it's dropping on allies the latest n.s.a. leaks shows the agency has been monitoring the german chancellor's cell phone for over a decade adding fuel to europe's frustration over u.s. surveillance practices also this week. a suicide blast on a bus claimed the lives of six people on the left dozens more injured in the russian city of volgograd. america's unmanned killing machines draw condemnation from amnesty international and human rights watch to conclude that drone strikes in pakistan and yemen should be classed as war crimes. syrian government submitted a plan to destroy its chemical weapons to the hague while nineteen opposition groups refused to attend

a long awaited peace conference in geneva. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow now the german chancellor has been a target of u.s. surveillance for over a decade according to a leak and it's a document obtained by german media that follows earlier reports of american spies tapping the phones of dozens of world leaders now in a phone call to president obama merkel said that monitoring would be a breach of trust if confirmed now she also said that spying among friends does not work obama reportedly claimed to have had no for knowledge of such practice however germany's build newspaper goes this far suggesting he actually encouraged the bugging of merkel's phone leaked documents now show that her number was on the and

saves watchlist since two thousand and two three years before she became chancellor former french prime minister dominique de villepin says you never expected american surveillance to go this far. we knew that. some practices were existed but the search and overall system this came as a surprise for everybody in fact what we are seeing today is incredible privileges of the u.s. administration over the control of the world system we knew that the us were controlling the financial system through the banking dominance of some big banks through the dollar currency reserve currency but controlling internet controlling the information you know well this is a privilege and monopoly if we are going to follow the same direction then confrontation might be electable now e.u. leaders are demanding explanations from washington france and germany are pushing

for a new deal on transatlantic surveillance angered over the reports that the n.s.a. has been tracking the phone calls of thirty five world leaders and they use statement war and a lack of trust could harm its partnership with washington and germany is also teaming up with brazil to push for a u.n. resolution restraining u.s. surveillance sashimi wrath from the new american foundation think tank says the spy scandal is dealing a huge blow to america's image this has. created a massive reputational crisis for the united states the entire populace is now in essence on edge about what is the united states government doing what is the n.s.a. doing what is being surveilled and so in essence what we're saying is everyone's a suspect everyone is being surveilled and this is probably not just france and germany and mexico and brazil this is probably globally certainly we've lost a lot of credibility as an ethical internet steward. the massive shock waves are

being felt as well thousands rallied in washington d.c. on saturday venting their anger against the n.s.a. and demanding reforms of federal surveillance laws the probe asked was billed as the largest for a privacy demonstration in american history are just going to was there. thousands of people gathered here on the anniversary of the signing of the patriot act twelve years ago they believe that was the day when in the name of fighting terror their rights have been taken away from them they believe that the tradeoff between security and privacy is a false one people here say that they're tired of lies that the government has been telling to cover up their mass spying after all just a year ago the director of national intelligence james clapper said no when asked whether the n.s.a. was collecting data on millions of americans edward snowden's revelations of course confirmed that was a lie and the latest i've heard was that just within

a month the n.s.a. spied on more than one hundred and twenty four billion phone calls worldwide that means that every single person on earth is facing the risk of being caught up in the n.s.a. dragnet and the person edward snowden thanks to whom this protest is happening is now holed up in russia because here in the states he would sure be in jail by now people at this rally dows of people in fact demand a meaningful surveillance a long way before they came with a petition signed by more than five hundred thousand people demanding congress investigate the n.s.a. spying programs the senate judiciary and intelligence committees planned hearings on those programs so they want to make sure that their voices are heard actually one of the main messages of this rally is watch the watchers but the question is is it really possible because so far any light that's been shed on the watchers was through whistleblowers in washington i'm going to check on. president obama has

ordered their review of u.s. intelligence gathering methods however it's not clear what changes she wants to see charlie mcgrath from wide awake news saying is that despite all the public anger and protests from allies the n.s.a. is unlikely to be restrained people. will not be her we've had a complete destruction of a constitutional republic in this country just like binge when franklin all those years ago and warned the people of the united states if you're going to treat your freedom for safety you're going to end up with neither god bless the people of stop stop watching this us or stop watching us rally i'm glad they're out there doing it i'm glad they got five hundred thousand signatures but we need a hundred million two hundred three hundred million people to wake up and realize that we've turned into. a police state and congress congress is seems to be interested in nothing more than collecting the revenue that they need in order to maintain their position to power by the same military and security industrial

