don't don't come. on shows rage on in syria as regime troops attempt to fight back in rebel held areas and new religious divisions add to the deadly mix that's as u.n. observers get another thirty days to assess the situation. on protesters demanding a right to brain are met with tear gas after the government bans political demonstrations. taurus and israel are now taking up arms as army anti terror training is anyone willing to play.

an on line twenty four hours a day seven days a week this is r t well government forces in syria are launching all out counter attacks in the capital to reclaim districts held by rebels but the country is now facing a new religious front ramadan is meant to be a time of peace and prayer in the muslim world but it's now being used for political means and syrians have little hope it will help curtail violence as artie's oksana boyko now reports from damascus. it's a call for prayer that at times sounds like a mother's wail and it all there is like a sinister cry in a horror movie plumes of smoke are now competing with minarets on the damascus skyline and few expect things to get any better in the coming months saturday is the first day of ramadan for many syrian muslims but not for all. the rebels that seem to disagree on just about everything also differ on the holy month is supposed to begin the start of ramadan is determined by the side of the new moon which

varies from country to country to the weather so in syria as well as in iran or amman it fell on saturday the rebels do decided to start fasting a day earlier in line with political allies like saudi arabia and turkey mixing religion and politics is becoming increasingly common in this seventeen month long struggle. we have something like. if you have to fly we don't care about. it because when we die we will go through a law to heaven. and that comforts the sash neighborhood of damascus the mosque still bears the scars of clashes between the rebels and the army local men tell us about atrocities committed by the troops and how their faith. and. become part against them.

are with god and god. in the name of god is not of course and in syria and foxholes there are indeed very few atheists and while the enemies are praying to the same god they also seem to agree on at least one other thing that the holy month is unlikely to bring any responded to violence with the holy month of ramadan is it. for a frantic shopping in time for sunset when muslims break their fast but here in what used to be and not for caylee residential area close to central damascus you can barely find i think shop open most of them have been ravaged or destroyed like this one those that stayed intact i close them actually there's absolutely no short burst here in the only people that we've met so far on the army troops twenty five year old is a conscript who joined the army fresh out of university a year and

a half ago well islam exam active duty soldiers from the dawn to dusk fasting. he ended with jurors your father troops and his unit will do it anyway. with. its heart and we are facing creek challenge from these terrorists is on our side it gives us strength for as long as it takes over yet he recognizes that with the advent of the efforts to stand what they call this threat of terrorism is likely to face more challenges not only mosques have been used by the militarized the position for recruitment large crowds heading to prey make it easier for the rebels to infiltrate new areas that the reason why it's so hard to capture all these terrorists is because they can easily disguise themselves as civilians when we conduct several variations we have to let civilians terrorists used to move around

and while ramadan calls for charity and compassion syrian man observing it routinely profess right in this to die for their cause but for the war to stop what they need is to be willing to live for it it's not a boycott artsy damascus syria. meanwhile the u.n. observers mission has been given another thirty days to monitor events in syria all members of the security council have voted in favor of extending their mandate which could be renewed if necessary parties more important i has details from new york. brush ambassadors of the united nations vitaly churkin says he's a very pleased with the way the vote out friday with his security council unanimously approving a u.k. draft resolution that extends the u.n. supervision mission in syria for a final thirty days investor churkin said this is what russia was hoping for from the very beginning and the vote that took place on thursday of course put

a lot of consequences on the syrian government in association with extending the supervision mission which is why it was vetoed but investor churkin said he was pleased overall that this mission is going to be extended this vote happening just hours before the original mandate was set to expire however there is a bit of contradiction with the text of the resolution because it extends the mission for final thirty days stressing the word final but then it also says that it can be extended if violence decreases in syria a russian ambassador vitaly churkin did address this issue when talking to the meeting out there were explaining to put some sort of pressure on the sides so if they do want to do is to continue then they used to go back to the level of violence well if they wanted to make that signal well i wouldn't want to wouldn't want this particular thing to stand in the way of the option of this resolution

even though i believe that it's really it's really going to dictate it and we do emphasize the continuation of course we also believe that as a resolution says that the level of violence must be reduced on all sides and behold this is going to happen to russia and china both said that the u.k. drafted resolution that was vetoed on thursday and supported by other western countries was one sided it was only putting pressure on the syrian government and not putting any pressure consequences on the armed opposition that are participating in the increasing violence. also what came out of the meeting was that u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice said that washington will continue and increased its work outside of the security council meaning that the u.s. will continue working with partners. on what to do with syria because what they want to do in terms of sanctions or any other approaches that would put more

pressure on the syrian government is that it was not allowed in the security council so it looks like there may be some unilateral moves and pressures that are going to be taken by washington and its western allies russian ambassador to the u.n. vitale to again house give an interview to our team explaining why someone states were so eager to push for a resolution on syria you can see it here in the next hour or on our web site r t v dot com. well with some news outlets speculating that the syrian president may be ready to step down the rebels are already making plans for a post future one of the opposition groups has announced it will launch and islamised faction while the leader of the syrian muslim brotherhood said his party is ready to step up to its role syrian activist mimi on the home says rebels will not bring peace through the conflict. even as not being a government supporter i sort of don't know as representative of students. so for

