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three militants have been killed in a counter terror operation in russia southern republican the gunmen were surrounded by special forces and their residential hideout and opened fire after they refused to surrender one police officer was killed and another injured in the shootout officials say all three were known members of a terrorist group and want to buy a story counter-terror operation is still underway with more militants said to be still in the building. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world the u.n. moon has called in argentina and the u.k. to avoid an escalation in tensions over of this beautiful going on in the run up to the thirtieth anniversary of the two countries going to war argentina's foreign minister. has made an official complaint about the u.k.'s military zation in the south atlantic saying it's threatened all of south america is also accused britain

of the boy we are weapons near the open islands which london describes as absurd. idea in authorities have really arrested an alleged leader of the radical islam a sect local herat it used in the country he escaped from police custody last month after being accused of masterminding the violent christmas day bombings that killed at least forty four people the militants his aim is to establish shari'a law in nigeria killed over one hundred eighty people in a series of attacks in the city of chicago last month. the world renowned and meal carnival has kicked off in the streets of rio de janeiro despite local police driving over their salaries officers happen given and group a rise of thirty nine percent over the next two years they want to dabble similar industrial action the city of salvador sought the murder rate doubled with one hundred twenty people killed during a nine day police strike. and

now was the race for the white house while on our way our very own new york resident asks people in the big apple their views about the process and the outcome . according to some polls ron paul is now back in in the us republican presidential candidacy race doesn't really have a chance this week let's talk about that do you think ron paul has a chance i personally don't buy an ad looks weak just physically don't know just looks like an old man and said to say it maybe his values are great and everything but. that's interesting so do you think the battle affect the way people vote that's affecting the way i've a aluminite is going to have whatever they want so do you think they're going to choose them upright given that i was not a chance why now it is just too much on the french for the rest of america but he

has such a strong contingent among the you for now well i'll tell you that any changes he'll bring forward will be on obama's good work that's what i'll tell you that he's laying down a foundation for the next president whoever he are exactly that's my belief you know and i and i mean the strain here i think he's got his chance and i think above the seeds of those effects of the public the novelty of his candidacy worlds within about twelve months of his arrival and ron paul certainly would be a novelty in office keep in o.t. but that's what the world politics is based on at the moment i think he's interesting he's a nonpolitician speaks very honestly but i don't agree with his policies and so if i were living here i wouldn't vote for him no he gets more independents then both then all three candidate of the candidates so why does the media not pay attention to him well basically because he's against the establishment he's against everything isn't stands for you against the military national complex here against

the federal reserve do you think he has a chance here oh he is there are ten zero why he doesn't have the finances and he doesn't have the team necessary to put together a serious campaign. so you are just talking about how us running not actually his policies or whether or not he'd be good for the country well if he could doesn't have the team in the mood to get his message out nobody's going to hear whether or not you think ron paul actually has a chance to become the next u.s. president the bottom line is if elected he certainly would shake things up and that seems to be something everyone is looking for. how they serious for that seems to defy gravity and some of the rules of physics appeals to mattie to what get adrenaline junkies and now a four legged one is well a dog in western ukraine has become an internet sensation over its passion for an active lifestyle. has

a story. the two thousand and one french movie that came across she launched a new world wide grace the park or thousands of when he was here asked worldwide took to the sixth to vittie performing breathtaking stunts on the walls and rooftops this skill of running and jumping from one surface to another is not so hard to master. after a few slip ups and bruises you will eventually get it right but imagine if you were doing that standing on four legs and not being as a gyle as a human being. but this ranji fellow proves nothing is impossible to tread stuff or cheer a terrier from western ukraine you may see mean looking but in fact that is extremely kind hearted and he is one of only two dogs known to the world yes yes no i am what there is a dog like that in hawaii it might have appeared before to it but honestly i knew nothing about it when we started training besides that dog is much later in the

tricks are not a spectacular. owner you've gainey had been doing park or until a knee injury ruined his career his unfulfilled dreams suddenly reincarnated in a six month old puppy for more than four years trad has been doing some amazing stuff both in urban landscapes and historic landmarks. when he was only six months old he jumped to a cheer and from there he jumped on top of a fridge that's when we thought he had talent this reed is very energetic and sometimes they're used in dogfights before the five years we've been doing parkway or true it has never been aggressive to anyone he hasn't forty or even born. it looks like a case of serious animal training just like in a circus but you get he says he has only invented a few tricks for trad believe it or not the dog makes almost all of the moves.

he finds it interesting you can see in the videos it looks like he's enjoying what he does i only coordinate him and very often he improvises some say that i field and park or myself and i will make the dog do what i was unable to do you can see for yourself nobody makes you do it with. breathtaking videos have garnered millions of you tube views and earned him global recognition in their hometown you've gainey and he spat have not become offline celebrities just yet at least until a movie starring the unique dog hits the big screen in the summer but everyone in the neighborhood can rest assured threat is not a threat. reporting from chairman of the ukraine. well just a had our interview show spotlight that looks into russian democracy before that recap our top stories.

