we touched back into istanbul away from taksim square. lots of tear gas. a substantial police presence in the very center of the square itse itself. of course, the question is what is the end game here? what are they trying to prove to demonstrators? are they trying to restore order from the center of the city. wherever you stand on the lines of this protest, nobody likes seeing scenes like this. very hard in the commercial hub of turkey. definitely a question would be exactly how can you bring this to an end? >> nick, we're going to let you take a break. breathe freely in your gas mask if you can. just to recap for our viewers joining us here in the united states but also around the world watching these dramatic pictures coming to us live once again with fires burning in the center of istanbul in taksim square. protesters against the government of prime minister erdogan. they're saying they oppose his authoritarian style, that they are tired of their leader not listening to them. all these escalating in quite a dramatic fashion this evening with a standoff

he's at taksim square. nick what's going on at taksim square?gas in the air? >> reporter: yes, that is continuing the bulldozer clearout. if you would have heard in the background while arwa was talking the volleys being fired down that road to the left of gezi park. it's unclear what the police strategy towards that area is. they seem to be focusing on clearing debris in gezi park. with large vol e looleys of tear gasp. we've now been looking at this for 17, 18 hours i've been standing here watching these standoffs and clashes. there's been a consistent standoff of tear gas, water canons the protesters occasionally responding with their own molotov cocktails, fireworks even. you have to wonder now we're into the 17th and 18th hour of these clashes. what exactly was the police's original goal moving in here? how long did they expect it to take to take control of this area? why were they still engaged in a standoff with protesters when many filled into the square afterward? that was always going to be a concern. the call for people to join the pr

right back to our breaking news right now back to taksim square is still will we have live pictures for you. hundreds of why does believe have entered the square when nationwide protests were sparked over a week ago offices are grabbing the opposition flags up from the hands of the anti-government demonstrators now this comes up after protesters once again clashed overnight with police in the capital ankara because prime minister has agreed to meet with protest organizers who demand his resignation after he repeatedly dismissed them as vandals and really gives however he still stress that he's not going to make any concessions to meet their demands you're looking there please they use the still use in those water cannons and earlier on we had those. we just saw lots and lots of people all day on the street so we have mall that story as it develops and we'll give you more analysis on that. right and the latest explosion of u.s. government surveillance is among the issue taking center stage on the kaiser report here's a quick preview while you can catch the full version at seven thirty g.

it is nightfall there, and can you see there's a wyatt swath of people running out of taksim square which looks to be tear gas. richard engel of nbc news reporting earlier and having to wear a gas mask because of the amount of tear gas in the square. you can see the police have brought in an anti-riot dispersion vehicle, the white truck on the far left. it looked to be either flash bang grenades or fireworks going off in that square just moments ago, what you saw at the end of "power lunch." we'll be bringing you much more on these developments which have turned increasingly violent. here you go. that's what we're referring to. explosions. look to be flash bang grenades used by police to scatter crowd. don't know. trying to get richard angel back up. once in a safe and secure position, we'll try to get richard engel on camera or by phone to give us exactly why we are seeing the violence escalate in istanbul, turkey. mandy? >> indeed, continuing to cover that story. meantime, let me fill you in on what's been happening for the markets, a real wide ride. we erased the triple-digit losses af

however, they do want to clean out taksim square. the leaders there told me, that this is not like zuccotti park in new york with, occupy wall street started, this is a commercial thoroughfare, a part of the major works of istanbul. the question is and the prime minister's adviser said he will meet with the so-called peaceful protesters tomorrow. will they be able to separate what they see as legitimate protesters from illegitimate protesters and will that make a difference? >> we've seen president obama and the white house not say much about prime minister erdogan. they've pleaded for restraint, as is their want, but they haven't really talked about concerns they have of what the police are doing. as you know, the united states considers turkey a very important ally when it comes to syria, when it comes to iraq, when it comes to iran. talk about the difficult position president obama finds himself in. >> well, it does clearly present a dilemma for president obama and the other western european leaders. turkey is a very strong nato a

