plots anger at the london paralympics see the sponsor of the games is accused of humiliating disabled people as part of the government's attempts to cut welfare benefits. you know what you are to live from moscow with me to say thanks for your company now civilian a ports in syria are in the crosshairs of the country's largest rebel group of the free syrian army in a statement on its facebook page the group said that the a pool in damascus and aleppo were hosting military flights as part of an alleged arms smuggling network for the government earlier this month of the rebels were handed down from the fill us made empty air missile launchers the delivery thought to have been carried out by the rebels western backers via turkey through strong condemnation yet it's all the independent website syria tribunals says the rebels tactics are beyond the pale. the rebel saying that they are attacking civilian airports now is just one more step in revealing that actual terrorist nature because it's against every law in the world to attack civilian airports for whatsoever reasons i'm actually surp

plus anger at the london paralympics a key sponsor of the games is accused of humiliating disabled people as part of the government's attempt to cut welfare benefits. and next the latest news from the world of sports with the lovely kate partridge. hello welcome to the sports and here are the headlines. keeping up informed to equate it to want it remains to go joint top with champions an eight in the russian premier league. while moving on the wimbledon and olympic champion serena williams goes through to the fourth round of the u.s. open after a straight set win over russia's you've got that you don't look out of. and baltic jenson button claims his first pole position for mclaren and the first three years off to an incredible qualifying session for the belgian grand prix. first a football and my goodness you have grabbed the late we're now trying to want rubin to go joint top of the russian premier league well watched on by russia coach fabio capello and you also put the biz does ahead thirteen minutes in the chance to strike the next fourteen home after eight pinpoint cross from sure t

the choice of sponsors for the london paralympic games is being called into question it has emerged that the u.k. government employees one of them two assessed disabled people's right to benefits a french company is accused of wrecking the lives of thousands of disabled people by unfairly forcing them off welfare and as artie's laura smith reports many think the firm is trying to polish its image by attaching itself to the london games. the paralympics are the ultimate troy diversity a showcase for people who've overcome disabilities and achieve something amazing but hanging over this event is a shadow cast by may just. it's the firm the government's paying to assess disabled people's ability to work but it's blamed for humiliating the vulnerable and forcing people off benefits as part of the country's.

plus anger at the london paralympics a key sponsor of the games is accused of humiliating disabled people as part of the government's attempts to. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. glad to have you with us civilian airports in syria are in the crosshairs of the country's largest rebel group the free syrian army in a statement on its facebook page the group said that the airports in damascus and aleppo were hosting military flights as part of an alleged smuggling network for the government earlier this month the rebels and the lethal u.s. made missile launchers the delivery thought to have been carried out by the rebels western backers of turkey drew strong condemnation. from the web site syria tribune says the rebels tactics are beyond the pale. the rebels say they are attacking civilian airports now is just one more step intervening that actual terrorists. it's against every law in the world to attack civilian airports for whatsoever reasons i'm actually surprised they are still enjoying their support when the international community sees they're able slau

later honoring the stars of the london paralympics. which should come first, the chicken or the ethanol. and dissident tv. syrian rebels put their lives on the line and their views on the air. those stories when the cb cbs-- "cbs evening news" continues. >> jeff: it was a day of horrific violence in iraq. in attacks stretching across at least 11 cities from bag good to basra, more-- baghdad to basra more than 360 were hurt, the attackers targeted iraqi security force, many civilials were killed, al qaeda is being blamed for attacks. in syria aleppo came under fierce air attack again. amateur video claims to show the results of a government attack, crowds pulling victims from the rubble. in addition 17 others were killed when a car bomb exploded in aleppo. we have received a series of dramatic photos from our partner the world news web site globalpost which show how a neighborhood in aleppo was transformed in just seconds. first a number of family members were washing down a street in aleppo, they are alerted to something, a government

