line of the milk had to r.t. dot com to find out the threat to humans posed by the feed approved for farm animals. athletes and spectators from around the world have begun descending on the russian city of saatchi ahead of the winter olympics artist paul scott spoke to the organizing committee about the final touches being applied before the grand opening . of the final stages of preparations the busiest stages yes we will learn and learn and then we will train and train in now it's a final check of everything and i can conclude that everson in the perfect. everything is ready for our purpose built state of the then this will be open for the athletes to perform the best you have to aussie i'm afraid about these these allegations of corruption they won't go away there's some in the russian media and international press as well it's well documented that the budget has exposed exceeded initial expectations where's the money gone i will repeat that this is not correct their parish no budget for the games which i am perso

our efforts and updates on the investigation into the volgograd bombings by heading to our website r.t. dot com. and also next hour here on our team or national we're reporting on the youngest victim of the attack three month old vega a lost her mother and grandmother in the blast and is fighting for her life in a moscow hospital. hospital's under fire in the central african republic as the violence in the country reached a crisis point this week even the international medical group doctors without borders was forced to cut its aid to the country's largest refugee camp the u.n. is now also warning of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe was disease rampant among more than a million displaced people have a home face starvation french military contingent has been battling militants there but has so far failed to bring any security to the country as a marine a financial reports. less than a year after french moods marched into mali france again and in other words former colonies in africa. the situation in the central african republic is alarming if not frightening. paris received a green ligh

international we'll keep you up to date with events throughout the day and that you can also logon to r.t. dot com for live updates there from kiev. less than twenty four hours before the peace talks in syria begin in switzerland r.t. continues to look at the challenges ahead. russia is concerned that international efforts to find a solution to the syrian crisis could be undermined by the absence of iran one of the region's key players because foreign minister said revoking iran's invitation to the talks is a mistake the u.n. made the decision following an ultimatum from syria's main western backed opposition group. is in switzerland ahead of those talks on wednesday. international peace conference on syria taking place here in this small swiss town of montreal on the shores of lake geneva is truly an international achievement it took so much time and so much effort but it's finally going to happen the syrian authorities and the rebels after years of fighting and unintelligible while its are going to finally sit down and negotiate but if the government did confirm that it was going to take par

matic and normal lethal forearms wouldn't get all the specifics on the right equipment right now on r.t. dot com let's cross live to let your spirit has a political scientists of the european century of. political analysis. we now know that the e.u. and the u.s. are threatening to take action over the ukrainian government in the way that they've been handling this crisis will let actually help resolve the matter without sort of external pressure on the ukrainian government. well the external president is already exhibited by several western politicians. politicians from united states we could already see that. man including their radical parts of the so-called euro my. had the support of diplomats politicians visiting and supporting those people there and for instance we have just learned about meeting between me people out of one of the most radical leaders of the so-called my down with mr geoffrey pyatt i mean i'm outside of united states. and we have also learned to have financial support given by the united states by united states agencies through several radical groups so we can of cour

keeping you up to date with the events in care of twenty four seven on air and through our website r.t. dot com. talks between the syrian government and extra opposition in geneva seem to be finally bringing about some results the sides have reached an agreement that will lead humanitarian aid enter the besieged city of on's and allowed women and children to leave its warhead areas now meanwhile in syria's other embattled city aleppo people are returning to their homes after government forces recaptured large parts of the town from militants artie's more if a national reports on the civilian struggle to bring their life back to normal. we learned a little international airport on what is believed to be the first civil airplane to touch down here in the last year. it's a special government flight but authorities say regular ones are due to start in a month's time this flight means the return of life to this airport and the syrian army this northern syrian region has seen the most violent clashes during the almost three year long conflict leaving death and devastation behind it used to be fou

