demonstrators were held in istanbul in evening. supporters of the prime minister held a separate protest in another part of the city. the marchs came amid a widening investigation into corruption in erdogan's office. we have more from istanbul. >> reporter: one of turkey's supreme court has announced and asking judicial police and obliging them to report to their superiors before carrying out investigations or raids. this is seen as a step that will only the on going probe in allegations of corruption. what is interesting is that the turkish military issued a statement saying that it will not take sides in this legal matter. now putting things into perspective, there is a power struggle between two islamist blocks in this country. one represented by the government led by prime minister erdogan, and the other, the movement led by a person who is based in the u.s. he is a muslim scholar and preacher. the latter is said to enjoy support, wide support condition turkey and particularly within the judicial and police system. now the conf

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in istanbul and the king of the candidate from the position. i used emails a few key district of istanbul and he's the most is the most open our eyes and to lift the petition then some some people are saying that he may do that to happen to be his chance for the chp to win against the ideas and alonso. and it's great to see if he'd managed to have to take advantage of this patient to criticize. a key piece of your bra and put it on to see the new snowboard and then he could become mayor of istanbul. because we're all adults and a time when your mail this number is a bit the state its best known to be a springboard for higher office as was the case that the prime minister however indicate the fewest to be fair most of us is is this society was that they can think of it is of the station. when was the shirt that he's not going to be in boston in the collection a shoo in for the moment. i think the time our most anybody continue to be sick and it's it's it's suspected that rumors everywhere and. and to petition their position is that. and it made

sarah firth reporting from the streets of istanbul. next week israel is expected to announce plans to build fourteen hundred new homes in jewish settlement areas in the west bank on thursday night out of fear that such a move could derail the peace process in the region palestinian president mahmoud abbas called on the united states to dissuade israel from going through with these new settlements according to a palestinian negotiator abbas asked the u.s. envoy for quote u.s. intervention to stop the israeli government from issuing new settlement decisions in order to save the peace process despite recent setbacks in the peace process one man believes a solution is within sight when he is a palestinian entrepreneur and businessman he's perhaps best known for his history as a negotiator in the peace talks between the u.s. israel and palestine palestine excuse me he's over eighty years old but he still believes he will see peace before he dies or correspondent amir david had a chance to sit down with al masri here's part of that interview

or is it just in istanbul?> it's not just in istanbul, it's been ongoing for the last ten days or so since the scandal came to surface. there were protests in istanbul, and other parts of turkey. however, the numbers of those protests remain small. their main demand is that the government should not intervene in -- or prevent the investigation or even try to cover it up. later things escalated and again, a small number of protesters were calling on the prime minister to resign. now listening to what he had to say out there today as well as in the last few days he was haven't the intention to do so, but i have to -- very briefly, i need to highlight the power struggle we're seeing now. it's basically between two islamist camps, the main one is in turkey. before they were allies and now they seem to disagree on many things. that's what we are seeing the rifts between the go and the movement who are said to have influence in the police and judiciary. so i think the next battle will lie between the military and the

.  news stories in istanbul. journalists, more than 50 of them take a beating in key every. it's a phone, it's not a lifestyle. >> the streets of bangkok have been teeming with protestors. the media are a big part of the story. the demonstrators are demanding the removal of of the sister of a one time cable t.v. magnate who was prime minister until he was deposed in a coupe in 2006. he used his media holdings to beam message to say thailand and call people on to the streets. this time it has been spearheaded by the pdrc. they say he is pulling the strings from dubai. pdrc protestors aren't just going off the his government, they have been demanding t.v. stations broadcast their political statements in their in tighter. thailand is not the only country that has a fractionalized media space. the movement is called another twist in the thai political story. our starting point is bangkok. >> the news divide in tie you land lies between what is reported on the countries six analog t.v. chan else, five owned by the government or the military and what is delivered digitally through

joined us a bit earlier from istanbul. well the political drama continuing to unfold today in prime minister looking increasingly under pressure as he tries to stem the fallout from not corruption probe targeted dozens of his allies now on the back of that we've seen a number of resignations among which cabinet ministers one of the team called for the prime minister himself to resign now for his part one of his responded to pensively cooling the corruption crackdown an international smear campaign that's done little to restore credibility though you know wednesday we saw anti-government protesters clashing with police and again tonight we're expected to see at large scale demonstrations protests gather to cool for the prime minister to resign we're going to be following that closely but of course protests not an unfamiliar cyclists stumble street for the past year but is he protest movement of bold. has the threat the prime minister leadership and what you're seeing right now that so interesting is that not just coming fro

