about observers in syria urged both sides to lay down their arms and reports of fresh clashes as we take a look i want to sneak opposition group choosing peace over war. to wage war on you if you don't do our do our best to. try and how you treat people if you pro dialogue voice the struggle to be heard about of the work force and the u.s. congress with a strike on iran still firmly on the agenda. rooftop response terrorist planning to attack london during the olympics to be fired on from residential buildings hosting state of the art missiles. plus russia gets over six hundred million dollars worth of investment in votes the biggest deal of the year

so far all the details in the business update in about twenty minutes. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow i'm arena joshie with more you want to do in syria this week is ahead 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 ethnic groups the kurds have called on president assad to go long before the rest are staying out of the conflict banking on stability and reforms instead of boycott reports. because pursued 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 now they can proudly was sired what some hope will become them with their

futures they'd. wolf 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 one 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 a grandmother shared desks with grandchildren and

a 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. 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. 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 thirties have long seen them as a threat to national security especially after they embrace 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 for now about a month ago kurds living in aleppo opened their own version of a city hall here in 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 governance and equal rights are all they want some say and autonomy within syria similar to the quickest and region of iraq would be a more realistic alternative to full fledged independence. kurds 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 defacto 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 but the regime is now distracted with its own struggle so we knew it but you could see 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. are thirty allow for 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 this is lebanon sees a large cache of weapons and ammunition aboard a ship within its waters allegedly destined for and fighters actors franklin lamb thinks the latest arms smuggling effort 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 nato 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 as other shipments of or have a have come from lebanon into syria 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. war correspondent in the middle east says under the guise of democracy washington is pushing its own interests in the region. 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. war correspondent chris had just in an hour here on r.t. . iran as warily welcomed their recent report that the u.s. could allow iran to continue enriching uranium if there's logic republic agrees to unrestricted inspections this comes after talks resumed between tehran and world powers some on capitol hill have been calling for a direct engagement with iran but as archie's got it she can now reports the cry for conflict remains louder your thirty six the 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 views 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. without congress' approval so in light of the numbers dennis kucinich

is counter efforts seem more symbolic than real if congress is sending a message to the world that says look we don't have to talk to you we don't have to negotiate with you will 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 were 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 us are the iranians ready for direct talks i don't see the iranians lifting their ban before the u.s. does 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 saying yes to diplomacy with iran but instead a message their representatives want to hear the voices of. arms merchants. of war contractors. but people who just make money off a war don't care where the war is or who it hurts i just want to make money and they can push the us and do 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 but 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 you this hour here in r.t.e. b.b.c. bias. and they've done a fantastic job if you're in the public on the business you know you have to model if. we investigate it britain's biggest broadcaster is ignoring the stories that matter to its viewers in response to government pressure. this isn't a scene from a hollywood sign if i'm moving these robots are being brought to life and russia lamb with far reaching ambition it's. going ballistic the rooftops of london homes could soon play host to a deadly deterrent the british ministry of defense is considering placing surface to air missiles on residential buildings during the upcoming olympic games officials say the rockets would be a last resort but residents are alarmed that 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 called the idea that the you know the terrorists are going to send small aircraft over some of the same time sent a team of operatives to eliminate the end you know they all me on the top of that particular tile it will it's all pushing things quite a lot white and it's all part of a mountain of his theory 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 it 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 is i think the london public. 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 they explode so you know anybody in a five clubs or writing job that is at risk if it's followed dramatic astaire and cuts or unnecessary savings some tweeters and bloggers have accused britain's main broadcaster of using misleading language to subtly changed your a perceptions in favor of the government our desire for balance investigates why critics believe the biggest sees failing the very people who allow it to exist. here the new the prim and proper speech may be on the way out but the message still the same impartial reporting is the top priority is b.b.c. television does britain's public broadcaster really represent those who funded. 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 and a half 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 now that's spent on programming as well as news that many don't feel they're getting their money's worth. on twitter for example b.b.c. bias is a hot topic the channels reporting of the government's controversial health and welfare reforms have stoked recent debates. 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 but you will notice that when they talk

about austerity measures they don't necessarily refer to cuts they refer to savings and that from manipulation of opposition party labor made an official complaint over the wording it's accused 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 t.v. and online. news programmes and bulletins reported extensively on a wide range of opposition views from politicians health workers and members of the public good 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

independence stance the stance distinctly unpopular down south but the b.b.c. again it denies bias that 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. baton 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 election. he claims it plugged a pro europe government fed line the b.b.c. does things with propaganda now that dr gerbils would marvel at you know 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 then i've done a fantastic job if you're in the public and the business you know you have to admire what they've done what really makes me angry is that 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 given it's london.

