all of the clubs will be turned circles photo in the big old. corinthian if steve thomas edison's this is convinced he might code switching to look good because come on. now so it's a. hidden kilometers away from reactor number one in progress he wrote through the british had little or much prior to their hoard the end to be free from george competent programmer three coming up we have all the details. made of plans to expand if there are strikes to leave his northwest colonel gadhafi uses a high profile chess game to reiterate his reluctance to leave the country. we are in we are and we are really is this new media hype over of the scandalous case of an american senator tweeting racy pictures of himself sparked concerns that the west's lagos overshadowed real news.

this is r.t. coming to live from moscow eleven am here in marina joshua into the program radioactive material has been detected in seawater around japan's fukushima plant was concentration levels two hundred forty times higher than safe limits scientists warn that the elements strong sheen is highly dangerous to humans as a ten x. human weight and bones and is believed to cause cancer artie's john thomas has been to fukushima city to measure radiation levels. here we are eighty kilometers away and the radiation levels in this area in many many places in many instances are much higher they are fairly close because if you look at a map of where fukushima city is in relation to the actual nuclear facility that

plant number one where a lot of that radiation. been eating from the winds are bringing that radiation into fukushima city and the rain in the wind is blowing the radiation in this direction so we were at a spot where the radiation levels were one thousand times what is considered to be a safe dosage so. very very dangerous levels and so scientists so that we are working with today from different universities are working together on projects to try and figure out ways to use a simple methods to actually clean that radiation up and these guys actually. are working to contaminate the soil right now. and as you can see these two gentlemen are wearing any protective clothing that the scientists are so one of the concerns is that you can actually have one spot which it's only thirty times in the accepted normal levels and then you go to another spot which is just a metre away and it can jump to five hundred to

a thousand times and getting on where rainwater and mud have collected one of the concerns of course is that grass is good to filter for nuclear ready i think material and. places when they go to those areas they can actually be absorbing your radiation from the grass as well so what's interesting is this area that we're in right now is considered a safe area it is not considered a mandatory evacuation area but authorities are looking into to see whether it should be considered evacuation or at least within the city should be evacuated because of very very high micro places. if you will where the radiation is just the charts. reporting there the focus human nuclear crisis has also sent shock waves through the world's motor industry as rumors cost potential buyer saloon states and japanese cars before it suggest that contaminated vehicles are finding their way into the yorkie and market ices like their shasta

has more. oh has been consecrating a change of hardcore for months a fan of japanese vehicles she wanted to upgrade her old fraud or two when you were model but her car dealing friend said it was not the right time to put those can also you know i was told privately that all new japanese cars are radioactive because of the fukushima disaster and should was supposedly blocked by the authorities at adesa harbor but unofficial dealers bribe them and got those cars on to the streets officials at the poor left of our question whether there had been any contaminates of course here after the japanese fallout these off roaders worship in before the fukushima disaster in japan and even they were checked for radiation or thirty square and there's absolutely no chance of contaminated making their way onto the cranium territory because if these guys are actually was transiting through greek and turkish ports if anything was wrong it would have been

spotted there in the first place which was to go all vehicles for any biological threat. however ecologists say these checks may not be enough to determine radiation growing is a radioactive particles are very small and hundreds of vehicles they can be found in fields just radiators inside small parts that's why it's very difficult to detect them with regular geiger counters the disposal of the customs units experts say the sale of contaminated steel is not something new for ukraine these shorts were filmed inside the chernobyl exclusion zone several years ago scavengers stealing contaminated radiators from the ghost town of one costs around twenty dollars on the black market tens of thousands have been removed from the radioactive particles may be small but are still gravely dangerous a person subjected to them for a lengthy period can experience various lung diseases and even chance or so use the

temptation to buy. jeopardy's car is too hard to resist experts advise turning to professionals to check whether it is say let's see rush of steel and see reporting from a just. in ukraine. but i was here to ask you has been reporting from the site consider the world's worst nuclear disaster but many fear that a meltdown i think she could take its place check out the ones prosperous southern city of previous near the true novel power plants to see how it looks now and exceed made a special report from the air marking disasters twenty fifth anniversary it's available on our website r.t. to com in the documentary section. sauza is have been out on the streets of athens in protest against the second round of austerity measures debated in the greek parliament people don't want new taxes or wage cuts but without them the country will not receive international bailout money artists are first is in

