here they get a jewel the traditional easter service is underway we have all the details from the ceremony. and also in the program this hour they had no choice but to enjoy hit hard by the fallout from chernobyl this communities remained intact for twenty five years since managing to survive on contaminated soil we've got their story. civilian casualties continue to climb in libya with the u.s. bringing in unmanned drones to strike government forces meanwhile gadhafi troops reportedly retreat from coastal areas leaving rebels to face probable opposition.

and also india is running out of family fighting poverty to gender selective the poor should get a drastic with a secure financial future a report coming up. welcome this is our team when i was kevin zero in the top story at one am here in moscow millions of christians around the world are celebrating the most important first of all in their calendar easter sunday which marks the resurrection of jesus and sheered falls on the same day for both also talks and that western worshippers in moscow thousands of gathered at the country's main cathedral were special overnight masses being held of course for the cross to save the cathedral bring us up to date on the vents there so again these two services being held as i mentioned behind you

just go through briefly what it involves for us would you. pull a major that is being held christ the savior. five thousand people being inside including president dated and prime minister and people coming months . in lining the streets as well to take part enjoy the atmosphere and take part in was a very special ceremony here much as he said a major celebration in five you've got lots of families as well. it's a full where the sun is being held lots of candles and flowers they called the holy fire inside it was lit this morning. for the service by special plain and earlier we had the procession going around the cathedral that was led by patriarch kirill he's a state leading the service and again attended by thousands of worshippers they walk around the cathedral at the school overturning inside and continuing the service

and a big celebration lots of people as he said have come out to take part in a. lot of colorful traditions here in russia how do with dogs holiday. here in russia the focus really being on being a religious holiday. as a family and they're always. in russia one of the making a special cakes. and they also eat a special type of. name that was given to the original holiday the easter holiday. now that it's a family of ten people attending and this. is being held on the same day for the church and the catholic church so that's because they think. on the julian calendar they have a fixed date pull the holiday it's called a musical this year's fall and on the same day. religion celebrating it on the

same day ok we're taking a look at those live pictures are coming through. for you bring us up to date much appreciate and sort of central moscow if you'd like to watch more of what's going on as well you can the holy. cross to save. our website streaming if you want to see it about. you bring up today with some unused top stories now tonight it's been six weeks since japan lost control of machine many clear plan with authorities still unable to plug lethal radiation leaks from the onset the worst fears were that it could end up being another chernobyl that is a go go rodney of went one of the worst affected areas in ukraine where 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 more than a hundred kilometers from chernobyl it's received some behavior straight director for a trip to nuclear accident imminent you know eighty six people were advised to leave

but not everybody has this is the great thriving community of more than five thousand people after chernobyl it was deemed unsuitable for living and its inhabitants were in fact if you measure the radiation around here it's still several pounds higher than normal but just walk down the road and rest still people living all around their area. at first glance wish koff 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 it made from animals for non-local feed from contaminated 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 is an equivalent housing outside it but actually getting it as

a problem. we hail miller church of personally for the fire to ennoble as the mayor of the nearby town of know was a gov hidden myth that 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 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 council rate in the area has gone up by seven points 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 are gradually coming to an end we're being forgotten about them quickly. holding his clinic doctor and i visit his relative at home eighty six year old and his husband died of cancer from family 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 worth may be too late for an honor to move others here can still enjoy life without the shadow of radiation. you are never to see it on screen. and hear the fukushima crisis in japan raging on there's little choice but to learn from past mistakes and continue with nuclear energy says malcolm grimston he's an energy expert at chatham house and spoke to me it's certainly a very serious accident it's the second most serious after chernobyl in the history of nuclear energy there have been releases of very great to materialize the environment and have been evacuation i mean i think we one of the things when the sign like that and just probably dealt with which doesn't happen this year is that we need to look into these it certainly does seem to be the cavs but the high level

of pressure. in one of the areas of prospering out in the moron weather events here are the later than the new retrospect they should have done that build up of pressure may have affected the seals within the range of the vessel which could have given the roof radio to material to to come out and i do say having been commentating throughout this that i think the the speed of information coming out of japan has not been as high as one would have hoped to tsushima they are getting cooling water into the sensors of the reactor but they haven't got the what's called cold shutdown where all the water inside directors are a liquid that means there will be escapes of radioactive material but they weren't able to start looking at a lot of certain solution until they have the centers of those reactors brought under control and they can remove the fuel you say the third biggest economy in the world doesn't have an awful lot of choices japan imports eighty four percent of its energy it's enormously dependent on imports of energy from the middle east and of

course. russia and the former soviet union it's common industries particularly finished it so it's pretty much used all of it's cold and it doesn't have an enormously valuable renewable reserves there. which intervals twenty fifth anniversary just two days away will bring you coverage of what happened at the time and indeed the consequences of the disaster to this day this coming monday on r.t. you'll be able to catch an exclusive documentary on the terrifying legacy of the chernobyl blast right from the heart of that exclusion zone. twenty five years of fallout. from the most devastating nuclear disaster in history. a quarter of the century has monthly with its mistakes. legacy of chernobyl. on the party.