from france on r.t. dot com for you right now a torrent of support the jailed founder of the world's most popular file sharing website the pirate bay got a modest improvement in his present condition it's over one hundred thousand people signed a petition to allow him access to books and other basic items. and license to speed hollywood style car chases could soon be a common sight on the streets of britain as a country spies get immunity from rogue regulations allowing them to ignore traffic lights at us from crossing to speed limits that story and more at r.t. dot com. has a saying goes there's no place like home but for some there's no country that can be called by that name hundreds of thousands of people in latvia have so-called alien passports even though they've never lived anywhere else a naturalization test intended for immigrants is the only way for them to get equal rights with all citizens parties pos got investigates. but at the moment non-citizens have limited rights we can't vote can't occupy

those stories and others right now at r.t. dot com today is the ninetieth anniversary of the death of the man credited with changing the course of history for russia and the world his body is on public display in central moscow and just like him the ideas he launched a revolution for a not exactly buried for russians seventy years of the soviet union left most people in different towards lennon's legacy although he remains popular as a way to sell souvenirs in the world of art however the social side is he fought for have gained some traction in the west will for more of this i'm joined live now by national and foreign affairs expert richard becker in the states richard why do you think there is still some interest for socialist parties socialist movements bearing in mind of course the example of the soviet union collapsing displaying the fact that the whole system was flawed. well i think that the reason that there's growing interest in socialism and i a part of that movement in the party for socialism and liberation in the unite

keeping you up to date with the events in kiev twenty four seven on air and through our web site r.t. dot com. talks between the syrian government an xterm opposition at geneva two seem to be finally bringing about some result the sides have reached an agreement to get humanitarian aid into the beseech city of homes and allow women and children to leave its war hit areas and meanwhile in syria's other major embattled city aleppo people are returning to their homes have to government forces recaptured large parts of the town for militants and this is what they're returning to their neighborhoods and historic sites in one of the world's most ancient cities many of which were protected by unesco almost completely in ruins refreshing our reports on the civilian struggle to bring their life back to normal. we learned at a little international airport on what is believed to be the first civil air plane to touch down here in the last year it's a special government flight but authorities say regular ones are due to start in a month's time this flight means the return of life to this airport and t

and you can see that live streaming on r.t. dot com and of course we can keep you up to date minute by minute with those updates on our web site. the leading syrian opposition figure attending the geneva two peace talks is said his delegation will insist on a sense of resignation and also one that may back out of the negotiations at any time diplomats have been holding meetings with the opposition hoping to bring syria's warring rivals together for their first face to face talks on friday you know the position of reports now from switzerland. prime minister i'm sorry to. can you just read for yourself if you live in new york i live in syria i have. to give the syrian. here in this forum the first day of the conference was expected to be spent listening to formal statements instead it was the scene of bitter exchanges as the syrian opposition pressed on with its calls for president assad to step down i think that i said is the problem and i said i don't have a problem old any solution without a circle about stepping down a change of

tel aviv and on the hour every hour at r.t. dot com new stories going up for you including authorities in two american states saying they would consider bringing back the death penalty by a shooting that's after a fourth attempt to kill a convicted in maid with a new drug cocktail in ohio it's roast concerns that lethal drugs could become rather difficult to come by those details on the website for you right now i'll. show you there check out this one as well talk about targeting terror online. a russian lawmaker proposes a bill where people who set up fake social media accounts would be slapped with fines mounting to thousands of dollars and that's among the many other stories uploaded on this monday at r.t. dot com. for now in the program it's an organization that synvisc to get complaints against press freedom in trouble spots like yemen and me and ma but now it's turning its science on the united kingdom the world association of newspapers and news publishers is so worried about the reaction of authorities there to the snowden

attempt for a regime change or you can stay up to date with the situation in kiev by logging on to r.t. dot com it's where you'll find the latest pictures and footage or as well as analysis of the events in ukraine. the international life as the geneva two conference on bringing peace to syria draws near a beginning its special coverage of the diplomatic buildup to the event which could lead to a possible breakthrough. now the united nations faces and or venom ultimatum from syria's national coalition after u.n. chief banki moon invited iran to join the geneva two peace conference the opposition group is refusing to sit at the same table as terror on demanding the u.n. retracts the offer which was reportedly already been accepted by the former french prime minister dominique de villepin he thinks the coalition should not ignore iran's political importance. i believe we have two problems today one is we need of caused the opposition to take part in this discussion because how can we have any settlement without having everybody around the table but also we have with didn't the opposition is v

