ten candidates face off in the french presidential election with the now open economic misfortune. and broken promises leave voters radically split. the u.n. security council ordering the deployment of a massive observer mission to syria but russia and the u.s. are divided over the details of the move. bahrain is on high alert to safeguard the formula one grand prix which is going ahead despite a wave of government protests and a brutal crackdown that's left at least one day. a big impact on the small screen the world watches.

t.v. host right here on our t.v. a story. of global. t.v. with me rule recent. story for you it is that the day that france decides its future with millions set to vote on a new president this year polls open to a very disenchanted public and a country suffering rampant unemployment austerity and ultimately economic despair posters predict the turnout will be low with many voters being unable to relate to the candidates just a little bit later in the program. will be joining us live from paris.

tough cuts. tragic integration failures. who will be left standing when the people speech. the french election on our team. try to lift up a little bit deeper into the ongoing presidential election in front of us cross over to paris now and and a punch through the aussies tesser australia to get to the details of from the ground tests are good to see you know there's been a lot of concern as far as i understand it today about basically a low voter turnout what kind of numbers for cost a point. well that's right as a voting continues this is a big variable that everyone's watching closely there's a projection that up to a third of french people not even bother going out to vote but that's not out of apathy it's more that they feel that there really isn't much of a choice of solutions being offered especially by mainstream candidates don't

really address the problems of a sea of economy for example the top situation or social divisions resulting from these and this very dissolution actually has given rise to more extreme views if you will of propping up counted as such as muddying the pan on the far right and so on the panel shows a hard line a leftist all of this playing into that the numbers this is really i would be very closely watched now i mean we all know what later on in the direction of that of brown one of the presidential race will be taking as the initial i asked him minutes will be announced at eight pm local time but in the meantime let's get a bit more insight on exactly what is going on in france right now from fredricka bonifay he's an economist from the bank that ok so french people are very disillusioned you know they they feel that there is no solution to any of the problems that they are seeing what kind of a solution are magical are they looking for we see there is a solution actually but it's always the same more sturdy and more reduction of structural deficit and to start with a massive could down on the social spending and the reason why people turn to left

or extreme right is candidates is not mean streamlines actually have to offer the exact same solution there is very limited room for action so i guess the sense of dissolution of those you know is actually linked to that fact you're talking about fascinating austerity you have funso a lot he's a leading candidate here. who says bold austerity is not good for as we want to see growth where does that lead to this said the country going to you need a scary or don't you what he in you get us to some extent actually point out is the fact that a steady for everyone in the eurozone is not good for growth and in absolute terms we need more coordination between germany france and our european partners in this and firstly we don't see now so the first thing to do is actually to discuss where your euro zone partners to set a firm incorporated strategy that could influence thirty one i think of pushing down growth too much will frats become a headache no matter who becomes president

a headache for its euro zone partners that is i guess the meat the main challenge faced by the continent's friends is key to saving the eurozone which again is in the midst of a crisis that is far from being over in france falls and so does the european financial stability facility and i'd leave soon as the minister union sunni see me sure that paris is in for the footsteps of madrid and athens fortunately we're not you know as bad in as bad as illusion as those two countries yet but we need to urgently take some action well this situation that the french people see in spain and greece and italy this is precisely what's fueling that feeling of anti globalization that at the capitol is appealing do you think this is going to be a permanent ascension meant going moving forward. i fear it could so we need to take also this issue as far as the institutions are concerned we probably need to reform our voting system and so as not to have one's will behaviors that tend to favor the extremes which obviously is more white noise in terms of policy and i

personally hope that those two candidates that you mention will not have a major influence in the next president will do the right just last question as you say it's white noise but it's a very loud noise so far the far left the far right they're both expected to guard about thirty percent of the votes this is significant isn't it it really is significant and they see one way of tackling the problem and its goals in one word it's europe we need more europe we need to to research allies the powers not in paris but in brussels and lead the e.c.b. in the european commission do they do the needed job at the quick last comment on immigration is this something that will stay that have an anti immigration feeling here. i sense that feeling among the population here but personally i think that immigration is per se a positive for the economy as long as again the social system is there correspondingly read just if you're looking for social solution there i'm looking

