question america's claims that government was behind a chemical weapons at times near the capital damascus last august. officials from moscow visit gun tunnel of a prison seeking to negotiate the release of a russian national isn't how about four years without charge just lying to the majority of detainees. and together they can continue with sweeping surveillance president obama's into separate plans to reform the n.s.a.'s acts if it sees all dismissed as a limited p.r. stunt. this is asking to national coming to you live from moscow to very welcome to the program the u.s. conclusion that a chemical attack near damascus and organise was carried out by the government has been challenged by a team of highly respected experts washington immediately blamed president assad but a new report from the massachusetts institute of technology found the rocket couldn't have been fired from government controlled area. we went through two to three months worth of study to determine the types of rockets. the weight the size of the propellant and we determine that the range is on the order of two kilomete

p parkinson let's bring in i like the brain now lose they are in damascus. i love what our silly expectations coming out of syria for today's meeting in france are both from the government and from the point of view what they're serious. what are some of the expectation that so to all those single from the home and efficiently on the meetings open to students from goldman has always considered the team's offensive to the host wildcats opened the door. i'm told that the media has maintained an innocent student offences. on the record longest and officials home we opened this morning so that they expect i think i'll have to meet in office instead of off the record some of them told us doubts that they feel that the fiscal rules could be the last chance to pressure local position to talk and geneva talks which will be held in more fluent than on the twenty first of the small dots to the store some very possible to broker a peace deal that saw an end to violence and syria as the understanding here but to me that you want in filings with the beginning. two as fol

it was a press conference in know the world wanted to whether damascus -- whether damascus would make those concessions. it was important that damascus he seemed to be willing to make steps toward the syrian opposition come even as the syrian opposition decides whether to take part in this conference. >> we have certainly had a little bit of that. the russian foreign minister was strongly critical at the syrian opposition groups. heard from one end is that it was a commitment that the government will be going to geneva. as you mentioned, the concessions that people have been waiting for -- he handed it planto survey, a detailed for a cease-fire. if it worked a could be expanded to other towns. work? cease-fire we haven't seen anything successful before. they may not be willing to pay any attention to it at all. i think ahead of geneva, this is a little good of good news. -- what else was said at the press conference? was there any mention made of iran? >> of course we had the iranian foreign minister in moscow in the last two days. he had a number of meetings there. there is a feeling

can't confirm which delegates will be there this and made further doubt over a chemical attack near damascus last year. these rockets could have never been fired from government controlled territory experts from mit calling into question the u.s. claims that assad forces were behind the assault. moscow officials visit the get mowed detention center to meet a russian man incarcerated there without charge for nearly twelve years. president obama says his much anticipated plans to reform the n.s.a. are a step in the right direction but some critics dismiss proposals as a p.r. stunt that leaves too many unanswered questions and much of the agency operations untouched. it's five am in moscow i am at present very good to have you with us our top story this hour after weeks of dispute and indecision the opposition syrian national coalition finally decided to attend next week's peace talks in geneva but still unclear exactly which members of the fractured group will take part which are aimed at ending syria's bloody civil war artie's marina porton i reports from new york. amid mounting international

travel to damascus and talk to those ready to reconcile. even in this dangerously divided country one place the differences don't matter is this children's hospital in damascus. a tiny relative of a government minister chose a room here whose babies belonging to fighters of the free syrian army. who have patients from all over syria including areas held by the rebels because this is the only hospital of its kind in the country where babies born think can be treated and we treat them all the same they're all syrian children after all we all belong to one country and have to learn how to live together again. in three years of conflict neither men or women or children were spared according to the un more than one hundred thousand people have died in fact the number is so high they've officially stopped counting. the anger and pain on both sides can't be measured. but still it's peace that people want more than view of ange an idea who is married to a syrian government soldier has just fallen pregnant and the tough lives this is a beacon of hop

conclusion that a chemical attack near damascus in august was carried out by the government has been challenged by a team of highly respected experts washington immediately blamed president assad but a new report from the massachusetts institute of technology found the rocket couldn't have been fired from government controlled areas. we went through two to three months worth of study to determine the types of rockets. the weight the size the propellant and we determine that the range is on the order of two kilometers i like to make a note that the u.n. also had come up with a range of approximately two kilometers so this is very confusing to us in our studies and we're trying to understand exactly what the white house map means because right now as it stands these rockets could have never been fired from government controlled territory they would be fired more from a rebel type of territory or a border of a contested territory so it appears something america's official conclusions does not up the. looked closer to the mit study. this latest report is trying to answer one question whe

