u.s. officials because they say the u.s. military has tried to downplay the hunger strike from the very beginning the very beginning which is dated back more than five months ago now the protest at guantanamo has continued to raise awareness in the u.s. and throughout the world and it has forced u.s. president barack obama to renew his efforts to close the island prison where one hundred sixty six men are still languishing. now u.s. public defender. represents eleven of the detainees and says they don't intend to stop the hunger strike all that is until barack obama delivers on his promise to close the notorious prison the president has the power to released eighty six men right now and we've heard noises that he intends to do so but we see no action since it's speech and i believe you're still going to have a number of hunger strikers until we see people transferred that's just the bottom line hopefully the military has started to engage the men and is doing positive steps to end the hunger strike again all of us hope that

u.s. aviation officials say a boeing 777 jet crashed as it was landing. the plane belongs to asiana airlines. cnn says it flew from inchang international airport. no casualties have been confirmed. >>> islamic militants have attacked a boarding school in northeastern nigeria, killing at least 27 students and one teacher. no group has so far claimed responsibility but local police blamed the violence on bokoharam, based in northeastern nigeria. just before dawn on saturday, a group of gunmen broke into the boarding is it school in the state of yobe. it's the latest in a series of attack. they set fire also to school buildings. the group is also suspected of being response for a series of attacks against government offices and abductions of foreign nationals. you see the nigerian government declared a state of emergency in may for three northeastern states club yobe, and launched military operations against the militant group. >>> clashes in egypt between supporters and opponents of ousted president mohamed morsi have left 30 people dead. a top muslim broth

u.s. officials. today lawyers have pledged support for edward snowden's application for refuge in russia following his meeting with russian. human rights activists. holed up for the past three weeks let's get details now from a correspondent. he expressed his gratitude to the countries that have suggested they would take him in these include the likes of venezuela bolivia and nicaragua but it's becoming apparent that it's increasingly difficult for him to get to these countries not only because of a lack of paperwork but also because of america's aggressive pursuit of him which led to the grounding of the bolivian president's plane over european aspace of course last week and edward snowden says that such the such an aggressive pursuit is not just in danger in his life but also the lives and liberties of other people as well which is why he's got these human rights groups and lawyers involved in it also because of the difficulty in traveling is why he's got russia involved as well applying for politi

u.s. official says cyber security is a key item on the agenda. u.s. leaders are concerned by the theft of trade secrets and intellectual property. chinese officials are expected to make use of snowden's allegations and ask the u.s. to explain its own cyber attacks. >>> japan's defense officials have been monitoring chinese ships and they're concerned by what they see. china has ramped up its native activities in the senkaku islands in the east china sea. a wide paper on defense policy says chinese ships have repeatedly entered japanese waters around the islands. the report says some ships behaved so dangerously,caused e. maritime activities a threat to the region and the international community. defense officials are also worried about developments in north korea. the report says the north has made substantial progress in its program to develop ballistic missiles. the missiles could potentially reach the u.s. west coast and the central states. >>> now he's setting his sights on amending the constitution. his party must make a strong showing in the uppe

u.s. official of raws for talks with the interim leaders. shiia muslims targeted in the new wave of violence in iraq for ramadan. protests in the united states over the acquittal of a man who shot an unarmed teenager. scotland,e field in archaeologists believe they have done the world's oldest lunar calendar. the former leader of one of oppositions largest parties has been found guilty of war crimes. he was given the death sentence which was committed to 90 years because he is 91 himself. he was convicted of atrocities committed during the 1971 independence war with pakistan. his supporters say the verdict is politically motivated and they will protest. >> in the latest war crimes verdict in bangladesh, he was sentenced to 90 years in prison. many had expected him to receive the death penalty. >> all these books are written by him. >> before ahead of the conservative religious party now in opposition was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war of independence against pakistan. his wife and son insists the cha

u.s. official lie about the nation's pervasive surveillance program. and an n.s.a. contractor reveal the truth yet only one of those men is being punished and prosecuted for their actions and if people can't trust not only the executive branch but also don't trust congress and don't trust. federal judges to make sure that we're abiding by the constitution due process and rule of law then we're going to have some problems are. welcome to your problem mr president marina are teen i mean. well with all this leaked information from edward snowden we're merging to build up more more of a picture of how the american surveillance system globally works it's a complicated kind of scary picture to the more you find out first off there's a futuristically named nuclear system now this is what listens to your phone calls rover the may be directed it's also thought that it catches if it catches a suspicious keyword that will then be flagged up and then it will be subjected to further scrutiny is that so that works then there's the similarly cryptically titled pin well system this

