dozens of civilians are massacred near the syrian capital damascus as an r.t. investigation reveals mass executions and kidnappings carried out by the islamist rebels. as the european union puts ukraine integration on hold u.s. senators joining the protesters in the capital kiev throwing their weight behind the opposition's bro western ambitions. and mexico is gripped by a massive anti-government demonstrations with protesters accusing authorities of stripping the state of its wealth and people of their future. watching r t international coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshua a

fierce fighting continues and a syrian town of hadera on the outskirts of damascus as the army tries to push rebel forces from several districts and our team best occasion discovered the mass execution of civilians carried out by al qaeda linked groups survivors described her if it scenes and of people being used as human shields are deserve a challenge spoke to an eyewitness to the massacre. r t sources in the military say radical islamist fighters entered the town of address and massacred local civilians according to the latest figures at least eighty people were killed in the districts which the syrian army has now liberated entire families were killed other families were kidnapped and are being used as human shields in the battle against government forces. militants from job i don't know strike and the army of islam seize control of all the streets and crossroads very quickly this iteration became terrible there were killings outrage and fear on of

them to find our men came to the city they carried out the slow to the worse thing of their crime was when they shot people in the baker's over they kidnapped people and many will be can. r t sources in the military also say that some of the kidnapped families have been transferred to areas south of the town they're now being held in strategically important zones which the rebels have been using as a base of operations these places are heavily fortified sources also say the total death toll in an address may in fact increase because the syrian army has not yet liberated the entire town. your political analyst patrick paddington told r.t. that the events in al dura show that foreign encouragement of rebel forces is only delaying any hope of peace in syria. if there's any western governments that want to have any dialogue or engage in dog with these groups these are the same western

governments is saying that we don't talk to terrorists we don't negotiate with terrorists and here just the mere idea of wanting to include the radical islamic element into the conversation and for the future of syria is ridiculous just on the basis of western policy over the last twenty or thirty years doesn't make any sense at all what it does though indicate is that there are in there is involvement absolutely by western say agency the do have links to some of these radical jihadist groups and that has been proven throughout history and is also the case today the first thing that needs to happen for any peace talks succeed is the western governments cannot be involved in any way shape or form either through proxies with through their intelligence agencies or third parties with army financing equipping giving aid of any kind to the syrian opposition. of course we'll be keeping a close eye on sirius around the day for the latest updates as well as more

eyewitness reports had to r.t. dot com. ukraine is locked in uncertainty with both the government and the e.u. sending mixed signals over possibilities for future integration as thousands remain a donkey of some may have square demanding an agreement a senior e.u. official signaled that all plans are on hold and this has had an atmosphere it's the u.s. that seems to have assumed the role of decision maker as you know reports. short . bremer oh there's a few america is great you. know john mccain's media conference in kiev was rich in statements himly railed warnings to moscow we need to make it clear. to the russian government putin that interference in the affairs of ukraine is not acceptable to the united states of america or to any other free country in the

world followed by explicit threats to kiev if the movement of membership in the is not achieved that is going to have very serious effects here in ukraine and in u.s. craned relations. fearing but many question why he was there in the first place it's not the first time john mccain has been seen paying a visit to the united states is it supports he had a photo op with some syrian rebel kidnappers now it's a world boxing champion turned politician and mccain is not the only american politician in ukraine his appearance at kiev's independence square was preceded by u.s. assistant secretary of state victoria nuland handing out cakes to the protest is the reason they are there is bluntly because i think these people want to detach the ukraine from russia as they see it and they think that by supporting the protesters in kiev they might actually achieve that the problem with that strategy . is that it's simply not working the balance between the ukraine and russia

economically and culturally and ethnically and simply too strong and i think for american politicians and indeed european politicians to go to the ukraine and to try to do that is actually very unwise and very dangerous and he simply exacerbating making with the differences the divisions in the ukraine which are already very great but as u.s. officials seem keen on pushing the e.u.'s deal through brussels all but shut the door and signing it through a tweet from the man in charge of e.u. expansion it's unclear whether it's a matter of the e.u. or not budging on ukraine's pleas for more financial help upon signing the agreement the previous offer of six hundred million euro was branded as humiliating by unocal which or brussels rumored willingness to seize any talks with this government this latest statement by the european everso also puts huge pressure on the coverage because he has been saying all along seriously during press corps as it meets with european officials and the opposition that the trade would not. your