us that to go right no need to and to basically syria. to. every country that is. interest is going to be totally controlled by the us and just you continue. to need your chaos inside the country for one thing and more into. a nation of sewerage way of life i think by now and majority of people have realized that these foreign backed insurgents you have not democracy. at heart are extremely sick they're in extremely violent and of course they are not what this jury and people who start syrian activist and blogger i mean me all talking to us earlier. place in bahrain have used tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters at least fifty people have died since the

amorous began in february last year but the regime banning pro-reform rallies earlier this month call and ask al a former lecturer at the university believes the time has come for change in the country. the people have been pushing for democracy for many years now with the role sovereignty in the country and the khalifa or the drive on progress. or credit ruling family ruling family now for two hundred twenty nine years lives in luxury they live lives that are so totally devoid from any type of reality from any type of connection to the average citizen whenever the people riled up and protests that they have in the past year and a half they go after them they kill them they torture them they beat them because they broke no allowance for freedom of speech freedom of association freedom of

belief the people who are determined they will continue to protest because the regime is so embattled and so in feeble and we can scared they have decided to ban all protests and the bill regime is in prison jake mahfood head of the amal little society is in prison so the regime has been trying to shut down the pro-democracy protests there is a man who dragged only an enterprise under way in bahrain against the people of bahrain and that is what the world is filing about primarily because of the you have to wait there and the fleet is a pivot point allows the u.s. maintain had to moloch control not only over the persian go but over the entire middle east so the united states does not want to lose that basing rights. fun with guns or tasteless tourism that's coming up on r.t. . visitors to israel are being given the chance to

take up arms and what's marketed as an anti terror at the ventura has given plenty of ammunition to critics. and the aftermath of last year's because human disaster hits u.s. shores in the form of radioactive hits this story coming up in a few minutes here on our. well it looks like one of the world's most reclusive states north korea is taking a step in the other direction its young leader is said to be set on a path of reform to revamp the country's economy and agriculture kim jong un has this week dismissed the north's a long standing military chief for opposing change south korean media report that the sacked general could have been injured or even killed when a gunfight broke out as a new commander attempted to detain him eric strokin from the national campaign to

end the korean war says signs that the north is stepping away from military are encouraging but adds that the international community should change its attitude as well. the military plays a huge economic role in north korea they they deal with harvesting of the crop state you know with working on roads they are a lot of the employed been to north korea relates to militarism military but it's a change of attitude that's necessary that's why we tried to take a message there when i was there about transcending hostility moving from a reaction to a relationship this is a message we're going to washington this week it is we have to change our approach to this issue and perhaps what we're beginning to see is that the north koreans are beginning to understand that debt change is necessary in order to not only engage more with the rest of the world but to be begin to move forward there are all in the aspirations to be a strong independent country but one that has peace and peace in the region so we

hope so that military shifting is contagious well there's always a more frayed explorative dot com here's a look at what's there right now. legendary football coach fabio capello is in moscow after being kind of our own the as we blew manager up process at high expectations from both fans and players. around the russian punk rockers pussy riot face a seven year in jail term on charges of orgasm for their impromptu performance of a song in the countries of the biggest cathedral. if you're.

just. the official delegation. from the. video. on the dot com. thanks for joining r.t. a fifteen minutes past the hour as where else holy sites such as the wailing wall the tomb of christ and the mall school have been a major draw for tourists for years now though a new attraction has come on the scene visitors can pay to try their hand at an israeli gun range but what's being marketed as an anti terror training camp has

triggered concern around the country as artist paul slayer explains. meaningful way tourists visiting the land of the holy can learn to look after themselves on the world's increasingly mean streets where touring is or hour and this is part of the experience and it's something they could only do in israel and it's very easy this shooting schools been around for years training security guards professionals soldiers and bodyguards now it's opened its doors with a two hour course for visitors we want to come today to the site to learn a little bit about the anti terrorist. tactics that they were. villagers and shadowman inhabitants so that they can protect themselves it's the brainchild of norman solomon a former real estate agent from los angeles his caliber three shooting school offers an alternative to the museums and beaches but listening and learning here

could also save your life they say it was important for me to jewish people. the feeling of something safe in. a state they have and they have some of these deal with counterterrorism training the schools in a settlement just south of jerusalem a quarter of a million israelis live in the city on the debt with increasing frequency are seeing violent attacks between settlers and palestinians israelis over the last twenty or thirty years have been discussing the seeping of norms from the occupied territories into the situation we have inside of israel when you look at israeli society these days and you look at the impact that such a long term occupation has had on our own society it is no coincidence that you have big beginning to see more and more of these attacks inside of israel as well

as in the west bank the models of this gun toting operation a causing a stir in israel so it's possible. but from the other side people here and over in israel live in a place where everything is defense if we don't defend ourselves if we don't put up walls things happen bad things happen i disapprove i think that israeli these really government should educate the children. and educate children for peace and not. enable the children and teach them to fight one another whatever the outcome this side show in a land of on rist appears to be drawing plenty of fingers to the trigger hundreds of tourists arrive in israel every day many of them deciding to give the settlements a shot this could be a fair ground if it wasn't surrounded by real life not only as they were growing awareness of violence but also a slightly disturbing acceptance of the very often brutal way of dealing with such

policy r.t. television. coming up in the program tom to learn from little brother. i don't know we were. more fun as the u.s. starts to live behind economically we asked people on the streets of new york why all getting wealthier than america that's. a brief look now at some other stories making headlines around the globe spain's civil servants have been keeping up their weeklong series of protests against wage cuts and changes to working conditions public sector workers have been blocking roads in the capital earlier hundreds of thousands of people marched across spain a protest descended into clashes with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets madrid is trying to save sixty five billion euros to secure a massive bailout for its banks which has now given the green light. states.