in taksim square, the main avenue, this is like times square of new york city.imagine if there is a public park. the president wants to build a shopping mall their. or cutting a central part to build a mall. this is what happens, with the prime minister wanted to do in istanbul. 700 peopleago, gathered to protest this and police gassed them. the next day, thousands gathered and police gassed them. on saturday, 700,000 people came together and the police fled. >> explain the tension that is clearly in mounting well before even these protests began in istanbul. >> [indiscernible] was the tip of the iceberg. the main problem was increasing totalitarian government. [indiscernible] neighborhood,e losing 51 people. instead of changing people's attention to a different topic, the prime minister decided to introduce a ban on wine and beer and other spirits in the country. said,eople protested, he how come two drunk man can write a lot and our religion islam cannot be a lot? he was alluding to the founder of modern turkey. there is some democracy in the country. you can

brought in to get rid off the tents in the gezi park at this point it's completely clear as well as taksim square gezi park is not open to any public whatsoever no media no medical staff no no one is allowed there the protesters have congregated in the streets really close to talks and square last night adjacent to the square they were also dispersed by police pushed back into the city at the same time where the hearing about this thousands of people have marched on to talk to the side of this but they were stopped by police on the bosphorus bridge again clashes erupted there again tear gas and water cannons this is written in turkey remains quite tense at the moment because a lot of people are saying that there is an increasing chozen between the protesters and those people who support prime minister erdogan and a lot of people believe that he is a matter of fact is the one who is creating that she hasn't as we show in our report. clashes turmoil blood smoke and even death this has been to cause reality for the past two weeks as protests show no sign of subsiding prime minister erdogan shows cle

won't budge neither on the prospects of gezi park demolition nor on other requests coming from taksim square his actions made the tension between the two parties. more serious than it was before and. he travelled to support is. spreading some disinformation about people drinking in mosques or people attacking her square for him and like the people or killing policemen most of those informations were incorrect looters alcoholics extremists foreign agents all bound to wreak havoc in turkey and this is the reality of protests according to her don and those some may believe him ah there's i mean critical of the prime minister. i'm against the process but i think this broad has come from foreign forces from other countries which are not happy with the success and development of turkey i'm really angry with the government i think the one acts like a dictator he does what ever he wants he doesn't care what other people think. i'm against the protests are certain gears the park because things are getting out of control also the foreign press show it like a big event and this made the process even bi

he also implied the occupation of taksim square could be over by the weekend. s us on the phone. he will meet with protesters but then also moves in to clear the square. is that the right tactic? >> it seems like kind of weird to me in the sense that on the one hand he's saying that he's going to negotiate with the protesters, but on the other hand, you know, he moves in. i thought you had peace while you're negotiating. and then the negotiation is kind of weird as well because the taksim, there is a platform who presents to the protesters. they said no one has contacted with them to meet with the prime minister. it seems that the prime minister is choosing which one he's meeting with. >> yeah. which is -- look -- how -- where are we now with protesters and how big a threat is it posing to the government and how much -- how is it going to change the polit politics? >> it depends if these protests are going to go on or not. if they are going to go on through the summer. we are going to see -- there is a meeting, as i told you, there is a meeting scheduled with th

hello rory well it's kind of an eerie sight here on taksim square where protesters flags and slogans used to be there's literally nothing left but dozens upon dozens of policemen and as well as people who actually were clearing gezi park off the tents and because the park at this point has been completely cleared from what i can see no media no war medical staff actually no one is allowed anywhere near the gezi park or nor in taksim square wouldn't we know at this point are there still some clashes going on there have been reports of clashes going on in other parts of his but they're relatively small it's the it's something along the lines of several dozen protesters throwing rocks at several policemen the very being there those clashes of course are also being met with tear gas it looks like but still no widespread import of tear gas like it was yesterday when it seemed like all hell broke loose in the evening just about an hour after. prime minister erdogan said that he's patience has yet again run out and he gives just hours time until sunday to clear the area in taksim in taksim

