it's technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the huge earth hubbard. the un envoy to syria says he is quitting with coffee and non blaming the international community's failure to unite to find a peaceful solution to the crisis. while the mainstream western media coverage of the conflict has brought accusations of bias from some in syria as rebel atrocities go largely unreported. and the trial of members of a punk band or an anti government stunt in moscow is made on to excuse the drill is set to continue with the controversy bringing sharp division. that's the cold case that everyone seems to have an opinion on both here and brush up on the broad in the latest to weigh in with their view has been president vladimir putin to join me in a few moments brought the latest on this on a. new

song russia and around the world this is with me thanks for joining us the u.n. on the arab league looking for a new joint to syria after coffee anon said he'll step down a band of the month the diplomat blamed the lack of consensus at the u.n. for the shortcomings of his peace plan for syria where violence is escalating and as the citric and latest from new york for us. this was a job that most called a diplomatic mission impossible from the get go firstly of course because of the intricacies of the conflict on the ground but also because of the conflicting positions of the key players at the united nations security council and now with one month to go before. the job is officially over we're already seeing reactions from the international community that some could call predictable russia for one

has said that the resignation is regrettable other countries have said this is well box we are seeing many countries in the west already back to singing the old tune of regime change something that russia and china have vetoed repeatedly at the united nations security council we're hearing the united states begin the finger pointing again saying that the resignation is actually a sign and underlines russia's and china's failure in the syrian process the west overall is back to calling for assad to step down a stance that was taken off the kofi anon six step peace plan russia never supported regime change in syria it reiterates that the gist of the problem remains the same that the key players are continuing to separate words from deeds because on paper we're seeing seemingly the international community calling for peace talks and for a peaceful resolution to the crisis yet that is not so much the case in reality take a listen to those who insist that. we should be terminated they do not want this do

not want this objective information and they have some other things in mind rather than stopping the weapons and political accommodation russia has also said that if the international community is interested in a peaceful process in syria you one observers are very useful on the ground but we did hear from the french ambassador who is currently holding the rotating presidency of the security council that the one of the servers mission will and on august nineteenth and for now with one month to go kofi annan. said to leave behind his six step peace plan which for now has proven to be ineffective the peace plan called of course for a transition government to be formed in syria including both sides of the conflict this of course has not been the case we do know that the united nations security council and the united nations general assembly will be focusing on the syrian crisis for the rest of the week and we know that bunky moon is currently in talks with the arab league to determine kofi annan successor the main battle for syria's

largest city is apparently about to begin that's according to the u.n. aleppo has seen heavy fighting between government and rebel forces over the last week but signs are putting fresh reinforcements to their front line in a struggle to seize the initiative rebels are reportedly receiving a growing flow of weapons from neighboring turkey through a secret transit hub relations and the us media claim the white house has also rise to more covert support for anti assad forces despite their links to al qaeda and also historian gerald horn says america's repeating its mistakes by stoking extremism in syria. it's well known washington basically has perfected the idea over to try foreign policy that is to say on the one hand you can smile when the other hand. in the back that's basically what's happening in syria all this blather about negotiations with the regime is no more than that either they

would like to see regime change or go as usual i don't think washington has what the consequences there is to say that there is a real danger that al-qaeda like forces will be coming to power sooner rather than later in the middle east and then washington will be faced with a replay of what engineer in afghanistan where the engineer the coming to power of the taliban which opened the door to gain influence there which led to the tragedy of september eleventh two thousand and one. this is all she and on the way later this hour coverage uncovered. will be really blood but you don't. find out why some locals have slammed the mainstream western media reports from the . nation release arrested three suspected al qaeda operatives were believed in links to terrorism for plotting bomb attacks in

