massive crowds are gathering in a lot of work for the latest. there it's a protest the demonstrators here say they are being brought despite his government aware of the difference the crowd say this is needed to rescue behaving according to. syria's engulfed in violence with fierce battles raging across the country between government forces and rebel fighters this as reports claim july has been the bloodiest month double conflict so far. and to know quite get away as a new tourist attraction in israel teaching visitors counted terrorism techniques to control the sea a med planes it's promoting a negative image of the country. you're

watching r t live from moscow with me tom would say let's take a look at the main news of this hour massive crowds are gathering in the spanish capital for the latest and to austerity demonstrations rallies have been taking places across the country for over a week now after prime minister enjoy announce an additional sixty five billion euros in cutbacks. ski has the latest from madrid. it is getting louder by the minute definitely it's been very peaceful during the day with several rallies held in different points across the city now we understand that several thousand people are gathering here and the puerta del sol sold square in the central madrid for the biggest protest so far we understand that more people are on the way because it's been like a march through the streets of the capital city of spain and more people are coming in now it's been peaceful it's more about chance it's more about holding banners

demanding the austerity to stop demanding the governmental cuts to be seized but nobody rules out any violence to happen in this particular square just as it happened just a few days ago on thursday when the protesters clashed with police leaving dozens injured and wounded the police had to use tear gas and rubber bullets certainly the very violent scenes coming from spain something pretty much unusual heavy police presence is felt in the streets with the many riot police trucks surrounding the square this is the latest protest in a whole string of anti austerity anti-government protests which have been happening since july the eleventh when the country's prime minister said that additional sixty five billion euros would be allocated from the budget will be cut from things like pensions from unemployment benefits for the for the salvation for the rescue of the country's banking system people hit the streets massively and clashed with the police definitely so this situation which is happening right now is something

unprecedented for spain because the spanish are not being like the greeks which hit the streets in the first days when the learned about the crisis and started being very violent the spanish have been protesting very peacefully so far but thursday's violence certain leaves very many worries about this thing repeating today and in the nearest future especially given the fact that all the financial forecasts for the next year which were published couple of days ago saying that things are not looking good for spain if it is to continue the austerity policy which it has been keeping for for months now so we are following the situation to see whether the this particular protest will erupt in violence and whether this will cause many more grounds for concern around the whole europe and around spain in particular. carlos del class a socialist said pompei father a university believes that the situation in spain is only going to get worse. what we're seeing is a massive transfer of public private debt into public debt and that's that's where

it really begins to harm the actual citizens of spain it's this sort of this these plans. are not even being done on a large enough scale to really have any effect any positive effect for people in spain when you take their food you take all that they have take homes and they respond quite this really what we saw in madrid for instance wasn't you know violent in our kissin a group that decided to burn a bunch of dumpsters what we saw were police charging against other police protesting police we saw them charging against firemen and women we saw them charging against public sector workers and chasing them through the streets of madrid and you know neighborhood neighborhoods in madrid the actual people that lived there were actually throwing flower pots from the balconies at the police now that's a qualitative change from what we've seen over the last year and certainly you see people living in a.t.m. and a.t.m. buildings right in little a.t.m.

services and you see them living out in the streets looking in the in the trash you know for food i mean these are people that two years ago were working ok and they were working and maintaining families and now they're very livelihoods are threatened and of course tensions are going to boil over. coming up in the program in the line of fire. if there's no coincidence that you are beginning to see more and more of these attacks inside of these were oh as well as in the west bank to find out why a new tourist attraction has triggered controversy in israel. syrian government forces and rebels have battled for a second day in the northern city of aleppo this comes after the u.n. security council agreed to extend the upset of the mission to the country by final thirty days meanwhile the french foreign minister has called on the opposition to form a provisional government and be paid to take over the running of the cars. entry to match scene is already quiet life after rebel forces had been mostly driven out of