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marred by controversy the disabled community is finding it difficult to swallow the fact that london's paralympics off sponsored by a company they blame for damaging hundreds of lives parties laura smith has more. the paralympics are the ultimate display of triumph over adversity a showcase for people who've overcome their disabilities and achieved something amazing but hanging over this event is a shadow cast by may just sponsor at office it's the firm the government's paying to assess disabled people's ability to work but it's blamed for humiliating the vulnerable and forcing people off benefits as part of the country's austerity drive they are making money out of other people's misery quite literally the old many of them sponsoring the paralympics is this i think is really lost on them and he seems to divide people into the serving disabled and the un to serving tony bradstock went through an at orsa sesamoid which resulted in him losing his entire income for six months he says he was made to feel like a criminal and the process resulted in him attempting suicide at work i feel if your session

plus a bill sponsor getting attention for all the wrong reasons of the london paralympics and among disability it to lose the as a forum which they say humiliates them as a key backer of the games. well out from moscow are you watching our team with me to bang with say first civilian airport in syria in a cross haze of the country's largest rebel group the free syrian army in a statement on his facebook page the group that said that the a poisons in their schools and aleppo were hosting ministries flights as part of an alleged arms smuggling network for the government earlier this month the rebels were handed dozens of lethal u.s. made anti a missile launchers the delivery thought to have been carried out by the rebels western backers y. of turkey two strong condemnation the editor of the independent website in syria tribunals says of the rebels tactics be on the pale. the rebels saying that they are attacking civilian airports now is just one more step in revealing their actual terrorist nature because it's against every law in the world to attack civilian airports for whatsoever reasons i'm

sponsored getting attention for all the wrong reasons at the london paralympics and among disability activists as a firm which they say humiliate them is the key back up again. next time we talk to foreign affairs expert and german left wing politician ian fanaa ten new about the us an agenda in syria. as one of the world's major economic and political powerhouses germany has a lot of influence which it can exert over global situations not to talk with me a little bit more about what germany is doing all my global stage right now i'm joined by. foreign policy spokesperson for the left body here in germany thanks very much for speaking to me. syria is of course the major flashpoint in the world right now what's germany's view on the situation moment. i would love to know i know what my position is in syria and i think i'm the only side i can take that those people are still peacefully demonstrating for the right for the democratic and human rights. but the german government officially they don't take sides something sure of the. human rights violator of repression within the country f

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there appears to be a wolf in sheep's clothing among those who finance london's paralympics activists are angry that a firm accused of wrecking the lives of thousands of disabled people is trying to burnish its image boss sponsoring the games artist laura smith reports on what exactly has caused the outrage the paralympics are the ultimate display of troy over adversity a showcase for people who've overcome their disabilities and achieved something amazing but hanging over this event is a shadow cast by may just toss it's the firm the government's paying to assess disabled people's ability to work but it's blamed for humiliating the vulnerable and forcing people off benefits as part of the country's austerity drive by are making money out of other people's space required actually the old many of them sponsoring the paralympics is something that's really lost on them and he seems to divide the blame to the serving disabled and the un to say tony bradstock went through an at or sest moment which resulted in him losing his entire income for six months he says he was made to feel like a c

plots to sponsor getting attention for all the wrong reasons at the london paralympics anger among disability activists as a for which they say humiliates them is a key backer of the games. twenty four hours a day seven days a week this is our team civilians a force in syria in the crosshairs of the country's largest rebel group the free syrian army in a statement on his facebook page of the group said that the courts in damascus and aleppo were hosting minutes from flights as part of an alleged on smuggling network for the government to failure this month of the rebels were. the u.s. made empty air missile launchers the delivery thought to have been carried out by the rebels western backers via turkey drew strong condemnation of the editor of the independent website syria tribunals says the rebels tactics all beyond the pale. the rebels saying that they are attacking civilian airports now is just one more step in revealing that actual terrorist nature because it's against every law in the world to attack civilian airports for whatsoever reasons i'm actually surprised they are still enjoying

he appears to be a wolf in sheep's clothing among those who finals at the london paralympics activists are angry that a firm accused of racking the lives of thousands of disabled people as trying to burnish his image by sponsoring the games laura smith reports on what exactly caused the outrage. the paralympics are the ultimate display of triumph over adversity a showcase for people who've overcome their disabilities and achieved something amazing but hanging over this event is a shadow cast by a major sponsor at oss it's the firm the government's paying to assess disabled people's ability to work but it's blamed for humiliating the vulnerable and forcing people off benefits as part of the country's austerity drive they are making money out.

