israel sounds the alarm over a syrian tank incursion into the golan heights in a buffer zone residents report exchanges of heavy fire in the area. meanwhile in syria rebel fighters face war crimes allegations after a video he apparently lynching of pro assad troops surface is online. and mitt romney and barack obama duke it out for that crucial swing state votes in the last leg of an election campaign critics say bears the hallmarks of reality t.v. . five am in moscow thanks for spending part of your saturday with us here on r t our top

story israel's filed a complaint at the u.n. after three syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone between the two countries breaching a decades old cease fire more details from artie's paullus leader. what we're hearing from the israeli defense establishment is that they do believe that this syrian tank movement is linked to infighting in syria and is not an act of aggression against the state of israel she having said that though the idea of has been on the lookout for precisely this kind of development for several months now it has since the syrian infighting approached the israeli border the i.d.f. has filed a complaint with the united nations over the cease fire violation and at the same time it has raised its alert in the north of the concrete what it is now waiting for is for the united nations disengagement force to oversee the withdrawal of these tanks that into this demilitarized zone in the central golan heights at the

same time we understand that the tanks were taking part in battles between syrian rebels when ever since the nine hundred sixty seven a six day war the whole issue of the golan heights has remained a bone of contention between israel and syria is one essentially occupied the area back in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven and is very reluctant to give it back to syria largely because it allows it to protect its citizens below the golan heights and also the areas around the sea of galilee having said that though the issue has always been the main stumbling point between any kind of peace talks between israel and syria and has always stood in the way of we need kind of compromise between these two countries inside syria the army has reportedly repelled a rebel offensive on a key military base in the northwest and al qaeda link militia said to be fighting alongside the opposition to gain control of the facility also the u.n. is examining a video that it suspects could be evidence of war crimes by syrian rebels the newly released footage purportedly shows opposition fighters executing captured

government troops ten soldiers were anything and lined up on the ground before being shot by automatic weapons messing it up journalist james corbett says it's a rare example of opposition tactics coming under international scrutiny that the. the atrocities are definitely being committed by the rebel forces and unfortunately that is being completely ignored because it serves of course the interests of the people who are backing the rebels and who are against assad to try to portray them in the best light possible so we've seen over the months and numerous stock events coming out from different organization including amnesty including including human rights watch documenting summary execution of prisoners torture the use of children in these conflict on the part of the rebels but that has been conveniently buried in the headlines time and time again and even some of the reports that didn't know some of these atrocities being committed by the rebels were almost always prefaced by reports of government atrocities and that was buried somewhere down halfway

through the article time and time again so it is of course and if it be hypocrisy that's underlying this and it's trying to manipulate public opinion certainly in the west to to be on the floors and on the side of these rebel forces the only real plan that's on the table that right now that's feasible is the one that china just put forth the four point proposal for the syrian troops which also does not include any language for assad to step down it does not in court include any enforcement language which is a political nonstarter in washington because of course those are the two key issues that they want to make sure is part of any type of proposal so once again we see that that washington is really absolutely keen to make sure that assad stepping down as part of any proposal and i think they're not going to accept anything short of that so i think they are content to watch these atrocities and and these murders and executions and torture pile up in the name of trying to get rid of assad and unfortunately the only real peace plan on the table at the moment isn't even being considered seriously by washington hundreds of peaceful protesters in bahrain have

come under attack from riot police firing tear gas they were rallying against the recently imposed bad pardon me ban on public gatherings seen as part of the government's crackdown on reform campaigns a prominent activist has also been jailed six months for posting a tweet said to insult the king column cavell a former lecturer at the university of bahrain thinks they'll be no peace until the monarchy steps down. to jail someone for voicing their opinion but only freedom of expression violated any standards of democracy around the world there is no improvement at all except that the regime is learning to play the world media like a violin and they claim they support human rights they claim they are instituting dialogue with the opposition they claim all sorts of changes and that their anger doesn't really in bahrain meanwhile they can do neither crackdown they continue the

torture and they continue to do and they continue the killings in bahrain majority overwhelming majority of the population over three quarters of the population of bahrain or out of the royal family which has been in power now for two hundred thirty years mostly they most of the other was there will be no social feat in bahrain in the situation that will continue to get more chaotic. just three days to go until election day in the united states both mitt romney and barack obama have turned their election campaigns into high gear racing from rally to rally both working to break their stalemate in the latest polls something neither the debates nor the recent hurricanes been able to do here's artie's honest r.c. church with more on the homestretch. the blame game in full swing why didn't you call me when you're working on this thing finger pointing p did make it worse mocking he even called it marvelous which is

