on r.t. french right wing politician marine le pen explains why more and more people consider to be better off going it alone. i think that first and foremost there is a rejection of the european union and its policies you have been people are realizing that the european union is a lamp are a surrogate union that is in fact destroying their freedom and doesn't protect them from economic social or migratory difficulties and i think that the increase in patrick has me to managing a country's own affairs to control of the border is whether it's a human capital a product like this is the revised i think what we're seeing is the brussels bill falling down it's crumbling that is to say that the european union and its model has reached an end it's a destruction that is slow right now but will probably accelerate it was he was happening at the european parliament it's supposed to be democratic but it's not at all representative of what the people of the european union think there is a very strong per

nice to have you company watching r.t. come to life from the sky. from east coast to west more than two dozen u.s. cities have seen protests against america's infamous jail for terror suspects activists demanded the closure of guantanamo and try to draw attention to the mass hunger strike against far reaching mistreatment their artie's marina portnoy is in new york where one of the rallies has been taking place. times square is considered one of the best places in the us to advertise a product or message for our brands and that is why civil rights attorneys human rights groups and many activists and protesters are out in the streets of times square right now to raise awareness about the hunger strike taking place at the guantanamo bay detention center and it is clearly garnering a lot of attention to what those are saying that have been turning out on the streets they're calling on the obama did administration to immediately address the ongoing hunger strike that began in early february at the island prison according to attorneys representing the de

check out r.t. dot com for more information related to this week the leaked video and the storm which followed its release. the latest round of international talks on iran's nuclear program is wrapped up in kazakhstan with participants praising the negotiations as constructive despite reaching no immediate agreement the sanctions imposed on iran by the west were named by terrans chief negotiator as one of the stumbling blocks hindering the talks speaking exclusively to our team so you julie explained his position. chance economic threats against my people and nothing new that various u.s. administrations have leveled threats and taken hostile action against my people including the imposition of sanctions that this is especially true for the past two years they themselves have openly said that they're trying to impose crippling sanctions however they have seen for themselves that a radian people have managed to transform those threats into opportunities at the moment iran is the seventeenth largest e

stories that shaped the week here on r.t. north korea gives its military the green light to strike the u.s. as a counter to what it calls washington's aggression it's all amid growing doubts that pyongyang even has the capability of filling its threats. as a protest against the mistreatment of palestinians the anonymous group has descended upon israel with a massive cyber attack blocking thousands of websites so far. a probe has been launched into an oil spill caused by one of america's corporate giants in the state of. local households seek reimbursement for the damage done. also a fresh outbreak of rage towards israel as the death of a palestinian prisoner sparks mass riots and a hunger strike in jails. exchanges as well. with today's headlines of the top stories of the week if you're watching the weekly on r t with me. in moscow a very warm welcome to you today. north korea ram top its war rhetoric this week announcing its army is now officially authorized to wage a nuclear attack on the u.s. now the warning was followed b

live at r.t. h.q. it's very good to have you company just after eight pm now moscow time in our top story then there will be no more extra cash for cyprus beyond the ten billion euro international bailout eurozone finance minister said today the mood there has been grim but their meeting in dublin as it emerged that the island nation needed more than six billion euros more than originally thought to avoid bankruptcy the cypriot government will now have to raise the extra funds without external help and after the raid on bank deposits recently there are now deep concerns over the president has been set as artie's tests or similar reports. it dominated headlines for much of two weeks a year reserve nation on the brink of bankruptcy the banks were closed cash rationed and capital controls put in place cyprus of blows heavy losses which could rise to up to sixty percent on wealthier depositors in order to clinch a ten billion euro e.u. i.m.f. bailout last month it had however initially planned to would red

this is r.t. iran may consider suspending uranium enrichment in order to earn the trust of western nations that's one of the statements that's come out of the latest round of international talks on terror nuclear program that is now just wrapped up in kazakhstan and no specific agreement was reached in the e.u. as top diplomat has hailed the quality and depth of the hole british academic michael axworthy the former head of iran section of the british foreign and commonwealth office currently the director of the center for persian and iranian studies at exeter university now joins us live to talk more on the international nuclear talks on iran let's join him now and michael very good to see you thanks for coming on r.t. today any side do you think of an actual breakthrough coming off today's talks from kazakhstan. i think the breakthrough isn't yet. but it certainly that what has happened seems to sound like a good deal not positive than in some previous rounds and i don't think anyone quite yet sh

