germany elsewhere let it go madrid enjoyed a three one win at valencia state one nil and sporting lisbon managed to claim a two two draw at leisure warsaw the return leg and next. now are chelsea still in the champions league it hasn't stopped manager on the right of us both from feeling the pressure he's now admitted he hasn't got the backing of all of his plays they face birmingham in the f.a. cup this weekend find themselves in fifth spot in the league after a poor run various bonus admits not all of his plays agree with his tactics but says it's more important to have the backing of chelsea owner roman abramovich. all the players are still. doing of the back my project is the owner of the project. so some of the betting on the century. is not good for you too could do to brazil you have to you have to to make sure that you will freeze to freeze. and in the stand what are the current happenings in the team and they go and doubling the

happenings in the team is that we are in the league and it's a it's not up to our level so everybody must push out of the little bit. it's unlikely scottish giants glasgow rangers will go into liquidation that's according to the administrators who are called in as the club faces a tax bill of fourteen million dollars however they haven't ruled out redundancies and have met with players and manager. told them that a review of staffing including playing staff would be necessary as part of the process and that we would keep them advised of all developments as soon as we could it will be next week at least try to there being any decisions taken in this area we are wholly confident the rangers will continue as a football club we do not think that liquidation and the closure of the club is a likely outcome at all. another football news football world champions russia gearing up to defend their beach football european crown in moscow this weekend they were it is being held indoors and russia will play france in the quarter

finals while one of the favorites portugal and we poland elsewhere spain take honestly and switzerland pyromania russia ended spain's reign as european champions in two thousand and ten and followed it up by beating brazil in the world cup final last year to their aiming for a third try but know the competition will be tough. it's definitely switzerland and portugal matches against these two sides are always difficult they are without a doubt our main rivals in europe but it wouldn't. switch to tennis where the women's number one victoria as a wrangler has reached the quarter finals of the cats are open she defeated simona halep of remaining in straight sets but it wasn't without a fight as a ranker had to battle back from three one down in the first set the straight open winner but now facing the mire of belgium. for so you think he's going to dance again of poland is also when the last date she had a straight sets win over american. who stood without

a title during her eleven years as a pro elsewhere straightly and samantha stosur got her first back to back wins of the season defeating pages have got set from the czech republic in the last sixteen ended last year on a high claiming the u.s. open but it's had a rocky start to the season so far. on the men's tour the quarter final and it has been decided at the a.b.n. amro world tennis championships in rotterdam fifth seed richard gask a reach the last state of the tournament after he beat russia's alex will come alive in straight sets russian we can live in junker lies in wait for the frenchman in the cortex and promise practically walked into the quarter finals the czechs opponents cypriot markets but dardis had to retire with a calf injury after only three games of the first set. tally and anybody seppi in the last eight. and the tones good c. martin del potro defeated to the back in qualify carol back the argent time one in

straight sets and will play civvies viktor troicki for a place in the semi. now after winning his fortieth title last week golfer phil mickelson is again the man to catch he has a one shot lead after the first day of the northern trust open in california mickelson in a rich vein of form at the moment after winning at. pebble beach last week he had a five under par sixty six during the first day at the riviera country club and that puts him on top of the leaderboard a shot ahead of j.b. holmes one hundred man. second. and on the european tour players are in india at the moment for the masters and it's scotland's peter wife and seen here and spain's our one hundred days who share the lead after the first round in new delhi both shot a six under par sixty six to stay ahead of the recall colombo with six other golfers a third shot behind. apart

from the spanish. now prime minister vladimir putin has been showing his daring side again he tried his hand. nor the track just outside more scale it will be divan you for the season's finale of the luge world cup at the weekend mr putin had a little go on the tracks training center for the competition gets underway. is russia's biggest hope of success despite a mediocre season in the luge he hopes to end it with a victory in front of home fans but it's not just mr putin that has been braving the cold weather despite the subzero temperatures in the russian capital joggers haven't let the weather freeze their love exercise with more is roman closer. this is the annual run moscow event first organized by nike in the summer of two thousand it sent twelve thousand people covered the five k. distance marking the beginning of a running fad in the russian capital the following year the organizers responded to

