german intelligence reportedly concludes the assad government was behind last month's alleged chemical attack this is a bomber struggling to convince congress to support a military strike on syria meanwhile in the u.k. . revelations that a british company with quantity a license to export potential nerve gas agents to syria is that the government here they think tough questions over how that was allowed to happen. also this hour of files and in confinement house arrest time spent in a london prison and now limbo in the ecuadoran embassy it's the price we keep leaks founder julian assange has paid in his battle for transparency. radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to lethal levels thought to

be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from a studio center here in moscow was just turned midnight this is. german intelligence has reportedly laid the blame of the alleged recent chemical attack in syria on the assad government but failed to provide any concrete evidence the news website spiegel online has just broken this story well let's get all the details right now from peta over in berlin peter tell us more what this german intelligence report is all about. well the report in spiegel online talks about a meeting between. the head of the b n d which is the german security services and key figures within the bundestag so the real top echelons of policymakers here in

germany now during that meeting the spy chief handed over the most recent information that the most recent intelligence that germany has now a lot of it we have heard before they back up claims by the united states this must of been carried out by assad to the chemical attack because well only isaan forces have the training and the quitman to in order to carry out such an attack now they also back up u.s. statements that if say fourteen hundred people were killed during this attack what is new and what is going to be continued to be discussed at length is one claim in this this new information which says to come from a leaked phone call a top phone call between a senior hezbollah figure and a rainy an embassy and what senior hezbollah official appears to say that assad has

made a huge mistake and it is nerve is gone by ordering a chemical attack now the report in beagle doesn't go on to much further to say what what about more about this information it's certainly going to be something that questions are going to be put to the security services here in germany about to explain further about this conversation because this is the new key piece of information that everybody around the world going to be wanting to find out where it came from and what happened during that telephone conversation as you say much of the information about this alleged evidence has been talked about before so why is german intelligence now coming out with this three weeks after the incident. or germany is playing a fine balancing act over syria they have said that they won't be involved in any military intervention without a nato mandate there that certainly doesn't seem likely to happen anytime soon but they are the balancing out that they're playing is between keeping their american

allies happy by by showing support in that direction but also by trying to keep the german people happy we have an election coming up here in just a few weeks' time and pinion inside germany has been predominantly anti involvement in the syrian conflict and this is a balancing act of the german government haven't really got down to a t. just yet just last week the the foreign minister vesta vell he issued a statement through the foreign ministry in english in which he said that germany will be among those calling for action to be taken well that lasted just about one hour before it was withdrawn the foreign ministry citing mistranslation and they came back saying that they would consider consequences perhaps in the future a far more watered down version so what we're seeing right now is joey trying to play a fine balancing act between keeping its allies abroad happy and keeping its people at home of course those people who are going to be voting very soon dede spicher

all of them live in berlin thanks very much indeed for that well look nato has said again it is not going to be taking part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they will need to win wide public support first meanwhile america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue. five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles along with and then b s assault ships have been joined by a nuclear powered aircraft carrier it's now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered now the super carrier the u.s.s. nimitz is one of the largest warships in the world it's more than three hundred meters long. and it's powered by nuclear reactors and has ninety planes and helicopters on board and it's accompanied by five smaller warships armed with tomahawk cruise missiles well in a letter to the un syria has asked the world body to prevent american aggression

artie's murph notion has been finding out how the threat of intervention in the country is affecting syrians. tomorrow next week next month series wondering if or when america's missiles will strike and what the aftermath will be but for many people here it doesn't pay to linger on what tomorrow will bring because the resolve ready award today. the snow is going on the real money oh yeah we've been at war for two years with bombs falling in our hands just a few kilometers from here cruise missiles are endless war is the difference. at the shop every day every hour every minute tween der bombardment we have bombs and terror attacks shelling it's not very hard to face america after dealing with the jihads for so long michel walid not his real name has a nice apartment in an upmarket area of damascus but

a year ago he moved into the hotel his running for safety reasons after a family member was kidnapped by what he says were members of an al qaeda linked group we don't feel safe of course not because of. of. the strike we've got just at the last stop they are throwing these things against a sea of civilians and that's very bad and to have had a looser is considered to be one of the most successful and aggressive opposition forces promote in fundamental islam and proclaiming the end of the assad regime they are believed to hold several districts around damascus where they engage in almost daily battles with government troops both the u.n. and the u.s. and others consider it a terrorist organization a treaty i see that and they can shoot side because we are fighting terrorism america doesn't agree i have decided that the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets that's just another entry on

