you're watching r.t. live from moscow coming up home grown product struggled to break through a strict economic barriers palestinian farmers see their crops go to waste because of israeli regulations we're reporting on that tonight and we're also reporting from new york as well to ask people there are hope all they'll get two hoots about the democrats and republicans increasingly dominating the t.v. screens these days. but now no sign of relief for greece after its p.r. blitz city europe to try and win more time to enact the painful reforms promised to its credit is the greek prime ministers met the french president after seeing the german chancellor a day earlier but both of the e.u. keep a masters of hell back from giving greece that breathing space it says it's a virgin they need angela merkel's on the rising pressure at home with a parliament leader saying neither the time nor the content could be really goes asset management specialist philip von brunn believes no matter how hard greece tries it will not

r.t. live from moscow is to have a look at the roots of radicalism vestment the spread of islamic extremism in russia or and whether it's being fueled from abroad that's in a few minutes here on r.t. . but first the syrian delegations walked out on the session of the nonaligned movement in tehran after egyptian leader mohamed morsi called the syrian regime oppressive in his speech morsi said that assad's government had lost its legitimacy and called on the attending nations to support the rebels syria's foreign minister slammed the comments as inciting further violence in the country my colleague spoke earlier to journalist and broadcaster neil clark who believes morsi is statement was on balance to best. he didn't could criticize the rebels at all i mean the rebels have been responsible for much of the violence in syria the government for another two but you know there were bombs going off this week that you know people clearly didn't he didn't make any mention of that so i can understand the

this is r.t. live from moscow welcome if you just joined us my name's kevin now in our top story at ten pm here it's crunch time for greece right now the german leader and french president are working out whether to grant athens the breathing space it says it needs to sort its finances that the country has been relying on international loans for over two years but is struggling to meet its bailout conditions meanwhile chancellor merkel's allies in berlin say a greek exit wouldn't have a great impact on the euro but we're going to the german capital to catch up with our correspondent peter all of a very shortly tonight for the latest live comment on that i got some earlier all know just last hour for investment advisor patrick and he told me whether or not greece is provided with more time there's no chance at all managed to get this economy back on track within the eurozone. it's really rather sad this whole situation i mean the great political class are utterly delusional if they believe that they can

welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow these are the top stories julian assange speaks out for the first time since being granted asylum in ecuador saying the u.s. must stop its witch hunt on whistleblowers his statement came days before the scheduled meeting of foreign ministers from across the americas word the diplomatic route between britain and ecuador over the weekend weeks found to be discussed. united nations mission is officially over in syria after four months long international peace efforts and in failure meanwhile an undeclared cease fire to say in an on the war torn nation with people pausing at the end of ramadan to remember the fallen. plus while a growing number of belgians see the rise of radical islam in the country as an imminent threat muslims claim they're being demonized and accuse the media of guiding religious hatred. coming up next on inside on a tough and dangerous battle between eco activist and major corporations. there. will be to. see you will go to the police station now and pres

if you're just joining us a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow and these are the stories that shape this week western nations inching closer to military interference in the syrian conflict with plans to set up a no fly zone and threats to war through eyes a strike on the country. norwegian mass killer anders breivik declared sane gets twenty one years in prison dollars and islam agenda serves as inspiration for an even more radical groups. a scandal that unites muslims and jews in anger after a german rabbi charged for performing a circumcision despite a recent court. and britain withdraws its threat to go into the ecuadorian embassy and arrest julian assange by force this after a block of south and north american nations side with quito in the diplomatic route . by now we have traveled to remote villages in russia's north to examine the intricate structure of ancient churches and their culture. can you just quickly tell me if this is all because i can't see without my glasses. something. is that his that you think little of. the futu

