latest headlines in the week's top stories on r.t. international fans and so she celebrate russia's shootout victory over slovakia in ice hockey after last night's disappointing loss to archrivals team usa. fracturing the world wide web german chancellor merkel proposing creating a european internet network that would shield users data from u.s. global surveillance flights. and you can kill. them. here's party goes behind rebel lines in lebanon where jihadists are raised to kill other muslims at home and across the border in syria.

nine pm in moscow i'm at present bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news day nine of the winter olympics has given russia russian hockey a little consolation just a day after the red machine lost to team usa in a dramatic shootout series the crowd was up for another and this time as soon as the extra period was over russia closed the door on slovakia's chances of victory let's get the details now from our own paul scott live in our sochi studios hello again paul so the russian squad came good came good in the end that. yes it was a victory fool russia but perhaps not in the style in the fashion that they. would have hoped for they were made to well caught on pushed all the way by a stubborn and resilient slovakia side now is nil nil at the end of regulation time and not even overtime could separate the two sides so full of the second time in today's russia went through the luxury of a shootout but this time they were victorious how. it's the usa that finish top of

group a five one victory over slovenia now many observers are saying that the match between russia and the usa on saturday was one of the most thrilling in the history of the winter olympics and there is of course the prospect that the two sides could go head to head later on in the competition in a medal match and former russian star igor larionov who enjoyed a long career in the n.h.l. he says that gold in the ice hockey is the medal that the russian public ones above all of this. is the main event like the no i don't care what anybody said about people getting oratorical all the respect and other sports about because you've got so many superstars to play and to play against each other so it's not every time you can see. it on the wall playing it's like i will cup of soccer and the players to come and play and to be proud of their country so i think it's a make i was kind of historic about it. elsewhere i think games russia is gaining momentum it's now fourth in the medals count having jump from seventh this time

yesterday thanks to gold medal in the skeleton and the short track speed skating events let's turn back to paula now to find out where russia had its latest successes. so paul will russia turn around silver. russia claimed a silver medal on sunday in the cross-country skiing in the relay event in the men's relay in the fool by ten k. there are hopes for the medals as well the men's biathlon must start that was central to start this evening but it's actually been postponed until ten o'clock tomorrow morning local time because of fog while the pope slay the two mambo competition is just getting underway up in the mountains of krasnaya polyana also underway is the ice dance competition now russia all the favorites for gold and they say goes to the usa and canada but a russian could taste victory the two favorites all coached by russian marine is a wave and they say they're delighted to have her on board. we've been very

fortunate to you know work with some of you know the russian talent in ice dancing you know we take from marina's wave and we feel very fortunate to have learned the wonderful things we have that have come out of you know the great russian history and i stand. all right paul thanks very much for those updates we'll check back in with you in the next hour for more. well russian veteran figure skater yevgeny pollution coastal headlines this week with a last minute poll out from the man the short program you know his retirement after suffering severe spinal pain during training that dash the hopes of millions of fans after is breathtaking nearly flawless performance in the team event where he helped russia clinch its first gold at the sochi games lucian goes russia's only single skater at the games and his decision triggered plenty of criticism we asked gold winning figure skater maxime trunk of an ice hockey legend of that's just what they think. we all have great respect for pollution coal he's a legend in our sport in the great example for many worldwide but i think the fact

that he came out and helped with the team gold given his condition is a heroic achievement. i want to take my hat off and tell him that he's the greatest of athletes everything he went through and everything he was unique she people in history could have equal time the word security in sochi made news long before the games ever started and so far there's been positive feedback from athletes and visitors that it's struck the right balance earlier archie caught up with the head of russian russian president vladimir putin's administration to discuss that issue among others here's what he had to say. the best security able to is the security which you don't see it's all was the best and i think the sochi olympics is just a case the security is haiti i have to confess i have to agree with it but you don't see it that means the professionals can stay updated on all the olympic

