islam. >> surely the situation in egypt must have improved after the statute -- after the fall of hosni mubarak. or has it? kareem does nothing so. -- does not think so. >> the current situation in egypt will need a lot of time to settle down. i was persecuted under mubarak and was stupid enough to believe that he was the problem and everything would improve when he was overthrown. i should have known better because i was brought up in a family of islamic extremists. now that the muslim brotherhood is in power, i have come to realize that they are much more dangerous than mubarak ever was. >> there are 1470 marks on the cover of this book, each representing a day karim spent in an egyptian prison -- kareem spent in prison. he was incarcerated for almost four years with felons. his alleged crime -- blasphemy. the authorities were trying to break him. >> the guard first greeted me by saying, "a drug dealer was in the cell before you and we thank him. his evil spirit haunts the sell every night." i said, "i like ghosts. at least i will not be all alone." >> he was also tortured, but he will not ta

islam. >> surely the situation in egypt must have improved after the statute -- after the fall of hosni mubarak. or has it? kareem does nothing so. -- does not think so. >> the current situation in egypt will need a lot of time to settle down. i was persecuted under mubarak and was stupid enough to believe that he was the problem and everything would improve when he was overthrown. i should have known better because i was brought up in a family of islamic extremists. now that the muslim brotherhood is in power, i have come to realize that they are much more dangerous than mubarak ever was. >> there are 1470 marks on the cover of this book, each representing a day karim spent in an egyptian prison -- kareem spent in prison. he was incarcerated for almost four years with felons. his alleged crime -- blasphemy. the authorities were trying to break him. >> the guard first greeted me by saying, "a drug dealer was in the cell before you and we thank him. his evil spirit haunts the sell every night." i said, "i like ghosts. at least i will not be all alone." >> he was also tortured, but he will not ta

to bring supporters to the streets from los rakas two years since the fall of former president hosni mubarak. we explain why environmentalist in ukraine are outraged by the authorities decision to go ahead with multi-billion dollar gas projects that story in a few minutes. he is he is. the. sometimes you see a story and it seems so. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything is ok. i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. technology innovation called a list of elements from around russia. the future covered. welcome back the pentagon is questioning the effectiveness of the u.s. missile defense shield in europe after a leaked congressional briefing revealed the system may not be fit for purpose the study claims the shields may be unable to protect america and its nato allies from a potential iranian missile strike reports also acknowledges moscow's concerns that the us system undermines russia's nuclear deterrent washington insists it's not targeted against russia or refuses to provide a legally binding guaran

yet another string of anti-government rallies on the true year anniversary of former dictator hosni mubarak's ousting. international news and analysis you're watching r.t. it's good to have you with us and islamist rebel group is claiming responsibility for ongoing violence in mali is northern city of god that's after gunmen launch a surprise guerrilla attack over the weekend the city was rocked by two suicide bombings however france maintains the military campaign in mali to force out islamists is almost complete local correspondent gonzalo one shell reports r.t. . the situation in mali is obviously going to have a gruesome ending there are more than enough indications of that last friday the country was shaken by the very first terrorist attack in its history according to the witness report of what was carried out by a fifteen year old suicide bomber and that of arab descent the bomber was the only one killed after the detonation of a few hours later responsibility for the attack was claimed by the motor wod jihadists one thing to remember here is that this is a vast desert territory and th

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yet another string of anti-government rallies on the two year anniversary of former dictator hosni mubarak's ouster and. it's eight o'clock here in the russian capital you're watching our do you with me to bomb would say it's good to have you with us this morning. and islam as a rebel group is claiming responsibility for ongoing violence and models of northern city of death after gunmen launched a surprise guerrilla attack earlier the city was rocked by two suicide bombings however france maintains a military campaign in mali to force out this is almost complete local correspondent reports. the situation in mali is obviously going to have a gruesome ending there are more than enough indications of last friday the country was shaken by the very first terrorist attack in its history according to the witness report of what was carried out by a fifteen year old suicide bomber of arab descent the bomber was the only one killed after the detonation of a few hours later responsibility for the attack was claimed by the motor wad jihadists one thing to remember here is that this is a vast desert terr

point and it's still the they were willing to ally themselves with the so-called women and of the hosni mubarak we've we've seen that happening in the hairier square we've seen that happen in other situations as well you also have the so-called culture is and i keep saying the so-called because simply it is extremely difficult to authenticate any of these groups or their motives you have the ultras which is a football club that turned political and initiated violence and has been engaged in acts of violence throughout cairo and its vicinity and and the opposition worked with the ultras in order for them to achieve political ends so you have the situation where the opposition is a conglomerate of various parties that clashed at one point unified against the cause of morsi and the muslim brotherhood and now are desperate for any sort of support coming from that blog or green block it doesn't matter as long as these people are disavowing morsi and protesting his policies are right also our interests around thank you very much for your time and. this is all she answered ahead for you this hour dang

