doctors of the. revolutionary kangaroo courts after two nights of protest leave the center of ukraine's capital devastated many of those in hospital. european opposition violence in its d.n.a. the kiev protests are slipping the control of the moderate opposition as far right movements and extremists move in. syria's opposition decides it will attend peace talks after the u.n. retracts an invitation to iran just a day before the geneva summit starts a move moscow has called a mistake. russian diplomats urged those attending the peace talks to focus on the terrorism plaguing syria amid reports of al qaeda training camps across the country our top stories.

from our studio center here in moscow was just turned nine pm this is the international. radical opposition supporters in the ukrainian capital continued their assault on police barricades for a second night of government protests they want to force the country's entire leadership out raw to say they're not leaving and one that recently published new laws aimed at preventing them from holding rallies will only boost the violence and legislation was announced last week and quickly passed as the crisis escalated and is in. tension may have come down in terms of the noise at the governmental court in kiev but it's still far from settled only a few meters are separating the police lines and the line of the protesters or the rioters and still sometimes exchanging project hours at each other over the night we saw an attempt by the police to push the protesters off this particular place

here the failed attempt when the protesters started charging with a writer started charging at the police the police had to withdraw and ever since then it's been like that the standoff continues over here it looks like yet another barricade with what remains of the police cars which were burned here on sunday night basically separating the line of the rioters and the police from time to time the protesters and the police are exchanging project als these rocks over here are still being used to be thrown at the police during the night we also saw something very completely peculiar for ukraine in cases of vigilantism when the protesters organize something of a safari hunt on what they describe as pro-government provocateurs the court several of them took them to the revolutionary headquarters organized the civic trial and then took them out into the independence square and urged them to apologize for their actions more than several hundred people are still injured in

hospitals including more than one hundred policemen which is something unprecedented not only for ukraine but for many other countries in the world and the word on the street here is that the authorities may actually consider implementing an emergency state in the country on thursday if things continue the way they do a certain following all the developments in kiev will bring you the latest updates as we get them the protests first out of control over the weekend when you there is in juba policeman suffering from head injuries stab wounds and poisoning the u.s. and the e.u. justify the response saying it was provoked by the ukrainian authorities on international affairs analyst told us the west has little moral right to tell kiev what to do. no state in the world no self respecting state in the world would allow people to set up permanent barricades in the central square of the capital city they would do exactly what the criminal coroutines has done. the barricades here far bigger than anything that was ever put up in london or paris it's obvious that

if anyone is wearing a mask a particular gas masks they are as it were wearing full violent combat with police we've seen in these latest clashes as we saw in december. erupted how the demonstrators have initiated violence against the police and how the police in ukraine have seemed to be almost powerless to resist that we're talking about people who are taking the law into their own hands and preventing people from walking along the street and going about their ordinary business and above all we're talking about demonstrators who have time and again showed their propensity to violence the riots in kiev of highlighted a rise in nationalist movements and extremism there and told us that the far right nature of the ukrainian opposition is now breaking the surface. so-called pro or european opposition has violence in its d.n.a. what i mean by that is that as we know the european demonstrations are being led by

two political parties by forwarder and by vitaly klitschko party. dart of course means a hit and teach co is primarily known as a boxer in other words the very name of his party encapsulates an expresses a notion of violence the notion of aggressive violence is at the european level affiliated with various extreme right to near fascist political parties like your big kid hungry the farmer trickle all in italy and the phone arsenal in france these parties are always attacked by the european elites as being anti democratic anti european parties who should whose role should be reduced to the minimum and it's an indication of the incredible hypocrisy of western elites that one of their members the party should instead now be being regarded as a pro western and pro-democratic force. amid the tension in the ukrainian capital

r.t. international keep you up to date with the events throughout the day and also logon to r.t. dot com for live updates from kiev. less than twenty four hours before the peace talks on syria begin in switzerland international continues to look at the challenges ahead. russia's concerned the international efforts to find a solution to the syrian crisis could be undermined by the absence of iran one of the region's key players moscow's foreign minister said revoking iran's invitation to the talks is a mistake you had made the decision following an ultimatum from syria's main western backed opposition group. is in switzerland ahead of the talks on wednesday the international peace conference on syria taking place here in this small swiss

