still. starts on t.v. dot com. q in general assembly condemns the security council's inaction on the violence by a huge majority russia votes against what it calls an imbalanced document. tear gas and stun grenades in bahrain the government leads a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut off a key highway. and the anti putin punk band is defending why it pulled the political stunt in russia's main cathedral the three women face up to seven years jail if convicted. hello this is r.t. from moscow coming to you live it's kevin owen here our top story at nine pm

a big developing news story this hour the u.n. general assembly is just condemned the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria with a majority vote russia voted against the resolution calling it imbalanced moscow's also urging the u.n. and the arab league to move fast now on finding a new chief peacemaker for syria as kofi annan is stepping down new york man and in the situations across the developments there for us what else does that resolution entails and sincere. well kevin now this resolution is yet another step baby step in the attempts of the international community to try to find some sort of solution to the syrian crisis after virtually months of diplomatic deadlock we have one hundred ninety three members of the united nations general assembly having just voted on resolution that not only condemns the security council for failing to push forward to any type of solution finding when

it comes to the syrian crisis but this is also a text that condemns the syrian government for failing to put down the heavy weaponry and for failing to leave civilian areas we have one hundred thirty three countries having supported this text twelve voted against it and thirty one members abstained so russia as you said has called this text on balanced and one sided and along with china traditionally did not support this text citing that it was more focused on criticizing the syrian government instead of trying to find a real solution to the realistic situation on the ground much is made of kofi annan frustration. the international community to compromise now. well it's become quite obvious since kofi anon of resignation on thursday that the international community remains pretty much just a split as they were ahead of agreeing on a non six point peace plan as we remember of course the plan included actually left

open assad's role in the syrian crisis calling for the syrian people to form a trans a transitional government including both sides of the conflict but really the second that announced that he's stepping down we have started hearing loud cheers from the u.s. and the west again now for the syrian president to step down calling for regime change and of course we've seen russia and china key players at the security council at the united nations vetoing any term any sort of tax that includes the language of regime change so this position remains key there is still this major division that we have just this latest example is this resolution just posset the united nations general assembly so a lot of work lies ahead at the united nations for members to try to find a unified position and of course the other big question will next peace process

with kofi annan. what's next is difficult to say right now kevin we do know that in two weeks and on july twentieth the united nations observer mission expires in syria whether or not their mandate is going to be extended remains to be seen this is something that russia is certainly calling for we also know that currently bonn ki-moon the u.n. secretary general was in talks with the leader of the arab league to try to find a successor after coffee and on and it's going to be an important role to fill it's going to be important to see what kind of track record that person has and whether or not that person will have a new plant put in place and that's certainly something that's going to play a very major role in the events that are yet to unravel and absolutely. much. the battle for syria's second city aleppo is getting more bloody by the day univers of his report a heavy build up of weapons in the area rebels are being accused of executions in

abuses against regime supporters even so revelations in the u.s. media claim washington's from more covert aid to the opposition i spoke to story in gerald horne who told me america could pay even stoking extremism in syria. it's well known that washington basically has perfected the idea of two trucks or policy that is to say on the one hand you talk and smile on the other hand and mike in the back that's basically what's happening in syria all of those blather about negotiations with the outside regime is no more than that while they would like to see regime change although as usual i don't think washington has what the consequences that is to say that there is a real danger that i don't like forces will be coming to power sooner rather than later in the and then washington will be faced with a replay of what if helped engineer in afghanistan where it helped 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 but the war cries still ring on of some of the major media outlets coming up that we report how balanced broadcasts from syria get sacrificed for rallying support for regime change also ahead this hour echoes of apartheid south africa's white communities say they're now being made settled the second class citizens. and a government protesters in bahrain a face to gas and stun grenades as hundreds of people attended to block a key highway there witnesses say some of been taken into custody the demos against the ruling regime began nearly eighteen months ago with activists claiming they face daily discrimination from the sunni monarchy geo political analyst patrick henningsen says the situation in bahrain is being ignored because it's a washington ally. in bahrain what you have is a genuine uprising a genuine political movement potential revolution. that is being completely in

order for two reasons the main reason is rain host the united states fifth naval fleet it's a very important strategic piece on the chessboard especially in terms of looking towards potential aggression against iran so as bahrain has a role family that completely have society locked down because the just feeds there there is no way that the u.s. wants any kind of a democratic uprising in that country because it will make the government's policy unstable towards hosting u.s. military presence in the country which they need so badly the difference between syria and bahrain is that syria refuses to be an outpost for international western imperialism and bahrain is an outpost for them so maybe hillary clinton should be having friends of bahrain meetings to help the bahraini people of course that's not going to happen the situation in bahrain is grave if you're on the side of reform

