massacre deja vu in syria government forces find the butchered corpses of women and children killed in another slaughter once again coinciding with a high profile appearance of kofi annan. touching sore points global political attention shifts eastwards as president putin meets iranian and afghan leaders in beijing wrapping up his chinese tall. class the political revolution that failed to bring a cultural one women in egypt for their fight for equality is doomed as is the mists rise from the ashes of the uprising.

this is r.t. world news and much more good to have you with us today. well a new massacre has apparently taken place in syria in a small village near the city of hama so far reports are painting a very contrasting picture but the episode appears to be eerily similar to those surrounding the bloody slaughter in the town of houla last month let's now cross to . the who's in damascus for us a real what can you tell us about this incident. well carrie there is even more confusion about this latest massacre here in syria than all the previous ones and a lot of the details of alleged witness accounts and video just don't match so far the most extreme death toll. stands at almost one hundred and this is a figure that's been picked up very quickly by most of the international media immediately after it emerged now the opposition's claim is that government forces shelled two peaceful problem in villages in central syria not far from the city of

hama and after that allegedly prove as solid militants went in and they tied people on the sharks to be stabbed and burned in an orgy of violence and to support that the opposition posted a number of videos allegedly from this village show when dead bodies but however these videos contain. dividers by all appearances. to dictator to have died yesterday raising many questions on the credibility and the truth of the opposition's claims and just where these bodies came from. on the other hand the syrian government has a completely different take on what happened. in syria they say they got a call from a local resident asking for help after militants took over the village the army has been stationed in the area they've been reporting beforehand that they are

preparing for an anti-terrorist operation so after that call they immediately launched this operation and we are receiving right now crucial. reports from official sources in hama that after the army went in they discovered nine bodies of civilians and following the clashes that occurred after that two officers have been killed and five others have been injured so as you can see both sides think there is a child there while. witnesses. witnesses reports just contradict each other about who was responsible and without a credible investigation right now just simply impossible to establish who was behind this massacre in syria back to you kerry how is this going to bode for syria then it's clearly it isn't going to help the peace process. yes what's striking here in this story is of course the timing of the so-called massacre coming as

coffee and briefs at the u.n. security council on syria today and the ra a lot of similarities in that story with houla massacre last month that happened exactly on the eve of coffee anand's arrival to syria for talks with bashar al assad then back then the initial media reaction but simply took the rebel side and big claims as actually jeopardize the six point peace plan and the free syrian army the most the biggest and the most well armed rebel group in the region use this massacre to draw from the internationally approved cease fire and to. resume the military operation against. against the government forces and also the run many questions on what possibly assad can gain from being behind these massacres something that the rebels claim me he knows very well but it can and will be definitely used against him by factions

and nations that want him out in the back rebels so we we know that just yesterday there was a meeting of the nations and backed the rebels and it's reported that they. headed by the u.s. security secretary of state hillary clinton have come with a plan of a so-called plan of post syria so what we are seeing now is a lot of interference into syria's internal affairs and no we. will massacre was used against assad we can see it been more interference into a series of prayers right now as this latest massacre also can be used against assad as just the cation for this kind of international interference and of course all this. all this contradicts. has. given rise to view the rebels. may be framed i know in the media and eventually

assad would be held responsible for what happened to you. thanks for that. these the timing of. these by. the support they certainly received they were. they were. is so. happy with the relations. i cut. for sure. i suspect but they by happy killed by.

there were a separate group it would have been. because they were the big group. but it is case. striking. it just before. syria. so it seems to me that there are a. group. but in the halls of the united nations a deadlock over damascus is proving no barrier to some finalizing plans for post

assad syria artie's reports. the united nations is the only diplomatic forum where every country is supposed to be governed by the same rules the united nations founding charter closed upon us to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security a founding member and biggest financial contributor america ratified inside the u.n. treaty in one thousand nine hundred five which prohibits unprovoked attacks or military interventions in sovereign countries unless authorized by the un security council. my fellow americans today our armed forces joined our nato allies in air strikes against serbian forces responsible for the brutality in kosovo in recent decades the us has been seen by a leading the very international laws it helped create we have acted with resolve the u.s. and its allies also acted without authorization from the un security council when it launched a seventy eight day aerial attack on yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred nine

