soon which will brighten a few new songs from silence to the french in the summer. don't come. searching for a serial solution the special envoy kofi annan heads to moscow to head off the crisis but it separates our people challenging parts of further e.u. sanctions on the regime. no rush for justice lawyers in the world a long war a battle over the american soldier accused of executing seventeen afghans while the episode it threatens to pearl around the nato mission in afghanistan. was one firepower equals freedom and the claim of the u.s. the lobby has weapon sales room across the state with pro and anti firearm groups slugging it out. and the e.u.

step subsections on iran freezing assets and want was to go bushels as existing multi-user reduce oil exports and drive prices to address levels. thanks for being with us this saturday i'm karen terror with r t but u.n. and arab league peace envoy kofi annan is to visit moscow over the weekend to broker a solution to the crisis in syria that's after the anon led team returned from damascus where it helped talks with the government on implementing a six point peace plan proposed by the special envoy it includes an immediate ceasefire by both sides as well as access for humanitarian aid at the start of political dialogue the plan was backed by the un security council but has already been dismissed by syria's opposition meanwhile the e.u.

has imposed a new set of sanctions this time targeting president assad's family and inner circle on both some experts believe could undermine the peace effort. it seems to be in a strategic interest of the europeans to here the with the western and nato forces to overthrow the government of or for president assert and in order to do that you they know will have to hinder the true peace plan to fire up the conflicts within syria but what is equally important to understand for the syrians also is that this conflict in syria is not only a conflict within syrian authorities and with president assad and his government it must be seen in an international context and certainly in a context of strategic dominance in the region of western powers they have an interest in the region especially in the upcoming media war situation with

iran. twenty nine counts of murder attempted murder and assault those are the charges filed against an american soldier accused of turning a small afghan village and to a bloodbath if convicted staff sergeant robert bales could face the death penalty but as the lawyers say their client remembers nothing of the killings experts to warn of a long and complicated legal process ahead which is bound to provoke further anger among afghans who have reacted with protests and violence and. a marine corps veteran of the iraq war believes nato us task in afghanistan will only get more difficult. if we were to switch out robert bales with a missile from from a predator drone will we be talking about because they have afghans you know we were you know the fact the matter is you know what robert bales did is just get an older jet just yet another incident of just this constant death and ruin

that we are just subjecting the afghan people to there's going to be more dead civilians from this more dead afghan see i did child and they're innocent civilians are going to be more dead americans we seem to be bending over the past three years or that's going to improve just we should in afghanistan it has not been proved and it is getting worst of violence is getting worse and for the past three years you know american deaths are true but honestly here is the real criminals are just brilliant eaters they continue to continue to perpetuate this war they're the ones the obama's the cheney the bushes you know they're don't want to starve the sportsmanship perpetuate it and they ought to be the one the face in trying. before enlisting in the military robert bales was a financial trader a profession he was allegedly forced to abandon over allegations of fraud and deception coming up later today artie's caused a record looks like parallels between his time as a broker and his army career. staff sergeant robert bales was

previously a stockbroker for it from one thousand nine hundred six to two thousand and he enlisted in the army shortly after federal financial regulators found he engaged in fraud breach of duty churning unauthorized trading and unsuitable investments the perfect training to become a slaughtering out of control maniac with a gun in afghanistan. brokers all about slaughtering people now we don't call it forgetfulness the term in the industry is called selective amnesia so you want to be able to selectively on nature about certain things that would somehow impact or bottom line gives you more money of course you remember all details but the ones that were insider trading i also look at. the number. and as america struggles to hold the fallout from of that afghan massacre back home guns are once again all the range despite high on employment and an uncertain

economic forecast firearm sales are booming and for many the higher the caliber the better archies lucy coffin of sons this report from virginia. just across the river from the nation's capital for a slice of traditional american green spaces and trying to form and south a refuge from urban life the police were red white and blue is displayed with pride but here the symbol of liberty isn't just a flag it's this. definitely is a sign of freedom you know to be able to own one and until now one was all you could buy in virginia every thirty days the law was supposed to curb gun trafficking but now. here fell to curb freedom instead it's not anyone's business how many guns they own or how a bottle. or buy them from really we have the second amendment or reason. pridgin you repeal the one handgun permit law in february and come summertime the right to bear arms will mean the right to buy as many of these. as you want but there are so

