was. tens of thousands are expected at a rally in central moscow to protest the results of sunday's parliamentary poll. right taking place they proved lotion viewers of luxury build people a feeling school positions join rejected greece to latest in just a few months. europe's would britain becomes the odd one out rejecting e.u. treaty changes and forcing all the other twenty six members to come up with a separate debt crisis path. and a last resort israeli airstrikes on gaza an ever increasing tensions in the region

drive palestinians to seek opportunities and war torn libya. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow marina josh it's nine am here and up to thirty thousand people are expected in central moscow later in protest at sunday's parliamentary vote well either russian cities throughout the week have seen mass gatherings to the opposition demonstrations have claimed the results of the election were fraudulent you know cross live to respond jacob greece is following the story for us here in moscow so jacob what can you a war going to tell us about his plans demonstrations afternoon. well officially sanctioned for thirty thousand as you mentioned there may be a hard turn out though based on some of the feedback we're getting online fifty

from social networking sites now in terms of its make up or slice be an amalgamation of the political spectrum here organized by solid down like you see that may stay off station represented as well but the general population will be voicing their grievances that's the focus of today's attention we're going to see similar protests taking place around russia some of those sanctions some of them on sanctions that have been demonstrations taking place in particular days earlier this week now there's going to be fifty thousand police presence day monitoring the situation throughout the course of this protest three two and six pm it's going to take place just outside the kremlin walls and a lot nice where was originally scheduled to take place at revolution square as we dispute here now police to stress that those people can a war between the two areas they can't protest and demonstrate on route that will be breaking the law they say from this event amir putins also said that people who

are welcome to voice any opinions and reuses they have they must do so in accordance with the law is also schlesinger's in the city should be no foreign intervention in russian mystic politics the president better always try to alleviate some of the concerns of these protesters where they are alleging electoral bias and unfair elections by saying that any cases of electoral fraud will be thoroughly investigated. and what we know about the new parliament at this point. well according to official results just in last night says looking like united russia who have the majority who do have the majority but they won't ok you the constitution majority they reached. seeks gains made by the opposition to the cold response you get these two c's also for russia they surprise quite

a few before this election campaign they may not do so well in fact they see the expectations coming in the places the opposition factions when it comes to the opposition will that you have to just fifty six in total in the duma and that's more than one hundred fifty seats needed to block any constitutional reform is something that may prove problematic for united russia in the next parliament she session. ok jake of greece thanks very much indeed for bringing us this update. and we're keeping a close eye on developments in the russian capital on our website at r.t. dot com so go online for the latest update and video feed on the post-election protests there. also on the web side for you'll find analysis of the latest news and scandals the fall of the life and for all the videos on the demonstrations log on to our you tube channel.

more news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. a giant corporations rule today. on the way here an r.t.a. peaceful squatters targeted by police. is it fair that there's nearly a million buildings empty out there in the u.k. and people freeze to death every winter we came to that when we talk to some anti-corporate protesters in london about why the law has granted them terrorists. and demonstrating for a cause why a rally is. across the world are taking place for the release of a live prisoner whose supporters say is nothing but a political prisoner of the u.s. . the final score in brussels was twenty six to one of and one of

europe's most important political matches for decades britain was the odd one out as all the other e.u. states agreed a new pact designed to stabilize the euro and attempt to solve the debt crisis british prime minister veto the tams to change e.u. treaties over fears his country's national sovereignty and financial sector would be harmed but the rest of the states will now work towards a pact to enforce rigid fiscal and budgetary controls and punishment for the expanders the new deal should be ready by march however deputy editor of business insider magazine joe wisdom tells us the meeting did not produce any tangible results. we have a really complex the whole lot of the german is probably feels pretty good because she has given too much. david cameron maybe will you know the fact that he's rejected the rest of europe. but it seems like we're still

a long way from solving the euro skeptics vision and predictions are basically come true the project is not working the the idea that all these different economies different peoples could be kind of melded into one and harmonized has not worked out the. selvage of all the you know you could have this thing where you have the rich countries transfer money to the poor countries on going basis the e.c.b. could step up and do much more and you know you can't write the whole thing off yet but this is a very severe crisis that basically infects everyone including the richest countries in the eurozone. and the end of corporate occupy movement of flared up in the us three months ago has spread across the globe and the british capital protesters are growing in numbers while claiming commitment to nonviolence by the authorities may not make the same commitment as bad now reports.

tense dreadlocks even didgeridoos but all the occupy london protesters really terrorists the city's police force seems to think so it sent a letter to banks and businesses in the financial district warning of the terror threat posed by occupy activists it puts them in the same bracket as al-qaeda well i'd say to anybody who believes it to come come here and have a look for themselves and see that we are totally peaceful protest is preposterous to say that the backlash of criticisms forced the police to admit its wording was too strong but it stands by its warning to big businesses to remain vigilant issuing this statement we've seen crime linked to protests in recent weeks notably around groups entering office buildings and with that in mind we continue to brief key trusted partners on activity linked to protests and this is the building in question occupies so-called bank of ideas activists moved in here nearly three weeks ago it had been empty for months the apparent terrorists now use it for

meetings and lectures on how to solve the current crisis they can even count celebrity backers and politicians and once they get guests and a huge number of people want to see a different kind of economic system that's what people here stand for i want to come and lend solidarity to that the u.k. is complicated laws on squatting mean the owners still haven't been able to vic then you uninvited tenants since the building wasn't in use the activists don't see why they should leave is it fair to occupy private property. is it fair that there's nearly a million buildings empty out there in the u.k. and people freeze to death every winter i would counter that with so far this is the only building processed his have occupied can belong c.b.s. it was empty before it was taken over as the swiss banks a conviction order for this building beefing up security at its main offices just across the street as they fear the protesters could spread both u.b.s.

