but it isn't one not even one of the fact that he is a stranger. today's headlines and round up of the week's top stories and right now we're showing you live pictures coming out of the ukrainian capital kiev where no peace on the streets of the city as the opposition molineaux over to an offer to head the government amid intensifying riots across the country's west. syria's leaders and the rebels' representatives hold their first talks since the start of a civil war heralded by diplomats as a major step forward. thing that will mean stand have to leave and we have to fight for peace and life we can't give up as bullets fly overhead we visit a maternity unit in syria where mothers and doctors have chosen to live 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. which martina national coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program around two hundred policemen besieged in a convention center in kiev have been allowed to leave the building and there are conflicting reports on whether it was opposition from a metallic leach code or the interior ministry that brokered and ends to the standoff the siege began shortly after leaders of the ukrainian opposition partially turn down the president's proposals aimed at calming the unrest in the country artist 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 would be made to them by ukrainian president viktor yana coverts not to run through what some of those offers were 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 heard 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 your now he's the leader of the the group here called fatherland he has often been offered the position of

prime minister he has said that he hasn't decided yet you know 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 who 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 they say 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. all these pictures are just a glimpse of what kind of weaponry some of the riders have been using police are saying they were seized from one of the radical gangs detained in key of the group was allegedly involved and kidnappings several policemen claim they have been taken hostage and then released by protesters what are they to as watery from the head and bound my arms and legs with must tape and taped up my eyes as well be looking for more of the yes we were attacked by a group of masked wearing youngsters they surrounded us cream and the cops terrorists hands up they took everything from us our wallets our cellphones everything. in them to through we had done nothing to them we were just coming out of a cafe after lunch with the mob surrounded. with

a standoff between police and the riders in town to firing a retired commander from los angeles sheriff's department sas police in the us 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 nine states the main use of the ball it's all cocked else on the floor in the rocks and bottles of striking him with coal which would all be considered lethal force in the united states here's your chance for bombs that's a lethal situation in the united states you could very quickly be shot with lethal force the thought effect of all the bragging and the police officer in the club we can while you can now will bill usually result in some type of we were forced to take a police officer. meanwhile in over a dozen regions across ukraine and rage mobs have been besieging local governments in eight of them so far rioters have occupied government buildings and declared that they will not abate the authority of presidency on

a cottage while what started as a peaceful protest rally last of amber has now effectively set half the country a blaze i search ask you and say how the progress has transformed. gray by seizing temperatures are writing the new down at the for europe. ever since the first rocks and molotov cocktails were hurled at the police in kiev march sunday the fishes 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 for in the unison of the we expect from the ukrainian government then they should democratic freedom in particular the opportunity for peaceful demonstrations they protect life and 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 these riots will be. dealt with effectively in the near future but they will continue for some time nation of the. neo nazi. but it isn't a bit of a so-called right sector group we will be against and a neo nazi and the right is from all sides east and west and also in the political spectrum therefore i do not think that everyone who will follow. positionally indifference to. peaceful resolution of these of these conflicts some of these e.u.'s hell bent on violence and they will continue for some time over the past two months their you know my down has changed in form and meaning what started as a peaceful protest broadcast 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 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 so ukraine will be speeded probably in two parts. we have different problems 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 eighty agreed truth. reporting from key if. and as ryan keeps running west from the capital geopolitical analysts are trying to assess opposition leaders have long since lost control over what goes on in kiev or elsewhere. but i think at this point it's quite clear that they don't have direct control over the rioters 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 to bring for regime change in the ukraine in order to overthrow that government and you see something quite similar in two thousand and four with the so-called orange revolution done all over the world over the course of the last twenty years or so and this is no different now it's the country's east that's remained resilience to the burning barricades and round the clock violence in kiev pledging support for the legitimate government and the constitution instead i'll go respond policy or is there. the industrial heart of the ukraine is a place where the majority has been silent until now the violent pictures from kiev

are sparing people here into action but not in support of the anti-government rioters but i watch the bus not beat up and 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 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. gregory green is a correspondent with the local newspaper he wants order and for as long as the government provides it he says he'll supporters were buying up much or the message of the protesters regularly changes or 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. give us a seizure protests 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 all teeth donates ukraine. you can find a full timeline of the unrest in ukraine plus the latest updates and more expert analysis at r.t. dot com. and just to have for you conquering the mountains we've made it down the slopes and i'm still in tags no bones broken and i can tell you that is so it is absolutely magical i. would say it's the slopes at the sochi olympics downhill of course. we cannot accept to live and it is really important but we cannot allow the

