are are. surviving in syria the first aid for months reaches a palestinian refugee camp in damascus where dozens have starved to death all see that some of those have become hostages or war. meanwhile the u.s. stands a warning to our side. they will be referred to the security council for chapter seven secretary of state john kerry threatens military action against syria if the destruction of its chemical weapons is delayed any further. so this hour ukraine's opposition steals the show at the munich security conference calling on the west to become involved in the crisis beyond just support. the biathlon battlefield would give you a look at the brand new ski center in some tree on terms of the trails and slopes ready to host the upcoming winter games.

this is all seem to national coming to life from moscow my name is you worship our thanks for joining us. and isolated eight hundred thousand people including many women and children remain trapped in the young luke palestinian refugee camp in southern damascus it's been cut off by syrian rebels for more than again now hundreds of relief parcels have managed to reach the count for the first time in several months but that's too late at least eighty five people have died that says the middle of last cheer from illness and starvation and she's took a trip to this rebel enclave. another battleground of the brutal syrian war in the very heart of the country and at the edge of the regime stronghold. this is your

move from listed in camp here in damascus that has been held by the militants for more than a year now we are not allowed to go any further because their military people who are controlling situation here on the ground told us that the us now i person and the raw armed man you are and this building but it's not only from bullets that people here are dying when we visit dozens already said to have died from starvation a year after the siege began food and water supplies a role but gun safety it is bad as it can get one desperately hungry and my children have nothing to eat these women leave in the year move camp that has been home to thousands of palestinian refugees for decades but today they pray for an escape there's no food nothing to eat or drink the militants are inside as well and the soul of the prophet we want this to stop whatever guilty we just

want to go out they want to go out but they can't they're trapped those hold in the camp only allow women and elderly men to go out briefly to bring in food a distributed by the syrian and palestinian officials together with the un their families remain inside so they have to return to the besieged camp and rest that much so that while we're talking to one you like resident and old man behind those collapses to the ground will no one could tell us exactly why. though of the. bodyguard who are dying from hunger strike we can't take this anymore. but we will close tonight as syrian officials have been trying to solve this crisis for months now this summer for people. who have more than. we freed. i have much doubt that they will

accept. it's clear. imminent terror in aid is the only achievement so far these boxes are allowed in for both the syrians and palestinians taken hostage with some estimates put in that number at fifty thousand i ask those responsible how they know the food they deliver will not fall into the militants hands they say no one can give any going t. . job or to muzzle the l. ners or a front in the tough kiri group straight on the hunger of the people they want to see to the world look the people are hungry it's like the residents have been killed not kidnapped inside their own camp or inside their own home and the militants are negotiating over them siege has become a popular tactic among rebel forces here in syria just recently we went to the industrial city of outside damascus according to army generals at least five

thousand three main trap there sieges serve well to weaken an army has capabilities keeping large forces tied up for long periods of time but they have another go to euro do you have their own. they claim that the syrian government is besieging the palestinians in the camp they want to invert the truth by saying the syrian government is part of the killing force as they don't do anything to protect the people they want the people to hit the regime. accusations over the next one of the syrian authorities allowed indeed government officials blame the militants for infiltrating into the cities in the first place and complain they can do little to fight back now lisa villains could be hurt. then live a secular is the militants who attack the camp and this is the militants who are using the people as human shields. any security or military force here on

the ground is to halt the flow of militants the government cannot leave the doors wide open for them or put in the red carpet to allow them to go straight to the masters. and thousands of ordinary people all over syria remain hostage inside their own homes waiting for help. already three years into this conflict that could prove very long way to indeed rif notion r.t. from syria. meanwhile the u.s. has warned see where it could face peers have measures if it fails to remove all its chemical weapons by july washington has accused the masters of deliberately stalling the destruction of its chemical stockpile this comes after initial signs of progress at the first round of peace talks in switzerland between the government of bashar al assad and the western backed opposition parties as the citric in a has more. but west officials take on again this new vigorous rhetoric against assad's government saying that it's just not moving quickly enough in terms of

eliminating the chemical weapons that it's promised to get rid of the crisis torn country most recently we heard from the u.s. secretary of state john kerry see that the process really needs to pick up the tempo that it's too slow and that if assad's regime doesn't listen something else would happen take a listen i would remind. the. agreement that we reached in new york with the security council makes it clear that if there are issues of noncompliance they will be referred to the security council for chapter seven now while all of this is going on it's important to keep in mind that syria's saying that the reasons for any delays are purely reasons of security that transferring these weapons is complicated because the country is torn by a crisis russia has echoed this position a representative of the foreign ministry has said that syria is in fact acting in

good faith and that russia is willing to continue and provide more technical support but that moscow cannot in on itself carry and provide all of the support that syria needs so while these rigorous messages are coming from washington it seems that a much more are helpful approach continues to be a viable option. sirius started its chemical design and after the year one russia and the u. was held to broker a deal and of that of military strikes on the country by western powers in september last year and hamish to britain gordon a former office in the british army's chemical defense regiment believes the standoff between syria's government and opposition is hampering the removal of toxic weapons. there are always been great for you doing this is a hugely ambitious plan and with the lead of the russian federation and the us we just wouldn't be here the majority of these chemicals and precursors are pretty

