day's news and the week's top stories here on our t.v. washington races to muster support for a strike on syria thank you world leaders slammed the attack plan as russia says of the syrian rebels are trying to provoke military intervention. and our crew gets caught in the crossfire in syria where al-qaeda linked rebels have been deceiving an ancient christian village terrorizing the population. and today is the day moscow chooses its next mayor with acting leader so guests are beyond them and taking on opposition rival alexina volney.

third twelve o'clock here in our in moscow you watching our team with me to mom would say let's take a look at our top story. the american secretary of states doing the rounds in europe to try and drum up support for unilateral strike against syria e.u. foreign ministers have largely agreed with the u.s. claims that the syrian government was responsible for the alleged deadly use of chemical weapons last month by brussels has stopped short of openly supporting a unilateral u.s. military response european leaders want to wait for the results of a u.n. probe into the toxic galley gay sions it's a key world powers at the g twenty summit in st petersburg spoke out against the use of force without a un mandate or russia accuse the syrian rebels of the unleashing chemical weapons to provoke foreign intervention and he said now in reports. i was elected to end wars not start a u.s. military intervention in syria dominated talks at 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 service. 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 office of 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 just the way. 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 to 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's solidly on both 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's now a r.t. . china has vowed to help russia at the u.n. security council in blocking any motion for military strike on syria the chinese spokesman at the g twenty summit gave already a breakdown of beijing's position kleiner is against the use of chemical weapons by any countries and you know by this or any individuals. given what is reported. we believe that it is vitally important for the united nations to come back to be our investigation so any. movement for the. past to be based. on the

constitution of the university geishas which should be free from any pressures or disturbances china and russia has a very similar position. we both. appearing for countries concerned to be serious about the possible consequences of the use of a military being as a result the mandate of the u.s. security council. syria was in the only topic being threshed out this week in st petersburg later this hour i'll learn more about the g twenty members plans to tackle tax evasion and unemployment and get the lowdown on the global economies next chapter with some of the international business and political elite that's an r.t.s. venture capital. u.s. congress remains split on whether to attack syria and to the latest polls as most

americans oppose intervention there's been a fresh antiwar rally in washington as hundreds called for restraint from the white house. much of the public remains unconvinced washington's claims that it has evidence implicating the syrian government in the deadly use of what chemical weapons but president obama maintains he still has the authority to order an attack even if congress votes against it gentleness things raised by the secretary of state to drum up support in europe will not be bought by america's allies either. the entire history reciting by kerry neglects to mention the allegations and the hugely substantial evidence in this case that the rebels are the ones that are using chemical weapons in syria where they've been used now i am assuming again that there would be some perhaps presentation of actual evidence about the facts on the ground in syria because the facts that have

actually been disclosed to the american public and to the congress in public are not facts their arguments accusation and conclusion and that is the basis on which they're going to war illegally by the way outside of the u.n. mandate outside of the u.n. charter and not just legally according to international law but according to u.s. law the british prime minister spoke in favor of military intervention in syria despite being rebuffed by his colleagues in parliament opposition labor m.p. jeremy coburn says a diplomatic solution is the only way to save syria from slipping into complete chaos. britain has not decided has decided not to go in the u.s. congress has yet to vote on the subject and the result position to it all in france so maybe this is the opportunity for a serious of radical initiative involving russia as well as western europe united states and obviously the gulf cooperation countries otherwise the u.s.

will very involved there will be probably will be further killing the further mayhem and the record of afghanistan and iraq where those with western involvement there has not been a peaceful solution but has been one of continuous destabilization and. the syrian army has send reinforcements including tanks to the village of mali which has been at the forefront of heavy clashes this week and ancient christian century has been besieged by al-qaeda affiliated rebels since wednesday which is wary of an arson that has gained access to the stricken area we entered my lul or through its ancient gauge 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 because 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. for a minute. it's hard to understand exactly what happened we only hear a loud boom and feel the earth shake. we get out of the car to take a look around then outside our little. christian community all over the world now it is a battlefield look at this. and then we realized we have london in the heart of this battle as some live bullets started 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 firing

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 considered for three days and as sure 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 in the us i fear hotel this is the mountaintop hotel which was hidden by. rubble. but. also from behind the mountains surrounding the

mall lula village and that's is where the danger lies because the wrong many snipers and the rah rah could grenades and the rock 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 tomorrow monday visitation could change dramatically because this is the day when the american congress starts a debate on syria whether to try this country or no to 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 find to be moscow's next mayor reaches us chris and today the key