if you're with the royal family everything's fine. and russia's urals have refused to open a criminal case into last week's discovery of two hundred fifty one fetuses dumped in a forest ravine thomas says more on the story which stunned people across the country . you know criminal investigation into this case of around two hundred fifty fetuses found about seventy kilometers north of you katherine a bird in the wilderness there in fact police have directed an administrative investigation into the urals medical academy where they have determined that these fetuses that came from in the first place now this is interesting because the car that was determined to have dumped the fetuses was believed to be registered to the municipality of the region so that's interesting it did not belong to the actual academy itself now they have one month to conduct this investigation if they do not come up with an answer of who is responsible for this negligence and police have

said that they will open up an administrative investigation into the director of the academy himself so very interesting turn of events here let me give you a little bit brief history last week around two hundred fifty fetuses were found dumped about seventy kilometers north of you capturing a berg by a man who was looking for water fishermen and he found these four large barrels closer inspection found that they held a visa human fetuses all between twenty two and twenty six terms which are late term. foetuses so kind of a mystery in terms of where these came from this of course created shock and scandal not just in russia but around the world as well now the health ministry believes that there was a woman who was responsible for research who was fired in two thousand and eleven might be responsible for these fetuses of being found in the woods but the actual academy itself says that they actually have to conduct their investigation before they can make any determined determination into who is responsible the mother says

she fears his son could face execution if he's extradited to the u.s. christine is in ecuador lobbying for the country to grant asylum for the wiki leaks said it's a president who assured her ecuador's decision will not be influenced by external pressure. but in ecuador's london embassy now for over six. weeks he's wanted in sweden over sex crime allegations which he denies saying they're a pretext and they voted in the u.s. to face trial over leaking secret cables later in our exclusive interview on this channel his mother christine tells us she's proud of us. and. one is another. call so when she did it down and said nothing that is this is heading this chicken and broccoli down to. the world and it's corruption. in schools. torture and fraud involved be funny to

institutions of course i please for my son. and we've got you to watch our exclusive interview with julian assange his mother throughout the day today here on r.t. . it's day five of the trial of the russian female punk group pussy riot defense lawyers have begun explaining the putin stunt in moscow's main cathedral in february the three members of charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred lived to r.t. jacob greece is outside the court for his take of hi what's been said in the court today can you bring us up to date. sure today's really been a day dominated by the defense because the first time they've had the opportunity to put their eyewitnesses on the stand in this trial now as you might imagine the testimony given by those eyewitnesses differed from that of the prosecution quite substantially because the personal accounts of the three defendants. two professors

and the friends of the accused when it comes to the prosecution so far well those that they have put on the stand have been given very emotional testimony indeed we've heard some breaking down mid-sentence unable for the course of this five day trial to really complete what they're saying against the three defendants they've been heartbroken some of stress and many have refused the apology has been offered by the pussy rights groups members currently being detained because of the face they have been very outspoken so far to the against the judge today again we heard that the sixth time in fact that they've called for the judge to be replaced asked for a combination of things among them the conditions which three defendants are being kept under and also apparent inability for them to cross-examine the prosecution's witnesses. and it really has been emotions you say all around in this case on both sides it's really polarized people in russia has no doubt abroad what was being

said. well certainly has been a very confessional eyes case in deed in fact dating back before the trial itself to when they were brought into custody originally that's when this uproar started now of course this whole incident dates back to february in christ say because these are all really symbolic head of the russian orthodox faith they conducted this so-called punk prayer is a politically against that of that i'm a puritan at that point his potential predators but it's a place that's really attractive the many of the faithful of the russian orthodox church many were disgusted by what transpired and we've heard that in this trial so far from those who were there at the time and also those who witnessed witnessed this on the internet since there have been those as well equally outspoken on the side of the pussy riot defendants they are human rights organizations and

international musicians and most lately we've heard from the president when it comes to this trial. become a douche to what i hope the court will rule with a just decision if the bond lets me defiled a sacred place in israel they would have to cope with some tough guys there are many of them would face difficulties from attempting to leave the country was ready for example they went to the caucuses on the feast a muslim shrine security wouldn't have enough time to protect them from public anger nevertheless i don't think we should judge them too strictly on them and i hope they don't need some important conclusions themselves anyway the final decision rests with the court so we're going to. president vladimir putin there century calling for a degree of leniency when it comes to this trial that has been one the most controversial points so far as waltz there are still some days to go for sure until we may have a chance of hearing a verdict and sentence there is still this issue of the charges against him there

on charges of hooliganism and the most controversial points about this is that potentially they could face up to seven years in prison on those charges thanks for bringing us up to date jacob greaves there in central moscow. now we've been across the pussy riot trial from the outset you can keep up to date with it too as it happens most by moment of r.t. dot com now what we're talking about our web site these stories and more my interview tonight shot dead for trying to claim the wages he was low paid work at a luxury hotel in cairo gunned down by police as his plight draws a furious crowd got the story and also without cover among the other many stories there tonight predators both sweden's ambassador now being too supportive of human rights in the wake of that search teddybear truth drop which swedish democracy campaigners parachuted into the country caused a real hoo ha and more of that online from us.

