this wednesday i'm karen taraji reporting live from moscow and it is five o'clock here well the main syrian rebel group say they're behind a powerful blast that ripped through the capital damascus the explosion struck just outside of a hotel being used by the u.n. observers mission and an r t crew our correspondent oksana boyko witnessed the attack and was among the first to report from the scene. i know this appears to be relatively calm the past few days but as you can see this call was very deceptive and very sharply explosion took place around eight in the morning just ten meters from the hotel where un observers are staying right in the center of damascus close to al malky area it was a very loud bang that was followed by a series of smaller explosions that sounded like a chain detonation of ammunition the blast itself took place at a closed arming garage adjacent to the hotel it appears that the device was planted on the fuel tanker parked there it is still unclear whether it was an inside job or how the perpetrators managed to get access to this heavily guarded facility three

hello and welcome to our teams the way clay on karen taraji the arab league has postponed an emergency meeting on syria where rebels are struggling to hold back an offensive by the regime in the country's biggest city aleppo the u.s. and its allies are bolstering the insurgency with fresh multimillion dollar support and looking for a new way to replace assad. if three members of russian punk band pussy riot await the perfect for staging an anti booting stunt in russia's main cathedral prosecutors want a three year prison term the case has also attracted the attention of some of the world's biggest music stars. criminal probes are launched into a muslim sect in central russia that kept around thirty children in an underground bunker for almost ten years the children between one and seventeen years have never gone to school or been seen by a doctor and have rarely been allowed into daylight. and a major offensive is under way in egypt's volatile tsunami region it's to try and restore security after the border violence which left sixteen and gyptian soldiers dead last week. thanks the leg

hello and welcome to our team karen taraji and these are your stories the embattled syrian opposition makes a fresh plea for foreign action as activists claim popular support is dwindling allegations of rebel atrocities have surfaced with a video allegedly showing dad loyalists being thrown from a rooftop in aleppo. egypt's president has ordered his powerful defense minister and military chief of staff to quit the country's troops are currently engaged in a violent crackdown on militants in the mean creasing way rest of sanaa region on the israeli border. and while the northeast egyptian border heats up israel feels trapped in the middle and beefs all but security forces in tel aviv's also worried about neighboring syria's chemical weapons stockpiles and how they'll be used with terror back to rubbles when out. next up a former syrian politician persecuted and forced underground for more than ten years tells us what he thinks is going wrong with his country. he was a critic of the syrian authorities long before it was safe to do that spending fourteen years in prison for his political

hello and welcome to our team i'm karen taraji these are your top stories serious conflict spreads further beyond its borders as people flee the violence into neighboring states fresh clashes between rebels and a solid supporters in levanon have left seven dead and dozens injured. kuantan i'm a lawyer say they're being banned from bringing up old much of torture inside military tribunals which they're challenging pretrial hearings for some of the nine eleven suspects prepared to start on thursday the notorious prison is still open despite president obama's two thousand and eight election promise. and ecuador's foreign minister exclusively tells our two spanish channel that his country will go as far as the hague to defend its asylum unfortunately in a solemn and he says they're standing up to london and washington to protect freedom of speech. up next r t here is how western countries is fueling all of the syrian conflict is solely to serve their own goals in the region. today we're joined by christiane sen he's an analyst specializing in the middle east particularly syria renia relations

hello and welcome to our channel karen taraji and these are your top stories the u.s. president says more from tim could use military action and if there's any sign damascus might try to deploy its chemical weapons russia warns against democracy while syria's ongoing crisis comes under scrutiny for top syrian officials in moscow. i suspected on their sporadic sympathiser husband charge. he kept us apart in the czech republic weapons and police uniforms were discovered in his apartment just days before the norwegian mass killer is due to appear. and washington slammed for al qaida style tactics for striking those arriving to help victims of it in the wake of other american drone raids multiple american missiles have killed over a dozen stand in the last few days in areas the u.s. claims are full of militants. from germany has long held the say keys for europe's finances now a former executive of its central bank explains whether keeping countries together with a currency has a future. it's easy to be a euro skeptic these days but our today's guest had reservations about

