the be . lines are arab spring echoes in america u.s. police use force to disperse an anti wall street rally arresting more than seven hundred members of the protest movement is gaining momentum across the country. look at why serious crackdown is deemed more important than the battle of brooklyn bridge by newspapers in the us. across the atlantic in the u.k. of unions angry at budget cuts bring thousands out to a rally demanding david cameron coalition government resign. also in this week's top stories president medvedev says that if your goodness greater popularity it was behind this decision to run for a second term as part of

a surprise interview that stirred up the break about russia's political future. and our humanitarian situation and the besieged libyan town of sirte her people are dying from a lack of vital supplies amid ongoing fighting something experts say makes nato mission to protect civilians more questionable than ever. watching r t coming to you live from some of moscow good to have you with us now our top story hundreds of protesters are back on wall street a day after police violently dispersed a rally on the brooklyn bridge more than seven hundred people were arrested in what was a dramatic showdown of the movement dog occupy wall street consist of thousands angry

of what they call corporate domination as artie's breed apart ny explains the action of police is likely to bring more anger in the streets of new york and beyond. right about now most of the protesters that were arrested from what we're being told more than seven hundred of them have been released or in the process of being released from prison from where they were being held i spoke with one of the protesters who said he wasn't sure if he could come on camera because he has to speak with his lawyer first all of these folks are being charged with disorderly conduct but as we could tell from the video and the images that were taken on saturday this was quite a clash a clash between thousands of americans that began their demonstration at a park by wall street and then walked onto the brooklyn bridge and we can't deny the fact that the media in the u.s. is covering it they are but how they're covering it is a different story for example i just want to show you the front page of the new york times from this sunday ok mind you why not new york times reporter journalist

was arrested in this protest that took place now here the biggest picture is of one protester in syria and right down here is a little picture of all the new york city protesters that were arrested on the brooklyn bridge so you could see the comparison why they decided to make that decision i have no clue but many critics do believe that the mainstream media are either trying to take credibility away from all these demonstrators or not give them ample coverage maybe make it a very short story and in the meantime though these protesters that are part of what's called occupy wall street say they are determined to continue to continue. camping out by wall street that's where they have been for the past two weeks now this incident that we saw erupt in new york on saturday was the most recent one but it's not the first one just last weekend we saw cops and demonstrators clashed down

by wall street women were maced in the face by a police officer others were arrested there was a confrontation. in physical confrontation between police officers and the demonstrators like this occupy wall street group isn't limited to new york city there are demonstrations out taking place in los angeles taking place in boston taking place in other cities throughout the country radio host and author stephen lemmon says the ever expanding protests shows awareness is growing among americans separate country is run by people they never allow that. controls the power of money is supremes power that controls everything control war and peace only stairs grows a government j.p. morgan chase basically america and they run the government and this as they start the people on the streets across america is going to understand lives and they have to demand their power and money returned to it congress is article one section

eight series all of the congress has the power to call it merely because it's a g.b. movie and this is a big american there's always a congress goes if there is returning to congress it will help approaches to both big beasts in the power of money legal where good people were blogs sara flounders from activist group international action center says the u.s. is preaching democracy around the world while violently disperse a grab at home. this is really our police are heard to shut down mass dissent here see u.s. government they claim to speak for democracy all over the world while dropping bombs on people and many many countries and here at home when people are involved in democratic protests and demonstrations against the domination of wall street representing really the interests of the vast majority of people the latest polls

today show that seventy five percent of the population is sympathetic to these protests. thousands of march through the northern british city of manchester in another protest that asserted katsu public services and pensions the rally in opposition to the governing coalition and organized by trade unions coincided with the rule the conservative party's conference in the city party's floor m. it was there for us. the conservative party conference has started ten months of the movement politicians and delegates starting to arrive this happens no ties estimated fifty thousand people are turning out for this march through the streets of manchester to protest what the coalition government is doing in the way of and you've literally got pool of people hey you got the older generation saying hands off our pensions you've got to sort of middle age generation you say about their job because as money to public services is last eve goes to very very young who are

