plus egypt briefly reopens its crossing to gaza but only to let palestinians back to the blockaded region which remain sealed off from vital aid routes of the border violence. screen international news and comment from our new center here in moscow the diplomats have revealed for the first time who could become the next key international envoy to try and solve the syrian crisis former algerian foreign minister. is expected to replace kofi annan who resigned last week blaming finger pointing and name calling among foreign powers over the failure to end the fighting peter all of a takes a closer look at the man who could be tasked with breathing new life in to peace efforts. it's not a job many people would have wanted you think considering the situation in syria but it's that lakhdar brahimi will be taking over from kofi annan as the next special envoy on the syrian crisis now the seventy eight year old former algerian foreign minister does have pedigree when it comes to dealing with serious conflicts he was instrumental in forming a peace in the late one nine hundred eighty s. in the leba

tunnelvision rick limps inside the smuggling routes into gaza following egypt's decision to seal them off due to border tensions. and on screen international news and comment live from the new center here in moscow several stories of catechumens but in the theater where children have been kept for years without daylight and contact with the outside world the accidental discovery by police in the russian city of khazan has shocked the country and the wider world a sect of seventy people has spent over ten years there following a self-proclaimed prophet. reports. if you were walked past this building on the outskirts of the city of cazan in central russia you wouldn't notice anything that would have been going on beneath it was a three story building with a small minaret and a tin present on top was a bit run down but was otherwise rather unremarkable but a passer by would not have noticed the eight story secret complex that had been built underneath and there it was indeed a dark and an isolated world children adults taken out from these catechumens extended basement underground comple

tunnelvision a rare glimpse inside the smuggling routes into gaza following egypt's decision to seal them off due to border tensions. and as american efforts to decontaminate parts of vietnam from agent orange get underway campaigners ask why to washington five decades to do anything about the devastation caused by the deadly toxin blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths and the effects. and on screen international news and comment live from the new center here in moscow several stories of catacombs beneath the earth where children have been kept for years without daylight and contact with the outside world the accidental discovery by police in the russian city has shocked the country and the wider world a sect of seventy people has spent over ten years following a self-proclaimed prophet. reports. if you walked past this building on the outskirts of the city of cars in central russia you wouldn't notice anything that would have been going on beneath it was a three story building with small minarets and tin presents on top was a bit rough. down but was otherwise rather unremarkabl

living in for years up to seventy people all cramped in a small country house on the outskirts of gaza men women the elderly and more than twenty children most of whom have reportedly never seen daylight as posner thought least children were living in south in the basement right in this syle under the house it looked kind of like an eight story and. shocked by what they found the authorities began taking the kids outside in order to take them to doctors most of them are still being examined while their parents demand they be left alone. the children are terrified and after everything that's happened they're afraid of what can be done to them despite being in need of urgent medical help some of the adults had to be talked into allowing doctors to see them. one woman had a miscarriage doctor had to treat her right there at the scene it took a lot of effort to convince her she needed his help with the famous actors around twenty years old its founder is eighty five year old for that. he proclaimed himself a prophet almost fifty years ago and is now too weak to get out of bed his followers

gaza stand to lose their only lifeline the outside world after a border violence ron good to see you are massive smuggling tunnel that were crucial to the blockade of beaches. it is not i am in the russian capital watching r t a marina joshie a former algerian foreign affairs minister could step into the breach and try to give the kiss of life to peace efforts in syria lakhdar brahimi who has previously represented the u.n. of ghana stand in iraq will reportedly replace kofi annan as a special envoy to the war torn state stepped aside saying he lacked international support brady has his work cut out with no letup in violence on the ground in syria the army has flushed rebels out of a strategic district in the city of aleppo following intense street clashes that is a tomboy goes looks at sigs exactly who these rebels are. the syrian the uprising now is very different from what it used to be even a year ago and western media are also now waking up to the fact that not all who are fighting the syrian army in the north are really standing up for freedom and democracy. recently a reuters

egypt's government is shutting down smuggling tunnels across his border with gaza after sixteen of its soldiers were killed in clashes in the region since the start of the gyptian revolution militancy has seen a sharp rise in the sinai area which also borders israel artie's policy looks at what gaza stands to lose if the tunnels are closed. these tunnels have been operational for civil use ever since gaza was first put under blockade back in two thousand and six for many gazans they are essentially be only lifeline they have with the outside world and that's why you'll hear many gazans saying that they feel that they were living in a massive prison we're talking here about everything about goods about items about people even food and fuel that all smuggled through the extensive underground network of tunnels into gaza carlow has voiced its suspicions that some of the militants who were involved in sunday's deadly attack were smuggled through these tunnels from egypt into gaza but it is still a highly unusual move to seal off the tunnels particularly under the presidency of the new egyp