and welcome to our team on karen taraji in these are your top stories syrian rebels say they are behind a blast that rocked central damascus explosions struck at a military compound and just meters from the hotel where you an observer mission is staying. at what door debugs rumors that it's already granted asylum to julian assault point the decision that will end the whistleblowers two month quest for refuge now expected later this week. and no end in sight explosions rocked afghanistan right after the deadliest day this year saw almost fifty people killed on another scandal flares up over a u.s. presence in the country. up next door to exposes the environmental and health problems caused by the deadly toxin agent orange that was vastly used by the american military in vietnam. the dow chemical company in midland michigan. seventy two million liters of defoliants sprayed by the u.s. military over south vietnam beginning in one nine hundred sixty one were manufactured and sold by american chemical companies including dow monsanto and diamond shamrock. at that time vietnam was divided int

hello and welcome to our team karen taraji and these are your top stories syrian rebels say they are of responsible for a large blast that went all for close to a hotel where the u.n. observer mission is staying we'll bring you a report from our correspondent who witnessed the blast. ecuador debunks rumors that it's already granted asylum to julian assault with the decision that all are in the whistleblowers two months for refuge now expected later this week. and no end in sight explosions rocked afghanistan right after the deadliest day this year saw almost fifty people killed another scandal flares up over u.s. presence in the country israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is planning to bury a recent controversial report on west bank settlements according to israeli media the document was sanctioned by his own government and states that the country's presence in the west bank is not occupation something netanyahu doesn't want to discuss in order to avoid international scrutiny artie's spoke to an alter of a previous report on the issue which produced very different findings tha

hello and welcome to our team this saturday karen taraji with the latest fresh clashes have erupted near the syrian capital with reports of heavy shelling and gun fire in damascus fighting between government and rebel forces is also escalating in the key northern city of aleppo casualties are reported on both sides with rebels saying the syrian army is run barking several areas opposition fighters also claim they've now control more than half the financial hub this as forty eight the iranian pilgrims are kidnapped in the syrian capital near a holy site the iranian embassy is quoted as saying armed terrorist groups seized the pilgrims from abbas as they made their way to the airport there are no immediate reports about their fate and syrian officials are trying to trace those behind it. america's pledging to fill the void in solving syria which will be left to by kofi anon ramping up its regime change efforts and rebel support patrick a is covering the conflict for news website spiked dot com he says those backing opposition fighters are engulfing syria in more tragedy i think in general

hello and welcome to our team this monday on karen taraji at seven o'clock here in moscow well syrian opposition has reiterated its calls for a no fly zone in the country although still reluctant to get directly involved the u.s. has previously voice support for the move even if it means bypassing the u.n. washington and its allies have also pledged more backing for anti assad fighters syrian rebels say they've shot down a government warplane and capture of the pilot activist released a video showing a finder jet catching fire after it was apparently hit by ground shelling but state officials insist it crashed due to technical failure meanwhile logic rebel atrocities are forcing more syrian activists to remounts the opposition it's claimed this amateur footage you see here shows and surgeons throwing the bodies of . sector workers from a rooftop in a lab now a key flashpoint in the conflict the head of one independent media outlet in syria told r.t. he's surprised the rebels are pleading for foreign action if they have as much popular support as they say. when anybody talks about the

hello and welcome to our team karen taraji with your top stories fresh trouble calls for a no fly zone over syria both still reluctant to get directly involved the u.s. house voiced support for the move even if it means bypassing the u.n. but reports of the opposition's alleged atrocities are forcing activists to turn their backs on the rebellion. egypt's islamised president moves to assert his power over the military as he sacks both the defense minister and the chief of staff that's amid a growing military presence in the sinai region but sixteen border guards gunned down. and with the region in chaos isolated israel is taking steps to keep its borders safe with billions going into defense washington looks set to keep up support for revolutions even if they threaten its ally. next a former syrian politician persecuted and forced underground for more than ten years tells us what he thinks is going wrong with his country. he was a critic of the syrian authorities long before it was safe to do that spending fourteen years in prison for his political activism dr abdul aziz al hayat a pro