worried that things like no serene's and provisions for education will be cause and of course much as to the my population you got a lot of students turned out much like in all the marches that we've seen across the country turned out to protest against the rising cost of education high stakes in some of the people who are here to us and just why they thought it was important to turn out today and here's what they told me i think it's important that we send a message to the movement to covering all school to particular the people on really suppose we. could all be so busy. to pull so that the government knows that with jodi people post what you do for you she will show you. the page and be sure that you can join the child schools that want it to be strong to move you up to bring this government down and bring in a government that doesn't offer working people now look at a plan is that you can see here around me are calling for a strike on the thirty fifth maybe they calling for

a general strike for the public sector workers to down leave why should the government just exactly what it would be like if public so i can didn't in fact show up in the mornings if that's what they're planning to do a lot of the biggest unions in the country unison. they have all turned out here today to say we will turn to the that's it in a van but unless you promise that you're going to make these deep cuts in public that's a fine. i think that you'll put a little. of the discontent in the u.k. is only now gathering pace but protests and debt ridden greece had been going on a program on its economic doomsday closer for athens with a vital rescue payment delayed and the country quickly running out of cash. last strive for statehood the future of palestine is clouded in a treaty with a shot of an imminent u.s. veto hanging over its bit after the security council. well this week's

headlines in russia have been dominated by the plan to reshuffle and the president of vienna in tandem so all of the sudden departure of the finance minister prompted an unexpected interview from the president as he clarified his decision not to run for office again but as r.t. as you can do you think our children reports the pre-election period russia may hold even more surprises. this week's headlines have been all that if putin futenma that it and use of the japs war brought up a linux which russia hasn't seen for quite some time well some criticize others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of photoshop rolled out some of their best work yet but the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rich shuffles in the corridors of power began. if you think your views on russia's economic agenda differ from mine as president you can

resign from. my opinions do differ from yours but only take such a decision after a talk to the prime minister has been almost a third of their work you can talk to whoever you want including the prime minister but as long as i'm the president i make these decisions for them the surprise route between the president and putin's longtime ally aleksey could read left many questioning is there as split in the tandem solution the situation with mr could read is a matter of discipline in government service we are a presidential republic not a parliamentary want it implements the president's policies if you don't agree you should step down and meanwhile many read it not as a sign of a split but when you maturity in russia's democracy. almost were mostly wishful thinking on the part of the born else these people probably remember the perils of the cold war patrol where there was a rift inside the port of bureau which ultimately was one of the reasons for the

collapse of the u.s.s.r. i remember before coming to power that gave an interview where he basically said that russia will not survive an article inside the us so from the very beginning i do believe that there was a serious rift but the big news of putin yet again running for president brought up so many questions that me tryna girded how to meet talk t.v. hats to cross the t.'s and dot the ice. of course it's nice to know who people trust me as president and that my approval rating is quite high in the current circumstances but i also know that prime minister putin undoubtedly remains the most popular politician in our country at this point and his rating is even higher . the election campaign has just started let's ask ourselves a simple question what if our people reject us both me viewed and putin what will happen to these decisions by the convention these decisions are merely the party's

recommendation to vote for those people that saw the choices made by the people and these are not new words saluki true any politician and any political force may lose an election but many questions are still in the air like why would a politician like nixon advantage of his approval rating is still still high and russia not seek reelection and what will the face of the new cabinet of ministers look like under him should he become pm immediately after the united russia congress' many rejoiced in the thoughts of the country's top political quis is finally over and they can go about their usual business but this week has shown that when it comes to the chess game of russian politics there are many more moves to be made because the final make up of the new cover. moment is no if you have our children on our t.v. most came over we want to see the interview president gave to the russian media in

full all you have to do is log on to our web site right now that's r.t. dot com. the greek government has reportedly approved mass layoffs the latest move to please its creditors athens is planning to put thirty thousand civil servants on reserve in other words they'll be suspended are reduced take on tuesday the country's governments approved a new property tax and the move received any response from greeks were already burdened by austerity measures all despite all that out of the recession another portion of the rescue package is still being delayed international inspectors are sussing whether greece the serves a cash injection a last chance for the country to avoid a default starting surfer of sports remains convinced that the. policy is of the making eggs worse. greece has been the poster child of the year i think that quite with germany very think expand upon the country look that's to get that much