a long list of daily concerns which already includes terror attacks not pains and kill. those living in residential areas of damascus say several days ago they started receiving letters like this one advising them to clear their basements in preparation. for now no one i spoke to looked like they would follow the advice syrians may vote with their feet when the bombs start to fall but for now they've got plenty of other things to worry about. race nationality reported from damascus in syria. for more updates follow on on twitter she's been attempting to find out how other countries in the region would respond to a u.s. strike on syria. it's been revealed that british firms approved the sale of chemicals to syria which

can be used to make the sarin nerve agent that was the substance allegedly used during last month's attack near damascus which is central to washington's case for military action licenses to sell the chemicals were granted to a u.k. company although they were never actually delivered or here's what the department business skills and innovation told us about this they claim the company which ordered these chemicals proved to them that they were only going to be used to make window frames and alum in him show it's not clear who exactly was to receive these shipments nor the name of the company which was set to provide the compounds well to sort of first now has more details from london. business secretary vince cable certainly going to be facing some tough questions these revelations that the british government has granted export licenses as yet as yet unnamed british company now this is for substances to be sent to syria and it was due to so-called

killed use substances and that was. and sodium fluoride in both these agents to be used as precursor chemicals in the manufacture of nerve gas or those export licenses granted by the department for business innovation and skills it's reported in january the seventeenth and eighteenth and that license valid for six months in two thousand and twelve when the civil war in syria was already raging but he's concerned anyway again about these suspected chemical weapons stockpiles a map of some of the suspected sites there of course huge concern about what the syrian government could potentially be doing with those chemical weapons but of course also that some of those sites fall into the wrong hands if the situation gets ever more complex but it's thought here today there are going to be questions tabled in parliament really runs through and scrutinize exactly how these

licenses for chemical agents that could be used in the types of weapons that the syrian government is being accused of using on their own people who granted. so forth they will issue has made its way to the british parliament and has robertson he's a scottish national party m.p. who was among those who took an interest in the examining the case he told us what questions he would like to see. i would comment on the fact that the u.k. rescinded the export licenses when the european union told the u.k. to do it there so thank goodness for the european union intervening frankly the problem is that the u.k. was prepared to grant an export license in the first place and of course the u.k. has form in this sort of thing being prepared to sell military hardware and other. things that can be used for the production of weapons and in this case chemicals which could in circumstances be used to produce chemical weapons and we

do have to ask ourselves don't we why with the situation having already deteriorated so badly that the u.k. was even prepared to grant an export license where these chemicals do have the potential jewel use yes for manufacturing purposes but also for the production of chemical weapons. moscow has hit out at the u.s. for its in appropriate game of secrecy over the alleged chemical attack near damascus as the u.s. has been refusing to reveal the full evidence he claims to possess meanwhile russian lawmakers have suggested launching dialogue with their u.s. counterparts thomas has more now on the reaction from the russian leadership. it seems that russia is proactively trying to get involved in coming up with a global solution on the problem of syria in fact putin agrees to send to lawmakers to the united states to meet with congress to discuss the situation on the ground in syria and saying that only through open dialogue and communication between these

two countries where there has been pretty much a stalemate at the u.n. security council they can come up with a solution that is agreeable to both the united states and to russia and of course to syria as well now this comes after sergey lavrov addressed students at moscow state university of foreign relations today being the first day of class and he started off with some broad general statements about the western position on the middle east saying that the policies are inconsistent and that there are double standards that exist but specifically speaking to the idea of the united states having evidence saying that it was the assad regime that used chemical weapons inside syria he said that it just does not pan out in fact he said there's no concrete evidence no locations were given no names were given no specifics of any kind and listen to his own words about what he had to say as we believe we've seen these papers there is no evidence that was just accusations if you have read any

super secret data well you need to remove the secrecy because we're talking about a war and peace now the big news also is that lavrov talked about the situation in march back in aleppo where the russia believed that it was the syrian rebels that used chemical weapons that pointing to evidence that russian. experts had looked at saying that the ordinance that were used were not manufactured by any professional company in the gas that was used was also not done on a professional grade suggesting that it was the rebels that used chemical weapons at that point in time then russia wanted a u.n. investigation but it seemed to what he says his western part. there is on the u.n. security council didn't seem interested in investigating back then in march but now . reiterated russia's position and strongly is against intervention and putin now saying that perhaps as congress goes through a debate in the next coming weeks and the vote goes to congress russian lawmakers

