>> she says hi, joshie. >> i miss that accent. >> hello, joshie. we're out here, a lot of ceos.e here because venture capital money sniffing around health care, they think, what, big health care data is the next big thing? >> interesting, you talk to silicon valley and they tell you they think a revolution is coming to health care. they tell you health care delivery can be disrupted. they think technology can basically make it more effective, more cost efficient and it's hot here. they pumped $2 billion into health care startups last year, up 40% over 2012. what's interesting is the different fields startups are interested in. >> like what? >> a couple examples. one is sellscope. the old day you had a kid with an earache, you might take him to the emergency room. what they do is, it's a smart phone with an attachment and it gives you a high quality shot of the eardrum. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. i would take a picture -- hold on. i will grab my phone. i will grab my phone. i would have something -- >> you have the little one at home. you think i go to the emergency room, i will wait f

which is our senior national coming to live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program the peace conference on syria can't be delayed any longer and must happen at the end of the month that's the joint message from russia the us and the un after talks in paris but the main challenge is convincing the syrian opposition to take part as a group still hasn't given a definitive answer is going off has been following the discussions in france. well one of the first things that we've heard from u.s. secretary of state is that russia the u.s. and the un are completely on the same page that the only solution of the conflict in syria is a diplomatic one mr kerry also said that both the syrian authorities and to the opposition are equally responsible for the atrocities committed there now we've also seen a slight shift on iran since a lot of barbara he needs u.n. special envoy on syria and syria lauber off the ball for saying that they want to see iran taken part in the geneva two conference this is a key player in the region this was something that the u.s. has previously against

international with me marina joshie welcome to the program. the iraqi city of fallujah has become a battle zone between government troops and islamists with a population of three hundred thousand people has been occupied by al qaeda linked group that declared an islamic state there even though the army managed to kill the commander of the jihad and regain control of several districts the main part of the city still lies in the hands of the extremists the militant. vance comes after days of fierce fighting in the region between the al qaeda backed rebels tribal militias and the army around a hundred people have been killed in the bloodshed a third of them civilians robert naiman from the campaign group just foreign policy thanks as government policies that have paved the way for al qaeda success. doesn't doesn't establish itself in functioning democracies where there's a broad social consensus that the state is legitimate it is there but this isn't in countries where there's a breakdown of central government authority and conditions of civil wa

international with me marina joshie anti-government riders in ukraine's capital are holding two policemen hostage three officers were reportedly attacked and captured but one was later released with injuries let's cross live now to our correspondent peter all over who is in the capital for us and bring us the latest peter so what do we know about the fate of the hostages and what's being done to freedom. well these three police officers were attacked on friday night nearby to independence square which is just behind me they were then taken captive by the riot is eventually one of those was released he is now being treated in hospital for stop words no the interior ministry of demanded their immediate release and what we're hearing from the interior ministry is they believe that they're being held in a government building that's currently occupied by riots and they're not ruling out the possibility that if they are released then riot police could attempt to storm the building to try and free those two offices still being what they believe are being held in there now also in that building w

but searching international coming to live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program iraq's prime minister is calling on the residents of the city of fallujah to drive out insurgents the city has been occupied by the militants since friday when they declared an islamic state that has the army prepares for a major assault on the city with several air strikes already carried out our disposal here has details. elements with al qaeda links have overrun the iraqi cities of ramadi and thousands of residents are fleeing these area as government forces launch airstrikes and fire artillery shells the iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki has vowed that government forces will not leave this area until all these extremist elements are to quote him eliminated but he does admit that for now the government has lost control in these cities in recent days the militants received a boost as they were joined in the fight against the baghdad government by sunni tribesmen and what is interesting is that it marks a change from the years prior to the u.s. withdrawal when major sunni tribes turned ag

international going to live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program how skyrocketing violence in the central african republic has forced international medical group doctors without borders to almost hold its aid in the country's largest refugee camp firing in the republic has been on the rise since the start of the year was doctors themselves now under threat the un is now also ringing the alarm of a humanitarian catastrophe as more than a half a million people are facing starvation while disease is rampant in the crowded camps and even though france has deployed a military contingent they have so far failed to bring peace to the country as reports. less than a year after french moods marched into mali france again is fighting in another of its former colonies in africa. let's address short of the situation in the central african republic as alarming if not frightening that your paris received a green light from the un security council to use military force to restore order after deadly ethnic runnels in the country escalating. i have decided to act immediately or mor

