there is global protest against a u.s. g.m. food giant accused of dominating the world's food market so much so that consumers health is at risk and a taking their own lives. a suicide bomber targets police in the capital of russia's republic of dagestan killing one and injuring fourteen people it's the latest in a string of deadly terrorist strikes in the region. innocents laid siege to a french mine in retaliation for france's military four is in north africa. the mali intervention is fanning extremism across the continent our top stories.

on screen online international news on comment tonight from our studios center here in moscow this is. a wave of rallies is rolling across the globe in protest at bio tech giant monsanto campaigners and environmentalists in more than forty countries accuse the multinational corporation of aggressively expanding into the food market and spreading hazardous products some of the largest demonstrations are expected in the u.s. where the company was set up more than a century ago. explains. two hundred thousand participants in the united states alone in about forty eight states a different action is going to be taking place so all of these people planning to flood out onto the streets to speak out against this biotech giant accused of producing genetically genetically engineered food and agriculture accused of

turning a blind eye on the health consequences that the food that they produce can have on people throughout the world because this is a fact a global corporation also accused of the enormous lobbying power that this corporation has in washington for one where the amount of money pumped into lobbying allows the passage of certain acts such as the months and protection act very controversial extremely criticized but also block any acts that would allow labeling g m o's in the united states so certainly all of these issues but just more generally also people want to bring more attention to what it is that they're putting into themselves what they're eating and how they can prevent huge corporations such as monsanto from creating health consequences for people throughout the world we're definitely expecting to see plenty of occupy wall street activists at the monsanto anti monsanto protest throughout the weekend because many

of the issues that are going to be addressed are certainly similar we're still talking about the ninety nine percent versus the one percent we're talking about corporations having great influence on politicians as well as wealth inequality that continues to remain in countries throughout the world in the united states but also when it comes to the situation with monsanto all of these issues continue to apply whereas the march against monsanto is against specific corporation that continues to refuse to listen to the voice of the people existing for over a century yet continuing to do these things that hundreds of thousands of people don't necessarily agree with the occupy wall street. movement is certainly expected to be part of this. the global move against genetically modified goods started off in new zealand hundreds of people gathered to send a message to the biotech manufacturers australians have been protesting in that piles and to demand a g.m. free zone rally that also taking place in japan's capital tokyo demonstrators have

marched through the streets of europe's key cities as well carrying stop monsanto posters activists nic but not b. says that the corporation is forcing small farmers out of business pushing them into such despair that some commit suicide if you look at what happened in india i mean there's an epidemic of suicides of the farmers because monsanto sold them or caught a cotton seed that they promised to do a certain thing and then those seeds didn't perform how they were supposed to and it drove a lot of these indian farmers into sheer poverty and they ended up committing suicide by the hundreds and thousands of effects farming communities everywhere i mean in the united states they're known for suing small farmers there's a lot of small farmers at the putting out of business because of the genetic migration into into crops that weren't supposed to be g m r but they're getting cross-pollinate it and then monsanto comes in they use their government cronies to

go in and shut down small farmers because. their genetics from their seeds that they've planted have have slowly crept into the into the genetics of non-human sees as well. despite global u.s. sort of the scope of a bill which would have given american states authority to decide whether to label genetically modified products the majority of legislators believe people don't need to know whether they are eating g.m. foods or he's making lopez explains why. for years now americans have been concerned about the food in their refrigerators and more importantly the ingredients in those foods the debate over genetically modified crops isn't only playing out in the fields it's being harvested in the courtrooms as well as within the walls of capitol hill and it turns out the u.s. government might have a bigger stake in the biotech industry than anyone could have imagined a report released by the food and water watch group shows that the u.s. state department played a major role in promoting g.m.

foods and crops around the world the report examined diplomatic cables from two thousand and five to two thousand and nine revised the first comprehensive analysis of u.s. foreign policy when it comes to the biotech industry now here are the four stated goals that food and water watch discovered in these cables the first one is to promote biotech interests abroad they try to facilitate trade and encourage cultivation of g.m. crops second up lobby foreign governments to weaken biotech rules you can't after all profits off these countries if you can't get your products in some of them along with lobbying the need to protect biotech exports by stopping trade barriers like tariffs all this to promote and protect an estimated twenty five billion dollar industry and biotech crop exports and in particular one property monsanto which was the biggest biotech seed company in two thousand and eleven and finally reach out to new markets by pressuring the developing countries to adopt