will be a part of that conversation as well. when you can find out more on the events in syria right now we're reporting that german intelligence said legibly has information about the syrian government using chemical weapons now that i could similar claims from the french colleagues just a few hours ago keep checking. for more developments online all the time. not here in moscow coming up for you later in the program this lethal within hours of exposure. they just inspections show radiation levels at the devastated focus shima nuclear plant in japan eighteen times higher than just over a week ago also still to come. i mean you have you. know we report on why financial concerns are forcing officials in the city of love to start teaching its the tourist me rude workers the rules of tourist etiquette

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he's continued her naughty helsel rest to short spell in a london jail and trapped in the u.k.'s ecuadorian embassy that's where we can leaks founder julian assange has spent the past one thousand days he's hoping to avoid extradition to sweden where he's wanted on sex crime on occasions and if he leaves the embassy in steps foot on british soil he'll most likely be arrested immediately also if it is that a son could face charges in the u.s. because his site revealed so much damning information about the country operates we should expect kristinn hrafnsson told us that the outcome of a recent high profile whistleblower trial has the moral. it is quite obvious if you

read through the transcript of the trial against chelsea manning and see what kind of arguments were raised there and how often we kill this was never mentioned in the trial that there is a very strong possibility that the next target is julian or science and it might also already be an indictment against him and all the others in our organization we see as well the escalating war against to those who commit the act of journalism and this is escalating from month to month the argument is this that bradley manning was the first whistle blower and he was history who has been. prosecuted and found guilty on the basis of. journalists will come next it could possibly be we can leaks and all the media organizations it's a real possibility and we know about the ongoing investigation in the us into we

can leave which has been now going on for three years and probably cost. quite a sum of money because it has been substantiated as one of the biggest criminal investigation in la times in the u.s. so it is a very worrying situation. by the way if you missed something on air you can always get the full picture on our web site has some of what else is lined up there for you at the moment getting high but for the low a new report says the u.k. has become the addict of europe with sobering statistics of alcohol and drug consumption among the british you get the full picture on our website. what about this these people are seeing red in a celebration of the color of their hair you can watch this fiery display in full on our video agency page dot t.v. . radiation at japan's devastated fukushima nuclear plant is

eighteen times higher than just over a week ago it's believed to be enough to kill anyone exposed in just four hours new equipment on site detected the dangerous radiation levels around tanks which store toxic water now the plant operator tepco has come under a wave of criticism for its handling of the cleanup of the facility damaged by a powerful earthquake and tsunami back in march two thousand and eleven last month authorities admitted a massive amount of radioactive water may have leaked into the ocean also claims of up to three hundred tons of contaminated water is seeping into the pacific from fukushima every day japan's prime minister has promised the government would aid to go in managing the buildup of huge amounts of radioactive waters used to cool down melted fuel rods from the damage reactors independent nuclear consultant sean bernie believes the situation at the facility is far from being under control in cells. which are. as you see.

very complex three reactor. and speak. not enough workers inside the workers and. forward this is of. course. absolute certainty the amount on street. seems to be trying to as much caesium. get three times as much as was released by the accident. in the trenches. now it's on the news making headlines around the world at this stage of the day violent clashes a broken out during protests against the president in mexico's capital hundreds for police a seven days of mass demonstrations across the country came to a close and. only one year into his presidential term but it's already angered the

public by proposing to privatizing the country's oil production. three insurgents have died in an assault on a us military base in eastern afghanistan prior to the attack they torched several nato trucks but failed to enter the base after a gun battle broke out no american or afghan soldiers were injured because further doubt on the country's stability as nato tree troops plan met twenty fourteen put out. maybe one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world but the infamous attitude of the french could be doing the country's tourism trade harm so much so that in these dark economic times a drive has been launched to get locals to smile and encourage travelers to spend more of his tessa cilia reports. coming up are you. smiling faces the belie a troubled economy with the number of job seekers rising to three point twenty eight million in july from the twenty seventh month in a row in

