has no interest in closing guantanamo and we want to know what do you think had to r.t. dot com and cost yo vote. it's exactly two years or since the start of the conflict in syria what began as protests calling for reform and change inspired by the revolutionary fever of the arab spring has turned into a bloody civil war that's killed tens of thousands syria's been torn apart by violence and while some world powers have been trying to settle its future they've only helped fan the flames of war my colleague a mattress elsewhere to maria for national use a bench of the country many a times. i always compare today syria with the country i once visited before war and hatred and devastation came to these lands what we see today the country is destroyed. and its heritage is damaged and despair is in the and fight is in the air so it's very painful to look at how the country actually has been changed when you're there when the people see you really want to talk about the culprit of what division i've talked wants to do a father whose son was just killed in a fight in the clashes h

download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media and don to r.t. dot com. hello and welcome to cross talk for all things considered i'm peter lavelle a dangerous neighborhood and it's only getting more dangerous syria's grinding civil war now involves a wide array of regional and global powers all with their own agenda including israel what are televisa goals in this conflict what are the risks of failure and will anarchy be the only winner in the syrian civil war. to crossed out the war in syria i'm joined by dan arbella in washington he is a guest scholar at the saab in center for middle east policy at the brookings institution and of former israeli diplomat also in washington we have now bill mikhail he is a political analyst and in london we cross to. he is the president of the arab lawyers association in the u.k. our gentlemen crossed cycles in effect it means you can jump in anytime you want daniel if i can go to you first in washington what is there still is agenda in this war right now because we hear maybe a buffer zone could be created into s

and prison officials detainees lawyers and activists at r.t. dot com if you get a minute for the full picture. eleven twenty six pm the moscow time couple of top world news stories the first minister of scotland alex salmond has announced the referendum on scottish independence will be held on the eighteenth of september next year voters will be asked a single yes or no question that question is should scotland become an independent country draft legislation outlining financial and voting details of the referendum as today also being published by the scottish parliament. the jailed leader of kurds in turkey. has called for a ceasefire with the government in a message read it to tens of thousands of kurdish new year celebrations it follows months of secret negotiations with authorities and it's seen as a step forward towards ending the twenty nine year conflict it's left forty thousand people dead week ago the kurdistan workers party the p.k. k. made a symbolic gesture releasing eight turkish hostages. more topical conversation soon than on this cha

three blog video for your media project free media r.t. dot com. i welcome back syrian rebels could be receiving combat training from u.s. british and french instructors according to reports in europe a media it's claimed to be taking place in jordan and trainers is said to be wearing military uniforms however some leaders of the syrian opposition but the foreign ministry support won't help resolve the crisis channel has spoken to one of the. oh good two of them and i want the opposition to be united for at least we would know who to negotiate with but unfortunately there are many small armed groups we are trying to establish contact with the most rational and far seeing opposition representatives who respect international humanitarian law and the basic constitutional principles that unite us as syrians whose actions aren't based on religious beliefs or malicious murders there's much. aside what is your view on the main political problems of the syrian crisis for example the preservation of assad's presidency civilian death and their position being

on our web site of the moment want to know your opinion on the matter every voice counts at r.t. dot com where you can tell us when and if you think quantum obey will eventually close so far looking at the results on the screen we can see that it will always be open according to the majority because washington has no interest in shutting it down around a fifth say the facility will cease to exist when the u.s. runs out of money to maintain it we can see that it's slightly less we reckon it will close off to another prison is set up as a replacement and barely any two percent this think that the painful history of one will end only when the us defeat international terrorism so those are the results on the screen there if you haven't cast your vote yet just had to r.t. dot com and have your say we're interested in what you think. the bloody conflict in syria is reached a third year and yet some european nations want to pour more weapons into the crisis torn country e.u. foreign ministers will look at the possibility of lifting an arms embargo on syria next week after france and britain

and r.t. dot com you'll find the exclusive inside scoop on how the group conducts its operations and who gains access to the hamas inner circle. plus e-mails and phone calls may not be enough pentagon scientists look for ways to transcribe every real world conversation into a computer database for sure you want your every word from now on will find out by logging on to r.t. dot com. fresh clashes have broken out between protesters and police and egypt's arrest of portside the city has been locked in a cycle of violence for several days now ever since demonstrators began calling for justice in a trial over a deadly soccer riot that took place last year has been following the developments for us from cairo. caches continue in port saïd for the day between protesters and police what we just heard is the president mohamed morsi is actually considering a military takeover of this restive city on the coast there seems to be a lot of anger between the civilians and the police force this comes after the n

