league. or league. little east. united nations voice is concerned that the rebel free syrian army maybe using child soldiers and their battle against president outside international peace envoy kofi annan says it's up to syrians decide. to face is the kingdom saudi arabia is going to rhetoric at all to reality its own people run to escape routes that make protests a sit in and accuse of thought the absolute. us seeks to plant a anti missile shield from asia in the middle east alongside its european project but its korean affairs is seen as an attempt to expand the american consumer region

. with washington showing no that's a promise pursuit of whistleblowers for journalists to sacrifice the truth being the future. writing world news twenty four hours a day the free syrian army may be sending child soldiers to fight against government forces according to reports were seen by the united nations when he says it was down yesterday the matter is kofi annan international peace and clear is it something the people of syria know this so i don't present ourselves real and boy was i trying to stress that the bloodshed must end but also said it could be harmful to set unrealistic deadlines to getting into sides that talks not done so the only way to end it's a conflict oppressor of international rule. says there are safeguards against

foreign interference for a reason. for the people of the truth whatever. but they won't be in so many countries you have internal turmoil. it could become something more serious but. for a threat to international peace and security there's security council should not intervene would not intervene and definitely no individual country could or should. incur that affairs of another country there's a general rule in international law. meanwhile the syrian national council is invited for your position groups to a meeting in istanbul though to heal divisions you know some western support a rift evidence already a number of rebel factions boycotting eating cluster. explains why now is the

perfect time for a peaceful solution to the crisis. from what we know the rebels are very divided extremely divided in there and these calls that a new reason for farther a fight between different factions as we have seen for instance here legally and we see that leave it in print factions are now in conflict in some kind of conflict with each other and this situation is indeed. very unstable therefore it would be useful to have at least that plan and now are where nobody youth clearly we mean and everybody would be. more in the mood for for compromise. on the sea international has released a scathing report criticizing saudi arabia among others for a drastic increase in state executions last year comes at odds with three hundred

strong starts on syria with its other wavering support for rebels or nation by subduction its human rights movements however once are the only of the bonds from a country where protesting can be considered and it's punishable by death the son of worker brings us this report from two faces of the senate in the. a cornishman bank mint in beirut is spain for its refreshing breeze and it's presumably it's a place where headscarves in minutes kurds don't come into conflict even when beyond all at once. the reputation is the most liberal arab society lebanon is only becoming a refuge for the citizens of the region small streets trip to a country thousands of saudis come to beirut every month what some call a freedom occasion i was born here say i suffered a lot there because it's it's too too too limited i have to cover my face my eyes my whole body what i'm hearing being over here please look at me because here

is where many saudi women get a chance to walk the streets all by themselves and so the man in and themselves in a gambling in beirut is mainly casinos something that would be absolutely off limits at home saudi arabia is the most conservative country in the world where women are still banned from driving and need for a mission from that male guardian be it a father a husband or son to simply get a job the royal family that's been keeping these rules in place and says they're part of saudi heritage and therefore should be respected but while prescribing this restrictive lifestyle for its citizens some members of saudi really don't seem to think these rules apply to themselves. when it comes to cutting lose abroad some of the saudi establishment going to exactly present a picture of religious piety. princes have been seen reigning hundreds of thousands of dollars and women in nightclubs ready cash for their sides. the

excesses of the select few and restrictions for everybody else has not gone unnoticed viewing public and turned over the past year or has been repeatedly met with live rounds. who are protesters have been killed in rio. based here alone up to fifty arrested. in march the country's religious council issued a fatwa that equated demonstrations to a scene punishable by death once you have a demonstration and so the plea that demonstration will be harshly and we have heard and seen many reports by independent reporters and human rights organizations verifying this fact. the ministrations and so they are simply illegal yet despite harsh treatment of its own protesters saudi arabia has been very supportive of revolt elsewhere. was among the first to push for

international intervention in libya while in syria it is believed to be the maintenance here of the rebels when things did not move as expected to mean the because of the russian and chinese vetoes at the u.n. . i think they decided to play a major. way announcing even publicly. their plan to arm the rebels in syria. only pressure tactics at home and abroad here is say is never scolded by the u.s. say. in washington that currently negotiating ethics could billion dollars sale of advanced chemical weapons brothers in arms conveniently they're still not each other's keepers. artsy beirut lebanon. well you're watching r.t. coming up allegations some lords and m.p.'s could stand to benefit from u.k. health reforms they were just waiting for this legislation to go through parliament

