from fans to impression its. stance on t.v. dot com. politics by the people and no forced regime change that's what international powers now see is the remedy to syria's bloody civil war but rebels groups say it's unrealistic. also syrian rebel groups go on the hunt for anyone with process views and according to reports not even children a safe. italy and spain showed a breakthrough after coercing germany's angela merkel into accepting a bank bailout scheme forcing her on the defensive at home. than it was a burgeoning massage defies a police request in london to turn himself in and be extradited saying he will stay safe in ecuador's embassy until a decision is made on his asylum request. with

a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. a transitional governing body is the latest solution put forward to end syria's bloody internal conflict the idea was agreed at an emergency international meeting in geneva the new plan either lays down a political process nor contains demands for regime change allowing syrians to decide their own fate. was following the geneva talks and spoke to my colleague rory sushi about it a little earlier. it's been a diplomatic roller coaster from the start it's been going through ups and downs and even before this conference in geneva. russia's foreign minister said with hillary clinton in st petersburg after that meeting he said she changed her position but then she wasn't really at the media conference following the. meeting

to confirm that so it wasn't really clear that in the conference in geneva much longer than initially expected. nobody really knew what's going to what was going to come out of it in the end that they did end up signing this document so at least some progress appears to be made here but we know that the conflict in syria approximately sixteen months in the making now the violence continues as we speak russia when it comes to the u.n. security council russia has been steadfast in its opposition to any type of military outside military intervention in syria now experts are saying this final document is essentially a victory for russian diplomacy what do you think exactly sixteen months it's a very long time and since the beginning russia has been saying this is an internal matter for syria no outsiders could order no solution to the situation there and. it's a mystery why it took so long for the international community to agree because now

it's reflected in this final document it took all these vetoes and discussions it's just unclear really why it took these sixteen months and certainly on the heels of that we have a comment here from the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. we can see to it the utmost importance that this document does not seek to dictate to the syrian side how the transitional process should happen politically how exactly this process will take place is up to the syrian people this document is very precise. so the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov saying there that this document is very precise however there does seem to be some fine print as well the inside of this so what exactly does this new. and entailed well the idea of this plan is the syrian people and that's the most important part syria will establish this transition governmental body which will include all sides of the conflict with the authorities and all groups within the opposition including the rebels then it is

that they will have a new constitution and democratic elections everything will be monitored by the united nations and specifically by un special envoy kofi annan is awful planning to visit syria and for talks with both sides now certainly for the past number of months so when it comes to the members of the u.n. addressing the ongoing issue in syria the united states has been quite eager indeed to have president assad step down now in the past twenty four hours and washington seems to have changed its mind saying that perhaps assad can stay but with the transitional government still though what do you think the fate of assad will be well it's an interesting question actually kofi annan himself was asked this question at the media conference following the meeting in geneva and let's listen to what he had to say.

i guess you can't really put it better than this around him so the bottom line right now is that the international community was able to reach this understanding it's vital for this unity to be sustained and even if some of the new interpretations do appear then it's all inked in this document some of syria's opposition groups have already rejected the roadmap describing it as a waste of time and impossible to implement what is griffin ocean is inside the country and has more on the reaction to the international diplomacy effort. the people we have been able to speak to here in the syrian capital have actually divided on how to concede to this document this meeting in geneva some of them indeed call this a breakthrough and light at the end of the tunnel and they say it could indeed be a solution to this sixteen month long crisis but the crisis here in syria with all of it is a very skeptical they say it takes two to tango and it's absolutely and clears to

far hope that dialogue is possible while one of the size at least doesn't want to talk with britain here where you have before from the opposition of the syrian opposition both from internal opposition and. foreign based opposition that they will not accept any transitional government and they will not accept any peace plan even is still in power almost every day we're hearing about dozens of people killed there were more injured everywhere in the country but the obvious thing is that if one children are being involved in this crisis here's my report on that this is the place for these kids boys and girls is at the playground and someone dressed them in a military uniform hung them with real guns to teach them what to say and put in front of camera now this little girl four maybe five years old and she's almost crying as people behind the camera pushed her and other kids to chant and slogans