a biotech crops the main argument here is that these crops are stronger and can end food insecurity around the world with a growing. global population the state department also lobbied against the label of these crops and genetically modified foods they don't want any type of labels on them countries from egypt to hungary argentina to mozambique were targeted in these efforts and many of them were very receptive some of them actually changed their regulations as a result you know this lobbying started happening around the same time that monsanto admitted to bribing indonesian officials in an attempt to weaken environmental oversight of g.e. crops now in the wake of these cable releases it appears that monsanto and other biotech firms don't need to bribe country officials anymore they have the government to do that using taxpayer money nonetheless it is the latest chapter in a dispute over your dinner plate in washington meghan lopez r.t.

check out our live updates on the global day of action a website called stay with us throughout the day for the latest on the protests against monsanto as demonstrations go global. with the backing of a government sowing see. the world bracing the sea change the march against the sun told. on r.t. . one person has died and fourteen have been injured after a female suicide bomber blew herself up close to the police headquarters in russia's republic of dagestan at least two children are reportedly among the wounded it's the latest in a string of attacks that have shaken the republic recently or even to the question of it has more. the explosion happened around ment day very close to the regions in terra ministry building and according to the locals the blast was so powerful that it could be heard in different parts of the city it was

a female suicide bomber she was in a car police stopped her to check the documents and the bad times she detonated her device currently the area is blocked off by police as there are fears that this blast may actually be followed by another one to increase the number of casualties now this tactic is really well used by terrorists around the globe in particular by the al qaeda terrorists in their terror operations in various areas now this blast is just one in a string of latest terror attacks that hit this region just five days ago there was another deadly blast and we are four people were killed and forty others severely injured the region of dagestan remains one of the most volatile areas in russia's north caucasus with reports on terror attacks coming in almost in a regular basis. the police make in your wrist in connection with the wooded

machete murder that's amid growing discontent against the mood and community in london later this looks at whether islamophobia has gained a foothold in british society. still to come but first france has admitted its troops took part in an assault on a military base in the. been overrun by islamic militants in front of the twin bomb attack on the base and an outlying french owned you raney a mine of prominent isn't just group responsibility so the operation was revenge for france's intervention in mali a part of all this has begun to emerge across former french colonies in africa in general should monitor intervention in mali to stop an islamist takeover of the country. days later more than eight hundred people were taken hostage by it. in algeria demanding and then to france's military farai and dozens of hostages were either executed or caught in the crossfire in the ensuing battle the man behind the

raid a north african al-qaeda leader was believed to have been killed but he's now claimed responsibility for thursday's bombings in news year an act which he says is in retaliation for france's actions in north africa there's also is a trend of islamist spreading from mali across the region raising the risk of more widespread attacks. is in mali. those behind the two suicide blast that killed over twenty people in niger on thursday have described this as an attack against braun's in revenge for its offensive against islamic militants in neighboring mali one of the two groups claiming responsibility for almost simultaneous explosions at an army base and a french run your reign in mind in nigeria is the movement for owners and you hard in west africa last year the al qaida linked group seized control over the northern part of mali and brutally ruled the area for months people being driven out of mali by french troops runs as president then failed the operation

a success here in the capital the macros the french military we've spoken to have also expressed to us they optimistic confirming they destroyed all the major bases of the militants in mali north but this recent attack in niger it's clear that the grass remains serious and it shows that the militants are not defeated and the fight against them is far from over although the battlefield has really catered for in the recent last waltz what with all the said france would not interfere in niger however the next day french troops took part in operation to free hostages that image and captured off of the attack in a further the half for those who want the french intervention to trigger a chain reaction that will give paris more travels and will bring more violence to the entire region. notion altie from mali. she returned see he doubts french military action will suppress extremism in the region especially

given the natural riches that. there's no doubt that the french intervention will lot of change anything in particular. the idea streams or al qaeda linked groups are just going to go away french special forces are left for money into these yeah which usually we knew about because of course the yellowcake uranium. is where all the world's uranium you know there's a big fight for whatever is happening in these areas there's a scramble for this uranium french company at this rate my how strange that its revenues are twenty eleven or about the g.d.p. of the entire country what to have extremism of any kind. to convince the e.u. it needs more time to deal with its economic crisis but his report. he is already

pushing the middle class towards the breadline as people struggle for a way out of debt. and the children on the margins of society scrabble along the path to. two legs or for. the. stream quality enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television. set your mobile device you can watch on t.v. any time anyway.

