the embassy and we know that cultural atashay of the iranian embassy has been killed in the explosionhe message is very clear, this is a regional war and it has been known that iran is part of it and we know that these are a part of it and this is expected to see this biggest escalation at the start of a major operation, what has been expected in the area which is adjacent to the lebanese. >> reporter: can you explain to us, this is a major security breach, the iranians know they do have enemies and there are local allies and they stepped up security in areas they control areas where their supporters live. how could this happen? >> well, i know this area very well and know the embassy very well. if you like take it and compare it like american embassy, there is not heavy security around the embassy. there is maybe a couple guards at the entrance and there is a couple like a blockade here and there. but not to represent a major security measurement that should be taken at maybe as an embassy of the iranian embassy especially in lebanon. >> no claim of responsibility as of yet. >> there

by the iranian embassy where an explosion took place. you can see the damage and the fires in that area. more than that here on al jazeera in a few minutes. let's move on. >> toronto - the mayor there is putting the spotlight on the city for all the wrong reasons, now the city council has taken away most of his powers after a series yaving embarrassing scandals. >> and a meeting in kuwait to find better economic ties. back in a moment. >>> we have at al jazeera, from that explosion that took place in southern beirut in an area down south, residents, we understand, did hear reports - did hear a loud explosion, rather, and it was big. this is according to reports, but as i'm saying, not yet clear if it was a car bomb or rockets. these are the pictures. you can see them now coming from southern beirut. there are, of course, casualties. there are reports of at least seven people dead so far. we are joined on the telephone by our correspondent. what more do you know about this? sorry. >> sorry, can you hear me in >> yes, go ahead. >> yes. aft

let him go or maybe a red indian embassy of the lebanese capital beirut. ten people are dead and there are conflicting reports about the souls of the box. my spring international. the government decides to designate like the building stones by country. commissioning the fishy about what the tactic that has crippled our cards continue the delicate dangerous work of removing be a few laughs the constitution for the full budget to the polls to elect a template to wipe the country's first chopper in nearly seven years. very warm welcome i would not abate in with this thirty minute updates on cctv news now we have a breaking story about two explosions targeting apparently targeting the iranian embassy in the lebanese capital and divers have killed ten people security sources say the explosions had an assembly six buildings in the embassy compound. one source says the boss will call was fine to drop its another source says that it was kabul. the plot since the pirates john on a bill would force the coolest extensive damage to the nearby buildings and the arabian

a double gold mine targets the ring an embassy in beirut leaving dozens dead and schools injured and the number of victims is expected to grow. i ask obama to bring my dad back to life. the u.s. drone war on terror is missing its mark with human rights groups reporting mounting civilian deaths she travels to again a village to hear fast terms accounts. this is all that remains for us predator drone strike right here in yemen that killed two suspected members of al qaeda but also civilians so is the loss of innocent lives justified in the fight against al qaeda stay with us as we report from one of the front lines in the war on terror. and real recalls for a virtual currency bitcoin peaks at nine hundred dollars after it's named a legitimate financial service at a u.s. senate hearing. international news and comments live from moscow this is all she with me hello and welcome to the program. up to twenty three people have been killed in powerful blast near the iranian embassy in lebanon is capital beirut and iranian cultural attache is among the victims of the bombings that injured more

vatican ties turning the vatican embassy into quote a stepchild of the embassy to italy right what's your response to that well i think he's right and it's not just him who's been saying that it's five of the recent u.s. ambassadors to the vatican from both republican and democratic administrations have been saying this right well this is so is also getting some resistance of course from conservative catholics who prefer to maintain diplomatic distance from u.s. policy if can you talk a little bit about the u.s. policy that catholics you know take most issue with well. you know the u.s. and the holy see see eye to eye on some issues like helping poor people for example and that's very good on the other hand the current administration does take positions that are in opposition to those of the catholic church for example on the religious liberty question the current administration has been trying to force insurance policies on catholics that would violate their consciences and just yesterday the supreme court announced it was going to be hearing two cases that are challenging the gover