a budget deficit the government can barely rein in france has been walking on eggshells since europe's economic crisis hit but there is a small respite visiting the street painters of momart in paris is the last for any tourist in the city francis clinch a title of world's top destination at twenty twelve with eighty three million visitors and thirty three million in paris alone but the numbers may not be enough as the reality is not always up to par with a dream. with the city of like known as much for its beauty as its unfriendliness at the extreme end of it a few years ago dozens of japanese tourists were reported to have been struck with the so-called paris syndrome they were so madly affected by rude encounters that they had to be repatriated back to japan and the state of shock. very says beautiful it's wonderful but that the reason they have to change there is because they rely on revenue from to emerge from other people that they're rude but i haven't had any reading counters myself i'm shocked at the behavior of some people

who are supposed to be tourism professionals i won't get into details but really i'm shocked at the attitude they've given me. with tourism making up more than seven percent of the french gross domestic product tourist officials in the country's capital decided to attempt the naysayers claim is impossible giving those who work in the service industry to be more wasn't. a good scene was launched this summer in paris called do you speak truest guide for. drivers and shopkeepers on how to behave towards their city's guests giving them contra by country advice on what is expected from. it is important for everyone involved in pounces economy to treat tourists better regardless of their nationality in order to make them want to come back and to spend more. and that's precisely where france legs behind the competition despite being the number one

destination the un world tourism organization found out that visitors to the u.s. spend twice as much as those who travel to france and that's despite fewer people making the journey to the states that the loss of revenue is proving twice as costly as europe continues to struggle with a debt crisis that seriously endangering the french economy this paris taxi driver insists though that while the dream you speak truest is a good idea creating a positive experience is not a one way street. first of all for us taxi drivers that are passengers who are very excuse me for saying so annoying. something they may simply have to accept with a smile if they want to hold on to one of its economic a says i'm in the suv losing hands but it's important to remember the good manners cos nothing but his friends is learning bad manners maybe very pricey indeed. does or sylvia r.t.

paris but to bring it up today with a man of about with news team with more for in just over half an hour from now after the break. with kate partridge this is r.t. here in moscow. the. economic down in the final months of the deal and the rest. will be every week. so now we have a whole poking toxin in the blood of our fetuses which gets in their brain because there's no blood brain barrier developed at that stage.

sigrid lumbered sure to mccurry was to build the world's most sophisticated robot which fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything james mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans. this is why you should care only. hello and thank you for joining me for the r.t. sports show i'm paid fall trick and coming up is our weekly roundup of support from russia on the cross the globe and here are the top stories. whiles we got gary talked into realm of dread for a world record of almost one hundred thirty three million dollars.

plus a walking tool russia ukraine in the last friendly before the european basketball championships at the new the squad aims to repeat that two thousand and seven trial . and i start stick we look ahead to the new ice hockey season as to pay a child giants not horns and a child star alexander ovechkin and bails russia's kids killing pigs. but first let's kick off with mobile and after weeks of negotiating talking when the gas bell has joined realm the dritte on a six year deal for a world record free of almost one hundred thirty three million dollars the twenty four year old while star will receive over four hundred sixty six thousand dollars a week in wages the move eclipses the one hundred twenty four million dollars which right outside manchester united cristiana rinaldo in two thousand and nine bale joined spurs as a left back from southampton six years ago and last season scored twenty six goals

in forty four appearances. while chelsea have signed cameroon strike at some us over the russian club and three were not understood free transfer a one year deal the thirty two year old rejoined coach gary is a marine who led his into milan side to the treble in two thousand and ten last month and you billionaire own most of them and get him off to slash the club's big budget citing a host of top players including brazil we will go and also to chelsea boss christopher samba and russia got the big order to do number. and retired in june star david beckham has been backing training with his former club the l.a. galaxy but despite still putting his skills on the pitch the thirty eight year old has no plans for a comeback on the honey not his boots in that way in contrast former teammate landon donovan has signed a three year contract extension as america's all time top scorer looks to add to his tally of fifty six goals in rio next year. most of the time i'm going to be

guaranteed to play as long as i'm training on playing well and. this is the best place for me to be leading up to the world cup and so i took all that into account all that into consideration but it was so overwhelmingly obvious that this is the place i want to be leading into hopefully my fourth world cup. well meanwhile pep guardiola and josie marino faced each other again is by and munich beat ten month chelsea five four on penalties in the european super cup final in prague fernando torres volley the blues in front of after eight minutes then straight after the break frank rebury equalise from twenty five yards chelsea a last remaining us to a second booking late on but two minutes into extra time at them has not restored their lead better check them produced a flurry of saves but couldn't stop having martin as levelling with the last kick of the game and after nine successful penalties money say from remember lee kaku to give quadea his first trophy with brian would be.