out where in the restive region united arab emirates sees a fresh protest or clamp down with the west's or blind eye attitude and cooling its stance on saudi arabia and bahrain. but can the troubles past the ancient a limping truce politics hangs over support for the syrian squad at the london games. live from moscow you're watching r t it's six pm here in the russian capital our top story syrian government troops and rebels are reinforcing their positions as the week long battle for a key northern city of aleppo intensifies columns of army tanks are reportedly rolling into residential areas where opposition fighters are placing snipers on rooftops seizing control of syria's commercial capital is seen as crucial to winning the fight for the north of the country clashes are also being reported on the outskirts of damascus where rebels launched a major offensive recently but were pushed back hard as one of the few international broadcasters still covering events from inside syria here's a piece on a boy with photos. over the past few days that aleppo has been at the center of a matter maj

and the united arab emirates follows the example of saudi arabia and bahrain as it leaves a fresh clampdown on protesters but the west stay silent. fire from our studios in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's two pm here in the russian capital one pm in damascus and opposition fighters are ready in themselves for a major advance on syria's key city of aleppo the country's commercial hub has been plagued by fierce street battles for several days since opposition fighters began their assaults this as two more senior syrian officials have to fact it from the government here's on a boycott. over the past few days aleppo has been at the center of a matter major military operation we know that the army the syrian army used tanks used fighter jets military helicopters to strike its targets the free syrian army has also. enlisted a lot of support for it's a parade. they're calling it did battle for aleppo and there are some reports that on the eve of this battle they received major reinforcements and supplies to all the military equipment new supplies of arms from turkey

ten miles off the coast of the united arab emirates. the navy ship first attempted to make radio contact with the boat, warning it to back off. but the boat kept coming at a high rate of speed. "the rappahannock" then flashed its lights and issued warnings over loudspeaker. the boat did not slow down. "the rappahannock" then fired into the water, using a .50 caliber machine gun, similar to this one used in a navy training video. when that didn't work, sailors aimed the ship's weapons straight at the oncoming boat and fired, killing one person onboard and wounding at least three others. it turns out, the boat was not iranian at all. all the victims were from india. two others aboard but unhurt, from the uae. so, what was the unidentified boat? u.s. officials describe it as a pleasure craft. officials with the united arab emirates describe it as a fishing boat. there's no indication this was an attempted act of terrorism. but at the very least, it was a massive communications breakdown in one of the most dangerous places in the world. jon

being used to pressure the country of its nuclear program to try and bypass the straits the united arab emirates have opened a new pipeline to export oil. one of the second world wars most wanted criminals has reportedly been founded hungry that is laos the treasury chattery who's now ninety seven sent over fifteen thousand jews to auschwitz while working as a police as a police commander in the slovak can get he fled to canada under a new identity after being sentenced to death but his disguise was revealed and he went on the run again has been in hiding for fifteen. i've got to stun the dictation minister has survived a roadside bomb attack in the north the third assault of a top government official in as many days officials say the explosive was similar to those usually used by the time of on on sunday a suicide blast at a wedding claimed twenty lives including a prominent member of the afghan parliament and. close ally of president karzai. and violent deaths are all too frequent in afghanistan and not always at the hands of insurgents closely online team kirby looks at nato as record in kill

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the united arab emirates follows the example of saudi arabia and bahrain as it leaves the french clamp down on protesters but the west stays silent. as the divide between people and power in the u.s. widens protest movements gaining more exposure than ever before he talks to bill as radical activist also on school professor at the university of illinois about the growth of the protest movement in the us. party's in chicago sitting down with radical activist author and former professor phil ayres thank you so much for joining us today pleasure to be with you so let's get started with protests really in the united states we've seen the arab spring we've seen the uprisings in europe we've seen occupy wall street in the united states what do you think is really the face of the modern protester in the us today i mean i think occupy is unpredictable but wonderful development and it comes directly out of the arab spring i mean it the idea that people could actually make a difference is is infectious and so occupy came out of madison madison came out of tahrir square tahrir square came out of