testers and police a gathering in the heart of istanbul is a high level corruption scandal takes the turkish government to the brink of collapse. three people have been killed in an explosion near a traffic police headquarters in southern russia authorities have ruled out the possibility it was a terrorist attack. to a u.k. government tax lowering drive seems only to be stuffing the wallets of the highest earners leaving no reason for those on a basic wage to celebrate the festive period. martin you center moscow's kevin i would have just passed ten pm here for good to have you company our top story tonight it's being thirty three months of bloody civil conflict in syria and twenty thirteen's brought no relief to the people of the water own country on the contrary from the conventional stand off between the government and the opposition the conflicts grow multi-dimensional marred by infighting between various rebel groups. of the share the opposition group more fragmented with many rebel groups increasingly dominated by radicals studied by a defense consultancy indeed shows that out

this very good to have you company our top story that a massive anti-government demonstration in istanbul central square has been violently dispersed by police in the last twenty four hours the rallies were sparked by a high level corruption investigation that's led to a major cabinet reshuffle in the arrests of several top officials demonstrators are now demanding the country's prime minister step down but leave them selves caught in the corruption allegations a smear campaign security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to push back protesters in istanbul early and r.t. crews there got caught up in the chaos that erupted. into the place at this time when the safety and the police trying to push them back as a kind of the police the real. this place has. a good feeling to stand. with. me since we think. the political. speech. came in for. the past year but for the first thing we see the prime minister thinks thing a challenge from the people who. come with. him and it will let you know you. really should be able to take us to. the briefing to get back. to us where you can see some of

here in moscow tonight protesters and police face softened the heart of istanbul as a high level corruption scandal takes the turkish government to the brink of collapse crew was called i'm am we've got the latest for you just coming up. as the first stage of syria's chemical disarmament declared a success we are on the diplomatic achievements the prevent to the u.s. strike on the country and look at how the civil conflicts transformed during the year. the u.k. government tax lowering drive seems only to be stuffing the wallets of the highest earners needed no reason for those on a basic wage to celebrate this festive period. this is kevin owen here as just past midnight now in moscow on the breaking news this massive antigovernment protests is raging on tax and square in central istanbul over a high level corruption scandal that continues it's already forced the prime minister to reshuffle his cabinet one of our crew were caught in the middle of the demonstration when police used tear gas on protesters a correspondent sara firth was. police have the safety and the police to be trying to pu

turkish police have fought to gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in istanbul protest as a calling for the resignation of officials connected to a massive government corruption scandal. which is already seen twenty four people arrested the prime minister has brushed off the case as a conspiracy to discredit him let's get reaction now from turkish news editor at the istanbul gazette dr adam tun it's interesting isn't it the people close to being targeted here is he losing control. yes and no. in turkey behind the scenes there was talk about the fact that these this corruption scandal erupted because there is a struggle between. a pretty quarantine and the so-called movement led by foot to look. and so on the road both to say that there is a need to struggle for the soul of turkey in the in the in the political field between the between those two is going movements and all these protests just about corruption or is this a sign of the underlying tensions that we've seen developing in society bang in mind the previous demonstrations and protests we've seen. well as far as i w

moscow it's one am here now and our top story this hour a massive anti-government demonstration in istanbul central square sparked by a high level corruption investigation has been violently dispersed by police demonstrators are now demanding the country's prime minister tayyip bedouins step down but the turkish leader refuses and says the allegations are a smear campaign. seen a stumble for us. then in the mock spy protests. over the past couple of weeks prime minister the fifth biggest challenge to his leadership in fighting the first time offense is once again take to the streets of istanbul and i think i think half the police and the political family strong false thinking that the protest prime minister addressing the crowd that very much they were slight would say that this is a financial stand the curfew thing that's clear not sure quite that we will be facing a number of political stunts and the reason for the possibility that will benefit second right of corruption. understand exactly what ben i'm feeling bad for the fact that a professor at the head if that were thank you very much

