and the scene in tbilisi georgia as we speak government opposition. here gas and water cannon so with the arab spring on the top of everyone's mind georgia the next in line to their leader. and secessionist movements on the rise worldwide and states looking for independence and the government or will they be better off alone. starting off today some of the most powerful leaders in the world are gathering for the g. eight summit and deauville friends among the issues on the table responding to the arab spring and also continue uprisings that we're seeing across the globe as well as nuclear safeguards and urging and of course the economy president obama is meeting with several leaders one on one and among them russian president dmitry medvedev yet argue that he's and now he is in deauville france and joins us now live with more uneasy starting off i want to talk about this meeting between us. president obama and russian president medvedev it's been a pretty close relationship as of late lots of love there but there seems to be some underlying tension as

i think the tbilisi of turning to today's news now and the president of the republic how. she was sixteen passed away early on sunday morning in a moscow he had left his caucasian republic through with flying to start renting from daughter which. came to a moscow hospital last week along surgery it was reported but there he had difficulties recovering from that surgery and earlier today it was announced that he had died. i was elected to the presidency of abkhazia in two thousand and five he led the country throughout these years up to now and through its defining moment in two thousand and eight when the country for the war of independence against neighboring georgia it won my independence and sergei gonchar was our country's head when it did so so what now for the future of our cars yeah well for the next three months his vice president will take over the country until elections are held and the country chooses its next president. stuart a middle east peace talks of once again driven a wedge between israel and its main ally the united states israeli prime minister benjam

at the tbilisi. georgia this president really has been quick to blame foreign forces for this week's protests in tbilisi but a former georgian politician told r.t. suck us really has no one to blame himself. this is typical sign of signature or sarka shuras out the graphic rule he always tries to find a scapegoat. for our wars crossing the border of my country and tries to stop the why situation and the mystical in georgia which is wrong he himself is the most dangerous in communicating and destabilizing factor of. the country and he's the one who needs to be blamed for. well former bosnian serb army chief. is waiting to hear when he will be sent to the hague on genocide charges he was captured on thursday after sixteen years on the wrong was i said in one thousand nine hundred five for war crimes including the killing of more than seven thousand new muslim men and. as a report from belgrade reaction to his arrest has ranged from jubilation to outrage official belgrade is called the capture of former

tbilisi. with thousands of on the police closing in on all sides and we protested letting out war cries out the main street in tbilisi became a battleground. the main parliament building now a very different thing to the one that saw boiling clashes a rock thing on the streets as police try to disperse the crowd a protest. then gas filled the street as police quickly moved amongst the disorientated crowds. and throwing people into the grounds a police officer take aim at our camera man realizing in time he's from the media but others would not say lucky keating my colleague diego who was caught up in the confusion the policemen appears ok he was very aggressive with it people started it all the people they don't make any sense with nothing and then suddenly being sold. and i'm realized he could meet with some bully this kind of believe this would be in the evening in itself. with police vastly outnumber increased. yes that is the operation was fast and severe as the dust settles the struggle c

in main street in tbilisi became a battleground. for cannons rubber bullets and tear gas fired indiscriminately into the crowds many people were injured including a number of journalists are teasing spanish correspondent was among those caught in the chaos the policeman appears ok he was very aggressive we get people. to keep all the people they don't make any arms with nothing and then suddenly being told the pain in my stomach and relate it me with some kind of bullet it's kind of bullet is the bullet and he gave me a name so he. has a clue to the riot police didn't come as a surprise to any of us that it was the scale of the operation that was such a shock. when the police disperse the crowds they were following me my friends with the song to kill a. journalist see tropical a vendor two thousand and seven traitors they had also resulted in violence so police present this. time with even greater and just. the violence the most shocking given the age of many of the demonstrators. this. people of the silver revolution an older gener