anti-government protesters gathering across the country despite uproar over the crackdown istanbul's taksim square. iran's new president hassan rouhani promise is a new moderate course as the west hopes for a major shift in the country's nuclear ambitions. on the syrian conflict. this is his weekly news review right. now it's been revealed that former russian president dmitry medvedev. in the g twenty summit in london back in two thousand and nine according to a report in the guardian newspaper and other foreign politicians communications were also intercepted revelation emerges as britain prepares to host the g eight summit which kicks off on monday well your i spoke to r.t. contributor ash in tennessee who says that britain has served as a surveillance platform for the u.s. for decades. i think that kind of blanket surveillance we're talking about fake internet cafes eventually being set up blackberries routinely monitored that surveillance is being used and of course with their on the raging presuming they were trying to make those talks amenable to washington and british interests these kinds

protesters trying to cross the bosphorus bridge in istanbul just hours after pushing protesters out of taksim square. the moderate cleric rouhani takes almost fifty one percent of the vote become iran's new president elect amid questions over whether he will change the country's nuclear ambitions. and syria calls america's claims that it used chemical weapons fabricated while russia which is also unconvinced condemns washington's decision to arm rebels as an undermining of peace efforts. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us. violence has hit turkey again as security forces are now trying to move demonstrators from the bosphorus bridge using tear gas earlier police used a force to disperse crowds of protesters from he stumbles taksim square is comes shortly after the prime minister issued yet another warning to protesters saying security forces will intervene if they do not clear taksim square by sunday let's now talk to our. on the phone from istanbul for some more information even a thanks for being with us so what exactly is happenin

hundreds of turkish riot police again storm is trimble's taksim square with a crew from archie's arabic channel caught up and they have a crackdown. supporters of edward snowden the whistleblower who exposed the true extent of america's bought surveillance network people washington not to prosecute as he disappears from his hotel in hong kong. and two suicide attacks all wrong damascus a killing fourteen and wooden dozens more as he was considers approving the people arms supplies or to the syrian opposition. line from moscow this is our deal with me tom would say it's good to have your company with us no more tolerance for the protests in turkey that announcement comes from prime minister ed one of the hundreds of riot police stormed to istanbul's taksim square raining tear gas and rubber bullets down on protesters who've endured that nearly two weeks of heavy policing policy or has the latest. well number of protesters are back in taksim square while at the same time several dozen white police are maintaining a presence at gezi park what we've witnessed throughout the day is police wi

now istanbul's taksim square remains deserted but police have intervened on the crowds gathered in anchors avenues according to local media that have been ongoing clashes with protesters across the city with up to seventy people arrested earlier taksim square the symbol of anti government under arrest was sealed off of special forces drove demonstrators out destroyed a temporary camps in response to that angry protests are flaring up across the country are nicholas can report. this point there are more of confrontations between the police and protesters taking place in other parts of istanbul they have been going on really throughout the night and the entire morning they're lesser numbers but it doesn't mean they're less intense than the were last night when

the latest chapter here in taksim square is still unfolding. police moved into the square, some of what you'll see and hear are not gunshots but protesters setting off small fireworks and the small of tear gas canisters firing. much of what you'll see and hear is chaos with our correspondents right in the middle of it. thousands of demonstrators. we were standing here when an altercation broke out. >> we don't know what sparked this police move. there was an altercation. they've been seeing that all day, so no specific reason why that itself would be the trigger of much an enormous response by police. i'm just letting you see the fireworks going off behind me now. it's unclear if it's celebratory or being fired at the police as part of the protests. we're seeing people run away now, scattering. it's not quite why we haven't heard the crack of tear gas again. there we are. so much of the danger of people in these situations is that fear of mass panic where people run in a direction for up known reasons. here's the banging again. >> right now i'm

after another night of unrest in turkey's taksim square -- istanbul's taksim square -- protest againstthe closure of the state broadcaster. demonstrators staging protest at the headquarters of the hellenic broadcasting corporation after it was shut down. there is little to celebrate in nepal. children are sold to workers -- to work as slaves. we have more from kathmandu. >> they are girls and young women who are slave workers trying to pay off their family debt. there is the investigation into the suspicious death of a 12- year-old. [inaudible] say there are as many as 25,000 child laborers. still hand over their daughters. was burned to death. police say she killed herself because she was doing badly in school. >> she committed suicide. because of the exam she was supposed to have the next day. and -- brought here [inaudible] >> we visited the school. had just arrived from the village. on the first and second term exams, she did really well. she had some of the highest marks and was one of the top students. onehe is not the only whose life and death does not seem to matter to the gove

