so you want to set you on the show massive observer mission to syria in a last ditch attempt to prevent an all out civil war. decision time in france after a final appeal to voters are made by tam presidential hopefuls i the top job in a country riven by social divisions and record unemployment. plus the chinese economic powerhouse sets its sights on the ark to guess beijing weighs in for slice of the untapped riches there. eleven am of the russian capital you're watching r.t.m. arena joshing now the u.n. is expected to say and hundreds of observers to syria after the security council

vote on a resolution later on saturday russia wants the monitors to fly out once as the violence in syria grinds on despite a u.n. brokered cease fire party's marine aboard nie has the latest from new york. there's been a combination of two resolutions to drop resolutions that were submitted to the u.n. security council one was the better from russia the other submitted by the your european union and now odd combination of these resolutions calls for. you and observer mission in syria to expand. their army a car of the third verse to a trial of angry hundred unarmed observers to go to syria and continue monitoring the cease fire that was implemented on april twelfth which mean to ask is there any opposition group this is of course one of the many calls holes that were laid out by mr kofi annan on joint envoy for for the syrian regime the syria

conflict that he laid out a six point peace plan cause this observer mission is one of many things he has asked for to bring about peace in syria another element of this draft resolution that we're told is that it calls upon syria to commit to its responsibilities and its pledges meaning the syrian government regarding all its obligations according to kofi annan on the six point peace plan so it seems as though we're going to see another consensus across the board in the security council can turning syria this will be the second saturday in a row where another resolution would be adopted the vote is expected to be held on saturday and it is expected to be voted upon and adopted and this would clearly show something that we haven't seen for thirteen months because the security council has been divided for so long on how to approach syria and clearly we're

seeing a consensus across the board among the international community. more than a year of violence in syria said to have killed around town thousand people amid concern the country is on the brink of a civil war arkansas boy who now reports from the sea worthy uprising began to ask people whether it's been worth it. they call it the credo of the syrian revolution when a group of schoolkids was arrested and got a last spring for painting and refeeding protesters took to the streets for days on end. the syrian military responded by rolling mean it's tanks even a year later the chief security officer in daraa is unapologetic about all those demonstrators would bet big gunman shooting at civilians and the army troops and of course their intention was to put the green on the government and those kids the rebels give them few food and made them regular things. even among assad supporters it's not

a view shared by everyone to protest in daraa and the ensuing crackdown by the military to the turning point for syria and in hindsight some syrian officials now wish they handled it differently. we made a mistake when back in the days we didn't get a chance to syria based peaceful opposition to express itself more free with some of them truly care about the nation now we have to deal with the armed rebels the council in this stand ball and then you have religious sects like the selfies or the muslim brothers. because they're least no longer bound to meet your emergency law lifted the syrian authorities are now trying to get believed on their side even load more foreign journalists into the country stipulated by the annan plan and eager to show the world what they call the real picture. but the goal of tell the realities on the ground put their own spin on any p.r. effort. and the use of u.n.

monitors and foreign journalists rather on that. rebels intensify their attacks on the army units forcing syrian officials found in the streets and her journalists back onto the bus as the government. sees the chair is groups using any occasion any visit beach international monitors or recorders to force the army to respond to the. well they're not the government in the ability to find the right balance between freedom and security may have allowed this conflict to take off many analysts believe that learning how to do it is also crucial for its resolution president assad has long spoken about reforms he's been a popular president for most syrians for a long time because of his you know so-called reform i think this protests in syria actually. happened because you know there are people within the syrian regime who don't really want to reform their the hardliners so so this actually helps sort of

you know the reform minded members of the regime in government. you know their reform very quickly. rising still one of the most turbulent cities in syria despite checkpoints all around the store is breached on an almost daily basis and here people are just as afraid to talk as their freight to go. protest in daraa has been called the spark that ignited the syrian flame it's over the past year a scourge that a sizable part of this country and while some syrian officials may now have regrets over the way flashpoint was handled that's not nearly enough to extinguish the fire somewhat artsy syria. as you get more news and analysis of the situation in syria you can log on to our website or to a copy here's what else you can find there right now. in the american plan before