notion r t from damascus. rochelle put the geneva two conference together not trying to keep it from falling apart foreign minister lavrov says he's seen no bickering between rival syrian factions but does stress that diplomatic efforts are progressing faster no more details from the geneva two talks on our website. also on r.t. to his millions still struggle to recover from the great recession of one banking giants giving its c.e.o. a whopping handout we'll tell you all about that on line. egypt's interim leader says he's ready to hold an early presidential vote as a step toward forming a democratically elected government the ballot expected to take place by mid april president months or his announcement follows days of violence across egypt as the country marked three years since the two thousand and eleven uprising forty nine people were killed in street clashes security forces using tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several parts of cairo while in tahrir square thousands rallied in support

and our team meets the new mothers in damascus forced to give birth. but now striving for their children to live in a reunited syria. plus the u.s. court rules that a former guantanamo bay prison cannot sue the state over torture claims dozens of former american officers make a public call for the president. to shut down. the latest world news live from moscow it's the international with me. it is unity day in ukraine but it hardly looks festive burnt out cars and rocks and molotov cocktails in the air police in the capital of made some advances against the government rioters and they managed to dismantle the barricades during the past three days of violence. witnessed the action. the police again attempted to push the rioters off the governmental quarter just like they did a night ago but right now their retreat retreated to their position with through their ranks and they're standing over there the police lines the protesters are still here the numbers are expanding and just to give you the idea how far the protesters were pushed they actually reache

not tea from damascus. or some other global headlines this hour more than twenty feared dead following the capsizing of a tourist boat near the admin islands in the bay of bengal thirteen people rescued all of the vacationers to be indian nationals the cause of the incident remains under investigation. street riots have swept through brazil's largest city southpaw with mobs smashing windows and setting fire to cars then arrest started as a peaceful protest against a fee for world cup which the country will be hosting this summer opponents say vast amounts of public money have been squandered on the events leading public services underfunded meanwhile similar protests were held in rio and the capital brasilia resulting in hundreds of arrests. and i in the business numbers katie pilbeam is up next with venture capital stay with us. as a new physician. to abide by the hippocratic oath. to the best of my ability and judgment. i will prescribe for the good of my patients. i will not give deadly doses to anybody.

and the new mothers in damascus forced to give birth amidst. but now striving for their children to live in a reunited syria. plus a u.s. court ruled that a former guantanamo bay prison cannot sue the state over torture claims as dozens of former american officers make a public call for the president to honor his promise and shut down. we've got the top headlines for this hour it's a national with me rule research thank you for joining us it is a unity day in ukraine and the festivities include billowing smoke bombs under police cars and government riots with militants at the forefront and now into their fourth day in kiev and random people are now reportedly being stopped in the streets and tried in makeshift courts. of a brings us this report from. i'm here on what has essentially become the front line between seven cities is the place here in central kiev these barricades to be sent up the barricades to be made from the well the police vehicles that have been taken in the previous two nights of violence. would achieve tonight we saw molotov

which delegates will be there he comes amid further doubt about who launched a chemical attack near damascus last year. these markets could have never been fired from government controlled territory experts now questioning america's claims that syria's government was behind a chemical weapons attack near the capital. officials from moscow. prison seeking to negotiate the release of a russian national who's been held there for years without charge just like the majority of other detainee. and yes they can continue with sweeping surveillance president obama's anticipated plans to reform the n.s.a.'s activities are dismissed as a limited p.r. stunt. kevin i mean this is art international the main story that we're talking about this hour the opposition syrian national council has announced within the last hour that it will attend next week's peace talks in geneva but it's still no clear exactly which members of the group will take part in talks aimed at ending syria's bloody civil war. as the story. amid mounting international pressure syria's opposition has decided to take part in next week's g

