peace activists go on trial in the u.s. for taking a stand against their government's drone warfare campaign. teacher and a police officer killed in a hostage crisis is a moscow school carried out by one of its model students. and israeli cabinet ministers here u.s. secretary of state john kerry after his warning that the country could face an international boycott if it fails to take real steps to strike a peace deal with the palestinians. welcome it's good to have you company you are watching r.t.

international coming to you live from moscow. now activists calling for a world without drone strikes will be defending their actions this week in courts across america three groups are standing trial separately for their protests against the use of unarmed more machines with more on the cases here's our correspondent. in washington. four activists appeared before a judge in california this monday for their attempt to deliver a letter of protest to a military base commander the letter accuses the u.s. government and all military personnel involved in the drone program of crimes against humanity more activists are on trial for similar actions seventeen people are facing charges in new york for protesting at the premises of a base from where we put drones are piloted also this week five other activists will be appealing their trespass conviction nearby at the central intelligence agency to deliver a letter to the head of the cia the letter that these people are on trial for and

saying is simple government has become a lawless power acting those judge jury and executioner just because he can by most independent studies the vast majority of those killed are civilians and president obama's statement about quote unquote near certainty of no civilian deaths in drone strikes sounds cynical especially in light of reports like the one two months ago where a drone strike hit a wedding convoy in yemen and these activists point out the said iranian no one was held responsible for those extra judicial killings and yet these activists are dragged to court for protesting against such activity and this goes on amid relative silence in the media and public ignorance of washington's many. killings that's what we've been hearing at least from david swanson and antiwar activists and the author of the book war is alive. we have had people serving a six month prison sentences we've had people facing horrendous trudges for

exercising their first amendment rights this is an ongoing activity across the country and it's noticed in the local media that there's a virtual blackout in the national media in the united states you would have no idea this was happening it's that there's an extensive protest resistance movement against these drone murders and unfortunately most americans don't even know it's happening don't even know what the drones are being used for much less that they're being protested here exactly why are they against these drone strikes wise why is this any worse than any other military action. when these missiles go and kill innocent men women children infants in pakistan afghanistan yemen somalia there is no discussion there's no debate it just happens under the radar and there's a little blurb the next day saying militants were targeted and nobody knows what that means who they were and good reporting has shown that many many innocent

people who have done absolutely nothing wrong have been killed by these drones which are counterproductive in their own terms they are making the united states more hated that. well the alarming civilian toll of drone rule fair has been largely sidelined by the global media but according to various estimates it's cost hundreds of innocent lives in countries including pakistan and yemen one of our correspondents travel to both countries to hear the harrowing accounts of drone strike victims and their relatives and one of these families went all the way to capitol hill to get answers from u.s. politicians you can find more about their stories in our reports which are available at r.t. dot com also online the unmanned killing campaign puts boots on the ground as the u.s. military makes a breakthrough in driverless vehicle technology it's all there for you at our web site. a teacher and

a police officer have been killed in a hostage crisis at a moscow school over twenty students who were in the classroom at the time were released on her that the gun man who is now in custody is reportedly a model high school student who harbored a grudge against his teacher artie's margaret how reports from the city. i'm standing just outside the school in northeast moscow where a tenth grade boy walked inside earlier at around eleven o'clock this morning and opened fire know he taken two rifles out of his father's home and killed one security officer killed one teacher and entered a third person a security guard who is currently in hospital then he proceeded to take twenty four students hostage now these students he took he took hostage we're tenth graders fellow students and they have since been let go now archie caught up with a friend of one of those hostages earlier here's what he had to say. my friend told

me to switch on the t.v. i didn't saw my school on the news he said the security guard had managed to push the emergency bachmann time students were evacuated from the building i saw some of them later and they said the teacher was injured but then my mother said that it was quite a chaotic morning this young man fired eleven shots in total this father was able to communicate with the young male and he did let the hostages go and then he did ultimately surrender to law enforcement it said that he is currently under psychiatric assessment the educational minister did make a statement saying that this wasn't a situation where the young man had any grievance against students or teachers it was believed that he just has an emotional problem however originally it was reported that this was a revenge killing particularly for this young teacher who's believed to be between twenty nine and thirty years of age that this young man did kill him but at this