the main street in tbilisi became a battleground. but the main part of the building now a very different thing to the one that thought by class is the right thing on the street as police try to disperse the crowd. then gas filled the street as police quickly moved among the disorientated crowds firing rubber bullets and throwing people to the ground a police officer take aim at our camera man realizing in time he's from the media but others would not say lucky including my colleague diego who was caught up in the confusion the policeman appears ok they was very aggressive we did people and they started it all the people they don't make any sense with nothing and then suddenly being told big bang in my stomach and realized they needed some kind of bullet this kind of bullet is probably going to give me on the first lp. scores with police vastly outnumber inquiry testers the operation was fast and severe. the dust settles the struggle continues many are left searching the hospitals for relatives and friends then meeting resistance. yet

thousands of angry georgians on the streets of tbilisi demanding freedom and president saakashvili said resignation but are greeted by tear gas and rubber bullets instead. and russian president dmitry medvedev has plans for a second term in office remained here as he sidestepped the issue during a two hour long you were in a session. here with r.t. coming to you live from moscow thanks for joining us anti-government protesters are massing in spanish cities despite the official ban on political demonstrations ahead of elections while the country is casting ballots in regional polls with the ruling socialist party set to suffer a major losses over thirty thousand people have occupied madrid suttle square to protest the government's economic policies and a skyrocketing unemployment people have also come out onto the streets in other cities including barcelona valencia and seville as a country struggles to overcome a crippling recession and does archie sarraf earth reports if the situation doesn't change soon spain could be next in line for an e.u. rescue package. first greece then ireland

tbilisi. with thousands of vanity police closing in on all sides and angry protesters letting out war cries the main street in tbilisi became a battle. cannons rubber bullets and tear gas fired indiscriminately into the crowds many people were injured including a number of journalists are teasing spanish correspondent was among days caught in the chaos the policeman appears ok the very aggressive we did people start to feed all the people they don't make any arms with nothing and then suddenly being told the pain in my stomach. relates the kidney with some kind of bullet this kind of bullet is bullet and the kidney and then they start to. this exclusive the riot police didn't come as a surprise to any of us then it was the scale of the operation that was such a shock so. when the police disperse the crowds they were following me my friends with the sole goal to kill as. journalists he'd cut it in a van bitty thousand and seven protests that had also resulted in violence present this time with

the studio know it she's been covering events in the georgian capital so you were just back from tbilisi you've just come from the airport to the studio now and you of course were caught up in the violence or story reports during those protests just firstly there are reports that opposition supporters are still being targeted what do you know about that at this stage. of the. main protest and doing or when things with. the police dispersing the crowds we saw at the time the arrests happening and the biggest in the coming out initially. much less than what everyone. thought was the real figure at the beginning and then since then we've had the ninety administrative arrests and then the sick and injured as well that seems like the civil people who were on the scene as we witness there were certainly heating and injuries there were thousands of protesters a lot of people we still being led into the. pleading. that out and then what we've seen from a lot of the people it is very hard to get an accurate gauge of the information the opposition is saying one thing and the government figures tha

the tbilisi president of the abkhazian republic has died serving a search with sixty two he passed away early sunday morning in a moscow hospital doctors say he failed to recover from complications after a recent lung surgery was a leader of our year since two thousand and five he was a republican or it's very for independence from neighboring georgia which had achieved three years ago but the next three months but his vice president will take over the country until a new leader is elected. for more stories you can always log on to r.t. dot com here's what's online for you right now. president alexander lukashenko offers a recipe for settling their currency crisis shutting out russian and other foreign media outlets. a glitch in a u.s. prison computer system releases more than a thousand dangerous criminals on their california streets find out how it happened . two hundred fifty people each day in russia die from drugs alone with laws and public awareness campaigns apparently doing little to battle the problem so armed with their own methods some russian vigilantes are on the warpath ag

building in tbilisi before taking their protest to the main parliament. high initial numbers of protests this is the weekend of this piece among the opposition parties and so it is they will lead through the streets a wednesday the crowds want. to force. them in status with vastly outnumbered witnesses to the name then the two thousand and seven protests in which these hundred were injured this time around police presence was even greater and the fools the you just this is the. questions are already being asked about whether the scale of pools used was justifiable. many were arrested and many more injured they did real in the streets in remnants of the violent clash. that main band from which the leaders of the opposition gave. the earlier on just before the fighting broke out with thanks he would maybe be holding negotiations that didn't happen they wanted out really if that's the price that the ending how it started and things of violence so. switching gears now to opposition of a different kind but important than the last one of the latest countries ca