iran find out the full details of what it is as tomahawk missiles are reportedly put into place. also online a major highway in bahrain of the claims of stand of thousands of anti regime protesters rallied to demand the cancellation of this weekend's formula one grand prix watch the video on our website our t.v. dot com. france goes to the polls on sunday to elect a new president and this will be the first round of elections second round will see a runoff between the top two contenders next month ten candidates are vying for the job and make up a colorful mix of policies and promises these tests are still you break them down for us. one day to go before the french to the polls but one in four voters still have that made up their minds yet top of the french people's concerns are jobs and

money in their pockets especially at a time when unemployment is around ten percent hitting an all time high that's about the eight million people on the boy so who can take the top job and solve the french people's problems according to the latest polls socialist party candidate that's all you want is to believe about twenty nine percent out of touch and goes no amount of want to target the top this is the comes along also wants me to go shake a new fiscal discipline back to not just include hysteria but also from world measures which is criticised for this white person the lack of experience the trilogy on fossil was on the loss of. the impossible was one of these and bold to declare him the most popular president in history of this presidency has been more one topic myself the other last week he stood to the back of the immigration that number down were talking tough tough was to secure jobs especially

the stuff that is also taken on a more positive policy he goes again france freeze its budget contribution to the budget apparently a third place according to the polls is the bit of the national party as she just stick it to the immigration law or vowing to cut down the number of illegal immigrants ten thousand here that's down from about one hundred eighty thousand at the moment and she has also said that she wants france to adopt the euro and go back to the french currency the french franc what's being called the big surprise this french presidential template is on the shores of the left right now his numbers of doubles his gender before was a seven percent to now but fourteen percent is mincing no words to stop the civil insurrection revolution that now says the official sector that he also was shot is the e.u. it is the fact that has been some. plus withdraw from nato he's taken on a very strong hard line approach these are the tougher contenders wife for the top

job in france the base of the rhetoric the big music of their campaign france's neighbors as well as other partners understand that the better it takes on the presidency there will be disruptions twenty four hours continually they may be expected it's just a matter of to what extent these changes will impact the relationships as far as french people are concerned with a few more hours left to make that choice. witching i see life in moscow still gonna sour a harsh lesson for canadian students there rallying gas a steep hike in tuition fees but came in for some rough treatment from right believe all stories just ahead. now just weeks ahead of the post of our presidential vote in egypt hands of thousands have once again failed cairo central square in protest demonstrators want an immediate and to military rule which they've lived under for more than a year the military approved the disqualification of nearly half the presidential candidates this week sparking public you were

a week political forces accuse the generals of trying to cling on to power despite their pledge to stand down by july protestors also want former mubarak officials out of politics and on trial. for murder thinks the gyptian revolution has been hijacked. obviously things are moving toward a collusion here the military doesn't want to give up its privileged position in society the protesters want to genuine democratic system where this thing is headed to possible the know you've got this complex force taking place you've got the military dictatorship funded by the u.s. doesn't want to relinquish power you've got a whole ray of protesters out there with governor centers do you know i mean say we won a genuine democracy in this country the question is who is ultimately going to control the rate their reign of power here in the military is making it very clear that this isn't just a temporary transition to civilian rule they've made it very clear we're here to

stay we're the ultimate power we will permit elections to be to be had but under our own too much control we maintain the ultimate power in this society how is that a genuine democracy that the protestors are realizing it's not. canas you political ambitions are seeing it as are the fight for the vast energy resources of the arctic on a visit to europe the country's prime minister is expected to look for backing from nordic states for beijing's bid to gain a foothold in the region as a first out the world's biggest sanity consumer seeking permanent observer status on the arctic council currently consists of eight countries with stakes in the arctic and shrinking of the polar ice cap which makes that we can see that mineral resources more accessible has stirred up territorial disputes that there again chamblee search value at the east asian institute says beijing has a real chance of securing itself slice might. chinese rising rising very quickly

