a new draft resolution on syria to pressure the ruling regime will be put to a vote at the un general assembly later on thursday moscow has warned it won't back the document and this suggested amendments are taken into consideration the changes have already been dismissed by some arab delegates at the u.n. parties are in a point now reports now from new york. after the united nations security council could not agree on how to end the violence in syria the un general assembly will now be taking on the issue the one hundred ninety three member body will be voting on a draft text that was drafted by saudi arabia and circulated by egypt this draft essentially supports the arab league plan for syrian president bashar al assad to step aside and relinquish his powers now the assembly draft essentially demands five things you from the syrian government including that the government stop all violence release all those detained during the past eleven months of violent unrest does the government withdraw all armed forces from cities and towns guarantees of peace peaceful demonstrations and the assad gove

general assembly these days and not just you know a lot of words of criticism. well new york based correspondent jean williams says if the action on syria is pushed through the un general assembly could set a dangerous precedent the arab countries in the western countries want to show that they're doing something. if they were serious then they would have pressed for a special general assembly an emergency special general assembly meeting under the uniting for peace resolution and this you made your member field rich with irony was the form that the u.s. and britain used to fight the korean war in the face of a soviet veto in the early fifty's since then it was resurrected by the palestinians to bypass the american b.t.o. in the security council and that's i presume is why this is not being invoked now because i use the phrase a non-binding resolution the resolution that established the state of israel and partition this was a general assembly resolution that was not binding then where do we go from there you know what we have is some towers say that resolutions they like are binding resolution they don't like a non-binding. the contrary president of the general

syria of encouraging rebel groups to continue fighting and stay out of peace talks head of the un general assembly vote on a resolution end of the assad regime. surrenders to the last of it used. to be kept in limbo and presented with board terms that will stir to leave the greek hospital struggling but the military unscathed. iran's display of nuclear progress more talks are dismissed by america and israel as bluster a response to severe economic sanctions. live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is. activists in syria have accused regime forces of stepping up attacks on rebel held city meanwhile the announcement of a referendum on a new constitution does not appear to have helped stem the violence the vote which will take place at the end of february is aimed at significantly curbing the power of the ruling baath party and from russia is in damascus for r.t. . but they did for the people's referendum on the country's new constitution has been announced on wednesday it is expected to be held on the twenty sixth of february the syrian government has been working on a draft for this new const

a new draft resolution on syria to pressure the ruling regime will be put to a vote at the un general assembly data on thursday warned it won't back the document or less it suggested a many taken consideration he wants both sides of the conflict to health responsible and calls on all opposition groups not to rebel militias but how will the. delegates at the u.n. when russia's foreign minister in the role of foreign countries are intervening part of the blame lies with them. you can always find a compromise but only through carrying out negotiations this is what some from the opposition refused to do dissuaded by some external players who barely huge responsibility for the ongoing violence for the deaths of peaceful civilians. the white house has criticised the syrian government's promise to hold a referendum describing it as laughable and accusing a regime of making a mockery of the unrest that's made a swelling chorus within the u.s. calling on washington to supply assad fighters with weapons and results he's going to chicken reports many believe that would make peace impossible. hawks in was

a draft resolution on syria has been circulated at the un general assembly by saudi arabia it's similar to the text vetoed in the security council last week while calling for an end to violence by all sides it lays blame primarily on the syrian authorities meanwhile state t.v. says government assassinated an army general in the capital damascus the first killing of a high ranking military officer since protests began a move reports of ongoing fighting in the country the city of aleppo suffered twin blasts on friday that killed twenty eight the free syrian army initially claimed responsibility for the turks but later denied involvement and blamed the government meanwhile syria's opposition says it expects official recognition from arab gulf states later this week and with no u.n. mandate to intervene in the crisis the u.s. is now said to be gathering a coalition of states to support your position with calls from washington to on the road. bills because his doublet an international human rights lawyer has told me earlier that intervention would be a costly mistake. in syria i think it is