many different makes models and variants that you know you got to have a more it's a victory but for much of the world this kind of freedom may seem bizarre to young man apparently dressed in a long black trench coats open fire across the globe guns are associated with tragedies. or bloodshed and battlefields of war. but for gun owners like jim hansen the guns belong in the hands of american citizens the safest person in the world is someone who is legally carrying a firearm america is a country that was founded with a basic understanding that guns are bad that you see in this world there's two kinds of people my friends. as the most heavily armed in the nation in the world there are few diggers to be found in america as of two thousand and seven there were an estimated two hundred ninety four million guns in this country that's nearly enough to arm every man woman and

child. at your local. and in virginia gun shops like this one people just can't seem to get enough whether it's handguns assault rifles or shotguns sales are better than ever they are booming they are definitely through the roof. and in a police for guns mean freedom that trend isn't likely to change an armed society is a polite society you know we are here because of guns as bad as i may sound we've defended ourselves and we are the free nation that we are because of. the thirty years after a powerful gun control movements like the nation americans are returning to their roots and raising the idea of owning and carrying firearms like these with unseen since the days of muskets and militias for many freedom is symbolized by the barrel of a gun it's democracy locked and loaded for our tea i'm losing company of in virginia . coming up later in the program eurozone unemployment comes into focus.

the future looks bleak for spain students struggling to cope with life in a shattered economy. the nation tribe in the west bank is under pressure from the israeli government find out what officials are threatening to deprive. the source of energy. the e.u. has stepped up its sanctions against iran freezing assets and adding more officials to blacklist its sites serious human rights violations or the latest measures so it's already in place have driven oil prices up as exports drop but many middle east commentators say any penalties are really aimed at turning the iranian people against their government. even the initial sanctions a few years ago if you look at that we can wreak stark limits that they were intended for ordinary people to make them change their minds about the iranian government the recent the more recent sanctions are intended to strangle the

iranian economy this is the. this is the fischel statement version given by western governments and western leaders so it's intended to hurt ordinary iranians americans by sanctioning the central bank or trying to even prevent iranians from importing. grain or rice and this is you know is of iranians absolutely disgusting so it's a it's a major violation of the human rights of the iranian people and if the iranians back down from their nuclear program which is peaceful and there's no evidence that it is not useful then the americans and europeans will go after some other excuse to put pressure on the country and so have free r. t. the perils of global warming and ignoring big oil companies don't want to hear that so the people really get money to lobby is there don't want to hear it go if it's deliberate and we don't hear about it so much are we headed for doom i hope that in new york asks if the public in the media are doing now the facts of climate change

plus. we travel to a russian city that's home to first class jewelry are made last year pieces are struggling to compete with mass produced equivalents. live in minutes past the hour and it seems the eurozone crisis is set to in fact the lives of young people in spain for years to come but most struggling to find jobs and worries over how their country's new government will deal with the up and coming protests r.t. sarah firth went to meet the students planning to make their voices heard. using quite this has sparked fears of a lost generation with youth unemployment at an all time high with more than forty nine percent of sixteen to twenty four year olds now out of work it's spain that is particularly stuff that we come here today for the universities in spain to speak to some of the students here it's really high unemployment figures he was like to be a student at this time in the country. truly because you know the the

future you can expect unemployment rates are already this high and the. schools are becoming a private business it's hard to tell if you are going to find a job when you when you finish voting if you can actually do some college studies because if you have to really high price for them you're not even going to be able to go to college at all think of those. people who suffer. children and they think their government have to think that education is the most important thing because because our us will be it will create a future so they have to spend money they have to spend money in indication what i would like to see would be people massively going out on the street and protesting the things change people have that and it will lead them to realize. increasingly

that's exactly what's been students have been doing taking to the streets to protest the measures being brought in by the new government this is not just students are disappearing in the last four years three million jobs. is a few. and now. at least four hundred thousand more jobs to disappear in the coming months he joins some of the country's student unions as they plan for their next peaceful protests but they tell us that the government's approach to managing the demonstrations is anything but peaceful. there will be elections on the fringes of november one month after that there were standing over a million euros to gas and other equipment to repress their own citizens on the street one million viewers of the budget of a county that this was already a really bad economy. weapons to use against our own citizens when they came here to complain about the reach of a. new government of spain is doing right now seemingly hardline approach of the

