channel showed these events in tbilisi to a nationwide audience it was late shut down while it was on the air with a regular news bulletin. d.d. made the most of the meeting and seems by closing the channels equal to the government is violating the constitution this means that this is a dictatorship regime ots missed the news coming into the studio i want to say thank you i hear shouts in the control room you know which i hope our employees will be injured or our guests. the independent journalist of a coma he'd say became popular in georgia in the mid ninety's ninety's he enjoys also king unpleasant questions no matter who is in power. is now in hiding in switzerland his latest piece of investigative journalism concerns the conflict between georgia and south a city in two thousand and eight. on this in the home of no journalist who would not have wanted to get this handle to get the facts. but all the state media summed up my work there is high treason a couple. the self-proclaimed republic of south setia hasn't been under georgia's direct rule since nine hundred ninety two michel ps

celss of people gathered in tbilisi for an open ended rally outside government headquarters they wanted independence for the republican georgia. to foot the leader of a nationalist movement was the speaker who made the most extremist remarks in an intensely dramatic speech. in the early hours of april ninth the soviet government dispatched vehicles and soldiers against peaceful demonstrators sixteen people died and hundreds were injured. a mathematician and would be magnet of georgia was lucky enough to evade even injury. we were in too much of a hurry we were trying to study history to help move it forward what happened then had to happen but of course the thought the georgian might become independent is nine hundred ninety one never crossed my mind back in the late one nine hundred eighty s. . this deal for the became the first president of a sovereign georgia in april one thousand nine hundred one after an election campaign where independence was the catchphrase. but as soon as he came to power he didn't expect that independence multo georgian regions of south ossetia would take into

tbilisi. well it's now take a look at some other stories from around the world. and now we're looking at live pictures here where israeli troops are bracing themselves for more who are violence after a day of deadly clashes with broke our senior task force on the syrian front here at least twenty people were reportedly killed more than three hundred injured on sunday after israeli security forces opened fire to block protesters from answering israeli controlled territory thousands have marched to the border to mark the anniversary of the nine hundred sixty seven middle east war. what israel sees the golan heights from syria. a suicide car bomb has exploded in the central iraqi city of to create killing at least thirteen people and injuring nineteen the blast occurred at the entrance to a complex of palaces in the city one hundred fifty kilometers north of baghdad the buildings have previously been used by saddam hussein police say many of the victims were security personnel last week at least twenty one people were killed and more than seventy injured in two bomb

when the riots were dispersed in the georgian capital of tbilisi think it's a few weeks ago that shock waves around the international community present back if only speaks a great deal but that's about what kristie georgia but the things they were witness will be years of experience both by his police operation against largely peaceful protests the even more disturbing we've been finding out that in the aftermath there been tales of aggression behind bars of people getting a call think big concerns among their friends and their relatives kyrgyzstan was a member of an opposition group he was arrested as part of the crackdown on opposition three days the pool the protest take place she hasn't seen or heard from him since and has no idea where he is now. i was still pretty was it one police station so when there but they said he had been moved to a police station another region and i went to them and they said he wasn't there either so now he's missing i don't know why she's not the only one with questions in the days leading up to the protest during and after many people have been arrest

tbilisi. all right i'll just take note of twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow is ready troops are braced for more violence after a day of deadly clashes with pro palestinian protesters on the syrian border over twenty people have reportedly been killed since sunday one thousand started their march towards the israeli controlled golan heights protesters were marking the anniversary of the one nine hundred sixty seven the middle east war when it's ready security forces opened fire israel the claims the syrian regime accusing it of instigating the violence to deflect attention from problems at home and office and activists who teach says there's only one in this country. i just think that i'd like. because what i'm getting peacefully nonviolently of the other demanding the same thing democracy and peace the palestinians. and the palestinians. is that it does not that it would be nice palestine israel is the only country in the war that is a member of the united nations that does not have

unknown in georgia nearly two weeks since a brutal police crackdown on protesters in the capital tbilisi while president saakashvili claims to be a champion of democracy in the country human rights groups say finding out what happens to the missing people is practically impossible and as archie sarah firth reports some families fear they will never see their loved ones again. when the riots were dispersed in the persian caterpillar to believe think it's a few weeks ago it's crazy around the international community present but if it speaks of bringing a weapon about the lock with the security but the thing is the witness with the years of experience both by his police operation against largely peaceful protests the even more disturbing we're going finding out that in the aftermath they've been tales of aggression behind bars of people going if they will think big concerns among their friends and their relatives he really was a member of an opposition group he was arrested as part of the crackdown on opposition three days the pool the protest take place she hasn't seen or heard from him si

tbilisi. and more international news we're covering for you this hour at least twenty people reportedly been killed and more than three hundred injured after israeli security forces opened fire on protesters on the syrian border thousands of marched to the frontier to mark the anniversary of the nine hundred sixty seven middle east war when israel sees the golan heights from syria israeli officials claim president bashar last gave the green light for the protests to divert international attention from these bloody quashing of a revolt against his rule. thousands of people in yemen have been celebrating the news the president has left the country ali abdullah saleh has traveled to saudi arabia for treatment to injuries received in an attack on his presidential compound on friday it's unclear where he plans to return home protests against his rule have been raging since january killing hundreds of people. to portugal the opposition social democrats have won the general election and they are expe