outside syria bring courage in rebel groups to continue going to stay out of the stalls at the un general assembly vote on a resolution aimed at the assad regime. ruffin surrenders to the last of the e.u.'s bailout demands to be kept in them but when presented with all terms as a sterile tea leaves greek hospital struggling through unscathed. and iran's display of nuclear progress and offer of talks are dismissed by a very poor this row as bluster response to severe economic sanctions. or the fate of iranians just seems discussed now by joel solution to the founder of the trends research institute thanks to give zone a report now on his predictions for the headlines of tomorrow that's coming up next. in the autumn of two thousand and eleven phenomenon a grassroots movement that we all know as occupy wall street became the growing face and voice of america but at the start of two thousand and eleven there was one man that predicted movements such as occupy wall street would be sweeping through the united states and that man is my current guest here to speak with r t gerald solenn t. founder of the

syria of encouraging rebel groups to continue fighting and stay out of peace talks head of the un general assembly vote on a resolution aimed at the assad regime. often surrenders to the last of use bailout demands only to be kept in limbo and presented with all terms as austerity leaves a greek hospital struggling with military unscathed. iran's display of nuclear progress an offer of talks are dismissed by american israel as bluster response to a survey on exemptions. the russian markets have opened up today's trading session in the red following on from losses in asia and the us all of the figures are much more in our business bulletin and it's time. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. activists in syria have accused the regime forces of stepping up attacks on rebel held cities meanwhile the announcement of a referendum on a new constitution does not appear to have help stem the violence the vote which will take place at the end of february is aimed at significantly curbing the power of the ruling baath party reference is in damascus forty. but they did for the p

put the tests as the un general assembly scrutinizes the syrian crisis movie seen by some as an attempt to put the screws on russia and china. europe who gets hit with yet another wave of downgrades and competence collapses it looks a future it's new press ahead of its austerity crusade against the uk to grease. the. new round in the blame game between israel and iran is still a bit of accusers tyrannical to straighten the texts. were for insight into the circle of tension contracting around iran we spoke to brian becker member of the antiwar coalition is up next. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions. even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a.e.a. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is not threatening its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike iran refuses to sign a nuc

syria of encouraging rebel groups to continue fighting and stay out of peace talks with the un general assembly vote on a resolution aimed. in surrenders to the last of the e.u.'s bailout demands and to be kept in there when presented with more terms as the greek hospitals struggle in the military unscathed. and iran's display of nuclear progress and offer of talks are dismissed by america and israel as bluster in response to severe economic sanctions. transparency competition on the connection to the net. bill a. parliamentary elections. special report on indigenous peoples fighting to preserve their culture and political and often violent suppression. sure my. feet. here's one of the largest rivers in the world the plan is to dam all the major tributaries of the amazon river. there will be immense pressure not only on ecological reserves but also on the communities and the territories that are used sustainably by indigenous people. meanwhile agribusiness is encroaching illegal logging is taking place and so the single basin is now at a crossroads and this is there's a resistance against this

syrian crisis also currently on the table at the un general assembly up for discussion there are keys on a stock future going to joins us live from new york with an update so what we expect from the discussion at the world body today. well a week after a double veto came from russia and china on a syrian resolution at the security council we're seeing the saudi arabia and qatar attempting a symbolic push at another un body the general assembly it consists of one over one hundred ninety members but it's important to keep in mind that it's not nearly as powerful as the security council where the resolution was blocked and whatever document the general assembly would pass would largely be symbolic now it's key to remember that russia and china blocked the resolution and that's pretty much the exact same text being put on the table of the general assembly because it said that the text was biased as it would not acknowledge the existence of armed group on the group the groups on the ground would only put the blame on the syrian government as well as called for the president of syria to ste