the repercussions of the cypriot belo deal or being debated right now of course r.t. dot com that's where we're asking you what you make of this mass seizure of cypriot funds thanks for voting if you have done r.t. dot com as always on all big stories that there is a place to do it all right this is what you say the majority of you a lot more on a vote last night i can tell you sixty percent now is saying it will become a worldwide model for future bailouts and that of course is the worry we heard one of the one of the people talking on that report just then she said that was a worry twenty five percent of your quarter think it will trigger bank runs across the e.u. ten percent you think will be overturned by public opposition what's happening where we're sure about that though a five percent you think will be a one off event two unpopular to repeat what everyone keeping their fingers crossed of course r.t. dot com is the place of course to have your say. next tonight lawyers for granting them obey detainees say some of their clients are preparing to die as the mass hunge

says his move was not about escaping taxes because his homeland had become too sad for him more at r.t. dot com. well white smoke billowing from the roof of the sistine chapel on wednesday seville the new head of the catholic church pope francis had been chosen the seventy six year old dodge in time became the first pontiff ever from south america and the first from beyond europe in more than a thousand years he placed a bet. the sixteenth in the vatican who unexpectedly resigned late february to discuss the issues the new pope has inherited from his predecessor we're now joined by our correspondent in the studio and we know a lot of interest when a new pope is chose nervously the church is in something of a crisis is that you say absolutely and that's why there is this particular attention being paid to pope francis because obviously it's not every day that the pope actually steps down and resigns and the lot of the people that we talk to because i was i was there when the event actually happened when pope actually stepped down we spoke to a lot of. specialist a lot of analysts of actually

and can let us know which way you think the situation will be having by logging onto our web site r.t. dot com. the european parliament is set to vote on banning all forms of fernando fing in the media including the internet is claimed it will help eliminate jantar stereotypes the debase women but there are privacy fear is that a well meaning allowing web users to be policed and social networks personal emails or even their own photos fabia reinhard from the pirate party in berlin state parliament sees it as another excuse for politicians to try and control the web. the initiative undertaken right now is not legally binding but it's shaping the position of the european union for the next years two of the internet and i think it's very important to define internet freedom and citizen ride every step of the legislative process in brussels and in the. right now it's maybe just an initiative and the next step may be a different kind of proposal and i think it's very important that we take from step and say that we don't want to have any internet censorship even if the idea behind it is very no

old free broadcast quality video for your media projects for free media on the r.t. dot com. on capitol hill the still no deal in the. site to avert the eighty five billion dollars worth of cuts which are set to kick in later friday it's known in washington as the sequester and would see significant reductions of military in domestic spending but republicans and democrats just can't agree on what to do go to church accounting explains why this could prove world wide headache. let me begin with where the sequester comes from for a long time congress has been in gridlock over what to cut paralyzed but everybody knows spending cuts are absolutely necessary to balance the budget at some point washington came to conclusion that only internet and sphere of crisis they can solve something so they manufactured the crisis not the first time by the way they're actually getting into the habit of doing that the previous one was the fiscal cliff two months ago now it's the sequester let's see who may soon pay for washington's self scaring tactics nationwide seven hundred fifty thousand jo

with the belarus president alexander lukashenko in ten minutes or on our website any time outside r.t. dot com. you now but in several better when villages say they're not going to back down in the face of israel's ball those are villages already been raised forty seven times from the ground official saying the bedouins have no proof of ownership of the property but the community claims they've been there for more than a century and have no plans to surrender it or his policy or has more from the negative. there's not much here but what there is within hours is destroyed. part of an israeli plan to rid the negev desert of its bedwyn residents. if they even demolish the village a thousand times i will rebuild it as long as i'm alive i will keep struggling i will not give up my living in fear all the time whenever somebody calls us and says there bulldozers in the main street we take all our stuff outside the tent and take

can speak to me earlier and the full interview with him is at r.t. dot com streaming now whenever you want to see it also online there as well we're talking about the cancer can. we saw it coming didn't we many of us did now the world health organization says that the fukushima nuclear disaster could see a seventy percent increase in young girls developing fire or complications also in mind as well the investigation ramps up into whether former french leader nicolas sarkozy was illegally bankrolled by libya's one a good athlete before being part of the push to oust him. talking of online online entrepreneur kim dotcom is a step closer tonight to being extradited to the united states from new zealand appeals court overturned a ruling that would have allowed him and three co-defendants brought access to the evidence against them. massive copyright fraud through dot coms mega upload file share website with the extradition hearing are set for august dot com says he can't be held accountable for the people using the site to illegally download songs and films

