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some of. the. the crew me to feel. the world. as a. referendum on whether to separate from the north and many displaced. in the country. or whether. birds. from doomsday predictions to media hype the fallout from the mysterious. across the globe.

and the call of duty the russian special forces unit preparing for the. direct from our studios go to you this is r.t. glad to have you with us millions of sudanese are preparing to vote in a referendum that could see one of africa's poorest and most troubled nations split into two countries in the vote that starts on sunday the christian dominated south is widely expected to choose independence from the mainly muslim north the weeklong being held as part of a peace deal which ended decades of civil war in two thousand and five thousands refuge in israel

a place considered an enemy of the state by the sudanese government. met with some of the refugees to ask about their hopes for the upcoming historic vote. the road to freedom is long and its role wasn't their first choice egypt was but as the thousands of refugees fleeing sudan found themselves under assault in cairo by a police force trying to clean up the streets the decision to cross over into israel seemed a logical one. is near from here in israel. and they do. and christian but the journey was long sometimes on foot sometimes penguins to drive them you have to cross the border and coming to the israeli border with the. measure of the sort of not to see you otherwise you would be something shooting and to me a marshal made actually three years ago with his wife and four children he watched

friends and family die along the way some were shot some died of hunger. who have weapons on and this but israel doesn't really know what to do with these refugees last year alone eighteen thousand arrived just from sudan and eritrea is all this party to the convention on the status of refugees which means a constant way fiji's back home if this would risk their lives but keeping them here is becoming more and more difficult. benjamin corey arm works as a cleaner in a hotel and struggles to make ends meet. i didn't go to my unit to clean my should. and thousands of sudanese share his story poor homes no jobs little money and it's too dangerous to go back to sudan.

is again. accusing me of our. maybe a world where going to northern sudan you would be and sudanese leaders have said as much if the authorities were to release the northern government of sudan finds out that the person has sought asylum in israel this person would be in in serious risk of persecution southern sudan is holding a referendum on whether to separate from the north and become an independent state if the final stage of the peace agreement that ended twenty two years of war many of them have has spurred from being in israel for such a long time with no rights whatsoever the people realize that they don't really have a future here and people are also homesick and benjamin moore not sure what to do

home beckons despite the risks if the southern sudan is pre-dawn. i will decide the world. r.t. southern israel. a recent spate of unexplained mass animal deaths across the globe as conspiracy theorists and doomsday believers predicting impending calamity even scientists are struggling to find a rational explanation for all of the events. takes a look to see if there's really something fishy going on or if it's just media hype sing a song of suspects one where the end is nigh as thousands of black birds so out of the sky and when the birds were found the news began to sing the end of days conspiracy does have a catchy ring. at first it was just arkansas grabbing the world's attention then who's e n a followed suit and your brush filled some feathers with mysterious avian death since wieden experts attempted to calm the public by suggesting the birds got

scared of fireworks or flew into trees in cars because of bad weather and we know is that fireworks or weather could not cause five thousand black birds to have a liquefied insides that's what the fish and wildlife veterinarian sad they've never seen anything like it now we're seeing the same polarization of the insides of black birds they are dad when they hit the ground they are dying in the night while they're roosting in trees but then one hundred thousand dead fish joined up on us shores that seem to have opened the floodgates i think. by and large not a portion are actually underestimating how serious it is so i believe there are multiple causes but basically means that the entire planet i was at uproar that we have a toxic release of gases and changes in the oceanic currents that now means the entire well current system is no destructive for those not very impressed with the

scientific explanation there is always the religious one fanatical bloggers have once again started flooding the world wide web with end of days posts and the international media storm for news during the slow post christmas month of january is having a field day and you are asked to call sooner rather than later now we do contacts today because who knows so far you could not even get down the road without running over hundreds it was that bad with more and more mysterious deaths around the world fish in brazil australia and new zealand crabs in the u.k. the frenzy is growing and the headlines scream a coocoo lips these fishy stories looks set to continue stealing the media spotlight at least until scientists about a chance to examine the dead animals or you know the world comes to an end whichever of course happens first. catherine as our r.t. moscow. miami based a veterinarian petra luis rares told r.t.