to bring supporters to the streets from los rakas two years since the fall of former president hosni mubarak. explain why environmentalist in ukraine are outraged by the authorities decision to go ahead with multibillion dollar gas projects that story in a few minutes. he he is . sometimes you see a story and it seems so. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear sees some other part of it and realize that everything is ok. i'm tom harvey welcome to the big picture. live. technology innovation hall the list of elements from around russia. the future covered. welcome back the pentagon is questioning the effectiveness of the u.s. missile defense shield in europe after a leaked congressional briefing revealed the system may not be fit for purpose the study claims the shields may be unable to protect america and its nato allies from a potential iranian missile strike reports also acknowledges moscow's concerns that the us system undermines russia's nuclear deterrent washington insists it's not targeted against russia refuses to provide a legally binding guarantees

now well for the meantime though egypt is marking its second anniversary since the toppling of hosni mubarak with certainly violent clashes and tear gas we go to gas we're getting all the reports what's the latest there from or from where you are now. we've got more planned protests today the focus of today is for women's rights after there's been a number of reports a very violent sexual assaults on women in particular female protesters on by. five pm we're likely to see mass marches here supposed to be a global protest of course we had marches yesterday to mock this stepping down of the ouster of hosni mubarak and this is organized by coalition of different opposition forces there a number of marches focused particularly in the capital coming to the presidential palace and to her square the focus of the violence was it once again at the presidential palace and we witnessed a lot of tear gas and also protesters using monitors storing them at the palace in this show of anger there was also a number of reports of similar protests happening down in the south of egypt and in egypt second city a

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now bill for the meantime though egypt is marking its second anniversary since the toppling of hosni mubarak with certainly violent clashes and tear gas we go to the gas we're getting all the reports what's the latest from where from where you are now. who. more planned protests today the focus of today is for women's rights ought to there's been a number of reports of a very violent sexual assaults on women in particular female protesters on by. five pm we're likely to see mass marches here supposed to be a global protest of course we had marches yesterday to mock had the stepping down of the ouster of hosni mubarak this is organized by coalition of different opposition forces there a number of marches focused particularly in the capital coming to the presidential palace and her square the focus of the violence was that once again at the presidential palace and we witnessed a lot of tear gas and also protesters using monitor during them at the palace in this show of anger there was also a number of reports all of those similar protests happening down in the south of the egypt and egypt seco

he likened the poll to the sham democracy of the ousted leader hosni mubarak. he says he will change the dates of the elections so that coptic christians don't have to vote during their eastern celebration. chadian troops have attacked a rebel base in northern mali a day after 13 of their fellow searche soldiers were killed. the chadian military says at least 65 rebels were also killed. french troops are also fighting and what they call the final campaign to drive al qaeda from its mountain hideout. 100 us soldiers have been sent to neighboring niger for surveillance training. unmanned drones are already running surveillance missions in molly. -- in mali. the vatican's chief spokesman has criticized the italian media, accusing it of spreading gossip and misinformation about pope benedict the 16th. one unconfirmed report suggested that the catholic pope stepped down after being given a gay clergy who were being blackmailed. benedict is due to step down on separate 28th. -- february 28. >> frankly, the italian people have been rather interested -- uninterested in

there was a recent wave of protests which has seen the country plunged into chaos, two years after hosni mubarak left power. they are accusing him of trying to monopolize power. they say it has hurt the country's economy. we have a report from the scene of one of today's rallies. >> this is outside the university in the heart of the capital. this is put on by supporters of the elected president, morsi, and they have been holding demonstrations for several weeks. the muslim brotherhood, which is the main supporter, and other muslim or islam groups, basically, they do not want to see more violence. they are calling on the opposition. they are saying you have to accept that the president was elected as president. live with him for four years. give him a chance and see what he can do. this was rejected by the opposition, holding a rally not too far from this one. they say he has hijacked the constitutional process, which is what the people do not want. for the moment, it seems to be rhetoric and not violence. they are gathering in support of the president, saying no to violence. >> after four days o

