syria gears up for a day of prayers and protests as washington promises to punish the government for human rights abuses fueling fears it's planning a repeat of libya. it's early and france are battling it out over an immigrant crisis spot by the north african un rest but some e.u. countries tighten their borders their concerns will jeopardize free movement across the continent. plus an armageddon proof capsule the teammates the russians planning to defend us against the forces of nature through the creation of a multi-million dollar concept.

though you're watching r t we're live from moscow welcome to the program syrian security offices have carried out raids across the country head of the latest round of nationwide protests against the rule of president bashar assad a court suggests some twelve thousand people have been detained as the massacres promise's government troops will refrain from violence activists on the ground with the death toll from a two month long uprising in eight hundred the international community has strongly criticized the syrian government for the brutal crackdown washington's even prepared to decide whether it's the eleven year who has fought and those are terms that you can reports and they believe this issue could be the first step in u.s. takes towards more drastic action against the regime. who is

a legitimate international leader and who is not it seems america will decide a white house source said the obama administration is edging closer to declaring assad's ruling syria illegitimate and that it will be just the first that we will continue to work with our international partners in the e.u. and elsewhere on additional steps to hold syria responsible for its gross human rights abuses sounds familiar united states is helping to lead an international effort to defer deter further violence put in place unprecedented sanctions to hold the gadhafi government accountable when the u.s. says it's going to hold someone responsible expecting action once the u.s. has officially declared the syrian government illegitimate. it would open the door. true various steps are taken to

remove that government but the self-proclaimed position of the us is the world's policeman and judge of which government is legitimate or not doesn't sit well with everyone. now against. american president to decide whether. or not. you know where the americans. even some of the u.s. long time allies like the yemeni president seem to be intimidated by the zest of the white house to act as the arbiter of who world power in the world. are you president of the united states a president of the world when condemning government atrocities in different countries in the middle east and north africa the u.s. claims the higher moral ground the clearing human rights is the basis for its involvement but the critics say this is a smokescreen for the real reason for interference you know so he and their d.n.a. are. over all and economic growth. in the

middle east. including story of. how he was. you cross the country and. america's self-proclaimed humanitarian involvement has led it to take sides in the libyan civil war the us has pledged extensive support for the rebels there senior political figure representing the libyan transitional national council mahmoud jibril as lieve been studied in the us for years is now back in washington asking for money from could of his frozen assets i am currently drafting legislation at the request of the state department and the administration there will authorize the trials for of available cash assets to the council so that they will have available money it will not come from the american taxpayer it will come from colonel gadhafi himself and newly released wiki leaks

cables show the u.s. had been funneling money to syria's opposition for several years now but some say the help comes with strings attached and nobody gives away money for nothing more arms and the u.s. sees the opportunity of putting in a friendly pro-american government responsive to american interests the coalition efforts in libya have reached a dead end with the country now a military stalemate in the meantime civilian casualties there continue to grow. analysts say foreign involvement in syria could trigger a much worse conflict syria's in the heart of the arab world and if it explodes or implodes it will affect all its neighboring countries iraq saudi arabia jordan israel lebanon. and they're all likely to get involved in a collapsing more awards or in serious serious partnership with iran has long been

irritating washington yet another reason say son to go after us aren't relying on iran as your best friend and. only strategic ally is not a viable way forward critics say the u.s. takes on the role of world policeman not based on its inherent altruism but rather self-interest and the bigger question is whether those interests have made the world safer or have stabilized more i'm going to check our reporting from washington. or russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov told r.t. that nato intervention in the libyan conflict sends the wrong message to other arab government protesters. in libya cases create a determination for money opposition groups in the region to spark similar situations and the expectation that the west would keep out a military conflict taking one side it's a very alarming prospect and i hope this won't happen it's crucial that governments