embassy in tehran. now these protests take place every year outside the compound marking the anniversary of the nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution and takeover of the u.s. embassy however today's protest was bigger than years past in fact it was so large as such as the biggest anti-american rally in the capital in years which many say signals the opposition to president rouhani as historic outreach to washington ties between the two countries have been strained since the iranian embassy siege which began a hostage crisis with fifty two people held for four hundred and forty four days r.t.f.m. sax takes a look back on that defining moment. the civilized world there's a hollywood story of the iranian hostage crisis that we all know from a movie called argo that came out last year it tells the story of a cia mission to sneak six american diplomats who had fled the embassy out of iran the movie depicts a hostile iranian government and public whipped into supporting the hostage crisis and determine

embassy and the u.k. embassy because it's clear for everybody who looks at that building what's going on there but i think that the german interior secret service they are not allowed to investigate on the l a's and this is simply because germany right now is a subclass partner of the b. of the us and they want to become a first class partner so our government is simply selling our privacy and their own privacy to climb up the ladder on top of all those spying worries out in money troubles job losses perilous pushing europeans to the far right that's what the latest opinion polls show months ahead of e.u. parliamentary elections mainstream politicians and analysts say it's too early to predict just how many seats the euro skeptic and nationalist parties could win in may twenty forty but we're going to give it a good guess broad estimates suggest and c.e.u. parties could score from twenty to thirty percent of the vote most of forget the show in austria the far right secured one fifth of the ballot the move

news just to see from the syrian capital in the last few minutes the russian embassy in damascus has been hit by a mortar fire a syrian security guard has been killed none of the russian staff are believed to be hurt that's what we know that so you can get some more details from middle east correspondent paula hi paula the details still coming in and it's made just recently happen this is not do you know any more. well kevin as you say the details are only now starting to emerge the russian embassy building in central damascus damascus has been attacked we know that one syrian has been killed nine people have been injured including syrian security officials as of yet no information that points to any russian citizens having been killed or injured now the russian foreign ministry is calling this a terrorist attack we are also being told that there is in significant damage to the russian embassy building now the attack happened when a bomb exploded in the embassy premises earlier there was a mortar attack by anti government soldiers in the vicinity of where this industry building is th

and in the uk embassy. because it sits care for everybody who looks at the bidding what's going on that. i bought. the i think that the german interior. i'm sick it's august. then all the knowledge investigate and analyze this is simply because generally right now is a soft last part of the day of the us and they wanted the compass us dies pockets all governments should be sending all of privacy and their own privacy to climb up the dead. money troubles and job losses pushing europeans the fall right now so the latest opinion poll showed months ahead of the eu parliament real actions. mainstream politicians and analysts say it's too early to predict just how many seats the euro skeptic and ask respondents could win in may twenty fourteen the less they could've made on a roll this message as anti eu parties could school from twenty to thirty percent of the bug the we must get in austria the far right's has secured one fifth of the ballot then the movement for about a hungry made big inroads in the ninth asse

the embassy will almost double in square footage. all three will have separate entrance, addresses and no reduction in the stat us the of the ambassador. we figure the state department official told monday that we'll save $1.4 million a year in operating costs. the vatican has asked countries maintain the embassy to holy sea and italy at separate locations. critics of the move say the oldle location was amply protected and wonder if politics are playing a role. >> i think it's insult to american catholics for member of the roman vatican now to have to come inside the compound of the embassy of the republic of italy to see the ambassador to the holy sea as a complication. it's a diminishment of their importance. >> raymond served as u.s. am ambassador to the vatican. bush tweeted why would our president close our embassy to the vatican? >> under president george w. bush the state department appears to have take tennessee first steps to acquire the property on which the new embassy is to be housed. the move is scheduled a year from now