plus these faults are getting attention for all the wrong reasons at the london paralympics anger among the disability to this is a problem which they say to millions of them is a key backer of the games. hello and welcome to you r t it is saturday at six o'clock here in moscow i'm karen tara well civilian airports in syria are in the crosshairs of the country's largest rebel group the free syrian army in a statement on its facebook page the group said that the airports in damascus and aleppo were hosting military flights as part of an alleged arms smuggling route work for the government earlier this month the rebels were handed dozens of lethal u.s. made anti air missile launchers the delivery thought to have been carried out by the rebels as western backers of turkey drew strong condemnation the editor of the independent website syria tribunals says the rebels his tactics are beyond the pale . the rebels say that they are attacking civilian airports now is just one more step in revealing that actual terrorist nature because it's against every law in the world to attack civilian airpor

that i want to congratulate you once again with your amazing performance at the fourteenth paralympic games in london you have really shown the highest class we've seen your will your aspirations to become champions you made the russian team one of the world leaders in paralympic sport it is a mild ironically it's made huge leap to achieve their london success from quite a modest eighth place in the overall medal count four years ago this time they made their able boarded olympians feel jealous of the stunning progress they made besides the titles won by the paralympians seem somewhat more precious as they have a bittersweet taste about them the hind their triumphs often stories of simply having to come to terms with life of overcoming fears depression and despair one of the stars of the paralympics alexia chicago had been a professional reliable player before he lost his leg in an accident ten years ago he had enough courage to staines court this term in london he clinched and we've run sigyn seen this. normally a match to human abilities which made at least some of us find even more of the true spo

. >>> the london 2012 paralympic games wrapped up. 27-year-old shirley riley who lives in los gatos won the women's wheelchair marathon on the game's final day.

plus anger at the london paralympics a key sponsor of the games is accused of humiliating or disabled people as part of the government's attempts to come welfare benefits. and up next we hit the road with of the russian delegation to the famous war and peace show in britain for the reenactment of many of the twentieth century's major battles our special report is next. in the early hours of a whole july dawn a group of unusually dressed people can fully fit on to the shore of one of the to be up as tributes raise their clad in civic military uniform from the days of world war two. in the summer of nine hundred forty one on the sort of deal the crossing the a small and one hundred thousand people were killed while they were trying to escape the surrounding enemy. eyewitnesses say that the river ran red with blood for several days now candles float down the river. military history club called the division has traveled here to honor the memory of fallen russian soldiers but this journey to smolensk is just the beginning now they have three thousand kilometers to cover across the european

and golden and the paralympics close in style after russia's i think finish on a high in london. during a williams has won the u.s. open for a fourth time the american beating the world number one victoria as a rank in three sets to end what has been a fabulous summer williams won wimbledon and to william pitt gold medals before the last grand slam of the season and look to be cruising after winning the first set six two against the ballarat however as the rain careful back brilliantly winning the next six two to bring herself level. after that mission is even serving for the match in the deciding set only for williams to reel off four games in a row to win seven five this fifteenth grand slam singles title american amazed at her achievement as she lay flat on her back at the end before getting up to celebrate and says the victory was one of her sweetie. i played as a driver and you're too proud to drive you know so. yeah i definitely enjoyed winning. i would be lying if i said that i wanted to be you know but it's you know it's nothing is more exciting than winning such a tight

