journalism on the we. we want to present. something real. un observers in syria urged both sides to lay down their arms and reports of fresh blasts as we take a look at one ethnic opposition group choosing the path of peace. to wage war on you if you don't do our to our beauty that's not how you treat people a few pro dialogue voices struggle to be heard above that war chorus in the u.s. congress with a strike on iran still firmly on the agenda. and rooftop response terrorist planning to attack london during the olympics could be fired on from residential buildings hosting state of the art missiles.

coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie and with more you an observer is due in syria this week the house of the mission now in damascus has urged an immediate halt to the violence this is syrian state t.v. reports of two bomb blasts in the city of idlib near the turkish border the government blames armed gangs for the attacks the latest in a series of explosions to undermine the u.n. backed peace plan here as officials claim rebels have stepped up the are offensive with assaults on the country's central bank and a police patrol in the capital however one of the country's ethnic groups the kurds who called on president assad to go long before the end rest of staying out of the conflict banking on stability and reforms instead argues that saddam boyko explains . 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 now they can proudly was sired what some hope will become them with their futures they'd. 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 they determined attempt to learn the classic version of their mother tongue. 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 are 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 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 self 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 mini sovereign states they're not only self-governed but self police this is well their well defined borders like these checkpoints separating kurdish an arab part of town and volunteer border guards the regime is now distracted with its own struggle so we knew it 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. artsy aleppo 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 as lebanon sees a large cache of weapons administration aboard a ship weapons waters allegedly destined for and us of fighters actors franklin lamb thing so latest arms smuggling effort is all about regime change. great

suspicion is that these are arms that were leftover 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 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 us war correspondents as 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 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. and you can see the full interview with author and u.s. war correspondent chris hedges in about twenty minutes time here on r.t. . to iran as warily welcomed their recent reported that the u.s. could allow iran to continue enriching uranium if islamic republic agrees to unrestricted inspections this comes after talks resume between tehran and world powers now some on capitol hill have been calling for a direct engagement with iran but is there he's going to get reports that cry for conflict remains louder. juror thirty six and number of u.s. lawmakers have proposed the bill two and 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 of 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 that 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 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 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 us 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 see men who were unions in 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 our reporting from washington are we. still have for this hour here on our b.b.c. bias. and i've done a fantastic job if you're in the public and the business you know not to the model that we investigate if 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 movie these robots are being brought to life in a russian lab with far reaching ambitions. going ballistic the rooftops of london home skits soon play host to deadly determined 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 dress take measures are meant 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 the key to all the terrorists know that these extensive preparations have been my it's all a bit james bond the idea that the you know the terrorists are going to said small aircraft some of the same time sent a team of operatives to eliminate the m. but you know they 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 his theory i think that sort of sweeping under the bit that you've got this huge events occur and there is this salumi in 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 i think the london public. 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 writing job that is at risk if it's followed dramatic astaire and cuts or unnecessary saving some three hundred hours and bloggers have accused britain's main broadcaster of using misleading language to subtly changed your perceptions in favor of the government are to solder bad investigates why the critics believe that then he sees failing the very people who allow it to exist. here 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 b.b.c. television does britain's public broadcaster really represent those who funded.

b.b.c. it 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 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 channel reporting of the government's controversial health and welfare reforms have stoked recent debates there are 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 a contrary parliament 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 accused the broadcaster buckling under 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 eighty. in online after 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. batton 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 and i'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 our bennett r.t. london. i can get more from our to you know websites twenty four seven online at the moment the reconcilable differences find out why a saudi arabian man decided to divorce his wife on a live radio show. also secrets' khan a verse and revelations you won't hear anywhere else watch julian assange just show at r.t. dot com and of course don't miss his new program on air on tuesday. now

is 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 planned in the coming days shukri ghanem who was also a prime minister under colonel gadhafi 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 he worked in vienna. sudanese president omar hassan al bashir has 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 and a half million people all this year is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide in the darfur region. three week campaign to move voters has begun in egypt ahead of the presidential

