the un team sent by kofi annan has arrived and russia's foreign minister said his country backs red cross pressure with a daily humanitarian ceasefire across syria. the head of the international red cross got crucial support. >> the foreign ministry is calling on the syrian government and armed groups to observe a cease-fire. concerns. it is frightening what could happen to them. >> the daily procession of funerals continues. apparent political progress in russia still has to be tested on the ground. >> the un humanitarian chief has recently visited syria. joining me in syria, she tells me of her concern about what she saw. >> the city was very quiet. only a few people out on the street. i was told 50% of the population of homs had left. in a neighborhood of 50 or 60,000 people, that neighborhood was destroyed. there was not a building that was not affected in some way. it was deserted. a couple of people who had come back to claim some possessions, a few men on the street corner, talking about the fact that their neighborhood had faced over one month of fighting. people had to go elsewhe

the un's team final report could embarrass the australian government. duncan kennedy, bbc news in sydney. >> more than 10 years after the u.s. led invasion of afghanistan, women face a new threat. the country's most senior religious council has ruled there should be more separation between the sexes, meaning women should not mix with men at school or at work. it is a policy reminiscent of the days of taliban rule. from kabul, we report. >> new on channel one. with the top presenter. women newscasters have been in the headlines lately after the government told them to wear head scarves and avoid heavy makeup. now, senior clerics say men and women should not work side-by- side. unwelcome views for this woman. >> it is wrong to say we should not work together, she told us. i am proud of my job and the fact that i work outside my home. >> afghanistan's top religious council, which is government- funded, does not when -- want women roaming freely outside. it says they should be accompanied by a male relative. this is a request and reminder, the council says.

r t beirut lebanon the un team is set to visit damascus to discuss the deployment of international monitors to syria as comes as part of our special envoy kofi annan peace mission and pushing for a cease fire and political dialogue between the assad government and the opposition dr marcus papadopoulos an analyst from the all my magazine politics first says announce mission should be held for its balance stance toward the crisis. i think first of all kofi annan said mission in syria needs to be uprooted supply the international community to have an approach the situation in syria we have impartiality he spoke consume members of the syrian government's including president assad's and also members of the syrian opposition the same cannot be said of. the american british and french governments who have great regime change their policy from the very beginning and at the same time a great deal of caution needs to be. so when western governments it is going to be very military intervention could be. next on syria might be you know cruise missiles fired from syria but some is a good possibility it

qatar and saudi arabia which both back arming rebels of involvement in the attacks bombings come as un team from fare for a government led humanitarian mission and intends to launch a monitoring operation to help resolve syria's yearlong crisis archy's middle east correspondent paula so you're has more on the recent spate of violence in syria. well the explosion happened at one o'clock local time in the second largest syrian city of aleppo in a residential area there now throughout the day state television has been showing pictures of destroyed vehicles of damaged buildings and shattered glass and it's turned the attack a terrorist bombing we are hearing from the opposition that the attack happened not far from a security building although officials say that it hit a tween to raise a residential buildings behind a post office now i witness on the scene say that they were bodies lying everywhere they also say that they heard massive explosions and gunfire immediately after what now understand was a car bombing now we understand this to be security officers who were firing in the air immediat

damascus is preparing to host a un technical team to discuss a plan for international monitors in syria a group as part of special envoy kofi annan priest mission aimed at establishing a ceasefire and giving talks underway between the government and the opposition russia gave strong support to the efforts and want to get any attempts to the relevant. because of this those fish i hope this mission won't be ruined we have a feeling that every time we manage to achieve some positive change in the stance of damascus there's an immediate counterweight reaction and any steps forward are dismissed i hope this won't be the case of how countries in the middle east and some western states treat the mission of kofi annan it was very strange that two days after his first visit to damascus the opposition syrian national council claimed the mission had already failed we're sending definite signals to damascus to cooperate with mr nods and we hope that other members of the security council will also demand the opposition does not provoke the escalation of violence and cooperates with mr nonce mission.

