and ownership at the syrian observatory for human rights says left several media outlets quoting false information as to rivals fight for the same name the original group was hijacked by opposition activists who are posting military deaths alongside civilian ones both sides claim they're the official observatory this is the original site in arabic with an english version on facebook and this is the fake site launched in the center and mostly in english several foreign news outlets have assume they are one and the same thing quoting the fake sites casualty figures the consequence a very different perspective of the crisis the original sites latest figures showed just over five thousand one hundred civilian deaths against almost two thousand military casualties the rival site claims well over six and a half thousand civilians have been killed and barely six hundred troops a difference many claim suggests this is a lot more than just

a numbers game i don't think even the people using these figures are have any objectivity really they have an agenda a clear agenda is there just the fire by any means possible that assad regime is a brutal massacring regime and it needs to fall a soon as possible and we can see the united nations security council when that human rights strategy for regime change doesn't work how annoyed western governments are how got the original observatory strictly opposes military intervention the man who hijacked it's name disagrees. used to translate at the real observatory he was fired after falsely claiming to be an official spokesman and using a live interview to call for a no fly zone since then he's launched a smear campaign against the original group claiming their impostors as are we and his figures have been quoted by the b.b.c. c.n.n. and a.b.c. australia the other grow. say they tried to pass some political views so far by

calling for no fly zone for international intervention and we made it clear i sit on their victory for human rights that origin organization is that we are i guess an interventional we are against the no fly zone all we need is to stop the but chad in all that is going on in syria as always and his group refused to speak on camera stating i cannot waste my time talking about this at the moment whilst people are dying in homs they're my priority right now he did refer us to another opposition group based in london and they too refused to comment on the ownership of the observatory but they did confirm that reporting military deaths was not in their interest it's not our position to to report the casualties of. government troops the b.b.c. and the guardian had to withdraw material after falsely quoting as always the human rights observatory the un stop counting the death toll claiming it's too difficult

to keep track of but it's human rights chief also said five thousand civilian deaths should be enough to provoke international action the real observatory still documents the deaths civilian or otherwise but it may be too late for the numbers to matter either bennett r.t. the. syrian journalist camilla trochee says the outside meddling already underway in syria is fueling the conflict by making sure that the rebels fight on against the regime. well a year after the beginning of the crisis it's clear that foreign intervention in syria affairs has not been very constructive because the interventions taking place by the most motivated players and they are motivated for their own reasons we have turkey the gulf arab states and the international community which is the united states and its allies in europe and they're all interfering with the whole of weakening the syrian regime weakening its ties to iran and to hezbollah i mean we

have to i mean this is their view motivation it's not helping the syrian people they're sort of intervening when we've had hundred of two hundred casualties and i don't believe this is to remove the thing which made them that concerned so we know where the asian is not. it's got a team that intervention will not be for the right reasons and it's been very negative and you know they've been they've been pushing the opposition to another state to speak to the scenery jeem they've convinced opposition that the syrian regime's about to forward and therefore there's no need to talk to them so we know where there was a intervention even if it's not for by using force has been very negative. mosque is condemning all sides of the syrian conflict for instigating violence while saying president assad is ready for talks with the opposition and political analyst to bring him loose believes russia's approach will actually help solve the crisis by leaving the rebels in syria no choice but to negotiate if there are so many

months of military operations by the rebels in syria at this pretty clear that what we are dealing with here is definitely not a peaceful protest but an armed rebellion supported from abroad we are dealing with western military political and security. and to syria both russia and china have created the butler conditions for the opposition to accept with the government the veto is helping peace more than anything because at the sterling the forum by a tough position that cannot count on the foreign intervention as up and then libya and there are two top of the regime and therefore. the veto is creating better conditions for the opposition to come to the negotiating table and in that sense the vehicle is fostering peace. and as the u.s.