a word you don't often hear when it comes to describing a budget a tax this president's a lightweight we've all agreed that families are off limits dogs are apparently fair game what you're seeing is them finally rising up to the level of professional wrestling and i see rising up to it. because in pro wrestling in front of the cameras we all hate each other behind the scenes it's a business. and that's the same way it is for them it's a sham a sham largely compared to reality television survivor style start out a limited a.v. contestant on the island and then event they have to form alliances you can call those parties and then they finally in the grand. you have two three five years to go head to head and they and your it gets the big gets the big prize the

big prize for years to run the united states of america the contestants are giving it their all to win the competition the concept of a reality show we all know is supposed to be some kind of reality but but in reality it's just really made for t.v. and the presidential campaigns in the us are completely made for t.v. like in any major production a huge crew and big box run the game if they have people determine what a guy's going to wear what kind of haircut how much makeup you know some of this opportunity for a lot of people to get rich from looks to comments and statements most of the election campaign and scripted. the mainstream media following the presidential campaigns eats the show right up one example i'm going to stop the subsidy to p.b.s. i'm going to stop other things i like p.b.s. i love big bird the debates the first us presidential debate of two thousand and twelve as an audience we million viewers that makes it the most successful most popular reality show. while fact checking leaves the building. in the

in about track record about x. when you're in yet most of the coverage of the icons you spreading a giant welcome mat for trivialized news coverage is romney hurting obama's feelings as obama. hurting his feelings are they being cordial to each other or are they being angry look at the way obama looks and looks down the show must go on until the curtains are drawn presidential candidates putting on a performance to be voted into the white house the superficial media paying a little attention to the actual words being said and not demanding to hear the words that should matter as the u.s. election enters its closing act elect otay meant remains king and politics not much more than a circus and. r.t. . what aspect of the race that neither candidate is focused on much is the u.s.

military's missions abroad the both contenders promise less war and more safety and security u.s. national defense expert gareth porter thinks he has doubts. throughout the campaign and outside the context of the campaign you simply do not have a lively debate in the united states over this extreme degree of military spending and the militarism that goes with it i'm sorry to say that i don't believe . obama will deliver on his campaign promise specifically to and u.s. involvement in the war in afghanistan i mean that is certainly the impression that he's conveyed to the american people and that was conveyed to the american people by the vice presidential candidate joe biden i think the closest romney and his running mate paul ryan have come to making a promise is perhaps the the idea that they would somehow be more successful in putting pressure on iran to end its nuclear program but i must say that it was not

made with much conviction and i think it is a measure of just how in your the u.s. public and the political system have become to militarism and empire for the united states. hurricane sandy may not be the only storm the u.s. could face. i think mitt romney is a much bigger natural disasters than hurricane sandy as some american voters sound off on the superstorm and tuesday's vote that still to come across. would seeing a disease the liver on the label put you off calorie packs snacks in a couple of minutes the backlash over canadian medics who want to put fear into food after a short break stay with us. horses

and bayonets big bird these are the words of internet legend from the two thousand and twelve presidential debates when a candidate says something dumb or odd to so much fun to make silly pictures like these on the internet whoa whoa he but the problem is that the person who wins the bait is the one who makes the best argument not he who doesn't make a verbal slip ups people react to these debates like schoolgirls picking prom queen or romney talked about big bird who howard dean scream. gaffes don't matter that much it matters if the idea is the candidates present are effective or not but more importantly it matters if they will actually do them if a future can say proposed a brilliant economic plan that could save america but instead of saying pennies let the word penis slip our gossip celebrity culture would make him lose the election

for sure his opponents army of photoshop are sort of hundreds of copper fellas drawn all over the internet by the next day a schoolgirl attitude towards politics won't do anything except make fun internet memes but that's just my opinion. good lumber a jury. to believe most sophisticated. rigidly. tunes mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans and. this is why you should care only. bulls fifteen goats two counts. forty kilograms of rice one thousand flatbreads. but why is the bride in

a bad mood. now to tell the group. it is a done deal. what will change when america picks its president muslim rage working the. pushing china and russia as occupy anger spreads the two parties still dictate their challenge this election up close guys every day two hundred fifty on our t.v. . more news today violence is once again fled the fear these are the images being from the streets of canada. china corporations are today.