that these types of events have indeed happened before and a thorough investigation is needed but. it's impossible to say for sure what's happened to the birds and fish until proper investigations are held in fact i don't believe that these events are interlinked they followed one after another and that's attracted universal attention it's not the first time that the world is observing such phenomena it's happens in other countries too of the moment the investigation in arkansas claims an autopsy has revealed the bird suffered from internal bleeding but the research has yet to be completed so we could also be dealing with some new virus i saw you believe is another possible explanation but i repeat that food investigation is needed to establish the cause of what's happened and find a scientific explanation for it and still ahead for you this hour coming to boogie man. well it seems they're getting

a new lease on life the fathers of socialism attract new admirers and financial crisis hit america. a russian factory ship with hundreds of people on board remains trapped in the frozen waters of russia's far east it was part of a convoy stranded over a week ago the other vessels have been successfully freed from the ice now a powerful icebreaker is expected to arrive later on sunday to help complete the rescue mission strong winds snow and a two meter thick ice have hampered the rescue mission officials say the people on board are in no danger though they have plenty of supplies on board. u.s. is planning to send another fourteen hundred marines to afghanistan to bolster fragile gains against insurgents the move comes as president obama's july two thousand and eleven withdrawal deadline approaches artie's military contributor says what matters is how this fresh batch of troops is used. the way to stick to that is

supposed to happen in afghanistan it's an additional beef up of u.s. marines in the southern part of the country going to the latest data the u.s. marine corps is expected to beef up its deployment the question is who cares whether it's going to be just the same static twenty thousand or just another one thousand marines the curse will difference is to what purpose real this additional marines serve the key issue here is that helmand province is a u.s. marines sanctuary and it could make or break they new military campaign in southern afghanistan and define the future of afghanistan itself and the future of the u.s. military presence in afghanistan and beyond if american marines relay gann be used and abused in full accordance with the policy of safeguarding the drug lords

and their slaves in helmand province then they will be remembered in afghanistan in generations to come as the most expensive suckers at the exploit of the drug and warlords in afghanistan who are deployed to save guard yet another record breaking opium harvest in hell manned and beyond and now on to some other international news in brief for you this hour it congresswoman has been seriously wounded and at least six others killed by a gunman in the u.s. state of arizona the shooting took place during a public appearance by democrat gabrielle giffords at a store in the city of tucson she was shot in the head at point blank range and is now said to be in critical condition some eighteen others have also been wounded police say the suspected attacker is in custody. u.s.

authorities. have ordered the messaging web site twitter to hand over personal details of people linked to wiki leaks the district court in virginia wants all account information including user names phone numbers addresses and payment details wiki leaks founder julian assange and icelandic m.p. are among them in the u.s. a criminal investigation is looking at songes involvement in the leaking of thousands of classified documents morning. pyongyang says it wants to reopen to a talks with seoul as soon as possible to settle the situation on the korean peninsula the north offered to start negotiations without preconditions this month it's the second such a proposal from this week the south dismissed the first one as insincere relations between the two koreas abruptly deteriorated after the shelling of a south korean island in november that left four people dead each side blames the

other for firing first. in times of rising unemployment and poverty in the united states the idea of social equality is beginning to seem appealing to some so much so that the works of marx engels and even lenin are going through a resurgence archies lauren lyster went to meet a few of america's socialists. in the very first sentence of the communist manifesto in the eighteen forty eight is a specter hangs over europe the specter of communism like the bogeyman in modern day us the specter of communism hangs over the bottom floor of a brick building on the west side of downtown new york city the wreck from started out actually as the new york marks of school in one nine hundred seventy sides here communism is certainly no bogeyman and it's poster a philosopher so to speak is revered a marxist and i wanted to be around other marxists and and it's just a talk with of the marxists in the us that may sound