action by heading over to our web site r.t. dot com you can also follow us on twitter to find latest news and reaction to your favorite events there you can find tweets from all the athletes you can even tell them what you think of their performances russia's hockey team captain tweeted his appreciation to many fans who showing their support and of course will bring you the latest news from sochi right here on r.t. international. gene twenty fourteen plus the ultimate in exhilarating winter in our. social media and it's now a make seven zero in on the last of our live fake news team for sochi twenty four take. on. german chancellor angela merkel proposing to break up the worldwide web by creating a pan-european network she wants to prevent surveillance from across the atlantic this after revelations from edward snowden show that europe has long been a target for u.s. intelligence. reports from berlin. the german chancellor is interested in

effectively building up a european communication network to avoid e-mails and other data passing through the united states now it's not a separate internet so to speak but more of a way to prevent e-mails and other data from being harvested by u.s. intelligence agencies now this is just in my deah at this point and it is one that merkel will certainly be discussing with the french president when they meet in france on wednesday merkel said also this weekend that she basically just approved of companies like google and facebook basing their operations in countries with low levels of data protection while being active in countries such as germany where data protection is quite high this is been a very sensitive issue here in germany mr merkel has faced sharp criticism in the wake of the n.s.a. spy scandal for basically failing to take decisive action according to her critics to protect german users from surveillance of internet telecommunications traffic that's alleged to have been conducted by u.s.

and british intelligence services it's also of course a personal issue for her to some extent remember that miss merkel's cell phone was reportedly monitored but this idea of all mine traffic effectively bypassing the maggot states isn't unique to europe in fact no i don't but several international partners is also currently in the process of trying to build an underaged fiber optics communications cable that would do just that it would basically reroute its online traffic to europe skipping essentially the u.s. and it's more than just made one hundred eighty five million dollars project construction on which is. of course in brazil that also does tie back to revolutions that washington. brazilian officials including the president since those leaks have been made public brazil have made internet security and communications a priority not just to europe they're trying to find ways to to effectively bypass the united states whether or not those proposals will really amount to any sort of

concrete construction or policy changes here in europe of course is a matter of time. ben sontag co-founder of civil liberties group lock off of doing that believes germany should cut its collaboration with the n.s.a. if it wants to protect citizens. we can see that. the german service is. right in front of the services there are clearly breaching. they are listening to all the stations they can create a network specific network in europe it's will only be true that will be listened to but again this is really a political stance and not something that won't to protect their group and citizens' communications the only solution can see if this make a want to protect the communications of european citizens would be to ask for this they say from their own services. say this is to protect our citizens and to

protect companies in europe. still to come on the program igniting the debate. coming from to your to come from your home i know i. was going. over to bring you a showdown between european officials over immigration issues that have been on the minds of many in the block ahead of europe parliamentary elections. she could leverage surely to mccurdy was able to build on the most sophisticated. fortunately doesn't sound anything too much mission to teach creation why it should care about humans. this is why you should care only on.

twelve minutes past the hour with no peace deal in sight for syria violence

increasingly spilling over borders into neighboring countries lebanon being hardest hit with sectarian divisions there threatening to grow into a full blown civil war archies marie if an ocean reports from behind lebanese rebel lines where jihad is are being bred for about. was the syrian conflict rages on neighboring lebanon faces a dramatic increase in sectarian violence in january alone for kabul killed dozens in beirut and the town of headmen next to the syrian border the targets were a shia areas controlled by hizbollah lebanon's most influential force which also supports syrian president bashar assad we traveled to the northern city of tripoli a sunni stronghold demon to opposing hizbullah visible in the message calling those who know. and it's a party by. his palace military involvement in syria is believed to have given

damascus the upper hand in the battle of god and has deeply angered assad's enemies do you think we're going to see more explosions like this well today showing. anything i can do for sunni brothers anything i can do for syrian brothers i will do anything i can do for these people suffering from injustice i will do. anything but the unkind affiliated a new survey front claimed responsibility for these recent deadly bombings just days before a man calling himself and al qaida commander announced. that the group had put down roots in lebanon or people we've met her on the ground deny belonging to either of these groups but don't hide the fact that they share the news. no there is no al qaeda as an organization anymore but al qaeda as an idiology and it doesn't need money to spread it spreads by itself everywhere in the world not only

