happening to the global economy because reports on r.g.p. . anti-corporate protests in new york face a fierce response from home leases the manhattan standoff leads to more than seventy arrests. u.s. rallies inspire worldwide action stuff is wearing out in several european cities as people there lash out over bearing the brunt of what's brought the banks continue to profit. ukraine's former prime minister faces new charges soon after being sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing her power when signing gas deals with russia. plus signs of change in the face of civil war syria's president promising a new constitution as the number killed in the drawn out conflict exceeds three

thousand. ten am in moscow i match reza bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. thousands of people in hundreds of cities around the world have been venting their fury against the greed of big banks and the debt management inflicted by their governments inspired by the occupy wall street movement in manhattan protests took hold in europe asia and around the u.s. some turning violent in new york and there were dozens of arrests as police moved to contain the rally artie's lucy kavanagh has more from times square. i'm here in times square in new york city where this was the scene of a massive standoff by the occupy wall street protesters who are here on a peaceful demonstration trying to take their message nationwide as other cities have joined in the protests now what we saw here over the past few hours was

a massive stand up between the police and the protesters we saw all kinds of police officers out here riot police police on calvary and we saw in fact here at city police counterterrorism unit officers which was very confusing for the crowd again this was a peaceful demonstration several thousand protesters have marched here when we came here down to a forty six street we were essentially blocked off by the n.y.p.d. corralled in an area we weren't able to move for several hours i saw several protesters arrested reportedly by the police department there was approximately seventy arrests this evening three of them i witnessed right here on forty seven forty six and seven protesters were sitting down peacefully the police had to handcuff them slam them to the ground plan their faces and the ground they were not moving not really resisting arrest so it's confusing why the actions were so severe so tough. the standoff between protesters and police but extremely tense when the

police officers doubled up the barricades we were prevented from moving left or right we couldn't go up or down we could meet up with the baker march which was actually taking place on forty second street now while things have calmed down there were several arrests as i said earlier it's very unclear what will develop from now but the police again extremely tense extremely aggressive with the protesters at one point we saw a group of protesters reciting the first amendment to the police and still still we were told to get out of here even though there was no place to actually go things have calmed down now but we will be on the ground reporting for our team from times square this is lucy capital. what started on wall street spread worldwide this weekend europe's major cities saw hundreds of thousands of echoing the protests against their government's austerity measures in a rome riot police used tear gas and water cannons after violent protesters hijacked at peace with at a station smashing by windows torching cars was of smoke were seen below we near

the coliseum in other parts of the city in britain police in london warded protesters efforts to set up camp outside the stock exchange several hundred activists heckled offices keeping more people from joining the rallies in rolling stock was broke out outside the german parliament and police removed demonstrators and food stalls. archies correspondents are watching the developments in europe's hotspots you can follow them on why. the police have been trying to disperse the last few remaining hundred haunch called protesters these people who are out on the streets of madrid today they believe that their voice is hard that being hard to watch are on the scene reports of europe's top of those logging onto our web site or to dot com. a public hearing over what's being thought of as corporate bloodily gluttony a look set to grow further for a son that means more violence maybe in the cards there is going to be some kind of

martyrdom in the near future we're going to see violence a rough week in order that we already have the violence in this country with the police pepper spraying protesters with you know innocent teenage women and be you know but a ton to you know on kiro this is what the alternative media showcasing right now again this is a revolution this is this is a change in psychology this is an evolution in human consciousness the people are waking up and we're demanding change this is norm different from what we saw overseas in the middle east and northern africa the revolution has now come to the united states of america. earlier i spoke with an occupy wall street activist in the u.s. who tells us it's high time for changes in how major corporations are treated because the people's patience may be running out but what we're placing now in the united states is a critical situation a dangerous situation where corporations are truly running the country they're very

blatantly our politicians and that's why we're out on the streets all over america the face of this corruption and graft within the business community that moves over into the political situation it's a creative time it's a time for people to really look closely at what the pressure points are on these politicians and on the corporation says as mama said you know he said some of the things they're doing is not illegal but they are immoral and that's really the crux of it when you have these him or greedy pigs that are taking billions for their personal wealth and don't care when we have whole most all over the world that we have kids that don't have good education and that we have roots in to the now and we have to bring the pigs at the park just keep sucking up more and more billions of dollars just for their pockets our correspondents are continuing to eat their eyes on how people are making their feelings felt around the world artie's lucy captain of a new york has tweeted in the past hour that protesters there have been dispersed