u.s. officials are pressing the latin americans not to take him. snowden exposed covert american surveillance programs. he's been holed up in a moscow airport since he arrived there on june 23rd from hong kong. earlier this month russian president vladimir putin hinted he'd give snowden asylum as long as he didn't harm the u.s. government or russia/u.s. relations. the rights group members who met with snowden say he won't harm the u.s. any more because he's already made public everything he wanted. they say snowden called on russian leaders to help him. >>> rescue workers are trying to find people who may be trapped in a train that derailed in a station near paris. the crash killed at least six people and injured more than 20. the train entered bretigny-sur-orge station at high speed. four carriages skid off the rails, some overturned. railway company spokesperson say the train was heading to the city of limoges in central france with about 380 passengers. they say the train was not scheduled to stop at the station where it derailed. french preside

officials at the u.s. federal aviation administration say the inspections are to ensure that wires are properly routed, and that that there is no unusual moisture or heating in the transmitter. british investigators say the device that sends out a distress signal may have been responsible for the fire on the ethiopian airlines jet. the device is installed in the jet's rear fuselage. the investigators have recommended that airline companies can disable the transmitter until proper measures are put in place. u.s. officials say they'll discuss their inspection plan with aviation authorities in japan and other countries where airlines are operating 787s, but the officials stopped short of making the airlines disable the service. >>> the finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the group of 20 economies are calling for a careful policy shift in u.s. monetary easing. they confirm that the global recovery remains weak. the financial leaders wrapped up a two-day meeting in moscow with a joint statement. the g-

u.s. officials claim. an ad talking serious pool city of latakia the strike allegedly targeted a russian made on to ship missile battery which they were received two years ago the fischel sperate provided no more details on the strike that happened a few days ago israel's prime minister refused to come on or deny tell a babes and well involvement but said it will not allow weapons to reach lebanon's hezbollah militants it would be the fourth and confirmed israeli strike on syria within the last several months when the tree compound outside damascus was bombed from the air twice in january and a rocket struck a warehouse of the capital's international airport and that should lead containing surface to surface missiles on all occasions that tox were justified operations to wipe out iranian missiles bound for hezbollah in lebanon and army or in senior correspondent of a zero haaretz newspaper told my colleague what we saw this month reported raid had the same intention. israel's defensive agenda of not clashi

u.s. officials want him to return to face espionage charges. >> there have been high-level discussions with the russians about trying to find a solution. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin said he won't send snowden back to the united states. but added that snowden will have to stop leaking nsa secrets if he wants asylum. on monday, wikileaks published a statement from snowden saying the obama administration is actively trying to prevent him from gaining asylum. now, it's being reported that after promising not to do so, president to pressure the leaders of the nations from which i have requested protect to deny my asylum petitions. >> the europeans are some of the closest allies that we have in the world. >> reporter: meanwhile, president obama deflected criticism over new leaks related to snowden. this week, a german magazine reported the nsa bugged european offices in washington, d.c., new york and brussels. >> i guarantee you that in european capitals, there are people who are interested in if not what i had for breakfast, at least what my talking points might be. that's how

u.s. official lie about the nation's pervasive surveillance program and an n.s.a. contractor reveal the truth yet only one of those men is being punished and prosecuted for their actions and if people can't trust not only the executive branch but also don't trust congress and don't trust. federal judges to make sure that we're abiding by the constitution due process and rule of law then we're going to have some problems are. welcome to your problem mr president. our team members on referring to those claims that assad have used chemical weapons and see where this week russia slammed the glass and its allies hold it cold bridgie saying maximum allegations with minimum credibility but most cars were believed to have conducted its own investigation into the incident and discovered the syrian opposition was in fact responsible for the atrocity wish that took twenty six people dead russia's u.n. envoy out of that western claims to the contrary appear to be aimed at bring an independent investigation into the chemical a time and here is how the tonnage churkin unshaded r