this is our international coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program senior british politicians and military figures could become targets for the international criminal court for alleged war crimes committed by the country's troops in iraq two hundred fifty pages describing the widespread abuse of detainees amounting to torture have been handed to the hague the u.k.'s fighting tooth and nail to keep out of the tribunals our london correspondent point boyko explains. up until now the international criminal court at the hague had mostly tried to african dictators and tyrants but the i.c.c. has been asked to investigate thousands of allegations of war crimes committed by british forces in iraq a two hundred and fifty page dossier presented by a human rights organization and a british law firm contains allegations of beatings of electrocution smoke executions and sexual assault committed by u.k. forces and according to the also as of this report the finger of blame extends to the very heart of the british government at the time so the head of the british army the

what you want international coming to live from moscow with me marina joshie ukraine's security forces say two policemen were injured last night after angry crowd storm caves convention center with about two hundred officers inside they were later allowed to leave and the siege came despite the president's offer to change the constitution and give a prime minister's job to one of the opposition leaders but that wasn't enough and they are demanding further concessions as peter all of our reports. the opposition said they couldn't accept those concessions but they were willing to negotiate further they put forward what they wanted in speeches from the main stage in independence square here just behind me they want to continue negotiations they want elections this year they want a new government and a total amnesty without any conditions for anybody who has being detained in fatality klitschko speaking from the stage just behind me said no way would anybody be clearing the streets right now he said that they'd come here they would stay here until they finish what they started well after t

international with me marina joshie welcome to the program of all grab began the new year stricken by grief as a city more and am buried the victims of two bombings during the last days of december thirty four people died in the attacks while twice that number remain in hospitals many in intensive care as margaret howell has been keeping up with the condition of one of them the youngest terror victim. the guy is just three months old but she's found that life can be hard and unjust she was badly injured and a terrible terror attack she is now in an induced coma in intensive care clinging onto life what would you do with a baby girl remains in a coma we put her on a ventilator in intensive care also she sustained some light yet serious brain damage condition is very serious but we've got it under control on that dreadful morning of december thirtieth caught a fever and was on route to a hospital with her mother and grandmother when a powerful explosion rocked their trolley bus the three happened to be in the very epicenter the women died the infant survived it was blind luck the thick

international coming to live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program protesters and police in kiev have declared a truce which is expected to hold for the next five hours earlier the ukrainian opposition threatened to escalate street riots if the government refused to call early elections meanwhile the e.u. is entering the fray was ahead of the european commission voicing his concern and a phone call to president yanacocha are just peed all over reports from. well what we're seeing right now is a relatively peaceful scene and what's been the place where the most of the clashes the the most violent clashes have taken place here in kiev there's a cease fire be respected by by both the right police and the the writers themselves but in terms of the the international reaction to what's being going on here in ukraine we've been hearing that the e.u. president jose manuel barroso held a phone call with victory on a call which the ukrainian president and which mr but also pony express his deep concern about what is unfolding here in ukraine now in response was the on a cove

coming to you live from the russian capital on marina joshie welcome to the program a kind affiliated assassins have reportedly gone down a senior yemeni intelligence officer in a broad daylight drive by shooting the terror network has been increasingly cornered in recent years by both government forces and u.s. drone strikes this week off enough reports on how it's forceful qaida to adapt and evolve its strategy. it's a bone chilling video of the man driving this s.u.v. is on a mission to kill as a truck barrels into an army base in the shaab while province a sickening act of terror was captured on film omar oh it was more than fifty soldiers died that day but al qaida went beyond just simply claiming responsibility it released this video showing computer generated maps in preparation for the attack an interview with the bomber it even included english subtitles an al qaeda leader is then shown chiding a group of captured soldiers know that you and the americans are in a saying the american drones are in the sky a jury room the ground of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was formed i

it is two pm in moscow you're watching r t international with me marina joshie welcome to the program now russia and the united states are right now holding closed door discussions in paris on how to salvage the syrian peace effort sergei lavrov and john kerry are spearheading the process but it's being held back by syrian rebels refusal to take on the upcoming geneva talks even if the syrian national coalition does a tan on january the twenty second its influence on armed groups is tenuous at best meanwhile nearly seven hundred syrian rebels have been killed in the past nine days in clashes with the regime but with other opposition fighters what's become a savage turf war and with that chaos chances of success evident and switzerland are dimming by the day. with less than ten days left before the conference is scheduled to take place hopes with proper peace talks just like the stakes are high . there's no other solution for the syrian tragedy than a political solution but just when it seemed reports of atrocities carried out by al-qaeda linked rebels had pushed the west away from the

