russia denies it supplied illegal munitions to syria which are now allegedly being dropped by damascus. as a response to claims made by human rights watch that soviet era cluster bombs were being used against the civilian population in syria and. the e.u. gets tough on iran again with a new batch of sanctions targeting metal and gas sales the aim is to pressure of the state over its nuclear program after three rounds of talks sense this april produced no results. and calls for independence in scotland have not fallen deaf ears as the british prime minister is set to sign a deal for a historic referendum that could result in the breakup of great britain after three

hundred years. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow eleven am in the russian capital i'm marina joshing. russia maintains that's not supplying cluster bombs to syria which are allegedly being used by the government in its fight against the rebels there he writes watch our earlier claim that sovereign air munitions are being dropped on residential areas well it's now get all the very latest from r.t.s. peter oliver. well peter what are these claims based on and how's moscow dispelling them. well human rights watch the new york based watchdog has said this following what they've seen in a online video that said that soviet era cluster bombs were being used by the

syrian government against the civilian population in syria the ongoing conflict dead now russia has rebuffed these claims wholeheartedly the foreign minister sergey lavrov saying that russia was not supplying cluster bombs to damascus that all of the defense contracts that russia has with syria were conducted within the letter of the law and we're all above board though. these secular of went on to say though that these soviet era cluster bombs that these videos apparently show would just technologies that were owned by russia that they would say soviet era therefore other countries do have access to these technologies and that unfortunately russia isn't in a position whereby they can control who supplies want to syria they can only look after what they supply to the country and secular of saying that well syria and the whole region was awash with mediations at this time. and there are plenty

of weapons in the region right now with huge amounts being supplied illegally to syria and neighboring countries there immersed in reason for and trainers in the conflict zone this is being confirmed by independent media in the region is flooded with gnomes it's very hard to determine when they're all coming from the alleged cluster bombs is said to be from the soviet. here and we can come to terms with some former soviet and warsaw pact countries on regulating their production of soviet technology without a license so there's plenty of things that need to be sorted out. well this is the latest high profile allegation leveled against russia that supplying arms to syria something that's well russia denies wholeheartedly saying that the defense contracts they have are they mentioned were all above board and that they aren't supplying arms to backdoor channels no if we look at the the most recent case we saw a flight a commercial airliner that was bound for moscow to damascus was stopped to see this

lead to turkish airspace stories claiming that they found weapons on board there yet to to show those weapons or explain exactly what they found there to say this is just the latest claim is being made against russia claims which moscow did nice wholeheartedly. on your ask has been trying to mediate a peaceful solution to the syrian conflict since last year but how are these efforts progressing them. well while sort of a level of was giving his address he reiterated russia's stance which hasn't changed since the conflict first started over a year ago which is that they want to see both sides lay down their weapons they want a peaceful solution through dialogue no that's the that's the stance has been backed up by the current a joint u.n. and arab league peace envoy lakhdar brahimi no he took over the job from from kofi annan you remember he's currently on a tour of the region trying to convince syria's neighbors to stop pushing for both

sides to lay down on and comes to the table and come to the table for talks you know he's also putting forward a situation that would see if he put down and talks are underway a three thousand strong international peacekeeping force going into syria to make sure that no further violence erupts. crappier thanks very much indeed for bringing us to something that all reporting there from moscow. syrian civilians caught in the crossfire are increasingly fleeing the conflict zone where the number of refugees said to be rising exponentially the u.n. warns they are a number could soon top half a million and won't stop their. reports. the bekaa valley is one of the poorest regions in lebanon resources are scarce living conditions visibly harsh but for syrian refugees with the fewest means this is now home we arrive to the town of

all cars just thirty minutes after syrian shell hit the area the lebanese army wouldn't permit us to film the damage but even here at the official border crossing . sporadic gunfire serves as a reminder of the dangers on the other side hundreds of thousands of syrians have fled their country many coming right here to lebanon to seek refuge from the escalating violence but with their number is growing by the day and no end to the fighting in sight many find the prospects for their future are increasingly grim there are no camps for the refugees in lebanon most stay with host families mohamed not his real name isn't so lucky. we thought it would be safer here but bullets are still reaching us bombs are falling through your four hundred meters beyond our tents inside lebanese territories people here advised me to move my tents and to protect my children which i did now i live there near those trees. we met this refugee at a nearby apple orchard where he and seventeen members of his family have been

