so the trip. was a close up on the part. of the. life in the exclusion zone party visits an area which was severely affected by the chernobyl nuclear disaster twenty five years ago yet it is still inhabited today. we continue to. have an opportunity to get as nature's airstrikes have the center of the libyan capital fresh civilian casualties intensify calls for an investigation into the blasts actions. and india's gendercide the country's leader census reveals an alarming sex ratio and exposes a trend of abortions when parents discover their how the girl.

watching r t coming to you live from moscow thanks for joining us now as japan continues to grapple with its nuclear crisis many are drawing parallels with the chernobyl disaster as they assess the true cost well it's nearly twenty five years since the worst nuclear accident of history but its effects are still being felt today gardner visited a village in the exclusion zone where people are left to live with the risks of radiation. exclusion zone on the border between russia and belarus although it's more than a hundred kilometers from chernobyl it seems something if you straight you have to fall out from the nuclear accident in nineteen eighty six. people were advised to leave but not everybody has this ceased to be

a thriving community of more than five thousand people are the true noble it was deemed unsuitable for living and its inhabitants were a house in fact if you measure the radiation around here it's still several times higher than normal but just walked down the road and are still people living all around their area. at first glance looks like an ordinary village and most here live off what they grow in their gardens and the livestock they keep. the government says that meat from animals fatten the local feed from contaminated land isn't safe to eat. of course we're scared of the radiation but we simply can't afford to go anywhere else. according to the government anyone who's living in the exclusion zone is employed of the equivalent housing outside but actually getting it is a problem. of who personally for the fire action herbal is the mayor of the

nearby town of nor was it called hidden it's 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's too 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 way seven times since chernobyl and effect of the contamination may not have peaked yet. with in the first few years after 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. cost of holding his clinic doctor for no visitors relative at home eighty six year old husband died of cancer from hanging contaminated materials she says she plans to live out the rest of her life here. i was never given

a chance to leave and now i'm too old to go anywhere else. but word may be too late for anna to move others here because so enjoy life without the shadow of radiation . either of the nerves. began screeching. as the attorney for the anniversary of the chernobyl disaster nears a stay with r.t. for more reports on its aftermath and on monday will be bringing you a special documentary on the legacy of the catastrophe. twenty five years of. the most devastating nuclear disaster history. culture of the century has monthly its mistakes. legacy. are.

now in libya colonel gadhafi streams are reportedly being withdrawn from the rebel held city of misrata in the face of nato air strikes well it follows an almost two months standoff meanwhile allied aircraft carried out fresh air strikes in the capital tripoli overnight with a government spokesman saying at least three people were killed in the raid secant trundling who has just returned from a monitoring mission in libya believes there's no justification for it nato's actions the basis for nine hundred seventy three un resolution was that the claim was that gadhafi had bombed from the free particular districts in tripoli subsume i presume. we visited these places there was no indication whatsoever of any aerial bombardment so to go it just goes to show that if there's a claim this has to be actually corroborated properly and that hasn't been done and

what we've what we've had is a situation where nato has gone to war going to south sovereign nation on the base 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. well the u.s. is sending armed drones to target the daffy's forces but it's stoner the editor of the website waging a nonviolent start org says the move will only cause more innocent deaths. when you claim that this is a step forward it's really hard to hard with the facts on the ground that they're at and this will vary widely in terms of this is really an casualties due to drone strikes but the brookings institution a pretty centrist democratic organization take and you see a couple years ago put out a report that showed that 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 drones into the war in libya is likely only and. more civilian casualties and more suffering for the libyan people. asia times correspondent pepe escobar told r.t. that washington's initiative to send it strolls is just another step along a pop towards a u.s. led ground operation. it was a stalemate we knew it would be a stalemate so maybe it didn't work the trauma hocks in the beginning almost two hundred and it works so well you do your clothes drills this east burble 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 the sooner the packers and why we have been told that this is not a us war on the web or started by africa the african command that was its first

african war between the hawks were launched by general carter ham which is the commander of africa then the us switched to nato which is basically the pentagon of weaponized arms in europe where singh is deciding vessels without an american ok and now that we have been told that the us as of last thursday is out of strike missions in libya only have us creditors underground so it's wound right feeding off another nonstop names we're going to have boots on the ballot box this is a good trade actually we couldn't think of right now we have an opportunity to get . well britain italy and france are sending military advisors to libya in a move that has once again cost critics to call for the allies to obey the original u.n. resolution well on our website we're asking what you think about it and so far the majority of our viewers think that the military advisors will simply pave the way

for a full scale invasion or grab a third believe it's just it just serves to prolong the war and has western interests twenty two percent are skeptical of what type it will be successful at all and five percent hope it's a softening up mission before peace negotiations with colonel gadhafi nagar are to . 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 or families are desperate for sons as they're financially far more attractive but that's resulting in a rising number of gender selective abortions. or reports this gendercide may eventually leave many indian men 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 boys as girls and according to the latest