welcome back it has joined us here watching r.t. live from moscow and here is our breaking news story this hour a prominent bahraini opposition leader in the bill read job gets a three year sentence for sending several tweets criticizing the royal family. how the final hours of joyous andras asylum did turn into an international showdown with britain threatening to storm ecuador's london embassy and take the whistleblower by force. powerful saudi based on islamic group cancel syria's membership blaming so we damascus for violence and ignoring the rebels al qaeda style terror attacks. wait square up in asia and you report maps the extent of america's military buildup in the region china is really courts allies of itself. well those are the top stories here in r.c.m. we're monitoring the situation on our breaking news story so do join us at the top of the hour for more of dates up next though are to expose the environmental and health problems caused by the deadly toxin agent orange that was used by the american military in a bit now the u

maggie watching r.t. live from moscow these are the top stories a cylon to know were ecuador gran's julius honorable little refuge while blasting britain for using blackmail and threats and his desperation to seize the whistleblower. and artie's website is under the dos attack and it's expected to be related to our coverage of the sun just blind. drunk or tester suppose the riaa get their final day in court as the verdict looms in the trial over the car versus a mock prayer in russia's major cathedral that grabs global attention. plus the un security council withdraws the international monitoring mission in syria rebels they are pledged to step up their fight and threaten to join forces with al qaida. as we had lunch now gypsy culture on the streets of russia our special report is up next. there will be no kiss for the bride at this wedding nor will the couple don't sell for the ceremony in fact the newlyweds won't get anywhere near each other a tool to an outsider it's hard to tell which of these men is the g

for the watching r.t. live from moscow live from london the world's number one whistleblower julian assange addressing the public for the first time in two months with some very pertinent points to make to all of those in attendance you could hear the crowd roaring certainly as the police presence was beefed up at the time. we're standing by we're waiting for his departure from the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy there he goes the world's number one whistleblower he says that the u.s. must renounce its witch hunt against wiki leaks the u.s. must release bradley manning that if indeed he is he is guilty of what he's accused of then of bradley manning is hero also julian assange saying the ecuador is a courageous country for taking a stand against the global community for granting julian assange asylum and on friday there was an emergency meeting of the many latin american countries in d.c. in washington d.c. to discuss the further on going crisis with julian assange and his standoff between the u.s. sweden the

pushing r.t. live from moscow almost thirty children forced to live in a multi-story series of catacombs beneath the earth have been rescued by police in central russia they had spent years crammed there without daylight at the mercy of their religious fanatic parents and a self-proclaimed prophet artie's dumbarton joins us live with the disturbing details tom so tell us what exactly was going on there in the capital com. well marina if you walked past this building on the outskirts of the city of cars in central russia you would notice anything that would have been going on beneath it was a three story building with a small minarets and a tin presents on top was a bit run down but was otherwise rather than remarkable but a possible i would not have noticed the eight story secret complex that is being built underneath there it was indeed a dog and an isolated world twenty seven children. adults among those taken out from these catechumens extended basement underground complex whatever you want to call

watching r.t. live from moscow a reminder of the top stories a deadly funeral car bomb in damascus spurs a wave of mutual accusations by both the syrian government and rebels as the b.b.c. decides to remove all traces of a report would shed light on ugly tactics used by the opposition. and israeli court clears the military over the killing of the u.s. activists brushed by an army bulldozer during protests in the gaza strip in two thousand and three however and eye witness tells our t.v. rachel corrie's death could not have been an accident. and adjusting to misery companies in europe are recent getting their market strategies to comply with the e.u. deteriorating economy firms are making products smaller and cheaper of for the struggling masses the age of a stair. up next our g. speaks to the director and founder of the european strategic intelligence and security center clogged want to k. about the past and possible future terror attacks in your. world today we're joined by blood money to he's a former

hello and welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow it's eleven pm here now it's kevin zero in with a with our top story tonight washington and turkey away bring in a no fly zone over syria as well as getting ready for worst case scenarios including any use of chemical weapons by the assad regime u.s. foreign policy chief hillary clinton's pledged a further five and a half million dollars meantime in aid to syrian rebels during a visit to turkey it brings total funding to the opposition to eighty two million since the conflict began last year in istanbul clinton received a far from warm welcome riot police clashed with turkish antiwar activists from a leftist party who tried to reach the building where she was meeting prime minister there were officers responded with batons in tear gas at least five people were injured ankara recently stepped up threats to use force in syria if it feels threatened from across the border this while western states are stepping up plans for a post a sad syria journalist on the part told me tha