turkish police resort to harsh methods to keep defiant anti-government protesters out of istanbul's taksim square. in other news that shaikh this week after exposing america's secret surveillance program cia whistleblower edward snowden remains holed up in hong kong awaiting washington's retaliation. to rebels under a possible no fly zone washington's response to syria's apparent use of chemical weapons the damascus calls the evidence lies and russia says it's unconvinced. and iran's new president hassan rouhani promises a new moderate course as the west hopes a major shift in the country's nuclear ambitions. syrian conflict. coming to you live from moscow it is five pm here in the russian capital. turkish police have resorted to their tried and tested methods to prevent processed restarting using tear gas and water cannons to prevent crowds gathering in the center taksim square the symbol of anti government unrest is sealed off after special forces drove demonstrators out and destroyed temporary camps but the crackdown is having the opposite effect with angry protests flaring up across the count

turkish police have used to tear gas and water cannons to force crowds of protesters out of stumbles taksim square during the crackdown twenty nine people were injured demonstrators had assembled in the streets leading to the square and began setting up barricades meanwhile people have started to gather in other turkish cities including carla this comes shortly after the prime minister issued yet another warning to protesters saying security forces will intervene if they do not fear taksim square by sunday and one of the country's main labor unions announced it will launch a general strike on monday in response to the actions of the police. reports from istanbul this but we can talk about being completely cleared of protest and i think you by the you can see it now we have some ambulance vehicles there and if you will if you can please. at the court in a corner of your screen you probably see people that are just smelling everything and tax him in the gezi park and this is that basically what is happening here right now is that police have actually entered the gezi park for the first time in two w

relative calm has been returned to taksim square. a large number of protesters aren't -- are still gathered at nearby gezi park. what should we expect? >> it is very difficult to say. people have slowly been coming to the park, helping the protesters repair the damage caused from the -- from last night's violence. as we are speaking now, those crowds are growing much more quickly than -- quickly. many people coming after work. there are thousands of people around. there is loud cheering. it is very difficult to know what is going to happen. it is very tense. people are even entering the square. it is very unpredictable situation. there there is speculation possibly that the piece -- police could move in and clear the park tonight. the whole park is now surrounded by police. the people are very nervous at the moment. they don't know what to think or what will happen next. >> how important or not is this meeting that is taking place between prime minister erdogan and selected representatives of the protest movement? >> the meeting itse

say it's good to have your company with us to our top story target police are now in control of taksim square after repairing protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets hundreds of police in riot gear cleared barricades of from the square in istanbul many protesters are fled to get the park where the unrest started over a week ago. details hundreds of riot police have stormed istanbul's taksim square the which has been the site of ongoing demonstrations against the government for more than a week now the white police easily broke through barricades that had earlier been put up by protesters who anticipated this police action the police were backed by armored vehicles they fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets prompting many of the demonstrators to actually move away from the square interbike gives the park where many of them have in any craft been camping for several days now the police also used water cannons and in response the demonstrators some of them fired fireworks and fire bombs and hold stones the police have also begun taking down large damages that protesters hung on a large

that is taksim square. become one of the many front lines that exists around this central istanbul location. people are moving back. they're chanting louder. there are clashes along the streets. whenever there are clashes. whenever tear gas is fired down from the side streets. people encourage others to stay calm. they're interrupting. earlier in the day when these clashes were taking place, not such an intense or widespread level, we did see some demonstrators calling themselves something like the gezzy park originals. trying to calm down tensions between groups that they were calling the stone throwers. the instigators. people that were insulting and shouting at the riot police trying to tell them to calm down, stay back. they did not want these demonstrations to become violent. also trying to calm the riot police down. there are a lot of different dimensions to what is happening in istanbul right now, hala. >> all right. just a reminder. viewers, what they're seeing now, ar wau damon is reporting from gr

