locked and loaded the massive syrian military force allegedly prepares the final assault to crush the find rebel stronghold and aleppo. patrol a female punk group received broad's enters its second week that's true face up to seventies imprisoned for an anti putin protest that took place at rush make the job . exactly yours as last august destructive ride said london the blade fell for fun in the best case whether authorities have done enough to avoid a repeat. it

is a.t.m. in the russian capital you're watching r t on marina joshie in syria the government's reportedly massing tens of thousands of troops and calls of tanks around the commercial capital aleppo fighting between rebels and loyalists has been raging inside the city for a week and activists fear of a massive blitzkrieg style assault by the regime is about to begin damascus has vowed to retake aleppo within days while entrenched insurgents play in the control more than half of the district the regime boasts of having pushed the last rebel forces from damascus after three weeks of fighting there with the rebels confirming they have withdrawn from the capital large numbers of al qaida linked fighters are reportedly bolstering the opposition's ranks and these groups are being supported by the us to survive fears of radical islamists are hijacking the conflict that's going to chicano reports. has infiltrated into the syrian opposition forces and its

power there is growing as spoke with one of america's leading experts on counterterrorism and he told me that all kind as effectively exploited the rebel. in the region they're well armed having moved his cut off his arm stockpile and they're now taking advantage of the crisis in syria six months from now they could be. a major force position hope blocky force. concerns about the growing al qaeda presence in syria are well echoed here in washington but right now is used more as an argument to justify a foreign intervention the reality is that the u.s. has already intervened in this just come to life that president obama reportedly signed a secret order earlier this year authorizing the cia and other agencies to provide support to the rebels in syria but there is no information on the extent and the recipients have that support reports on the ground show that various extremist groups are doing the fighting in turn brought in

a wave of suicide bombings stroman intelligence has attributed the least ninety terror attacks to all caught in such serious since december most recently i went to a senate hearing on syria and the sense that i got was that there is there still is no full understanding of who the syrian opposition forces consist of but nonetheless there is fighting that could tie to provide them with weapons whether overtly or covertly that's another matter of discussion what we need to do is assess ok which groups could we arm and should we arm at what point and make that decision and i think that we're actually at that decision u.s. group that supports the free syrian army has received a waiver from the u.s. treasury department authorizing it to provide financial and logistical support to the armed rebels in syria it's called the syrian support for the base in this building in downtown washington they just moved day and it's the building is just being renovated so the money will be channeled to the syrian rebels through this route how much money and how it will be distributed those questions remain unanswered but didn't get the chance to ask the group about details of this newly

opened support channel because they never returned our calls i want to go back to the senate hearing that i attended the experts invited to testify were asked about what that. direct u.s. interest is in the fall of posse this would be a decisive blow for the islamic republic of iran i can't emphasize that enough and i think that is in our interests to roll back iranian influence where we find it is not a more effective i think to put the arena and threat in some perspective and reduce its pressure on israel then to flip syria in this urge to syria if you will us maybe helping those who never wanted a peaceful solution for syria in the first place and one of the elements of the forces. which thrives in a civil war environment in washington i'm going to shake out. of the program refusing to kill or of the hill the syrian government faces of person out crisis as

some young man dodged the military draft we have the details in just a few minutes. and tensions heat up in asia pacific china lashes out of washington for criticizing its new military garrison in the disputed waters of the south china sea. the trial of the female punk group pussy riot and her is its second week three women are being tried for staging anti poison stunts in the country's main orthodox cathedral in february for the latest let's cross live now to our t.j. grievances outside the court good morning t.j. cup now there was speculation about a verdict last friday but the trial is now andrea yet another week so why is it taking longer than expected. to kick off in just a matter of hours now as you mentioned has to be somewhat lengthy so far now last call that's because very just started to hear from the defense even just friday

this down there i went this is to give the personal accounts of what transpired this is charles to be somewhat don't know why that. prosecution from their eye witnesses testimony to be very heartfelt and emotional times calling upon the faithful of the russian orthodox church to be outraged about what transpired back in every with so-called hung prayer normal verse the defense has been very active throughout proceedings throughout the course of last week's trial now us physically proven to have held up some of seedings as well they have all six occasions now called for the judge residing of this trial to be replaced and asked for a number of reasons ranging from alleging not being able to fully cross-examine the prosecution's eyewitnesses down to the treatment the detention conditions of these three defendants they're being kept in custody. while the man's iran's caused their