town of montreaux on the shores of lake geneva is truly an international achievement it took so much time and so much effort but it's finally going to happen the syrian authorities and the rebels after years of fighting and unimaginable violence are going to finally sit down and negotiate but if the government did confirm that it was going to take in the coffers a long time ago the same can be said about the opposition they've been constantly changing their mind even in the last twenty four hours and mainly because of iran a key regional player which was also supposed to take port moscow and washington which have been pretty much organizing this conference have been saying that its success why we depends on the participation of anyone with an influence on the situation there in syria and turn around is definitely one of these powers. you remember how the opposition reacted to the u.n. inviting they made him revoke the office away returning the tickets in six hours time all in all this is an ugly situation. that iran not taking part in the

conference is not a catastrophe but it will definitely not help unite the muslim community in the fight against terror which is also going to be one of the key issues on the table here in one troll since besides the political opposition it is widely known that terrorists including al qaeda linked groups are fighting there in syria as well so as the world's chief diplomats continue to gather here in montreaux of course we'll be covering the whole conference and we'll be bringing you the latest details as it happens. well moscow wants the threat of terrorism in syria especially those posed by al qaida to be the main focus of talks in switzerland she has groups operating in the country of targeting the government and their fellow rebels fierce clashes have left more than a thousand opposition fighters dead since the start of the year and as port not reports some believe that washington's previous indiscriminate support for the rebels is partly responsible. when the enemy of your enemy is your enemy things can

get complicated it's a conundrum the us faces in syria where political financial and military support to the rebels has subsequently served to create a new hotbed for al-qaeda if bashar al assad did not. stay in power or if he's weakened then syria could become that base another base like pakistan and afghanistan before to. use as a springboard to go into these other countries oh experts say an influx of extremist groups has turned the war torn country into a terrorist training center posing a greater threat to american interests than the leader washington wants removed these groups are much more dangerous and we have hands of thousands of international fighters coming in in a very fundamentalist a possible we've almost come full circle after afghanistan where nine eleven were where we are seeing these groups still fighting for fundamentalists.

principles what began as an anti-government uprising three years ago has turned into an internal fight between opposition blocs the free syrian army set up to battle assad has more and more found that its hands are full just defending themselves against jihadists who are seeking a foothold in the country this leaving u.s. officials acknowledging a loss of control over the war it initially supported. we too are deeply concerned about the rise of extremism. the world needs no reminder that syria has become the magnet for jihadists and extremists it is the strongest magnet for terror of anyplace today and as world powers start gathering in geneva to map out a peace plan for syria they are being asked to pull the plug on terrorism. but to be. clear results with regard to the fight against terrorism in syria in particular

it needs to put pressure on countries that are exporting terrorism by sending terrorists money and weapons to terrorist organizations especially saudi arabia turkey and of course the western countries that provide its. organizations no one ever imagined america would in any way support. r.t. new york. meanwhile violence caused by terror groups in syria is spilling across the border the al qaeda affiliated group has claimed responsibility for a massive explosion in a shia dominated district of lebanon's capital that killed at least four people. but even countries a long way from syria's borders could be vulnerable to the threat from terrorism reports of emerge that al qaida is training european jihadists in syria specifically to set up terrorist cells back and financial reports now from damascus

. despite the international community separate now for its efforts to bring peace to syria and its people the brutal conflict now has a new face radical militants have long used children in their fight against a mask but now more and more women in both local and from the west have been dragged into jihad some apparently make the journey to marry fall into is who they appear ready to support no matter war in the u.k. a blog even helps those who want to marry militants traveled to the country here in syria training camps have been set up by al qaida in areas held by and to government forces or aspiring female extremists is the most severe thing to see women join them and then encourage some to swap a traditional way of life for weapons and suicide belts traction it's clear women draw less attention from the police and security forces russian officials are concerned about the rising number of their nationals looking to syria to take part

in the war they are afraid that after being trained to kill these men and women will return to their home towns. by one level defect it is sad that that is precisely what militant groups are hoping to achieve because in two different sources there are up to two thousand european fighters here in syria who joined rebels groups many of which have ties to al qaida for the time being they remain here in syria learning how to make and determine a bomb how to use a kalashnikov all the time waiting for the moment when they're so norwich could be pulled interaction with geneva two talks set to kick off on wednesday there remain those who wants no part in a political solution and are resolved to stay away from the negotiations and sides they how to expand their. rich notion r.t. from damascus syria. well as the world's top diplomats head to switzerland we'll keep you updated on the diplomatic build up to wednesday's syrian peace conference