riots shook egypt on the second anniversary of the revolution that drove hosni mubarak from power. more than 60 people died in conflicts between police and rock-throwing protestors. in cairo, police fired tear gas into the largest church in the middle east, where a field doctor was treating victims. they are also protesting the new constitution that they say does not adequately protect women or religious minorities. opposition partrts are calling for a new national unity government and amendments to the constitution. those parties also joined with the muslim brotherhood in calling for an end to political violence on both sides. >> george: egypt's coptic christians make up about 10% of the population. recently the historic church ordained a new leader. pope theodore the second. >> wendy: the new pope says his country men need to love one another. gary lane brings us his exclusive interview from cairo. >> reporter: as egypt's first coptic pope in more than 30 years, he leads a church that has spread to six continents. blindfolded boys selected theodore as the successor. he once serve

you have to remember in the days of hosni mubarak, and even before, it was the interior ministry that and persecuted and tortured and jailed the muslim brotherhood. now they find they have to take orders from them. so even though at the moment they are trying to put down these demonstrations, these riots, these clashes, they're not succeeding and we're hearing the soldiers, the recruits are getting increasingly exhausted, tired, demoralized, and their officers are unhappy doing the dirty work of the muslim brotherhood. >> dangerous days. ben wedeman, thank you very much. stay safe. we'll have more on the turmoil shortly and the attack on america's embassy in turkey. >>> hostage crisis that is happening now back home in rural alabama going to day four. a little boy, 5 years old, we're told, held captive in a below ground bunker, being held, police say, by this man, 65-year-old vietnam vet named jimmy lee dykes. local authorities released that photo late today, first time we have gotten a look at him. he's said to be a survivalist with anti-government views. the immediate crisis began w

and with the fall of hosni mubarak in egypt, the new government there has a somewhat different feel. they are looking more internal. their politics are much more in line with islamic politics of iran. and they are less beholden to u.s. policy. i do not think there will be an incredibly friendly relationship between egypt and iran. but what we are starting to see is some relationship between the two. >> but don't they have a very different idea about the civil war in syria? gregg's they absolutely do. they do not in line see eye to eye on many issues. in the west, we call it the arab spring. the iranian leadership call that an islamic awakening. they have a very civil philosophy, witches witches thad is -- which is that which is bad for the u.s. is good for the iran states. whether or not they're very friendly with iran is beside the point, because egypt is going to be less friendly with the u.s. >> a new date will finally be set on the talks with iran posing nuclear program. how will those talks turn out? respects a long distance to go before the -- >> there is a long distance to go

people who are being killed of course we have marches to maka this stepping down of the ouster of hosni mubarak this of course devolved into clashes by the presidential palace much take us was thrown up protest as he responded with molotov the similar protests occurred around the country down south in the suit and now we had reports including egypt's second city in alexandria although the focus of the consciousness definitely is most weeks by the presidential palace an indication that the protest is attending to more violent means to push the regime to fill the demands. under the new egyptian constitution the black bloc is considered a violent group ramsey brute and author who writes extensively about the middle east thinks organizations like this sprout up because the country is so polarized for the last two years egypt has not been allowed to have a strong central government that is keeble or pushing the political process forward and thus the economy of the country the social cohesion and everything else as a result you have this is huge vacuum and this polarization and that is allowing egypt

scuffles in the center of tahrir square, the focal point of the revolution that overthrew president hosni mubarak two years ago. protests marking the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled mubarak have killed nearly 60 people since january 25, prompting the head of the army to warned this week that the state was on the verge of collapse. our correspondent is in cairo for us. we are hearing about water cannon shots being fired. how serious is the tension there at the moment? >> it basically escalated in the last hours. we have peaceful demonstrations at tahrri square and at the presidential palace, but demonstrators tried to break through the barriers at the international palace. police acted with tear gas, then the demonstrators threw molotov cocktails. we have the same blame game going on. the presidency says that the parties who organized the protest are responsible for today's violence while one of the opposition leaders said on twitter that it is morsi who is fully responsible for the violence that happened to it. >> opposition held talks with the muslim brotherhood. how have members

their supporters to the streets on the day marking two years since the ousting of former president hosni mubarak when monday's rallies which would include a march on the presidential palace are intended to increase the pressure on the country's new leader mohamed morsi his is misled the government is accused of measures after last week's decision to shut down the video sharing website cheap. protests have led to bloodshed in the capital and elsewhere in egypt a spokesperson for the position. says that people are so disillusioned with the government to be cool to pull text. people are going to are going to the streets they are going on the streets willingly they don't really need any opposition calls for due process because the whole country is in a standstill there's nothing moving forward because there is no real administration at pressing the people needs and the people demand the actual anger in the streets so the only solution that i can see and any sane person can see that the opposition leader mr brotherhood and all the different political factions to be in a quality of government that wou