the timeline of the tragic events in volgograd a more a survival stories are available online at r.t. dot com including the youngest victim who's only three months old she's lost her mother and grandmother in the trolley bus terror attack but find out what saved her life on r.t. dot com. and the news continues in a moment was how the kingery end of the winter games is being prepared for the sochi olympics. not enough to blow another round out. later in the program we reassure those who worry there is not enough for the white stuff. there's a media leave us so we leave that maybe. others see your. party there's an. issues that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from. politics. choose your language. make it with zero if you're going to stay still some. choose the consensus to. choose the opinions that you the great. choose the stories get in the. troops be sent off to. welcome back you're watching r.t. international it is at least seventeen people have been killed and more than fifty wounded in a nationwide wave a violent clashes between the police and muslim brotherh

year in iraq since two thousand and eight was more than eight thousand people killed in the turmoil r.t. dot com has a special section dedicated to keeping tally of the violence in the devastated state and the human cost of pace every month. grillin has given a green light to oil exploration of the northeast of the country and area previously untouched by industry the move comes as the cash strapped country searches for a way to fix its economy and given the parents are just like your chefs he takes a close look at the pros and cons of the decision. drilling and oil exploration off the western coast of the country particularly baffin bay has already been underway for some time by the likes of shell chevron and exxon mobil but b.p. and its partners will now explore the m.r.o. concession in the north east which amounts to thousands of square kilometers some believe there may be a huge reserves of oil there up to one hundred ten billion barrels potentially the largest in the whole of the arctic the decision of greenland leadership is a complete u. turn from what it said only nine months ago whe

international will keep you up to date with events throughout the day also log on to r.t. dot com for live updates from kiev. it's our international live from moscow thank you for joining us no justice for the son of a pakistani drone victim he's been told by a british court he's not allowed to find out if you came intelligence contributed to the american strike that killed dozens of locals that's just coming up for you here on the program. also amid a ring of steel and a world of privilege multi-billionaires and celebrities from all around the globe gather for the davos economic summit in another attempt to put every year to put an end to the world's poverty. but it seems that everyone is descending on switzerland today on the shores of lake geneva political heavyweights are trying to put syria back on a path to peace. and a heavy artillery and heavy diplomatic artillery i should say has been deployed to the picture of montreaux in an attempt to broker a deal between the assad government and the syrian opposition parties are reports for us. for the first time after years of i

bring back the death penalty to punish those responsible for the terror attacks or do you go to r.t. dot com to find out whether the initiative or seen much support. the sectarian slaughter in the central african republic has reached a vicious new level according to the un reports are emerging even children are being lynched by marauding mobs and that's despite france's military intervention is. reports. less than a year after french moods marched into mali france again is fighting in another of its former colonies in africa. let's address sure also the situation in the central african republic as alarming if not fright of the real paris received a green light from the un security council to use military force to restore order after deadly ethnic runs in the country escalated. i have decided to act immediately or more precisely this very evening this was eight hundred francs soldiers were sent to the violent storm country to join the six hundred already deployed there on the force that france has no the most of them to save human lives and months later and lives are still being lost on a

international has all the latest from ukraine on air and online visit our website r.t. dot com for updates on this and all our developing stories. it seems huge amounts of personal information being scooped up by u.s. and british spy agencies from popular mobile phone apps such as angry birds edward snowden's latest leak has got the public in a flap even as the e.u. attempts to educated citizens about the importance of online security. reports happy data protection day you might not know it but january twenty eighth marks the day when governments try to raise awareness about how to protect yourself online the european commission has even made this video warning that what we reveal on the net could strip us of our privacy. and yet over the past eight months revelations by edward snowden have exposed must global surveillance conducted by the u.s.a.'s national security agency and often in conjunction with its you. opinion partners makes them look a bit stupid if they don't actually tackle the larger problem is they saying data protection is important or by the way many of them

