it is also close to damascus. they lay siege to the local government building and fry to raise the rebel flag there. far away to the north, government forces were also in action attacking several towns, including this one. but homs, the third biggest city in central syria continues to take the brunt of the battering. clashes go on. rebel fighters displaced from the quarter seem to have dug in in other districts. some of them from the free syrian army took over the homs national hospital on tuesday. they filmed large numbers of decomposed bodies that had been stored there. images too gruesome for us to show. under kofi annan's peace plan, rebel fighters are also supposed to stop fighting. russia, playing a key role in securing syrian compliance is strongly critical of western and arab support for the opposition, especially those calling for it to be armed. >> it is clear as day that even if the opposition is armed to the teeth, it will not defeat the syrian army. and there will simply be slaughter and mutual destru

in washington, and 3:00 in the afternoon in damascus, where the head of the international red cross is meeting syrian officials to try to agree on how to get humanitarian aid to civilians. the civilian government has in principle said it except the international peace plan. there is skepticism that it will stick to its promises, which it has broken in the past? . muir reports. >> heavy shelling was still going on on monday. syria has committed to calling of the crackdown within one week. at the moment, there's no sign of the whole. according to activists, the town was still shelled on tuesday. syrian troops and tanks are supposed to be pulling out of towns and cities already. this internet footage, which we cannot verify, showed them still in the city on monday. the syrians have told kofi annan that they agreed to his first step of pulling out the population centers. they insist the opposition must then follow suit. there's widespread skepticism. the important thing is that mr. annan has got the russians on board. the >> [speaking foreign langua] >> this plan is that syrians have to ta

thousands rallied behind president also and in the syrian capital one of the un denounces damascus course by going to violence. but it was seen claims terrorist activity has risen sharply as the rebels continue to shun the united nations broke its peace plan all of this coming up in just a few moments. miley's new military leaders agreed to hand power to civilians to end the sanctions imposed by the embattled african countries neighbors also. said. that all strains of knives we heard last livelihoods relentless constant record jobless leave investors cagey over whether the euro zone's fourth largest economy can really escape a bailout. it's five pm here in moscow this is archie coming to you live and he's in our way with our top story damascus blames armed terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria saying they've increased their activity ahead of the ceasefire deadline the u.n. though condemns the syrian authorities for the killings despite the pledge to pull back more now from our middle east correspondent told us earlier who joins us live paulo what evidence is there as t

thousands rallied behind president also in the syrian capital while the un denounces damascus for a spike in violence that the regime claims terrorist activity has risen sharply as the rebels continue to shun the united nations brokered peace all of this coming up in just a few. you know the news mali's new military leaders agreed to hand power to civilians to end the sanctions imposed by the embattled african countries neighbors also. doesn't want to cut. out all strains of lost their livelihoods relentless costs and record jobless leave investors cagey over whether the eurozone support largest economy can really escape. from our studios in central moscow you're watching r t with me and use now it's six pm here in the russian capital our top story this evening damascus blames armed terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria saying they've increased their activity ahead of the ceasefire deadline the u.n. though condemns the syrian authorities for the killings despite the pledge to pull back more now from our mideast correspondent. damascus president bashar assad says that h

the ultimatum from damascus comes next in forty eight hours before the united nations expects a complete withdrawal ahead of tuesday's planned cease fire all the details in just a few moments. twelve are survivors of monday's siberian a plane crash now in stable condition it's thought likely that the failure to spray the aircraft with antifreeze caused the accident. to keep our players in egypt look heads as the muslim brotherhood and the ruling military council their prime candidates for next month's presidential vote. sunday is the deadline for money with several of the hopefuls already barred from running and the deadline for the short list to do next week. plus moscow for sentencing of booth and vals to bring a few alleged russian arms dealer home this coming after a u.s. court gave him twenty five years conspiring to kill america. with the top stories of the week and of today this is the weekly with me wrong. the latest u.n. peace plan on syria is in jeopardy just days before a cease fires do you buy damascus says it won't on the side of the bargain to stand down the military unless

