the top news headlines and commentary direct from russia's capital moscow this is r.t. glad to have you with us let's get right to the top stories the total number killed since the start of the syrian conflict now stands at well over three thousand according to the u.n. activists say at least twelve people have died in fresh violence after security forces opened fire on marchers there are calls for a nationwide demonstrations in support of army defectors who've joined the protesters damascus insists the anti-government opposition are not revolutionaries but armed gangs that pose a danger to the country tessa are silly and has more from syria. about one hundred eighty kilometers north of damascus is a city of unrest on the site of five days of recent deadly clashes between security forces and protesters in which at least thirty died it's close to the cities of homs and hama where most anti assad protests have been taking place evidence of

fighting in oliver stone is plain to see there was an air of suspicion the tense mood only broken by children now smiling but only two weeks ago these youngsters were witness to violence in their hometown like this eleven year old we heard very heavy fire we heard airplanes but didn't see them it sounded like they were flying high we were really afraid and we were crying the whole time. the child was one of the few to talk to most of us on locals we met were hesitant to say anything about what happened telling us they didn't want to get into trouble. the areas governor gives his explanation why the military arrived there were groups of people who had their own demands they had these demands for a little while and then it all escalated when they arm themselves we saw that the situation had become a threat to the people and that's when we decided an intervention should take place . where inside syria or if your. son

was going to be this is your way of what the way i'm working with me see here this was what it. was basically. from our side here. but opposition activists insist that these were not on gas or terrorists but army defectors so far the government has said little on the subject of decisions from the military i think it's a kind of a strategy by the government and the weakening the morale of the. forces so if they talk about the friction. then it became a signal that could be there would be more of the friction so instead people that. gangs or was so with this kind of this would serve their purpose but under the circumstances the morale of most affected by the violence in understand is that of

the locals does are still alliston in syria. trouble has flared in the u.s. between protesters from the occupy wall street movement and new york police at least fourteen people have been arrested scuffles broke out as hundreds of activists marched through lower manhattan to wall street for an important is in new york with the latest. we saw a new fresh wave of clashes between police and the protesters taking part in this occupy wall street movement as hundreds of demonstrators walked in marched through lower manhattan and and some marched into the street and now for the other were reports and there were images of police on scooters driving into some of the protesters a report of one of the protests or their run over by al by the scooter that was driven by a police officer ah there were some also reports of police officers punching some

of the demonstrators statement the one one man taken into a potting wagon was seen with blood gushing from his his head and there were also reports that some of these demonstrators when they were marching through lower manhattan power were throwing some glass bottles turning over garbage cans police say that at least four scene of the people taking part in the march or arrested now of course this is just the latest wave of clashes between police officers and the protesters camped out here for four weeks but it came after what is being dubbed a huge victory for the occupy movement the protesters were supposed to be picked it from their park that they've been camped out in for a day while the city said they wanted to clean up the park this was a request that was made by the property owners now the there was about two thousand people down in lower manhattan in support of these protesters protecting that

barricading them a human chain was formed around the park because the protesters said they were not going to leave they leave the park on their own and about a hop hour before they were to be evacuated or removed the city made an announcement that the police would not remove them that the property owner said that they would deal with the demonstrators directly as they have been camped out here for weeks taking. in the occupy wall street movement raising awareness about the dispatches factory felt among the mob the majority of americans when it comes to the gap between the rich and the poor when it comes to pop corporate influence over u.s. politics and this clearly is being regarded as a huge victory for the oppenheim movement that it continues this is going to stretch way beyond america's borders with the next twenty four hours because up odd saturday this movement is going to global odd out to six hundred cities to be proud to have seventy countries around the world will be taking part in this type of

demonstration protests have been planned everywhere from rome to london to upper lip and people are going to be gathering in different squares the streets odd throughout the world to be talking about odd there are are there right to democracy the way that they would like to see their country govern the way that they would like their elected officials to be acting out the top of the people that elect them not the op the financial elites so this is not over by any means it is going to be expanding it is going to be going global and of course our team will be covering the story which is one of course neither from new york and as she just said the occupy wall street movement is preparing to go global and r.t. will be closely watching the rallies taking place later in europe and the us don't miss our special coverage to. be structured blood flowing poverty's into the feeling. anger is by the country's waiting for new years while cutting jobs and