the tunnels on me egyptian gaza border. there's more on the situation in egypt on our website at the moment is one of those lots of other stories for you including the big bang a brand new prototype nasa spacecraft has a rather short lived flight crashing back to earth and a ball of flames. plus it's been a defense from invaders for the chinese for centuries but a big section of the great wall is just collapsed visit our website r.t. dot com to find out why. download the official application to cell phone choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from our. t.v. is not required to watch our team all you need is your mobile device watch r.t. any time any of the. despite being in work millions of britons earning just the legal minimum wage are forced to live well below the poverty line as the british government tries to deal with the huge budget deficit plan cuts will force the u.k.'s poorest deeper into debt despair artes nor smith has more in this. single mom mary lawrence has always worked but despite tha

. >> the next day david and i separated so that i could go alone into gaza. along with the west bank, gaza is one of the two areas that have been taken by israel in 1967 and has been an occupied territory ever since. >> when i was in gaza david attended an israeli right wing rally in jerusalem. a large movement of religious israelis believe that rather than returning this land, it should be annexed by the state of israel. these people, called settlers, were creating villages in the occupied territories in order to create this reality. the rally was one of many demonstrations held by the settlers to convince the israeli government not to withdraw from the occupied territory. >> you have not seen an earthquake. >> the devastation of an earthquake. all you have to do is go to -- >> the water here is salty. so the government set up desalination plabts. they cannot just get pressure water. looks like somebody's handy candy. in fact, it's their daily routine. there are hundreds of thousands of people who don't want to get out of gaza. they want to keep them in gaza

these tunnels have been operational for civil uro's ever since gaza was first put under blockade back in two thousand and six for many gazans they are essentially be only lifeline they have with the outside world and that's why you'll hear many gazans saying that they feel that they were living in a massive prison we're talking here about everything about goods about items about people even food and fuel that are smuggled through this extensive underground network of tunnels into gaza has voiced its suspicions that some of the militants who were involved in sunday's deadly attack were smuggled through these tunnels from egypt into gaza but it is still a highly unusual move to seal off the tunnels particularly under the presidency of the new egyptian president mohamed morsi whose muslim brotherhood party has close ties to hamas which rules the gaza strip what's more morsi has said that he is committed to improving the lives of ordinary palestinians now i've been down some of these tunnels and i can tell you that i've seen everything pass through them i saw because there was still fully

>> well, the people of gaza would suffer.u think about it right now, there are only two ways for goods to come in -- through the tunnels and through the karam salon crossing, and it depends on the relations of the governments how much will be allowed through. also, the goods allowed through are much more expensive for the people from gaza compared to the goods in egypt that you will find from the markets so if the tunnels are shutdown, it is going to be extremely difficult for the people here. which is why the hamas is asking the egyptians to open up a rafa crossing between the gaza strip and egypt for people. and it will be a lot cheaper for the people here and it will cut israel out of the equation. >> diana magnay, thank you. >>> and we are talking about a british bank that is accused of laundering money for the iranians, and now it is facing the consequences. change my 11am to 2. [siri] ok marty, i scheduled it for today. is that rick? where's rick? [siri] here's rick. oh, no that's not rick. now, how's the traffic headed

it has been nine years since she was killed in gaza. she has become a high-profile symbol of the palestinian cause. for almost a decade apparent have been making the journey from the united states to israel and back, trying to get an explanation they could accept as to what happened to their daughter if. but today in court they did not get what they wanted to hear. rachel corrie, on the day she died, a human shield trying to stop the israeli army from demolishing palestinian property in gaza. the tactics seen here being used by other pro-palestinian activists is clearly risky. it cost rachel corrie her life. pressed to death by an israeli bulldozers. nine years later her parents arrived in court today is looking for what they could call justice. seeking to sue the israeli ministry of defense for damages. but the judge ruled her death was accidental, but the bulldozer driver had not seen her, and that she had taken a risk going into what was a war zone. the judge said the activists were protecting terrorists, palestinian militants operat

cars egypt briefly reopens its crossing to gaza but i need to let palestinians back to the blockaded region gaza remains sealed off from vital aid routes off the border violence which forced the closure of underground smuggling tunnels. that's the way it is at the moment i'll be back with another summary for in fifty minutes from now the meantime jill stein the u.s. presidential candidate for the green party she explains why she believes her country's political system is often similar to the dictatorships washington wishes to bring down. my guest today is jill stein nominee for president of the united states with the green party thank you very much for joining me dr stein it's great to be with you can really really appreciate it thanks for coming i read you said you'd be the underdog candidate for the underdog boulder's who are these on the docket voters it's certainly most of the american public people are losing their jobs wages are declining millions have lost their home another million are in the pipeline to lose their homes this year the cost of health care is skyrocketing publi

