today's headlines and a roundup of the week's top stories for you live pictures there from independence square in central kiev no peace on the streets of the capital as the opposition lol an offer to head the government of ukraine amid intensifying riots across the country as west. syria's government and the opposition hold their first talks since the start of the civil war it's been hurled by diplomats is a major step forward. two things that will mean have to leave and we have to plan for peace of mind we can't give up as bullets fly overhead we visit a maternity unit in syria where mothers and doctors have chosen life in the face of the destruction that surrounds them. and deadly clashes across egypt and terror attacks in the capital more the third anniversary of the revolution that toppled

longstanding dictator hosni mubarak. international live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me around two hundred policemen beseeched in a convention center in kiev have been allowed to leave the building there are conflicting reports on whether it was opposition front man vitaly klitschko or interior ministry that brokered an end to the standoff the siege began shortly after leaders of the ukrainian opposition partially turned down the president's proposals aimed at calming the unrest in the country party's peter all over has more. this all started after. we had speeches from literally just behind me here in independence square from the main stage here from opposition leaders in which they said that they they weren't willing to accept the

. the offers that have been made to them by ukrainian president viktor yana coverts now to run through what some of those offers were in the constitution would change in that ukraine would go back to a parliamentary presidential republic what that actually means is that the parliament here the the end pains would have far more power it would actually remove some of the power away from the president stands at the moment and would basically revert ukraine back to the constitution it had in two thousand and four and some of those offers were was the offer of the position of prime minister for one of the senior opposition leaders say in the sand. now he's the leader of the the group here called fatherland he's off being offered the position of prime minister he has said that he hasn't decided yet and there will be discussions over whether he will accept that all not it's also understood that vitaly klitschko

could well be coming his deputy should he accept that position now other offers that were put on the table was an amnesty for everybody that has been to anybody that has been detained so far during the two week long violence that we've seen here in ukraine however there was a stipulation placed upon and that was the rice is would leave government buildings that they've occupied all across ukraine so we heard these speeches then we've seen the said these violent scenes it has all kind of calmed down right now but there has been a series of incidents involving the police here recently what we have seen is on friday evening three police officers were attacked not very far away from where i am right now there was talk of a agreement between opposition leaders and the police the rioters and demonstrators would leave the streets of the ukrainian capital kiev well that certainly isn't

happening right now from what we've seen. but the standoff between police and the rioters intensifying a retired commander from the los angeles sheriff's department says police in the u.s. would have had used many different tactics from what i've seen on the video so although shown a lot more restraint than i think you could expect in most places nine states the use of the ball all cocked tails of the throwing rocks and bottles of striking him with a law which would all be considered lethal force in the united states. that's a lethal situation in the united states you could very quickly be shot with lethal force with your first of all have the dragging of the police officer in there quietly while you can now could very easily result in some type of weave or force of a police officer these pictures are just a glimpse of what kind of weaponry the rioters have been using police are saying they were seized from one of the radical gangs detained in care of the group was allegedly involved in kidnappings several policemen claimed they had been taken

hostage and then released by protesters what are they towards the roof of my head and down my arms and legs with musk tape and taped up my eyes as well the little kid not the viewer more of the yes we were attacked by a group of masked wearing youngsters they surrounded us cream and the cops nearest hands up because of the take everything from us our wallets ourselves along with everything. we had done nothing to them we were just coming out of a cafe after lunch but the mob surrounded us. meanwhile in over a dozen regions across ukraine enraged mobs had been besieging local governments in eight of them so far rioters have occupied government buildings and declared that they will not obey the rule of president gen coffee what started as peaceful pro e.u. rallies last november has now effectively set half the country ablaze like see here chefs again looks at how the protest has transformed. those young people into

streets of ukraine by seizing temperatures are writing the new narrative for europe . ever since the first rocks and more difficult tales were hurled at the police in kiev my son the officials in europe and the united states have started up fresh wave of accusations aimed at the actions of the authorities against what they called peaceful protesters we have all been fun though but you know some of the good will we expect from the ukrainian government then these should democratic freedom in particular the opportunity for peaceful demonstrations that they protect life and that the use of violence does not take place. but people beating police on the ground bombarding the lines with explosive project tiles and even taking them hostage can hardly be classified as peaceful even pictures of rioters carrying far arms are surfacing i'm quite skeptical that. we'll be. dealt with

effectively in the near future but they will continue for some time. neo nazi. representative of the so-called right sector group we. see right is from all sides east and west and also the political spectrum therefore i do not think that everyone will full. of the. the peaceful resolution of these of these conflicts some of these. held down from violence and they will continue for some time over the past two months their you know my done has changed in form and meaning what started as a peaceful approach. has turned into a display of violence on both sides it has now grown in size too with almost half of the country's regional administration stake in over spawning serious concerns the country could fall apart any sword. in the area which could happen within