demonstrators with clubs and live ammunition as pro-reform protests spread from bahrain and united arab emirates. to him in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story dozens of people reportedly killed during fresh clashes in syria's largest city as government forces step up a counter offensive against entrenched rebels witnesses say the scene in aleppo is the fiercest fighting of the sixteen month long conflict russia says syrian authorities need to work towards peace but can't be expected to concede while western backed insurgents continue taking over cities moscow it uses foreign powers of fueling the violence to bring about regime change in damascus the former head of the u.n. mission to syria says assad's fall is only a matter of time but admits it won't necessarily mean an end to the conflict new allegations of also emerged of foreign interference in syria in defiance of u.n. efforts on a boycott reports. one week has passed since the united nations has issued a new mandate for its observer mission in syria beach and this day ironically should help calm tensions

officials with united arab emirates say it was a fishing boat. there's no indication this was an attempted act of terrorism, but at the very least, it was a massive communications breakdown in one of the most dangerous places in the world. >> all right, jon, thanks. >>> and in syria tonight what is being called the worst fighting yet near the capital see of damascus, just miles from the city's center. the first time president bashar assad's forces have taken aim at syria's capital. eyewitnesses say residents are fleeing with mattresses. >>> back here at home, the pressure is building on republican mitt romney to release more than two years of his tax returns. even members of his own party are saying this issue is building. but romney stood his ground and it's "your voice your vote" tonight with abc's david muir who is talking with the republicans, david. >> diane, great to see you. a top adviser with romney's campaign telling me how many years of tax returns released, quote, it will never be enough. the pressure we heard from romney's pony party.

attacked demonstrators with clubs and live rounds as form protests spread from bahrain and the united arab emirates. international news and comment live from our new center here in moscow this is r t with the twenty four hours a day dozens of people have reportedly been killed in fresh clashes in syria's largest city as government forces step up a counter and offensive against the entrenched rebels witnesses describe the scenes in aleppo as the fiercest fighting of the sixteen month conflict russia says syrian authorities need to work towards peace but can't be expected to concede while the western backed insurgents continue to take over cities moscow accuses foreign powers of fueling the violence to bring about regime change in damascus the former head of the u.n. mission to syria says assad's fall is only a matter of time but admits that it won't necessarily mean the conflict will end. of most of the foreign meddling in syria in defiance of u.n. efforts as artie's of son a boy reports. one week has passed as the united nations has issued a new mandate for its observer mission in syria which at le

club protest demonstrators and live rounds as pro-reform protests spread from bahrain and the united arab emirates is the latest outburst of violence in the country's eastern region where clashes have occurred throughout the past year. in the summer when fifteen minutes from now the mean time we also a nobel prize winner in physics how he thinks it all began the universe began during our in-depth interview. i. with me is alex still a pain pill and american astrophysics and a professor at the university of california berkeley he was a member of the team that received the twenty eleven nobel prize for discovering the dark energy that is speeding up in the tension of the entire universe and he believed that it could have sprung into existence without any divine help whatsoever well now we will have a chance to talk about this more thank you very much for joining me here today it is a pleasure to be here thanks so you maintain you do not need divine help to explain how the universe came to be so what is your version will let me start by saying that i'm going to discuss the universe only from the persp