athens. we're hearing some tightness there you can see just how many people it turned out for the protests by the main problem until they began here are certain measures that have been paid by the government that will be speaking to people here in the bank is really been building for a year they've already been. very free of certain measures they say that the government has really achieved anything by that and so with the pain there's a lot of tension on the street from a. great laugh and then they can raise some income by raising the price that people simply didn't think that that way would have it certainly seems that that might be the case. that particular certain measures will have to be implemented if prince wants to continue i think the international bailout money now this comes on the back they get the relief love let's say that sixty percent of the bulls are out

in the field i still think forty feet the fence of fifteen twenty four year old thousand what he's begun to some of the younger people here they say turning out is that really i think they're right late but. we should put them. in the voting system. but the people of loose doesn't help in doing things. but she's on the take on the game and that's why we came here to tell them that they are incapable for us and we want to. go our way may cover elections now and to make a new government that we shall pass and people to improve on the budget. yes. that was priceless. price yes very serious. fight. party sarah

first continues to track the elements in greece for you check out our own twitter feed and in her latest tweet she says a general strike is planned for wednesday and after testers she spoke with tell her we are determined to gather a news crowd for saturday out of school. if the. police and the u.s. have closed an investigation into the so-called sexting case that's dominated

national headlines for over two weeks senator tweeted a teenager with a racy photo of himself since then the story has overshadowed world news with some media putting it ahead of the war in libya and raging violence in syria artie's guy next to count looks at where the american media's priorities lie but he doesn't know if the american media can't get enough of anthony weiner's crotch shot by the married u.s. congressman had sent this lewd photo to a young woman via twitter and the story made a perfect the sex scandal thing with a shameless cover up this is a twitter hopes a prank that was done on the victim of those poor girls the victim and the subsequent embarrassing come fracturing last friday night i tweeted a photograph of myself that i intended to send as a direct message as part of a joke to a woman in seattle once i realize i posted to twitter i panicked i took it down and said that i had been hacked and of course here's what paula g. and deeply sorry for the pain this is caused by wife. and our family. it seemed

anthony weiner's indiscretion overshadowed all other news in america we know when or if we are when are we here is this you we dated for a few months like almost ten years ago to the right frankly even comedians for whom the congressman's connection right is the kind of bottomless source of inspiration for how he described it here he's the king i think your story i was i think your stories. have been blocked by this recent scandal on a more serious note many people think the only way to get ratings is is to lead and constantly churn and cover these types of lascivious stories that really don't have any bearing on people's lives whether or not it's a private issue that is a fact that nobody from. the media pressure is so high that it has become a trend in america to make deeply personal apologies on camera and everybody who has been hurt. you know. the same goes for

celebrities like tiger woods extramarital affairs made headlines for months i am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior and the apologies seem to think you'll the gossip in the street even more when politician states and i do use this word staged these apology kinds of. they are very likely responding to their public relations. advisors their lawyers etc etc i mean in the networks american media companies love it because again it generates even more american television live in don't take charlie sheen lead seal or hand with their analyst miles courts and. police this endless and all of these scandals have to do with private matters but the bill the news environment is such an extent that many hands either got sick as were plays that in america i'm going

to check out reporting from washington r.t. . and we're going to be live from moscow silicon on the program and has riley sentiment gathers steam in europe activism and authorities barely forest products from be occupied palestinian territories. plus we're in a car crash victim who made a heroic wheelchair journey probably far east to moscow in a bid to draw attention to the daily challenges faced by disabled. all the committee later in the program before that colonel gadhafi has said he will not leave libya despite mounting pressure he used a chess game against the visiting president of the world chess federation to reinforce his defiance meanwhile nato made its move announcing plans to expand military strikes in libya and hit up forces in the northwestern part of the country there were reports that rebels seized the city. so we had just thirty minutes from