nato starts war against the federal republic of yugoslavia serbia and montenegro. serbia for seventy eight days occupies kosovo and this doesn't have you an authorization until the very end the us again disregarded international law in two thousand and three after the security council refused to support a military strike on iraq they withdrew their new additional resolution rather than face defeat clearing it is their argument the way for a military campaign without any new u.n. approval the united nations security council has not lived up to its responsibilities. so we will rise to ours is not in conformity with the u.n. charter from our point of view and from the charter point of view it was in the by circumventing international law for geo political interests experts say the us has systematically damage the confidence and credibility of the un it's been used by

the united states i think as a fig leaf to get multilateral prove off from the policies that the u.s. wants to do but if the u.n. doesn't agree with the united states as you know the case of iraq or kosovo the united states just disregards in the case of syria were kofi annan fragile peace plan has showed slow progress washington is prepared to once again bypass the un if the security council fails to impose more pressure on damascus and members of this council and members of the international community are left with the option only of having to consider whether they're prepared to take actions outside of the annan plan and the authority of this council groans have no need for diplomacy they have the legion's apparently the united states thinks it has no need for diplomacy it has missiles and drones the u.n. was founded at the end of the second world war as a place for countries to solve conflicts through dialogue rather than gunfire however the honorable goal of maintaining global peace and security becomes harder

to attain every time a member state decides to play by its own rules. new york. well clashes in syria have already spilled over the border to lebanon spoke to the country's interior minister who believes the virus of syrian violence could be contagious for the whole region is a taste of what's coming up later this hour. we have some global and arab interests clashing here and we all understand that what we don't understand is where this clash will take us in the end but we can say one thing with about if the syrian conflict is resolved one way or another this will affect the situation in lebanon lebanon security doesn't depend on lebanon alone politically and in terms of security and lebanon depends on external factors as well the queen the people of lebanon have close religious and family ties with neighboring states.

foreign and military interference into syria's affairs and strong arming of regime change there is unacceptable as a message from a central asia six pioneering powers as a some high corporation organization summit in beijing wrapped up all eyes now are on its fringes where rain and afghanis shoes are coming to the forefront of. expense. well the shanghai cooperation organization summit which last two days now has come to an end with some very important security agreements have been signed between the parties involved but definitely the most interesting events of today are the meetings. leaders of iran mahmoud ahmadinejad and afghanistan first of all. china for him it's just the place to be because it is probably one of the few places in the world where he is not being threatened by sanctions where you can all feel relaxed and smiling we saw on the cameras as he was walking inside the building how children relaxed he was definitely putting on him have a lot to talk about because russia plays

a very important role in mediating the conflict between iran and the west moreover the timing of this particular meeting in beijing is very important as well because in the middle of june we're expecting a five plus one group of negotiators to meet in moscow to discuss the iranian issue certainly this happens i mean the time when washington does not rule out military action against tehran and constantly keeps slapping iran with a different sort of economic and trade sanctions both russia and china support to support the civil nuclear program in iran at the same time they would not support any military nuclear program in this country now as for the meeting with also seen as very crucial because russia is now playing a very important role in afghanistan providing one of its military bases in accountable for the native troops to deliver its military cargo to afghanistan to help the withdrawal of the u.s. troops from the country by the end of twenty fourteen it's evident to many that the

war on terror in afghanistan is not working out as it was planned civilians are being killed by terrorists drug trafficking in the still there so russia certainly wants to play a very important role in bringing this country to peace both russia and china have agreed to bolster their military ties of the news which would probably be unwelcome in the west and particularly in the united states definitely this latest meeting between the leaders of china and russia a very interesting spin to the international geopolitics. president hamid karzai cut short his visit to beijing to return home after eighteen civilians were killed in a nato airstrike in eastern afghanistan the instant happened at a wedding ceremony or lines forces launched an air raid something nato commanders deny planning any kill taliban fighters on the same day three suicide bombers hit a market outside a sprawling nato base in kandahar killing twenty two people best agenda scout porter says nato is activity in afghanistan has become a magnet for civilian deaths but happens. this whole problem of u.s.

