spanish find out me visit actuality. today's news and the week's at top stories in washington are racist to muster support for a strike on syria thank you world leaders slammed the attack plan as russia says the syrian rebels are trying to provoke military intervention. and r.t. crew gets a quarter in the crossfire in syria well keitel in dribbles have been besieging an ancient christian village terrorizing the population. and today's the day moscow chooses its next mail with acting leaders against the beyond and taking on opposition rival alexina valmy.

everyone welcome to you if you've just joined us here on our t.v. for this week's of the weekly and today's top stories you're with me to along with . the american secretary of state's doing the rounds in europe to try and drum up support for unilateral strike against syria e.u. foreign ministers have largely agreed with u.s. claims that the syrian government was responsible for the alleged deadly use of chemical weapons last month but brussels has stopped short of openly supporting a unilateral u.s. military response european leaders want to wait for the results of the u.n. probe into the toxic allegations as off like he world powers of the g twenty summit in st petersburg spoke guard against the use of force without a un mandate while russia accuses syrian rebels of unleashing chemical weapons to provoke foreign intervention and he said no reports. i was elected to end wars not start a u.s. military intervention in syria dominated talks that the g. twenty but if obama was looking to gather overwhelming support at the summit he

didn't get it in st petersburg you know. there is no military. we will not participate in military action aside from france turkey and saudi arabia a few countries expressed outright support for obama's proposal of a military strike in a joint statement they condemned the use of chemical weapons blaming the author government and called for some kind of response but they stopped short of backing a u.s. attack on syria summit host president putin accused the rebels of being behind a chemical weapons attack near damascus in august that he says was carried out to discredit syrian authorities in the eyes of the west. but i view everything that happened with the so-called use of chemical weapons in syria as a provocation by the rebels who count on help from abroad from those countries that originally supported them that's the reason for this provocation i also want to

remind you that the use of force against a sovereign state is acceptable only if it's done for self-defense and we know that syria hasn't attacked the u.s. and only if the un security council approves such action as one of the participants of our discussions on the issue put it yesterday those who do otherwise put themselves above the law. obama continues to insist also it was behind the attack and he won't wait for the u.n. to respond assad's regime brazen use of chemical weapons isn't just a syrian tragedy it's a threat to global peace and security the u.s. president is due to address the american public on tuesday and try to make his best argument for an attack on syria one that failed to convince global partners at the g. twenty this summit could have been a last chance for a political solution to the syria crisis or at least an attempt to push forward with diplomacy but leaders part of st petersburg split solidly on those for or

against military intervention in the syrian war what has been called the worst humanitarian crisis in modern history reporting from the g. twenty and he said no way r.t. china has vowed to help russia at the u.n. security council and blocking any ration for military strike on syria the chinese spokesman at the g twenty summit gave a breakdown of beijing's position. china is against the use of chemical weapons by any countries and organizations or of any individuals. given what is reported. we believe that it is vitally important for the united nations to come back to the investigation so ending. movement. has to be based. on the

conclusion of the university geisha which should be free from any pressures or disturbances in china and russia has a very similar positions and we both. appealing for countries concerned to be serious about the possible consequences of the use of a military being those resolved the mandate of the u.n. security council. syria wasn't the only topic being thrashed out this week in st petersburg and later this hour as dead and joblessness weigh heavy on g. twenty members the head of the i.m.f. christine lagarde defense one injury policy to be pilled and also have more first hand inside on where next for the world economy. u.s. congress remains split on whether to attack syria and the latest polls show most

americans oppose intervention there's been a fresh antiwar rally in washington there's hundreds called for a strain from the white house. much of the public remains unconvinced over washington's claims that it has evidence implicating the syrian government in the deadly use of chemical weapons the president obama maintains he still has the authority to order in that attack even if congress votes against it and the u.s. case against syria stretches beyond simply just the white house versus damascus according to political analyst chris bambery. if those is the question of syria it is a question of iran it's a question of his ball they're kind of painting a new axis of evil if you remember way back in two thousand and three after nine eleven the original axis and we all know the present you knew the evil and the saying this is why we have to intervene in syria after obama is leaving to petersburg with his tail between his legs the los angeles times says he's going to