and of course now ready to pounce. on the n.h.s. bill now passed some people have been left wondering if free health care will be lost to profits and personal interests. and bring you the opinion of an internet activist linked to be anonymous can leave records have replaced the media as a means of delivering the message of social unrest. in washington it says it's planning to build anti missile shields in both asia and the middle east into a controversial east european project says president obama continues to push u.s. interests when you use a purely summit in south korean capital seoul which is in its second day now not easier in english markets across the world it's worse. well in tuesday president obama started off his remarks at the nuclear security summit by saying that the nuclear threat continues to remain a very present and clear danger for the world and steps should be taken today in order to confront it it looks like the united states is looking to expand its

presence by planning to put shields in asia and the middle east now they say it's necessary to prevent possible threats from north korea and iran there is of course the launch of such a life plan by north korea for the middle of april which does not go down well with washington tokyo and seoul they're saying this is going to be a test of weaponry where is north korea insists that the oranges are absolutely crucial and is indeed a peaceful satellite mission of course there's another problem the possibility of the missile shield is something which will not go down well with china and russia russia is particularly unhappy with the already existing plans for missile shield to europe the united states knows about it and that was one of the main topics of discussion between president obama just on monday there was of course the now infamous remark which was all right created by president obama who seemed to say

that he cannot deal with. the fact that the moment because of the elections here and somebody seems to have leaked the tape to the american media and it just spurred a media frenzy in the united states obama's opponents in the republican camp already saying that he's a traitor in fact in regards to this statement that russia is a united states geopolitical foe number one you know all of these comments which are coming from the republicans which are also being broadcast by the western media are coming why did that's why when it looks like president obama did seem to be parting on really good terms and there has been reaction from the white house at this point who say that of course mitt romney is that statement about russia being the geopolitical foe number one is you know. carets and the united states will continue to try to get along with the course of good relations with moscow. while erica surat can the co-founder of a campaign to end the korean war believes that u.s.

involvement in military games in the korean peninsula is aimed at spreading its influence in the asia pacific region the u.s. has its eyes on china it has its eyes and maintaining its military superiority in the region you have to remember that south korea is the largest purchaser of conventional weapons from the united states and any other country in the world there's a lot of money involved in this process and there is an eye on china to kind of flex the muscles and show that the u.s. still has. hope for a role in the region we really need to find a way back to the table not see individual acts as a provocation north korea has a right to put a satellite into space as other nations do but let's demilitarized let's look at the base issues let's look at getting a peace treaty to end the korean war finally and then i think these kinds of issues one arrives. washington's relentless pursuit of wiki leaks founder julian assange

on the left that was sober bradley manning it's no secret but dollars on these reports are reports their fate has gotten us journalists worried that they too might lose their dignity. he's an australian citizen in the custody of britain fighting extradition to sweden julian assange just fate plays out like a game of chats and no one wants the king of wiki leaks more than america with the leaks wiki leaks wiki leaks wiki leaks since january two thousand and eleven washington has had plans for a songe secret uncovered earlier this month after five million confidential emails from the global intelligence company straw for were published by guess who we are in a defendant is outside of the us will get an indictment which is secret sealed the charging document the indictment they will ask the corner arrest warrant and

that matter also be sealed that way the u.s. stands behind big large boulder. and then jumps out from that boulder and arrest someone under house arrest for more than a year assigned has not been charged with any crime in any country though sweden wants to question him over sex related allegations the u.s. meanwhile is determined to punish the forty year old boy payback for exposing confidential cables and repeatedly shaming america by shining a spotlight on illegalities in overseas military operations and some embarrassing tactics and opinions from the state department washington says publishing the documents has created a national security risk there justice department has reportedly mounted in unprecedented investigation into wiki leaks aimed at prosecuting a sun under the espionage act you're going to continue to go after. it