and the financial services authority graphy used to comment but they clearly heeding police advice security is tight in the money district. a small group of people recently stormed the offices of a mining company during a national strike they claim to be part of the occupy movement those here though deny any links but that hasn't stopped police tarring them with the same brush it's just unfortunate that some people are actually done that and it's causing police attention and it's going to label us as people will you will get a few. here and in any organisation and they said well look there will likely be known and it's just not true the original occupy camp hopes to keep its protest peaceful evicting anyone using its name as an excuse for violence they might not be al-qaeda but any minority prepared to step the wrong side of the law could play straight into police hands either bennett's london demonstrations have been held in

cities worldwide calling for the release of one of america's most famous prisoners maria i would involve was incarcerated thirty years ago for killing l.-y. police officer a crime he still denies the convict wasn't death row until this week when a court commuted the sentence to life in prison his supporters claim the former black panther movement member is an innocent political prisoner activist might far also as deserves a fair trial which he apparently never got. it is like many other cases in the united states. a case where race entered into the prosecution where there are serious questions about the not only the efficacy but the effectiveness and fairness of the trial the elimination of the death penalty in. case it's really only one step and i hope it doesn't mean that now he's going to be consigned to a life without parole and everybody's going to walk away and say ok we won because

in fact justice has not been served in this case it's on the record now that the judge was biased racially biased it's on the record that the. police corruption in the in the philadelphia police force involved the suborning of perjury and the actual extortion to get witnesses to perjure themselves this trial was corrupt from the beginning and that's why amnesty and human rights watch and so many other organizations say justice must be done to say that you've got to start with a fair trial. israeli airstrikes on gaza are continuing rattling up tensions and the region even further three people have been killed and dozens injured since thursday among the wounded are several children including one infant the most recent strike hit a military base in gaza city which is thought to have been a hamas training facility it's one of the major reasons alongside a massive unemployment rate that palestinians are flowing elsewhere to fireworks and arrive at a. country fresh from

a bloody civil war is seen as a land of opportunity. here is where god has dispersed and unemployed gather thousands who are hoping that the war in libya can offer them over spite from the hardships of war on their doorstep. we don't have any source of income prisoners are in better conditions and us that's why people want to run away from here. the queues here are long and full of hope in the last week more than five thousand people signed up for work in libya all of the sudden i'm happy to do any type of work that it is make a difference just to get some income so my children can survive. the united nations puts unemployment in gaza at forty five percent to win three gazans live in poverty and every year the ministry of labor says another thirty thousand people join the ranks of jobless ever since israel imposed a siege on gaza nearly five years ago the point that sector has all but grinded to

a halt this to the economy in gaza is dependent on israel it's the way israel set it up all the materials we need for industry and construction have to come from israel through the israeli ports and airports we have no direct relationship with the outside world before the palestinian uprising in two thousand tens of thousands of gazans worked in israel they pass through here areas the largest border crossing between israel and gaza but as you can see now only a handful of people trickle through each day. now. was a painter and only about thirty american dollars a day enough for his family to survive on but in the last seven years he can't cross the border and with no work this side his children often go to bed hungry he was one of the first to sign up when a call went out for people interested in going to libya to register i don't care if it's libya or not i'm ready to go to mars for the sake of getting food for my children i can't give them more than twenty cents

a day to survive on can you imagine that hamas is israel promise to lift the blockade on gaza as part of the recent prisoner exchange that freed the captured israeli soldier but israel says it made no such promise this is to. the control of the control of the people in gaza. today the freely with. israel is the main goal was to be in the zone for the siege in gaza and this is why the government did not deny that israel says the siege is for security reasons and is afraid materials like cement and steel could be used to build weapons and military fortifications police here r.t. on the israel gaza border. now some other stories from around the world that fresh wave of clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters has left twenty four people dead in syria fighting erupted in several major cities as thousands took part in demonstrations calling for the president his regime

activists claimed children were among those killed the violence broke out a day after a major oil pipeline seringat homs region was blown up and so on a clear who was behind the attack an estimated four thousand people have died of a nine month uprising. hospital where a fire killed at least eighty nine people has denied violating safety procedures it's now had its medical license taken away and six officials were arrested staff members were accused of abandoning patients and leaving when the blaze broke out each family that lost loved ones in the fire will receive around four thousand dollars. at least three people are dad following violent clashes in the democratic republic of congo after the results of presidential elections were the disputed. they started when challenger kerry rejected the official results of the clear himself winner and security operation has put opposition strongholds in under a lockdown where this is reported gunshots in the capital and burning tires sending

