arabic for visit arabic. today's headlines and a roundup of the week's top stories live pictures now from independence square in central kiev where protesters are still holding strong we are of course watching very closely as the drama continues to unfold over that situation happening there serious leaders and rebels representatives hold their first talks since the start of the civil war are altered by diplomats as a major step forward. and we have to leave and we have to find peace of mind to conduct. 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 mar the third anniversary of the revolution that toppled

longstanding dictator hosni mubarak. watching our to international live from moscow studios i'm lindsey frank thanks for joining me around two hundred policemen be staged 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 in the 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 countries in the country artie's peter oliver has more from kiev. 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 yushchenko overage 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 at the end pains would have far more power it would actually remove some of the power away from the presidents that 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 position leaders say in the sand. now he's the leader of the the group is called fatherland he has often been 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 that 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 used different tactics from what i've seen on the video so far they're showing a lot more restraint than i think you could expect in most places night states the use of the ball at all cocked else throwing rocks and bottles and striking him with clothes would all be considered lethal force in the united states if you feel that's a lethal situation in the united states you could very quickly be shot with lethal force with your first of all mass the dragging of the police officer in a club while you can now could very easily result in some type of we were forced where you saw. these pictures are just a glimpse of what kind of weaponry some of the rioters have been using the police are saying they were seized from one of the radical gangs detained in kiev the group was allegedly involved in kidnappings several policemen claimed they had been

taken hostage and then released by protesters. what they tilt towards the roof of my head and bound my arms and legs with musk tape and taped up my eyes as well he looked a lot of the more that yes we were attacked by a group of masked wearing youngsters they surrounded us screaming the cops terrorists hands up to really take everything from us our wallets ourselves of almost everything when them to throw in there we had done nothing to them because we were just coming out of a cafe after lunch with the mob surrounded. meanwhile in over a dozen regions across ukraine enraged mobs have been besieging local governments in eight of them so far rioters have occupied government buildings and declared that they will not obey the authority of president can cause which what started as peaceful protests rallies last november has already effectively set half the country a place like looks at how the protest has transformed. those people in the streets

of ukraine by seizing temperatures are writing the new go to for europe. ever since the first rocks and more difficult tales were hurled at the police in key of the officials in europe and the united states have started up rush wave of accusations aimed at the actions of the authorities against what they called peaceful protesters they have all been fun though but you know some of the here we expect from the ukrainian government the should democratic freedom in particular the opportunity for peaceful demonstrations 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 of the riots we'll be. dealt with effectively in the near future

but they will continue for some time. neo nazi the. president of the so-called right sector group we will do gans and the neo nazi and the right is from all sides east and west and also the political spectrum therefore i do not think that everyone will follow the opposition leader as to what a peaceful resolution of these of these call it some of these use. for the violence and they will continue for some time. over the past two months there 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 to with almost half of the country's regional administrations taken over spawning serious concerns the country could fall apart any sort of splits in the area which could happen within

the next two weeks must be described as quite possible because government wouldn't have enough forces. probably in two parts. two different times the opposition is still working 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 kiev. while some in the west have been supporting what they're calling a movement for democratic change the u.s. has already imposed sanctions on some ukrainian officials blaming them for the violence and kids senior international relations lecturer at moscow state university mark says those countries should apply the same rules to their own actions. well what we're hearing from the united states and from the european union

is of course the most cynical hypocrisy after the last few years of the brutal police repressions of the occupy wall street movement in the united states and the anti neo liberal austerity dictates that have been instituted around the european union which brought literally tens of millions of protesters out onto the street. them calling against the violence in the ukraine where the majority of the enjoyment of the past few days has been from the police that have suffered injuries from our cars cocktails firebombs knife stabbings lovings with morning stars withered shots from trebuchets constructed and the my don and bows and arrows i mean there were afraid really seeing a level of medieval violence from the protesters that is where the real violence in these protests is coming from this. but it's the country's east that's remained resilient to the burning barricades around the called lisl and think you have

pledging support for the legitimate government and the constitution instead our correspondent paula slayer is there the industrial heart of the ukraine is a place where the majority has been silent until now the vine and pictures from kiev all spring people here into action but not in support of the anti-government riot has i cannot sit at home 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 gentle cough which is high while tolerance for washing is low these demonstrators blame opposition parties for using hot headed students to destabilize the country 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. gregory greene is a correspondent with

a local newspaper he once order and for as long as the government provides it he says he'll supporters the message of the protesters regularly changes their main idea in the beginning was to join the european union the next weekend 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 or. russian market is or three or this region so that is the main reason why. people. don't. want to injure. european association protests just complain the kids riot has a 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 end to 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 r.t. donetsk ukraine. you can find a full time line of the unrest in ukraine plus the latest updates and more expert analysis at r.t. dot com. just ahead for you conquering the mountains. we've made it. and i'm still intact no bones broken and i can tell you this it is absolutely magical out. artists about what's a hits the slopes at the sochi winter olympic downhill course coming up.

