russia the u.s. and the u.n. agree there is no military solution to the syrian crisis and that peace talks can not be delayed an even longer but the main opposition groups reluctance to hand keeps the initiative at risk also. you are meeting part of the upcoming geneva two conference on syria amid a slight shift in washington stance russian the u.s. makes tehran's president a real prospect with the u.s. saying it will. under certain conditions. britain's prime minister is accused of bribing local authorities and homeowners to accept controversial fracking in their areas with a cash incentive to sweeten the deal. as muslim riots take a leap forward in germany we hear people's concerns about spreading islamization at

a cost to other face. which is our senior national coming to live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program the peace conference on syria can't be delayed any longer and must happen at the end of the month that's the joint message from russia the us and the un after talks in paris but the main challenge is convincing the syrian opposition to take part as a group still hasn't given a definitive answer is going off has been following the discussions in france. well one of the first things that we've heard from u.s. secretary of state is that russia the u.s. and the un are completely on the same page that the only solution of the conflict in syria is a diplomatic one mr kerry also said that both the syrian authorities and to the

opposition are equally responsible for the atrocities committed there now we've also seen a slight shift on iran since a lot of barbara he needs u.n. special envoy on syria and syria lauber off the ball for saying that they want to see iran taken part in the geneva two conference this is a key player in the region this was something that the u.s. has previously against but now according to u.s. secretary of state washington wouldn't mind seeing tehran there at geneva two if it supports the agreements reached earlier at the one now mr wagram also said that the authorities in syria have now confirmed that they are going to take part in the conference although one of the sticking points right now is that it's really unknown whether or not the opposition is planning to do the same although we are possibly witnessing now a positive tendency somewhat of a positive tendency when it comes to the relationship between the opportunities there and the rebel since we've heard today about possible exchanges of prisoners

and allowing humanitarian aid to get in but according to sergei lavrov right now regarding humanitarian aid the rebels are the key obstacles that's why moscow doesn't want to see the terror threat among the key issues to be discussed to be on the table there at you now today we've heard nothing about calls for president assad having to step down which is different from sunday since yesterday the french prime minister when he met with the syrian opposition he did make these calls for the syrian president to step down which shows that right now even though the key players now working on organizing this conference they are completely on the same page. it comes to lots of key issues some countries in the west are sending mixed signals which could theoretically undermine the success of the conference. while the world's top diplomats accord the syrian national council to get it to join the geneva two talks there is doubt that the group has any weight within the war torn

country any longer. it seemed clear there seems to be very little credibility on the ground it can deliver nothing on the ground all the rebel factions are what are so she could. see or most of them certainly have the faith to other groups soul the u.s. administration is increasingly desperate to try and coupled together some kind of. syrian opposition and they can do business with but the syrian opposition itself the city national council no really only say of syria and it only exists. u.s. patronage so this is increasingly it seems like a field. that is about to hit the buffers. now despite the glimmer of progress in paris in fighting between the once united syrian rebels has worsened coddling groups have executed dozens of rival islamists in the last couple of days bringing

the total number of victims between the rebels to over seven hundred this month alone today's crosstalk on r t spores how the terrorist network has managed to gain so much ground in the region. but one of the western media and politicians told us al qaeda was defeated or at the very least on its last legs the same media and politicians today tell us a very different story al qaeda is very much alive and fighting indeed across many countries of the middle east al qaeda is betrayed as a deadly minutes in this edition of crossfire we ask what is al qaeda today who supports it and who benefits from it. you. britain's prime minister is being accused of bribery by the activist after he announced

a lucrative incentive to areas which allow fracking for gas despite widespread concerns about its safety david cameron is lending a local councils keep all the money raised from the business tax levied on energy firms who drill in their patch he also backed cash payouts to affected homeowners as well as their for of has the details. thora sees that allow drilling to take place will receive one hundred percent of the business rates from the scheme that's double the fifty percent the kids currently receive no government estimates say that that could be worth one point seven million extra a year each site that a council agrees and there are other estimates as well that say that the industry could attract three point seven billion a year in investment and support an extra seventy four thousand jobs so it all sounds like great news the financial incentives that have been laid on the table for the local authorities but campaigners and environmental groups of expressed their anger at the plan saying that it amounts to nothing more than

