we spoke to our k's -- rt in greece. >> the alleged claim has been let. you will be able to see it just behind my left shoulder there. we will see here at olympia, the birthplace of the games, the longest torch relay in opaque history. a few moments ago, the lighting of the flame ceremony took place. it was basically a step back in time, winding back the clock perhaps 2.5 thousand years. we saw an actress dressed as a high priestess lit the flame using the powers of the sun and a parabolic mirror which is basically what happened in 700 bc that flame was brought here to the ancient stadium which is where i am standing and it is now being used or just was used to light the torch, the first torchbearer. he runs off now to my right. by tradition, he is always a greek. on this occasion, he was an 18- year-old skier. he hopes to compete for his country in sochi next year. he will hand this torch to the first russian torchbearer, the ice hockey star. he himself -- 48 hours to carry out this honor. he flies back to the states this evening. he says this event was

the group the only called for greece is a first. come back to the mother of all the european socialist states. so ahead for you this hour iraq is rocked by a bloody day of sectarian violence a series of attacks targeting shia neighborhoods and gatherings make it the deadliest day this year. in scotland thousands marched in support of independence from the u.k. we talked to the nation's first minister who is leading the separatist drive. iran seems to be offering an olive branch to the west ahead of next week's un general assembly meeting a change of tone that first appeared with the election of a new president has become especially noticeable this week here's a look at some of his son rouhani is moves that may be signaling a thaw. first in a recent interview he made it clear iran will never pursue nuclear weapons adding that his government might be ready to strike a deal with the west rouhani further address the topic of cooperation when he made his case for putting an end to frosty relations and engaging in constructive dialogue in

so a third therm -- term for angela merkel may men mean more austerity for greece. we decided to hit the streets of athens to find out how they feel. >> merkel's policies hurt the greeks as well as the germans. but regardless of who wins, the result will be bad for us, because our politicians are weak. >> change would mean so much in my country -- theyenter vein so much in my country that it feels like greece is controlled by foreign politicians the >> i don't believe what greeks say about angela merkel. >> although germany contributed to two bailout loans to greece, merkel's austerity policies are widely blamed for huge spending cuts and whichever way germany ends up voting, it's likely to be felt right here in greece. >> and countries have taken to heart revelations about u.s. spying. brazil in particular. now the brazilian president is proposing to rebuild the country's internet, cutting off u.s. spying agencies and the technology giant. >> as the n.s.a. spying scandal continues to undermine america's global standing, one u.s. ally is not willing to forgive and f

well let's go back to greece where the ceremony of the lighting of the limpet flame is on the way back in the birthplace of the games ancient ruins of n.p.r. the torch will travel tens of thousands of kilometers to the host of the next winter that makes some russian city of sochi of course as we look at these live pictures that the flame is due to be. on this song using power mirrors. and. the legend of xander a very. with the first rushing to carry the name pick torch and and begin the relay promises to be the longest marathon in the history of the winter games. and as we understand it the the torch will travel by rain day talks led snow models boats and even what's happening he said listening to some of this. and i can tell you that there was a slightly eccentric porch light in traditional sophisticated and then it grew and . greeks believe religiously that the plane was wrong so the people by force gave the frail sacred tourist it's. pure. gold plated to go to some peace. and ceremony of the logic of the plane has thought it. was going over the seat us and three of the priestesses i

and as germans cast their ballots greece awaits the outcome we'll look at the just how the decisions made in berlin will echo in athens. you're watching our t.v. live from our studios in moscow and thanks for joining me. syria has fulfilled one of its key obligations as part of a chemical disarmament plan handing over a list of its talk six stockpiles to the international watchdog the deadline said today russia u.s. deal hammered out last saturday was also met this apparently surprised american officials with some saying the inventory was more complete than they expected but despite serious compliance so far not everything has been smooth on the diplomatic front this week or to use a missile now has the details. as chaos and violence continue in syria so does the diplomatic battle surrounding the conflict this week a un investigation concluded chemical weapons were used on august the twenty first the environmental chemical and medical therapies that the u.n. investigators collected provide clear and compelling evidence that the surface to surface rockets used in this attack contained