social spending people across the globe against their government's economic policies followed a rural one action against austerity. on car too. the european central bank has called on national governments to now do their part to ease the debt burden john claud spoke ahead of a key meeting of world finance ministers who gathered in paris for a two day meeting to hammer out solutions to the crisis our europe correspondent daniel bushell has more. the patience of european central bank does seem to be running out it says that it can't really take the whole burden on itself it really needs the governments to come through the european governments come through and take some action because the latest country problems with spain seeing problems with its solidarity a failure of solidarity is how the downgrade of its rating a game which is going to make it even harder for it to raise money and pay off its debts we're expecting protests perhaps the biggest protests so far over new

austerity measures in spain now russia's prime minister has come out and said that europe's governments could solve this problem if they wanted to. the crisis is more of the political than a financial issue according to different estimates between one and one and a half trillion dollars is needed the number is big but the user you can handle it it's a political issue because in order to gather those resources the leading european countries must offer a shoulder to those in trouble take political courage so governments in europe are accused of passing the blame no one wants to take responsibility but russia is one of many countries which is concerned by this because of course when the european economies are suffering the rest of the world has a knock on effect is the latest country which new also there are two measures that means more taxes potentially education health costing more and we are expecting coordinated action coordinated protests across europe including in lisbon over

those austerity measures over the cults which are thought to be extremely painful for the population now we've also seen the tree shape saying that he does expect those governments to come through with those cuts in order to balance this budget but there has been talk in portugal might just be too painful for the people to take these austerity measures my colleague has spoken to some of those who are victims of the crisis i'm afraid i'm afraid of the future and i'm afraid that. people are. not going to be able to. lucia is an active member of the portuguese indignados delish movement its participants believe the government is hell bent on pleasing the rich and powerful and ignores the needs of the people the worst rate of unemployment in thirty years at over twelve percent rising taxes and falling wages are the reality of portugal's

a bleak present situation things are so bad people are no making comparisons with cataclysmic periods in their history and looking to them for inspiration in the eighteenth century portugal was in a situation similar to its present state because it was lagging the capital was all but destroyed by an earthquake but one that marketable the minister for kingdom that's his stature right there managed to pull the country out of the crisis three hundred years on however if you believe anybody will be able to perform a similar monumental to. the portuguese and not o's say the solution is to create more jobs and cut unnecessary expenditure but the government was forced into seventy eight billion euro i.m.f. bailout earlier this year following in the footsteps of greece and ireland to paid back to the stairs because had been introduced which will see longer working hours less holidays and even an end to the christmas bonuses which most workers enjoyed at the age when you are meant to start

a life so you have your own space your own you know. to have a kid so you know. if you can't you can't do it because to do it because you can't afford to do it and as the crisis grows so too do the ranks of the outraged members of the indignados national government. ravaged the problem is the right. call for global direction on october the fifteenth from the occupy wall street moved. and to new york is expected to get a loud response in portugal but for many of those who will fill the streets here it's not so much about evolution as it is about turning it into a simple fight for survival he even goes. and there's more of the stories we're covering for you online plus much more head to our t.v. dot com. washington doesn't rule out russia. could be a target of its european missile defense system find out moscow's response at r t v

dot com. and as michael schumacher sets of the fastest time during practice for the korean a formula one grand prix party talks to his brother ralph who is also a champion racer. the us president has taken a firm stance against iran promising tough sanctions against of the country over claims it was plotting to kill the saudi ambassador to washington to arabians who were charged with trying to hire members of a mexican drug cartel to carry out the attack something tehran has dismissed as baseless but brock obama says there's enough evidence of iran's guilt and is calling on the international community to make it pay for its behavior by further isolating tehran the u.s. is now considering sanctions on iran's central bank promising even more pressure feel like lifting a national security reporter says that the details will lie in the response bush can get from the international community. the types of things that have been