the next weeks must be described as quite possible because government wouldn't have enough forces will be probably in two parts. we have two different times and the opposition is still looking horns with those in power trying to get a better deal with the president but the protestors storming a police base and doing the people who are acting as their leaders suggest they no longer want to listen to anyone and care little about any agreed truth. reporting from key if. and as riots keep spreading west from the capital jail political analyst eric draitser says opposition leaders have long since lost control over what goes on and can more elsewhere but i think at this point it's quite clear that they don't have direct control over the quieter what control they do have is purely from the public relations perspective it's obviously a chaotic situation and it's gotten out of control and i doubt that anyone has a real handle on control of the situation their intention was never to win

political concessions it was never to come to a political settlement there their true intentions have been quite apparent all along and that is regime change that we're in for regime change in the ukraine in order to overthrow that government and we see something quite similar in two thousand and four with the so-called orange revolution all over the world over the course of the last twenty years or so and this is no different. but it's a country east that's remained resilient to the burning barricades and around the clock violence in kiev support for the legitimate government and the constitution instead parties polis layers there. the industrial heart of the ukraine is a place where the majority has been silent until now the violent pictures from kiev are spring people here into action but not in support of the anti-government rioters no but i watch the bus not beat up but i cannot it is when there are such things happening in ukraine the protests in kiev

a horrible we are brothers we're all ukrainians in the east and south of the country support for president general cough which is high while tolerance for why xing is low these demonstrators blame opposition parties for using hot headed students to destabilize the country years young people are like zombies they get information from the internet and this information is only one side the usa in the west are paying for this information to be put out of the book gregory greene is a correspondent with the local newspaper he wants order and for as long as the government provides it he says he'll supporters who are buying up much or the message of the protesters regularly changes their main idea in the beginning was to join the european union the next week and it was political change and they wanted the president to go now i think even the protesters cannot say why they're demonstrating unlike the demonstrators in kiev most of the more than four million people who live in the country's most populous region don't believe ukraine's

future lies in europe losing off. russian market is or three all this region so that is the main reason why. people. don't. want to. protest just complain the kids rioters are wasting time on the streets while it's the country's east that keeps the economy alive and if you crane was to join europe now its factories would be turned into scrap people here in a vision a different future to the antigovernment protests. what they want is a quick into the demonstration and a deal to join the russian customs union this they say will give them the stability and security that the key of protests are threatening to unravel policia our teeth donates ukraine. you can find the full timeline of the unrest in ukraine plus the latest updates and more expert analysis at r.t.

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syria's government and the opposition were finally able to sit at the same table for talks in geneva on saturday their main concern at the long awaited meeting was getting humanitarian aid to be sieged areas on sunday they are due to tackle prisoner releases are to say were pissing off reports. they face one another let's talk to one another a format simply impossible to imagine even at the beginning of the week just twenty four hours before the start of the conference the opposition couldn't decide whether to go to switzerland or not and when they finally did arrive i think that is the problem and i said i don't think the problem old any solution without a set or our stepping down it became clear both sides had a completely different understanding of the talks goals the rebels pressed for our son to step down officials seemed to be ready to talk about almost anything except the president's future but at least outside players agreed this is strictly up to the syrians to decide the seriousness of themselves had

a primary responsibility to end the country determine their particular system and future and start repeating their country but one world powers left and direct talks were supposed to begin the opposition refused to sit down at the same table with the other side we came here to talk and they are not ready finally when it seemed the negotiations were completely bust special envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi announced he did manage to get both sides to meet and so they finally did negotiating through him but still in the same room and face to face prisoners and kidnappings humanitarian aid and localized ceasefires were the first issues on the table with more pressing topics awaiting discussion despite all the emotions accusations and preconditions were heard this week these talks are the first real chance for a diplomatic solution in syria and after nearly three years of bloodshed and ongoing violence it will be a bumpy road and there is a long way to go but the first steps in the right direction have definitely been

made you got this going off r.t. geneva switzerland. well the two sides meet air raids and armed clashes continue across syria but even in this chaos there is still hope artie's where if an option of visiting one maternity unit where the gruesome side of war has to take a backseat. 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 how to buy 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 in fact the number is so high they've officially stopped counting. the anger and pain in 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. but 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 being born in the 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 with death all around they're choosing life raif notion r t from damascus. across egypt both supporters and opponents of the transitional military backed government have been out on the streets this week many of the demonstrations ended in deadly clashes with security forces some twenty nine people have been killed in street violence since thursday also this week terrorists struck at the heart of the nation cairo capital was battered by a series of bomb blasts that left six people dead and ignited more hatred of the country's islamist opposition to tax happened as egypt was preparing to mark the third anniversary of the revolution cairo based journalist muhannad sabri says the