. >> the headlines this hour, the un general assembly condemns the government of violence in syria and calls for president assad to step down. forensic experts continued the grim task of trying to identify the dozens of inmates killed in a prison fire in honduras. and bridging the north and south, a deal over a vote for scottish independence. >> broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. this is newsday. >> the united nations general assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution presented by the arab league that condemns the government of violence in syria and urges president assad to step down. earlier, the un secretary general was almost certain that crimes oagainst you ready were taking place inside of syria appeared our u.n. correspondent reports. >> the voting has been completed. the machine is blocked progress there was strong support for the u.n. resolution condemning violence in syria and calling for political change. the syrian ambassador denounce it as with the called a terrorist opposition taking control of the country. but with support from

the un general assembly has condemned government violence in syria and called for president assad to step down. in nigeria, the man sentenced to life in prison for trying to blow up an american airliner for a bomb hidden in his underwear. the senior member of jordan's royal family has refused to give any assurances of a trial involving the radical muslim cleric who was released this week. judges said he could not be sent to jordan to be tried for terrorism, because the evidence might have been obtained by torture. >> he is arriving back at his london home after being released from prison. he arrived late monday night and has not reemerge, although under his bail conditions, he is allowed out for two hours a day. meanwhile, thousands of miles away in jordan, the diplomatic moves have been continuing. a u.k. ministerial delegation has been working hard to try to get assurances of that evidence obtained by torture will not be used against him if he is in fact, but as a british team boarded the plane back to london, one of the most senior members of the jordan royal family refused to giv

on the syrian regime as a ballance escalates son of a new resolution blaming it lands at the un general assembly states he says an army general was assassinated in the capital damascus the first killing of a high ranking military officer since the protests began. and the griego makers pander to brussels with more cuts in exchange for a bailout cash while people vent their frustration on the streets of athens six ministers have resigned in protest of the plan which now has to be given the green light by parliament. those are the headlines next though the latest action from the world of sports with dmitri. hello there welcome to the sports on r.t. good company again and coming up in the bullshit. shock defeat world number three murray sharp world loses. in the quarters in france while rushes men have it all to be in the davis cup. huge boost for ferarri financial on two sets the fastest time on the final day of the twenty twelve pre-season ties in spain. versus overwhelming favorite against underdogs to meet in the final of the african cup of nations. but let's start with birth in a way to my fail

sunday no of course the syrian situation is going to be discussed further during the un national assembly in the un general assembly pardon me in new york i which is to happen later monday while all of this is going on the violence in syria continues of course it's really hard to confirm exactly the reports of the people who have been killed or wounded most of the recovery from unconfirmed sources there is a media blackout in the countries that it's really hard to say whether or not really hundreds of people are being driven by the weekly basis as the activists who are affiliated with the opposition have a tendency to claim however at the moment we do know that. the syrian opposition fighters have received really strong support not just from the arab league members but also from some of the more and expected sources for example from al qaida and now it's important to mention that syrian officials did say they did did press the point that a lot of those armed rebels were supported by those states in the statements were rebuked but now some intelligence from iraqi officials suggest that in fact al-qaeda mili

on thursday, the un general assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution condemning the government's actions and calling for syrian president to step down. that same day, members in the european parliament voted to impose tougher sanctions on the country. coming up, we show you an hour of the debate leading up to the parliament's thursday vote in france. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next item on the agenda this afternoon is a statement by the vice president of the commission, the representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy. on the situation in syria. on behalf of the vice-president of the commission, representing beehive representative of the union of foreign affairs, i would like to give him the floor. >> thank you very much. thank you for giving me the possibility to present to you the eu position. percentage of ashton. the e.u. convinced the totally unacceptable escalation of violence in the area. the time as kind to speak with one voice and demand an end to the bloodshed and the democratic future for syria. the e.u. has been leading international calls for

the un general assembly votes to condemn the assad regime for the violence in syria while russia and china continue their efforts to broker peace through negotiations this comes amid reports of escalating violence in the country while the massacres promises reforms. and the greek prime minister flies to brussels for last minute talks to secure a vital one hundred thirty billion euro bailout for his country thousands have taken to the streets of athens to express their anger over fresh austerity measures . the next is a special report on how art and creativity can become ammunition in the battle for peace and justice. but then the finale is of and it will. spin nor that as a syrian citizen it's my responsibility to work hard on the music of this country when you're a democrat. len i want to present it to people who are convinced that syria is some terrorist country. we can help politicians through music let them in when you develop culture in your country you are working through issues in the world of politics to. them and how you can get to see yes this is the best message we can sen