hiding after losing everything in the war he didn't feel safe showing his family on camera but describe the struggle of trying to survive where you're not wanted. yeah the situation is awfully miserable especially for us the syrians will come to a car outside this region it's safer in the situation is better everything is secured for the other refugees they have refrigerators food televisions everything here we have nothing at all we don't have work either it's a catastrophe you know the shitter. no help from lebanon he says and no way to return home. we're stuck in between we don't feel safe neither from the syrian army . lebanon has registered nearly seventy thousand syrian refugees but their number is set to soar the u.n. warns that the syrian refugee population could more than double before the end of the year today there are just under three hundred thousand syrian refugees in the form

a boring countries and the prime provides for up to over seven hundred thousand this means is an additional four hundred thousand the question is whether syria's neighbors can absorb the incoming wave already cracks are showing riots erupted last week at the un runs attari refugee camp in jordan police fired tear gas to quell the uprising by syrians complaining about poor living conditions it was the worst violence since the facility opened in july. we can place a border in the faces of the refugees we have to help them. but help is hard to come by turkey saw its refugee population swell to more than eighty seven thousand people over the past month prompting ancora to at least partially shut it's open door policy. less than one hundred meters from its border makeshift camps like this one have sprung up were desperate hopefuls wait to be allowed to cross ravaged and dispossessed by war marginalized in the collected in neighboring countries for syrian refugees like these hope in itself is a herculean feat to see catherine of lebanon. they were pm union is about to

ratchet up sanctions against iran over its nuclear program the new measures will include a ban on the e.u. metal sales to the country whole to imports of tehran's natural gas and various or oil shipment restrictions and you sanctions mark one of the toughest lines against iran to date and that mounting worries the states making nuclear weapons iran has always denied this sounds it might consider limiting enrichment to higher grade uranium if it's allowed to have fuel for research reactor sanctions have been piling up on the country since two thousand and six when the u.n. banned supplies of heavy weaponry in arms exports after which more bans from the e.u. and the u.s. fall to iran university professor assad mohammad marandi says westerners for actions have little to do with the nuclear program the iranians are willing to be more open and allow more intrusive inspections and they're willing. to talk

about enriching uranium at twenty percent under certain conditions but in general nothing has changed and increasing sanctions by the west will only make things more difficult because iranians see the sanctions that are being imposed by western governments in human intention is to make ordinary iranians suffer there is a consensus that this is not this doesn't have much to do with the nuclear program the issue is iran iran independent iran is a country that not bow down to the western powers and the europeans and americans want to run to new like saudi arabia like most of the other countries in the region and objective to make ordinary iranians suffer. thousands of scottish people have been calling for the countries in the past four years could see their dream become reality the british pm will today sign an agreement paving the way for a twenty fourteen referendum but many fear the move will drive

a stake through the heart of three hundred years of unity and rob the kingdom of both its riches and power are to sarah for a three ports from edinburgh. we're here on coutts and hill in edinburgh the city that for decades has been the scene of protest to munging scottish independence now the film seen a long time in the making and concessions to be made by size this nascent the alex salmond's gaining the rights the sixteen and seventeen year olds who participate in this like in the movie say to ensure the referendum will be legally binding hollywood is going to be grown to belief how is. this referendum under what's known as a section. i think it's very important this is a hundred years for this and nothing but i think it's stupid. yeah i don't know because like they've been part of like britain stuff i think we need to work

together i think this is really. i just think it's about. you know the return years ago from the public family except to accept the riches and go a bit more and there you go so the decision now was the polls mostly back up the fact that the majority of the scottish public and now are in support of remaining in the union it's around. a quarter of the scottish public when the polls are carried out that they want independence but of course that they will be held to the end of twenty fourteen so it's still to play for and that will be. the campaigning to tell voters public why the country should become an independent one some of the central issues will be the economy the capabilities these are all going to be discussion point if. they said yes in that referendum