or on our website r.t. dot com it's there right now. now coming up we take a look into the secluded lives of a group of all believers who left latin america to start a new life in russia stay with us you're naughty. there was a time in america when buses were officially segregated and today if they tried to resegregate the wall next to it there would be outrage throughout the usa every t.v. channel and newspaper so segregation in america was wrong but no america funding segregation no for via foreign aid seems to be a ok and jim dandy arab language leaflets have been spread around west bank in palestinian areas asking residents to

when i say up to speed with the current international news online at r.t. dot com which today will report on an ill fated campaign a report suggests that the much anticipated major withdrawal from afghanistan in twenty fourteen leave the country defenseless against militant attacks. plots north korean leader kim jong on that survives an assassination attempt a reportedly one of the country's military magnates find out more about the political power struggle in one of the world's most secretive state. skull ring the red planet for traces of life means rising up to some daunting technical challenges and one of the toughest is digging deep into its soil and that's the goal of a brand new mission that's just been agreed by the european and russian space agencies a rover to be sent to mars in twenty eighteen will drill thirty times for the below the surface of the current operating curiosity vehicle with more on the ambitious plans he has eagle beast going to. this search for past or present life on mars clinton news this time scientists are digging deep the mars pr

you can of course go to r.t. dot com. we actually want you to take part in a poll were asking you want to use see obama's real intentions of coming to israel now he's up twenty three percent of you think the way to keep israel from attacking iran that's the reason why he was there sixty five percent of you says it was a pyrrhic stunt that will achieve nothing while percent of you say paying lip service only to palestine while four percent of you they think that attempting to resume the peace talks now of course or you can pass a your voice on r.t. dot com do you go there we want to know what you think of blood this subject the first of fishel reaction to guantanamo prisoners a hunger strike the general in charge of the scene the prisons and the detainees are starving themselves out of frustration at obama's failure to close down the prison. british veterans of the aiders world war two convoys have finally been recognized for their valor but questions linger over why they weren't allowed to accept medals of some monster th

well an r.t. dot com we're asking you what you think argentina's next step will be if the falkland islanders decide to stay british and these are the results so far at the moment forty percent of you say that argentina will declare the vote rigged or illegitimate sightly few of their think the falkland is will be told to move to britain by their south american neighbor around fifteen percent expect argentina to announce a new referendum in a few years while just eight percent believe one is aries will finally back off from its claims so you have got time to tell us what you think when you can do that by casting your vote at r.t. dot com. meanwhile domestically in the u.k. economic hardship appears to be sparing no one coming up we've got the story of world war two veterans whose families are forced to sell their mementos and memories just to pay for basic care. japan is grieving the death of over nineteen thousand people killed during a devastating earthquake and tsunami it is two years since the trag

will finally back off from its claim you can tell us what you think and cast your vote at r.t. dot com. meanwhile domestically in the u.k. economic hardship appears to be sparing no one coming up we've got the story of world war two veterans whose families are forced to sell their men to mementos and memories just to pay for basic care. japan is grieving the death of over nineteen thousand people killed during a devastating earthquake and tsunami it is two years since the tragedy which triggered the world's worst atomic disaster in twenty five years the fukushima plant or a nuclear meltdown and the release of radioactive materials r.t. sean thomas was in japan and witnessed the aftermath when i first arrived what struck me the most is that the scale of the disaster was much larger than what many people may even remember in fact what you had was you had the earthquake you had the tsunami then you have the nuclear disaster and then the lingering disaster after the fact so traveling to the coast homes destroyed villages decimated and the people doing what they could to try and pick up

wiped out and others abandoned just because they are too dangerous to live in and you can head to r.t. dot com we've also got more expert opinion there and bring you the latest pictures from the anti nuclear protests and commemorative events that are taking place. falkland islanders are voting in a referendum on whether they want to stay a british overseas territory the poll has been dismissed as a silly game by argentina which lays claim to the islands it says was stolen by britain almost two centuries ago page george galloway says the u.k. strategy on the falklands is provocative. proposed to us exercise in relation to what is a proposed appendage of british colonialism britain has recently upped the ante sending a prince of the royal blood prince william down there to the south atlantic we've deployed this nuclear armed submarine and we are now seeing that we're not prepared to talk to argentina about anything it's quite clear that the islanders have rights they have rights to a minority way of life that need to be gotten by international agreement but the territory it's of very obvious