business a while saying it is going to be sure when people see new jersey we've got up there sitting through nineteen deserted as you state. according to a new oxfam report the rich are getting richer at an alarming pace middle class is all over the world are under pressure and the poor well are only getting poor 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 or do we speak your language i mean some of the will or not of the. news programs documentaries and spanish matters to you breaking news a little too much of angles stories. you hear. l.t. spanish find out more visit actuality that tito is calm. welcome

back this is a teen or national and 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 a long awaited meeting was getting medicare an aid to besieged areas on sunday the focus is on prisoner releases your piece going off now reports they face one another let's talk to one another a former 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 said going about stepping down it became clear both sides had a completely different understanding of the talks goals the rebels pressed for assad to step down officials seem 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 negotiate in 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 you've got this going off r.t. geneva switzerland while the two sides meet a air raids an armed clashes continue across syria but even and this chaos there is still hope for a few national visitor 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 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 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 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 in the tough lives this is a beacon of hope this kidman salata me 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 war. but not want to

think that war means there and we have to leave and we have to fight for peace and life we can't give up. 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 with death all around they're choosing life rafe notion r t from damascus. well across both supporters and opponents of the transitional military backed government have been out on the streets this week many of the demonstrations and in deadly clashes with security forces at least forty nine people have been killed in street violence since thursday according to the health ministry also this week terrorists struck ad the heart of

a nation cairo the capital was battered by a series of bomb blasts that left six people dead and ignited more hatred of the country's islamist opposition the attacks happened as egypt was preparing to mark the third anniversary of the revolution journalist muhammad 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 in the it's the poor command which is absolutely nonsense but of the same time the opposite side which is the regime and the regime loyalists them to what protestors are not peaceful themselves or as hostile as the muslim brotherhood is what what should be stopped now what the government should be working tirelessly to stop is inciting violence you know why didn't those gaps between sectors of the community and moving the country forward towards a phase of civil strife i'll take a look at some other stories from around the world and want to believe hers of

thailand and the government for its protest has been shot dead it was reportedly gunned down while addressing a crowd and died in the hospital the violence comes as demonstrators tried to do rail next week's general election was formed when stations earlier and on the tip of an advancement only taking place. and riots have broken out in the brazilian city of some power with crowds smashing windows and store displays they have also said streets on fire in protest against the twenty fourteen for the 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 calm. petition rather down health and education more than one hundred demonstrators have been detained in similar protests are taking place in rio de janeiro and the capital brasilia. and i say leaker edward snowden held his first q. and a session this week sharing his views on the agency mass surveillance and american freedoms snowden excluded the possibility of a fair trial and the u.s.

has stressed that he if he had turned to congress with his information in the first place he would have been charged in jail right away there was a lower stress that the bulk collection of personal data must and that it doesn't help fighting terrorism and that it violates the us constitution he also said that the flaws in the american legal system we've whistleblowers protected discouraging them from exposing and you wrongdoing while a wide range of u.s. officials consider added snow to the traitor many people around the world are calling him a hero and seek ways to thank him for exposing global data collection a group of students at the university of glasgow in the u.k. nominated the whistleblower for the position of director and we spoke to one of the activists. the reason which shows edward snowden is because we know that he is a hero is a brave man who risked a lot of things to let us the people know the extent of fewest media surveillance

and intrusion into our private lives and we just want to show him that we appreciate what he's done and it is a clear message sent out to those who are monitoring us that we will not stand for this and that we do not this we do not accept this kind of criminality it would be more symbolic than anything because he will be able to actually physically come to class go it will choose a representative. for him in situations where he cannot personally attend but his duties will be to hold the title of the rector of the university of glasgow we've had an overwhelmingly positive response of course we will do everything we can to make sure that this actually happens can a subtropical resorts on the black sea coast provide enough snow for winter olympics 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 we're up in the nearby mountains there's plenty of the white stuff to provide spectacular scenery and perfect slopes to mom would say when