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we're back here with our top stories the general refused to step down as the gyptian capital braces for a day of massive public protests against the move exactly a year after the former president was ousted thousands of people are calling on the armed forces to cede power immediately to civilian government. divisions emerge in the armed wing of syria's opposition over claims of responsibility for the deadly bombing of the security service headquarters in the country's second largest city at least twenty five people were killed in twenty blast which the free syrian army

first admitted but later denied. and use rats to national security america's growing obesity problem is expanding waistlines and bank accounts as big businesses harvest big profits from saddening the people one in five american children is now overweight as national bass food chains are accused of targeting down in their. bad lights here in our next hour into the show spotlight as host talks to the you pull it off head of political science at moscow's higher school of economics and simon shuster time magazine's moscow correspondent he asks what's next for russian democracy. well. science technology innovation all the latest developments from

around russia we've got the future covered. hello again to welcome to spotlight the interview show on our team the now we're not and today we're talking about of lattimer putin's view on democracy during the last twenty years russia has been going through a democratic transition success has been made by the way wasn't easy and there were ranters through as the presidential election gets closer many speculate on how this process will continue if either of the candidates is elected this week the favorite in the race prime minister putin expressed his opinion in an article seen as part of his electoral benefit so is he planning to make russia more democratic and how discuss it with the head of the general political science department at the high

school of economics mr coffee and mr simon schuster head of the time moscow bureau. over the last two months russia has seen the biggest really since the time of yeltsin an active electorate and they did political debate is what makes the current presidential race different from the previous two it all started with protests over the stay do my election results last december when the ruling united russia party won which triggered ballot riggin accusations of a since the opposition has regularly held its rallies and has become exceptionally active online demanding changes that would make the election process more transparent last weekend however the protesters have to face the fact the government supporters are also ready to defend their point of view on the streets according to the old data he should by the police the pro-government rally even

outnumbered the anti government one in their putin addressed both so. shortly after the meetings in another of his pre-election articles the prime minister's manifesto published in russia's corner sun daily admits the quality of the state is a lagging behind civil society which has become more mature active and responsible at the same time putin sees the current political activity in the country as an achievement of his years in power a byproduct of the economic stability he brought about. i learned simon welcome to the share thank you for being with us well first of all did this article give you an impression that putin really considers the civil awareness in russia his own achievement or it's more important for him to make others believe that one of his main goals is delegate as ation in russia. well of

course yes to make democratization part of his pre-election strategy image because he realizes now after the protests that have been going on for two months little bit more that a huge portion of the population in the electorate demand that kind of democratization they had some hope of it being achieved under an invidious presidency. in his rhetoric if not in his actions gave some hope that democratization was on its way but after they made their switch put in so he's coming back to the presidency there was no there was no certainty among among the liberal middle class segment of the electorate this was happening so yes britain has to offer this how genuine it is it's a big question you know you have to you have to wait for actions to back it up the debate is this is this working well it's not democracy it's i think maybe the most important of all yeah exactly yeah but i would remind you that democracy in russia it's a long term project it's not the immediate reaction to the mass protests we are facing

in the. following months russia is very young by judging by historical standards it's just twenty years of practice all this very you were saying so so you think that this is put his article what he writes isn't part of his dialogue with the protestors but rather his manifesto and part of this long process rather than the immediate reaction no no no no i would suggest it's worth it because of the it's kind of reply to the pressure from the radical opposition and at the same time it's what is called vision for future because he put in clearly understands that it's immediate immediate experience perience must be some college and analyzed and thought for a week and. it's not my case that he started his article with some something. it's

about ninety's and. the beginning of the twenty first century and this experience is very gullible it was very tragic especially if we remember the ninety's in russia but nonetheless it's steps towards the more complete more full fledged democracy and democracy i would remind every country of democracies is continuing process we might need a vision from the outside of my next question put in says the society i quote it has grown smart he praises the middle class he says we created by saying we he means himself and president medvedev but he's running for presidency and not taking part in the debates well as usual i mean the he didn't take it didn't take part in debates when he was running for the first or does medvedev didn't take part in the debates with with other candidates so. looking from the outside do you see