downtown but that there have been more arrests we'll bring you the latest on the rallies from around the world throughout the day. the pain is not over for a former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko new charges have been raised against her just two days after being sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing her power and gas deals with russia her convictions you international condemnation from russia the e.u. and united states or he's like sarah chefs he has the latest from here. judgment day for ukraine's democracy that was how some dubbed events in a key of court this week where former prime minister yulia timoshenko was awaiting the verdict over her alleged shady dealings in a gas deal with russia her supporters took to the streets in her defense before being dispersed by the police. three months of nonstop protests surrounding the case culminated in the biggest reminder yet of the orange revolution the two

thousand and four uprising which made him a shango a household name. now as then there were tens of thousands in the streets and they could anger and even naked activists this group staging another topless demonstration against both sides in the dispute. the main drama was inside the court especially after the judges country were schoenberg's what good has ruled that yulia tymoshenko is guilty under article three six five three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences had to seven years imprisonment and the nice of the right to hold positions in government for three years just last year and to a shank it was one of the most influential female politicians in the world but having lost her power and now her liberty to machine go was furious. that now three carrying regime or if not a clue to tell me the trial showed that the constitution and justice had been trampled under couped i urge you to begin the struggle it's

a very difficult and important and we have to protect ukraine again feels through a tarion regime don't give up. the prosecution claimed she abused power while signing gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine the accusation has raised eyebrows in moscow which insists the contracts were completely legitimate but i cannot accept that the legitimate. contract which remains in force which was never legally challenged. could become the reason. for the good decision. to push the e.u. also down says president viktor yanukovych whose assurances that the case had not been politicized and lashed out at ukraine's leadership experts say kiev now finds itself in a very difficult position as potential membership of the european union is some years away and i think we shouldn't pretend otherwise but we do once the countries

in europe cease to neighborhood to get closer to europe not just in terms of membership in terms of european families like the rule of justice and this is a clearly an extraordinary setback and i do think it is quite possible that the invitation for president yanukovych which to come here on the twentieth of october will now be withdrawn another criminal case was launched against him a shanku two days after the verdict was announced accusing her of shifting her own dinner to russia's defense ministry onto ukraine's budget fifteen years ago this only added to her image of a martyr a symbol freedom supported by the masses and few doubt she would hesitate to capitalize on that status even if she has to wait seven years to do so just hours after the simmering tension in central kiev it is back to quiet and normal again it is unclear whether unity much sank or space has been sealed as aspirants are now speculating that a presidential pardon is still of asa belittling but these protesters here i

determined to stay here for at least another week in any case let's see russia ski party reporting from kiev in ukraine. as alexei reported tempers ran high outside the court as the judge read out the motion because since he's documented what happened right in the thick of the crowds pictures are lying at facebook dot com slash our teens we also have footage of the angry response in here on our youtube channel. violence toward. he is slow to move toward reform is taking a step closer this week and president assad started the process of drafting a new constitution within the next four months and one of the key demands of the anti regime protests that have been raging since march claimed more than three thousand lives the u.n. warns the country might be headed for a full blown civil war assad still seemingly enjoys large backing with tens of thousands are rallying in support of the government in syria is popular this week

all these tests are so your spoke with people from both camps and filed this report from damascus. but voices of support. and continuing dissent some cans of deadly clashes polar opposites and their demands but in some way united by the newfound zeal to ten percent per year the fact that the period after it was the gathered their support for the government that is being built up are packed a pm it has been seeing in other cities that a country where there have been recorded by a significant force of energy of government protest however what they get are about where this country of political discourse is uprising except. for the very basic yet everybody with. her husband and young children one of many families who braved the heat and joy the crowds in downtown damascus. it's true that we knew nothing about politics before but now we take a stand even if i'm

a sunni muslim i'm pro this president. ever since most people started revealing their political stance openly some people would mock me insane since when do you know about politics what do you know there are divisions among family members some are paralysed side some are anti but that's how it is. it appears that apathy is becoming less of an option for citizens of this nation now under intense international scrutiny i never was. news i never cared you know i never never had any interest in politics. i think most of us get it books watched newspaper articles and on facebook i know what happened and then he had the right back around and other issues i can't you can't take. you there are those like you i was saying who are no strangers to speaking aside and making it known he's long been voicing his discontent of what he calls