welcome to our team karen taraji and these are top stories ballance players and rubber bullets and tear gas rained down on anti-government protesters meanwhile a court delays its verdict on prominent human rights activists until next month. the world's second largest global body the organization of islamic cooperation has suspended syria iran has been the only member speaking out in support of. president assad to decide the fate of chewing a song who's waiting for an asylum ruling in the country's london embassy that says u.s. hackers try to crash the wiki leaks website. thanks to as the white house considers pushing through cyber security orders after congress failed to get to grips with it archie talks to apple co-founder steve walz about privacy rights and web democracy . as co-founder of one of the largest companies in the world do you think that you have a responsibility to speak out about issues like internet regulation i don't think anyone comes with a responsibility just because their company is really big especially since i'm not the one who wanted to run a company just be a gr

i'm karen taraji welcome to our team now despite recent economic reforms some forecasts predict spain a set to slide deeper and to recession the country's difficulties have seen thousands of people rally over. period of many months but they're not the only ones suffering artist like say a chef explains. for several months thousands of spain ers have been protesting loudly and angrily as the government's austerity measures spark rage among those who feel those cuts most painfully the recently published financial forecast for twenty thirteenth suggests that should madrid stick to its current financial policy things will be looking even worse for the pensioners and the unemployed. but while these people can stand up for themselves these four legged fellows cannot voice their discontent since spain plunged into an economic crisis horses have also become its victims this looks healthy now but a month ago he was barely alive he is the only survivor from a herd of more than ten seven more dead bodies were recently discovered by workers of this animal shelter in madrid they get absolutely the

hello and welcome to our team this tuesday i'm karen taraji and these are your top stories the u.s. president says washington could use military action if there's any sign to moscow on trying to deploy its chemical weapons russia warns against democracy by all means all cereals all going prices on the sun are scrutiny for top officials in moscow. suspected on their sporadic sympathiser husband charged with plotting copycat in the czech republic weapons and lease uniforms were discovered in his apartment just days before the norwegian mass killer is due to hear his verdict. and washington slam try to stop tactics before striking those arriving to help victims in the wake of other american drone raids multiple american missiles have killed over a dozen people in pakistan in the last few days in areas the u.s. claims are full of militants. now oh good to know explores whether the social networks have turned from a means of communication into an instrument for manipulation. hello again oh welcome to spotlight the interview show on our team i'm calderon and my guest on the program today

and welcome to our teens the weekly on karen taraji here to get your sunday started off first with they have a fighting raging in syria's second city of aleppo between government and rebel forces it could prove decisive in the eighteen month conflict the syrian army's sending thousands more troops and artillery to the front line in damascus the government says it's pushed rebels from their last stronghold but sporadic clashes are ongoing on saturday forty eight iranian pilgrims were kidnapped in the syrian capital video shown by the all of the ravi a news channel allegedly shows a man identified as the abducted iranian surrounded by rebel fighters international peace efforts were thrown into turmoil this week when chief mediator kofi anon quit the u.n. then voted over well overwhelmingly to. demby syria violence but moscow called it biased or only pressuring the regime tact journalist neil clark says the peace framework is being deliberately. trying to bring peace to syria but unfortunately being undermined every step of the way by the western powers basically don't want to see a peacef

hello and thank you for joining our team i'm karen taraji and these are your stop top stories by masters are to decide whether greece should get more time to sort out its bailout reforms all in germany chancellor merkel's allies say out bones leaving the euro would be no big deal. u.s. special troops are on standby to go into syria following president obama's warning of all theorizing intervention if there are signs to mask us it's moving its chemical arms. despite america's countdown to pullout from afghanistan there was a warning that washington is fueling insurgency following a deadly wave of insider attacks against western troops next hour one of syria's deputy prime ministers shares his view on how a cease fire and lasting peace can be achieved. there are joined by dr carter his journey and the series vice prime minister for economic affairs and i'm becoming. let us start over visiting your is a news conference where he says the basic principle that must be observed for any kind of dialogue to be possible in syria you named. and it has still it is and refraining from foreign interfe