the international a top story the note eight pm here a massive anti-government demonstration in istanbul central square has been violently dispersed by the police the rallies were sparked by a high level corruption investigation has led to a major company reshuffling the arrests of several top officials demonstrations now demanding the country's prime minister tayyip bedouins step down but the leader of the corruption allegations a smear campaign against the security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to push back to protest as in istanbul last night now it's a crude. was there and got caught up in the chaos that the rough for. the police assisting with the safety and the police will be trying to push them back using us because the people really believe that this protest cleanness is simply. think if he thinks it's a good thing he's making the statistics. we've seen. since we think one could think that. the police committed any feat. because he a bit the first thing we see in the play the piece thing a challenge me from the people you would think would be loosely then with. him it w

police fired back on protestors in istanbul. being reference to the growing corruption scandal facing the turkish prime minister. a federal judge in new york city says it is lawful for nsa to collect phone records. a week earlier, another judge said it was likely unconstitutional. >>> europe's biggest computer hacking club in west germany, how people can better protect themselves online, nick spicer has a report fromhamburg. >> at the chaos communications congress, somehow seemed innocent. a gateway for the national security agency to monitor our online and e-mail activity. thanks to the revelations of edward snowden. the keynote speaker at the hacker meeting this year was the journalist who made public snowden's story, glen greenwood. >> i think the power lies in the skills that you possess, the privacy inroads preventing the u.s. government and its allies from invading the sanctity of our communication. >> germans were shocked by revelations made by greenwald and edward snowden, past episode in the cub' cub's history. working

let's get more on this from istanbul. how smoothly is the government functioning after the resignations and reshuffles. >> it's small compared to yesterday. new ministers are handing over, and there is a fresh cabinet in turkey. there is a name distant. he is going be in charge of being the interior affairs minister, and he was not in the perimeter, an mp, mevlut cavusoglu, he was appointed from outside the parliament, which is rare in turkey. he's a former governor and trusted name by recep tayyip erdogan. he's known to be supporting the tough measures taken by the police earlier this summer. he was supporting the measures taken by the police. now that name to be in charge of is the police department in turkey. we can redirect it. the prime minister is planning to deal with the internal opposition in turkey. >> all right. talking of protests, what is planned for today. how is the street reacting? >> yesterday evening there were protests in both sides of istanbul and in ancar. there were thousands of people. i have seen t

have your company here in moscow our top story tonight massive anti-government demonstration in istanbul central square has been violently dispersed by police in the last twenty four hours the rallies were sparked by a high level corruption investigation has led to a major cabinet reshuffle in the arrests and several top officials demonstrators are now demanding the country's prime minister one step down but the leader of self's calling the corruption allegations a smear campaign security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to push back the protesters in istanbul now two crews there and got caught up in the chaos of the right. places. in the face before the police again trying to push them back using. the police the way to be nice in face of this protest. that we. began trying to stand six months ago. we've seen. since we think. the political. speech. came in for. the past year but for the first thing we see the prime minister facing a challenge from the people. from within. a minute will it be for you. to. take us is. leaving. the free for the bullets we thank. you as we continue so

the same thing with the new government in fact there was sarah firth reporting from the streets of istanbul. it's been months since the u.s. and russia and other world powers reached a deal to remove the syrian government's chemical weapons the deal helped avoid a potential u.s. strike in syria for the latest on that or teaser in a glue show tells us more. we can see the first hurdle or rather task at hand which is destroying the facilities where the chemical weapons were stored and produced and then gathering all the chemicals together that that stage has been completed now we are at the stage two and that is the transportation of all chemicals to the port of latakia and now the there is a deadline and that was december thirty first but again they shoot for broad vision of chemical weapons and saying that deadline is most likely not to be because you don't have to transport the chemicals the route they have to go via the route from damascus to a talkie which of unfortunately is rife with various armed gangs populating the areas and that could present some danger although russia is helping

situation in turkey is a political commentator in turkey joining us from istanbul. good to have you with us this morning. we have been watching the protests. there are calls for the prime minister to step down. do you think he's concerned about his own political future? >> about the protest, i don't think the prime minister is concerned now. the protest is like the protest in june considered as outsiders to recep tayyip erdogan. recep tayyip erdogan things that they voted for him, so they are outsiders, and they are further polarisation of politics in turkey in the past had good results. what recep tayyip erdogan is concerned is insiders. the gulanist movement. they are leading the corruption investigations inside the judiciary and the police and recep tayyip erdogan tries to make damage control. the protests can only complete these investigations by forcing recep tayyip erdogan to invite him to the rule of law, to respect the rule of law. >> if prime minister recep tayyip erdogan were to step down how would turkey's western allies like the united states take the ne