and nato military operations both air strikes and make raids is a situation that has caused enormous opposition from the population particularly on the occupation in southern afghanistan the. region of the country are two increasingly opposed the presence of u.s. and nato forces if you look at the casualty figures for civilians and you compare them with the level of foreign troops operating in afghanistan you can see that there is a direct correlation between the two and the more u.s. and nato forces particularly u.s. military forces are active in a particular area the more civilians are going to be caught up in the fighting so the exact opposite is really the reality of the claim but the united states could ever protect the civilian population. well still to come for you in the program the

pirates are riding a wave to success there's mutiny on the political ship in germany as a pirate party is the economic crisis a friendly face taken first step on the ladder to power. the health of ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak has worsened dramatically it comes just days after the eighty four year old was jailed for life for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising but a former leader is currently in intensive care suffering from shock pressure and severe depression so you can see the runoff on june sixteenth hundreds of thousands in tahrir square calling from the barracks prime minister and shafique to be disqualified from the presidential race gyptian is the commission hasn't brought the change they were hoping for and that's particularly the case when further apart . when this egyptian woman was dragged into terrier to be exposed and abused by the

military men it served as a stark reminder the burgomeister being toppled egypt's arab spring has many hurdles to overcome if it's to blossom into a democracy for a conservative culture watching a women exposed in that way open the floodgates to shocking tales of female protesters subjected to violence and sexual harassment not just at the hands of those they opposed but their fellow revolutionaries as well still we're having a small profit on with some men and the streets that there are still a little bit again as having women with them side to side in the women played a vital role in egypt's revolution but what the future now holds for women and their rights far from. the day life of women actually is what. i'd like my do to live. i do less in the same way i live my i do this.

with no harassment sexual harassment is rampant in egypt forcing women to wear conservative clothes and even avoid areas where they might come into close contact with men because of the problems is that the harassment that a lot of women complain about in cairo that racist has some areas for women only many of the women say that's avoid some of the men's wondering how. egypt's now facing the prospect of an islamic government that's raising fears over what it could mean for women's rights i met with as around one of just eleven female m.p.'s and a member of the muslim brotherhood she's controversially condoned the practice of female circumcision which was banned under the former regime. who read the rules of the constitution first. the rules for women and where and who do what is right. these coups to revoke hard won women's rights could risk egypt's new modern

democracy becoming a terrifying throwback to the past ages of female oppression now. from. point which is very frustrating because usually after the russians you feel that you're going to gain the political revolution in egypt maybe in. the cultural one it seems could be just getting started. but remember we've got all the latest stories and videos on our website r.t. dot com let's check out what's waiting for you that right now u.s. presidential hopeful mitt romney had an appearance at this year's top secret deliver conference began meeting was movers and shakers investigate his motives. and be aware of the running beast scientists say that's still the age people they have been using techniques in

a cave drawings creating an impression of. germany says it should move towards a stronger political union in europe even if some states are reluctant to do the same the countries chancellor i'm a merkel has signaled it could be the only cure for the financial woes on wednesday moody's rating agency slapped germany's top banks with a downgrade something some european economists had been expecting long. we've really heard the truth that i think many in finance knew all along but i'm such a scholar expiring they build themselves up a huge portfolio where they thought they were being very very clever by buying themselves bourne's of places such as greece italy spain in other words all the

places where not they can't possibly sell their debt because the governments are effectively in huge problems so therefore what's happened is once more another little layer of the onion let us say has been peeled away and that's examining and showing us that ultimately the euro house new clothes the european union is in a total mess due to its three years of denial of its economic problems all of the politicians hope basically left the people stranded the new government in spin went into denial mode from the ball and they came into office and six months later they've suddenly realized what anybody who's remotely financially literate could work out six months ago two years ago even spanish banks are thoughts and ultimately there needs to be a way in order to manage to rescue them but the conventional be alike mechanisms are not going to work and that's why ultimately it's very difficult to see