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this is our senior national coming to you live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program and the second and final day of voting is underway in egypt on whether to accept another new constitution critics say yes result will serve to secure the military's grip on future governments the ousted muslim brotherhood refuses to take part calling it a sham referendum that puts the army before the people violence during day one of the ballot killed eleven people and artie's beltran is in cairo for us. well the chickens are once again in the polling stations for a second day on this referendum on the constitution people behind it so are this interim government and also the military and then the people who stand to gain the most if this is exasperates and if there's a high turnout in particular the minute she says key articles in this constitution which would cement military power over the civilian states military trials for civilians will be allowed the minute she budget will be kept secret and crucially the appointment of a defense minister will have to be approved by egypt's the s

which are going actual coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program. now relations between the u.s. and afghanistan are in jeopardy after the latest killing of civilians by american troops in the war zone the afghan president says seven children and a woman died in a u.s. airstrike on wednesday all nato claims the incident took place during a counter-terror operation and admits that at least two civilians were killed by mistake it's the latest in a series of collateral damage scandals that have shaken u.s. afghan relations and kabul has repeatedly demanded and hand to night raids and airstrikes in civilian areas well let's now bring in afghan political analyst habib hakimi who joins us live here r.t. international thank you so much misery to me for being with us so in your opinion why are these deadly nato raids are still happening. this incident has repeated in afghanistan minute times in the past two years and president karzai. has condemned this action by a foreign forces in afghanistan and demanded for from. nato countries india from from the unite

what you aren't international coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program now russia and the united states have laid out a road map for the upcoming syrian peace conference sergey lavrov john kerry and u.n. envoy lakhdar brahimi acknowledged the monumental challenge of making it work but insisted that only negotiations can and the conflict was now crossed live towards a group is can off was following the press conference that's going on right now in paris and we're thinking so much for joining us here to discuss this so what has been the highlight so far and what struck you the most. well one of the first things that so u.s. secretary of state john kerry said is that the only solution to the conflict in syria is a diplomatic one saying that russia and the u.s. right now are completely on the same page when it comes to understanding that u.s. secretary of state also said is that the atrocities committed there in syria are being conducted by both sides said it. probably the most stark way throughout this entire time now also the other thing that both the russ

international with me marina joshie rioters in kiev are reportedly holding two policemen hostage earlier on friday an officer was found shot dead in the city center with another in hospital. and the burning barricades protesters and riot police showered the streets with bottles of cocktails and rubber bullets over night all right now you're looking at live pictures here that are coming out of the ukrainian capital kiev where the protesters have now also taken control of another government building in the capital and if you were a isn't confined to kiev as are. now reports. these are the scenes playing out across western ukraine one by one thirteen region so far have been overcome by protest grange rioters have stormed regional administration buildings it turned violent in some cases as angry crowds clashed with the police and all that occurring to the west of the river which breaks the country into but on the other side there's hardly any disturbance at all if we're talking about people from cellphone east and boss they are not eager to participate in any sort of military action in the s

at three pm in the russian capital you're watching r t international with me a marina joshie very warm welcome to the program around two hundred policeman besieged in a convention center in key of i've been allowed to leave the building and there are conflicting reports on whether it was opposition from men vitaly klitschko or the interior ministry that brokered the nans to the standoff the siege began shortly after leaders of the ukrainian opposition partially turned down the president's proposals aimed at calming the unrest in the country. there are all of the reports this all started after. we had speeches from literally just behind me here in independence square from the main stage here from opposition leaders in which they said that they they weren't willing to accept the . the offers that have been made to them by ukrainian president viktor yana coverts now to run through what some of those offers were in the constitution would change in that ukraine would go back to a parliamentary presidential republic what that actually means is that the parliament here the the end pains would