should solve their problems independently ocean well in libya where rebels have reportedly recaptured the city of misrata with help from nato warships and strikes the city has been under siege from colonel gadhafi forces for nearly three months with hundreds of reports of casualties of thursday nato bombs pounded his compound in the particle trickily. disposal kirshner for some of his close family members however later maintains it's not trying to kill gadhafi libyan rebels home or the top of rebel official is in washington for talks with the u.s. administration of more support and possible recognition british or at least kate hudson thinks the coalition's policy is making a mockery of international law. when the u.n. security council voted to take action against libya it was designed as they said to protect civilians and now it seems that with the escalation of the air attacks they

are hitting as it seems more and more civilian targets we have heard from a u.n. agency expressing concern to the security council that civilians are suffering in a number of ways shortages of food and so on as a result of the airstrikes this again raises the question of international law it's not legal to intervene within civil wars and i think in voicing. those leaders to washington for talks shows that obama is disregarding that aspect of international law it's trampling upon the very legal structure that our states have built up over decades it is a regime change war that's absolutely apparent that of course again is illegal under international law but they will do that until the their ends and frankly it does look as though now that they may intend to target and execute get out. but still ahead few are better safe than sorry as to plans to contain it to

a crisis russian inventers coming up in terms of ways to protect against a potential disaster. the unrest in north africa and the middle east is causing friction between you know this recent influx of immigrants into countries like italy and france has raised concerns their ability to move around freely within the e.u. and some calling for reinstatement of internal border controls or teams that offer short has more from brussels. the dream of european integration goes off the rails in a bitter feud between two use founders frons train services from italy after finding carriages full of african migrants italy had handed out visitors visas allowing travel in the european union that shattered the trust on which the e.u. visa free regime lives it has shown

a kind of mutual mistrust between two partners between france and italy france considering that italy has not implemented in a good way the rules. for thousands fleeing the violence in north africa italy is the nearest border security experts who've studied the country's patrol say they're on the strings but fellow member states they shouldn't have to pay for its leaves mistakes. we have one table of the five the details are just on the sea with people coming from outside and not not able to fix the problem we are not criminals terrorists madam and we don't want them here. protested to the french embassy for quotes voile ation of european principles france counts as it's already takes five times more immigrants than italy in peace here and the european parliament say they need to control immigration but with each member state putting its interests first

and blaming each other for the problem migrants are just getting polls from one state to another e.u. security chiefs this week held forces to the dignity of the system roy for abuse. one and the same applicant for asylum can have like seventy seventy five percent chance of being granted asylum in one country of the european union and less than one percent with the same reasons in another country. stakes in the taking of the lurid they're already on wednesday reintroduced not border controls for people coming from of the e.u. states builder of the e.u. says headquarters is now cooling for the same money. immigrants and illegal immigrants. back to each other this is not possible isn't possible for the people in question but it's impossible to the. situation asked for more border control growing numbers in the union's biggest country the chick's to germany today

proposed possible restrictions in terms of freedom of travel and this is really something that many people are concerned of should lesions in the e.u. easily be. restrictions on work and benefits for citizens from a central and east european states which joined the union in two girls that were lifted on the first of may one n.e.p. will still go to the u.k. people from the countries that have just joined it attracts people from outside the european union because they know once they get into a european union like country they can cross borders they can work if i want to take advantage of a generous benefits system in most european or some european countries like britain for example and actually attracts more migration which is what we're seeing now from north africa the soiling of the shingle agreements or visa free troubles the e.u. leaders for all smiles because the fear now is live over the rules of war simply

because they no longer control. or see brussels. in japan the fukushima nuclear plant operator is still struggling to get the damage reactors under control . facility has been leaking radiation into the sea for two months now the japanese government has agreed to help the plant operator tepco compensate victims of the nuclear crisis professor jacobs from the machine the peace institute believes the rescue plan shows just how critical the situation has become. government of japan is really not in a position to take control of the plants they will have to depend on the professionals who work for tepco so they're not really able to take it over they may be able to take over the decision making at all to meet me it still will be telco who is on site and who is actually operating and operating the recovery and the crisis management and trying to contain the situation so it won't

