as unity day dawns on ukraine police dismantle the barricades in the capital but full back because rocks and molotov cocktails are hurled across by reuters. diplomatic delegations to. the syrian government and the opposition get a real chance of dialogue international we'll bring you a live update from switzerland shortly. and the new mothers in damascus to give both the midst. but now striving for the children to live in a renewed knighted syria. plus a u.s. court ruled that a former. prisoner cannot sue the state over claims that dozens of former american officers make

a public call for the president on his promise to shut down. the very latest worldwide news live from moscow with international with me rory sushil let's get into this very busy day for news ukrainian police have made some advances against the government rioters in central kiev with rubber bullets they've pushed forward and dismantled some of the barricades built by the rioters during the past three days of violence. he was there to witness the action. it's a very tense atmosphere just some some short while ago the police again attempted to push the rioters off the governmental quarter just like they did a night ago. right now their retreat retreated to their position withdrew their

ranks and they're standing over there the police lines molotov cocktails are being thrown at them as we can see the protesters are still here the numbers are expanding as the morning progresses. basically the police used very little violence to push the protesters just like a nights ago we all those saw some people being dragged to the police buses being detained in addition to those about twenty people who were detained the night before for participating in these riots and just to give you the idea how far the protesters were pushed they actually reached this area underneath our vantage point where we're standing literally over here where the people are dismantling the pavement to use the rocks against the police. my cameraman says that at some point the rubber bullets were flying in the direction of his vantage point he had to duck and cover not to get injured by the police obviously the situation is still

very very tense especially provided that there is information coming from the source from several sources right now it hasn't yet been confirmed by official sources that two rioters have been killed in these protests it is still unclear whether these were the actions of the police or some sort of accident there's a rumor that one of the rioters actually fell from that tall colonnade over there and that was his lethal injury this information as i said is still yet to be confirmed but certainly it's adding a lot more fuel to the already blazing fire here in kiev and we're certainly following to see how the situation and rebels my colleague peter all over was in the thick of what was happening here in the morning and here is his. report well this is the scene in central kiev on wednesday we saw nothing nice a good night of stop off between police and dry it says in the center of the ukrainian capital what you can see just going on behind me over there

a riot is still throwing molotov cocktails huge pieces of masonry we're talking about rocks about twice the size of my face today being filled from the barricades to the police set up by riot is the first case of course of the made up of police vehicles that some of the said rights is now being taken away by the. by the ambulance service here but only after they dropped by in pas the set piece these people have could certainly very well we're just moving away from the situation it's going on just over my left shoulder there were a bunch of cocktails go to me a book of books has appeared to have. gone off in amongst those rioters that was throwing the police am i do hope nobody is caught up in not in a hurry. yes we have seen people taken away by the ambulance services we have seen groups just over behind by the cameras basically getting ready set up like platoons

in the military. getting older as these people come but they will come with helmets that will come with must of old go quite heavily armed with pretty big metal bost sticks shields everything like that some of those shields we come around to you can see some of those shields once belonged to the police it seems that they've come and did some of those shields that had been being used against them these rights is here in central kiev in order to. to use them again against the police it is independence it is national unity day here in kiev that mean here in ukraine that's a national holiday and that means that we've seen many many more people turn out. into the center of ukrainian capital in order to take parts into what is sending in to well really a five very violent scene in a continuous violent standoff between its demonstrators here in kiev r.t.

course one of her all over 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 now a statement has emerged on the internet allegedly from that organization ultimately it calls for a revolution and political commentator alexander in the cross off he believes the unrest is pushing ukraine all the way to the brink. all the signs are pointing to the two are carriers basically emerging in key of and i think what there's more worrying is that the so-called nationalists basically extremists who are trying to create there were more killers and more miss these extremists basically same with terrorists the more that the 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 the bricks and mortar and so on and basically breaking all the rules of civil society to to to an extent that these are criminal gangs basically. the two months of protests in kiev turned into outright rioting over the weekend the first day of clashes left over seventy police wounded and that number has since increased twofold most suffering from head injuries stabbings and poisoning from gas but the u.s. and the e.u. justified the unrest by saying it was provoked by ukrainian authorities one international affairs analyst says violence is actually the main goal at least for some of the protesters. and 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 will because miss 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 them we can see that the violence has been initiated in large measure by the demonstrators themselves no self respecting state no state whose duty it is to uphold law and order can allow such things to continue particular not in its capital city. and amid the tension in the ukrainian capital r.t. international will keep you thor really up to date with the events throughout the day you can also log on to our t. dot com for live updates from kiev.

