france chooses its next leader with a presidential poll well underway all of this in the wake of heated political debate. think of it nicolas sarkozy has its back to the wall as a disapproving public is expected to dish out a light share of the vote to his opponents. 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. brain 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 person. and a big impact on the small screen the world watches us whistleblower julian of songs makes his debut as a t.v. host right here on our t.v.

stirring up quite a range of global reaction. to the weekly with the top stories of the week and all of today. and it is the day that france decides its future millions set to vote on a brand new president this year polls open to a very disenchanted public in a country suffering rampant unemployment austerity and economic despair and one of the biggest concerns now is one of voter turnout. across one. explains. 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 that they see in the economy for example the job 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 candidates such as muddy lookin on the far right as long as a hardline a leftist all of this playing into that the numbers this is really really very closely watched now and we'll know what later on in the direction a battleground 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 think that ok so if the french people are very disillusioned you know they they feel like there is no solution to any of the problems that they are seeing what kind of a solution or magic pill 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 mainstream ones actually have to offer the exact same solution there is very limited room for action so i guess the sense of disillusionment was no is actually moving throughout fact france is key to saving the euro zone which again is in the midst of the crisis that is far from being over if friends falls and so does the european financial stability facility and i believe so does the monetary union so we need to make sure that paris is in full the footsteps of madrid and athens fortunately we're not you know as bad in as bad as solution as others to cancer is yet but we need to urgently take some action right. very much will get there's 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 the 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 election so we'll bring you all the latest live from the fashion capital. on the currency crisis. cuts. tragic integration. who will be left standing when the people speak. the french election. and we're coming to you live from the heart of the most current. body has decided to send three hundred observers to syria three month mission to monitor an end to violence it's now up to the u.n. chief to decide how and when to deploy them russia has welcomed the move but america warns it may still take action against damascus regardless with details in new york. 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 pledges calls for is a six point peace plan laid out by a un joint envoy mr kofi annan on russia of course the leaves 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 had susan rice shipped to her twitter feed to say the deployment of three hundred or three thousand

unarmed observers cannot on its own stop assad's quote 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 by master chirk it 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 signaled to go a position they've kept criticizing the government saying nothing about what they expect the brawl nor the opposition which is unfair. clearly in the security council resolution. which they themselves had just voted for and all those provisions of the blue on blue threats of that is plans which are being hatched

this hour with those things are not imo productive i think they are distracting for much from the implementation of the coffee on two of them from the political efforts of the security council and they may give a ground for some extremists to believe that their cause has 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 us and unarmed observers that will be deployed to syria they will be deployed once when secretary-general ban ki-moon feels that it's safe enough for the observers to go and there has been enough to say should of violence this resolution the most recent one it's up to also underscores that the syrian government and the opposition group both have to put their weapons out weapons count and begin engaging in dialogue. reporting meantime a foremost syrian envoy to he told me that foreign backing for the opposition is to

blame for the ongoing bloodshed. what we are seeing is that the security council has been moving more and more towards russia's point of view and towards syrian principle in adopting a more balanced resolution and that's why there is a consensus so the observers on the ground are doing their job the syrian government is facilitating their work but what guarantees peace on the ground is not the mere presence of three hundred u.n. soldiers and officers what guarantees a peaceful end to the crisis is a goodwill gesture by the so-called opposition and their regional and international backers the so-called national council is seeking a repetition of the libyan scenario the catastrophically beon scenario it was an international world that has been waged against syria for the last fourteen months but certainly has not going to be another libya if they ever take any foolish

a step to attack syria militarily they're going to regret it for a very very very long time to come. you're watching r t it's good to have you with us today and still to come in the program here are that a rally reprise find out why your friends are growing restless ahead of next month's presidential election as they continue calls for the end of military rule plus right here in the russian capital. the head to hold the church leads a service that's been dubbed in defense of the faith joining us from moscow's main cathedral very shortly. in bahrain sunday's a formula one grand prix has been marred by the death of an anti government protester activists say the man was killed after security forces crackdown on a peaceful demonstration on friday officers that used tear gas stun grenades and shotguns to break up the rally which for tens of thousands on the streets protests

resumed on saturday with thousands more turning out activists called for the former and i want to vent to be canceled the country is on high alert now to ensure the race takes place and u.s. journalist patrick henningsen says the gulf states and legions to washington means there is little hope of democratic reform. bahrain is one of the petrel keys in the middle east began to change or change of leadership recently but as you can see hasn't changed we've seen reports of violence coming out of bahrain . after another for the last year or two years look the it's not uncommon that the police will have a drive by shootings of people in bahrain you can watch these videos on you tube if you want it's the worst police states a region so i don't think so if we were going to see reform in bahrain it would have come down to the recent change of leadership. is under the umbrella of the western nations in terms of influence in the region bahrain is