have apparently been shared between american and british intelligence agencies so take a look at r.t. dot com for more on that. the in the. now the syrian government says is ready for a limited ceasefire with the rebel fires as well as a prisoner swap the foreign minister announced a readiness to cooperate with moderate opposition groups against radical islamist after meeting with his moscow counterpart at the same time sergey lavrov raised the issue of the opposition taking part in next week's peace conference. since you have to do it so i believe lou's who are backing the syrian national coalition under those who consider it the only legitimate representative of the syrian people which does not correlate to the real political situations all of them need to consider the role that's playing in preparing the geneva two peace conference. now the opposition syrian national coalition is meeting in istanbul to decide whether it will attend upcoming peace talks next week reports a decision won't be announced until saturday we spoke exclusively to syrian presidential political adviser saying a s

because of bad weather while the chinese one got stuck as well on its way to the russian ship for the r.t. dot com to learn how the seventy four scientists stranded aboard marked the beginning of the new year. also online setting the date an agreement reportedly reached between iran and world powers on implementing a nuclear deal to learn the details of a pact on r.t. dot com. for a lot of fear there was more to celebrate at the start of two thousand and fourteen as a new year fireworks exploded in the skies over the capital riga it became the eighteenth member of the eurozone but artie's ball scott found that opinions on the adoption of the currency aren't unanimous you know you have to understand if a country wants to be independent it has to have its own independent currency currency it prints itself and control itself. under is and his organization are calling for a referendum he says the latvian people have had the euro forced upon them and haven't been allowed their say the claims of the vast majority of the population are opposed to the move. there's always some who will benefit at the

developing rapidly in ukraine but you can keep track of all of it via our live updates timeline on r.t. dot com after the break we will take a look at other stories including the latest from the geneva two syrian peace talks are with r.t. international. economic down in the final. days. and the rest. will be every week. according to a new oxfam report the rich are getting richer at an alarming pace middle classes all over the world are under pressure and the poor well are getting poorer with growing income inequality how can we expect democratic institutions to survive not to speak of maintaining social tranquility is it time to start broadly sharing prosperity. and welcome back you're watching the weekly here on r t the syrian government and the opposition have struck a deal that will let civilians leave the city of homes parts of which are held by rebels came after two days of talks mediated by international envoy lakhdar brahimi at the peace conference in geneva a joint statement is expected to be made on monday. is in damascus with details. the syrian government center in a position agr

also one line we have this hour at r.t. dot. does nasa know more than we think a scientist is suing the agency demanding disclosures on a mysterious new object on the martian surface which the space agency's simply calling a stone. right to see the. search string. and i think you're. going to. be in the. thanks for joining us here on r.t. international britain and france are set to make new technological and financial efforts to develop the latest line in lethal cutting edge drones the production of the new predator type drones will not begin for at least three more years the two countries want their own alternative to the infamous u.s. made unmanned planes spy the controversy surrounding the use of drones both sides insist they are essential for that militaries are one antiwar activist told r.t. the u.k. and france are just following america's policies and devaluing the lives of severe so. it becomes very easy to sell a war based on drones to the domestic audience because there's no soldiers there's no m. and there's no pilots

journey across russia on our website check out the follow the flame section also while you're at r.t. dot com you can see my radiation spreads despite the efforts to contain the hazard is leaks readings of head eight times the japanese government safety standards even at the edges of the contaminated zone more than that on line. u.k. schools or take the fingerprints of over eight hundred thousand students a third of those without their parents consent officials say is done for the sake of security of parents and civil liberties groups are questioning the methods that and more stories that r.t. dot com. many europeans blame politicians for their difficult economic predicament that's according to a new continent why paul the new stats show very low approval ratings for the e.u. leadership in economically devastated spain for example more people than ever before the top politicians have done a poor job through the financial crisis ireland has seen a strong believe in norway by increasing financial hardship there's seventy percent think that used to approve but now that's jumped to under half