r.t. . new worldwide news life from moscow. a massive fire has torn through a psychiatric hospital in the moscow region killing all but three people inside thirty eight bodies have been found after rescue operations wrapped up at the blaze engulf the entire building reportedly erupted in providing special treatment to patients. in office at the scene. it was around half past one in the morning when a nurse at that tiny psychiatric hospital in the village located around eighty miles away from moscow noticed smoke in one of the hallways she tried putting out the fires self but the flames were spreading too quickly. we saw the front entrance catch fire we dashed forward and broke the door we saw one man line and cautiously we try to help others but there was too much smoke and we had to run away one view local saw was happening some of them rushed to the hospital to try to help with the fight was over too powerful for them to handle only two patients and that nurse made it out alive while doz

r.t. . so a lot more to come here on our two year including the panic caused by just a few bird flu deaths in china and that story and more after the break. the international airport in the very heart of moscow. thank you for joining us here on our two young rover sushant live in the russian capital of china and neighboring countries are mobilizing resources to fight health a new strain of bird flu three people have died from the disease out of the ten infected so far now this has sparked concern it could become endemic i was not the first time such panic has swept the country let's take a look at how the flu is spreading but not just across the population but rather across the media as well as behind me here are some of the headlines from previous cases of variant flu and makes and of course the fear they caused a bird and swine flu of both emotion in recent years seen many causing more concern in the press than in the hospitals. i spoke to me about this just a bit earlier. in almost a deca

and if r.t. dot com you can tell us what you think the consequences will be of this latest deadly strike in afghanistan almost half of you so far think it will spark attacks from groups looking to hit back at coalition forces close behind forty two percent believe the afghan president will make forceful statements but little else seven percent think hamad karzai is hand will be forced and he will have to band nato airstrikes while the remaining few believe the date for nato troops to leave will be brought forward so i had to r.t. dot com and have your say. another nato led campaign with thousands of civilians were killed was of course iraq later this hour cross talk asks if it's time for those who sanction that invasion to face trial. the way the world is set up is we prosecute developing leaders or rebels for war crimes but we don't we can't do it for major powers because they have too much power in the system and i guess that's what people think they're just simply too powerful the prosecute he

hello there kevin owen here tonight at r.t. in moscow it's just after nine pm we're going to get to that oil spill story in just a bit catching up with our correspondents who are bring us up to date on what's happening but first cyprus is where we're focusing in on there not everyone is having their money held to ransom it appears it's claimed wealthy clients were tipped off before the announcement that up to sixty percent of their cash would be tapped millions of euros are believed to be transferred than from the country while the shutters came down for everyone else no such head start for the savers in order to prevent a run on the banks the government's unlimited among other things daily cash withdrawals and money transfers outside cyprus massive amounts of capital of still reportedly found their way out though the official investigation into the cyprus crash will now be widened to look at one hundred thirty companies and individuals who may have jumped ship but political economy professor undress thier panel says people's t

hello there good evening shoots kevin owen here at r.t. it's now just after nine pm moscow time of the breaking news or just mentioning are those headlines the u.s. has released the last few minutes a list of russian officials banned from entering merica because of alleged human rights violations washington imposes sanctions over the death in prison of a russian lawyer give magnitsky back in two thousand and nine the move cause a diplomatic row at the time between the u.s. and russia that came up with a tit for tat law against american officials now moscow's promised meantime going to publish now its own list in retaliation to the u.s. measure we've got more details coming up on this said developing breaking news story in a couple of minutes time. next the euro zone finance ministers have said they'll be no extra cash for cyprus beyond that ten billion euro international bailout the mood been grim at the ministers meeting in dublin as it emerged that the island nation needs around six billion. more than originally thought to avoid bankrupt

r.t. when asked about his worries in this rather tense situation. solution if you are in close contact with the chinese american and regional partners who are highly concerned about the buildup of tension which is so far been verbal we're trying to understand why we've been asked to evacuate and whether it's in order or just advice for us we can see there are still considering this proposal this has been of course a rather tense situation north korea has said that nuclear conflict could break up at any time on the korean peninsula and really what has been an escalating war of words over the past month we do know as you mentioned least according to south korean press the north koreans had moved to intermediary range missiles sort of getting them ready for a potential conflict but at this point no one at least in the diplomatic community really believes that this could lead to an all out break of war this as these kinds of tensions have course taken. place in the past and diplomats at this m