the capital tripoli but those planes were later tonight i believe in government u.s. radio hosts and peace activists ralph schoenman says that the west has hijacked the levy an uprising to serve its own interests. the united states is spending two million dollars a day in a billion and a half dollars has just been handed to these so-called rebels usually the leadership of these rebels. his car is a twenty year operative of the central intelligence agency and she. has hijacked this uprising initially against her. and it is a complete subordinate. position is true now that is being funded and armed by the nato powers and the united states there ject and has to carve up libya and several countries and diseases forty four point two billion barrels of oil reserves and that's what the objective is to sixteen period a war that obama's raging in the region and it is the genocidal war and all the

teachers target is the population at large not merely because of the regime. in syria president says forces have reportedly taken over the rebel held town. meanwhile the pressure is mounting on syria was britain and france pushing a draft u.n. resolution with russia and china to oppose any chance to intervene in the syrian conflict have said they won back the move however arab world observer as against all bookie believes the west is using wentz benefits from the country's civil conflict. with united nations. as is merely an international organization working to promote the interests of its most powerful members no that leaves the united states britain and the whistle world some sort of also from the country and european union because just as they are considering cracking down on the syrian government they have not consider cracking down on the governments of bahrain or or other. point in time when there was also and for what is happening in

syria simultaneously in almost all countries of the middle east and in north africa . the internal problems all countries have internal problems not go about it and there is a genuine desire on the part of many people in syria no doubt to get rid of its very thoughts of government but there is also external interference notably from the united states and from britain and from france to take advantage of these internal problems. europe russia and the us could all become safer places once nato ceases to exist so says iraqis military contributor in the wake of u.s. the fan secretary's recent bleak assessment of the alliance his future here's a taster of the latest video blog find it online at. if european nato allies wore expecting their farwell hugging and kissing from the

departing u.s. secretary of defense robert gates they should have known better instead he delivered point blank parting shot at all year of being in nato allies it was probably one of the most more lazy critique coming from the pentagon chief in fact i believe that it had a hidden agenda to use the former cia chief and his experience to deliver a black op on its european partners as far as afghanistan and libya is concerned indeed robert gates had a point first time to raise the issue about their reliability of the nato alliance as soon as he assumed his post four years ago when he's surprised that bureaucrats in brussels want to he called them on capable to be on a par with the united states forces regarding the accounting insurgency skill and experience if anything and that's time robert gates was probably too polite so

robert gates to close that final chapter to the long overdue figure role for nato association that could be one of the most significant imprint on the new security architecture for the united states erupt and russia. and all the latest news features and analysis lined up for you in our website. nationalist i can you read the docs will be laid to rest in moscow was massive protests expected later this month or to find out more about the controversy surrounding his grace all the coverage along with expert opinion is available online right now plus. an american anti-missile war ship has sailed into the black sea ready for war against the ukrainian navy but russia says its presence close to the country's southern border threatens national security for all the dispute by

a lobby on terror. there's growing and to israeli feeling in europe with calls an e.u. and us governments to stop ignoring the occupation of palestinian land and politicians remain silent activists rallied to draw attention to the plight of the palestinian people as more from brussels. but they rage against israel thousands called for the boycott of his relief goods over its continued expansion of palestinian land a jewish demonstrates that says enough is enough when the american leaders do nothing else the e.u. does nothing the repeated un resolutions have ruined israeli settlements illegal. activity the european union to halt the main export of the territories flows

through a full human barricade to a use a ploy deposed still getting through financial look at israel's carmel grandma could settlement produce and pockets to profit but find forces and moving their citizens are committing war crimes under the geneva convention public pressure. it's bearing fruit it's a lease biggest grocer co-ops food grown in the occupied territories the world's largest security for g four s. has stopped work with these really checkpoints on the west bank. breached human rights shareholders forced bill james dixie a bank to sell its israel over a million euro loans to settlements activists next targets is the rail links between certain months and jerusalem e.u. transport giant veolia protesters are also seeking to file charges on the

