r.t. that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits into the arms of the reasons for militant groups and you report claims to have uncovered scores of civilian deaths in the u.s. led attacks. up next artie's full interview with him rabbani khar on the foreign policy challenges for pakistan. she's the youngest foreign minister and of all that has to deal with some of the toughest security challenges he not rabani khar pakistan's foreign minister is joining us now on r.t. thank you very much for your time minister it's been more than ten years since pakistan joined the u.s. military operations in afghanistan do you think that was the right thing to do you see if. you would you know things look very different but of course. the collaboration that pakistan has had in the last ten years pakistan has bit of a heavy price for that but it is also a fact that pakistan inhibits the region inhabits the region and will continue to have the street and and this region has some serious problems the region has some serious problems put into terrorism and pakistan has always maintained that it is imp

r.t. that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits into the arms of the region's militant groups and you reported claims to have uncovered scores of civilian deaths in the u.s. led attacks. the next r.t. takes to the skies to look at how hot air ballooning is becoming increasingly popular in russia that's in our special reports don't miss it. people couldn't fly for a long time i don't think because they didn't think it was possible we can learn how to do that without machines anywhere if we want to. destroy your arm while people here are remand ticks but they have generous souls a lot sunni's do something out of this world and in time to experience disease in the skies would brings these people together they come here from all over russia and the world are. always people stick together because of both the love of ballooning and that none of them will be able to do it singlehanded each person is a zone of responsibility those on the ground are responsible for the ones in the sky together they are a close knit team. it all started in the late eighteenth century a balloon with two pass

r.t. that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits and to the arms of the region's militant groups and new record planes have uncovered spores of civilian deaths last night a tappets. that's the top stories here in r t v let's now take a look at what's happening in sports here's andrew. welcome to the sports and these are the headlines resignation fabio capello quits as england manager just four months before the start of the european championships while spurs boss harry redknapp is the favorite to replace him after being cleared of tax evasion. his own place their first defeat in the euro league's top sixteen with a narrow. but first a capella has sensationally quit as engler manager just four months before the start of the european championships the italian resigned after a meeting with the england football association bosses in london this isn't coming after the f.a. publicly undermined him last week they failed to consult before taking the captain's armband from john terry who is facing a racism trial capello said on italian television. it was absolutely the wrong decision take

r.t. that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits towards the region's militant groups and as a new report claims foreign civilian deaths. russian markets open higher on thursday with stronger all supporting energy stocks we'll have a detailed look at the markets that have business bought and twenty minutes time. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow eleven am here on marina joshie the u.n. says it plans to team up with the arab league to restart a monitoring mission and a conflict tour in syria that follows russia's ongoing calls for the international community to support moscow in efforts to mediate a peace deal in syria government forces are shelling several areas including the flashpoint city of homs damascus as an anti terror operation there but activists are accusing the government of a massacre and see hundreds of civilians have been killed over the past week syria is under a foreign media blackout making their reality on the ground hard to confirm and the opposition isn't making that any easier argues over just how many people are being killed ivor van it has more. than th

r.t. that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits into the arms of the region's militant groups and your report claims to have uncovered scores of civilian deaths and u.s. led attacks. up next as our interview shows spotlight stay with us. hello again and welcome to the interview show on our team. my guest is. the political crisis in syria is getting really dramatic national media reports thousands dead in the long run and the temperature is rising as the international community can find a compromise on how to deal with damascus after russia and china vetoed the u.n. resolution on syria russia's foreign minister went to damascus to talk to the syrian leader shortly after having a shot. to negotiate now many say the russian mediation may be the last chance to settle the conflict diplomatic so is it really possible to bring back peace and stability to syria and a large scale military conflict. middle east report contributing to that by. the un security council is debating two rival resolutions on syria the one vetoed by russia and china was proposed by the arab league the western powe

r.t. that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits towards the region's militant groups as a new report claims the support of the civilian deaths in u.s. led attacks. ten am in the russian capital you watching r.t. was marina joshua into the program now the u.n. says it plans to team up with the arab league and restart a monitoring mission and conflict or in syria that follows russia's and going calls for the international community to support moscow in efforts to mediate a peace deal in syria government forces are shelling several areas including the flashpoint city of homs damascus says it's conducting and take terror operation there but activists are accusing the government of a massacre and say hundreds of civilians have been killed over the past week series and there are foreign media blackout making their reality on the ground hard to confirm and the opposition is making the. and easier as in our user we're just how many people are being killed other than reports. the syrian observatory for human rights it's one of the most widely quoted sources of syrian casualty figures but it's