indian census numbers the trend of more boys is a national reality and no coincidence in age from newborns these songs should be refused one sort. of the family business a good family name. dr rajiv is a physician at a hospital and hurry on her in india sex selective abortion and finding out the sex of a baby before birth are illegal but every day good sees patients who are willing to do just about anything to construct a family with more boys than girls. or something which i don't. want to believe you since you have people who come to you. nor. people who have sex going to. do

anything while the villagers think or a 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 a bride's family paying a gallery to the groom's family before their wedding is their reward of but there are a lot of poor people in the villages who almost illness do few adare it's like a big obstacle in the like. gender side continues at the rate it's happening now by twenty twenty one india will have twenty percent more men than women 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 where our sons are not in some places like korea and the gender ratios are so skewed that some villagers are traveling to other states

to buy brides for their sons. for poor families are brought in for other states they had their families with money and there have been several stories of imported brides who i'm doubtful rastan ostracized for their cultural differences there are fights between plants. people instances of. one value to many it's a rooted mentality that will be difficult to change. and which is that the dog though is not born in the family leaving that future for females in the country unknown preassure either archie cora india. i still have for you this hour we ask if americans are bothered by the growing pile of computer junk the result of an essential appetite for a new device as it pollutes other countries. it's invisible it's you know you should be doing is somebody else's problem like a civil war in africa if you really have bought an i phone and if she already had

a phone course what was wrong with that but she needed my phone was an i phone. and . the brother here in moscow to showcase this school. and the court has ruled the infamous koran burning pastor terry jones cannot hold on to the islamic rally in the city described as america's muslim capital just as the court delivered its decision in dearborn ruling that the proposed rally could incite violence while the outraged local community held its own protest archy's christine for want to see how freedom of speech is being brought into doubt their. 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 it. would work together as a team as if as one family they came to send pastor terry jones

a message whatever has him tormented going to preannounce god to deliver him up misses to him is a preview for you he needs help 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. but were some in the city of dearborn are divided are along the lines of true rules of law the constitution and the qur'an actually it with a freedom of speech but i think it should be a little bit more strict was people begin to create a 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 your 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 he should not be stopped from expressing his opinion in other venues that he's been offered including in the city hall under local laws here there are four designated free speech the henry ford community center the public library city hall and right here in one thousand nine hundred three court but the bigger question. for many years should there be designated free speech zones or under the first amendment of the constitution should the entire country a designated free speech zone in there warren michigan christine freeze out party. well there is more insight into our top stories on our website to have r t v dot com let's take

a look at what's lined up for you there right now russia's mysterious south represented in cost to check out our special photo section for last ralph it's a captivating beauty costs for. a man who's eager to tie the knot taught his one true love is actually painted all this and plenty more at our t.v. dot com. in russia would be soo much brighter if you knew about the song from funniest impression is so. nice for instance on t.v.

dot com. for the look we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. if. top international rally drivers have gathered in moscow for a taste of summer a rip roaring competition for the capital is hosting its first rally masters show the motor sport event which has already gained popularity across the world well among the participants are british star who perform studs in one of the james bond movies are peter all over is among those in the need for speed peter vital because of things

a lot of people are shaken uncertain i'm not talking just about the driving there. i see where you're going with this yes kagan's the three times british champion british champion is here most go to strike he is of course the man behind the driving in james bond and a quantum of solace so he's been whizzing around this track behind me like a thunderbolt with a view to a thrill if you could call him the spy that drove that drove me well they're not just here that mark in the rest of the computers i'm just here to allow me to make terrible james bond funds to showcase the wares of the rally last this now this is the first time the event being held here in russia from next year it becomes a regular on the the racing calendar so they've been here trying to just drum up support for the sports here in moscow and glorious on a glorious day of fun that had plenty of girls and spills the sea and himself was telling me the course here in moscow provides a unique opportunity for the drivers as well as the spectators to view the sport of

rally. i think it's great to be running it's quite difficult to watch in the forest you know you got to travel a long way away to get the normal stages that you see it here it's bringing relief to the people you know it's close it's very excessive it's very different i mean the water i'm sorry to see it's one of the east side of the fence where you can really throw it away and it looks quite easy because you have got a long face just to go with but it's all about not making a mistake and that's what it is here that. i have to say after watching them going round this truck i rather them not me the whistling round so close to the banks of the moscow river here great neck speed so that's the way it looks a as they try to promote the sport of rallying here in russia all right thank you very much for that that's peter all of our reporting a fraud. as the your latest a must have gadgets hit the high streets outdated devices soon find themselves on the scrap heap that pile of computer junk soon become someone else's problem well