needed cash injection to help come with some condition here in greece the people say the price they're being made to pay simply too high earning that. is deadline day for the first to be hit with the greek government's new special tax it's one of the measures they put in place to try to secure the next tranche of money the country needs to avoid bankruptcy the extra tax which is doubts about another three percent repeat was. supposed to help block some of the massive deficit in the budget nothing more than a year's salary cuts rises in living costs the people here ready a breaking point the last two years almost everybody has ruled out at least thirty percent of his salary. people's desperation has become increasingly evident on the streets of greece the violence is repeatedly breaking out between riot place protesters. even more clashes parliament again feted in yet

another austerity measure in the form of any property tax many people in greece now question just here it is i think control unfortunately very very early version euro zone our bankers. bankers are being. called again and again and again all of the. taxpayers in the eurozone despite germany having dated positively to expand the size and power of the year to fund critics are questioning whether that will be enough insights now turn to the many challenges the year is a still faces the problem will move from. other european countries then to german banks. sure even germany. more skilled the economy

will be you know. will be affected you will find a solution not just for being in congress passed measures failing to have the facts it is political leaders continue to struggle to convince the public the truth. still hangs in the balance but these protests take a strict austerity measures to continue many people hit the greece's economy now at risk of having not only a financial the democratic deficit as well. r.t. outside the part of the building in athens egypt's ruling military council has given in to the demands of protesters and political parties and agreed to make changes to the election law there were fears of current rules could enable supporters of ousted president mubarak to come back to power and have our first parliamentary elections all the decision comes after friday's massive protest

thousand strong in the square attempt to quote reclaim the revolution demanding a transfer of power to civilian rule as well as every two emergency law artie's and went to cairo to see what else is driving people back onto the streets. we knew that change would come to egypt a new chapter of freedom and democracy don't judge a book by its cover when reading post mubarak egypt it's pretty twee no lines where you'll find a new chapter hasn't been published edited or slightly revised we still have the council of the armed forces those orders i cannot see that they have been. in any sense in this country towards democracy work may be gone but his policies are not personally mubarak's case is ongoing at this tribe you know new figures from human rights watch claims more civilian courts face military trials six months

some twelve thousand during the entire thirty year rule of mubarak average civilians are giving five to you know seven years in prison a lot of torture has occurred since the staff has come into power. actor. doesn't clown around when it comes to the supreme council or skaf he has taken part in protests since day one and still has scars from being detained because of the looks of a much worse he said very long they told me go ahead to stick it holy for a minute after that i was shot for the struggle and peter with a pat on the head i was released only because i'm well known now voted last leave the country for thirty years according to law if i have to seek asylum stay and fight for freedom like mubarak skaf gets the support it needs to rule egypt from graunt. that we get from the u.s.

that one point five billion a year the easier to seize from from the usa. and most of it in part because of the supreme court to the to the army you know the staff and while the west coast history books will change for the. matter the arab spring is a massive opportunity to spread peace prosperity democracy egypt since our last reading the writing on the wall in many areas to the same as before don't go into very prominently are we getting more worse and he's now our key current to live in the city of sirte to sponge a deeper into a humanitarian crisis the balfour want to get out these few remaining strongholds shows no signs of abating on saturday revolutionary forces claim that they've completely surrounded the colonel's hometown and his loyalist forces were being slowly forced out meanwhile thousands are fleeing the besieged town and driven from

their homes by fierce spidy a lack of vital supplies aid agencies say those injured and trapped are in desperate need of medical help the people dying of the main hospital because of oxygen and the fuel shortages antiwar activist brian becker says nato has declared mission to protect civilians is now more caution of all that ever. clearly they're not protecting civilians when they're by mean cities that are considered to be procured offie when they're killing people not because they've done something wrong but because their own political beliefs are contrary to what nato wants in terms of the kind of government they want for libya so i think that they need to be brought to justice i think though unless there's a very strong international movement for human rights in this instance i think it's unlikely they will be brought to court but the goal of the nato powers is to carry out regime change so that the khadafy government is gone once and forever and then

there will be a new government that will not necessarily be more democratic or more humane but will be an ally or i would say in fact a proxy a client perhaps a puppet of western powers in this country that has the largest oil reserves in all of africa the ninth largest oil reserves in the world is a brief look at some other international headlines now after thirty soldiers of reported killed after you have the war bonnet physicians of the conferees own army and it's not clear if the attack was a mistake the government has denied the incident though however reports claim the troops that joined at the rebellion i guess you have as president of the us the body was said to have been followed by an attack for al qaeda linked militants killed more officers at the base. france and the u.k. have one of their citizens not to travel to the volatile kenya somalia border that