discussed thus far would be quite powerful and would be potentially devastating to iran's economy promoting multilateral sanctions on bank markazi the iranian central bank now that could have the effect of affectively collapsing the iranian currency and devastating their economy if it's anything like what happened in iraq as for iran's response i think there's a lot of variables there and a large part of it i believe will go back to how large of an international. group and coalition did the obama administration can bring together at the united nations to sign onto to a response which is seen as provocative and potentially undermining both the iranian economy and the government. and now let's take a look at some other news in brief from around the world. in libya fierce fighting continues in colonel gadhafi hometown of sirte while gun battles have broken out in tripoli for the first time in two months revolutionary forces have opened fire at

suspected snipers and loyal to gadhafi one m.t.c. fighter says the shooting began after a man was spotted raising the green flag symbolizing the ousted regime it's the first serious outbreak of violence in the capital since the venda rebels seized control of tripoli in august. britain's defense secretary liam fox has quit over allegations he gave a close friend access to official meetings and ministry buildings fox has admitted that he brought his former best man adam where to be along and on an overseas trip and has apologized for allowing a boring of his public duties with personal loyalties to former transport minister philip hammond has been appointed as the new defense secretary. italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has survived a decisive parliamentary vote of confidence which was key to continuing his political career he did face calls for his resignation by political rivals and

members of the business community amid a series of damaging scandals and a weakening economy the securing of the vote of confidence allows berlusconi to stay in power through to the end of his term in two thousand and thirteen. that brings you up to date for the moment next we explore the renowned most film studios and chat with actors and directors in moscow.

great. to. come to. some to be a little. moscow. hello and welcome to moscow out on this week's episode i'll be exploring the subjects of cinema from the soviet to today's modern russian and international that are played in the capital i would start off here at the home of the country's filmmaking industry. this impressive out to pizza destroyed street

to its county for a new person feature film cool seats the magic of movie making plus styrene woods. and paint. is now one of the largest and most advanced movie studios in europe and indeed cinema has come a long way in the past one hundred years. much of the soviet union still content to subject to censorship and bureaucratic siege control. many outstanding films were made several gained international attention and praised for example the koreans are fly literally pound sand in nine hundred fifty eight all to cross keys one hundred seventy two phil saleratus such films have a cult following today and still watch and loved by millions around the world. back to modern day most film and movie making in russia is now free from any restrictions technology has greatly improved the cinematic experience too and here

you can see a film in post-production. moving to the film studios museum now and here you can see famous cars costumes carriages and a whole assortment of fascinating movie memorabilia. all exhibits that are displayed in our museum can be used for shooting movies and filming crew can come to our museum choose their homes they need and take them for the period of filmmaking. the museum is a great showcase for those with a nostalgic love of the soviet silver screen. note or the museum is open to the public you must come here as part of an organized tour as. a trip here is not just a cinematic blast in the past but it's also for many a detailed look into the kids' passionate and often epic world of soviet cinema. travelling three hours south of the russian capital and we've arrived at our next

destination. a simple field in the moscow region has been turned into a war torn backdrop featuring several tanks army vehicles dummies and muddy trenches. we're at the outside location of a new film called white tiger headed up by the famous soviet and russian director second as that of it's an adaptation of a story but. today over one hundred people are involved in a twenty second battle sequence the movie recreates the events of. forty three and this is the largest collection of such working tanks in the entire world russian and german actors are used in the film in the project as being given just a three month timeframe a bit of a problem this weekend as the crew needed it to be rainy and cloudy and lights camera action after several rehearsals it's time for recording black dark smoke has been ordered to make the background gloomy and post-production will alter the blue

sky line later on. to many of the actors it's the first foray into the world of russian cinema others are seasoned veterans and take all the waiting around long hours in a comfortable costumes stright. safety is crucial when dealing with large explosions fire a moving machinery the whole scene has been choreographed and timed piece by piece nothing can go wrong. everyone and the place is cameras ready cop aboard marked and action. the director shaken is out of his one very special and international film awards during his career as a successful filmmaker producer and screenwriter second as an elf has also been the director general of the muslim studios since nine hundred ninety eight his dedication to cinema is profound let's meet the man in question great to meet you.