be the government of japan but it certainly does mean that affairs are much more serious than we were told earlier just plant has been melt down for a while we were not told that for a long time probably because tepco did not even realize it for a long time i have a rule of thumb that i tend to go by which is that anything that is publicly stated is probably around ten to twenty percent of what's true so it will take us it will take us probably years to know the extent of the contamination and the extent of the fuel melting the best case scenario the situation is that it will take months to begin to stop the leaking of radiation from these reactors. disaster has forced a rethink on safety around the world calls have been made to test power plants against earthquakes and flooding some people went and taking drastic measures and paying big bucks to protect themselves. discovered russian inventors could soon be

cashing in on safety fits. into. the earthquake in haiti. the gulf of mexico oil spill big disasters are rarely out of the headlines. and many say the worst is yet to come. there is only one way to be safe this is a cold war era bunker and. personnel were meant to be kept safe from chemical biological and most important nuclear attack these days apocalyptic fears have changed the solutions. welcome to. play for the rich just outside moscow recently as well as erecting how's that resemble fortresses local residents have bunkers strong enough to withstand. portions the company that makes them both the end of the world waits they can results and watch our free negotiation

rooms for them and what use is the cause of our client a successful person thinks he's free from fear he has the reinforced doors of bodyguards and money but then suddenly that's happened outside their control and these people realize no one is safe. since last year we have followed invent beakers efforts to build an armageddon proof capsule full isn't a hundred thousand dollars. so far there's been little demand some aiming higher than the twenty first century. a multimillion dollar building that can sustain itself in any environment purifying its own water and air and growing its own food all powered by the natural source of energy that. several countries are interested in our projects we are going to see this move from a blueprint to real construction and. the future will tell whether people will be

prepared to invest their money in fear that's really called war because this really inspiring luckily it never had to be used and yet it's empty reminders of fears that never came true. see. world news in brief for you at least sixty eight people have been killed and dozens injured northwestern pakistan two strong blasts hit a problem military training center. training recruits it's the bloodiest attack since and this forces killed the chief of. staff no group has said sponsibility insults. thousands of. its capital in protests there be actions of police to wednesday's protest action kmart a protester was critically injured by riot police during an inspiration the

government has expressed regrets happen it seems injury is promising a full investigation. egyptian authorities have extended the detention of former president hosni mubarak for another fifteen days eighty three year old is in custody hospital after suffering a heart attack the former president is accused of ordering the deaths of antibodies in protest and as a false. allegations of corruption since mubarak was forced out of power twenty ministers and business tainted egypt. thousands of spam is fled the city of new york are following wednesday's strong earthquake which claimed one lives least one hundred thirty others were injured the quake measuring five point two more richter scale came several outs are travel and forced to stay outdoors overnight shops and some schools are closed seismologists

are predicting smaller off the for example. the triple just picked. it's time for some travelling but you don't have to pack your bags just joining us on a close up team as we explore the vast and varied regions of russia. in days that we take to russia's region ok to the southeastern part of the country named after the mighty river largest in europe. region or. two parts the high right bank in the left bank and its thousand years of history the region has witnessed both soaring wealth and status more parties tom brought in the text of the rule way of life in the region i discovered why it's so close to

the hearts of many russians. it's time for these goods to give something back to their own or their wool work. that's what we do. time in stars go in smoother after a while you can even use your hands. again is eighty seven years old she's worked in agriculture since she was thirteen she keeps goats geese and chickens sells wooden clothes and eggs and does all the work herself. like i can stay still i am used to working i am an old woman i don't have much left or anywhere to go. pelageya lives in farms in the town of all ukrainians and russians volgograd region is typical of russia's rural settlements growing from a small collection of villages with many people there still herding cattle fishing and keeping small holdings throughout history russia's countryside has quietly got

along with its natural cycles with major historical events often passing by as a result ruled russians are often the source of humor like in its countryside spoof of the popular television series sex and the city. but behind the chokes rule russia suffers from a much more serious problem nina works for an emu farm outside a tiny village she says it's not easy work there they become very protective when they lay in bags the male to tax them and can attack you with his legs and needle cloisonne their interest. this is one of many agricultural jobs she's had but her children are unlikely to follow. my days in university my son is in a tenth grade and we don't know what he will do i leave them to stay but there is no future here. russian agriculture was hit by a huge depression in the one nine hundred ninety s.

