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we. we want to present. something else. syria denies opposite opposition accusations that was behind friday's massacre that killed scores of civilians as adults point to the suspicious timing of the atrocity . other stories shaping the week the conflict from syria increasingly spilling into neighboring lebanon fueling fears of another civil conflict in the region. ten thousand canadians march against tuition hikes and the new law to curb demonstrations despite previous protests and again clashes and mass arrests.
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for pm in moscow match reza bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news syria's government strongly denies being behind an attack on a string of attacks behind an attack on a string of villages friday where un observers confirmed more than ninety people were killed damascus rebuffed the accusations from the opposition and some foreign leaders saying there is no evidence to confirm its troops involvement it blames and gunman for the massacre but there is no way to independently verify any of the claims so far syrian rebels meanwhile say the u.n. peace plan is dead and are calling on foreign partners to launch airstrikes against the assad regime france has already called for an urgent meeting of the friends of syria group which aims to remove the syrian leader and is fighting the opposition political analyst. says the timing of the recent spike of bloodshed is suspicious. some of the families were known for the loyalty to the syrian regime. so it doesn't make much sense to accuse the syrian army of the government
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that they have committed these crimes and fox these crimes have come at a point when a political solution is slate the. this syrian question dunc you think that it's funny that each time an envoy is about to come into syria or is close to having some kind of resolution and the security council that some of those massacre's suddenly among others i think the political timing is always very suspicious it would not make sense for the syrian army to commit these massacres and withdraw and then just let the rebels come and take photos and make. them. party sorry for it has been covering events in syria she says there are growing concerns within the country that a third side could be seriously hampering the peace process causing lives to be
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lost. it's just absolutely devastating tragedy number of people confirmed killed with children there is no way to see it simply doesn't exist this crisis now is just becoming increasingly militarized and having this devastatingly high death toll and so we actually spoke to the deputy foreign minister in syria he's in moscow just the other day i offered him where the final responsibility lies what's happening in the country right now the war is not. the syrian people. out of those who do not want to see peace and stability and security. but particularly those who are calling and declaring every now and then for arming the. smuggling go. from. country to see the rhetoric right from the beginning of the u.n.
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monitors being there has been now before the plans even reach this three month deadline that it's a failure well ok but it's one thing to say it's terminologies but what is what's the alternative you know constantly giving these problems without any other solution is only going to lead to further violence and you think you know some of the western countries again continuing right through this peace plan calling for the arming of the opposition we know the answer traveling into the country and all of this is undermining massively the u.n. it tends to implement a cease fire which is so important that you know that they're able to continue that work and get that done and i think it's very important. you know politics aside and the human cost of this conflict is devastating and if the u.n. mission that is going to get a. security council guaranteeing civilian protection that is not going to even attempt to abide by this this is five to. one bring you more from syria's deputy foreign minister on his country's crisis later this hour here on r t
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. heed from the conflict in syria being increasingly felt in neighboring lebanon with street violence for a second week in a row trouble erupted between sunni opponents of the assad regime and its alawite supporters are his wary if a notion i spoke with locals fearing a religious clashes can spill into another bloody conflict in the region. i an overnight of street protests in beirut i was sparked when thirteen lebanese pilgrims were kidnapped in syria apparently by groups linked to the syrian rebels the lebanese capital witnessed what it hadn't seen in years is who i am not about here but i'm moving to a real war between sunni and shia muslims this is at least what i see in the last day. the reason the spillover from the chaos in neighboring syria shia muslims here generally support syria's president assad while most sunni's favor the rebels likewise lebanon's ruling calling led by the powerful share
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hezbollah is process while the opposition backs the uprising situation is getting worse obviously in the region and this is having a spillover effect here in lebanon and where we're having to cope with the consequences of that there's also internal tension that's increasing there's a large flow of refugees and there's a lot of instability all around us. some though believe the problems in lebanon antone down to the crisis in syria focal observers like spanish john is thomas alcove editor says they are a symptom of a deep divide that's long bubbled under the surface but he does that with many unresolved issues after the one nine hundred seventy five one hundred ninety civil war like religious division in the authorities didn't support it and now they're discovering it again they kept the situation of instability for many years and that's a good ground for a new conflict like a spark in a powder keg get out of it and the bad news is the resplendent of power in the cag