it is friday and four o'clock here in moscow and karen taraji well russia is urging the u.n. and the arab league to move fast in finding a new chief peacemaker for syria kofi annan stepping down blaming bloodshed and finger pointing out the security council now the u.n. general assembly is to vote on condemning the security council for failing to stop the violence. is across the latest from new york. this was a job that most called a diplomatic mission impossible from the get go firstly of course because of the intricacies of the conflict on the ground but also because of the conflicting positions of the key players at the united nations security council and now with one month to go before. the job is officially over we're already seeing reactions from the international community that some could call predictable russia for one has said that the resignation is regrettable other countries have said this as well we are seeing many countries in the west already back to singing the old tune of regime change something that russia and china have vetoed repeatedly at the united natio

and a very warm welcome to you this is our team on karen taraji with you this tuesday it's five o'clock here in moscow well syria's ongoing crisis and ways of ending the bloodshed are under scrutiny for top syrian officials and moscow across the atlantic president obama washington could use military action if there's any sign the syrian government might try to deploy its chemical or biological weapons more from artie's lucy coffin elf. they really contradicts with what russia has been pushing for throughout the course of this bloody conflict which is an international solution that really is originated on the ground by the syrian people by the syrian government and the factions involved with that conflict with now the u.s. president has really caused quite a stir with this comment on monday saying that the united states would reconsider its opposition to military intervention in syria if the government of president bashar al assad employs chemical or biological weapons there and according to the u.s. president this would be a so-called a red line which would have bring the united states

though and welcome to our team this tuesday it is five o'clock here in moscow and i'm karen taraji well a court in mark green has delayed the verdict in the retrial of twenty human rights activists until next month it's not been confirmed whether prominent activists not be the result is among them it's his prosecution that's galvanized these shiite rebels in their eighteen month long fight for equal rights from the sony monarchy but all columns as fresh clashes flared up in one of our brains the largest cities of ali protesters there were met with tear gas and rubber bullets with reported injuries and arrests over a job is currently serving his latest three month sentence for making anti-government comments on twitter and taking part in an illegal gathering geo political analyst patrick having certain believes despite calls from u.s. lawmakers to release results washington is calling on bahrain to suppress the rebels. in bahrain i believe they're getting their marching orders directly from the ground to go on the bahraini royal family which is to quell. press in the center and the reaso

karen taraji now mitt romney has been outlining more of his policy plans as he accepted his nomination as the republican candidate for the u.s. presidency he wants more stressed his aggressive views towards some nations including russia but with a reputation for changing his stance it can be hard to tell how trustworthy his heart is going to count explains. well mitt romney is now officially barack obama's opponent for the white house and he's talking tough throwing rocks small verbal rocks not only the president but also of nations at the republican convention where he accepted his nomination mr romney did not fail to once again highlight his animosity towards russia he criticized the president for not being hard enough in his view on russia when it comes to missile defense mitt romney says under his administration quote mr putin will see less flexibility and more backbone end of quote and of course that adds up to his earlier statements that russia is america's number one geopolitical enemy that they need to reset the reset that's actually what he says on his website as part of mitt

hello and welcome to arts me i'm karen taraji and these are top stories rebel forces have claimed responsibility for a powerful blast in the syrian capital damascus the explosion struck just in front of the hotel where the u.n. observer mission is staying. more violence in afghanistan while revelations surface of conditions american ron paul spittal something a top u.s. general tried to sweep under the carpet. and put our systems our rumors of it already granting julian a song of solomon as the whistle blower's quest for refuge enters its seemingly final but no less perilous stage. next to the drone war r t talks to crosstalk. please. you can. still. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter all about america's love affair with drones the use of unmanned drone attacks has surged during the obama presidency proponents of this weapon claim they are precise say for american military personnel and with limited collateral damage critics disagree drones are immoral illegal and generate unnecessary blowback. and you can. start. to cross talk america's growing affection towards drones i'm joined by bill