attempts to justify america's spying activities are going down too well you can read about that r.t. dotcom is a you tube video made so many people angry in fact it was given over sixteen thousand dislikes from the people who watched it go r.t. dot com you see exactly what roiling the masses if you fancy also there to a new year present for the russian navy there's no gift wrapping but it does have cruise missiles and self guided talk paedos more details than about russia's new nuclear submarine just a click away from. the world news headlines right now this hour the manager of formula one driver michael schumacher says his client's condition is stable but critical tonight the forty four year old sporting legend suffered severe head injuries when he hit a rock while skiing with his teenage son fans gathered outside the hospital where he's undergone two operations on his brain and remains in a medically induced coma. when the explosions rocked a five star hotel in the somali capital mogadishu near the international airport no casualties have been reported so far witnesses say gunfire foll

log on to our website r.t. dot com to have your say. the political crisis and resulting turmoil in ukraine is cast a shadow over a russia e.u. summit taking place today moscow in brussels have repeatedly accused each other of interfering with them putting pressure on kids of the differences have even forced the e.u. to cut the planned to day program to just a few hours artists are selling out has more. the twice yearly russia e.u. summit is taking place today which has been consistently billed as a summit that furthers the strategic partnership of russia and the e u however there is one big issue that's hanging over this meeting and that is the issue of ukraine the relations have been strained ever since the ukrainian president viktor yet a poll taken the decision to not go ahead with signing traded political deals with the you would favor of closer ties with russia for the russian ambassador to says that this is not a summit on ukraine however did acknowledge that in light of the recent dramatic developments it is a source of serious c

also at r.t. dot com fukushima radiation spreads despite efforts to contain the hazardous leaks readings have hit eight times the japanese government safety standards. even at the edges of the contamination zone more on that online plus. u.k. schools take the fingerprints of over a million students and a third of those without parental consent officials say it's done for the sake of security parents and civil liberties groups questioning the methods and more stories at r.t. dot com. while many europeans blame e.u. politicians for their difficult economic predicament that's according to a new continent wide poll in economically devastated spain for example more people than ever before think top politicians have done a poor job through the financial crisis strong support for leaders in ireland has been severely hit by the effects of financial hardship there seventy percent of people used to approve but that's dropped to just under half and in euro skeptic u.k. just under a third now think the leadership

also on r.t. dot com millions of people still struggle to recover from the great recession one banking giant is giving its c.e.o. a whopping handout find out more dot com. egypt's interim leader says he's ready to hold an early presidential election as a step toward forming a democratically elected government the vote expected to happen by mid april president soars announcement follows days of violence though across the country as egypt marks three years since the two thousand and eleven uprising forty nine people were killed in street clashes security forces using tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several parts of the city while entire square thousands rally in support of the military also this week a wave of deadly bombings shook the capital claiming six lives to inspired militants claim responsibility but authorities are pinning the blame on the muslim brotherhood cairo based journalist mohammed sabri says both sides are at fault for the current by. what's happening is we have we h

he had been abducted and tortured while the police are already investigating his case he had to r.t. dot com for the latest news on that and the developments from kiev. gas chambers electric chairs following squads what seem to be a thing of the polls could soon be making a comeback in parts of america lethal injection drugs used to carry out the death penalty are in short supply and lawmakers in some u.s. states are looking to return to the old methods some of which critics say verge on torture report not as more. in just the first month of twenty fourteen six executions have already been carried out on u.s. death row inmates however the shortage of drugs coupled with an increasing concern surrounding the efficiency of lethal in jackson has prompted lawmakers in some states to push for the reintroduction of long abandoned torturous methods in missouri some officials have raised the notion of rebuilding the state's gas chamber and also proposed making firing squads an option for executions death by gun has also been proposed as an option in wyoming meanwhile in virginia there's been a pu

now want to be in the guinness book of records to r.t. dot com where you'll find out how to polish swimmers did so just by taking a dip in the sea in the middle of winter plus. could the rise of the machine be led by drones the west military predicts that in a matter of years on manned aircraft will be able to carry out missions without human commands to get the details and. moscow is demanding an explanation from senegal over the seizure of a russian trawler the crew of the ship says it was an organized operation carried out with the government's knowledge the vessel was detained on saturday off the coast of guinea bissau outs and abilities officials claim it was fishing illegally but the ship has since been inspected and no evidence has been provided a crew of sixty two russians and twenty others from getting this hour still inboard their passports are confiscated. now to go to some other stories from around the world key members of western backed syrian opposition are in turkey to decide on the year of participation in the geneva two peace