u.s. officials. picks up the story. calls for the u.s. to stop force feeding guantanamo hunger strikers the practice is against international law and is seen by many as a form of torture and here is one thing first the guards strap the detainee down to a chair like this one then they put a mask over his face so that the detainee can't move bite or spit then the nurse snakes the feeding tube into nasal cavity the feeding tube which is roughly the size of a pen and ink cartridge or this or this is not an actual feeding tube but it gives you an idea here and this area is very rich endings and patients report extreme pain during the procedure and the nurse pushes the tube further down the throat creating a tightness that makes breathing difficult at that point patients typically feel pressure on their chest along some say it feels like they were drowning then the staff tapes the troop to the detainees know so that they can bite or swallow it and then two cans of nutritional substances are being funneled through the tube now we rode to guantan

u.s. officials say neither side is setting preconditions and both are taking political risks to re-enter talksthe palestinians are extending their bid for u.n. security council recognition while the israelis will release more than 100 palestinian prisoners as a show of good faith. what's more, both sides have promised the americans they will not quit at the least provocation. as an incentive, the u.s. and its quartet partners have created a $4 billion private investment package to bolster the palestinian economy and by extension, israel's, too. senior u.s. officials say the two sides embraced at the start of the talks in what they all a -- call a sign of trust and will need it in the next nine months when they have to show how much they're willing to sacrifice for peace and independence. roslind jordan. >> there is a rise of civilians killed and wounded in afghanistan. it says the total number of deaths and injuries rose by 23% in the first six months of the year to more than 3,800 compared to the same period in 2012. of those casualties, among women and children, they climbed by 38%. the numb

u.s. and china will meet on wednesday in washington for two days of discussions. a senior american official says cyber security is a key item on the agenda. u.s. leaders have accused the chinese government of being involved in online attacks aimed at stealing sensitive information from american businesses and public institutions. chinese officials are expected to make use of snowden's allegations and ask the obama administration to explain its own cyber activities. >>> members of japan's maritime self-defense forces will have an extended call of duty off somalia. japanese leaders have added one year to their anti-piracy mission. commanders currently contribute two destroyers and two patrol aircraft to international forces policing the area, but they were due to come home this month. cabinet members on tuesday voted for the extension. they said the situation remains unpredictable despite a decrease in pirate attacks. commanders will provide one destroyer to the multinational force on the request of other powers. japanese leaders confirm the self-defense forces are permitted to undertake the

u.s. officially revealing their identities only several weeks back after they'd been entertainment for years another sign the u.s. isn't really considering shutting down the prison is the amount of money poured into good lol the jail is a record setter dubbed by some as the most expensive jail in history annual cross of the base operation runs at just over one hundred fifty million dollars it means nine hundred thousand dollars per prisoner every year eighteen times the average yearly income of an average american household the latest innovation of the base of fiber optic cable to connect it to the u.s. mainland for the sake of better internet service for military personnel stationed on cuba will set the taxpayers back another forty million should the congress approve it hardly sounds like a necessity if the prison was to be shut down then again there are still those who believe being held in guantanamo is tantamount to staying at a luxury resort in tropical paradise one of those is the house speaker and the mint opponent of get most closer. i don't know that there's a terrorist treated bett

u.s. officials. and a criminal probe the next president egypt's former leader is investigated for allegedly spying killing and bragging they call me even as his backers continue to protest for his return. the latest news on the week's top stories we're watching the weekly here on out she was me thanks for joining us. more than three weeks after arriving the world finally got sight of n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden this week when he surfaced from his hideout in a moscow airport transit zone he met human rights activists here and asked for their help in requesting temporary political asylum here in russia let's get all the details from. her has been closely watching the snowden saga they are really nice to see you so how we heard any official reaction from russia regarding mr snowden's asylum bid years. we have heard that he is not there his peepers haven't been received by the. authorities at this particular moment but you have to understand that it is the weekend at this point and obviously we'l

