winter olympics so she was preparing to host the paralympic games we followed the major construction our first game to make the city a more hospital place hospitable place i should say for people with disabilities. like from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's four pm here in the russian capital nine pm in tokyo and three months on japan is struggling to recover from its toughest crisis since the second world war when a nine magnitude earthquake sent a merciless toonami which left thousands dead and missing the natural disaster triggered a major radiation leak at the fukushima nuclear facility and it's still on the verge of a full scale nuclear catastrophe our correspondent sean thomas is in tokyo where anger over the situation is spilling onto the streets. that is so three months

after they get a standing quake and tsunami which rocked japan and devastated the fukushima region of course creating the nuclear disaster at the tepco daiichi power plant where we now know that three reactors have melted down and possibly melted throughout today is a very interesting day at the tepco headquarters in central tokyo thousands of people have gathered so much in support of nuclear power believe it or not and thousands more who are walking the streets in organized protests carrying signs and banners and shouting out slogans through loudspeakers against nuclear power saying that there needs to be alternative sources of energy of all of this of course in front of the tepco headquarters the company responsible for the daiichi power plant one of the reasons why this is important is that within the past week new information has come out saying that tepco at the initial phases of the disaster lied about the amount of radiation that was coming in and tried to downplay the situation saying that the radiation levels were not as bad that there could possibly be

a meltdown then of course this past week it was revealed that they cut those numbers in a half in fact. the government is not providing proper information and people young and old want to know the truth of the course i know the situation with the radioactive emissions has not changed in the last three months nothing has changed since the very beginning the communities devastated the people have no homes there's no place to walk everything is destroyed also coming to life is that the nuclear fuel not only melted down but possibly melted through the inner containment vessels and into the outer skin are still linings which is a much much more serious problem one thing that people are worried about is the amount of radioactive water that is in the area this is the beginning of the rainy season and people are worried that with the more rain that radioactive water will then spill out and flooding the area causing more contamination also people are very angry about the children there are schools which are contaminated as. right now kids are exposed to higher levels of radiation than they ever have been in the

past and they have to stay inside in sealed buildings without the ability to play outside it's also very hot that the possible are good people and you are very angry about a surprise one person from the prime minister sharon has actually resigned saying that he will not subject his grandchild to this day think it is a kind of girls wish they would have been especially with their own children to the exact themselves of these higher levels of radiation of course our goal is an archie cruise to go into the fukushima zone and we're going to go in with some cleanup crews in see how that process is going right now but from tokyo sean thomas our team. coming up for you the resident goes fishing for opinion on the recent hacking attacks on giant companies like sony and mastercard. politically speaking they are heroes because they can solve. everything they are they are approach a fraud all of the security systems this ensemble last positive takes on the hackers and their motives coming up in a few minutes also. there are

a lot of different legends and myths around this area in the past all calls try to avoid going to the city of downloads as they say anyone who dares to get in it will never get a life. find out how russia close up to you dice with to bring you this report from a mystical part of the country's deep south. but first a number of u.s. congress men have received a letter apparently written by colonel gadhafi saying he was ready to negotiate a cease fire and asking for humanitarian aid the authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed meanwhile nato is continuing to step up its airstrikes on the capital tripoli that's despite a fresh lawsuit by colonel gadhafi is daughter against the french president she's suing nicolas sarkozy and nato for killing four members of her family during an airstrike in april meanwhile the turkish prime minister has offered colonel gadhafi safe passage to his country but has yet to receive

a reply professor mark almond of oxford university says the libyan leader's position is not as weak as the west is making out. about his overseas under pressure he is also no two but he also. even though you are strong resolution was passed by your critical all watch president obama should the bombing started. and there is division in washington in the west in general inside motor it's very difficult to hold the u.s. and its major allies to accept any kind of ceasefire. because they have repeatedly said. and he said one can only call who is meeting all which may be. on the other hand we have signs that in fact there are channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in. discussions with the teacher leaders were. also told with about the solomons law you have