the un general assembly prepares to vote on an arab resolution putting blame for violence in syria solely on the government position claims hundreds have been killed in recent days during an intensified assault on the city of homes while the authorities and says they're finding armed terrorists operating in the city. a fresh wave of downgrade sweeps across the struggling euro zone as six nations get their debt rating to cut by moody's all this while greece faces further ballot hurdles from the e.u. despite its latest harsh austerity plan that calls public outrage and mouse riots. and russia's military predicts the west might decide on a strike against iran before the summer and here rainy and rhetoric in the world intensified after israel accused the state of being behind monday's attacks on diplomatic personnel. up next artie's interview show spotlight today al gore nov in his guest focus on the report on human rights abuses around the world issued by the russian foreign ministry. hello again a welcome to spotlight show our team i'll bring in our voting today my guest in the studio is co

the un general assembly voted to condemn of the assad regime for the violence in syria while russia and china continue their efforts to broker peace through negotiations. and the greek prime minister flies to brussels for last minute bailout talks as thousands take to the streets of athens to express their anger over fresh austerity measures. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. this is a recap of your week's top stories and your top headlines iran has to cut its crude oil supplies to french and british firms it is a move seen by many as retaliate for the e.u. decision to impose sanctions on the country the e.u. says the ban was it needed to force iran to resume talks over its atomic program meanwhile a team of u.n. nuclear inspectors is on its way to the country the second such visit within a month earlier the european commission claimed that the block has enough oil reserves to last for around one hundred twenty days saudi arabia has also stepped in by saying it is prepared to supply extra oil if needed but some experts fear that this move nonetheless

from moscow this is a welcome program the un general assembly is preparing its members for the upcoming vote draft resolution on syria the document apparently vetoed by moscow and beijing at the security council and the february the un human rights chief said. to take action on the syrian crisis the president launched to execute. those decisions at the general assembly not legally binding some believe the vote could be used to put pressure on both russia and china. this meeting has definitely last. the entire day we've been hearing speeches from dozens of countries that started early in the morning and of course this comes only a week after a double veto from russia and china blocked in the arab and western backed resolution on syria to the security council so what we saw as an attempt from the saudi arabia and qatar to go to another body of the united nations an attempt to find some kind of decision there even though the general assembly does consist of over one hundred ninety members we have to keep in mind that it's not nearly as powerful as the security council because whatever deci

yesterday's un general assembly vote demonstrated an overwhelming international consensus of the bloody assault must end. in the face of global condemnation the regime in damascus appears to be escalating its assault on civilians, and those that are suffering cannot get access to the health they deserve. we will work to support the opposition and provide relief to the people of syria. i will be attending the friends of syria conference internees the next week, where a number of nations will work to testify pressure on the regime and to mobilize the humanitarian relief that is needed. we also hope to coordinate efforts to enable a syrian-led transition during good -- syrian-led transition before the actions tear the country apart. we are looking for an inclusive, democratic process. alternately, our shared values are the bedrock of our cooperation, and we are promoting those values together and. we also discussed the situation in the balkans. we share the view the the future of syria and cosimo lies with the european union, and we strongly support the dialogue the eu is leading to try to

on thursday, the un general assembly overwhelmingly, 137-12, passed an arab league backed resolution calling for syrian president assad to step down. >>> in washington, tibetan activists gathered at the white house to protest the visit of chinese vice-president xi jinping. human rights and religious freedom advocates urged president obama to press him on china's treatment of tibetan buddhists, uighar muslims and some christians. meanwhile, china said it will allow the u.s. ambassador for international religious freedom, suzanne johnson cook, to visit that country after earlier reports that she had been denied a visa. >>> controversy continued over the administration's policy changes on contraceptive services. a house committee held a hearing thursday on whether the new policy violates religious liberty. last week, president obama announced revisions saying that religion related organizations with moral objections would not have to offer or pay for birth control. instead, insurance companies would have to provide those services to women free of charge. some catholic leaders supported