and. well still to come for you this hour here at all to. suggest over one hundred. loma sea and commonsense come together with one. war is not. does peace have a chance. the national lot of her mosco coming up for you this hour expert analysis on how catalonia is likely to react to the spanish prime minister ruling out any chance of a referendum on independence that's one of the stories coming one shortly. tanya. well tell me how you are my little grandson.

i know you i don't like. being cut off. except as an ecovillage that the spiritual side is destructive. i try to convince her and try to preach that it was a sect but it's dangerous that she had to leave it was a story she had lost her mind. you know you she will come back i know it was and i will wait even if it means i must wait until my dying day.

security forces of russia's southern republic of dagestan say they have prevented a terror attack the bomb squad defused a major explosive device and. the details an explosive device was found near the administrative building in the southern republic of dagestan and now this was done as part of a counterterrorism operation which is taking place in the republic right now. they're also saying that several extremists have been killed as part of the operation along the well known field commander of the volatile republic of dagestan is located in close proximity to the volgograd region. have taken place less than a month ago. spring is prime minister has a simple message for catalonians pushing for independence there will be none. also

rejected the idea of holding a referendum and that's despite the council and regional parliament setting a date in november for a possible vote on independence well let's get more now from gold rick he's a member of the council and the assembly. the spanish prime minister has made it very clear that he doesn't want to talk about the issue a referendum of course is against the constitution so why should he talk about it well it's not exactly going to do it. for the. government who held a referendum. referendum. but it's not very pretty which that will and it says that if you do hold a referendum against his will is a legal. powers to the right. we are in the motor city in the motor city when the. people

vote and the people decide who we. vote so you think. people do go ahead and vote the government won't actually stop it. for example of this there's a lot of options they have. that something we will see. the moment saying you don't want any dialogue at all does that actually encourage the catalan people to campaign even more strongly or would it actually put them off bearing in mind they could be in breach of the law. of course just because the. spanish government says we can both we're not going to jazz or forget about it when people want independence they want to vote against. they want to

decide and that's just what we're asking and we're going to keep asking for all that so do the people independent so how can you be sure that there will be a majority vote. well. there was. a million people. in a long four hundred kilometers. so that's not a lot of people. and that's why i think there's some sort of people who wants to vote actually now in parliament there are eighty of members of the bottom end that belong to parties that went to the elections with a point in a program. that say that they will. do more about the defendants in this year just briefly then why do you want independence you really believe you'll be better off economically and socially to be separated from spain.

spain now while there is no other model other thing much people want to follow. obviously we have. an interest in and in. but as well we have as well culture we've been trying to to fit in spain that's proven to be impossible. in this we haven't tried to do that with. a lot of the troops the catalog. which was in referendum and approved and the was cut down by by the spanish government afterwards so. just vanished way see in seems over for us we will continue to. believe. that this. reflects very much in the member of the catalan national assembly now if you're not a thanks you turn. today is the ninetieth anniversary of the death of letterman

lennon the man credited with changing the course of history for russia and the world his body is on public display in central moscow and just like him the ideas he launched a revolution for not exactly buried for russians seventy years of the soviet union left most people indifferent towards lennon's legacy although he remains popular as a way to sell souvenirs and in the world of art however the socialist ideas he fought for have gained some traction in the west so for a detailed look at his socialist ideas i'm now joined live from new york by columnist richard roth. richard the economic crisis in the west has reportedly led to a rise in the popularity of socialism but as economies recover will the appetite for financial equality diminish. i don't think that the financial crisis as you put it is going to be going away anytime soon or good excuse me i think it has to be understood that the crisis since two thousand and seven is actually a step in

a process of long term economic decline in north america western europe and japan capitalist enterprises are leaving those areas and moving to india russian wounded china brazil and those places and the prospects for growing inequality are therefore enormously high since the motivation for capitalists moving is to take advantage of the lower wages that they can pay in those countries compared to the standards of living workers achieved in north america western europe and japan so that i think the growing economic divide produced by this long term change and accel aerated by this crisis are here with us at least in these parts of the world for a long time and therefore the interest in socialism as an alternative and in lenin as a great leader of the socialist movement i think that's going to be rising in the months