the syrian capital by assad's army on friday reports as a gesture lie has been of the bloodiest month since the conflict began over a year ago and as a sign of boyko reports the muslim holy month of ramadan is unlikely to bring peace and unity. it's a call for prayer that a time sounds like a mother's wail and at others 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 their fear which is that 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 start 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. right if you have to friday we don't care about the guy because when we die we will go through a law to heaven. and they come for secession 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 their fight. and we hope become part against them even if. we will do into a lot of it goes we are with god and god with. healing in the name of god is

nothing new of course and in syrian 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 response to violence the holy month of ramadan is it time for a frantic shopping in time for sunset when muslims break their fast but here in what used to be an upscale 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 shoppers 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

has some says he and the majority of other troops in his unit will do it anyway. it's summer it's heart and we're freezing and preach challenge from these terrorists but god is on our side it gives us strength for as long as it takes yet he recognizes that with the advent of from a done the efforts to stand what they call the spread of terrorism is likely to phase 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 themselves. as civilians when we condone her operations we have to let civilians i mean it's terrorists choose not to run and while ramadan calls for charity and compassion syrian man observing it routinely profess radin is to die for that 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 washington says it's seeking to put even more pressure on damascus while providing additional support to the rebels political analyst even a land of believes that despite international pressure the syrian president is prepared to go down fighting the united states would like russia to put pressure on assad to leave peacefully but i think it's very obvious that assad probably won't do that and i think that he's seen what happened in other countries when the president stepped down like mubarak you know that sort of thing and so i think he has no incentive to give up and to try to leave the country his back is to the wall and he's probably going to fight it out we don't know exactly what the united states is doing and often times when the united states says it's giving non-lethal i these items are combat multipliers communications etc so they don't kill people

directly but the indirect effect is to make their opposition more effective there are other arabic countries in turkey i think are helping out the assad opponents and therefore the u.s. hands are clean but i think definitely there's probably some covert stuff going on the united states says no the government says no but most assuredly if we go by past history there probably is something going on there. she spoke exclusively with russia's envoy to the un vitaly chupin who explained to moscow's a position in the syrian conflict watch the full interview here on our t. later in the day or you can find it on our website here's a quick taste of what else is waiting for you at r.t. dot com. read the chilling personal accounts of the survivors of the colorado cinema shooting which left twelve people dead and dozens wounded. the legendary delhi encouraged fabio capello is in moscow to sign the contract to become the new

manager of the national football team more about the terms of the deal on our website. and a.t.v. channel manage our solely by women wearing full phase bales has been launched in egypt we explain its concept on r.t.e. dot com. the thanks. to the boy. thousands of n two regime protesters clashed with riot police in the capital of bahrain on friday the demonstrations against the ruling royal family began last february and have led to over fifty deaths and scores of arrests the government has been attempting to suppress the opposition with pro reform protests bent bend earlier this month column as carvel a former lecturer at the university of bahrain a believe it's in the us is interest to empower the oppressive regime so the people

pushing for democracy for many years now. already in the country and the clue or the drive on the program. or a crowded room. ruling family now for two hundred twenty nine year. luxury. so totally devoid of any example reality from. any type of connection with the average citizen whenever the people riled up and protests that they have in the past year and i have they go after them they kill them they torture them they beat them because they broke no one for freedom of speech freedom of association freedom of belief of the people or determine they will continue to protest because the regime is so embattled and so feeble and we can take care they have decided to ban all protests and the bill regime is in

prison jake mark food for the amal little society is in prison so the regime has been trying to shut them 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 foreign about primarily because of the u.s. in there and the big bully is a pivot point allow 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 basing rights for years north korea's leadership has ruled their inclusive nation with little sign of reform but recent developments as a just that its new leader kim jong un not might take a different approach from his predecessors and let the winds of change finally reach the country this week the country's military chief was suddenly sacked and

kim jong un appointed marshal the highest military posts in the country access the such means as a possible struggle for power among north korea's ruling elite and say it could ultimately lead to economic and agricultural reform independent journalists and now by we believe appealing young shipping courage but not pressured to open up to south korea. sixty years of sanctions on north korea has in the world and i think things like the chinese opening up special economic zones in the north of the country because to buy ones that are supposedly being developed into your for a phone call we have the runs 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 involved and the north korean space to be shipped from the us and there are so i think all these things are a step in the right direction but as long as the u.s. and the are ok or illegally firing and doing his military drills into north korea circling the waters it's