reaction across the world what more can you tell us about that has been the most vocal in that case. well really those on both sides of the fence have been very vocal when it comes to this charge in these way before them dating back to when these three defendants who initially taken into custody about five months ago now trying to sound why this is caused such outrage deference and where it took place now there had been demonstrations taking place involving the pussy riot group beforehand this one was located in the russian russia's main orthodox cathedral christ savior feature this what outraged many offenders we heard from testimony about the course of last week but equally our a should mean those who have called what's transpired politically motivated a politically motivated trial they think that these people shouldn't be facing time in prison that it's just an administrative crime if anything and that should be replaced by a fine or something else now when it comes to those we've got human rights

organizations international these issues have been increasingly house spokesman on this issue most lately though who someone who's spoken out has been by them a push and russia's president and he called for some degree of leniency. when it comes to this trial that's indeed in reference past when the most controversial points of this trial so far because what we're trying to find out of the moment is whether or not what they did back in favor of the so-called punk prayer was a criminal offense. whether or not it does that is the charge of hooliganism which could mean they face up to seven years in prison. all right jack thanks very much indeed for bringing us the details on the case of gray's reporting there. watching r.t. coming to life from moscow to other stories now this one didn't is reveling in its role as olympics host body was a different story exactly a year ago when the city was engulfed by a mass street violence and looting riots shook the british capital for almost

a week undermining the authorities who fail to restore control artist or smith looks whether lessons were learned. rioting and looting disorder these were the explosive scenes on the streets in towns and cities in england last august shops and warehouses attacked and taught by out of control youth and adults alike a situation the police took days to bring under control a year on and on the surface all is well damaged buildings have been rebuilt or boarded up and people are going about their business again but they go a little deeper and areas like here in tottenham where the riots started are still troubled and the underlying issues which caused the riots remain unresolved tottenham's m.p. says his community pulled together in the aftermath but admits trouble could break

out again unemployment is up and it's also true to say that business is on the highroad are still struggling a many of them had very poor pavements under the riot damages act that was made to assist them in a double dip recession that hits the poorest communities hardest so you know it's one of those situations where yes we must be positive and hopeful but it's a fragile a fragile situation for us here in the last year a new murs studies have been conducted into why the unrest became so intense and so widespread what began with anger over the fatal shooting by police of tottenham on mark duggan became a spark that ignited a powder keg of disadvantage boredom and a dysfunctional relationship with the police something social justice campaign elite just says has not been addressed unemployment is going up generally useful employment is going up in the country we're seeing closure after closure of use

facilities and services school services are being caught and i think all of that with a more aggressive what is called total plea. which we show monsters zero tolerance policing. takes only a matter of time but not so much if when in the often mouth of the violence communities banded together to clear up their streets but many accuse the government not only of ignoring the root causes but of making problems worse but working class families oxfam says the poorest ten percent of society will suffer thirteen times more from austerity cuts than the richest tenth and fifty six percent of young black men in britain on employed people in riots hit hackney like to think it won't happen again but are aware that it could belong. to. people. and give something you. keep them busy you're.

going to get work i mean hopefully it will take many to trust the work situation and that picking people up for the benefit well. i'm back on the force so it's going to happen again quite the same way but i don't think anything's been interesting it's very well for these people the fuse is still a light the fear is when and what will trigger the next explosion in their neighborhoods laura smith london. well we followed every event as london was sliding into unrest last summer and our extensive coverage from the scene of the most eye catching images are still available on our website r.t. dot com and today a way of also got on our website a priceless like you see time dairy and scientists say an army of over two hundred fifty mummies from the eighteenth century could provide the answer to curing tuberculosis we explain why that can be helpful. and

a reuters blog is shut down after the appearance of several fake posts on the crisis in syria attributed to. news agencies journalist speculation on who might be behind the hack at r.t. dot com. has a number of dad in the syrian conflict mounts both the government and opposition are racing to replace fallen soldiers with fresh recruits while the rebels allegedly turn to mercenaries from abroad the regime has little to choose from some syrians are now trying to escape the draft avoid killing or being killed exile or boycott reports. a moment of calm between the clashes on the outskirts of damascus pro-government paramilitary also known as should be camped out in what used to be