a repressive regime and today facebook is one of his name tools in coordinating dissent catalyst activism has evolved in syria for me i feel that by voice goes further down back then it started with stating an opinion that i'm going to jail if they get there and no one would even know about it that has changed now that people are more politically aware the same has been thrown in jail says he was tortured and finds himself constantly looking over his shoulder i knew i was detained for spreading the word on the violent crackdown in daraa but i feel like a coward if i didn't risk while life while those on the streets are doing so asking for the regime to fall the call is staunchly opposed by those on the other side that it was. really good to get in the chair. while political can also be added activism among syrians are growing whatever side

of the divide they're on people here see the future of their country is at stake but all are adamant that future is firmly in their own hands. that's our cilia r.t. damascus. in libya's civil war is more of a reality than a threat resistance against the new leaders flared in tripoli this week for the first time since revolutionary forces seized the capital in august several people were injured in gun battles between gadhafi supporters and former rebels after an attempt to raise the ousted regimes green flag over in the search cut off loyalist now did a fierce counterattack forcing back revolutionary fighters have been trying to think hold hurdles key remaining stronghold for a month and out the national transitional council says it will only take their liberation when certain falls of investigative journalist simon asop tells r.t. that pursuing that goal they need even knowing the high you can call. i think what's happening in sirte is really quite shocking i mean if you if you remove yourself from saying i support one side or support the other side what we see is

a full scale assault. you know very densely populated area in which civilians are paying a very very heavy price now the reason why this is important is because the whole basis on which nato imposed the no fly zone at the beginning of this conflict was precisely to defend civilians against clinically attacks and now we have if you like the allies of nato doing what their enemies were doing a few months ago and you have to begin to ask itself where is nato now why is nato not saying these are civilians under attack by the minister force we have to stop we have to stop this attack and i think what we're beginning to see is if you like is that from a reemergence of the double standard what's happening in libya now is is true if you will crime if it is a will cry and i think it has to stop immediately has to be negotiation they have to be allowed to surrender but more importantly i think if they don't surrender

then you put the city under siege i doubt if somebody has to flee and they're not and they're not doing that. stay with us here on r.t. still to come when trade turns to mistrust the e.u. once gas from russia from but really its european offices the report out of whether it's still being a new fuel for action. and stand by your man because the meeting coming and indeed species we explain why russian dudes are a dying breed. but first russia and china's relations got a seven billion dollar boost this week and huge tree deals during prime minister putin's visit to beijing his first since declaring her run for president next year investment specialist francis long thinks that strengthening their ties could pave the way for a new axis of global economic influence the u.s. and europe trying to get its really taught me think global politics that i think that china and russia can join together to. wait and not let them dictate

around the world europe and you would not be happy and i don't think the brits we'll be a political power even if your most probably be a economic power because india is really. no really good even the corporate china their hands he is sent to asia i think china and russia can put ten. interests in political interests there and would not let i'm going. to mount misstating pulls from afghanistan so this is very important focal for countries. the connection between china and russia goes deeper than just economic deals are key here is later this hour from a veteran observer explain a country's long held cultural ties. u.s. officials are scrambling to clarify claims of what they call for oil terrorist plot

by iran on tuesday america said it had uncovered an iranian government plan to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the u.s. a delegation is now headed to russia china and turkey to provide evidence backing up their suspicions terror on denies the accusations but washington says it is committed to holding the country accountable but those with the wrong say to us actually headed their way a lot though are they answer to. the more pressure that the united states tries to impose upon iran the iranians will push back as well the united states is being out of the this on this iran has absolutely no motive to carry out such an operation if you ron did hypothetically want to carry out this operation they could have done it in the middle east in an area where there are more high profile figures and where it could be tarried out much easier why would you run want to create extra sensitivity with the united states so it's absolute nonsense and obviously iran

gains nothing from it the only people who do gain is the united states by distracting attention way away from its problems at home such as the economic hardship that people are facing its decline in the middle east it helps israel come out of isolation it helps the saudis route the saudi regime he tried to unite its people against some theoretical hypothetical foreign enemy. later today on r t we document the chase to capture and kill the world's most infamous drug baron. the longest big game hunting history. he was traced stalked and dated. but sprung the traps they laid for him. on the radio we have the search box around the. dog was missing. one shot turned to take. out the global drug industry's godfather became the most want to trophy of

the world's plan to hunters. go escobar to great hunt and party. just when europe supplies a russian gas started to warm up a chill set in with e.u. regulators raiding gas problems european offices rosco says it could be forced to review its energy cooperation with the e.u. which could prove a major setback in europe getting a few what needs are things daniel bushell has more from brussels. this even still to be one reason behind the e.u. raids on gazprom offices at the beginning of october european energy giants electricity to france and b a s f said to join russia sell stream pipeline to europe and the said to be that this warrant for the bucco and e.u. banks rival the success of a golf ball were both wrong last month and the commission of law for example it's a pet project puts why would the e.u.