the population close to population and obviously that's having an effect head over to our timeline r.t. dot com for more response to the situation you get most plus of course we're interested in your take on the issue in our online poll today we're asking what the result of the protest is likely to be and see the opinion is stacking up so far more than half of those voting think the debt's think deaths among congress strikers are eminent and that only a token policy change will be the result fifth more optimistic saying conditions for prisoners will improve as a result of the protest less think the u.s. will close guantanamo to save face but carry on with the indefinite detention policy seven percent claim the bad press generated by the story will put an end to that policy r.t. dot com is the place to go to cast your vote so go over there and click it. a cyber war is being waged across the internet millions around the world are thought to be affected by disruption the loss of speed in their web services and what security experts are calling the biggest d.d. o. s. attack in history the disru

on our on our website we're asking you when will guantanamo bay close click on r.t. dot com to voice your opinion when that may happen let's take a look at how the vote is stacking up right now so far about a fifth think it will only happen when the u.s. runs out of cash to maintain the base almost the same feel it would shut if a new prison were set up somewhere else three percent think it will happen when the u.s. defeats world terrorism the majority though say it will never happen as the u.s. has no interest in closing it will out of pessimists there are you any optimists out there well we'd like to hear from you then click on our dot com cast your vote . it's been exactly two years since the start of the conflict in syria what started as protests calling for reform and change inspired by the revolt fever coming from the arab spring states has turned into a bloody civil war that's killed tens of thousands syria's been torn apart by violence while some countries abroad have been trying to settle its future they've only helped fan the flames i spoke with artie's marie i

checking a couple stories about line for tonight r.t. dot com surprising claims in fact that hitler. almost half of austrians poll recently claimed they see some benefits to hitler's nine hundred thirty eight and exaggeration of their country when i read it more about what's going to hit tonight also to the high ranking bulgarian priest who thought selling his pricey rolex watch to pay church bills was a good deed would think so maybe he's cashed up congregation think otherwise why we'll tell you how to talk on. sad story from the u.k. next having fought for the country's freedom some world war two veterans in the u.k. are struggling to financially survive a stereotype of skyrocketing living costs are leaving even the most decorated heroes with no other choice but to sell their medals just to make ends meet so first story. i fired assured good from five hundred feet producing strikes on the porch and i don't flame and here soon it began to dive steeply exploding into the ground these are the private extracts from the flight logs of world war

stay up to speed with the current international news online at r.t. dot com where today we report on an ill fated campaign a report suggests the much anticipated nato withdrawal from afghanistan and twenty fourteen will leave the country defenseless against militant attacks. just days after the inauguration of the new pope the pontiff sr claims he's just the man to cope with the many scandals surrounding the catholic church you can find out more at r.t. dot com. in china the shift from one generation of leaders to the next one is complete new prime minister is now in charge of the world's second largest economy he faces the challenge of boosting economic growth which is slowed in recent years a recent report from pricewaterhouse coopers say that by twenty seventeen china will match the u.s. as the world's leading economy before surging ahead also set to increase is military spending while the struggle for regional influence between beijing and washington is longstanding and now this map shows how the u.s. has increased its military presence a source of co

on our website r.t. dot com bring you the latest updates our top stories and news from around the world including apocalyptic time to move death tolls in china after sixteen thousand infected rotting pig carcasses find out what else is mysteriously been fished out of chinese waters. also like the u.k. prime minister david cameron announcing a massive crackdown on immigration is the british economy continues to falter this and more a click away. from. the i.d.f. is cracking down on inappropriate behavior from its troops israeli soldiers online dance videos and controversial content have gone viral there are fears the videos may be undermining though the government's attempts to use social media as a p.r. tool or his policy or takes a look at who's responsible for damaging the public image offensive and damaging a fund a picture of an israeli soldier with mud on his face titled a bomb a stone posted on facebook by none other than the head of the i.d.f. social media unit should have done the mish just as the go

on r.t. dot com we're asking what you think about bradley manning's prosecution and testimony here is how the online vote is stacking up so far more than half believe bradley manning has become a scapegoat in the u.s. economy war on whistleblowers a little more than a third say he's a martyr for the cause of free speech seven percent think he's actually guilty of high treason in the same amount believe he's a naive and naive idealist if you haven't cast your vote yet head over to our web site r.t. dot com let us know what you think. well russia says arming syrian rebels would be against international law this after western governments are dropping growing hints about providing military aid if you minutes we take a look at how backing from abroad affects the blooding syrian conflict. and hundreds take to the streets another night of anger in brooklyn new york over the deadly police shooting of a teenager stay with us for more. victims multiply here each day. it's very profitable to invest in colom