fifteen minutes past the hour now good to have you with us here on our team despite the devastation hurricane sandy wrought across the northeastern u.s. has proven to be something of a political opportunity for the two main candidates both of whom rush to offer a sympathy for ways to criticize the other over it lori hardest hit the streets of new york to gauge which candidate best. new york was hit hard by hurricane sandy will it affect the way new yorkers vote or the way they look at the issues this week let's talk about that i was a county alan sixty floor and i seen every day there would just be water. water everywhere was industry do you think the government has handled the storm well. how

could they have done better they could have gotten the subway running a lot quicker but you think they have anything to do with how much water is down there no i think they're just really slow to respond i mean the whole thing with the buses over here is ridiculous and it's unconstitutional that you have to have three people in a car i used to going to vote on tuesday. the city could have been wiped away if the voting polls and i have to be there. to be good. to be. able. to go yes so do you think that obama's looking better than romney right now. i think that mitt romney is a much bigger natural disaster than hurricane sandy and i hope people realize that vote for obama you don't think there's anything wrong with obama i think there's plenty wrong in terms of his. foreign policy in the mideast but

unfortunately he's the lesser evil to. bottom line is this is been a tough time for new york city and most of us are looking forward to putting this hurricane and the election behind. artie's the channel giving american voters a different perspective every day in the full choice of white house hopefuls to choose from monday it's the last debate between the third party candidates live from our d.c. studios. to parties keep us politics a one way street. or will new voices disrupt the power power of the. us if america changes. this election will close monday nov fifth on our team. doctors in canada have come up with a very explicit warning about the health risks of obesity but critics say the

alarming labels will unfairly and accurately equate everyday meals and drinks with the more harmful effects of alcohol and tobacco tom barton has more. imagine you're about to bite into your pizza when you see this disease liver or perhaps you're taking a swig of your drink when this diseased foot catches your eye put off your food well that's just the effect some doctors in canada want frustrated with a growing epidemic of obesity the entire medical association have taken a leaf from their anti smoking contemporary's book and called for graphic labeling on fatty sugary and salty processed foods they say society must stop tiptoeing around health risks such as diabetes heart and liver disease which can arise from eating too much of certain foods but what we want to do is we want to tax foods that are high in calories in the nutritional value and get tax breaks the healthy food but as you might imagine the shock food tactics have been hard to swallow for those who make or enjoy eating but targeted products they think the labels are over

the top and accuse doctors of demonizing certain products and food categories hearing bacco. every day beverage items is nonsensical smoking tobacco products do not really have a balance in a healthy place that various food and beverage products which the ontario medical or so it would place label warning. can absolutely heart of a balance. other proposals that have sparked controversy include labeling excessive salt sugar and fat as pathogens that is disease causing viruses and bacteria age limits for buying soft drinks and temporarily taking some obese children away from their parents william endl author of seeds of destruction says the doctors are right about the dangers of highly processed foods but that these labels will simply

be ignored i don't know any single cigarette smoker. their cigarettes will make. their blind a little bit i don't think that's. anybody the foods are engineer today in this post that in private about what foods are injured even today in many cases to be addicted to stimulate the pleasure center of the breeds so until you forced by law to change that kind of those who come to you're not going to have any solution to this my mother theo and they also recommends higher taxes and marketing restrictions on junk food especially to children to stick suggest twenty six percent of canadian children aged five to seventeen are overweight or obese. gazing up at the international space station from your own backyard now possible nasa is launching a new text messaging service notifying users when the station is a visible above their heads hideout was our website but it's. a south korean elephant proving

a trunk is no obstacle to talking head on to our to dot com for this story and more . finally this news block while big pharmaceutical companies spend a fortune developing medicines to cure the world's diseases their products are often affordable for people in developing countries in india though one lab is working on a vaccine that could save thousands and cost just a buck artie's prius rita has more. this is india's genome valley inside these quiet sterile labs there's a revolution taking place that could change the world's approach to public health and potentially save the lives of one hundred thousand indian children every year bharath biotech is an indian firm developing a one dollar vaccine against rotavirus a disease which causes diarrhea in infants and is deadly in the developing world