this is r.t. live here in moscow time now to update you on other international news from around the world and hundreds of people have taken to the streets of egypt's capital cairo joining the so-called day of rage against the country's islamic rule the rally is being organized by the april the six youth movement which played a crucial role in egypt's former leader hosni mubarak but now it's turned its back against ruling president mohamed morsi saying he's no different from his predecessor. hundreds of thousands of muslims rallied in bangladesh's capital demanding anti blasphemy laws that would punish those who insult islam and also clash with government supporters outside the capital resulting in one death in a massive protest march took place amid heightened security across the country after the hardliners targeted bloggers who said atheist demonstrations proceeded despite a day long countrywide shutdown of the muslim dominated country about twenty five liberal and secular groups to denounce the

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this is r.t. and greece is again turning to for some cash it wants to hold germany to a promise made to stump up the reparations dating back to the second world war but berlin which has already provided the vast majority of a two hundred forty billion euro rescue package given to athens is refusing to talk about it more on the actions some european countries are using to ease financial strain when i was joined by dr frank up a tree a spokesperson for an anti e.u. party the alternative for germany good to see today thanks for sharing your time with us here on r.t. and germany was supposed to promise to pay back money it owes back to the days of world war two once germany was reunified some are saying the burden isn't even right to decide what do you say about that. i know because all the well they're going to germany is quite a new article so i just heard about this news from greece and find it strange because we should be separate between all political question go back sixty years ago and the curr

thanks for joining us here on r.t. on rule researcher in moscow where the race for the top job has kicked off in venezuela as the country's acting president nicolas my daughter proposed to take on his main opposition rival that of and the greek a cup realise both are eyeing to replace the country's laid charismatic president hugo chavez he did die last month following a long battle with cancer my daughter who is the former confidant and designated shadows looking to continue in the footsteps of his predecessor. central state governor has vowed to deliver a free market economy and strengthen ties with the western world in washington earlier my colleague kevin owen spoke to dr francisco domingo as head of latin american studies at middlesex university where he says despite the good intentions the chances of securing the top job assume. nicolas maduro has demonstrated to be a formidable communicate so easy so person he said to you seem holy land which he is the masses very he conveys a good message is he's very good very

weapon sky full on r.t. . technology innovation called the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. he continues here in r.t. this week tensions around north korea's nuclear threats reached a new high with pyongyang putting tokyo on its potential hit list japan was threatened after it said it was preparing to shoot down any missiles the north might launch the u.s. secretary of state is in japan all of the stop of his asian tour to rally support against pyongyang's nuclear program washington tokyo and seoul indicated talks with the north can happen only if it is ready for the you can as a nation apparent deadlock is why not only the countries involved in the dispute but moscow to its. reports. the city with a population of around seven hundred thousand people is the closest. to the border with north korea literally two hundred kilometers is the place where the russian the chinese and the north koreans meet at the same place of course the escalation of tensions on the korean peninsula ha

r.t. iraq. the us attempted to rebuild iraq following the true thousand and three invasion spending billions of dollars on various reconstruction projects this after tons were destroyed at its hands a jury the invasion as the us military didn't stop short of using irregular weapons let's just take a look at what i'm talking about right now they're listening to the weapons like cluster bombs and munitions which scatter hundreds of smaller deadly explosives when fired powerful bunker buster bombs were also dropped on baghdad you radium depleted uranium in empty tank shells was also used by the u.s. troops. while traces of white phosphorus was also find in iraq. now the palm like bombs were dropped on fallujah in november of two thousand and four it burns and knelt down and flesh on contact while i labeled those causes a slow death delta omagh by sea says that the us use of these weapons has led to civil left-wing impact. it's clear that though the us spoke of their help provided to iraq after the