battle in regional elections taking place across russia it's a landmark paul two as this the first time in a decade that moscow's voters have been able to choose and the stakes are high arches losing friends as 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 in a city that is just becoming more and more congested those have been his main platforms as well as really tightening in on illegal immigration and then his main opponent opponent is opposition activists. alexina volleying 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 and he is all out on appeal at this point so it's a very unique case as he runs against he runs against a certain serbian and he's got a grassroots campaign where youth driven out handing out leaflets stump speech is a very western style but approach to this election that playing out is the first election in nearly a decade for a mayoral seat here in moscow so it's definitely something new on the horizon and he's bringing another poll 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

many had twenty seven percent and b.n. and 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 and so b.n. it has also helped his his rallies these two candidates have not actually debated in this election outcome polls close at eight pm moscow time and we will be bringing you developments throughout the day as the voting proceeds here in moscow . it seems that bridges rather has been getting digitally devious in recent deal as we can be exposed as the cozy partnership between computers software companies and intelligence agencies and getting i'm president of that says to the private data of virtually any internet use that will tell you more in a few minutes. while eating a piece i can elson mandela rests at home south africans find themselves torn to some of his family's money making and takes from there we now and it may.

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in. germany's for the federal election is creeping closer but politicians are managing to evade or quick but pivotal questions over unemployment and the european debt crisis the dollar variables and hard times it's are taking a more trivial tack by championing healthy eating and tightening the tawdriness of local chains instead. the post as the flesh is being pressed that this german election campaign is not the setting full says racing maybe that's the 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 challenge in reading fairy tales and the green policy suggesting compulsory vegetarian days where does it stop they going to start cattle to refrigerators at home and check to see what you've got

there as well i mean or they're going to shut down the burger kings and mcdonald's on tuesdays and so you have to serve edgy burgers aside from the greens apparent to 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 commutes is 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 funds 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 also said yes yes yes there is no real opposition

in parliament so providing the comic relief in an otherwise dreary campaign. on the part i'm 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. and 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 of a r.t. belin. that's round up more of to day's other top headlines for you now

a nato airstrike in eastern afghanistan has reportedly killed fifteen people mostly women and children okello thought is this a six suspected militants boarded a vehicle transporting civilians which was then attacked and they to spokeswoman confirmed what she called a persistent strike and that it took out ten insurgents but caused no civilian casualties. in today's as capital tens of thousands of people have turned up for rallies against the country's islamist government but also mobs of forty days of mourning for an opposition lawmaker was murdered in july his death run along with the earlier killing of another kind of politician previously triggered mass protests the ruling and nada party denies any responsibility for the murders and points the finger of salafi headliners. brazil's independence celebrations have turned violent in key cities as people gathered to demand better public services and an end to corruption in rio de janeiro police fired tear gas

into the crowd injuring at least five brazil saw a big wave of protests injured over the high cost of hosting next year before world cup. the fall of the rainbow nation nelson mandela has spent his first week at home after almost three months of intensive care in hospital while the country united in concern for his health some of the ninety five year old former presidents and relatives like used of dragging down his good name leslie experience . as far as reality t.v. shows go this one is right up there sibling rivalry feuds and family gossip but it's not any old family we're talking about here it's from mandela's it's clearly not in no small wonder and project that someone in a friendly project. is very uncomfortable about his name or his image being associated with commercial. projects so the question becomes where do you draw the

line the reality show follows the lives of two of mandela's granddaughters as they spend and lose money on extravagant business ventures and go on while shopping sprees it's a far cry from the humble background mandela grew up in all the grim reality facing millions of south africa's poor black citizens bus argument bella's children it's been made and they have a right to use it however they see fit i think that he has paid his dues to society and i think his family who very often we don't mention the prize that they've had to pay to be without a father a husband and uncle who was behind bars all these years. and yet it's disgusted most south africans that while the icon lay for months in a hospital bed many of his family were cashing in on his famous name two of mandela's daughters took him to court for a share of his legacy it hurt him deeply and dragged the country's moral compass to a new low is absolutely an outrage that's what the armed stand what they're doing

and these a lot of money and off to rip you have that name i suppose you feel the mark were kept last minute but i think it is like the followers of the ordination actually so all of these that i have pretty right now i'm not really sure if this is appropriate for people to be using this to use the mandela name that is their family name you chemical fall in south africa without being reminded of the ninety five year old nobel laureate he is everywhere on t. shirts banknotes bookshelves smiling down from up above more than just a man he's become a global brand one that's estimated to be worth millions of dollars. an extension of a brand has to be almost more of the same it has to respect the qualities and the fathers of that brand into all those other areas so it's a tricky area. nelson mandela is being stretched and tortured and pulled in different directions but for most south africans nothing can match the man himself

who lived inside this house this is the mandela family home for weeks people have been leaving here flour was gifts and cards the crowds might have gone but their messages and hopes remaining graved on small stones it's a sad irony that the father of the nation who bought south africa back from an almost certain civil war has seen his own family descend into but a fighting within itself policy r.t. johannesburg south africa. i have more world news for you in about half an hour up next as promised.

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