time we don't have any information regarding his emotional state although we do expect that to be forthcoming. reports claim that the young man used to brag to his friends about his shooting skills acquired with the help of his father who used to take him to a foreign rank you can add on line to r.t. dot com for all. the updates on this story. another spot seems to be brewing between the u.s. secretary of state and the israeli government it all started after john kerry expressed his concern over the lack of progress at peace negotiations with the palestinians mr kerry says the status quo being maintained by israel is not sustainable and he also warned that many countries could seek to boycott tel aviv if peace negotiations fail in response to this prime minister benjamin netanyahu replied that any efforts to boycott israel would be unjustified then the strategic affairs minister weighed in saying israel cannot be expected to negotiate with

a gun to its head and finally the economy minister called on israel's allies to stand up against those trying to achieve anti semitic agendas against his country and some two thousand israelis gathered outside the western wall in jerusalem last week for a prayer rally against u.s. efforts to broker a deal israel resume peace talks with the palestinians last july deadline for a framework agreement has been set for april with israeli settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem remaining the key sticking point. we spoke to a mere senior correspondent and columnist the harriet's newspaper and he says pressure from the u.s. could mean a blow for the israelis. american pressure could have many forms. and there would probably not be any direct overt physical sort of

pressure but even holding off on supporting israel indeed diplomatic arena of including in the united nations security council if the police kenyans godor and claimed their right to establish a state this could also put a lot of pressure on israel and the very fact that we see a public spat between the. obama administration and the netanyahu government this is already putting pressure on israel because israel's main strategic asset has always been its good relations with washington if this is taken from israel israel could no longer be considered the major power originally that it was considered to be for the last fifty or sixty years. now following calls for greater support by opposition leaders in ukraine brussels and washington are putting

together a significant short term assistance package despite concessions from president yannick over which mass rallies are still being held in kiev with people refusing to leave the streets unless he steps down e.u. foreign policy chief catherine ashton says the western aid is supposed to help the country through a transition period but the money will be dependent on a new ukrainian government approving political and economic reform and with investment also on the cards the energy giants have been eager to exploit the country's shale gas potential and that's got locals were and is poor slayer explains. western ukraine a beleaguered battleground for american oil giants two months ago keeps finding agreement with chevron to use this area for fracking. flammable tap water toxic chemicals pumped into the earth contaminated environments just some of the risks that have sparked protests against fracking in the united

states and europe. thank you now it's ukrainian farmers that orlick will buy milk who are left in the cold so most of the time our lakes and rivers will get dirty sporadic protests have fallen on deaf ears unable to match the might of the fuel lobby for if america comes to ukraine we can lose our position and america will control ukrainian money and business meanwhile countries like france switzerland and the netherlands of what we do enough to have banned the technology the ten billion dollar deal allows chevron to operate in the country for fifty years it has the right to sell the gas it up tains with what's quoters to other countries so all claims that ukraine will make a lot of money aren't. nonces and in a place where unemployment is rife kids promise of thousands of new jobs is enough bait for people next ingenue forty four years old unemployed and trying to care for

his sick mother. i hope you will get a job people in ukraine are not scared of work we must just learn what to do the carriage for kiev is energy independence and cheap fuel for a country struggling to pay the bills even though russia dropped the cost of its gas by almost a third to calculate the shale spoils industry experts look at precedents in neighboring poland companies promise the earth only to significantly scale back which is where it's a risk for this bush because after the five years of exploration process bodies we decided to stop their activities because they are trying to this are places where it will be their disability to produce gas pressure on p.f. to keep these firms out is growing but not fast enough it seems to quell the government's desire to have its own gas whatever the cost or concerns of the people