embassy in manila began b intensive communication and coordination to ensure a swift,r effective, and transparent response. so u.s.aid and paycom disaster assistment teams went almost we immediately to tacloban, which you've all seen in the press, to coordinate our response, workine closely with philippine authorities, who as you said, mr. chairman, have the lead on this.is. there was an immediate agreement throughout the administration at all levels on the need for a at rapid, effective response, both, because of the scale of the disaster and because, as you nd said, mr. chairman, because the filipinos are long-time friends and allies of the united statesn so jeremy's going to describe in detail the efforts on the ground. what i'd like to do is highlighi that the u.s. government's ht response has been, i think, nt' extremely well coordinated and substantial. within a few days of the ays disaster, usaid had announced $20 million in humanitarian assistance, and just a few dayse ago, announced an additional $10 million in assistance, so as of yesterday, combined u.s. government assistan

two powerful bombs were detonated outside of the iranian embassy in beirut early on tuesday. firefighters rushed to the scene to put out the flames and help the wounded. >> translator: i am syrian, i work opposite the iranian embassy. on my way to work the first explosion shun took place, and minutes later the second took place. >> reporter: al-qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. >> it is a message that says you are not hide, if you are going to be involved in syria, then we can also hit you in front of the iranian embassy in beirut or for that matter anywhere else. >> reporter: iran is a major back for of bashar al-assad. the attack appears to be the latest spillover from the syria war, and it isn't the first. those who carried out a previous attack said it was in retaliation for the participation in the syrian war. for both the fight in syria is their fight. >> translator: this message is useless and our deployment there is not just strategic but also political. similarly iran's position cannot be changed by such bloody message. iranian hezbollah will remain allies

i work opposite the iranian embassy. on my way to work the first explosion took place. fell unconscious and woke up to find myself here at hospital. >>> it is a message that says clearly we can hit you anywhere you are. if you are going to be involved in places in syria, then we can also hit you in front of the iranian embassy in beirut or anywhere else. >> reporter: the attack appears to be the latest spillover from the syrian war. it wasn't the first of its kind. in august a massive car bombing killed scores of civilians in the southern suburbs of beirut. they said it was in retaliation for the participation in the syrian war. but for both of them the fight in syria is their fight. >> translator: this message is useless, and our deployment there is not only strategic but also political, yet distant from sectarianism. similarly iran's position cannot be changed by such bloody message. hezbollah will continue fighting to safeguard its strategic enterprise in the region. >> reporter: lebanese people are already divided about syria's civil war, and both factions support o

we'll show you the main gate of the embassy compound. the first suicide bomber approached the gate, detonated his explosive. the second was in a vehicle. it seems his intention was to drive the vehicle inside the embassy compound. you can see a pick-up truck. that truck was there when the first explosion happened. the driver panicked. he fled the vehicle. but the second bomber was not able to drive his vehicle into the compound. this was minutes apart. the explosions were minutes apart. a lot of people rushed to the scene. that's why there was a high number of casualties, because this is really not a very busy neighbourhood. it is also a residential neighbourhood. you can see the building next to the embassy compound, which is where iranian diplomats, their families lived. this is the information we are gathering - lebanon again, on the edge. people worried about the possibility of more attacks koo recur, and really the very fact that this was a message to the iranian government and most believe it was a message to tell them to stop supp

embassy. and eastern libya sware is in its own government as the oil rich region tries to break away from tripoli blaming authorities for failing to maintain peace and security in the country. this started coming to life for moscow six pm in the russian capital syria says it's now going to the long awaited peace summit to hand over power or form a transitional government the statement from the country's information minister has sparked fears a planned geneva conference will be called off we had an exclusive opportunity to discuss this vital issue directly with an advisor to president assad dr tyner. this interim government has announced money and dimes that this is what i did to a fender nevel the dollar pre-condition the problem is with the others host big money different languages the place is. put to conditions we've just learned better shunned them out it comes to be that today about two should be convened without the new preconditions. so that's fine with us all the leading western backed

embassy. and eastern libya swears in its own government as the oil rich region tries to break away from tripoli blaming authorities for failing to maintain peace and security in the country. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program people and hundreds of cities across the world are expected to take part a mass rallies planned by the global protest group and on a as the day of action is called a million mask march it's uniting those protesting against a violation of online privacy as well as corporate greed and corrupt governments for testers wearing guy fawkes masks are demonstrating legions with the anonymous hacktivist group infamous for its online anti-government actions american activist grad who says the group hopes the global demonstration will encourage people to stand up for what they believe. one of my big pushes with all of the kind of real world stuff we've been doing not the online stuff for me has been to get more people or i like to call acti