and the new mothers in damascus to give both the midst. but now striving for the children to live in a renewed knighted syria. plus a u.s. court ruled that a former. prisoner cannot sue the state over claims that dozens of former american officers make a public call for the president on his promise to shut down. the very latest worldwide news live from moscow with international with me rory sushil let's get into this very busy day for news ukrainian police have made some advances against the government rioters in central kiev with rubber bullets they've pushed forward and dismantled some of the barricades built by the rioters during the past three days of violence. he was there to witness the action. it's a very tense atmosphere just some some short while ago the police again attempted to push the rioters off the governmental quarter just like they did a night ago. right now their retreat retreated to their position withdrew their ranks and they're standing over there the police lines molotov cocktails are being thrown at them as we can se

america's claims that syria's government or behind a chemical weapons attack may become the sole damascus last august. officials from moscow visit go on holiday present seeking to negotiate the release of a russian national has been how about for years without challenge just like the majority of detainees. and yes they can continue the sweeping surveillance of president obama isn't as afraid of plan stuart saying the n.s.a.'s exhibition is dismissed as in the midst of a p.r. stuff. for russia and iran the while this is all to international with me your national and welcome to the program the u.s. conclusion that a chemical attack near damascus in august was carried out by the government has been challenged by a team of highly respected x. pads washington immediately blamed president assad but a new report from the massachusetts institute of technology found the rocket couldn't have been fired from government controlled areas. we went through two to three months worth of study to determine the types of rockets. the weight the size the propellant and we determine that the range is on the or

from damascus. throughout the day of national we'll be bringing you all the very latest from the diplomatic battlefield for syria's future trying not to miss our special coverage. after three years of. just over one hundred. c. and common sense come together with one message. war is not the answer. does peace have a chance. we have much more of the latest worldwide headlines for you are just around the corner. sigrid laboratory. was able to build the most sophisticated. fortunately doesn't sound anything. to teach me creation why it should care about humans. this is why you should care only. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks seventy ip interviews intriguing story for you. visit. if you are just joining us welcome to the program here on our international a former inmate at guantanamo bay cannot sue of a torture claims at the prison despite being released without any charges the ruling by a u.s. court comes as thirty one former a

by the sarin attack also there were two places in the western part of the guta area in damascus which also were reportedly suffering from the gas attack but the un investigators did not find any environmental proof that the sarin gas was used there although there were some victims from these areas now we spoke earlier to one of the authors of this report and this is what he had to say so we went through two to three months worth of study to determine the types of rockets. the weight the size the propellant and we determine that the range is on the order of two kilometers i like to make a note that the u.n. also had come up with a range of approximately two kilometers so this is very confusing to us in our studies and we're trying to understand exactly what the white house map means because right now as it stands these rockets could have never been fired from government controlled territory they would be fired more from a rebel type of territory or a border of a contested territory this latest report by the mit research is does not attribute blame to any side of the conflict for for la

what i love taking or nacho al abraham after all cos wanted to be in damascus. what you see ctv news will have more stories for you. after the show pride . session steve. the uhaul. twilight was caretaker government has confirmed that the general election will be held as planned on every the second the compilation follows a meeting held in response to an election commission proposal to the spot in the crime is being optional often buys that political parties and anti government protest groups to discuss the guys what most of his suicide away from the meeting meanwhile thousands of protests is not preferred diet through central bangkok keeping up the pressure on the government to resign as well as mass marches the protest is of occupied key road junctions and all government buildings in the hopes of bringing the administration to a halt protests lead us is that it's also been. has called on supporters today to shut down all government offices and he also called on them two cup water and electricity to the private residences all climb in a study not have the cabin

america's claims that sewer is the government was behind a chemical weapons attack near the capital damascus last. officials from moscow visit gone tunneled a prison seeking to negotiate the release of a russian nationals there's been held there for years without charge just like the majority of detainees. under guess they can continue with sweeping surveillance president obama is a dissipative plans to reform the n.s.a. the experiences are dismissed as a limited p.r. stunt. hello and welcome to all seen international twenty four hour news live from moscow my name is unity main story now the u.s. conclusion that a chemical attack near damascus in august was carried on by the government has been challenged by a team of highly respected act but it's washington immediately blamed president assad but a new report from the massachusetts institute of technology found the rocket couldn't have been fired from government controlled areas. we went through two to three months worth of study to determine the types of rockets. the weight the size of the propellant and we determine that the range is on th

