casualties mount as the battle rages on between the regime and rebel fighters in syria. with accusations flying between the opposing sides. reports that saudi arabian forces have fired live rounds tear gas at antigovernment protesters. down on. the first battles are handed out in london olympics have already been over one hundred. out of breath so overshadowing the.

now with the stories that made headlines this week you're watching the weekly with me roar. and fierce fighting continues in the syrian city of aleppo between government forces and rebels are getting reports of heavy casualties on both sides of the opposition is calling for. international action as they claim that army tanks and attack helicopters are bombarding certain parts of the city very close to the border with turkey syrian officials say the rebels are now trying to turn her into a base for terrorism having failed in damascus. backing the opposition together with qatar and saudi arabia has reportedly set up a secret base to funnel weapons and equipment to the syrian rebels the u.s. is also allegedly involved with this talk to the editor in chief of the syria tribune says turkey and the gulf states are acting far beyond the reach of international law. the u.s.

seems to have finally understood that it will not have a clean clean clear success in syria and if it decides to intervene it will ruin the whole country on the way and there. it's leaving the dirty work to to its local proxies so dearie b.-a and turkey seem to to like the idea of a middle east controlled by the muslim brotherhood which they can control easily thinking that this is their battle it seems gives them the privileged. that's what they think nothing allows them to do so this is against international law this is against every concept of neighboring countries so they think it's ok for them and they think they will get away with it and that's why they act this way and the question is are they going to get away with it. while the ongoing conflict in syria has seen thousands of people to spliced and for a large number of them it's not the first time they've been forced to flee many

iraqis who escaped the violence in their homeland took shelter in neighboring syria but now they're returning home as artie's oksana boyko reports from damascus. fled their home countries in search of peace only to be ambushed by war in the place they thought was safe syria has long been counted among the most welcoming countries in the region for refugees with almost one hundred thousand of them registered here permanently given before their weiland broke out in syria the residents of the nap neighborhood were all well familiar with the ugly realities of war or the past decade this area has become home thousands of war refugees from somalia afghanistan pakistan but the largest community here iraqis who sought to escape the earth waged war in that country and now have to flee yet again at this bus station iraqi destinations have never been in such high demand as now after several dozen residents of this area were shot or be had it in the past two weeks

many are scrambling to leave the mohammed who arrived here with his family in two thousand and three is also packing i've never come across such securities in syria and such a government is in syria it's a good state it's a good nation but the rebels come here with weapons to destroy our homes and we have no idea why the residents accuse the rebels of terrorizing their community extorting money or kidnapping for ransom while their regions of the gangs are on known many here believe it's fighting alongside the free syrian army. the usa is not an independent nation because its government does not hear what its people are saying because whichever country it invades it destroys america invaded iraq libya egypt and yemen and has not brought peace to any of them now after nine years iraq still can't produce enough electricity for

a whole day and eat for an hour or two. they say it is enough is one of the most important share shrines as it is believed to hold the relics of prophet muhammad's granddaughter. just a year ago it was inundated with bill grams but after several worshipers lost their lives in a suicide bombing it is now closed some believe the attacks against iraqis in syria may also be driven by sick terror and division most iraqis a shia most travels a sunni a u.s. base shia group has just published a statement calling on the united nations to intervene according to our sources in . thousands of shia muslims are in danger of massacred by the free syrian army and groups affiliated with them she rights watch has learned from many shia muslims living in the area that the free syrian army has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and an m a share iraqi have been neighbors and friends for seven years ever

since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq they say we want freedom what freedom do you want in syria mosques they have girls with their heads covered and girls with their heads uncovered you have christians sunni's in shiites they say they want freedom but is this the way to treat your country when you want freedom but iraqis know better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for freedom would be on the boycott r.t. reporting from damascus in syria and it is coming to life in the heart of moscow still ahead for you in this hour of war for some show time for others. is something that you want to see some oh i know we too are in or we might not be present but there is an attraction to see the thing that actually occupies the media that we report why a vantage point on the israeli border with syria has now become a tourist attraction for many of the comers. and over in

saudi arabia now the royal family has stepped up its crackdown on protesters that's what police reported. we fired live rounds and tear gas at crowds when this is say that several people were injured and a number of activists arrested and rest has gripped the country's oil rich eastern province mostly populated by shia muslims they've been venting their anger of what they call discrimination by the country's sunni rulers mass arrests of political activists balance understand also been taking place in bahrain and the united arab emirates but the silence on the situation from the west is deafening so says she when rights activist hussein of. the uprising in bahrain has shown. a clear the standard in the us foreign policy toward the country is going through the arab spring or the democracy movement while they support some countries that.