policy our team have live coverage western ukraine. and reaching out to chevron and shell ukrainian authorities say the firm will help the country achieve self-sufficiency and even enable its own energy exports american environmentalist. for example says financial gain though would come to greater cost for ukrainians. the process itself is you cannot or millions of gallons of liquid laced with sand and with chemicals under super high pressures down into all these drilled holes without having a consequence this whole fracking. madness is spreading all over the planet they want to frack as many countries as possible and so more people are getting aware of this and i'm getting people here from little green europe north america africa to come here to see for themselves besides what they hear from the gas companies

because the gas company will admit to no problems everything is hunky dory everything is covered all the bases are covered we have nothing to worry about folks we know what we are doing. coming up like to this hour catching at the cops. i was being charged with assaulting a police officer obstructed and resisting arrest i couldn't six months in prison and that would have completely irrevocably changed my life. speaks to a student about how a video that went viral helped him prove misconduct or repaired anger against him by the.

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oh hello again my one hundred thousand people marched through paris and leon on sunday once again venting their anger at the policies of france's embattled president along. i was. the crowds were protesting against possible amendments to gay marriage and adoption laws which would grant same sex couples alternative ways to have children however authorities have said they are planning no such changes this comes exactly a week after a so-called day of anger saw tens of thousands across france demonstrate against the go down one french activist is so unhappy with president she's gone hunger strike. it's been a day since i've been fasting i only drink water because we are many people demanding the resignation francois land i've been fighting for ten years in defense of family values the french government is destroying the family and this is

bringing the country down because if the family is not strong the state is not strong either. with a quick look at some other stories now in lebanon state media says a suicide blast in a minibus in beirut has wounded at least six people the incident happened during the evening rush hour in one of the capital sudden districts which is close to shiite neighborhoods two days ago at least four died and eighteen were wounded in the northern has blast wrong hold shiite areas of lebanon are often targeted in retaliation the group sending fighters to syria. the iraqi army has stepped up its bombardment of the city of fallujah reportedly ahead of a full on ground offensive the city was seized by militants connected to al qaida in early january and has been under intense shelling for days the government's been holding off from sending in troops to give local tribesmen time to use the

insurgents' security in iraq has been getting worse with almost eight thousand people killed in sectarian violence last year. and further proof of the worsening security situation. today's baghdad is hit by a wave of bombings at least sixteen people have been killed authorities say the attacks bear the hallmarks of al qaida is affiliate in iraq meanwhile government troops have killed fifty seven islamic militants in western anbar province in advance of a possible assault on fallujah. a series of explosions at a cinema in pakistan have killed at least five people eyewitnesses say a man sitting in the back row hurled several grenades into the audience around thirty people were injured some critically during the incident in russia while. a more clashes have broken out between police in youths at a protest in the kenyan city of mombasa that's after security forces stormed a mosque on sunday resulting in

a violent confrontation that left at least two people dead the raid was ordered after worshipers raise the flag of the band extremist group youths armed with knives is said to have attacked the officers who responded with gunfire over one hundred arrests were made. so. now when you go up against the british police force it is your word against theirs arty met one student who learned the hard way how important hard evidence is when that happens syria has his story. i was being charged with assaulting a police officer of structure arrest i could have been six months in prison and that would have completely irrevocably changed my life and devastated. i couldn't make a more had intended to attend the talk of by the education minister in june two thousand and eleven and found himself in a crowd of protesting students and just outside this university who was later arrested and the police officer said that

a shop had pushed him twice before running away. this video appeared on you tube where a shock is later seen and it offers a different version of events. thanks to this video the charges were dropped scotland yard agreed to pay a shock twenty thousand pounds in damages after he launched legal action for wrongful arrest as a result of video evidence produced as part of a civil claim against the metropolitan police service three offices are the subjects of the i.p.c.c. supervised investigation but such outcomes may not always be so easy to come by it's very often the case. people have been wrongly accused by police officers often committing the fence but the evidence of court is give more credence to notch off the accused individual they just have. to try and give its best occurrence as they

can to gather as much evidence as they possibly can and once again the conduct of the police is put firmly under the spotlight in the twenty eleven two thousand and twelve period at the independent police complaints commission saw a decrease in complaints but an increase in appeals made about the handling of complaints by police compared to the year before where it's found that offices are fully below the expected. behavior the public would want to see accountability. police misconduct it's sort of like specific to being to be tools. for somebody who's been on the receiving end of this misconduct a shock says there's something he'll now keep in mind we need to videotape the police whenever we can because if it's their word against ours the only way we're going to win is if we actually prove to a court without a shadow over doubt that they were lying i. do so celia r.t.

