freeboard video for your media project free media r t v dot com. sirius still reeling from escalating outbreaks of violence as its applied threats to new york where un security council members seem unlikely to reach consensus on. occupy d.c. protesters dig their heels in as they wait for a police crackdown after the deadline to leave their camps said by city authorities passes. plus a bittersweet victory for the euro twenty five even nations sign up for stricter udev rules while the czech republic joints the u.k. in rejecting the much hyped proposal. and in the business bulletin that's plenty of buying opportunities apparently on the russian equity markets both the r.t.s. and the mines sex are higher in the first hour of trade details in twenty minutes.

fortunately coming to you live from moscow eleven am in the russian capital thanks for being with us now the battle over syria shifts to the un security council in new york as its members are set to negotiate a new resolution on syria backing the arab league's peace plan moscow has slammed the document already saying the current tax may open the door for a levy a style intervention artie's more in a fortnight explains the united nations security council will hear a report from the arab league today detailing findings from its recent monitoring mission in syria this of course coming as an arab european drafted resolution on syria is already circulating among council members the draft was introduced by a morocco on friday and calls in part for syrian president bashar.

to transfer powers his powers to his deputy while a unity government is formed in preparation for new elections now according to reports this draft resolution also says the security council could quote adopt further measures if syria does not comply with the terms of the resolution now in the show in a show of western solidarity u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will be joining her british and french counterparts at the united nations on tuesday to show their support for this new draft resolution and possibly push for a vote in the meantime russia has said it cannot accept the draft resolution in its current form because it simply ignores moscow's position on the issue of syria in addition russian officials say they would like time to study the arab league's

report in detail and not act so swiftly or too swiftly now on monday the russian foreign ministry did invite members from the syrian national council as well as the syrian government to come to moscow to participate in negotiations and to get a dialogue started our viewers may remember that it was back in october when russia and china did veto a previous u.n. resolution on syria citing that the language that was used in that draft that was of course also written by by european countries that the language open the door for foreign intervention possibly foreign intervention similar to what the world saw transpire in libya. reporting there how the dust has not yet settled over the suburbs of the capital damascus which saw some of the fiercest fighting since the beginning of the unrest with regime. groups taking the upper hand now that's amid

concerns the escalation of violence is down to outside players throwing few on the fire as artist sarah ferguson our report. with the sounds of gunfire and hillary. oh yeah i was afraid tests from the streets and the increasingly loud and numerous international opinions britain needs to lead the way in making sure we tighten the sanctions the travel bans the asset freezes on syria can be hard to hear the syrian. the syrian case has developed as every side wants to push away the responsibility to another tossing the ball back and forth. in the last few days the situation has become so unstable the finding people willing to talk right now has present difficulties. we've had tanks entering in firing and just war we've had six people who've died we travel to the suburbs where some of the clashes have breaking out to try to get

a clearer picture of what had been happening here in the last few days in one of the damascus at the moment now we were traveling to a suburb called in time the we thought it was a friday. but we just received a phone call telling us that it's not safe to travel there at the moment with the situation so volatile it goes to show you really that you simply don't know what's going on in these areas even the people who are living in these areas don't really have full grasp of the situation at the moment we make it into the suburbs job or using back crates the opposition that just last week had control of some of these areas have now gone underground so there was a funeral for a resident of who died in the file sharing his funeral people and his relatives were voicing and she regime slogans and called for freedom someone was shot dead during the funeral and we had to go and hide from the security forces. after her taken to meet some members of the fs. say this for the in steve begins and some

other members join as well and there's talk turns to people they know have just been arrested in the changes and the atmosphere starts to feel hostile so we live in such uncertainty right now it seems mistrust is rife. it seems of have convinced the free syrian army that coming closer to the capital would be simpler no this is harmful to the cause of bringing peace to syria. everyone it seems is no waiting to see what if any outcome will be the un's briefing by the arab league's with having ground to a halt. the whole reconciliation talks is not one to be simply dismissed as many have already done they have do political they have two political reasons for. for for feeding the complicated in syria i think they don't want they're not interested in due form nor are they interested in democracy or freedom was the

government accepted the invitation received mixed reactions from the opposition they size of being taken in the past in calling for a syrian solution to a syrian problem that has repeatedly failed to communicate no opportunities to dialogue or running out fast. and with such desperate pleas from many people here the opposing sides continue to make it clear they don't want to listen the calls the international action it's just going to keep getting louder surface r.t. enough is now the idea of the syrian opposition dancing to the foreign drums as shared by john r. bradley author of the book after the arab spring he says nato members are committed to toppling the regime to make iran their next target. they're under huge pressure from outside powers who want these talks to fail even before they begin most obviously nato nature is determined to bring regime to its knees as