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the recent history of warfare ham makes sure of that and. manes the political and religious reefs i riven more dangerous though are more dished out of either leave out or no there are so many factions now sunni shia salafi what's really bad everybody has weapons not only hezbollah they may think but everybody in every house and they use them or thought about the shia and sunni neighborhoods exist side by side in central beirut and in recent years it's been a stable peaceful arrangement but they see where in fact means here has now greeks them feel very turned to a deadly bloody past which residents here desperately hope to avoid but doing nothing that there's nothing to do. so what's happening and they're meeting at the moment this is but then you support the against the violence in lebanon this summer the fee paid to put that would be a whole lot of pain but this is still happening and how much as seventy remembers all the major conflicts more than lebanon has gone through and as
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a chilling full cost about the latest trouble sure there are you back what i see no reminds me of the nine hundred eighty two in two thousand and six israeli wars and the one nine hundred seventy five civil war and the two thousand and eight political uprising here i didn't think i'd witnessed yet another conflict in my life. but it seems a worse case scenario could be getting more and more likely this neighborhood in beirut where the violence started is known as the to consider the deep meaning new roads many fear this road may lead the country to civil war. not see beirut lebanon. so the commissar report from another country in the region on the road to change but could you give presidential runoff be the choice between a rock and a hard place with worries over both the leading his alarmist and former regime candidates. but first this we chicago became not just a stage for nato's biggest ever summit but also for the biggest protests the city
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has seen in years thousands rallied against the blocs costly and deadly wars many calling for nato's dissolution churkin now has more. ah chicago under siege. three the last couple of days have seen oceans of protesters thousands marching under a blistering sun to vent their anger at the military alliance who are opposed to nato because the machine. this rally fronted by iraq an afghan war vets with feeling betrayed by the system rolled away their medals than after a minute of silence for those who perished in the west led wars. all hell breaks loose. like chaos but tons of people shoved and dragged police thrown onto their knees bleeding faces right here one officer stabbed dozens
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of protesters arrested someday use these men may consider this conduct that they engaged in today unbecoming of the dignity that is demanded of them by their station hundreds and hundreds of police not just in riot gear but military armor with guns and but tons that they willingly deploy on people. a day earlier a smaller but louder march also took to the streets it's an ad capital is large i'm sure everyone here hopes to start a revolution they're calling it the chicago spring like the arab spring. signs ripped off crowds clashed with police but times and police bikes used to block off the crowds with more blood in the chaos. we deliver a million dollars spent on a new year for chicago police a war breaks out with outraged americans fighting for change at home while the u.s. president is busy hosting the summit and the future of warfare abroad and stacy
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churkin r.t.e. chicago doing right. to the north and canada the country witnessed a surge in its own arrests this week as protests over. college fees gain mentum despite the emergency law to curb the rallies and thousands of arrests over the past three months huge numbers turn out again saturday night in quebec archy's guide h.q. on reports. it's hard to gauge exactly how many people there are on the streets of montreal but those are thousands of people close i keep a banging on their pots and pans expressing anger over what they see as her crony and measures undertaken by the government to suppress people's right to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression the government of a good because adopted a new law just last week which makes it illegal to assemble without authorities permission and require the precise roadmap of any more chore demonstration planned . the use they came up with the race this response to that requirement and as you
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can see that is the map of montreal such offensive response is also provoked by the police action against the protesters last week a day after the law was passed they rounded up and arrested over seven hundred people in just one day it was by all accounts that we've heard of very peaceful protests but it was huge according to there is reports the number of people marching on the streets of montreal reached up quarter of a million at some point even many of those who didn't care about to wish an hikes and complained about traffic even though they joined the ranks of protesters you see people from all age groups out there forty year old older people all kinds of people almost everyone who witnessed these massive protests say the canadian media are downplaying widespread is that in the police brutality because they say the media are controlled by the government and by those who support the government. you could see how the movement has evolved over the last three months or so it