. now she might have brushed aside the embarrassing revelations of being spied on but german chancellor angela merkel could be in for more trouble in connection to washington's surveillance operations germany's largest group of hackers has found a criminal complaint against mrs merkel's government that aiding foreign spying and violating the rights of citizens you can find out how that case could pan out on our website. also online nasa wants to create what it calls the coolest spot in the universe on board the international space station so do head to r.t. dot com to get more on what chile experiments are planned at the orbiting the burra tree. the top athletes at the winter games in sochi will of course take home the whole of medals the luckiest ones will even get a slice of the challenge bins meteorite but what will be left for those who don't make the podium for the army of fans that have traveled there were earlier i went

along to find. well if you're looking to buy a souvenir enjoying the olympics or probably want to get your hands on one of the mascots either the snow leopard or the polar bear and if you want to go to the high end of the market you could try one of these porcelaine figurines these have all been made in a very famous village just outside moscow this workshop english has produced russia's famous blue and white china for the last two centuries but it's not plates and pots that taking a picture of another in the space at the moment smiling mascots for the sort you games are being produced in abundance crafted a molded from the region special clay sixty kilometers southeast of moscow that is poured into special molds made for the head lettered polarbear benefactress forty craftswomen get to work carefully how many painting each one on average it takes fifteen minutes to load the letter is a bit tricky and takes a little longer then it's a whole day spent in the oven during which the black ink turns into that trademark

blue after that they left a chill boxed and center to show us it is an intricate process that even mirrors the slogan for d.c. lympics cool yours andrew farmer. and to make sure you stay with us on r.t. for a special coverage from this year's capital of winter sport we are on ethanol and sochi twenty forty.

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school here. reporting from the world talks about stuff. your peace. treaty. the arabic for doubt me visit arabic. dot com. hello and welcome to this week's r.t. sports show another twenty six action packed minutes of sport from russia and around the world with me take partridge and here's a taste of what's to come. they didn't triumph the seattle seahawks crushed the denver broncos forty three point two eight in super bowl forty eight to win that first head f.l. title. last davis cup set russia plays

a crunch autumn playoff to study their second tier status after the men's tennis team stopper a three two defeat to poland here in moscow. and the top field limping a high jump champion even who called it leaps to gold as a star studded lineup takes part at the russian winter indoor classic championships here in moscow. but first american football and the celebrations are underway in seattle after the seahawks won their first n.f.l. title by trashing the denver broncos forty three points to eight at the super bowl to lift the vince lombardi trophy in the battle between seattle's league best defense against denver's top off friends led by veteran quarterback peyton manning it was the seahawks who triumph totally dominating the misfiring broncos at the met life stadium in new jersey in the first super bowl states abdul's in a cold weather state marshawn lynch is one yard touchdown run and most valuable

player malcolm smith sixty nine yard interception return helped seattle to a desert twenty two zero lead at the break then proceeded all been returned to the second half kick off eighty seven yards for another touchdown to effectively end the one sided affair. that's the great challenge is can we carry our football and do the things that we've been doing all along on this stage with all this crew did everybody said oh you'll be distracted you're not old enough and all that as if that made any difference at all these guys totally understood how to do it they handle it with class in it and the dignity to him i think that to take on this just a great respect for it and they did it perfectly so congratulations to pete carroll as staff and his team you know they're a great team that you know we didn't perform up to par to building with them. now moving on to football of the sucka variety and new all small signing tim shell stern will be out for at least six games after injuring his back playing volleyball on the beach during sponsor moscow's pre-season tour in abu dabi the thirty one year old meat fish.