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several others the rebels opened fire a military outpost as troops were breaking their ramadan fast at sundown on thursday violence has grown in the areas could see cortana me in the region it's thought groups on the border are taking advantage of unrest in neighboring syria. greece's decision to privatized the bank brought out crowds of angry employees in athens in one of the biggest protests in weeks over five thousand staff of a formerly state owned bank and no five days into a nationwide strike fearing for their jobs greek banks have been under growing pressure to reorganize since the financial crisis hit and plunged the country into a long running recession. north korean leader kim jong un has set out plans to develop the economy and people's livelihoods as his top priorities moving away from the military first mindset the same as major meeting with china's foreign minister in the aftermath of floods and famine which devastated swathes of north korea before rumors have been circulating since a top military figure in pyongyang was sacked for opposing change. let's turn now

to syria specifically how its tragic events are unfolding across the media for many for an hour or less is simple reports that back up the push for regime change get top priority as exam point or explain next. right now pursuing a story and joining the camp when a japanese journalist traveling 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 from the place of a rifle that. was religious conversion of journalist is rare on the syrian front lines becoming political disciples on one side the rebels is almost the norm for many reporting to the world in the past week of coverage c.n.n. has the earth factor just from the syrian frontlines people all detailing the plight of those fighting the government and while the regime is always pinned down

to voice who use of force against the militants is a government onslaught 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 the satellite dishes or household commodity syrians do watch western coverage of the conflict and many feel that their concerns their fears their losses are intentionally. but you don't. you know what this is not really even first time i've been able to come to syria i know why you might want to before you don't have a visa. we've been waiting for these you know sort of there with them 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. it's already in india want to bring a certain picture about syria. if. the use of photoshop or selective editing is hardly a new invention the war wars has long become a cliche but in syria one sided coverage keeps the war going and shooting for t.v. really kills journalism schools not longer teach their students to be objective it's considered impossible rather they're told to strive for balance and integrity and to put humanistic values above. but syria 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 for the war also known as freedom fight to go on a summer break artsy reporting from syria. racial discrimination was felt no more painfully in the world in south africa of course in his day when apartheid was dictionary two decades ago the country was reborn but race related prejudice is now reemerged this time against the whites living there. 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. ultras one of a growing number of concept africans living a hop skip and a jump from sleeping on the streets to worldly positions amount to a bed and some clothes to waste on handouts from charities and churches sometimes she goes without food for days. always rises was the. door

stuff like that. is the place for 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 its white south africans were 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 beacon south africans employment subsidized housing education jobs and state benefits it left the black population out in the cold they used to be a big model clause created by the system in south africa and that created in the since sorry five even four 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 sickening new south africa there are many who feel washed up and unwanted forty year old irene fanny carrick 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 in sheds like us and they were staying in houses got everything and now it's out then we staying in chats 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 people as they get nothing nothing nothing there and go to work then go to a place to go they've got nothing all that and that's why they don't yet 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 alter from start 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 i don't know what is going to happen to my little war your goals and put us in a more except the hope that one day a door will open instead of slam policy r.t. krugersdorp south africa. coming next in our business news for you tonight.

and let's you know a warm welcome to business artsy london is under fire as the costs of the a live big just keep growing now this is a given the country is in a double dip recession and this is fueling the public anger laura smith explains. there's no doubt they lympics have been more expensive than it was first thoughts even officially the budget quote drew polls 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 is going into building the olympic park including the eight hundred fifty million dollars stadium itself the aquatic center at four hundred twenty six million and the 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

division of to the athletes and go to. the stadium itself is currently a worrying white elephant is being 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 grand spend years up to twenty one of which now lie and t. and pulling 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. less uncertainty

indeed today on the stock market says the u.s. labor department presented an impressive jobs report for the month of july now the economy added one hundred sixty three thousand jobs in the non-farm sector last month which is more than any of the five proceeding months this was much more than predicted and even though the unemployment rate ticked up to eight point three percent it's a great confidence booster for the markets causing gold and stocks around the world to rally is for example the close of the european markets for you with london adding two percent dax almost four percent there in frankfurt led by financial gains with deutsche bank and commerzbank adding more than six percent in just one session. over here in russia the markets also ended on a very positive note as boiled prices provided a lot of support and also not by financial shares with bt dns burbank and being up

almost three percent. and very juicy returns have been promised for investing now in russian infrastructure renascence asset managers say pumping money into new toll roads hospitals and airports will bring over twenty percent annual return something most investors can only dream about the nation's adds that russia's government will back businessmen who could potentially raise the national g.d.p. growth from four to six percent by buying into the project. and a sigh relief for facebook as it shares recovers somewhat after twenty billion dollars was wiped off from facebook's value in four days now the sister of the cofounder mark zuckerberg has moved to google and fresh lawsuits accuse it of encouraging ordinary facebook users to invest well hiding negative earnings forecasts mark zuckerberg is now only the seventy seventh richest man in the world . that's it from this edition of the business news on odyssey coming up next the

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