also politically and economically so some of the western countries actually should have cautious theirs to was trying to survive actually hesitant to give china this kind of status in the uk because i mean first of china will use always diplomatic skills to try to gain more support from from the not a conscious of which are also friendly because china in this region another problem another uses are trying to we're also u.s. army we're each game as a ball its currency but west is you know crisis specially if for example i sir and i think china will use more of it so well those. games are supporting the research as to how this our art is resident asks whether genetically modified food is a welcome reality or and why the risk i do think a lot of it is corporate driven here and it is related to money unfortunately modifying genetically food is culturally we could go on controlling they want to

take over this sources over make i'm sure they can basically push up on us later on we gauge opinion from big apple on why people generally do not avoid genetically modified food so watch the presidential debate. can minute's time and. doesn't drove russia's far north provide two things that's a vital for the people who live here and fish come and see how life here revolves around them just a few minutes. in canada riot police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of students protesting outside a government building in central montreal's at least two demonstrators and two officers were injured in the violence and seventeen people were arrested students are angry at a planned seventy five percent rise in tuition fees they've been demonstrating almost daily since declaring a boycott of classes over two months ago with the government refusing to back down

director of the research center on globalization and the shelter sadar he says that the canadian government is a big spender when it comes to defense but they also address social problems this. but to the protest movement of students regarding tuition fees it's the tip of the iceberg but all the market because the government the government increases interest rates because that is very much in principle and in the us the slowness of forced spending a lot of body of the roads but. it's the financing of social programs. and also the people at the mall because the students the girl of this there are you know it as well they spend billions of dollars of gracious over a million people in india are diagnosed with cancer every year and ninety percent

of treatment drugs are currently important and they don't come cheap that could be about to change though with a new law that means lifesaving drugs can be manufactured locally reports. she wrote the v.a. is one of the two point five million people in india dying from cancer while she spent three thousand dollars of her money and traveled for three hundred fifty miles from her home to get proper treatment she believes there is no hope for abby and the magazines of the stores are expensive have come from so far so there are times we don't have money to burn. but now there might be a chance in a revolutionary move india's patent office has decided that they're a german pharmaceutical powerhouse would lose its exclusive rights to manufacture a life saving cancer pill the rice was absorbed into the heart he can give

manufactured from abroad and cynthia it was an affordable and both pollution now a compulsory license would be given to a local indian pharmaceutical manufacturer that could make the exact same drug buy cheaper if all of a sudden bills would a number who hoard up medicine and would have the you know the good those that go in that it's news but if you're fraction of the price it's all possible because of a revised trade and international property rights agreement passed by the world trade organization known as trips picture it's agreement ok it's to provide medication to all people in developing countries that means that global pharmaceutical companies are required to sell a life altering medication at a reasonably of one of the right to people in those countries if they don't do that patent offices in those countries can ask these global pharmaceutical companies to provide compulsory licenses so that

a local manufacturer can ban it and make those drugs the idea is that the global pharmaceutical companies would then be stripped of their monopoly on drugs in developing countries. fair has said in statements that it is quote disappointed in the ruling and is looking for ways to challenge it this is what i'm saying to the whole of us who. you know what are you seeing in all the other things you know we give them a chance to live and a chance for india to stand up against domination from the west preassure either r t new delhi india and also to look at some other stories from around the world five suspected militants found with ten tons of explosives have been arrested in kabul security officials in afghanistan say that the men were plotting to assassinate the country's vice president that is comes less than a week after

a taliban government carried out an eighteen hour assault on the capital's diplomatic district thirty six militants were killed in the battle. neighboring pakistan our families are mourning the victims of a plane crash in a residential area near islamabad international airport rescuers say there is no hope of finding survivors and on the one hundred twenty seven on board the ship going seven three seven our route from karachi to islamabad was making its final approach to the airport and friday in stormy weather before it crashed it's the country's second major air disaster in less than two years. fighting continues in east africa south sudan's troops continue to occupy the sudanese oil town of conflict have been expected to and on friday when the government of south sudan and now says troops will withdraw from the disputed territory within three days so the dam broke away from the north last year following a long running civil war that claimed the lives of more than one and