hello and welcome to our team i'm karen taraji these are your top stories fresh clashes erupt in bahrain with police using tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters as prominent human rights activist awaits a court verdict on what's been going on since last year with the ruling monarchy cracking down on public attempts for freedom and reforms. the world's largest international muslim body shows syria the door as some member countries funnel more equipment and allegedly weapons to the rebels the organization of islamic corporations expected to pass a resolution on syria where fierce fighting rages on. small for the see the u.s. reportedly spies on its own by using a system that connects all surveillance cameras to nationwide attack experts believe the software which can match names to faces is being abused for personal and political reasons not to protecting the nation from terrorists. thanks the man feared by offended sears as he fights your corner that's next kaiser. i'm max kaiser this is the kaiser report well you know more bankers more shenanigans. max keiser when you look into this

hello and welcome to our team karen taraji it's sunday which means i've got your top stories that made headlines on the weekly beginning with syria where hundreds of people have reportedly been killed this week in fierce fighting between government and rebel forces the battle for the country's most populated city is escalating with the insurgents making a crucial stand they now claim to control more than half of aleppo as districts while assad throws more troops and tanks at the front line fresh fightings also being reported in damascus where forty eight iranians have been kidnapped by the rebels look use them of being militia men international peace efforts have suffered a setback after a mediator kofi anon threw in the towel while the u.n. general assembly passed a resolution that slammed to the security council for failing to unite to solve the conflict journalist patrick hayes believes the countries behind the motion are pursuing a short. i think in general it's being used to try and step up the pressure on both russia and china to start to take a stand against the sides and effect

i'm karen taraji and these are top stories fresh clashes erupt in bahrain with police using tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters as a prominent human rights activist awaits a court verdict on or has been going all in since last year with the ruling monarchy cracking down on public attempts for freedom and reforms. the world's largest international muslim body shows syria the door as some member countries to funnel more equipment and allegedly weapons to the rebels the organization all the islamic cooperation is expected to pass a resolution on syria where fierce fighting rages. and smile for the cia a u.s. reportedly spawn is on its own by using a system that connects all surveillance cameras nationwide attack experts believe the software which can match names to faces is being abused for personal and political reasons not protecting the nation from terrorists. next as the white house considers pushing through cyber security order a softer congress fail to get to grips with it or she talks to apple co-founder steve waltz about privacy rights and democracy. as co-founder of one o

hello and welcome to our team it is saturday here in moscow and it's four o'clock i'm karen taraji well three german followers of the russian punk band pussy riot are now waiting to learn their fate after church officials press charges for storming cologne cathedral ironically the last activist could face a longer jail term than their moscow idols who they were imitating germany could find itself in a difficult position now after its vocal criticism of the russian verdict last week peter all of our explains. two men and one woman all in their early twenty's they interrupted a mass service that was taking place in cologne chanting free pussy riot decked out in the the garish balaklava some brightly colored clothes that have become synonymous with the the russian punk rock collective calling for the freedom of the three women that were sentenced to two years in jail for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred now the group pussy riot had performed a so-called punk rock prayer in russia's main cathedral which offended many orthodox christian believers the catholic church of press charges

and welcome to our team this tuesday karen taraji broadcasting here from our studio in moscow where it is six o'clock now a court in bahrain has delayed the verdict in the trial of twenty human rights activists until next month it's not been confirmed whether prominent activist is among them it's his prosecution that's galvanized the shadow rebels in their eighteen month long fight for equal rights from the sunni monarchy that all comes as fresh clashes flared up in one of the largest cities of all the protesters there were met with tear gas and rubber bullets with reported injuries aren't arrests. is currently serving his latest three month sentence for making anti-government comments on twitter and taking part in an illegal gathering to a political analyst patrick having certain believes just by calls from u.s. lawmakers to release for a shop washington that's calling on behind to suppress the rebels. in bahrain i believe they're getting their marching orders directly from the pentagon . bahraini royal family which is to quell and press in the center and the reason is because the pen