with tear gas and water cannons was looking at live pictures of from a taksim square. on the streets and online of supporters of edward snowden other man who blew the whistle on america's message into that the surveillance call for him to be pardoned as the government pushes for his prosecution. says the former cia technician disappears from his hotel in hong kong way he was hoping to avoid extradition to the u.s. . and more peacekeeping forces head to mali in a bid to bring stability to the volatile region amid mounting criticism over the french military operation that many say only way things work. international news analysis and reports of this is r t first to our breaking news story hundreds of police in riot gear appearing barricades from istanbul's taksim square views to guests and rubber bullets to force protesters out maybe you know who have who fled to give away their way the unrest started let's get the details now from our teaser policia what can you tell us that right now. one hundred have. been the financial on going going against the government for more t

live pictures from taksim square.major changes. 4,300 have been injured and two killed. in the last week supporters of the akp political party say they'll hold a series of counter demonstration this is weekend in ankara and istanbul. >>> no change in the condition of nelson mandela, he remains in serious but stable condition. the 94-year-old former south african president is battling recurring lung infection, this is his fourth stay in the hospital since december, a massive police presence now reported around the pretoria hospital. >>> 23,000 forced to flee when a dam gives way in northeastern germany along the swollen elba river. flooding rivers forcing some 1,200 people in hungary to clear out but good defenses along the danube river appear to have held in budapest. at least 19 people have died in the flooding. >>> in switzerland heavy rains caused mud flows including one that washed over train tracks as a train was passing by. we're told the tracks are now out of commission for at least a week. >>> a group of mishe

turkish riot police have moved into instanbul's taksim square, the scene of two weeks of antigovernment protests. security forces used water cannons and tear gas to clear what the governor called a small group of radicals. the prime minister addressed the turkish parliament until members at what began as a small environmental protest has been hijacked for political purposes. do theseople who things claim to be environmentalists. they are being told they're not expected to take precautions, preventative action towards these behaviors. extremely filthy language is , publiced in graffiti buildings and other properties have been destroyed, and small business people have lost revenue as a result of these. >> he also defended his government's handling of the protests. >> we will stand up determined against those who have different expectations, different goals, different grounds emma relying on different setups, different political games. they will be met by our determined stance against such actions. .> we are live in instanbul our reporter has been watching events in taksim square and liste

relative calm has been returned to taksim square. a large number of protesters aren't -- are still gathered at nearby gezi park. what should we expect? >> it is very difficult to say. people have slowly been coming to the park, helping the protesters repair the damage caused from the -- from last night's violence. as we are speaking now, those crowds are growing much more quickly than -- quickly. many people coming after work. there are thousands of people around. there is loud cheering. it is very difficult to know what is going to happen. it is very tense. people are even entering the square. it is very unpredictable situation. there there is speculation possibly that the piece -- police could move in and clear the park tonight. the whole park is now surrounded by police. the people are very nervous at the moment. they don't know what to think or what will happen next. >> how important or not is this meeting that is taking place between prime minister erdogan and selected representatives of the protest movement? >> the meeting itse

well hundreds of riot police have stormed istanbul's taksim square the which has been the site of ongoing demonstrations against the government for more than a week now the wife's police easily broke through barricades that had earlier been put up by protesters who anticipated this police action according to eyewitnesses on the grounds of the police were backed by armored vehicles they fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets prompting many of the demonstrators to actually move away from the square into nearby park where many of them have in any path been camping for several days now the police also used water cannons and in response the demonstrators to some of them fired fireworks and fire bombs and hold stones at the police the police have also begun taking down large bomb is that protesters hung on a large building on the edge of the square now before of this morning the protests appear to be diminishing with the smallest number of demonstrators turning out last night in the last twelve days in taksim square prime minister erdogan has taken a defiant stand against these anti-govern

there's a there's a great sign last night in taksim square a woman holding up and one of the few that's actually in english that said the fear that the media in turkey is run by money and fear and i think that that's a sentiment that many of us in many different countries chen can agree with and the reality is in here in turkey you've got a media that's a very very tightly wound to. government and also choose some very powerful corporate interests it's important to note that through social media people especially young people like i said have been taking the images and the video of this very very violent repression and actually turning it into a sort of new twenty first century propaganda we're seeing the penguin mean come out as well as the media blackout you've got pictures. being water cannon which is kind of reminiscent of the pepper spray cop from occupy u.c. davis you know members of merging now today there's a new mean where you stand tear gas canisters which by the way are. from the united states so that's a bit of a sort of national shame for me those tear gas canisters are now