much stuck north of device curious we know the sort of fighting that's going on in the contested areas has to go through and there's a big go i still battle going on just twenty five provinces for an attack here there are many sides to this and the opposition do not appear to be helping. realize that u.n. resolution which has the chemicals moved out of syria. and there are more stories ahead for you this hour including britain's shoplifting sad with in store fast skyrocketing to a nine year high the find out what's forcing people in the u.k. to still be on the shelves plot. in a few moments time join me in sochi is the olympic torch begins the final stage of its relay just taking to the top of europe's tallest peak. that's later but now ukraine's opposition is urging western governments to get more

involved in the country's political crisis one of its leaders are sunni is it a security conference in munich calling for more than vocal support and it looks like this standoff in ukraine is stealing attention on the international forum as r.c.c. corpuscle no reported one of the first meetings which have already taken place here in munich was the one between one of the leaders of the opposition are saying the u.s. and u.k. and the german president and even though in this country the president's post is more of a formal one many analysts are saying this could be viewed as a hint that ukraine and the situation there may take up a large part of the talks especially that's known mr yates a new crew is already scheduled another meeting separately with the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and many are now criticizing this format saying that there are lots of globally important issues which perhaps should be the priority like the coffee in syria for instance also u.s. global surveillance programs the news about them created a huge wave of criticism here in germany and of course issues like the u.s.

plans to build an anti missile defense system in europe so many are saying that perhaps even though it's clear the events in ukraine or of extreme importance perhaps they shouldn't be the issues to kick off this conference. meanwhile in kiev the barricades are growing higher and the protesters are arming themselves fire back coming out with potato cannons to use against security forces built from those heights and filled with gas from hair spray or other air assaults it may look funny but it's capable of launching a potato at a high speed and can result in injuries and protests as drawing major support from both europe and the glass which is mulling sanctions against the ukrainian authorities and political blogger alexander mercury's says there's no doubt where western law and his lie it's an attempt to legitimize the opposition to in effect de legitimize the government if you remember mr a czar of

the prime minister when he went to force when he was still prime minister he is invitation reducing and now we see opposition leaders. being invited to the munich security conference instead the fact is however what goes on in munich or washington or wherever or brussels is one thing what goes what happens in the ukraine is something completely different in it is in the ukraine itself where this issue will ultimately be decided. which reasserts control regardless of how it's done the u.s. will have to deal with him. kind of complained of facebook become a real bell well in history it can report on that after the break. the nine hundred fourteen though scenario. because the united states is becoming the dominant force. but brian when it when we look at calculations in

strategy i have to go back to iraq afghanistan libya and that's all recklessness in my opinion you know the u.s. policy resembles those what the caricature of those western movies where they put the drunken cowboys coming to town and shoot the place up just because they can. the u.s. military was built to square off against the soviet union over western europe but when you take that conventional military and now try to retire as a counterinsurgency force it creates a lot of gaps and that's the kind of private sector stuff.

this is a national welcome by the five finger discount. board kids and petty criminals many are now resorting to shoplifting for that basic needs as. has been frank. some people do it for a dad others might have a physical compulsion when i could be part of a larger crime network but up until now few people in britain were doing it out of necessity i'm talking about shoplifting. people they don't even a small ding big thing even expensive or cheap or what they do they just drop in the bar and they will go according to the british retail consortium theft from shops is not

a nine year high and the biggest increase has been food theft the police say there's a link between welfare cuts unemployment and shoplifting we're seeing people choosing to shoplift to maintain their previous life still on diminishing budgets and police forces approve actively targeting shoplifters we have a sixteen. if you can see on the ceiling to here. for over there one would be. if you keep looking further down the. government critics say that it's cuts to welfare payments that are pushing previously or abiding citizens into so-called poverty crime over the past several months police forces have been criticized for being too lenient on women especially in mothers who of course shoplifting items that they simply can't afford to buy essential items like nappies and baby food life is so hard that the more.

people live to see. what they do. but the boredom that speaks to retailers here in the u.k. says that fact is a victimless crime last year alone the losses to industry over five hundred million pounds as a result they say that shops like this one go bust and communities. see london. and time now for some other global news in brief under north and you have been fighting between pro-government tribes and share rebels has left at least sixty people dead while at least fifteen soldiers were killed by militants east of the capital in ambush at an army checkpoint yemen has been trying to restore stability since president assad there was forced to step down and twenty eleven. hundreds of protesters clashed with police so with the eviction of a corner clear el mundo in the spanish capital one hundred three stars at officers

accusing them of siding with their lives in order to make a sick man harmless spain's trick repossession laws have led to hundreds of thousands being evicted during the into the debt crisis that. also please find tear gas dispersed supporters and opponents of former president mohamed morsy in a number of cities across egypt while in the capital cairo to roadside bombs were detonated near a police vehicle last week can't around fifty people were killed at ronnie's health to mark the twenty eleven uprising when violence erupted between pro and anti more secrets. of a tree thousand motorcyclists rolled out for a rally the venezuelan capital caracas near government offices bikers hooted horns and waved flags and protests at a recent ban on night time riding the low ends to cover crime with many robberies and kidnappings conducted on motorbikes by as well.