a bribe we might have seen the government frack back pushing the benefits of this procedure but the extraction of shale gas from the ground to schools why spread control to see here in the country we've seen large scale protests in the recent months in fact on sunday we saw protesters from across the country marching to solve it to an area where exploratory drilling is taking place in campaigners really concerned about a wide variety of issues with this controversial process including contamination of ground water the potential for the triggering of earthquakes we've already seen work on running the site here. after it was thought that that was linked to earth quakes that had taken place in a nearby area this is a really huge amounts of anger we've seen from campaigners and protesters of course the announcement coinciding with the expected announcement from french energy giant

total expected to say that they're going to be investing millions in u.k. drilling licenses now that's causing anger because you look to france it's actually got a ban on the process and campaigners are asking why when there's a ban in that country the energy company can then exploits the u.k.'s opening its doors to shell gas exploration in this way so despite the financial incentives that we've seen on the table i think a lot of people going to remain unconvinced. some brits maybe i'm not a bumper fracking payday but across the atlantic there's a squeeze on those in need. like putting somebody in prison that didn't commit a crime what did we do because this deficit. automatic budget cuts for some of the most vulnerable americans out of their homes find out how later this hour. of trying to be accommodating to religious sensitivities is proving to be divisive

in germany regional governments are increasingly incorporating muslims feelings into local legislation a couple of district even went without christmas lights the season for fear of causing offense to non christians a recent survey suggests more than half of germans fear the growing islamization of their country as peter all over now reports. daily prayer in bremen. this region was one of the first in germany to make islam an official's religion nearby lower saxony is the next in line with at least three other states expected to follow in the near future the change of status allows worshippers to have their religious holidays officially recognised burial rights carried out and classes taught in schools. but what does it mean to the islamic community in this part of germany to have their religion officially recognized by the state. perhaps in the future it will help the building of a mosque or

a school it will also help to bring communities together over the last ten years both sides have made efforts to build bridges and aid integration and a good mind critics of the move claim this is being done to score political points you're by hundreds as you are you can interpret this as a slogan for cation of germany but i see it as more politically motivated politicians telling muslims islam can belong but the majority of germans don't want this. only nineteen percent of germans believe that is. is compatible with german culture that's the lowest in europe thirty percent had specific concerns such as terrorism and almost half thought there are too many muslims in germany only around five percent of people in the country are muslims giving leave to the idea that the real issue for germans may be immigration not islam and i think it is more christian of getting people in big numbers into germany than having

a problem with islam. they mix it up and they don't recognize it's a different story islamic leaders recognize that they have work to do to improve the image of their religion. we have a duty to change perceptions and prejudices unfortunately the media plays a big role they only show negative stories about was the names this makes it harder for us. whatever the public perception of islam in germany more and more federal states is set to follow suit and germany's almost four million muslims the same rights as the christian and jewish communities these are all of the gemini and coming up a final goodbye for the man who was once israel's most powerful figure in the midst of the slammin hundreds of soldiers and an anti-missile the failed system to secure a save burial for the former prime minister plus. britain is told it should be softer on its most dangerous criminals as the e.u. says jailing people for life without parole is not fair to prisoners more on the