a problem but who is in charge of the bombing for the politics on the ground in the country will be decided by libya not necessarily as the major leaders would like. on our web site are to dot com we want to know how you think libya's deadlock can be resolved so far nearly two thirds think nato should withdraw admitting that gadhafi has won fifty percent say thanks to continue as they are until the conflict eventually ends eleven percent think only ground forces will resolve the situation the same amount field the un should send in peacekeepers and split libya into trouble surviving tell us what you think at r.t. . it's a gathering of political and financial elite and its veil of secrecy isn't forced by an army of security guards it's all bankrolled by swiss taxpayers even as europe tightens its belt and forces through brutal austerity cuts the builder bird conference is attended by royalty to top news outlets see it was and is also under

a now traditional media blackout and reports. opposition to the build up or group meeting here in switzerland has brought together parties and special interest groups from across the spectrum of political beliefs and it's not just the swiss people who come from further afield germany austria the u.k. and even the u.s. to try to report on or just to object in person to this group of powerful people meeting in secret we've also heard reports of alternative media journalists being threatened with deportation by police and other low level harassment among the protestors is switzerland's youngest member of parliament for the people's party he came up here to fight for transparency here's what he told me people have a right to know what's happening in the search for a house what's happening at the. meeting people want to know what to do. for plans for the future. here for more transparency the agenda of the building

remained secret until long after the meetings over bob build a bird watchers make an educated guess about what's being discussed this year saving the euro a builder burg invention deciding the new head of the international monetary fund to replace that infamous colleague dominic strauss kahn and of course the events of the arab spring which notable build birdwatchers accuse the group of exacerbating into a bloody war to try and hike up the oil price some accuse the builder berger's of masterminding the financial crisis and given the dire economic fates of the last to build about host countries greece and spain some fear for the future of independence nor switzerland and we think that. the because they're meeting in switzerland they want to get rid of the last stumbling block in this whole european union you know it's like an island which is. you know

that we have to erect democracy. that we are not in the union that we're not in the euro and maybe we are afraid that they're trying to destroy the pressure is mounting on the build a bug report on saturday as the swiss people's party the young socialists and all of their descendants only resort towns to try and draw the world's attention to what they see as nefarious undemocratic meddling in the face of the world's institutions. will be keeping you updated with anything we find about the building meeting on our twitter feed laura tweets that so far crew is the only international news channel in some more it's as the mainstream media seems to be ignoring the event from what r.t. underscore calm to stay on top of developments at the secret gathering in switzerland. and in indomitable spirit a man with physical disabilities makes an eleven thousand kilometer trip from

russia's far east to moscow all in an electric mobility scooter alexander caution began his epic journey from the pacific city of stalk in the middle of april since then he's brave several injuries and a fever but remained on course towards. the hardships alexander says he's happy to have made new friends while raising awareness about disability issues that's also a goal set by the paralympic games to be held in twenty fourteen such he now starts as the news reports the city has begun preparing a welcome for disabled athletes from around the world. is it easy for a man in a wheelchair to travel to sochi a tough question for the mayor and his aides as the city's preparing to host the two thousand and fourteen winter paralympics they asked russia's paralympic champion material to have to inspect seoul cheese newly built airport. i actually like to this place is one of the few airports in russia that has lived a device that helps to civil passengers to board the plane throughout the city

however there are issues that require attention and i'm sure they'll be dealt with . all newly built ice rink steady and ski posts in sochi are equipped in accordance with strict paralympic standards but in the city itself with its aging infrastructure still a lot has to be done to comply sochi sidewalks shops and restaurants are also undergoing massive construction to comply with strict standards so that no where results limit and even though competition such as ice lead hockey and alpine skiing will be held far from the city center thanks to the games sochi will be more accessible for people with disabilities living in less than legacy for locals and visitors alike russia's paralympic squad topped overall standings at the vancouver two thousand and ten winter games with thirty eight medals twelve gold silver and sixteen bronze we spoke with russia's paralympic champion off as he was preparing for the three week training in sochi. first of all we're proud that russia will be