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elsewhere in the rest of region up to forty people are now detained in the united arab emirates amid a fresh protest or clamp down on the west turning a blind eye just like over saudi arabia bahrain. why can the troubles past the ancient olympic truce capsize politics hangs over support syrians walk out of the london games. live from our studios in central moscow you're watching our team with me and he said now it's four pm here in the russian capital three pm in damascus and in syria government troops and rebels are reinforcing their positions as the week long battle for the northern city of aleppo intensifies columns of army tanks are reportedly rolling into residential areas where insurgents are placing snipers on rooftops now seizing control of syria's commercial capital that is seen as crucial to winning the fight for the north clashes are also being reported on the outskirts of damascus where rebels launched a major offensive recently but were pushed back are two stocks on a boycott is one of the few international reporters still in syria and brings us the latest on the conflic

under pressure clamp down on protesters in the united arab emirates but the west stays silent on similar actions in bahrain and saudi arabia. hello and welcome to our c twenty vala news live from moscow our top story now fighting continues in syria's key city of aleppo with troops trying to hold a rebel advance the country's commercial hub has been plagued by a fierce street battles for several days since opposition fighters swept two more senior syrian officials have defected from the government also he calls home by phone with a reporter who is currently in the city. fair were fundamentally. by the corporations members what syrian free army recruits for just. by. we can treat truth. we share and. also organizations the volunteers that are flying through their. government people trying to there by opening the place. they are trying to help people. to work and to get there and what the theory that we will not be changed but. changed. or changed by ford i think we were in it for people in syria it's seeing pictures and inner. peace in a political way fight for to fight and hide from the p

elsewhere in the restive region dozens of people now detained in the united arab emirates amid a fresh protest or clamp down the blasts blind eye attitude at going in towns on saudi arabia and bahrain. but can the troubles past the ancient olympic truce chastize politics hangs over support for the syrian squad at the london games the country's athletes say they're carrying a message of peace as damascus faces mounting pressure from abroad. but with the protest movement gaining in the u.s. the gap between the ninety nine percent and those in power is growing wider talks to antiwar activist bill ayers for his take on how to achieve change. party's in chicago sitting down with radical activist author and former professor thank you so much for joining us today pleasure to be with you it's a look at started to protest really in the united states we've seen the arab spring we've seen the uprisings in europe we've seen occupy wall street in the united states what do you think is really the face of modern protester in the u.s. today well i mean i think occupy is unpredictable but wonderful dev

elsewhere in the rest of region the united arab emirates sees a fresh protest to clamp down with the west's blind eye attitude echoing its stance on saudi arabia and bahrain. but can the troubles past the ancient olympic truce test as politics hangs over sport for the syrian squad at the mountain games. about with another summary for in fifteen years from now in the meantime with protest movements in the u.s. gaining ground the gap between the ninety nine percent and those in power is growing wider r.t. talks to antiwar activist bill ayers for his view on how to achieve change. parties in chicago sitting down with radical activist author and former professor thank you so much for joining us today pleasure to be with you so let's get started to protest really in the united states we've seen the arab spring we've seen the uprisings in europe we've seen occupy wall street in the united states what do you think is really the face of the modern protester in the us today well i mean i think occupy is this unpredictable but wonderful development and it comes directly out of the arab spring

and the united arab emirates follows the example of saudi arabia and bahrain as it leaves a french clampdown on protesters but the west stayed silent. international news and comments live from moscow this is our sea with me thanks for joining us fighting continues in a serious case city of aleppo with troops trying to hold a rebel advance the country's commercial hub has been plagued by fierce street battles for several days since opposition fighters swept helicopter gunships are said to have fired on several neighborhoods while tanks were seen rolling in aleppo they said to you more seem it syrian officials have defected from the government. and if somebody believes violence by the rebels is making it impossible to find a political solution in this song called rubble. of their decision and the decisions come from outside the from countries like united they backed by the saudi arabia and qatar so. they just do what they've been told is to break the infrastructure of syria believe me. call me so that's what they're very keen on but i believe since a week since that massacre i have been in syr