a little taboo even unpatriotic to the average. but these days amid rising poverty and inequality in the country more and more people are joining in the discussion certainly since the kind of the economic crisis where the financial crisis kind of hit home and a lot of people realized you know there are some systemic problems we saw a huge increase in influx of traffic here people opening their eyes to a different view here people's histories poster projects wherever you look you can see a chapter of events not found in history books they don't realize that haiti was the first free black republic in the western hemisphere you know and historically they've been punished because of it. choose a door and behind it you may find any number of leftist social movements left out of mainstream news here are. these carolers are urging a boycott of israel because of its policies towards palestine and the building of illegal settlements in the west bank.

right here. behind another door you could hear the discourse left out of many american colleges i feel that it was just sort of the world the knowledge that i had never been exposed to. people also just play poker with the side of political analysis you don't hear on cable the whole. you know the immigration story this is cause that kept a stranglehold. though we're at the marxist school the people we've spoken to here are calling for any kind of proletariat revolution no violent political uprising but everywhere you look the history in the philosophy of communism is here you can see all of the works of marx engels over here is lenin even here the writings of

joseph stalin and the version. of monopoly that they play is called class struggle to prepare for life in capitalist america where the object is to win the revolution of workers when it's socialism a capitalist when it's barbarism talking to people around the brac forum it seems many are trying to implement the change they're studying without uttering the s. or c. is in communism word now it's become more positive to say progressive or less whatever you want to call it they are actively trying to solve the problems and inequality they see in the country which is an attempt to make change but maybe right now it's not in terms of a revolution but a working from within which you can call any number of things but probably not unpatriotic lauren lyster r.t. new york check out our t. dot com for more news and analysis here's some of what's lined up for you right now . in europe sees a spike in the number of arrested terror suspects raising questions whether poor

background checks among asylum seekers are to blame but also. some interesting music there find out about your country as a mystical messengers between humans and spirits the ancient tradition of shamanism lives on in some remote parts of russia for more head to our t.v. dot com. download the official ante up location on the phone i pod touch from the top story. on the go. video on demand. world cup. or a sense feed now in the palm of your. question. dot com the premise of russia's armed forces spetznaz are on the front line in the fight against terrorism with

a reputation for intense training and tactics they are revered and feared the world over. it may look like a scene from a hollywood blockbuster but the special forces are very real. these young soldiers part of the country's internal forces are preparing to meet and his friends their country may face a history of special units or spetznaz in the russian army goes back centuries that tactics and techniques have evolved dependent on the key challenge of the time but these guys have always been the lead and in the twenty first century they are on the front line of the fight against terror a siege hostage taking for these youngsters these are life like scenarios from training. none have yet taken part in a real operation. day by day they learn how to act effectively face to face with an enemy that is exhausting both physically and mentally but for many facing their own

fears remains the hardest thing with my. arm said to belong to the elite but of course i am human and i do my fears to cope with them is a resolder is number one most challenging turkish. left turn and colonel and dre for ryan is here to help the young boys deal with that. oh no the order of courage was serious in chechnya and crimson bury the top space not similar term erika's greenberry he knows how to take control of human nature was full of many sportsmen come to us and fail only twenty percent managed to prove they deserve it as a true spitz not soldier is a fusion of physical insurance and what may be even more important emotional maturity. was countering terrorism is a spats not spatiality but they could be sent to any kind of emergency if it threatens the country's security in mid december when the russian capital was hit

by a wave of violent nationalist riots spetznaz soldiers were on standby close by. some may say that's no job for special forces but for the police we don't agree there is the order and we have to carry it out as well as we can that's it was almost all those and you were. all of these young soldiers a conscript a year at least. many say they will stay for longer sign a contract and continue as professionals in the early space nancy. grace notion r.t. moscow. and if you're lucky enough to be in moscow or are headed this way and you're thinking about hitting the winter sales well you can let our team show you how to get the latest must have trends for less in the russian capital. now although the stores in view are generally expensive january is the best time to

come shopping here you'll find terrific bargains during the sales and western design is. all money for example amazing clothes for discounted prices. and you can catch moscow out in here on our team in about an hour but first up next our trade talks to our own our french historian about russia's past and present.