each year, the un select a team . -- theme. if we could have everybody sit down, please. thank you. love looking at the photographs and reading the stories about what happened around the globe. i encourage everyone to go home and log on to google, just type in "women's day." there are so many things happening today. i want to point out one of the great story. this really grabbed my attention. it took place in a village in india. 200 women blocked traffic for the basic right to go to work every day and earn money. i want to read a couple of quotations. "we have brought in winds of change. the same husbands who used to order us indoors when officials came to talk, now tell us to go out and interact with them. these groups are bringing down the barriers, hiking literacy rates. it is amazing to see what is going on around the world. we have our own challenges in the states. who would have thought that birth control would be the topic of discussion in the year 2012? right? [applause] then it would be dominated by middle-aged white man, for the most part. i was shocked when i saw the birt

intervening there for human reason and it will protect civilians and they use their un security council to change their team which wasn't actually the case so i think the same deception could impact and or repeat it in syria again and that's why actually we are. in a situation is continuing as it is so what we've got at least for now is the accepted thinking is that local powers should take charge of this conflicts that's come in the form of the arab league how do you think why do you feel that i magically because they're actually administration of the crisis was actually. for management of the crisis was actually scandalous ignored the russian and chinese completely and they filled their big can go to united nation and can guarantee. u.n. security council resolution. or to impose sanctions on syria but actually the. chinese said to them look stand here stop here you know you cannot intervene without without council resolutions and so i think the arab league miserably they are running out of options and now some of them are going to know. she's. saying that because of. this kind of arming the opposition. no

envoy kofi annan spohn spoke to the un security council sending a team to damascus to explore settingpw tropical motor monitorrion mission. it's raising the possibility its fighters trying to take advantage of syria's turmoil. in washington, doug mckelway fox news. >>> in election 2012 news, rectangles furb for momentum in republicans push for momentum in the midwest. >> to keep that going with the delegate selection in missouri. >> the missouri caucuses started on a sour note today. in one county santorum's group reportedly became alarmed when voters for mitt romney and ron paul announced that they were getting together after airshotsing match that caucus end with no vote and a few arrests. results for missouri won't be final for months. delegates don't have to commit to a candidate until state's convention in june. >> there are four people running for president in our party right now. i will support whoever our nominee nominee is. i happen to be i'm the best guy at beating them. >> in southern illinois tonight he emphasizes his business experience. that means he has lived the economy

costing live from moscow this is our team welcome to the program un special envoy kofi annan has urged the blocks most powerful body to act cautiously on the syrian crisis and support his peace mission prior to his briefing with the security council russia said it was using its contacts with the syrian regime to get them to cooperate and it's also called on western powers to do the same and the opposition teams report not the latest from new york. special envoy kofi annan said that he will be sending his team to damascus as early as this weekend to begin to scott saying plans his plans to deploy international monitors there he said the first objective is to of course stop all the violence and bloodshed taking place in syria and to establish an impended humanitarian assistance for all those in need in syria he said if the syrian conflict is not handled properly and handled quickly the end results could be disastrous for the entire region kofi annan the u.n. arab league special envoy to syria also pleaded with u.n. security council members to finally break their deadlock and come to a co

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un. any solution is anywhere near solving the crisis. joining our team for an exclusive sit down interview is syrian ambassador to the united nations dr bashar fahri and a sitter thank you very much for speaking with far today thank you for having me with your father thank you the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprisings began in syria year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue whether it is one victim or it's oceans this is too much for the seat of people and for the seat of government there has been a huge exaggeration of the figures of the themes the government is not responsible for the school trip because as you know there are i was going to an international women's tribute taken into consideration while assisting and the assistant what's going on in syria own groups in syria maybe even resist an arm unless they have a credible force the reason that they use against the government forces we have been saying for months that we are dealing with