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actually in february when it started those are just the students of kid back versus the government ok back and the. where generally very peaceful gatherings but the police the guy has been overwhelmingly oppressive and if that was the did not the government passed this antipolo test a lot which is no jury yeah the protest actually fans the flames of the movement make you get so much bigger than just the student uprising the focus of the quebec protests widening beyond jewish infused to include a new law is supposed to curtail the rallies but it's only hard to students resolve canadian journalist michel boyer is covering the rallies he says authorities only option now is direct talks bill with seventy eight which is with that's its fault and its goal is to con everything down it was established by the provincial government. in canada we have a we have
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a charter and one of the articles in the charter is the right to protest peacefully and people and protesters now are saying is that certain provisions of this new law are and cringing on the freedom to protest peacefully so people are in fact even retaliate even stronger we really don't know what's going to happen really until the until the government since down with the student organization since down to talk. still to come this hour year it keeps its powder dry in case greece gives up its forthcoming elections to the country's final say on whether it quits or keeps cutting but the euro zone's already readying for its first farewell. plus nazis in the nursery the lobby and kindergarten were meant as uniforms talk about its role and weapons in the second world war. but first egypt's early election results point to a runoff between a muslim brotherhood candidate and a former prime minister of the mubarak era the country's historic first
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presidential election since the uprising saw a low turnout and numerous complaints of ballot fraud but as artie's policy reports regardless of the outcome many think egypt's future could be cleek. it's a result that stunned many and has the potential to split the country into an islamist candidate put it against a member of the former regime mohamed morsi is the choice of the powerful muslim brotherhood well as much afic was the last prime minister to serve under hosni mubarak egyptians and now have to choose one or the other for the country's top job and no one is happy. because he has become the. candidate of the revolution should we get rid of the remnants of the regime and prevent the country from moving backwards but the muslim brotherhood is tainted by the same accusation and critics fear the group will stay egypt away from democracy into hardline islamic rule already the brotherhood controls more than half the
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seats in the new egyptian parliament and they repealed among poor communities gives them the edge which is why those who took to tell his square last year are worried i'm sure of the martyrs where life they would think that this is all it is just no one chanted for elections they wanted to free them now years in the monthly massacre that takes place will even kill those who don't even have the right to be listened in the big square how can the release of christ and her last but of which are fixed wrong showing also threatens to undo everything mariam and her friends fought for shafiq is deeply hated by many egyptians and was pelted with stones and shoes when he went to vote but for that the fear revolutionaries would be able to field a single compelling candidate in the country's first post presidential elections. change quickly.
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but many egyptians expected the monies to be replaced by moderates like i'm almost certain the sick list of vice a former member of mubarak's regime and of dual mode. name a bush a tool liberal form a brotherhood member adding to their woes egyptians also fear the military that's been ruling the country for the past fifteen months won't stick to its promise to hand over power and instead will continue to pull the strings even if from a fall it's an aria that dr hassan the fall believes would have unthinkable consequences i mean it's. very very. and they're going to be on the bloodshed and i think that is very much yes it's very likely egyptians will vote in any islamist president marking one of the most dramatic political turnarounds in history after all it wasn't that long ago that the muslim brotherhood was outlawed and it's members imprisoned now it's mubarak in the dock and the brotherhood almost in the presidency but there's been nothing about this
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election that's been predictable and until a new constitution is approved it's still not clear what powers the new president will have but whoever wins his hands will be full of problems here run deep and economic and political frustrations are not that far from spilling over into different protests what is the r t cairo. a former israeli ambassador to egypt told r.t. that in an islamic leader would cause more regional instability. we have still a lot of time in two and a half weeks until the second round and we might see offers counteroffers deals statements the commemorations whatever the basic line is that who of these two contenders is moving to we if is going to. do one who was the prime minister during that time i think that he will be dedicated more for the domestic affairs and the domestic problems because there are huge that would be the muslim
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brotherhood if he's looking to join forces with hamas in gaza and definitely he would support publicly overtly. the palestinian issue and this might put israel and egypt on a track that say and pleasant statements between two capitals a timeline of the turmoils also available at r.t. dot com along with many other stories for you to check out putting this texas track state school kids every step forcing them to carry a microchip id cards and lots plus. two hundred twenty five million viewers six russian and one massive eurovision song contest but beat the grandmothers into the second who beat the grammas into placing second check it out of the.
