these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. operations through the day. life after chernobyl r.t. visits a community which receives some of the worst fallout of the nuclear disaster yet has adjourned for twenty five years its residents simply having no choice but stay . civilian casualties continue to grow in libya as the u.s. unmanned drones to fight government troops meanwhile get out his forces reportedly retreat from coastal areas leaving the rebels to face tribal opposition. if your is running out of women as parents wanting baby boys trying to engender selective abortions to ensure that their child will become

a profitable asset for the family. and the u.s. pastor of the for years for publicly boarding the koran is denied the right to protest in a muslim dominated town raising the question if it ever of speech is worth the risk of religious violence. you're watching r t coming to you live from moscow thanks for joining us now it's been a six week since japan lost control over the fukushima nuclear plant and as so far been unable to plug the lethal radiation leaks or from beyond the worst fears were that it could end up being another true noble are two zero god they have one to one of the worst affected areas were a quarter of a century on the disaster continues to haunt local residents.

the exclusion zone between russia and belarus eight hundred kilometers from chernobyl it seems obvious radioactive fallout from the nuclear accident in la and you know six. people were advised to leave but not everybody has to this used 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 walk down the road and draw still people living all around their area. at first glance bush cough looks like an ordinary village and most head of what they grow in their gardens and the livestock they keep. the government says that meat from animals fatten on 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 is living in the exclusion zone is an equivalent housing outside it but actually getting it is a problem. we know military of who personally for the fire trail noble as the mayor of the nearby town of numbers they call him it's the 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 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 council rate in the area has gone up way seven times since chernobyl and effect of the compound the nation may not have peaked yet. for this was 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. holding his clearly doctor from live business his relative at home eighty six year old husband died of cancer from happening 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 while it may be too late to move others here because so enjoy life without the shadow of radiation. beyond screeching. and despite the ongoing crisis at fukushima professor paddy ragan from the physics department at the university of surrey says japan has little choice but to continue with nuclear energy but with no mechanism for calling down the inside of the reactor core. and that's what gave rise to this massive increase

in pressure you saw the effect of that of course very dramatically when the reactor was finally planted the material that came out was stephen copper called to explode to very difficult situation but it's not just japan of course and that's a worldwide issue. it's all dependent and has very limited natural resources which is the reason one reason why it's become relatively reliant at least significant amounts of its power come from for the nuclear sector my personal view is i think it doesn't have a choice i think it will have to continue to have nuclear power there are let's not forget there are over fifty nuclear reactors in japan that wrapper ational. well with the chernobyl study fifth anniversary just three days away we'll be bringing you plenty of coverage on the disaster and its consequences and this monday you also be able to catch an exclusive documentary on the terrifying legacy of the trade mobile blasts right from the heart of the exclusion zone.

twenty five years of fallout. from the most devastating nuclear disaster history. culture of the century as monthly with its mistakes. legacy of chill. on our city. to libya now colonel gadhafi as troops have reportedly pulled out from the coastal city of misrata after nearly two months of fierce exchanges with a livid deputy foreign minister said the army would withdraw from the area and allow tribal leaders to deal with the rebels human rights groups say more than one thousand people have died in misrata during the siege by gadhafi troops and the city now on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe meanwhile the libyan government says three people have

been killed by nato airstrikes about these compound in central tripoli so carter chanda who has just returned from monitoring mission in libya thinks the decision to intervene in that country was groundless. the basis for nine hundred seventy three the u.n. resolution was the claim was that gadhafi had bombed from three particular districts in tripoli subsume. and we visited these places there was no indication whatsoever of any aerial bombardments so to go it just 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 got is a situation where nato has gone to war going to solve sovereign nation on the base or from allegation which in terms of our findings were just baseless the point is that there has been no international investigative teams to investigate the nato bombing there's a role. for the coalition is mounting the pressure on government forces in libya as

the u.s. carries out its first predator drone strike asia times correspondent pepe escobar told r.t. that military action in the country is nothing but a u.s. led war under nato cover. intimations ok so don't tease germs. so they can make them to. see. this is just you know it's true and they're coming back to the. christian right we have been target this is not a us war the worst africa the african continent there was its first african war between. my general clark which is the commander of africa uganda where switch to nato which is basically going to bed in europe nursing years decided in brussels without an american ok and now that we have been target the u.s.