for a major cutback on social spending and public spending reaching still fifty six percent of g.d.p. which is you know world record snow and we need to go to him about that can be pretty closely right thank you very much will get us a lot of political debate on a lot of topics here in france once again just reminding you the voting is underway and voter turnout the number is expected to be released an estimate of that in a few hours because this could sway the results of the first rally there could still be surprises and a fresh elections that will will be all the latest live from the fashion capital. there will be checking in with you throughout the day here on out thanks so much. the un's top body has decided to send three hundred observers to syria on a three month mission to monitor an end to violence it's now up to the un chief to decide how and when to deploy them now russia has welcomed the move but america warns it may take action against damascus regardless in new york with details

artie's marina portnoy or. once again the united nations security council has unanimously adopted a resolution on syria the most recent one drafted by russia and co-sponsored by eight other countries the resolution calls for and authorizes up to three hundred unarmed u.n. military observers to go to syria and monitor the truce the cease fire that was put in place april twelfth between damascus and the opposition groups this resolution also calls on the syrian government to meet its responsibilities and pledge is called for in the six point peace plan laid out by u.n. joint envoy mr kofi annan on russia of course of believes that this most recent developments in syria is a step in the right direction u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice left the meeting on saturday not

showing as much optimism as russia and many other countries have susan rice took to her twitter feed to save the deployment of three hundred or three thousand unarmed observers cannot on its own stop assad's murderous rampage susan rice said that external pressures are additionally needed to solve the problem in syria the us ambassador also said that washington and its allies are preparing for action that will be required if assad persists to quote slaughter ambassador churkin said that these efforts that are trying to put pressure on an already stressful situation does not help bring peace and security to syria the missed an opportunity is a signal to go position they get criticizing the government saying that. they expect the opposition which is unfair. very clearly in the security council

resolution. which they themselves are just the voted for and all those predictions of doom and gloom threats of various brands which are being. those things are not imo productive i think they have this wrapping from money from the implementation of the kofi annan plan and from the political efforts of the security council and they may give a ground for some extremists to believe. that they'll have some prospect for taking over the political process and that's richardson says the syrian government will be primarily responsible for the safety and security of the unarmed observers that will be deployed through syria they will be deployed once the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to satiate of violence this resolution the most recent one i talked it also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition

group both have to put their weapons out weapons down and begin the change in dialogue. reporting right still to come for you in the program here out of a rally reprise find out why gyptian is growing restless ahead of next month's presidential election as they continue calls for the end of military rule. of recession numbering in the thousands has just begun with the head of the mall for talks church leading the way it's been termed defense of the faith join us from moscow's main cathedral for more very shortly. now in bahrain sunday's formula one grand prix has been marred by the death of an anti-government protest activist say the man who was killed after security forces cracked down on a peaceful demonstration on friday the officers used tear gas stun grenades and shotguns to break up the rally which witnessed tens of thousands on the streets

protests resumed on saturday with thousands more turning out as activists called for the formula one event to be canceled the country is on high alert to ensure the race does take place and u.s. journalist patrick henningsen says the gulf states and regions to washington there's little hope of democratic reform. bahrain is one of the. keys in the middle east is this going to change or change of leadership recently but as you can see doesn't change we've seen reports of violence coming out of bahrain one after the other for the last year or two years the it's not uncommon to the police will drive by shootings of people in bahrain you can watch these videos on you tube if you want it's the worst police state region so i don't think so because if we were going to see reform in bahrain it would have come after the recent change of leadership. is under the umbrella of the western nations in

terms of influence in the region where rain is the satellites. state of the kingdom of saudi arabia and also into is a satellite state in the region of washington and london we have been credible vested interest there in terms of petroleum contracts etc and also it's true to its history teacher defense position as well. and artie's i really was in bahrain to find out why the protests are still raging and the mainstream foreign media is accused of simply turning a blind eye. it took a car fire ahead of a major sporting event for the world to notice the flames of discord engulfing a small island nation in the persian gulf but green is suffocating in the smoke of an ongoing struggle between protesters and police the most recent have been happening in bahrain for more than a year now protesters say this is the longest lasting revolt in the arab spring but

so far the only result from them has been an increase in violence on all sides scenes from the capital be a more than passing similarity to the pictures out of the embattled syrian city of homs but the city's enjoyed a very different level of attention. and the media stayed surprisingly silent considering their stance on other middle eastern revolutions they were all but silent when the bahraini revolution was crushed last year they're all but silent about the human rights abuses in bahrain itself and the formula one race is just focused attention on that. when the media does turn to the hurricane they seem to do more harm than good foreign media has been covering also you always use the free market forces against such. as they don't understand that this actually helps the governments to see. the whole story is serious such as the