in lebanon but in america britain serbia. here radical ideas of bread from a young age fighters here cola card is bin laden a teacher and their fight jihad. when twenty three year old med returned from syria where he joined the free syrian army he continued his jihad here in lebanon. targeted a district where she'll leave tripoli is divided into sunni and shia parts ironically by the street called syria two years ago who filmed on that street first street in the city of tripoli separates the white and sunni neighborhoods in this part of north levanon running like a murderer between those who support the syrian president and his regime and those who want him out today we can't get the question his intention was. who do you fight against who is your enemy i'm going to beat i fight against them

for those those who don't carry the flag of our eleven is probably the war spillover of the syrian conflict and while the world is hoping for peace to come back to that middle east country war seems to only spread further on. people here seem to be used to seeing fighters carry sniper rifles through busy markets they tell us everybody here has a weapon and is ready to fight. it will come to these can't go outside you will see every day to raise a look at first told us that it doesn't take well you know someone who is here experienced you become a real fighter. a week's training and you are in for a life time of obedience rosol realize for those who want to become one giant dean you have to forget about money and be ready to die or to be arrested and to accept that no one will take care of you or your family lect you how the flags on the

walls weapons on the floor this is the life of a true fighter. it's tough and the rules are strict is harsh iyad who introduced himself as a tripoli sunni leader says many youths are willing to join the club in here from now until i grow up i'm ready to defend myself i'm ready to kill our whites and syrian army and you're ready to kill for them that i wanted out of you know. we yes and while the syrian conflict expands a legion of fighters on to these deadly weapons and an even deadly ideology is on the rise refuel from lebanon while in geneva negotiations had a wall of syrian government officials and their main political rivals refused to make concessions radiator locked our brain is been trying in vain to get the sides to reconcile. i'm very very sorry. to the city and group of the envoy says

no dates been set for the next meeting between the warring factions damascus wants to focus on rooting out terror while the opposition tries to center the talks on the departure of president assad jonathan steele a columnist for britain's guardian newspaper says one of the obstacles to peace is foreign backing for the rebels. but it's hard for sides to admit it to spend all this money in treasure and lost lives for not getting victory and so you still cling to that here again i think it was a time i think with the u.n. pressure from me and it was the regional countries. convincing the government and the opposition that they must make a deal and then that would help could it also means cutting back on supplies english jihadi fighters coming in and stopping it being a proxy war and reverting to being what it should be just an internal problem among syrians ok officials sounding the alarm after revealing that two hundred fifty british radicals have returned back home after fighting government forces in syria

now suspected of plotting terror attacks on their home soil this after a man reportedly became the first briton to carry out a suicide bombing inside syria polly boyko reports. facts is sometimes stranger than fiction this is the street abdul where he'd made the first suspected british suicide bomber in syria is alleged to have lived at school martyrs avenue the forty one year old man that lived it is suspected of carrying out his suicide bombing in a truck in the city of aleppo last week after joining the outcry is a link to al nusra front the father of three is said to have quit is day job six months ago and joined a convoy running aid into syria he was reportedly in contact with his wife and children up until last week if his identity is confirmed it will be the first known attack by a briton in syria according to the center for the study of radicalization in king's

college in london hundreds of u.k. citizens have traveled to syria to fight with jihadi groups recent posts on social media suggest that some of the brits fighting back have been involved in be saying and execution of fellow rebels while residents of moscow's adding you come to terms with the reported neighbors suicide attack security services in the u.k. of becoming increasingly concerned about the potential that brits fighting in syria could return and stage attacks on u.k. soil boyko aussie west sussex us government going green as we report on our website newly released us regulations aim to help license marijuana shops deal with banks which are so far been reluctant to work with the controversial new businesses the full story on our website. expired soviet spy satellite falling back to earth remnants of the system that failed to burn up on reentry expected to crash so more on the globe but no one exactly knows where or when i got more online.