as it rests is out of strike missions. u.s. creditors on the ground so much room to write off another none step. on the ground of course. of britain italy and france or so they come out of visors to libya in a move that has once again cause critics to call for the allies to obey the original un resolution on a website we're asking what you think about it and so far the majority of our viewers think that military advisors will simply pave the way for a full scale invasion now rather third believe it just serves to prolong the war and hence western interests plus one percent are skeptical if the tactic will be successful at all and five percent hope it's a softening up before peace negotiations with rebel gadhafi allow god to r.t. dot com and have your say. our recent census shows

india is becoming at increasingly male dominated society with the birth of a son considered more financially lucrative unboarded baby girls are falling victim to gender selective abortions and as artie's previous reader reports this gendercide could have a devastating effect on. country's future. it takes a village to raise a child the saying goes but in the village of clora 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. there should be refused one son who can look after the family business. dr rajiv is a physician at a hospital and 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 people. nor . people are going to want to. do 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 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 dowry to do family before their wedding is that are they both agree one of the me there are a lot of poor people in the villages who are most. diffuse dari it's like a big obstacle in the. gender side 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 who would be a young boy don't marry when they grow up if nothing changes in media but 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 us. sons are not in some places like harry are not the gender ratios are so skewed that some villagers are traveling to other states to buy brides for their sons. brides for poor families are brought in for a. family with money and there have been several stories of imported brides to end up harassed and ostracized for their cultural differences. between landstuhl. instances. or three brothers who get one by you for too many it's a rooted mentality that will be difficult to change everybody painful for good as a burden and wishes that a dog is not born in the family leaving the future for females in the country

unknown preassure either r. t. her or a india. oh here with r t and still to come on the program it will digital trash will cycle. but we have a story yesterday and it was almost a riot that broke out over the news. what do you think about these ridiculous gadget lost takes over america serving up tired of discarded electronics to countries like india reporter laurie harford has discusses the matter on the streets of new york plus. reads those from around the world are here in moscow we showcase the rally as a good as the country for the first time. now an infamous koran burning pastor was briefly jailed in the u.s. after a court blocked his plans for an anti islamic protest outside a mosque where the court ruled that the rally organized by terry jones said going to take place in a city described as america's muslim capital could lead to violence christine for

south has been looking at how free speech can threaten public safety. 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. and we work together as a team as if as one family they came to send pastor terry jones a message whatever has implemented i'm going to pray and as god to deliver him or my message 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. 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 with a freedom of speech but i think it should be a little bit more strict was people they get 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 the city hall under local laws here there are four designated for the

henry ford community center a public library city hall and right here and i think this record but the bigger question for many is should there be designated free speech zones or under the first amendment of the constitution for the entire country it doesn't need free speech though and there were in michigan christine for our team. well for more comments opinions and videos of this and other stories we cover here at r.t.e. visit our web site right now that's questions all over the world unite to celebrate easter report on russian tradition visit preparation for the big day. and also america's insatiable appetite for gadgets has turned india into its big site check our websites and learn about the health and environmental threats this second have placed carries. all that story has left many wondering how americans feel about other countries paying the price for their technology addiction well this week in

new york resident laurie harford is to that question to the streets of the big apple and here's what she found out. 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 bat 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 to go mess with are just not as good but i found. and did she already have a phone course what was wrong with that that she needed my phone was an i phone i was at the apple store 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 all about their gadgets. and i shortened

response. when it came out of there you guys you know i you know hey i forgot what are you talking about everybody has some type of way like you see these people who are right here when i drive because of. it i go to some type of way so is this out ok if we just say well everyone's doing it and someone jumps off a bridge 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 doing is somebody else's problem 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 because people would react. how would we get them to do that. how would we get into that a little political action interest like this and maybe figure out some way to make it profitable for him right so it's about the bottom line honestly i think you just

need a 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 lust coming up. for the full summer we've got it first the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. if. motion would be so much brighter if you knew about someone from funniest impressions. whose phone starts on t.v. dot com.