un. general assembly. resolution the president. calls for talks to break the stalemate promises reforms. to the streets once again as lawmakers clear up more cuts to secure vital rescue cash which could be cleared on monday but the population is still at the forefront of greek society. well for some insight into what may be behind the pressure on iran we've been speaking to becky he's a member of the antiwar coalition and that interview is coming up next. than now. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean. even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a.e.a. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is not threaten its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike iran refuses to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty does not a

encouraging the rebel groups to continue fighting and stay out of peace talks that the head of the un general assembly vote on a resolution aimed at the assad regime. after the surrenders to the last of a news bailout demands only to be kept in limbo presented with more terms of the certainly leaves greek hospital struggling with the military and state. and iran's display of nuclear progress and often talks are dismissed by american israel as bluster a response to severe economic sanctions. transparency competition at a connection to the next president medvedev as new bill and sue overhaul and simplify it russia's parliament from the. southside for the sports news with kate. hello and thank you for joining me for the latest sports and other top stories. called comfort them on your office grabs the last gasp winner is in it's not a three two first big victory at home to benfica in the last sixteen of the champions league. while the italian job thrashed also four nil at the san siro all but with a place in the quarter finals. and a look oh face our local luck of our team is not to build up a head of ste

latest news in the week's top stories here on r t the un general assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution this week calling on syria's president assad to step down russia was among twelve states who voted against it saying the draft fails to address the armed opposition while damascus is vowing for major reforms reports of violence continue artie's more if a national is in syria. this is a shot here in syria mains volatile with tensions between security forces and the armed opposition groups continue in claiming lives of both mildred and civilians almost every day on thursday we attended the funerals of a young boy who was gunned down early here in damascus during the n.t. government protest and the procession itself eventually turned into hostile to mr asian in the clashes that followed and that continued the next day five people were killed and many others injured one violence one day causes even more violence next and so on and so on we also can see political murders as well this week shake of one of the most of damascus was assisted native apparently because of his pronouncements to s

of encouraging rebel groups to continue fighting and stay out of the storks the head of the un general assembly resolution . surrenders to the last of the. need to be kept in limbo and presented with terms as austerity leads greek hospitals struggling for the military unscathed. display of nuclear program offer of talks are dismissed by america and israel as. to severe economic sanctions. how washington is. twenty minutes. and on line twenty four seven you're watching our table straight to our top story now activists in syria have accused regime forces of stepping up attacks on rebel held areas in the city of daraa the latest targets there are very fond reports of explosions and machine gun fire that while the announcement of a referendum on your constitution does not appear to help stem the violence the vote which will take place at the end of february that significantly curbing the power of the ruling party and the new york and new draft resolution on syria to pressure the ruling regime put to a vote at the u.n. general assembly. has warned it won't back the document it suggested amendments t

put to the task as the un general assembly scrutinizes the syrian crisis the move is to invite someone from the camp i think the screws on russia and china. europe gets hit with yet another wave of downgrades of competence over the blocks future of this as the e.u. presses ahead with its austerity crusade against a reluctant greek. and with the russian airwaves flooded with pre-election campaigning coverage of prime minister vladimir putin the size of an unfair advantage over other presidential candidates. but from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's good to have you with us two pm here in the russian capital twelve noon into mascot syria but we begin in new york with the u.n. general assembly which is preparing its members for an upcoming vote over a new draft resolution on syria but the document apparently echoes the one vetoed by moscow in beijing at the security council in early february and a general assembly meeting on monday the u.n. human rights chief said the inability of the body to take action on the syrian crisis has handed pr

