has been needed as well now you can actually probably see behind me some of the devastation that this fire has caused this is left thousands of people across russia homeless and we went to meet one of the families to find out how they're coping with the situation. it was supposed to be a new beginning instead it was a fiery end just one day after giving birth to baby victoria corrino in alexandra killings house was burnt to the ground it was one of the many inverted nish destroyed by the fierce fire tools three people leaving devastation in its wake. we've lived here for five years and now this is all that remains of a home now they have to stay in a refuge center one of two in the city that has been set up to help those are being left. when entire victoria which means victory so i think when we come in from the fires. i think everything will be all right we've got enough help and our life has just started with the heat wave continuing and fires still burning

throughout central russia many towns villages and homes remain at risk and the agency services have been battling to gain control of the situation. now the situation is under control at least eighty houses have burned down during the fire at least one person died in this village probably when the man desperately trying to leave his burning house was struck by falling one of the electric shock killed. well so many have lost their houses to the fire kareena and alexandra remain great knowing that like they could have lost a lot more now the country's leaders also promised to provide assistance to these people we've heard prime minister payton say the families that have lost homes will be receiving one hundred thousand dollars and hopefully this will be used to rebuild their homes by october now but obviously the people having to deal with the situation that they've been left in now those two verses. in which we finished huge

amount of volunteers coming forward and bringing clothes and food and just offering general assistance to these people that have been left in this situation. i was at work when my son called me and there is a foreign clues to our home i rushed home but in fifteen minutes he called back instead everything and there are no foreign fighters here when they tried to come closer to the homes there was panicking everyone people from the hospital which was in flames. any one. of them to have seen my children. with a friend with my children their faces were. they were frightened and shocked. and i've also heard from the russian paycheck well he's expressed his condolences to some of these people. everyone not to fooling to destroy. and we can't control it but we can't control.

now the timing of those condolences very appropriate because in the russian orthodox church calendar second of august is the day of the light of the controls the rain and thunderstorms will certainly help a lot of people hoping for some the thought over the next couple of weeks because at the moment there's no sign of this heat wave they think and of course you can see behind me the destruction that these fires are causing. everyone very very keen but and this situation any actual damage isn't. sour for us reporting the story will be keeping you up to date with as forecast suggested an hotel where the by next friday you're with are seeing coming out for you this hour. with me to british veteran know they are going to war whose fight against the military campaign landed you five months behind bars. and perilous peninsula south korea is now down to the findings of a u.s.

led report the young for sinking in southern washington march find out why in a few minutes time here on. this week the u.s. thirty seven billion dollars to its war trust approved by congress after two months of delays it comes as the whistle blowing web site and we could leaks publish seventy five thousand classified american documents on the afghan war with some suggesting the killing of hundreds of civilians has been covered up the pentagon is investigating the source of the league and a soldier has been charged with releasing classified video of a military operation the white house says the leaks threaten national security and has asked wiki leaks to stop posting secret material but the opposition is founder and editor in chief julianna sun and as they try to cooperate with the u.s. administration which received no response. we're looking at you seriously to see whether that is true we did hold back people being thousand reports for for that because they had this sort of classification that suggested maybe they contain that

sort of material we approached the white house to ask them for assistance in reviewing material before we published the white house thought except that request . and also he's resident nori hoffman is ted the streets of new york to gather views on the wiki leaks story. should they be releasing such sensitive information this week let's talk about that i'm a journalist and i think freedom that you get the people need to know what's out there and i think it's great is there anything that the public shouldn't know. i don't want sordid details of politicians out of the group we need to know that but information that seemed to fit in public just such as should know everything is there any information that should never be published by a watchdog oh yeah i mean if they're saying which is going to endanger troops or something which is really going to hurt us or hurt the people who are really trying