in bonn has exploded central damascus killing at least -- a bomb has exploded in central damascus killing at least nine people and injuring more. television has blamed it on a suicide bomber. activists say the government was behind the attack. whoever is to blame, the violence casts doubt on the peace plan that secretary general says is being flouted by the syrian government. we have this report from beirut. >> more bad news for kofi annan and his peace plan. a deadly suicide bomb in the heart of damascus. state television carried gruesome pictures of the aftermath. it showed shattered body parts in explicit detail. it reinforces the regime's viewpoint it is not facing a popular uprising but a terrorist onslaught. with government shelling still going on, activists accused the regime itself of being behind the damascus bomb to distract attention from the continuing use of heavy weapons in defiance of the kofi annan peace plan. the troops should have gone back to barracks weeks ago. activists say the regime has killed one and 460 people since the u.n. started arriving. the regime accuses re

it's dialogue. >> pelley: liz palmer is joining us in damascus. liz, the foreign ministry spokesman said reconciliation and dialogue, but what are the chances that's going to happen now? >> reporter: well, this is a really divided country, scott. and there's a hard core... a growing hard core of people who say, "sure, we'll negotiate as long as the negotiations lead to president assad stepping down." now, the government is never going to agree to that condition going into talks, so let's say the prospects are not very bright. and that's if the cease fire holds, but i haven't met one person in damascus who believes it will. >> pelley: a volatile situation. liz, thanks very much. bomb scares are wrecking campus life at the university of pittsburgh. the campus has responded to dozens of them in just the last few days, and we sent jim axelrod there to find out what's going on. >> reporter: the bomb sniffing dogs were out again this morning at the university of pittsburgh after another bomb threat. this one made 70 in the last ten days. and just like e

an hour to the first human observer team arrives in syria to oversee the troubled truce there but damascus says it must coordinate monitors movements to keep them safe. the man who shot seventy seven innocent people says he did it in self defense day one abandons brevig for trial is him say he was protecting his country from muslims. this pole position for russian all joyn as it seems up with america's next oldsmobile to the top of his in the arctic sea. the race for the world's last frontier is on with a deal that could be worth tens of billions of dollars the business is in twenty minutes. hello then i'm here monday night here in moscow you're watching our very good company my name is kevin know it our top story is the first u.n. observers touched on in syria the government's being urged to allow the man restricted access to monitor the fragile cease fire damascus says it can't guarantee the monitors stay sido unless every step is coordinated with authorities any time your position claims it's still under attack and a government to crack down on what it calls terrorists but it was not a

a deadly suicide bomb in the hearts of damascus. state television carried gruesome pictures of the aftermath. it all reinforces the regime's argument that it is facing a terrorist onslaught. with government shelling still going on, activist accused the regime itself of being behind the damascus bomb to distract attention from its continuing use of heavy weapons in defiance of the peace plan. under the plan, troops and tanks with a gun back weeks ago. activists said the regime has killed more than 460 people since the u.n. observer started arriving. the regime accused is what it calls armed terrorist groups of carrying out a string of assassinations and other attacks. it says it has documented more than 1300 violations. rebel fighters are active on the ground. the kofi annan plan calls for them to stand down, too. up in the north, the free syrian army was announcing the formation of a new unit. that is also in contravention of the kofi annan plan. russia is backing the regime and blaming the rebels. that makes action by the security

the international envoy to syria tells the un security council damascus has agreed to start implementing a ceasefire from april tenth while the friends of syria group has criticized the un backed peace efforts. moscow skyscraper. rages on the top floors of the building set to become the tallest in europe and we'll bring you live pictures of that skyscraper in moscow city which is the business district here in the russian capital more on that shortly for you. and two sides of reform as the russian government considers loosening up registration for political parties some opposition leaders say there could be true many bidding for our top stories this hour. around the clock around the world on screen and online this is r.t. the plane which crashed in russia's western siberia on monday is not thought to have been sprayed with antifreeze before the flight that's according to the international aviation committee which is looking into the cause of the tragedy fighting for the lives of the twelve survivors of the deadly plane crash at least nine of them undergone surgery forty three people were