and years to come that's the most likely prospect but it's evite alternative you're an economist is socialism really the answer it's better than capitalism no i don't think the traditional socialism is that is the notion that by converting private ownership to state ownership or market distribution to planned distribution that model of an alternative is pretty much in decline but what is developing is a different concept of socialism which ironically is closer to marx's original and actually close to some things that lenin said hence the interest and here and that is to be a very simple that the way to move forward is to change the organization of enterprises themselves. from being run by a handful of major shareholders and boards of directors that they select to transform enterprises into democratic institutions where the workers themselves

collectively and democratically make the decisions that ground an economic system so exactly let me just ask you because which show by the way lenin introduced of course of course that huge amount of suffering and oppression and result in the totalitarian state you really do believe that democracy can exist within socialism well it's a little bit strange for you to say that i don't think because the transition say from feudalism to capitalism brought in by the french revolution also introduced things like world war one and two as part of the consequences but we don't hold the transition accountable for all the bad things done in its name you have to acknowledge them you're quite right but it's a mixed bag and i think just as the french revolution i'll do it in capitalism and even though there were horrible consequences along the way lenin has to be given the credit whether we like it all or not or are showing in the notion that you can go beyond capitalism and that some of what he did lead to results we don't want is

parallel to what happened as a result of the french revolution but it didn't stop the transition then and my guess is it won't stop of from the transition now so do we see the scenes of a revolution in for example e the form of the occupy movement a hatred towards capitalism based on marxism leninism. it's that. because it's you know it's dwindling isn't it it's it's fifty fizzing out now the occupy movement yes of the occupy movement is an explosion of anti capitalist sentiment and as often happens there's a recession in that kind of intensity but then it kind of comes back so long as the underlying conditions are there and i would note that sold so. much of the lover of capitalism as martin wolf in the financial times a couple of weeks ago wrote an article in which he too said the growing divide between rich and poor in north america western europe japan and globally is the

kind of condition that breeds the very anger is resent wins and demands for doing something new and different that are represented by what lenin did as well as many others and that put that kind of searching for an alternative to capitalism very much in the center of where things are moving in that part of the world so i briefly your thoughts on the future of the likes of cuba and north korea how will they fit in in the future i think they will either have to find new ways of defining what their socialism means or they will suffer the same affects that have afflicted russia china and so on i might point out that in cuba the thrust right now is precisely to go from state enterprises and so on to cooperatives democratically one run by their workers which i think is an acknowledgment thing

there of the same point i'm making about the new waves of socialism that are emerging in the developed world richard really interesting conversation with you thank you very much indeed ritual of life here in r.t. i pleasure thanks a lot for coming up shortly a glimpse into a siberian cults whose leader is guiding his flock down the eccentric path to spiritual salvation that's after the break more news with me seven half an hour from now with. another whistleblowers facing a lot of heat including a wave of death threats but what did she discover some sort of dark secret cia plans or some other plot for a new war of luxury no she exposed something far more dangerous and important to the zombies on their couches the university of north carolina athletes are mentally unfit for college and even high school mary willing come blew the whistle on the

fact that between eight and ten percent of the school's football and basketball players read of a fourth grade level and many others are sub college level she also claims that these students were allowed into the university based on the screening process done by the university i.e. implying that the you of n.c. knew exactly who they were letting into the university remember college football makes a lot of money i always had a feeling that something like this was going on i mean according to usa today many college athletes claim that during the season they put in more than double the amount of hours on sports that they are allowed that's fifty to sixty hours a week how can they possibly learn anything maybe it isn't so sad that this goes on it is a reflection of economics what is sad is that the whistleblower is getting death threats just for saying that it is going on by those stupid hardcore fans but that's just my opinion.

stories others refuse to. face is changed. to picture. from a. book to. me. in the heart of the impossible siberian tiger lissa group dedicated to following a man who calls himself a syrian every year on august eighteenth members of this community gather on a mountain that they say is sacred to see that man who claims to be the modern christ.