and golden and the paralympics close in style after russia's athletes finish all my heart in london. williams has won the u.s. open for a fourth time in american beating world number one victoria azarenka in three sets to end a fabulous williams won wimbledon and to improve gold medals before the last grand slam of the season and looked to be cruising after winning the first set six two against the belorussian however. brilliantly winning the next set six two to bring herself level. great for when to hear and was even serving for the match in the decider only if only for williams to reel off four games now arrived to win that seven five fifteenth grand slam singles title the american looked amazed to hear a change even as she lay flat on her back at the end before getting up to celebrate and says the victory was one of his sweetest. definitely enjoyed winning. be lying if i said that i wanted to be you know but it's noble if nothing is more exciting than winning such a tight match and a grand slam final at this moment you know i have no regrets i felt like i gave it all you know. i c

stars of the paralympics alexia chicago has been a professional reliable player before he lost his leg in an accident ten years ago he had enough courage to staines court this term in london he clinched. with one ciggy and seen this. normally a match to human abilities which made at least some of us find even more of the true sporting spirit in the paralympics than in the quest cyclone games. might as we'll be watching this reportedly so we started talking about how much silver and bronze medals mean. i totally understand that even to participate in the games especially in the paralympic games this means last year. there are so many women like you who suffer the terrible accident life so to stay in school to go to the paralympics out of the national team this makes you a real hero for at least as far as your are there in the border there is also another when you look at it for example i have a son who does sports and i always tell him that being first is all that matters and that he should never settle for less agreement. they. may have a point to say i disagree. with that was that the accident has changed the way. this thing. so. that you know being first is not what lif

there appears to be a wolf in sheep's clothing among those who finance london's paralympics i have to recite angry that a firm accused of wrecking the lives of thousands of disabled people is trying to burnish his image by sponsoring the games how does laura smith the reports on what exactly is course the outrage the paralympics of the ultimate display of troy over adversity a showcase for people who've overcome disabilities and to chief something amazing but hanging over this event is the shadow cast by may just.

and golden and the paralympics closing star athlete finish on a high in london. but first arena williams has won the u.s. open for a fourth time in american beating world number one victoria azarenka in three sets to end what has been a fabulous summer williams one woman and two william pitt gold medals before the last grand slam of the season and not to be cruising after winning the first set six two against the parachute however as the rancor fought back brilliantly winning the next set six two to bring herself level. and was even serving for the match in the decider only for williams to reel off four games in a row to win seven five this fifteenth grand slam title the american looked at my favorite group if you like on her back at the end before getting up to celebrate and afterward said victory was one of the streets with. i really enjoyed winning said i would be lying if i said that i wanted to be you know this but it's you know it's nothing is more exciting than winning such a tight match and a grand slam final at this moment you know i have no regrets i fe

class for the sponsor getting attention for all the wrong reasons at the london paralympics anger among disability activists as a firm which they say humiliates them to keep back on the gigs. you're watching r t a a live from moscow it's eleven pm here let's take a look at the main news civilian a ports in syria in the cross haze of the country's largest rebel group the free syrian army in a statement on its facebook page of the group said to that reports in damascus and aleppo were hosting military fly for part of an alleged on money network for the government truly this month the rebels were handed though. it was made and to air missile launchers the delivery thought to have been carried out by the rebels western backers via turkey through strong condemnation the editor of the independent website syria tribunals says the rebels tactics are beyond the pale. the rebels saying that they are attacking civilian airports now is just one more step in revealing real actual terrorist nature because it's against every law in the world to. attack civilians in airports for whatsoever reasons i'm

london's paralympic games saw the russian athletes sit in their place among the world's best their success is attributed to several factors primarily the russians no longer feel at a disadvantage when it comes to equipment or training facilities but equally important is. increasing social inclusion which among other things resulted in more competitors if we enlarge our base behind the paralympic team include more people who have problems with skills. of performance of sport. and by this method the best methods tools make our victim one of the more credible and more successful. the majority of gold medals came through after that excess and swimming but sports where the podium was previously unattainable like archery for instance now seems closer than ever following the russian sweep of medals in one of the disciplines no push will slow my path to paralympic success was a difficult one i also took part in the beijing games though i was only eleven then he's going there but i've been doing great have a since i've won medals both on the world of european stage go into these london games so my