a prelude to invading iran saudi arabia is financially and politically in the back of. the opposition and has been widely reported to be funding arming the jihadi rebels who are leading this insurrection we can be absolutely sure that this is nothing to do with human rights when it comes to the west and even more sure when it comes to the concern of saudi arabia this is how preposterous the western media coverage of this uprising rusher of course has that experience to draw and once bitten twice shy they know that if they support a u.n. resolution that even ostensibly is aimed only at protecting civilians it will be used by nato as an excuse to impose a no fly zone while the countries and saudis fund jihad is on the ground and so. russia is essentially crucial in all of this why in just

a few minutes we report on another potentially even bigger powder keg in the region iran faces another blow from the u.s. who as lawmakers are pushing through further sanctions against iran despite its current talks with the u.n. nuclear watchdog. and the philippines finds itself in the middle of a power struggle between two global giants turning the battle of wills to its advantage. as a corporate protesters from the occupy wall street movement in washington are gearing up for tough police action they have passed a deadline set up by local authorities to remove camping equipment from the city squares but archie's liz wall discovered the activists are remaining loyal to the cause. so we are here at macpherson square where protesters have been occupying the park since october throughout the demonstration about one hundred tents have been pitched here the national park service has repeatedly slapped these notices on

tents here macpherson square informing protesters that they can no longer camp out here that means they have to get rid of sleeping bags and any other material which allows them to live here protesters are responding by painting that symbol on the notice which demonstrates the fact that they do not agree with this mandate there are tens can stay about their doors must remain open proving no one is living in it the notice warns protesters that violate the rule are subject to arrest and it's basically a symbol of opposition. to. what everything this movement is opposing right now and so i think the tents are really important part of occupy but police presence was sparse with no reported arrests they stand mostly on the sidelines refusing to answer questions from the media no one but occupiers made their message loud and clear they are not giving up the fight here as you can see protesters have

erected a massive shadow over the statue here at macpherson park it's all a demonstration to the anticipated even action by park oh yes this is our tents of dreams we want to be able to sleep here so we can dream of a better world where everyone has access to health care education housing and where the rich and corporations banks no longer have control over political system the federal government and the political leaders in wall street were all tone deaf they could not hear this so the occupy movement has offered them a hearing aid and they're getting our message loud and clear now the purpose of this was to unite us in this space so if they want to arrest one of us after arrest all of us are not us and washington. this wall. now the mayor of oakland california has called on the nationwide occupy movement to disown the local protestors after the weekend's demonstrations there they were met by

a strong police reaction with tear gas flash grenades and hundreds of arrests activist robert bolt from the occupy d.c. action team thinks the protesters fell victim to military stick police force. i think you have to recognize the specifics of the oakland police department they're known as one of the most violent repressive in the country and it's exposed how militarists militarized american police have become in recent years so you know it's shocking it's horrifying to see what's coming out of oakland but it's hardly surprising knowing what we know and it's worth remembering that the oakland police may be under federal control soon because there have been so many civil rights abuses there if you look at the videos you don't see protesters attacking people you see protesters sticking together in ways that are trying to shield each other from the police and i think it's important to recognize the distinction that there i haven't seen anything that looked like violence on behalf of the protesters coming out of oakland i've just seen people being proactive and recognizing that they're going to be facing what's effectively an armed force. and to corporate

movements elsewhere in the world are also facing tough action and not only from the police one of elites runs he's car through a group of demonstrators as the police stand by and watch and find a full story from our london correspondent at r.t. dot com. also online so-called healing pyramids attract russians hoping to improve your health but skeptics dismiss the structures as far as false idols designed only to help people part with their money. and the pentagon's money management proves to be far from efficient as one hundred million dollars one stored in saddam hussein's palace disappears into thin air.

