went and they tied people the sharks they stabbed and brainstem in an orgy of violence and to support that the opposition posted a number of videos allegedly from the village show when dead bodies but how well these videos contain. the bodies by all appearances. to the creator to have died yesterday raising many questions on the credibility and the truth of their positions 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 feeling 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 official. reports from

official sources in hama that after the on the 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 trial 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 carrie. how is this going to bode for syria that 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 these so-called massacre coming as coffee and briefs that the u.n. security council on syria and the ra a lot of similarities in the. story with houla

massacre last month that happened exactly on the eve of kofi annan is a rival 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 throw 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 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 that backed the rebels and it's reported that they. headed by 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 little thing to fear in seem to syria's internal affairs and no we. will massacre was used against assad we can see it been more interference into a series of president now as this latest massacre also can be used against assad as just a became for this kind of international interference and of course all this. all this contradiction has. given rise to view that the rebels the south maybe frame you know solid knowing that they've got to me to support and eventually assad would be held responsible for what happened to the currency correspondent thanks for that

for now. the international affairs and defense on this these the timing of the massacre is highly suspicious. over seventy were killed. by bedouins these by have belonged to a group that was settled and so they could see the called the baby with the support they certainly received lads they were even water. they were protected by is so. happy with the relations we feel. i cannot for sure we follow mr gage i suspect but they by happy killed by members of the rebels the opposition blame me. try to speak. they were a separate group it would have been. because they did it with

a group provoke an international outrage topic. but it is case a stance is quite striking i disliked. it just before speech to syria. press about the situation. so it seems to me that there are limits to your pussy show who are very unscrupulous and they don't watch it was a place for the. people to kill people here. and so they are recurrent police. but in the halls of the united nations a deadlock over damascus is proving no barrier to some finalizing plans for post assad syria he's not pawns. the united nations is the only diplomatic forum where every country is supposed to be governed by the same rules united

nations founding charter close 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.

and 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 in from the charter point of view it was simply. by circumventing international law for a geo political in. trysts experts say the u.s. has systematically damaged the confidence and credibility of the us 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 just regards in the case of syria or kofi annan the 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 romans had known for diplomacy they had the legions 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 or an up or not i r t new york.

well clashes in syria have already spilled over the border to lebanon. 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. 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. 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 that's the message from

a central asia six pioneering powers as the shanghai cooperation organization summit in beijing wrapped up all eyes now are on its fringes where rain and afghan issues are coming to the forefront. explains. 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. the leaders of iran mahmoud ahmadinejad and afghanistan i mean 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 he 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 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 hamid karzai it's also seen as very crucial because russia is now playing a very important role in afghanistan providing one of its military bases in the for the nato 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 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 leader. china and russia add 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 in alliance 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 spoon into thanks in tender heart killing twenty two people rescued agenda 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 airstrikes and mate raids is

a situation that has caused enormous opposition from the population particularly of 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's 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 united states could ever protect the civilian population. what are 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 says the economic crisis a friendly face taken first step on the battle 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 formally there is currently in intensive care suffering from shock pressure and severe depression in the runoff on the june sixteenth hundreds of thousands in tahrir square calling from the barracks prime minister and shafique to be disqualified from the presidential race objections that the issue hasn't brought the change they were hoping for and that's particularly the case when party sarah furthur pulls up when this egyptian woman was dragged into tear it to be exposed and abused by the military men it serves as a stark reminder that barrack my sabine talk with egypt's arab spring has many

hurdles to overcome if it's to blossom into a democracy for a conservative cult show watching a woman exposed in that way open the floodgates to shocking fails the female protesters subjected to violence and sexual harassment not just at the hands of days 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 political 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 warrants i'd like my do to leave. i do less in the same way i live my do this with no harassment so. children assonance 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 a sexual harassment but a lot of women complain about here in cairo the metric system has some areas for women only many of the women say that's to avoid some of the wondering. 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 thousand around just one of just eleven female m.p.'s and a member of the muslim brotherhood she's controversially condemned 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 and we will 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 off to which you feel that you're going to gain the political revolution in egypt maybe in a cultural one it seems just getting started. 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 conference began between. investigate his motives. and be wary of the running beast scientists say that still age people may have been using techniques in that cave drawings creating an impression of.

germany says it should move towards a stronger political union in europe even if some states are inducting to do the same the country's chance imo 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 as kamarck spike they build themselves up by huge portfolio where they thought they were being very very clever by buying themselves boards 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 have 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 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 hollow 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 local parliaments including in berlin paris or frying jagging their way into mainstream politics paris has become a more digital landscape in germany that other parties have to take and you already

see that are people reacting to the party success story started in new in local elections last september when the surprising one newly named percent of votes now according to opinion polls the party would capture up to thirteen percent of votes across junee if the election to the national parliament was held today. a newcomer within the party system they produce a policy making people didn't expect from a traditional party. and political communication and they are kind of a platform for the transport of political protest. participation and transparency members to take more in discussions and it doesn't seem to matter that he submitted to. school until. 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. 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 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 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. germany. the business. 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. positive. is out of three quarters of a percent. half a percent and investors are reacting to the bond auction that's a place and spend to 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 i will of course be following that when it happens but for now let's go back to spain the government there held an option as i mentioned. that. they hope to get one to two billion so the target has certainly been reached and this all came amid speculations of the country has been seeking a bailout from funds spray leaves to find at least eighty billions to shore up its banks struggling to reach 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 and just the knowledge of 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 by the. support of the russian equity market and that will do that by by and i'm of course talking about the bank here and what will happen is that will not only get big profit because russian i could see it's quite cheap right now but it will also help to stabilize the equity market here we're moving on to crude as i said it has escaped its war day winning 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 evonne has signaled that it will take a harder line to its nuclear talks normally this would see the prices go all of us on the case today are moving on to current season 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 it makes pictures it's losing to the euro gaining against the dollar and the central bank has really been put in a lot of efforts 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 and the sale will kick off next year and the company's stock should be sold entirely in four years this move is 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 remind all that take a look at who survived the tough quake or battles in the paris summer heat the french open tennis semifinals. all the headlines.

with the end of the boer war and the going away of the soviet union many people thought that nuclear weapons disappeared. in the risk is not zero that something might be going off by mistake especially a nuclear weapons on hair trigger alert. but most of the victims to use it as a threat all as an actual weapon you know if you keep spinning a trillion dollars a year on weapons of eventually you're going to blow everybody up you you know people are dying from these weapons but until we actually see it people don't wake up to nuclear weapons or a bill. that represents all the firepower of the second world war and this second sound is the equivalent firepower of the world's nuclear arsenal today.

the headlines for you now. deja vu in syria government forces find dozens of women and children butchered. slaughter once again echoing siding with a high profile cancer. touching a sore points a global political attention to it as president putin meets arraigning and candy is in beijing wrapping up his chinese talks. and there's europe's economic union is showing signs of cracks twenty calls for a political alliance to the financial trauma of the state's major banks all by a ratings agency. next an exclusive interview with eleven these interior minister gives his outlook on how the bloodshed in syria could play out in the entire region

. well again a swell of the lebanon is affected by internal tensions and regional conflict or decisions related to security issues are made outside by other countries so how can you talk about security in lebanon when. little bit of lebanon security doesn't depend on lebanon. politically and in terms of security and lebanon depends on external factors as well that the people of lebanon have close religious and family ties with neighboring states. hello dana is that an alternative to external influence. the corner on that has to be an even smaller countries than lebanon has just external have. a cult fit also what do you think about the conflict between the shia and sunnis and the. need for fitness in one hundred seventy.