to try out. if like me you enjoy a little bit of extreme sport then hang onto your helmet for the best skiing track in the black sea resort snowboarding and freeze diving competitions at this twenty fourteen olympic winter games will be held to the was on the rosa what's up popped also known as the hot extreme was. just seven years again this regime but also for a third was on top to day it's quite a different scene designed and build by french experts it's now a picture a piece cox the nobel prize style hotels and chalets at over five thousand feet

it's one of the highest lifts of mountains in the world the mountain towers over provides axes. and professionals in the alpine and freestyle as well as snowboarding as for those going for winter gold a difficult terrain is available. i wasn't going to be left behind so i hired some speed headed up. drive so way not all the hot tub and i'm definitely going to be tough in all the snow. the rain has been placed by professionals he has he's been testing the slopes over the last year and for those still worried about the weather there's enough of it

old and i those have promised. having a monster ice machine on standby. ok we've made it down loose and loads and i'm still intact no bones broken and i can tell you this it is absolutely magical out here the mountains are why i kept it in the snow it's just absolutely beautiful and i think i might of all must also a new sports i might take up seeing next time so indeed for everyone who's coming out here to the new ski resort and alpine ski resort of the black sea is going to be one you'll always remember for now i'm going to sign up for some hot chocolate too on monday on the ski slopes of rock the hearts of forty. definitely deserve that so stay with us for more reports from aware the outlets will be going for gold and we've got plenty more to share with you before the

olympic flame is lit at the main arena it's all here on r.t. and the coming days and next world apart is coming your way on how the. engineering is powering tomorrow's democracies. recently facebook was ablaze with likes and shares about the two thousand and fourteen no pants subway ride this is a yearly event that has grown in popularity and spread way beyond its native new york to cities across the globe according to fox news a century thousands of people ride the subway in their underwear as if it were a normal day what you're going to say is a prank collective that cause a scenes of chaos and joy in public places yeah i guess this is kind of funny i

mean hey i like wackiness but think about the effort and propaganda takes to get thousands of people the world over to simultaneously do something and then with all that effort and all those thousands of participants all you do is walk around without your pants on this idea must have been created by some people with a pretty decadent lifestyle because how can you even think of organizing people for the goal of spreading joy when a lot of us can't even afford to put dinner on the table in the future could you guys please try some pantless food donating or pencils recycling or maybe best of all and artist of all pencils job creating wackiness is fine but when you have the power of thousands of trousers volunteers please use it responsibly and productively but that's just my opinion.

hello and welcome to worlds apart of data mining is crucial for doing business these days but should the same tools that companies use to influence our choice of consumer goods be applied electing a president well to discuss that i'm now joined by harper lee who served as the chief technology officer for president obama two thousand and twelve election campaign thank you very much for your time sir now i know that before joining the obama campaign you worked as the chief technology officer for a clothing company and you seem to have made a very smooth transition but some people would fill a bit uneasy about applying some of the tag it makes and marketing tools to politics because some of us still sort of fill down that politics should be

conducted in the same way as commerce is that too idealistic yes it was that well i think it i mean i think ultimately when you're talking about a politician you're talking about something i mean it's been marketing forever yes i mean it's all about going in knocking on a door talking them into the. ages of go it was very community based but it was all about marketing you know what this politician is the best for this reason and so i think it's what we're seeing now is instead of us you know the digital technology is that hope like the president we didn't all we did is kind of hope distribute his authenticity and the genuineness that he brought to more people but at the same time in the united states as far as i know the every turn policy on goods is very liberal you can always bring the product that you don't like back and get your money but unfortunately if politics and doesn't work this way you have to wait another four years but i think that's i think you i think you're pushing too hard

on the narrative that it's that it's like a product i do think that. it's true that you need to make sure that you vote for the right person and you can return that vote but it is a permanent forever you know in the u.s. it's four years other countries. shorter in many many places it's for a mayor a congress person it might be a year or two years but the thing that's important is. the candidate themselves you cannot use technology to make a bad candidate good you can only elect a good candidate but the mystery let me push you on that you just said that four years is not that long of a time but i think you are sitting around the room when it. happened the country can get through and you know like look at syria for you know difference between life and death so a lot can happen in that period if that's what you have to make sure you elect the right president how do you really make sure if as you just agreed that you are applying all the marketing tools to the political campaigns you're making a jump.