u.s. officials could lie about surveillance programs. tell the truth or someone might just tell it for you does the n.s.a. collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans no sir it does not. not wittingly. there are cases where they could inadvertently perhaps collect but not wittingly in america it's a crime of violation of federal law to lie to congress during testimony i responded in what i thought was the most true for at least untruthful manner by saying no the us director of national intelligence james clapper publicly acknowledged his error only after n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden spilled the beans on america's clandestine espionage activities the director of national intelligence is now apologizing for what he calls his erroneous response to congress over n.s.a. surveillance programs one of those covert programs indiscriminately collects the phone records of hundreds of millions of americans secret surveillance once criticized by a familiar face no more illegal wiretapping of american citize

u.s. officials speaking on condition of anonymity say that this attack on the weapons of the pope was in all likelihood and israeli airstrike it happened not far from a russian base and there is suspicion from many quarters that israeli fighter jets were responsible a number of syrian troops were killed and wounded in those explosions no one has officially come to say it was in came to spice ability for the attack r.t. requested a reaction from the israeli government about the government declined to comment what is important is that the attack from the reports we have from our sources here in r.t. originated on the turkish side of the border our sources telling us that is lazy saying lift illicitly base inside to a key and approach the taqiyya from the sea to make sure that they stayed out of the syrian airspace so that they could not become a legitimate target for the syrian air force this if true is yet a mother graze an israeli attack on a foreign country without any declaration of war as well in turkey have not been the best of friends in recent years we have the futility incident back i

u.s. official. that's not to say it wasn't damaging. >> our adversaries have noticed these revelations. 's too early to tell if it will have impact. >> reporter: since the leaks the u.s. has seen signs of terrorists changing passwords and ensuring their communications are encrypted. >> we have concrete proof that terrorists are making changes, taking action and it will make our job tougher. >> reporter: officials insist they are not suddenly down playing snowden's revelations. it will now take two people to down load some classified information. information will be more segmented making it harder for future documents to be so easily grabbed. >> there was an enormous amount of information concentrated in one place. that's a mistake. >> barbara starr joins us now from the pentagon. always a pleasure. we heard a bit there at the end of the report. expand on that. what's to stop another contractor, another edward snowden to go in there and do the same thing again? >> the reality is if someone wants to commit a crime, anyone in the intelligence community will tell you they can do it. they are

u.s. officials. and a criminal probe for an ex-president egypt's former leader is investigated for allegedly spying killing and wrecking the economy even as his bond has continued to protect protests for his return. the latest news on the week's top stories we're watching the weekly here on ars he was an e.u. dash hello and welcome to the program. more than three weeks after arriving the world finally got signed of n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden this week when he suffers from his hideout in a moscow airport transit sewed him out human rights activists. and ask for their help in requesting temporary political asylum here in washington and let's now get all the details from. who has been closely watching the snowden saga high that arena nice to see you so how can we had any official official reaction from russia regarding mr snowden's asylum well we do know that russia has immigration officials say they have not received snowden's official requests for asylum you have to understand though that sno

u.s. officials until it strains are met.s is a senior official. >> americans are the ones who carried out the military coup. they are the ones who carried it out. we are aware and we have specific information about the communications that preceded the who with proof america made the coup and generala-sisi. they are the ones who carried out the coup. >> that was a senior official of the muslim brotherhood. sharif, what is the muslim look?rhood's >> it is difficult to say. senioraim in the media officials say they're not in negotiations, however, there have been some reports that some of their members are negotiating with the military, negotiating with the interim government. i think that is probably likely the case, very pragmatic movement. here, one,wo things to keep this mobilization they have going and appeal to their base they are insisting on the illegitimacy of a new government and the reinstatement of morsi, just a very unlikely prospect. so that helps rally their base and also helps, as i said before, to avoid very di

u.s. federal officials allowed them to start flying again in april. the most high profile fugitive reached out to human rights groups and shown his face for the first time in weeks. former contractor edward snowden met representatives of international human rights groups at an airport in moscow and wants to seek asylum in russia or a latin america country that offered refuge. he has been holed up since last month after he exposed covert programs. wikileaks posted on line what they say is a photograph of the meeting with the human rights activist. snowden noted that russia and vend yulea and bo live why offered asylum and he soon plans to request asylum in russia. he earlier sought asylum and withdraw his request. he was a contract worker for the u.s. national security agency. the 30-year-old flew from hong kong to moscow after revealing that the nsa agents collected phone and internet data at home and abroad. authorities want him returned to the u.s. to face espionage charges. snowden has been seeking asylum from more than 20 country and u.s. official