if. you. live in the exclusion zone r.t. visits an area which was severely affected by the chernobyl nuclear disaster twenty five years ago it is still inhabited today. we convict iraq now we have an opportunity. as nato airstrikes hit the center of the libyan capital first civilian casualties intensify calls for an investigation into blocks actions . and india's gendercide the country's latest census reveals an alarming sex ratio exposes a trend of abortions when parents discovered that having a girl. here

in russian capital let's go straight to our top story as japan continues to grapple with its nuclear crisis many are drawing parallels macian novel disaster the true cost it's nearly twenty five years since the worst nuclear accident in history but its effects are still being felt today nazis never visited a village an exclusion zone but people are left to live with the risks of radiation . the exclusion zone on the border between russia and belarus although it's more than a hundred kilometers from chernobyl it received some of the heaviest radioactive fallout from the nuclear accident in nineteen eighty six. people were advised to leave but not everybody has to this used to be

a thriving community of more than five thousand people however the chernobyl it was deemed unsuitable for living and its inhabitants already have in fact if you measure the radiation around here it's still several times higher than normal but just walk down the road and draw still people living all around the area. at first glance british coffee looks like an ordinary village most here live off what they grow in their gardens and the livestock they keep. the government says that it made from panels fatten the local feed from comparable native land isn't safe to eat. of course we're scared of the radiation and we simply can't afford to go anywhere else according to the government anyone who is living in the exclusion zone isn't part of the equivalent housing outside it but actually getting it as a problem. mikhail miller chair of personally for the fire to ennoble as the mayor of the nearby town of numbers they go he admits that

a current system isn't working. there is a commission that values the housing of those people who want to leave and gives the money for it but the money is so small those people wouldn't be able to afford a house in most places around russia so many people choose to stay here. the cancer rate in the area has gone up by seven times since chernobyl and the fact of the contamination may not have peaked yet. but it is with in the first few years out of chernobyl at least there were government programs to clean up local food supplies but now they're gradually coming to an end we're being forgotten about. the. holding his clinic doctor and i have visitors relative at home eighty six year old husband died of cancer from family contaminated materials she says she plans to live out the rest of her life here on earth we are that way i

was never given a chance to leave and now i'm too old to go anywhere else. but while it may be too late for anna to move others here can still enjoy a life without a shadow of radiation. see beyond screeching. as the twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl disaster nears stay with r.t. more reports on its aftermath and on monday we're bringing you a special documentary on the legacy of the catastrophe. twenty five years of fallout. from the most devastating nuclear disaster in history. a quarter of a century has mankind learned of its mistakes. the legacy of chernobyl. on the party.

in libya colonel gadhafi his troops have reportedly been ordered to pull out of the rebel held city of misrata in the face of nato air strikes often almost two months down the. allied aircraft carried out fresh air strikes in the capital tripoli overnight and a government spokesman saying at least three people were killed in a raid on some can chime down who has just returned from a monitoring mission in libya believes there's no justification for nato his actions. the basis for nine hundred seventy three the u.n. resolution was that the claim was that gadhafi had bombed from the air three particular districts in tripoli subsume for june and we visited these places there was no indication whatsoever of any aerial bombardments so they go it just it just goes to show that if there's a claim this has to be actually corroborated properly and there hasn't been done and what we've what we have is a situation where nato has gone to war going to some sovereign nation on the basis

of an allegation which in terms of our findings was just baseless the point is that there has been no international investigative teams so far to investigate the nato bombings as well. the u.s. is sending arms drones to target the dolphins' forces there extend the editor of the website awaiting nonviolent stuff or says the move will only cause more instant deaths but any claim that this is a step forward is really hard to hard with with the facts on the ground that their estimates will vary widely in terms of this is billion casualties due to drone strikes but the brookings institution or the centrist democratic organization intake in d.c. a couple of years ago put out a report that showed it for every militant killed. another ten civilians were killed with each attack so i don't see any reason why that ratio

would change in libya so introducing grown into the war libya is likely only to mean more civilian casualties and more suffering. meanwhile asia times correspondent told r.t. and washington's initiative to send its trains is just another step along the path towards a u.s. led ground operation. it was a stalemate we knew it would be a stalemate so nato didn't work the time our hearts in the beginning almost two hundred of them didn't work so well you do your quota drills this is urban warfare and the pentagon is lying once again saying there will be no collateral damage we just have to look at the record of the tribal way to see this is not true coming back to that so now you have the peppers and why we have been told that this is not a us war the ever started by africom the african command that was its first african war between one hawks were launched by general carter ham which is the commander of

africa then the us which to me to which is basically the pentagon to weaponize the army in europe nursing is deciding vessels without an american ok and i know we have been told that the us as of last thursday is our strike missions in libya only have us predators on the ground so once we can write off another nonstop and soon we're going to have boots on the ground of course this is the bullets from actually we couldn't take off the right now we have an opportunity to get. britain italy and france are sending military advisors to libya that move that is once again cause critics to call for allies to upgrade the original un resolution without website or asking what you think about it all so far the majority of our viewers think that the military advisors will simply pave the way for a full scale invasion around the third believe it just serves to prolong the board and western interests twenty two percent are skeptical with the times it will be

