class rallies both foreign and against the syrian government marking the first anniversary of the countries on the routes some media reporting is accused of only fueling the fire. britain's guardian newspaper releases more pulitzer be thousands of e-mails from president assad quite a bit but all of a truth or track all for me in just a moment. pumping up the pressure the u.s. wants india to stop buying iranian oil trying to persuade the country to go elsewhere for its crude means. boss the taliban suspends peace talks with

president karzai and says he wants nato out of rural areas after an american soldier gunned down sixteen villagers in cold blood. flow and thanks for being with us six o'clock here in moscow on charon's karachi the syrian president remains in power a year of since protests against his rule and violence gripped the country and according to leaked e-mails allegedly from his own account bush are all assad is on or under iranian guidance and ridicules his own reforms as archie's lawyer smith reports there is considerable doubt about the credibility of the claims which come from splintered opposition groups. well there's a variety of things that refers to in his sort of professional life and also in his personal life these e-mails it's claims were intercepted by some hackers belonging

to one of the opposition groups the supremes council of the revolution between june and early february to june last year early february this year it's significant that they're being released now obviously they're bound to receive quite a lot of media coverage because it's the first anniversary of the uprising in syria so we should certainly look at the timing of that and to some of the e-mails refer to communications that are starting with iran with a rainy and proxies he really was giving him advice to use powerful and violent language when he's talking to the people also to show appreciation for friendly states to leak more information on syria's military strength to suggest of people that in syria did come under a time under any kind of phone snored excludes defend itself now that really plays directly into the hands hold for opposition groups in syria which are very fragmented there are at least all different opposition groups that we know of has

been known to be quite loose with the truth before they have released a very top because as far as any other organization is concerned if the number of people who have been killed during this period are rising so we have to be a little bit careful about how much credence we give to these allegedly leaked e-mails nocioni today show the political or today alleged to show the political workings of sides might but they also share details from his personal life at the scene links from you choose videos he even forwarded to one of his aides a link of a you tube video of the home seeds reenacted using toys and biscuits so a little bit of a look into the into the inner workings of the relationship. in syria the anniversary of widespread protests and under arrest against the assad regime is being marked with more demonstrations across the country at thousands are also

rallying in the capital in support of the president there hailing ongoing democratic reforms which include parliamentary elections in may but out position leaders say the initiatives are a mere gesture and want assad to quit government troops have pushed armed rebels out of several flashpoint cities with hope taking losses the u.n. estimates that violence has claimed at least eighty thousand lives since last march after that but only the berlin based center for conflict analysis says the regime still enjoys some level of legitimacy. or support. would probably dismiss. those who would be worse and those are. probably. less than obviously. a lot of. numbers.

risen from the ground. but. they will be. we would like to know what you think about the situation in syria you can log onto our website are two dot com to take part in our latest web poll so they were asking you a year who the conflict in syria is being fought for tween almost half of you say it's world superpowers in natural resources over a quarter believe it's propaganda lawyers claiming to be media outlets just sixteen percent a thing it's of the power hungry elites in syria and around ten percent think it's a fight between freedom loving people and an oppressive government go online to have your say. so ahead for you this hour maintaining control of any calls.

you don't like opening up in your almost. for example it's third of the. health bar of the u.s. is willing to go to disperse demonstrators and enforce authority despite lecturing other countries on human rights. from thousands of illegal immigrants who come to the u.k. and of learning the hard way that the streets of london are not paved with gold after all. the u.s. is reportedly threatening india with penalties if it doesn't comply with washington sanctions against iran beijing giant is one of the biggest consumers of iranian oil but even though it's free to trade with the islamic republic america wants it to go elsewhere parties prius trader reports. so far indian officials have refused to stop buying iranian oil which washington has clearly been very angry about some top u.s. state department officials in the past couple of weeks of said that this was

a slap in the face to the indian foreign minister has said that while india has followed you insane shin in the past there is nothing that actually binds them to follow them another big point that many indian officials here are sort of looking at is that the new u.s. law doesn't. specify what percentage our nation must reduce its import to qualify it from exemptions from the same sions so right now there have been reports surfacing that obama could impose penalties on india as early as june twenty eighth many analysts here in india are saying that same should simply won't work if india and china don't get on board the united states is actually trying to pressure india to start using oil via radio or rock which obviously are two major allies the washington has an interest in india buying oil from those

