like. in the. after chernobyl party visits a community which received some of the worst fallout of the nuclear disaster yet has endured for twenty five years its residents simply having no choice but to stay . civilian casualties continue to grow in libya as the u.s. brings on drones to bear against government troops meanwhile gadhafi is forces reportedly retreat from coastal areas leaving the rebels to face tribal opposition . india is running out of well known as parents want to gain a voice stern gender selected abortions to ensure their child will become

a profitable asset for their family. and the u.s. pastor the tories for publicly burning the koran is denied the right to protest in a muslim dominated town raising the question if freedom of speech is worth the risk of religious violence. here with r t coming to you live from moscow thanks for joining us now it's been six weeks since japan lost control over the fukushima nuclear plant that has so far been unable to plug lethal radiation leaks from the also the worst fears are that it could end up being another chernobyl r.t.c. goto god never went to one of the worst affected areas were a quarter of a century on the disaster continues to haunt local residents.

the exclusion zone on the border between russia and belarus although it's not in a hundred kilometers from chernobyl it seems to be a straight director for a trip to new accident in the and you know six. people were advised to leave but not everybody has this east of a thriving community of more than five thousand people after chernobyl 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 coffee looks like an ordinary village and most here live off what they grow in their gardens and the livestock they keep up with the government says that the meat from the animals further non-local feed from comparable native land is unsafe to eat. of course he's scared of the radiation and we simply can't afford to go anywhere

else according to the government anyone who's living in the exclusion zone isn't titled the equivalent housing outside it but actually getting it as a problem. mikael miller chair of who personally for the fire chernobyl is the mayor of the nearby town of numbers a goal 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 council rate in the area has gone up way seven times since chernobyl and the fact of the contamination may not have peaked yet. but in the southern part of this with in the first few years after chernobyl at least or 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 visits his relative at home eighty six year old out as husband died of cancer from hanging contaminated materials she says she plans to live out the rest of her life here on earth we are why i was never given a chance to leave and now i'm too old to go anywhere else. but worth may be too late to move others here because so enjoy life without a shadow of radiation. either of their own nerve. 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 there was 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

vented the material that came out was steaming hot of course the external walls will explode to a very difficult situation but it's not just japan of course and it's a worldwide issue. it's all dependent 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 from 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 and let's not forget there are over fifty nuclear reactors in japan that are operational well with chernobyl's twenty fifth anniversary just three days away we'll be bringing you plenty of coverage on the disaster and its consequences and this monday you'll also be able to catch an exclusive documentary on the terrifying legacy of the chernobyl blast right from the heart of the exclusion zone. twenty five years of. the most devastating nuclear disaster

history. teacher of the century. dismantling its mistakes. legacy. to libya now colonel gadhafi has troops reportedly pulled out from the coastal city of misrata after nearly two months of fierce exchanges the libyan 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 of 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 outside get off his compound in central tripoli. who

has just returned from a monitoring mission in libya thinks the decision to intervene in the country was groundless. the basis for nine hundred seventy three the u.n. resolution was that the claim was cut off from the three particular districts in tripoli. for june. we visited these places there was no indication whatsoever of any aerial bombardment so they go it just it just goes to show that if there is 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 solve some of our nation on the base or for an allegation which in terms of our findings was just baseless the point is that there has been no international investigative teams to investigate the nato bombings as well. or 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 told r.t.

that military action in the country is nothing but a u.s. led war under nato cover. in their minds ok so don't tease germs in. two thousand and nine so they can make. this is ed as you know it's true and coming back to the. christian right we have been target this is not a us war. africom the african command that was its first african were determined. by general carter ham which is the commander of africa then to rush which to nato which is basically a good banter going to. europe nursing is deciding an american ok and now that we have been told that the u.s. is impressive is the outer strike missions in. u.s.

creditors on the ground so much room to write off another step and. boots on the ground of course britain italy and france are serving combat of visors to libya in a move that has once again caused critics to call for the allies to obey the original you are a solution on our website we're asking what you think about it and so part of the authority of our view worst thing that the military advisors will simply pave the way for a full scale invasion or other third believe it just serves to prolong the war of heth's western interests twenty one percent are skeptical if the tactic will be successful at all and five percent hope it's a softening up mission before peace negotiations with colonel gadhafi and you can log onto our teeth dot com and have your say. every cent census shows india is becoming an increasingly male dominated society over the birth of a son considered more financially lucrative unborn baby girls are falling victim to

gender selection of workers. reports of gender side could have a devastating effect on. the country's future. 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. that these songs should be refused one son who look after the family business who can look after the family in the. view of dr rajiv is a physician at a hospital and hari ana 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 to have. these six or nor. people who have such them and only want to. do anything while the villagers and cora 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 gallery to the groom's family before their wedding is their reward there are a lot of poor people in the villages who are mostly due to reach owners do few adare apply could be called. gendercide 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 through these young boys don't marry when they grow up if

nothing changes. 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 hari are not the gender ratios are so skewed that some villagers are traveling to other states to buy brides for their sons. poor families are brought in for those they had their families with money and there have been several stories of imported brides who end up harassed and ostracized for their cultural differences. between plants. people and instances very good for good those who get one value for to many it's a rooted mentality that will be difficult to change everybody thinks of a good as a burden and riches that to dawdle is not born in the family leaving the future for females in the country unknown preassure either r t career or a india. here with r t n still to come on the program the digital trash cycle.