thanks for your time now your first film was in one nine hundred seventy nine how has filmmaking changed over the past few decades. because a lot of. those. pools and seeds. during that period. and the. film industry it was. all. advantage of the view and there were think about the money ok the minus of the system was censorship rules and off tough censorship still especially for young filmmakers so that was the problem to find the theme. when the. say something what do you want to see. for instance i began from the beginning from shooting off musical films there's

a cool calm of this it was much easier. if you made such freedom censorship didn't mind a lot to mobilise through because i believe the film you're currently working on is the first one about war is that correct this warm and this one is since water from the first ball through my eyebrows used one for three but maybe i should like to direct that it's it's a venture to say clumsy make the film better for a little. computer that was sold the sings really good but if you have failed banks it's bad because they feel they have them driving the. billowy and so it's a minute it can help to get knowledge it can help if you have something that they really. shout about good luck or bad and thank you very much that's all i'm here and the best of luck with the project go to your marketing. moving on and

what other cinematic experience is all right cities with mentioning in moscow. one of the most impressive experiences system go is distinct an imax cinema which offers some of the most up to date technologies films integration resolution is shown on a huge screen that's several stories high quality special movies on science and nature all showing a dynamic cinema's many hollywood blockbusters are now also adapted to me i'm extremely. old. and. experience is watching films in the so-called secular cinema. exhibition center for built in one nine hundred fifty nine it still functions as a three hundred and sixty degree cinema with eleven screens and stereo sound not as popular as it was in the soviet times cinema is still an interesting place to visit and watch one of its special twenty minute movies.

and finally the russian state university of cinematography named after them off also known as piggy is the country's oldest and largest cinema school for higher education founded in me in one nine hundred ninety it was the first state cinema education establishment in the world now graduates of its various faculties include directing script writing acting and producing work in a cinema and television industry all around the world. cinema would be the same without special effects spectacular fights or dramatic sequences. that in mind of travel to an area just outside the center of moscow the houses start school and training academy. here experts work in sequences that are rigged so they look hazardous bussell having a full range of safety precautions and mechanisms the sword fighting here is in

some ways nothing more than a current graft dance sequence. but i'd like to try out two stops today first involving fire. now on with the five protection suits like other use instead of tape instead of velcro buttons all seems well i'm told worryingly enough that it's faster to cut open in an emergency now i'm beginning to be concerned. i'm. to walk in a certain way and not to make any sudden movements all floppy. will fuel the flames with everything ready patrol is slowly put into the back of my suit and the flame is next. thing. that was.

an experience and all controlled by fully trained experts i could even feel the flames heat. and the movies like night and day watch and how i ended the summer make an impact on the international scene many film projects continue to storm move one. when various global needs. money freedom and technology will bring a new golden age to russian cinema i think a russian you know russian film industry has enormous future because you know. russian content will always russian language content will always appeal to the audience to the local audience is just the way it is it's not not going to change no matter what anybody says. plus i think the government's really helping out in terms of you know making bigger budget patriotic films as.

the quality of these films in terms of what the west on the audience would like to see. that's. the russian russian film is more or less. it's something which appeals to the box office opinions well at least i knew the stuff here first class. well unfortunately that's all the time we have left on this program. on the subject of cinema i'll see you again at the same time next week and sell them for me and the rest of the courier bye bye for now. but that was scary. i knew of a new career as a still may be. cool

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a. month. in broadcasting live direct from the heart of moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas let's take a look at your top headlines the u.n. says the death toll in syria uprising stands at more than three thousand dollars opposition activists report mounting support for military defectors despite the government dismissing the claims anti regime demonstrators are calling for nationwide protests undeterred by fresh reports of security forces opened fire on protesters killing twelve. police and turn up the heat on the defiant anti-corporate protesters in new york with scuffles and at least fourteen arrests marchers are celebrating after a tense standoff with police over whether to clear a park housing the road.