right now now while public is not the first person to die at the hands of neo nazis in greece he was the first non migrant to do so and this has sparked outrage all across the country with all similar protests similar scenes last week in the early hours of this wednesday thousands of greeks marched in a largely peaceful protest they marched towards the offices of golden dawn which were secluded essentially protected by the police a group of a small group of protesters who had their faces covered and will bring helmets have broken off started hurling petrol bombs a lot of anger over this murder that still fresh in people's minds so throughout europe we're seeing lots of rhetoric nationalist movements but in greece in particular how much clout is this new or not see this new fascist movement growing how much. basically protection do they have well quite a bit especially in contrast to other european countries now golden dawn isn't just a fringe group that has eighteen members in parliament out of three hundred it's on its way to becoming the third largest political force in greece the

why is this seem to be particularly prominent in greece where the difference with greece is that this group isn't just a fringe party that might do demonstrations or things like that this is the third largest political force in greece it's a party that has eight hundred seats out of the three hundred seats in parliament and it really has seen a rise in popular support correlated some would say with the economic crisis getting more intense now while it is it disavows these labels but it is sort of perceived by many as a. fascist group largely because of the symbolism it uses its logo is sort of a play on the swastika they do sort of rather disturbing hand gestures at the rally as they sold themselves in the height of the economic crisis as an anti-establishment party and this sort of earned them a lot more new members new support greeks who were frankly desperate because of the economic situation who just want to see a different option and government whether or not this tragic murder is going to undermine that support remains to be seen as you mentioned those poll numbers have gotten d

knew a fascist group the only hope for greece is a first. come but for the mother of us over european socialist state. so had for you this hour iraq is rocked by a bloody day of sectarian violence a series of attacks targeting share neighborhoods and gatherings make it the deadliest day this year plus brazil's president cancels a state visit to washington over n.s.a. spying allegations we take a look at the measures the country is mulling to protect itself from u.s. cyber surveillance that and more after a short break. well . it's technology innovation all the developments around russia we. covered. wealthy british soil is not. the time to remember. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons are no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to conjure reports. welcome back you're watching are to live from our studios in moscow and lindsay france. the deadliest assault on civilians in iraq this year has claimed the lives of at least ninety six people after a string of attacks targete

two years more to greece, to portugal, to spain, torance. we have given more time because we're now looking not so much o the nominal deficit but the structural deficit taking into consideration the economic cycle. during that time also there was an evolution. i don't think today we can say that europe is dogmatic about the deficit. >> rose: there's the claim that you have constant reminders and certainly of recently is the efforts to deliver a banking union. you said it is first and foremost. and the urgent way to complete the union. where do you stand? >> we have now the agreement of all the members based on what we call the supervisory mechanism which means that the central bank will take debt responsibility, having the power to go and check the situation in any banking. but now the commission has put in july a proposal for the single resolution mechanism. i hope now members are ready to accept it. indeed i consider this critically important. the banking union because it's a necessary condition for confidence to come completely to the fin

right now now while public is not the first person to die at the hands of neo nazis in greece he was the first non migrant to do so and this has sparked outrage all across the country with all similar protests similar scenes last week in the early hours of this wednesday thousands of greeks marched in a largely peaceful protest they marched towards the offices of golden dawn which were secluded essentially protected by the police a group of a small group of protesters who had their faces covered in wearing helmets have broken off started hurling petrol bombs and the scenes that you're seeing on the t.v. screen right now unfolded so a lot of anger over this murder that still fresh in people's minds so throughout europe we're seeing a lot of rhetoric nationalist movements but in greece in particular how much clout is this new or not see this new fascist movement growing how much. basically protection do they have well quite a bit especially in contrast to other european countries now golden dawn isn't just a fringe group that has eighteen members in parliament out of three hundred it's