changes put himself is he changed i mean for from the onset and from the inside i think it looks ridiculous that he would he would propose democratization and not take part in presidential debates like candidate in this from the inside it looks ok i mean i mean i didn't if you if you looked at the slogans of the people who were ad the rallies people who commented on there are. many things they dislike about putin but everybody takes it for granted well you never does that's what i mean. nobody said this was ridiculous. i mean suppose there's a part of the electorate that is used to standing sort of above the political fray and not taking part in it but i take issue with one phrase he used to responding to the radical opposition is no longer responding to the radical opposition he's responding to a huge segment of the population who has been making his demands very clear in the streets and in other ways this is by the government's own estimates thirty percent

of the population that makes up the urban middle life in the us but in front of what. we've seen just radical opposition so it's immediate response all this pressure to watch lot of important things about the russian civil society. today the quality of governance in russia lanka behind good readiness of civil society to participate in our civil society has become much more mature active and responsible we need to modernize the mechanisms our democracy some of the correspondents. so to take. in the very beginning of the article there is another quote says the society must be ready to use the democratic mechanisms and spend its time and effort to rule the state he's clearly appealing to the so-called. our increases we may call them and

the the road to hoe nationally as it may be maybe not there are some of them are not radicals all of them are pretty relaxed i mean but but. this article while the opposition whatever that it would take it as a response that's very important and in this article that his suggestions what they want or what you want to change may be in the point of taking its opposition is united but as we know the opposition is fragmented fractured and the only point of concern is about putting mass must resign this is the slogan of this opposition and there is partly also to the question of why he he is abstaining from immediate personal participation in the debates he is potentially head of state he is experience of being of head of state of twice and his counterpart since just

aspirants it's just hopeful president so that the. practical knowledge of how to be president so this is partly the whole can explain why put in is so reluctant to. really and personally but he trusted his representatives for instance not only in that i. had a debate with but. it's goes well well let's hear another quote let's hear what a lot of reporting writes about out to make trials in russia more transparent. what must be given to the possible online broadcasts to look for cd talk transcript . they will instantly shoot who's working. we should rule us not to he says with the use of a. judge's summing up is dictated by understood on the. russian

system is different from many others cameras television cameras are allowed in many quarters but russia and russia many courts are they call them closed where there's no public no press and no cameras so do you think if this proposal goes i mean if we wept cameras in the courts this will provoke judges to to to make more inboard trials closed if. it's possible i mean if. controversial decisions are made under a web camera that will immediately become the subject for debate online and as been clear for a few years in russia the blogosphere and the internet are more and more setting the agenda politically socially and in every respect so a judge would feel. some greater sense of responsibility or consequence by

making decisions that are obviously corrupt political in the united states prohibited to have the courts if any different any cameras and that's why we see the sales force. drop it as soon as i mean these these things are cosmetic that noise in the democratic. i think you know i would take issue with the very idea of placing web cameras in polling stations or in courts what is a pretty cosmetic change i mean that may have problems in the courts and in the electoral system are systemic and they require you know top down reform but it depends upon the procedure that on the practice practices for instance let's imagine. this is the. of the stations of poles yes. we're counting the waters of bulletins and web camera is fixing and you'll being for instance in new york you can subscribe for for this and just looking closely at what's going on here and. just realize that you in that are being

a bit we'll add that we're talking to a political scientist called the sorry for interrupting journalist simon shuster spotlight will be back in a couple of minutes after a break so stay with us to. download the official antti allocation to i phone oh i pod touch from the q stamps to. life on the go. video on demand all teens mind old costs and already says feed now in the palm of your. question on the dot com.

move. to suit. welcome back to spotlight i'm al green of and just a reminder that my guests in the studio today are journalist simon shuster and

political scientist leon youth political doom and we've started talking about this this proposal in the latest putins are not about placing web cameras in courts before he before he proposed putting web cameras on polling station so you say this is cosmetic but but but well. some people consider this being a breakthrough i mean i mean i mean i mean a live streaming from court from polling station this is this is that was unthinkable i mean even a couple of years ago you know i'm a member of presidential council on human rights and we like them so will this work yes or no in the console and my friends colleagues members of this console we can see the very democratic step really yeah you think this will work yes we agree on this point it's a very interesting suggestion and we'll do everything that. that will be

a real result that is you know its main point i would say or i would repeat my question to you as a member of this council if it's a closed trial if the court decides it's got to be a close trial will this well camera be switched off or will they cut the live treatment bill streaming but it will be recorded some sort of someone on here talking about polling stations but come on not not in the court what are the courts no i don't know what the we didn't discuss they didn't just go about their this is very may i mean a concrete step to put in can take any day in the current system of sort of top down. rule is to resolve the same situation in the magnitsky case. this is this is a clear breach of judicial practice i mean the international community is all up in arms about it. russian civil society and many of the people out on the street raise this as a point that that could be a concrete gesture of change all we're seeing in the article so far is a lot of the.