integration. he was all expecting to sign your association deal with here is the future and with the news that this prospect is as remote as ever the protesters resolve is now also being hardened by a rallying cry from the newest arrivals from america let's see reporting from kiev in ukraine and we discuss the american senator's unwavering support for ukraine's opposition rallies with international relations professor mark sloboda he thinks their involvement is driven by anything but genuine concern over the authorities handling a peaceful protest. senator john mccain hasn't shown any such concern for occupy wall street protesters when they were brutally repressed in the united states and driven from zuccotti park and from the main centers of america cities across america or with. protesters in europe against neoliberal austerity measures

when tens of millions receive like treatment over the last two years indeed just this week in spain in the united kingdom and in italy we saw police repression of peaceful political dissent john mccain hasn't. shown any concern about this what john mccain has always been concerned with is he views russia as a geopolitical enemy of the united states of the greater transatlantic community and. in officials is viewing through this through a cold war lens of trying to separate russia from the ukraine in order to in his mind keep it in a permanently geopolitically weakened state political turmoil a crackdown on protests and an economy in limbo why financial is no easy ride just to have a look at what happened to the dreams of those who took part in the arab spring uprising almost three years ago plus. no warm welcome for

a new members as immigration and finance drives a wedge through the european union. will . technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. this is a media lead us so we need to be part of the scene potions to cure. your party there's a goal. is that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politics only on our t.v. . if. previously peacekeepers for a profound concerned with monitoring peace deals in that post conflict environment

nowadays they are increasingly asked to operate in a high risk of. bottles to lead. to stay. motionless with these people who has closed over almost twenty years four million people killed millions of displaced and refugees tens of thousands of women raped tens of thousands of children and recruit to those soldiers were slaves no. largest consumer of p.c.'s and i see it with me and the country is the federal government is simply saves property of the united states government. is the united states privilege and it was done in public has to realize it can't just by. just throw it away this equipment for instance belongs to the united states

environmental protection agency and i found this on a dump site here this is a computer it's not always known that producers of these little i have to should be able to collect these though i believe that this should be responsible for their products from cradle to grave. to mexico comment of mental health proper jail cell to merge trying to cooperate at all but also belongs to the washington metro area transit of politi properties of a dentist aids page and trademark office. dramas that try to be ignored. stories others use in those. places change the world light snack. food pictures. from around the globe.

drop the. ball go back to watching our c.n.n. national life in moscow now the congress of mexico has opened up a seventy five year old state monopoly on oil a move which has brought hundreds of thousands of people out on the streets across the country protesters say that if the bill becomes law international oil companies will snatch the reserves from under the nose of domestic producers. for now the document has been approved by more than a third of mexico's states but what began as a protest against an energy policy has now turned into national wide discontent was entire government argues nicholas stern one witness to one such that mr ation. protests against the energy reform have been held in all major cities across mexico

it's a new demonstration of power of those who oppose what they government has approved without de consent we can't forget that the three points of the mexican constitution that will be modified under the new measure for many mexicans this new era in the energy sector just means the beginning of the end of the country's independence many also believes that the whole process has been just a farce and that the decision was really already made even before the debate began the rapid approval that the reform is getting and the local delegations at least read to news the position of those who think the politicians of mexico aren't on the side of the people on the side of commercial interests losing that is not interested in asking the people they don't care about what we think at all this states who have sort of full maturity and ten minutes they know know what they are doing in there to train us the streets are the only thing as i have now and will do

only takes as a planet and symbolically protesters in mexico city the nation's capital chose the square of independence to kick off a massive march pressure tension and frustration building up here it's now only about managing reform they talk about education reform rebel transfer overseas indeed it's just the mexican people coming together really demonstrating the government they're just not happy with their policies. if an actual action center activist khalid mop and believes the government itself is a source of the unrest. the oil in mexico this is something that the mexican people you know have called claims for themselves they say it's their property they say belongs to doubt but now just like so much of the wealth of the world's being privatized being handed over to private corporations and being utilized to make profits work for some capitalist and that's that's an outrage and that's why the people are are rising up against it that's why we see all these massive outcry because the people of mexico well have really made clear that the government of