r.t. spanish channel saying his country will go as far as their hate to defend its asylum for julian assange which. could even live from moscow ten pm this is r.t. and it's very good to have your company my name's kevin now and first there have been fresh clashes between pro and anti assad supporters in lebanon at least eight people are dead and dozens injured it's not a sign that the conflict in syria is long stopped ending at the borders especially with the mass exodus of syrians into neighboring states is a middle east correspondent paula sleep. the crisis in syria continues to spill over into neighboring countries for the second straight night on tuesday several people were killed in the northern lebanon is the city of tripoli during clashes between alawite and sunni muslims this comes amid growing evidence that massive amounts of weapons are being smuggled through live anonyma portably also through turkey to the syrian opposition now moscow has condemned this in the strongest terms and urged nations not to supply weapons to the syrian rebels at the same time the turkish government is investigating possible sy

he watching r.t. live from moscow or do bear in mind that you can watch every episode of julius arjun's program on our website for now the live pictures for you this is right outside the ecuadorian embassy in the heart of london any second now the world's number one whistleblower julian assange is due to step outside either on the steps perhaps on the balcony to make his first public statement since being granted asylum political asylum in the latin american country of ecuador we're keeping a very close watch on this here at r.t. as the british police have said there was a very good chance that he might actually be taken into custody but here we can see some cameramen on the balcony it looks as though perhaps viewing a stange is preparing to come out of the ecuadorian embassy there in central london artie's laura smith is standing by as well as you told us a few moments ago she's surrounded by well over one hundred police there are many many journalists all the cameras are there and stay with us here on r.

watching r.t. live from moscow and will be changing gears later this hour. they don't like you. they feel jealous. while these women from palestine have defied their housewives destinies to become something different the top draw a racing car drivers male dominated world. the meantime the us republican convention has gone off to only a low key start in the state of florida due to fears over the approaching tropical storm isaac the gathering is expected to endorse mitt romney as a party challenger to barack obama upcoming presidential race this november romney is running slightly behind the current incumbent in most opinion polls and needs a boost in popularity obama. the probable ratings origins are only presidency but are now tumbling because of high unemployment aspirations have also been held with around one thousand protesters gathering for a peaceful rally but a sociology professor william robinson says the two parties don't really offer much of a choice to us voters there's no real significant difference between the republicans and the democrats with regard to the economic

global news twenty four seven this is r.t. live from moscow with me will receive a group representing the free syrian army has called on washington to immediately establish a no fly zone over syria and the measure has been strongly opposed by moscow which said it would only work to further destabilize the situation now the opposition claims assad forces have intensified air strikes on the rebel held areas as fighting rages in damascus foreign media criticism against the syrian government also emerged after a recent report of mass killings in a damascus suburb but the release related footage by syrian t.v. has painted a very different picture. reports on the battles being waged on our screens people are dying in the streets. thousands of people. conflict between anti assad fighters and government forces seems nowhere near close this becomes all the more obvious as horrifying images like these continue to surface this is a syrian television report featuring gruesome footage from a damascus suburb slaughtered civilians men women teena

hello welcome you're watching r.t. live from moscow nine pm here now my name kevin and first washington stepping up plans for a syria without president assad and getting ready for worst case scenarios including a possible chemical weapons attack u.s. foreign policy chief hillary clinton has pledged a further five and a half million dollars meantime in aid to syrian rebels during a visit to turkey it brings the total funding to the opposition to eighty two million since the conflict began last year in istanbul clinton received a far from warm welcome right police clashed with turkish antiwar activists from a leftist party who are trying to reach the building where she was to greet prime minister edward officers responded with batons and tear gas at least five people were injured there ankara recently stepped up threats to weigh in with force within syria if it feels threatened from across the border activist and journalist on the part told me that by supporting the rebels the u.s. is only adding to the violence. there's been