two powerful bombs were detonated outside the iranian embassy in beirut early on tuesday.long with civilians the cultural attacha is among the people killed. firefighters rushed to the scene to put out the flames and help the wounded. >> translation: i am syrian, working opposite the iranian embassy. on the way to work the first explosion took place, then a minute later the second. i was unconscious and woke in hospital. >> al qaeda claimed responsibility, and it was a message to iran. >> it was a message saying, "we can hit you anywhere. if you are going to be involved in syria, we can hit you in front of the iranian embassy in front of beirut or anywhere else." >> rain iran is a backer of bashar al-assad and hezbollah. the attack appears to be the latest spillover from the syrian war. it was not the first of its kind. a car bombing killed scores of civilians in the southern suburbs of beirut. those who carried out attacks said it was in retaliation for hezbollah's participation in the syrian war. >> it will not change the political conditions of iraq. for both the fight

embassy and the u.k. embassy because it's clear for everybody who looks at that building what's going on there but i think that the german interior secret service they're not a nod to investigate on the l a's and this is simply because germany right now is such a class part of the b. of the u.s. and they want to become a first class partner so our government is simply selling our privacy and their own privacy to climb up to lead. the us out has its own vision on resolving spy scowls once and for all by plugging leaks with dollars lawmakers have approved the annual intelligence authorization act that includes funding operations to prevent revelations similar to those made by edward snowden the director abhi n.s.a. will also have more powers to investigate employees with security clearances. now this such a twenty fourteen winter olympic torch relay is approaching an historic checkpoint final preparations are being made to sand it into space martin andrus is a cosmic hero where the launch will take place. u

every day that i consider it one of the russian embassy in the proper use. two more shelves and i'm all for may is the most final book was used in the chart also shows though that the summit vehicle at the building to the novel the chills so animated by building dams to fight this tooth difficulties which indicated that the main target was an event at the mall. and the nearby district of the soviet side as explained before. this is my first stop on a diplomatic mission here in syria. there is a plea six or seven thousand tonnes of late which is now walking through the calm about it tremendously. also in the moscow times. the common elbowed my proportions are a few homes for comfort. well i was just sad. excuse me up this kind of attack has become more often and damascus ill what has to sit in government down to improve security situations full diplomatic missions that woohoo news is that if you have been close to pulling off all the more prayers the situation here in damascus and spoken to several unknown critics for sound sources inside the scandal continue

and in oman thousands gathered outside the former us embassy. anti american protest marked with the verse three of the nineteen seventy nine ce to that former and is intent on more on the troubled path between the two nations leader and shadow. it's monday november for its like im in washington d c time of year and even when you're watching our tea. we did today with a special hearing held by the privacy and civil liberties oversight board for the pc llp. the hearing took place today in washington dc and was meant to take into consideration the recommended changes to both the peachtree act and to fines are also known as the foreign intelligence surveillance act at the hearing one proponent of the current legislation on former justice department intelligence official commended by the court calling it a national treasure. take a lesson. in many ways i would say no staining much of what has been written in the press the price accord is a national treasure. it has done its job in exemplary fashion during wartime. along with the support team some voc

the legit have been spying on its german allies from the roof of its embassy fresh classified leaks reveal. syria's president assad refuses to discuss handing over power will the upcoming peace conference in geneva be derailed before it even starts we've got the answer to that coming up from the president's advisor who talks exclusively to us on the program. at eastern libya swears in its own government now as the oil rich region tries to break away from tripoli blaming authorities for failing to maintain peace and security and become. my family are to. kevin owen here with me very good to have your company our top story the people in hundreds of cities across the world are taking part in mass rallies planned by the global protest group anonymous the day of action is called the million man march it's uniting those protesting against the violation of online privacy as well as corporate greed and corrupt governments protesters wearing guy for smart guy fawkes masks are demonstrating their allegiance with the anonymous to beast group infamous for its online anti government actions of course o

