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hello this is r.t. from moscow it's seven pm. now in our top story this hour egypt's political transition continues to be scarred with intensifying violence less than three weeks now before the country's first presidential elections after last year's revolution a curfew has been extended for another night after a friday rally ended up in fierce clashes between protesters and security forces in cairo leaving at least one dead and scores injured correspondent in the region paul asli has the latest. well friday's violence is said to have been triggered when protesters ignored warnings not to approach the defense ministry building they started throwing stones at security forces who responded with tear gas and water cannons and according to a number of eyewitnesses they were rounds of live ammunition that were fired what is particularly significant those that for the first time we're witnessing hard line islamists at the forefront of these what have become a weekly demonstration is with the ruling military and when we talk about islamists

we're talking here about the powerful muslim brotherhood as well as the ultra conservative party now all of this comes hot on the heels of diddy caches earlier in the week on wednesday in front of the defense ministry building and here we see allegations go forward and backwards between the security forces and the protesters in terms of who started it so these surging violence is affecting the election campaign in what we're witnessing is that these fifth street battles are raising fears of a new cycle of violence ahead of these presidential elections on the twenty third and twenty fourth of may the violence has also left the campaigning in turmoil already two front runners as well as several other candidates the candidates have an ounce if they are temporarily suspending their campaigns in protest against the heavy handedness in which the ruling military has been dealing with protesters there is also anger increasing across the political spectrum against the supreme council of the armed forces they also say that the generals are not sincere about

really wanting to hand over all the power of the twenty fourth of may and that they're trying to maneuver a way that they can still maintain some kind of control over the reins of authority what we've been hearing from the generals is that coming twenty fourth of may if there is one hour flight when or from one of the thirteen candidates who is standing in these presidential elections then they will hand over power but as i say increasingly egyptians on the street don't believe the word of the ruling military. and as the voices of business grow louder. cairo's tahrir square the qur'an is being handed out in the heart of europe is that of paul. campaign need be provocative since it kicked off during easter but it's not even good timing with the rules so much attention but always be trying to distribution find out about concerns of links to growing muslim extremism in europe that's coming up later in the program. a bitter and deeply divisive presidential election will be decided on sunday in france with nicolas sarkozy battling for his political life against

socialist challenger francois hollande hysterically cuts pushed by the center right french leader deeply unpopular with his leftist opponent promising to undo much of psychoses work if elected instead he's tesser a celebrity up to date from paris. well one day to go before the french at the polls and make that decisive vote and even the city itself is preparing to usher in the next president now it's down to two men incumbent nicolas sarkozy and his socialist challenger a lot more to the polls is still trailing behind a lot but there is still the question mark as to who the voters of the national front and centrists who are they going to choose for the second round will essentially be choosing between a man a lot claims that he will bring back a quality to the country also want to go head to head with german chancellor angela merkel to challenge a fiscal pact that he says is bad for france do you ever have you have a man a sucker's even claim that he is the only one who can prevent france from going down the path of greece italy spain and all the trouble do result nations have gone

down but there is a group of people who believe that they don't really have a choice when it comes to the program being presented to them and therefore the personality of these two men has become just as important as the proposal stay put for it boils down to which man is more presidential we can take on better now from the beginning of the campaign there hasn't been much enthusiasm from the people saying that they don't really see any of the candidates perceptive there with a real solution that could bring france out of the quagmire that it's there nevertheless eighty percent of voters have said that they have already made up their minds the supposition for either of the to. specialize in france he says if defeats nicolas sarkozy from this is likely to play a much calmer more measured role on the world stage. the biggest change we have to say is that it will be one of style stucco zis is it's very dramatic he leaps into

a plane and flies to your journey he intervenes dramatically in libya very vocal in his hostility to syria and iran i think if all of these elected only if i know me yet he will be much more karma and we've drawn partly because he doesn't carry experience to credibly neatly into the forefront if you like but also by temperament lose much more of a synthesizer as the saying goes than and psychos he's much less a dramatic personality and i think because he thinks that france needs a change from the slightly energetic style of leadership of nicolas sarkozy but i think one has to say that there are big question marks but far more along he's never been a minister of any sort i mean this is i would say probably almost unique in a major western country that someone's got this far in the electoral process and they've never served in any sort of for public office at