popular demand and added a ten k. run to the event the company gathers its data through its running club which offers amateur runners a number of opportunities including year round training the small scale running group is less than see years old and its member base grows continuously might be minus twenty outside by the subzero temperature is not a barrier for these daredevils. the morning welcomed the group of amateur runners would have biting frost it's hard to imagine what exactly possesses an individual to throw on a pair of sneakers and go for a jog keep in mind that any exposed skin will no doubt fall victim to the piercing cold however each one of these enthusiastic has a personal goal to accomplish and the instructors are ready to help achieve that task no matter how big or small you typical with absolute we get very different people here some of them are in great health some of us so we get from restless

from the mill to servicemen workers and they'll want to try a different direction in life. the running club employs instructors likes it again and uses several moscow ports throughout the year offering free of charge training to anyone summertime is by far the most popular season for the club with hundreds and even thousands of people participating foreigners who are working or studying in russia are also a regular sight and many found this to be a perfect way to meet new friends for your show with the same passions the same feelings as before and this is the. thing that makes us. the fates had them. longer but. in addition to regular training sessions with a professional instructor this running club also offers an interactive experience

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well news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching out. the majority of the u.n. general assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution that piles more pressure on the syrian president to step down russia was among those who voted against the motion in moscow maintains a conflict should be solved by the syrian people without foreign pressure reappoint nigh as the latest now from new york. this is very much a symbolic kind of message on the part of the international stage because you have an overwhelming majority of the u.n. members in the general assembly supporting a resolution that essentially endorses the arab league plan which calls for syrian president bashar al assad to step down it also condemns syrian authorities for violating human rights fundamental right or freedoms and using force against

civilians it also calls for u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon to appoint an envoy to syria this text resolution condemns syrian authorities now the reason why all countries did not support this resolution is because they argue it's on balance most of those particular order to resolve the syrian crisis. which no one seems to object. violence must be stopped by your own side and this series solutions can only be found through an inclusive political led by the syrians themselves. today's arab league draft resolution on the situation in the syrian arab republic does not meet these criteria to a large extent it reflects the worrying trend that causes concern to attempt to isolate the syrian leader should reject contact with it and impose an external formula for a political settlement but if you look. russia has in the past of course offered to

facilitate a dialogue between the syrian officials and representatives of the opposition groups to host those negotiations in moscow but now where you see the majority of the international community today ending behind a plan that calls for president assad to step down the opposition most likely not be running to a negotiation table. but in syria violence is getting worse nearly a year after first that up with government troops doing all they can to crush the on insurgency both sides accuse each other of committing atrocities but the facts are hard to confirm due to heavy restrictions on foreign media activity well r.t. correspondent reffer national has the latest from the conflict torn country. damascus one day to funerals the men in both coffins were killed falling victim to the ongoing crisis in syria but at the hands of different sides i. shake

a stick that is seventy reportedly received five bullets to his chest and his head has become the first religious leader slain in the capital for our side for announcements those who knew him say the mom had tried to stay in the middle of the present crisis but couldn't help condemning the armed and to government forces that he blamed for bloodshed in his country. but i would like to go back a few months ago we had people saying words like freedom and peaceful where is the freedom if they simply kill those against them is this the freedom they wanted. a brutal irony that shaikh said dick himself was gunned down by those whose filer's he put himself against. he was killed because he was calling for reform and the end of clashes did it only want chaos and death is that is what we are this is the message to all islamic leaders the word of truth may cost your life would be the