new spanish government in managing these protests could prove to be a real problem when hundreds of thousands of disenchanted. turned into knots of pay for the mistakes of the past with their teaches. the spin. news analysis and feature stories you can check out more at r.t. dot com here's what's lined up for you there are now. attached to technology the brazilian schoolchildren are being chipped to provide an easy way to carve that's true it's also online. find out why over tourists are shooting team at work play of the theme tune from the comedy film bora instead of the national and take their place on the podium. tom explodes. its intentions. really cool to the fact. that you thousands of

nuclear security summit. parties. birth korea space rocket launcher announced next month is expected to be a major issue at the upcoming international nuclear security council in seoul the u.s. and its allies are worried the north's plan could be a cover for a nuclear weapons test that could undermine diplomatic efforts to deal with its nuclear program it could also jeopardize last month's deal between young young and washington under a bit of a you was would supply north korea with food aid if the latter freezes your brain am enrichment. pan has also deployed its missile defense system saying it will shoot down any rocket threatening its territory but former european parliament member glenn ford believes chalky zero is overplaying the danger. but we clearly the the un could take action but what call it what it does and it's got fairly fierce sanctions on north korea already north korea is actually alleviating the

risk tribute to japan because it shifting this launch from the east coast to the west coast so it will not fly over japan in the same way that it's possible for the launch to go wrong because the previous two have gone wrong the first one failed the third stage failed to ignite. and so it crashed into the sea way past japan and seems to be rather unlikely that there's going to be any danger that this is going to hit your part in the sense that if it's a three stage rocket it why the rafale before it gets to japan or what's going to pass over as i said if they launch into south and it looks like they're going to do that having shifted the launch cycle east coast to the west coast it's very very unlikely to have. pose any danger to japan israel has refused to cooperate with the u.n. fact finding mission expected to investigate israeli settlements in the west bank it comes after the organization are theorize the problem on thursday and as artie's costlier reports israel shows little sign of stopping its policy of expansion in

the area. in the remote hilltops of south have blown this ancient bed when tried exile to living from the land but if unwittingly become the latest thorn in the side of the israeli government now look around this by any means make any real security threat. to the israeli government but this part of earth was on the agenda when the german foreign minister met with his israeli counterparts at the center of the conflict these wind and solar generators which while putting electricity two and lighting up the lives of some four hundred people as tel aviv complaining it was left in the dark but these are just excited to show us how nice being transformed they had no electricity they had no power to charge the phone they would need to go to the nearby city of. you know it's two hours war just to try to the telephone and that's the preponderance of the anger of the israeli authorities they say it was erected without permission and threatened to send in

all we are is that they apply for a license the product you're talking about not only did they not apply but when a warning was given this is in violation of the regulations they have the right to appeal they refused to feel that german look mccain who is funding the project says they weren't too concerned with getting any israeli stamp of approval because most applications are rejected could. the state of israel's nor. of them having more caring for the world being a listing of the areas. other of the you would like to see. in areas. more settlements which is what some european diplomats are suggesting because it's here in these remote hills with some of the most fervent settlement activity is taking place in a statement to archie the german foreign office said it was following the situation

and described developments as worrying but it wouldn't comment on. and there tell of it was reacting spitefully to elite confidential report calling for israeli settlement activity to be stopped and so while these nomads marvel at their first taste of the twenty first century their joy could be short lived if israel decides to rip it all away policy r.t. and the south had one hills but all scientists agree that the effects of global warming are being felt every day in cities around the world and yet the issue doesn't seem to be heading they have months our resident reporter asks people in new york if the public and the media are doing enough to pressure their politicians to try and stop it. this year the u.s. saw its fourth warmest winter on record and your record breaking cold why is no one talking about the perils of climate change any more this week let's talk about that

do you think it's still a threat to the planet yes over here especially what traffic. you know you've got the cars we like to pollute here in the u.s. definitely you know what can you do i mean what can the individual. we can stop using plastic bags and you turn your lights on we already knew that we really don't feel like that makes of a difference well no we do yes we do as much as we can but you know it's time for the government heads worldwide do you think the world still cares about it because it doesn't seem to be in the headlines as frequently absolutely not so why is that i don't know. for government to figure out what they don't want to give us enough or mation for us to make our own decisions and i think it's something that people know i mean everyone a lot of people watch you know watch al gore and listen to him and can't even remember the name of the movie. and all we heard about it was. me