a satellite state of the kingdom of saudi arabia and also in turn is a satellite state. regional washington and london. best interest. contracts etc and also it's a strategic defense position as well. things are really going to go in bahrain to find out why the protests are still raging particularly after the mainstream of foreign and media is accused of turning a blind eye. if you go 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 citizens have been happening in bahrain for more than a year now produce their 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 the passing similarity to the pictures out of the embattled syrian city of homs but the two cities enjoyed a very different level of attention to those decisions 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 has just focused attention on that society and when the media does turn to her they seem to do more harm than good foreign media coverage of the also as you say always use the free market forces because. they don't understand that this actually helps the government to see. the whole free experience such as the opposition says hundreds have been wounded in standoff with police and many snatched from their

jobs or arrested for taking part in mass protests but unlike in syria and libya no one has. calls for foreign intervention play. variance problems put before the international human rights council when the european and south american countries were enthusiastic about exploring this issue the us prefer to leave it to the independent commission created here by the government it did bring back several notable raney human rights defenders who are next so everyone speeds out of town much of the media in the world it is likely to follow in the rain it goes. on all of our news and so much more can always be caught on our website artsy thought column let's have a quick look and see what's waiting for them right now for example shielding a friend to look at israel's planned defense system known as the iron dome while the u.s. is reportedly preparing to pump funds. for some online how

a real life project has been backed by explore other multiple academy award winning director james cameron those details also on our website. and blue gold scientists discover that africa is apparently sitting on a giant reservoir of water could it be a blessing or indeed a curse more of that on the website. but it was the t.v. talk show that caught everybody talking. when you interview program want to see did what many expected it provoked a mixed and sometimes hysterical set of reactions from all around the world from the wiki leaks artist choice of guests to the very channel it was aired on the commons just kept on pouring in and they still do to this day. as the story for most american media julian assange is guilty without charge reckless traitor

and a threat to our national security interests sleazeball named julian assange who is bent on damaging america how did this guy just land his own. t.v. show the implication is a song 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 i saw it coming that's true. enemy combatant. interview with. radicals. i think it's a pretty trivial. topic. flitter if you look at how the servants write. we have complete control of the guest of his first show was the head of hezbollah designated by the us as 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 talking. to us as we may want to be able to tell people that he's one of the syrian terrorists or is that smoke in isolation. but they want the people who listen to us hype from ohio for example if it was a just try the. very meaning the defendant should 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 of who somebody agrees or doesn't agree with has what was ideas or all of their ideas ideology or their theology the 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 nine hundred eighty eight is not really to stop terrorist ideas from infiltrating but for the american people to only hear one. side of the debate 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 reportedly have a secret indictment ready for our son 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 this will keep happening the dead man can't leaks that this guy is a traitor a treasonous and he has broken every law of the united states the guy ought to be shot i'm not for the death penalty so if i'm not for the death i don't want to do

it illegally shoot son of a what about freedom of information cherished as a core principle of democracy it's almost like leading to letting a genie out of the bottle mr songe as the internet and the government 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 need here as a court of public opinion then julian assange which is someone who presents to the jury that is the viewers argument evidence voices which they almost never hear on mainstream media but it's up to the viewers to form an opinion but many find ironic is that all solution is under attack by the us government and the media for practicing poor for extend the freedom of information that america preaches around the globe i'm going to start now reporting from washington are true. and you can

find out for yourself what caused the media storm by watching the first episode of julian assange has a new program that's on our website arts he thought to come of course next week. and we've guessed number two right here on our team. well still ahead of the program here no wage trial of the century the man who was killing seventy seven people in a gun rampage last year goes on trial describing in chilling detail how and why he carried out the massacre. with next month's presidential election in egypt creeping closer and more and more people are taking to the streets to call for the end of military rule the one that spin running the country since the toppling of president mubarak a year ago is a losing supporters by the day but this story is arts and serve. any chance to cast democracy has not been an easy one and now the journey which the president the fact full last year compared taken is a by the military council because in the build up to presidential elections that