the tbilisi the president of the republic has died sergei big option was sixty two passed away early sunday morning at a moscow hospital doctors say he failed to recover from complications after a recent lung surgery by god was the head of our powers us since two thousand and five he led the republic through its fight for independence from neighboring georgia which is chief three years ago for the next three months he's vice president will take over the country until a new leader is elected. for more stories you can always check out our website r t v dot com here's what's a click away right now. says president alexander lukashenko authors a recipe for settling the currency crisis the russian and other foreign media outlets thoughts. on a u.s. prison computer system releases more than a thousand b. interest criminals on the california streets i doubt how it happened at r.t. doug. stalled middle east peace talks have once again driven a wedge between israel and the us israeli prime minister. benjamin netanyahu flatly rejected barack obama's call to return for pretty nine hundred sixty

tbilisi. with thousands of only police closing in on all sides and angry protesters letting out war cries in main street in tbilisi became a battleground. in tear gas fights indiscriminately into the crowds many people were injured including a number of journalists teasing spanish correspondent was among days caught in the chaos the policemen appeared ok he was very aggressive we did people he started all the people they don't make any friends with nothing and then suddenly being sold it pain in my stomach. relates he hit me with some kind of bullet it kind of bullet is probably in the evening and then they started to. deploy into the riot police didn't come as a surprise to any of us then it was the scale of the operation that was such a shock. when the police disperse the crowds they were following me my friends with the sole goal to kill us. journalists covered in a vendor two thousand and seven protests that also resulted in violence so police presence this time was even greater and just a

promising to show how solid is really the door by wednesday thousands have been rallying in the capital tbilisi the largest demonstration in years and. classes back on solid ground for three space travelers since then a grueling six months in zero gravity aboard the international space station mir climatized into wife back on earth after third touching down in the steps of kazakhstan. well there are millions of drug addicts in russia and most of them use heroin smuggled from of ghana stand pakistan are just more even often caught up was islamabad's and a drugs chief to find out what's being done to combat the problem the interview is coming up next. over two point five million russians are addicted to heroin in pakistan volatile all story through which the drug is trafficked and poppy free status in two thousand and two thousand and one but since stand the drug problem is believed to have worsened rise in one hundred percent from two thousand to two thousand and six teeth of pakistanis and tuna cortex force mr saying it should kill hussein joins our c. now to discuss the situation and the count

say hundreds of people have been arrested by the authorities on saturday thousands marched through tbilisi calling for me i was saakashvili to step down immediately demonstrators claim they've been robbed of their freedoms as a second release process up talk that's the whole region at risk according to opposition groups thirty people were injured and several detained as police raided one of their offices in the middle of the night opposition leader an e-mail bridge and that's a says government a clapped out has a title for people to act in self-defense. government is acting like. females they created only demonstration which had been sanctioned by the government itself so we're due diligence lation we're not doing any seemed illegal no it was absolutely peaceful and it was the shit because you weren't. the begin little you should be used illegal wars against peaceful demonstrates so we have a right to protect ourselves we go right to protect all of their use we have rights to protect there were members and we have rights to leave inaudible democratic country. and a look there was some othe

initially the site of the people have been arrested by the forces on saturday and thousands marched from tbilisi calling for the cause cycles for me to step down immediately the status of their. freedoms the same circles for his presence of the top of the holy bris. position groups of thirteen people were injured and several detained as police raided by their offices in the great anti-government rallies have been violently suppressed in georgia several times. something komisar iceland is spewing ash the world's eyes are on the trees most active volcano but hurling fumes of smoke into the sky after years of silence. queen elizabeth the second visit to ireland this week an attempt to rekindle ties between london and dublin music came amid a rising tide of nationalism in scotland were m.p.'s are even considering parting ways in the u.k. . starting pistol sounds in the race for independence for scotland the scottish national party now has the surprise majority in parliament and their hell bent on a referendum on breaking away from the u.k. gained control over a resource responsibility for the proble

