president assad of syria tries to appease protesters by promising multi-party elections and of the drafting of a new constitution while the u.n. puts the death toll after months of the ransom more than three thousand. broadcasting live direct from the heart of moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas let's get right to your top stories hundreds have been arrested across the u.s. as police move to contain what's a fund to be the biggest wave of occupy wall street demonstrations so far the ongoing city campout demonstration targeting wall street banks has already lasted for almost five weeks or days louis cuffing offices in new york to follow it for us who report contains footage of strong strobing so be warned if you're sensitive. well we know that about a hundred and seventy five protesters were arrested early in the morning in chicago

there were several hundred they were camped out in what was called a grant park they had ten set up very similar to what's been going on all across the country the police officers there had given them the order to vacate by eleven pm they had not done so and so we witnessed please stop the serbs coming in cutting down tents and of course unfortunately arresting those who are not baking now this is very similar to what we saw develop right here in new york city as we were reporting earlier in times square there were massive standoff between police officers and protesters without police officers on horseback right and right up really close to where the protesters are scaring people stomping on some people we saw a unit of police i'm scooter's sort of going into the crowd hurting some individuals several protesters were arrested before my eyes most of them were being peaceful sitting down not really trying to to do anything to interfere with the police and yet they were taken in very. or simply slammed down on to the ground face first and

caught and then led away another incident that we know of that place is actually beatings by the police with the tons we know that there was approximately a total of ninety protesters now that were arrested in new york city during the course of events yesterday now aside from what happened in times square which we've been reporting on a very intensely there was actually a massive stand out in washington square park which is an area near a college campus in new york city some of the occupy wall street protesters had gone down they are they held what they call the general assembly which is their big meeting where they decide whether or not to occupy that park as well or not about a dozen or two dozen or so of them decided to stay and what we saw was and i'm precedent to use of force by police we saw a riot police out regular officers around the entire park just to clear this area from these twenty protesters or so they kicked ass out as journalists were trying

to film them at the incident to sort of capture what's going on and bring that information to the world and the police officers actually start using these strange on a strobe light flashlights to blind our cameras this is despite the fact that i clearly said that i was a journalist one that we were clearly marked as reporters there were several other reporters next to me at the time we had our press and song and dance and still they were pushing us out and down essentially using force to to keep us from reporting the story very very unfortunate set of events very tedious confrontations between the police and the protesters who again in the large part were being mostly peaceful and you can follow lucy's twitter feed to get the latest on those demonstrations from the heart of the action and the anti greta movement to try to more attention as reports of allegedly groundless arrests emerge blogger christopher greene believes american cities are likely to witness even more violence as the marches spread from coast to coast. there is going to be some kind

of martyrdom in the near future we're going to see violence in iraq we could already do 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 taunting you know on kiro this is what the alternative media showcasing right now again this is a revolution this is this is a change in psychology this is an evolution in human consciousness the people are waking up and we're demanding change this is 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 what started as one determined to protest in wall street has this weekend to become a worldwide phenomenon galvanized into action into one of the largest collective movements of its kind tens of thousands have come out in cities across the globe protests have already taken hold in more than eighty countries with europe as one of the focal points of public fury against banks and politicians in rome riot

police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the violent grounds as the protesters smashed a bank windows and torched cars plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky near the coliseum and other parts of the city in britain police thwarted protesters efforts to set up camp outside the stock exchange in london several hundred activists had called officers for preventing more people from joining the rally moving on to berlin scuffles broke out in front of the german parliament building when police removed demonstrators tents and food stalls of course our correspondents are continuing to keep their eyes on how people are making their feelings felt across the globe and you can follow them online. these people thought are on the streets of madrid today they believe that their voices aren't being heard the demonstrations here in israel will continue to grow until the government meet faith demands the police have been trying to disperse the last few remaining hundred hogs called protesters. don't miss. our on scene reports from across the

globe just click on to our website our. poverty. and social spending people are. against the government's economic policies follow the world wide action against austerity. on thursday. as one of its smallest members voted in favor of the expanded european bailout fund it was the only e.u. member still stalling. rejected the proposal on tuesday in a vote that brought down the country's ruling coalition the four hundred forty billion euro rescue fund will now be able to offer cheap credit to beleaguered banks and the expensive. british. believes that it