police have arrested a man who claimed. to be a friend of the main suspect in the decapitation of a soldier in london on wednesday the. motivated by radical islam has already

led to a number of attacks on muslims when i discuss the extent to which muslims and immigrants are being blamed with editor of politics. from the right wing british national party. this acts of terrorism really conducted by the far right you very generously describe the b.n.p. is a right wing party idea they're not right wing they're far right they're a fascist party and the acts of violence that they are against mosques against property the threats against muslims these are also acts of terrorism these are also acts of violence by non-state actors political means well i've got to learn from and i have to do something to do with my i have a right to help like honestly think that i say sure is done by right wing fanatics and i have to come to the person with. the other person who's talking no he said noting completely the funked the ali personally have an open dialogue with most in

communities that recently i had of the bait with muslim communities in books in but the city in london about these very issues. for employees. will be foreigners will tell you about the. issue of these racist you should learn about what are you know proud of on ok just listen to mr dunn now please but you know i don't know we don't know we don't. have websites people from east. from people from from they. let me really judge them members it also implies a meeting i went with sound some other lunatics who also agree with your demented view of the world however that does not mean that you know what is their what is their mission actually was he is the us all right you know yet if you just talk just for me to say it don't you know i just ask you shorted the british people died there a poll by what's happened they want to stroll response from government they don't

want a reaction that could be tempered by fears of political incorrectness what should be done there's going to be some strong reaction surely political correctness really has no connection to where the you have a viable response to a terrorist incident stopping terrorism is about having. joined up services by intelligence agencies by the police by mental health authorities by schools by the muslim community these are the kind of sensible adult news that you take to prevent violence and what about the maintenance as well because a lot of fives you. misunderstand that it is something to do with an intrinsic nature of islam ok mr did mention the fact that you can't have the manpower to track all these people down but surely the has been a lack of surveillance of many people who say we need to step up that now super so-called snooping on people because clearly they were on the five radar but they got through i mean is that do you think that people be as you just make something very clear. where we don't really know what is how does it let me say this i mean is a lot of people talking without any access to the information required to make

a coherent judgment we know yes that they're one of my party let me think it was a free country and they're even say it isn't all that my own intelligence list and not be tracked at all times i'm afraid that these things do sometimes happen terrible as they get mr particular they gave over my five they gave over my five talking in the call so-called months say the refrain to do lie two thousand and five the security services in the united kingdom not of a mom power need to track down every single person they suspect would be involved you know not that the reason they gave obama a five talking no if a few carry on. bathing out of countries he didn't mostly any duck funny stuff on cd and i would he would. you don't you wouldn't have. enough security services to come to the unger of these people.

portugal could ask for more time to cut its debt it wants e.u. and i.m.f. creditors to revise their demanded targets for a third time despite lisbon seventy eight billion euro bailout in harsh budget the nation is still in crisis and all of a found out the middle class is being hit hard. europe's politicians insist that austerity is essential but what effect does that austerity have upon the everyday people to whom it's inflicted upon. i went to meet a family just outside of lisbon who are feeling the pressure of portugal's financial failings and we used to take certain things for granted hard water lights now have to watch everything we use families in financial straits like this one of becoming a common occurrence is the gap between the middle class and the breadline narrows

in one of europe's purchased countries. my husband lost his job now will live on see the names and whatever work he can get as a day laborer those savings are running out with two daughters and now one grandson the effects of portugal's financial plight is being felt through generations of this family and it's leaving its mark i'm twenty years old people my age should be planning for the future but there's no work the way things are now i have no prospects no hope. this family a lucky there are many in portugal and a far worse situation as the country's debt grows and the unemployment levels rise charity organizations are seeing an increase in those needing help push this cause he was there were already we have children passing out of school because parents can't afford to feed them properly how can they learn if they're focused on hunger

children from bad parents just parents that can't feed them and there's another worrying trend appearing bills and worry them all too often we see the same thing the family lose their income they're too proud to ask for help the bells start piling up the mortgage to food the poor you know it's the family on the street but future is that for the children the problem for portugal is that it has debts around one hundred eighty billion euro one hundred twenty percent of annual production couple that with twenty percent unemployment and it leads to a very difficult situation for its people the country needs money but it doesn't have the economic output to pay off its bills. however what's of more concern is that the country could see another generation. under the shadow of national debt. my son would i hope her readers that he can get a job somewhere abroad i can see anything for him here peter all of our team