like syria. in the first libya because we don't you know this is not like. the best way to change this there was a genius to use the democracy however people in bahrain and people so that even people in yemen calling basically for the same rights self-determination of free and fair elections but we don't see the same kind of forceful clear foreign policy toward those countries especially bahrain and so the arabia because those countries are those governments are considered an ally so somehow democracy now is used as a weapon against the countries that we don't like however the people in blue jeans that incident allied to the united states who are supporting the government that is oppressing. so they come here on r.t. that of being stuck in an economic downturn spain and needs more for its people are

already struggling to make ends meet and deepening cards. and police investigate a horrified of dumped fetuses in a russian forest sparking to spray. medical research. now years of preparation are finally paid off in london as the twenty twelve summer olympic games opened in the u.k. capital already the first gold medals have been won however the opening ceremony did not pass without incident certainly a fair amount of action going on outside the stadium over one hundred cyclists arrested when they allegedly tried to push through a security barrier officers are reportedly even used pepper spray or scuffles broke out police say they wanted to keep the cyclists from blocking guests from attending the opening ceremony activists protesting against the corporate aspect of the olympics to their defense sorties laura smith now reports many londoners agree the event is not all fun and games. it's been seven years in the making and the

greatest show on earth is finally in london but no everyone's pleased this has come to town in fact according to research by currency exchange firm travelex londoners are fleeing their city in truth people are saying specifically that they want to avoid the lympics you know they look at the streets and they look at congestion and they look at the charges in particular on the london area so they have taken the decision to go earlier a third of people traveling this summer will head off during the games but for those who stay behind it will be a television only affair millions ended up disappointed in the public lottery to get tickets and it's recently been revealed that hundreds of thousands of tickets returned by foreign olympic committees are being privately sold to corporate sponsors it's provoked outrage but not surprised

a lot of tickets have gone to not only the corporate sponsors but big corporate. backers in general is an inevitable result of the way the games are done primarily for the interests of the rich and the olympics. i'm afraid are just the epitome of some of the worst things in the world the removal of resources from poor people and giving it to rich people parents drop and station that can be no doubt what's going on the whole place is branded london twenty twelve i'm also surrounded by massive billboards on every building there's an advertisement for one of the main corporate sponsors b.m.w. lloyds t.s.b. but over here is the stratford that always was struck. it's full of independent traders who have come up against the big corporate sponsors unlike rich corporates local stallholders aunt allowed to capitalize on this world class event in their home town edicts from the brand police mean they can't even use words like

a limb pick some or all gold in their advertising any gains related merchandise must be official and according to still hold a darryl that's not easy it's too much for rich we review small businesses we call open an account with huge companies and that's one experimental versus one. you know which we really small business i would love to but would like to it's created an uneasy relationship between locals and the games are the corporate monster is such that it's negativity to the games itself which is a sports event so what's a local people a bit upset and not particularly positive to the caves is really to see structures with the coverage and coated with the corporate sponsorship so from that point of view i don't like it despite the much vaunted olympic spirit it turns out the greatest show order isn't for everyone while the fat cats sit back and watch the

olympics cash race in the london as the streets seize up because of special olympic traffic lanes. commuter trains. as they route the day. you can watch as the queen. greeted. all of. slash.

the. show. is in the grip of a double dip recession with unemployment and those figures only going further downhill almost every four within the lehigh of young people. despite. the public. in the country.