i think venezuela will become more moderate under a new leadership and go to r.t. dot com to have your say. egypt's president mohamed morsi is considering giving the military full control of the rest of town of course following days of deadly clashes at least six people have been killed and hundreds wounded in the latest wave of street battles between security forces and young egyptians artie's correspondent belcher and brings us more. president mohamed morsi met with top security officials on tuesday reportedly to discuss pulling the police out of the restive city of science and instead putting the military in place this is because of the four days of clashes between police and antigovernment protesters in this restive city protesters torching the national security agency building with additional fires in the governor had courtis and the security directorate this comes of course i had a very contentious verdict on saturday for this point saeed football massacre that took place last year in february and it started when thirty nine defendants were moved from a prison th

more stories for you at r.t. dot com a website online all the time is not about the money french actor turned russian passport holder. says his move was not about escaping taxes but because his home had become too sad for him. drastic measures a leading animal welfare group says it will use drones to stop illegal hunting in britain find out more about the upcoming war in the countryside and r.t. dot com. china's new president has called for what he described as efforts to continue the realisation of the chinese dream he's giving his first comments after the nation went through a once in a decade shift the power this week economic development will be the top priority for the country's new leaders and recent forecasts look promising a report from pricewaterhouse coopers predicts that china which is now the world's second largest economy will catch up with the u.s. by twenty seventeen and then over take it one of the top spending priorities announced by the new leadership is defense that comes amid america's growing mil

and on our website we want to know your view on the issue every voice counts at r.t. dot com where you can tell us why you think is still open after more than eleven years will perhaps you think the u.s. is to blame for not keeping its promise to close the facility maybe cuba should never have leased the base to america in the first place maybe you blame other countries for refusing to repatriate detainees or indeed you may see that the nine eleven terror attacks as the main reason that it's still in business when you go online and have your say right now if you haven't done so already here's how the voting is looking so far today with the vast majority blaming washington for failing to keep its pledges and almost equally small number think that others are responsible for what's happening at guantanamo so do cast your vote be good to hear from me dot com. well coming up after the break police under fire protests over the killing of a brooklyn teenager by a new york police officer lead to angry clashes and dozens of arrests plus a new pope old problem as the first gives hi

timeline r.t. dotcom for more response to the situation in guantanamo plus we're of course interested in your take on the issue in our online poll today we're asking what the result of the protest is likely to be out of the opinion is stacked stacked up so far more than half of those who voted believe deaths among hunger strikers are eminent and that only token policy changes will result a fifth the more optimistic saying conditions for prisoners will improve as a result of the protest less think the u.s. will close guantanamo to save face but carry on with indefinite detention only six percent claim bad press generated by the story will put an end to the indefinite detention policy question r.t. dot com cast your vote. a cyber war raging across the internet millions around the world thought to be affected by disruption and loss of speed to popular web services and what security experts are dubbing the biggest denial of service attack in history and eruptions come after a spat between a major euro base

just checking we're going online should r.t. dot com surprising claims that hitler was no bomb but almost half of austrians polled recently claimed they see some benefits to hitler's nine hundred thirty eight and exaction of a country show you might be interested in that story when read up more about it maybe give a thought to plus the high ranking bulgarian priest who thought selling his pricey rolex watch to paid church bills is a good deed but he thinks so but it's cash strapped congregation don't think so bitterly why darted off on. having fought for their country's freedom some world war two veterans in the u.k. and are struggling to survive financially austerity and skyrocketing living costs and leave even the most decorated heroes with no other choice but to sell their medals just to make ends meet so the first story i fired a short burst from five hundred feet producing strikes on a port and you don't flame up here soon it began to dive steeply exploding into the ground these are the private extracts from the flight logs of

now at r.t. dot com we're asking you what the next step by argentina will be for can dial and does decide to stay british let's see how the numbers spread out so far forty percent of you say that argentina will declare the vote rigged or illegitimate slightly fewer there think four commanders will be told to move to britain by their south american neighbor fifteen percent expect argentina to announce a new referendum in five years while or just eight percent believe one is aries will finally back off from its claim tell us what you think and you can cast your vote at r.t. dot com. japan is marking two years since its biggest recorded earthquake and resulting tsunami which triggered the world's worst atomic disaster in twenty five years the catastrophe killed nearly nineteen thousand people in crippled the fukushima plant in northeastern japan spewing radiation and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes our correspondent sean thomas witnessed the aftermath of the disaster and then earlier on r.