open to iran shows kyra's pursuing a more independent foreign policy than its ousted predecessor hosni mubarak. around the strongest ally in the arab world has now been serious serious been a brutal ally of iran is the reason why the pro israel lobby why the americans why the saudis etc so keen to talk sad now there's no such moment the syrian government is about where it's all going around would be even more isolated than it is today and to you in a very dangerous position so that's what makes sense for iran trying to build bridges with. all of their financial motives behind this meeting where we've got to believe the economies are bearing in mind the situation there in iran with all those sanctions appearing to have a quite an impact on the iranian economy do you do they both need each other i think they do believe that and i think morsi point of view i think as we see. all the rest of egypt people are very happy with how things are going to get seen carrying on the move are actually people are on the run the one way in which you can say to these people look i'm not just a us puppet i'm goin

their supporters to the streets on the day marking two years since the ousting of former president hosni mubarak with monday's rallies which would include a march on the presidential palace are intended to increase the pressure on the country's new leader mohamed morsi is misled the government is accused of this ignatius after last week's decision to shut down the video sharing website. and protests have until bloodshed in the capital and elsewhere in egypt a spokesperson for the opposition. says that people are so disillusioned with the government the need to be cooled to cool text. people are going to are going to the streets they are going on the streets willingly they don't really need any opposition calls for a new protest because the whole country is in a standstill there's nothing moving forward because there is no real administration at pressing the people needs and the people demand the actual anger in the streets so the only solution that i can see and that any sane person can see that the opposition the brotherhood and all the all the different political factions to be in a quality of

accusing egypt's leader of oppression of the power grab on the second anniversary of the toppling of hosni mubarak was on a war of a country a loss of three decades and a lot of group of masked young men calling themselves the black bloc and gaining force as a kid playing street protests across egyptian cities and also he had an exclusive chance to speak to its members. of the black bloc is an idea that came about as a reaction to the negligence of our peaceful demands and also as a reaction against the oppression of the interior ministry which received orders from the regime we stand against the oppressive and tyrant regime we call upon the interior ministry to deliver justice for those who have been killed and we will continue our demands until they are met our actions are in self-defense we are protecting ourselves but have never attacked anyone and we will always be present in egypt even after all our demands are met however we will take on a different form the aim behind our presence is to prevent injustice in any form no one listens to our demands and the proof is the number of people who ar

who are being killed of course we had so much as to mock care the stepping down of the ouster of hosni mubarak this of course devolved into clashes last night by the presidential palace much take us was throwing up protesters he responded with molotov similar protests occurred around the country down south in the suit and now we have reports including egypt's second city in alexandria although the focus of the clashes was definitely as is most weeks by the presidential palace and indication that protesters attending to move violent means to push the regime to fill the demands and of course want to build true right now one of the new constitution of the black bloc is considered a volunteer group author and journalist ramsar group things to organizations like this because the country at the end of the day is just polarized for the last two years egypt has not been allowed to have a strong central government that is keevil been pushing the political process fooled and thus the economy of the country the social cohesion and everything else as a result you have this huge vacuum and this polarizatio

clashes beginning during rallies marking the second anniversary of the uprising against former ruler hosni mubaraksentences for 21 defendants involved in a mass soccer riot last february. more than 50 people have been killed in the unrest, fueled by anger over morsi's policies and the slow pace of change. a devastating nightclub fire kills more than 230 people in southern brazil. the fire sweeping through kiss nightclub with about 900 people inside. it's believed the blaze was caused by a band's pyrotechnics show, igniting the soundproofing foam on the ceiling and releasing a toxic smoke. most victims dying from smoke inhalation, not burns. early investigations revealing that security guards briefly prevented partygoers from leaving through the sole exit. firefighters trying to get in, finding many victims blocking the entrance. save a penny for a rainy day? more like for a postage stamp. the u.s. postal service now charging a penny more for stamps and postcard mailings. the price of a first-class stamp for domestic mail rising from 45¢ to 46. the u.s.p.s. also releasing a new stamp, the global fo

to iran shows cairo is pursuing a more independent foreign policy than its altitude predecessor hosni mubarak around the strongest ally in the arab world has now been serious serious been a very low ally of iran all these years the reason why the pro israel lobby why the americans why the saudis etc so keen to talk sad now there's no such moment the syrian government is about what we're all going around would be even more isolated going to use today and be in a very dangerous position so that's what makes sense for iran to be trying to build bridges with. all of their financial motives behind this meeting where we've got to believe that economies are bearing in mind the situation they're in iran with all those sanctions appearing to have a quite an impact on the iranian economy do you do they both need each other i think they do go out and i think morsi point of view i think as we see now are going to rest in egypt but people are very unhappy with how things are going to get seen carrying on live are actually people are on the run to be one way in which you can say to these people look i'm no