blames damascus for escalating the violence that we've seen claims terrorist activity has been sucking at the rebels continue to sign the united nations group that keep bad all of this coming up in just a few minutes. it emerges tear gas and water cannons were used on crowds in bahrain on friday as thousands marched in support of a jailed anti government activist and. support that was laid out on spain's lost livelihoods relentless cuts and record jobless leave investors cagey over whether the euro zone's fourth largest economy could really escape or plays out that. pre-war come for me kevin owen it's nine pm near moscow now this saturday night you're watching our team forecast around the world from our central headquarters here our top story then damascus claims armed terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria say they've increased their activity ahead of the ceasefire deadline the u.n. though condemns the syrian authorities for the killings despite their pledge to pull back brellier upon middle east correspondent paula sphere. president bashar assad says that he is fig

blamed damascus for violating and escalating the violence that the regime claims terrorist activity has risen sarky as the rebels continue to shun the united nations brokered peace plan all of this coming up in just a few moments. it emerges tear gas water cannons were used on crowds in bahrain on friday as thousands marched in support of a jailed anti government activists reporting on that plus. we said that it's not all sprains lost livelihoods for let those cuts and record jobless leave investors cagey over whether the euro zone's fourth largest economy can really escape the bailout. loan well could we say pm saturday night here in moscow you're watching r t live with me kevin i know in our top story damascus blames armed terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria say they've increased their activity ahead of the ceasefire deadline the u.n. meantime though condemning the syrian authorities for the killings despite the pledge to pull back let's round up this developing story again today with the latest our middle east correspondent paula. president bashar assad says tha

thousands of lies that is why the president has signed in this seaward cops on the well beyond lane's damascus last place and divide that. the regime claims terrorist activity has risen sharply as the rebels continue to shun the united nations to broker peace and all of this coming up in just a few moments. and also the salaries of margins tear gas and water cannons worries on crowds in far greater friday passed thousands march in support of the drills and to government tax cuts to. come sanctions to march the bad model itself declared military leaders step down in the face of international pressure on debris to return the country to constitutional rule. and a very warm welcome this is assy live from the russian capital. fast damascus blames arms terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria saying they've increased their activity ahead of the cease fire the deadline the u.n. condemns the syrian authorities for the killings despite of that pledge to pull back more from our middle east correspondent quality. president bashar assad says that he is fighting these armed groups ahead of

well mary mad damascus is now breaking out to new day and as the last day of work before and very long easter holidays and many syrians are really looking forward to having some relief from this trust us and the violence of the last few weeks and months now as you just pointed out of the cease fire came into effect at six am local time and so far it's been holding syrian defense minister promised not to conduct any operations that any have found so if they can state armed militia groups as it's been calling valid position and while they say that they reserve their right to retaliate in case they're being attacked they are under enormous pressure from many sides including their russian counterparts not to do so russian officials are really trying to persuade her and colleagues to you not to respond to any provocations and to give the ceasefire it chance as for the syrian opposition it hasn't released any official statement yet but what we're hearing from various members of various opposition groups is that there are going to respect the cease fire and they promise not to open fire if th

found the president of the papers running in this year and countersuit well be blunt going down to damascus for escalating violence as part of the seaside deadline. by the regime against terrorist activities has risen shocking as the rebels continue to shun the united nations and we could keep all of this coming up in just a. bahrain security forces five here gas and water cannon and crowds marching in support of an anti-government activists doesn't hunger strike in protest of his life sentence. sunshines to not sure that model itself declared miniature leaders have died in the praise of international pressure and agreed to return the country to constitutional rule. hello and welcome to r.t. twenty four hour news live for moscow and. main story in our damascus blaine's on sara's dance for the recent spate of violence in syria saying they've increased activity ahead of the ceasefire deadline they do on their concerns the syrian authorities for the killings despite a pledge to pull back and let's get more from our middle east correspondent paula c n n. president bashar assad says that he is f