. >> another night of protest in istanbul. turkey's ongoing corruption scandal is fueling anger. hundreds of demonstrators called on the government to step down. >> we no longer believe any institution in this country is run and a healthy way. there's corruption everywhere. the police do not even follow the prosecutor's orders. >> many were reacting to statements made on thursday by a prosecutor who claims he was removed from the case after complaining that police and other members of the judiciary had obstructed his investigation. it's just one of dozens of accusations against the government in recent days. after three top ministers resigned, the prime minister reacted to the deepening crisis by appointing 10 new ministers to his 26-member cabinet. the new interior minister says the reshuffle is the result of turkey's rapid progress. >> it's no when sentence that after a phase of great progress and developments in turkey, certain incidents are happening, and political stability is under threat. >> something the prime minister's former ally triggered the probe. the influential mu

. >> clashes between protesters and police conditioned into the night in istanbul. riot police used smoke grenades and water canons that gathered to demand the resignation of the government. >> three senior government ministers forced the prime minister to carry out a major reshuffle. we have the latest from istanbul. >> hours after three senior cabinet ministers we signed over a corruption scandal, prime minister recep tayyip erdogan announced a major cabinet reshuffle, replacing 10 ministers. >> translation: some of the ministers have asked to resign because of the ongoing developments. some quit as they will contest mayoral elections. some of the changes are my judgment. >> earlier interior minister paul kagame, and armando gulouza resigned. there was another resignation exposing deep divisions in the government. it was announced on live television during an interview with a local network. he asked prime minister recep tayyip erdogan to resign, a call the prime minister ignored. >> police are investigating allegations of illicit money transfer and bribery for con

here's more. >> built in the sixth century, one of istanbul's most popular forest attraction has been through several incarnations over the years. first a church for centuries, it was converted into a mosque by the ottomans in the 15th century. and then again into a museum in 1923 him after the founding of modern turkey. recently, the country's deputy prime minister voiced hope that the stunning design time -- byzantine monument would be converted to a muslim place of worship, prompting concern over the fleet of the ancient complex. mosque of the sacred book that houses grades, public spaces and a place of prayer and meditation and a theological school. if we referring to the land register, it is a mosque. and orthodox christian believes the solution is to maintain the status quo. the benefit of maintaining good relations between the two communities, it would be better if the building remains a symbol of the cohabitation. with over 3000 mosques, there is no shortage of muslim places of work should -- worship in the turkish capital. it does get converted into a mosque, entry would be f

and the latest of them is the senior, the head of police of the istanbul region.is name hussein capkan. he made a dignified speech, saying it was normal for police officers like him to come and go, and he has served his people and state with fidelity. he had been in the post since 2009. we are still waiting to see what other evidence her going to bring to light, there are apparently videos of bribes being handed over, a large amount of evidence obtained by wiretapping something that is very common, we got used to that in the turkish judicial process, over the years. so turks waiting here to see what else is going to emerge from the prosecutors on this extraordinary and almost unprecedented corruption investigation. there's much more ahead. we will have more analysis, and find out what is really the cause f the current violence we are seeing. also ahead, mapping the milky way, and coming up in sports with andy, find out if inyeah could be out, cut out maneuver the world's number one cricket team, all that is coming up after the wreak. >> start with one issue educat

that's already forced him to replace ten of his ministers are two star furthur joins us live now from istanbul with more details sara give us an idea of what's happening on the ground. with the political drama continuing to unfold here today in prime minister who are looking increasingly under pressure as he tries to stem the full out role not corruption probe just targeted dozens of his allies now on the back of that we've seen a number of resignations and months which three cabinet ministers one of the called for the prime minister himself to resign now for his part one of his responded defensively cooling the corruption crackdown an international smear campaign that's done little to restore credibility that even a wednesday we saw government protesters clashing with police and again tonight we're expected to speak large scale demonstrations protesters gather to cool for the prime minister to resign we're going to be following that closely but of course protests not an unfamiliar cyclists stumble streets over the past year but is he protest movement of bold. as the threats to prime minister