has to be a mosque you're watching r t with me marina joshie welcome to the program ready steady and only a month to go sochi is taking the final boxes and it's winter olympics preparations are scott is there. this is all confident that everything is on track. all the eleven venues have been completed built and tested to international standards on more than one occasion and all the transport networks including the high speed rail service between the coastal cluster and the mounting cluster are also up and running now there is still some work to be done but it's mainly superficial in terms of sprucing the city up so it looks nice come the opening ceremony on february the seventh what you can see behind me is the coastal cluster or the olympic village where six of the venues are housed where six of the venues are based including the fish stadium which is going to host the opening ceremony on february the seventh forty thousand lucky ticket holders will be crammed inside the stadium that you can see behind me enjoying what organizers are promising will be a spectacular spectacle at the

what you are seeing a national coming to you live from moscow with me marina joshie unrest is engulfing more cities across western ukraine while in kiev government concessions have failed to appease the opposition the two sides plan to hold another round of talks and meant a fragile truce while in many other places the situation no it isn't so peaceful these are here on the map all the main regional cities and in all of down protesters have tried to seize local administrations police only managed to repel the crowds and just one of those are just bitter all over is in the capital. around a dozen ukrainian cities are under siege by rioters these people are targeting local authority building the said local government buildings police stations in the like said barricading roads no three of the worst affected cities which has seen the worst violence. in the time the city of tennessee where we're hearing that right now where around one thousand rioters are besieging local government buildings there with around one hundred riot police trying to keep them away but of course they are they're ou

which nineteen a national coming to you live from moscow how marina joshie welcome to the program bonfires barricades and pavements that's how ukraine's capital looks after almost two weeks of unrelenting violence right now you're looking at the latest pictures coming from the ukrainian capital kiev where and to government rioters are entrenched and the justice ministry building refusing to budge even despite fellow opposition leaders please while about fifty a radical activists from the movement known as common cause stormed the ministry at night smashing windows with clubs and metal bars opposition leader vitaly klitschko tried to talk them down and convince them to leave instead they dug in deeper calling for backup and erecting barricades ukraine's justice minister calls them a threat to talks between the opposition and the president and warns she might call a state of emergency if the occupation continues oliver has more from kiev this is how it looks right now at the justice ministry here in kiev is this the latest building to be overrun. a riot is on sunday evening now it's still be

you're watching our international coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie now calls from opposition leaders to maintain a truce with the riot police have failed to prevent protesters in kiev from building new barricades and burning tires on embattled independence square meanwhile the riots have spilled over into ukraine west where protesters broke into government buildings in several cities and one of the largest will evolve rioters managed to force the governor to resign effectively handing over power to nationalist parties artie's peter oliver reports from kenya. i was seeing right now is the continuation of the rebuilding of barricades reinforcing a barricade there were already there the building of new barricades in some positions and we all seeing a steady stream of people arriving here just behind me is independence square the most of the day was a true sea of between. the riot police that didn't last into says day evening after talks had taken place between the opposition and the government well the the tie of fire that we've seen that's been separate same right as from riot

this is our senior national coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program now two policemen held by anti-government riders in ukraine's capital have been released security forces say they were tortured let's get more now on this from r.g.p. all over who's joining us from the ukrainian capital live so peter do bring us up to speed with what's happening in the freed hostages. well the interior ministries issued a statement saying that those two police officers that were being held hostage here in kiev now being released the police officers have said that they had been told should by their campuses they occur only now in the hospital along with the policeman who was snatched from the streets of kiev on friday evening now he was released on friday suffering with stab wound injuries. the opposition initially said that they haven't taken any hostages or any place hostages at all but the interior minister now saying that those hostages. were taken and they have now been released now and a further statement from the interior ministry they said this well from now on any

international with me marina joshie and has been embroiled in some pretty dirty business now president obama could be about to clean up america's the tory asli invasive intelligence reforms and friday which could impose limits on the n.s.a. after whistleblower edward snowden revealed to us all just how far he had gone into our private lives but expectations of any fundamental change are pretty low as are g.'s sam sachs reports from washington d.c. . today president obama heads to the department of justice just a few blocks from here and he'll deliver a speech on n.s.a. reforms specifically what he supports from the forty six recommendations his own review panel put forward a few weeks ago the president is expected to devote a large portion of his speech to the privacy concerns of non-u.s. citizens and businesses basically trying to assure foreign consumers that their privacy will be protected when they communicate using american tech companies like google and yahoo now you may remember when it was disclosed that allied world leaders like brazilian president dilma rousseff were spied on