a tree most a local man who say they quit their regular jobs to defend their homeland but only twenty nine prior to the uprising he worked as a t.v. technician and he's passion for the small screen is still there while watching this i five blockbuster armageddon scenes of bruce willis saving the planet got him talking in a good on these movies always show americans defending the lands that don't belong to them the north even their own land was the property of indians now they are fighting all around the world are you so how come you deny our right to defend our own land the opposition accuses the of conducting massacres but this man say they've themselves out often targeted by the rebels some even adopted new come of to avoid being identified the army is reliant on the prior military has a tactical advantage they know the area but it's also out of necessity as the death toll among troops rises more syrians are dodging the draft military service in

syria is a year and a half but those for over eight c. and i not only stands university students can. delay or shorten their terms while those with power they should be exempted on medical grounds in the past job dodgers could also have time to bribe officials to get their names of the list but the control got much tighter the base going abroad is the only legal option to avoid getting called out that's what i am are is now considering six young men from his town recently returned home in conference and he said for the sake of his family he can't risk being there before the crosses in syria. interest to me to go boy. home. but of course is. not. to go for me. of those so. horribly the the extent of draft

dodging is hard to gauge since the syrian government does not comment on this military but in the country's hospitals the reasons for avoiding active duty is all too graphic someone who is also twenty six was conscripted from hama half a year ago while his would will take at least three months to heal he says he doesn't regret doing the army. it's normal that parents would be worried about sending their sons to the army especially in the times like this some of my friends advised me not to go on the contrary was it took me to join the army at the end my parents said i should do it to have these cleared so they could go on. the syrian army sometimes for trade as a killing machine with many of its members are just in their early twenties and if anything they're to honor the victims a holy war their country has been dragged into the boycott artsy reporting from

syria. foreign ministers of the six gulf arab nations say they'll meet next month to discuss prospects for closer integration the countries most of which are sunni monarchies hope to counter a possible threat coming from the uprisings that hit some of them over the past year saudi arabia may have largely escaped the turmoil but it's continuing a crackdown on protesters demanding social and political reforms the opposition there as been calling for an end to discrimination since march twenty seventh of the six countries bahrain was hit hardest by an uprising there skilled at least eighty six people since early last year dozens of demonstrators were arrested and one day last week after security officers used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse them by alcoa wire from the bus. rainn center for human rights says western countries are more than willing to overlook the human rights problems of their gulf allies. will definitely continue to do what we do which is documenting

human rights violations will continue to reach out to the international community does seem like we are making a little bit of progress since there was a joint statement that was made at the human rights council during the last session signed on by twenty seven different countries of course the united states and the united kingdom the it's not signed on or will keep pushing and hopefully it will will start getting to a situation where there is more pressure to stop human rights violations and the law is the bridge even behind his back by people like saudi arabia i think it's going to be difficult to the regimes in the gulf have longstanding relations with the western countries and as long as they can all mix and cute geopolitical interests come before human rights it's going to be difficult sway them to create pressure to stop human rights violations and we're seeing that in many different examples with the double standards that are being practiced i mean you don't see the same response to the situation in yemen for example the way you do in other countries like for example syria unfortunately does see in that you know supporting

human rights comes in the form of interests they support human rights when it's in their interest to do so and then they will not support human rights when it's not in their interest. look at some other stories from around the world islamic resistance movement hamas deny responsibility for an attack on an egyptian security checkpoint at the border with gaza masked gunmen ambushed egyptian troops while they were breaking their ramadan fast killing sixteen soldiers and injuring seven according to local media the attackers seized two armored trucks one of which exploded as they fled into israel. the scientific world is holding its breath as the most advanced mar spacecraft ever built prepares to land on the red planet in just over an hour nasa. spent two point five billion dollars on that curiosity rover mission to study whether mankind could ever make mars the better place to live russia has also been looking towards the red planet after