mexico doesn't represent them that represents interests in the united states and they would like sovereignty and independence. and if i'm war stories we're covering on our t. dot com and there you will also see three hundred lashes for calling for constitutional monarchy saudi activists are criticizing the ruling family and get a further four years in prison plus. preparations for world cup twenty fourteen could be undermined as workers and brazil call for a nationwide strike over the human cost of construction more details are now website r.t. dot com. right to see. first rate. and i think that you're. on our reporters. in.

the the in. now showing symbols like these could land you in jail in agent a fifteen year old boy was arrested last month after he brought a ruler to school wearing the side of the muslim brotherhood prosecutors claim the boy was inciting violence brotherhood united's millions of people who oppose the interim government in egypt but they say their voice is being quash and his belcher reports is just another reason why many gyptian are looking elsewhere for a better life. omaha meet a young egyptian design student sits in his favorite downtown cairo cafe talking about a better life abroad three years on from participating in two thousand and eleven revolution almer is frustrated by the state of the country he says once he finishes his studies he'll have to leave. here your story for four years and then you don't

find a job at the end of it there are better chances are side egypt there i can find the freedom to work with the skills that i have that is one of the most important reasons forcing people to leave egypt there are eight million egyptians already abroad and others and looking to join them as the economy flatlines in the political instability even if the economy of the country will grow in the future the double digits there will never be able to accommodate every new job seekers there is going to be always a percentage of the population that would seek job elsewhere job outside the country youth unemployment rates are at a staggering seventy seven percent and that may well rise after years of turmoil for young men like almost seeking work abroad is often the only option but it's not just the economy driving egyptians to leave some fleeing a growing crackdown on political freedoms growing numbers of activists are now facing jail sentences after the military installed government enforced the law

banning protests without official permission daily battles between student protesters and security forces rock egypt's campuses police and the army continue to patrol the streets here where we need democracy freedom better health care and social justice to fulfill the main demands of our revolution the police need to change the whole regime needs to have a better ideological way of dealing with egypt or more people will go the government hopes and new constitution and upcoming elections will help stabilize egypt but until egyptians can find work and enjoy basic freedoms more will be forced to leave. for r.t. . i'll have all belcher and twitter for all the latest updates from egypt including why this ban or to promote the country's newly draft a constitution has caused a few red faces and that's because most of these faces are not a gyptian in fact they're stock library pictures used in commercial ads from other

countries. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world starting with the philippines where a bus has plunged off a race section of motorway onto a van in the capital manila twenty one people are reported to have been killed and twenty others injured according to local reports heavy rain and traffic conditions may have played a part in the accident. and a proposed bill that will shield remaining years m.p.'s from probes over corruption has led to a violent protest in the capital crowds broke through a police cordon outside the government headquarters in bucharest chanting slogans and demanding the proposal be dropped rainiest president has asked the signature is required for the bill to become law as condemn parliament's planes. and israeli soldier has been killed by a lebanese sniper on the border with lebanon a soldier was treated at the scene but died later in hospital the lebanese army has been put on high alert due to feared reprisals by i.d.f.

troops the region has been hit by sporadic violence since two thousand and six lebanon war when israel fought a month long battle with has been a five years. disagreement between member states is growing as its newest members remaining prepared to gain the same rights as other citizens freedom of movement and banking are driving a wedge between nations that fear a flood of benefit hungry immigrants and unfair competition as point boyko now reports. it's supposed to be an ever closer europe but the european commission the body responsible for keeping the twenty eight country club together is facing a growing number of complaints from its members in january as the newest members of romanians and bulgarians will be able to travel to work and live anywhere within the euro zone but the u.k. prime minister david cameron's not exactly offering open arms change the rules