a half million people. now it's time for the latest edition of our russia closer series and today we're heading off to the country's remote north. northern russia is known for its vast dry and harsh climate a tiny population that lives in this area is completely cut off from the rest of the country r.t.s. tom gardner explores like this distant land offers its residents. an icon of the north the nets and other native north and peoples follow grazing reindeer wherever they go their routines revolving around the animals the life of the reindeer herder is usually hot and isolated but occasionally they gather to share their world and compete in

a skills they honed in on the tundra and i'm about to join the celebrations. last seen throwing. sticks wrestling. and hurdle jumping all cause for competition but the main event is rapidly approaching. rangy races bring teams from foreign wars and the competition is tough i feel a bit nervous that my rivals get better every year even though i won last year this year the younger ones may compete on a par with me. and perhaps he's right to be a bit jittery but it seems getting started is the trickiest moment. sometimes for a cameraman to. your feet. and it's just after the festivities to sit down to eat some reindeer of course but also that other russian

arctic speciality fish in this nearby factory they're preparing thousands of none of these a sea fish all having been caught to quote from the rivers and i'm told the man is booming and it's a big national level here isn't enough of our products even to cover the domestic market europeans find our products delicious and make a logical if you were but so far with simply haven't enough of them. to see where all this comes from we caught up with andre he's been fishing since he was a child on the hope today river shark pike like his catch and raising. true russians north and we. can't say for fishing in the south it may have as advantages as for me i love to fish right here in the north when it's frosting yaris fresh and the sun is bright it's great. ten point andres off to prepare his

dinner and we have a small insight into the central and fortunes of these animals to the lives of normal. without the fish and without the deer. and the lives of those who live here would be very empty indeed. from that healthy fare in our russian arctic to food which is genetically modified next our own resident any or glory harvest asked people in the streets whether they think g.m. food is safe. are you concerned about genetically modified or enhanced foods or is it just an overblown issue this week let's talk about that do you care i'm. not but i know why because less processed foods in europe that's for sure yeah i do think a lot of it is corporate driven here and it is related to money unfortunately modifying genetically food is totally. then controlling they want to take this

sources over main crime so they can basically push up on us so why are americans ok with that i think is the knowledge they want to get information from regular t.v. . just being entertained did you know that coke color with is made with high fructose corn syrup in the united states but everywhere else it's made with pure cane sugar i didn't know that. so why don't americans demand better things in their food. they don't want to pay more money for the food. they used to what they're eating my i don't care as long as they're comfortable it doesn't matter that would be my guess i think our country is run by greed and money and there's a lot of issues here so. you could say when the greed is so strong that it messes with what people eat i think i think you just answer the question with your question do you think that because the population is growing and growing and

growing that we're bound to eat things like bait in petri dishes and those kinds of extremes probably yes there since websites i don't remember the name of it but supposedly. in a week. and told you how many earths we would need for everyone in the world. and it turns out. there really to be six earths for me and you know these insights to say the least but you know you express that if american stocks buy jackley modified food rather you think they'd stop making out all that's one hundred percent yes the find and i'm going to demand dries up the supply dries up to need to start putting that on labels that everything that's in there right absolutely and more people are getting wise to labels now i think and the supermarkets and the shopping they'll see the signs are not the start to read more than picking off a shelf or put in a basket i think the slowly get the idea through media but i think in the. further

whether or not you're concerned about genetically modified foods the bottom line is if you live in the united states you're probably eating a lot more of them than you realize. and coming your way next here on our team the headlines.

the close up team has been to the spirit little screenshot. where blacksmithing has developed from a craft into an industry. if. no r.t. goes far north. where returns to put roads and rail are a battle against the elements where really culture is the only transport for medics to reach those in need. and where reindeer and fish are treasures for the people will come for the. autonomy area russia close up. for. five. hundred of them living here. in forty acres and nineteen nineteen three and decided it would be a great quite

a stiff fine the bell behind the retire. their sheer. we call it our new neighbor neighbor nine o seven. we have seventy acres and i can't convince them that they. new details on her sides two hundred feet from. the needs of her growing economy also means expanding our domestic production of oil and natural gas which are vital fuel for transportation electricity and manufacturing this is before problems according to the radical. change. in our flows are not toxic than we did a lot of there's a lot of mis understanding of what is actually in the fluids. and this it get could not here unless you come here and live in my house for

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