countries instead. for more analysis on this let's talk to siddharth her manner of the institute of peace and conflict studies who's in new delhi said her thank you for being with us how can the u.s. force another country like india to comply with american laws limiting payments for iranian oil. well thank you for having me on the program will the united states a decision or to speculation about such a decision shows and movies be repeated looks at indian foreign policy. and not force india to bring its oil imports because india's aleutian ship record on is far beyond just oil it involves a solution ship as a bridge to central asia which is another group oil reserve and also for strategic reasons in afghanistan as a conduit through pakistan as well so it's actually addresses india and all these issues as well i don't think india really budge on the american position india is

iran's third biggest oil customer these american penalties actually be applied. these american penalties have had some success in the past but indian companies have had to draw in the investments in iran we've had we've seen indian financial organizations including the r.b.i. having. their drug. dealings with iran through the neutral countries the you was a drawn and now you're dealing with iran too. and there is a lot of pleasure financially and politically on india too destructive to business with iran and washington has had some limited success but i feel that india will find partners which are willing to engage with iran and can you would to look to the point of going to realize and willing partners you know it's almost as if india finds itself in sort of a tricky situation between a rock and

a hard place having to balance energy needs with its strategic partnerships with major powers what do you think it's going to do. well it is a delicate situation for india we have to acknowledge the other india is of caused to iran's nuclear program and so it will abide by international law that is what has passed away the united nations it is skeptical of the united states is illusion in this case which is why it's going slow on pushing the american agenda in the region. if there's a united nations security council resolution which suggests that iran should be iranian oil should be blacklisted and india will follow suit on that now iran is probably likely to offer some light keener price to india than alternative suppliers doesn't the indian government have a duty to get the best deal for its country meaning it will simply go for the cheaper option. well it's a little bit of

a difficult choice though and it's been easily pulled over to where your iranian oil for example is quite rich in sulfur content which makes refining cause quite expensive in india india's import of iranian oil does contribute to its own energy requirements what in the long term process india would be willing to reduce its dependency or indeed on the annoyed because of its spread of interests with the gulf it's just wrong opposed to iran as well so it's quite a tricky situation as you pointed out but i just want to the indians will be looking at the united states to resolve the are the political issues before we can actually move ahead said horace mann a research officer from the institute of peace and conflict studies thank you. thank you very much still ahead the land of blacksmiths. in a few minutes we'll travel to the urals region and central russia to see how the ancient krauts of the forests are still very much alive today.

thousands of illegal immigrants who come to britain in search of a better life have found their dreams of a good job and money becoming quite a nightmare many pay big bucks to traffickers to make the journey but end up in destitution bennett has met some living on the streets who find themselves stranded with no means of returning home. it looks like nothing more than a dumping ground or squalor plain to see harder to spot other signs of life this is what forty illegal immigrants call home under a motorway bridge in london's outskirts penniless and without sanitation the place is infested with drugs disease and destitution many risk their entire families fortune to get here dreaming of the riches that await instead they found a nightmare they probably are looking for a better life they've been told in fact they did so the fact that if you come from

the u.k. i is like i the streets are going to be paved with gold this man paid traffickers in india over fifteen thousand dollars to smuggle him to britain in the back of a lorry like most he destroyed his passport when he got here to make deportation more difficult but it means he now can't escape even though he wants to he was promised he'd find plenty of work and money and accommodation but he's now trapped in poverty worse than he left behind the home i have a large. law. it's. all it where do you sleep. only have a look at all it's been. a mini. with no official identity men like black in a stuck in a bureaucratic no man's land britain won't deport them unless they can prove who

they are and where they came from each case has to be dealt with individually and some can be complex with many not having travel documents or not wishing to comply or going to documentation process in the cases of indian nationals we continue to work with the high commission to speed up the time it takes to return them to their home country. nearly thirteen thousand illegal immigrants left the u.k. voluntarily last year called drew pulling in numbers over just six years such is the desperation to leave this car park used to be a busy pickup spot for manual labor but now there's nothing this is where the men wait looking for work they're here every morning hoping to be picked up and paid for a day's labor today though like most days they wait isn't this before the downturn guru was earning up to three hundred pounds a week now he's lucky to get fifteen pounds a day doing jobs he never thought he'd stoop to older guys. thinking about