we're tar and we're not going to let anybody whether it's al qaeda or whether it's an australian national and some say they'll go to any lengths. to make the point the u.s. government within the federal criminal arena likes to charge others who were either aided and abetted assisted or were full blown coconspirators likes to go after those in an effort to flip them. to get them to cooperate with the u.s. government against the major players in this case mr sources tell our team that the u.s. is now working on flipping a gun other than private bradley manning the us soldier is facing twenty two federal charges for allegedly leaking seven hundred thousand documents and video to wiki leaks he's one of six americans obama's administration has charged with

espionage if one of those cases makes it to the supreme court and the supreme court upholds the espionage act as an act which essentially criminalizes any whistleblower anybody who exposes work crimes anybody who callen just the official narrative of the lies of the state. then that's it because that would mean that any leaker can automatically be sent to prison for life and at that point any idea of freedom of information is over we will only know what the state wants us to know it's supposed to be about protecting the national security the united states but that is not the journalism industry if you were there you will be i was seeing something that is a message to be handy careful who you talk to be careful whom you write what you write because you could be and i think a number of reporters are going to say i'm not risking critics say the obama administration's unprecedented war on whistleblowers but also we deliver i death

sentence to freedom of the press if people or publishers could be criminally convicted and jailed for exposing the truth more and more journalists may prefer to abandon first amendment privileges and reserve the right to remain silent during a fortnight or party. well through the sands and other whistleblowers could become a powerful tool for genuine democracy that's according to social sciences experts so rather nicely. the disclosure may be a weakening aimed to reveal the cypriots the truly belong to the people which have elected those all three pillars which are abusive but we're not to know the truth and we doubt we can do in a huge favor a true democracy in my opinion. but leaps actually. brought it to

democracy. and democratic society it's. time for forget it for. when that full interview is coming up next our. very own program on journalism and freedom of information is coming soon you know r.t. . there hasn't been anything yet on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. before the source material is what. you're always on we. we want to present. something. that the mainstream media has been largely neglecting the occupy wall street movement since it spills on to meriton streets in september and there's internet

activist whose beliefs and situation has seen her actors emerge as the protests main article. when you look at adbusters first putting out the call for this protest in wall street there wasn't much pick up very few news organizations actually covered it and then someone arms found it and the second anonymous decided to talk about it everyone in the news out there decided oh this is news we have to cover it and then thousands of people showed up you know i think about it and i sprayed an interesting raul cost as the p.r. agent for it you know that they've brought a lot of the eyeballs and they helped get the internet up and operational and they made sure that there was electricity provided you know they did a lot of interesting technical stuff that the movie needed. but they saw another global development so always a bit of what i website dot com that sort of put some stories and she wanted to catch your attention that today he knew too much to stay alive and the hundred and the n.c.c. uprising in libya turns out you know. chance of surviving so many countries once in

the middle buried secrets also. facebook friends or enemies you add on the world's most popular social network but now it seems to become enemies and enemies because i was there in the. controversial national health service reforms in the u.k. if someone do you free health care it could become a thing of the past the list of the wards and then peace who voted yes to the bill has raised concerns that private interests and profits have been put before the welfare of the public sees the us smith looks at the health system in need of some can't. it's a merry go round of self interest along for the ride members of parliament the house of lords and health care companies opening up britain's national health service to plan and by profit is the jewel in the u.k.'s welfare state is under

strain promising free health care but with criticism that it can't cope the government says private sector involvement is the only but some say it's not those in need of care but rather those in power who are set to benefit directly and long . after the shares in the company. and yet these vested interests are allowed to vote on health and social care with these private health care interests which is a conflict of interest. and institutional corruption at worst friends with benefits david cameron prime minister received two hundred ten thousand pounds for his party for nursing and care home tycoon dollar part and made him a lot part of the party twenty five thousand pounds just a week after the health reforms were announced andrew lansley health secretary got twenty one thousand pounds to fund his office from john nash who's the chairman of

k u k which already gets ninety six percent of its business from the n.h.s. the list is long and illustrious it runs to nearly one hundred fifty names all loads and m.p.'s who voted yes to opening up health care to competition and stand to gain from the results there may be more the research isn't finished yet and now that the bill has passed its detractors are powerless to stop private companies stepping in and making health care about profits not healing investigation show a number of westminster m.p.'s and a quarter of britain's house of lords have links with private health care provider . through investments patronage board membership and the parties in power conservatives and liberal democrats have received substantial funding from various private health care interests following the legislation those companies are circling already we're starting to see