tragically whether or not there really is a future to the euro was a currency because it's a disastrous political scheme rather than an economic engine of prosperity rather it's the opposite it's putting people out of work for up work rather than putting them in jobs. as the european financial rollercoaster continues to bring not just economies but also governments down it's given other political parties the chance to get to the top be a pirate party in germany has seen a surge in popularity as people decide not to put their trust in traditional factions want easy office go off assesses their political ambitions. it may seem like a convention but don't let these outfits for you this is the annual conference of the pirate party of germany only three years ago it had just about one thousand members and now there are almost thirty thousand and with deputies in three months including in berlin paris or frame dragging their way into mainstream politics

paris has become a more beautiful landscape in germany that a lot of parties have to take account of and you already see that are people reacting to the party success story started in new in local elections last september when they surprisingly won newly named percent of votes now according to opinion polls the party would capture up to thirteen percent of votes across germany if the election to the national parliament was held today and the pirates are a newcomer within the party system they produce a kind of policy making people didn't expect from a traditional party they offer a new style and political communication and they are a kind of a platform for the transport of political protest. participation and transparency members to take part in discussions online and it doesn't seem to matter that so thoroughly submitted to. school until

next year that their favorite meeting spot is a. they don't have a stance on foreign affairs or the financial crisis. senior member comparing their success with the first years of hitler's nazis though he quickly apologized we don't take ourselves so seriously we're not. as other politicians are we we know that we're human and we make mistakes and make mistakes and therefore we have no problems with saying ok sorry i was wrong germany's national parliamentary election is planned for next year and the pirates are ready for battle just like organizations the pirate party of germany is going through its own case of growing pains but its popularity and flyers are on the rise and it could be time for mainstream politicians to watch out for the new kids on

the block. r.t. germany. the business news area thanks kerry well not seen many drastic movements on the markets today let's start with europe and see what's happening there it's the only market at the moment where we're seeing figures still in positive territory the first scene is out of three quarters of a percent was the back side of about half a percent and investors are reacting to the bond auction that's a place in spain the have more on that in just a second and also the. u.s. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke who has the center of his address to congress later today will of course be following that when it happens but for now let's go back to spain the government there held an auction as i mentioned selling of art stupidly in euros worth of that. they hope to get wanted two billion so the target has certainly been reached and this auction came amid speculations of the country has been seeking a bailout from funds spain leaves to buy that least eighty billions to shore up its

banks struggling to meet the bad property loans. we're continuing on with the russian markets we can see that it's still a mixed picture of the arts he has out in just a notch the my sex has minimized earlier losses but still in negative territory loosened point of four percent and what we're seeing here is basically a reaction to a drop in crude prices they're always attached here and also important to mention that russia's state development bank. to support the russian equity market and it will do that by buying stocks and i'm of course talking about v.b. bank here and what will happen is that will not only get there but because of russian equities quite cheap right now but it will also help to stabilize the equity market here moving on to crude as us. that's war they win streak worse than prices go down light sweet is trading at close to eighty five dollars per barrel when it comes to the broader plan that's just the hundred dollars and you know

we're seeing the price drop and that's despite the fact that u.s. stockpiles a draw but we also know that there are signals that will see is the malaysian in the economy in the u.s. economy and also we know that iran has signaled that it will take a harder line to its nuclear talks normally this would see the prices go up they case today are moving on to currency use and let's see what's happening there with the euro dollar ruble the euro is now gaining ever so slightly against the dollar pretty much say it's a lot when it comes to the ruble a mixed picture still it's losing to the euro gaining against the dollar and the central bank has really been put in a lot of effort to strengthen the ruble because let's not forget it lost fourteen percent of its value in the month of may now so let's stay with russia because there are some important news here and it has to do with top well company rules that basically after all it will be privatized and the year this should happen by is two thousand and sixteen which was one year earlier than planned earlier in the

cell will kick off next year and the company's stock should be sold entirely in four years this move as part of the government's privatization plans to sell state controlled energy and infrastructure companies to the mess that markets and competition. and that's what i have for this hour kerry thanks marina we'll catch up with you a bit later. what in just over fifteen minutes from now ramona will that take a look at who survived the tough quake or battles in the paris summer heat to reach the french open tennis semifinals for us there recap of the headlines.

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