scope. russian. troops attempt to fight back in rebel held areas and new visions add to the deadly mix that's all that's un observers get another thirty days to assess the situation the. protesters demanding a right to rally and met with tear gas to the government political demonstration. and tourists in israel taking up arms as terror training is now to anyone willing to. thank you for joining us here on r.t. today. life in moscow government forces in syria have launched all out counter

attacks in the capital to reclaim districts held by rebels but the country is now facing a new religious front that 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 to curtail the violence. now reports from damascus. it's a call for prayer that at times sounds like a mother's wail and at others like a sinister cry in a horror movie. 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 their thought which is that the rebels that seem to disagree on just about everything also differ on when 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 whether so in syria as well as in

iran or amman it fell on saturday the rebels though 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 seventeen month long struggle . we have something like. if we have to fly we don't care about. die 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 even if.

we. are with god and god with. healing in the name of god is nothing new of course and in syrian folks calls 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 a response. to violence the holy month of ramadan is it time for frantic shopping in time for sunset when muslims break their fast but here in what used to be and not for sale of 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 closed and actually there's absolutely no short burst here in the only people that we have met so far the army troops twenty five year old is a conscript who joined the army fresh out of university a year and

a half ago while islam exam to active duty soldiers from the dawn to dusk fasting. he and the majority of other troops in his unit will do it anyway. it's summer it's hearts and we are freezing and preach 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 their 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 the reason why it's so hard to capture all these terrorists is because they can easily disguised them sounds as civilians when we conduct our operations we have to let civilians terrorists used to move around

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 un observers mission there has been given another thirty days to monitor events all members of the security council have voted in favor of extending their mandate which could actually be renewed if necessary from new york with details on to use more important. russian ambassador to the united nations vitaly churkin says he's very pleased with the way the vote turned 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 besser 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 within the text of the resolution because it extends the mission for the 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 in pressures that are going to be taken by washington and its western allies course one of marina portnoy reporting the russian ambassador to the u.n. batali churkin has given an interview to explaining why some western states were so we could have pushed for resolution on syria you can see the whole interview our next hour right here on out however find it anytime you like on our website that's of course on t.v. dot com. now police in the reign of used tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters at least fifty have died since the on rest began in last february with a regime banning program form rallies earlier this month calling careful a form of victory at the university of bahrain believes the time has come for change. 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 frederick ruling family ruling family now for two hundred and 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 tell them all little

society is in prison so the regime has been trying to shut down the pro-democracy protests there is a man dragged only an enterprise under way in bahrain against the people of bahrain and that is what the world will file in about primarily because of us that there and the fleet is a pivot point allow the u.s. maintain had amount of 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. it's so good to have you with us here now to today still to come for you in the program funded with guns or tasteless tourism. visitors to israel are being given the chance to take up almonds and what's marketed as terra com venture has given plenty of ammunition to the critics. and they all come off of last year's fukushima disaster hits u.s.

shores in the form of radioactive fish so that story coming your way just a few minutes from now. ten minutes past the hour here in moscow looks like one of the world's most reclusive states north korea is taking a step in another direction its young leader is said to be set on a pall of the reform to revamp the country's economy and culture kim jong un this week dismissed the north's long standing military chief but it's understood was opposed to the plan changes south korean media report that the soc gen might even have been killed after a gunfight broke out when an attempt was made to address to independent journalist nabo he says the international community should not pressure on the north and should encourage peaceful reading reunification on the troubled. six years of sanctions on north korea in the world and i think things like the chinese opening up special economic zones in the north of the country be achieved by ones that are supposedly going to go to europe for

a phone call in the rows on the special economic zone in the northern part of the country and we have a case on special industrial complex the industrial complex which is south korea and the north korean space. and there are also i think all these things are a step in the right direction but as long as he us and we are ok. illegally firing during these military drills into north korea certainly waters it's a good assumption that's why you're going to get the losers from north korea could be international community at this point really needs to emphasize in g. eight urged direct talks between north. so i mean that is really what we did this happen and until that happens there is no prospect for the peaceful reunification. and there's always a much more for you to explore you don't see somebody standing by for you right now on our web site women wearing the full face veil canal presenting the news. television as a new channel is set to launch in cairo with the long running. football

coach fabio capello is right here in moscow after being confirmed as the new manager of russia it's coming amid a high expectations from the players and of course the fans as well. he. the official. from the.