a national level so of course there is the other factor that at least half the country have a big question mark about whether they really want a socialist government because they always suspect fairly or unfairly the socialists will tax and spend and maybe that's not appropriate for the present circumstances. well if france holds its collective breath wondering who the country's future president will be russia's preparing for the no gration of its next leader in just two days' time dmitri medvedev hands over to vladimir putin at the ceremony in the magnificent halls of the kremlin for live coverage tune in if you can at seven thirty g.m.t. monday morning. anyway.

four stalks live monday morning moscow time at least five people reported dead serious second largest city of aleppo after the explosion of a car wash that follows a blast that ripped through the capital damascus two there were no casualties in the home which was attached to an army very little went off in front of a military institute. or other unconfirmed reports to the second blast in the city on saturday all this is the country for purrs for first parliamentary elections under a new constitution to surf pics of the ongoing story. syria is gearing up for parliamentary elections next week and all across the capital damascus right now you can see these campaign posters that have been put up around the city now this comes as the u.n.

observers are in the country touring around different areas tasked with verifying the implementation of the u.n. envoy kay financed peace plan now casey and spokes person has come out and said that peace plan despite reported violations from both sides is back on track now that statement came against the backdrop of pressure we've seen being increased by some the countries we see in the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton was in china this week urging the country to apply further sanctions on syria now really the message from the u.n. envoy spokes person was that this crisis that has now been going on for more than a year is not going to be solved in a day is not going to be solved overnight is going to take time and say now really what you're seeing is a focus on these observers on their task in hand and of situations such as the

parliamentary elections and what the outcome of these will be the parliamentary elections have come under a lot of criticism certainly from the opposition for taking place at the wrong time people feel that against the backdrop. lack of security and of continuing violence that is simply not the right time to be holding these parliamentary elections but of course we've had a lot of people calling for this. democracy in the country to be implemented through the ballot box and not three bullets correspondent sara firth helping to keep the finger on the pulse of the latest developments in syria of our twitter stream makes one says that damascus is the scene of mass rallies following funerals of those killed in friday clashes between rebels and the army she said there are also clouds of smoke billowing above parts of the capital partly because of a protest of burning tires in one district that's latest tweet from her want to keep rest of it. her twitter stream.

today is a day of mourning in russia's republic of dagestan after twin terror attacks left thirteen dead and injured more than one hundred two successive powerful blast at a police checkpoint with time to cause maximum devastation security chief said the bombers have now been identified in the search is known for the masterminds briffa national reports. it's a sad fact that the recent attacks on police and authorities in darkest hour i'm merely the latest incidence in a long running history of violence in russia's volatile caucasus region but thursday's tragedy has already become the most devastating in months to massive car blasts hit the outskirts of the capital market and woke up the entire city. at home watching t.v. then we heard an explosion or t.v.

set fell down and broke around twenty cars were destroyed and the scene was littered with human body parts some even thrown as far as nearby trees and rooftops . prayed for hundreds of meters around. my brother and me doctor this metal piece fell here my brother almost died. but we were among the lucky ones as their tech claimed more than a dozen lives policemen rescuers local residents the first explosion took off here when officers from this police post stopped the car for documents check apparently the driver was a suicide bomber minutes later as many police cars and ambulances teens and emergency crews and fire brigades reach the area the second blast occurred it was much more powerful you can see the crater is huge one some reports say the second blast had a force of one hundred kilos in t.n.t.