and its allies piled sanctions on iran over its nuclear program the country's president is set to face pressure on the home front to rein in lawmakers have summoned the head of state to parliament for the first time since the islamic revolution in one nine hundred seventy nine mahmoud ahmadinejad will answer questions on his management of government and economic policies this comes amid the latest oil route between iran and the west european union is preparing to stop importing ringy fuel from july consumers account for around twenty percent of iran's oil output the islamic state warns you are puting itself into food by cutting off trade and that you shared by the spanish ambassador to iran madrid based journalist me grania morocco says the e.u. member. it was actually masterminded in washington and serves u.s. interests. what we're seeing here is not at the station that comes actually from european countries to spain never want to disembark go to to prove to be put in place this is something that comes externally from the united states pressure on

the european union the european union actually had a very good relationship in terms of the economy and trade with iran it was retrieved in the last twenty years the connection of that has been lost after the iranian revolution and the situation was improving until we came to this new tension and he's not just to spain and italy also greece imports lots of oil from iran and it could be hard hit in a way that would bring them bankrupt in the coming future that would be a complete disaster for the european union and for the euro and that can happen because of these of these political move it has now become an economic issue and can have even more. destructive effects if the iranians decide to say cut of the strait of hormuz or even if they now of decide to beat europe to it by. by by cutting off their oil now because we need this time to find

alternative supplies if they cut the supply now we want to be able to find them there will be a huge recession in europe. and coming your way later in the program the legal. caffeine free for a workaholic america opens the market to new energy boosting fixes but there is a hidden danger also ahead here on our team the latest addition to our russia plans . to close up team has been to the hub bar of screen. where the country's middle well starts its way across the ocean. now our team goes to the area. looking to a different character to represent itself. for local businesses are striving to build the aviation capital of russia. that's where the four by fours are made and can be tested to the limit. welcome to the. russia close up.

three people have been killed in a drone attack in pakistan the victims have yet to be identified but are believed to be militants the latest attack comes after a report by a london if you are of investigative journalism which uncovered dozens of deadly drone strikes carried out by the u.s. in pakistan president barack obama has claimed the attacks only target terrorists but the findings suggest the strikes have also killed scores of civilians and rescuers who rushed to help those hit by missiles chris woods who compiled the report thinks it won't be long before the legality of using of man drones is tested in court. the cia has been saying for some time that it hasn't killed a civilian in pakistan since at least two thousand and ten every news agency. pakistan every credible news organization that's looked at this is finding that that's not the case we know that civilians are being killed pakistan is clearly very unhappy with these strikes there's an interview in

a british newspaper today with pakistan's high commissioner to london describing the drone strikes i see in effect extra do show executions state sanctioned executions does seem to be an indication that these drone strikes are happening despite what pakistan you know because of what i can start once you know if the states court has ever looked at the legality of these drone strikes and there's a reason for that every time a case has been brought in the united states that is attempted to look at what that these strikes are legal or not the united states is claiming something called state secrets privilege but that's where they say actually this is a covert operation and we can't discuss it really does need to be an accounting and examination by the u.s. courts about the legality of these drone strikes and of various additional legal questions that they raise. that time i suspect is coming quite close given the pressure in the u.s. right now. coming up next hour here on our t.v.

pakistan's foreign minister tells r.t. that drone strikes are actually counterproductive to the war on terror here's a preview. region has some serious problems but into terrorism and pakistan has always maintained that it is important to have collaborative joint efforts to be able to rid this region rather than. sort of unitary approaches. in how we want to rid the streets and in our view. not only completely illegal and under fire and have north resolution to be used within the domains of international law but even more importantly there counterproductive to your objective of getting this region rid of militancy and terrorism and extremism because if one strike leads to getting you target number one or target number three today you're creating five more targets with ten more targets in the militancy that it breeds in the. for doing that it gives to the militants to attract more people to join their ranks.

britain to turn to chemical weapons to enforce the law according to the national academy of science made lele police could use substances previously banned under the chemical weapons convention almost twenty years ago mark berfield from the education activist network says u.k. police intent on using chemical gas to stop protesters exercising their right to peaceful demonstration. the income passed a tape that nerve gas as it is as it is called has been used against protesters in the june general strike in greece and amnesty international condemned the use of that huge gas in normal language it's called choking gas now you can actually die from the from the gases be being used against protesters against larger crowds and what we have seen is that the police time and time again has lost control of the streets and so it wouldn't surprise me if similar cases were to have if if the

chemical if these chemicals are being used on british streets that similar experiences would happen but we need to say is that the police have over extended the use of force on previous demonstrations so far they have curtailed the right to protest by threatening students to use rubber bullets and water cannons and the latest announcement actually makes very clear the intentions of the police to further curtail our right to protest. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world the personal meeting between prime minister and debt inspectors on averting the country's bankruptcy has and did was no result lucas papademos failed to secure the support of his coalition for a raft of new austerity measures they reportedly could not agree on cuts in pensions eurozone finance ministers are to discuss the bailout of thursday and the greek political leaders who are expected to agree at a deal prior to that meeting. supporters of former zero deaves president mohamed