questioned america's claims that syria's government was behind a chemical weapons attack near the capital damascus last august. from moscow it was a guantanamo bay prison seeking to negotiate the release of a russian national he's been held there for years without charge just like the majority of other detainees. yes they can continue with sweeping surveillance president obama's anticipated plans to reform the n.s.a.'s activities dismissed as a limited. this is r.t. international now here in moscow the u.s. conclusion that a chemical attack near damascus in august was carried out by the government's been challenged by a team of highly respected experts washington immediately blame president assad but a new report from the massachusetts institute of technology found the rocket couldn't have been fired from government controlled areas. we went through two to three months worth of study to determine the types of rockets. the weight the size of the propellant and we determine that the range is on the order of two kilometers i like to make a note that the u.n. also had come up with a range of approxima

damascus images he committed suicide. the first round of talks today with precious little to show a minute in london and the president a thousand pfizer insist that was progress. we spoke about the syrian people who care about ending terrorism she says the opposition's refusal to condemn terrorism and syria is outrageous. it shows that they support it and have no qualms about this time around. the opposition is sticking to it to mom for the stopping point to be null terrorism of the formation of a transitional governing building the new mazda focus on the sixth on some of the game but gimme a kid at this point and gooey in the formation of the governing mother to them waverley and this is a long sleepless. this is putting the cart before the war's the talks began with few expectations. even so the un mediator is frustrated that no agreement can reach even on kitty in a convoy through to the besieged city of homes this non verified videos to just continue for the trapped residents report damascus suburb. the un says the fi

but was death all around their chosen life rafe notion r t from damascus. now russia how the geneva two conference come about now moscow is keeping a close eye on it holding together. minister sergey lavrov says he's seen no bickering between the rival syrian factions but does stress that diplomatic efforts are not progressing fast you know more details from geneva two on our website. also want to keep calm as millions of cash strapped americans struggle to recover from recession one banking giant is giving its c.e.o. a whopping reward and we tell you all about it online. it's interim leader says he is ready to hold an early presidential election as a step towards forming a democratically elected government the vote is expected to take place by mid april president announcement follows days of violence across egypt this comes after forty nine people were killed in street clashes on the third anniversary of the two thousand and eleven uprising security forces used tear gas to disperse and to government protesters in several areas of cairo while on tougher you

much indeed the play icon he is the token suicide in istanbul but we can find out to the news from damascus the labor and joins us now. i love welcome. that has the syrian government actually called into the goal line as this opposition coalition is said to my kids final decision on whether or not to join the geneva tickle us. it's been a wonderful human being. new sounds regarding the elections the meetings also opens and a stumble more of their first possession performance obligation on the streets decision regarding going here that will descend upon has been consistent in saying that they already concluded that on behalf or the phone that delegation and had to go with the names of the delegation to the then on to patients and their ready for the conference. they have always said that because of the filter on pole position it's hard to reach consensus on longer runs from pole position. but as of late according to geneva to the mulch to anticipate the pistol. what or where sarah and the possibility of them attending or not attending. what's happening on the ground and syria what's the situ

rebels in government forces clash today in and around damascus, the syrian capitol. >> joining me now is nick schifrin. this first day's deliberation expose just how far apart the parties really are. >> they absolutely did, ray. i think the word that a lot of people here are using is a chasm between the two sides. i mean, you laid it out perfectly. you have one side bashar al-assad who is denying the fact that they even have to consider talking about removing him from power. we saw in an interview assad suggesting he was going to run for president again in the next election. on the other side you have the u.s. the syrian opposition all saying that they all agreed to geneva one. they've all agreed to create a transition government that would not include assad at all. the rhetoric very inflammatory. you heard from the syrian foreign minister, the syrian opposition accused the syrian government of being terrorists. that's a word that they're both using for each other. given that the two sides are so far apart, the u.s. is really trying to tamp down expectations. they say this is a sixth

but with death all around they're choosing life raif notion r t from damascus.russia helped put the geneva two conference together and now moscow is keeping a close eye on holding it that way foreign minister sergei lavrov says he's seen no bickering between rival syrian factions but does stress that diplomatic efforts are not progressing fast enough more details from the conference on our web site r t dot com also there as millions of cash strapped americans struggle to recover from the recession of one banking giant is giving its c.e.o. a whopping pay day we'll tell you about it on live. egypt's interim leaders says he's ready to hold an early presidential election as a step toward forming a democratically elected government the vote expected to happen by mid april president months soars announcement follows days of violence across the country as egypt notched up three years since its uprising forty nine people were killed in street clashes security forces used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several parts of cairo on top we're square thousa