successful around five percent of its softening up mission he's thinking she's. the one to ask dot com and have your say. india is becoming an increasingly male dominated society as the latest census shows the number of girls born there is at an all time low families are desperate for sons and they're financially far more attractive than us resulting in the rising number of gender slept in the oceans resulting from the show reports this gendercide may eventually leave many indian women without partners. it takes a village to raise a child the saying goes but in the village of crore about three hours from the indian capital not every child is given a chance here there are twice as many ways as girls and according to the latest indian census numbers the trend of more boys is a national reality and no coincidence each family wants. one

son who can look after the family who can look after the family name look after the . dr rajiv cook is a physician at a hospital and her in india sex selective abortion and finding out the sex of evil for birth are illegal but every day good the sees patients who are willing to do just about anything to construct a family with more boys than girls it's something which. runs into ordered. you have. these six or you know. people who have got this explanation. of. anything while the villagers in clora can't deny the statistics few will talk about what is happening to all the baby girls they do you however admit that having boys is more attractive to them financially especially when it comes to the indian

practice of the bride's family paying a dowry to the groom's family before their wedding is that are they warp agree with me there are a lot of poor people in the villages who are mostly due to illness defeated sorry it's like a stick in the. underside continues at the rate it's happening now by twenty twenty one india will have twenty percent more men than women in one major concern for people here is who he is young boys will marry when they grow up if nothing changes in many of us this is a worry for everyone even we have two sons the drilling number of goods does worry us whether we will find wives for our sons are not in some places like hari are not the gender ratios are so skewed that some villagers are traveling to other states to five brides for their sons. guards for poor families are brought in for other states for their families with money and there have been several stories of imported brides who end up for rasin ostracized for their cultural differences.

between clans one. instance is very. good one for you to many it's a rooted mentality that will be difficult to change everybody has a burden and pressures that is not born in the family leaving the future for females in the country unknown preassure either r t cover or india. well still ahead for you this hour we ask if americans are bothered by the growing pile of computer chip. the result of an insatiable appetite for new devices that pollutes other countries. it's invisible you know you should be doing like a civil war in africa because it's not really happening. and you see already how about. what was wrong with the needed night. plus our close up team goes underground to

a couple minute rushes transpired college and comics doesn't stop people from digging for buried treasure. a court has ruled that the infamous koran burning pastor terry jones cannot hold anti islamic in the city described as america's muslim capital just as the court delivered its decision and it will mean that the proposed ground could incite violence and outrage local community held its own protest of these christian friends i want to see how freedom of speech has been brought into default. they came to show that the planned protest was not causing a rift in their community even formed a human chain in a show of solidarity christians jews and muslims were not afraid. but we work together as a team as if as one family they came to send pastor terry jones a message whatever has him tormented i'm going to pray and as god to deliver him or my missis to him is

a preview for you he needs bill more than seven hundred people attended a service on the eve of the protest planned by a man that has held the qur'an on trial and another man who actually set the holy book on fire to fight what some here deemed the greatest offense with peace. peace. but where some in the city of dearborn are divided are along the lines of true rules of law the constitution and the qur'an and truly freedom of speech but i think it should be all of the more strict with people they get to create problem he has every right to say what he wants to do what he wants this is america this is not the middle east but at least he should not hurt our feelings for some across the country the question is will freedom of speech incite violence. earlier this month in response to pastor terry jones

actions more than a dozen people were killed in mazar e sharif in afghanistan here in dearborn it is about public safety pastor jones was refused a permit to protest at the mosque but was told he could protest elsewhere and should not be stopped from expressing his opinion in other venues that he's been offered including the city hall under local laws here there are four designated for . the henry ford community center the public library city hall and right here and i think this record but remember a question from. should there be designated free speech zones or under the first amendment of the constitution for the entire country you designated free speech them and their warren michigan christine for that out our team. away for insight into our top stories on our website that tsotsi dot com let's look at what's lined up there few right now russia's mysterious south represented in coast to check out our special photo section from lush outfits and captivating beauty plus.

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the. current top international rally drivers have gathered in moscow for a taste of some rip roaring competition the capital is hosting its first rally master say that's a sports event which has already gained popularity across the world when the participants a british style performed stunts in one of the james bond movies know that a lot see that it's all a verse and on there is a feeling the need for speed peter moskos infamous for gridlock traffic doesn't seem the most obvious choice for road race was happening. but where is the city center of the capital by the almost permanently jammed with traffic here just a short drive away from the certainly no traffic jams in sight rally drivers from around the world flying round this track right on the banks of the moscow river in

one point right next to me on the right on the edge of the river they're flying round the bend at breakneck speed now they hear as part of the rally masters showcase to to ply their wares really to the people of russia next year moscow will become a permanent feature only on the race calendar pole the rally masters and they need to try and drum up support and they could have picked effective day for its glorious spring sunshine craze of the sounds of full of spectators or you can see one of the drivers just about the money. right around this track in the set just outside the center of the city well they brought some of the best in the world including the bing. got the meister is well as. well as he can free mentioned he's actually the guy who drives like james bond because he's james bond in the movies essentially despite it drove me nuts too but yes he's also the driver

of. the james bond movie called the song he's also a three time british grammy trampy and so he really knows what he's doing and he's joining you stop in front of the crowds today come and come up with obviously go yet yourself. i called dr. maybe it would be the worst disaster ever carry if they probably behind the wheel of. not doing it ever again the best person for this report fantastic piece of all the reporting from mostly thanks for that. now that's ahead in a system must have gadgets high streets and outdated devices soon found themselves on the scrap heap and upon a computer junk soon become someone else's problem this week where journalist a long way home from this is the residence it's the streets of new york to find out how people think their feel about other countries paying the price for america's infatuation with technology.