go all the jews do to address what it calls a skeptical nation with an appeal for the public in america to rally behind a military strike but it seems to me that the public in america just as the public in britain is appalled to any strike and it's becoming more wars of corporate obama not just in petersburg not just elsewhere internationally but even a whole notes of win support for a case for a military strike on the basis of these allegations of chemical chemical weapons use the syrian army has sent reinforcements including tanks to the village of mile you which has been at the forefront of heavy clashes this week an ancient christian sanctuary has been besieged by al qaeda affiliated rebels since wednesday. maría finance now has gained access to the stricken area. we entered my lula through its ancient gages burnt and damaged in recent attacks shortly after the syrian army announces that most of the militants were pushed back signs of the recent battle

and destruction a reverie where we were told to move fast and to follow the military's vehicles without stopping or even slowing down there are some parts of the road where we have to speed up officers still fear they could be snipers around we hear them shouting go go fast on one turn we suddenly stop. to understand. it's hard to understand exactly what's happened we only hear a loud boom and feel the earth shake. we get out of the car to take a look around right now inside our. christian community all over the world now it is a battlefield look at this. and then we realized we have landed in the heart of the special as some new bullets start flying around us we've ended model of village

with the army but just just a few minutes later they told us to get back the militants launch an attack fire in and throw in explosives from the safety of high ground so this is what we're doing right now we're coming back to you to the entrance this is where. a car bomb exploded on wednesday morning and this is how it all started after a suicide attack militants mostly from just the looser group stormed in and since then clashes have been contained in for three days and as you can see they are considered now soldiers firing shots back but they can't even see enemy fighters who are cooped up in the hiding places. that the real militants in that model now and. sufi hotel this is the mountaintop hotel which was my. brother told me up.

front. also from behind the mountains surrounding the ma lula village and that's is where the danger lies because the wrong many snipers and the raw rocket grenades and the riaa warms mortarboard well as you can see the situation on the ground is very hard you can see that the army is rick rubin right now but the. is that john morrow monday the situation could change dramatically because this is the day when the american congress starts debate on syria whether to strike this country or you know what the decision made thousands of kilometers away from these battlefield will affect the set up at this military field but exactly how it is not easy to predict. from in syria.

the fight to be moscow's next to mayor reaches its across sender today the key battle and regional each leg sions taking place across russia it's a landmark paul two as as the first time in a decade that moscow's voters have been able to choose and the stakes are high in france that is in the heart of the capital. in one corner we've got moscow mayor sergey so b.n. and he was appointed in two thousand and ten and for the last couple of years he has been known for his work in updating the city's infrastructure as it relates to traffic and the metro system to make it more driver friendly and of course pedestrian friendly and public transport friendly and this isn't a city that is just becoming more and more congested those of it is made platforms as well as well as really tightening in on illegal immigration and his main opponent opponent is opposition activists. alexina vali who is well known

here in russia he's a trained lawyer and a anti-corruption activist and what's also interesting about his case is that he is out on bail right now having been sentenced to five years in prison for and bezel meant. he is all out on appeal at this point so it's a very unique case as he runs against he runs against the serbian and he's got a grassroots campaign very youth driven out handing out leaflets stump speeches a very western style approach to this election that is the first election in nearly a decade for a mayoral seat here in moscow so it's definitely something new on the horizon that he's bringing i know the polls show that at this point this is really sabean's race to lose according to our russia public opinion research center a ten percent of respondents said they would vote for me thirty eight percent said so beatin and then of course they were asked to who would you never vote for twenty

three percent said no volley and fifteen percent said so b.n. and then the question was are you well aware of who these candidates actually are only had twenty seven percent and then of course sixty six percent much higher so it's really going to be interesting to watch because not only has definitely run a creative campaign. has also helped his his rallies these two candidates have not actually debated in this election polls close at eight pm moscow time and we will be bringing you developments throughout the day as the voting proceeds here in moscow. there's another election on the horizon too but for candidates in germany it's about sweating the small stuff from getting the nation on a healthy diet to reducing stress said a word to the general elections political hopefuls go in for life style metaphor while the true soul is dead and unemployment remains somewhat sidelined for the details coming up. terrorizing the troops

arrives groups condemn the u.k. government for using anti terror law against media which reveal a little too much. good leverage or. was able to build the needs most sophisticated which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything terms mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans. this is why you should care only.