hosting the paralympics it's good when the games are being held at home but on the other hand it's a great responsibility we just can't lose. the first paralympic test events and open skiing and biathlon will be held as early as next year drawing unprecedented international attention to the small russian town so for most people here it's a chance to show their hospitality to the special guests creating a comfortable barrier free environment the first of its kind in russia and also a great opportunity to see the russian paralympic team in action. r t sochi. well for more on any of the stories we're covering here for you on our change you can take a look on our website and of course there's more features and news for you at archie. for right ultra-orthodox jews in the queue wants to believe it and to the state of israel is the only solution of the conflict in the middle east. also

a disgrace colonel sentence for kidnapping and killing a chechen teenager is murdered in moscow find out why he became a nationalist icon and who might be hiding his death. spanish police have arrested three men believed to be involved in carrying out cyber attacks on governments and companies including sony and master card the suspects have been identified as members of the worldwide hiking group anonymous well this week the resident takes to the streets of new york to gauge people's attitude to hackers. sony intend out even the f.b.i. it seems like no one is safe from hackers these days are these cyber punks heroes

or villains this week let's talk about that technically speaking they are heroes because they can sold. everything they are they are our approach all over security systems but what if a robber a bank robber is technically a. professional enough to get into a bank does that make him a hero to us made movies about the police department goes into certain things in the government goes into certain things probably i would put that on the same level as i would someone who goes in and hacks into a site they're not supposed to be on their hot cars which are five thing fossil kind of in the logical points and hawkers were just doing illegal. activities. i think just to make. careers if it's done really to open the lens to things that should be. i don't have that much of a problem is that it's so subjective though why are we entrusting thieves essentially with making that kind of a judgement call. these that's

a strong word well they're going in and taking people's him information good at mit for the good or bad will if you're if you're going in and you're taking a lot of credit card numbers and credit card accounts and doing that type of thing and you're using that information again her private citizens and i don't think that's a good thing have you ever had your personal information i have actually you know and i felt. so violated and trying to control the information that stuff like that it's just. it's an awful feeling oh i think it's going to get worse much worse because i have five daughters ranging from twenty three down to twelve years old and they're you know they don't think anything's ever going to happen to them and they're out there with all of it and even though the warnings from parents they're the next generation so heavy have you caught them putting stuff out there and you're like don't put that out there yeah dresses cell phone numbers yeah whether you think hackers are villains or heroes the bottom line is if you have information in a database someplace consider yourself

a potential target. let's take a look at some world news in grief for you this hour first to afghanistan where roadside bomb blasts killed sixteen people including children while for others were injured the explosion in kandahar followed another attack in the east of the country when a suicide bomber killed a local police commander and three others this latest wave of violence comes as the un confirm may was the deadliest month for civilians in the country since two thousand and seven. the syrian army has retaken control of the northern city of jews are also which is the scene was the scene of a major rebellion last week government sources say troops have captured what they described as two armed terrorist groups which were operating in the region last week's rebellion claimed the lives of at least one hundred twenty members of the security force. and at least fifty people have been killed in massive floods

ravaging central and southern china the disaster is also just place tens of thousands of people sweeping away homes and taking out power and phone lines across the region among the stranded were children trapped in a school surrounded by water. russia close up series is next as our team explores mysterious places in north. christian churches agricultural prosperity and a magnificent magnificent ancient acropolis known as the city of the dead today we look into one of the most mysterious sites in southern russia in the southern russian village of dark of but it's not the area's dark legacy that's driving locals away with it a question of discover. we continue our acts of the north as

a republic and this time with visit a unique historical areas village of dog offs or ask the locals call it has the city of the done at the cemetery has almost one hundred asians don't cripps where people that used to live have buried their loved ones along with their belongings this valley stretches for over seventeen kilometers and there's a real open air museum for a century and they say that this place how has them imagine live down here in this area four hundred years ago meanwhile day to day life continues along size this images of the past. three hours drive through a dangerous snaking road here up in the mountains and tough trip but it's worth it there are a lot of different legends and myths around this area in the past locals try to avoid going to the city of dallas they say anyone who dares to get in will never get out alive and even now there are hardly any tourists around this place which