embassy and the u.k. embassy because it's clear for everybody who looks at that big what's going on there but i think that the german interior secret service they're not a knowledge to investigate on the l a's and this is simply because germany right now is a subclass patna of the b. of the u.s. and they want to become assessed as partners to our government is simply selling our privacy and their own privacy to climb up the ladder while still have this hour here in our best a geisha in shad's light on a military court here in the u.s. and japan a report shows that while the defense department and a few i am master of mind the abusive treatment doctors and medical staff are more hands on. and in china a series of blasts targeting a local communist party headquarters he's one person dead coming out we have expert analysis on what might be behind the attack. in time for the sochi twenty fourteen winter olympic torch relay is approaching at historic checkpoint final preparations are being made to send it into

over spinal geishas grow early in accuses one that of breaching international law by using its embassy as a surveillance post. to reaching for the stars the olympic torch for the winter games in sochi prepares for a lift off and its first ever spacewalk we report from the launch site. this is actually coming to life from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program guy fawkes night to qana a global field this year activists in more than four hundred cities around the world turned out for the million mask march to show their anger at corrupt politicians corporate rule and states surveillance and longer and the night was marred by bonfires scuffles and arrests crowds started a fire near buckingham palace and block parliament square r.t. sara for us was there. oh right we were trying to first run the prototype of the lithium on the model to let a car go through that read a lot of resistance from the protests to the sort of other people know more of as well possibly even all the not only the laws. but basically very very ugly rights as they cried my favorite let me know please. call me an

embassy in italy. guest: there is. the u.s. embassy bought a large building back in president bush's first term. build itan effort to up. there are some issues with our building. there is a legitimate argument about security. i have mentioned in that article to john allen that there is a risk of diminution of the prestige and influence of our mission there to co-locate on embassy grounds. it would be better if the government feels that in the need tobenghazi that we harden up the building. there's a lot of opportunities to read something different. there's a nominal cost difference coul. host: you don't think it is a discounting of a perception as far as the vatican and holy see? guest: i fear the code location could become a diminution of its -- co-location could become a diminution of its influence. c-span has to have its own studio. when you don't have your own building, you're kind of opening yourself up to being ignored and marginalized. guest: our guest is the ambassador to the holy see from 2005 to 2008. "the global vati

embassy in porta prince. it helped to bring haitian president to power.ians are angry over the cost of living, government corruption and the delay of local elections. his popularity reaches indonesia. al jazeera spoke to the man many believe will be indonesia's next president. >> he's down to earth, but not very literate. he's treated as a rock star, giving health care and education to the poor. he is a hero to many. >> translation: i'm happy he has made school a lot cheaper. really happy. compared to others that have sat there. he has made a difference for poor people. >> while previous governors spent much time in the office. he travels to office, slum areas and river banks every day. his main concern is to close the gap between the rich and poor, because he knows what it's like to be poor. >> when i was a small boy, from the age of two years old until 12, i live in the riverbank. with the condition that - with not good conditions. a lot of garbage. >> now he is governing a city of 10 million people with major traffic congestion, flooding and poverty. h

embassy and the u.k. embassy because it's clear for everybody who looks at that big what's going on there but i think that the german interior secret service they are not allowed to investigate. and this is simply because germany right now is sort of the the u.s. and they want to become a first class partner so our government is simply selling our privacy and their own privacy to climb up the ladder. the u.s. senate has its own vision on resolving spies scandals once and for all by plugging lease with dollars lawmakers have approved the annual intelligence authorization act that includes funding operations to prevent revelations similar to those made by adding snowden the director of the n.s.a. will also have more powers to investigate employees with security clearances. well coming shortly here in our team a resurgent al qaida is reportedly i believe is vulnerable uranium stores. could be used to raise local explosive devices or just to terrify people and a former british military cameco warfare commande