alone welcome to our teens of the weekly i'm karen taraji it is three o'clock here in moscow while the arab league has postponed sunday's emergency meeting on syria where rebels are struggling to hold back on offense of the regime in the country's biggest city the armed opposition suffered a setback this week as government forces pushed them out of a key district in aleppo as the battle for the city in town so far as foreign powers led by the u.s. are piling more pressure on finance this bypassing the e.u. when washington and turkey have set up a joint group to facilitate regime change and. and a replacement for sot the u.s. and its allies have also up the ante by pledging even more multimillion dollar support for the rebels london being the latest to weigh in but the international community and syria itself split into warring camps those working in public jobs are fearing for their lives as oksana boyko reports. it's a fixture in any public office in syria whether you buy it or get a driving license president assad will be watching for those working it's not a political statement rath

and welcome to our karen taraji with you this wednesday it is two o'clock here in moscow well the rubble of free syrian army has reportedly claimed responsibility for a large explosion in central damascus the blast took place just meters from where the u.n. monitoring mission is located and right in front of the hotel where our crew is currently staying on a boy to witness the attack we managed to catch up with our. democracy appears to be relatively calm of the past few days but as you can see this call was very deceptive and very shall we. be explosion took place around eight in the morning just on meters from the hotel where u.n. observers this thing right into center of damascus close to the area it was a very loud bang that was followed by a series of smaller explosions that sounded like a chain. nation of ammunition the blast itself took place at a closed army garage adjacent to the hotel in appears that the device was planted on the fuel tanker parked there it is still unclear whether it was an inside job or how the perpetrators managed to get access to this have only guarded faci

hello and welcome to our team i'm karen taraji and these are your top stories a difficult dilemma pussy riot imitators could face three years in prison for disrupting a church service in germany the country that slam to be true to your term for the russian punk band. ecuador gets overwhelming support from fellow american nations in a trial with britain over julian assange condemning efforts to undermine the sanctity of embassies. egypt's new leader extends a hand of friendship to china and iran in a just scene as the country breaking away from washington its influence. up next on our t.v. ecuador's president exclusively shares his view on how the standoff with britain might pan out and what price this country may pay for backing julian assange. why did ecuador get involved in all this by standing up for julian assange the country is exposing itself to risk according to the media one of the reasons for the delay in granting him asylum was ecuador's fear of a possible u.s. response is this true. or not at all we just wanted to address the request in a very thorough and responsible way we

and welcome to our tease the weekly this sunday i'm karen taraji it's six o'clock here in moscow well the arab league house suspended has rather postponed sunday's crisis meeting on syria where rebels are struggling to regain ground in the country's biggest city of aleppo foreign ministers were to discuss a new envoy to syria to replace coffee and all who quit earlier this month u.n. chief ban ki moon has factor the presence of international monitors in syria as the current observers mandate runs out in a week's time this as foreign powers led by the us fall piling more pressure on damascus bypassing the un. washington and turkey have set up a joint work to facilitate regime change the u.s. and its allies have also pledged even more multimillion dollar support for the syrian rebels london being the latest to weigh in but international powers having little unity over syria those working in the country's public sector are fearing for their lives as oksana boyko reports. it's a fixture in any public office in syria but if you buy a ticket or get a driving license president assad will be

welcome to our team karen taraji russian energy giant gazprom has joined the club of companies literally coming under attack from greenpeace six environmental activist and one of the firms floating all regs in the arctic in protest against plans to drill in the area despite warnings from platform workers activists managed to latch onto the rig suspending themselves off it for fifteen hours they claimed they were then sprayed with water from above and retreated to avoid risks in the freezing conditions and our mental campaigner christopher williams says several nations are getting increasingly interested in a slice of the arctic energy reserves and that will keep greenpeace busy. the oil that is just below the arctic is up to twenty five percent of world reserves there are countries vying for control of oil and those from trees i think are pretty determined to start drilling the russia being the first one that is now provoking protests from greenpeace shell of very keen to drill have been given allowances from the obama administration to begin an exploring the process it'll be interesting