elsewhere in the rest of the region united arab emirates sees a fresh protester clampdown with the west's blind eye added to tackling its stance on saudi arabia about right. but can the troubles past the ancient olympic first task in terms of politics hangs over support for the syrian squad at the learning game. it's five pm here in moscow this is r t coming to you live on the news now with our top story this hour in syria government troops and rebels are reinforcing their positions as a week long battle for the key northern city of aleppo intensifies columns of army tanks are reportedly rolling into residential areas where opposition fighters are placing snipers on rooftops seizing control of syria's commercial capital is seen as a crucial as crucial to winning the fight for the north of the country clashes are also being reported on the outskirts of damascus where rebels long a major offensive recently but were pushed back our team is one of the few international broadcasters still covering the events from inside syria here's what's on a boycott with the latest. over the past few days a

elsewhere in the restive region united arab emirates sees a fresh protest to clamp down with the west's blind eye attitude echoing its stance on saudi arabia bahrain. but can the troubles past the ancient of the big test politics hangs over the sport for the syrian squad at the london games of top stories this hour. international news in common live from our new center here in moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day syrian government troops and rebels are reinforcing their positions as the week long battle for the northern city of aleppo intensifies columns of army tanks are reportedly rolling into residential areas where opposition forces of placing snipers on rooftops seizing control of syria's commercial capital is seen as crucial to winning the fight for the north of the country clashes are also being reported in damascus where rebels launched a major offensive recently but were pushed back some countries are calling for humanitarian corridors but russia says that is impossible as long as the rebels continue to receive foreign backing which is fueling the violence. is one o

the united arab emirates borders the example of saudi arabia and bahrain as a release of french clamp down on protesters on the west side. plus russia markets leave their dramatic jobs beyond and they gave into a second day all the details and business in twenty minutes. international news live from moscow this is all she was me thanks for joining us continues in syria's key city of aleppo with troops trying to hold a rebel advance the country's commercial hub has been plagued by fia street battles for several days since opposition fighters began their assaults and the let's now get the details from these ups on a boy who is one of the few remaining international correspondents in syria next on a serious city of aleppo has now become the battle front for the government troops on the rebels all the details you are hearing that. well you have first of all let me tell you that i'm coming to you live from damascus not from aleppo and here in damascus live is coming back to normal after those deadly weeks that we have seen so far now as you can probably see behind me the traffic is flowing

and the united arab emirates follows the example of saudi arabia and bahrain as it leaves the french clampdown protesters but the west to stay viable. here's from russia and around the world this is all she was me thanks for joining us finally continues in a serious city of aleppo with troops trying to hold a rebel advance the country's commercial hub has been plagued by fia street battles for several days since opposition fighters began their souls they says two more senior syrian officials have defected from the government and here's all she is a son avoid. over the past few days has been. at the center of a major military operation reno that the army the syrian army used tanks used military helicopters to strike its targets the free syrian army has also. enlisted a lot of support for it's a parade. they're calling it. and there are some reports on the eve of this battle they received major reinforcements and supplies to the military equipment you supply arms from turkey and saudi arabia when you talk about syria what's important to keep in mind is this sequence of events it is. th

arnie mohamad the editor in chief of the syrian tribune website joining us from dubai in the united arab emirates this time thanks for being with us russia says foreign partners are trying to blackmail the country in order to secure their draft resolution to the un their attempt seems to be failing so far is there any way for them to bypass russia on there so what other methods do you think could be used against the state if it blocks the document. i don't think they can bypass russia no and yes i agree with mr lavrov that they are using a lot of blackmailing techniques. we have seen them. agree on something and then do the exact opposite on the ground we have seen them support the militia. militia with weapons with money with. even. talks a few days ago about. support and we all know what that meant in libya so they are trying to create a situation where russia has absolutely no option but to do what they want unfortunately for them distillation is not being created because of the unity and strength of the syrian army and because of the awareness of the syrian. foreign policy as well as the fore

no reaction over the crackdowns we're talking about in saudi arabia bahrain and the and the united arab emirates in comparison to what the reaction has been to the likes of libya and syria. and they're not says they are a death because of the saudis are puppets of of them that's why they why they don't want to hear the cries and the argos they are going to use and the pages of the people in saudi arabia and also they shut their mouths and even they blackened the screen and they don't let even the americans to talk about this one they talk they talk while. ideally and. in and man out of that to show that they this saudis are living a good life that's not true to saudi arabia now is a base for the american for the american marines but could we see an uprising in saudi arabia in saudi arabia on the level that we've seen in syria and libya what what is the immediate future do you think. as i said this i would do is they don't have a constitution they don't have me they don't have it's our dr. a governing very rich state and they deprive people according to their hierarchy and their tribe and their t