coolant and it claimed the most victims the investigators have already identified the owners of both exploded cars. the double attack one walmart or another is a tactic commonly used by international terrorist organizations such as and qaeda in places like iraq and afghanistan is designed to kill as many people as possible the president of darkest town was away when the blasts happened in a bitter irony he was at a congress in moscow where late in a counterterrorism complains or. recent success. the caucasus region has been suffering attacks by islamist terrorists for years this recent one the deadliest militants strike is part of this and go in battle between russia's federal forces and militants and it's unlikely to be the last. hour to report in for a market in russia's biggest town security expert dennis some good believes the tactics used in the attacks point to links with international terrorist groups

which must be tackled globally. there are very obvious similarities in the tactics that we are seeing in the north caucasus these days and tactics used by al qaeda and other. similar forces in iraq and afghanistan this is a particularly cool type of terrorist attack and it seems now to have reached the north caucasus and this is a sign of contacts that exist between these terrorist groups in different parts of the world works like a franchise organization. it has a template and encourages groups with domestic agendas to copy it this is a global problem we are seeing links between these terrorist groups in different parts of the world and so the response has also to be global and i welcome very much cooperation. between russia and western countries and

dealing and tackling these issues. coming up in the program a move by the british courts to crack down on internet piracy fought fires for pulling that file sharing website hire a bass player twelve million more u.k. users just by internet service providers being asked to block it the latest on that also the stateside parents and teachers take to the streets in america saying u.s. government cuts of put education beyond the reach of many who simply just can't afford it today's report coming. islamic radicals have been distributing free copies of the qur'an in downtown sparking concerns about the spread of muslim extremism in europe there's nothing illegal however about the move those behind it say it's simply freedom of expression. can often vest a good. afternoon prayer in central moon. and once the worshipping ended the free distribution off durant's continued. three

hundred thousand copies in over one hundred across most sports of germany. if the bible can be distributed why not the koran. there's nothing illegal about handing out the koran the campaign may be provocative since it kicked off during easter but it's not even the timing which could draw so much attention but who is behind the distribution. that the southeast movement is one of the most radical wings of islam known for its truth interpretations of the koran and in association with jihad the holy war against nonbelievers and punishments that can include amputation and stoning not exactly the most constitutional penalties this man sums up the credo mention who gives men the right to create laws that right belongs to. we're going to the local community the campaign's long term goal is to put twenty

five million copies of the koran into german homes but it's not clear which interpretation is being used but. there are passages about violence especially against women who are not protected by the law as men would be also about violence against the other faithful. in india it says here this is only an approximate translation. one of germany's most influential service leaders has already been charged in cologne with inciting the public to commit illegal acts. i do believe these people are dangerous they don't just lamb which is ok but they are trying to draw the youth into a specific interpretation which promotes violence. the distribution of religious literature is protected by the constitution being part of the right to the freedom of opinion and religion as long as it doesn't promote violence. it's not yet been

officially established if that's the case with all the korans being given out by the salafist so for now the only legal option for the german authorities is to stand aside and watch. r t. twenty four seven without congress take a look at similar stories it lined up there she right now on the website no smoking here please read the shots these pictures here. the read this balloon blast was caused by someone lighting up a cigarette this is the wrong gas i guess it was. and also online while the roadblock for the automation may be the future for many industries they could be coming to what some say is the oldest profession of them all find out about you suggesting they these are like could be replaced by androids in a few decades. the

british court file sharing website pirate bay appears to about that you dish your request by internet service providers to block the site as instead see the massive surge of twelve million more visitors to the portal david seaman says governments globally are focusing on the wrong internet crimes. fight against quote unquote piracy is global we have these powerful but dying and detainment corporations that are putting tremendous pressure on legislators and on law enforcement on our government to crack down on what they see as piracy but piracy is not the same thing is theft when you distribute a piece of music or you know a comedy show or anything like that and other people see it it's not as if the original creator has lost anything and fact there is

a lot of evidence that those artists who receive a lot of play over the so-called piracy networks. and doing quite well because they reach millions of people who would not have even known about them otherwise they have these laws in place to attack piracy and i think ten years from now it's going to seem laughable and sad that our government went after pirates when there are legitimate digital crimes happening online there's identity theft there's credit card fraud there are very serious things happening there's online harassment all these things are happening and i think that's what our law enforcement agencies should be focused on. elsewhere around the world right now five men charged with planning the nine eleven attacks are appearing in front of a u.s. military tribunal guantanamo bay among them is khaled shaikh mohammed the suspected mastermind behind the raid you see so far refused to respond to the judge's questions one of his co-defendants was brought to the hearing struck to restrain chair some family members of nine eleven victims returned tribunal with others