but i think also like a new generation and most like us ok money making is also important but them solving the life saving those life or when it doesn't show results of a critical a new study shows india is leading the way in treating people in remote areas in battling diseases which are shunned by the big pharmaceutical companies because immunizations in the developed world have all but a blitter aerated them dr krishna ella believes the big pharma companies haven't really dived into creating products for developing markets because they haven't had the financial incentive and that's why like many of his fellow indian entrepreneurs he decided to look into it himself there are a lot of the focus of good that's what our shareholders are good to my mother but it was a value you'll be in research for one billion dollars on the product i mean to five billion dollars says there's nothing wrong. with them not going to be more focused on the negative pieces because it's not a global importance india's leap into innovating for the under-served began when

the country began complying with the global intellectual property law it forced them to stop making only cheap copies of existing drugs and branch out instead into new research and development creating vaccines isn't the only way to bow out on the collective diseases diagnostic tests are also key to identifying what the problem is this fabric chip is being developed here to cheer aloud in bangalore the idea is with just one drop of blood on the spot for me you could diagnose at home or in a doctor's office potentially reaching millions of people in this country who don't have access to proper health care dr done jiah done the koori. the brains behind the fabric chip believes that other more profit driven companies will start to take an interest once they realize just how big this market really is a volume just like little ships or the ones there's like millions or billions of this being sold no matter how cheap the trial is and people who get interested maybe the price point and part of. the west what it's going on but it starts making

sense and a report into india's growing r. and d. capability says the country might not need the big power players to make an impact in india has that man and to be able to do these sorts of things and focus on areas that are important in this country and i live in countries taking matters into their own hands to save the lives of their countries people and not waiting for the big profit driven pharmaceutical companies to make the first play preassure either r t bangalore india. still to go and we take a look at cases of bride snatching in kyrgyzstan that's here coming your way after a short break stay with us. it sounds like a dragon crashing through the forest but it is in fact technology versus trees and

would you believe that this machine can file and stripped hundreds of them each day going to work you know when building this facility we wanted to use advanced technology that would increase of patients and the lowest not to use manual labor also this provides for better quality goods as a result we robel to conquer western markets the demand for caribbean birchwood is high since our production one is quite efficient where over to work for hard wages to our employees the trunks and up the weather turned into planks which bramshaw for all manner of uses would explain a munch but not to the world. here in the museum island traditional methods are used to build and maintain churches and dwellings dating back hundreds of years in this whole what camille is used to want riches by. complexity these planks are about to become part of something which exemplifies the combination of tradition and technology. but here at the valley on both viking boat makers

newsflash and into their souls new and old they range from small private boats to replicas used in the historical t.v. series of. my boots are all special they're like children to me we have to design and build them from scratch it's always sad when we have to part ways every time we sail away while we remain at the dark and puddle gets much of his timber from karelia same customers pine for its high quality wood. which brings us to the first six million cubic metres of wood is cut down in careers forests every year that goes to make everything from farm houses to firewood and we careen is proximity to europe and the baltic it's big forests really big business.

we should not bomb iran we need to cut the budget and bring the troops home we should end the war in afghanistan tomorrow. first to kill a whistleblower let's. repeal the patriot act. what you can't touch. as a skill gives wedding draws to

a close zareen of the brian b. interpreter uncertainty of the goodbye. joint see them for over a week after the ceremony the bride to be taken to her new husband's house and kept in a room for seven days the young wife will have to spend all that time with her husband so she can get to know him she's never even kissed him and braced him or held his hand before what's more not one of the guests can be certain that the groom has ever even proposed as arena or if he simply kidnapped. veneer a customer was also a bride once over there was no white dress or limousine at her wedding veneer or

lived with her husband for only a week then she ran away to hang herself. everyone was trying to persuade her that living together would be ok and this boy was also trying hard trying to talk rehearing into this marriage that she wanted to give it a try however it didn't work you heard. the story shocked veneer as fellow students at the state university in a sickle. lire had been kidnapped not from the alleged countryside or even a dark alley way but on her way home from school in broad daylight a car stopped on the university campus three strangers drum tails grabs of an era and took her to a nearby village one of the kidnappers and said nel you.