complex that is watching the people this country in the world illegally. still had to r.t. dot com for more details and updates on the battle for privacy as well as an expert analysis of the n.s.a. leaks and the outcry there triggering. a powerful suicide blast rocked russia's southern city of volgograd on monday six people were killed and dozens were injured when the bomb went off in a packed bus r.v. lindy france retracing events of that day. october twenty first started just like any other monday here and people places to go and think to get but heavily using bus stations just like this. but for several people needing bus number twenty nine they could never have foreseen how quickly their lives would change when they took that ride. the route ran without incident from morning till afternoon until one person got on board thirty year old why you don't see all of that is when things

took a tragic turn anastasio the very on a boy was on her way home from classes at the university laughing and talking with the other students crucially it was in the middle of the bus which say trade life it was the roof of our troops when the boss hid everything around me when flying and from that moment i don't remember anything on there equal being thrown on to her window then suddenly finding myself on the street and in a panic i realised something had happened to my hands i was covered in blood. it was right here at about two pm local time that a blast ripped through bus twenty nine filled with about forty people first responders thought it was perhaps a malfunction of the buses fuel systems but aside from the shop they felt they asked themselves if this was a gas explosion what was the fire. in that that was the same rock was there in the car everybody in the blast was touching their faces and heads asking what happened

what happened there was a lot of blood on them and a lot of flesh everywhere i was very afraid i let out of my car and i saw the head lying there i mean my friend took a young boy and his father to the hospital the remnant of an explosive device told the shrapnel t.n.t. and a grenade the accident site became a crime scene while a jihadist from the republic of dagestan became the central focus of the investigation and then the story took another twist the attack wasn't meant for volgograd at all bessie oliver had apparently taken a detour. she had purchased a ticket to moscow and boarded an intercity boss that passed through volgograd when the bus was almost at the city limits i see all of our gateau and went back to downtown volgograd right now investigators are trying to find out whether this move had been planned in advance or are altered the plan along the way looking for

a place packed with as many people as possible also under suspicion are three men believed to have helped in the plot to attack the russian capital two from dagestan wanted for twin terror attacks there in two thousand and twelve were said to be waiting for her in moscow on his way there was an aussie all of us husband dimitri sokol of an ethnic russian convert to islam missing since two thousand and twelve some reports suggest the couple had an argument shortly before the attack which may have caused a last minute change in her deadly plans authorities will be keen to find her husband in the hope he may have the answers lindsey france r.t. in volgograd. when air goes on going on man dariel sure i guess in pakistan and yemen should be regarded as war crimes according to a report released this week by the human rights group amnesty international all this despite the u.s. government's attempts to play down and civilian death toll from its drone campaign was i'll take a look at some of the numbers here so it all began in two thousand and four under

the bush administration the number of drone victims soared dramatically in two thousand and six almost a hundred people were killed and another escalation came in two thousand and eight with seventy five lives lost the toll in two thousand and nine reached one hundred sixty two that's the year barack obama took office at a record number of strikes from unmanned jets were recorded over the next twelve months that's one hundred twenty two and the drone war continues the obama administration is responsible for about ninety percent of all the strikes carried out since two thousand and four that's almost a thousand civilians have been killed including up to two hundred children according to some estimates the total number of drone fatalities in the region tops three thousand are just losing confidence looks into the latest reports of amnesty international. the predator drone remotely controlled and heavily armed it's the

weapon of choice in the cia's undeclared war in pakistan that's where the u.s. is believed to have launched more than three hundred strikes since two thousand and four the target suspected taliban and al qaeda militants the white house says better drones then boots on the ground and justifies the covert program as both affective and legal america does not take strikes to punish individuals we act against terrorists who pose a continuing and imminent threat to the american people not so according to amnesty international in a damning new report the human rights group warns u.s. drone strikes could amount to war crimes documents recent killings in pakistan's northwest tribal areas and the lack of transparency surrounding drones this is a secret program in fact in our case we've found at least in some cases they've clearly killed civilians in some of these cases might be crimes that really concerns us one such case is that of sixty eight year old man nama bibi killed by

a u.s. drone last october she was picking vegetables with her grandchildren when that attacks took place a double strike the children miraculously survived. by most it was so then i heard that. the first hit and the second hit my cousin. but her grandmother's body was pulverized these missile fragments are all that remain of amnesty documents other such cases but its main point the need for transparency and accountability the u.s. must explain why these people have been killed people who are clearly civilians must provide justice to these people compensation it must investigate those responsible for those killings now in a separate report a u.n. investigation looked at thirty three drone strikes around the world not just in pakistan that violated international humanitarian law and also resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties that report also calling for more transparency and