the people right back to travis the people are angry at what they perceive to be the military council's attempt to cling to power used by recent disqualifications popular presidential candidates all of these cars from running was ultra conservative slutty creature he was disqualified because his mother allegedly held a u.s. passport but his supporters say they were as a nation is the one decision it's an election run regarding causing some of this has been so long as a little clear issues against them and history to the two to watch that you will. bring them to the code and soon he will judge him for what we are trying now to move me exhilaration according to this system one of our. needs. asking to take this committee on foot and make. religion be that was independent journalist culturing 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 playing anger amongst the people it's hard to say exactly diminishing think we're even are using to try think what we can safely say is that whatever actions or even when they're really trying to make sure that this is this is written in the constitution they have every president who basically taking to entrap their entire face this is now a g.'s egypt's military rulers is hijacking the vacillation obviously things are moving to try to collusion here the military doesn't want to give up its privileged position in in society the protesters want to genuine democratic system where this thing is headed it's impossible to know some protests is really. they found the keep pushing ahead in the plank session on the military council to provide a transition that they say long been calling for people travel from all across

egypt to come here to. tens of thousands and this is think they did some people would feel very good for a chance to kenyans and more could see in their country they see that chance is not being denied today the same then move to willing to keep on fighting for the same party that is bank. this is on to you know russia and china have begun their first joint naval exercises taking place in the yellow sea you know the korean peninsula two dozen vessels under thousands of sailors all involved in the war games both sides aim to exchange experience as they focus on air defense submarine warfare as well as search and rescue tactics other drills will last for six days this comes as tension on the korean peninsula is escalating the u.s. shifting more military attention to the asia pacific region washington says its enemy to counter potential threats from regional powers like china. a

norwegian court has decided to keep information from the trial of mass murderer anders breivik classified for sixty years believing it could be harmful to the public this came days after his widely televised trial began and also if the clear sane could face a maximum twenty one year prison sentence he admitted killing seventy seven people in a bomb attack on a government building and a shooting rampage at a youth camp last summer but denied criminal guilt claiming he was protecting norway from being taken over by muslims during his trial of a fascist saluting corps and appeared close to tears during a screening of his own. propaganda video he also gave her an account of how each of his victims died norwegian journalist stein says that graphic is partly succeeded in using his trial to promote extremism. the big paradox concerning this case is that. because the outset made this is planned

he wrote manifesto and published it outlined his plan and his plan was to do an outrageous criminal act and then use the court proceedings later to advocate this around the world and in that sense. one might say that he has succeeded in the court case he has a monster this called an witnesses extremist witnesses both from the extremist right side and islamic extremists to sort of. build under this notion that he has that there is a war a clash of civilizations and there's been a debate and some of that this is i've been called and have actually refused to go and because they don't want to be part of this propaganda that he is using the court case to promote. all right starting with kendra let's get to the answer you all got it for you close to ninety people have been arrested in

a month trio all following the second day of anti-government protests they rallied against the government's eighty billion dollars resource extraction and development plan for quote back protests came a day after hundreds of students demonstrated against a seventy five percent hike in she wish and fees at least six people were injured as often as is used tear gas to pursue the. south sudan it claims that its neighbor sudan has not told its troops as they were pulling out of the disputed oil region heglig south captured the region last week raising fears of an armed conflict then announced at the start of withdrawal on friday calls by un secretary-general ban ki moon to end the violence south sudan became independent from the north last year following a long running civil war that claimed the lives of more than one and a half million people. to the netherlands now where almost one hundred twenty

five people have been injured including more than fifty seriously during a head on the rail crash in amsterdam a high speed express approaching the city collided with a local train heading in the opposite direction it's going to clear how the two trains ended up the track of the accident caused chaotic rail delays all over western amsterdam and severely disrupted its main international. now the russian orthodox church is holding a huge service at moscow's christ the savior cathedral in defense of the faith follows a number of high profile cases of vandalism of churches on sacred objects over the past few months supports. we can see and indeed hear thousands of people who have coal newgate here 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 list the service that was given this of his being replicated around the country as a whole at some of the key centers of the orthodox church of russia some of its main cathedral and really set him to drum up support for the faith has been coming under some criticism of laces be facing some troubling times its leaders among them patriarch here or say that they've become under attack from an anti christian campaign and you don't have the attacks made on the numbers our number of church properties around the country want taking place at a cathedral and present are where the front doors the entrance was set ablaze it's also 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 charge carol here today among those crowds that have gathered now reese some of this resentment of the church sean has been aventure took place in fairbridge

that's when pussy riot a punk group for the very much protest message to christ the savior cathedral there they targeted their song at president elect that amir hussein also at a chart carol and he said support for blood amir hussein you know was outcry among the faithful gatherers that when using such a sacred place for their demonstrations there's also been a lot of condemnation it seems from human rights groups we don't like how the church handled this saga and how it came down safely they came to pass the right. all right in just a moment here on out cod join us for a special report be telling the domination of the oil and gas industry in the u.s. and the concern that if they want to they can ultimately drill right through the floor of your very own living room we're back in just a moment. something

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