the regime in damascus with the strongest sanctions today. the majority of syrian voters say yes to political reform. junk credit. finally being secured. against his country accusing washington of trying to influence inspectors.

a very warm welcome to you from all of us here. in damascus has been dealt a blow by the european union with more asset freezes the country's central bank now being hit with sanctions the e.u. continues to execute its strategy of putting pressure on the syrian regime to force president assad from power in the referendum outcome of the new draft constitution where most syrians said yes to reforms. reports. so as new constitution is not waiting to be implemented the majority of the people voted in favor of the new charter on sunday but it will only come into force after a presidential decree so well president bashar al assad in syria is getting ready with the papers the right different prefer actions in europe french foreign minister in a speech to the un human rights council on monday in geneva where syria is

dominating the agenda has said that the time is coming for president bashar assad as well as all the syrian officials both civilian and military to face justice for crimes against their people france wants to see the regime before the international criminal court and urges for procreation is to start paris has also criticised the un security council's impotence on syria its resolution force an assad out of power was vetoed by russia and china calling on dialogue the draft resolution of the u.n. human rights council condemns widespread and systematic violations of human rights and other freedoms here in syria the diplomats are expected to vote on this resolution on tuesday the u.n. human rights council is also expected to call on syria to type attacks against civilians here in the country and also to allow a free access for humanitarian aid to the city of homs and as well as other besieged areas here in the country meanwhile negotiations on if it created the

journalists from homs and releasing the bodies of those killed there earlier have so far failed the red cross and reached the city but came back without journalists because in two sources here in syria the turks sold off to the opposition fighters asked. members of the free syrian army to be evacuated as well the results of speculation but they may have kept them hostage to get into their own security the economic pressure from the international community to the regime is also increasing the e.u. has he damascus with its toughest set of sanctions yet they include more as. it's phrases against officials and impose restrictive measures on the country's central bank it's also maintaining support for the syrian opposition recognizing the syrian national council as a legitimate representative of the syrian people seeking for democratic changes presently russia's prime minister vladimir putin has said that meddling into other states affairs may lead to foreign intervention has also stressed that it is that i

and attempts to put democracy by force may and very often does the opposite effect what is more if a national reporting live as well as western powers pledged support for the opposition they reiterated that a libya style scenario will not be repeated in syria but political analyst and activist rick ross office says that damascus is already at arabia following that same path it wants to as a whole have no interest in a peaceful resolution. of the conflict with syria or are they want to one side of opposition forces be deposing of the government they want to ensure regimes and so they were made by the government and damascus to see to a certain degree of power. play a multi-party coalition for example were to reach an agreement with nonviolent opposition that is for them to the violence and the gun to some sort of national

reconciliation as a purpose in the world that was once was not the prospects for resolving the issue he's a blue and for a very devout american civilization syria are not going to be aided by the sort of gregory either. of the circuits are openly called north very intervention in syria or their patterns in this terrorist group wherever it's one we've seen with the last year a month ago syria the world community. you know who's going to who is going to be tomorrow and one of. the. political analyst and activist ricker also there talking to us a bit earlier from chicago. are turning our attention out of all of greece where the european central bank has suspended the use of greek government bonds as collateral in regional monetary operations as authors carries out debt restructuring with its creditors its all as ratings join the standard and poor's

drop to greece's credit score now lower than its junk status s.n.p. classified athens as being in selective default after it forced creditors to accept losses and a massive bond swap the move was part of last week's deal to qualify for one hundred thirty billion euros of rescue cash the german parliament overwhelmingly supported the bailout on monday the chancellor angela merkel warned lawmakers of the risks of turning away from greece financial advice mark wrote a book on grief says the s. and p. downgrade did not come as a surprise in view of current events and in my view nobody the arab media had exactly what the market both expected and keeps doing and what the markets are actually doing isn't we waited for all that i have to be dotted and all the t.'s to be crossed really came to agreement with credit creditors it's worth the trade to secure our you know the debt deal all i need to be was waiting for was for those

bad to be finalized who are they actually put into place you know when you know was that has been here for months but that we just needed finalized you know is it really what happens now i think we need to start taking a look at countries like ireland portugal spain i mean i think i remained in particular is it a very interesting case to look at and they were doing very similar ization and a few years ago and they were able to play by the rules and you know do good within the european union and i think that was the reset and it was a reason that means as. you know one of greece is eventually we have to start looking at those countries i do think what this does not buy is the european union will take on a very different political and economic state within the next year. you're watching on t.v. it's good to have your company today and still have you on the program here russian elections turning digital after videos showing alleged vote fraud go viral web