might be more to the difficulty of getting here rather than any death curse. in the times of the pleat many people was no one left to greet them would come to the crypt and wait for the demand priest mansion about the city of the diamond to the beginning of the fourteenth century the ancestors of the stanchions century down on the five mountain. bridges but the land was so expensive they were forced to choose the windiest and most unserviceable place to build a cemetery these days the area now provides a huge opportunity for archaeologists items found at the cemetery have been treated both professionals and local amateurs for example few people knew that the bodies were buried in actual boats a white considering none of the rivers here were navigable well now it's believed is sateen start in order to get to haven't the soul of the departed had to cross

the river these days the surrounding area may once again be a lawyer with agriculture and opportunity but is being deserted by people in search of a different lifestyle. for a local ascension our shot of vodka this is a devastating fact he has built his own hydro power plants that provide him and his family with alec tricity but he doesn't know who will inherit his legacy. if the idea was born i have a ten years ago but it took me several years to build it from scratch i used everything i could possibly find i call my bench in a freeflow wheel but what i see now is that people are leaving half of our village left in less than ten years. believes the only thing that can reverse the situation is the creation of the necessary infrastructure new roads new jobs and new opportunities to stop people leaving young people may be attracted to the bright

lights of the c.t.'s but locals the they're leaving behind a truly unique part of russia the land up north that's here if they're rounded by mountain fairy tales and while driving along with no bill bethel want to confirm run into a turret or if wal-mart landing into the thin area father daughter gay who left his secular life to live hand says that this monastery the highest situated in. russia connects the past and the present the church was only build some six years ago but it stands nieto word the dates back to the sixteenth century he worked during the epiphany celebrations of a ten thousand people come here for local christians this place is unique maybe because it is so cation nobody knows after spending several hours hand it really feels like this mountainous area marries the past with the present and if you listen hard enough you can almost handle full fathers a facade singing their songs by the fire to focus more on the historical importance

of this area for assassins i am now joined by two words not to be a bit out of the going to fund which is based here in north the south yet thank you very much for joining us so why do you think locals still consider this place as a special area well garcia our village located high up in the mountain this in the border just valley. is a set of. it's known for it's probably this or silver that is recalled and what it is is a sort of crips where people used to go ordinary in case they were contaminated with with something infectious disease like plaque or tuberculosis work and you know their relatives would bring them food and you can still see the will small plates there and actually there are there are balls of the dead and dressed in medieval robes and how so besides important diminished for the people well i can't

speak for everyone else here but every time i visit there i get a lot of feelings and. one of the main feeling insist that. i i really have to keep myself in check so to speak and not bring down the value that i carry on their left. those values of dignity on the steve modesty all those other. good qualities over here being all right thank you very much now was the seymour time we have the had of the guarantee fund which is based here in the north to south korea and meanwhile our team continues to bring you the latest pictures of live down here in russia's north caucasus in the republic of north the south sea and. coming up in this weekend's moscow out program the russian capital is safer than many think but if you're caught in an emergency

you the team has a guide to all of whom to call and where to go. to get mine by my own bible i want it in russia the number you see here is zero one zero one hundred fifty five stations in because of this one i put in motion seventy eight comes from the sense you guys were here home yes they have six fire trucks i'll consider it on call a trickle as a quick rinse back to the city needs. a little. you can wash moscow out here in our tea and under ten minutes we're going to take a short break and i'll be back with a recap of our top stories. while

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a substantial degree and one form or another socialism has spread the shadow of human regimentation over most of the nations of europe and the shadow is an approaching for. the early twenty first century military bases a network of military bases all around the forms believe. that the united states is trying to get its astonishing most americans have no idea there are more than a quarter of a million or more than two hundred fifty thousand u.s. troops stationed on these bases all around them. we don't have fallen bases in

america we. how many british base we don't have any korean base and we don't have any french bases or you know we just all american bases in in frost al bases a fine of the dough noises our noise and those of all the us of all because they're all bases but for all the people it's almost like a cancer here for these people a day since the end of world war two the spaces i've been. working here to provide a safe and secure environment for everybody. the questions they have thing else which get everything you needed.

at four thirty pm moscow time these are the top stories on our tiki in tokyo thousands demonstrate for clean energy three months after an earthquake triggered the focus eamonn nuclear crisis to which there's.