yes to independence the united kingdom being in existence that really centuries would lose a third of its land mathes nuclear. the parent. not to mention the impact it would have on an infant are founding it really would have very far reaching implications . and today with the signing of that memorandum they'll be feeling the bill and kicking off that campaign to decide whether or not gotten gains independent. of city. and coming up a bit later here on r t wrong decision. civilized country do this do we really to date somebody with a mental condition who is suicidal to a child. or feed britain as an artistic you may have her could be sent to american jazz days under an act made to hunt down terror suspect the story i want more of

a short break. if you're passing through rushes to be a region you really can walk on the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoiled countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fisherman and provides a business opportunity for hunters there are defined hunting seasons in russia but locks in force means many animals are killed out of the allotted times which can leave young animals orphaned and unable to survive the heart of just us forest provides a sanctuary for the most famous beast in russia it's home to a group to rescue wolf and bear cubs and raise them when they're old enough to fend for themselves the cubs a time it's taken to a remote location and released back into the wild but it's not just bears who find

a haven here. this is wolf island here wolf pups have been captured by hunters or bought from zoos have a second chance at life and conservationists have a unique opportunity to observe them these walls are all around four months old and they'll stay in this area for up to three years then most will go back to the wild for good just viewing them from the car was an experience in itself but then after a bit of a bumpy ride came an opportunity i just couldn't pass up and this is where i was hoping for when i heard i was coming to a place called wolf island a chance to get close and personal with the locals and it's these guys are going to act as foster parents for the next generation will come here using the older walls as surrogate parents has already proved a successful technique. every year i place infant wolves with one year old wolf cubs whose parental instinct is totally shaped and they take them as their own cubs it's going to continue to take time and money to rehabilitate the wolfs reputation

in russia. but the keepers here hope their research and dedication will mean that we foil and remains a place where visitors can truly understand the cool of the wild. sigrid laboratory to mccurry was able to build the world's most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything turns mission to teach creation why it should care about humans in the world this is why you should care watch only on the r.t. dot com. it was the strangest attempt of a military take on. the us president trying to overthrow a foreign country's government but his strategic game was lost. and america

recognized its defeat. questioning if cuba managed to cope with its victory not at all don't talk to all god. i leave you think you are you go but the rajah but i live here the cuban missile crisis games and reality t.v. . welcome back you're watching r t live from moscow was memory and josh he claims he was just looking for your photos but could now say sixty years in a u.s. prison for almost a decade washington has been demanding the extradition of the autistic u.k. hacker gary mckinnon under a treaty designed to get hold of terrorists a final decisions expected on tuesday but as laura smith reports could still step in. gary mckinnon it's mother janice who's been up all night working to get

everything in order to convince the home secretary not to deport her mentally ill son to trial in america it's ten years since the u.s. demanded gary's extradition for hacking into the pentagon's computers from his north london bedroom he's mildly autistic and doctors say a very real suicide risk gary would not survive five minutes and that c agreed by so many top a psychiatrist and doctors do we really extra days only with a mental condition who is suicidal and his emotional age or a child does. civilized country do this surely not but there may be a light at the end of the tunnel the home secretary has until october the sixteenth to decide whether she'll block the extradition gary's mother has high hopes as does his lawyer who wouldn't give up if the worst happens we've been to the supreme

court twice we've been to the house of lords we've been to the high court so you know there's we've exhausted every possible nickel charm we challenge we can because as they will to all absolutely sure i'm convinced that if would commit suicide so we're talking about man's life we're told no has built a successful practice on fighting water is seen as one sided extradition rules in the treaty with the us the americans must only show reasonable suspicion if they want to extradite to britain compared with probable cause going the other way the result nine times more britons have been extradited than americans it's a treaty that even david blunkett the home secretary here is signed it in two thousand and three admits was a mistake it's now under review but so far it's just words also just talk has been prime minister david cameron. and his deputy nick clegg the ports but gary