damascus is now breaking out to a new day and as the last day of work before and very long easter holidays and many syrians are really looking forward to having some relief from this trances and the violence of the past few weeks and months the ceasefire came into effect at six am local time and so far it's been holding syrian to finance minister promise not to conduct any operations any have found safe a grounds they are military groups and while they did say that they reserve their right to retaliate in case they're being attacked as for the syrian opposition it hasn't released any official statement yet but what we're hearing from various members of various opposition groups is that there are going to respect the cease fire and they promise not to open fire if the regular army indeed silence has its guns damascus has obviously been spared the destruction and violence that has ravaged some of the northern areas of syria but these tracks of violence is still present in your daily life people have to think twice about where you park your car and they try not to do that in front of the gove

silence fly the flag for president outside in the syrian capital while the ground blames damascus for escalating the violence. but the regime claims terrorist activity has risen shockey as the rebels continue to shun the united nations brokered peace and all of this coming up in just a few minutes. into majestie a gas and water cannon we used on crowds in bahrain on friday that's not as much in support of a jailed anti-government activists to. sanctions to march to bad knowledge self declared military leaders step down in the face of international pressure and agreed to return the country to constitutional rule. around the world this is us he was me you don't ship our thanks for joining its cause damascus blames arms terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria saying they're increase their activity ahead of a ceasefire deadline the u.n. though condemns the syrian authorities for the killings despite a pledge to pull back let's get more from our middle east correspondent policia. president bashar assad says that he is fighting these armed groups ahead of the april tenth a

if president asad loses control of damascus, he loses everything.ps and riot police who survived were clearly shaken. they have been deployed close to a mosque to confront demonstrators after friday prayers. a suicide bomber took the fight to them. nine died, most of them security forces and more than 20 were injured. this bombing is significant not just because it happened here in the center of the capital city damascus but because of the method of the attack. a bomber wearing a suicide vest attacking troops may be common in iraq but not here in syria. not until now. syria's crisis is no nearer to being solved. it was meant to be a cease-fire here. there's little evidence of it. furious supporters of syria's president shouted, "is this what freedom looks like," "is this what protests lead to"? they are getting jump by because bombs and shooting is more common in damascus, soldiers targeted like never before. u.n. monitors are close to the scene of the bombing. they didn't visit it. they were on the road to another town. there are only 13 of them in

blames damascus for escalating the violence but the regime claims terrorist activity has business sarky as the rebels continue to shun the united nations a booklet. all of this coming up in just a few moments. also emerges tear gas and water cannon we used on crowds in bahrain on friday as thousands marched in support of a jailed anti government activists like comment on that coming up with news and. that's it was. sad all spain's lost livelihoods roland cuts and record jobless leave investors cagey over whether the euro zone's fourth largest economy can really escape. hello and welcome it's eleven pm saturday night here in moscow watching r.t. with me kevin no in our top story the damascus planes are armed terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria saying they've increased their activity ahead of the ceasefire deadline meantime the u.n. though condemning the syrian authorities for the killings despite the pledge to pull back more from our middle east correspondent paula. president bashar assad says that he is fighting these armed groups ahead of the april tenth did line

will avoid firing the first shot some boy who was keeping us across developments in the capital damascus. this ceasefire came with her effect at six am local time so far it's been holding syrian to finance minister promise not to conduct any operations that any have found if they are military groups while they did say that they reserve the right to retaliate in case of being attacked as for the syrian opposition and hasn't released any official statements yet but what we're hearing from various members of various opposition groups is that there are going to respect the cease fire and they promise not to open fire if the regular army indeed silence has its guns damascus has office has been spared the destruction and violence that has some of the northern areas of syria but these trust supply lines is still present in your daily life people have to think twice about where you park your car and they try not to do that in front of the government offices or police precincts young people are looking for ways to avoid being dropped to into the army the economy's getting carted to cost of living

it's dialogue. >> pelley: liz palmer is joininginous damascus. liz, the foreign ministry spokesman said reconciliation and dialogue, but what are the chances that's going to happen now? >> reporter: well, this is a really divided country, scott. and there's a hard kosh a growing hard core of people who say, sure, we'll negotiate as long as the negotiations lead to president assad stepping down. now, the government is never going to agree to that condition going into talks so let's say the prospects are not very bright and that's if the cease-fire holds but i haven't met one person in damascus who believes it will. >> pelley: a volatile situation. liz, thanks very much. there was a security scare in new york city today. workers were evacuated from a building right across the street from the world trade center memorial after a suspicious device was found. the device turned out to be a fake hand grenade. but bomb scares are wrecking campus life at the university of pittsburgh. the campus has responded to dozens of them in just the last few days, and