two years more to greece, to portugal, to spain, to france. we have given more time because we're now looking not so much o the nominal deficit but the structural deficit taking into consideration the economic cycle. during that time also there was an evolution. i don't think today we can say that europe is dogmatic about the deficit. >> rose: there's the claim that you have constant reminders and certainly of recently is the efforts to deliver a banking union. you said it is first and foremost. and the urgent way to complete the union. where do you stand? >> we have now the agreement of all the members based on what we call the supervisory mechanism which means that the central bank will take debt responsibility, having the power to go and check the situation in any banking. but now the commission has put in july a proposal for the single resolution mechanism. i hope now members are ready to accept it. indeed i consider this critically important. the banking union because it's a necessary condition for confidence to come completely to the fin

angry protesters call for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti fascist sparked uproar as thousands marched a national strike against endless austerity. six am in moscow i'm mad as i bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news russia's foreign minister things western states are looking to for loopholes to unilateral action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict that's the impression sergey lavrov says he's gotten after several weeks of diplomatic work to avoid possible strikes against the war torn state or he's a really good reports two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria then it looks like things are going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of animosity especially head of the u.n. general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an interview to russia's channel one has to use that the point that he's made before but in a very different or rather harsh manner as specially

and this dream is part of that balance greece awaits the outcome we're getting now decisions made in berlin will echo in the country where there is growing anger and this severe austerity measures. the latest news on the week's top stories you're watching the wiki on l.c. with me and we'll start with breaking news this hour on the u.s. is threatening but the international chemical watchdog will stop its work on sea whereas weapons harmed if moscow does not support a small school resolution on syria russia's foreign minister made the comments in his latest interview let's now get more details from reno going to join us now live from moscow irina hi there so what's how's it sergei lavrov had to say about this matter. well basically the russian foreign minister has resisted some of the points that russia has made before but there have been some new bits as well for example at this point the russian foreign minister is saying that russia has concrete evidence that some of the chemical stockpile that belong to syria are in fact contained in areas which are captured by the syrian rebels so

protesters call for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti-fascist sparked up or as thousands march in a national strike against endless austerity. it's four am in moscow i am giving you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news russia's foreign minister thinks western states are looking for loopholes to unilateral action in syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian crisis that's the impression sergey lavrov says he's gotten after several weeks of diplomatic work to avoid possible strikes against the war torn state. reports two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria then it looks like things are going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of animosity especially head of the u.n. general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an interview to russia's channel one has to use that the point that he's made before but in a very different or rather harsh manner especially when talking about the way that the

and is germans cast their ballots greece awaits the outcome we look at how the decisions made in berlin will echo in athens. or what you are to live from our studios in moscow i'm moving to france thanks for joining me. syria has fulfilled one of its key obligations as part of a chemical disarmament plan handing over a list of its toxic stockpiles to the international watchdog the deadline set in a russia u.s. deal hammered out last saturday was also met this apparently surprised american officials with some saying the inventory was more complete than expected but despite syria's compliance so far not everything has been smooth on the diplomatic front this week artie's innocent has the details. as chaos and violence continue in syria so does the diplomatic battle through round in the conflict this week a un investigation concluded chemical weapons were used on august the twenty first environmental chemical and medical therapy that the u.n. investigators collected provide clear and compelling evidence that the surface to surface rockets used in this attack contained a nerve agent sarin w

in greece reporting from athens from r.t.e. and this is nothing of. a general strike in greece turned ugly this week when a prominent fascist was stabbed to death his killer apprehended at the scene and reportedly found to be a member of the far right golden dawn party the killing set off a chain of riots around the country with running battles between police and protesters officials quickly jumped on the bandwagon to hinting they may shut the party down as police raided its offices golden dawn known for terrorizing immigrants and attacking political opponents george tatar gallus a professor of constitutional law thinks the rise of extremist sentiment in greece is directly linked to the state of its economy. the majority of the. measures that unfortunately the idea to introduce fear you speak to those who did eyes of the new fascists in the first is a strong minority now we've got a message there must be some of the public sector. in to a close look at the volume of most of them but all of that because we really lay the matter to those like young babi