to the right thing in afghanistan it should absolutely not be shared out of ninety one thousand reports it is possible i'm sure there's a bunch in there that's bad stuff i believe that you know america should know a lot of things but also america should be kept in the dark about other things and they compared to the pentagon papers this was released without a lot of. time exclaiming what it all mean it's just a lot of information without a lot of explanation and that leads to can you know anyone could take it and use it how they want to use it should they have done it and no but is the i'm a should should the information be classified in the first place that's another question i mean some of that information is pretty basic is it really a serious risk to national security and the fact that the information was published it doesn't look like it but it's not a good idea to be leaking classified information whether or not you think this kind of government information should be released to the public the bottom line is that now it's out there for the whole world to access so let's just hope it doesn't fall

into the wrong hands. and while the netherlands has become the first nato member to withdraw from. gonna stand nearly two thousand troops are heading home with a forward base now in the hands of the u.s. and australian contingents this comes as british forces push forward on day three of an operation in central helmand province british and afghan troops have reportedly cleared several times been buildings including a bomb factory but many veterans who served in the region have returned home with psychological trauma and now oppose the war overseas lore and that spoke to one ex soldier whose refusal to fight cost him his freedom. this is the soldier who said no to the speaking out against the conflict one he calls illegal and unjustifiable his advice to the government i was i was i listen to people just simply. you know people the morning with. these conflicts. you know

the call of will fall off the wagon which was the message which confusion the store just. to public clinton joined the army in two thousand and four and fought for seven months in afghanistan he says he came home a changed man suffering symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder which he claims he was bullied when he heard he was being said back to afghanistan gone did from the army and didn't come back for two years initially his military superiors were understanding but when joe spoke at an antiwar rally in london they taste charges to desertion which carries a ten year prison sentence joe's mother says that exposes the hypocrisy of the conflict bringing democracy we've got freedom of speech we're fighting to introduce a draft understanding the lock somebody up speaking of. the missing blanton paid a price for his outspokenness in the notorious military jail the glass house he

thinks the reason it wasn't longer was to avoid a public outcry which could have brought on an examination of the war he served his time along with other soldiers who he says will with him all the way on the stand he taken. you know i was so much support from from my fellow prisoners. much milder. point when it was going to under those who died it was fantastic so i think a fellow lawyer for the first. jury has become the poster boy for the stop the war coalition thank you rose welcome following his release from. isn't this someone they consider brave and principled well i mean shouldn't be punished at all he's saying what everyone believes and everyone knows who is not just on winnable it's immoral it's a disaster it's causing time strophe for the people of afghanistan

a more and more young british men and women are being sent out to risk their lives for a war that only the politicians support and even in private i know it's a disaster joe blanton story is k because it comes straight from the front line as do the ninety thousand documents released this week showing the on van ness troops of a bloody complex and going by clinton's account of the support he received from other soldiers during his time in prison there is dissent inside the armed forces something the government could have a hard time make nor read nor emmett's r.t. london you're watching r.t. on to the later in the program john's fear more potentially dangerous acts cons could soon be living in their communities as the country looks forced to end its practice of keeping some offenders locked up after they've served their sentence. and a decade in space says they are assessed marks ten years since his first residence moved in which talk to the current current take

a look inside. the chinese authorities say around six hundred barrels with highly toxic chemicals remain missing and the river flowing towards russia well six thousand of the containers swept away in floods have been recovered there are fears some may have already caused pollution. in office in russia's far east which is on high alert against a threat. basically they're just around fifty gold the water in the arm or was so clear it was possible to drink it straight from the river obviously over the years the situation has changed but here it is now under threat of becoming even worse journeys of see that we've managed to track several thousand barrels which have been washed into the sun for river last. the as a result of the biggest flood china has experienced in a decade but that means that several more barrels are still in the water and since the river joins the move and china is located just several dozen kilometers away