pillars of black smoke into the air. ninety seven couples have wed in a mass ceremony in colombia the event was financed by the national police and required at least one member of each couple to be an officer every year the police encourages religious marriages among its members paying for the ceremony reception and even a wedding present. and international conference on afghanistan this week pledged material support for the troubled country until two thousand and twenty four but issues like the booming afghan drug trade were sidelined at the meeting aren't his military contributor thinks it's all because the top man in kabul is the wrong man for the job. nobody expected anything much from the bonn conference but it was still a very big surprise in the way that without pakistan's presence it turned out to be yet another exercise in wishful thinking and feels good attitude

shared by all participants but did leave this issue that really deserved a closer attention to all participants and especially from the honeyed was the issue of drug production and trafficking in his country but the. person elected by the western community at the same conference ten years ago and really the same western edge of two towards again is to completely changed the future for afghanistan remains very bleak until afghan society will put forward do real leader not just a western puppet but a real fighter who has something to offer to die for afghanistan. now there's a lot more for you on our website r t v dot com so dive into history on this day

thirty six years ago all the inventor of the hydrogen bomb the greatest fire for you know rides in the city being on one and help out these guys. also in la and a glance at the red moon star gazers across the world gear up for the last total lunar eclipse mirrors i see reports online. it's all designed to keep you closed in your. world as a prison. you know you leave somebody in there for a couple hours like that in

a stress positions. you have this fear of the unknown and this stress sort of building and. i've seen interrogations go on ten twelve hours they chose songs i remember from marilyn manson and metallica slayer the two songs would be angel of death and raining blood to me going to war coming up here into iraq i mean look into baghdad. charlie poole the bodies hit the floor with just the rock n roll band it was fitting for the job we were doing. wealthy british style.

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a city in capital or r.t. this decision has become a true breakthrough ended a two week long political crisis after the opposition candidate who won the presidential election held here earlier in november and the other candidate until a good deal of complaint to the supreme court of salt is said to bode well ations committed by. his rival olive oil and the court ruled. that the results of these election hundreds of her supporters have taken to the streets off to involve the capital salsa said to protest against this decision while negotiations have been known to go in between both sides done these negotiations where russia has played the role of mediator have been very tall for never easy and fears were growing but it can come out of control any more. than declaring that any attempt by the opposition to the dust of blood is the situation here in

south the city of these this is how the authorities have considered these protests would be suppressed by different means including military so this decision by the earth has come as a relief for everybody. very financial reporting their black friday the biggest day of discount shopping in the u.s. radio world but sales are continuing in the run up to the christmas holidays so our only resident in the big apple or a harvest went to ask people in new york why we're obsessed with buying so much stuff. there's no doubt we live in a consumerist world are you sick of it this week let's talk about that it's christmas time so i think it's normal. to to buy something though why is it normal to buy so much more stuff just because it's jesus's birthday. good question there's no thanksgiving it's black friday so i think that sort of

a real cultural shift you know what does it say about us as a culture that when we're so obsessed with buying stuff. that we need to get a life i think it's because the human nature has a longing for something and they've decided to fill it with things instead of a spiritual focus to those things get in the way of our spiritual quest i absolutely believe so because i think distraction is one of the keys to getting humanity off focus it is it's an important anymore so you have it you feel good and then and there you are looking for something else yet and then you feel bad because you bought something that you didn't mean yeah this is happened way before you were born that's how it is yeah times with additional money was made to train the volume is true without the manner of. buying trading making selling is the way to make a living so we're prehistoric caves covered in neon lights with logos plastered all

around us they are right now around us the technology was available but sure would be i believe in recycling i believe in you know not consumerism but go to your local salvation army exchange what does it say about our culture that we are so disposable. that we are exactly that and we're looking at life in a really shallow way how do you think history is going to remember this to how i am and age is consumerism going to be a part of that yes no look it's very wasteful because i'm i live in france and my family is very careful with their money my family and. they think twice about buying stuff so i listen to them it does make me more careful but i'm afraid i'm consumed with. god when the time that i've been at times here whether or not your sick of the pressure of our consumerist culture the bottom line is when it comes to buying stuff you don't need maybe it's best to just say. you know.

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i think people really didn't help for many years in this albeit system has faded away in less than twenty four hours. we acted in a true russian style but didn't know exactly what the future would bring that were to think about later three leaders come together and sign an agreement dissolving the u.s.s.r. for good or to get rid of the so called big brother was always controlling them was the dream of many republics. but in the eyes of the people they put it like this i

will liberate you from the kremlin oppression no one wants to take the blame it would not be able to persuade gorbachev and besides she's word could not be relied upon. he could tell you anything and do something completely different i can forgive myself for being too liberal and in the sand. where i showed that was my mistake. this is the decisive in strict boris yeltsin that sets in the kremlin instead of time. i don't think we have left television forest soaries of. decades have passed but the discussion still rages was this applause or a fait accompli. live nation free clinic predication freek.