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, damascus. >> glor: the u.s. may have attended its last summit of the americas. the meeting of 30 western hemisphere nations in colombia fell apart today because of division over cuba. the u.s. won't let cuba take part. other nations refuse to hold another summit without cuba. meanwhile a misconduct inquiry continues tonight after what several members of a secret service were accused of doing. senior white house correspondent bill plante is in cartagena tonight. >> reporter: good evening to you. not only was the president confronted with heavy opposition to the u.s. embargo on cuba, the coverage of the summit was overshadowed by a media sideshow over the prostitution scandal involving members of the secret service. in colombia, bill, thank you. >> later a memorial at sea for those lost on the titanic. 65 years later, baseball looks a lot different. and what north korea's new lead her to say in his first public speech. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imag

damascus to put a price tag on the safety of the u.n. observer mission to syria as the first monitors to get down to business to oversee a prattled cease fire. eighteen hours of finding in kabul security forces regained control on the taliban's massive coordinated assault on the parliament i'm certain embassies and nato headquarters plus. well it was resist to high profile political prisoners following pressure from washington and the e.u. to ease up on the opposition join me for all the details in just a few minutes. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's good to have you with us two pm here in the russian capital one pm in damascus and the how did the u.n. is calling for maximum restraint from the syrian government as its first batch of the bodies observers begin working to oversee a cease fire damascus says it can't guarantee their safety unless the monitors coordinate every step with the authorities it comes as opposition activists claim they're still under attack while the gover

thousands rallied behind president assad in the syrian capital while the un denounces damascus first spike in violence. but the regime case that terrorist activity has risen sapi as the rebels continue to tighten you in brokered peace plan and. in other news mali's new military leaders agreed to hand power to civilians to end the sanctions imposed by the embattled african countries neighbors also. said. that all planes lost and livelihoods relentless constant record jobless leave investors cagey over whether the euro zone's fourth largest economy can really escape a battle out. live from our studios in the central moscow you're watching r t with me and he's now away this saturday it's four pm here in the russian capital our top story thousands of people gathered in syria's capital in support of president and his reforms but there are reports of intensified attacks from syrian troops with almost one hundred killed in the last days damascus blames armed terrorist gangs who are fed up with weapons from abroad saying they've increased their activity ahead of the ceasefire deadline the u.

could be in deadlock just days ahead of a ceasefire deadline for the rebels have refused to give damascus any guarantees that they will lay down their arms when the government troops pull back middle east correspondent paula now the latest joining us live on the program up paula with the clock ticking now until the end of the ceasefire deadline the two sides don't look to have moved any closer to complying with a peace plan well can you give us some other. well the commander of the rebel free syrian army has indicated that he will not give any kind of written guarantees that he plans to lay down arms and this is just hours after the syrian regime before it adequate for such explanations what the syrian regime is asking for is written confirmation that the rebels will lay down arms before with all the times and the troops some population seems has now this does place in to derail the peace process just two days before the cease plan that was put forward by the former u.n. chief kofi annan goes into effect what we know is that the rebels are saying that they do not recognize the legitimacy