amid signs of madrid progress and see where peace talks at washington accuses damascus of holding on to it's a bundle trickled weapons for iran despite the ongoing chemical design one process we need a way to build against geneva he to find a way to continue to demonize the assad government because their ultimate goal is to get rid of assad. while inside syria survivors of the alleged andro months ago recount the horrors they saw when islam is militants seized the city more than a month ago seized the past four interior crew to film in the area since it was taken and. also the sign of the ukrainian president agrees the last part of a peace deal to end and violence in kiev but demonstrators refused to leave the barricades saying it's still not turn out. and how this brings new hard to believe the down and down through port and how it could make a book script is giving hundreds of financial lifeline. this is all seem to national coming to life from moscow my name is you there and welcome to the program. the chinks of daylight breaking through in syria peace talks international mediator

amid signs of moderate progress in syria peace talks washington accuses damascus of holding on to its biological weapons program despite the ongoing chemical disarmament process. while inside syria survivors of the alleged massacre recant the horrors they saw when islamist militants seized the city more than a month ago r.t. is the first of four in t.v. crew to film in the area since it was take. the ukrainian president makes yet another concession on the bridge and violence in kiev but demonstrators refused to leave the barricades saying it's still not enough. and a home let's see superhero brings a new hope to berlin sit down and outs report on how a comic book strip is giving hundreds of financial life. live from moscow this is our to international you with me to say it's good to have you company with us this afternoon there are chinks of daylight breaking through in syria peace talks international mediator locked up but he said negotiations between the government and opposition are finally seeing some progress but at the same time washington says it's worried about new threats eme

can't confirm which the delegates will be there this image further doubt over a chemical attack in damascus last year. these rockets that have never been fired from government controlled territory. experts from mit going to question us claims that aside forces were behind an assault. officials from moscow to visit the onetime of a detention center at me with a russian man has been incarcerated there without charge for almost twelve years president obama says his much anticipated plans were for me an essay or a step in the right direction. critics dismissed the proposals is pr stunts that lead to many unanswered questions. much of the agency's operations on touch. i am. i'm in moscow i'm at the cricket at you with us. our top story this hour after weeks of dispute and indecision the opposition syrian national coalitions finally decided to attend next week's peace negotiations in geneva but it's still unclear exactly which members of a factor group will take part in talks aimed at ending serious bloody soba war. our cheese maria i reports from new york. amid mounting international pressure se

from the part of damascus controlled by the government simply because these missiles were out of range they could have reached only at a distance of two kilometers while for instance this this area called zamalka which is one of the worst affected by the gas attack is it least four kilometers away from the eastern more support of the territories controlled by the government and if we talk about the heart of the area controlled by the government which the u.s. state secretary john kerry said the rockets were fired from it's at least eight to nine kilometers from the areas affected by this sarin gas there were some areas in western part of the goods area of damascus which also were allegedly involved in a gas attack but there were no environmental proof of that found even by the u.n. investigators so it's still really doubtful whether the gas was the missiles were actually fired at this location we spoke to one of the authors of this report and this is what he had to say. so we went through two to three months worth of study to determine the types of rockets. the weight the size of the p

from damascus. russia helped put the genie of a two conference together now moscow is trying to keep it from falling apart foreign minister lavrov says he's seen no bickering between rival syrian factions but stresses that diplomatic efforts aren't progressing fast enough more of the details from geneva two on our website. also on r.t. dot com millions of people still struggle to recover from the great recession one banking giant is giving its c.e.o. a whopping handout find out more dot com. egypt's interim leader says he's ready to hold an early presidential election as a step toward forming a democratically elected government the vote expected to happen by mid april president soars announcement follows days of violence though across the country as egypt marks three years since the two thousand and eleven uprising forty nine people were killed in street clashes security forces using tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several parts of the city while entire square thousands rally in s

