as unity day dawns on ukraine police so pushing the rioters back in downtown kiev dismantling the barricades put up during three days of issues. diplomatic delegations descend on the swiss town of montreaux as the syrian government of the opposition got their first real chance of dialogue international a live update from switzerland on the way. and off he meets the new mothers in damascus forced to give both amidst fear. but now all striving for their children to live in a reunited syria. plus the us court rules that a former guantanamo bay prison cannot sue the state over torture claims dozens of former american officers make a public call for the president on his promise and shopping.

the latest world news live from moscow international with me rule resew welcome to the program riot police have started pushing protesters away from the government a area of downtown kiev using flash bangs and rubber bullets on dismantling the barricades the rioters had put up. with the very latest for us now good to see you what can you tell us what's going on on the ground. just minutes ago the police tell us the protesters the government. wants just like it was done the night before and again not before the police backed was this.

what they did basically they just smiled told another barricade which was set on a sound choose the morning by the protesters not the barricade no longer exists for the police to back to its original position. but just to give you the idea how far that was the protests out they basically were right here on to me where i'm standing right now. at seventy meters from their position right now that's where they and we actually managed to film down from the balcony where we're standing right now they were beneath. us my government says that. some of the police who were in fact. were talking points you weapons that's him but then he shot the press and they started doing that also there are some serious worries and concerns coming right now with unconfirmed rumors that two rioters have been killed in the clashes i'm clear this was caused by the police and this was caused by some sort of

accident or you know the information is not going to get krishna can run from farts use or any medical services but this is i so i think adding much more fuel to the pile at the atmosphere here now is reaching its climax it's absolutely tense here we see across time to sign. up for the door that the police the same story has been happening all through the night as my call the computer all of our reports went to the right c.n.n. did this report for us. on here on what has essentially become the front line between seven services and police here in central kiev these barricades that have been set up for barricades to be made from the well be the police vehicles that have been taken in the previous two nights of violence on tuesday night we saw molotov cocktails and a whole lot of fireworks thrown at police who are around thirty pieces just behind . here just in front of the of the government world is being called when many

important government buildings are well it's really resulted in a standoff between police and demonstrators you county of fireworks in the lights going off just behind me now what we have seen over the past twenty four hours is allegations that some of the demonstrators have held well what can only be called from group courts and which they've rounded up groups that they are claiming are instigators and putting them on some form of trial and forcing them to apologize for what they've done now this is just one of the things that's going on around here in kiev at the moment says both this this just this standoff continues and what we are really seeing right now is something of the the the storm sunday and monday saw how rich that violence here tuesday night has seen something of a calming but that's only expected to pick up later in the week because it's unity

day here in ukraine on wednesday and that's expected to see many more people come from outside of the capital here in to kiev to take part in these demonstrations now we could only hope that they stay with some semblance of peace however what we've seen over the the previous few days what we're seeing going on right now doesn't really suggest that it's going to be the case of course we'll keep you updated on what's going on here in here on all take. international spitter all of our right there at the riots in kiev highlighted the rise in nationalist movements and extremism in the country at the forefront of the violence is believed to be an ultra right movement known as the right wing sector made up mostly of radical young people a statement has emerged on the internet legibly from the organization and essentially a kohl's for a revolution a political commentator alexander in the cross off he believes the unrest is pushing ukraine to the brink. all the signs are pointing to the tour carriers

basically emerging in key of and i think what is more worrying is that the so-called nationalists basically extremists who are trying to create there were more killers and more miss these extremists these are basically saying that terrorists the a moderate opposition is itself for it now that the situation is getting out of control and how can we continue why they say that these people for example are protesting against the government's decision to join the e.u. after we see them attacking police with more of course. bricks and mortar and so all. basically breaking all the rules of the civil society to to to an extent that these are criminal gangs basically. now the two months of protests in kiev have turned into our right rioting over the weekend the first day of clashes left over

seventy police and that number has since increased to fall most suffered from head injuries stabbings and poisoning from gas in the u.s. and the e.u. justified the address by simply saying it was provoked by the ukrainian authorities one international affairs analyst he says the violence is actually the main goal that at least for some of the protesters. we're talking about permanent barricades being set up by people we're talking about people who are taking the law into their own hands 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 we've seen in these latest clashes as we saw in december when the whole issue first erupted how the demonstrators have initiated violence against the police and how the police in ukraine have seemed to be almost powerless to resist it. we can see that the violence has been initiated