q four two hundred hours two pm moscow time is kevin owen and turkish police are no control of taksim square after repelling protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets hundreds of police in riot gear cleared barricades from the square in istanbul the turkish prime minister says the government will not bend to the demands of the protesters but he's pulled the slayer's got the details for you hundreds of riot police have stormed istanbul's taksim square the which has been the site of ongoing demonstrations against the government for more than a week now the wife's police easily broke through barricades that had earlier been put up by protesters who anticipated this police action the police were backed by on the vehicles they fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets prompting many of the demonstrators to actually move away from this way into nearby gazey park where many of them have been any that being campaigned for several days now. the police also used water cannons and in response the demonstrators some of them fired fireworks and fire bombs and hold stones the police have also begun ta

turkish police were to harsh methods to keep defiant antigovernment protesters from istanbul's taksim square. while thousands of air to one supporters rally in istanbul where the prime minister is defending police tactics and lashing out at protesters and foreign media for their alleged complicity. and other stories that shaped the week after exposing the u.s. secret surveillance program cia whistleblower edward snowden remains holed up in hong kong awaiting washington's are expected retaliation. and lethal arms to rebels and a possible no fly zone washington's response to syria's apparent use of chemical weapons about damascus calls the evidence lies russia says it's unconvincing. and iran's new president hassan rouhani promises a new moderate course is the west hopes for a major shift in the country's nuclear ambitions and stance on the syrian conflict . eight pm in moscow i'm matt try to bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news we begin in istanbul where turkish police have resorted to their tried and tested methods of print to prevent protesters restarting using t

it leads to taksim square. it has been a flashpoint throughout this unrest. a number of people are gathering on the streets as we speak. there are impromptu protests going on across the city. this is almost a daily occurrence. the protests are going on. and this is in the face of a severe warning by the deputy prime minister today, who warned that if the unrest goes on, it would not hesitate to use the army if it was needed. this is a further ratcheting up attention by the government, but it does not seem to be having any effect on the protests. >> what about the impact that the nationwide strike has been having on -- by the unions? >> that has been very much not as big as it had been expected. the trade union leaders are predicting mass numbers of people on the streets here that did not materialize. around 1000 people going on protest in istanbul, similar number of -- in the capital, and cara -- ankara. syrian ministers warning of severe consequences -- government ministers warning of severe consequences. >> thank you so much for that. >> political upheaval

live from the new center of for hundreds of turkish riot police again storm istanbul's taksim square with a crew from r t the arabic channel caught up in the heavy crackdown. support is a bad word snowden the whistleblower who exposed the true extent of america's vast surveillance network plead for washington not to prosecute as he disappears from his hotel in hong kong. to suicide attacks rocked damascus killing fourteen and wounding dozens more as the u.s. considers approving lethal arms supplies to the syrian opposition. is very good afternoon kevin zero in here today the r.t. new center on our top story the no more tolerance for the protests in turkey that pronouncement coming from the prime minister and one after hundreds of riot police stormed istanbul's taksim square raining tear gas and rubber bullets down on protesters who've been jailed nearly two weeks of heavy policing let's get the latest live show you fall asleep hi paula another day of action for better or for worse depending how you look at it in square. well it certainly is another day of action a small number of pro

they came toward us up to the road which leads to taksim square. >> earlier today we found protesters enjoying the areas they hold near the square. turkey's prime minister called them vandals. the people are forced into protests organized by extremists, recep tayyip erdogan says. he calls them naive. in istanbul's neighborhoods, many will agree. this is the prime minister's heartland. islamic, conservative. at a tea shop next to the mosque, iet a group of erdogan supporters. they include a neighborhood watchman and his friend, a gun maker. >> people can demonstrate, but they shouldn't be allowed to do any damage. they're smashing windows and burning down cars. they need to act in a decent way. >> i like the prime minister a lot, but of course people make mistakes. he should have consulted more, hen got on with his plans. >> demonstrations have carried on. the stock market has fallen and the major trade union has now called a 36-hour strike. james reynolds, bbc news, istanbul. >> tonight those protests are focused around taksim square in istanbul. a short time ago i talked to our corre