mckinnon both were loudly on his side while in opposition but after two and a half years in power there's been no action all the while the cases roll up to forty five year old gary almost a quarter of his life and taken a potentially irreversible toll on his health is beginning to wonder who is real and who isn't he says it's like there's a view between him and the world and sometimes actually feels that it's just not real gary used to cycle used to swim you music he signed if gary had been tried in the u.k. at the start he would have served his sentence and been able to push all this behind him by now as it is he's stuck in limbo still liable to sixty years in an american jail and still insisting he was only looking for evidence of u.f.o.'s nor a smith london. clone ofc i right now going to absolute extremes and

austrian skydiver becomes a first man to break the sound barrier without any fall fearless felix has every move at r.t. dot com. plus a dangerous precedent in the making even a lovers in the west might be in for a bit of surprise as copywriters gear up for yet another legal battle go online to find out more. what will change when america picks this president amid muslim rage walking the around pushing dresher as occupy anger spreads to two parties still dictate rules their future. selection close if they are to beginning or to the twenty second. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world now the long delayed trial of the self-proclaimed mastermind of nine eleven and his four cop. to begin a monday at the tortillas u.s.

naval base in guantanamo bay the hearings have been delayed several times since the original start date in august a military court today with twenty five motions from both the prosecution and defense relatives of victims from the terror attacks have been invited to attend the hearings. human rights advocate always a don has been elected as libya's new interim prime minister and it comes only a week after the ruling national general congress dismissed his predecessor for failing to form a cabinet all these are down will now face a tough task of forming a government that libya's political factions can agree on the country is still highly unstable after last year's uprising that led to the toppling and death of its longtime leader moammar gadhafi. out a tab by taliban militants has left at least six people dead at a police checkpoint in northwest pakistan over one hundred insurgents armed with heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades stormed the post late on sunday the militants ransacked the side. of the dad and said the building on fire that is

the latest in a series of violent attacks by the taliban in the area in the past few months. it's happening in the world of business now and gas brown's european customers are negotiating some changes to their contracts so what's that all about. well basically heightened competition and a lower energy demand has problems european partners asking for a discount italy's energy giant any insist on cancelling a key contract provision the so-called take or pay clause and he's president paul is cronies reportedly asking to remove the clause if he's to renew the expiring contracts to take a pay principle means that any either takes the specified volume of gas from gazprom or pays a penalty the find could reach eighty five percent of the price last year any reported loss of six hundred million euro and it had to pay one and a half billion euro in the take the pay finds. and now let's check out the equity

markets straight to moscow first step what is our recovering some of the earlier losses trading slot to positive the sour mood over to asia shares of bounce back as well toward the end of the trading session up half a percent for the nikkei and just slightly above the line for the hang saying wall street saw the worst trading week since june we are now seeing friday's closing figures in just a second we'll see them and that's despite some clear signs of economic recovery last week like a bead on employment data now on currency markets is slumping to the u.s. dollar on european concerns the russian ruble is trading mixed to the currency basket it's gaining to the euro and losing to the dollar as you can see and the crude is lower this monday on slosh forecasts for global demand courtesy of the international energy agency crude price volatility threatens russia's growth since

its budget largely depends on oil revenues the country's former finance minister arctic sea explains what to prepare for if the strength continues. you know the first scenario which is also the base one is the status quo given the current gold prices institutions and markets will improve but at a slow pace the second scenario involves a sharp drop in crude prices triggering a major cuts in infrastructure and education spending the third scenario is the most difficult one it involves the improvement of public institutions that compensates for falling oil prices this scenario requires a white support to get implemented. and up next on our say is that our lavelle and his crosstalk.

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economy risk getting back into recession just three years after pulling out of the previous one growth is slowing in nearly every major country and political uncertainties threaten recoveries in the u.s. and the euro zone have any lessons been learned since the last financial crisis. and. to cross out the future of the global economy i'm joined by. in london he is the director of the whole international and in chicago we cross to chris cotter and he's an adjunct assistant professor at the school of the art institute of chicago all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect and that means you can jump anytime you want it we go to london first what do you think about the i.m.f. had to say because i read the language and they're real he worried here this is not just a bump in the road this is very serious so for a lot of people in the world the grate.