a vigil has been held in the u.s. state of colorado as people mourn those killed at a screening of the new batman film twelve people died and eleven are in critical condition after a master gunman threw gas canisters into a crowded cinema and opened fire the suspect has been identified as twenty four year old james holmes who had recently dropped out of a ph d. course studying neuroscience police say he was armed with four firearms which he had acquired legally flags across the u.s. are being flown at half mast. three days after the suicide bombing of a bus carrying israeli tourists in bulgaria investigators are still struggling to identify the suspect security camera footage released after the attack showed a white man with long hair but i witnesses have now been quoted as saying that the suspect had dark skin short dark hair and looked like he was wearing

a wig israel blames the attack that killed six on iran's ally hezbollah a claim reportedly backed by american intelligence. fears are rising in the u.s. that the popular bluefin tuna called off the west coast contains radiation scientists say last year's nuclear disaster in japan is to blame but some claim these radioactive findings may only be the tip of the iceberg archies madina question of our reports. this summer california and fisherman are ready to inspect or catch closer than average before the word radiation creates fear and the reason for such concern lies in the latest discovery by scientists that bluefin tuna caught off the california coast contain a ready to active isotopes brought over from the waters of japan it's led many to believe the scale of disaster was far greater than talk his authority has have ever admit it last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami not only killed thousands

but also knocked out the fukushima nuclear plant spilling uncontrolled amounts of freddie ation into the atmosphere so well and see the japanese government has been accused in the past of failing to provide full information about the incident and of downplaying the dangers the fact that the reactors were down which was known to go by the government literally within days of the incident taking place and was not actually reported in the media for months afterwards which is almost unthinkable the news that my greater you fish may now be bringing that radioactivity across the pacific has sparked a media frenzy in the u.s. this is the first time such a large migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity so far this next item made a lot of u.s. consumers set up and take notice they've actually found low levels of radiation in seafood off the coast of california that raises a lot of alarm bells but there are fears that radiation in bluefin tuna is only the

first sign of much worse disaster to come for the west coast. if i may. say yes the ocean. currents yeah baby. boy. oh ok. radiation x. prudes believe the real scale of the nuclear disaster will not. it's been known for many decades as the radiation released during the meltdown is accumulating in the global environment. later this summer scientists will repeat their study you might read the fish but this time on a far way to steal them before and taking in a number of different species x. pretty this will provide the real task of just how much radiation has been flowing across from japanese waters to american shores i didn't wish to r.t. reporting from wausau angeles california. but if you have

a younger sibling i can feel awkward when they suddenly start doing better than you that's exactly what's happening now with the us as can about has overtaken it in terms of wealth and personal prosperity our resident in new york has been asking people there why. for the first time in a long time canadians are wealthier than americans this week let's talk about why his emotional. yet we keep racking it up here don't worry. so that the secret canadians are watching and while it's a little bit better choice for. the other scottish rocco they don't want to i'm in the mood i love great across the lake from canada because i we have like you're there and we've to niagara falls last week and things look like they're thriving up there here not so much so what are they doing differently george w. bush. that's what happened we're still paying for eight years ago one hundred

percent it was because of two thousand and eight when the market collapsed wouldn't bush took all the regulations out exactly what happened to us the usa has been the richest country in the world for years and says really it has changes i don't know why but. maybe lots of things may have been because of the you know like what what what do you think the biggest. security does it concern you it also doesn't concern me no i think that they're good partners they're good neighbors but obviously we need to be doing something better what if the rest of the world starts surpassing us like canada as i would like it that's what i'm saying we need to start learning what they're doing right and figure out why we aren't do you think we're going to bother doing math or do you think that the pacific people in positions of power are just going to keep grabbing as much money as they can yeah it's not going to come from the people in power right what's the secret was i know we were at her do we study oh no no we have more fun. we love life and money comes after

do you think money comes first for americans and that might be the problem maybe maybe that sounds reasonable you're not just giving houses to people that can't afford them no it. doesn't have the. you know it's part of the american dream of having your own house right but that there's that theory isn't there in canada so you do your entry on a house it doesn't really matter so you're still with the river but pushed for the it could be american dream there's there's less push for that as compared with americans canadians have a higher average household income their houses are worth more and they have a lower rate of unemployment so maybe it's time for americans to take notes on how canadians are running their democracy they. say with r t i'll be back with a recap up our top stories in just a few minutes. interpol

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