the choice of sponsors for the london paralympic games is being called into question and it has emerged that the u.k. government employs one of them to assess disabled people's right to benefits the french company is accused of wrecking the lives of thousands of disabled people by unfairly forcing them off welfare and as artie's laura smith reports many think the firm is trying to polish its image by attaching itself to the london games. the paralympics are the ultimate display of troy over adversity a showcase for people who've overcome their disabilities and achieve something amazing but hanging over this event is a shadow cast by may just toss it's the firm the government's paying to assess disabled people's ability to work but it's blamed for humiliating the vulnerable and forcing people off benefits as part of the country's drive by are making money out of other people's misery quite like the old many of them sponsoring the paralympics so i think it's really lost on them and he seems to divide people into the surfing to save and the un serving tony bradstock went through an at orsa

and finally several world records in athletics and swimming have already been smashed at the london paralympics the athletes have certainly produced the performance of their lives but is modern high tech science also responsible for continuously improving results for one quarter ref looks for the answer is in london. south africa's oscar pistorius is arguably the most famous paralympian in the world the sprinter big game diverse man in history to purchase bait in both events of the summer games following his exams at the olympic title earlier this summer pistorius is achievement has prompted debates whether paralympians good to form their able bodied counterparts as the prosthetic six knology advances each year. steve pond takes care of the russian paralympic team's prosthetic limb stuck and contrary to the critics he believes that technology has little to do with the actual improvements of results. of course the manufacturers of all this equipment are competing between each other always trying to improve something but i want to stress it's in the end everything depends on the athletes and then

london. paralympics are taking place. conditions look pretty good for the next three dates. i will leave you now with your extended forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> our top story once again, the deputy commander of free syrian army says his forces now control 60% of the city of aleppo. >> translator: because the aircraft have dropped fuel air explosives that cause widespread burning. they're using large bombs, made in iran. >> government forces are reported to have killed 35 citizens in air strikes on monday alone. the rebel commander says, militants from libya and other countries have joined other groups of opposition fighters. but he denied any relationship between his troops and militants from abroad. >>> that's all for now on this edition of "newsline" i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. thank you very much for watching.

was the sponsor getting attention for all the wrong reasons at the london paralympics anger among disability activists as a firm which they say humiliates them as a key backer of the games. up next r.t. takes you on a trip onboard one of the fastest sailing ships ever built. playing football in the scorching july sun of the iberian peninsula is senseless torture for some of these men others see it as a simple warm up before more difficult contest on dry land they see their rivals face to face but at sea competitors are nothing more than a blip on a radar screen. wind and waves are the only tangible evidence of that determination to win. and. the crew of the russian three must sailing ship mir has little time to prepare ahead of the second phase of the two thousand and twelve toll ships race nevertheless a fine five minutes for a brief meeting ceremony. i would like to congratulate you today as we begin our voyage out to sea i hope will have a good start this time too i urge you all to do your best like it was. a true success is a matter of honor for the captain and instructor of mir he will

london. -- paralympics in london. germany has been marking a somber anniversary this wednesday. 40 years ago, palestinian gunmen killed 11 israelis at the munich olympics. the brazen act of terrorism in 1972 shocked the world. >> it raised questions about lax security at the olympic park as well as how a botched rescue operation was handled. then, the swift decision by olympic officials to continue the games also provoked criticism. today, ceremonies were held in munich to remember the victims. the choir of munich's synagogue, singing a lament at the airbase where 40 years ago the israeli olympic hostage drama took such a tragic end. relatives of the victims and surviving athletes said their return here brought back painful memories. >> it felt like it was yesterday. the feelings of -- are very strong. >> it was in the early hours of september 5, 1972, that a group of palestinian terrorists broke into munich's olympic village. they broke in and shot two of the israeli team and took nine others hostage. the terrorists