you tried to defend your country or stop the violence or stop bloodshed you are not safe if you are saying the truth many people pay the price for truth he was one of them and. martyr for some a traitor for others an internet page of the opposition news network sham is a chilling picture of the hatreds driving conflict in syria. he was killed and his soul was sent to hell this is what he deserves then people don't have political issues and on any side it is really very deep crisis very very assertive and you will see me turn to a demonstration or protest the that's exactly what happened at these funeral procession with the those who gathered to pay tribute to the show did you an anti-government protest have not only brought flowers and greet the but also political slogans and demands man things hired were afraid for our children and

people and brothers and sisters. witnesses say the brother to court the young boy at the threshold of the mosque where his body fell inside we have in islam. for respect shown with for respect with holy mosques and we believe we have to avoid any kind of violence in mosques but unfortunately with this kind of crimes with this kind of dodgy the situation there is no hole in this for any it was with fallen schools and even more violence syria seems to find itself in a vicious circle with little hope of finding a way out by any function r.t. damascus syria. or a syrian insurgency is being aided by foreign powers pursuing their own agendas in the region that's the view of award winning investigative journalist ross baker.

we're seeing a similar pattern to what we saw in libya and that is this the western countries clearly want bashar assad out just as much as they wanted khadafi out and we are seeing this introduction of tremendous amounts of force very skilled sophisticated operations like the assassination of that cleric like the assassination of a general the other day in damascus very skilled operatives are bringing this battle right. to assad and that is not the sign of a traditional peaceful uprising that's not to say that there are not a large number of people in syria who would like to get rid of assad but i think that that sentiment a part of the population is being dramatically helped along by outside forces. so they head for you this hour a year off the uprising against gadhafi on going bonnets and claims of torture in libya cost of dulux shining on the country and if there's three celebrations. the

foreign media has a new doubling of the russian blogger an anti corruption activist. for his move radical and aggressive views. type police are searching for two more suspects linked to a failed terror plots talking to israeli diplomats in bangkok to iranians have already been detained of explosions in thailand tehran already under enormous international pressure for its nuclear program denies accusations it was behind the attack when the ports. seems like the battle drones are growing louder and louder with israel continuing to this really harsh rhetoric towards iran accusing them essentially of terrorizing the entire world community there was a harsh statement from tel aviv which called to impose paralyzing sanctions on tehran all this while iran has just made it clear that they are indeed ready to sit down for talks to continue talks on its nuclear program but the prime minister of

israel has made a statement saying that iranian aggression should be stopped so there of course that brings forth many theories that the military confrontation with iran is imminent and nowhere are these fears more prominent than in israel according to the latest polls less than fifty percent of the israelis support the idea of going to war with iran most of them believe that israel has enough problems of its own already already existing and they don't really need another confrontation with iran there is of course the issue of palestine which never really completely goes off the table then there is the rather strained relations with lebanon which some fear may escalate into a renewed conflict and the latest of those concerns of course is the issue of egypt where the muslim brotherhood says that they might reconsider a peace accord which they do have with israel in response to us in regards to the ngos scandal so a lot of people in israel primarily are thinking that perhaps israel should stop

the rhetoric it does carry on right now and focus on its internal problems and the problems on its borders rather than really push forth with aggressive rhetoric towards iran. where we're closely following developments surrounding iran online you can logon to our to dot com to get all the latest updates the american stance on iran is hardly spying us intelligence videos that would translate sonic state and stone to any military action against it. in the top and inspection team. puts russia's brand new international track to the test and takes the seat of the bulbs think the co-pilot's. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing operation to rule the day.