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barkeep. welcome back this is r t international israel is bidding a final farewell to former prime minister ariel sharon but the atmosphere around the ceremony isn't exactly peaceful the army and police are on high alert with anti-missile batteries dispatched around the burial site our middle east correspondent paula for your reports i'm dome anti-missile defense system was deployed over the south of the country with extra drones also being deployed over southern israel for the funeral process now this is because the raunch where shot one was buried is in iraq could range from gaza and in recent weeks there has been rockets fired from gaza into israel of course israeli security did not want to take any chances of there being any kind of disruptions during the funeral itself in addition to this there were kilometers of roads around the burial place that was

sealed off now the i would be is that should always justified any kind of military or political action who took by saying that it was in the interests of israel's security. he and here we seeing him buried in such an atmosphere of insecurity so one is a very controversial figure for most israelis he is regarded as a military war hero who fortune almost all of israel's wars he's seen as a powerful politician and their fearless leader he has the nickname of the bulldozer and this is because when he set out to do something he allowed nothing to get in his way but among many in the arab world particularly palestinians he is despised and resume today you see him as the mastermind of crushing military action and military offenses against palestinians and for killing thousands of them since the war back in one nine hundred forty eight it's regarded as the butcher of beirut for the world he played in one nine hundred eighty two when of palestinians were massacred in the camps of supper and shifted the eleven on by christian militia

groups and there's a lot of anger still in the palestinian street that he was never going to go for the role he played in those nazi because hamas is also issued a statement saying that someone's death is a historic moment that marked the disappearance of a criminal who was hands are covered with palestinian blood so certainly a very controversial figure that was buried in his role today among the stories that we have authority dot com right now the range of guns behind a spate of suicides at american firearms firms now banning hiring out its weapons after customers were turning the guns on themselves plus. cyber security in russia the government goes on the line to ask the people what they think about the country strategy to stay safe. in the long. haul it seems like you.

if you're happy with us here are three today i wrote researcher. a low income families in new york are feeling the pinch of the so-called sequester the automatic want a billion dollar spending cuts which came down last year after congress failed to agree a budget people are being told to find smaller and cheaper apartments or see the rand skyrocket or not that one of them is my brother and his family inside and brown's home this is home for me a lifetime of memories are displayed everywhere you look one of my friends went in with a doing this eighty three year old has lived in her one bedroom new york city apartment

for thirty seven years this is the first played out for mercy from h.p.d. but a few months ago city officials told her she has to downsize her options move into a studio apartment or see your seven hundred dollar rent triple the only thing i know is they heard the word sequester whatever that means they have this thing is the city agency that subsidizes rent for low income new yorkers is facing a thirty six million dollars reduction due to budget cuts known as sequestration. as a result thousands of seniors like ann are being forced to shrink their lives into smaller and cheaper apartments and that physically able. to a will or i'm going to do it my friend if you're sitting on a sidewalk i can afford to stuart so what i'm going to do with my life is in this disappointment civil rights attorney norman siegel who represents many sequestered

seniors calls the downsizing campaign inhumane i can't dismiss the possibility that the effect of this will impact disproportionately on seniors and poor people because in the bigger picture the people who are in power and make these decisions . know that seniors might not fight back and it's a problem playing out nationwide potentially affecting more than two million low income american households in the coming year that's according to one washington budget think tank but it's when social cuts drag in the nation's unprotected pension nears that experts say the effects will prove explosive what happens to a family watching the government of the country stick it to grandma when she's eighty years old you're making enemies you wonder why people join the tea party you wonder why people join occupy wall street while many times the reasons are grandma

in the current era of budget cuts the country's elderly most in need of government assistance and stability are being displaced vulnerable citizens forced to spend their golden years suffering the consequences of washington's debt and overspending is like putting somebody in prison that didn't commit a crime that's the way i see it what did we do because this deficit and why are you going to balance it on the fact that the same us marine a port naya new york. times article it's a lot of stories from around the world him bangkok is slowly grinding to hold as thousands of. asters block major intersections during a citywide shutdown it's aimed at bringing down the government of prime minister shinawatra the sister of the former brown mayor who was ousted over corruption claims in two thousand and six and some twenty thousand police and soldiers have been deployed for security officials say a state of emergency may be declared if there is fresh unrest. very rains