continuing political ounce cup of tea county government protesters clashed with while police in istanbul on friday the protesters demanded the resignation of prime minister a red jacket i failed the law in all the high level corruption scam we're on our gang decline in during foreign exchange and trading on friday. this came after the resignation of three cabinet minister due to the rest of family members on allegations of corruption. in response to the political turmoil elbow on reshuffle the cabinet for placing almost time for the minutes passed. in the sky is also buying back of the law following the us rivalries of the system last week to stop tapering off its easy money policy. while iraq has weakened by more than five percent against the us the long haul for the past two weeks. turkey's main stock index the best one hundred continues to fall while palms of the soul not the fastest pace in two yes china's common cause of golf for the resolution abolishing the wee educational emphasis to. the standing committee of the national people's congress most of them i decided that those detai

you just got back from istanbul.what were you looking for, from industry, what do you want to see from industry? >> well, what i would see, that was a clear outcome of istanbul, a nato forum, it is more interaction with us in preparing the future. everybody understands that the budgets are constrained. that there are some difficulties to launch a new investment. which are never theless absolutely in defensible. so we had to work on in transition face when we had to prepare future investment when hopefully the crisis will be over and how we replace that capability, and how much system can help, improving the efficiencies, and the industry has got a lot of innovation, so a lot of good ideas that we could as well integrate in addition. but we need the industry the best of future concepts as well. >> what is the future concept? smart defense is one of the top priorities. have you been in the job now for a year. what are some of the things you're telling the industry about what that future concept is? >> first we have to

they can make it a video coming up from istanbul. is the most snow started to fall on tuesday night services and nephi sixteen buses and ferries were dispatched to suit its needs. i was also surprised at the side of the first snow of the season and still in the criterion showing it. but sad temperatures are expected to be much harder than it seems not to do a friday he had said to me that at the retelling the mini cold out there it seemed had to bring you back you can see a very big high pressure assists and as covering much of the center of the stinson that pushed the debts when all the way down towards northern egypt. that's why when looking at these kind of temperatures well below the average range in the snow is like bt continuing to use and assembling to friday damascus elected to see snow fall on your friday and into saturday. on jerusalem's actually making its nice to know and it will be turning into sleek finally find saturday said that sleeping in india making it very chilly temperatures to consist across these patients this

it's good to have you with us the top story this morning a massive anti-government demonstration in istanbul central square has been violently dispersed by police in the last twenty four hours the rallies were sparked by a high level corruption investigation that's led to a major company reshuffle in the arrests of several top officials demonstrators are now demanding the country's prime minister the one step down but leaders self-support of the corruption allegations are smear campaign security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to push the protesters in istanbul now to prove they are got caught up in the prayers. all right. thanks that's just the way the facts being the people being trying to push them back you say as a candidate the people will be in fear for the face of. this is. something that we . began feeling to spend six months ago. we think maybe since we. take a look at. the state. the past year but the first thing we see the prime minister facing a challenge from the people. from within. a minute we'll let you leave it to you. to take us. leaving some of the briefing to get

journalist and blogger are as you gabler was in istanbul taksim square and she says turkish society is becoming increasingly split it's not just the crash and scandal it's just one of the recent explosives that that kind of came upon our go on and its leadership you have a big reference people all who are against a ruling party and against terror no i'm wishing him but then there are still a considerable amount of people they still concern him a very charismatic leader and they still believe in everything that he says so whenever he goes on and on camera as in my nice hour everywhere else that he's been in the past week ever since the corruption case i represent and he's been saying that you know this is a conspiracy theory that this is the work of israel or the us or are going to move them in itself people do believe them from inmate to crusader former oil tycoon throwing his weight behind getting jailed colleagues out once russia's richest man mikhail khodorkovsky calls his ex associates political prisoners vows to fight for their rights we take a look coming up about how they ended

nine pm in moscow our top story the note international a massive anti-government demonstration in istanbul central square has been violently dispersed by police in the last twenty four hours the rallies were sparked by a high level corruption investigation that's led to a major cabinet reshuffle and the arrests of several top officials demonstrators and demanding the country's prime minister bedouins step down but leader himself calling the corruption allegations a smear campaign security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to push back the protesters in istanbul and r.t. crew was there got caught up in the chaos that erupted. he says this the way the safety for the police again trying to push them back you say with a cut in the police. force of this protest this is something that we feel began trying to stand six months ago and still stay. with. me since we think we can cut it mr quinn kind of. take a look at. the feet. coming for. the past year but the first thing we see the prime minister think thing a challenge from the people who will tell you we will see them with a new governmen