muslim brotherhood has to carry much of the blame for. the king of conspiracy theories they keep blaming the government for staging those bombings in the it's the fourth which is absolutely none since one of the same time the opposite side which is the regime and the regime it was the work to tell us those are not peaceful themselves or as hostile as the muslim brotherhood is what should be stopped now what the government should be working tirelessly to stop inciting violence you know why didn't those gaps between sectors of the community and moving the country forward towards a freeze of civil strife. hundreds have gathered in miami this week for a conference on cryptocurrency is which they believe are the future comes after a recent price hike when bitcoin the most famous virtual currency topped the one thousand dollar mark but what is bitcoin it's

a currency but unlike the dollar or euro it's digital it's produced through a highly complicated computing process known as mining that generates new units bitcoin is fully anonymous and can be easily transferred from one person to another over the internet without the use of a bank or any third party archies parian boring spoke to some fans of the virtual currency about its future. and i am here at these one hundred fourteen north american coin conference i went to the first ever big conference about a year ago and into one here the amount of growth and the big point to me if you we see in the number of big points in the circulation increase fourteen percent and the number of bitcoin transactions per day have increased twenty five percent in just one year i spoke with nicholas carey's he is the c.e.o. of block chain which is the world's biggest calling a web site because it has been growing at an astronomical rate we say there's an unbelievable migration of human talent and capital moving in a big point last year at this time we had seventy thousand users of laci dot info

and just a week ago we got one point one million which is a major milestone for any company but especially for a big point based business and it shows you the whole number of new people moving into the space is absolutely impressive i expect more volatility but all possibly even upward trajectory this will be a good thing for everybody though more money moving into the space more attention to it and greater adoption of decline this three phases of the industry growth in big client is still in the very early phase that we're starting to see hedge funds other financial institutions and venture capitalists all star investing into that community so it's one in fourteen is all going to be about making that point more user friendly and having more start up companies to get more consumers and volves and the community now i also spoke with nick giuseppe a bit pay which was the first big point payment processing company asked about the kind of growth that he saw within the last year so about this time last year we had maybe two thousand merchants on our platform accepting that going now we have over twenty one thousand so about ten times more in the course of the year when you look

at the price of big corn it's gone up when you look at the consumer adoption of big corn that's increased and so i think the trend is going to continue more and more merchants are seeing the value that bitcoin can bring to their business government regulation is a big threat to big coin businesses the regulatory environment is unclear and predictable and it's already put a lot of businesses out of the. this regulating big point however would essentially be endorsing and so there are a lot of governments that are using a hands off approach despite this thread's everyone here seems to agree that the decline floodgates have been opened and that because it's here to stay in miami beach florida kerry and boring party. kind of subtropical resort on the black sea coast provide enough snow for a winter olympics a question we've often heard in the run up to the games well no you won't see snow in the city itself however up in the nearby mountains there's plenty of the white stuff to provide spectacular scenery and perfect slopes artista ben let's say want to try it out.

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that main arena it's all here on r t in the coming days i'll be back with you with more news in about thirty minutes but up next the story of jock those who throw their hippocratic oath out the window and get involved in torture. the building behind me will become the center of stardom memories from around the world come together to talk about the best players brought to new ideas. on the blocks so well. to take place. according to a new oxfam report the rich are getting richer at an alarming pace middle classes

all over the world are under pressure and the poor well are only getting poorer with growing income inequality how can we expect democratic institutions to survive not to speak of maintaining social tranquility is it time to start broadly sharing prosperity. and. how do you operate dillon but i'm going to it was good to sports such. as roof not an olympic hockey. is on the bush plan dunkley. my fly. after seven years in prison mohammed jawad was finally released eric montell though kept his promise to be in kabul when the young man arrived and smothered couldn't even recognize him because he had physically changed so much because he was just a boy and you apparently had a certain shape to the back of his head from either

a fall or whatever and she. was in total disbelief until she felt the shape of his head and then at that point she knew when the collapsed on the floor. in the case of involvement of health professionals when does it rise to the level of national scandal. how many more revelations about physician involvement about research about approval of and target actions for people who are clearly injured to be injured again. how much more. the american public does not hear much about dr involvement in detainee abuse

since the abu ghraib scandal both administrations have gone to great lengths to present detainee treatment as humane. we are going to try that like right now we're going to treat them mainly. it. reacted in a circle. the press is giving tours of modern medical facilities in guantanamo and army psychologist who report on the condition of detainees make no mention of symptoms of trauma. diagnosis we see are the same ones we see in the state the main or most prevalent diagnosis diagnosis here are personality disorders. you see the signs of disparate but in some of these high it's. not really well. made a few of them have maybe. maybe

a few of them. i can't i don't know really any specific details though where they have done anything. out of desperation. doctors that detention sites are divided between those who work in treatment services and those who work under the intelligence command although the two are officially set. but there are many reports of doctors in the medical services supporting the programs of the intelligence command. released detainee adel al goes over one day i remember i was crying terribly from the pain the doctor turned up with pain killers but he said i will give you the medication but first you need to sign a confession that you're a member of al qaeda i told him i'm not a member of al qaeda and cannot confess to a lie he put the medication in his pocket and walked out of what's in.