europe. but the difference in the trial of members of the pursue ride female punk group will today present its side of an anti government stunt and the capital's main cathedral in february charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred or hostility the three could face up to seven years in jail if convicted and let's now get the details from peter all about. all goes back to the incident took place in moscow's main cathedral in february of this year when the punk rock collective known as pussy riot performed what they called a punk rock prayer a protest song against the the current government here in russia. provoked a pretty harsh reaction pretty extreme reaction from from some elements here in the country really a polarizing incident this happened in one of the most religious sites in the country of course now the trial of these three women who are accused of being part

of that group is in day five at the moment we're going to hear from the defense later on as they put forward their case we're also hearing that there is a possibility that we could hear a verdict a little later on that's a slim chance but if they are convicted these three women are being charged with hooliganism they could face up to seven years in prison on one side you really have groups that are related or close to the orthodox church who have been damning in their criticism of pussy riot and of these three particular with an accusing them of blasphemy and calling for the stiffest punishments that are available to be brought down upon them however there are others that are saying that these women have been unfairly treated that they were held in prison for awaiting trial for far too long there are also those saying that they are an artistic right to be able to to perform in the way in which they did now it's not just here in russia that we've heard the sentiments being echoed there's a lot of support from the music industry as

a whole both here in russia on the broad artist like staying on to the kids from the red hot chili peppers was playing in a performance in moscow wearing a pussy riot t. shirts are the latest to weigh in with his opinion his being president vladimir putin no he said although what happened in the church was wrong in his opinion that these three women shouldn't be judged too harshly just based on the circumstances regarding where this incident took place. yes i do. so i hope the court will rule with a just decision if the bond lets me defile the sacred place in israel they will have to cope with some tough guys there and the other one has its difficulties in attempting to leave the country when it was ready for example i really hope this isn't the first muslim shrine security wouldn't have enough time to protect them from the public anger nevertheless i don't think we should judge them too strictly when they're going to like you need some importance inclusions themselves anyway the final decision rests with the congress so we're going to give it a day five of the trial gets under way

a little later on friday and i'll be bringing you updates here from outside the courtroom all day as it happens spanish authorities claim to have completed a major operation against al qaida they've seized three suspects in the south of the country being questioned with a planning of attacks in europe including one on a joint u.s. punish naval base so all the men are being investigated for links to terror plots to russia rest of the republic of chechnya. reports. the police in spain have arrested three suspected members of al qaida who they say had amassed explosives and were plotting attacks in europe that's according to the spanish interior ministry of the also said they found enough explosives to quote destroy a boss and he also said that these three men had received training in camps in places like afghanistan and pakistan now one of the men who was arrested on his own they say that he is from turkey and that he's considered the facilitator in this group now the two other men were arrested together while they were planning to make

their way to france and these two men were said to have lived in chechnya and as we know what is part of russia's volatile region of the north caucasus which over the years have see the waves of violent attacks now according to officials these attacks have had had the links to al qaida and the men would masterminded them and also received training in places like afghanistan and pakistan now as far as europe is concerned and they've been on high alert for some time now ever since the attacks the nine eleven attacks and the united states spain in particular has arrested dozens of suspected al qaida members over the years and even more so after the two thousand and four train bombing in madrid now they say that these three men be arrested today had been under a monitoring of by the authorities for some time now and we can see that and we can expect that authorities here in europe will definitely be even higher alert after the arrests that were made today. the mother we can read said to jude and

a song being a call to grant him asylum says she feels his son could face execution if he's extradited to the united states christina songs most equitable zita own wednesday was considering whether to grant political asylum to the whistleblower president said the decision won't be influenced by pressure from any country the former computer haka has been holed up in acquittals embassy in london for over six weeks now and he's wanted in sweden of a sex crimes allegations but believes that just a pretense to hunt him over to the. it was to face trial over a massive leak of secret files and they say. exclusive interview his mother christina tells us and that's just part of her son and sickles here is how long it takes. to truly have one is the number of calls i wish i'd never done and said nothing but as a citizen has any business because if we keep this is done to intense fears in the