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, damascus. >> jeff: the u.s. may have attended its last summit of the americas. the meeting of 30 western hemisphere nations in colombia fell apart today because of division over cuba. the u.s. won't let cuba take part. other nations refuse to hold another summit without cuba. meanwhile a misconduct inquiry continues tonight after what several members of a secret service were accused of doing. senior white house correspondent bill plante is in cartagena tonight. >> good evening to you. not only was the president confronted with heavy opposition to the u.s. embargo on cuba, the coverage of the summit was overshadowed by a media sideshow over the prostitution scandal involving members of the secret service. >> reporter: 11 members of the secret service advance team are on administrative leave and under investigation. after some of the group got into a dispute with a prostitute over money at this hot nell cartagena last wednesday. five members of the u.s. military working on the president's visit were also disciplin

says the syrian regime is still cracking down on the opposition despite pledges from damascus to cease military action within days. but the regime claims that terrorist activity has risen sharply as the rebels continue to fund a u.n. brokered peace plan. self declared coup leaders in mali agreed to step down and hand power to civilians after immense pressure from neighboring countries following two weeks of military rule. and critics lash out at the u.s. for trying and sentencing you as adults describing it as cruel and unjust. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. the head of the un has severely criticized the syrian government for ongoing violence in the country banking room says next week's cease fire it is no excuse for continued killing not the deadline that's not the very latest from artie's middle east correspondent paula slayer called. greed to the terms of the peace plan and why isn't it matching words with action. well the basis criticism comes from the un chief banky moon who is complaining that damascus is not complying with the peace plan that

syrian rebels this news that was used to monitor the guarantees they made on witnesses before damascus will cause its own some more details in just a few moments. with a deadline to register pro plays in egypt's presidential race cost about twenty hopefuls of an hour hundred in the obligations to run with a vacant seat left by answer to the polls they will bark. and. that is the case of a big debate politically motivated and vows to bring damage to russian arms dealer code after a u.s. court sentenced him to twenty five years of conspiring to kill americans. this is all she's weekly review hello and welcome to the program fires the peace plan for syria could be in deadlock hours ahead of a ceasefire deadline the rebels have refused to give damascus any guarantees they will lay down arms before the government troops pull back i'll make this correspondent here has the latest. the commander of the rebel free syrian army has indicated that he will not give any kind of a gruesome guarantees that he plans to lay down arms and this is just hours after the syrian war and i request support such

lebanon sees a weapons destined for syria said to be earmarked for the rebel forces explosions in damascus deal another blow to the u.n. sponsored peace plan. it's a fight for the far right as sarkozy loses the first round of the french presidential ballot with immigration and if you're among the main rally calls. over twenty people remain in hospital after a series of blasts rocked the ukrainian city of newburgh troughs on friday leaving twenty nine injured. and keeping the world where i am free online anger ready to boil over as a new cyber security bill could lead the u.s. government obtain people's private information from the internet companies. and am in the russian capital watching r t r marina joshua into the program lebanon has seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition aboard a ship was in its waters a cargo was said to be destined for the syria's opposition fighters rebels refused to lay down their arms as supporters accuse them of resorting to outright terrorism damascus was rocked by series of blasts this week the latest blow to the un back peace plan it taks of mostly tar

democracy are being smeared by the armed militia of his exam the boy because latest report from damascus contains graphic footage which may well find upsetting. this is the media feast of the syrian revolution and shaven men with kalashnikovs appealing to the international community to stop the killing of children by the bloodthirsty army. a few weeks later the same man this time causing a soldier going around knocking of the door some people. later we see them again already dad shown on you tube the billions the rest savagely killed by troops. still western policy makers insist on calling these people freedom fighters rather than charities. and the definition. of you know. we have. of course this is also the syrian opposition but they face goals and ways of achieving them are strikingly different based kurdish reman are against the entrenched discrimination of the ethnic group others in the crowd called for free elections and stopping arbitrary detentions still the main slogan they are rallying under is for peaceful change we think that bashar assad has to step down but we are totally c

thousands of president assad's builders rally in the syrian capital while big one condemns damascus but after raising violence ahead of this ceasefire deadline. but the regime claims terrorist activity has risen sharply as the rebels continue to shun the united nations to grow could keep all of this coming up in just a few moments. bahrain's security forces fired tear gas and water out of that crowds marching in support of anti-government activists there's a hunger strike and protests like. last time for us to march to the mall itself declared miniature leaders step down in the praise of international pressure and agreed to return become true to constitutional. international news life from moscow this is r.t. with me us thanks for joining us to moscow's blames arms terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria saying they've increased their activity ahead of this ceasefire deadline condemns the syrian authorities for the killings despite a pledge to pull back let's not get more from our middle east correspondent point of. president bashar assad says that he is fighting these

