it's to three thousand. with a look back at the past week's top stories and the latest developments this is r.t. dozens of arrests are made in new york as police move to contain what was thought to be the largest occupy wall street demonstration in the u.s. so far that's as thousands crowded into the iconic times square during the ongoing city can power against big banks that already lasted almost five weeks lou she coming off was there. 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 was a massive standoff between the police and the protesters we saw all kinds of police

officers out here riot police police on calgary 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 have marched here when we came here down to forty six street we 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 three of them i witnessed right here on forty seven forty six and seven to protestors and sitting down peacefully the police had 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 is that the actions were so severe so tough . the standoff between protesters and police got 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 with there's actually taking place on forty second street but the police again extremely tense extremely aggressive with the protesters at one point we saw a 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 oh. and don't forget you can follow me she's twitter to get the latest on those demonstrations in the big apple and they also play first time videos from times square but of course you can follow all correspondence. polity. the anti greed movement attracts more attention is reports of allegedly groundless arrests in some predictive a more violence on the streets of american cities as that much is spread from coast

to coast 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 being you know but taunted you know on kero 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 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. and not he spoke to los angeles based political progress he believes the protesters can bring change if they are given enough time i actually heard one of the protesters here your what exactly right is that we've been here for thirty days our government's been there for two hundred years give us a chance to figure it out so i agree that it is an issue but i think that something

that as people spend more time in the open debating these fault it was able to come up with real workable solutions now whether there's be the political will to deal with this you know it is still a problem but i do think that these people need time to figure out exactly how to solve these problems they're just now becoming aware of. how widespread the anger is how widespread this sort of unfairness is. what started in wall street is now spread worldwide this weekend galvanized into action and one of the largest collective movements of its kind tens of thousands of spilled on to city streets across the world and greed protesters have already taken hold in more than eighty countries with europe becoming one of the main targets of public fury against banks and politicians in rome police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent crowds as protest to smash bank windows and torched cars who smoke was seen going

into the sky near the coliseum and other parts of the city and britain police thwarted protesters efforts to set up camp outside the stock exchange in london several hundred activists heckled offices for preventing more people from joining the running scuffles broke out in front of the german parliament building when police removed demonstrators tens and hundreds still. missing continue to keep their eyes on how people are making their feelings felt around the world and you can follow them online. these people who are on the streets of madrid today they believe that their voices are in fact being hurt demonstrations here in israel will continue to grow and till the government meets their demands the police have been trying to disperse the last few remaining hundred hardcore protesters. don't miss out on the scene reports from across the globe just click on to our web sites r.t. dot com. sponsored by growing poverty in georgia. angered by the country's waiting for hours while cutting jobs and

social spending people across the globe against their government's economic policies follow the worldwide action against austerity live on car too. on thursday the struggling could breathe a sigh of relief as one of its smallest members finally voted in favor of the expanded european bailout fund it was the only e.u. member still stalling eurozone plans when has rejected the proposal on tuesday in a vote that brought down the country's ruling coalition created four hundred forty billion euro rescue fund will now be able to offer cheap credit to the beleaguered banks and buy up increasingly expensive sovereign debt. believes that it was forced into changing its mind. good enough no is not acceptable in the modern european union if you say no you are made to vote again until you get the right answer which gives you a true measure of what this project's really like you must understand that i've

just been in this parliamentary chamber with mr barroso these people are absolutely intent on creating a united states of europe they don't care how many millions of people are chucked out of the unemployment scrapie they don't care about the tide of humanism misery that because they have got their political goals but the reality is that not only economically is this failing but politically it's failing what is the point actually of bailing these countries or one of the bailouts all these bailouts helping the people in greece and portugal are to know who they're not what they're actually doing is they giving money to these countries to give back to our banks who over lent the money in the first place i mean the whole thing is mad what countries need who are trapped inside this economic prison called the euro is they need to devalued. you're with r.t. and we've got plenty ahead for you this hour including. after the u.s. claims that they uncovered an assassination plot by iran the report on how analysts

who question the evidence and why to wrong would have a motive. but first former ukrainian prime minister yulia tymoshenko feels the law was a secret just two days after being sentenced to seven years behind bars for abuses of power and gas deals she signed with russia a new set of fraud charges is lined up against the guilty verdict international anger from russia the e.u. and the united states. 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 but the main drama was inside the court especially after the judge's controversial verdict which the court has ruled that the demand of not to mention kill is guilty under article three six five pounds three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences her to seven years imprisonment and denies of the right to work in civil service for three years just last year to a shank i was one of the most influential female politicians in the world but having lost her power and now her liberty to go was furious. with the retiring regime or its magic to 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 and we cannot accept that the legitimate acting contract which remains in force which was never legally challenged. could be. the reason. for the good decision. which took place today 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 to potential membership the european union is some years away and i think we shouldn't pretend otherwise but we do wants the countries in europe seems to know to get closer to europe not just in terms of membership but 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 debt 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 mustang cause fate has been sealed as x. parts are now speculating that a presidential pardon is still a 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. but as we saw there tempers ran high outside court after unity machine because guilty verdict was announced and our correspondent alexia chatzky documented what happened right in the thick of these pictures are online and facebook dot com slash. footage of the and response in the air also on our you tube channel. but it seems that the gas still drama is all over the news of the moment later in the program will be finding out what e.u. regulators were looking for when they raided the european offices of russian energy giant gazprom. but first moves towards reform has started in syria where a new constitution is being drafted following months of anti-government protests the draft is due to be complete within four months president assad has called for multi-party elections in february to the noise from protesters who've been on the streets since march this week tens of thousands of assad's supporters have been