r.t. that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits into the arms of the groups and. scores of civilian deaths in the u.s. led attack. on the kaiser report maxes daisy asked whether the you are kind of war the end of its financial world as more and more black holes are found in the greek economy and watching. max kaiser this is a kaiser report all of block hauls stacey max kaiser brussels discovers new fifteen billion euro black hole in greece's finance if it is. doable or cool. i didn't mean to tell you don't step too close to the event horizon the greek event horizon broke i'm broke i'm back oh my god i can't tell you what i saw in the black hole it was the tragedy that the humidity the gold that's all gold in there and close again to that in a moment pressure on greece's recession stricken economy has intensified after international debt inspectors admitted an additional fifteen billion euros would be needed to fill a newly discovered black hole in the country's finances yes well we have been saying on this show for moms if not years that the game being played at t

r.t. that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits into the arms of the region's militant groups and your report claims to have uncovered scores of civilian deaths and u.s. led attacks. up next as our interview shows spotlight stay with us. hello again and welcome to spotlight the interview show on the arts scene and i'll bring all of it and today my guest is. the political crisis in syria is getting really dramatic national media reports thousands of dead.

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journalism has found that hundreds of civilians died in similar strikes a fact that america seems to ignore. or at or next to an r.t. we speak to the pakistani foreign minister who tells us why the united states secret war on terror is actually doing more harm than good you're watching our. he's the youngest foreign minister and of world that has to deal with some of the toughest security challenges he not rabani khar pakistan's foreign minister is joining us now on r.t. thank you very much for your time minister it's been more than ten years since pakistan joined the u.s. military operations in afghanistan do you think that was the right thing to do you see i think. you would you know things look very different but of course. in the back is.

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against an offensive ahead of the queen of pop's massive gig and television may that much more for you at r.t. dot com. america's mighty military presence around the world is leaving many locals with a bad taste in their mouths the pentagon is accused of causing massive and sometimes deadly pollution not just in other countries but at home too. as this report. the united states department of defense the planet's biggest polluter with hundreds of military bases around the world the department is responsible for more ways than any other company or country this is a. pattern of a lack of concern for the environment and for human life and of course that's something that's part of an imperial mindset the problem has persisted throughout history from nuclear testing in the pacific in the fifty's fire. to nato attacks dropping depleted uranium in libya it gets into the water table and it does damage to the kidneys and the liver is very very highly dangerous some countries say they've had enough like japan which is pushing for the ouster of u.s. troops stationed in okinawa what looks like ninety thousand people in okina

that's at r.t. dot com also online imprisonment and deportation from america just for making a joke on twitter do you read the story of a couple whose tweets saw them treated like terrorists by u.s. authorities. or less i'll get to some other news for you in brief from around the world and gunmen have attacked a paramilitary checkpoint in southwestern pakistan killing eleven soldiers and wounding a dozen the troops returned fire but it's unclear whether the attackers suffered any casualties shortly after pakistani fighter jets bombed the hideouts of militants along the afghan border killing up to thirty one suspected insurgents. two people have been killed and five more injured in senegal's cup at all during an opposition rally police there used to gas to disperse a crowd gathered to protest a court ruling allowing the nation's elderly leader to run for a third term the constitution was revised soon after he was elected in two thousand to impose a two term limit for the president argues that since he was already in office when it took effect it should not apply to him. mitt romney is in a pole positi

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america's borders. r.t. new york. with the main headlines for you in just a few moments from now and then after that documentary the gun fight will take a fresh look at the impact of guns in america through vivid stories of people who have a personal stake in the issue all still to come for you. to stay with us. i am. were shot four times in total and i have always a. story of the boys who are still in my body. and people should be allowed to defend themselves wherever they are guns in the hands of law abiding decent people are not a problem national rifle association was a group of basically retired military and we love to shoot holes and i'm sorry if you know that the bullet comes out here and this makes it go bang and if what's in front of here is going to die and that's all the training you really really need raise your hand if you know somebody's been shot ok kill him well one of the philadelphia horns over streets. until about a hopefully we will never have to use the weapons for self defense but we should be prepared the full class including the teacher i think was. seventeen students and city and one of seven w