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us some of the world's most talented drivers some gathered in moscow as the rally master show debuts in the russian capital well among the participants of the popular event a british star who can also be seen at behind the wheel in a james bond movie r.t.s. peter all over was just one of those indulging the need for speed. hagan's the three times british champion british champion is a remote go to strut his stuff he's of course the mum behind the driving james bond quantum of solace so he's being whizzing around this track behind me like

a thunderbolt with a view to a thrill if you could call him the spy that drove it drove me well they don't just tell you that mark in the rest of the computers on just here to allow me to make terrible james bond funds to showcase the ways of the rally last is now this is the first time events being held here in russia from next year it becomes a regular on the racing calendar so they've been here trying to just drum up support for sports here in moscow and glorious on the glorious day of fun that had plenty of pills and spills to see. himself was telling me the course here in moscow provides a unique opportunity for the drivers as well as the spectators to be disposed 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 you see and hear is this bringing relief to the people you know it's place paula it's very simple the story difference i mean. this is it's one of those type of event where you can really throw it away you know so in the champion on the track you're also. the driver behind making

behind james holmes and the way he drives us a bit more yeah we did well to sell us which was the driver actually the body chasing for most of it so that was a different experience i mean i spent my life the soul to crush there's a few occasions we have a crush of that so that was great i have to say after watching them going round this truck around them don't see them whizzing around so close to the bike ribbon here breakneck speed so that's the way it looks as they try to promote the sport of rallying here in russia. well it's time to get a close up view of russia now and today we're taking you to the country's copper mining hub also redoubt for its incredible landscapes transpired. the area is celebrated for its amazing views of almost untouched nature sporting

lighting mountains and huge forests are valuable or was found here over sixty years ago but it's only now that mining works have started going full scale arky stacey bevan says it literally gone underground to dig up more. natural beauty reaches across russia strands michael region and the need 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. one of. the eastern side to be to come kolkata project is divided into three sectors and these are areas we drew thirteen thousand bridges in twenty ten. stage. it's expected to take five years to get from the exploratory phase to full scale and give a shit over twenty million times of copper only to be buried here i think it's a great deal and his crew are now has taken nearly six decades carter was first

found here in one nine hundred forty nine with a lack of infrastructure and energy grid escalation difficult in mining efforts with of the soviet union still the work there began back then and 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 estimating the mine. long ago that we need to develop these deposits. the absence of engineering energy transportation facilities and infrastructure made those mines impossible past delays and present challenges architecting the work of investors or the hopes of local government. projects means more investments in new jobs but it will also provide additional tax revenues into the entire region and new social programs will be launched some ecologists war that's all skill as to give it

a 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 economy and integrate 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 abundance a period resources. are. all the headlines in a few minutes to stay with us at r.t. .

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video on demand parties minefield costs and all residents features now in the palm of your. question on the call. we have seen the damage it has down to our environment mark chemicals what the car probs we do not want anymore new g.m. olds. our core system is just there was a dismal experience an arm disk just appalled but that's a lot to go on in america. we are getting this unfortunately because we don't know what's in it and there's no labeling there for it being used like the board three experiment you can use is getting.

old now we have more questions than we have matters guards. like. to live in a country that don't understand that there's more violence in the streets of this country than there are in the streets in afghanistan or baghdad. one night in a desperation to be a man breaks a. good buzz or go a little further to the. road to this room a young man down the street living. in india oh she's available in the movie goer.