in large measure by the demonstrators themselves new self respecting state no state whose duty it is to uphold law and order can allow such things to continue to clean out in its capital city i mean the tension in the ukrainian capital international will keep you up to date with events throughout the day also you can log on to r.t. dot com for live updates straight from kiev. it's r.t. international thanks for joining us no justice for the son of a pakistani drone victim he's been told by a british court he's not allowed to find out if intelligence contributed to the american strike that killed dozens of locals that's coming up for you here shortly . also made a ring of steel in the world of privilege multi-billionaires and celebrities from

around the world gather for the davos economic summit in another annual attempt to put an end to the world's poverty. but it seems that everyone is descending on switzerland today on the shores of lake geneva political heavyweights are trying to put syria back on the path to peace. and heavy diplomatic artillery has been deployed to the picturesque town of montreaux all in an attempt to broker a deal between the assad government and the syrian opposition parties that you got to get off now joining me live from switzerland you go to good to see you today do you think at the end of the day words can be transformed into action. well rory it seems this day has finally come so much international effort has been put into organizing this conference over thirty countries are taking part but of course it's all about syrian authorities and parts of the syrian opposition finally

putting their weapons down and sitting down negotiating peacefully however there are some sticking points for instance the opposition still says that it's going to push for president assad to step down and that position is supported by some u.s. western allies including france while soon enough that he say they came here not to discuss with president assad but to try to establish some sort of a ceasefire and then also the other sticking point is that this conference was agreed to be held without any preconditions and iran was supposed to take part as well they keep power in the region with definitely with influence on the situation there in syria the opposition was strongly against that and as a result the u.s. asked the united nations to cancel tehran's invitation and this is despite the fact that washington and moscow which have been organizing this conference they've been saying that its success widely depends on the participation of everyone with an

influence on the situation there daryn is definitely that sort of power now today is the opening day of this conference that is going to last for several days and actually this is the opening day when we're going to hear mainly statements from the countries taking part like i said over thirty states while the direct talks between soon enough the worries and the opposition are going to be held a little bit later on now concerning iran also russia's foreign minister said it not taking part is not a catastrophe but it's not going to help unite the muslim community in the fight against terror that's also one of the issues to be discussed here tom. and since it's widely known that besides the political opposition terrorists including al qaeda linked groups are fighting there in syria as well now a few words about where this is taking part place this is the picturesque town of

moncho on the shores of lake geneva the conference is called. to but it's not taking place in the swiss capital and the reason for that reportedly is that swiss watchmaker is are holding a conference of their own right now in is unique and reportedly they've blocked all the hotels. are you going to is going to be checking out with you a check in with you what you're saying throughout the day here on r.t. international thanks very much for that. well our national and foreign affairs expert richard baca he weighed in on the diplomatic hustle over iran's participation in the peace meeting he thinks there is no objective reason to deny this right it's iraq it's hard to explain i think to anyone who isn't anyway objective why iran would have to be excluded from the tox the opposition is demanding as is the united states and britain and france the they're demanding regime change as the price that syria has to pay for

a solution and other words they want to bring about a whole new system inside syria a system that would be answerable to the dictates of washington why would iran be excluded because it supports the government in syria when all those who are supporting the opposition are invited to come to these talks and shows that they're really a. phoney miss about this whole process. meantime on the ground syrian kurds have used the security vacuum to declare their own autonomy in the country's north but as the civil conflict drags the divided parts of society ever further away from each other some are already preparing for a future reunion. for an option to travel to damascus and talk to those ready to reconcile. even in this dangerously divided country one place the differences don't matter is this children's hospital in damascus. a tiny relative of a government minister chose a room here with babies belonging to fighters of the free syrian army. who have

patients from all over syria including areas held by the rebels because this is the only hospital of its kind in the country where babies born see can be treated and we treat them all the same they're all syrian children after all we all belong to one country and we have to learn how to live together again. in three years of conflict neither men or women or children were spared according to the un more than one hundred thousand people have died in fact the number is so high they've officially stopped counting. the anger and pain on both sides can't be measured but still it's peace that people want more than revenge an idea who is married to a syrian government soldier has just fallen pregnant and the tough lives this is a beacon of hope this kidman salata mean my husband it's a connection between us while we are away from