world about the abuses of corruption kidnapping extortion. torture. and fully involved in the financial institutions of course i completely support my son. and in just a few minutes here will not see they used to rule the roost but now the tables have turned white south africans complained they've become frequent and victims of racial decent inequality two decades after the country of us for apartheid. and. download the official application so choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. t.v. is not required to watch all its hear all you need is your mobile device you can watch r.t. any time i didn't. want

nuclear fireball side. radioactive fallout government betrayal of the government blah everything law and claude and claude how can the truth be revealed. if there's no official evidence there was a very great danger to the service link of churchill given no problem for addiction and to the people of this country generally because of radio like due for. the secrets of the u.k.'s nuclear tests.

and right now to more international news making headlines around the world this hour security forces in bahrain has fired tear gas and stun grenades as hundreds of protesters attempted to block a key highway late on saturday it's the latest in a series of violent clashes between riot police and pro-reform acts of it in the

gulf kingdom their protest movement against the ruling regime began nearly eighteen months ago since when at least fifty have been killed and scores arrested. in brazil now where country's supreme court has started the trial of thirty eight politicians and what is known as the scandal the defendants are accused of using public funds to pay lawmakers monthly bribes for their support during the first government of president lula da silva into thousand and five they have been charged with money on drink irruption and accepting bribes but they deny the allegations the trial is expected to last a month and a good time is the emergence of ex-president lou that was some defendants in high positions in his by his party. and to syria again now and the information war surrounding the conflict is in full swing western media outlets are racing to blame damascus for most of the killing while turning a blind eye to rebel atrocities there's buyers' has infuriated some syrians has on

a boycott of reports. pursuing a story joining the camp when a japanese journalist travelling with syrian rebels converted to islam it wasn't just his old name he abandoned. but for those around him he still being someone who reported the conflict he became one of the few camera hanging in place of a rifle. while religious conversion of journalists is rare on the syrian front lines becoming political disciples on one side the rebels it's almost the norm for many reporting to the world in the past week of coverage c.n.n. has aired five in fact which is from the syrian frontlines people all detailing the plight of those fighting the government and while the regime is always pinned down for its use of force against the militants is a government monster killings by the rebels barely get a mention what happened to the go you capture this room he died the rebel commander

says god willing he went to hell usually open and talkative syrians are now afraid of cameras those who agree to be interviewed often ask for their faces or names not to be shown for fear of reprisals satellite dishes or household commodity syrians do watch western coverage of the conflict and many feel that their concerns that fears their losses are intentionally. but you don't. just because you know what this is you know we've even first time i've been able to come to syria you know why you might want to get away before you don't have a visa. we've been waiting for a visa you know you're sort of there really don't come to get these are the usual claim that the syrian government doesn't let western reporters into the country is not accurate currently there are around eighty foreign media outlets accredited in syria a sizable number of them european or american but there dispatches are not always welcome to tall. is an independent belgian writer. the story of india

want to bring a certain picture about syria. the evil tree the use of photoshop or selective editing is hardly a new invention the war war's has long become a cliche but in syria one sided coverage keeps the war going and shooting for t.v. really killed journalism schools no longer teach their students to be objective it's considered impossible rather they are told to strive for balance and integrity and to put humanistic values above political theory it is once again a special case in this bloody conflict western media rarely calls for reconciliation or political dialogue rather it's for arming the rebels and what they were also known as freedom to go on a summer break r.t. reporting from syria and of course we're closely monitoring the situation in syria

on our web site with the latest news and in-depth analysis is available twenty four seven including video footage released by the free syrian army on the water appears to be a mass execution of assad supporters in aleppo. plus a u.s. court has declared the use of drones in american skies completely legal find out the details of a new big brother scenario and also you don't call. the discrimination of the apartheid in south africa has long come to an end but now two decades after the country's long ford battle for human rights finished is the whites who feel that second class citizens looks into their claims. once the color