the regional administration buildings in two cities soaking up more details on cranes turmoil on r.t. dot com was minute by minute updates. the international mediator for syria will hold separate meetings with the government and the opposition after the warring sides failed to find any common ground during the first day of the geneva two peace conference diplomats helped to bring syria's bitter rivals together for their first face to face talks on friday your office going off reports from switzerland. prime minister i'm sorry to. can you just read for yourself if you live in new york i live in syria i have. to give you this. here in this forum the first day of the conference was expected to be spent listening to formal statements instead it was the scene of bitter exchanges as the syrian opposition pressed on with its calls for president assad to step down and i think that i said is the problem and i said i don't think the problem old any solution without us aboard our signal a change of power in damascus is something washington is pushing for as well bashar assad will not be part of that

also on r.t. dot com as millions of cash strapped americans struggle to recover from recession one banking giant is giving its c.e.o. a whopping reward will tell you all about it online. it's interim leader says he is ready to hold an early presidential election as a step towards forming a democratically elected government the vote is expected to take place by mid april president months tours announcement follows days of violence across egypt and this comes after forty nine people were killed in street clashes on the third anniversary of the twenty eleven uprising security forces used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several areas of cairo while on to her ears where thousands rallied in support of the military also this week a wave of deadly bombings shook the capital claiming six lives and inspired militants claimed responsibility but the authorities are placing the blame on the muslim brotherhood the attacks highlighted the threat of it is the most insurgency taking root in shit ca

while on r.t. dot com we're running a poll to get your opinions on where the car routes are leading the country and here's how the answers are shaping up so far almost half of you say the unrest will scare any european partners away about a quarter of you saying the writers will manage to force elections seventeen percent saying a peaceful deal will be struck between the opposition and the president the minority just one percent so far believe the president you know which will give in and sign the deal with the e.u. will log on to r.t. dot com to have your say and of the goal is to be up to date with the events in kiev twenty four seventh's on their website. on the way here in the international a glimmer of hope for some syrians and the business secrets being scooped up by america's n.s.a. it's all ahead on all to international. to china for example they're growing exactly the way the west grew they creating more credit in the system they're creating more debt in the system and the rich are getting ric

pneumatic and non lethal firearms well you can get all the specifics on the equipment right now at r.t. dot com well despite all this western governments have been placing the blame solely on the authorities don't know mcadams's from the ron paul institute for peace and prosperity says their comments are not helping the situation. reason why the protesters if that's what they are to be called have become more radicalized it's because they've been encouraged all along by e.u. and american politicians who have been on the ground in the middle of the protests encouraging them and that's simply unprecedented it's unprecedented interference in the in the sovereign nation and it's all blamed on this new protest law this protest law is virtually identical to any law you would see here in the united states for example you're not allowed i'm here in d.c. you're not allowed to wear a mask at a protest in washington d.c. you're not allowed to erect a tent you saw what happened to the occupy protests violently torn down you're not allowed to have foreign funding of your political organization here in t

don't forget our series of reports from sochi would i would say is available when ever you want it r.t. dot com. how do you operate. i'm going to present it to sports such. as. an olympic hockey. league. final. states of the union address to later today it's a chance for the u.s. president to take stock and set the agenda but it comes at a time when americans are increasingly negative about how they view their country when asked in one word to describe the u.s. many citizens divided or troubled and some think the situation is getting worse while just a small number think that things are actually changing for the better well as a couple of reports previous promises made in barack obama's key political address have not always been promises kept. looking to put the toughest year of his presidency behind hamburger rock obama will deliver his sixth state of the union address to congress and the american people here in washington on tuesday yet again joe mystic issues are expected to take center stage as the president tries to pivot away from the controversies that marks twenty thirty and now as