from here these barrels are clearly enroute to words russia chinese authorities eight beers to prevent these barrels from reaching here however there are signs suggesting that the ecology is still under threat first of all out of the seven thousand barrels which have got into the water three thousand of them contain chemical substances including acids which may be harmful to the environment and there have been reports that some of these barrels have leaked these chemicals into the water and the whole dreamy also be en route towards the border there have also been reports that some of the barrels may have sunk into the water and that creates a potential future of threat to be environment and also makes it much more difficult to extract them to the surface and since the river is a major source off in the city. and in russia's far east in general media locals here are very concerned about the situation. they say they're trying

to intercept them but i still think some will eventually end up here some say they're leaking and the chemicals will come anyway. it's not the first time we've had problems like this in the winter there was a big can it will spill and we had to use what's a filters china has to find a way to prevent the well we won't be able to drink this water toll of course the authorities in russia are very concerned about the situation as well and the russian consulate and embassy are cooperating with authorities in china nevertheless the officials here are already planning ways to distribute fresh water to the local population in case a contamination does occur but thankfully so far the emergencies ministry which is monitoring. quality of the water by taking samples at least twice a day see so for the haven't found any abnormalities. north korea has demanded oxes to the investigation of a south korean warship sinking that killed forty six sailors back in march and

turning to nationalistic ation had accused the north of to petering their vessel but a south korean newspaper has leaked recent results of a russian that inquiry that suggested it hit a mine however the information has not been confirmed by the moscow u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said there was overwhelming evidence pyongyang was to blame but north korea vehemently denies involvement foreign policy analyst stephen cohen says the results of the first report raise doubts when within south korea. the lead government is not a government that is interested in peaceful coexistence with north korea. is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious that the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there's also the case of. the idea that the north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the chief. is

incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of this incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship. the u.s. state of arizona has an accident controversial new immigration law this week but without highly contentious police powers critics said were racist random checks on people state as well now happened a move which had given rise to fears that ethnic groups would be racially targeted by those who oppose the new law while still far from happy about the way even once had treated in the us. yes i mean it. is it is. doesn't sound like a typical immigration protests today i feel great as beautiful guy you know my god

everybody was so excited bring it in. and you know it was. that's because just one day before the law was to be enacted i think. that harshest provisions i'm here celebrating with the community and our victory. were to be moved a celebration over one hundred a long hot days in the making. a. concrete thing how much celebrate and i mean it's not an arm or a sign immigration law basically any year every single day i'm going five am. right through it what i'm going to lock down some of the most controversial provisions and they say their prayers are answered with we've been pretty you know every day twenty four hours a day this is taking over or our lives and right now this is the only issue we can work because there's so much demand for it and move right here were directly in the

thick of it right on the front lines of what is a national struggle and whenever there's a national struggle money has to be made here. now. where anyone could be a patriot belong to god. and stand in solidarity with america's immigrant population but although vendor an activist jonah clearly is busy these days he's not very optimistic about the future of the hispanic community but a lot of the words that are coming here are coming here to escape political and economic systems that we created in their country they're coming here for for the ability to live to have clued to have children to have what they need to. their families know and they can't have that where they came from but largely as a result of united states imperialism in their country a sentiment that was at goaded by native born and naturalized citizens alike blaming the very nation they would do anything to stay in this country is so

criminal in its actions all over the world it has no right to tell one group of people not to cross borders when it's crossing illegally crossing borders and all over the world to bomb innocent people but most of these folks want to drop a different kind of bomb and i demand that the us government listen to what they say oh you. have come here for a better future and not only the first step we have. taken their boys are no soft ski archie phoenix arizona. and listener check some other stories making headlines right now around the world in pakistan the death toll from the most devastating flooding in over eighty years has risen to over eleven hundred officials fear more deaths as a remote areas remain inaccessible flooded roads and bridges are hunkering rescue efforts some twenty seven thousand are still stranded in distant of illiterates.