watching by video link. thousands of march through tokyo to mark japan switching off its last working nuclear reactor for the first time in over forty years the country will be without atomic energy after intense public opposition following fukushima plant meltdown caused by the massive quake and tsunami the government's been eager to restart some react fearing blackouts and rising emissions as they turn to other power sources. the buses crash near the northern city of killing five and injuring more than a dozen the coach left the road and ended up partially submerged in a cup now in what appears to be there you can see the pictures clear weather conditions it was carrying retired policeman to veterans event in venice emergency rescue is seeing searching the canal in case there are more victims as investigations into the course continue. free public schools available to wall have been the cornerstone of the u.s. education system but now salvaged government cuts slashing budgets behalf brought teachers parents and pupils out onto the streets saying learning is now beyond the

reach of many that is within a question of a listen to their plight. parents who join forces can be a powerful voice for change. but i think i'm very thankful for the truth was. that this is being observed if the governor is caught you would go into a plane from the air from two thousand and three told today people of experience of forty six percent but you can't know eleven year old vanessa had to repeat her grade and was well behind agents reading ability she lives with her mother do remain in a poor town in south in california. restriction over what she sees as the school's failings lead her to use the state's pioneering parent trigger law we were outraged disappointed and felt that we had to do something find a way to make

a positive change her children the law allows parents at a school with consistently poor results to file a petition to reform this court although rejected by the local authority to send this case parents are taking it all the way to the courts. i don't want to get upset but it's frustrating because i want my daughter to get out of the kitchen of my son's three or four he's going to be getting in a bar and if he starts in this school might as well keep my home because he's not going to be learning there we need to get the best for him and for both on because i want to go to have opportunities and not to be become somebody and i had to learn to doesn't stand alone when it comes to dating standards how imported by the state coffers are running on empty. programs and even the number of teachers have all been cut and the axe has insteps winking. the proposed twenty twelve budget would slash a further five point two billion dollars from public school funding unless voters

can be persuaded to have an income and sales taxes. for now some schools here are moving to four day weeks canceling field trips and charging students to play sports while mother is like since you do read a train take the law into their own hands and show the authorities that their children deserve the right to decide now to cation i do not wish marty reporting from california a complete change of direction now being a member of a secret society can apparently grant you an elevated sense of status and power if you belong to one but how much influence come to give you on the world stage that's the question we're asking this out to try to find that our resident took to the streets of new york. do you believe a secret elite is running the world this week let's talk about that there doesn't seem to be any compelling evidence the world has too many. disparate and

independently acting things and functions in it for there to be sort of a single. ball of individuals instructing them where to go it just doesn't seem credible to me what about groups like the bills or bridge group or the bohemian club those kinds of things i think a lot of that is just sort of overblown and just rhetorical but there are groups of people that are powerful men and they get together once a year and no one knows what they're talking about but we know they get together what do you think they're talking about. i get together with my friends couples arms here nobody knows who are talking about either so i don't really care about what they talk about you don't think that they're making decisions that influence your life not at all. do exists. in a part of the world but not the whole world so it seems there is a lot of different groups with different goals so there's a little element of it but it's not as evil as people might think yes exactly i don't really have an opinion on it i mean if you're rich people rich people are

going to have their own little country club that's fine with me to really bother me but money influences the world's right true but many of these people probably are employing us right. so seems like most people don't even care whether or not there's a secret elite group of people ruling the world and if they do exist that's probably just the way they like it. and we let her loose again on the streets of new york next week that's only two days left until the team of putin's officially back at the helm as russia's leader but in a couple of minutes we'll look at it was a person not a president so that's coming up after a short break and a recap of the headlines with me kevin when it's no twenty six now when it's. moscow time.

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