cams are installed in every polling station to make sure the presidential ballot is as transparent as possible. and once the land of liberty now the home of fear we investigate why americans feel insecure in their own country that's coming your way in just. nearly ten minutes past the hour here the u.n. nuclear watchdog isn't impartial when it comes to iran this according to the country's envoy to the i.a.e.a. . told us here at r.t. exclusively that the u.s. which suspects iran is seeking nuclear weapons is trying to influence the agency's work the criticized iran last week for not allowing its officials to visit a key military site but said that such an inspection would undermine the agency's credibility and threaten iran security. they said that they will respect their national security but at the same time following the american

allegation they want to go to the military side without any restrictions. against iran the issues are regarding to me size explosive which is nothing to do with the mandate of i. should only money toward nuclear material not to see what kind of a country has that is something which is due lately from their mandate and of course embedded can in trying to push in order to intrusive include increase the intrusiveness beyond the national security of the member states it is not good for the kind of the ability of each condé said i apologize he forgot to go to an end the place last time we told them that they can choose anywhere in this site and they chose it and the former director general when i was with him in fact that the evening after two times of visit he said and declared that their parting is part of the story now how come they're just requesting again still we are not ruling out

access to military sites including parching provided that everything goes right down. you can catch the full interview with iran's envoy to the un a new nuclear agency that's in about twenty minutes time here on our way. now israel says it won't warn the u.s. if it decides to launch a strike on iranian nuclear facilities israel which believes toran is a threat has been ramping up belligerent rhetoric in recent weeks despite warnings from washington but it's art it's a ridiculous call reports other more immediate threats may be dangerously of honor it. love their neighbors as the biblical saying goes but in the case of israel there is not much love lost between the jewish state and the countries closest do it while authorities in jerusalem in fierce and feyerick is ations at iran some wonder if in their empty tehran frenzy they may have overlooked other troubles

brewing much closer to home to carry the ruse of circle so my euphoria in israel called the result hostile activity there is no terrorist activity. other than the hamas. the gaza strip. in fact the post conflict has long been a source of problems for the israeli government but recently seems the issue has all but been forgotten and some believe this blinkered approach may end up having dire and explosive consequences for israel with the rise of islamic tendencies in the wake of the arab spring states which until now have been tacitly benevolent to what israel may do it turns around in fact such changes already evident in egypt the muslim brotherhood which holds the majority of seats in the parliament has already threatened to break peace accord but this israel as a response to pressure from the u.s. and the crackdowns and. it's even worse egypt when they go

tremendous changes egypt will stand behind hamas one day hamas may attack israel as it did in the. two thousand and eight the question is how would egypt react to such a conflict i think is an imminent threat iran is not an imminent threat. but could also be an imminent threat some believe is the situation in syria which seems to go from bad to worse with every passing day. centralism in the mess because. of the presence of terrorist groups that may operate the good steve israel meanwhile israel's most placid neighbor jordan may seem to be a bedrock of stability but experts say that isn't so because the media the neighbor to be used it's a pantry that israel has a peace relationship with it also has the longest border with and i think it is most vulnerable to. destabilizing influences from almost

everywhere else spillover from syria spillover from iraq there are very serious problems and jordan one look at the map is enough to show that israel's position in the real. could be described as potentially problematic at best however israeli authorities seem to be less concerned with reinforcing good relations with neighbors or preparing for those relations to worsen instead they are certainly continue to confront iran with the word of words for now in tel aviv it is a ghost i tell you. what i want to go this is arts here now almost every polling station in russia now equipped with web cameras just days ahead of the presidential vote now the measure was introduced to secure maximum transparency after last december's parliamentary election triggered allegations of vote rigging r.t. if you got a person off now explains how the new web system will work the. video

that went around the web alleged a merry go round of voting prevented at one of moscow's cooling stations during the recent parliamentary election. is among those on the recording he claims for a promise we want from the city district of tories he was given ten completed ballots to stuff in the box in favor of a certain party will do the alleged plotters know was a journalist on an undercover mission you know possible seculars i was shocked by the cynicism of the situation i mean it was the point of the vote all the other if they could easily give out filled out ballots the whole groups of people scores of similar videos have been posted on the web pushing tens of thousands to protest many cases are under investigation but to prevent a repeat during the presidential vote the sunday newly all pulling stations across russia are being equipped with the web cameras to talk the idea is not only to prevent stuffing them but to show on camera the results in each polling station and