in greece where the killing of a prominent. national strike against austerity. seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly here on. western states eager to gain a loophole for unilateral action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict well that's the impression the russian foreign minister says he's going after several weeks of a diplomatic marathon to avoid possible strikes against the war torn state. has the details. two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria then it looks like things are going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of alley lost city especially head of the un general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an interview to russia's channel one has used the points that he's made before but in a very different or rather harsh manner especially when talking about the way that the west is approaching the syrian crisis. in our american partners are star

why is this seem to be particularly prominent in greece with the difference with greece is that this group isn't just a fringe party that might do demonstrations or things like that this is the third largest political force in greece it's a party that has eight hundred seats out of the three hundred seats in parliament and it really has seen a rise in popular support correlated some would say with the economic crisis getting more intense now while it is it disavows these labels but it is sort of perceived by many as an. fascist group largely because of the symbolism it uses its logo is sort of a play on the swastika they do sort of rather disturbing hand gestures at their rally as they've sold themselves in the height of the economic crisis as an anti-establishment party and this sort of earned them a lot more new. person you support greeks who are frankly desperate because of the economic situation we just want to see a different option in government whether or not this tragic murder is going to undermine that support remains to be seen those poll numbers have gotten down but of cou

rampaging mobs scream for just as in greece where the killing of a prominent undefined sparked uproar well thousands marched in a national strike against and necessary see. the latest news on the week's top stories you're watching the weekly here on ars he with me thanks for joining us. western states are eager to again the loopholes for unilateral action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict that's the impression the russian foreign minister says his gains after several weeks of a diplomatic monson to avoid possible strikes against the waterholes states. cities . two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria then it looks like things are going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of alley lost city especially head of the un general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an interview to russia's channel one has used the points that he's made before but in a very different or rather harsh manner especially when t

right now now while published was not the first person to die at the hands of neo nazis in greece he was the first non migrant to do so and this has sparked outrage all across the country with a similar protest similar scenes last week in the early hours of this wednesday thousands of greeks marched in a largely peaceful protest they marched towards the offices of golden dawn which were secluded essentially protected by the police a group of a small group of protesters who had their faces covered in wearing helmets have broken off started hurling petrol bombs and the scenes that you're seeing on the t.v. screen right now unfolded so a lot of anger over this murder that still fresh in people's minds so throughout europe we're seeing lots of rhetoric nationalist movements but in greece in particular how much clout is this new or not see this new fascist movement growing how much. basically protection do they have well quite a bit especially in contrast to other european countries now golden dawn isn't just a fringe group that has eighteen members in parliament out of three hundred it's

two years more to greece, to portugal, to spain, to france. we have given more time because we're now looking not so much o the nominal deficit but the structural deficit taking into consideration the economic cycle. during that time also there was an evolution. i don't think today we can say that europe is dogmatic about the deficit. >> rose: the's the claim that you have constant reminders and certainly of recently is the efforts to deliver a banking union. you said it is first and foremost. and the urgent way to complete the union. where do you stand? >> we have now the agreement of all the members based on what we call the supervisory mechanism which means that the central bank will take debt responsibility, having the power to go and check the situation in any banking. but now the commission has put in july a proposal for the single resolution mechanism. i hope now members are ready to accept it. indeed i consider this critically important. the banking union because it's a necessary condition for confidence to come completely to the finan

rampaging mobs scream for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent. thousands marched in the national strike against austerity. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly here on. western states eager to gain a loophole for unilateral action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict well that's the impression the russian foreign minister says he's going after several weeks of a diplomatic marathon to avoid possible strikes against the war torn state and he has the details. two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria then it looks like things are going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of alamo city especially head of the un general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an interview to russia's channel one has used the points that he's made before but in a very different or rather harsh manner especially when talking about

