one pm in moscow i met bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news here on r t tens of thousands of people in hundreds of cities around the world have been venting their fury against the greed of the big banks and the debt management inflicted by their governments inspired by the occupy wall street movement in manhattan protests happened 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 stand up between the police and the protesters we saw all kinds of police

officers out here riot police police on calgary 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 forty six street were essentially blocked off by the n.y.p.d. corralled in an area moved 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 and their faces in 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 bigger 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 but the protesters at one point we saw the book 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 in wall street has spread worldwide this weekend europe's major cities seeing hundreds of thousands echo the protests 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 torching cars plumes of smoke were seen billowing near the coliseum and other parts of the city in britain police

in london forded protesters attempts to set up camp outside the stock exchange several hundred activists heckled officers for keeping more people from joining the rally in berlin scuffles broke out outside the german parliament building when police removed demonstrators tents and food stores. r.t. correspondents are on top of developments in europe's hotspots and you can follow them on the line. the police have been trying to disperse the last few remaining hundred hardcore protesters these people who are on the streets of madrid today and they believe that their voices are in fact being hard to watch on the spot reports from the european capitals logging on to our website at r t done. public theory over what's being thought of as corporate gluttony looks set to grow even further for some that means more violence may 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 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. commentary from blogger christopher greene well earlier we spoke with an occupy wall street activist in the u.s. who tells us it's high time for changes to how major corporations are treated because she says the people's patience is starting to run 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 that 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 says 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 here more on the 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 one of the latest tweets from artie's lucy captain of a new york says people are continuing their downtown protests but that police have

stopped journalists from filming the rally more on that stay with us here on r.g.p. . and shifting gears now to some other stories we're covering pay 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 behind bars for abusing her power on russian gas fields her conviction drew international condemnation from russia the e.u. and the united states like sara show 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 orange revolution the two

thousand and four uprising which made to go 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 herschel verdict. 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 a jewish ankle was one of the most influential female politicians in the world but having lost her power and now her liberty to go was furious. now also retiring regime or it's 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 a 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 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 as 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 him a shank or two days after the verdict was announced accusing her of shifting her own death to russia's defense ministry on to 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 machine cause fate has been sealed as x. parts are now speculating that a presidential pardon is still at possibility but these protesters here are

determined to stay here for at least another week in any case let's see russia's state party reporting from kiev in ukraine. i was alexy reported tempers ran high outside the courthouse of the judge as the judge read out the timoshenko sentence he documented what happened from the thick of the crowd his pictures online at base book dot com slash our team use and we have but interview anger response in our you tube channels with. violence toward syria's slow move toward reform has taken 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 key demands of the entire regime protests that have been raging since march and play more than three thousand lives a year when warns that country might be headed toward a full blown civil war assad still seemingly enjoys huge backing though with tens of thousands rally in support of the government in the syrian capital this week against tests are serious spoke with people from both sides of the line keeping to

support from damascus. but voices of support. and continuing dissent some and in deadly clashes polar opposites in their demands but in some way united by a newfound zeal to take a stand where near the fence at the syrian capital well our lives have gathered show their support for the government is going up far cry from the images we've been seeing in other cities around the country where there have been reported clashes with me security forces that have had a real government protests at least however one think it's only about where in this country will let me feel the force and sometimes the intensity that's echoed out over the very basic yet of the night a girl over the top of her husband and young children one of many families who braved the heat and joined the crowds in downtown damascus probably 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 pay. political stands 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 aside some are anti but that's how it is. it appears that apathy is becoming less of an option for citizens of a nation now under intense international scrutiny i never watched news i never cared you know i never never had any interest in politics but. i think most of us read it books we watch the news with it i'd post it on facebook with the no one pick up and then you have the right background and all the issues of a kid until you can think of her. 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 hitting dead and no one would even know about it that has 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 below for. me to get the job. 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. egypt also endured an outbreak of violence this week the worst since the february revolution that toppled president mubarak more than twenty people were killed hundreds injured as clashes erupted between coptic christians and security forces in cairo it began as a peaceful rally calling for justice over attacks on churches by muslim extremists military vehicles were seen charging through crowds plowing into people while troops fired rubber bullets and tear gas state on media blame christian protesters despite witnesses saying unconnected trouble makers instigated the violence middle east blogger powell shero says the country's military rulers rulers are scapegoating the religious minority. this is a very cynical attempt by the defacto rulers of the country the military to portray a. minority of the population and religious minority as troublemakers when in fact

all they're doing are trying to seek some justice and overturn institutionalized discrimination that's the. residue from them time of what barak and his policies so this is absolutely cynical kind of the way it's covered by the military council and its media are let's look at what the bucket on that we're looking at here in egypt because some people got carried away after mubarak stepped down and declared their evolution over in fact what we are facing is a popular uprising that was a poor aborted by a military coup leaving a pretty much a political and security vacuum in place and that's the context for what's happening in egypt and all the kind of sides involved from the emerging secular parties to the more established parties to the military to the civil administration transition administration don't seem to have enough authority to control the