that r.t. dot com also online at the moment for your. imprisonment and deportation from america just for making a joke on twitter with the story of a couple whose tweets saw them treated like terrorists by u.s. authorities all that and plenty of other stories that are to dot com. the world's top whistleblower has taken his long legal battle to stay in the u.k. it's the country supreme court where he is appealing extradition to sweden and sanjay is wanted on allegations of sexual assault dating back to august two thousand and ten which he denies that we can expound insists the case is politically motivated and in response to his website publishing secret u.s. cables on wars in afghanistan and iraq while our correspondent she is the high court in london the first day of the hearing has now ended and there be any hints at all as to which way the court could swing. well i'm often happens on the first day of these hearings you only hear one side of the story and what's happened today is that today no stone his team has given that evidence they've all that point his lawyer diana ross

r.t. don't come to get the latest updates america on this hardening is part u.s. intelligence that will challenge the islamic state to start any kind of military action against the country. and the off the mark of an inferno that took the lives of three hundred fifteen mates in. these questions over the actions of prison guards who actually met people. or not on you tube. today. these are the images the world seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations rule the day. russian blogger like saying of our own name has been heaped global praise for his anti corruption campaigning being compared by sun to wiki leaks to his sons but if abroad he's seen as a harsh critic of putin back home he's just as well known for his radical nationalist views and he sonali reports. he's the anti corruption crusader making waves in and outside of russia for his push for transparency and exposing a multi-billion dollar holes in state projects for political phenomenon blow good opposition dolling alexei live on the often gets glossy coverage and is rarely asked tough questions by internationa

that america seems to ignore. our now time for latest sporting action here on r.t. here's kate. hello welcome to the latest sports and here are the top stories. taking time there's no rush to replace fabio capello at the helm of england of the football association name stuart pearce as the interim manager. while staying in touch. agreed to stay on at russian champions the need for another three years. in fashion victims russian side next taste their first defeat in euro league's top sixteen with a narrow loss to armani in milan. football first time in england under twenty one coach stuart pearce has been named as the interim manager of the national side following fabio capello's sensational resignation on wednesday night pearce will be in charge for england's friendly at home to holland on february twenty ninth after sixty five year old capello quit his post after far four years in charge the italian was due to leave the three lions at the european championships in june but stepped down after a meeting with the football association his decision came after the f.a. failed to cons

beijing's economic clout is growing feeling america's fear i'm going to check our reporting from washington r.t. . u.s. presidential contender ron paul has warned that his country is slipping into a fascist system with a broken government ruled by big business speaking to supporters in kansas city the republican candidate said americans individual liberties were being stripped away radio host and author steve in london says that the vast majority of americans are unaware of how much of their civil liberties have been eroded. america is a fascist state the only thing i disagree with ron paul about is it's not slipping into it it's deep into it i am not a ron paul supporter but i absolutely support is up ization to imperial wars he has got have to the federal reserve the easiest is a repressive group is privately all new upgraded it isn't federal and it doesn't get reserves is ron paul explains is owned by the major base use made legal wall street ones and they use money power to create more of it at the public's experience is warm is the system goes on this way that in democracy cannot coexist it doesn't and these bashes bankers are allied with the f

r.t. tonight washington's intelligence services reportedly conclude that a rand is not building a nuclear weapon but america's main news outlets refused to drop the empty iranian scaremongering. and less than a fortnight before russians choose a new president the front runners face floods the streets of london we explained why in the show. that saw thirty minutes ahead the news in full between now and then straight to washington d.c. and loyalist it was friday night's capital account. good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. and here are your headlines for february twenty third two thousand and twelve the e.u. catches on that the eurozone is facing a recession while greece is still the gum on everyone shoe our guest has been warning that greece is headed towards default for two years now and for anyone billing this latest greek deal as a solution kung-fu analysts ready middleton is here to karate job the accounting shenanigans masking the real story. thanks. it's. the will set us straight news here to tell us why more than default the word of the day on everyone'