baghdad taxi on r.t. now the big story learning out this weekend as sunday's formula one grand prix in bahrain heads for the start line the pro-democracy protests are also revving up to tens of thousands of turned out in recent days accusing the event of racing on their blood they blocked roads with burning tires and petrol bombs at riot police who responded with tear gas about writing regimes also getting tough on foreign journalists now to try to cover the crackdown on a british t.v. crews the latest to be deported from the country of over two years of protests in bahrain of ending in violence with police with more than seventy people killed on both sides the country's most famous human rights activist now bill rodger meantime serving a jail sentence for posting anti government messages on twitter as another activist you hand me explains the oppositions almost powerless the influence the situation in the king. during the an emergency security emergency before two years very jean was arresting every pers

r.t. . the first attempt to break an on going hunger strike at guantanamo prison camp has led to clashes between guards and detainees inmates tried to resist being forcibly moved from communal living quarters to single man cells and officers responded by firing non lethal bullets camp officials say they were trying to prevent hunger strikers from persuading other inmates to join the protest has got a church can has more for us now. this was apparently a pre-dawn operation that took place hours after the delegates of the international committee of the red cross left the island left guantanamo a statement released by the u.s. military says the guards at guantanamo have fired four rounds at prisoners from non-lethal weapons they say the detainees covered surveillance cameras windows and partitions to prevent the guards from observing them during the ongoing hunger strike the guards allegedly clashed with the detainees which military officials say led them to move the captives from communal to s

you're watching r.t. coming to you live from moscow. now arac is marking ten years since the overthrow of saddam hussein when baghdad fell to the u.s. led invasion a decade on and the country remains unstable more than two hundred civilians have been killed and over eight hundred wounded in the past month alone a situation that many a tribute to america's presence in the country after a massive loss of life and no weapons of mass destruction found was it all worth it artie's marina porter spoke to one man who had very different hopes on the day iraq's leader was toppled. exactly ten years ago a u.s. marine from new york city made international headlines for his actions in baghdad edward chen tied a large noose around a massive statue of saddam hussein wrapped the face of that statue of an american flag before that monument was eventually toppled right now i am joined by mr chen for a one on one conversation on thank you for speaking with parties and i know you're welcome ten years have passed since that that that moment where you essent

still to come here on r.t. asia is on the edge the continent is keeping a close eye on north korea's widely anticipated mr launch with worries mounting the final move might take place during the pyongyang celebration season. and the audacity of examine afghanistan's prospering drugs trade continues to be a massive worldwide killer more than a decade after the u.s. led operation ousted the taliban. now imagine having money that's free from government control say from haircuts and the centralized there is such a thing and it's called big corps in the side because it sees value has increased ten fold this year surging past two hundred dollars a unit this week its use is seen as a sign of growing skepticism about the existing global financial system where you move an entrepreneur who tracks bitcoin markets explains works. this quine is a prime number or series of prime numbers basically just like you can break a piece and it's hard to put it back together there are certain things you can do with numbers that are ea

and on our website and r.t. dot com roski what you think this war of lisp between moscow and washington will lead to well so far we can see here on screen the majority who voted online think the spat would lead to war mind a tit for tat measures from both sides in the future around the fifth believe it won't have much of an impact on the relationship between the two countries at all the rest are split as we can see eighteen percent and eighteen percent they both have less optimistic options some say the relations will be severely hit while others think the row is possibly the death knell for those so-called us russia reset in diplomatic relations so that's how you're thinking at the moment to me a vote online or use or comment section if you have more thoughts on the story because to hear from me. israel's military prosecutors have decided the deaths of a dozen palestinian civilians and strikes launched on gaza during an eight day war last year don't warrant a criminal investigation it was decided the killings w

i from moscow this is r.t. u.s. officials are now admitting on an almost daily basis that the guantanamo bay hunger strike is on the rise but lawyers for the prisoners claim the real figures are still much higher with the majority of one hundred sixty six of them said to be refusing all food now the official numbers started to grow after prison guards tried to break up the protest and more medics have been sent in with officials saying ninety two detainees are now starving seventeen are being force fed two are currently in hospital and there's been several recent suicide attempts as well the military's muslim advisor says that he's worried the protests will lead to deaths many are held in the prison without charge with a majority believing they'll never walk free. nature can reports. u.s. officials now acknowledge that ninety two detainees source starving themselves of guantanamo the military has been updating the numbers since the middle of march saying at the beginning that there were fourteen people on strike the