on r.t. dot com we're running a poll to get your opinions on where the current leading the country and here's how the answers are shaping up so far but almost half of you say that the unrest will scare any european partners away about a quarter say that the writers will manage to force early elections seventeen percent believe that a peaceful deal could be struck between the opposition and the president and the minority just nine percent think the president you know which will give in and signed that deal with the e.u. so log on to r.t. dot com to have your say. a lot international is keeping up to date for the events in kiev. the website. hundreds of women and children trapped in the middle of syrian war may be able to leave the besieged city of homs and will report a little later this hour here on r.t. international and other stories after the break. to china for example there are growing exactly the way the west screwed it creating more credit in the system they're creating more debt in the sy

and ukraine's leader has said he's ready for further talks with the opposition you can head to r.t. dot com to find out more about mat development also online we're providing minute by minute updates on the situation and reporting on the improvised weaponry being used by street mobs against police officers. october himi the united nations mediator for the syrian peace talks says government and opposition delegations have agreed to hold direct negotiations quote in the same room even if it's going to have is following developments there in geneva. it began frankly to seem like the negotiations were turning into a complete disaster until your special envoy on syria lakhdar brahimi came out at the end of day and said that he did manage to get both the syrian authorities and the opposition present here in geneva to get in the same room and talk that's going to that's going to happen on saturday and he didn't really provide a lot of details about what they're going to talk about he said that even the ways that he managed to talk them into it are his diplomatic secrets which she is not ready

reform we invite you to head to our web site as well r.t. dot com and also online because a fresh leaf feeling that the u.s. and u.k. have been harvesting millions of mobile phone text messages worldwide every day really was talking about how cold it was talking about just now. so be following that story up throughout the night nerve a big piece of news we're following the syrian government says it's ready for a limited ceasefire with rebel fighters as well as a prisoner swap maybe now the foreign minister announced a readiness to cooperate with moderate opposition groups against radical islam is after a meeting with his counterpart here in moscow at the same time sergei lavrov raised the issue of the opposition taking part in next week's peace conference. i believe all those who are backing the syrian national coalition and those who consider it the only legitimate representative of the syrian people which does not correlate to the real political situation all of them need to consider the role they're playing in preparing the geneva two peace c

program you can find out what those are as well as all the details of the agreement a click away at r.t. dot com. israel's former prime minister ariel sharon has passed away at the age of eighty five he died from heart failure on saturday after spending eight years in a stroke induced coma israel's current prime minister benjamin netanyahu praised his predecessor for doing his best to keep the nation secure condolences have been pouring in from other politicians and world leaders president obama saying that the u.s. is joining israel in honoring the man sharon a former political and military leader found himself in tangled in controversy though during his decades long tenure maybe the israel consider him a national hero for how he led his country both while in office and in uniform in all of its wars before he went into a coma but there are palestinians who are celebrating his death they believe sharon pursued a path of war and aggression towards them artes policy reports the former prime minister is also remembered for building controversial settlements in the west bank . a real sharon caus

a lot internationally to keep you up to date with events in kiev on air and on our web site r.t. dot com. the c.e.o. of one of the world's leading bitcoin exchanges bit instant has been arrested in new york charlie shrem is charged with helping to launder more than one million dollars worth of coins via the drug trade on the silk road website the bit instant co-founder has been a hero of all reports on the cryptocurrency and he told r.t. how his business developed from an ambitious start up to a major service for the community. came into the queen's face. i was the only person in york city had heard even heard of the coin i was left out of every v.c. firm in the city and now fast forward to two years there are so many start ups or start meet ups. let's discuss this now with economist mark fulton senior fellow at the von institute. because markets they've really taken a hit recently anyway haven't they what willis at a rest do for the big coin itself its value and its future well this is terrible for the big coin market at least temporarily but this was a political event not a legal o

the weather while the chinese one got stuck as well on its way to the russian ship on our web site r.t. dot com you can learn how the seventy four people stranded there marked the start of the new year. also online setting the date agreement reportedly reached between iran and world powers i mean if limitation of the nuclear deal then the details of the pact on r.t. dot com. right from the scene. of . the first strike. and i think you're. on our reporters with their. instrument. to be in the cold. for a lot of media there was more to celebrate at the start of two thousand and fourteen as new year fireworks exploded in the skies over the capital riga the country became the eighteenth member of the eurozone as artie's paul scott reports the opinions on the adoption of the euro are not unanimous. you know you have to understand if a country wants to be independent it has to have its own independent currency a currency it prints itself and controls itself under it and his organization are calling for a referendum he says the latvian people have had the euro forced upon them and haven't been all