rampaging mobs greenford chances in greece where the killing of a prominent anti russians has sparked aprile while thousands marched in a national strike against endless of stary see. the latest news on the week's top stories we're watching the week we'll announce he with me us from our thanks for joining us western states are eager to gain a loophole for unilateral action against syria and don't care one bit about peaceful efforts to resolve the sewer in conflicts that's the impression the russian foreign minister says he's gained after several weeks of a diplomatic mother and son to avoid possible strikes against the waterhole state. as the details for us. you have to understand that just two weeks ago it looked like the u.s. strike on syria was imminent then the hope of a diplomatic solution of the syrian crisis started to show you through and now we're looking at another stalemate so russian foreign minister has expressed his indignation with the way the west seems to be approaching the syrian crisis on this . american partners are starting to blackmail us so they say if russia do

angry protesters call for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti-fascist sparked an uproar as thousands marched in a national strike against and less austerity. two am in moscow i met treasury bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news russia's foreign minister things western states are looking for loopholes to you know a lot of real action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict that's the impression sergey lavrov says he's gotten after several weeks of diplomatic work to avoid possible strikes against the war torn state. reports. two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria then it looks like things are going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of animosity especially head of the un general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an interview to russia's channel one has used the points that he's made before but in a very different or rather harsh manner especially when tal

on this because of a general strike in greece turned ugly this week when a prominent anti-fascist was stabbed to death the killer was apprehended at the scene and reportedly found to be a member of the far right golden dawn party the killing set of a chain. roads around greece with running battles between police and protesters officials quickly jumped on the bandwagon hinting that they may shut the party down as police raided its offices golden dawn is well known for terrorizing immigrants tracking its political opponents george kept regardless he's a professor of constitutional law believes the rise of extremist sentiment in greece is directly linked to the state of the economy. and the majority of the good people. commercials that unfortunately the idea of going to disappear is free to mosul is of the new feist's when the first is a small minority now with. a massive there must be some of the above except the really. beautiful. of course not that violent the most fearsome but all of that has been eclipsed by the murder also i don't personally. know a fascist group the only called fo

angry protesters call for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti fascist it sparked uproar as thousands marched in national strike against endless austerity. in moscow i'm at present bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news russia's foreign minister thinks western states are looking for loopholes to unilateral action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict that's the impression sergey lavrov says he's gotten after several weeks of diplomatic work to avoid possible strikes against the war torn state. reports. two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria then it looks like things are going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of alamo city especially head of the un general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an interview to russia's channel one has used its own the points that he's made before but in a very different or rather harsh manner especially when talking about t

right now now while public is not the first person to die at the hands of neo nazis in greece he was the first non migrant to do so and this has sparked outrage all across the country with saw similar protests similar scenes last week in the early hours of this wednesday thousands of greeks marched in a largely peaceful protest they marched towards the offices of golden dawn which were secluded essentially protected by the police a group of a small group of protesters who had their faces covered and will bring helmets have broken off started hurling petrol bombs a lot of anger over this murder that still fresh in people's minds so throughout europe pushing lots of rhetoric nationalist movements but in greece in particular how much clout is this new or not see this new fascist movement growing how much. basically protection do they have well quite a bit especially in contrast to other european countries now golden dawn isn't just a fringe group that has eighteen members in parliament out of three hundred it's on its way to becoming the third largest political force in greece the quest

greece's international creditors have returned to athens for the latest check up on the nation's ailing economy in the country that's already been bailed out twice will get another rescue package groups far from being given a warm welcome by public sector workers who promised a week of massive strikes in response looks into the prospects of the fresh bailout . a team of international inspectors is here now pose for a fresh audit of the country's elite finance their debt stricken greece hoping progress in reining in spending will unlock even more loans which has been kept out of bankruptcy with to bail out worth two hundred forty billion euros but revenues are falling short of expectations sparking fears that another rescue. which could be needed to keep it afloat now each loan has come at a high price for ordinary people painful austerity measures have brought cuts to jobs salaries and public services and some greeks are asking whether sticking with the euro is worth the cost instead of waiting for another bailout from europe some have suggested leaving the currency union altogether and