president barack obama called damascus alleged chemical attacks a red line for military action against the war torn country and said get more analysis on this developing story from amish to britain go and he's former commander of the british military's chemical defense regiment him a shiny five percent of the stockpiles destroyed so far doesn't sound a lot does it but how would you assess the progress of this disarmament program. well i think it's pretty disappointing actually by percent that it could be only about fifty tons so far has been moved. and from an attack out on to the commercial ships which are they going to live or at the cape great to be destroyed i mean i understand that there always been great difficulties doing this is a hugely ambitious plan and with the lead of the russian federation and us we just wouldn't be here however i do understand that the majority of these chemicals and precursors are pretty much stuck north of damascus we know the sort of fighting that's going on in the contested areas has to go through and there's a big go i still battle going on just twe

damascus has at the scene. she says her phonics has nothing to do before. i'm trying to be made on the stand. after ethan have to find the peace of mind. come to give up. will it's a sign to ward it melts many think about. in the mix of songs and devastation a basis to be born in their thousands. new parents who run away from atrocities in their hometowns open and out the mechanics which lack the basics of vacation and security. the truth that all around. a tuesday night refill county from damascus in some other global headlines this hour more than twenty feared dead following the cap size of a tourist boat near me and him and islands in the bay of bengal thirteen people rescued all the vacationers to the indian nationals because the incident remains under investigation the riots of sweat to brazil's largest city sao paolo with mas smashing windows and setting fire to cars. the unrest started as a peaceful protest against the people woke up with the country will be hosting this summer home of the vast amounts of money had been watered i knew that feed in se

it's less clear what that means to the assad government in damascus. that's the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. during the long bloody slog of the syrian war a certain rhythm has long since set in. lots of movement, lots of violence, lots of death, lots of international concern and then nothing. nothing but strike and counter strikes, denunciations from the united nations nothing while syrians continue to flee and die in horrifying numbers. but secretary of state john kerry while pushing for movement in the israeli-palestinian conflict and broker a non-proliferation deal with iran has been pushing hard to the end of the fighting in syria. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is not taking no for an answer on his trip to europe and the middle east this week. an in fact, he told the syrian national coalition leaders if they don't attend peace talks in switzerland on january 22nd the u.s. will pull its support. >> i'm counting on both parties as well as the 30 or so plus other nations to come together in an effort to try to end this violence. >>

what are they saying in damascus?, the syrians have always said that it's important for the iranians to be there. they've lobbied for them to be there. they say that this conference is not about creating a transitional body but to them it's about fighting what they call terrorism which is, of course, what they call all groups fighting against the government. i want to listen real quick to what bashar al assad said on sunday to the afp. >> translator: any political resolution that comes out of geneva talks without considering fighting terrorism will have no value. there cannot be political work while terrorism is widely spread, not only in syria but in neighboring countries. >> reporter: wolf, another interesting note from that interview, bashar al assad not only said he doesn't think that the conference should be about creating a transitional body but that he's also seriously considering running for another term so possibly staying in the office for years to come. that is something that could derail the peace talks be

to flow which delegates will pray that the covers are made for the death of a chemical attack in damascus last year. these rockets that have never been fired from government controlled territory in the next but somewhat state called into question america's latest of this adds forces were behind the assault victim and that is now also two officials were off to visit guantanamo bay prison seeking to negotiate the release of the russian national has been held at the giza that jace just like the majority of other detainee. yes they had and continue with sweet things to the ellipse president obama is anticipated that is before the end of faith that the biggest listed that limited the odds . kevin and rewarding read. this little story that the opposition's syrian national coalition has announced it would attend next week's the stokes in geneva but it's still no clear exactly which members of the french group will take part and told trained in big cities but the civil war. but these wonderful guys go like this. i'm in mounting international pressure serious opposition has decided to take part in

i mean signs of more drug progress in syria peace talks in washington accuses damascus upholding on to its biological weapons program despite the ongoing chemical design process. we need a way to build against geneva they either find a way to continue to demonize the assad government because their ultimate goal is to get rid of assad. while inside syria survivors of the alleged massacre recount the horror as they saw one islam is militants seized more than a month ago. the first foreign to recruit to film in the area since it was taken. the ukrainian president agrees the last part of a peace deal to end protests and kyrgyz but demonstrators refused to leave the barricades are saying it's still not. the homeless superhero brings new hope to down and out report on how a comic book strip is giving hundreds of financial lifeline. hello and welcome to our international twenty four hour news life from moscow my name is hugo our top story now. there are trends of daylight breaking through and see where peace talks international mediator lakhdar brahimi said negotiations between the government