you're watching r.t. live from moscow thank you for joining us today still ahead for you in this program a return to their roots. feel about the turkey doesn't mean you're alone it's your at least your equipment but if you use you see there are many turks living in the e.u. are packing their bags and heading home in search of better opportunities and that full story coming your way in just a couple of minutes also. joined us from moscow's main mosque where people celebrate the most sacred days in the muslim holy calendar theater. now the decision of a russian court to jail the three members of punk band pussy riot for two years has split society and prefer a massive international reaction by the group's anti putin stand in the country's main orthodox cathedral was ruled to be hooliganism motivated by religious hatred dozens of people have been detained during protests both for and against the group a number of gatherings are backing the band were staged in russia as well as spain france britain many other coun

hello there this is r.t. live from russia this sunday evening today's news in the week's top stories now a key battle in syria as the rebels in the regime fight for the country's second city the syrian army since thousands more troops not while the u.n. looks for a new peace envoy after kofi annan stepped down from. the trial of antiproton punk band pussy riot divides russia three women could get seven years behind bars for hooliganism after performing an antiproton stunt to the country's main cathedral back in february. and protesters in bahrain and saudi arabia are set for mass rallies people in both nations are united in a call against the ruling elites which are escalating their crackdown. the u.s. is considered by many to be a place of high living standards but the critics claim the notion of general wealth and well being is just an illusion a leading us health economist and renowned american statistician now explains in the social and financial ills of his country in the next fifteen minutes. in the promised

if you just joined us this is r.t. live from moscow my name's kevin owen it's ten pm here now the catholic church is pressing charges against three german copycats of the russian punk band pussy riot after they disrupted a service in cologne cathedral the trio of activists could now face a prison sentence that's longer than the one given to the moscow counterparts last week verdict on pussy riot sparked a wave of condemnation abroad including from germany peter all of it takes up the story. two men and one woman all in their early twenty's they interrupted a mass service that was taking place in cologne chanting free pussy riot decked out in the the garish balaklava some brightly colored clothes that have become synonymous with the the russian punk rock collective calling for these three people calling for the freedom of the three women that were sentenced to two years in jail for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred now the group pussy riot had performed a so-called punk rock prayer in russia's main cathedral which of

welcomes his r.t. live from moscow at eight pm my name's kevin zero in with your top stories here this hour and first a court in bahrain has delayed the verdict in the retrial of twenty human rights activists until next month it appears prominent campaigner now bill roggio is not among them and his verdict is said to be delivered on thursday his prosecution galvanized the shiite rebels in their eighteen month long fight for equal rights from the saudi monarchy but all comes as fresh clashes flared up in one of bahrain's largest cities of. protesters there were met with tear gas and rubber bullets with reported injuries in the rest now bill rogers currently serving his latest three month sentence for making anti-government comments on twitter and taking part in an illegal gathering geopolitical analyst patrick henningsen police despite calls from u.s. lawmakers to release rajab washington is calling on bahrain to suppress the rebels . in bahrain i believe they're getting their marching orders directly from t

you're watching r.t. live from moscow and coming up in just a few minutes cairo's new broom in action we reported on the gyptian president's latest government sackings and what the move could mean for the future of the country's all powerful army. goes through moscow's main mosque where people celebrate the most sacred days in the muslim holy. theater. the decision of a russian court to jail the three members of punk band pussy riot for two years has split society and provoked a massive international reaction to groups and i couldn't stand to the country's main orthodox cathedral was ruled to be hold as i'm motivated by religious hatred dozens of people have been detained during protests both for and against the group a number of gatherings backing the band were staged and russia as well as in spain france britain and other countries foreign governments also have their say was the us calling on the authorities to review the case or disappear all over as the story . if we give any reason that you move the finis

if just joined us warm welcome to this is r.t. live from moscow eight pm here now my name's kevin irwin and first washington stepping up plans for syria's post a sad future and getting ready for worst case scenarios including a possible chemical weapons attack u.s. foreign policy chief hillary clinton is in turkey as i'm kristie threats to weigh in with force if it feels threatened from across the border washington's also pledged a further five and a half million dollars in aid to syrian rebels bringing the total end to eighty two million total funding to the opposition since the conflict began last year riot police clashed with protesters from a leftist party trying to reach the building with clinton was to meet prime minister edward officers responded with batons and tear gas at least five people were injured let's get some thoughts on these latest developments and talk to antiwar activist and journalist on the batteries on the line from the u.s. side on hillary clinton's visit comes. threatening to step up the use of threats in the.