this week a web journalist laurie harford has some other wise known as resident hits the streets of new york to find out how people there feel about other countries paying for the price of america's infatuation with technology. americans produce about three million tons of electronic waste every year and countries like india and up as the dumping ground so how many gadgets have you bought this year this week let's talk about bet is there gadget that you're lusting after it down as a g.p.s. that you are desperately yes you have no way to track where you're going without it basically you know maps we've got now sort of just not as good but an i phone and did she already have a phone course what was wrong with that but she needed my phone was an i phone i was at the apple store yesterday and it was almost a riot 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 get it. done i shortened response. funny joke you. know you guys you know i you know i forgot were you talking much everybody is unstable way like you see these people go right here when i drive because. obeyed orders to pave way so it was ok if we just they were everyone's doing it and someone jumps off a bridge the ok to do it too now. i mean it is what it is we don't seem to care why is that. it's invisible it's you know should be doing is somebody else's problems like a civil war in africa if you can say it's not really happening do you think people do care and just don't do anything about it or do you think they really don't care i think is industry driven i think industry should create an infrastructure for taking a back saw because people would react. how would we get them to do that. how would we get through that. little reaction in reflect this. i maybe figure out some way

to make it profitable for i'm right it's always about the bottom line is that i think you just need laws 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 lust coming up. and now a brief look at some other world and stories this hour yemen's capital has seen the largest demonstrations in two months of unrest hundreds of thousands of anti and pro-government protesters are continuing to take to the streets and more people are joining the uprising the spite of violent crackdowns that have so far killed nearly one hundred thirty two people died during protests across the country on friday looting a fifteen year old adults many of president saleh allies against including the

fucking army units are now already giving her a test of his capital. in syria funerals are taking place today for more than a hundred people killed in friday's crackdown against democracy protests it was the deadliest day of the uprising so far were demonstrators have been demanding an end to president bashar al assad's rule the bloodshed came after he formally ended five decades of emergency rule which had been seen as an attempt to diffuse the unrest. easter celebrations are taking place across the globe as reversed a market crucifixion and resurrection of jesus special performances have been held in the world over raging from rather modern interpretations of biblical stories to intricate costume place or this year's festivities united catholic and orthodox christians as their celebrations fall on the same date. well time to get

a closer view of russia now and today we're taking you to the country's copper mining haag also renowned for its incredible landscapes the trance by call reacher . bay area is celebrated for its amazing views mighty mountains huge forests and of course the world famous lake baikal but also the impressive long distance by call of the railway stretches across the region's vast territories the harsh siberian acquirement construction more than half a century but the last section of trackways is a lot open the doors of the region's rich natural resources are these things the bourbons has literally gone underground to dig up more getting a firsthand experience from a u.s. citizen in joyce's life despite the severity of eastern siberia the close up crew and i are in our second week in the transport call region russia's far east and i

have to tell you that the diversity of people and landscape and the balance of the old the new leaves a very powerful impression and join me now to discuss his impressions of the region of my face my fellow americans and to tara residents' michael shipley you thank you for sixteen years right for what is it about the people that keep you here all the people are really open the very warm very inviting and it's truly easy to get to know in terms of nature this whole region is by western standards virtually untouched there's a nature reserve here called the. neutral reserve and we went out there on the lake we were the only people on the lake and this beautiful really wonderful experience thank you very much for sharing your precious with your day michael and beneath the now from the beauty here lies and a wealth of natural resources and to close a crew and i'll give you a closer look of the stops and starts with my. having industry and the hopes that

hinge on. natural beauty reaches across russia's transport car region and beneath it a wealth of natural resources bringing them to the surface is why abdullah and the crew from the by coal mining company are here in the economy it's one of. the east side to be. destroyed in three sectors in these areas we drove thirteen thousand breaches in twenty two it's the first stage of his deposit. it's expected to take five years to get from the exploratory phase to full scale as give a shit of a twenty million times of copper believed to be buried here to get his crew are now has taken nearly six decades copper was first found here in one hundred forty night with a lack of infrastructure and energy grid escalation difficult then mining efforts stalled with of the union still the work that began back then is the starting point

of today this mine was initially explored by soviet geologists 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 escalating this mine. long ago that we need to develop this deposit the absence of engineering energy transportation facilities and infrastructure made those plans a possible past delays and present challenges arkell to ring the work of investors or the hopes of local government the project means more investments and new jobs but it will also provide additional tax revenues into the entire region and new social programs will be launched some ecologists war all skill escalating while profitable could harm the environment the regional government and by car mining company have agreed on a strategy that they insist will preserve the local ecology and the economy so that the people of the trans by car region will not only benefit from the beauty of the

area but also for a period of resources. r.t.a. . i'll be back with the headlines in a few minutes the statement. down

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