opposition says hundreds have been wounded in standoff with police and many sacked from their jobs or arrested for taking part in mass protests but unlike in syria and libya no one has called for foreign intervention. problems before the international human rights council europeans if american countries were enthusiastic about exploring this issue but the us prefer to leave it to the independent commission created here where the government did bring back several medieval bahraini human rights defenders who were in exile when for everyone speeds out of. town much of the media in the world is likely to follow. our team around a quarter past the hour here in the russian capital of our news and some much more always to be found on our website artsy dot com let's check out a couple got him standing by for you there right now for example fielding a friend a look at israel's plan to the friends of system known as the iron dome and what

the u.s. is reportedly preparing to pump funds into the project. also one live how a real life project is being backed up by explorer and not will academy award winning director james cameron those details will say what all websites. and blue gold scientists discover that africa is apparently sitting on a giant the reservoir of groundwater could be a blessing or a supposed details are still. it was the t.v. talk show that got everybody talking julian saunters new interview program here on odds he did what many expected provoke a mixed set of reactions are sometimes hysterical from all around the world from the wiki leaks out his choice of guests to the very channel it was a bad time for comments just kept on coming and the details are he's gone a chicken. for most american media julian assange is guilty without charge reckless

traitor and a threat to our national security interests sleazeball named julian a song who is bent on damaging america how did this guy just land his own t.v. show the implication is that is a russian agent whose anti-american mission is now out in the open for all to see and the accusations kept flying as the whistleblowers very own show premiered on tuesday but also saw it coming through. combatant. requirement. interview with. purple radicals. but i think that's the sort of it's a pretty trivial. flicker if you look at how the service. we have complete control of the guests over his first show was the head of hezbollah as ignited by the us is

a terrorist organization it was not starlost first interview with international channel in six years the reason why him could be found in the interview itself the united states is. costing him to us as well when they want to be able to tell people that he's one of the syrian terrorism terrorism small organizations. but they want to take a listen to us hyper maha for example if there was a just trial. this very different thing to have an opportunity to defend themselves some say in the court of public opinion as presented by the u.s. mainstream media there is a tendency to simplify issues often at the expense of the full picture somebody agrees or doesn't agree with has been was ideas or all of their ideas ideology or theology in american people need to hear the voice of hezbollah rather than simply have them demonize. targeted as a quote terrorist but the purpose of demonizing somebody like nasr our nelson

mandela who was considered a terrorist until one nine hundred eighty eight is not really to stop terrorist ideas from infiltrating but for the american people to only hear one side of a debate to only hear one side of an argument julian assange is now under house arrest in the u.k. fighting extradition to sweden where he may well be extradited to the united states u.s. prosecutors were pointedly have a secret indictment ready for us on was made public thousands of leaked documents with embarrassing details relating to the wars in iraq and afghanistan as well as other issues in the u.s. has been under fire from capitol hill the white house and the media and we've got to apprehend mr science the founder of wiki leaks and bring him to justice as a violator of the espionage act because if we don't just keep happening the dead man can't leaks that this guy is a traitor a treasonous and he has broken every law the united states the guy ought to be sayd

i'm not for the death penalty so if i'm not for the death penalty i want to do it illegally shoot the son of a what about freedom of information cherish this is a core principle of democracy it's almost like leaving letting the genie out of the bottle mr assad has beat the internet and the governments and everyone else at their own game because he's gone to a place where others have not been before and he's introduced the types of information the range of information that previously were not available if one views the media as a court of public opinion then julian assange is someone who presents to the jury that is the viewers argument i didn't see the we see this which they almost never hear on mainstream media but it's up to the viewers to form an opinion but what many find ironic is that outsourcing is under attack by the us government and the media for practicing poor for extend the freedom of information that america. around the globe i'm going to start our reporting from washington. and you can find