you watching r t tonight protesters and police face off in the heart of istanbul as a high level corruption scandal takes the turkish government to the brink of collapse and artsy crew was courting them a hand to. as the first stage of syria's chemical disarmament stickler the success we recap on the diplomatic achievements that prevented a u.s. strike on a war torn country look at how the civil conflicts transformed during the year. and a u.k. government tax lowering drive seems only to be stuffing the wallets of the highest earners leaving no reason for those on a basic wage to celebrate this festive period. just joined us is kevin owen here at r t tonight just after eleven pm in moscow our breaking news this massive anti-government protest is raging on tanks from square in central istanbul over a high level corruption scandal that's already forced the prime minister to reshuffle the cabinet crew was called in the middle of that demonstration and police used tear gas on protesters one of our crew sara furthur correspondent joins us now live hi sara and i see you safe well tonight is that

you this very good to have you company top story today a massive anti-government demonstration in istanbul central square has been violently dispersed by the police the rallies was sparked by a high level corruption investigation led to a major cabinet reshuffle and arrest the several top officials demonstrators are now demanding the country's prime minister step down but the leader of schooling greek corruption allegations a smear campaign security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to push back the protesters in istanbul the crew was there and got caught up in the chaos that erupted. into the place at this time when the five. beliefs again trying to push them back using. the police. force of this protest. to say. six months ago. we've seen. since we think. they can. speak. the deal but for the first thing we see the prime minister facing a challenge from the people who. come with. him and it will it. take us to. believe in. the face of the glitchy back. to. where you can be some of the places. to see these talents that climates and i'm sorry to say. well turkey's prime minister mean

live from moscow it's six pm here now our top story a massive anti-government demonstration in istanbul's central square has been violently dispersed by the police the rallies were sparked by a high level corruption investigation that's led to a major cabinet reshuffle and the arrests of several top officials demonstrators are now demanding the country's prime minister to step down but the leader of selves calling the corruption allegations a smear campaign security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to push back the protesters in istanbul and crew indeed was there and got caught up in not chaos that rocked. the pre-sets this town. and the police that. trying to push them back you say with a cannon the police. say this place has. been six. weeks. since we've. taken. the feet. to the first thing we see with the fame thing a challenge from the people. that will let you leave until you. take us to. the briefing to get you back. to. where you can be some of the places. of the city's times that space. meantime turkey's prime minister is addressing crowds of supporters in the country's wes

turkish police have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators in istanbul people poured into the streets to vent their anger over a massive government corruption scandal. that's after at least twenty four people close to prime minister air to wana were arrested on suspicion of and battlement money laundering and bribery by the turkish leader dismissed the case as a conspiracy to discredit him and his government dr john berryman ton of the istanbul guys that told us what he thinks is behind the unrest in turkey behind the scenes there is talk about the fact that this corruption scandal erupted because there is a struggle between the. originals party and the so-called usenet movement led by foot to look and. and so in the role of those who say that there is a need to struggle for the soul of turkey and in the in the in the political field between the me between those two is going movements but for the moment i think that on the state to state. because he is very steadfast in his. promotion is that he has nothing inside and outside forces who are trying to turkish turkish p

to the citizens of istanbul and to the visitors. >> asatook wanted a modernizing secular state, freefrom the dictates of religion. but there are greg feeling that his views are no longer right for modern turkey. calling for it to be opened as a last place of worship but own as a mosque. >> this has been in hands since 1443. it shouldn't be plit sized, just because aya sophia is not just for turkz. >> priessments prime minister says he's hopeful for a change in, decades of secular rule turkz discovered did not defend human rights enough but more human rights also means the freedom to be much more religious. there is no doubt about the symbolic significance for what's being proposed for aya sophia, that would make it one of the top five mosks in the world along with member ga and al aksa. does a museum achieve that? that's debate in turkey. anita mcnaught, al jazeera, turkey. >> now let's go with spots. >> thank you very much. welch club in a state of confusion. their leader has told the manager to resign or face being fired. mckay has had a series of disagreements. the manager was abs