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syria's government and the opposition were finally able to sit down in the same table for talks in geneva on saturday their main concern at the long awaited meeting was getting humanitarian aid to be staged areas on sunday they are due to tackle prisoner releases your pissed off reports. they faced 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 second or power stepping down it became clear both sides had a completely different understanding of the talks goals the rebels pressed for a 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 to this is strictly up to the syrians to decide the seriousness of themselves had the 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 cease fires 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 he got this going off r.t. geneva switzerland. well the two sides meet to air raids in armed clashes continue across syria but even in this chaos there is still hope rif an option of visited one maternity unit where the gruesome side of war has to take a back seat. 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 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 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 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 each other 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 thing that war means there and we 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 mix 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 with death all around they're choosing life raif notion r t from damascus. across egypt both supporters and opponents of the

transitional military style government have been out on the streets this week many of the demonstrations ended in deadly clashes with security forces at least forty nine people have been killed in street violence since thursday according to the health ministry and also this week terror struck at the heart of the nation of cairo the capital was battered by a series of bomb blasts that left six people dead and ignited more hatred of the country's is one the opposition tax happened as egypt was caring to mark the third anniversary of the revolution cairo based journalist maha sabri says the muslim brotherhood has to carry much of the blame. the king of conspiracy theories they keep blaming the government for staging those bombings before which is absolutely nonsense what of the syrians on the opposite side which is the regime and the regime who was the. one to tell us these are not these food and sells in or is as hostile as the. what what should be stopped now what the government should be

working tirelessly to stop inciting violence you know why didn't you go is the absence of sectors of the community and moving the continent forward to words a phrase of civil strife. riots have broken out in the brazilian city of south paulo with crowds smashing windows and store displays they have also set its streets on fire in protest against the two thousand and fourteen football world cup which is due to take place in the country this summer people feel that huge sums of money are being spent on the competition rather than on health and education more than one hundred demonstrators have been detained and similar protests are taking place in rio de janeiro and the capital brasilia. a suicide bomber has blown himself up near a bus carrying soldiers in the afghan capital kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack in which at least four people have been killed. including one civilian woman twenty two others were injured the taliban has stepped up its campaign ahead

of the pullout of nato combat troops at the end of the year. riot police in cambodia have clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters leaving several injured demonstrators are demanding authorities release more than twenty people arrested during a crackdown earlier this month the government imposed a ban on rallies in the capital after public unrest erupted over alleged vote fraud and calls for the country's prime ministers to step down. hundreds have gathered in miami this week for a conference on crypto currencies which they believe are the future of finance it comes after a recent price hike when bitcoin to most famous virtual currency topped the one thousand dollar mark but what is bitcoin well it's a currency but unlike the dollar or the 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 parties parry and boring spoke to some fans of the virtual currency about its future. and i'm here at these one hundred fourteen north american coin conference i went to the first ever becoming conference about a year ago and into one here the amount of growth and the decline to me if you see we've seen the number of big points in circulation increase fourteen percent and the number of declining 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 they coined a website 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 have blocked it out 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 base business and it shows a whole number of new people moving into the space is absolutely impressive i

expect more volatility but i possibly even afford 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 vic line 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 and fourteen is all going to be about making that point more user friendly and having more start up companies to get more consumers and volunteer 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 or 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 a big point it's gone up when you look at the consumer adoption of bitcoin 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 unpredictable and has already put a lot of businesses out of the. this regulating big point however would simply be endorsing s. that 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 decline is here to stay and miami beach florida kerry and boring are cheap. kind of sub tropical resort on the black sea coast provide enough snow for a winter olympics it's a question we have often heard in the run up to the games well no you won't see any 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 to not say when out to try it. if like me you enjoy a little bit of extreme sport then hang onto your helmet for the best skiing track

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