to be a top president saakashvili accuses moscow of instigating the unrest in tbilisi and the georgian media has been quick to report the same but as korea and former georgia local representative told us here in r.t. such accusations are nothing new and they are totally groundless this is typical sign of signature or soccer shorts out there graphic rule he always tries to find a scapegoat he always. third worst cross report of my country and tries to discover why situation in georgia which is wrong he himself the most interest intimidate him and destabilizing factor of. the country and he's the one who needs to be blamed for debauchery. you can always find more analysis of the situation in georgia our web site also first. from the violent crackdown on the protest you can find. our facebook account you can see the video of the group. of protesters film crew who also called. much much more. it's now a quarter past the hour. america's going to. keep away from the massive budget. would limit the ability of the u.s. to project force wherever it sees fit. from another trip as robert gates wi

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georgia's opposition leader tells r.t. a revolution has begun as the streets of tbilisi have turned into a battlefield but people demanding presidents psychos but he steps down. and the question over to me to my brothers plans for another term in office to remains unanswered as the russian president holds back during a two hour long q. and a session. ten pm suddenly we're watching the weekly from our roundup of the week's top stories with me kevin no in first anti-government protesters massing in spanish cities despite your fishel ban on political demonstrations head of elections the country's casting ballots in regional polls with the ruling socialist party said to suffer major losses of thirty thousand people have occupied madrid's central square to protest the government's economic policies and skyrocketing unemployment people have also come out of the streets in other cities including barcelona valencia and seville as the country struggles to overcome the crippling recession and as artists are first reports next if the situation doesn't change soon spain could be next in line for an

building in tbilisi before taking their protest to the main. high initial numbers a protest this is the weekend of this peace among the opposition party since. that is they will lead through the streets a wednesday the crowds once again turned. to this force. of them traitors. demonstrators were vastly outnumbered witnesses to the vendor two thousand and seven protests in which six hundred were injured this time around police presence was even greater and they used just the. questions already being asked about whether the scale of pools used was justifiable many were arrested and many more injured it's a real on the streets in remnants of the violent clash you can see a place that's up and then bang from which the leader of the opposition gave us a look at you now say earlier on just before the fighting broke out with thanks she would maybe be holding negotiations that didn't happen they wanted out but it's really if that's the price and then how it started and things the violent surface. even so when i had to add to a previous brutal crackdown

thousands of badly georgians are on the streets of tbilisi demanding freedom and the president saakashvili is resignation are greeted by their gas of rubber bullets instead. of russian president dmitry medvedev plans for a second term in office remains up here as in sidestep the issue during the two hour long run a session. there with r t live from moscow thanks for joining us anti-government protesters are massing in spanish cities despite the official bout of political demonstrations ahead of elections where the country is casting ballots in regional polls with a ruling a socialist party set to suffered major losses over thirty thousand people have occupied madrid central square to protest the government's economic policies and skyrocketing unemployment people have also come out onto the streets in other cities including barcelona and seville as the country struggles to overcome the crippled recession and its artists are furth reports of the situation doesn't change soon spain could be next in line for e.u. rescue package. greece. and. portugal as the usa is pale outspoken number there a

thousands of protesters take their anger of president psycho's really on the streets of the capital tbilisi this is the head of the opposition tells r.t. that a revolution has truly started. and there are still question marks hovering over to me from investors plans for the presidency pretty well the russian leader dogs giving a definitive answer in his recent q. and a sessions with the media. and since that media conference has left some one answered questions then he called out with press secretary. sheds light on some of the most pressing issues in russian politics right now. it was the sixty four thousand dollar question but we're all still waiting for the payout in his biggest ever news conference president the midterm abetted to be backed into a corner on his plans for twenty top sitting in the front row among hundreds of drawn lists the president's press secretary was equally tight lipped nobody another . hello and thank you it's not a secret the answer to the main question we were all expecting was whether president made very good an ounce his candidacy for twenty twelve or not well