a double bombing targets the iranian embassy in beirut. and the school. i ask obama to bring my dad back to life the u.s. drone war on terror is missing its mark with human rights groups reporting mounting civilian deaths travels to a yemeni village to hear firsthand accounts. this is all that remains from a u.s. predator drone strike right here in that respect of members of al qaeda but also. the loss of innocent lives justified in the fight against al qaeda stay with us as we report from one of the front lines in the war on terror. and a russian court grants to nine more greenpeace activists bringing the total of those released to twelve of them part of a group detained for their attempt to break our top story. live from our studio this is twenty four hours a day. up to twenty three people have been killed in powerful blast near the iranian embassy in lebanon capital beirut conflicting reports suggest an iranian cultural attache is among the victims of the bombings that injured more than one hundred forty lebanese group linked to al qaida has reportedly

could operate properly and with all the normal functions of an embassy.e would have to get clarity from the iranians on that before we could reopen an embassy, so we will continue to take a step- by-step approach. >> given that syria and iran are joined at the hip, is it not clear that no such agreement would have been reached had the plan for an anglo-american military attack on syria gone ahead? so while we are busy conferring praise on governments past and present, can we at least have a pat on the back for parliament for its role in preventing such an ill-considered move? >> i always want to pat parliament on the back, even when i disagree with it, but i do not agree with my honorable friend's analysis. i agree -- not with him, but with others -- that the contemplation by the united states of military action produced a very important breakthrough on the dismantling of syria's chemical weapons. >> i congratulate the foreign secretary, alongside baroness ashton and secretary of state kerry, on his role in this matter. does the agreement not show the eff

that using its embassy as a spy post is illegal under international law britain's ambassador has been called in by the german foreign minister after the surveillance center was revealed in an edward snowden leak but what do the german people think about their government being spied on by an ally peter oliver has been finding out. the fallout from the revelations that britain may have had a spy nest on the roof of its embassy in berlin it being felt right across germany here in rural northern bavaria the local newspaper carries the headline now even the british as spying on us it also has a picture of the locations of the british and american embassies and where the various listening posts were supposed to be now the people who we speak to here say this really isn't what friends do to one another i should terms it's shocking we've been friends with britain for a long time outside of our knowledge dish i think it's shameful what they've done and they don't care. right now try to do the disgusting but nothing will get done. that you think it's not ok but what can we do against this type

embassies across asia pacific host this highly sensitive intelligence block from the program as part of the five network it's not just terrorists that the five eyes are looking for a former australian intelligence officer privy to the program said the main focus is political diplomatic and economic intelligence most recently the east timorese government complained probably. we about australia spying during negotiations on the future of the timor gap oil and gas reserves canada two is interested in natural resources and is accused of actively spying on south america edward snowden revealed that canada with the help of the n.s.a. hacked into the brazilian ministry of energy and mines he also exposed that the u.s. has been spying on brazil's national oil company edward snowden revealed some details of how the five guys operate but even before intelligence officials made no secret of their quote unquote orwellian cooperation i met yesterday with our five guys colleagues and one of them. offered up the term that pop is become popular and his country's growth the efficiency dividend which

embassy and the u.k. embassy because it's clear for everybody who looks at that big what's going on there but i think that the german interior secret service they are not allowed to investigate on the las and this is simply because germany right now is a subclass part of the b. of the us and they want to become a first class partner so our government is simply selling our privacy and their own privacy to climb up the ladder. also how this hour and best a geisha chance lying on military torture in the us and independent record shows that the fans department and the cia mastermind the abusive treatment doctors and medical staff are in charge of the details. and will an international tribunal lead to the release greenpeace activists detained in russia the dutch motion and the russian reaction in just a few minutes. the day still public services and transport have been crippled by a nationwide strike against tightening hysterically the move coincides with the arrival of the country's international land there

embassy here in tehran, a very large compound. the crowds stressed all the way past the embassy and probably thousands of people here. now, the sentiments are one of defiance. the people here still see the united states as the great satan, and they do not support the normalization of relations with america. now, it comes amidst of positive diplomatic atmosphere, of course, that phone call between president barack obama and the iranian president rouhani. and now most iranians support normalization relations with the united states, the people here, the thousands of iranians here are still 100% opposed to the united states. >> in the united states the republican party is fighting an internal battle. the tea party movement has members of the g.o.p. now taking sides. we go to alabama where special elections show the true republican divide. >> reporter: as the sun sets onn the water that defines mobile alabama, omer ogelsby gets to work, trying to win the soul of the republican party. >> i've been a fan of deandown'n young's of a long t