out of nineteen kids huff remains silent. this footage is just one in a series of clips posted online showing the ugly face of war unfolding in the country recent u.n. report says both sides in the syrian conflict the rebels from the free syrian army and the government are using children in their fight. to look and see children a month your son demonstrators four year old or young is praising his motherland and this is a microphone. the kids karine not a kalashnikov. baryons father couldn't imagine that his youngest son is participation in apache arctic rally would put all his family in danger and lead to the murder of his other two children and if they threatened us many times once the road on the house as well that the time has come then they sent me

a symbolic loop then they put the picture of reality on facebook promising five hundred thousand syrian pounds to those who bring him to them we couldn't imagine they'll come to our home and the living and i mean in my years in wanted to prepare for exams and went to sleep in the living room and this is where they smash first they were shootings and they cried a lot more than i hid under the bed. and i was crying because they killed years and i miss him a lot i am unsure me is eldest son was shot dead on the way to hospital as he was trying to get help to his injured brother little rayyan escaped death only because that night he stayed with his grandparents in the us as they wanted to kill us all like houla and then see this is the government officially valinor this is their freedom if you are not with them it. the funerals of the two teenagers had an on a guard this is what they do here in syria the family says when someone dies as a martyr not mine is that through not losing a thing that's enough we lost

a lot not ready to lose anymore how you doing some. young man has three more brothers left he has something to lose in this cemetery we found at least eight fresh graves small ones but in the rubble kids are becoming victims of grown up games in this conflict they've been used as human shields they've been forced to take up arms and they've been killed for a purpose they barely understand and no one can say for sure how many more will die until always found to stop the violence. r.t. reporting from syria. beirut based political analyst couple wasn't he says washington hasn't changed its stance over syria and continues to encourage rebels to carry on their fight against the regime. i mean if you hear the statement of the russian and you have the statement of mrs clinton the secretary of state of the united states you would hear that there is

a huge difference between the two statements one is calling healing the country and one mr clinton saying we won the president to step down and we wanted him out of the picture of him to go and he's not talking about starting at transitional period and obviously the sentiment the american sentiment the negative sentiment that is actually feeding into this chaos in syria. i think it's time for the americans to be silent and set aside for the persian gulf country stop meddling inside syria so we can see positive reinforcement and real dialogue taking place as long as these. countries take in this negative damaging grog i think the level of violence and the hate it will continue to fuel the violence in syria well later in the program we take

a look at another country that went through an armed revolution one that refuses to die down tribal misgivings in libya turn into a pitched battles with heavily armored vehicles in thousands of competence fighting over territory and power. a report coming shortly for you this week german chancellor angela merkel europe's from nine no we seem to taste defeat for the first time in years it was decided. to give brussels the power to pump e.u. taxpayer money into failing banks will all without governments having a say it's something that fiscally conservative germany had staunchly opposed but was forced to relent over the leaders of spain and italy were specially happy proclaiming a breakthrough this week also saw the ratification of europe's new bailout cash and deficit laws economic analyst michael moore says the decision will only end up. germany this will make you don't know ways we have a very big problem problem

a very huge problem and it is not solved resolve as a matter of fact i call it unconditional surrender of germany which we witnessed in brussels the southern countries with a new euro zone finally got the credit card that there always wanted a credit card for whom the german peck taxpayer has to pay and very interested in the question how long germany would do this the tax burden in the future will become very very high and i know already of people who are keeping the country because they have fear that the tax will become higher and higher and to germany has to pay at the end of the day the whole bill as long as we don't solve the problems which we don't we only opium some drac's into the system to come it mean if the drug is gone the problem is there and it will it will be even bigger. regardless of merkel's ambitions for the european union in her homeland there's a burgeoning opposition to the country's bailout policies for those who believe

germany's financial fortunes are down to good luck the people driving the economy have a different message what is oksana boyko reports it's a job interview with geopolitical implications and yours is family has been running these greek restaurant for almost three decades ever since they immigrated to germany hard work and self-reliance made it a success but now they are under increasing pressure to share the fruits of their labor. the problem is that in greece that. they come here and like the money in the street but we're also working very hard. working from the morning till night every day they get a dozen of calls from their greek can patcher it with requests for money jobs of both some like a small attack is just walking in a restaurant owner himself he lost his business last year and ever since has been out of permanent work like about twenty two percent of greeks there is the second

world war and destroy. our country from troops so they'll be a million people is the german. not to help but to pay while references to the country's nats a past have appeared more than once in the great coverage of the bailout germans remain unswayed in their position to pay for somebody else's debts polls consistently show that the majority of germans are strongly against financing greece's or spain's bailout as one customer of this restaurant put it before placing an order one should check not only the menu but also his wallet some say this bleed of opinions between the power and the public represents a test of germany's democratic system democracy begins at home begins and begins in germany begins in italy and spain they have