forgot the dave you know we forgot why do you think the media stopped to talk about it because it clearly wasn't common sense that stops them. because they found something else to talk about i do believe people are working on it and when you talk my son who's in college and his friends i think there is a lot more concern than we have so yeah it's i guess it's he can't really gauge everything but what the media is talking about right right we're going to have to go with you know this point so you believe it's still yes absolutely so why isn't the media talking about it anymore big business. big big big oil companies don't want to hear that really in money to lobbyists that don't want to hear it so if it's good but we don't hear about it so much are we headed for doom. i don't know if you have a good seven for the twenty first one it's well the bottom line is although there are people who are still concerned about the effects of climate change the main stream media is clearly not among them.

a brief look at some other international news now he'll foreign ministers have toughened the clocks anti-piracy mission in somalia with its military forces now allowed to launch attacks on land along the coast so the operation has concentrated on targeting pirate boats at sea some experts fear the move could trigger more violence in a war ravaged country its vast coastline has long seen pirate gangs preying on shipping off the horn of africa. a global health expert has been nominated by bill rocco palmo to lead the world bank korean border jim yong kim is considered a surprise pick over some other more well known candidates he is expected to travel around the world to rally support for his nomination begs for twenty five member board is due to officially select a new president next month. russian expander is in critical but stable condition after being shot several times in east london get him on the saw

over was targeted by a man with a submachine gun outside an apartment block near the canary wharf business area police are hunting a suspect seen running away with a russian press reports suggesting a possible link to another attack on another banker in moscow three years of girl previously owned banks in russia and moldova. mass production are by giant companies down minutes in many industries and the jewelry sector in russia's central syria press drama is no exception but as peter oliver found out despite the difficulties and made bowling it still seems to outshine what's produced in factories. there's good in them there hills not just gold diamonds rubies and just about any other precious and silly precious stone you can imagine that's because in the city of constant march to the north of moscow lies the beating heart of russia's jewelry industry well it's difficult to get exact figures

but we can see with a degree of confidence that every fourth product in russia is one of ours despite this being a tough time economically for a lot of businesses there de'monte company a looking to branch out numbering in the north we supply of products through the russian and c.i.s. markets and i think our entrance to the world markets is also in the pipeline the vast majority of russia's jewelry comes from this region with over four million pieces a year coming off the production lines of this factory alone however there are those that hope to challenge the dominance of mass production. just down the road from the major factories and person a sales guy a school a metal treatment and teaching students how to hand crafted bespoke jewelry for one hundred fifty years however to spite that history the rise of the factory still has caused some concern that the problem here is that some graduates find it hard to work on new equipment installed at these factories but they can do everything from a visit with their hands students come from far afield to attend the school samuel

show me love is from israel he's following in his uncle's footsteps by studying here and has high hopes for the future. the earrings that i make are valued very highly i can't think of a factory that can do things like their neighbor tiffany this is the level i am aspiring to. perhaps the inspiration for the students is the success of local independent jeweler gauri blastoff working from home alongside his wife tatiana the couple which used some stunningly beautiful pieces drawing inspiration from a multitude of sources. i turn to history to literature and my previous experience for example these dark earrings were inspired by archaeological four innings from a ninth century north russians aren't with some of the pieces come sailing thousands of stones and taking more than six months to complete they don't come cheap but they are sought after in fact president i mean he made it if it is among

those who has purchased their work he gauri says there will always be room for both the factories and the individual craftsmen to produce and sell their wares. which i think traditional craft and mass production can co-exist because they are two different things it's like juxtaposing be in painting but talk is about equipment painting is more about brains and. this is the difference with jewelry as well. with so much jewelry being made here is certainly the king of bling of russia's regions he told her r.t. later in the program we send in the clouds in moscow out the team shows you the colorful world circuses and that's animal actors here's a taste of what's coming up in the next hour on r.t. . one of the stars of the show a very large animal that i will admit quite wary of last meeting

a dog's african. tuns this is no creature i would like to get in the way of is a. fifteen years old and he just is fruits and bread so i feel quite safe standing here he doesn't like meat. oh recap of our top stories in just a few minutes stay with us.

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