ten am in moscow i am at treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t 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 there were dozens of arrests as police moved to contain the rally artie's lucy caffein of 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 standoff 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 new york city

police counterterrorism unit officers which was very confusing for the crowd again this was a peaceful demonstration several thousand protesters had 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 two 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 a left or right we couldn't go up or down we couldn't meet up with the bigger march

which is 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 but 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 kaplan of. what started on wall street spread worldwide this weekend europe's major cities saw hundreds of thousands echoing the protests against their government's austerity measures in a rome riot police used tear gas and water cannons after violent protesters hijacked a peaceful demonstration smashing back windows torching cars plumes of smoke were seen building near the coliseum and 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 for keeping more people from joining the rally in berlin scuffles broke out outside the german parliament and police were moved up in street and hand and food stalls. artie's correspondents are watching the developments in europe's hotspots you can follow them online. the police have been trying to disperse the last few remaining hundred holland school protests as these people who are on the streets of madrid today they believe that their voices are in fact being hard to watch are on the scene reports from europe's capitals logging onto our website or to dot com. public theory over what's being thought of as corporate blood and elite gluttony a look set to grow further that means more violence may be in the cards there is going to be some kind of martyrdom in the near future we are going to see

violence or rob we could argue 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 of you know on kiro this is what the alternative media is 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 no 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 r.t. spoke with an occupy wall street activist in the us 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 facing now in the united states is a critical situation a dangerous situation where corporations are truly running the country they're buying up very blatantly our politicians and that's why we're out on the streets all over america to say no to this corruption and graft within the business

community that is 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 obama said you know he said some of the things they're doing is not illegal but they're immoral and that's really the the crux of it when you have these here more agree to be pigs that are taking billions for their personal wealth and don't care when we have homeless all over the world that we have kids that don't have a good education and that we have road set up and you have to bring the pigs at the top just keep sucking out 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 caffein of in new york as we did 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 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 on gas deals with russia her convictions you international condemnation from russia the e.u. and the united states or he's like sarah chefs' he has the latest from kiev. 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 naked

anger and even naked activists this group staging another topless demonstration against all sides in the dispute. the main drama was inside the court especially after the judges country were shelled and it was the good has ruled that julia commission can is guilty under three six five three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences had to seven years imprisonment and denies her the right to hold positions in government for three years just last year and to the shankar was one of the most influential female politicians in the world but having lost her power and now her liberty to go was furious. that now was the retiring regime or if not it will stop me the trial showed that the constitution and justice had been trampled under throughout i urge you to begin the struggle it's a very difficult and important man and you have to protect ukraine against the

authoritarian 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 we cannot accept that illegitimate acting contract which remains in force which was never legally challenged. could become the reason. for the good decision. to close to the e.u. also dallas's president viktor yanukovych has 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 potential membership 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 know to get closer to europe not just in terms of membership in terms of european values like the rule of justice and this is clearly an

extraordinary setback and i do think it is quite possible that the invitation for president. to come here on the twentieth of october will now be withdrawn another criminal case was launched against a machine called two days after the verdict was announced accusing her of shifting her own death to russia's defense ministry onto ukraine's budget fifteen years ago this only added to her image of a monster a symbol of 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 a simmering tension in central kiev it is back to quiet and normal again it is unclear whether unity mustang cause fate has been sealed as experts are now speculating that a presidential pardon is still a possibility but these protesters here i determined to stay here for at least another week in any case let's see russia party reporting from kiev in ukraine.

as alexei reported tempers ran high outside the court as the judge read out sentence he documented what happened right in the thick of the crowds pictures online at facebook dot com slash our team we also have footage of the angry response on our youtube channel. violence toward. it is a slow moving 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 it's been one of the kid demands of the anti regime protests that have been a 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 is still seemingly enjoys large backing with tens of thousands are rallying in support of the government in syria is copper this week or these tests are sort of spoke with people from both parents and filed this report from damascus. but voices of support

yes and continuing dissent some and in deadly clashes polar opposites in their demands but in some way united by the newfound zeal to take a stand where the fact that the syrian capital our lives have gathered at show their support for the government is going to be a far cry from the images we've been seeing in other cities around the country where there have been reported clashes with me the kurdish forces that have had a real government protests at least however one would think it's only a matter where in this country the way they call discourse is sometimes the exception not secular that was the very way for you let's not be. allowed her husband and young children who are one of many families who braved the heat to enjoy the crowds in downtown damascus but 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 and say since when do you know about politics what do you know there are divisions among family members some are pro a son some are anti but that's how it is. it appears that apathy is becoming less of an option for citizens of the nation now under intense international scrutiny i never watch. news i never cared you know i never never had any interest in politics but. i think most of us get it books we watch the news media god because it always the no one pick up and then you have the right background and other issues about your country you can think of them or. yeah there are those like the new i hissing who are no strangers to picking a side and making it known he's long been voicing his discontent and what he calls a repressive regime and today facebook is one of his main tools in cordoning to dissent coalition activism has evolved in syria for me i feel that my voice goes