for monday. in libya rebel forces are preparing a new campaign against colonel gadhafi is military in the eastern city of. which has been the stalemate for nearly two weeks comes after gadhafi forces reportedly retreated from the port city of misrata rather heavy rebel human rights groups say more than a thousand people died in florida a seven week siege by gadhafi troops putting the city on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe meanwhile the libyan government says three people have been killed by nato airstrikes outside gadhafi compound in central tripoli chandan he's just returned from a monitoring mission in libya he thinks the decision to intervene in the country is groundless in the first place. the basis for nine hundred seventy three of the u.n. resolution was the claim was that gadhafi had bombed from the air three districts in tripoli subsume. and presumably we visited these places there was no indication

whatsoever of any aerial bombardment so it 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 what we have is a situation we need to have gone to war going to stop sovereign nation on the base off 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 bombing the world. the coalition's mounting pressure on government forces in libya as the u.s. carries out its first predator drone strike asia times correspondent pervy escobar told r.t. that military action in the country is nothing but a u.s. led war and a nato cover. in the mains ok so don't these drones have. two thousand and. six. this is obviously not screw up and coming back to soon they're crazy and why. we have

been told that this is not a us war. africa the african command that was its first african war determine hearts were lost by general carter ham which is the commander of africa then the us which to me to which is basically going to go to the army in europe nursing is decide in brussels without an american ok and now that we have been failed at us as less thursday is out of strike missions. us underground so it's ruined right off another nonstarter going to have boots on the ground of course thoughts of journalist probably ask about on the r.t. still to come in the program the digital trash cycle. as it were yesterday there was almost a riot that broke out over the. rethink of the writing is ridiculous lust takes

over america setting a tide of discarded electronics to countries like india reporter laurie half this discusses the matter on the streets of new york. first though an infamous qur'an burning pastor was briefly jailed in the us suffer a court blocked his plans for an anti islamic protest sort of mosque 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 at his christening for 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. but we work together as a team as if it is 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 our 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 two rules of law the constitution and the qur'an actually it with freedom of speech but i think it should be a little bit more stacked 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 or feels 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 to 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 why bury city hall and right here in one thousand nine hundred three court but the bigger question from. money is should there be designated free speech zones or under the first amendment of the constitution in the entire country designated free speech them in their war in michigan christine freeze out r.t. . the recent census shows that india is becoming an increasingly male dominated society with the birth of a son considered more financially lucrative unborn baby girls are now falling victim to gender selective the portions that he's pretty street of found out this

genocide 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 korra hurry on 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 each family. should be refused one son who can look after the family business who can look after the family and be there with. 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 the sees patients who are willing to do just about anything to construct a family with more boys than girls you have people who can do.

good for you nor. people who have suffered and they want to. do anything while the villagers in 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 dowry to the groom's family before their wedding is that. there are a lot of poor people in the villages who are mostly due to. do few 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 is who he is young why don't marry when they grow up if nothing changes. this is a worry for everyone even we have two sons the do 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 buy brides for their sons sister guides for poor families are brought in for the for their families with money and there have been several stories of imported brides who end up khorassan ostracized for their cultural differences there are fights between landstuhl. people and instances very. clean programs to get one by youth to many it's a rooted mentality that will be difficult to change everybody thinks of a girl as a burden and bridges that would go to is not born in the family leaving the future for females in the country unknown preassure either r t corowa india. or stories around the clock at r.t. dot com is a selection of roles who got lined up for you one line. of fire you see drivers in

russia's two main cities most crimson papers but will soon have to pay big of fines for illegal parking and speeding than anywhere else in the country but a news is going down your column will explain more. in the america's insatiable appetite for gadgets says turning india into waste ground curricular website to learn how the health and environmental threats this is second hand technology carries. there's a major downside to america's lust for the latest techno gadgets. we're reporting as just mentioned the developing countries are paying the price lower half of those takes the streets of new york to find out if people care about their castoffs. 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 very casual you're lusting after a noun as a g.p.s. rather you are desperately yes you have no way to track where you're going without it basically you know maps we don't know sort of just not as grid but an i phone and she already have a phone course what was wrong with that that she needed my phone was an i phone because of the apple store yesterday and it was almost a riot that broke out over the i thought what do you think of that i mean it's ridiculous actually why do you think americans are so i'll about their gadgets. and i shortened response i don't. know are there you guys you know i yes. i forgot what are you talking. to some say the way like you see these people right here when i drive because of. my daughter some type of way so it is ok if we just say well everyone's doing it and someone jumps off

a bridge to ok to do it too. 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 twenty years somebody else from sort of 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 interested her and i think industry should create an infrastructure for taking about saw because people would react. how would we get them to do that. how would we get them through that tunnel little reaction interest . and maybe figure out some way to make it profitable for him right now is 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.