calling for president mubarak in such beauty to step down a second day of rallies in the capital tbilisi is in full swing the government forces reportedly infiltrating the deadlock. plus the russian president years away from confirming a reelection bid it's one twelve bring out on president a q. and a session with hundreds of journalists. and says a two hour long media conference has left some questions without an answer r.t. has caught up with medvedev press secretary i thought that they will call by sheds light on some of the most pressing issues of russian politics. it was the sixty four thousand dollar question but we're all still waiting for the payout and his biggest ever news conference president image from the dreaded refused to be backed into a corner on his plans for twenty top sitting in the front row among hundreds of journalists the president's press secretary was equally title it the getting of alexander of the bunch of us hello and thank you it's not a secret the answer to the main question we're all expecting was whether the president would bet it would announce his candi

tbilisi. at around five minutes from now shon thomas reveals how south pole scientists stay on top of the world. when the research and exploration is done the guys here have to have something to do i'm from thomas in antarctica and coming up on our team we explore the daily life around billing southeast asian. american ally as it's got a big debt hole to fill and i'm looking out of books the world's biggest fans budget looks ripe to plunder of the fan secretary robert gates is due to leave the pentagon next month warns the cuts would limit the u.s. military role in the world are the scaling for explains. from another trip as robert gates winds down his time as secretary of defense. he isn't as eager to wind down america's six hundred ninety billion dollars a year in military spending even as the u.s. faces a one point five trillion dollar deficit the defense budget is not the cause of the deficit and debt problem that we have as a country. once the secretary who denounce no bid contracts and r

and that many including some top opposition figures are still missing sarah ferguson the capital tbilisi and sent this report. with thousands of down the police closing in on all sides and we protested letting our war cry is the main street in tbilisi became a battleground. but the main parliament building now a very different thing to the one the saw piling class is a right thing on the street as police try to disperse the crowd of protesters. then gas filled the streets as police quickly moved among city story untainted crowds. and throwing people to the ground a police officer takes aim at our camera man realizing in time he's from the media but others were not so lucky including my colleague diego schools up in the confusion the policemen appeared ok they was very aggressive with the people and they started to keep all the people they don't make any hands with nothing and then suddenly being told. and realized they could meet with some kind of this kind of politicized rubber bullet and they give me a name starting. with police ghastly outnumbering protesters the operation was fast an

is in the capital tbilisi and sent us this report. with thousands of our the police closing in on all sides and we protest is letting out war cries the main street in seville e.-c. became a battleground. well outside the main parliament building now a very different thing to the one the saw violent clashes a rock thing on the streets as police try to disperse the crowd of protesters. then gas filled the street as police quickly moved among the destroying tasty crowds firing rubber bullets and throwing people to the grounds a police officer takes aim at our camera man realizing in time he's from the media but others were not so lucky my colleague diego stuck in the confusion the policeman appears ok he was very aggressive with the people and they started it all the people they don't make any hands with nothing and then suddenly being so big pain in my stomach and realized it needed some kind of bullet this kind of politicize the bullet and they gave me i mean we're starting. with least costly outnumbering protesters the operation was f

building in tbilisi before taking their protest to the main hall and an. initial numbers of protesters at the weekend after this peace among the opposition parties themselves that is they were led through the streets on wednesday the crowds once again turned out. to use force. or were going through too she was just too well and the. demonstrators were vastly outnumbered and witnesses to the navy then the two thousand and seven protests in which these hundred were injured say that this time around police presence was even greater and the falls they used just as the questions are already being asked about whether the scale of force used was justifiable. many were arrested and many more injured if the on the streets and remnants of the violent clash. they set up the main band from which the leader of the opposition gave us. the earlier on just before the fighting broke out was saying she would maybe be holding negotiations that didn't happen they wanted out instead the price and then how it started and things the violent surface r.t. the van so were night pre