successfully conducting a five hundred twenty day experiment to test how humans would deal with long term isolation from the outside world. the japanese city of hiroshima marked sixty seven years since the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on the city in the world's first atomic tap tens of thousands gathered at a peace memorial near the epicenter of the blast that leveled the city and killed more than one hundred forty thousand people the ceremony was attended by representatives of over seventy countries including u.s. ambassador. china has had baghdad the u.s. for criticizing its new military garrison in the south china sea the sand created just two weeks ago is in an area were competing territorial claims paid beijing against the philippines and they have now among others china set up the outpost to

administer thousands of square miles of water it says are within its sovereignty but washington believes it's a time to occupy the entire south china sea which is rich in oil resources the u.s.'s tens of thousands of military personnel in asia pacific and the use itself as a stabilizing influence in the region but khan how then senior our list of foreign policy focus weaves regional tensions could escalate into an even wider conflict. the chinese are basically saying they want to drill their home waters which is understandable and we also see that they want to be able to project naval power to ensure their energy supplies which means that they have to have a presence in the indian ocean. you can get supplies from angola from from our sudan from the gulf except in this case it's not this isn't

a big killer. by the chinese it's sort of the u.s. is kind of pushing all of the buttons right now in asia and it's very much feels. a little bit like the cold war diego city in the mid one nine hundred fifty s. a lot of attention a lot of local tension a lot of regional tension also some international tension as well i don't think that the islands per se in this case are sort of critical it's just an opportunity basically for the u.s. to move forces into the area naval forces and i do think it's quite disturbing i mean there is growing tension these are two nuclear armed powers. this is not in the interest not only of certainly of the united states or china but for a lot of the other countries in the region because one of the things that's happened is a lot of these countries have started to up their military budget these are not countries that can really afford to spend

a tremendous amount on military spending in a sense i don't think there's any winners here there's only losers if it does me a little bit though because someone can make a mistake and things move off fast in this world. u.s. china relations was just one area discussed when r.t. spoke to u.s. congressman dana rohrabacher about washington's foreign policy in a candid conversation he also gave us his take on the u.s. presence in afghanistan you can watch the full interview later this hour but here's a sneak peek. he's a stooge of the pakistanis all right he is their boy in afghanistan and by the way our state department. just kisses up the pakistan has been doing so for the last thirty years which is one of the major reasons we've had problems down there who wants to be in afghanistan i mean why should anybody the russians should understand how that that is

a rotten place for people to have stationed their foreign troops. and they're not going to make any friends and the afghans traditionally when they open their eyes and they see foreign troops around them they say. i don't like them and i don't want them here in my country we should get our butts out of afghanistan as quickly as we can. well it's time now to cross over to the business. morning to you natasha now after all last week's rally what are we expecting on the markets this week well most analysts we spoke to expect to now be start followed by a sideways trend with a negative bias and that's exactly what we're seeing on the agent equity markets let's take a look at the numbers and what we're seeing there in asia is that the shares to demonstrate a positive momentum this monday joining in the rally that started in the space at the end of last week in tokyo the nikkei is just under two percent helped by two

you don't mas that is susan motors and other car makers a wall street last week was in a very bullish mood as you can see after u.s. employment data expectations thanks to that and all sued to the hint from the fed reserve last week that more monetary easing could come in the fall investors really feel about the states more like its economy is not going to swallow into europe's footsteps into its recession using friday's numbers for the week the dow and nasdaq finished huachuca positive from its lows in early june the s. and p. is up around nine percent not bad at all it's a matter of fact the u.s. dollars trading fly against the euro this hour let's see the currency markets there you are and the ruble will stronger against the major currencies on friday will give you the fresh figures as soon as there are some markets leave reopen in less than two hours time and let's now see how the russian markets closed on friday and

as you can see there it was a major buying three and a quarter percent for the r.t.s. and for us and the intrigue of course is whether or not the. in equities would sustain this positive momentum on monday will bring you all the latest but if you judge by the performance of the food market it doesn't look good for the russian equities of course there's no direct correlation with the russian equity markets but we know that energy exports are a major source of revenue for russia so we're seeing that the movement brand is shedding value. as well and that's the latest from london business desk you're all up to date i'll be back in about fifteen minutes well remember if you can weigh that longer is our website our com slash business and we'll see you next hour with more updates of course well shortly as promised u.s. foreign policy is in the spotlight in our interview and i'll be back with a recap of the top stories in just a few moments. goals

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