rebels and government forces clashed today in and around damascus, the syrian capital. ♪ >> joining me from montreal switzerland is nick schifrin. did these first day's deliberations expose how far apart the parties really are? >> they absolutely did, ray. i think the word a lot of people here are using is the chasm. you have one side denying that nay have to even consider talking about removing assad from power. we saw in an interview that assad was considering running for president again in the next election. and you have the other side all saying they have agreed to geneva 1, to create a transitional government that would not include assad at all. and the rhetoric, very inflammatory. you heard from the syrian foreign minister, and the syrian oppositioning a kuzed the government of being terrorists, that's a word they are both using for each other. and the u.s. is really trying to tamp down expectations. they are saying this is a victory simply by being here. the fact that we're here is a victory, we understand that we're not going to get any kind of quick peace of break through in t

check >> days after devastated - devastated after days of intense shelling by government force, damascus lies in ruins. hello, the other top stories on al jazeera - bangladesh swears in a new parliament without a single member of the opposition party. >> the president under pressure to step down. >> and it's a dirty job in argentina where people are trying to clean up one of the most polluted rivers in the world. >> first, exclusive pictures of almost total devastation of a suburb in damascus. there has been days of shelling by government forces in daraa. you can see of aftermath of that attack. most of the area appears to be deserted. fighting between the al qaeda linked group. islamic state and rebels is intensifying. there's violence in aleppo and idlib. the rebels scoring a major win. >> syria's armed opposition is continuing its offensive against al qaeda. they have pushed fighters from the islamic state of iraq and lef aftenlt this is another base this, one in aleppo. we liberated our country and they came and destroyed it. >> before withdrawing from the base, this is what the i.s.

the government is syria is accused of deliberately demolishing thousands of homes in the city of damascus and hama. they are carrying out a systematic campaign of destruction. dominic kane reports. >> this is the suburbs of damascus, fought over by the government and rebels repeatedly in the last few years. like much of syria it presents a picture of bombed out buildings and rubble strewn roads. but now new evidence suggests the destruction of property here is not an accident of war. human rights watch compiled a report claiming the government has been demolishing thousands of houses here, other parts of damascus, and the city of hama. the report uses satellite images to show how extensive the damage is. this is one district in hama seen in september 2012. this is the same place one month later. this is part of the capital close to the military airport seen in february last year. move forward to july, the contrast is clear. human rights watch says it has spoken to the owners of some properties, confirming the demolitio demolitions. the group alleges the government has systematically targe

. >> on the ground in syria, in damascus, the camp has been sealed off since the start of the syrian war, and it has not received any aid for a week. if e. >> and dramatic satellite images by a syrian watch group say that the government is doing things on purpose. >> this is the suburbs of damascus, and it has been fought over by the government and the rebels repeatedly in the last few years. it has pictures of rubble strewn roads. and new evidence suggests that the destruction of property here is not an accident of war. human rights watch has compiled a report that claims that the government has been demolishing thousands of houses here, in other parts of damascus and another city. they show how extensive the damage is. this is the picture in september of 2012, and this is the same place one month later. this is part of the capital, close to the military airport seen in february of last year. mob forward to july and the craft is clear. human rights watch said that it has spoken to the owners of some of the properties who confirm the demolitions. the group alleges that the government

actually, a lot of people in damascus think this is what might be going on. it's that, you know, the government is giving some hope to these displaced people that they will be able to go home soon. there are already some people who have been able to go back into their home district that have been completely evacuated for over a year. areas that have been under siege, that have been, you know, where nothing goes on but fighting between rebels and government aerial forces. but you know, the few people who have been able to go back to those areas, not to move back in or reblacks mind you, but just to go back and get some of their belongings, check on their home to see whether or not it has been destroyed, they've gotten the impression that they won't be able to move back permanently until after election. that's becoming something of a theme in damascus, that the government is preparing, you know, very slowly, building up until election time, which could take place this coming summer, and then after election, which of course, you know, people expect the president