they could then easily be compared with the final figures on line this is maximum transparency committee. each polling station is being equipped with at least two cameras one with a general shot of the ballot box and the other with a close up of the slot all videos will be fed to local data centers after computer processing they'll then be sent to seven large storage and distribution facilities via cable radio and satellite and these centers will then broadcast the information to several web portals for everyone to watch online these are the servers where the data from all the web cameras will be processed to rolls and rolls of heavy duty or where in order to work for around five hundred years of information that's how long we thought it would take to watch all the videos from beginning to end.

now a plot to assassinate prime minister vladimir putin after the presidential ballot has been uncovered by special forces dot com you can find out just about the joint operation between russia and ukraine the suspects are caught red handed with explosives said the plot had been at moscow minded by russia's most wanted terrorist. but one of the suspects is alleged to have studied security arrangements and had videos of the premier's motorcade on his computer but also online for you at r.t. dot com. the kids draw. dad behind bars find out how the father of a four year old girl who was locked up after his daughter drew a picture of. the full story standing by for you right now at all to talk. about attending this time it's the business here but for now following the nine eleven attacks national security became a fact of everyday life for americans but it wasn't only the police who were

expected to serve and protect u.s. citizens are also wants to play big brother and. i reports now from new york it's a role that's leaving many people even more afraid. the united states of america is home to over three hundred thirty million people we are a country known for freedom. that was then this is today it's. sure report suspicious activity of the authorities the land of liberty is fast becoming known as the land of fear and suspicion there are individuals in the united states who seek to carry out acts of terrorism a post nine eleven slogan born in new york city has been adopted nationwide don't assume it was left by accident if you see something say something this see something say something american campaign depicts terrorist scenarios and encourages members of the public to keep watch on well other members of the public

according to f.b.i. pamphlets distributed to local businesses potential terrorist activity indicators include always paying with cash wearing backpacks and baggy clothes and the discreet and prolonged use of cameras for note taking even the cyber cafe owners are encouraged to keep watch on any customers overly concerned with privacy even just trying to shield your screen from others can make you a suspect partly. for sharing government policies or making anti-war statements can also land citizens on the u.s. watch list as of two thousand and nine the u.s. defense department categorizes public protests as low level terrorism we live in a military dominated society. of the people or on or. that there. terrorism is

a threat you know on nine eleven his career level. has been exploited and. sustain the n.y.p.d. under fire again for its intelligence gathering campaign involving muslim americans and illegal surveillance scandal erupted in the big apple after police officers were caught spying on mosques and muslim communities according to the associated press thousands were under surveillance with no evidence or even allegations of criminal behavior we have to keep this country safe this is a dangerous place many in the us hear that with america's escalating definition of suspicious activity the government's expanding how it's remained the biggest threat to people security we're not artsy we're. watching nazi law from moscow still to come in just a few minutes here aiding controversy. and you want to be treated equally india doesn't want you to do any more as a little child being told by mother how to do things it offends many indians and

angers most britons but london's an eight it's a new delhi keeps flowing anyway find out why that's shortly here on our. let's get to some other international headlines for you in brief with the r.t. world off date police in full riot gear have removed the occupy london tents outside some poles cathedral this came after the high court gave the green light to clear the protest site twenty arrests were made some protesters tried to block officers from dismantling the camp demonstrators inspired by the global occupy movement being camped outside the iconic london landmark since october. the men have opened fire on a passenger bus in northern pakistan killing eighteen and wounding several others the ambush happened in a mountainous village in the district it was not clear what the motive for the attack. was but in the past shiite muslims were frequently targeted by sunni

militants in the area. an explosion at a chemical factory in northeastern china has left thirteen dead and over forty injured in the blast flattened nearby buildings and broke window panes within a radius of two thousand meters the tremors caused by the incident were also felt in surfer all the villages near the plant rescue teams at this point are still working on the site. a fishing boat reached of the stranded a costa cruise ship and its one thousand passengers in the indian ocean is now turning it to a nearby island the line it was sailing from madagascar to the seychelles when a fire broke out in an electric generator room the blaze was extinguished but it did cause a loss of power at this point no reports of any injuries. well they say that charity begins at home but it may not be the case when it comes to the aid the u.k. has been sending to india but former british colony recently called the donations