also online america's first lady gives everyone an impromptu that's new. parents on . watch the video at r.t. dot com. the u.n. security council is to meet later today with a vote expected in a draft resolution on syria from moscow ones it will use its veto power if the text is brought to the table in its current form the draft has been softened at russia's request demands for regime change and. but it still contains elements that the kremlin considers loopholes unacceptable foreign intervention comes amid reports from syria of a new crackdown in the city of homs hundreds of edge of the dead. claims the killings were carried out by terrorists seeking to influence the u.n. vote. from new york. or russia. chai not many other countries have vocalize the fact that the security council should not be used as a tool to impose regime change in any country around the world in this case in particular to syria it should be the security council should be new moving towards coming to a peaceful solution where both parties see in part in the conflict should come together at the table russia has its main c

r.t. is back next hour with an update in thirty five minutes time. all. wealthy british style but it's america that's not on the tires on. the. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on. the. blind rush is going to be so much brighter if you knew all about song from finest impressions. please f'rinstance on t.v. dot com. this is our. top stories now the chinese state media says the u.s. and nato countries support of syria's opposition fighters is driving the nation into. beijing and moscow are calling for a political settlement in the country with a top diplomat visiting damascus. greece's criticism. of the next one hundred thirty billion. population. cuts. to iran currently being visited by u.n. inspectors insists it atomic program is peaceful. stories and other developments and analysis in the meantime we explore a museum of classic cars and join a traditional russian community celebrating the coming of spring a journey to god is next on our team. for almo

in the united states as manufacturers gamble on america's caffeine dependency often with disastrous results so that story coming your way a bit later on r.t. . how do we explore the sky high ambitions of the russian region that pioneered the country's aviation industry out close up series that's still to come in a few minutes. one of the most senior al qaeda chief in pakistan has been killed by an american drone strike along with three other suspected militants the attack took place in the north waziristan tribal area close to the border with afghanistan but that monsoor is suspected of killing dozens of people in the country and abroad that comes after the bureau of investigative journalism found hundreds of civilians died because of similar cia ordered aerial attacks chris woods who compiled the report things the u.s. is simply ignoring the condemnation over its deadly drone policy. the cia has been saying for some time now that it hasn't killed a civilian in pakistan since at least two thousand and ten every news agency out of pakistan every credible news organization that's looked at this is finding that that's not the case we know th

as manufacturers gamble on america's caffeine dependency often with disastrous results that story coming your way a little later here on r.t. . and as we explore the sky high ambitions of the russian region the pioneer the country's aviation industry in all close ups series that's all still to come for you. wealthy british style. but i'd like to look. at the. market why not. why not what's really happening to the global economy with mike's culture a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser report on r g. to be so much brighter than. the sun from france to. start time dot com. one of the most senior al qaeda chiefs in pakistan has been killed by an american drone strike along with three other suspected militants the attack took place in the north waziristan tribal area close to the border with afghanistan but are months or is suspected of killing dozens of people in the country and abroad that comes after the bureau of investigative journalism found hundreds of civilians died because of similar cia ordered aerial attacks chris woods who compiled the report thinks the u.s. is simply ignoring the condemna

that will stay with us here on r.t. just ahead after spending the better part of two years behind bars america's military whistleblower is finally charged a us soldier facing life in prison for turning over classified documents to wiki leaks is the wrong guy in the docs a attorneys more in a few minutes. the u.s. intelligence community is ruling out suggestions that iran is creating a nuclear bomb the l.a. times reports sixteen special service agencies all reached the same conclusion but it's not making an impact on america's main news outlets as artie's marine important i explain that many remain hooked on painting tehran as a bomb making bogeyman. in the u.s. capitol of media and messages one particular story a unilateral strike keeps spinning round and round iran could attack the united states in a much more fearsome way iran a hypothetical national security threat growing more dangerous by the day that new york could eventually be on iran's hit list we have to assume that hezbollah would be the proxy for iran and will carry out the attack as assumptions about iran's potential plan of mass destruction floods us mainst

that is their problem. the reality is america will support a president who is going to be focused on jobs and that is what the president is doing. >> r.t'm not meaning to hang this on you or who is in charge of communications at the dnc, but why does it have to take a cable host to ask rick santorum who the hell he was talking about? where are the democrats? where aren't the democrats coming out and demanding that he clarify exactly what he meant so everybody in the country will know this story that this is who the republicans are apparently endorsing right now, he's picking up more endorsements all the time, mr. dewine from ohio, the christian conservatives are behind rick santorum. really? this is the kind of rhetoric you will support, why isn't the dnc going after this? >> well, it's a good question, ed, one of those things we wrestle is. the fact of the matter is we can jump to attention every time rick santorum says something nutty or make sure we get the message out about what the president is doing on the economy. he can run the country or try to respond every time rick santorum says something crazy, that would take way too much