such an immense police presence and guns against a much more violence so they came back out on taksim square to be dispersed by police yet again later in the evening on tuesday. again we do know at this point that there has been one confirmed death as a result of the clashes between the police and the protesters and if you think it's over well it isn't yet because some of the protesters that i've spoken to say they're going to continue to come here there's still the protesters that's over and get the park and that's where it all began they were promised that police wouldn't touch them that gezi park would be left to the protest movement but that doesn't seem to be true because they are saying that police did come there yesterday and again when after they were done clearing people from taksim square they went against park and tried to the protesters from there we know that some tents have been knocked down and the press and the people who are in this movement they're saying we're going to come back again and they're already starting to gather force they can actually see it from i can see it h

police resorted to harsh methods to keep defiant anti-government protesters out of his den bulls taksim square. lethal arms to rebels and a possible no fly zone washington's response to syria's apparent use of chemical weapons but damascus calls the evidence lies and russia says it's not convinced. other stories that shaped the week after exposing the u.s. secret surveillance program cia whistleblower edward snowden remains holed up in hong kong awaiting washington's expected retaliation. iran's new president hassan rouhani promises a new moderate voice as the west hopes for a major shift in the country's nuclear ambitions and a softening in the stance on syria. eleven pm in moscow treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news we begin in it is ten below where turkish police have resorted to their tried and tested methods to prevent protests from restarting using tear gas and water cannons to prevent crowds from gathering in the city center taksim square the symbol of anti-government unrest sealed off after special forces drove out demonstrators and destroyed tempor

what we saw in taksim square was also announced by the mayor tonight who said people, stay away for your are going to clear the square. the police are use unremitting efforts day and night to clear the square. >> what is this about and what do you make of this? >> this is the biggest civil disobedience we've seen in turkey in a generation. there are a few fringe groups, communists, socialists that have molotov cocktails, but for the most part, this is a young generation of turks, guys i know like rock guitarists that just smoked pot all day, who has been out, mobilized somehow grassroots out of nowhere, out of frustration towards their prime minister and telling them how to live their lives. something has snapped in this society, and what is making it worse, and what is astounding is the insults hurled by this prime minister against these young people who really never cared ant politics before and who just want to be heard and feel so -- i'm hearing so people -- they're being pushed to the fringes. >> what i don't understand, how much widespread support do the people in that square have?

this is taksim square.t you can't see are the troops that have amassed to try to quash protests that have been going on for weeks but intensified over the last 18 hours. there is police moving in, pushing down the barricades that protesters have set up. the volleys back and forth of tear gas have been choking. arwa damon on street level just within the last 40 minutes was caught up in what seemed to be a have very instant escalation, a dangerous escalation in which our crew and arwa had to seek shelter. have a look at how that developed live. >> some of the demonstrators are -- [ indiscernible ] [ indiscernible ] >> they're asking for a doctor to help that man. >> arwa damon is live with us on the phone. we've been watching as your location became increasingly dangerous, and we saw that man injured live during your report. do you know anything more at this stage about death or injury, and what we've seen play out on the screen? has it been as dire as it appears? >> we do not have any concrete information in

istanbul's taksim square use a park with anti-government demonstrators for the third day in a row and fears on the west could return with renewed vigor to the tech are safe if the police move in. they started to restless days with tear gas water cannons and pepper spray you stupid well the public fury which reportedly left two people dead and sent strong reverberations all across turkey. plus barbed wire and the nami of ride get police surrounded the european central bank in frankfurt playing into crowds of protesters report from the scene where many thousands demanded and then to toss stars. and also a prominent sunni cleric calls for upon islamic jihad against president assad granting him an infidel was the jews and christians that just days after three were in rebels were reportedly called smuggling sarin gas a chemical weapons so horrific it's been banned by the yuan. lots of f.b.i. suspect shot multiple times during an interrogation of sources claim it was self defense while according to latest reports it's unclear whether there was even all. the latest news on the week's top sto