's for the donkey you'll no doubt be relieved just to have his hooves firmly back on the sand timothy krause who archie. rushes patriarch has called for unity in ukraine and offered special press for the country to overcome its political and social rifts ahead of the russian orthodox churches in kiev on the last op of his ukrainian trip. skiis in the capital for us . but there are curial of the russian orthodox church is on a weeklong visit to ukraine he's already been to the cities of a just. and also to the crimea and now this week long visit is culminated here in kiev where he is a rising just now and we understand that he is here to consecrate several churches monasteries and temples as well as taking part in

a large council of the russian orthodox church now before all during the week but they have to deal has been to all over ukraine consecrating churches and temples there as well as meeting with the president viktor yanukovych which in the crimea where they are real presented a victory on the court which with the highest award of the russian orthodox church now it's the second visit. since he became the head of the russian orthodox church to ukraine but last year his visit sparked lots of controversy here in this post soviet country now everywhere he went a year ago in june two thousand and nine he was met with protest organized by ukrainian nationalists who believed that his visit was purely political and had nothing to do with religion itself now this time around his visit so far has been called and see no major protest rallies but we understand that the ukrainian nationalists are going as ations run by ukrainian nationalists are planning to hold

protests in the ukrainian capital throughout all three days that deal will be here until wednesday when understand that the protest actions will kick off today the question is whether the protest actions will be as large scale as last time was last time they managed to gather several thousand people every time arrived in ukrainian cities especially in the west of ukraine where the nationalist movement is the strongest of all country now i'd like to remind you of us that a certain skill is in orthodoxy in russia and ukraine exists because russian orthodox church does not control the orthodox church in ukraine. it's a separate church and this has been causing lots of controversy and lots of rifts among the two countries between the two countries in the last several years or so and that's why ukrainian nationalists believe that. visit to this country is threatening the autonomy of their own church. well poor across russia are honoring the country's navy in an annual celebration held on the last sunday of july

a display of nautical clouts also underway in ukrainian crimea where russia's black sea fleet base is located thousands gathered in the port of sevastopol to watch the spectacular show battleship sailing by and enjoyed demonstrations of rescue and attack operations under a new deal between moscow and kiev russia's naval base will remain in such a stop till two thousand and forty two. and i'll be back with headlines in just a few moments stay with us.

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the latest news on the week's top stories from. abnormally high temperatures breaking new records in russia but the intense heat is claiming lives says at least three hundred drowned while trying to keep cool over the past week alone. keep off the grass. will protesters is forcibly removed from westminster. city hall security is blamed for an attack on a hydro power plant in southern russia which left two dead. the wrong breed and it's really caught convicted. by deception for sleeping with a woman while pretending to be jewish.