election thirteen names will be on the ballot including mubarak era officials and islam is the front runner is barred foreign minister and former secretary general of the arab the runup to the vote has been marred by disqualifications of leading candidates mass rallies against the ruling military. order to attack some christian worshippers in northern nigeria have left at least twenty one dead and the first assault gunmen through explosives into a lecture hall of a university campus worry service was being held worshippers were than shot to as they tried to fleet and the second a tad gunman opened fire in the chapel no group has claimed responsibility but these lamas group boko herat is active in the area and has recently attacked christian churches. in a society where robots exist alongside humans is a common theme in the site but with 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 itself it also helps people as peter all over now discovered. all over the world scientists are making it leaps and bounds in robotic technology and 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 are surrogates robots controlled by human thought. 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 it. scientists are not always able to answer these questions clearly in the way these projects are on the borderline between science and human morals but a scientist is always tempted to play god to create a symbol inside themselves with an artificial human and as far as i know projects of that sort of all veiled questions of morality are of little worry to glad to meet 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. not all the projects

being developed here sound like they'd come straight out of a side five movie cell like this robotic arm actually being used to help people that have lost limbs. this definitely can be used to help the disabled people will read around some experiments a subject without hands tried this technology he said the hand was working for him all it takes is to teach electrodes to the undamaged part of the arm so they can read the must look to a team. the dream of warm day having a humanoid robot that can be controlled remotely is shared by more than just the scientific community meal back t.v. suffers from cerebral palsy highly educated driven and creative his condition leaves him trapped in his own body for all. this technology would enable people like me to do the things most people take for granted because culture was doing the laundry cooking moreover if this made it possible for us to go out to live our own

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 leaving us just over thirty years before we could see science fiction become science fact peter all of our party. go through any other world of business whether marina has got the latest so or a as out with our in our things europe started trading so are the numbers still positive there. higher in the well actually no they're not they're mix the sour the footsie has slipped into negative territory but i shouldn't come as a surprise because we did get some negative data from spain basically its first quarter g.d.p. drop point three percent from the previous one and also ratings agency standard and poor's gave a negative outlook on sixteen spanish banks lowering their credit rating in fact as

you can see there that is the lot in point three percent so minimizing earlier gains there and the fourth seed lose in point one percent moving on to asia and markets are closed for public holidays so what you see with the nikkei is the picture from the friday which was pretty much choppy trade in session it's a worst april performance since two thousand and five in fact when it comes to the hang sang is still trading at this hour adding over a one and a half percent in financial stocks are leading the gains there and in general we've seen a good performance there because of the earnings season of course we've got some good positive reports there moving on to crude prices there are in fact in negative territory for two hours we saw a light sweep going all year but now it's live back into negative territory now when it comes to the trading range for april we moved a bit faster before we get to the currency just like to say that when it comes to truth prices april we saw that right as trading range in seventeen years and that's

because there were easing concerns as far as disruptions and also following a report about a slow economic growth in the u.s. and analysts say that it will take some more significant news to see prices a scaping that range now you can see the currencies and the euro is now losing against the dollar but it's pretty much flotsam when it comes to the ruble of course and lost against both major currencies russia markets are close for a public holiday here as well also the picture years from saturday which was a trading session for the russian markets it was all act lost their performance because investors. i don't really want to make any big moves ahead of the may holidays and in the absence of significant news from europe and the us now and other news related to russia was a big deal business deal for the energy sector and basically russia is gettin six hundred twenty five million dollars worth of investment the countries the right investment fund along with the three partners have bought a quarter of power generator even now oh gee kate five and the basically one of the

members which is a.g.c. fund is one of the largest investors in the middle east and we spoke to the deals mediator and he explained why this company's contribution is so important to the russian markets they are investing one hundred seventy five million in what is one of the largest investment by the middle used to an investor in russia so really very important transaction very important signal an example was the investors because as you know the fund was just five allies to structure in january of this year and since that. two transactions with thoughtful warsaw one billion dollars to which two hundred million came from russia direct investment fund an eight hundred million dollars keep from alcorn busters armoring us of us what i have for this hour but next hour oppa telling you which two russians made it to the u.k.'s rich list so looking forward to that well same here maria thanks very much indeed for

this and as always plenty more to come your way in just a few minutes we'll discuss washington's policies where the u.s. war correspondent and the injured that's coming up and i'll bring you the headlines as well so stay with us for that of.

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