you want observers in syria urged both sides to lay down their arms amid reports of fresh clashes we take a look at one ethnic opposition group choosing peace over war. waged war on you if you don't do our do our bidding that's not how you treat people if you grow dialogue voices struggle to be heard above the workforce in the u.s. congress with a strike on iraq still firmly on the agenda. and rooftop response terrorists planning to attack london during the olympics are fired on from residential buildings hosting state of the art missiles.

it is eight am in the russian capital you're watching joshie with more u.n. observers due in syria this week the head of the mission now in damascus has urged an immediate halt to the violence reports of a ceasefire being violated by both sides continue despite the united nations peace plan however one of the country's asner groups the kurds called on president assad to go long before the rest are staying out of the conflict banking on stability and reforms instead or jesus on a boycott are reports. a cost pursuit for decades now accomplished in just a few months just a year ago even speaking kurdish and public could have got these people in trouble but no they can proudly was sired what some hope will become them with their futures they'd. once largest ethnic group without

a nation kurds have long felt outsiders in their own lands in syria where they make up around ten percent of the population kurds have for decades complained of tacit discrimination by the authorities in fact they called on president bashar al assad to step down years before it became the rallying cry of the syrian opposition despite the long running grievances against the assad family syrian kurds have largely stayed out of this conflict in fact if there is any group that benefited from the instability in syria. over the past year a syrian kurds won more concessions from their services than in two decades before that. this kurdish language school is one of about a dozen that have opened their doors in syria over the past few months here and grandmothers share desks with the grandchildren and they determined attempt to learn the classic version of their mother. the school's principal sas just

a year ago it had to be done in secret. with the state didn't allow any instruction in kurdish we used to be told that since we were living in an arab country we should speak arabic. even songs in kurdish were all forbidden but nowadays it all has changed it's not only syria where kurds felt pressured and turkey iraq and iran where the majority of about fourteen million kurds now leave their story cheesehead long seen them as a threat to national security especially after they embraced guerrilla warfare to achieve the creation of a sovereign kurdish state and in syria these days it seems this goal has been realized at least when now about a month ago kurds living in aleppo opened their own version of a city hall here the portrait of july on the face of the kurdish independence struggle hangs where you would usually expect a picture of the president. there with the government nor with the opposition we

stand alone the syrian state has bigger problems so we're taking charge of our areas and tried to govern ourselves. for the time being syrian kurds claim that self governance and equal rights are all they want some say and autonomy within syria similar to that could extend region of iraq would be a more realistic of trying to full fledged independence. herds don't want to separate state we want to live in syria in peace with the arabs and everybody else but we do want to be treated equally and to be recognised as the kurds on our ideas not syrian arabs. yes dozens of kurdish settlements within syria have already become the de facto new sovereign states they're not only self-governed but self police this is well that well defined borders like these checkpoints separating kurdish and ara parts of town and volunteer border guards the regime is now

distracted with its own struggle so we want but unity patience is bitter but it bears fruit this old kurdish prover is frequently cited in syria these days but what's unclear is how long this newfound independence may last. the boys are thirty four syria syrian rebels still refuse to lay down their arms with growing concerns the opposition could be seeking to scupper the un brokered cease fire and this lebanon seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition aboard a ship within its waters allegedly destined for and said fighters act as franklin lamb thinks the latest arms smuggling average is all about regime change. great suspicion is that these are arms that were left over from libya the because the craft was loaded there were to be fifteen containers but it turned out there were already in fact three that were filled with one hundred fifty tons of weapons the

americans almost surely knew about it nato military did the israelis didn't touch that ship this time not this ship it seems very clear that with all the differences and we could name twenty or more between the situation in libya and the situation in syria the fundamental pillar i read. is identical to this ship clearly headed for the so-called free syrian army has other shipments of or have a have come from lebanon into syria did the design is regime change and that was done one believes the overwhelming evidence in support of that regime change so who's gotten an answer now is washington and certainly brussels with nato of the way what they know about about that ship if we follow where the facts lead in the coming days i think there's going to be a remarkable. result in investigation of exactly what's going on.