cultural education is the most powerful weapon nelson mandela once said and in a small palestinian community families are taking that advice to heart it's a two hour trek to the nearest school for some young students who are determined to learn against the odds what is porous their reports on the daily challenge of grabbing an education. each morning the steep hills of this inhospitable corner of the dame desert come alive with children scrambling down lucky slopes to get to class before the bell rings. some children walk seven kilometers each way they are very keen to learn. it takes a certain kind of dedication to be a student at the school peoples of the comic stream obstacles just to get here. in the winter when it brings a lot of children for their arrive at school with wet clothes in the summer the snakes are the main problem. then there are others like cabin cushion who come by

donkey he wakes up at four each morning so he has enough time to ride the two hours it takes to get to class sometimes i fall from the donkey and i get injured one time i cross the street and my friend who was in another donkey got hit by a car but god saved him and he did not die riding on this is not secure especially in harsh weather conditions and up a rocky mountain passes the chances of falling are pretty high it would be a lot easier if the community could build a road to the school but they're not allowed to is radio authorities say they are here illegally we always live with the feeling that they are going to kick us out from the camps and we're afraid for our children's future. we just want to live our ordinary lives without fear we have no electricity or water we have no roads. luckily the school is built in line with strict israeli orders but even though the belew mad and straw wars cannot be bulldozed neither can they be expanded but for

the children and the literate parents it's worth the effort these people realise the importance of education. thriving that it's that kids and also maybe look at the they are trying to learn. and they realize this importance because they you know if they are not cannot buy for votes. for the one hundred thirty students it's a few hours for spite from the harsh reality awaiting them outside these gates the chance for a future which their parents never had driving them to make sure they get to class whichever way they can pull asli r t y d at the hindi in the west bank. there are some more international news in brief or in pakistan sixteen school children and a teacher have died after a school bus called far east of the capital islamabad the children were aged between five and fifteen police say seven others injured in the fire were taken to a local hospital there are reports

a gas cylinder also exploded in the blaze. in syria at least twenty four people have been killed in fighting between government forces and rebels in the western city of kut eighteen of those who died opposition fighters according to a u.k. based activist group president assad's troops launched an all out offensive on the area a week ago the city's seen as strategically important for rebels funneling weapons from lebanon which is just ten kilometers to the west. on a world update hundreds of left wing activists and marched in the burden suburb of book to mark the anniversary of the murder of an unemployed man. was stabbed to death in his home by four white we stream is what he was abusing the welfare system related sentence to between four and thirteen years in prison suburb in the north of and it's become a hotbed of extremist activity in recent years. that's it for me the news team for them will be back with more for you just over half an

afternoon meantime we'll be looking into the latest financial highlights on prime interest from our washington studios that's after this break. although i was born after the vietnam era i remember t.v. discussions about that buddhist monk who burned himself to death as a form of protest the commentators on the news said that people there just have a different mindset that westerners could never understand you know which is probably true but they were implying that people in the west are just different and would never use this absolutely extreme form of protest which is also probably true until just recently with the cost of electricity exceeding the income of the average bulgarian and a new government coming to power that looks exactly like the old government that

collapsed at least six paul geary and have used self-immolation as a very desperate and extreme form of protest but why kristen ghodsee a professor at bowdoin college who has extensively talked about here and protesters claims that those who self-immolating are just incredibly desperate and cannot feed their own children and their people are actually becoming a stealth check for communism because at least that system at the people's basic needs the current democratic system from the populace is prosper. according to her just cycles through a few new crooks every few years although it does get media attention and you may be feeling desperate suicide is never an answer the more living bulgarians the better bogey areas chances believe me but that's just my opinion. good afternoon a welcome the prime interest i'm harry i'm boring here and washington d.c.

and these are the stories that we're tracking today. who would have thought the banks are writing their own legislation that's what a new york times article reveals one bill in particular is carving out exemptions for trades of from new it regularly said according to the times the bill which quote was essentially citi group sailed into the house financial services committee and study group's recommendations were reflected in more than seventy lines of the house committee eighty five line bill while this probably comes as no surprise that the trend of banks carrying increasing influence is getting noticed which is probably not good for mr dimon at all an embattled hedge fund mongul stevie cohen continues to face pressure for possible criminal insider trading charges this after he recently had to pay six hundred million dollars to the f.c.c. to settle civil charges borne of senior executives were given subpoenas to testify before a grand.