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ship fires on a boat off the coast of dubai in the united arab emirates.more, jennifer griffin joins us from the pentagon. >> reporter: hi, jenna. well, we can confirm from two senior u.s. defense officials that the u.s. ennis navy ship fired shots on a small vessel that approached it in territorial waters off the united arab emirates earlier today. that is not far from the strait of hour hormuz -- hormuz. the uae coastline goes on either side of that narrow strait. the u.s. ship is a u.s. navy oil tanker. we're told by sources that the oil ship fired warning shots at this small dinghy-sized boat that approached it. the dinghy turned away as if it were leaving and then turned back around, we're told by sources, towards the boat, and that's when the u.s. fired again where we are hearing reports from the united arab emirates through the u.s. consulate there that one person was killed, three others injured on that dinghy as it approached the ship. it is extremely unusual, jenna, for a u.s. navy ship to fire in the very tense area around the strait of hormuz.

germany and the united arab emirates have co-financed project in berlin to rebuild syria after assad's fall. >> an important aspect of our work is naturally to show the syrian people that when a new government takes over -- and it will -- that the international community will stand by the people. >> that will be a challenge. cities have been devastated by fighting. assad's loyalists are said to have been spending huge sums of public money abroad. >> to china now, right? >> wright. in china, the wife of a politician has been charged with the murder of our british -- of a british businessman. gu kailai, the wife of bo xilai, will be tried for the murder of neil heywood. she allegedly poisoned him in his hotel room last november. it could be the first shot in a solar panel trade war. >> the chinese firms received illegal subsidies. they could file a formal complaint. the chinese firms deny any wrongdoing and say they want this disputes settled before it escalates. >> with more on this, we spoke earlier with our european correspondent, and we put it to him that the companies at the center

monday's incident occurred off the coast of the united arab emirates near dubai from the strait of hormuze pentagon announced this morning it would send the john c. stennis to the region four months ahead of schedule. >> bret: i understand there was a hard line taken against iran from secretary clin top after she ended a nine-day tour in israel meeting with egypt and the muslim brotherhood spokesperson. what can you tell us about that? >> it was third on secretary clinton agenda. she spoke about egypt new president and concerns about iran. clinton described the nuclear proposals as the nonstarters and said the u.s. and israel are on the same page right now. >> iran's leaders still have the opportunity to make the right decision. the choice is ultimately iran. our own choice is clear. we will use all elements of american power to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> in egypt, protest resulted in tomatoes and shoes thrown at clin top's convoy protes protesters. >> bret: thank you. the law of the sea treaty may be going under permanently. republican senators rob portman and kelly

one was killed and three injured about den miles off the coast the united arab emirates sweat of -- southwestf a port near dubai used by the navy. and the pentagon announced they would send the aircraft carrier to the area four months ahead of schedule and will arrive in the region late this summer. and it is important to point out in 2000 when the "uss cole" was attacked, it was attack by a civilian craft packed with explosives and that killed seven u.s. sailors and at that point the navy changed their rules of engagement for this kind of attack. >>neil: thank you, jennifer. and get ready for oil to soar if there are other such incidents. and sometimes they do not have to result in anything more than what we saw here. what do you see happening, phil? >> well, right new everyone is on edge. the navy is on edge. the entire region is on edge. because we are hearing the threats from iran on a constant basis and this is critical because 17 million barrels of oil go through the straights of d strait of hormuz, 20 percent of the world shy and we are concerned. one of the things that raised concerns