is a bit of a story yesterday there was almost a riot that broke out over the right. what do you think of these ridiculous gadget lust takes over america they get 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 to showcase the rally masters as it visits the country for the first time. now an infamous koran burning pastor was briefly jailed in the u.s. after a court of blocked his plans for an islamic protest outside a mosque where the court ruled that the rally organized by terry jones and due to take place in a city described as america's muslim capital could lead to violence christine for that has been looking at how free speech can throw out of 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. 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 going to preannounce god to deliver him up misses to him is praying for you he'd be killed 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 effects with peace. peace. peace. but where some in the city of dearborn are divided along the lines of two rules of law the constitution and the qur'an i

actually agree with everything of speech but i think it should be a little bit more strict with people they get a clear 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 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 the public library city hall and right here in one thousand for this record but the bigger question from. any is should there be

designated free speech zones or under the first amendment of the constitution should the entire country be a designated free speech zone in dearborn michigan christine for sound r.t. . for more comments opinions and videos of this and other stories we cover here at r t you can visit our website let's take a look at what's on the line right now as christians all over the world uveitis celebrate easter and report on russian traditions preparation for the big day. also america's insatiable appetite for gadgets has turned into into its easy ways to big sites check our websites alert about the health and environmental threats this second time technology carries. over that story has left many wondering how americans feel about other countries paying the price for their technology addiction all this week new york resident laurie harford mistook 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 that is there a gadget that you're lusting after a noun it's a g.p.s. i have it you are desperately yes you have no way to track where you're going without it basically no maps we got messed with it just not as good but an i phone 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 overnight. what do you think of that i think it's ridiculous actually why do you think americans are so all about their get it. done i shortened response. money j.k.

. deal you guys. you know where i forgot. where it is and fade away like you see these people go right here when i drive because. everybody daughter some type of way so if they go ok if we just say well 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 you said because it's invisible it's you know should be doing is somebody else's problem sort of civil or 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 if you think they really don't care i think is interested or and 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 in through that. tunnel the reaction in greece like this and maybe figure out some way to make it profitable for him right so it's about the bottom line is the 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. if the motion would be soon which bryson if you knew about song from feinstein. who for instance on t.v. come. wealthy british style the sun comes out on the time of the.

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more news today violence is once again flared up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada after the first challenge for a shelter on the day. to come. welcome back well as some of the world's most talented drivers have gathered in moscow as a rally master show debuts in the russian capital among the participants of the popular events a british star can also be seen behind the wheel in a james bond movie or at least peter all over was just one of those indulging in the beat for speed. kagan's the three times british champion british champion is here a most go to strut his stuff is of course the man behind the driving in james bond in a quantum of solace so he's been whizzing round this track behind me like

a thunderbolt with a view to a thrill that you could call him the spy that drove it drove me well not just here that mark in the rest of the company is on just here to allow me to make terrible james bond puns they're here to showcase the ways of the rally mostest now this is the first time events being held here in russia and from next year it becomes a regular on 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 a fund 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 discourse 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 the d.c.s. here is a screen rallying to the people you know it's a close call it's very simple it's very different i mean you got the water on so i don't think it's one of there was talk of the bench where you can really throw it away you know so in the champion on the track you also. the driver behind making

behind james holmes and the way he drives. yeah we did a quantum of solace which was with the driver actually the body chasing for most of it so that was a different experience for me i mean i spent my life being told not to crash there's a few occasions we have a crush on that so that was great but i have to say after watching them going around this truck around them know me the whizzing around so close to the bikes that the most cool ribbon here breakneck speed so that's the way it looks a as they try to promote the sport of rallying here in russia. that's because some other international news in brief now in syria more than one hundred anti-government protesters have been killed following forty eight hours of violent clashes with security. forster's friday became the bloodiest day and month of escalating demonstrations officials in damascus however say that the level of violence is exaggerated and evidence of police brutality has been falsified by

criminal groups but the latest wave of violence comes just a day after the syrian president bashar al assad to the country's emergency law after almost five decades. at least eleven soldiers severed portably been killed and dozens wounded in two days of fighting between the armies of thailand and cambodia the violence comes as both sides try to take control over disputed territory near the country's border because boated military accused opposition forces of using cluster bombs and shells a loaded with poisonous gas some fifteen thousand civilians were evacuated from the conflict area. and time now to get a closer view of brush here and today we're taking you to the country's copper mining haag also a rebel for its incredible landscapes trance michael region. the

area is celebrated for its amazing views of almost untouched made sure it's sporting might in the mountains and forests valuable or was over sixty years ago but it's only now that mining works of started going full scale artistic suburban says it literally gone underground to dig up more. natural beauty reaches across russia's transport call 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 and. it's one of. the eastern side of the project is divided into three sectors in these areas we drilled thirteen thousand breaches in twenty two it's the first stage of this 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 tons of copper only to be buried here but to get to work up to his

crew are now has taken nearly six decades copper was first found here in one nine hundred forty nine with a lack of infrastructure an energy grid escalation difficult then mining efforts stalled with of some of the union still the work began back then as 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 with my. long ago that we need to develop this deposit the absence of engineering energy transportation facilities and infrastructure ones are possible as delays in present challenges architecture in the work of investors or the hopes of local government. the project 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

colleges warrant that full scale escalating while profitable could harm the environment the regional government and the by car mining company have agreed on a strategy that they insist will preserve the local economy and integrates the economy so that the people of the trans my call region will not only benefit from the beauty of the area but also from its abundance of period resources stay seated and. our interview with a russian olympic figure skating legend is coming your way right after a recap of the top stories i'll be back shortly.

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