speak your language or not of the. news programs and documentaries and spanish more matters to you. it will turn it into angles stories. here. the spanish find out more visit. you want. an r.t. for this week's of the weekly press freedom groups in the u.k. have hit out at the government accusing it of redefining anti terror laws to silence whistleblowers those of the british security services all over the guardian newspaper to destroy evidence received from edward snowden archly surfer it has a story. an act of intimidation that could have

a chilling effect on press freedom in the u.k. and beyond not quite what you'd normally expect from a letter to the prime minister about press freedom in the but those strong words coming from the world association of newspapers you organization felt compelled to write after the guardian newspaper was forced by british security services to destroy information received from n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden and then the partner of one of its journalists suspected of carrying information the government deemed sensitive to national security was placed in detention upon arrival at heathrow airport david miranda partner of guardian journalist glenn greenwald was held for nine hours is the maximum time a person can be held using laws designed to catch a terrorist you know one of the reasons why we're so concerned and when i look at the work. department does which is which has a global. one of the issues that we have united kingdom is saying

about. freedom with a very strong record on ensuring that it. can write the new and so. here. the press freedom situation in the united kingdom is this sliding and this is of great concern it is twenty thirteen freedom of speech seen here reporters without borders gives the satisfactory situation rating for freedom of the press britain slipped from nineteenth in two thousand and ten to its current ranking of twenty ninth many are concerned that churchill servant of the terrorism act the law used to detain miranda is actually being used to stop journalists doing their job of holding people in power to account rather than being used to prevent terrorism. than allows for. to stop examine and search passengers

that travel terminals there's no need for any suspicion that they are linked to terrorism it's a very difficult problem the security services have a difficult job difficult job. the state clearly has a duty to protect its citizens and. those people live living. in the u.k. at the same time i think they must recognize the role of the media. and you have to have to be in line with the appropriate use the appropriate. response of the government said it had to a scheme that copies of the information held by mr snowden could now be held by foreign countries to see mr snowden's travel since leaving the u.s. and that the disclosure of some of that material could put lives at risk well critics of the government's actions that despite these alarmist planes aimed at

justifying the blurring of the lines between terrorism and journalism is thought a full hearing into the legality of david maraniss detention and the seizure of that data will take place in october but in the meantime expect to see that war of words continue with the u.k. seemingly struggling to strike a balance between national security and press freedom sarah oxy london. whatever smartphone you have been trying to isolate you know a shiny black berry bursting high security standards the n.s.a. knows how to hack it on a website a report on how the notorious agency employs special teams working on each of the popular mobile operating systems was accessing private data on every phone anywhere . that it needed to ever bring order to its most troubled region the army's in the midst of what it calls the largest offensive in years aimed at heaving sinai of

islamic militants the details at r.t. dot com. the two. right seem to believe. her story. and i think the truth. on our reporters we're going to. be in the. let's take a look now at some of the headlines making top stories today in today's us capital tens of thousands of people have turned up for rallies against the conscious islamist government it also marks forty days of mourning for an opposition lawmaker who was murdered in july his death for long with the earlier killing of another prominent politician have previously triggered mass protests the ruling and party denies any responsibility for the murders and points the finger at some of the

hardliners. clashes erupted in britain's capital today but this was over a march of the far right to english defense meet the group attended together at an east london mosque despite being banned from the area as one advice to machines with empty fastest protestors and leader of the e.t.l. was arrested as a police attempted to contain the violence. protesters have faced also with the police in street. friends in greece is second largest city where the prime minister was giving a speech on the economy at an international trade forum and told us some are also said that the recession was easing and promised relief for millions of greeks battered by years of punishing austerity but the crowds are side with far less optimistic with the nation suffering from a record twenty seven percent unemployment. but the twenty summit over shadid as it was by the syrian crisis are still manage to get around to its core

business such as the push for job creation and tackling tax evasion charges kitty pilgrim was in petersburg. we did have a big financial decisions that were made and we know the only official agenda it was to do with job creation how to tackle the vast amounts of unemployment another big theme here was the volatility that the emerging markets and now currently faced with and that in light of ben bernanke the federal reserve chairman saying that he's going to be pulling the plug on his stimulus measures because of that investors have been pulling that cast out of what is perceived to be risky assets i managed to catch up with the international monetary fund chief christine lagarde and i asked her for her opinion on the current state of the global economy what about monetary stimulus do you think that these measures have run their course and that it's simply doesn't work that we need pain in the short term in order for healthier what would you say that the monetary policy doesn't work because we believe that it does hard to free positive effects and certainly seeing the u.s.