have caused floods and landslides in the southeastern philippines forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes at least thirteen people have been killed and more casualties are fear with swathes of the country still living in the rough conditions after it was battered by super typhoon last november. an evacuation is under way for thousands of foreigners in the central african republic as battles continue in the council the red cross reports that more than a dozen people were killed over the weekend despite the country's interim president resigning equipped to try and end and deadly fighting between armed muslim and christian militias which is killed more thousand people so far. the top european court is trying to make britain ease up on handing down whole life prison sentences for its most dangerous criminals judges believe that offering no chance of parole even to those convicted of horrifying murders breaches international human rights but the u.k.'s fighting back to stop brussels muscling

in on its justice system as laura smith now explains. if we're talking prison sentences it's already very breath and to me in life but if the european court of human rights has its way it will become impossible for courts in this country to hands down the most severe punishment that exceptional criminal might never become eligible for parole condemned to die in jail the a c.-h. all got involved off to convicted killers notes to complaints with the courts saying it was the moralizing notes to have a child it's a pretty nice last year the courts the greens and rules having no rights to review contravene the european convention on human rights the justice secretary is set to fight the decision in a lengthy legal battle but many say he should go a step further and leave the courts altogether the legitimacy is pretty much

nonexistent. but also proper court that made up of. often of politicians rather than lawyers many of. the members a tiny countries or countries with. very poor human rights record i mean we're getting a lot of interference in our in opposition legal system. from them and i think it's completely completely unreasonable i think we should make our own decisions aren't arrangements about the boat sentencing there are fewer than fifty prisoners serving whole life terms in england and wales for the severest drives one of them's more bridges he was sent down last year for murdering well schoolgirl who he's launched an appeal another killing in maclaughlin has already avoided a whole life because of the. he murdered a man while on day release from a murder is that it's and meanwhile the u.k.

government is entering into a lot of expensive fights with the course of human rights to stop the courts interfering with british justice well next the highlights from the world of sports with kate partridge stay with us. i think that the fact that these weapons can fly semi autonomous leap for seven thousand miles to you know the locations we're unfortunately my military and the cia are attacking people in countries with which we are not at war to me is simply horrifying and as many you know already argue it's a violation of international law it's assassination i do not support assassination by my government period. this is a medium so we leave the people. of the sea oceans to.

shoes that no one would begin but you deserve answers from. politics. hello welcome to the all too sport show another weekly roundup of top action from russia and around the globe with me kate partridge and these are the headlines.

trading places so much says coming to fill that case suki home that is unveiled. aiden mcgeady leave spots like the everton in the first big russian top flight deals in the transfer window. while top challenge novak djokovic and victoria azarenka go all out to defend their australian open titles as the first grand slam of the season gets underway even now but. a little bit journey with a month to go until the winter games marathon runner dimitri get off you can see a seventeen hundred kilometer run from let's go to sochi in time for the opening ceremony. all the news ahead of the winter olympics to come but first football where two big name foreigners have left the russian premier league and the first high profile deals of the january transfer window first republic of ireland wingnut aiden mcgeady has signed for english premier league side everton from spawn's out

moscow for an undisclosed fee the twenty seven year old has penned a four and a half year contract after scoring the thirteen goals in ninety three matches for the red and whites since joining from celtic in two thousand and ten. and in italy for my test almost the midfielder keisuke on that promise to fight like a samurai after the japan star joint you see milan is a free agent on the three and a half year deal the twenty seven year old will dong the number ten jersey previously worn by the likes of ruud gullit and clarence seedorf. remember me to summarize. i don't know the truth truth. i've seen the dripper means man. to room in thirty and we have a good disappearing. on me while sticking to the plan was safe as approach last

week after football's governing body played down a top official statement about moving the twenty twenty two world cup in council to the winter drowned out his claims the flagship tournament will not be played in june in july because of searing temperatures in the gulf states but faces swiftly added a decision on timing has not yet been taken while president sepp blatter also defended brazil's preparations for this summer's event despite failing to meet their deadlines reveal be ready i am sure that in in march called a stadium be ready and we have time enough to make somebody herzl's there in these modern stadia i'm sure they will respond to the expectation of the spectators but also of the actors which are the players moving on to basketball where russian side looking what if cabana lost their second straight top sixteen game in the maiden season in the year only the crew.