doing learned you know money's gone. way too much money but they don't know what happened here because they realize the reality is there if you were doing labor work as we didn't you know do in india where we. are from a good family the men are expected to send money back to their families in india no wonder most were reluctant to appear on camera i've been it r t london. and all of our news and much more too can be found any time on our web site r t v dot com here's a taste of what's there now. leading figure in the russian anti-government protest movement turns it on a progress strike in response for being sentenced to ten days in prison get all the details online. also there an italian mayor figure solve an unconventional way of dealing with the lack of space at

a local cemetery by banning the death all together. once your nations have been pointing the finger at countries who don't share their ideals but america and its allies aren't always practicing what they preach when it comes to human rights and democracy as marina court now reports some believe that western politicians should first lead by example before lecturing the rest of the world. the u.s. and its european allies have many things in common security politics and a familiar practice of scolding outsiders about the pillars of democracy be running people have a universal right to assembly and free speech this is the precincts that human rights go for so this is a big step towards democracy rule of law human rights these are all values and we believe these must be respected by the egyptian authorities in russia we've seen crackdowns on civil society groups as western leaders wag their finger around the

world. one but times in brutal force have been used to quell public protests at home. right police handcuffs and iron fists have repeatedly been used against unarmed demonstrators in greece spain and london where thousands flood the streets to protest against austerity measures and unemployment so they should focus on getting their own house in order and practice what they preach rather than nosing about countries and trying to you know grandstand on an international scale rather than deal with you know they are there are very serious democratic deficit as public anger continues to be inflamed u.k. officials may fight public fire with a barrage of water cannons which senior scotland yard officials are reportedly trying to get hold of along with taser stun guns and tear gas to break up unruly or

unwanted crowds on the other side of the atlantic uprisings against economic inequality and corporate greed have left countless occupy wall street activists covered in blood temporarily blinded. and behind bars the movement is currently planning to draw tens of thousands of demonstrators to the upcoming. and nato summit in may. but this week the u.s. military is unveiling its latest non-lethal weapon to members of the press. it felt like opening up a door almost. from about my sternum to my. new active denial system can repel crowds using an invisible electromagnetic beam that delivers a blast of intense heat up to one kilometers away without a sound a smell or even a warning the weapon promises to disperse crowds and reinforce security while the

military weapon is in currently intended to be used by police critics say ray guns like water cannons could eventually be ruled out in the land of the free we're seeing an intensification of repression because people are challenging the system and challenging it in europe the challenge in the united states and it's easy for our leaders to point the fingers somewhere else rather than take responsibility here in america do anything differently lecturing others our democracy and human rights has become a brand of western foreign policy i discoursed that claims to be based on the highest of standards but as we sit here it's a lot easier to scold others when everything is why. these protesters sit. injured students in europe might suggest that their leaders do a work before attempting to be

a teacher democracy. party new york. place ten civilians have reportedly been killed by a roadside bomb in afghanistan meanwhile the taliban has suspended peace talks with the u.s. saying the americans keep changing the terms and conditions of a road map to peace this comes as the afghan president has slammed the nato campaign in his country calling on the alliance forces to leave areas. he was responding to the massacre of sixteen civilians on an american soldier last weekend not long after apparent copies of the koran were discovered at a us air base in the country the western leaders of the war u.s. president obama and british prime minister david cameron after firm plans to hand over security responsibility for since the transitions due to take place next year in preparation for an end to the coalition a combat mission and i think fourteen but activists and journalists can't stand on things but already has plans for a post in afghanistan the history of afghanistan for over a century is

a history of colonial adventures gone terribly wrong that's assuming that these things can go right which they can't so i don't think that the pulling out of troops will result in that much more bloodshed that's been occurring anyway for the last couple of decades not on this one i think the worst what they want and they're negotiation now in the end game with the taliban but what they want from the taliban is assurances and this i'm sure the hard bargain is this that the taliban stay basically hostile to all their neighbors in the region and that's what the west won't last in the west want is any kind of functioning government and infrastructure and national infrastructure in afghanistan that is at peace and not to mention you know mutual kind of respect with its neighbors they want to understand they hold off to china especially to iran now now they're coming up to the attack on iran. now for some world news in brief for you this hour egypt's chief prosecutor charged seventy five people including nine police officers and two

minors with murder and negligence over last month's deadly soccer riots at least seventy four people were killed in the coastal city of port side you go on february first when fans of rival teams clashed after a match of violence also start angry riots across the country. a free trade agreement between south korea and the us has come into effect five years after the deal was signed it's the biggest agreement for the u.s. in sixteen years and is aimed at slashing tariffs and other trade barriers south korea's opposition democratic united party says the deal will trigger a backlash against the government claiming it favors the u.s. over the country's workers activists have staged around leads in seoul calling for the deal to be scrapped. next up we're in for some adventurous discoveries as we take you on a trip to another corner of the largest country in the world in our rush hour close up series.