a national parliament and. it. is a common currency is taking. decisions in terms of money in terms of budget it's a violation of democracy now and very assertive now. is destroying democracy they said peace to be hard work. but in a case if europe's most productive country it seems just never stopped coming in the wake artsy reporting from germany. there's more to come for you here on our to including the cost of helping washington most pakistanis think of the u.s. as an enemy extremism is on the rise as people grow tart of the price of assisting with the fight in afghanistan. the first we can exert is adjourning the sarge remains holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london with

a deadline passing this week for his extradition he ignored a police summons to turn up and be sent to sweden saying he will stay put until the latin american nation the sides on his asylum plea ecuador's president says he's in no rush to consider the request and will review all possible consequences of children most of the soldiers may fear is that if he goes to sweden to be handed over to the u.s. where he could face the death penalty under the espionage act for publishing leaked american files meanwhile they could or in embassies around the world of received files of messages calling on the country to approve as on his asylum plea suburbans is the founder of the national security whistleblowers coalition and she says the u.s. is ready to pull any strings necessary to prevent the songes escape mostly what's happening right now is the political side and you have to realize that they may be and this is the. old letters that the titians activists around the world but on the other hand they are also getting

a list of ultimatums and tracts from the united states so the rest assured they right now. the state department is in the door plenty. by showing what kind of consequences they could be facing where there is economic well where there is political and so this is the reason they are taking this long and we are hoping that your decision will be yes they would have the silence to giuliana signage but considering. wait the united states carries but also considering that he's three or five nation in terms of the types of match yours they take to put pressure on their governments it will remain to be seen. the get the genocide which is his own interview program here its latest edition is on this tuesday and if you've missed any of the previous ones they're available right now online at www dot dot com. i'm julian assange.

it is through here it will be expose the world secrets these documents belong the united states government being attacked by the united states strongly condemn this question. illegally shoot five hundred days now i've been detained without charge. that hasn't stopped us. today we're on a quest for revolutionary ideas that can change the world tomorrow. and he which was driven between moscow and washington this week as u.s. senators backed sanctions against russian officials it suspects of human rights abuses moscow says it's an interference in its internal affairs and has warned of a symmetrical response the circle list primarily targets people allegedly linked to the death of the russian lawyer. he died while in custody facing tax evasion allegations three years ago the u.s. congress has yet to vote on the bill political analysts martin so you've says that

the move is extremely ill timed in terms of u.s. russia relations. the united states and russia are the two great thermonuclear powers in the world russia remains the preeminent strategic partner in the eurasia mass the american states and russia have an enormous amount of strategic interests and concerns in common they are equally threatened on the lawn by islamist fundamentalism they both face major drug epidemics crime a pathetic swith in their own countries the need for security and law and order cooperation between the united states and russia is absolutely preeminent in the world but that is not going to happen when relations between the two great super powers deteriorate over issues like this this is grandstanding and demagoguery in the senate of the worst carried and what's particularly striking to me on this is that this isn't coming from the house of representatives it's coming from the

senate and the senate is supposed to take the longer term and be the more thoughtful reflective legislative chamber in the u.s. constitutional system where we have plenty more details in the case of set of magnitsky including what led to his arrest and the investigation into his death you can find all the background on this controversial story right now at r.t. dot com. this week seventeen pakistani soldiers were ambushed and beheaded by taliban militants seven more died in a separate roadside bombing fun and extremism at home is believed to be the prize the nation is paying for assisting the u.s. in its fight against afghanistan a war that would have been possible without pakistan's support this kind of reports . it's not only u.s. bombs that fly in pakistan but also the stream of demands an accusation from washington there are several things that we're asking the pakistanis to do more and better number one they've got to do more about the safe havens inside their own country even ridiculed the u.s.