know if i should be only called for greece is that the reverse. of all this will come back to the remote or european socialist state. iran seems to be offering an olive branch to the west ahead of next week's un general assembly meeting a change of tone that first appeared with the election of a new president has become especially noticeable this week and here's a move at some of how sundry on his moves that may be signaling as saw that and first in a recent interview he made it clear iran will never pursue nuclear weapons adding that his government might be ready to strike a deal with the west rouhani further address the topic of corporations and he made his case for putting and then to frosty relations and in gauging in constructive dialogue an open letter to the washington post and in a conciliatory gesture iran's release almost a dozen political prisoners this week two of them renowned human rights advocates and at the core this push to defrost relations is an exchange of letters between rouhani and president obama. while the white house indic

rampaging mobs scream for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent fascist uproar as thousands marched in a national strike against endless variety. of it back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly here on. western states eager to gain a loophole for unilateral action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict well that's the impression the russian foreign minister says he's gained after several weeks of a diplomatic marathon to avoid possible strikes against the war torn state. has the details two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria. going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of alley masi especially head of the u.n. general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an interview to russia's channel one has used the points that he's made before but in a very different or rather harsh manner especially when talking about the way that the west is approaching the syr

greece. reports from athens. when it comes to finances decisions made in germany are often felt right here in greece and the outlands may be the birthplace of democracy ballots cast by german voters have a huge role to play in this country's future that despite two bailouts and across the board spending cuts is still struggling through one of its worst recession since the second world war unemployment just soaring and two thirds of young greeks are without work and despite to apac just west of two hundred forty billion euros revenues are still short of expectations what's more the growing consensus is that greece is unlikely to get back on its feet without more help so little third term for chancellor angela merkel nina more austerity as well starship for greece and how do people here actually feel about a potential change in leadership in europe's largest creditor nation we decided to hit the streets of athens to find out take a look. you see you. do it it's in there. it's been love ok you know markets policies

greece of course and other countries are in a deep recession the e.u. has very little to offer ukraine except more unemployment it's kind of a if you will a shock therapy mach two that would come with the member with the trade agreement conditions as they stand now and i think this is an extremely. foolish thing for ukraine to be doing right now i think they should perhaps moscow has made some blunders in playing too much hardball with ukraine that that i can't judge but ukraine's future is not with the european union the they have illusions if they think i.m.f. loans are going to bail them out of any economic troubles and the western investors are going to come in there and just cherry pick what they want and leave ukraine the poorer for it with higher unemployment. well now more of the world's news for you a series of bombs have ripped through busy markets in baghdad meeting at least twenty three people dead and dozens more injured the deadliest attack was in the capital's northern outskirts where three explosions took the lives of more than fifteen p

be lit before setting off its incredible mouth and all the way from the birthplace of the games in greece to host city in southern russia we bring you live coverage. week's top stories not the diplomatic standoff over syria's chemical weapons as the u.n. security council finally agrees a disarmament process and historic resolution. also at the u.n. an apparent thaw in iran u.s. relations and a phone conversation between the nation's leaders offered hope for progress and stalled talks of a nuclear program. and greek authorities crack down on the country's far right golden dawn party after the murder of an anti fascist activist linked to the group led to mass protests. from moscow this is art. now the ceremony to light the twenty fourteen sochi winter olympics flame is just started in greece is a limpia the birthplace of the games and it's from here that the torch will travel thousands of kilometers to the host city of next year's games in russia. hundred farmers in greece watching the ceremony and to bring what sayes in sochi and both join us live now will you first tell us that what's hap

and as germans cast their ballots greece awaits the outcome we'll look at how decisions made in berlin will echo in the country where there is growing anger at the severe austerity measures. you're watching are to live from moscow and see friends thanks for joining me. syria has fulfilled one of its obligations as part of a chemical disarmament plan handing over a list of its toxic stockpiles to the international watchdog the deadline set in a russia u.s. deal hammered out last saturday was also met this apparently surprised american officials with some saying the inventory was more complete than they expected but despite serious compliance so far not everything has been smooth on the diplomatic front this week artie's innocent has the details. as kay often violence continue in. syria so does the diplomatic battle surrounding the conflict this week a un investigation concluded chemical weapons were used on august the twenty first environmental chemical and medical therapies that the u.n. investigators collected provide clear and compelling evidence that the surface to surface rockets u