could be existed there the seed of a new find there every month still there you get up to speed r.t. dot com. yet another night of protest in brooklyn hundreds gathered on the streets to vent their anger after a sixteen year old black boy was killed by police officers claim a teenager pointed a gun at them before they hit him with several rounds some are accusing the police of systematic racism while racial equality act was called dix told us authorities in america got their priorities all wrong. the police whenever they murder or kill a black or latino youth it is always dean justifiable homicide the witnesses tell a different story this happens again and again we should live in a society where those who are intrusted with public security. or risk their own lives in mordor or injure an innocent person but it's the other way around this is why people are upset and they should be upset people are frustrated people are angry and i am not going to condemn from them for standing up and expressing anger because the real violence in this case begins with the killing of kimani gray the people o

sarah first reporting the check in a couple stories online r.t. dot com our web site china's economy running rampant in the boom is taking its toll partly on the nation's waterways is a big need for water but there's are an awful big report suggesting the real number of rivers in china is less than half what paging system a thing we got to count on our website also to the u.k. bedroom tax so being sort of about the u.k. at the moment while hard pressed brits take relate as well for squeeze lying down he said r.t. dot com. leaders of the world's biggest emerging economies the so-called brics of agreed to enter formal talks on creating a joint development bank which could potentially rival the world bank and the international monetary fund r.t.g. corpus cannot be following that the block fifth annual summit that was in south africa. leaders of all five brics member states were very optimistic in terms of the future of the organization they all stressed that it is potential is still far from being used to the fore and actually one of the latest initiativ

now if you want to express your opinion on this story had to r.t. dot com and take part in our poll where we are asking how you see obama's real intentions in israel let's see how your opinions are split so far now the vast majority of us sixty six percent think that a pos that will achieve nothing just over a quarter believe obama is trying to buy time and prevent israel from striking iran a nearly ten percent of you think that the u.s. leaders should be focusing more on palestine and a tiny little bit of you had four percent today believe that the actual trip will bring the region closer to peace now go to r.t. dot com and cost. the first official u.s. reaction to guantanamo prisoners hunger strike the general in charge of overseeing the prison says the detainees are starving themselves out of frustration at obama's failure to close down the prison. well. it's technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse somethi

com all time lines there for you also online as well r.t. dot com tonight norbert check these out amazing pictures here quite creepy actually taking a trip through a post tsunami ghost google street view about it get it's got a virtual tour around a city right the middle of the fukushima prefecture left in ruins by that earthquake and devastating wave that followed of course highly radioactive as well that's why nobody and a late night launch and with the i assess in time for breakfast a russian soyuz rocket dock successfully after cutting the flight time for two days just six hours from now they did it on our website r.t. dot com. britain's worried that its citizens who join up to fight alongside the syrian rebels could pose a serious terror threat when they return to the u.k. the home office says hundreds of europeans are getting involved learning combat skills from groups like al qaida is not preventing britain and france from pushing to continue supplying arms to the opposition in syria syria first has got the story . it's the first annual r

all that just a click away at r.t. dot com. a march by veterans of world war two is a thing to celebrate not so not here that's out of northern a thousand s.s. veterans and supporters gathered in the capital riga for their annual rally at least four people were detained during the march which sparked controversy and criticism that it's a glorification of an artist and he's an excellent reports now from reka. gonzales was born in a prison in franco's fascists he and his parents were repressed by that regime so he was hurt when he learned that was what it says veterans marched through the streets of lobbyist capital riga. all of europe fought so hard to eradicate fascism in spain. where it was one state ideology you would now never see a manifestation as which glorify nazism it's considered shameful what happens here in riga is totally incredible and outrageous. marches by former law. are nothing out of the ordinary since lotty became independent they've been held every year the men who once fought on the side of nazi germany are

dot com. welcome back you're watching r.t. coming to live from the russian capital germany has often been considered an example of efficient and responsible spending while countries all around flounder the taxpayers there might disagree after he was recently revealed that a lot of their money has gone on some eyebrow raising project or even often takes a look at where the money is going and europe's biggest and most stable economy do you know where tax money goes tex the teeth in this country not really precisely. not really. i know it's going the. projects. i hope they are going to improve our roads i would hope that they will invest money into schools and they will give it to disadvantaged families. would you be willing to sponsor a study on the educational benefits of comics or invest in virtual reality three d. software for yachts or how about buying into the production of purple carrots most wouldn't but these people are and most of them don't even know it at taxpayer's rights group in germany has revealed a number of con