quote peanuts saying there's no need for it anymore but the u.k. government keeps the cash flowing while at the same time cutting public spending at home or this story now to ati's laura smith. whoever wins these street they can say yes to the pounding of feet with demonstrations large and small sites don't spend our money on foreign wars don't cost our public services these people are saying that although the government insists the company. sending millions to india one of the fastest growing economies in the world is absolutely crazy really and foreign aid of course is one of the few areas of the u.k. budget it's actually increasing substantially if the next three or four years but money could make a huge difference if it was for example spent on tax cuts for low paid workers or you could make a huge economic difference if it was spent. to keep the tree angry it's

a government that. should be paid services but can't afford to send one. billion dollars. to india which now has more than britain and the indian economy will grow by seven percent this year compared to a measly one percent here it's already got the ninth largest gross domestic product in the world and it's got the space program immense wealth rubbed shoulders with crippling poverty though and defenders of the aid program point to india's six hundred million poor people living on less than two dollars a day the government says the aid is kept really targeted investment into education for women and children and helping the private sector create jobs and growth it is wrong to portray this as an indiscriminate about of money being given to the indian government who could go and spend it on. space or indeed other things this is

a very concentrated. talk today programme and i think on that basis given it has been targeted at some of the poorest people in the world. i'm happy to defend the aids concentrated on the three poorest states in india but if the government thinks that'll help it reach its goal experts say it's mistaken the problem is. particularly also got some of the worst problems with corruption and poor governance in india i mean that's one of the reasons those are still struggling states is because they have a very bad government so the idea that somehow this is going to be different this time it is different if only in the fact that the indians have said they don't even want the eight the foreign ministers dismissed the money is paid enough and the recent decision to buy french rather than british fighter jets shows the cash doesn't even matter according to indian journalist made. he says it's up to the

four hundred million wealthy indians to help their impoverished country men not. post-imperial britain we are showing how good we are this is the way to do it and this is what you should be doing in fact it produces the opposite effect it makes them resentful it makes them feel they are not taking indian seriously india wants to be treated as a world power india wants to be treated with equal india doesn't want to be treated any more as a little child being told by mother how to do things within a decade economists predict india will take in the case become the world's largest economy great stagnate it's time to take commentators for britain to build relations with the new powerful india before the eight need to start flowing in the direction. r.t. . now while greece has seen another credit rating cut and spain has shown a bigger than expected budget deficit let's get the latest stock market reaction

now with daniel daniel what you have for us today has been opened today really let's have a look at how europe is doing straight away they're holding on to gains just downgraded greece to selective default and french spanish physique concern. it is keeping investors on guard here in russia markets started brightly but they're mixed in the afternoon moscow has been struggling for direction today is the contagion from continuing uncertainty in asia and the u.s. let's check some major movers rosneft is higher on the back of resolving it all supply dispute with china more on that a little later in the program take firm citroen expelled from earlier losses and it's among the main game is this our best off the report is going to the list from the russian market and discount retailer slightly higher as its analysis eighty eight percent sales growth in january year on year. now all futures they're in the red snapping a recent surge of the threat in the global economic recovery continuing concerns over the middle east supply of stemming staying with oil russia and china sealed

their year long prize dispute with moscow agreeing to cut a dollar and a half a barrel from the price it charges beijing in turn china will settle its hundred thirty four million dollar debt for previous all deliveries the main supplier to the far east is rosneft which will benefit from the stability this deal provides expose called the new agreements a victory for russia china wanted a ten times bigger discounts. let's have a look at the currencies the euro is gaining against most of the currencies us off to germany the parliament approved greece's bailout package easing concerns over europe that as we can see the russian chorus is extending previous games against the dollar is now on the twenty nine to the greenback is slightly lower against the euro below thirty nine we spoke to the chief economist at pretty a bank he told us how the next sunday's presidential elections will help in the ruble. what we're looking at is some sort of a pre-election really in russia when investors have more confidence that stability will be insured and for that matter you know the the risk in investing in russia

might be lower than interest rate or i'm not sure how long it would last mind you that if there are reasons to expect the ruble to move in another direction towards being becoming a bit weaker central bank will not intervene as well in large volumes so what we're likely to see is much more volatility invisible rate. from the business test there's more fifteen minutes they headlines are next here on ati. a little bit with. all.

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