america's decision to station his forces in the philippines as part of its new strategy is now threatening repercussions the state owned china daily called on beijing to enact economic sanctions against manila after divided and u.s. troops in reaction to an escalating territorial dispute dr popkin on wang of the city university of hong kong told r.t. that the philippines is cashing in on regional instability. at the international level the philippines know that the u.s. is stepping mistry return to asia refocusing its military and security deployment in the middle east in asia pacific targeting china in iran the primaries security concerns the philippines also see that their recent changes in the regional politics particularly in taiwan where mr martin to you and to call mr asian was successfully we elected their means. taipei would have more stable relationship more expression in terms of economic integration across the

strait in the coming years and the footprints knows that the u.s. would need a more reliable ally in the asia pacific region so the philippines is reeling to learn it has to do. for that kind of particular security concern the u.s. is having in the asia pacific region i have. tremendous pressure from the public opinion within china asking and urging the chinese government to top up for a tough position towards the philippines however i think the chinese government should be a bit more careful about these internal demand so i think the philippines is all doing that through trying to get the best interest from from this china and u.s. relations. now to end now their reach and that's the focus of intense american interest u.s. senate lawmakers have released a plan for a new round of sanctions targeting iran's energy sector the bill aimed at choking funds used by to iran to allegedly develop nuclear weapons will be mulled over on

thursday but while washington shows no signs of easing up on tehran iran's foreign minister has welcomed the extension of the i.a.e.a. mission in the country a team of u.n. nuclear inspectors may now prolong their stay in iran beyond the initially planned three days the minister was optimistic about the possible renewal of nuclear negotiations saying the i.a.e.a. visit a step towards easing the tensions however american radio host ralph schoenman is skeptical about the talks as he thinks the u.n. body is under too much western influence is the very idea that iran is somehow obligated to open its front gears to inspectors who are essentially penetrated and permeated by the central intelligence agency in the mossad this imperialist genda which takes countries syria at home has been targets now concentrating on iran expresses the permanent war that is waged against subject peoples by american

corporate capitalism this united nations has forever been an instrument of such imperial policy first attempt to cut off iran as your own trading capacity its ability to import placement equipment for its refineries then they want to tie up its banking and to preclude people from the good from trading with its banks then every company that is in fact engaged in trade with iran is subject by the united states to penalty what do you think this is better than act of war. a look now at some other stories from around the world over two thousand people have gathered in believe his main city demanding their government resume construction of a kind of earth will new road set to go through an amazon reserve plans to build the highway were cancelled last year after indigenous tribes members went on a two month long march in protest but now other communities are asking president adam rawest to continue the project saying it would bring much needed k'naan

development to the region. here pro-government militia leader has been killed after a suicide bomber targeted his home in northwestern pakistan rival militants have claimed responsibility for the attack which follows previous clashes between the two groups in which hundreds of people have died three other people including the man's son in law are were also killed in the blast and eight more were injured. britain is preparing for the greatest show on earth and taking the possibility of a terrorist attack seriously london summer olympic preparations are calling on all corners of the nations to fancy us but as bennett reports such measures may not only turn the capital into a siege city but simply proved to be ineffective. spectators may know who they're watching at the olympics but they won't know who's watching them surveillance drones like this could be circling the skies of london this summer police may use

the spy cameras in their lympics anti terror tactics it'll leave no hiding place the drones can make out a car's number plate from heights of up to one kilometer privacy campaigners fear is the start of a slippery slope i think it be our salute tragedy for britain the largest part of the olympic legacy was a surveillance legacy where we have store all this equipment in the name of national security and then when the other bits are over we keep using it very very serious risk to the privacy that might not be adequately protected the spy in the skies been piloted before in britain by four police forces but never took off after one crashed into a river and the u.k. aviation authority failed to grant the necessary license that's the only legal requirement before this sort of surveillance becomes a reality at the olympics a minor hurdle for what's already britain's biggest peacetime security operation total cost over one point six billion dollars it is worrying that the security bill

has increased so drastically from initial estimates one of the reasons being given for this is so heightened risk of terrorism which seems incredible as an excuse at a time when the original estimates were made around the time of the london bombings when london was considered to be a very high risk so it seems incredible they got the estimates so badly wrong in the first place commandos speeding up the thames is one answer to a myriad of perceived terror threats this time a hijacked passenger boat they'll also be warships and could on the thames attack helicopters on standby even ground to air missiles ready to launch or vance before you even get to the security on the ground to give you an id. the numbers take the olympic stadium capacity eighty thousand ground security at the games is enough to fill sixty percent of that inside the venue will be over twenty three thousand

security guards along with seven a half thousand military personnel and then outside a further six thousand troops along with twelve thousand police total just sawyer fifty thousand the budget is balloon boy one hundred percent because initial estimates were woefully inadequate but that still couldn't stop two fake bombs being sneaked in under the radar at the stadiums dummy runs not exactly great value for money london organizers have tried to play down fees the olympic village will be a siege city but with such a massive security operation the plan the lim pick legacy of international friendship may not be the one that's actually left after bennett london. the latest e.u. effort to save the euro underway in brussels is off to a characteristic start with leaders of france and britain arguing over which of them has more industry exchange came as the two often at loggerheads looked to