calculation here now something that i want to bring up sam is in a recent op ed that you wrote for r.t. dot com you said that president obama's reforms are quote a trojan horse what did you mean by that thanks for the plug. what i meant is look this this speech was billed as a major reform speech the n.s.a. . and there were. some reforms introduced but ultimately the speech was focused on section two fifteen bulk metadata collection this was the first program revealed by the snowden documents it's also a program that's in danger it was almost defunded in july of last year and that was before seven months of more of n.s.a. disclosures there's efforts in the senate to undo this program and one federal judge has ruled it likely unconstitutional so i think the president wanted to come out and save this program before it gets completely taken out in june first twenty fifteen it expires all together and they're not might not be enough votes in congress to end the program today but there certainly are no votes in congress next year to renew it either so the president made a deal he says look the g

r.t. international. well over a dot com right now an oil giant claims victory in court and stops an american woman from being able to move around all of us of our own property because she criticized fracking powerful stories online for you right now and. why is this one as well cut and paste isn't just for your keyboard anymore chinese researches have created genetically modified monkeys by copying d.n.a. into living beings you can head over to the web site right now to see if indeed this can help humans. right the sea. first rate. and i think you're. going to. be in the. good to have you with us today the world update shortly on the program but for now britain and france have pooled technological and financial efforts to build the latest line and lethal cutting edge drone and the production of the new prototype drones will not begin for at least three years the two countries want to produce an alternative to u.s. made unmanned aerial vehicles and despite the controversy surrounding the technology both sides insist that

not do with regard mass spying going to say except we want to started streaming on our web site r.t. dot com coming up here on r.t. on your television after the break to t.v. titans go head to head next larry king meets legendary american newsman dan rather in politicking this is r.t. international. the majority of congress are now millionaires for the first time in history according to the center for responsive politics which sounds pretty insulting when the average americans not doing so well financially this seems bad like a bunch of rich guys rule the country which they kind of do but one could argue that congress isn't rich enough first off due to inflation a billion dollars is not as much as it used to be a special in the cost of a campaign to get in a congress costs around one million six hundred thousand dollars so yeah a million dollars of net worth may sound pretty rich to you or me but the expensive game of us politics these guys can't even afford the costs related to getting a work electoral campaigns are a big money affair so it is no surprise that people like you are me can

terror efforts and updates on the investigation into the volgograd bombings over on our website r.t. dot com. since the bulk of grad bombings r.t. has been getting reactions and expert opinions from around the world most experts we've talked to seem to agree that no countries can go it alone when it comes to counterterrorism. we're talking about asian harvest movement which is linked to a car that is our problem and just in russia but also in other countries including in syria as we know now now the direct motive is not different from the previous attacks on moscow on other locations inside russia and i would say it is not so different from attacks that has happened around the world why blacks and one hundred seventy two and the olympics in germany any sporting event of a major size is bound to attract terrorist activity there isn't doesn't someone to rely on the buying it relies on the fear of the bank and it's quite clear that even though volgograd is some four hundred miles away from the site of the winter olympics it is a transport hub for that part of russia and one of the media imp

dot com. also next hour here in r.t. we're bringing you the touching story of another young survivor of the attack nine year old all gone whose life was saved by a stranger. but also under fire in the central african republic as the violence in the country reached a crisis point this week even the international medical group doctors without borders was forced to cut its aid to the country's largest refugee camp the u.n. is now also warning of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe was disease rampant among more than a million displaced people have alone faced starvation. a french military contingent has been battling militants there but has so far failed to bring added security to the country as artie's refinished now reports. less than a year after french moods marched into mali france again is fighting in another of its former colonies in africa. let's address short the situation in the central african republic as alarming if not frightening that your parents received a green light from the un security council to use mil