the majority of the un general assembly adopted a resolution this week calling on syria's president and the opposition crack down and give up power russia and china are against the move and what the rebels to also lay down weapons and join talks it's a year since the uprising started and damascus is vowing to reform even as the killing continues. in syria for our two. this is racially and sciri manes volatile with tensions between security forces and the armed opposition groups continue in claiming lives of both mildred and civilians almost every day on thursday we attended the funerals of a young boy who was gunned down early here in damascus during the n.t. government protest and the procession itself eventually turned into a hostile to a stray in the clashes that followed and that continued the next day five people were killed and many others injured one violence one day causes even more violence next and so on and so on we also can see political murders as well this week shake of gaza most of damascus was a sin nature apparently because of his pronouncements the shaikh came out with

country the group has also said its cutting all diplomatic ties with the us government says the un general assembly is set for more talks on the syrian issue later on monday or teasing of the school reports from cairo. syria will probably see un peacekeepers most likely to arrive in the country in order to try and remain stalled peace in the country again the arab league meeting in cairo on sunday took them about eleven hours to come up with a decisive response to the situation in the country which has seen a lot of bloodshed over the past eleven months we started in march and of course the arab league has asked for tightening sanctions which have already been imposed on syria they aborted the observers program which was in january of this year very conflicting numbers as to how many people have been killed depending on whom you ask really the opposition says hundreds of people are being killed on a weekly basis of the same time the authorities are saying that around two thousand syrian military officers have been killed since the unrest have begun also you have the mounting pressure from washingto

here with r t a line from moscow our top stories what are the types of the un general assembly scrutinize the syrian crisis the move is seen by some as an attempt to tighten the screws on russia and china and push through a new resolution two nations consider one side that. you're getting paid with yet another way to downgrade those confidence collapses over the bond future this as the e.u. presses i had with its austerity crusade against the reluctant great. china's vice president arrives in the us from two giants struggle to find common ground against the backdrop of an american military buildup in asia pacific. both circle of tension it is contradicting iraq contracting i should say around iran is televisa curious is that of orchestrating attacks on israeli diplomats it comes amid strained relations in the region with the west deeply concerned over to iran's controversial nuclear program for more on that are to talk to brian bakker a member of the answer and to work with us. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions. even b

only be deployed once the government and opposition forces lay down their arms meanwhile the un general assembly currently discussing a non-binding syria resolution aimed at overthrowing the assad regime. and fiery protests in athens followed by chaos and looting as public outrage escalates after the greek parliament passes a new austerity bill to secure another new bailout and. a crippling austerity imposed on the greek people also the center of debate in cross talk coming up next . and if you. want to. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle in these hard times there is no shortage of austerity in the slashing of budgets and the shrinking of the welfare state generate jobs and returns to prosperity and is the pursuit of austerity inherently anti-democratic.

a draft resolution on syria has been circulated at the un general assembly by saudi arabia it's similar to the text vetoed in the security council last week while calling for an end to violence by all size it lays blame primarily on the syrian authorities meanwhile stated he says gunmen have assassinated an army general in the capital damascus the first killing of a high ranking military officer since protests began amid reports of ongoing fighting in the country the city of aleppo suffered twin blasts a fire that killed twenty eight people the free syrian army initially claimed responsibility without tox but later denied involvement and blames the government syrian deputy foreign minister said that terrorist sponsored by the west are behind the plot. a woman insurgents and terrorists have committed this attack only an unseen person could see that the government is killing its officials and officers and destroying its own administrative buildings these armed terrorist groups were created to commit these crimes and they have committed them in the past and will continue to do so if to wit

thanks for being with us at six o'clock here in moscow on charon terror the un general assembly house adopted a non-binding resolution that piles more pressure on syrian president assad to step down russia was among twelve states who voted against it saying the draft fails to address the armed opposition moscow maintains the conflict should be solved by the syrian people without foreign pressure artie's marina porte monnaie has more from new york. this is very much a symbolic kind of message on the part of the international stage because you have an overwhelming majority of the u.n. members in the general assembly supporting a resolution that essentially endorses the arab league plan which calls for syrian president bashar al assad to step down it also condemns syrian authorities for violating human rights fundamental right or freedoms and using force against civilians it also calls for u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon to appoint an envoy to syria this text resolution condemns syrian authorities that the reason for all countries did not support this resolution is because they argue