beyond lisa fought to get some water cannons to disperse demonstrators in istanbul protest is according to the resignation of officials connected to a massive government corruption scandal which has already seen twenty four people the rest of the promised adeline has brushed off the case as a conspiracy to discredit him let's get reaction now from tech issues at the istanbul gazette built a young adam time. it's interesting that the people close to the dilemma of being targeted him. is she losing control yes i know third and thirty behind the scenes. there is talk about the fact that these scrumptious camo erupted. because there is a struggle between water in the pocket in total fourteen and was so cold does not meet them. madrid but to look at him. and so on the run goes to say that the reason the struggle. for most or thirteen. in the political field katrina would mean that removes the right moments all these protests that just about corruption or is this a sign that the underlying tensions that we've seen developing in society bearing in mind the previous demonstrations and protests

anti-government protesters violently dispersed by riot police in istanbul after a corruption scandal shakes up turkey's ruling elite. a federal judge in new york declares the n.s.a.'s bulk collection of phone data to be lawful directing directly contradicting a court opinion from washington d.c. that mass surveillance violates the constitution. the reporter who broke the edward snowden leaks lashes out at fellow journalists at a hackers conference in germany for giving government an easy ride and failing to put the spotlight on official wrongdoing. because as more than one hundred fifty detainees at guantanamo bay prepare to enter another year without charge or due process we bring you our special report from america's notorious military prison. guard to international live from moscow with me and he said. our top story this hour a massive anti-government protest has spiraled out of control in central istanbul the rallies erupted over a top level corruption investigation that forced a major cabinet reshuffle and resulted in the arrest of twenty four people including the songs of two m

turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in istanbul dispersing protesters angry with a high level corruption scandal and demanding the government's resignation. right by a new york judge says it is illegal for the n.s.a. to gather phone data involved the verdict contradicts a ruling in a different case which found the n.s.a. surveillance to be unconstitutional. plus as the year winds down we look back at some of the most significant stories of two thousand and thirteen among them the force feeding of hunger striking detainees in guantanamo protesting against indefinite detention. in though the hunger strike is largely in officially said to be over we know that at least fifteen people are continually being force fed here today the procedure was described as a form of torture by the u.n. by the notorious detention camp remains open despite public outrage and president obama's pledges to close or. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm john thomas glad to have you with us now a massive anti-government demonstration in east on bulls central square sp

andrew finkel in istanbul for us. >>> more of what we're working on "around the world." ice breakers race to rescue a ship stranded off the coast of antarctica. but will it be another day or so before help can arrive? a bit chilly out there. >>> also, north korean leader kim jong-un tells his troop to be ready for a war that could break out, quote, without prior notice. is he serious or more of the same? we'll talk about that as well. i have a cold with this annoying runny nose. [ sniffles ] i better take something. [ male announcer ] dayquil cold and flu doesn't treat all that. it doesn't? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast-acting antihistamine. oh, what a relief it is! >>> welcome back. north korea's leader, showing, again, he can shake up that part of the world with a few wores. >> didn't take much. >> not for the first time, saying rather disturbing things. anyone listening? that's the question. the state news service in north korea reporting that kim jong-un has order all combat troops to be ready to fight at anytime

r t international and i'm an isa now a our top story a massive anti government demonstration in istanbul central square has been violently just burst five police the rallies were sparked by a high level corruption investigation that led to a major cabinet reshuffle and arrest several top official demonstrators are known for manning the country's prime minister one step down the leader himself is calling the corruption allegations a smear campaign security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to cross back protesters in istanbul and archie crew was there and got caught up in the chaos that erupted. into the place as this family the safety fair in the play. trying to push them back using this account and the police already be half in fear for this protest was coming this is something that we seem to have a good feeling to stay and we haven't been successful good news because statistically we see a losing me since we think of it mr think i mean the instructor was a fake political risk a real mystery it was the present tense moment i'm coming for you to describe the cause here but for the

moscow i matras there bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news we begin in istanbul where turkey needs to handle its deepening corruption scandal with more transparency according to concerned european officials the probe that forced the arrest of twenty four people including two sons including the sons of two ministers and a massive government reshuffle is seen as prime minister heir to ones biggest challenge since coming to power more than a decade ago meanwhile some four thousand people gathered again in the capital on her demanding the pm step down further is in istanbul with more. it's not uncommon sights on the stubbles streets in the year the books by widespread protests but this time the rallies taking place in the wake of the corruption crackdown that's what the government the threats to prime minister as well and now comes not just from the streets but from within his own posse the turnout for the demonstration was significantly smaller than that seemed to some of them the last of the clashes break out between police and protesters but other times been in po

what was will turkish police fired teargas and rubber bullets in the istanbul disperse the protesters are angry with a high level corruption scandal and demanded the government's resignation right just by new york giants as it is illegal for the nsa to gather phone data in bulk for that contradicts the whirling in a different case which found that the nsa