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you're watching r.t. live from moscow first julian assange has called for the u.s. just stop its witch hunt against whistleblowers and also thing to ecuador for granting him political asylum he made his long awaited statement on the balcony of the latin american countries london them the sea surrounded by british police who were ready to sweep him into custody if he set foot outside the building his lawyers smith reports from outside that embassy in london what's happened to this afternoon has been nothing less than a rally there were several speakers who came on before julian assange as the sort of move on packed his longtime supporters including tara kelley the renowned station list but of course there was a serious message behind all this. they're all out to support you in essence and he really wanted to speak to the people she thanked them he thanked particularly the supporters who are out here today in their hundreds and he thanked them from have for having been here on wednesday night as well when he says that when he was in bed he heard swarms of police comin

you're watching r.t. live from moscow with me to bomb would say with syrian rebels struggling to regain ground in the country's second city of aleppo some nations led by the year was piling more pressure on damascus and bypassing the un washington and turkey have discussed bringing in a no fly zone over syria and have set up a joint group with those they believe. the u.s. and its allies have all supposed to make multimillion dollar support for the syrian rebels london being the latest to weigh in but the lessons of the way. that the conflict in creating the possibility of building into a regional look at the footage and also from an editor in chief of history and maybe. when anybody talks about the no fly zone we are talking about a regional war. they know quite well that the syrian army will not allow any foreign power or foreign armies to interfere within the syrian land and any attempt to create a safe zone or north fly zone will be responded to by war and any war between syria and turkey or syria and any n

you're watching r.t. live from moscow one pm in the russian capital i'm marina joshie another chunk of intimidation coupled with aggressive statements were piled on the syrian government this week the u.s. and its allies are once again talking up the possibility of us as regime using its chemical arsenal while at the same time dishing out threats student gage and its internal conflict bring a fortnight has more on what damascus have to say on that. as the violence in syria continues increasing western countries may be inching closer and closer towards military intervention this past week the us britain and france all separately signaled when or why they would take direct action u.s. president barack obama said that washington would intervene if the syrian government deployed chemical or biological weapons against civilians britain echoed america's sentiments while france called for the consideration of a partial no fly zone to be imposed over syria's airspace and that is a suggestion that u.s. secretary of sta

welcome this is r.t. live from moscow at ten pm this monday evening my name is kevin first is the syrian opposition's rich rated it's calls for a no fly zone in the country although still reluctant to get directly involved the u.s. has previously voice support for the move to even if it means bypassing the un washington is allies have also pledged more backing for anti assad fighters now syrian rebels say they've also shot down a government war plane and captured the pilot activists released a video showing a fighter jet catching fire as it was apparently hit by ground shelling but on the other side of it state officials insist it crashed because of technical failure meantime alleged rebel atrocities are forcing more syrian activists to renounce the opposition it's claimed this amateur footage shows insurgents throwing the bodies of public sector workers from a rooftop in aleppo now a key flashpoint in the conflict the head of one independent media outlet in syria told me he's surprised the rebels are pleading

you're watching r.t. live from moscow are still ahead for you in this hour a lot of firepower fears the asks how the world should react to a huge arms of supplies from the u.s. after the country tripled its sales to a new record high. and we have a story of daring palestinian women who defy the stereotypes to drive their way into a male dominated world time for pedal to the net. now as thousands of illegal immigrants continue to breach u.k. borders every year britain once again announces a crackdown the home secretary has declared war on sham marriages with new rules also expected to stop those illegally in the country from claiming government benefits but as sarah further reports britain to find the very people it wants to deport. the black hole of the u.k. immigration system easy to guess in that no one's been properly tracking who should be is going out last month chief inspector john vine revealed just how bad things that the border agency were guessing when he discovered more than one hundred fifty thousa