as they arrive damascus warns it will retaliate if attacks by armed groups continue amid reports of fresh confrontations between demonstrators and security forces and a series of attacks shape the after again capital with the presidential palace western embassies and nato bases the focus of a large scale taliban assault militants say it's retaliating for recent actions and killings by u.s. troops in afghanistan. foreign activists arrived in israel to hold peaceful demonstrations in support of the palestinian people but needed tough response from israeli police dozens of activists who are part of an international campaign dubbed welcome to palestine are barred from entering the country nine israeli activists were also arrested. up next a man convicted of killing a police officer in a case seen by many as a miscarriage of u.s. justice speaks exclusively with r t. r well former journalist and black panther serving a life sentence in prison gives this first interview since being taken off death row. a revolutionary journalist and activist an honorary award holding citizen in over twenty

the syrian rebels have used the regimes demands the guarantees they lay down witnessed before damascus the pulls its own since more details in just a few moments. also with a deadline to register for a place in egypt's presidential race cast about twenty hopefuls have now one hundred in babycakes hands to run for the vacant seat left by ousted hosni mubarak . who calls the case a bigger groups of the history most raises and violence to bring the alleged russian arms dealer told us if the us court has sentenced him to twenty five years for conspiring to kill americans. you're watching all season very clever of you hello and welcome to the program the u.n. bad speech plan for syria could bend hours ahead of a ceasefire deadline the rebels have refused to give damascus any guarantees they will lay down arms before the government troops pull back our middle east correspondent it was clear detonator. the commander of the rebel free syrian army has indicated that he will not give any kind of written guarantees that he plans to mate on arms and this is just hours after the syrians who are ade

blames damascus for escalating the violence. but there are simply terrorist activity has risen sucking as the rebels continue to sign the united nations brokered peace mad all of this coming up in just a few moments. it emerges tear gas and water cannon we used on crowds in bahrain on friday as thousands marched in support of the jailed anti government activist. sanctions too much to bear molly celtic led military leaders step down in the face of international pressure and agreed to return the country to constitutional rule. here in moscow you are watching r t with me kevin no internet no top story to mask planes armed terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria saying they've increased their activity as head of the cease fire deadline however the u.n. condemns the syrian authorities for the killings despite the pledge to pull back a middle east correspondent has the latest. president bashar assad says that he is fighting these armed groups at his of the april tenth did nine which was agreed to according to his pla

says the syrian regime is still cracking down on the opposition despite pledges from damascus to cease military action within days. that the regime claims that terrorist activity has risen sarky as the rebels continue to sign a u.n. brokered peace plan. declared leaders in mali agreed to step down and hand power to civilians potter immense pressure from neighboring countries following two weeks of military rule. and critics lash out at the u.s. for trying and sentencing as are those describing it as proof and unjust. broadcasting live from the heart of the russian capital you're watching r.t. i'm kerry johnston the head of the u.n. severely criticized the syrian government for ongoing violence in the country thank you moon says next week's cease fire date is no excuse for continued killing in the run up to the deadline marty's middle east correspondent has the latest. what this means is that damascus is in violation of a united nations statement on syria and according to that statement damascus has until april the tenth to withdraw all its troops and tanks from population centers there

this is coming to you live from moscow thanks for joining us because damascus blames arms terrorist gangs for the recent spate of violence in syria saying they have increased their exodus ahead of this ceasefire that line because one condemns the syrian authorities for the killings despite a pledge to pull back let's get more from oxys middle east correspondent points here. president bashar assad says that he is fighting these armed groups at his of the april tenth deadline which was agreed to according to his plan and he also says that these armed groups are increasing their activity he says and that they are interested only in violence and that they're being funded and armed by countries such as turkey saudi arabia and qatar in a show of support for sidon the reforms he's been implementing for thousands of syrians took to the streets of damascus on saturday in a massive rarely rarely coming while banky moon says that syria has not been doing enough to show its commitment to a man's proposal but this is something that assad has denied he says there for days now he has been withdrawing hi