accountability from the united states reporting from moscow i'm lucy catherine of. coming up here on r t the refugees who are getting a cold reception and you are of hundreds of mind britons who managed to flee their troubled homelands find at europe's increasingly tough asylum policies leave them little choice but to live on the streets. well groomed to the future please show thirty four can just spend over fifteen billion euros on culture she said says should be one hundred fifty million degrees with some token mark noll to sell from st petersburg to fronts we travel in search of a song. knowledge we've got the future covered. choose

your language. call it week over though if you're going to stay still some of. us choose to use the consensus to. choose the opinions that you. choose to stories could impact your life choose me access to. two years after the forces ouster of gadhafi by nato forces libya stands at the abyss the lack of a strong central government weak rule of law and endless violence in a country awash with weapons has resulted in libya facing failed state status after this the presence of islamic militants can things get any worse in libya. and on welcome back here with r.t. a recent surge in migrant das has spread alarm through the european union hundreds

of people have drowned in the mediterranean this month alone trying to reach safe shores in overcrowded boats and you can see here the main routes taken by sound seekers and many of them come from countries gripped by long running conflicts including syria some reach europe through italy southern islands others make it to spain or france which are top destinations for emigrants along with germany and the u.k. are just bitter all over met some of the refugees who made it to berlin. we have feel we are not anymore we have feeling we all want to be jobless homeless and thousands of kilometers from home this is the reality for refugees who were forced to flee violence in libya and twenty eleven there is no option not even allowed to work in germany since i've been to germany i just slip and it does what i do they arrived in europe through its early however the italian authorities told them they

couldn't stay and sent them packing with five hundred euros and give me some money i should go bank and collect the money i have the right to go anywhere what i want to go soy just to leave it to livy to leave because it is a disaster on the european law it's really shouldn't have done last it's the responsibility of the member state where refugees arrive to look after them by sending these refugees away it's left them in a difficult legal predicament my document is getting expert and the five hundred year is finished can't go back i can't i can't even go back to italy to renew even my documents. fall far for over a year more than five hundred from all over sub-saharan africa being packed into this camp in the german capital i don't. know how ukraine they'd been working in libya when colonel gadhafi was toppled in the nato backed war the documents these

people have gives them access to basic medical care nothing else mentions it in now in berlin and it's up to germany to find a solution to their problems we're trying to get them residents grammont so for now there is no long term solution they have no right to work no right to social housing and are forced to live on handouts there's a feeling in the camp that e.u. members who took part in the twenty eleven action against libya have a responsibility to help i think this is. odd you appear you do because this the italian learnt. that you. are just happy we. did not do what you did as jimmy decides what to do they get ready for a second winter in a city park these people came here because they were fleeing violence but in running for their lives they found themselves stuck in limbo here in the e.u. peter all of a see. the cryptocurrency bitcoins battle for mainstream acceptance is gaining

momentum the first ever a.t.m. along customers to turn their big point into hard cash is about to be launched in canada for all the details had to our website r t v dot com. plus their profits may be skyrocketing but they are managing to steer clear of the tax man find out what tools the richest corporations in the us are using on our website. the syrian government has submitted its plan to destroy its chemical weapons meeting an international imposed deadline however peace adverts in the country have been dealt a setback nineteen opposition groups are refusing to take part in a long awaited geneva conference which was supposed to bring all sides to the negotiating table former pentagon official michael maloof says the rebels including extremist factions have been emboldened by continuing western support. the united states cannot be caught in the position of giving arms to the moderate so-called

moderates when in fact most of those weapons would go to the opposition they just take them away it know the extremists already control about seven of the eleven palestinian camps already in in in syria and they're using them as a base of operations and they're intimidating the moderates and the moderates of course are can't stand up against the more extreme elements and they just don't have the the capability in the fight in the fighting fighting power to do that. second look at some other stories making headlines around the world and a series of car blasts across the rocky capital have killed at least fifty four people and wounded dozens more most of the bombs were planted inside parked cars and hit predominantly shiite muslim district the deadliest explosions were in the city of mosul killing twelve people iraq is in the midst of its worst ethnic

bloodshed in years almost a thousand people die in violence across the country last month alone. an apartment in brooklyn became a scene of carnage one five people were left dead after a stabbing attack the identities of the victims four children and a thirty seven year old woman have not been released one suspect has been arrested . in india at least five people have been killed in a string of blast before the start of a political rally and over seventy are injured the explosions occurred just before an appearance by opposition politician the render mahdi who is a candidate for prime minister in next year's general election bombs went off at a train station and later near the venue of the political gathering no group has claimed responsibility so far. the curtain is about to come down on me how saakashvili is decade long rule as