a child there which is often for me this baby means life itself i live through this baby. herms one and a half year old daughter was born during the fear is to attack damascus has ever seen she says her fight has nothing to do with war. or not want to thing that war means there and we have to leave and we have to fight for peace and life we can't give up that. it's a side of war that not many think about in the midst of violence and devastation babies are still being born in their thousands new parents who run away from atrocities in their hometowns often end up in camps which like the basics of sanitation is security. but it was death all around they choosing life. from damascus. throughout the day of national we'll be bringing you all the very latest from the diplomatic battlefield for syria's future trying not to miss our

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if you are just joining us welcome to the program here on our international a former inmate at guantanamo bay cannot sue of a torture claims at the prison despite being released without any charges the ruling by a u.s. court comes as thirty one former american army officials of called on barack obama to keep the promise he made five years ago and close the site and reporting on a facility that critics say blemishes a whole nation's reputation. will be closed no later than one year from now it might be president obama's big. biggest unfulfilled promise closing gitmo the detention facility at guantanamo bay cuba that's where we put people in prison forever without charging them with any crime i can't imagine where you could put these people that wouldn't endanger the community political bickering has kept detainees in limbo for years nearly eight hundred prisoners have been sent to guantanamo bay since two thousand to one hundred fifty five detainees remain there

today most without charge or trial i don't think the u.s. has a nuff evidence to support holding. most of these men the burden is on the united states to justify it and the united states can't simply say oh well you know we think these are bad guys but we can't really prove it it's a view the us president seems to agree with the idea that we would still maintain forever. a group of individuals who have not been tried that is pont true to who we are it is contrary to our interests and it needs to stop so why hasn't it one of the problems opposition on capitol hill congressional restrictions have made it more difficult to relocate or transfer detainees for years republicans in particular have insisted the prison stay open in the name of national security simply stated the american people don't want to close guantanamo bay which is an

isolated military control facility to bring these crazy bastards that want to kill us all to the united states but some civil rights advocates say the white house could be doing more it's only a president who can do it and the idea that it's you know that it's congress's fault is just not correct right the president is the commander in chief it is the president the top holding these men in detention the prison has been mired in controversy amid allegations of brutal interrogations and torture last year one hundred three detainees went on a hunger strike in a desperate protest against their indefinite detention there have been dozens of suicide attempts at least nine guantanamo detainees have died while in custody prompting some lawmakers to wonder whether keeping the prison open is doing more harm than good the reality is that every day it remains open guantanamo prison weakens our alliances inspires our enemies and calls into question our commitment

to human rights but after years of setbacks the tide seems to be turning a provision in a defense spending bill signed into law. law by the president last month lifts the restrictions on detainees who have been cleared to leave and never charged with a crime the bill basically takes half of what we did in the senate and passes and that is to give flexibility to the president to transfer detainees from guantanamo to third countries it maintains the prohibition on transferring detainees here for trial and detention and that according to attorney david remes is a big problem i don't think want them a will ever be closed as long as the u.s. doesn't allow detainees into the u.s. you've got the problem of where are you going to put the men who are convicted by military commissions where are you going to put the men that obama can't transfer

for one reason or another but for most of the prisoners and their families one question remains just how much longer will they have to wait whatever answers politicians may offer meaningful change could still be a long ways off reporting in washington for our team and to seek out an oath and one lawyer for an enemy to guantanamo carlos want to use the people locked up without charge are not the criminals that officials would like you to think these numbers are going to window but the ministration still wants to hold some people indefinitely and what we do in the united states is we charge people or we release them we do not hold people indefinitely obviously we know that the people who are being held in guantanamo are not the worst the worst they are mostly political problems. you know many of the men are from yemen this situation is still unstable and you haven't but certainly the idea that these are hard terrorists is just not the case in fact collin powell and his staff said many years ago that they knew the