well it seems that everyone is descending on switzerland today on the shores of lake geneva political heavyweights trying to put syria back on the path to peace. and a heavy diplomatic artillery has been deployed to the pitcher town of montreaux in an attempt to broker a deal between the assad government and the syrian opposition parties are you going to school off now joining me live from switzerland for details on this good to see you your goal early to speculate but is it fair to say optimism is running high for today. well this is definitely did big day the start of geneva two conference on syria which solved so much effort has been put into and while so much attention is being directed at around a thousand journalists have registered for this event and over thirty countries are

taken port so this is truly an international achievement but of course the most important part is that for the first time after all these years of extreme violence soon authorities are going to sit down at the same table with the parts of the syrian opposition and negotiate peacefully and only that only that could already be considered a diplomatic breakthrough but however several sticking points is still remain for instance the opposition says that it's still going to push for president assad to step down that position is supported by several u.s. western allies including france while soon enough to say they didn't come here to discuss president assad of the wanted to try to establish some sort of a cease fire on the second sticking point is iran which was supposed to take part as well as to keep power in the region with influence on the situation there in syria but the opposition was strongly against that and this in the end was supported by washington which asked the united nations to cancel its invitation to

tehran despite the fact that the u.s. and russia which have been organizing this conference they've been saying that its success widely depends on the participation of everyone with influence on the situation there and like i said to iran is definitely one of these powers foreign minister. russia's chief diplomat said that it's not ok. that iran a stake in portable is definitely going to help unite the muslim community in the fight against terror since that's also one of the key issues on the table here in montreal since it's widely known that the sides the political opposition. terrorists including al qaeda linked groups are fighting there in syria as well now this is the first and the opening day of the conference we are expecting to hear mainly statements from the countries taking port while the actual direct talks between syrian authorities and the opposition are going to be held a little bit later on in the next few days now and

a few words about where this is taking part this is the picturesque swiss town of moncho on the shores of lake geneva but it's not actually geneva itself and reportedly the reason for that is that currently swiss watchmakers are holding a conference of their own there in geneva and they've booked all the hotels. you're going to it's going to unfortunate timing for that but we will look forward to having your updates throughout the day here on r.t. international thank you well our national and foreign affairs expert richard becker weighed in on the diplomatic hustle over iran's participation in the peace meeting he thinks there's no objective reason to deny this right. 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 that the they're demanding regime change as the price that syria

has to pay for a solution in 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. meanwhile on the ground syrian kurds have used the security vacuum to declare their own all ptolemy in the country's north because the civil conflict drags the divided parts of society further away from each other some are already preparing for a future reunion. 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 whose babies are 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 think 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 all 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 giving 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. comes 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 her. not to want to think that war means there and have to leave and we have to fight for peace and life we can't give up now. it's a side of war that not many think about in the midst of violence and devastation babies are still be borne in their thousands of new parents who run away from atrocities in their hometowns often end up in camps which like the basics of sanitation and security. but it was death all around they choosing life. not tea from damascus and throughout the day out international we'll be bringing you all the very latest from the diplomatic battlefield for syria's future

a try not to miss our special coverage. after three years of. the death toll of over one hundred thousand. little missy and commonsense come together with one message. war is not the answer. does peace have a chance. and we have other ideas the worldwide news coming your way just after the break. economic down in the final. and the rest.