a welcome watching r.t. with me andrew. developing story a manhunt is underway in the boston area for a suspect in the marathon bombings he's believed to be armed and dangerous another suspect was killed during a shootout with police let's get the latest with. he joins us live from the states again and there have been conflicting reports over the last few hours about the details of what has happened what has been confirmed. that's right and you were one of the true suspects in the boston bombings was shot dead it is believed to be the one in the black hat the photos of these two men have been all over the news here this thursday you've seen them i'm sure he suspected partner is thought to be at large the one in the white hat the police strongly advice of people in the area where they shot the first suspect in the watertown area to be very cautious they are now sweeping the neighborhoods trying to find this person police called the man at terrorists who is armed and dangerous and yet he did not release the names of those sus

had to our website r.t. dot com to get the latest updates and comprehensive analysis of this developing story for the new videos do log on to argue cheat channel. and coming up in the program how a territorial dispute between kurds and iraq's central government is further fueled by vast oil reserves in the country's north all the details coming up shortly. now a large police operation is ongoing in the u.s. city of boston the following the killing of a police officer the massachusetts institute of technology there all reports that none getting violent incident in watertown has resulted in the year arrest of a suspect in the bombing of the city's marathon these are live pictures we can bring at the moment f.b.i. agents members of the national guard are involved in the massive manhunt along with hundreds of police officers witnesses say they heard gunfire and blasts obviously we'll bring you more on this developing story as we get it. back with more in a couple of minutes just after a short break. the book abo

this is r.t. now the death of former prime minister margaret thatcher this week reopened old divisions among the british people while some aggrieved passing socialist students and anti capitalists were joined by x. miners in london's trafalgar square on saturday to bid a not so fond farewell demonstrators said they stand against the legacy of thatcher during her time at the top of british politics took on the unions and privatized state services how detractors though are finding creative and provocative ways to show their anger at the mob she left and online. campaign has rocketed the wizard of oz song ding dong the witch is dead straight to the top of the music charts with the b.b.c. radio show that plays out and we can hit list who said it will only air five seconds of the song as part of a new story for fear of offending people author and journalist toby young believes the full song should be played just out of principle. i think it is in very poor taste but i don't think that's a reason not to

r.t. . and many more stories for you online right now at our dot com including the likes of a senior swedish prosecutor supporting the release of classified wiki leaks documents labeling the legal process against founder julian assange a mess and saying his fear the extradition to the u.s. lacks a legal ground to get those details right now on our website. also online for you this hour at r.t. dot com an indefinite no fly zone over the oil spill in the u.s. state of arkansas is sparking concerns some suggest it's not all about security for operating company exxon more do you. well as online. it's good to have you with us here on a day washington's overseas drone strikes on the surveillance use at home is certainly attracted the attention of activists groups across the u.s. political spectrum say the strikes a breach of american lore and hurt the country's international standing now a month long campaign has kicked off with a protest in manhattan. this report. a month long nationwide anti dro

this is r.t. and alleged violations of prisoner rights at one time i would just one aspect the us has been scolded for by china. take a detailed look at what else beijing has put in its report criticizing washington's human rights record at home. and of protest a raid by the heavy. iraqi police that leaves twenty six people dead as violence escalates in the deeply divided country. a public storm is gathering in britain with calls on the u.k. government to asylum to hundreds of afghan interpreters who worked with the country's forces during its military operation and they are being left behind as the army withdraws to face the wrath of the. enemy collaborators. this report. it was a dangerous job that required courage many of these translators are washing on the frontline so they're working with soldiers and risking their lives in exactly the same way soldiers do but while british forces withdraw the afghan interpreters who made their work possible are being left to fend for themselves is it your j

this is r.t. now u.s. military officials have admitted to detainees on hunger strike at guantanamo bay recently tried to commit suicide but they defended a prison guard raid on cells over the weekend which resulted in violent clashes with several inmates that we spoke to a four month guantanamo bay prison a bag he was released from that is the tension center without charge after two years and at the end of the day he believes the white house will never end up shutting down the facility. there has to be a will and i don't think that the will exists certainly have still got people in guantanamo eleven years since the invasion of afghanistan and there's no practical will to send these individuals to places where they're supposed to have a basic normal life and i don't know where the will is going to come when when still problems that were instituted at the time of bush have not been cleared at the time of the hunger strike is a. is an action of desperation they had an old very well in one tunnel that the only