a good assumption that she was going to get the latest from north korea i think the international community at this point really needs to emphasize into a purge direct talks between the north and south and that is really what we need this to happen and until that happens there is no prospect for peaceful reunification. coming up this hour no need to no role for you food safety experts in the u.s. ringing alarm bells over the traces of radiation found in tuna fish caught off the cliff or knee in case watch r.t. to find out how it got the. is or as long running security risks are proving to be something of a draw for certain kind of tourists want to stablish meant is now selling a taste of danger to visitors offering a self defense course that includes a fly on training but as policy a finds out not everyone in the country is excited about the new attraction. a training ground where 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 mystery as are all experience and it's something they could only do and is there on it's very moving this shooting schools been around for years training security guards professionals soldiers and bodyguards now it's opened its doors with a two. course for visitors we want to come today to this site to learn a little bit about the terrorist. tactics that they learned the villagers in the settlement 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. 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 that 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 been 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 are 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 but it

was things happen bad things happen i disapprove i think that israeli government should educate the children. and educate children for peace and not to 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 fairground if it wasn't surrounded by real life not only is there a growing awareness of violence but also a slightly disturbing acceptance of the very often brutal way of dealing with that policy r.t. television. a criminal investigation has been launched into an attack on a military convoy in southern russia two soldiers were killed and three wounded

during the incident on saturday vehicles carrying the service men were passing through a wooded area in the republic of english area when they came under grenade and small arms fire and authorities are searching for the perpetrators in neighboring dagestan to wanted militants have been killed in a shootout after police caught quoted them in an apartment building. let's not take a quick look at some other stories are making headlines around the globe at least nine people have been killed and sixteen injured in a suicide bomb attack in northwestern pakistan the blast went off at a military compound used by local militia the militia leaders of former ally of a local party stunning taliban group infighting between taliban affiliates in the country has been steadily rising recently. embezzled a media tycoon rupert murdoch has quit a directorship perris behind a string of u.k. newspapers the move comes ahead of reply and split of news corp the second biggest

media conglomerate in the world murdoch has been under fire since last year's phone hacking scandal that involved eagle practices by employees of publications he owned . japan's health ministry is investigating a report of a breach of safety at the damage fukushima nuclear plant during clear up operations in december recovery workers were allegedly allegedly urged to use leader plates to block their radiation meters allowing them to keep working beyond the legal exposure limit the plant was crippled when japan was hit by a massive quake and they tsunami last year. and while officials in japan are belatedly investigating radiation security losses nuclear disaster may have much greater consequences reaching as far as the shores of california its residents are alarmed at the safety of the fish that migrated from japan's waters as reports suggest they may be contaminated with radiation

medina a question of our has more on this. 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 talking as authorities 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. it go away this year in 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 read your study go like really fish but this time on a farm waves field then before and taking in a number of different species our experts to 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 r.t. reporting from wausau angeles california. the color geo of live in the us is declining as canada performs its neighbor in terms of wealth and personal. laurie huff and s. in her latest edition of the resident took to the streets of new york to us people they why. for the first time in a long time canadians are wealthier than americans this week let's talk about why

because most of. you know we keep racking it up here don't worry. so that the secret canadians are watching and while it's a little bit better their choice. to let the scottish rock show that it was for him in the movie i love rain across the lake from canada because i we have lake erie there and we've i was in 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 that's 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 out 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 position 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 or what the secret i don't know we work hard we study oh now 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 they're not just giving houses to people that can't afford them no. i have seen you know it's part of the american dream. having your own house right but that there's that theory isn't there in canada so here that you're into your own house it doesn't really matter so i guess that without regard to push

for the it could be american dream there's there's less pressure that 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 their. next hour special report cultures of a resistance we need some activists who have committed their lives to promoting change in a world scarred by war just after the headlines. resistance

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