s most wanted list having fled to somalia you can track them down to r.t. dot com. divisions are appearing in the n.t. a sad syrian national coalition after the election of the interim prime minister to govern rebel held areas there twelve members of the body initially resigned from their brother or opposition group after u.s. citizen ghassan hitto was appointed. me who's been involved in the n.t. is movement told us radicals no dominate the coalition. the coalition went too far forming and monochrome government which we can characterize as extremists the reason behind this is the mechanisms that we used in the selection of a head of government were wrong and undemocratic this coalition wasn't elected it was appointed and radicals make up the majority does not match the reality of syrian society if this coalition was the result of free and fair elections then we would have accepted the results of the vote should not deprive syrian minorities of the right to participate in political life as one should not to bribe the syrian liberal political groups of the rights at

where you can share your opinion on bradley manning's case at r.t. dot com and here's how you've been voting so far half of us who cast their vote believe that bradley manning has become a scapegoat in the u.s. war on whistleblowers around about thirty five percent if you believe he's become a martyr for free speech only eight percent of you think that he is a naive idealist and something nice seven percent believe he is actually guilty of high treason so let us know what you think is still time to vote just head to our web site. now in inner city communities it's outrage at the shooting dead of a teenager at the hands of officers stay with us at our say hundreds hit the streets to vent their anger against us police brutality. loved by some and loathed by others the oscar winning drama argo is not only drawn the admiration of the academy but now calls fury in iran the islamic republic is planning a lawsuit against hollywood accusing the movie makers of an unrealistic portrayal of the country artie's alexy explains exactly what has angered. you want to se

dot com. thirty one minutes past the hour here in moscow you're watching business on r.t. with me now the shi'ites go welcome to the program as the so-called sequester deadline inevitably approaches threatening u.s. economic recovery president barack obama on friday met with congressional leaders to try and avert the eighty five billion dollar automatic federal budget cuts well that didn't work there was no last minute deal so the cuts will start on midnight saturday but the political drama in washington aside the cuts will have real consequences for average americans military education environmental programs and social search. buses are all going to lose and that's nothing new that any budget spending cut results in slower growth so will we see increasingly scary had lines out of the united states going forward that's the question i asked craig earl i'm an analyst at party ltd in london. initially we are going to see those headlines especially given the fact that it's been built into such a big deal by the politicians by the fact that you've got the democrats and republic

having say the majority of british doctors it meant to prescribing to their patients had to r.t. dot com to find out more on that. for the week. at least twenty nine people including a top sunni muslim preacher have been killed in a suicide bomber. in a mosque in central damascus the also heard where the mosque impact with the worshippers who had gathered for evening prayers more than eighty people were injured in the explosion which fourteen suspected targeted the cleric mohammad a staunch supporter of president bush now of course those are very grim in pictures you're seeing right now it's the first time since the start of the uprising that there's been a suicide attack in a mosque reporter. has the details the most shocking news and most details that after the bomb they discovered another bomb which is the door of the mosque and. happily the happy news that it wasn't exploded. they managed to dissolve inside the mosque of mr which is one of the most important school in syria and one of the most important one in the islamic would be is the one who was targeted mainly because. he wa

all out to prove that al qaeda benefited from access to the leaked data let's have a look at the r.t. dot com online poll today where you can have your say and we have it almost half of . the scapegoats in the government's fight against whistle blows thirty five percent see him as a martyr to the cause of free speech slightly up the south and nine percent think he's just a naive idealist and a little under that seven percent agree with the prosecutors that he's guilty of high treason i had to r.t. dot com and tell us what you think. of the opposition in egypt has criticised washington for allegedly meddling in the country's affairs it comes ahead of a trip to the u.s. secretary of state well to kill opposition figures have already rejected an offer to meet john kerry on saturday it was it comes amid simmering tension between islam and liberals in egypt u.s. has stood by the ruling muslim brotherhood which the opposition accuses of inhibiting democracy and betraying the revolution will carry earlier received a lukewarm welcome in key nato ally turkey and washington in ankara disagreeing ov

take a look at our online poll right now at r.t. dot com ross in the way you think will happen now after the death of venezuela's outspoken president so far a large majority think the country will carry on as before second place people who think it will fall to the opposition backed by the west sixteen percent say that the country may descend into chaos and last of all that venezuela will become more moderate well what do you think lie down to r.t. dot com and have your say. a decades long a ceasefire between north and south korea could cease to exist pyongyang lashing out at its southern neighbor and the u.s. mint looming american backed sanctions still to come we find out why this time china is backing washington over its traditional ally. these children. they're serving a sentence just like their mother. the ones born in prison. for the crimes committed by their parents. to babies on our t.v. . do we speak your language anything about the law or not at the. school music programs and documentaries and spanish what matters to you break