cheering in support of the government in the syrian capital can rest as claimed over three thousand lives with the u.n. warning that the country might be heading for a full blown civil war. spoke to people from both sides and sent us this report. voices of support yet 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 for here the fact that the syrian capital our lives have gathered show their support for the government that is going is a 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 i don't think government protests that i should however what i think it's a real matter where in this country political discourse is have tried putting obstacles out of the very basic you know that every night it was. her husband and

young children who were 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 and saying since when do you know about politics what do you know. there are divisions among family members some are progress and 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've never watched news i never cared you know i never never had any interest in politics but now i think most of us maybe books watch the news media articles and always want to know that and then you have the right background and other issues of a kid until you can think. yeah 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 of 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 but i'm going to jail that hitting a 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 to. 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. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has dismissed claims by washington that tehran. to assassinate the saudi arabian ambassador to the u.s. an american delegation is now heading to russia china and turkey to provide evidence to back up their suspicions washington has warned that it's committed to holding tehran to account with iran says the claims are an attempt to isolate it from the international community and those within the country say any u.s. action will not 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 saudi regime tried to unite its people against some theoretical hypothetical foreign enemy. in a few moments searching for a legend in siberia. thanks for saying chances are very high to me over there in the cave shelter or at least discover some traces of this creature so let's go

there. on watch for sasquatch the big foot hunters in siberia who say they've got big clues of the creature's existence. recent raids by e.u. regulators on the european offices of russian energy giant gazprom may force moscow to review supply deals to europe industry analysts say the searches were desperate to pressure russia to sell gas on better terms what it daniel bushell went looking for the reasons behind the raids. this event still to be one reason behind the e.u. raids on goes from offices of the beginning of october european energy giants electricity to france and. set to join russia sell stream pipeline to europe said to be that this warrant for the bucco an e.u. bugs rival. tore through long last miles and the commission 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 this strategy may have one crucial flaw. 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 e.u. . analysts say the being influenced by several anti russian hardliners many of whom are upset missing. else on the opportunity to take part in big energy ventures especially baltic nations which the north's three point one point policy say can russian gas straight to germany instead of complaining gas expose say they could

have moved on the world with russia. lithuania's and her russian inertia will undermine their society politically and economically at the moment 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 maghera for example signed a new deal with gazprom which will generate income and contribute to 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 all seem to think think. we don't need all fortunately. there. 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 bushel of brussels. prime minister putin paid a visit to beijing this weekend thing at the possible direction of his foreign policy should he be elected russia's next president seven billion dollars worth of energy and technology trade deals were signed during the trip investment specialist francis nunn believes that strengthening their ties could alter the axis of global politics and economy. the u.s. and europe. joined together is really dominating global politics and i think a china and russia can join together to. wait and not let them dictate the. world in europe and you would not be happy if. china and russia kempo attack this for a teacher interest in political interest there and would not let. them out in

a staging post. so this is very important for both countries. the connection between china and russia goes deeper than just economic deals as t. hears in the next hour from a veteran observer who explains the country's long held cultural ties. remember we've got all our top stories on our websites and here's what else we have for you at our t.v. dot com president obama sends troops into central africa but there's concern that america's growing global military presence is turning into military pressure. then and russia's laws have been fine for drinking in public but out more about the run in the two look a likes to come inside to run red square they've had with police that's. what our team.

in search of a legend a new quest to track down one of the world's most mysterious creatures is kicked off in siberia artie's where if an ocean or join the expedition. the yeti also known as big food snowman hole sus quote has been exciting scientists and enthusiastic from all the world for more than a century but explorers have never had enough evidence to determine that this apparently 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 yetis 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 s's 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 the virgin tiger

forest are also high interest the participants of these expedition are saying it's not just wind falling trees the branches they say could have been putain this way deliberately by someone and other stroke of luck we meet a local who says he saw a tall man like harry creature nearby explore say chances are very high to meet the yeti over there in the cave and measure 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. a toe in the field like even suggested but 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 if you were right there. on the right. foot playing hopscotch she would like to see

a left foot. best the left one has never been discovered and celebrations are put on hold these are the real thing or they're convenient props to make every news 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 a mutation i think this could be explained by an impotent including financial impotence of the academic science. them bush is expected 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 feet. reported from siberia.

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