noon in moscow. good to have you with us as we bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week that was here on r t tens of thousands of people out of hundreds of cities across the globe have been venting their fury against what they see as the greed of the big banks and the debt management inflicted by their governments inspired by the occupy wall street movement in manhattan protesters cold in europe asia and around the u.s. with some turning violent in new york there were dozens of arrests as police moved in to contain the rally. and 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 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 to protesters and sitting down peacefully the police had handcuff them slam them to the ground and 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 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 group of protesters reciting of 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 in wall street spread worldwide this weekend europe's major cities saw hundreds of thousands echo the protest against the government's austerity measures in a row riot police used tear gas and water cannons after a violent protesters hijacked a peaceful demonstration smashing bank windows and fourteen cars plumes of smoke

were seen in a building near the coliseum and other parts of the city in britain police in london florida protesters efforts to set up a camp outside the stock exchange several hundred activists heckled officers for preventing and more people from joining the rally in berlin scuffles broke out outside the german bundestag when police removed demonstrators tents and foodstuffs . are key correspondents are watching 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 places are in fact being part watch are on the spot reports from europe's capitals by logging on to our web site r t dot com. public fury over what's being thought of as corporate gluttony looks set to grow even further for some that means more violence may also be likely 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 to 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. commentary from blogger christopher greene war earlier r.t. spoke with an occupy wall street activist in the us who tells us it's high time for changes to how major corporations are treated because she says people's patience is running out 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 very

blatantly out 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 ronald's 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 since as obama said you know he said some of the things they're doing is not illegal but they are immoral and that's really the the crux of it when you have these him more greedy 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 good education anymore that we have road set up and yet the greedy pigs at the top just keep sucking up more and more billions of dollars just for their pockets. our correspondents are continuing to keep their eyes on how people are making their feelings felt around the world the latest tweets from mark hughes in the sea kept in new york says people are continuing

their downtown demonstrations and that police have stopped journalists though filming the problem. the pain is not over for former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko new charges have been raised against her only two days after being sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing power on gas deals with russia her convictions through international condemnation from russia the u.s. and the e.u. artie's alexei arshad ski has more 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 all right 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 but the main drama was inside the court especially after the judges kundra her shoulder and that is why the good has ruled that julia to michigan can it's guilty under three six five three 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 a shanghai 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 the retiring regime or its 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 moment we 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 the legitimate acting contract which remains in force which was never legally challenged. could become the reason. for the good decision. which took place today the e.u. also doubted president viktor yanukovych his 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 to 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 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 cosplay has been sealed as x. posts 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 see reporting from kiev in ukraine. alexei reported tempers ran high outside before the judge read out the tymoshenko sentence a documented what happened right in the thick of the crowd his pictures all online facebook dot com slash is also footage of response and. violence toward syria's slow. a move toward reform has taken a step closer this weekend president assad started the process of drafting a new constitution within the next four months it's been one of the key demands of anti-rejection protests that have been arranging since march claiming more than three thousand rides you when once the country might be headed toward a full blown civil war assad still enjoys his backing though with tens of thousands rally in support of the government in the syrian capital those we are his tests are so you spoke with people on both sides and filed this report on the massacres.

but voices of support yes and continuing dissent some and in in deadly clashes polar opposites in their demands but in some way united by a newfound zeal to take a stand for here the fact that the syrian capital allowances have gathered at the show their support for the government i want to think there's a far cry from being images we've been seeing in other cities around the country where there have been reported clashes with security forces that have had a real government protests edition however one think it's only a matter where in this country political discourse is sometimes the intensity that's echoed out over that very day for nearly every night it. her husband and young children one of many families who braved the heat and joined 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 insane 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 watched news i never cared. you know i never i never had any interest in politics but. i think most of us read it books watched this video i did post it on facebook with the no one pick up and then you have the right back around and other issues about your country you can think of and. yet there are those like the new i who sing 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 catalyst activism has evolved in syria for me i feel that my voice goes further now back then it started with stating an opinion but i'm going to jail that hitting dead and no one would even know about it that has changed now that people are more politically aware that 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 faced with me to give them the chance. to get the fine. 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 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 search khadafi loyalist mounted a fierce counterattack forcing back revolutionary fighters who were trying to take control but for those remaining stronghold for a month now the national transitional council says the only declare the liberation of one so called but investigative journalist. tells our team that pursuing that goal means ignoring the high human costs. i think what's happening in sirte 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 the whole basis on which nato imposed a no fly zone at the beginning of the conflict was precisely to defend civilian again 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 well 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 will 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 on the 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 the businessman behind bars mr bush running trial starts in new york with your opinion suggesting america's determination weighs the evidence meeting their hearings on the likely plots. or if you was gassed the russians gassed but the brains of european office in europe or on whether it's stoking fuel friction. but first russia and china's relations got a seven billion dollar boost this week the huge trade deals come during prime minister putin is a visit to beijing the first since declaring her run for president next year investment specialist francis lund believes 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 that china and russia can join to get to. wait and not let them dictate.