chris hedges author and u.s. worker responded to the middle east says under the guise of democracy washington is pushing for regime change in syria. i don't think anyone in the muslim world thinks that we care much about human rights or democracy we have since the first gulf war planted military bases some the size of small cities i think there is at this point absolutely no credibility i'm talking about within the middle east when the united states claims that it would like to bring liberty or democracy to syria my feeling is that everything should be pushed through to create some kind of a ceasefire rather than pass a resolution that calls for assad's removal or resolution. that calls for intervention or anything else there's no real formal opposition you know it's

a sort of a mess and they just went through this in libya. i can see the full interview with author and u.s. worker respond to chris hedges in twenty minutes time here on r t. tehran is warily welcomed their recent report that the u.s. could allow iran to continue enriching uranium if islamic republic agrees to unrestricted inspections this comes after talks resume between to iran of world powers some on capitol hill have been calling for a direct engagement with iran but is going to count reports the cry for conflict from mainz lauder. thirty six a number of u.s. lawmakers have proposed a bill to end the no contact policy between the u.s. and iran after three decades of diplomatic silence congressman dennis kucinich is one of them which he says the old approach when washington wants to resolve differences with iran through not talking to them is unsustainable we're being told

we should have any contact with them we're being told that we shouldn't be negotiating with them we're being told. to get ready for war. all of that is wrong what we need to do is to have direct negotiations we need to be talking with iran and we need to stop this vainglorious notion that somehow we can settle our differences with iran through war how many people share your view among their colleagues eleven ten eleven that's how many votes out of four hundred thirty five members the house of representatives has recently voted four hundred eleven to ten in support of the bill which would make it illegal for any american official to make contacts with a new radio in a third hole without congress' approval so in light of the numbers dennis kucinich

is counter efforts seem more symbolic than real if congress is a message to the world but says look we don't have to talk to you we don't have to negotiate with you wage war on you if you don't do our do our bidding that's not how you treat people imagine for a moment if at the height of the cuban missile crisis if. nikita khrushchev and john f. kennedy. we're not speaking to each other opponents of direct talks with iran or argue why the u.s. should do it before iran lift its own ban on negotiating with the us are the rainiest ready for direct talks i don't see the iranians lifting their ban before the us that's because the iranians are in a much weaker position than the united states and so it does take more capital for

them to agree to such steps opinion polls show the majority of americans seven out of ten say yes to diplomacy with iran but is that a message their representatives want to hear the voices of. arms merchants. of war contractors. but people who just made money off a war don't care where the war is or who would urge or just want to make money and if they can push the u.s. and spawning another war they'll do it and members of congress have to be wise as to when they're being played by interest groups who may want them to vote in one way but it would be a way that would be adverse to the interests of the american people with a decision to outlaw any contact with the arabian government american lawmakers or building brick by brick a legislative wall which makes the prospect of ever having more mobilizations with you and virtually impossible you also cements you when you see their view that it's not their nuclear program that washington was after the regime change

a proposition that would only lead to further escalation i'm going to check the reporting from washington r.t. so i have for this hour here are b.b.c. bias we've got to get it britain's biggest broadcaster is ignoring the stories that matter to its viewers. this isn't a scene from the hollywood sign fun movies these robots are being brought to life in the russian lab with far reaching it's. going ballistic the rooftops of london homes could soon play host to deadly turn the british ministry of the fans is considering placing surface to air missiles on residential buildings during the upcoming olympic games officials say the rockets would be a last resort by residents are alarmed they could become targets for terrorists investigative journalist polish maher believes the drastic measures are managed to scare off potential attackers. there's a bit of psychological warfare going on here that they're i think they're letting

anybody who is thinking all the terrorists know that these extensive preparations have been made it's all a bit james bond the idea that that you know the terrorists are going to send small aircraft are some of the same time sent a team of operatives to eliminate the end you know the all me on the top of that particular tile it all was all pushing things quite a lot white and it's all part of a mountain of hysteria i think that sort of sweeping under the bit that you've got this huge events occur and there is this salumi nine eleven threats about you know i mean it's just because everybody realizes that it's a sort of it's a terrorist sort of ideal situation to have a big event like that i think the london public if you twitchy because they it's what it's saying is you're in a lot of your a lot potential danger it's not the people on the links the route it's people within five kilometers of the real day if you know if those those rockets are fired