russian blogger alexei and of only has been heaped in global praise for his anti corruption campaigning being compared by some to wiki leaks julian assange others but if abroad he sees a harsh critic of the putin back whom he's just as well known for his radical nationalist views and he suddenly has more. to do because the anti corruption crusader making waves in and outside of russia has pushed for transparency and exposing multi-billion dollar holes in state projects for political phenomenon blogger and opposition dolling alexei devalued the often gets glossy coverage and is rarely asked tough questions by international media whether comparing navarre you need to julian assange or calling him one of the most influential new political figures he's hardly challenge to prominently praised and very present. a

small print corruption that is the very basis of the political system of which we're going from go forward he's not just boy when speaking at rallies which is after their biggest numbers in tech gates. talked to scott. about those they're going to take over if you close it really don't because it's just nobody's popularity in major cities and on the web source. in comparison with the rest of russia it's good when you got your foreign media coverage it won't make him any more popular they keep writing about live on the but his recognition rates of russia is only some three percent many russians who do no know who are named due for his sometimes shocking nationalism. what if it was the whites that dressed up as a dentist here he compares migrant workers to wotton teeth that need pulling out the

i remember all of which it was to be and here non russian intruders to congress which is smiling you'll need more than a permit to kill them. and all who are construction going to commit this but inside russia you find much more criticism of the blogger and his questionable connections to radicalism then abroad where it's usually buried barely mentioned or brushed off as a larger russian problem we tried calling contacting and finally caught up with not vied me but to no avail i didn't see it but i know that it was for that as the reason it was not with. the preston that's at the bottom of the body is not what you know it's not don't know absolutely seconds later he did find time to tell russia's rian news agency he's ignored by much of the russian press over there because that's what you need to go to meet the political video the system at work

rather over the seemingly more gradations baker ironically to non russian channels it's all it's going to be corruption problems and criticised lunches nobody wanted to put forward was really the solution is simple rather than how to make sure bush on it was it is for russians and he said now r.t. moscow. still to come this hour getting back on track to find out how some u.s. is on the road to recovery thanks to keeping away from the single currency katie is all business. more of one of the unlucky ones yeah that's right it's portugal in the spotlight as officials are lisbon to decide if the country qualifies for the next tranche of the bailout cash with the economy desperately needs as the situation there goes from bad to be in the studio and about ten minutes time with all the details for you. libya is marking the first anniversary of the start of its nato backed up rising down colonel moammar gadhafi and then to

a brutal civil war the national transitional council which to charge is still struggling to control the country i'm a student a national recent do you use the n t c of failing to protect the rights of thousands of gadhafi supporters have been tortured inside libya rebels are locked in a power struggle civilians remain. crumbling. events in libya julia uprising says the outcome was predictable. there is actually no government in libya at the moment the n.t. you see is nothing more than a media show that there are hundreds of militias that control different parts of the country and this. gadhafi under former libyan government always warned that this would happen so we are we are seeing that anybody who doesn't agree with this state of affairs by the western backed rebels is systematically prosecuted as you mentioned. have done a report showing that there is

a systematic prosecution of people who support about the not least the former permanent representative of the united nations. human rights watch did a report on it basically say that he's been tortured to within an inch of his life and they called for him to even be brought before a court or released immediately so very important other figures to ask me to bring him and. philosophers just because they don't support the nato backed intervention in their country they have also been thought through this they are being detained we actually don't know their status. well always interested in your opinions and today we're asking what has revolution that brought to libya long to r.t. dot com to participate in our latest global web poll some look at numbers at the moment well so far almost half of you believe libya is now an oil cal for western powers to a third think the revolution has ruined a country torn apart by civil more fifteen percent say it's now hotbed for business radicals and just a few of you say it's now a country on

a path to democracy where you can go online to have your say. russian special forces helicopters and artillery have been deployed to an area on the border of russia's republics of chechnya and dagestan where militants are hiding out now on going counterterrorism operation the scene thirteen police officers killed before it started three days ago and shows no signs of ending three groups of militants are being hunted in harsh weather conditions in mountainous terrain officials say there are around thirty gunman currently blocked in by security forces in the area . or some other world news in brief for you now this hour the leaders of britain and france plan to discuss an increase of practical help for syrian rebels which could involve military advice david cameron and they will hold a summit in paris to talk about what more can be done to aid the free syrian army also signed a major deal which would see.