thousands of abu georges around the streets of tbilisi demanding freedom and president saakashvili stressing they should return by nerve gas and rubber bullets instead. and russian president dmitry medvedev splats for his second term in office remain out here as he sidesteps the issue during a two hour largely with a session. watching r.t. live from moscow thanks for joining us now anti-government protesters are massing in the spanish cities despite the official back and political demonstrations ahead of elections where the country is casting ballots in regional polls but the ruling is socialist party is set to suffer a major losses over thirty thousand people have occupied madrid subfield square to protest the government's economic policies and skyrocketing an important people have also come out at all to the streets of other cities including a bus a lot of violence to end seville as a country struggles to overcome the crippled recession and as archie sarah furthur reports if the situation doesn't change soon or spade could be next in line for a e.u. rescue package. that's greece then. and

also georgia's opposition leader tells us he of revolution has begun the streets of tbilisi it turned into a battlefield by people demanding a presence on the streets steps down the. aisle to question i was me chairman that is why i put another time in office remains analysis as the russian president holds puncturing a two hour long q. and a so. kind and welcome to the grogram this is our weekly review. our main story now antigovernment protests have begun intense to have been intensifying cross plain despite their fish old ban on political demonstrations have the country went to the polls in local elections the ruling socialist party has suffered brushing defeats seemingly in response to its handling of spain's mounting economic crisis with ninety one percent of the votes counted in this whole election is the viable conservative popular party is almost turned to some touch points ahead at least thirty thousand people have been occupying the treat central square for days over the government's economic policies and soaring unemployment i have. nationwide demonstrations to over the crip

heard calling for president resignation sara first reports of a brutal crackdown on protesters in tbilisi. with thousands of own the police closing in on all sides and angry protesters letting out war cries and main streets in tbilisi became a battleground. for cannons rubber bullets and tear gas fired indiscriminately into the crowd many people were injured including a number of journalists are teasing spanish correspondent was among those caught in the chaos the policeman appears ok he was very aggressive with it people start to keep all the people they don't make any arms with nothing and then suddenly being. pain in my stomach and realized it needed some kind of dependability probably will only give me a good start to. this exclusive the riot police didn't come as a surprise to any of us that it was the scale of the operation that was such a shock so. the police dispersed the crown's they were following me my friends with the song goal to kill as. jealousy covered in a thousand and seven protests that had also resulted in violence said police presence this time with even greater and j

for their day to government protests as those demonstrators clashed with police in the streets of tbilisi demanding president saakashvili steps down the country's opposition leader tells r.t. evolution has begun. does that history or whether any treaty that applies to run for a second term remains unsold with the president giving nothing away when he's future intentions during a two hour press conference. alone welcome to the drug run this is aussie's weekly review thanks for joining us on the government protests have been intensifying across spain despite the official ban and political demonstrations as the country went to the polls in local elections the ruling socialist party has some but cruising did feed seemingly in response to its handling of spain's mounting economic crisis with ninety one percent of the votes counted in new support elections the rival conservative popular party is almost ten percentage points ahead at least thirty thousand people have been occupying the great central square for days over the government's economic policies and civil and employment there have been

against late pensions and rising prices for five days they have been maintaining the building in tbilisi before taking their protest to the main parliaments that. high initial numbers of protests this is the weekend of this piece among the opposition parties and so they will lead through the streets on wednesday the crowds once again turned. on the police to use force. forward in the street to show. demonstrators with vastly outnumbered and witnesses to the name then the two thousand and seven protests and which six hundred were injured say that this time around police presence was even greater and the full say yes' just as the western it's already being asked about whether the scale of force used was justifiable. many were arrested and many more injured it's real in the streets and remnants of the violent clash. they set up the main gun from which the leader of the opposition gave the state neither but you know the earlier on just before the fighting broke out was saying she would maybe be holding negotiations that didn't happen they wanted out but it's really instead the price and then

building in tbilisi before taking their protest to the main parliament. initial numbers that pay to the weekend. fifty to mung the opposition party and. this thing will lead to an escape so when say the crowd wants. to use force. traitors. demonstrates his will vastly outnumber the witnesses to the ne then the two thousand and seven protests in which six hundred were injured this time around police presence was even greater and the. best to the already being asked about whether the scale was justifiable. many were arrested and many more injured if they'd be on the streets when the plan. they set up and then banned from which the leaders of the opposition gave me look at you know the iraq just before the fighting broke out was saying she would maybe be holding negotiations that didn't happen they wanted out but instead the price being how it started and things of violence so. well the georgians political situation on a knife's edge let's look at how this might develop. as a former georgia local representative an expert on politics in the caucasus joins me