of all to start and skin was the key to the good life here and now it is merely part of another forgotten face of the new south africa white homeless and unemployed feels like everybody forgot about. culture as one of a growing number of africans living a hop skip and a jump from sleeping on the streets to worldly positions amount to a bed and some clothes the rest are handouts from charities and churches sometimes she goes without food for days. always. draw stuff like that. this place is no go put words when south africa held its first democratic elections eighteen years ago it marked the end of apostate separation between whites and blacks but what was once it was black people in this country who were discriminated against today it's white south africans who are falling through the cracks. in the days of apartheid impoverished white afrikaners

were cradled by the state the national party came to power in one nine hundred forty eight on a wave of africana nationalism one of its election promises was to guarantee afrikaans speaking south africans employment subsidized housing education jobs and state benefits it left the black population out in the cold there used to be a big model clause created by the system in south africa. that created. sorry for haven for people since one thousand nine hundred forty new government has carried out policies aimed at favoring black employees in a bid to do away with the imbalance of the past what this means is that white people are often overlooked when applying for jobs college bursaries and public positions in this brave but often unsettling new south africa there are many who feel washed up and unwanted forty year old irene funny has lived here with her husband and four children for six years she suffers from the pain of arthritis which makes it difficult for her to walk she calls the government's well meaning

policies little short of reverse racism and many many many many. grandfathers and grandmothers was against. it i was staying. and they were staying in houses got everything and now it's out then restarting in chests and. this abandoned caravan park is home for now it lends those on the fringes of society a place to sleep but even this shaky safe haven is under threat the owners of this land are fighting in court to move off the people. nothing nothing nothing to work and go to a place to go they've got. nothing that's another thing yes. fifty million people live in south africa one in nine is white and very many of them are struggling try telling that to the millions of black south africans living in grinding poverty but for people like al to find starred in it is

a depressing come down or she can see in the land of her birth is a door slamming in her face forever. the mother the warrior girls. put us in more except the hope that one day a door will open instead of. policy r.t. krugersdorp south africa. exiled for america's economy one of its biggest creditor wants out daniel is here at our business desk with this story daniel over to china is fed up with the returns from buying u.s. government the u.s. economy is in such bad shape the yields on so-called ten year forms have hit historic lows less than two percent beijing's now or in more attractive markets for its three trillion dollar national reserve fund with australia being mentioned as a largely target. let's check markets because the euro is flat against the greenback because traders are just the european central bank decision to take no

major moves on the crisis russia is fairly flat in the opening minutes as well for paul show yesterday tracking global losses japan's electronic exporters are in trouble over weak sales shop plunged an oil watering twenty eight percent this morning and the lympics organizers a feeling the heat for cost overruns is fueling public anger off the news that britain's recession has deepened ortiz lower smith is in london for us. there's no doubt the olympics have been more expensive than it was first thoughts even officially the budget quadrupled and some reports say it's increased by as much as ten times from three point eight billion dollars to thirty eight billion and where has that money gone one point six billion on security versus dogs but much of it has gone into building the olympic park including the eight hundred fifty million dollars stadium itself the aquatic center four hundred twenty six million three

hundred and sixty six million dollars. and that's where the word legacy comes in where the government hopes the billions spent will carry on paying dividends off to the athletes have gone home and the stadium itself is currently a worrying white elephant it's been offered to a number of london football clubs none of whom want to take his own but the olympic park will become new housing parkland and the community health center in what used to be a depressed rundown area according to experts it's this current of legacy planning that separates an olympic host city that profit from one that loses and there are many cities that have lived to regret its hosting the olympics athens built grandiose spend up to twenty one of which now lie empty and falling down much like its economy as a whole. spent an undisclosed amount of money hosting but the famous bird's nest stadium now lies under used much planning has gone into making sure london's

investment doesn't suffer the same fate but nothing is certain europe today will see markets open next or will indeed thank you very much danielle we'll see you next hour and in a few minutes more full blown debate from on his calls talk guests today discussing nato but first i'll be bringing you the headlines. thank you.

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