right from the scene. first street. and i would think that your. and. switzerland decided to jeopardize its access to the european single market in favor of backing tougher immigration rules in a nationwide referendum the new legislation invalidates longstanding agreements with brussels causing some high ranking new officials to call for a reassessment of relations switzerland's parliament's got three years to put the referendum results into law my colleague mary sue shay discussed the issue with two m. e p's. the majority voted in favor but look

a quarter of people in switzerland were not born in switzerland there were eighty five eighty thousand migrants last year it only has a population of eight million people wages have been driven down is putting pressure on houses the health care system on transport quite frankly is the democratic wish of the swiss people that they want to control their own borders and go for them i wish we could do the same in our own country joe i see once again shaking your head oh switzerland's decision to limit the number of foreign workers perhaps the latest example of the growing feeling of nationalism where do you think this trend could be heading luxembourg certified percent of foreigners deliveries it very well because luxembourg is a growing economy growing service sector and i have seen the reaction of swiss industry today in the us three was upset with this very slight majority because of the need to. hold phobia ration is just disgusting. i mean if you have enjoyed your degree i'm here i'm now living here and i know you

can only. get all of our. go on a. lot of jobs that have been done by the polish well in your. view it allows you to let. you know your your industry is totally different. just a mild don't stick your order in a quote of. yours or whatever of all paul you're on and go on firstly let's not use luxembourg as an example it's not really a country it's like a small english town the fact there are more people in liverpool where i live than there's no whole of looks let's make one thing clear here we have a million young kids in this country in britain eighteen to twenty four who don't employed who got two point four million people who can't get work it makes no sense whatsoever to saturate your job market even further by having an open door policy for the whole of the european union what we want to see in britain is we want to. borders with a point to pieces them if you've got the skills that this country needs yes come

here and wear what we won't allow to happen it's a people who have eastern europe. in the first. torino move to when they have better control. coming not from the you're to come from your former and nobody don't that's your brother you can still brew shoes control. try ok you. all right listen guys i'm going to jump in jersey all the money so we all have to play nice in the sand dollars let's share our toys joe the introduction of quotas for foreigners would all be create more job opportunities for the swiss themselves i mean that's that's a good thing isn't it every country should choose their future and have their choice about to be have common roots and if you are member of a collapse you followed the rules if you don't want to follow the rules then you have to leave the club it's quite simple and every club to it is the same thing. coming up on our to international extreme task of getting medical help to nomadic families in russia's far north stay with.

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the alleged phone call between the assistant secretary of state and the u.s. ambassador to ukraine has created quite a controversy in the call like smug british colonisers cashless a pig in africa that basically say that that native box of phil he's not fit for the government of the of the needs of the baldwin become prime minister they also mention getting the help of the un to get this thing glued whatever that means although the authenticity of this phone call has not been confirmed but certainly hasn't been denied this reminds me a lot of the snowden leaks independent journalist for years had been writing about government spying but it took a snowden to shove it into people's faces and confirm that it was really going on we've heard from people like ron paul jesse ventura and many journalists that the u.s. state department uses a horde of international grant receivers and local political organizations to try to consciously and directly control sovereign nations and overthrow regimes they don't like and this phone call is legit that is the same. a level of undeniable evidence that snowden brought to the table to be fair during the cold war i could come to see the justification to meddle in other countries so the soviets would

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. that money. to find a mobile phone signal you have to travel twenty or even forty kilometers through the tundra to the nearest settlement. sometimes that when it's a family has to travel deep into the tundra where there's no contact at all. they have to take a position fix regularly as a possibility that the death toll will have to be taken to hospital grows stronger by the hour. mickelson's his youngest son to relay the coordinates. so you can say yes the ambulance receiving. an air ambulance missing the location it was at it go up on the course you know boys series the river below the middle reach.