people in georgia are heading to the polls to decide who will be there in next president was twenty three names on the ballot experts predict the run alvord between three candidates you know while tempers are running high at the polls with one of the front runners accusing prime minister if they deny of honest really violating campaign rules analysts say the country is moving closer to a parliamentary democracy with keep powers being handed to the prime minister's office but is still far from overcoming political instability argues marie if a national looks into saakashvili has caught a virtual legacy. the only among the males determined to detractors of judges i would go in president. the full me. everyway to leave him in no doubt of where they stand. circus really was the once popular leader of the rose revolution the first color

revolutions which still power change in post soviet republics. in the last days of his near ten year presidency even former allies are on the attack. after his successes started building an authoritarian regime the media was attacked one million people fled one quarter of the population went through the penal system they were either arrested or interrogated in two thousand and seven police used tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters wanting such a shrill his government to resign. in two thousand and eleven they did it again. looting him ugly people were afraid to express or even have their opinion if they faced injustice they feared to report it as it could affect their families. totemic his brother used to run the state audit office and claims he was tortured in jail

when he took his case to the human rights called in strasbourg told nikki says he too was arrested over fabricated case becoming another recognised political prisoner. i got eight and a half years if it wasn't for new premier ivanishvili i wouldn't have got out in just one week i saw they took out four dead bodies from jail they said those young men died from diseases but that's nonsense days before last october's parliamentary election videos showing yun inmates being humiliated and beaten became the last straw for the georgian people. party last but this georgian media veteran says the public euphoria over circus will is defeat is tempered by how much the people had already lost the media lisa promoted georgian people as talented and the nation with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet past p.r. he was a p.r. genius he managed to convince the entire world and under the flag of democracy we

got fascists. as george is the left for many here it's nessa both welcome in the future but say goodbye to their past the law prevents me from running for president again now he's a mission's life far away from politics in the wine business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire here in georgia for such a shrewd move to be brought to justice and it seems his detractors wants to hold on to that thirst is quite just. tbilisi georgia. another thing the outgoing georgian president could be remembered for are his calls to boycott the sochi twenty fourteen winter olympics his latest comments came earlier this month right after the kick off of the games torch relay are to sophie shevardnadze who is georgian has been awarded the privilege of carrying the flamed through the streets of st petersburg and when it comes to the idea of boycotting

the winter olympics he's now ally of mr saakashvili if you will who are good. i think georgian people should do whatever they think is the right thing to do it's up to them but if you ask me personally. or just very proud of target a member of the absurd outlets is exerting. good. now thousands of opposition activists are marching through central moscow right now the protesters are rallying in support of those arrested on may the sixth last year when a thousand strong protest on the eve of president bush's inauguration turned violent yet the warriors have set a limit of twenty thousand people for today's march but so far the turnout has been much lower and unofficial opposition movement in russia emerged two years ago in response to allegations of ballot rigging during the country's parliamentary election but have since lost momentum. next journey into the world of gadgets and

gizmos and his technology update. new zealand is boldly going where no government has gone before and according to reuters has decided to create a regulatory body to oversee recreational drugs that is their opening pandora's box it has at least temporarily given approval to fifty substances for sale at special stores which are banned in most other countries the body is trying to take a more scientific approach and determine which substances are actually harmful to the user you know i've heard the argument that the war on drugs just wastes massive sums of money effort and lives and you need turn a futile battle which is true it does but the only option people give is just legalize all drugs there are a few problems with this when something is legal that tends to make it ok is it

really ok for you to spend your whole life in a trance to avoid reality is it really ok for everyone in town on friday night after work to to go. crystal meth rampage the other problem is that the war on drugs fails because it is fighting the drugs not the reason why people take them which is to escape reality why do people want to escape reality because in modern times or post modern times we live a soulless pointless isolated consumeristic existence of working in a pointless office job just to get poor so we can scrape by and get some cheap plastic junk at walmart when people's lives are empty they will fill them with something through a needle but that's just my opinion. alone

well can set goals you know dates is the end of all it's all but not supposing in moscow but locally for us the someone hasn't been used everywhere so we see we pop culture by going straight to the song winter's knocking at moscow's door between normally sit on our own tongues just yet so we travel to europe to soak up some rays imbibes a culture and see what's going on in the world of technology fronts was europe's largest exporter of electricity last year but despite its opponents in power the country is still looking for new energy sources and even has to bring the power that drives the song down so. there's a lot of energy in france and i'm not just talking about the street dunces the country ranks second in the world in terms of nuclear power stations but it's growing environmental and safety concerns the sun may be setting on nuclear energy as we know it's so many says from around the world have come to the schools a possible shift away from nuclear fission. there are currently one hundred eighty five nuclear power plants in your.