americans produce about three million tons of electronic waste every year and countries like india end up as the dumping ground so how many gadgets have you bought this year this week let's talk about that is there a gadget that you're lusting after a noun as a g.p.s. after you are desperately yes you have no way to track where you're going without it basically no maps. just not as great but an i phone and she already have a phone course what was wrong with it that she needed my phone was an i phone it was a story yesterday and it was almost a riot that broke out over the. what do you think of that i think it's ridiculous actually why do you think americans are so i'll about their gadget. shortened response i don't know. you guys. you know hey i

forgot what are you talking about everybody has some type of way like you see these people go right here when they travel cause. way so it is ok if we just say we're everyone's doing it and someone jumps off a bridge the ok to do it too. i mean it is what it is we don't seem to care why is that you say. it's invisible it's you know should be twenty years somebody else's problems like a civil war in africa if you can see it it's not really happening do you think people do care and just don't do anything about it but you think they really don't care i think is industry driven i think you know for sure to create an infrastructure for taking about saw because people would react. how would we get them to do that. how would we get into that tunnel the reaction it was like yes i may be figure out some way to make it profitable for i'm right it's always about the bottom line is the i think you just need loss for the bottom line is that millions of tons of just started. gadgets are polluting your planet every year so

please do think about that the next time you feel that gadget left coming up. a brief look now at some other world news stories yemen's capital seen the largest demonstrations in two months of arrest hundreds of thousands of anti and pro-government protesters are continuing to take to the streets are joining the uprising despite violent crackdowns out of self killed nearly one hundred thirty two people died during new protests across the country friday fifteen year old boy that's really present sorry against including it's affecting only that sort of guarding the main protest camp in the country's capital. in syria the funerals will take place today for more than seventy people killed in friday's crackdown against pro-democracy protests it was the deadliest day of the uprising so well with an straightens hundred demanding an end to president bashar assad to

the bloodshed that came after he formally ended five decades of emergency rule which has been seen as an attempt to defuse the unrest. is to sort of ration is all taking place across the globe the crucifixion action jesus special performances happening over. the interpretations of the stories to intricate place this year's festivities unite i think and orthodox christians celebrations for on the same date. for the target a close up view of russia now and today we're taking you to the country's copper mining also renowned for its incredible landscapes the trends by colwich. yes the air is celebrated for its amazing views of mighty mountains huge forests

and of course the world famous i think right now also the impressive long distance i call and the way stretches across the regions vast territories a harsh siberia climate plants construction talk more than half a century but the last section of track later the other opened the door to the regions which natural resources. stars literally gone underground still take up more for us. natural beauty reaches across russia's transport car region and beneath a wealth of natural resources bringing them to the surface is why abdullah and the crew from the by coal mining company are here and with the continent's one of. the east i'm sorry to be overcome copper deposit is divided into three sectors in these areas we drilled food hundred thousand regions and twenty today it's the first stage of vegetables which. it's expected to take five years to get in the exploratory phase to full scale as give a shit up to twenty million times of copper only to be buried here it's a get

a grip of the way his crew are now has taken nearly six decades copper was first found here in nine hundred forty nine lack of infrastructure an energy grid made as a shield difficult then mining efforts start with of galveston of the union still the work they began back then and the starting point of today this mine was initially explored by soviet geologist and if you take a look at this group here you'll see whether modern day counterparts have dug to verify their findings to determine the viability and capability of estimating the mine. long ago that we need to get full of these deposits at the absence of engineering energy transportation facilities and. restructure maybe six months of possible past delays and present challenges are katrina work every basters or the hopes of local government. projects means more investments and maybe jobs but it

will also provide additional tax revenues into the entire region and new social programs will be launched some ecologists warning that full scale as a profitable could harm the environment the regional government and by call a mining company have agreed on a strategy that they insist will preserve the local economy and enrich the economy so that the people of the trans i call region will not only benefit from the beauty of the area but also from its abundant period resources. r.t.e. . without the international headlines for you in just a few moments i think i would. we

have seen the damage it has done to our environment more chemicals work up their crops we do not want any more new deal molds. our core system is because there was abysmal experience and i'm just i'm just

appalled that that's allowed to go on america. we are getting this unfortunately because we don't know what's in it there's no labeling there for the music they come aboard for the experiment is getting. old now we have more questions than we have had three guards. like. down the official auntie of location two on the phone and i pod touch from the i.q. sounds too. much all sheesh life on the go. video on demand. she's minefield comes an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. machine.