about removing people to countries for a job is one thing but i'm not favor of people being to be able to claim benefits that it was a series of measures this week to put beyond doubt that there isn't the freedom to go and play the same sentiments have been shared by germany and france so it's no surprise that views not going down well with the european commission it argues migrants boost these countries economies rather than sponge off their governments but immigration is by no means the only issue that you can't agree on god only that we're facing right now is essentially has been lost and i'm not talking about. or it's always i've been outside and inside europe i'm talking about. a european banking union has long been on the cards designed

to offer the same confidence to a deposit in a greek or spanish bank as enjoyed by someone in a german one but richer member states a worried at all only end in bailouts for banks and other countries last time ministers met to discuss the union they wrapped up early because of a lack of progress and speaking of money brussels has strived for tax harmonize ation but cost your mind back to recent scandals about google and apple housing their headquarters in ireland with a corporate tax rate. of just twelve and a half percent compared to thirty four percent in belgium and you'll see that harmonized a shim is a long way off you're seeing economic effects of the show from greece across the eastern europe of course and germany but without political control over those things happening it's a very on turnabout situation to. london and coming up here on our team. talks to the renowned serbian filmmaker american stories about current

challenges to european unity. the steady stream of snowden related leaks no longer surprises but the all the company's scope of spying still does stephen online gamers have not been spared all the while the powers that be are hesitant to rein in the n.s.a. they appear only want to make legal but it's not illegal is it time for an international bill of digital rights. right on the scene. first strike. and i would think that you're. on a reporter's twitter. and instagram. could be in the know. on. why is the

price of gold so high. demand global demand do you think gold is money. the value of the only place we have to live of the water that we need to survive is not compared to i mean gold we're not going to eat gold we're not going to bait. we're not going to drink what clearly what amal is and is in a desperate economic situation absolutely right what we're wrong to do is say therefore any kind of economic development from the outside is going to be a benefit their only purpose is to extract as much money as possible to feed into the global financial system. with we're a part. of political economic system that's extremely exploitative.

the first was a question where the mining should even be carried out altogether counted. done in a way which doesn't destroy people's lives resources environment and so on well you know those are pretty serious questions mining is not a what a moment problem it's happening in asia in africa and south america in central america in mexico and it's even happening in canada and the united states. what defines a country's success. faceless figures of economic growth. or standard of living.

prevail peacekeepers for a program of concerned with monitoring peace deals in a post conflict environment nowadays they are increasingly asked to operate in a high risk while the only bottle to still be able to stay. motionless with these people has caused over almost twenty years four million people. millions of displaced and refugees tens of thousands of women raped. children. slaves no.

hello welcome to sophie and tomi sophie shevardnadze as brussels goes in a renewed push to bring more countries day into its fold the division of nations affected deepen the call for european integration rings on care of squares some fear it will turn into a western expansion who really knows what's for the. asked well those who create always feel the tide turning sharper than others so i asked an artist about the changes in the air.

here customers as filmmaker actor director writer musician you name it everything great to have you on our show today so ukraine has been in the news lately everyone's talking about it you have sat that ukraine is looking at a yugoslav scenario what exact parallel switch retro with your quite in your class flavia to you think civil war is possible there i don't think civil war will come because the question of ukraine is more. a question about who will give more because i have a feeling that those people who are of a can from the european colleagues. are much more. agreeable to to accept some good bid so this artificial name of what

we call today nato is in fact spreading or what they used to say in world war one the wrong austin and no this is very visible that in fact european formally doesn't mean nato but in fact it's very much connected what i'm saying it is of example in which for the strategic reason rumania became europe before even serbia and grace. what is your of for him. europe is an old system that gave us a renaissance and it gave us the biggest achievements. in the judea christian civilization and i am behind this but each time it comes every in a while in the century to the crisis then there is a formal way to go for the goods on the other side my problem

a little bit problem on this of understanding this if the current the present. administration with a president is one hundred percent decided not to go to europe as the as they said it i don't know if this is a sincere act of mr what is it you know on the cards or what is it they were intact in fact negotiating trying to get more from europe but the point is they will never get money from europe because europe cannot give them i think they are letting them have money and now the question who has the money and they will all know that russia has the money because our side has the sources in say b. area which they don't have for whom napoleon was kind coming and trying to get it hitler was trying to get it and even meddling all right said the.