on r.t. . i am x. kaiser welcome to the kaiser report mt gox is down that means a big going bubble is over so everything cyprus is going to sell are gold now they're not yes they are no they're not yes they are no they're not yes they are hoops the fed just released their minutes a day early to a few wall street banks sell everything now wait by everything no way so everything buy sell sell bought stationer first i'm going to start with this tweet from bloomberg athens cyprus the central bank hasn't discussed any plan to sell gold reserves in the cosey a based institution spokeswoman. said max this was following on a headline earlier in the day it would became big news everywhere which was cyprus to dive into its gold reserves a draft bailout document seen by the financial times said the cypriot thordis have committed to sell the excess amount of gold reserves owned by the republic the excess amount was ten tons of their thirteen point nine tons which was worth four hundred million euros right well on

footage of the scene here on r.t. right now according to eyewitnesses another explosion could be heard a few seconds later now as i say this happened three hours after the winners crossed the line and according to eyewitnesses they are saying that perhaps more than fifty people have been seriously hurt also witness is reporting via twitter that victims have lost limbs and those injured are being wheeled from the scene on stretchers and to ambulances where we can see that the scene has been cleared of all the spectators and the emergency services are in attendance there at the finishing line of the boston marathon that's our breaking news this hour here on r.t. will get more details and possible to you as soon as we can. now some international news in brief at least fifty five people have been killed and over two hundred fifty injured in the spate of bomb explosions across iraq is thought most of the blasts were car bombs with one attack carried out by a suicide bomber the explosions happened just days before provincia

i welcome you watching r.t. coming to you live from moscow with me andrew farmer. now eleven children and a woman are now added to the list of civilian deaths at the hands of nato forces in afghanistan coalition officials admit carrying out an airstrike in the coun our province on the border with pakistan but hasn't confirmed the deaths the major u.s. and afghan operation was supposed to target senior taliban commanders but the civilian deaths are likely to stoke the main source of tension between afghan leaders and foreign forces in february president karzai told his troops not to call for airstrikes and demanded that nato avoid hitting populated areas the attacks are also deeply resented by the afghan public and have even seen taliban support grow. relations have soured between the u.s. and afghanistan. these airstrikes come amid repeated pleas from the afghan government of president karzai to stop killing civilians because in chorus those words they fuel insecurity and instability they further alienate afghans from their government which many afghans see as a pu

i welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow. clashes have erupted in bahrain ahead of sunday's formula one grand prix police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in isolated areas across the country earlier two teenagers were sentenced to ten years in prison and were allegedly tortured before they confessed to attacking police during anti government riots human rights watch says mass police officers detained twenty opposition activists last week in towns need the f one circuit without warrant the government denies it's discriminating against its own people but anti regime protesters say the state is on the path to becoming a sing me to take the ship already in his home to the us is fifth fleet and is wracked by almost daily violence where even doctors are arrested for helping injured protesters let's take a quick look at some of the figures put out by amnesty international. since the since twenty eleven we can see there are a thousand people have been arrested for taking part in protests twenty twelve seventy two people have be

continues here in r.t. the u.k. government is determined to pour billions of pounds into upgrading its nuclear deterrent evolving frets from north korea and iran the intention by the country's prime minister david cameron comes hot on the heels of pyongyang's readiness to unpack its nuclear arsenal in a move against the u.s. or to talk more on this i'm joined live by our correspondent in london sara for. what exact concerns here. for the prime minister with in scotland today on board the hate victorious which is one of the four vanguard submarines that make up the tritone twenty four hour around the clock and he cleared the terror that always sees one submarine out now he made the case in a nice paper. renewing britain's new kid the tyrant i think it was underlined by what's happening in north korea at the moment and the escalating tensions and he said it would be foolish for anyone to think of coopting that needed a tyrant right now at a time of such global uncertainty and not try to. quite an old system it's being

well online today at r.t. dot com we're asking our viewers what those alleged chemical attacks could mean let's now take a look at the site word that we have so far so more than a half of you think it's all part of a u.s. undercover plot to justify an invasion well twenty one percent says rebels are using such reports to get western help to oust asad about seven percent and think the reports will hardly change anything and just six percent believe president assad has crossed the red line this time so you can also let us know what you think on the issue by going to r.t. dot com and leaving your vote there. now civil war in syria is a on a global dimension the canadian government says dozens of its citizens are fired in syria and could pose a risk if their country's security when they return home. are concerns voiced by british and dutch government which both recently were cyber turning fires as a threat this comes almost a week after two foreign born canadian muslims were charged with plotting to try to do rail