headlines from our team at ten thirty pm moscow time the un arab league envoy to syria calls on the united nations most powerful body to speak with one voice when it comes to syria for most dogs kofi annan peace mission won't be derailed. crude tactics a rabs exit from the global banking system selling oil prices soaring and western nations rushing to local emergency domestic reserve. and the controversial tradition of remembering s.s. veterans as heroes here nationalists gathered for an annual march condemned by half of the population and seen as an inspiration for young. i'm kevin owner of moscow tonight back with the news in full in thirty minutes but not before a return date with washington d.c. . hi guys the time for showing talent and i program earlier this week we spoke to an author that said that physical cash becomes obsolete and coming decades we want to know if you think that we really could ever be a cashless society so let's go to producer for treason a sunday i know what you have to say. i'm on the streets of d.c. to tell people the nation's capital what our viewers had to sa

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and welcome back you're watching our team with the day stuff and lungs and a story for. as the un prepares for its humanitarian mission in syria violence in the country intensifies with deadly attacks on the country's second city and the capital several of the blasts in the last two days of playing for lives of twenty nine people injuring scores more. of. the hard luck story of a loving father caught in the tragedy that's how the u.s. military is portraying the american soldier accused of slaughtering sixteen afghan villagers in a nighttime shooting spree an investigation by the afghan parliament claims as many as twenty other soldiers may have been involved in intelligence flatly contradicting washington's version of the event. dozens are arrested in new york as occupy wall street movement marched six months since it made its standard stand against corporate greed and injustice in america police moved into clears a crowded park after activists refused to stop preaching tents and leave the area. next groceries in the grime how the back alleys of l.a. are the supermarket aisles for

moscow in a moment but for now your headlines america teams up with its arab friends to pressure the syrian government into submission despite ongoing un efforts to mediate a solution a broader u.s. led coalition is expected to provide more support to the syrian rebels on sunday. washington puts the squeeze on syria's ally iran pledging to sanction countries to reduce imports of oil from the islamic state of new measures will come into full force of the. reliving the past we visit the only remaining of the soviet forced labor camp and here the harrowing accounts from it's for me to. come out here and see it talking to the project coordinator for a witness protection at your poll. explains why keeping people alive in the real world is no hollywood blockbuster watching what's. something to do with what is happening on the streets now as in the you know the after party for a while parts of the south however i totally disagree i don't even think the party began. we are still waiting for the actual resolution to happen. hello again and welcome to spotlight and to show art and i'll bring our band today my guest christian ballad. in hollywood

teams up with arab allies to pressure syria's government into submission despite ongoing un efforts to mediate a diplomatic solution abroad u.s. led coalition expected to provide more support to syrian rebels sunday. washington post the squeeze on syria's ally iran pledging to sanction countries that don't reduce oil imports from the islamic state of new measures come into full force at the end of june. reliving the past start he visits the only remaining soviet forced labor camp in the gulag and here's her accounts from former inmates converted into museum it's hope the site will act as a permanent historical reminder. up next payroll bells show on the money stay with us here on r.t. . blowing welcome to on the money with the business of russia is business i'm peter all about being elected for a third six year term as russian president vladimir putin returns to power in a very different country than only four years ago the candidate who ran on a mostly populist platform can be elected politician deliver the goods and keep the economy growing as well as interest to foreign investors. t

teams up with its arab allies to pressure syria's government into submission despite ongoing un efforts to broker a diplomatic peace. washington puts the squeeze on syria's ally iran pledging to sanction countries that don't reduce imports of oil from the islamic state. reliving the past starkey this is the only remaining soviet forced labor camp and here is the power of accounts of its former inmates. ten am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story syria's opposition is rallying in a bid to convince international allies it is a unified force rebels expect to get more backing from the u.s. great u.s. led group of nations on sunday when the so-called friends of syria convene for a second summit a group aims to pile more pressure on damascus for lending a helping hand to president assad's opponents at the conference u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is in saudi arabia media washington's key regional allies the saudis and qatar have been leading calls to start arming syria's rebels and even weigh in with military force political analyst chris bam