economy and the japanese economy pick up as they are at the moment despite the. fiscal. door in place and that we would like to see improved a bit i managed to catch up with the former finance minister of russia alexei couldn't and he referred to these cash injections as almost like a drug at work america for the world's economy its current state can be characterized as being on life support for you it's vital functions are being kept running by the federal reserve the european central bank and other banks by constant cash injections this should only be temporary if a sick man goes through treatment in the doesn't help there's no point continuing it something else i want to talk about is the brick development bank because this was a breakthrough as well and we have the countries of course i'm talking about brazil russia india china south africa and they have set up this bank which just to put it into context for you would rival the likes of the i.m.f.

and the world bank it was that as a safety net to support the struggling emerging economies so there was a danger that the political. tensions would completely override the proceedings but there was certainly plenty business deals and agreements made here the g. twenty insipidus by. germany's federal election is creeping closer up by politicians are managing to evade all quick but pivotal questions over unemployment and the european debt crisis you know all of our reports and how candidates are taking a more trivial championing healthy eating and tackling the tardiness of the local trains instead. the post as the flesh is being pressed but this german election campaign is hotly setting pulses racing maybe that's a whole idea make it as boring as possible so i know everybody kind of goes to sleep and doesn't worry about the real issues what we have being treated to is chancellor angela merkel talking about potato soup the main challenger. reading

fairy tales and the green party suggesting compulsory vegetarian days where does it stop going to start a couple to refrigerators at home and check to see what you've got there as well or they're going to shut down the burger kings and mcdonald's on tuesdays and so you have to serve and aside from the greens apparent food fascism have been some peculiar manifesto promises the social democrats want legislation to prevent stress in the workplace and the free democrats hoping to win over commuters by making it illegal for trains to be late all distraction tactics according to those hoping to win their first seats in the bundestag they don't want to touch the real problems with the euro crisis. diminishing pension fund survey come up with things like the green party wanting a veggie day one reason being cited is the lack of a major issue for the parties to really attack each other on when you talk about

their support for the government's decision to implement the sam to initiate further payments for greece they all said yes yes yes there is no real opposition in parliament so providing the comic relief in an otherwise dreary campaign. the party are very easy to remember. with policies such as banning tourists from berlin and building a wall around the whole of germany these jokers are quietly confident we want to get into power and then we will decide what we are going to do with it what do you think the chances are. our chances are pretty good we expect to take one hundred percent of the vote and even more in all seriousness though with greece looking likely to need a third bailout package will be no laughing matter for those that come to power after september the twenty second they're going to have to deal with some real

issues as they take their seats in the bull in the stock peter all over r.t. berlin and if you mean as we head to the largest army base in the u.s. to hear what's behind the alarming suicide rate among the world's most powerful military force stay with us. many gay bars are starting to refuse to sell russian vodka as a means of protesting the homosexual propaganda laws in russia as i've said before boycotts are a great way to put pressure on people but are they putting pressure on the right people not only is it racist to assume that hurting the vodka flow will deal a massive blow to the russian economy but it is also racist to think that any vodka

with a russian sounding name is itself russian and many videos angry gay bartenders were pouring stolichnaya vodka which should be pronounced by the way onto the ground in a fury but if those bartenders would take a closer look at the labels they would see that exported stoli is produced and bowed in latvia by the s.p.i. group not in russia also according to the n.p.t. group beverage alcohol report the most popular vodka in america with a russian sounding name is smirnoff which is british own and produced and bottled in various countries around the globe including the usa itself we do support the american worker people love to panic over the hip and trendy scandal of the month but everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that homosexuality itself is legal in russia and it's punishable in many other countries including a death sentence in some of them and yet russia gets all the attention if people really wanted to effectively boycott any country with any laws even a hint thing against homosexuality they would have to hit them where it hurts and

stop getting natural resources imported from countries like russia saudi arabia venezuela and iran and so on and so on that is a vastly more difficult proposition than pouring american made vodka onto the sidewalk but that's just my opinion. wrings id this is for headaches this is for sleep this is a tranquilizer too if i have any episodes xanax can cause blackouts questions announced. because of him which has been a nightmare because. i can't get off of it. and bill for it is kind.