where we are on screen and on line twenty four hours a day seven days a week karen taraji well russian billionaire it all mon abramovich has come out on top of a haul of profile court duel with a london based compatriot and one of the most expensive cases in british legal history the judge dismissed the multibillion dollar challenge from controversial tycoon buddies because of ski trial which offered a rare glimpse into the lives of the super rich more on the case from marty's laura smith. the final verdict in this case found against bodies that is old school which means that he won't receive a cent of the more than five point six billion dollars that he was also going for for a. run up but i want to promote himself was not in court this morning. was he a relieved looking very upbeat saying that he had full confidence in the british legal system that was the verdict was being read he held his head in his hands and as he was leaving he appears to have lost confidence in the british legal system now this is a case that has opened up all the viewing of the general public the key world of

hello and welcome to our team this saturday i am karen taraji it is three o'clock here in moscow now russia has criticized a new u.n. resolution on syria as one sided and supportive of the armed opposition moscow says the non-binding motion passed at the general assembly does nothing to ease the conflict this comes after the u.n. envoy to syria kofi annan announced he was stepping down casting doubts over the future of the peace effort and that's the see it should get a has more from new york. this resolution apart from condemning the security council for failing to move the syrian peace process forward also condemns the syrian government for failing to stop using heavy weaponry as well as condemns the syrian government from for not withdrawing from civilian areas among the ones that voted against this text was of course russia russia believes that the behind the humanitarian facade of this resolution lies the militarization of the opposition and russia says this resolution is not helpful and that the country supplying weapons to the opposition are well known take a listen it is a th

karen taraji and these are your top stories a difficult dilemma pussy riot imitators could face three years in prison for disrupting a church service and in germany the country that slammed the two year term for the russian punk band. ecuador gets overwhelming support from fellow american nations and it's raw with britain over julian assange condemning efforts to undermine the sanctity of embassies. egypt's new leader extend the hand of friendship to china and iran in a gesture seen as the country breaking away from washington's influence. up next max and stacey bring you the kaiser report. i'm max kaiser this is the kaiser report i know is the thing about justin bieber right stacy no max banky. yes byrne and the more popular than justin bieber this of course if you watch c m b c so chicago booth school of business professor randy krause there was on c.n.n. b.s. and he said that ben bernanke he is more popular them justin bieber but also responding to a question from a caller who asked about romney's plan to audit the fed and he said well the fed is already audited by the big accounti

hello and welcome to our team karen taraji and these are your top stories first trouble calls for a no fly zone over syria although still reluctant to get directly involved the u.s. has voiced support for the move even if it means bypassing the u. when the reports of the opposition's allege atrocities are forcing out to us to turn their backs on the rebellion. egypt's islamised president moves to assert his power over the military as he sacks both the defense minister and the chief of staff that's amid a growing military presence in the sinai region sixteen border guards gunned down. and with the region in chaos isolated israel is taking steps to keep its borders safe with billions going into defense while washington looks set to keep up support for revolutions even if they threaten ets ally. thanks peter lavelle and his guests cross talk whether america is simply. a help or hindrance to the world. if you. start. blowing welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle what is the state of the american empire is it suffering from military overreach and carry continue to afford such a massive gl

thank you for joining our team karen taraji these are your headlines three german copycats of russian punk band pussy riot could face three years in a german prison for their protest on the cathedral this despite berlin's condemnation of a shorter prison term handed to the moscow trio. mass killer on those great big is declared cena and given twenty one years in prison while his fight against islam and serving to inspire radical groups across europe. and the resumption of nuclear talks between iran and the energy watchdog is accompanied by concerns over un atomic agency biased and growing criticism of sanctions hitting iranian citizens the hardest. next up it's the latest episode of crosstalk. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm target market is a big issue. and you can. still. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm here to look americans are told they face the fiscal cliff as election day near is this pre