it's going to come down somewhere and they explode so you know anybody in a five clubs or right job that is at risk if it's followed how dramatic a steri cuts or necessary sailings some tweeters and bloggers have accused britain's main broadcaster of using misleading language to subtly change your perceptions in favor of the government our desire bad investigates why a critical believe the b.b.c. is failing if they are people who are allowed to exist. the new prim and proper speech may be on the way out but the message is still the same impartial reporting as the top priority is the b.b.c. television does britain's public broadcaster really represent those who run the. b.b.c. and in my mind has a duty to challenge the government in power and they are failing to do that and

they are not representing the people they really need to listen to the public because at the end of the day we are paying their wages the b.b.c. gets three billion pounds from the public every year in the form of license fees so if you own a television in britain and you have to pay almost one hundred fifty pounds just to watch it that's spent on programming as well as news but many don't feel they're getting their money's worth on twitter for example b.b.c. bias is a hot topic the channel reporting of the government's controversial health and welfare reforms have stoked recent debates so. many still fiercely opposed the bills passed in parliament claiming they've been ignored not just by the government but by the broadcaster to die i truly believe had our national broadcaster accurately reflected everything that was taking place in terms of the welfare reform bill on the n.h.s. they wouldn't have gone through parliament and you will notice that when they talk

about austerity measures they don't necessarily refer to cuts they refer to savings and that's a manipulation of words opposition party labor made an official complaint over the wording it's a keys the broadcaster buckling on the government pressure to get on side when challenged on this the b.b.c. gave us this statement b.b.c. news provides impartial and balanced coverage across all output and we believe we have a food in the n.h.s. reform bill the appropriate level of coverage across radio to. in online. news programs and bulletins reported extensively on a wide range of opposition views from politicians health workers and members of the public with coverage on other thorny topics like scottish independence has been heavily criticised too with doubts recently cast over the impartiality of senior correspondents at these b.b.c. training videos posted on you tube show its reporters attacking scotland's pro independent stance the stance distinctly unpopular down south the b.b.c.

again it denies bias but some say it will always pander to whoever's in power here the b.b.c. is guilty of gross journalistic irresponsibility m.e.p. gerard batten risk to prosecution for publicly refusing to pay his t.v. license fee his protest against the b.b.c.'s coverage of the two thousand and nine european elections he claims it plucked a pro europe government fed line the b.b.c. does things with propaganda now that. marvel at their subtle use of language the way they present stories the way they try to make you think something based on their presentation you know they've done a fantastic job if you're in the propaganda business you know you have to admire what they've done what really makes me angry is they're doing it with our money and this is my reason for being opposed to the license for judging by the growing dissent on twitter others could soon follow suit i have been it r t london.

i'll get more from our team in our website it's twenty four seven online at the moment it's. working so i will differences find out why a saudi arabian man decided to divorce his wife on a live radio show. and don't miss the sensational new episode of join us on the show on air tomorrow meanwhile his previous programs which caused media frenzy at our dot com. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world the body of libya's former oil minister has been found floating under a bridge in vienna police reported no signs of violence although and autopsies land

in the coming days once a senior government official under colonel gadhafi should agree ghonim defected to the rebels during last year's uprising sixty nine year old is believed to have lived in europe with his family since june at work in vienna. sudanese president omar hassan al bashir as declared a state of emergency in three areas bordering south sudan this follows a month of border clashes with the south which separated last year after decades of civil war that killed more than one of the half million people here is one of by the international criminal court for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide in the darfur region. election campaigning begins in egypt three weeks before the presidential vote thirteen names will be on the ballot including mubarak era officials and islam is the front runner is both foreign minister and former secretary general of the arab league the run up to the vote has