news continues here in r.t.greece has a lot of delayed rescue loan by reaching a deal with its international lenders it only went through after inspectors from the e.u. and the international monetary fund completed their check on how athens is meeting the targets of the bailout the way to the next tranche of financial aid worth eight point eight billion euros is clear but the government will have to slash four thousand public sector jobs by the end of this year to get it unemployment has spiraled to around twenty seven percent in greece which is struggling to get out of deep recession for a sixth year now or to talk about networkers from the country's crippled industrial sector. cobwebs outside rainfalls on the still and silent pits attackers plastic piping factory and fesa lawmaking northern greece inside the machines have been unused since banks stopped investing and the owner the oldest puts attackers fled in two thousand and ten one of his workers also be or course did meet the just one softer that he and ni

troops in iraq which was caught on video tells r.t. that taking part in the campaign left his own life in utter ruin. north korea suggestion that pyongyang and this is be evacuated leaves the international community on shore because of its state's intentions. last taking advantage of china's new train but through till six prompting months poultry slaughter the investigator who could thrive from the fast spreading panic that. international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. with me your leisure above all of a hello and a very well welcome to the program. it's been three years since we could legs release the graphic video dubs the collateral murder showing us helicopters flying over a dozen iraqi civilians they've been showing the world and also left a mark on many american soldiers who witnessed the massacre and one of them has exclusively spoken to r.c. revisiting the tragic day he says destroyed his life. by the way it was the video that put wiki leaks on the map turned the tide of war in iraq and landed private first clas

island prison and at least eighty six have been cleared for release reporting from new york marina r.t. . we spoke to sending a lawyer for an r. one of the one ton of obey detainees she tried to reach out to the u.s. defense ministry but was told the government was already doing enough to keep the prisoners alive. it's interesting we've heard a letter from the secretary of people. regarding hunger strike at our concert as more hear about it and we got a response from. secretary hagel. and we could see was that the. u.s. is going to mean. seems that what we need is words. and. the international red. or yours or. this could be a turning point for us is the man. you either to go to runs or it's the most when we see you at this point provide them the respect the process of respect the rights and respect for her answer to talk to them about what it is at its peak and the right. has kept track of the hunger strike at guantanamo bay from the start of the protest we have opinion from high profile politicians lawyers and human rights activists all lined up for you in a special section at r.t. d

while another iraq war veteran emily yates told r.t. that washington's main reasons for going into the conflicts were financial. my job i was actually i was a public affairs specialist in the military that's their name for a journalist my role was to basically make the war sound really wonderful to those of us who were fighting it to keep morale of course i knew that saddam didn't have weapons of mass destruction because i had been involving the news coming out of that and following the reports and i knew it wasn't you know really about liberation as soon as i saw the huge mess that we made of the infrastructure in iraq and the fact that still to this day corporations that received these j. norma's contracts to rebuild iraq's infrastructure still haven't done that and they don't even know where the money has gone i believe. the war affectively was for oil because big oil efficiently american oil. has really ever really been the main picture. the stability promised by nato forces is nowhere to be seen in places like are attacks and bombi

mark on many american soldiers who witnessed the massacre and one of them has exclusively spoken to r.t. revisiting the tragic day he says destroyed his life. back to what it was the video that put wiki leaks on the map turned the tide of war in iraq and landed private first class bradley manning in military detention but for army veteran ethan mccord it was just another day on duty the helicopters are approximately about a mile and a half away. when they resume in these guys. and from looking out american can't see anything. that right there is obviously a camera dangling. if you're to really pay attention. that guy has in a k forty seven right there baghdad iraq two thousand and seven the two hundred sixteenth battalion was out patrolling a volatile part of the city i was about five blocks away four or five blocks away to the. to the left of the screen this was a battalion wide mission and then the situation turned deadly. we heard the apaches firing. ethan and his infantry squad it began running toward the scene to provide support again the apache helicopter opened fire. when he arri