the government. rescue financial. adviser mark opiates reportedly says helping banks instead of the people is ruining the prospects for recovery. situation is deteriorating they have this massive property bubble which is biased. massive amount of austerity measures and the whole economy has imploded and you've got very very high levels of unemployment and people who take their anger out on the streets is even a problem well yes because the more that there is civil unrest the more that detracts from external investment more but. that means that companies hold back making investment decisions and decisions about the future. is it unfair that the banks are mean assisted when the business is not yes it is. even many ways

the problem that we have in terms of implementing reform are only economies and implementing austerity is it seems to me i mean equal balance in the economy where banks have been helped massively but the rest of the economy. hasn't to some extent as things stand the market has already priced in. that spain is are. bankrupt will need a bailout and i don't think there's anything that can stop that. of course so many more stories online and on t.v. dot com here's just a sample of what's lined up for you this hour. find out why the u.s. department of homeland security has ordered mass quantities of riot gear equipment and what they're intended for. chinese government finally public pressure. right.

now police are investigating whether illegal medical research is behind a gruesome discovery in a forest in central russia hundreds of human fetuses were found dumped in barrels possibly taken from a local medical university by a former employee but some doctors even believe the material could be the product of cloning it's fair to warn you you might find some of the images in short almost his report disturbing. picturesque meadow in russia's urals at first seemingly serene but an unfortunate encounter for one outdoorsman reveals a scene far more disturbing i discovered the girls while i was out there fishing and i went to get some wood for the camp fire i found the barrels and i thought i would take them home but when i looked inside i saw many little babies medical waste in total two hundred forty eight fetuses each around half the size of an adult human hand some tagged with surnames and identification numbers discarded in a remote ravine around seventy kilometers north of you katherina berg in some cases

the remains spilled on to the ground. inspecting the scene we found a total of four barrels fifty to seventy liters each filled with human fetuses police will investigate this incident the materials found will be examined at the lab the mystery of the discovery in the woods and how it got there has sent a shockwave around the world but one main focus for investigators is where the fetuses came from in the first place in russia abortion isn't legal only up until the twelve week mark and early evidence in this case shows that these fetuses were terminated between twenty two and twenty six weeks russian law states that women can only have an abortion during this time period for medical emergency reasons now investigators must find out why there were so many late term abortions in such a relatively small area was there something deeply sinister going on such as an illegal abortion operation and why were they discarded so carelessly. human tissue

is classified as hazardous waste and as such it should be incinerated when disposed of properly the group responsible for this in this area says they don't use the types of containers that were found and now new theories are starting to emerge that almost play out like a science fiction thriller. it may sound a bit contrast to what these fetuses could have been the productive cloning despite its universal ban and that's why they were thrown out like that since these were not future human beings but half human half artificial creatures it's a very daring theory foetuses could have been thrown out and purpose to create scandal untracked attention maybe attract attention to the ban and cloning humans or to abortions to shock people with the sight of these but skeptics say this scenario is unlikely considering the fetuses were found in formaldehyde rendering them useless for this type of research now the health ministry has requested information from all clinics within one hundred kilometer radius hoping to find

answers to a story that has left a community perplexed sean thomas are to. find out twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow are just a few minutes away now do you believe your personal information on social networks is safe think again it's more of more than just invasion of privacy it's about destroying the concept of privacy online networking sites giving away most of those personal data to the u.s. government and there's no way of preventing that report in just a few minutes. are not hard to work at some other club when used for your brief the office he won't update now start senior advisor to mitt romney saying the u.s. presidential candidate would support an israeli strike against iran to prevent terror ron from developing nuclear weapons the statement came during a visit by the white house contender to worthwhile just after american president obama signed a new law to strengthen u.s.