video. and. in the palm of your. home and he's coming to you live from the heart of moscow israel's holy sites such as the wailing wall the tomb of christ and the school being major draws for tourists for many years now but now though a new attraction has come on the scene visitors can pay to try their hand at an israeli gun range that's been marketed as a terror training there was considered. rather a lot of concern with this report. explaining the way tourists visiting the land of the holy can learn to look after themselves on the world's increasingly mean streets where touring is are our and this is part of a good experience and it's it's something they could only do in as there are and it's

very. 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 learned the villagers. inhabitants and learn 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 they have 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 sit 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 i mean look at the impact

of police far. in europe is to secure a massive bailout banks which has now been given the green light by or eurozone state i learned today here on our team our skies it gives his view that bankers are as usual cheating people out of their hard earned money. if their mark zuckerberg what you get on your savings are on your investments training and inside information market manipulation you can expect twenty twenty five percent us what do we get we get zero percent and this is the new discrimination this is the new

apartheid it's down along lines of the interest rate curve and it is impoverishing this generation and obliterating savors workers and pensioners by design using not political jeremy mentoring or discrimination but interest rates discrimination using interest rates to disenfranchise an entire generation and go back to near futile as among the old people isn't called neo futile as i'm. ok if you can stay with us all day here at r.t. to see the cars report just watch it any time you like it odds he taught come well right straight to pakistan now to kick off the r.t. world updater suicide bomber has attacked a militant commander's compound in northwest pakistan near the afghan border killing nine and wounding at least sixteen the bomber detonated his car packed with explosives when he was challenged by guards outside and even reportedly survived by

the commander of a rival excuse me is a rival of another prominent militant leader in the area who does have links to the pakistani taliban several militant groups are active in the northwest semi autonomous tribal region just earlier an improvised explosive device hit a truck in another town killing three. 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 eleven still in critical condition after a monster gunman threw gas canisters into a crowded cinema and then 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 guns which he had acquired legally flags for now all across the u.s. all being flown last. 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 off of the attack show the white man with long hair of an hour prosecutors say the suspect had a short haircut and it wasn't clear whether or not he was wearing a wig israel blames the attack that killed six on iran's ally hezbollah plane reportedly backed by american intelligence. well the fears are rising in the u.s. that the popular bluefin tuna caught 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 medina conscionable reports. this summer californian fishermen are ready to inspect their catch closer than average before the world really 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 radioactive isotopes brought over from the waters of japan it's last many to believe the scale of disaster was far greater than talk his authority does have its last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami not only killed thousands but also knocked out the fukushima nuclear. planned spilling uncontrolled amounts of radiation 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 in single day one which was known to go by the government literally within days of the year the incident taking place and was not actually reported in the media for months afterwards which is almost unthinkable the news that my great reef 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 us 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 the ocean. by. a. radiation axe prudes believe the real scale of the nuclear disaster will not be 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 and might read the fish but this time on a far waves field then before and taking in a number of different species our experts say this will provide

a real test of just how much radiation has been flowing across from japanese waters to american shores i didn't wish to arts he was quoting from los angeles california . now if you have a younger sibling it can possibly feel awkward when they start suddenly doing better than you that's exactly what's happening though now in the united states as canada has overtaken it in terms of wealth and personal prosperity so i'm going out to our resident in new york to find out what exactly is going on. for the first time in a long time canadians are wealthier than americans this week let's talk about why because most. yet we keep wrapping it up here don't worry. so that the secret canadians are watching and while it's a little bit better choice. the other scottish rush oh they don't want to i'm in the mood i love rain across the lake from canada because i we have lake erie there

and we've the 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 exacts 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 this 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 i was an only worth her doing we study you know now we have more family. and we love life than 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 either you rent your own house it doesn't really matter so you're still with those who are there but push 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.

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