from there but each side is accusing the other of escalating assaults in the run up to the truce damascus also wants guarantees from qatar saudi arabia and turkey to stop financing armed groups however beirut based political analyst says this demand is unlikely to be met. the so-called free syrian army and its supporters in the west and some other. groups that support that do not. consider that a proportion of the city in people support president assad in fact some some records claim that it is the majority now even if it's not the majority even if it is an equal number or a large proportion of the syrian population then one cannot have a stable syria without and one cannot have a dialogue without the ceasefire saudi the opposition groups or the so-called syrian free army that is supported by western powers and some arab countries and needs to. dissolve this matter of priorities it needs to set its priorities. and pull the international community and to everybody until the united nations is the priority actually have a stable and peaceful syria and to actually build government institution

says the syrian regime is still cracking down on the opposition despite pledges from damascus to cease military action within days. but the regime claims that terrorist activity has risen some people as the rebels continue to study you in broken pieces that. talk to play it cool leaders in mali agree to step down and hand power to civilians after amounts of pressure from neighboring countries following two weeks of military rule. and critics that lash out you were asked for trying and sentencing you as adults describing it as cruel and unjust. but from our studios in central moscow you're watching our tutor saturday with me and he said now our top story the head of the u.n. has severely criticized the syrian government for ongoing violence in the country but on ki-moon says next week's cease fire date is no excuse for continued killing in the run up to the deadline which is middle east correspondent paula sleep has the latest. this means is that damascus is in violation of a united nations statement on syria and according to that statement damascus has until april the tenth to withdraw

the ultimatum from damascus comes less than forty eight hours before the united nations expects a conflict with growth ahead of thursday's planned cease fire all the details in just a few moments. twelve survivors of monday's siberian plane crash now in a stable condition it's thought likely that failure to spray the aircraft with antifreeze ended up causing the accident. and we keep our players in egypt blockheads as the muslim brotherhood and the ruling military council indorse their prime candidates for next month's presidential vote. sunday is the deadline for all nations but several of the hopefuls already barred from running and the deadline for the short list to do next week. plus moscow's slams the sentencing of victor wooten vows to bring the alleged russian arms dealer home this coming after a u.s. court gave him twenty five years for conspiring to kill americans. but the stories that made headlines this week today you're watching the weekly with me will receive showing the latest u.n. peace plan on syria is in jeopardy that's just days before a cease fire is due to moscow says i

the syrian rebels the fears the busines demands from guarantees they lay down weapons before damascus still calls its own suits more details in just a few moments. all of egypt's presidential hopefuls have submitted applications to fight it out for the vacated seat of hosni mubarak. and moscow vows to secure the return of victor boot after a u.s. judge sentences the russian businessman to twenty five years behind bars for conspiring to kill americans. midnight in moscow live match resurvey new today's top stories in a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. the un back peace plan for syria could be an deadlock hours ahead of a cease fire deadline rebels have refused to give damascus any guarantees they'll lay down arms before the government troops pull back our middle east correspondent paula sneer has the latest. the commander of the rebel free syrian army has indicated that he will not give any kind of written guarantees that he plans to mate on arms and this is just hours after the syrian forward of a crazed sports such explanations what the syrian regime is asking for is con

which is also chances caption is from damascus in one nine hundred sixty seven but there's something more fundamental than security at stake much of israel's water supply comes from here the color line is absolutely essential for israel's water there's no doubt about that you can't walk far without reminder of this land change in ownership. these are old syrian military houses producers will hear now what happens next could be a matter of life and death if the water becomes polluted they start pumping the water away he who knows there's a number of issues that would face in this scenario that it was totally unacceptable because it would also change the whole thing. the landscape of the state of israel this is the largest freshwater lake in israel it supplies about thirty percent of the country's water from here the water is pumped as far as the same tech and south of the country where it is used for both domestic and agricultural purposes the water is the main reason for making clears or for going to war is well known next goal line over thirty years ago it's never been international