today we travel to the city of that inboard which is located at the foot of the euro mountains dividing europe and asia the mineral rich mountains have made the region our massive center for metal manufacture and as artie's tom barton discovered for many locals it's more than a profession it's a passion. fire and metal the surroundings of blacksmiths for thousands of years and of alexander looser cough and his forge and russia's mountainous euro region for the past thirty he's now as much a part of this world as the hammers and tongs fancy iron work and fence posts but he still remembers the very first thing he made this spoon. it's so much more than just a simple spoon it's the thing i hold dearest that it put

whereas alexander is content hammering one piece at a time the urals also contains smelting operations on a truly industrial scale this plant turns thousands of tons of molten steel into thousands of kilometers of oil and gas piping this isn't about craft and skill anymore say engineers here it's about science and needs detailed education. technical specialists here need computer and mass skills to work this increasingly complex machines so we have to train them up here these vast holes are the direct descendants of the first forces in the urals dating back to the eighteenth century and metal working in all its forms is still widespread in the region the furnace is here pour out three thousand tons of molten steel a day it's one of the around a dozen such plants cover the process the urals but the steel you have to heat it

up to one thousand six hundred degrees to get the globe like this not with all that . gold the stuff that's made while it's fat and i greedy since time immemorial these men smelt it into its iconic gold bullion form but they say to them it's just another metal. if you know if you think too much about the price you can't put out a decent product we don't actually value a cost highly it's a huge responsibility put out its. gold smelting is about the most carefully humble metal operate in there is. not to knock all xander of course and his enduring passion for his age old art a passion he ses is just as present in all matter workers no matter how nonchalant his gold smelting contemporaries may seem. he's lying he's lying of course they feel something working with gold and all the wonderful nettles they're just not

admitting it to themselves. whether in a small forge or a vast complex metal workers here are following in the footsteps of many pioneers in their trade and at least according to alexander they'll share the spirit of this man and his metal box and r.t. . demetrius wear pants with a business near so dimitri restos major gas pipeline north strain it seems a cousin of the sum of its capacity it could happen because the regulators now say that basically pipeline linking nord stream to the e.u. is a gas infrastructure should reserve around fifty percent of their capacity for other suppliers other than gas from of course now some speculate that this recent initiative is on the back of complaints from the e.u. of higher prices well in turn actually this move could lead to even higher gas prices that's according to winter's how the company which built the leaky pipeline

. this would be a stranded investment if fifty percent of the capacity isn't in terms of efficiency it would not make sense at all that we don't use fifty percent of the capacity we have is that for i cannot find any other single ship who wants to book the capacity because he has no gas he wants to transport to that location with this reason why i think we have a good chance to find a new dream with. me while russia has always said high gas prices are just because of the link in the price between gas prices and oil prices where we're seeing a slight correction this hour on the oil market this is a tug of war here between two factors this iranian oil industry at a ten year low and on the other hand increasing supplies in the united states we move to stock markets in the u.s. they're looking to positive this out of the nasdaq is supported by apple shares now

they are close to around six hundred dollars per share one day before the release of the new i pad. in europe it's a mixed picture with the footsie down a third of a percent on fears that fitch might take away the triple a rating from the country and the dax is up two point zero point two six percent this link in the games are limited because of. it's down on the losses as shown in two thousand and eleven thirteen million years. in a rush earn over twenty minutes to go the picture is mixed the saleyards years is up point two percent one of my six is down a bit sick of what's moving my sex and financials are. make taking a pressure on the my sex with burbank down two and a half percent this hour on news that may go ahead with its additional share placement as soon as next month where as energy shares are seeing some support this

might as well price. that's all we have time for for now we will be back in our fifty five minutes time. this respectable british gentleman's choice was. rejected.