a number of private health interest starting to look very seriously cherry picking some of the best most profitable parts of the national health service they were just waiting for this legislation to go through parliament and of course now ready to pounce the changes have been highly controversial and these people think they'll damage the quality of care many feel that while m.p.'s did declare their interest they should have been banned from voting local government out of contact with anybody with an interest must never take part in the system that affects their interest this is all good driven it's to do with private enterprise use. profit says not to do with go inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly banged the table in jubilation when the reforms passed outside the bell told the free health care. and in the u.s. president obama's own health reforms have reached the supreme court protesters for

and against the bill gather outsiders judges review the proposed terrible reynald winters with no medical insurance should be made mandatory those who refused to pay its new penalty it's been a key issue in this year's presidential campaign committee promising to abolish the reforms in the past decisions expected dream. toys u.n. human rights panel saying it will be for investigators very settlements in the west bank the country is accused of being critical and biased in its focus towards the palestinians disproportionate. u.n. investigation which has passed in a family which once literature occupied by israeli settlements in independent states. i start to take a look at the world of business with very high care all this hour taking a closer look at all because it's trading close to its highest level in three

months and that's of course following persistent tensions in the middle is fueling concerns about yet another spike the broad blood is up sixty percent this year causing something an economist to suggest that it's no more threat to the global economy then greece well to discuss this further i'm now joined by hanson from satisfied with our hands and thank you very much for joining us thank you tell us what point do you think that all becomes a real breakthrough the world's economic health. i think we are getting very close to that level. we've been trading here. for a market months because the the opposing side is pulling in each direction that's the price of a trade i think if you start. with have an impact. because if it's not sustainable it still. doesn't look right there are high oil prices could cause an economic slowdown act as

a sort of grate on the markets. we would have an. economic slowdown and that eventually would obviously lead to lower prices right now these seems like the cure for high prices is high prices and how you expect this rally to last. well it really depends on what's we're seeing around the year with the situation with iran. when you were small geopolitical events taking place we had some supply outages from various countries across the globe so we need to see some solutions and some of these to these issues i think iran probably is pricing in ten fifteen dollars at least as a premium so what we need to seize are merson change in the situation therefore for these prices stabilize ago levels what kind of crude prices do you think you will see this year. what kind of prices do you think we will see this year.

i think we'll probably stay recently high. probably around the once once a level for the next quarter could potentially see a move down from one fifteen and some profit taking unless we see an escalation but we probably have between one fifteen and one thirty for now and leading to an average probably in the low twenty's for this year focus on russia how do you think the country can balance high oil prices and economic efficiency. while they they probably are that they need to have a recent high price but not too high price because of slowdown the reforms they clearly need for a break even price around one fifteen so one could argue that a price just below that level with the would be good for the economy. all right mr hanson the head of commodity strategy at a bank thank you very much for your analysis. i know not of course let's take a look at the latest figures but the oil price well prices are actually go an opportune see that light sweet is trading close to one hundred and seven dollars

per barrel. twenty cents there all the. one hundred and twenty five dollars going on one hundred twenty six now let's move on so you're both if it's the end the dax our trade in the higher this hour tracking gains on wall street and asia on this side note according to the latest statistics french consumer confidence when up sharply and unexpectedly in march to a level that they haven't seen in over a year. markets are still in the black for now about the arts yes is that in almost half a percent but it's been going back and forth so we might see it still drops negative territory next hour let's take a look at the individual who take a look at individual share moves on the my stocks right now we still have time there we go now we can see that most of the blue chips are gaining this out with russia's biggest lenders or by adding point of four percent this hour he is losing and so is not all minor and l m ok. now we also have the us

figures for you of course the u.s. markets are closed very strong performance on the markets on monday and that was following a report that unemployment rates down there since also and also we had the u.s. federal reserve sent you a central bank made its support of monetary policy and tax we also have some currency figures for you the euro is higher against the u.s. dollar when it comes to the ruble it's gaining against both main currencies. and that's how business looks out here we have more time than expected so that's good for us we'll have more updates for you next hour ok very nobody likes for that update. and up next i'll bring today's headlines in just a few minutes stay with this.

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