far as they're concerned in gaza no one. is innocent just one thought you've been very critical of the israeli judicial system this was in fact an american activist foreign citizen in question here do you think there's any chance perhaps that the family could take it beyond an israeli court now and take it to international appeal. the family attorney first of all stated that they will appeal to the supreme court again i do not think that many of us have high hopes of the israeli supreme court for the reasons that i mentioned. boxer yes the legal venue is still open and i'm sure the family is considering what are the possible options. the main thing is that two to three remember that it is not only about rachel's case rachel's case is a very clear example of the violations carried out by israel on this is as a matter of policy and this is a systematic issue and this has to be challenge now those who are funding and supplying the means of destruction those who are or who are supporting israel politically financially. militaril

hit by mortars with tanks then returning fire hours earlier israeli aircraft struck in the southern gaza killing a member of the palestinian popular resistance committee and injuring another the israeli defense forces claim both were in a global jihad movement planning terrorist attacks against israel prime minister netanyahu has praised the i.d.f. for its actions this comes as the army can now boost its ranks by forcibly drafting arab israelis to serve in the bloodshed as are reports. a monument to israel's fallen look more closely and you will see many of the names are of arab soldiers fighters who joined an army that many of their birth one here call the enemy. but in meetings like this across the country the mood is changing most arab israelis are saying no to being drafted into the israeli defense forces the issue is up for debate as israel will views current military draft laws that allow orthodox jews and arabs to avoid national service. the israeli military wants to make a serve not because they need us because they want to control the arab state of mind and divide us. in time fo

we know civilians are in gaza. gaza was under occupation. we have to oppose it any way we can.eed the support of american people and the support of people around the world to do that. thanks. >> thank you both for being with us, craig and cindy corrie, speaking to us from haifa. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] democracy now!]

close to the border with the gaza strip, more heavy machinery. it is said to work destroying smuggling tunnels. egyptian officials believe extremists have also taken the passages to come from gaza and joy in local islamist fighters. ining local islamic fighters. al qaeda like groups have taken root here. >> the site has been invaded. there is not security or stability. they have become more organized and more powerful. we have sounded the alarm 10 times. >> the offensive is to continue for several days but long-term success will need a stronger permanent security presence. go to london now and get the latest news from the olympics there. what an incredible day it was on the track. lightning struck again. >> it was a great night for america's athletics. and the fastest man on earth. he won the 200 meters on thursday night in a great race. taking the silver and bronze respectively. team usa have moved to the top. four goals and five in total will start. a 2-1 win over japan. and a record crowd of more than 80,000 fans turned out. the largest ever t

if gaza is to be a livable place in 2020. it is already difficult now. despite their best efforts, the palestinians still need help. they are under blockade, under occupation. they need our help politically and practically on the ground in the way the described. >> 80% of residents rely on aid to survive and many derive their only income from underground trade. the family of the u.s. peace activist rachel corey says it will appeal an israeli court's exoneration of the individual. she was crushed to death by an israeli military bulldozer in gaza nine years ago. she was standing in front of a palestinian home to prevent its demolition. on tuesday, an israeli judge rejected the family's wrongful death lawsuit, ruling the death resulted from an accident she brought upon herself her mother condemned the verdict. >> we are, of course, deeply saddened and troubled by what we heard today from the judge in the haifa district court. i believe this was a bad day, not only for our family, but a bad day for human rights, humanity, for the rule of law commack and also

israeli jets bomb parts of gaza on monday night. palestinian rockets hit israel recently.ish settlers continue to expand on occupied territory. the divisions between palestinians and israeli jews are deeper than ever. recently a palestinian youth in jerusalem was badly beaten by a mob. nine were arrested for assaults. back in 2003 when rachel curry was killed, things looked pretty bad, but diplomats and politicians still talked about reviving a peace process. you don't hear about that anymore. but the fundamental issues that have made this conflict so long running, so hard to settle and so violent remain. and they're getting sharper. jeremy, b.c.s. news, jerusalem. >> still to come on tonight's program -- getting a glimpse of mars in h.d. sending back a treasure trove of information. a study has found that people who smoke can bus at a young age -- canibus at a young age are damaging their intelligence. >> for some years, heavy cannibus use develop into mental illness like schizophrenia. young people who spoke it regularly, more than four times a week, risk a reduction in