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a former inmate at guantanamo bay cannot sue over torture claims at the prison despite being released without any charges the ruling by a u.s. court comes as a thirty one former american army officials of cold on barack obama to keep the promise he made five years ago and closed down the site. reporting on the facility that some critics say blemishes a whole nation's reputation. one time i will be closed no later than one year from now it might be president obama's 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 us has and nothing 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 pon 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 there were strict sions 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 see catherine of. and one lawyer for an animated guantanamo carlos warner he says the people locked up without charge and not the tough criminals that officials would like you to think. hopefully these numbers are going to do 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 of the worst they are mostly political problems. you know many of the men are from yemen the situation is still unstable in yemen 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 that will be next hour or you can do it either here on the international or on our website at www dot com. now in the program top billionaires from all over the globe have a must themselves in a world of luxury in the swiss ski resort of davos to concentrate on poverty income inequality and tax evasion the main targets of this year's annual economic forum. reports from the snow we'll. be mazed anticipated financial. it's now kicked off with two thousand five hundred participants including the biggest names in business the business of money moving j.p. morgan's jamie diamond british leader david cameron it will be financed there's

always. the lead singer to your remember that he famously branded fact cat in the snow when he's bad stevie's going to be a bit more complementary this year so what all these people are going to be told about the next four days in the us while on the. income. that's one of the biggest thieves we recently found out the three point five billion people. will the paris parts of the walls they actually have the same amount of well as the eighty five richest people quite starting ready and rather ironic when you consider the fact that the richest people will be to try and deal with that problem eighty billion as expected this as well as that topic we've got the facts of de lay should know what risk that poses at the moment as well as your stupid troubled banks does this have value to us as well the issue of the chinese economy and how it's developing as well as janet yellen. what that will

look like and also the tensions in the mideast to get 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 potential post in a con amazed 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 types of boyd is here that are going to be talking about tax evasion again another irony there for you but aside from that the fun but there are so many big names in davos is difficult not to appreciate the fact that there may be some big agenda policies pushed through we certainly hope so i'm going to be keeping an eye on the agenda i'm going to be trying to get in a secret those and getting a hold of those people who are no doubt enjoying a bit of champagne at breakfast at the moment. part of a snapshot of some of the global headlines for you quickly the thai government has put in place a state of emergency i'm buying call this an apparent attempt to control protest

the sixty day to create security services to impose curfews and detain people without charge authorities say they are trying to keep the head of new elections planned for early february and nine people have died so far during protests that have four parts of the capital to a standstill. the israeli military says it's killed a senior palestinian militant and a myth. strike on gaza services say two men died in the attack it's thought they were part of a group called islamic jihad that israel blames for carrying out rocket attacks on its territory in the past few weeks. arwa thanks for joining us here on r.t. international we can cross live now to the very heart of the big diplomatic arena and listen to some of the opening speakers there right now either russia's foreign minister sort of get off or off will soon hit the stage though this is the u.n.

chief i think he was in geneva to the syrian peace corps kicking off right now in montreaux so also already read over one hundred thousand people a large numbers of people are missing what detained attacks on civilian civilians continue and on site have shown a point to speak on for the responsibilities on. any tarion and human rights for. but six point five people total it's pretty but my point is people. make arrogant. with more that point five and up then. airiest credit in this is to studiously constraint and many have not been reached at or. deprivation has become powder political and military strategies once the place where coming to refugees or

backgrounds to why has forced more than two point three million people or how full dimensional to free to neighboring countries and beyond despite him is a strings syria's neighbors have shown on my agreeing generous hospitality. i mix in your great group for the commitments made at the humanitarian pledging conference in quake last week i thank his highness of emir of kuwait for his visionary humanitarian support but humanitarian needs are likely to be mitt even less so if the country continuous i also thank the international community for uniting behind the call up destroying syria's chemical weapons a program following the horrific attacks last august at the same time

let us recognize that most of the death and destruction in syria come from conventional weapons which are troll in abundance to all the warring sides from many quarters different actors have been inserted a sectarian get a mission into this country some of these appears have generated or said forth in prophesy. but we have also been continued into a community or we have also seen continued into a community story there and even demonstrators of against extremism syrians are still united india deep love of their country pride in their culture and religious heritage and long history of living in peace syrians must start talking to each other again to regaining what has been lost we see power for you.