downplay disagreements and mutual distrust incident however wasn't isolated poland set to joining you were a zone demanded greater say in decision making the spanish and turn argued against excessive austerity while everyone pressed the greeks to complete their talks with its creditors there was one result however with twenty five of the twenty seven e.u. nations agreeing to a german fiscal rule that would limit deficits and a new bailout fund paula tell a member of the european parliament says democracy could suffer as a result. this will go into primary e.u. law through secondary legislation which means that the people can be bypassed there will be referendums across the continent particularly in iowa where there should be a referendum on this and what will happen is they will bypass the people and. they will get exactly what they want and it is a complete democracy the scary thing here that you have is once you start tinkering with democracy and trying to change things i think you know a very slippery slope indeed they're trying to put a lot of pressure on greece and this idea that the germans have what you can almost

a budget commission or not and it will oversee their budgets surtaxes is quite frankly an affront to them ocracy the oldest democracy in the world and if i was in athens at the moment i was on the streets demonstrating this well and next hour in our interview from the e.u. summit we hear from martin callanan and am from the u.k. conservative party he believes staying out of the euro zone was a victory for britain well here's a short preview of what's coming up. we can give our opinions but you know we did not join the euro in the first place we advised against the euro being created. and we pointed out to many pitfalls that there would be a longer way looks like they're finding out the hard way that you know you can compress seventeen countries economic policies into one currency zone while still operating seventy different economic policies i. bring up to date here on r t and business news is next with natasha.

hello you watching our business our team. large market currencies are seeing the best start of the year since the turn of the century that's according to the financial times as global appetite for risk increases the russian ruble along with the mexican peso and the brazilian ryall have albert form the currencies of the industrialized nations most of them gave more than five percent against the u.s. dollar for first thing sharp losses of the recent months by contrast the euro and the pound gain less than one and a half percent against the greenback but analysts want emerging market currencies remain pretty risky local regulators are likely to intervene and hold currency appreciation to help exports. european leaders on monday have managed to marry growth and austerity at their first summit this year twenty five out of twenty

seven e.u. nations agreed to a stricter budget discipline but britain and the czech republic refused to sign the document that imposes sanctions on members breaching budget rules some analysts hope the move brings europe a step closer to a fiscal union but also from the to be calderon's says the new rules will be pretty hard to follow i think has to implications naturally not all countries will be able to adapt and be within the within the limits and inevitably wever pain penalties and would prefer to to get out of the euro so there's. not be as many countries using this current solution which is particularly great for intra europe trade and the second thing is will gradually see more rifts between the european nations and maybe all together. will become a currency for only the strongest will survive. and the sign now to check out the markets oil first it's gaining value as traders get. message that greece is finally

closer to the last stage of its talks with bondholders that brings hope that the e.u. crisis might soon be resolved which in turn increases the appetite for risk this hour that at around ninety nine a third dollars a barrel grant is more than one hundred and eleven dollars and i want to equities asian stocks opened lower but they've managed to rebound they're trading higher this hour exploiters are still under pressure in tokyo and stronger again but industrial companies are pushing tokyo out of the red and hong kong the hang seng is gaining thanks to energy stocks including petro china and china petroleum chemical corporation. and here in moscow the markets are on a positive note tracking the upbeat sentiment in asia the r.t.s. is up more than one and a half percent in the second hour of trade while the my six is gaining around one of the percent. and now the biggest movers on my sex despair bank has higher

on eased concerns about the euro debt crisis and majors are also higher with ross the after more than half percent of the block and russia's biggest drugstore chain thirty six point six is among top gainers that's on the news that a plan still going at drug discount chain to boost sales. stronger oil is pushing the russian currency higher against the dollar however the ruble is still a lower to the euro the dollar is also lower against the european currency as some progress has been made in talks with the greek bond holders as i mentioned already . samsung will open more than one thousand branded corners and russia's top mobile phone retailer euro set the south korean giant hopes the move will help boost its market share the company will spend between two and fifteen thousand dollars on setting up each quarter euro sets the number of such branded outlets within its chain could. to three thousand within the near future last year some

song man i should grow its share to thirty six percent and that's compared to around forty percent held by its rival nokia. and that's the latest from the business to lobby back in about fifteen minutes salting it out.

wealthy british style. time to rise on. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with much stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on our. news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are all dead.