and check out our website r.t. dot com for more information related to this wiki leaks video and the storm which followed its release. the foreign embassies in pyongyang are staying put for now despite warnings from the regime that to evacuate the north korean government says it can't guarantee the safety of diplomatic enclaves citing tensions and the threat of war the north has primed at least two ballistic missiles in response to u.s. and south korean warship encroachments geo political analyst at twenty first century dot com having some says so far he sees only hype in this crisis. the big question is how this hyped up at the beginning had to do with the nucular threat from north korea and there's a series of things that have gone on in the last months to get us to that conclusion and i can't help but remember in the run up to the iraq war everyone was asking would saddam hussein used chemical weapons or not but no one actually asked the question does he really have them in the first place and the same question

now at r.t.dot com we're asking you to share your thoughts about wiki leaks so-called kissinger files we want you to go online tell us what you think the revelations. whether make a difference or not you go this way telling us so far the biggest response. there goes sixty three percent that's two percent up from last year as well say the latest batch of published cables reveal more dirty secrets behind us politics this hour twenty three percent of you just about under a quarter believe it simply confirms that all countries are so into high just under ten feet there are eight percent think the whole publication being blown out of proportion just to get attention the minority this out six percent suspect wiki leaks is trying to dupe the public with fake information thanks for your thoughts r.t. dot com is the place where you can make that change all night. no. also on our web site r t congressman welcome predictions for air travelers if you're a nervous flyer scientists say passengers should brace

and good of you to join us here on r.t. armory sushi in moscow in less than twenty four hours venezuelans start voting for a new leader at the snap presidential election was triggered by the death of chavez last month and will determine the course of one of the most oil rich nations in the world a short bitter presidential campaign has been marked by allegations of conspiracies and assassination plot so let's take a look though at the two candidates and their chances with tester australia now reporting from caracas. important elections for the venezuelan people certainly snap elections after the death of this about a month ago it has been a short campaign for everyone who has been in fold and there are two top contenders in these elections on the one hand you have a nicolas maduro he's the acting interim president of the country he was the vice president during the thomases time and on the other hand you have a few this have run i guess a good chavez and options in october two thousand and twelve and he's a rivalry with tal

do go to r.t. dot com to get the full picture of what the past week has meant for the citizens of boston or online photo gallery that contains images of the tragic events unfolding at the marathon as well as the manhunt followed. spent ten months holed up in ecuador's embassy in london and the u.k. you spend millions on watching the door he faces extradition to sweden for questioning over sexual assault allegations although no charges have been brought against him when i spoke to him at the embassy and joins us live now from london. what is a staunch tell you about his future and what about wiki leaks future. well one thing that's got the man excited is politics as many of you will know he's making a bid for the australian senate there's now a wiki leaks party that stands for truthfulness and the free flow of information the free flow of information and when our studio songs about how he found sees this chances at getting into the senate considering that he's holed up in the embassy and campaigning

just after eleven pm here in moscow or even choose kevin zero in here tonight at r.t. and say the top story the u.s. has released a list of russian officials banned from entering a matter of america because of alleged human rights violations this was released earlier on moscow has already warned the measure would have a negative impact on ties and promises to come up with a similar response it's a main story tonight we bring you live comment on that from washington d.c. and our correspondent there in just a couple of minutes time meantime let's continue and take a look at the eurozone and cyprus eurozone finance ministers have said that with no extra cash for cyprus beyond a ten billion euro international bailout the mood been grim then at the ministers meeting in dublin as it emerged that the island nation needs around six billion euros more than originally thought to avoid bankruptcy the cypriot government will now have to raise the extra funds without external help and after the recent raid on bank deposits there are now deep concerns too over the president has been

as always here at r.t. we are interested in what you think of the stories we're covering particularly this one today at r.t. dot com we're asking you a few of you on how you think the boston bombing investigation will unfold just log on to our web site vote on. fears for the lives of more than a half of the hunger striking guantanamo bay prisoners are finally being shared by u.s. authorities and the military is sending additional medical personnel to the camp where a growing number of inmates are refusing food in protest over mistreatment and indefinite detention dr steven is an arc is the retired army medical corps officer and a former senior advisor to the defense department he says it might not be long before the strike turns lethal. typically people get very sick after about fifty days in which they've not had any food but are taking water so they may be getting very sick and i think there's a fear that a number may die within the next several weeks but all the world medical associations are categorical