israeli military ties iran insists its nuclear. program is entirely peaceful but is under increasing u.s. pressure with fresh sanctions targeting us or the industry. thousands of rallied in tokyo demanding an end to the use of atomic power it's the latest in a string of peaceful demonstrations in japan after the nuclear plant meltdown which followed last year's earthquake and tsunami protesters are angry at the government restarting two reactors earlier this month it's off the country's nuclear power plants which used to supply one third of japan's energy were taken offline in may checks. romanians are heading to the polls to decide whether to send president packing a process you is facing the impeachment referendum after being suspended by parliament for abuse of power is also become unpopular for imposing e.u. austerity measures which would lead to widespread protests himself denies the accusations against him and his supporters to boycott the referendum of the vote

comes hours remain years finalizing an i.m.f. back to bail out of the e.u. as expressed concerns over efforts to oust the elected president. keeping all of us updated on developments twitter you can follow her twitter feed at the address you see right there at the bottom of the screen. now the raging conflict in syria has been preoccupying world leaders and international media but in one country it's become an attraction for sightseers in israel thousands have been flocking to the border for what they're calling a must see event. reports on how the pain and heartache of some has become little more than a photo opportunity for others. up close and personal you don't get basic ringside seats in this this is the israeli syrian border and it's now also the latest israeli tryst attraction feels good to be able to get close to it

a little bit and besides seeing only the items on television i was actually thrilled to come here today to syria to realize that with only a few kilometers and a country unfortunately there are hundreds of people being killed every day it's the perfect spot it seems for voyeurs keen on getting a glimpse of syrians killing each other from a safe vantage point the only hard way they carry binoculars and cameras. on our armed forces that this is. the situation and i take all the precautions and so i feel i feel very safe you support his family to see where he fought against the syrians nearly fifty years ago the border areas which could erupt again as the free syrian army takes on assad forces. but now it's good business and two guys are making it it's really something that you want to see some oh i know we too are in or might not be present but there is an attraction to see the thing that actually

occupies the media and it's like you feel you are in the center of stuff the fog was sparked when israeli defense minister who came to see for himself what was going on. here in the border real fighting in syria and you can hear. we are one kilometer from. cotton couldn't wait to get jewish parents fled syria in the early fifty's. this visit is a dream come true it's like the motion because my parents keep the air and they need that daily buried with all the people and that's why when. some two groups are now thinking of income. the syrian race on the list of the must see excursion is they may be day trips now but disasters on the why isn't should define to get closer until of it choose to get involved. on the syrian border

and r.t. is coming from moscow city center millions of people now using social networks like facebook and twitter they do sort of share their family lives with friends and of course distant family relatives but what you might don't know is that you could be giving away your personal data to governments authorities or explains no privacy settings can bother prying eyes. in the land of social media users tweet tag friends upload and share information at any given moment in the land of the free what americans post online can and will be used against them. according to twitter of the nearly twelve hundred government requests for user data filed in the first half of this year nearly eighty percent came from the u.s. government the micro message company says it complied with seventy five percent of user data washington requested social media in general twitter and facebook being

prime examples of that are a part of an ever increasingly invasive police state in the united states it's not just about surveillance and about tracking and monitoring this is the way in which they're consolidating control in the past year u.s. judges have forced twitter to turn over private or deleted data on users as part of investigations related to wiki leaks or occupy wall street. the ruling according to reports allows prosecutors access to tweets and additional information stored by twitter including the e-mail and ip address of a user it's more of more than just invasion of privacy it's about destroying the concept of privacy online at a recent conference call. hackers on planet earth former national security agent william binney detailed the demise of u.s. privacy protection which he says has been carried out by washington for more than a decade it must've been right to do the work week after. they

decided to begin with. one of this mini spent thirty seven years working for the n.s.a. before resigning to blow the whistle on what he calls the creation of an orwellian state. or other stories. that we see everything is connected to the. at the height of his career binney served as technical director for n.s.a. as am group a branch that was reportedly responsible for eavesdropping on the world today he estimates that the n.s.a. has secretly compiled and stored more than twenty trillion files of e-mails phone calls and other data belonging to u.s. citizens when it comes to social media he says even users with the strictest security settings are not protected the reality of that is that that's not private

at all if the companies don't have the government doesn't have it some either of them have it or they share with the unobstructed sharing of information is what's made half of billion people flock to social media sites like twitter but missing from the terms of agreement is the monitoring that can be taking place as citizens are bursting their short messages into the virtual world very important i.r.t. new york. are you know just a minute here and you will be diving into the world of money markets and finance with people of well off in a recap of the week's top stories with the weekly. on

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