nasheed have taken to the streets to demand he be reinstated straighter seized several police stations in the capital and forty protesters have been arrested. thanks to a police mutiny and popular protest over his controversial decision to arrest a top judge he claims he was forced to resign at gunpoint and promises to return to office. a subway train in chile has derailed and crashed into an apartment building in the capital of santiago the train was not carrying passengers at the time but was undergoing a test following recent repairs the driver escaped with minor cuts and bruises although at least six cars were damaged including one which was crushed beneath the train. americans trying to keep up in the rat race are looking for a boost to the united states is now the world's largest consumer of coffee it's a passion pushing people to devour caffeine and potentially dangerous amounts are reports on the country's great. in the city that never sleeps our perpetual craving

for energy never eases i nearly every man hat and street you'll find two things a coffee shop and customers cupping their fix a liquefied legal stimulant that most can't envision quitting i feel lightheaded and i get it again. so i just have to are both of these real yes actually yes i don't know if i could give a. five or six cups a day yes but i'm not good to much of anything good. is going to drink three cups that definitely. americans consume four hundred million cups of coffee per day making the us believe in consumer of coffee in the world according to medical experts daily intake of caffeine should stay below three hundred milligrams or fifteen ounces of coffee one large cup of starbucks contains more caffeine than

the daily maximum recommendation however in recent years the country's addiction to caffeine has grown both in portion size and means of consumption consumers no longer have to down twenty ounces of starbucks or sixty four ounces of soda to get an energy high. unconventional products such as five hour energy drinks and stimulant least gum have made caffeine america's most marketable legal drug because of the work imperative in america who are working really long hours people are chronically sleep deprived also so they're reaching for stimulants to get amid ongoing economic instability u.s. energy drink sales increased more than thirty percent between two thousand and ten and two thousand and eleven. the newest stimulant hitting the market is a slim a plastic inhaler called aero shot each squeeze dispenses around forty milligrams of caffeine in your mouth no one country ordering. american or it is

a caffeinated nation we know the generation of americans. consume that caffeine meanwhile multi-tasker is feeling for the biggest serving are turning to a product called fifty one fifty juice one gallon contains sixty four thousand milligrams of caffeine the equivalent of four hundred red bulls whole objective for food program is to create repeat customers to get people to keep their product. is clearly an addictive substance and by creating all these products they're definitely appealing to a wide range of consumers and feeding into the larger problem which is you know happy over consumption of coke and it can be while going after new consumers one u.s. company created national controversy by packaging caffeine and liquor together there's nothing crazy about ok we took two legal products that americans love and combine them caffeine and a boatload of alcohol heavily marketed among college students it turned out to be

a deadly mix one family in florida who say four loko killed their son police say dozens of students had been sent to the hospital from these drinks amid lawsuits mounting criticism and eventually a federal ban the company subsequently removed caffeine from the drink. but the national demand for the natural stimulant remains uncompromised with more and more americans looking for their legal high. r.t. new york. and you can always find more news on line just log on to argue dot com here's what's waiting for you there today the catch of the day excited fisherman and a pakistani for paul one enormous meter a whale shark out of the water watch the video on our t.v. . the painful aftershocks of the war have only armed fires carry out a bloody attack on a refugee camp on the outskirts of tripoli three that houses online.

now it's time for our russia close of series we're having to central russia to discover another little known region of this vast country. well we are heading to the birthplace of lenin but now the region is making its name making passenger planes and teaching the pilots of to more current iraq she tells about a place with sky high ambitions. it was in the late seventy's that the. aviation complex was created obvious star is one of the largest manufacturers of passenger planes as well as re modernizing of existing cargo planes that travel worldwide

their islam plane is one of the largest operating cargo aircraft originally designed for the russian military but when the soviet union fell a demand did too obvious star has been renovating existing response and are now planning a major comeback. a new construction line will launch which will cover the production and the modernization of unique airplanes in the world that are popular such as the roost one. voted new but airlines have used their respond freighters to assist in un and red cross relief projects but they'll haul satellites yachts and even the suhoor super jet two can imagine the two thousand killers of fresh sure those this brother who brought it from africa to. north from the europe for a. special celebration with ali also transported one hundred thousand kilos of beaujolais wine from france to japan he says without ever breaking