london you're watching r.t. live from moscow and will be changing gears later this hour. some of them don't like it. they feel jealous of. these women from palestine they have defied their housewives destinies to become something different top drawer racing car drivers male dominated world. and maybe an interim interior minister resigned on monday and it fears of renewed sectarian clashes in the country this after the religious sites were destroyed by armed salafist triggering mass on rest in the area leaving remains unstable ever since the popular uprising resulted in the death of its longtime leader muammar qadhafi last year i am as a killer the editor of pan african news claims the country's current rulers supervise the destruction of the mosques and are unable to control the country. the fact of the matter that this mosque these shrines could be destroyed in such a centralized location with so-called security forces standing around observing it then ostensibly supervising the destruction of these religious sites clearly in the case that the former sea level government

by this is r.t. live from moscow where most of the twenty seven children forced to live in catechumens in central russia by an islamic sect have been sent to war from each years they had been underground for up to ten years without daylight or contact with the outside world until being rescued by police go to prison off reports from the scene of the disturbing discovery. three people in just one square metre this police footage shows the shocking conditions members of this isolated looters group have been living in for years up to seventy people all cramped in a small country house only out. men women the elderly and more than twenty children most of whom have reportedly never seen daylight as opposed to thoughtful like least children living in south in the basement right on the sile under the house it looked kind of like an eight story and. shocked by what they found the authorities began taking the kids outside in order to take them to doctors most of them are still being examined while their parents de

it watching r.t. live from moscow it is good to have you with us today still ahead for you in the program a surprising turn a report on how living in europe changing their minds about its might and wealth and our heading back to their thriving motherland. also as muslims around the world marking the end of the holy month of ramadan we look at how celebrations are going on right here in russia. now a prominent human rights activist has been jailed for three years and back reign nabila at a job was found guilty of inciting anti-government protests through his speeches and online posts for eighteen months protesters in the gulf state of being calling for democratic reform and an end to what they claim is religious discrimination bahrain's royal family has been accused of brutally suppressing the rallies with police using tear gas and rubber bullets on reportedly protesters and a lot of criticism of the crackdown from the u.s. and its european allies exposes their fear of genuine democratic movements well that

this is r.t. live from moscow welcome if you just joined us this kevin now in our top story at nine pm here it's crunch time for greece right now the german leader and french president are working out whether to grant our fans the breathing space it needs to sort out its finances the country's been relying on international loans for over two years but is struggling to meet its bailout conditions meanwhile chancellor merkel's allies in berlin say a greek exit would have a great impact on the peter all of a is what would not have a great impact on the euro zone let me get that the right way around for you peter oliver is there for. the to have differing opinions over how the debt crisis in greece should be dealt with as well as across the eurozone in general chancellor merkel very very big on wanting to see cuts she said that greece must stick to a very rigid plan in order to find eleven over eleven billion euros worth of cuts before the next round of bailout money which is to shortly francois. landed fr

welcome says r.t. live from moscow it's nine pm here now my name's kevin zero in and first this hour the syrian opposition's rich rated its calls for a no fly zone in the country although they heard still reluctant to get directly involved the u.s. has previously voiced support for the move even if it means bypassing the u.n. washington and its allies have also pledged more backing for anti is sad fighters as well syrian rebels say they've shot down a government war plane and captured the pilot in this latest development and activists have released this video showing a fighter jet catching fire after it was apparently hit by ground shelling but state officials insist it crashed because of technical failure on top of this alleged rebel of troll cities are forcing more syrian activists to renounce the opposition it's claimed this amateur footage shows insurgents throwing the bodies of public sector workers from a rooftop in aleppo it's now a key fashed point of the conflict had a. one independent media outlet

there watching r.t. live from moscow with me to bomb would say our top story today a russian court has sentenced members of the controversial punk band pussy riot to two years in jail for their protest on to russia's main cathedral the three women were found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred meanwhile police have detained sixty people outside the court who'd been writing both in support and against the group archies jacob grieve joins us live now from the scene now jacob i've been reading some of your tweets you said that people like this all day blasting away music of course you why have you given mention that there's been some more plus arrests what's going on what are you hearing outside the courtroom at the moment. we're showing our transpired about half an hour ago we saw one car pull out outside the courtroom blair a pretty raw truck you gathered a bit of a crowd resources charles. for the freedom of pussy riot members the three defendants who have been charge of who use them and said