eight people have been killed in kashmir as protests against the indian rule intensified on sunday security forces fired at thousands of demonstrators killing four and angry crowds and set fire to a police station causing for more doubts. stored inside exploded over thirty have now died and six weeks of protests. greek truck drivers have announced they're suspending a weeklong strike and train into talks with the government they say they'll return to work on monday but warned of no disruption if there's no agreement and that action has caused a major fuel shortage with military vehicles being forced to deliver petrol the truckers will tart over government plans to open up those steps to help topical the country's financial. crisis. germany looks forced to scrap its system of keeping violent criminals and re offenders under lock and key even also their sentences are up they cure appear in court of human rights has ruled

so-called preventive detention and legal and this means potentially dangerous individuals could soon be back in the community. shifty glances a nervous status that's all we managed to see walter h. a moderate and sex offender now living in the german city of sabriel can he's got it all day every day by least for policeman but he's escaped from his mind as before and locals are worried he'll do it again and single is very dangerous for the people here and in the area because they don't know that such people. such people as live close to them believe that security security. environment is a big a good. has probably all. of the release from the prison no money if you work in this building there's no police but since he is living here there's always a police all the people in town are talking about. and now all the people don't

want him to be here because there's a school next door and there's a kindergarten. mr rate should still be in prison and the germans policy of preventive detention is designed to keep offenders like him behind bars even after a sentence was served because they were still deemed a danger to the public but it was a policy that fell foul of the european court of human rights which ruled the practice unlawful the german government argued it worked and defended it to the end it's get pushed into failing of course there's a danger there to convict could stay in preventive detention for the rest of his life but to avoid the situation we have frequent specialist checks to assess their condition and he paid a fine. campaigner thomas brookman opposes preventive detention that's because he wants longer sentences in the first place. last year another sex offender not given preventive detention was released back into his community a move that still causes angry protests today now these fears of being replicated

across germany god would be for a few of these criminals we repeat such crimes again that's the worst thing that could happen and it probably will happen because they were put away others also think the new arrangements are less than satisfactory it costs far more to keep offenders under guard in the community than behind bars the german newspaper billed put the figure at twelve thousand euros a day compared to one hundred a day in prison a large price to pay when lawyers argue it hardly provides the freedoms of daily life if he goes into a shop and there's always two people following him if he goes to a doctor two people are next to him and that's that impossible to have a normal life michael ray burger is now fighting for greater freedoms mr h. the criminals right serve little worry to most germans and chris about the safety of their own families people who are concerned about this man in their midst but

it's estimated there could be at least another two hundred twenty dangerous criminals released soon across germany was thought might ease conscience's in strasburg doesn't ease anyone's nerves here tom barton r.t. broken germany. this week marked ten years says the international space station first became habitable a decade ago a russian module docked with the old an event which revolutionized research had the station they are says is the largest construction in space and many countries are involved in the project the program was originally going to and twenty five team but it's been extended by five years to celebrate the station's anniversary of the current crew sent a message from space. square glad to be welcomed here you know as myself is is the best window of you know traffic jams on the way to work you know though there are not many people around and space aliens haven't visited us yet when of a bull is crushed and luckily we are far away from the heat just put it on our back

with the headlines and a couple of minutes. of . culture is that so much about the taxpayers and i mean to say she's even a lot of people at the wages of the global economy is far from out of crisis but that cannot be said about gambling it's a growth industry and it's. developed

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breaking heat wave in the country spread with still to dead and thousands made that's. got its own secrets the u.s. swells its small trust with billions of dollars as a whistle blowing web site needs thousands of classified secrets exposing civilian targets in afghanistan and cover ups. poison peril hundreds of miles of toxic chemicals flowed down the chinese river towards the border with russia with concerns now for the safety of water supplies in the final restart the country. and a bittersweet victory arizona's hispanic community welcomes a softening of the state's controversial new immigration law but leaders say plenty more needs to be done. as the headlines on all see up next talks to his gas about a reality t.v. that has any social value be all the time.

and you can. still. listen to. live. alone and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the wages of sin the global economy is far from out of crisis but that cannot be said about gambling it's a growth industry and it's only getting bigger home tightly regulated should it be and does government oversight condone gambling play. if you. live. to discuss the pros and cons of gambling i'm joined by richard we're going stand.