tbilisi. quarter past the hour here in moscow it's already troops braced for more violence after a day of deadly clashes with pro palestinian protesters on the syrian border at least twenty people were reportedly killed on sunday as thousands marched towards the israeli controlled heights the protesters were marking the anniversary of the one nine hundred sixty seven middle east war when it's ready security forces opened fire israel the planes the syrian regime accusing it of instigating the violence to deflect attention from problems. but democracy activist mustafa barghouti says there's only one aggressor in this conflict. but just. because i getting peacefully nonviolently of the other demanding of the same thing they're not going to see. peace the palestinians. and the palestinians now solution is that it does not preclude palestine israel is the only country in the world that is a member of the united nations that does not have a constitution and not declared up to now its borders because

tbilisi with r.t. live from moscow can't go on a husband gone baikonur cosmodrome revamped version of the soyuz spacecraft has now been moved into position it's ready for blast off just a few days it will carry earth three crewmembers to the international space station for a six month mission on board most remote outpost different reports from for launch . the twenty eighth expedition to the international space station blast off from here at the baikonur cosmodrome so far everything is run according to plan very smooth indeed we've got three people heading up into space from here russian cosmonauts sergei volkov japanese astronaut such kosher food will cholera and american astronaut mike fossum and with us is mike fossum son he's going to give us a little inside story as to how it's been living and preparing for a space expedition with an astronaut what is it like actually living with an astronaut day in and day out he's just a normal guy you know we were just talking a minute ago about how he seems li

tbilisi. now a quarter past the hour here in moscow you without saying it's ready troops are braced for more violence after a day of deadly clashes with pro palestinian protesters on the syrian border twenty people have reportedly been killed since sunday when a thousand started their march towards the israeli controlled golan heights protesters were marking the anniversary of the one nine hundred sixty separate middle east war when israeli security forces opened fire blames the syrian regime using it over instigating violence attention from the problems. but democracy activists mustafa barghouti says there's only one restaurant that's called. the studio like. i getting peacefully nonviolently demanding the same thing democracy for. the palestinians. and the palestinians now it's for the mission. does not that it would be nice palestine israel is the only country in the war that is a member of the united nations that does not have a constitution and did not be cleared up to now its borders bec

late three one victory at a stall for adelaide clash so spartak moscow based look mighty of gulf tbilisi in the capital to hail in that match. me that if those who love has won his first a.t.p. singles title in exactly two years after defeating crowe yvonne doors each in the final of the unicef open in the now the lines the russian world number seventy three waving these six three six to despise a match being stopped at one stage due to rain will answer wimbledon in the main men's events and has been drawn against. gould this in the opening round. and all the ladies side so leo france overcame czech patrick reeves of aa and the rain to claim the title in is there in this any a wolf of an so plenty of seas including rushes. and both williams sisters go out in the early stages. now one of the main build up of bounce for the tour de france remains wide open with just one day left to do the swiss still being led by demi out of could never go but they hissed of big names long. no too far behind following the penultimate stage slovak sagal was the quickest in the one hundred and sixty seven ca

and victims and that is certainly what they call it's there for the tbilisi. now some more of the day's international stories we're covering for you this hour and the u.s. has been facing its worst year of four tornadoes since nine hundred thirty six the death toll currently stands at five hundred twenty three and the twister season still has a long way to go in the last two days four people have been killed as the storms ravaged the state of massachusetts the city of springfield was worst hit where hundreds of homes were destroyed. fighting in the yemeni capital has been escalating as government forces try to drive rebels out of the city soldiers loyal to the president and least heavy shelling of militants who support. maher the head of one of the most powerful families in the country the fighting in sanaa has raged for two weeks after the opposition turns to violence following unsuccessful attempts to oust the president peacefully. nato forces have seen have unleashed more strikes on targeting the country's capital in areas in the north west government sourc

paula newton visited a farm outside tbilisi exporting from africa. >> reporter: only a lifelong farmer like pete kemp would walk through a muddy field on foreign land -- >> see this one, you can see on the leaves -- >> reporter: survey the crop damage from hail locals say is historic, shake his head at the rainy spring that has delayed planting and yet declare this is his destiny. >> i tell myself, i was sent by god. really it is a lot of things to do with the people in georgia. >> reporter: kemp believes he was sent by god but it's the georgian government looking for a miracle from south african farmers like him. he takes us on a tractor ride. at 67 he says he feels reborn, a migration of farmers from south africa to georgia. >> i tell you i feel reborn. there's a big difference between farming and farming and you must think big. >> reporter: the point here to bring commercial farming, the kind of expertise cultivated in south africa to georgia's farmers. that is the challenge as he leaves decades of south african farming, so marked by the legacy of black versus white and tries to enr

i remember myself going to tbilisi, when the georgians were under so much pressure from the russians, and georgia is a country that wanted to democracy, and economic story. it wants to join nato. it wants to look west as well as east, and it wants to have good relations with its neighbor. i am delighted that the honorable lady is meeting representatives from the georgian government, and i will certainly make my views clear on the issue of georgia when i visit russia later this year. >> does my right honorable friend agree that the key challenge facing the national health service is out to convert this government's welcome commitment to a year-on-year growth of real resources into improving productivity and improving quality of care for patients? and is not the key to delivering that, did not lie in my right honorable friend's speech yesterday in his advocacy of a more integrated and less fragmented care? and will he continue to -- >> order. we are grateful to the right honorable judge solomon. i think we have got the thrust of it. >> my right honorable friend support is hugely welcome