out of for yourself what caused the media storm just by watching the first episode of julian as our new program on our web site r t v dot com it's there for you in full but next week you can catch him interviewing a guest that number two here on artsy. next month's presidential election in egypt creeping ever closer more and more people are taking to the streets to call for the ultimate end of military rule the junta that's been running the country since the toppling of president mubarak a year ago was losing supporters by the day or this story as are seen so far. in a chips the cost of democracy has not been an easy one and now the journey which the president that full last year and para taken is a by the military council because in the build up to presidential elections that the people right back to. the people are angry at what they perceive to be the military council's attempt to cling to power by recent disqualifications kokila

presidential candidates all of these posts from writings all true conservatives like the preacher he was disqualified because his mother allegedly held us passport but his supporters say they were as an ace his behind the decision in the election run regarding presence of the season so long as a little stickler issues against staff and restricted a little too much that you will. bring him to supposed and he would judge him what we are throwing down to move me to selection. this system one of our. needs. asking to take this committee before it for an mc. election that was independent journalist peltry he's been covering the uprising from the ferry to getting she told us that the deep mistrust of the elections committee and the military council has led to plain anger amongst the people it's

hard to say exactly what the military council think we're even are using the council try to think what we can safely say is that we're never actually bringing them in they're really trying to make sure that this is this is written in the constitution for whoever is president who basically taking things into entrenched very places is now a cheesy egypt's military rulers is hijacking the vacillation are you see things are moving toward a coalition here the military doesn't want to give up its privileged position in society the protesters want a genuine democratic system where this thing is headed it's impossible to know some tape test is written. a known terrorist they found fishing ahead session on the military council to provide a classy transition that they say those. people travel from egypt to come here to. the thousands the message being clear they did see people who feel very good for a chance to kenya and democracy in their country they see that chance is now being

denied to the east and then move them willing to keep on fighting for it. on the tightest bank highway. life from moscow to the russian orthodox church is holding a huge source who said moscow's christ the savior is the jewel in defense of the faith and follows a number of high profile cases of vandalism of churches and sacred objects over the past few months so let's get more on the story. jake agrees hello to you on my way to work this morning i was passing by the historic park and then crossing over the river i saw loads of buses and a shoot funnel of people working their way to the church because peter where you walk tell us what is the what is the scene now i believe the service was ongoing. you yes it isn't right now we can see and indeed here thousands of people who have combed the gates is here at moscow's main cathedral christ the savior they're being led impressed session by patriarch kirill now this precedes here's

a number of hours of mass prayer and also a literacy service that was given this obviously replicated around the country as a whole at some of the key centers of the orthodox church in russia some of its main cathedrals and really said tent to drum up support for the faith has been coming under some criticism of lateness be facing some troubling times. now i take it if i may certainly there have been some issues as you were saying we've had some trouble incidents in recent in the recent past here something about a punk band storming a church at one point or certain some vandalism of sacred objects can you can you give us a can you give us a bit more background is this why the service is taking place. sure you mission to be self defense. in deeds many of the church leaders among them patriarch kirill think they need just that that's why this procession listserv event is taking place

here today now they say that they've become under attack from an anti christian campaign and either have been attacks made on numbers our number of church properties around the country want taking place at a cathedral present are where the front doors the entrance was set ablaze some of the religious symbols sacred symbols have also been attacked among them an idol of the virgin mary and a crucifix some of those were held up high by a chart here today among those crowds which have gathered. some of this resentment of the church on as being the took place in fair great pussy riot a punk group with a very much protest message to christ the savior cathedral and their dates hogs their song at present elect to me but also patriarch kirill and he said support blood to me and food since there was outcry among. them using such

a sacred place for their demonstrations but it's also been a lot of condemnation since from human rights groups who don't like how the church handled this saga and how it came down safely but it came to pass the right week or i don't think it was as you've been discussing a talk to us here in our city we have been looking for some some live pictures as a beautiful day in moscow and certainly the crowds are gathering around this iconic feature here in central moscow we'll get back to those live pictures another time but for now. many thanks indeed. russia and china have begun their first joint naval exercises taking place in the yellow sea near the korean peninsula two dozen vessels and thousands of sailors all involved in the so-called war games both sides aim to exchange experience as they focus on air defense submarine warfare as well as

a search and rescue tactics the drills will run for at least six days but this comes as tension on the korean peninsula is escalating and the u.s. shifting more military attention to the asia pacific region washington says it's. potential threats from regional powers like china it's a pleasure to have you with us here in our in just a few minutes we'll be going back to the french presidential election our correspondents are live in the french capital more details in just a. some

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