been marred by disqualifications of leading candidates and mass rallies against the ruling military. coordinated attacks on christian worshippers in northern nigeria have left twenty one dead in the first assault gunmen through explosives into lecture hall of a university campus where service was being held worshippers were then shot as they tried to flee the second attack at the church of the nigerian chapel no group has claimed responsibility but these moms were bulk of iran is active in the area and has recently attacked christian churches. society where robots exist alongside humans is a common theme in the cipher but was russian engineers creating androids that can see and remember objects and faces the future is looking less like fiction and the development is not only a huge step for the scientific community it also helps people spitter all over discovered. all over the world scientists are making leaps and bounds in

robotic technology in a small lab just outside of moscow a team believe that they are on the cusp of creating a robot body that can be controlled remotely with a human brain. itself i think in the next few months we will make a robot that will be able to move around on wheels the next step is to make a robot that can walk controlled by the movements of a human operator which we hope to do by next year if you want to see what our ultimate goal is you can watch movies like avatar or surrogates robots controlled by human. this is the team's current prototype it was designed to test the robot's eyesight each is an individual camera which observes and remembers the surroundings obstacles and faces underneath the latex lines a complex system of motors and electronics the design is hoped that this robotic skeleton could be the first step towards creating the next generation of artificial

intelligence perhaps even robots that think for themselves. exciting stuff however they all those that are asking the question just because we can does that mean we should. scientists are not always able to answer these questions clearly or that in the way these projects are on the borderline between science and human moral people but a scientist is always tempted to play god create a symbol and save themselves for the an artificial human adult as far as i know projects of that sort of all veiled questions of morality are of. meat and his team their only concern is the advancement of science. i don't think there are any serious issues of more ality here we are trying to create life only further our knowledge and understanding of what is capable we're not all the projects being developed to sound like they've come straight out of a movie like this or. arm actually being used to help people that have lost limbs.

this definitely can be used to help the disabled people some experiments the subject without hand tried this technology he said the hand was working for him on the take electrodes to the un to mr part of the so they can read. the dream of warm day having a humanoid robot that can be controlled remotely is shared by more than just the scientific community. teves suffers from cerebral palsy highly educated driven and creative his condition leaves him trapped in his own body. this technology would enable people like me to do the things most people take for granted. those doing the laundry who can moreover if this made it possible for us to go out. this would be astounding progress for people like me.

it's hope the first fully automated robot bodies will be online by twenty forty five leading us just over thirty years before we could see science fiction become science fact peter all of. this time out here across to the world of business with moreno who's got the latest for us as always now hi there marina so we're hearing that there is a big deal for russia's energy sector tell us more there that's right actually it's a deal worth six hundred and twenty five million dollars and one of the biggest investments right now the country's direct investment fund along with a three partners have bought a quarter of the power generator and five and now one of the members agency fund is in fact launching vessel from the middle east and we spoke to the and he explained to us the impact of this company's contribution. they are investing one hundred seventy five million in what is one of the largest investment by some middle

eastern investor in russia so really a very important transaction very important signal an example was the investors because as you know as a fund was just five allies to structure in january of this year and since that time two transactions was still a little warsaw one billion dollars to which two hundred million came from russia direct investment fund an eight hundred million dollars keep from alcor investors. some cycle got some international markets will start with asia and there to tokyo markets are closed for a public holiday so when it comes to the nikkei when you see is the closing picture on friday it was pretty much. a session in what became its worst performance since two thousand and five now the high sign is open as you can see it's doing quite well it's a boosted by earnings as well as an upbeat performance by wall street on the fly there financial stocks are among the main gainers there if we move on to crude oil

prices are heading south we can see that light sweet is shedding about fourteen cents this hour and the breadline about twenty three now with all the prices that april trading range has been the tightness for seventeen years and analysts say there aren't significant to push prices out over that range so we'll be watching what happens there when it comes to currencies the euro is a four ounce against the dollar when it comes to the ruble it lost against both major currencies on saturday now from new orleans like a lot of the russian markets they are closed for a public holiday today they were trading on saturday and what we saw was pretty much like lost their performance there because there was no news coming out from europe or the u.s. and investors were hesitant to make any big moves ahead of the may holidays i pretty much that wraps it up for the business update here marina back to you all right thanks very much indeed looking forward to the next one next hour well and

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