have revolution has begun as the streets of tbilisi of turned into a battlefield but people demanding presidents like that's been there. and a question over to meet up with various plans for another term in office remain unanswered as the russian president holds back during a two hour long q. and a. it's nine pm sunday evening you're watching the weekly from r.t.r. round up of the week's top stories with me kevin now in first antigovernment protesters massing in spanish cities despite the official ban on political demonstrations ahead of elections the country's casting ballots in regional polls with the ruling socialist party set to suffer major losses over thirty thousand people have occupied madrid central square to protest the government's economic policies and skyrocketing unemployment people also come out onto the streets in other cities including barcelona in seville as the country struggles to overcome the crippling recession and it's not the sort of first reports of the situation doesn't change soon spain could be next in line for the rescue package. first greece then ireland

the tbilisi. when you stories today know the president of the colors the republicans died so here we go from sixty two passed away early on sunday morning in a moscow hospital doctors say he'd failed to recover from complications after a recent lung surgery but gap's was the head of cars here since two thousand and five he led the corp republic through its fight for independence from neighboring georgia which three years ago the next three months perhaps the vice president will take over the country until a new leader is of. from one of our stories of greenwald to r.t. dot com a website on the right now israel fearing the escalation of border violence is egypt relaxes restrictions at its crossing with garza supporters say it will help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the strip more about it online from us tonight . a glitch in a u.s. prison computer system released over a thousand benjamin's probables on the streets of california big possible but get the back story and r.t. dot com. for world

at these images georgian police have been dispersing anti-government protesters in the capital of tbilisi using tear gas the tongs and water cannons to disperse thousands of opposition supporters now many have been injured as well the protesters accuse saakashvili who is backed by the west of abusing his position to maintain power also economic conditions such as rising food prices have drove them to the streets according to a report on the ground now in the midst of an arab spring are we seeing some of the same revolutionary tides now in this former soviet republic and where is the western mainstream media we'll get to that analysis in a moment but first a phone interview earlier with our reporter on the ground sara for take a listen hello that is cyrus so where are you on rules happening at the moment and . well it. was the protests. because they came in at three thirty five for colored. products and we just. stayed independent think we're finding clashes between the two. demonstrations very very quickly there. are gas. extremely high peak experience very very quickly. very far people s

even have been beaten to death if he sort of first reports on a brutal crackdown on protesters in tbilisi. with thousands of vanity police closing in on all sides and angry protesters letting out wall cries and main street in tbilisi became a battleground water cannons rubber bullets and tear gas to fight indiscriminately into the crowds many people were injured including a number of journalists artes in spanish correspondent was among those caught in the chaos the policemen appears ok he was very aggressive we get people and they start to keep all the people they don't make any arms with nothing and then suddenly being told the pain in my stomach and the kid needed some pain a bullet between a bullet is rubber bullet and he gave me and then i started to. physically go into the riot police didn't come as a surprise to any of us then it was the scale of the operation that was such a shock. when the police describes the crowds they were following me my friends with the sole goal to kill us journalists it covered in a vendor t. thousand and seven protests that also resulted in violence so th

georgia's opposition leader tells r t a revolution has begun as the streets of tbilisi it turned into a battlefield by people demanding president saakashvili step down. and the question over to me to prevent its plans for another term in office remains unanswered as the russian president holds back during a two hour long queue when a session. hello it's eleven pm sunday evening here in moscow you're watching the weekly from r t our roundup of the week's top stories with me kevin but first anti-government protesters are massing in spanish cities despite the official ban on political demonstrations ahead of elections there the country's finished casting ballots in regional polls with the ruling socialist party said to suffer major losses over thirty thousand people have occupied madrid central square to protest the government's economic policies and skyrocketing unemployment people also come out onto the streets in other cities too including passing loner valencia in seville as the country struggles were overcome the crippling recession and his auntie sara first reports next if the situ