a single bottle many little boys dream of becoming pilots but the path to get there isn't always an easy one here the only one of six civil aviation school it's the only place in russia where one can get a higher education with courses offered in academics meteorology and over one hundred fifty hours of flight time. the students start their training on these models which gives them the complete feedin of what it's like to see in a real aircraft to a flight. and it's true the images on the screen and vibrations of the simulator made even me feel like i could be a pilot i'm joined today by a. director of corporate communications of the united aircraft corporation thank you for being with us olga since obvious star. has been in existence since one thousand nine hundred eighty how do you evaluate the development of the corporation today we are working together with. the new strategy two thousand and

eleven the new strategy comprises the development of two major segments in the russian outer space industry its military aviation its commercial aviation and its transport of the well what are the major perspectives the goals of obvious star in oregon of sky and russia through out now we are working over the realization of the program of building aircraft and. planing to get first orders for the. thank you very much so you can join us a from aviation to automobiles where with close up takes you on the second part of our series where we discover it was jeeps and join the people who meet them and even take us on a wild ride bracing them karen on the screen. and time now for the business update with corinne.

it's twenty four minutes past eleven am here in moscow welcome to business here in our entrepreneurs will get a chance to tell prime minister putin what they're hoping for in the next administration later in the day innovation and high technology have been a top priority for. foreign specialists agree that russia has potential rewards need to be put into practice. right you know in russia the same as in berlin germany everyone is looking for this engineering job or a huge event in the basement and the will is there for whatever we have done to sell it come by leave people in thirty forty years you could do here in three four year you the most important thing is the culture that only grew up in north ship and start up is good then. school of. different foundations that fund the company we need no more of them there is

a lot of wealth in russia here more than we have to curry a sort of it atmosphere and the education that the well could contribute to the startup world. but have a look at the markets now exchange rates first other euros getting value against the dollar and the ruble falling signals that ministers will approve a second bailout package also stronger or less pushing the ruble higher gets the u.s. currency oil is heading up after u.s. stockpiles increase less than forecast to come from concerns that europe's debt crisis worsens futures a little changed after advancing for second day on wednesday like sweets it is trading about ninety nine dollars per barrel while brant is over one hundred seventy dollars oil markets in asia are flat on weak local date and uncertainty over ongoing greek bailout talks is also weighing on that and it says japan's nikkei fell from a three month high to nine thousand points earlier in the day industrial firms are

among the maynard traders in tokyo that's up to core machinery orders fell over seven percent in december beating previous expectations most hong kong listed shares are also lower but are get a little gaining slightly this hour. as we see here now here in moscow markets open. strong or the supporting energy stocks but they're trading. they're trading mixed this hour let's have a look at some individual shambles on the rise it looks saw oil is gaining point four percent. is slightly down to the bank as high as investors are waiting for some details of its recently announced buyback revealed late in the day looking at trends on the market for the troika dialog says investors are sitting on a couch waiting for something else to buy and. we are it's very important levels. this is very close to breaking two hundred days ever is moving average and you

fully break these levels probably will see further growth and that can be substantial last week we saw kind of decent inflows into russia dedicated funds in general emerging market funds so i think that many investors are sitting on cash and waiting for my kind of strong signals that this rally will continue. for this stay with us for headline news coming up right after.

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question on the. violence in syria escalates but the world is left guessing about what's actually happening as opposition forces offer contradicting claims over just how many people are dying. do you gets to shake so we're it's a wooden bar going around you while as officials express concern europe and out being the losers. and pakistan's foreign minister has told r t that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits into the arms of the region's militant groups a new report claims to have uncovered scores of civilian deaths in the last letter . next time a kaiser report max and stacey ask whether the you are kind of way the aunt of its financial world as more and more black holes are found in the greek economy and watching.

max kaiser this is the kaiser report all of block all states max kaiser brussels discovers new fifteen billion euro black hole in greece's finance it is. doable or cool. max i didn't mean to tell you don't step too close to the event horizon the greek event horizon brooke burke oh burke oh my god i can't tell you what i saw in the black hole of the tragedy that the humidity the gold that's all.