london of breaching international law by using its embassy as a surveillance post. reporting a deadly blast hitting the syrian capital damascus while a suicide bombing rocks a town in the south of the country this spike in terror comes as the prospect for peace talks moves further away i don't have to you know reaching for the stars the olympic torch for the winter games in sochi prepares for liftoff in its first ever space walk we report from the launch sites. over a good evening for me kevin owen if you just joined us live from the r.t. new center just after eleven pm now in moscow our top story guy fawkes night took on a global field this year and activists in more than four hundred cities around the world turned for the million man march to show their anger at corrupt politicians corporate rule and states of aliens in london the night was marked by fire scuffles and arrests crowd started a fire near buckingham palace and blocked parliament square the police moved in covering that side of the story r.t. sarah ferguson was there. oh yeah. trying to first run the p

allegations grow their lives accusing london of breaching international law by using the roof of its embassy the surveillance post. a deadly blast hits the syrian capital damascus it's killed at least eight and injured dozens more as the prospects for long awaited peace talks moves further away. and i'm happy a note reaching for the stars the limpid torch for the winter games in sochi prepares for liftoff on its first ever space walk we're reporting from that launch site. very good even if you just joined us my name is kevin owen here with us this hour in moscow our top story from r.t. the guy fawkes night took on a global field this year activists of more than four hundred cities around the world turned out for that million mask march to show their anger at corrupt politicians corporate rule in states of aliens in london but i was mugged by bonfire scuffles and arrests crowds that started a fire near buckingham palace they blocked parliament square for a while as you see the police moved in the sarah firth was there. no you. are trying to the first one the greater the lithium on march the o

embassy and the u.k. embassy because it's clear for everybody who looks at that big what's going on there but i think that the german interior secret service they're not a nod to investigate on the las and this is simply because germany right now is such a class pot now of the b. of the u.s. and they want to become a first class partner so our government is simply selling our privacy and their own privacy to climb up the ladder also how this hour and best a geisha a chance light on military torture in the u.s. and in the camera report shows that while the fans department and the cia mastermind the abusive treatment doctors and medical staff are more hands on. the such a twenty fourteen winter olympic torch relay is approaching and a story checkpoint final preparations are being made to senate into orbit martin andrews is at the cosmic draw where the launch will take place. well the countdown begins and away less than twenty four hours before this russian space rocket jets off into space with the three cre

embassy now the john kerry the secretary of state says that the n.s.a. spying saga isn't going to be an issue when it comes to talking about trade but that saga has limited trust between the two countries how can you have trade when you don't have trust i mean germany and to you is nothing else than. slaves of the united states politicians are saying oh this is very bad. but there is no real consequence out of it you know how does that relate though to business in particular if you will say one of the big giant german companies would you be willing to sit down with one of your american counterparts do you trade knowing that perhaps they were listening in to all of your secret conversations of costs and all the spying is not only about political issues but also about economic facts german companies are aware that they are speired and the americans take the results of the spying for themselves but they cannot do anything against it there is a potential legislative minefield that comes from this and also the potential for the stripping of sovereign rights l

embassy route could be intercepting phone calls and long distance communications across berlin is the worried peter all of us more on the latest spy exposure. it's a case of another day another case of allies spying on each other this time it's the turn of the british it seems these allegations in documents leaked by edward snowden suggest that on the roof of the british embassy here in berlin there was a on the roof listening post now if that's the case it comes just a week after the united states supposedly removed a listening post of their own on the roof of their embassy which is just next door to the british embassy here in the german capital now there is the argument that this is what they do however there is certainly going to be repercussions from this if it turns out that it is true that the british had this. this this what it would be called an intercept nest on the roof of their embassy it's certainly going to be toxic for relations between germany and britain to close allies within europe it also comes at a time where german cry and get some kind of agreement on not spying