defense secretary has laughed at pakistan for being in the dark on the bin laden raid you. liberal in washington's rhetoric now suggest that during the decade of war in afghanistan pakistan had been there milf instrumental ally in the region the united states could not have had secured afghanistan in three weeks with minimum cost in terms of money and in terms of in terms of the lives of its soldiers that would not have been possible without fox and the assistance and help three sentiment towards the alliance with the us has domestic insurgency in pakistan some has lost about somewhere between five thousand to six thousand soldiers and paramilitary soldiers but more than that we've lost more than thirty five thousand civilians and these people died because of these bait of bombings in

a cruel comparison the us has lost two thousand troops in afghanistan they want the pakistanis to do our dirty work for us and the pakistanis have simply said we've supported you forward eleven years we can't do it anymore you're killing our stability they have to stop the civil war in the country they have to stop the war that's going on on their own territory because of their help for the united states so they have a number of problems which i think amount to a mass and they're going to be left high and dry when we leave which many washington see a different picture of a country that does not fully do their bidding in exchange for the billions they'd sent them were given taxpayer money to this country which is not treating us right we made a mistake we were we have trusted pakistan way too long the pakistanis see another mistake there's one mistake that we've committed we put all our eggs in the american basket and part of the deterioration in our job is strategic position over

the past decade since two thousand and one is because. this fact that we completely relied on the americans and it's not the first time they've dished out beef before as well but but so to speak we made this mistake and we're trying to now correct that mistake pakistan is now working hard on its regional alliances primarily with china but the u.s. still needs pakistan washington has been able to continue drone strikes in pakistan likely because of its military leaders tacit agreement the us also needs the short route through pakistan to supply the troops in afghanistan is shutting down last year in response to the killing of two dozen pakistani soldiers but with elections approaching their end with people furious at the us there is little chance the pakistani policymakers will want to be seen as being more accommodating to the united states the mockery and condescending remarks from washington make those chances even slimmer during the last decade of war in afghanistan pakistanis have

dealt with an unprecedented insurgency in their own country terror which has killed an awful lot of people much more than the loss is carried by the u.s. in afghanistan and that to a large extent was the price pakistan paid for its alliance with the u.s. but these days in washington it seems hardly anyone keeps that in mind when handing out another portion of factorizations and humiliation to the nation they once convinced to become their ally i'm going to stick our reporting from washington r.t. . libya is descending into greater chaos with almost fifty people killed as a result of trouble wolf in the last few days alone ethnic groups in the south of the country have been locked in bitter conflict to wrest power in territory from rival groups both sides are using heavy weapons including vehicles former pentagon official michael maloof says he isn't surprised. i think it was expected you've got so many tribes out there and so many elements that are looking for power for themselves and i think part of the problem is because of the lack of. support from

folks from the united states and elsewhere who just basically bomb the place and they're really trying to help to hold together any kind of coalition and i think given the fact that there's been no governance in that country for all these years i think it's going to be much more difficult to achieve and i think you're going to have more and more of that if you go along and weapons of course are continuing to flow to these various groups and i think you're going to. basically anarky outside of the capital. now let's have a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world choose was one of iraq's bloodiest months since the withdrawal of u.s. troops last year with over two hundred thirty people killed neighborhoods and security forces were the main target of attacks in the last few days alone there's been a spate of bombings and shootings across the country it's in the midst of a political crisis with sonny's and kurds calling for prime minister nuri al maliki to resign for sidelining his opponents. japan has restarted its first nuclear

reactor since the focus of disaster protesters have gathered across the country to demonstrate against the move japan's prime minister yoshihiko noda ordered the restart last month saying current living standards couldn't be maintained without atomic energy the country shut down all its nuclear plants for safety checks after the deadly spill which was triggered by last year's tsunami and earthquake. the russian built so you spacecraft has bought three space explorers safely back to earth after a six month mission the crew including one russian cosmonaut now in kazakhstan after undocking from the international space station are teased about what's a watch the landing from russia's mission control. they've been out to the international space station for about six months now they had a couple of assignments to to complete as well as some of the mission which they had to complete now this is actually the hundred and twelve mission for the russian

space station i mean we're talking one hundred sixty seven here and this mission specifically expedition thirty is actually the third mission on that the more modernized and one of them that is very notorious is the arrival of dragon now dragon is a commercial resupply ship that's been billed by the space x. company now a lot of these missions in expeditions you know some of them are scientific some of them are research some of them are just going over to make sure that everything at the international space station is working perfectly particularly those satellites that feed out a few of information that you know tell us a little bit more about what's going on out there in space. well coming up the program the latest gadgets and wonders in the world of technology that's in our tech update for you very shortly first though a look at the stories that have shaped the week here or not see this is the weekly .

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