majority of the men being brought to guantanamo were innocent and in fact it's our belief that the people there now are innocent. and you can catch our documentary on the. role of doctors involved in torture with us here on r.t. international just a bit later in the day. for the meantime on the program top billionaires from all over the globe immerse themselves in a world of luxury in the swiss ski resort of davos why so concentrate on poverty income inequality and tax evasion of the main targets of this year's annual economic forum kitty pilgrim is there us. double's twenty fourteen the most anticipated financial advantage to all the yeah it's now kicked off with two thousand five hundred participants including the biggest names and business the business of money movers including j.p. morgan's jamie diamond the british data david cameron air with rules who got the

finance cheese there's always celebs as well i've got daughter the lead singer of you to your remember that he famously branded this event fact cats in the snow well he's back with a visa get it bit more complementary they share so what all these people are going to be told about in the next four days than in the us well on the agenda is income inequality that's one of the biggest things they share and we recently found out that three point five billion people the paris parts of the wall today actually have the same amount of wealth as the eighty five richest people quite starting ready and throw their ironic when you consider the fact that the richest people will be eighty try and deal with that problem got eighty billion as expected this as well as that topic we've also got the facts of de lay should know what risk that poses at the moment as well as europe still troubled banks was valued at as well the issue of the chinese economy and how it's developing as well as janet yellen

said what that will look like and also the tensions in the middle east too we've got the most anticipated person that will be making an appearance here will be mr rouhani iran's leader will be here to woo investors in a potentially post in bargo economies to see how he gets on with that was that there's plenty on the agenda and don't forget that we've also got a few tags of void is here that are going to be talking about tax evasion again another aren't there for you but aside from that the fact that there are so many big names in davos is difficult not to appreciate the fact that they're made. big agenda policies push me so i'm going to be keeping an eye on the agenda i'm going to be trying to get in a secret job and getting a hold of days people here no doubt i'm doing a bit of sound painting break the main. arteries critical being there let's get into the arts the world update now and some other global headlines in brief will

start with the government is put in place a state of emergency in bangkok all the apparent attempt to control the protests that of the sixty day decree allows security services to impose curfews and detain anyone without charge say they're trying to keep the peace ahead of new elections planned for early february nine people have so far died during protests that have certainly bought parts of the capital to a standstill. and that has put iran on a probation period saying it will only lift its sanctions when a permanent deal over its nuclear program is struck meanwhile the e.u. and the united states have started to bring the country economic relief after tehran halted its most sensitive nuclear work and coming up in just a couple of minutes here on r.t. international cross told guests hedging their bets over this nuclear deal. i think with the most congressmen realize that they might make noises but they are

contrary to sabotage this thing and you have to keep in mind another issue is that if the u.s. president agrees to a deal which iran excepts and the senate that says says no how war does the rest of the wall going to do is the rest of the world going to listen to the senators are they going to listen to us president i think the whole the sanctions system will on ravel if there is an agreement and even if the senate doesn't approve of it. these. it's good to have you with us here on the program a u.k. court has ruled that a pakistani whose father was killed in a u.s. drone strike won't be allowed to find out if the british government helped in the

attack the victim's son argued that sharing information on where to a bomb was the same as encouraging murder lesser australia has more on this controversial case. the court of appeal here in the u.k. essentially blocked a non-person dented case relating to a u.s. drone strike ruling that it could not be heard because that would be asking a u.k. court to pass judgement on the united states now the man behind the case is more con his father was a tribal elder from pakistan small to us or tribal region and he was killed along with some forty others in a u.s. cia drone strike in march two thousand and eleven for the storming to of his father was not connected to any terrorism or militancy and even opposed it however on the other hand the cia reportedly still claims that it had quote a court killed no noncombatants in that strike over two years nor khan has been is seeking clarification on the policies and practices of the british government who is trying to get a judicial review asking the courts to examine whether officials at the british intelligence agency g c h q what in fact shared information about targets in

pakistan with the cia and whether this in turn could make the british spies complicit in murder or war crimes as the law here states so here we are today with the court of appeal ruling essentially deciding against a review it's understood as not wanting to damage the u.k.'s relations with the united states a confluence of noted that the government in the form of foreign secretary william hague who is responsible for g c h q he had lodged a public interest immunity application in order to stop khan's claim for being heard which the lawyer says suggests that there may be things that knows that he does not wish to disclose and there lies a source really a public anger this lack of transparency in what is a very controversial and increasingly unpopular practice but as it stands today the appeal here is lawsuit it seems we won't be finding out this time if the u.k. was indeed helping the cia from one of their own.