had access to the british spy master at its burly embassy which was holding a mirror up to germany's government while britain isn't the only one helping washington keep a close eye on the world and explains. intelligence services of five english speaking countries have joint resources to spy on the whole world the u.s. is the most resourceful its closest ties are with britain's jussi h.q. but canada australia new zealand are also contributing australia backs up washington by keeping tabs on asian countries from the documents leaked by edward snowden who learned that. embassies across asia pacific host this highly sensitive intelligence block from the program as part of the five network is not just terrorists that the five eyes are looking for a former australian intelligence officer privy to the program said the main focus is political diplomatic and economic intelligence most recently the east timorese government complained publicly about australian spying during negotiations on the future of the timor gap oil and gas reserves canada two is interested in natural resources and is acc

over spying allegations grow berlin's accusing london of breaching international law by using its embassy roof as a surveillance post. deadlocks its the syrian capital damascus while a suicide bombing rocks a town in the south of the country this spike in terror comes as the prospects of peace talks moved further away we discussed that live this hour. on a happier note reaching for the stars the olympic torch for those winter games in sochi prepares for lift off in its first ever space for the report from said launch site. pretty good even if you joined us kevin i am with you this hour you're watching r.t. our top story. took on a global field this year activists say more than four hundred cities around the world turned out for that million mosque march to show their anger at corrupt politicians corporate rule and states of aliens in london the night was marred by. scuffles and arrests crowds started to fun at buckingham palace and parliament square for a while the police moved in as you can see sarah first got that side of the story. oh right. trying to first run the greater good of the

which is just next door to the british embassy here in the german capital now there is the argument that this is what they do however there is certainly going to be repercussions from this if it turns out that it is true that the british had this. this this what it would be called an intercept nest on the roof of the embassy it's certainly going to be toxic for relations between germany and britain to close allies within europe and it also comes at a time when german it officials try and get some kind of agreement on not spying on each other so all of this information coming out it seems in a relentless fashion showing that all of these people who held hands as friends around the world wall secretly listening in to what each other would doing now it's been said the e.u. have asked david cameron's british government for for answers on this the british government have said well it's a matter of security and they don't comment on matters of security it all seems like a very easy and city give but this to be repercussions from this and it does seem that just because you're a little para

two massive explosions hit iran's embassy in the lebanese capital beirut killing at least twenty three and wounding schools more one of the mission's senior diplomats is among the dead. or so i ask obama to bring my dad back to life. as the civilian death toll from u.s. drone strikes in yemen mounts on the sea of monitors to reach one remote village to see the facts for us time and. this is all that remains for us hundreds of drone strike right here in yemen that killed two suspected members of al qaeda but also civilians so is the loss of innocent lives justified in the fight against al qaeda stay with us as we report from one of the front lines in the war on terror. and moscow's optimistic about the upcoming nuclear talks with the wrong saying there's a real chance of hammering out a deal despite staunch opposition from france and a zero. and welcome to twenty four hour news line for most i mean you know our top story now in lebanon is capital beirut two huge blocks have caused devastation outside the ring an embassy in an area known to be a hold at least twenty three people were kil

along with civilians, the cultural attache at the embassy is among the people killed.efighters rushed to the scene to put out the flames and help the wounded. >> translator: i am syrian. on my way to work the first explosion took place, minutes later the second took place, i fell unconscious and woke up here in the hospital. >> it is a message that says clearly, we can hate you anywhere where you are. if you are going to be involved in syria, then we can also hit you in front of the iranian embassy in beirut or for that matter anywhere else. >> reporter: it's a major backer of bashar al-assad. the attack appears to be the latest spillover from the syrian war. in august massive car bombing kills many civilians. those who carried out that attack said it was because of the participation in the syrian war. for both of them, the fight in syria is their fight. >> translator: this message is useless and our deployment there is not only strategic but plus political. iran and hezbollah will remainal -- allies to syria. >> reporter: the lebanese people are already divided by syr

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