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greek voters are keeping the e.u. one tenterhooks as opinion polls indicate pro and anti austerity party is running neck and neck as next month's election draws closer it could decide whether greece stays or quits the euro and although e.u. leaders are publicly voicing support their privately battening down the hatches to prepare for a greek exit or peter all for has been. should they stay or should they go germany's angela merkel is adamant to feel mine is that for my part i would like to say that i think we agree we want greece to remain in the euro zone we know that it's the same for a majority of greek people. but it seems plans are being drawn up in case those hopes fail the german blunders bank says the situation in greece is extremely worrying but isn't predicting the demise of the single currency should the greeks quit the euro a view certainly not shared by all if it won't happen if it won't become reality
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then we are really in a mess and it means automatically that this will spill a domino effect all over europe because then we have also a question of moral hazard for example if you overdo it you pull out of the euro zone and every problem is nowhere then the others will begin to start ok it's a very nice solution for us we're also over there for so far it's easier to pull out of the europe or to go ireland i did here and also spain and italy in fact year zero skeptics feel that drastic german government action may be needed if europe's dominant economy is to avoid being swamped in the economic mire which is so called corrects it or greek exit could cause it's not just here in germany that a post greek eurozone is being discussed finance ministers from all member states have been drawing up contingency plans to try and determine how a greek exit would affect their economies european leaders continue to throw their
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support behind greek single currency membership the country's rerun elections next month the rapidly looking like a referendum on the euro in everything but name france's socialist president speaking after the informal brussels summit looked like a man trying to woo the greek electorate with rather softer talk than austerity. if . it was mentioned that we would be using the structural fund to support the growth efforts of greece as well so that the greek voters can be confident as to what support will come after june the seventeenth. so as the future of greece in the euro zone enters what could be its final act top e.u. figures say it's all down to its people let's wait for the people of greece to have their say on the seventeenth of june. and we will not. do is want to promote speculative scenarios let's wait i do we'll do the greek people but it's
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a wait and see time with deep resistance in greece towards. this nuclear outcome in sight for this crisis peace for all of us the in. time now for some other stories making headlines across the globe a nato airstrike has killed a family of eight in afghanistan with six children among the dead officials say the victims had no connection with the taliban or any terrorist group civilian casualties already splintering issue between the afghan leadership and nato whose troops are due out by two thousand and fourteen. firefighters in china rescued a sixty year old man who became trapped in his car in a river his vehicle came off the road and into a river swollen from heavy rains forcing the driver to cling on to rescuers arrived after being tied to a rope he was eventually pulled to safety no word though on the car. not support the international space station have entered the first private supply ship after it
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two days after it docked it's the first ever commercial cargo delivery to man's only space outpost the unmanned dragon capsule was launched by american company space x. now nasa retired its shuttle fleet and step back from orbital missions in favor of private companies or bit to kindergarden story time should be about adventure and fairy tales but in one nursery in a lot of v.a. it became a nazi wartime weaponry displayed by two right wing nationalists toddlers may not a fully understood what they were being taught but there's been a furious public reaction to the footage like sarah shows ski explains. this was described as a lesson of patcher it is in a kindergarten in riga. was. a fact to the man who wore the uniform of lot of us as sas legion which fought on the nazi german side in the second world war one of the outfits even boasts the notorious thunder like symbol moreover they let the three year olds play with real nazi weapons this is
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a grinning police ring and lying just like a party popper during christmas despite nazi symbols being outlawed in a lot to be along with soviet emblems no legal consequences have followed so far the owner of this kindergarten who is also a right wing nationalist party member sees nothing wrong. but it is our history and no way to tell our children who the legionnaires were we see in this kindergarten and i will decide how will teach our children our we will make them proud of their country and its warning it won't get it but the incident has sent shock waves across the land this woman asked us to hide her face peering nationalists could abuse her after the interview she says her family will now have to consider a four year old daughter's future education little teen with normal it's unthinkable things like that must never happen close to children and i'm strongly against it i'm scared if things like that become frequent i'll have to take my
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daughter from the kindergarten and keep her. in the head of a lot of his anti nazi movement says the incident is not a one off such lessons he claims occur on the regular basis in schools nash and wide. they usually happen on sixteenth of march known as the country's legion day when former assets fighters marched the streets of riga along with right wing politicians and human support is similar gatherings happen am usually in another baltic state with a difficult history a stone. parliament. i remember speaking at the european parliament trying to convince deputies don't laugh it is a nazi free country now i have to admit to a great shame due to the actions of some movements neo nazi ism grow stronger here with the youth don't understand the horrors of naziism and easily fall into this propaganda since gaining independence the baltic states have been vocally critical of the soviet period of their history calling it an occupation those who fought
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against the u.s.s.r. are called freedom fighters by some here even despite the fact they were allied with a genocidal nazi regime the most murderous in history what concerns many here now is that such lessons of graduate ism in the long run will not teach history but simply breed a future generation of neo nazis in the heart of free europe this latest incident has once again shown how divided the lobby in society is about its past and while the people here are still trying to determine whether these men were right or wrong many still agree that bringing real weapons to three year old was a major offense at least from a moral point of view. let's see rush of ski altie reporting from reader in law. in a couple of minutes the view from inside the syrian government on how it sees the country's conflict after a head after an update of the headlines stay with us. from
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