around the world tonight in syria the death toll among anti-government protesters is reportedly risen to one hundred twenty clashes with security forces rescue chopper in the last few days friday became the bloodiest day in a month of demonstrations official masters those are the level of violence is exaggerated and evidence of police brutality has been falsified by criminal groups latest wave of violence comes just a day after the syrian president bashar assad visited become trees lifted rather the comforts of urgency the war for almost five decades. this eleven soldiers have reportedly been killed and dozens wounded in two days of fighting between the armies of thailand in cambodia the violence comes as both sides try to take control over disputed territory in the country's border cambodian military coups opposition forces of using cluster bombs and shells loaded with poisonous gas some fifteen thousand civilians have been evacuated from the conflict area. you have an embattled president agreed a deal to step down within a month after more than three decades in power the agreement was brokered by gulf

arab mediators it's been accepted by the opposition but they're concerned that it allows the parliament which is dominated by presidents from oil is to reject his resignation in the largest demonstration yet hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the capital on saturday despite crackdowns on the already killed one hundred thirty people. come to get a close up view of russia today we take you to the country's copper mining have also renowned for its incredible landscapes they transpired. you. here is celebrated for its amazing views of almost untouched nature sporting mighty mountains and huge forests buyable or was found here over sixty years ago but it's just now really the money works of started going full scale party stacy

bevan's is literally going underground to dig up some more. natural beauty reaches across russia strands by car region and beneath it a wealth of natural resources bringing them to the surface is why abdullah and the crew from the backhoe mining company are here in the economy it's one of. the least i'm sorry to be. divided into three sectors and these are areas we drove thirteen thousand and twenty it's the first stage of this deposit. it's expected to take five years to get from the exploratory phase to full scale escalation of the twenty million tons of copper only to be buried here and to get a great deal and his crew are now has taken nearly six decades copper was first found here and nine hundred forty nine but the lack of infrastructure and energy grid escalation difficult then mining effort start with the fall of the soviet union still work there began back then as

a starting point of today this mine was initially explored by soviet geologists and if you talk a little group here you'll see whether modern day counterparts have dug to verify their findings to term and the viability and capability of estimating with mine. long ago that we need to develop these deposits of the absence of engineering energy transportation facilities and infrastructure made as well as a possible past delays and present challenges architecture in the work of investors or the hopes of local government. it projects 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 warning that all scale escalating profitable could harm the environment the regional government and the mining company have agreed on a strategy that they insist will preserve the local ecology and economy so that the

people of the trans by car region will not only benefit from the beauty of the area but also from that abundance of period resources stacey baird and our team. one twenty six am here in moscow and returning to our main news story christians around the world marking the most important date in the year let's bring you some of the live coverage of the overnight easter service in the russian capital thousands are gathered at the country's main cathedral cross to save you remember night mass is currently being health services conducted by the patriarch of all russia carol over five thousand people are attending the ceremony inside the cathedral many more outside tonight but earlier on around midnight the patriarch gave out candles lit the holy fire which was delivered earlier from jerusalem flames will also be spread to churches throughout russia after that. the congregation in the holy perception around the cathedral circle which they make symbolizes eternity the procession and stopped outside the cathedral doors for

a while symbolizing the entrance to the tube of christ and then that is the service consider continued inside the cathedral just before midnight moscow time president medvedev van praag mr putin are attending the mass with wives would bet if they wished a happy easter to believers he said the holiday draws people's attention to what is long standing conditions which he called the essence of the nation's community. and you watch the ceremony in full on our website our t. dot com and stream and now a few and we're back soon with further coverage of the first event in moscow tonight as well meantime my name is kevin i'll update our top stories for you just ahead this early sunday morning in moscow.

we have seen the damage it has done to our environment mark chemicals but the poor probst we do not want any more new to molds. a core system a system that was a dismal experience and i'm just i'm just appalled that that's allowed 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 and the board for the experiment you can use is getting. old now we have more questions than we have had three guards in flight. if. if. if. it's.