western powers teamed up with our friends to pressure the syrian government into submission despite ongoing un efforts to mediate a diplomatic solution. washington puts the squeeze on syria's ally iran pledging it to sanction countries reduce imports of oil from the islamic state . reliving the past we preserve the only remaining serviette of forced labor can the gulag and hear the harrowing accounts from its former employee. it's good to have you with us today this is are with me will receive a shave life in moscow the syrian opposition is rallying in a bid to convince international allies that it is a unified force the rebels expect more backing from a u.s. led group of nations on sunday when the so-called friends of syria convene for a second summit the group aims to pile more pressure on damascus while lending a helping hand to president assad's opponents the head of the conference u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is in saudi arabia meeting washington's key regional allies the saudis and the qatar had been a leading calls to start arming the syrian rebels and even weigh in with mili

like in moscow this is ati where you have america teams up with its arab friends to pressure the syrian government into submission despite ongoing un efforts to mediate a diplomatic solution i brought the u.s. led coalition is expected to provide more support to the syrian rebels on sunday. and washington puts the squeeze on syria's ally iran pledging to sanction countries that don't reduce imports of oil from the islamic state by the new measures will come into full force of the end of june. reliving the past visits the only remaining soviet forced labor camp the gulag and here is carrying accounts from its former. and i we continue on ruffling the pages of history in the soviet files and. western siberia this secretly missions factory became public knowledge after the fall of the soviet union here special capsules known as the kremlin pill were made by hand exclusively for the top brass . of the health of the leaders of the soviet union shrouded in secrecy. private doctors looking after them had a very risky job their very lives not just their careers were at stake. linnet brush head of the soviet union from nine hundred sixty fo

teams up with the arab allies to pressure the syrian government into submission displayed ongoing un efforts to broker a diplomatic peace. washington puts the squeeze on syria's ally iran pledging to sanction countries that don't reduce oil imports from the islamic state. reliving its start he visits the only remaining soviet forced labor camp gulag and here's the tales of former inmates. noon in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story syria's opposition is rallying in a bid to convince international allies that it is a unified force rebels expect more backing from the u.s. led group of nations on sunday when the so-called friends of syria group convenes for a second subject the group aims to put more pressure on damascus while lending a helping hand to assad's opponents ahead of a conference u.s. secretary of state clinton is in saudi arabia meeting washington's key regional allies saudis and qatar have been leading calls for a start arming syrian rebels and you can weigh in with military force chris bambery from the international socialist group thin

teams up with its arab friends to pressure the syrian government it is admission despite ongoing un efforts to mediate a diplomatic solution. washington also put the squeeze on syria's ally iran pushing sanctions to pledging to sanction countries that don't reduce imports of oil from the islamic state. we live in the past r.t. this is the only remaining soviet forced labor camps the gulag and here's the hari accounts of its former inmates. a day and in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story the syrian opposition is rallying in a bid to convince international allies that it is a unified force rebels expect more backing from a u.s. led group of nations on sunday when the so-called friends of syria can be in for a second summit the group aims to pile more pressure on the syrian government while lending a helping hand to president assad's opponents head of the conference u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is in saudi arabia meeting with washington's key regional allies the saudis and qataris have been leading calls to start arming the syrian rebels and may

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thanks for joining our team at six o'clock here in moscow on charon taraji syrian rebels are under pressure to accept the un backed peace plan after damascus rubberstamp the deal and includes appeals for a ceasefire but no calls for president assad to step down something the opposition and washington have been calling for the u.s. is pushing for the rebels to unite with some factions rallying behind the syrian national council at a conference and turkey r.t. sarah firth reports. both come out of the meeting is a picture of an opposition that's really struggling to get its act together they've been meeting here in istanbul hundreds of the syrian opposition members to discuss and to try and hammer out some common objectives and really lay to rest the concerns over the very fractious nature of that it seems that that was elusive to then they were unable to unify and in fact the picture that came out we saw a walkout from some of the members of this agreement and further criticisms of the syrian national council and the object is that they put forward saying that they were trying to impose their will to much in