international law against israel over its construction of settlements which fuel storage fees for investigating police will pass these complaints on to the courts judges not rule it firms who buy food from the pipe palestinian land are complicit in war crimes by rich n.e.p. paul murphy will join calls a flotilla the biggest yet to braise awareness of the situation knowing activists were killed by israeli commandos when a similar operation was stopped in international waters last year murphy feel things have got so bad he's ready to risk his life hopefully people and kills this time as they were. training and military forces have put that brings the world's attention to this issue such moves say experts force politicians and business to act to public opinion change your mind before they were thinking

that israel was grabbed by the british. public and opinion ever really capacity to challenge and institution europe institution and un and also. the last time such a campaign was mobilized internationally was against the south african apartheid regime israel may have powerful allies but a position. europe to its policy to. brussels. israel's blockade of gaza is not only damaging to the area but to israel itself says the e.u. highbrow presented of foreign affairs argues exclusive interview with baroness catherine ashton is coming your way in just over an hour's time but first here's a preview. we're very consistent in saying what needs to happen is that the israelis need to open their borders with guards there and allow people and goods to move freely now i recognize the importance of the security situation for israel

we've always done it but it seems to me a position that's not tenable you have the inability to get the economy moving in gaza a lot of things i've been saying to the israeli is for some time is it's in their interest to see economic growth and development goals are lots of small businesses you know that could really do well lots of people who want jobs eighty percent of people in gaza receive today so many young people who don't have a future and part of the answer to that part of making sure that we have security is giving them that future and that means allowing in and out the products the goods were girls or could actually. support its own economy. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world clashes have erupted in turkey following recent parliamentary elections thousands of supporters of the pro kurdish

party which one just six percent of the vote clashed with police officers far worse still throwing. fifty percent of the vote went to the ruling prime minister tayyip erdogan on what his party still failed to gain the parliamentary majority required to ensure constitutional change. beyond second largest city has been shaken by two new violent. earthquakes the tremors measured five point two and six and struck within minutes of each other the city of christchurch is still recovering from last february's devastating earthquake which killed almost two hundred people there are fatalities are reported from the latest quake. nature's beauty as danger is explored in our special report today we'll look into the enormous power of an avalanche here's a taste of what's coming your way or later in the day. white

stream cascading from mountain slopes the view is mist we're watching. this really brings down at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers per hour. which is their very long run on. despite being confined to a wheelchair for over ten years one russian here has allowed that holding back it covered eleven thousand kilometers riaa cross russia in an electric barbie to draw attention to the plight of the sable people art is there a scholar mathematical person. alexander's top speed is not much more than walking the pace it's been more than a decade since the accident which put him in a wheelchair driving the other car was america's consul general in the us stock allegedly drunk and that's where the problems began as a diplomat american douglas canned could claim immunity officials back in washington refused to waive his rights so alexander had no chance of getting

redress for the people to a scot free but i will keep on seeking justice. alexander tells me he's been fighting for compensation ever since to pay for his specialist care and medical expenses so long after the original accident it's important to him to keep his case in the public eye his just finished and marathon of the marathon proportions writing his life eleven thousand kilometers from his home to moscow and it's been a journey of discovery the ocean you know and i was most surprised by the decency and generosity of our people i never expected such help to just imagine every set of stairs demands. for people here to get me up when you're that despite all the all circles he played to the heart of the last time many people along the way asked to go to the kremlin tell them how willing but alexander is not the complaining kind of a strongly believes that no matter what the odds everyone's destiny is in their own

hands the people he's met have certainly heard his call but it's the people in power in washington who really need to listen and act jerry pushed over r t costello. well i'll be back shortly with an update of our top stories a before that you can always log on to our website r.t. dot com for more on any story that we're covered for you here stay with us.

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troops stationed on these bases all around us. we don't have a problem bases in america we don't have any british base we don't have any korean base we don't have any french bases or you know we just all american bases in our bases afai there are the noises i would northeastern doesn't bother us at all because they're our bases but for other people it's almost like a cancer here for those people 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 you get everything you needed. if. it's fifty feet it's fifty fifty.