livestock numbers fell by half the area of grain planting. water even now young people all over russia the deserts in the countryside and move into the city. many teams arrived in stimulate young people to work in the countryside they need to pierce more and give us housing but far from jumping ship and mr c. is one of russian agriculture's bright new hopes she chose to work here rather than being in nearby volgograd and she's not the only one. half of the experts working here younger than thirty it's promising young people come here to work the work is very interesting and you can grow as a professional in many different fields. thinking of fields this isn't a traditional picture of russian farming these three huge and high tech tractors a plant in some of the farms vast thirty thousand hectares of wheat the works on the mold of man they say they wouldn't trust younger staff with such expensive equipment but soon enough they're going to need the. farming out their house wide

horizons it has a lot of land potentially producing a lot of food what it needs now is the incentives and enthusiasm to make young farmers want what's out here tom watson our three bogarde region. but more peaches stories check out our website at www dot com it's a quick look at what's lined up for you there right now comments tuesday alien spaceship disguised as a comet is passed approaching earth. quickly spread panic across the internet. and the food police. state of texas. kids and lunch leftovers this seat to monitor their diet.

here to bring you the latest from the business desk and rutted helicopters will spend one hundred and twenty four million dollars on developing a new high speed helicopter in the next three years a state run company said it would also invest another four hundred forty five million into the completion of two other models the three eight and cost six to the head of russia's helicopter parent company also mentioned it would most likely hold its i.p.o. next year is threats however there are plenty of other ways attracting funds. and we have many sources for financing and we have a sizeable credit course folio which has an average interest rate of seven percent this takes into account subsidized interest rates and an array of support mechanisms which the government allocates to us. let's take

a look at the markets now crude prices continue with losses and weak fears of lower demand from china and other emerging countries like sweden still below the one hundred dollars per barrel mark while brant is trading at almost one hundred thirteen dollars per barrel. and precious metal prices a mixed sell gold is currently in the road but still a bath fifteen hundred dollars barrels and some but it's not trading at almost thirty five dollars. in asia japanese nikkei is down by the selling of tech shares tokyo electric power plunged sort of discern just because the government had approved its compensation plan with a nice and grows almost four percent after posting the higher than expected profit in the fiscal fourth quarter hong kong shares move slower as mainland reactor hiking reserve requirements by the people's bank of china. and finally here in moscow the markets will start trading in about two hours time both my six and the

r.t. has closed heavily in the red on wednesday on thursday energy stocks lost almost three percent during the day and lower commodity prices. russia's need to be found has overcome the country's largest lenders burbank by the world of bonds danger from corporate clients last year however the data included the results of a subsidiary speed to be twenty four and b. to be northwest. by all other means for bond is still under reachable by in the local market players. all majors have been the first to get hit by the latest selloff in the russian markets whether michael stein from of. the prospect of a change of the news flow makes the buying opportunity. we believe that russian worlds in specific. are well positioned to benefit from a number of things happening in the marketplace both these games have underperformed the russian market substantially over the past couple of weeks in

addition both are down more than ten percent over the past month and both companies are well positioned to benefit from pending changes the government's oil sector tax regime the government last week indicated that by the end of june we would see a concrete proposal in oil sector taxes there are various alternatives being laid out right now all of them are quite positive for me and rising up. michael stipe from a creature that wraps up the business blog we'll have more for you in about when else time.

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