activists brushed by an army bulldozer during protests in the gaza strip in two thousand and three however and eye witness tells our t.v. rachel corrie's death could not have been an accident. and adjusting to misery companies in europe are recent getting their market strategies to comply with the e.u. deteriorating economy firms are making products smaller and cheaper of for the struggling masses the age of a stair. up next our g. speaks to the director and founder of the european strategic intelligence and security center clogged want to k. about the past and possible future terror attacks in your. world today we're joined by blood money to he's a former member of the french intelligence services also an author and founder of the group yes for teaching the intelligence is a kurd center it's a brussels based think tank specializing on terrorism security issues thanks very much for the semantically for joining us today first question i'd like to ask is on terrorism in europe we've seen acts of terror from norway to there are about to lose and you've also seen riots based on ideology based

is the gaza strip it's full of civilians almost every area civilian and so the israeli government to say we refuse to treat anyone in this area. given that human rights because we've given it this particular name. coachmen treasonable happy to me i think that's just me serving that responsibility. well we've also been following the proceedings in record case on our web site and that's where you can find a full background behind it fred but here's a quick look at what else is there for you today. defending internet freedom twitter refuses to release information about it not my wall street activists saying it's easier to move or to find valid government requests. one education protest in chile game until we saw the timeline of the movement to your comment and. a you tube channel as well. me is eve he. says. wealthy british style holds a spot on the title for. markets why not come to find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our. goal started here before going global a

plus egypt briefly reopens its crossing to gaza but only tonight palestinians back into the blockaded region gaza remain sealed off from vital aid routes off the border violence which forced the closure of underground smuggling. oil worldwide sports and of course the olympics next with kate. hello malcolm to the latest polls and here's what's coming up making history russia's. pullup all but take silver in the first ever limping ballots in women's boxing. but i'll be all over it takes gold in this race that. was the sprint king hussein bolt becomes the first man to retain two sprint titles as jamaica sweeps the podium in the two hundred meters. on the top mark kenya's david rudisha sets the first track and field world record at the london games with victory in the men's eight hundred meters. so let's go straight to london where russia has moved up to fourth in the overall medals table thanks to let it be over who became russia's first ever olympic women's wrestling champion the twenty one year old clinched victory in the seventy two kilogram category after reducing the performance of

let's not forget iran financed hamas and the gaza strip and a terrorist group a wholly owned subsidiary of the muslim brotherhood even before mohamed morsi came to power the military in egypt had ended the blockade of gaza and allowed iranian warships to transit the suez canal and he is building on steps that were already taken and share a hatred or israel and mohamed morsi all but threatened to eliminate the key land for peace provision of the 1979 camp david accords. so i'm afraid i see the situation getting worse, given the absence of american leadership and assertion of its own interests, under the obama administration. >> eric: ambassador john bolton, always good to see you. we'll be on this throughout the next coming months. thank you. >> thank you. >> eric: jamie. >> jamie: thanks, eric. dramatic new amateur video out of syria and so much of it has been disturbing. rebel fighters reportedly are battling regime forces for control over the airport and the country's largest city, aleppo and it is a main hub of northern syria, a rebel victory would be a huge strategic and symbolic wi

deploying extra troops tanks and weaponry to the area while destroying many smuggling tunnels into gaza. that's american world affairs expert phyllis banus explains why arming both sides in the syrian called flicked only serves outside interests. thank you for joining us on r.t. red cross and many other experts are saying that the situation in syria has descended into a civil war a full scale civil war. how does that how does that affect the positions of the positions of the west versus the position of other countries so far we have seen no indication that either the us or any of the outside actors are taking seriously the consequences of the determination by the international committee of the red cross that this is a full scale civil war what it means among other things is that the international laws of war what's known as international humanitarian law apply throughout the region and it applies to the opposition as well as to the regime they are obligated under the conditions of international law not to use certain kinds of weapons not to attack civilians not to hold prisoners without

year old was taking part in a demonstration trying to stop palestinian homes from being destroyed in gaza parents have been seeking justice for years after the initial military investigation also found her death to be accidental an aid ship trying to breach israel's blockade of gaza in two thousand and ten was named after rachel corrie. riots swept through kenya's coastal city leaving at least one person dead as the unrest and to its second day sparked by the assassination of a prominent muslim cleric accused of links to al qaeda by the u.s. and u.n. people took to the streets a human rights groups have accused kenya's police of carrying out extra judicial killings and forced disappearances in the country. american troops have escaped criminal charges over the burning of copies of the koran in afghanistan earlier this year they received administrative punishment after the investigation revealed that over one hundred holy books were destroyed in a separate incident marines caught on film a year and eighteen all the dead bodies of taliban insurgents were also reprimanded both scandals trigg