and got a gun call structure of history and humanity is prominent secretary of the french science academy and the woman who predicted the breakup of the soviet union in seventy eight in her book the collapse of an empire is here with us today. thank you very much my dumbed down course for your time. and your recent book between two walls you talk about russia can we presume from the title that you think russia still hasn't found its place in the world media. at the knees so since this look nice not exactly what the book says that russia has made these kind of decision. but over the past ten years he's been pursuing two different paths rather than one word what i've been trying to explain is that after the soviet union disintegrated

russia rushed to europe but as you have does not offer a warm welcome it's just a beginning of this century a russia's foreign policy has been focusing on two directions rather than on one on the one hand which fall courses on the west and the other hand because it was joe graphical position so decided to position itself as an asian country with quickly gives it a greater prestigious and influence in the world has been pursuing this policy for more than ten years now and has brought great success at the end of the twentieth century russia's international reputation around the world was not very good but now after the past decade it's obvious that it's been reckon it's a big change russia has taken a very important step forward and in my opinion this president is irreversible you know russia has become a world power at the flipper board just beginning in your introduction you raised

the question of whether russia should be fear of its jury in that being pirogue russia and that of the soviet union which you are used to be afraid of and you are still alive. to think that gave up on this there not only in europe with the collapse of the soviet union it was not until. it happened overnight many countries primarily those who are to solve it influence the eastern european countries and countries that used to be part of the soffit union but are now into violent states did not understand russia and are afraid of it as eastern european countries have become e.u. members have showed it here is and passed them on to the law you say that russia used to be an empire so why should it cease being an empire and can't be trusted now that it's in the past has been forgotten by now people have already interested in it russia's mr need some. what time has shown that georgia for example which has always been saying that it wants to save itself from russia that's why it wanted to

access nato it feels that russia will dominate georgia again in york i think that's how she is originated from some kind of misunderstanding on the breakup of the soviet union because it was so sudden no one could adjust themselves to the needed lee all the european arab prior's had a collapse but he collapsed after decades of preparation you were in russia itself was not ready but there was no you don't believe in russia's imperial ambitions to write i don't believe it or i'd rather say there is some kind of innocent algeria but that's a completely different saying what a country can forget overnight that it used to be a powerful empire but russia has common sense despite the fact that some russians say it used to be so good and that is a shame is forgotten about it across a still russia where people in specifical is an hour ahead of common sense and their stand too well that it's over and it's russia's future is allowed to be an

empire but rather to build up its reputation and via subtle our rather than by force. this will be it for you why does europe and yet russia now. a russia is needed because the entire history of international relations is moving away from europe it's played out in asia even the u.s. . is refocusing its foreign policy on asia so you're aware of the huge countries that that will play the big roles are located here in asia or latin america but that's a direct question now what is the current state of european asian relation that europe is of no interest asian view europe as a land mass that reaches the pacific oceans russia is your of a not a whole but if a picture there was an alliance then would. sail europe reaches the pacific to fill in this is the reason europe flees russia and i'm not sure if russian is europe but

europe at the moment of need for russia is one of them cause so worth my time and on course at one point you predicted the collapse of the soviet union and you knew forecasts for more than russia. that's the fear no i don't hear very good i see selling when i was writing about the soviet union i didn't see it as a full cost or a look it's a good treat and saw so many there negative elements that i couldn't help but ask myself how long will it last i don't make forecasts as a rule i'm a historian discover i look at the past and try to figure out what's happening in the present i think russia has come a long way over the past twenty years it is having some difficulties as countries do it's not easy it is reducing the marquess of capitalism it to western europe centuries to do that or it's doing it within twenty years isn't so easy i think.