russia any us have called on tbilisi to investigate the violent repression of anti-government protesters. up next cancer rates are unusually high in coastal areas of somalia where barrels of nuclear waste are frequently washing up on the beaches and who is dumping them there and is someone making money well somalis pay with their health our special report coming up. this is one of the most dangerous places on earth fought over by armed is the most groups pirates and bandits somalia is a country with no law and order a no man's land where an armed escort is essential at all times. this film will record a seven hundred kilometer journey across the somali desert in search of a rumor that won't die. mysterious containers filled with toxic liquids but suddenly began appearing on somalia's coast this anomaly in december two thousand and four destroyed everything here. it also washed ashore a strange objects. there's poison inside of this. all sounds like the flu if it's left like that eventually it will break open and spread the lies no one seeder she got through that. window but there are no

should be the capital of tbilisi and say to what it was of a couple of those who state that you know while we are doing this israel should really afraid from any kind of unilateral action including you know settlement activities and this is really very difficult and you know if these terms of reference acknowledged them accepted by the by israel as they are you could complete advanced knowledge by the portrait then you know we are really really to engage in these kind of negotiations with the israeli side we are not going to take any kind of premature actions now but we will prepare ourselves for september and then of course it's not going to be us and the international community we asked on our behalf you know such recognition by the international community to is not going to be a military action by the palestinians it's going to be collective action by the international community because they consider the international community that you know solving the palestinian problem is over you. should be the deadline for a palestinian state to image sometimes it's a failed iraq the united

promising to show me it's really the door by wednesday thousands have been rallying in the capital tbilisi the largest demonstration in the years. plus it's back on solid ground for three space travelers have spent a grueling six months in zero gravity aboard the international space station mir ties into life back on earth after touching down the steps of cars and sound. board is at the top of the hour up next in our spotlight algor not ask suiting while the center for international energy environmentalists strategies for the future holds for resource cooperation between beijing and moscow. hello again and welcome to spotlight the interview show and i take my mouthing off and then my guest in the studio is. in just three decades china's economy has become one of the biggest in the world the country seems to be producing a virtually everything from start to space and if so by the economic crisis better than any other economy but today beijing is starving for energy and is turning to its neighbors particularly russia all cheap help efficient management steps what does the economic future hol

month old journal position to give them its announce themselves as call on tbilisi to investigate the brutal independence day crowds out on princesses with people. terms of demonstrators and since rallying to protest over the use of force. on the formal poll since the chief roundtable outage is awaiting extradition and to the hague dr being arrested in his native serbia this week rather just once and for trial of the genocide of thousands of muslims sixteen years ago. hundreds of somalians affording ill barrels of nuclear waste. country show was a report on he's dumping them and he's profiting from. this is one of the most dangerous places on earth fought over by armed as the most groups pirates and bandits somalia is a country with no law and order a no man's land where an armed escort is essential at all times. this film will record a seven hundred kilometer journey across the somali desert in search of a rumor that will die. mysterious containers filled with toxic liquids that suddenly began appearing on somalia's coast this anomaly in december two thousand and four destroyed every

promising to show how soccer is really the door by wednesday thousands have been rallying in the capital tbilisi the largest demonstration in years. causes back on solid grounds for three space travelers of spam brewing six months and zero gravity aboard the international space station on ties into live back on earth after touching down in the steps of kazakhstan. as i have license ashes here next with a sports. thanks marina hello and welcome to live sports update on our team and i said look at the headlines there is a lot of ways russia's top tennis player and she is into the second round of the french open in paris off the beaten nudism gets lino. in the mean time defending champion francesca schiavone also starts in style on monday demolishing american melanie down. and extreme diving rushes are johnson to cheer on car remains one of the world's top glee divers following a podium finish in athens. and would you know it's no longer also russia's highest seat in the latest role of it as well that over had a great start to the tournaments against lotus the main gets lino the third seed taking i