was forced to change its mind. is not acceptable in the bottom european union if you say no. until you get the right which gives you a true measure of what this project's really like you must understand that i've just read in this. these people are absolutely creating a united states of. how many millions of people. they don't care about the tide of misery that they have got but the reality is that not only economically. but politically it's what is the point actually. one of the bailouts all these bailouts helping the people in greece and. what they're actually doing is they giving money to these countries to give back to our banks. i mean the whole thing. what these countries need who are trapped

inside this economic prison. is they need to. and we've got plenty ahead for you this hour. including an ultimatum for kosovo's serbs the removal of roadblocks at a disputed border crossing with serbia stay with us to learn if it has the right to make that kind of work. and u.s. officials claim they have foiled a plot to kill the saudi ambassador to the states a case that was fabricated by the americans themselves in a few minutes. former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko feels the laws icy grip just two days after being sentenced to seven years behind bars for abuses of power and she signed with russia a new set of charges lined up against the guilty verdict to drew 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 a legit 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 judge's controversial verdict. 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 has a seven years imprisonment and denies of the right to work in civil service 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 the retiring regime or its not it will stop me the trial showed that the constitution and justice had been trampled underfoot 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 construct 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 douses 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 wants the countries in europe seems 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 dirt 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 cosplay 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's state party reporting from kiev in ukraine. and as we saw. after yulia timoshenko guilty verdict was announced. you know our correspondent documented what happened right in the thick of it because pictures are online at facebook dot com slash news we've got footage of the angry response on our youtube channel as well. and it seems a gas deal of drama is all over the news at the moment later in our program we find

out what regulators were looking for when they raided the european offices of russian energy giant gazprom. iran has dismissed american claims it had plotted to kill the saudi arabian ambassador to the u.s. washington insists two men connected with the rounds of security forces turned to members of a mexican drug cartel who were in fact informants to the f.b.i. the u.s. has warned that it's committed to holding tehran to account an american delegation is heading to russia china and turkey to provide evidence to back up their case but iran says the claims are an attempt to isolate it from the international community and those within the country say that 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 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 away away from its problems at home such as the economic hardship that people are facing is decline in the middle east it helps israel come out of isolation it helps the saudis so the regime tried to united people against some theoretical pie pathetically foreign enemy. moves towards reform have started in syria where a new constitution is being drafted following months of anti-government protests the draft is due to be completed within four months president assad has called for multi-party elections in february after demands of from protesters who have been on

the streets since march this week tens of thousands of assad supporters have been cheering for the government in the syrian capital the unrest has 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. but the 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 there and kept it well our lives have gathered show their support for the government is far cry from the images we've been seeing in other cities around the country where there have been reported clashes with me figuratively government protest however one thing is far about where in this country political discourse is sometimes the toughest that was the very way for you

it. was. her husband and young children one of many families who braved the heat and joy the crowds in downtown damascus. it's true that we knew nothing about politics before but now we take a stand even if i'm a sunni muslim i'm pro this president. ever since most people started revealing their political stance openly some people would mock me and saying 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 this 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. i think most of us get it books we watch the news media articles and always want to know right now and then you have the right background and the issues

of a kid until you can think. 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 imported into dissent catulus 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 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 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 yes it was. really.

good to be with. you to find. one 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 that future is firmly in their own hands. that's our cilia r.t. damascus. on television our a military official from the transitional government claims they have a liberated bani walid one of the two remaining khadafi strongholds after weeks of heavy fighting libya's new flag has been raised in the city center. earlier this week the m.d.c. faced resistance in tripoli for the first time since the capital was taken in august several were injured in gun battles with coffee supporters after an attempt to raise the ousted regime said green flag on the city's rooftops and in the town of see it to the loyalists mounted