follows the kidnapping of a wheelchair bound french woman by somali militants near the popular resort of love on saturday the woman has reportedly been transferred to somalia after a sea rescue failed to get her back three weeks ago a british woman was abducted from a nearby resort and her husband was killed in an attack by somali militants. in an asian search and rescue teams have reached the bodies of eighteen that people who were on a plane that crashed into a mountain of thursday the plane lost contact with air traffic control sent a distress signal and then dropped off the radar the rugged landscape and bad weather prevented rescuers reaching the crash site immediately it's still on clear what exactly caused the tragedy and this news just in according to russia's interfax news agency two police officers have been killed in a suicide attack in the russian republic of dagestan eyewitnesses say that an armored a law enforcement vehicle exploded after

a suicide bomber rammed his car into the side of it one other car was also damaged in the explosion of course will be a bringing you more details on this as and when we get them. a violence flared up again this week around possibles northern border as april troops attempted to dismantle a service will block several serbs were wounded a bit claims the alliance led forces were using live routes local serbs have barricaded the road to disputed checkpoints that albanian sings earlier with the help of four troops artist let's say it has the story from. in some parts of the world this walking road probably be part of an extreme safari in kosovo it is now a point. ever since july's border disappeared many lives have been dependent on this godforsaken grable road through the mountains now this is the only way that belgrade can use to deliver food and petrol for the tens of thousands of serbs

living in northern kosovo because of the serbs have been barricaded in the road since july in response to the cost of the police checkpoints which enforced the trade embargo between belgrade and the meeting of itself on tuesday the situation turned critical again clashes between the very caring serbs and the k. four troops led to multiple injuries on both sides ok for blame because it was serbs for starting the violence but dangerous aleksandr the problem of each a father of two saw it differently. we were standing by the barricade when the soldiers started shouting and shooting at us i didn't know what they were shooting with so i got scared and started running away and i was hit on the shoulder and it turned out to be a perforated of my lung nato forces also claimed they used only rubber bullets and tear gas against the protesters this was quickly rejected by doctors in need of itself fuelling speculation as to who recently it's. forty seven

men in heavy condition can shed wounds fractures and bruises all those wounds were caused by a regular bullet which we extract from their bidens make the troops weakly set up a perimeter to their weapons a journalist. and you should should you order for anyone trying to demonstrate that they've totally and openly stepped out of the un mandate and there really really now just like thirty nine hundred ninety nine during the bombing when there was the girl forced for the albanian separatists are now acting as their infantry belgrade has reacted with indignation and who didn't go she ations with kosovo until the dispute is resolved meanwhile good for refuses to comment on their actions and goes to the border barricade the brooder is open to share of trucks look here breach just meters away from the destroyed block suggests this battle is far from over vendors like this one are scattered all across northern core civil war and they pretty much reflect the mood of the local serbs it seems they would never give in

and accept the fact that they're living in a self-proclaimed state and in this book a near melting board nobody knows where this standoff go. or troops or become again another frozen territorial dispute let's hear a sort of speech r c reporting from possible. let's say is bringing constant updates on this developing story from kossovo and of course you can head to our teams at twitter feed to get the latest from on this just a little and one of his tweets he says that there are reports in western possible that all day of kill the service ordered his son at the first ethnic fly like this seven year olds. are the u.n. security council started considering the palestinians bid for statehood on friday it was officially submitted by the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas last week and that's all of not out of fifteen the votes of the security council are needed to push the application through the u.s.

already said it will use its veto power to block the process but even if washington blocks the bit the palestinians can still get an elevated legal status of the u.n. general assembly where they have a majority of support policy and leaders with abbas is told r.t. arabic he's concerned the u.s. will pressure u.s. security council members to vote against the bit of the full interview is coming your way out for a. write your own heart. we knew in advance and we were officially notified that washington will use its veto joining the voting in a bit it's clear that the u.s. as the dominant world power wants to extend its support to israel but what concerns us most is that the u.s. wants to force all the countries that took part in the general assembly big and small alike in particular the members of the u.n. security council to vote against palestinian membership in the un this is the key concern for us all the member states all for security council have the right to use

or as i would put it to misuse their right to veto of course such a decision will be regrettable. i'll do stay with us here on our t.l. be back with a recap of all our top stories that just adds. it

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