. >> warner: tensions erupted in the streets of istanbul this evening as police blasted protesters with water cannon, tear gas and plastic bullets. the crowd threw rocks and shouted "catch the thief!", a cry aimed squarely at prime minister recep tayyip erdogan, in the eye of a widening corruption probe. but earlier today, the prime minister defiantly rejected the calls for his removal. >> ( translated ): let me be clear. if our nation tells us to leave, we'll go. there's no hesitation there. because that's the office we respect. but when the people are telling us to stay, we won't listen to someone who is telling us to go. >> warner: the controversy exploded ten days ago, when police detained two dozen people, many with erdogan party ties, in a 14-month-long corruption and bribery investigation. officers raided the home of the c.e.o. a major state-owned bank, discovering boxes of turkish liras. the video got wide play on turkish t.v. it was a sudden blow to erdogan and his islamist justice and development party, the akp, who have ruled for 11 years. erdogan lashed back, charging that p

it's not protest isn't the least thanks all for the costs of istanbul as a high level corruption scandal takes the turkish government to the brink of collapse. but aussie crew was called him and go late to sleep just coming up. as the sake of serious chemical disarmament stick to the success we would have to admit that the multitudes he was the province of the u s strike on the war torn country. look at how the civil conflict crumple to

the government's fight back has already begun, if you like, in the istanbul region they have suspended as many as 16 investigating officers, and elsewhere they suspended as many as 18 investigating officers. you can see they're wrestling with the process here but we're looking at two senior business people, the sons of three cabinet ministers implicated in this, and we're also seeing reports that they have on camera with a cabinet member himself being bribed. the cash, i have to say these are allegations, they're not criminal charges yet. these boxes of cash were found at the home of the general manager of one of turkey's largest state banks. we're looking at charges of gold smuggling, we're looking at charges of massive tenders of public works contracts. we're looking at illegal construction in environmentally sensitive areas that were achieved by bribe. documents being bought and all manner of dirty dealings alleged here that stretch right across the spectrum. >> a fascinating case, thank y you. live in istanbul. >>> the largest number of journalists in prison, turkey has 200 media p

moscow i mattress i bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news we begin in istanbul where turkey need.

al jazeera, istanbul. >> well, it is the day of christmas when millions of americans head to stores toxchange their gifts. but others are still waiting for their christmas gifts to arrive. many shopped online expecting their presents to land on doorsteps by christmas, the problems that a couple of america's biggest shipping companies prevented that. tell us what happened? >> well, a few weeks ago which is where all the airplanes come in and out of, and they ship packages all around the country, and we are reporting on is fact that there will be a shipping surge. well, indeed there was. ecommerce is booming, nearly up 10% this season. and last minute shoppers create add perfect storm within u.p.s., fid ex, and companies like amazon.com, which last week received an abundant amount of online purchases that sent the retailer -- or the shipping companies all over the united states to try to get packages to people's doors. the past few days it has been a nightmare for many of them. u.p.s. puts on a statement, saying the volume has competed the capacity of the network. to help u.p.s. do this,

the government dismissed over 100 police chiefs in istanbul and all over tomorrow. just right after the eru7gs of the prop, and according to the prosecutor, these are the newly appointed police chiefs who refuse to arrest people. just after he has released his statement, the chief prosecutor was in front of the cameras and he said the prosecutor was given false and misleading information to the public, and that's the reason he had been removed for misleading the case. since the start, turkish government and prime minister sees it as an international plot, and he said he is going to cut the hands of the plotters. and for the opposition, they are asking the truth to come out, and in the meantime, there is a public anger that continues to grow. since the start of the plot, there were some protests all over istanbul, and yet, the biggest demonstration is expected to take place on friday evening. gunman in libya have blocked the entrances to the central bank. now it's not clear which group the fighters belong to. an elderly american kidnaps in pakistan has appealed to th