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a police report it's no signs of violence although an autopsy is planned in the coming days once a senior government official under colonel gadhafi shokri ghanem defected to the rebels during last year's uprising the sixty nine year old is believed to have lived in europe with his family since june and worked in. the sudanese president omar hassan al bashir has declared a state of emergency in three areas bordering south sudan as follows a month of border clashes with the south which separated last year after a decades of civil war that killed more than one and a half million people is wanted 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 and thirteen names will be on the ballot including mubarak era officials and islamists the front runner is barak's 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. ordinated attacks on christian worshippers in northern nigeria left at least twenty one dead the first assault gunman through explosives into a lecture hall of a university campus were a service was being held worshippers were the shot at as they tried to flee a second attack gunman opened fire in the chapel no group has claimed responsibility but these lamas were bulk of iran is active in the area and has recently attacked christian churches in the society where robots exist alongside humans is a common theme in the science but with russian engineers creating androids that can see and remember objects and faces the future is looking less like fiction and development is not only a huge step for the scientific community it also helps people as peter all over now discovered. all over the world scientists are making leaps and bounds in

robotic technology in a small lump 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. recorded. 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 make you a. scientist are not always able to answer these questions clearly 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 little to me at and his team their only concern is the advancement of science. i don't think there are any serious issues of morality 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 will read or in some experiments the subject without hands tried this technology he said the hand was working for him all it takes is to teach electrodes to the un to misrata of the arm so they can read the must look to get him. the dream of one day having a humanoid robot that can be controlled remotely is shared by more than just the scientific community sharmila back teves suffers from cerebral palsy highly educated driven and creative his condition leaves him trapped in his own body for. this technology would enable people like me to do the things most people take for granted as whole jaws doing the laundry cooking moreover if this made it possible for us to go out to live our. these would be astounding progress for people like you. 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 over r.t. . and straight to the world of business hi there maria well does it seem like a slow day to you the markets. it's definitely a slow day and that's because it's a public holiday for some countries and of course when some markets are closed it has an effect on the others and in general there's not much of it's about first i want to talk about another story and that's a big deal for russia's energy sector first so we have an investment of worth six hundred twenty five million dollars and basically the countries a direct investment fund along with three partners have bought a quarter of power generator and thaw it and one of the members which is a g c an agency fund is actually a large investor from the middle east and we spoke to the deals mediator and he

explained why this company's contribution is so important they are investing one hundred seventy five million in what is one of the largest investment by the middle eastern investor in russia so really very important transaction very important signal an example was their investors because as you know the fund was just five allies to structure in january of this year and since that time you already have two transactions with total worth of one billion dollars out of which two hundred million came from russia direct investment fund an eight hundred million dollars came from where busters. well let's take a look at what's happening on the international markets as i mentioned earlier it's a slow they are really in asia we see that tokyo markets are not so i guess that because they are closed for a public holiday so it was seen with the nikkei as the closing picture from point there which was pretty much played in session and in fact that was its worst a procurements since it's two thousand and five when it comes to the high sign it's

trading it's open and we're seeing a very strong performance there financial stocks are in the lead in the gains there and that mainly by earnings in the same performance on wall street on friday move known to crude oil prices are heading south and april's trading range is the tightest for a month in seventeen years and that's as concerns are in news that over a destructive production and after reports of slower economic growth in the u.s. and i'm going to say that it will take more significant news to get prices out of the strange let's take a look at currencies this hour the euro is a game against the dollar and when it comes to the ruble at last against both major currencies russia markets are close for a public holiday as well here but there were trading on saturday but there was a lackluster performance the end of the session and mixed and investors were pretty much hesitance make any big moves ahead all remain holidays and in the absence of

significant news from europe and then there was so there you have a pretty much as slow a day for the markets and the business world so they are back to marina already thanks very much indeed for the sub date and looking forward to the next one in an hour's time and in the meantime we escape civilization with our special report coming your way after i bring you the headlines for stay with us for that.

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