want these raids to spook russia a reliable supplier to green any contracts brussels must prove irregularities in its deals with gazprom the european subsidiaries and that seems unlikely nobody really believes that that the e.u. has a strong case for proving their points we see this more as a measure to increase pressure on gazprom in russia the e.u. says it wants cheaper gas and more players on the market but his strategy may have one crucial floor. they sell our gas to another company when against a europe with that company must make a profit on the deal and that will immediately raise the price of the e.u. owns pay analysts say the being influenced by several anti russian hardliners many of whom are upset about missing out on the opportunity to take part in big energy ventures is pushing the baltic nations which the north's three point one point for the sake of russian gas straight to germany instead of complaining gas experts say

they could have moved on the world with russia. with the way it is and how russian inertia will undermine their society politically and economically at the moment little one is pursuing a wonder national policy that given the problems in the euro zone will leave it regretting it did not pursue a more constructive policy with russia for example signed a new deal with gazprom which will generate income and contribute to a canonic stability emotions that are also running high among some european politicians and want to end their reliance on russian gas this points efforts by moscow to diversify routes. governments. seem to. think. we fortunately. war but with no immediate alternative to

russian gas those stereotypes could only affect the long term relations between the european energy markets and its biggest supplier the new bush will see brussels. some are out of line at alice's on the trouble still resonating through the arab world archie dot com footage and video reports from the region including a historic slaughter as a thousand palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails appear to be freed in the coming days in exchange for dawn who's ready soldier gilad schalit. also online president obama sends troops to central africa and the certainty that america's growing global military presence may be turning into military pressure.

finally this news block there is a risk that russian men could be going the way of the dodo unless something is done quickly to increase the birth rate of boys as archy's diarrhea push code has been finding out that life's causing a chromosomal catastrophe. this is the sperm horror heads three tails or an inability to swim are becoming almost the norm for modern man's sperm. what used to be perceived as infertility is now very different twenty years ago two hundred million bibles bumper military with considered normal today fifteen million is enough but probably studies are not easy and have never been conducted in russia until now but is a girl enough was among the first only to find more than half of his fellow countrymen didn't meet the world health organization standards. our study revealed not only quantity but a quality changes among russian men as their sperm literally swim in a toxic soup

a whole range of poisonous substances including lead cadmium and even mercury was found in the semen and that's not all. that has been noted recently that any kind of stress such as war terrorist attacks a polluted environment at least a few boys being born and more girls proving that the male chromosome is more vulnerable to outside influences and fewer men now means even fewer down the generations just look at the sea of ribbons at the start of a new school year and it's clear girls in russia outnumber the boys. this one gaggles had five girls. with the elders liam over simply wanted their baby never mind a boy or girl when i got pregnant with twins psychics sure there were boys and even advised the names as time unfolded now they are no lisa and this one older has been a guarantee to my theory and only maria was an area from the start i was happy to have another girl i would know what to do with

a boy now. a big happy family when these girls are ready to start their own families will discover russian men are dying out faster than in any other country the total extinction of men may still be far off the levels off the stuff threat they can find in places like this may soon become a rarity with growing mortality rates and life expectancy of russia dropping a step guys are dying. this is really unusual name of girls has seen better times when men from the village of boys across the river kept them company now only the girls are left. they say hire someone to do the stuff but who's there to hire. men in russia lived to sixty years on average women seventy two twelve year difference makes the russian life expectancy the worst in the world and while scientists around the globe read their brains to save the human male russia's been

doing little to preserve its man so there are no national programs aimed at men's health the chance of a russian man dying prematurely it's twenty times higher than a man in europe such as the consequences of the social and economic stresses of the ninety nineties in russia as well as smoking and drinking and now that local scientists have raised the alarm there might still be a chance that russian men will be around long enough to once again take the lead. over r.t. asco. about whether it out of the way stop story short we stay with us. on. thank. you.

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