that well. and you would not be happy i don't think the brics we'll be a political power we will most probably be a economic power because india and china no way even cooperate with china in their hands in. china and russia canpotex. interest in political interest and would not let. him out in a state. that's got to start so this is very important focus of countries the connection between china and russia goes deeper than only economic deals are t. here is later this hour from a veteran observer of explaining the country's long held cultural ties. trial of russian businessman and suspected arms dealer victor boot got underway in new york this week he's accused of trafficking weapons to terrorists and was

arrested in thailand three years ago before being extradited to the u.s. in two thousand and ten if found guilty boot could face life behind bars investigative journalist daniel estell and believes america's determination and means boot has little chance of a fair trial even though the evidence against him is thin the united states government is going to have a very very hard time proving that their target is guilty and it's going to be very difficult time making the label of merchant of death stick in the court of law and unfortunately for the united states government there is very little verifiable evidence they will be able to present most of it is hearsay most of it he should say it's he said she said about things which no one has ever seen and this is something that again unfortunately the team representing him right now was not in the position to deal with because they're simply not up to scratch he's not going to get a fair trial he's in the united states. the evidence that you know how can we get a fair trial where the united states government has done everything in their power to bring him to the united states up to two years in thailand and now they put him up on trial in the united states only to have blood women embarrass the united

states i don't think it's going to happen u.s. officials are scrambling to clarify their claims of what they call terrorist plot by iran on tuesday america said it had uncovered an iranian government plan to assassinate the saudi arabia saudi arabian ambassador to the u.s. delegation is now headed to russia china and turkey to provide evidence backing up the suspicions tehran denies the accusations but washington says it is committed to holding the country accountable those within iran say the u.s. action headed their way won't go unanswered. the more pressure that the united states tries to impose upon 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

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 rid the saudi regime try to unite its people against some theoretical pipe pathetically foreign enemy but here today on our team we document the chase to capture and kill the world's most notorious drug lord. the longest b j how did she strike. she was trying to stall and baited. but sprung the traps they laid for him. on the radio we have the the surge blocks around the. always from the always missing. one shot turned to

take. out the global drug industry's godfather became the most want to trophy of the world's gotti hunters. the escobar to grace hunt an ati. well just when europe supplies of russian gas started warming up a chill set in with the regulators rating gazprom as 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 are his daniel bushell reports . this event still to be one reason behind the e.u. raids on gazprom offices are the beginning of october european energy giants electricity de france and b a s f said to join russia sell stream pipeline to europe and said to be that this warrant for the bucco an e.u. bugs rival their successive. tore through long last miles and 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 the european subsidiaries and that seems unlikely nobody really believes 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 i'm going they say sell our gas to another company when it gets to europe but that company must make a profit on the deal and that will immediately raise the price of the homes pay analysts say they use being influenced by several anti russian hardliners many of whom are upset missing out on the opportunity to take part in big energy ventures

especially baltic nations which the north stream pipeline point policies taking russian gas straight to germany instead of complaining gas expose they could have moved on the world with russia gnashing lithuania's and her russian inertia will undermine their society politically and economically at the moment little when he 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 for example signed a new deal with gazprom which will generate income and contribute to cannot mixed ability 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. european union. seem to think thinkable. we don't need

all. the russian gas those stereotypes could only affect the relations between the european. and the biggest supply of the new bush will see brussels. turn out of some other stories making headlines across the globe israel has published a list of palestinians to be released as part of a historic prisoner swap with hamas which will see israeli soldier gilad shalit returning home president shimon peres will sign pardons for a thousand people all together half of them due for release later sunday the rest will be freed in december. will be returned home tuesday after being held captive by hamas for five years. thailand is gripped by the worst flooding in almost half a century we nearly three hundred people confirmed dead in the disaster that's lasted for two months more rain predicted later sunday in many regions including

the capital bangkok authorities say the city of twelve million won't be severely affected by the flooding as especially installed flood barriers are holding strong still the city has been put on high alert. be back with headlines shortly stay with us here on. the world.

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twelve thirty pm in moscow these are your artsy headlines anti-corporate protests in new york face a fierce response from the police of the manhattan standoff into more than seventy arrests. america's rallies inspire worldwide action scuffles break out in several european cities as people there lash out are bearing the brunt of cuts while the banks keep profiting. other main news on our t.v. ukraine's former prime minister faces new charges soon after being sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing her power while signing gas deal with russia. signs of change in the face of a civil war syria's president promises a new constitution.