a movie with iran's version of the events or trade in argo you can find out more online also at r.t. dot com curiosity has drilled where rivers once crisscrossed mars and scientists say there's proof life could have existed. on justice society star read online about a new execution method for the first time ever to carry out a sentence on seven gang members. beijing is now just a day away from a once in a decade power transfer as a new generation takes over from the old dam with china's economy still growing at a prodigious rate all eyes will be on those set to lead the country over the next decade the transfer will see a near total change in china's top leadership with. ping expected to form a new fifth generation government his priority will be to get the country's economic engines running out full speed after a slight slowdown in recent years by twenty seventeen though it is expected that china will overtake the u.s. as the world's largest economy the economic rivalry comes amid a battle for influence in asia between the two beijing based correspondent shannon van sant says foreign po

think it will help end the conflict with the opposition winning the war what do you think click on r.t. dot com and cast your vote well answering that very same question r.t. contributor option written see things that will eventually backfire on the west if they arm syrian rebels. by definition it would be supplied by the french and british governments would be in the wrong head because they are supplying rebels in a civil war and therefore they are the wrong hands no matter who britain or france and so this is i suppose what's interesting here is that washington is much more nervous about the rebels because they are obviously concerned that the afghanistan scenario is beginning yet again but it is so sad that leaders of countries like france and britain can think of these as the mists because the blowback will be phenomenal also a click away on our t. dot com the war crimes of syrian rebels on the rise human rights groups raise the alarm over opposition fighters resorting to torture summary executions and kidnappings find out more at r.t. dot com. and still to come after a short break all

but a medical condition led him to self harm find out the details on r.t. dot com.poles apart a lucky chinese driver miraculously look at that escapes death when a lamppost smashes through the windshield of his bus full video online and much more starting footage on our youtube channel. immigrants who want to become british now have to study hard after the u.k. government introduced its citizenship test requires applicants to know as many as three thousand facts about the country's history and a test that many british natives fail to pass or to sarah ferguson more from london . than the famous in london to. commemorate that he died in the past. in a. clip from one of the questions. since it. but the size of focusing too much on who they are the information and not enough on practical knowledge it's become a standard joke i mean you know for something which is supposed to be taken seriously and you know when it was fast announced we were involved in a few little quiz sessions where even you know prominent members of the people who were in the past have been prominent

afghan taliban can transform itself from an armed insurgency to a credible political force had to r.t. dot com and take part in our on line poll. north korea is threatening to end the decades long cease fire with its southern neighbor if it goes ahead with its joint military drills with the u.s. also cited the u.s. led attempts to slap it with sanctions as being behind the decision it comes as washington is going up more punishment for north korea described as some of the toughest ever imposed by the u.n. an expert on east asia ford says that while china supports the u.s. proposed sanctions it would still prefer to have north korea as its ally in the region the chinese. government is genuinely annoyed with north korea. with this particularly with the third nuclear test because it's a giving excuse to the united states and japan to deploy theater missile defense which notably threatens north korea of a threat and china and at the same time due to the new much more nationalistic incoming government in japan and an excuse for removing article nine from the constitutions were referendum and i

persons so as not to enter interfere with the investigation of course you can find us online at r.t. dotcom for more on this story. the israeli prime minister has made us feelings clear about every when it comes to iran and any man that on yahoo told a meeting of america's most powerful israeli lobby as that gauche ations what tehran are frankly a waste of time he also said that only military action will make a difference or he is hosley are reports on the message they israeli prime minister who is at it again a christian his favorite topic words alone will not stop iran sanctions alone will not stop iran sanctions must be called with a clear and credible military threat if diplomacy and sanctions fail strong statements from a leader emboldened by new quote from power on yahoo bones the american israel public affairs committee iran is using international negotiations to buy time so it can prissy haid with its nuclear program a message he's willing to in the past. how do you stop well you have to put greater pressure and you have to upgrade the sanctions and they have to know that if the

attorney attorneys and activists to give you a full picture of what is going on so you can head to r.t. dot com for that and here is what else you'll find ned the voyager spacecraft may have become the first manmade object to exit the solar system and find out all the details online plus discover the wrath that almost cools yet another meltdown at japan's fukushima nuclear plant find out how close the country came to disaster all because of one rodent going through a few wise morna at r.t. dot com. a select group of u.k. world war two veterans have been awarded by prime minister david cameron for their service during the arctic convoys the convoys brought supplies to the soviet union in the fight against nazi germany last year london was criticised for rejecting moscow's offer to grant the british veterans a special award and this party boyko reports feelings of gratitude are with sadness and anger. a quarter of a million men took part in the arctic convoys over seventy years ago sadly today just a handful of those brave men still survived off to decades of campaigning the case that convoy