up to sixty five thousand kilometers by can't train plane a rocket and even reindeer the olympic torch is close to the end of its record breaking a relay it reaches so should a couple of days so let's find out more from paul scott who drives us now live from the sochi how the call so the torch has traveled across the country it's made it into orbit as well as into the world's deepest lake where else did it go on its adventure that. well on its journey across the world's largest country to an impact top was always going to experience some. completed one of those hoist the olympic flame has been lit at the top of mt elbrus which is the highest peak in europe

a team of five experienced mountaineers took it to the summit which is more than five and a half thousand meters above sea level now this is of course just one leg of the relay which has seen it go to the bottom of lake baikal the deepest like in the world is going to the north pole and of course for a space walk onboard the international space station it is now in the final stages of its relay it will arrive here exactly in a few days time ahead of the opening ceremony which is now less than a week away attention is slowly beginning to turn to the sport and one sport that russia has traditionally had success in is by athlone a my colleague to buying not so i had a look round the new purpose built state of the art cross country skiing. lessons is that laura was an urban legend caraway now she decided to choose death over

getting married to an older friends of course it's not just about this mind serve as a reminder that when going do you might have to die for it figuratively who was this could be a metaphor for the athletes that determination passion and perseverance to whatever you want but i can only that gold you can get it twenty fourteen the cross country skiing and by flynn twenty minutes will take place from laura organizes a hoop in the low rent venue stage of the on to the scylla tees will put sochi firmly on the world's biathlon map i took a tour of the grounds on a stage to see the massive complex without getting my feet when it includes two stadiums a shooting area and if you want to say so it's true what they say that sports brings everybody together and they are numb place and not just for us but for

everybody even this little guy here. the course is a very demanding it has few places where athletes can blind and save their energy and at a height of one thousand five hundred metres above sea level the lack of oxygen also makes it much harder for the competitors to breed come a few days a visit the venue whether by avalon a limb pick and paralympic games will be held or will be filled with spectators as well as sportsmen and sportswomen ride is where the starting point aiming for gold gold will be give mother nature has dissolved the snow is ready the altitude is perfect now all that's missing is the stop of the whistle. so. he's keeping you up to date with everything that's happening and searching for our coverage right here on our international and also it all to dot com over the coming days. you know you ok. how do you operate dylan piggy

i'm going to mostly to get sports and so track speed skating is that as easy as rosales i'm not an olympic hockey. league. my son. line the upcoming games inspired some all says. this might be biting for building a live big themed sculptures that a gallery of the i.c. most to pieces is waiting for you at our web science cats to have our video agents who probably. don't so here's nasser's not short showing the same sport on models before i'm done but wait out of the blue a run dumbed down outsized op should pops into her brain check out i'll see about why this led to one astrobiologist finally a lawsuit against the space agency. right

to see. her story. and i think the true. on our reporters with the. instrument. to be in the. twenty four scene could herald the end of direct u.s. military involvement in afghanistan but that doesn't necessarily mean peace private security contractors are still likely to be left behind when a company is formally the notorious blackwater operators in iraq until like his ations that employees killed unarmed iraqi civilians back in two thousand and seven and she's sophie and co program spoke to erik prince her founders the company. you've said that your men wear guards not investigators stationed to kill and on check the policy and that's from your book that's

a direct quote what gave you the right to behave in that way well look there are there are there performing a defense of mission so you know every day between iraq and afghanistan the company did more than one hundred thousand missions protective missions and no one under our care was ever killed or injured and each time there was a and event where our men had to use their weapons it was documented in all those times it use the weapons it still comes out to less than one half of one percent. of those of those incidents so the idea that they were trigger happy is just it's not accurate. israeli democracy is embracing cyberspace the government has admitted it pays some students to say nice things about it on social networks and now it's using facebook

rather than face to face meetings talk of the public will they won't pull as he explains. there's a new kind of politics blowing through cyberspace the parliaments on facebook and its users are the legislators it's very simple citizens right in the page what they want to change and sometimes even better if they write how and we take the commons and choose and pick a member of parliament that this deal is suitable to that. issue we are doing a lobby a lobby for the citizens with its ears to the ground this user generated democracy is turning citizens into politicians for a long time not to be was fed up with the high cost of renting in tel aviv she posted about it her suggestions metamorphosed into a bull to regulate real estate agents fees it's now

a vote away from becoming law i think it's definitely a more direct way to the government and they're actually listening and they're doing things with it which is amazing rather than feeling threatened by this new brand of cyber activists more and more politicians are seeing the potential of partnering with their constituents online within that the public should be a partner in creating policy in legislation social media is a very very powerful too in politics this will be a mini revolution in everything to do the connections between us and the public which right now is not enough is not good enough the next bills already in the making granting single mothers cheaper life insurance the social media i think will be the next platform of the politics all over the world it might have been the ancient greeks who introduced the world to democracy but today's generation is one click away from perfecting us policy are our t. tell of of up next is our special report harmless in new york but if you're

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