hello thanks for being with us this is r.t. live from moscow is kevin owen here with you this with our top story the eleven pm syrian rebel forces are thought to have acquired their first surface to air missiles from foreign allies their beliefs have been delivered via neighboring turkey the rebel free syrian army denies those claims which comes as ankara joined the u.s. in saying president assad will be quote forced to leave soon some american officials have been wary of arming the opposition with missiles fearing that could easily be used against civilian airliners but the u.n. also confirmed that assad's opponents now have heavy weapons including tanks as laura smith reports opposition forces are also busy courting some of the world's most respected media even though their facts are not always or they sing. escape journalist speaks out says the headline in the b.b.c. on the guardian syrian regime t.v. reported defects that talking about hats hands who claims he was a reporter to syrian state t.v. each. anil's but couldn't bear to

where you're watching r.t. live from the russian capital the u.n. chief ban ki-moon has said he's planning to use the visit to address the crisis in syria in just a few minutes here on r t we look into the latest developments in the country and how world powers can make the media withhold information they don't want the public to see. now ukraine's highest court has rejected an appeal by former prime minister yulia timoshenko against her conviction for abuse of power who was sentenced to seven years in prison last year for a role in agreeing on a gas deal with russia which the current government says has weakened ukraine's economy to show believes the case against her is politically motivated that's a claim backed by washington and europe is a legacy of a chef ski reports from kiev. ukraine's former prime minister yulia tymoshenko who is now spending seven years in prison will not where free this is according to the high specialized court of the country which rejected her appeal which had been running for several months now in fact it started in may

r.t. from moscow coming to you live it's kevin owen here our top story at nine pm a big developing news story this hour the u.n. general assembly is just condemned the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria with a majority vote russia voted against the resolution calling it imbalanced moscow's also urging the u.n. and the arab league to move fast now on finding a new chief peacemaker for syria as kofi annan is stepping down new york man and in the situations across the developments there for us what else does that resolution entails and sincere. well kevin now this resolution is yet another step baby step in the attempts of the international community to try to find some sort of solution to the syrian crisis after virtually months of diplomatic deadlock we have one hundred ninety three members of the united nations general assembly having just voted on resolution that not only condemns the security council for failing to push forward to any type of solution finding when it comes to the syrian crisis but this is also a text that condemns the syrian government for failing to

very interesting to hear your comments and political analyst a writer joining me live there from beirut and this is r.t. can be live from the russian capital still ahead for you this week it leaks weighs in on syria june the sun from this is war revelations on western motivations in the crisis and blast u.s. harassment of his whistle blowing web site that's later in the program. but first mitt romney has been outlining more of his policy plans as he accepted his nomination as the republican candidate for the u.s. presidency he wants more stressed his aggressive views toward some nations including russia but with a reputation for changing his stance it can be hard to tell how trustworthy he is that is going to explains. mitt romney is now officially barack obama's opponent for the white house and he's talking tough throwing rocks well verbal rocks not only at the president but also at nations at the republican convention where he accepted his nomination mr romney did not fail to once again highlight his animosity towards russia he criticized the president for not being hard enough in his view on russia

r.t. is broadcasting live worldwide news with me rule research showing here in moscow ukraine's high court has rejected yulia tymoshenko as appeal against a seventy year sentence the former prime minister was jailed for abuse of power linked to a gas deal signed with russia back in two thousand and nine all the details now to r.t. correspondent. ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko who is now spending seven years in prison and will not free this is according to the high specialized court of the country which rejected her appeal which had been running for several months now in fact it started in may that had been postponed on several occasions now the court has delivered its decision and it believes that the initial verdict which was given to you to assange we're told will last year will stand and there is there are no reasons whatsoever to cancel the decision of the court like reminds one of you is that your. education protests in chile. of the movement are to dot com and on our you tube channel as well. is. download the official application so choose your language stream quali