emergence to ation egypt so that void within that vacuum anything is possible at the moment. stay with us here on r.t. still ahead when trade turns to mistrust you want the markets gazprom but rates europe officers report on whether it's still going. but. thanks for saying chances are very high to me to get you over there in the cave in mr weekley's discover some traces of things so let's go there on the watch for sasquatch bigfoot hunters in siberia who say they've got the news of the creatures existence. but first russia and china's relations got a seven billion dollar boost this week the huge trade deals coming during prime minister putin's visit to beijing his first since declaring he will run for president next year investment specialist specialist francis one 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 that china and russia can join to get to. wait and not let them dictate. that well of course euro and you would not be happy i don't think the brits will be a political power most probably be a economic power because india is china so there is no way to even cooperate with china in their hands in. china and russia canpotex this for a teacher interest in political interest and would not let. him out in a staging post if god so this is very important for both countries.

connection between china and russia goes deeper than just economic deals as our team hears in the next hour from a veteran observer who explains the country's long held cultural ties. well just when europe supplies of russian gas started warming up a chill set in with each new regulators rating gas problems 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 or he's daniel bushell has been . this even still to be one reason behind the e.u. raids on gazprom offices at the beginning of october european energy giants electricity de france and b a s f said to join russia sell stream pipeline to europe 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 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 bypasses taking russian gas straight to germany instead of complaining gas expos say they could have moved

on that worked with russia but. lithuania is anti russian inertia will undermine their society politically and economically at the moment little when it 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 garrett for example signed a new deal with gazprom which will generate income and contribute to a canonic stability emotions that are also running hoya. some european politicians who want to end their reliance on russian gas despite efforts by most go to diversify routes really number. of governments in the european union who seem to think the other thinkable in my view we don't need russian gas at all. fortunately. there. was no immediate to turn to russian gas those stereotypes could only affect the long

term relations between the europeans in the markets and the biggest supply of the new bush will see brussels. turn now to 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 turning home president shimon peres will sign pardons for a thousand people all together half of them are due for release sunday while the rest freed in december police will be returned home on tuesday after being held captive by hamas for five years. thailand agrippa by its worst flooding in half a century with almost three hundred 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 though it won't be severely affected by this flooding especially install the flood barriers are holding strong still the city has been put on high alert. in the search of

a legend a new question to track down one of the world's most mysterious creatures has kicked off in a russian siberia artes or if an ocean or join the expedition. the yeti also known as big food snowman whole sus quote has been exciting scientists an enthusiast from all the world for more than a century but explorers have never had enough evidence to determine that this her parents lead gigantic creature is more than just a big legend these beautiful mountainous forests in russia siberia are among the few places on earth thought to be roamed by yet and this is where the scientists from around the globe have come for the largest expedition of its kind since the nineteenth fifties to set out what's never been done before to finally catch the creature. but first we go to get blessing from this lions indigenous inhabitants and to list their spiritual support.

shaman and doesn't have any doubts. i'm not shocking to tell you that but yes he does exist. encouraged we continue our journey the path goes through impossible tiger fake it in the hunt for the evidence every minor detail becomes important ranch is twisted like this is believed to be a key clue to the his existence the scientists say it could not have been done by animals as they don't have heads or fingers to do and humans cannot do it this way either as they are just not strong enough the deeper we go into the forest the most so-called markers we come across to the gods in the middle of a virgin tiger forest are also high interest the participants off this expedition are saying it's not just wind falling trees the branches they say could have been

putain this way deliberately by someone and now the stroke of luck will meet a local who says he saw a tall man like harry creature nearby thanks for saying chances are very high to me to get over there in the cave unless you're a shelter or at least discover some traces of this creature so let's go there and sure enough the clues emerge there is what seems to be. the feel like even suggestive of a pretty certainly not a bad the scientists agree while remaining cautious of jumping to conclusions but this is a surface for which we're tracking and there's only one interesting line here and certainly you are right there. on the right. foot playing hopscotch should like to see a left foot. best the left one has never been discovered and celebrations are put

on hold these are either the real thing or they're convenient props to make a very good story but i wouldn't be quick to determine which of those two alternatives is the truth without further. the study that'll take a while could provide cost iran proof of the yet is existence but there are plenty here who want to be held in their breath that. even if you bring them snowmen dead or alive the skeptics will say that's a pathology or mutation i think this could be explained by an impotent including financial importance of the academic science. them bushes expeditions seems to have those involved going in circles and so it seems that until concrete evidence is found the discovery of big food remains a big feat narration ocean r.t. reported from siberia. be back shortly with the headlines stay with us here on our .

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one thirty pm in moscow bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t anti-corporate protests in new york face of fierce response from police in the manhattan standoff leads to more than seventy arrests. u.s. rallies inspire worldwide breaking out in several european cities. over bearing the brunt of cuts while the banks of the prophet. and other news ukraine's former prime minister faces new charges. seven years in prison for using for power when signing with russia. plus signs of change in the face of this.