a fierce counterattack forcing back revolutionary fighters she says it will only declare full liberation once seared falls but investigative journalist simon a soph told r.t. that pursuing that goal means ignoring the high human cost. i think what's happening 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 in is a full scale assault on. you know a very densely populated area in which civilians are paying a very very heavy price now the reason why this is important is because the whole basis on which nato imposed the no fly zone at the beginning of this conflict was precisely to defend civilians against military attacks and now we have a few light. allies of nato doing what their enemies were doing a few months ago and you have to begin to ask this of all 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 from a reemergence of the double standard what's happening in libya now is going to be a war crime the attack 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 on the siege and allow the civilians to flee and they're not and they're not doing that and if you missed any of our stories they're just a click away twenty four seven on our website at r.t. dot com here's some of what's there for you right now. more attention on the west bank as israel israeli police used tear gas to disperse palestinians protesting. security checks. and. the icon of the communist revolution seem to put their differences aside to mark their friendship with a drag police didn't appreciate the move to rewrite history more on our website.

by regulators on the european offices of russian energy giant gazprom may force moscow to review supply deals to europe industry analysts say the search is a desperate act to pressure russia to sell gas on better terms our correspondent daniel bushell has the story. this event still to be one reason behind. the beginning of october european energy giants electricity de france and b a s a set to join russia stream pipeline to europe and said to be the. an e.u. backs rival. strong and the commission for example its 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 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 on gas to another company when it gets to europe that company must make a profit on the deal not levy a raise the price. analysts say the being influenced by several anti russian hardliners many of whom are upset missing out on the opportunity to take part in big energy. benches especially baltic nations which the north three point one point policies taking russian gas straight to germany instead of complaining gets exposed say they could have moved on the world from with russia. lithuania is anti russian inertia will undermine their society politically and economically and

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 taken omics to belittle the 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 we are thinkable in that we don't need all fortunately. the cold war which 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 altie brussels. nato forces in kosovo have delivered an ultimatum to ethnic serbs manning the barricades at a border crossing in the breakaway regions north of van or ordered to remove the obstructions on monday or peacekeepers will step in and clear the road themselves the serbs are complaining that they've been given too little time to comply the road blocks have now been in place for nearly a month set up in protest at nato and e.u. forces taking over the checkpoint and allowing kosovo customs officers to be placed there late last month and some of the barricades were bulldozed resulting in violence with peacekeepers using rubber bullets and tear gas against the serbs nato's actions would be deemed legitimate if not for the fact that they also serve the interests of kosovo and officials says. a political analyst for the magazine new serbian political thought. that legally they do have a right to as they say. for its freedom of movement on

the whole territory of cost of war but the problem is legitimacy because the therapy are not there already though it is certain costs that what do you recognise nato is right and paid for it right to enforce the law in cost of war but the problem is that most need a country the need to recognise that the independent cost of oil and currently trying to implement their laws and to establish their checkpoint at the border between north and got some one hundred thirty b.n. and that is what is an acceptable for the third so caper in itself and should it be only nato convoys there would be no problem whatsoever it could all of the problem is that they carry in themselves meaning an official from the possible government. the trial of russian businessman viktor bhutto accused by the american government of illegal arms sales got underway in new york and this week boot was arrested in thailand in two thousand and eight in a u.s. led sting operation he was handed over to the states last year

a move his lawyers insist was illegal after a thai court dismissed a two american extradition requests boot denies all accusations but if convicted he could face a life in jail investigative journalist daniel estrin believes washington is determined to get a guilty verdict and thinks bhutto has little chance of a fair trial in the united states government is going to have a very very hard time proving that their target is guilty and very difficult time making the label of merchant of that 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 shot since he said she said about things which no one has ever seen and this is something that again unfortunately of the bull 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 how can we get a fair trial well the united states government has done everything in their power to bring him to the united states after two years of thailand and now they put him

up on trial in the united states only to have both women embarrass the united states i don't think it's going to happen. well you're watching in singapore washington i'll be back with a recap of our top stories in just a few moments stay with our to.

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hundreds are arrested in new york chicago chicago as protesters taking part in occupy wall street marchers response from police. this comes as the occupy movement spreads across the world prompting tens of thousands to vent their anger at the banks. the public people have to endure severe austerity measures. and other top stories this week ukraine's former prime minister yulia jailed for seven years of court finds her guilty of abuse of power.