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r.t. coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie a former algerian foreign affairs minister of could step into the breach and try to give the kiss of life to peace efforts in syria lakhdar brahimi previously represented the u.n. of ghana stand in iraq two states that remain restless to the present day he will reportedly replace kofi annan as a special envoy to syria who stepped aside saying he lacked international support for amy has his work cut out with no letup in violence on the ground in syria the army has flushed rebels out of a strategic district in the city of aleppo following intense street clashes which is a cowboy go looks at exactly who these rebels are. the syrian the uprising now is very different from what it used to be even a year ago and western media are also now waking up to the fact that not all who are fighting the syrian army in the north are really standing up for freedom and democracy just recently a reuters news agency has published a story about. syrian rebel syrian militants complaining about an increasing influx of foreign jihadists foreign and radicals within.

r.t. dot com. live from moscow this is our u.s. claims it killed one of the leaders of pakistan's feared hakani terror network in a drone strike this week a quickly being debunked it's now being reported the missile attack massacred most of his family instead including his thirteen year old son and a former pakistani air force commander sultan m. hali says it's exactly episodes like this to continue to fuel the insurgency. i'm afraid the information which is being given out is very sketchy because especially since two thousand and nine the united states seems to have changed the rules it has declared that any able bodied person. who can be considered a militant will be considered a militant in respect to other facts whether the person is a terrorist or not but it is a mockery of all kinds of human rights and especially coming from a country which calls itself the champion of human rights and the only reason why the united states is banking on the use of drones is because it considers it means by which its own troops its own people

r.t. can be live from moscow still to come for you this hunt for runaway rioters two from the russian band pussy riot have reportedly fled the country to escape arrest and recruit new members. still to come for the protests against radical islam germany's streets with demonstrators saying they want to test the muslim communities of here and to the country's civil laws. a story still to come but first iran says it's trying to help forge solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues and a summit in tehran of one hundred developing nations which don't consider themselves aligned to the u.s. a taking part iran says it will discuss a comprehensive package to resolve the crisis in syria it's also calling on participants to oppose western sanctions over to iran's nuclear program he gypped new president is attending the gathering the first egyptian leader to visit iran in over three decades u.n. secretary general ban ki moon will also visit despite attempts by washington to play down the summits importance of chang political analyst from hong kong city university says the u.s. is losing gr

r.t. coming to you live from moscow here's a look at the top stories pussy riot and their global fan club foreign governments and media hit out of the two year jail sentence given to members of a russian female punk band. reaching the president's veterans and protesters take over barack obama's election office no one calling for the release of jailed whistleblower bradley manning. the u.n. officially appoints a veteran diplomat. as a ten voice in war torn syria and fears seeming lack of objectivity dewey's legs jordan's oil family. coming up a special report in which r.t. explores the life of the called the rush romany inhabiting russia and how their lifestyle and customs collide with their surroundings. there will be no kiss for the bride at this wedding nor will the couple don't sell for the ceremony in fact the newlyweds won't get anywhere near each other a tool to an outsider it's hard to tell which of these men is the group. but the under like a new husband is standing a little apart from the rest. nine twelve my wife is fifteen there never kiss is a wedding some of it is against the

r.t. dot com again we're actually still showing live pictures from inside the courthouse in central moscow you know it's ultimately they say the girls of the band say they meant to protest against president putin and the patriarch of russia who supports the russian president that's why they staged this protest inside the iconic landmark of the cathedral of jesus christ the savior they say they did not mean to offend any christian believers although the witnesses who were at the cathedral at the time on february twenty first say that the members of pussy riot were offensive aggressive and willing to stop their protest prayer others saying that the act was a blasphemous violation of public order and insulting to orthodox believe it was so there we have it the members of the or girl punk band pussy riot now sentenced to two years in prison and the court proceedings here now wrapping up these are live pictures from the central moscow court live pictures on r.t. . it's now approaching a ten minutes past the hour here in the russian capital julian assange just now officially a political refugee