further now back then it started with stating an opinion that i'm going to jail that hit a good dad and no one would even know about it that his changed now that people are more politically aware hussein has been thrown in jail says he was tortured and finds himself constantly looking over his shoulder. i was detained for spreading the word on the violent crackdown in daraa but i'd feel like a coward if i didn't risk my life while those on the streets are doing so asking for the regime to fall a call staunchly opposed by those on the other side yet if it was to. be. given to the church. at the time. while political curiosity and 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 khadafi supporters and former rebels after an attempt to raise the ousted regimes green flag over in the search could. loyalist noted a fierce counterattack forcing back revolutionary fighters have been trying to control the colonel's key remaining stronghold for a month and out the national transitional council says it will only declare liberation windsurf falls but investigative journalist simon a soft tells our team that pursuing that goal i mean even knowing the high cost. i think what's happening inside is really quite shocking i mean if you remove yourself from saying i support one side or support the other side what we're seeing is a full scale assault on. 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 to hold a basis on which nato imposed a no fly zone at the beginning of this conflict was precisely to defend civilians against military 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 yourself where is nato now why is nato not saying these are civilians under attack by a military 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 kind of reemergence of the double standards what's happening in libya now is going to be a war crime the attack it is a war crime 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 and allow the civilians 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. wants gas from russia but really it's european offices we report on whether it's still being a new fuel for a chip. in the stand by your man because the meeting coming and endangered 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 the huge trade deals come 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 join together is really dominating global politics and i think a china and russia can join together to. wait and not let them dictate. that well. and you would not be happy and i don't think the brits will be

a political power we will most probably be a economic power because india is china so there is no way india can cooperate with china their hand is sent to asia i think china and russia kempo tend to sort of teach interest in political interests and would not let. to mount a staging post. this is to have be imposed to countries. the connection between china and russia goes deeper than just economic deals r.t. here is later this hour from a veteran observer explaining the country's long held cultural ties. u.s. officials are scrambling to clarify claims of what they call while 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 saving the u.s. actually headed their way will not go are the answers. the more pressure that the united states tries to impose upon the iran the iranians will push back as well the united states is being utterly dishonest 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 carried out much easier why would iran want to create an 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 he united against some theoretical pipe pathetically foreign enemy later today on our team we document the chase to capture and kill the world's most infamous drug baron . the longest big game hunting history. he was trying to stall and dated. but sprung the traps they laid for him. on the radio. the surge blocks around the. three dollars missed. one shot turned to take. out the global drug industry's godfather became the most want to trophy of the world's bounty hunters. the escobar the great times on tape.

just when europe supplies a russian gas started to warm up a chill set in with e.u. regulators rating gas problems in european offices moscow says it could be forced to review its energy cooperation with the e.u. which could prove a major setback in europe getting the fuel it needs artie's daniel bushell has more from brussels. this even still to be one reason behind the e.u. really goes promotion says at the beginning of october european energy giants electricity de france and b a s if a set to join russia sell stream pipeline to europe and said to be the small road for the bucco an e.u. bikes rival the success of a golf ball to a strong blast monson the commission of law for example it's a pet project but why would the e.u. want these raids to spook russia a reliable supplier to renegotiate any contracts brussels must prove irregularities

in its deals with gazprom to european subsidiaries and that seems unlikely nobody really believes that that the e.u. has a strong case for proving their point 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 flaw. they say. sell out gas to another company when it gets to europe with that company must make a profit on the deal and that will immediately raise the price of the heinz 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 especially baltic nations which the north stream point one point policies taking gas straight to germany instead of complaining gas expose say they could have moved on the world with russia. lithuania's and time russian inertia will undermine their

society politically and economically at the moment little one is pursuing a one dimensional policy that given the problems in the euro zone will leave it regretting it did not pursue a more constructive policy with russia maghera 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 who want to end their reliance on russian gas despite efforts by moscow to diversify routes. governments european union. seem to think we are thinkable. we don't need all. fortunately. the cold 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 supply of the new bushel brussels. so more outline and analysis on the trouble still resonating through the arab world footage and video reports from the region including a historic swap as a thousand palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails to be freed in the coming days in exchange for one israeli soldier. also online president obama sends troops to central africa concerns 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 at the birth rate of boys as archy's diarrhea push cove has

been finding out that tough life's causing a chromosomal catastrophe. this is this spam horror two 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 bamber militar was considered normal today fifteen million is enough but proper sperm studies are not easy and haven't ever 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 sperm didn't meet world health organization's standards that our study revealed not only quantity but the quality changes among russian men as the sperm literally swim in a toxic soup a whole range of poisonous substances including lead can me and and even mercury

was found in their semen and that's not all. it's been noted recently that any kind of stress such as war terrorist attacks a polluted environment at least a few of 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 mcguigan's have five girls. with the eldest liam now we simply wanted a baby never mind a boy or girl when i got pregnant with the twins psychics were there were boys and even advised the names at a german fair that now they and i lisa and this one older has been a guarantee to my feet and only maria was maria from the start i was happy to have another girl i would know what to do with a boy now. a big happy family but when these girls are ready to start their own families will discover russian men are gang out faster then in any other country

the total extinction of men may still be far off but the levels off the stuff threatened they can find in places like this may soon become a rarity with growing mortality rates and life expectancy of russia from being a step dies hard i read this religion with the end usual 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 that twelve year difference makes the russian life expectancy the worst in the world and while scientists around the globe wreck their brains to save the human male russia's been doing little to preserve its men so there are no national programs aimed at men's health the chance of

a russian man dying prematurely is twenty times higher than a man in europe such as the consequences of the social and economic stresses of the one nine hundred ninety s. 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. r.t. moscow. about whether it out of the week's top stories shortly stay with us. thank you.

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ten thirty am in moscow or bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our team rapidly growing anti-corporate protests in new york meet a police response to the manhattan leads to more than seventy arrests are wall street movement against the world's big banks and corporations played in america's economic plight now with its fourth week. are going on elsewhere too with calls for economic equality resonating in similar protests in hundreds of cities around the world in some european capitals violent scuffles broke out as people lashed out over the government's stifling austerity cuts. ukraine's former prime minister faces.