that is their problem. because the reality is america right now will support a president who is going to be focused on jobs and that what is the president is doing. >> r.t., i'm not meaning to hang this you on, why does it take a cable host to ask rick santorum who the hell he was talking about? why aren't the democrats demanding he clarify exactly what he meant so everybody in the country will know this story that this is who the republicans are apparently endorsing right now, picking up more endorsements all the time. the christian conservatives are out behind rick santorum, really? is this the kind of rhetoric you support, why isn't the dnc going after this? >> well, a good yes, ed, one of those things we wrestle with the fact of the matter is we can either jump to attention every time rick santorum says something nutty or try to make sure we get the message out about what the president is doing on the economy. the president can run the country or try to respond every time rick santorum says something crazy that would take way too much time. >> this one definitely goes out of bounds from any of the stuff we've heard before. mitt romney has dob nald t

america stay with r.t. . lol. how. hot. a terrible incident unfolding on the campus of virginia tech university in blacksburg virginia that's a couple of hours south of washington d.c. at least twenty people have been killed in at least two separate shooting incidents there is still a lot of activity there are still officers up above crouched high trees just enough police out there weapons drawn. going through the campus business but it's been like all maureen very chaotic very rushed with thirty three people killed here at virginia tech including the gunman this is the worst campus massacre in united states history but of course it isn't the first it's almost eight years to the day since the columbine massacre. we have been able to confirm the ability of the gunman and the response the person is cho charged with. the gunman needed only to i.d.s. . credit card to buy the weapons and. sadly virginia tech has just become an all time mass murder site and students here will never feel the same. it was a normal monday morning and. from my nine am french class. another. day. campus and we were pretty late about five or six minute

fear that with america's escalating definition of suspicious activity the government's expanding powers remain the biggest threat to the people security. r.t. new york. so world news in brief and i for you this are in our world update government of open bus and more like you start killing eighteen and injuring seven the victims were from the country's minority community the ambush happened in a mountainous village in a district dominated by sunny tribes the taliban has claimed responsibility. an explosion of a chemical plant in northern china has left thirteen dead and forty others injured the blast flattened nearby buildings and shattered windows and surrounding houses tremors caused by the incident could be felt in several nearby villages the plant specialized in making chemicals to fuel space rockets the. failure of some police in riot gear have cleared the occupy camp and london the high court ruling that allowed the support cathedral side to be taken down twenty arrests were made as protesters try to prevent bayless from moving in demonstrators have been camped out since mid october one of the largest surviving sites of the occupy mov

fear that with america's escalating definition of suspicious activity the government's expanding powers remain the biggest threat to the people security. r.t. new york. all right in about five minutes time is the business news but for now the oxy world update some of the global headlines in brief will start with pakistan a gunman opened fire on a bus in the northern part of the country killing eighteen injuring seven the victims were from the country's minority shia community the happened in amount district dominated by sea. bready the taliban has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a chemical plant in northern china has left thirteen dead and about forty others injured the blast flattened nearby buildings and shattered windows and surrounding houses tremors caused by the incident could be felt in several nearby villages still on the scene rescue teams at work. and the police in riot gear have cleared the occupy camp in london came after the high court gave the go ahead to remove the protest outside the st paul's cathedral the twenty arrests were made the protesters tried to prevent us from taking down the encampments makeshift barr

fear that with america's escalating definition of suspicious activity the government's expanding powers remain the biggest threat to the people security. r.t. new york. i try not to get to the r.t. world update for you some other global news headlines in or start with pakistan in the northern part of the country a gunman opened fire on a bus killing eighteen and injuring seven the victims were from the country's minority shia community the ambush happened in a mountainous village in a district dominated by sunni tribes are already the taliban has claimed responsibility. for an explosion at a chemical plant in northern china has left thirteen people dead and forty others injured the blast flattened nearby buildings and shattered windows and surrounding houses tremors caused by the incident could be felt in several nearby villages the plant specialized in making chemicals to fuel space rockets. bailiffs and riot police clear the occupy camp in london a high court ruling had allowed the sim paul's cathedral site to be taken down twenty arrests were made as protesters try to prevent their lives from moving in the demonstrators have been camped