to greece where authorities have made a move against the far right golden dawn party its leader along with a number of senior officials and other members have been arrested in connection with the murder of a prominent anti fascist rapper two weeks ago rigidly golden dawn activists in the killing saw thousands join protests across the country golden dawn is the third most popular party in greece in twenty twelve parliamentary elections it won eighteen seats out of three hundred rapidly gaining support among some of the country's youth my colleague sean thomas discussed their rise with nazis there's a couple of. this was the largest show of public anger over the killing of public's physis the thirty four year old hip hop artist an anti-fascist activist the man who killed him is believed to be a supporter of the far right golden dawn party of this is a group the currently controls eight hundred seats in parliament it's been described as neo fascist. largely for its campaign of intimidation against immigrants whom it blames for some of the economic woes affecting greece right now now whil

made america also i don't personally baby certainly a fascist group the only call for greece is a reverse these are still to. come back to that are merely of european social state. when it comes to financial troubles not stare at emacs kaisers never lost for words i can catch the latest episode of the kaiser report in just over two hours time has a previously. well this is decker is economic what we can't build waxwings big enough to fly closest to the sun fast enough because we can't crash soon enough because then we can't get our bailout from the taxpayers who will then be asked to suffer austerity again remember that there's two things going on there is a wealth transfer of the public funds to a few private speculators and then there's the essentially extermination of the poor in this country and other countries will be left to rot on the sidewalk and bleed to death but that's the plan. iran's new president says he's country will never build nuclear weapons but he's willing to work with the west to come a long running quarrels and son who had these comments have been met with internati

being kept alive artificially and they want to see failing countries like greece not be allowed to be part of the monetary union. now they took votes from just about everybody as well as protest votes people are unhappy with the current status quo in germany their leader saying that although they didn't get into the parliament they put fear into the hearts of the other parties and that they made democracy in germany all the richer what we achieved in this election for a new party a party which built up everything from scratch just a couple of months ago was a very strong result so we will just continue what we have started so it's angela merkel who's going to be german chancellor for a third term that will make her the longest serving female political leader in europe but some of those europeans are wondering what exactly she'll have in store for them. four more years until a merkel's election when i see comparisons deal with another three female leader on markers for the do not. merkel is a follower of margaret thatcher this is that truism two point zero america lesson. one similarit

being kept alive artificially and they want to see failing countries like greece not be allowed to be part of the monetary union. now they took votes from just about everybody as well as protest votes people are unhappy with the current status quo in germany their leader saying that although they didn't get into the parliament they put fear into the hearts of the other parties and that they made democracy in germany all the richer what we achieved in this election for a new party a party which built up everything from scratch just a couple of months ago is a very strong result so we will just continue what we have started so it's angela merkel who's going to be german chancellor for a third term that will make her the longest serving female political leader in europe but some of those europeans are wondering what exactly she'll have in store for them. four more years until of merkel's election when i see comparisons with another three term female leader on markers for the do not. merkel is a follower of margaret thatcher this is that truism two point zero merkel isn't. one similarity

well to greece where authorities have made a move against the far right golden dawn party its leader along with a number of senior officials and other members have been arrested in connection with the murder of a prominent anti fascist rapper two weeks ago allegedly by building dawn activist with a killing saw thousands during protests across the country since failing at will any seats in the two thousand and nine election golden dawn has made a breakthrough in the twenty twelve parliamentary voted one eighteen seats out of three hundred after gaining support among the country's youth in particular what is a calf enough has the details now. this was the largest show of public anger over the killing of published physis the thirty four year old hip hop artist an anti-fascist activist the man who killed him is believed to be a supporter of the far right golden dawn party of this is a group the currently controls eight hundred seats in parliament it's been described as neo fascist. largely for its campaign of intimidation against immigrants whom it blames for some of the economic woes af

right now now while problems was not the first person to die at the hands of neo nazis in greece he was the first non migrant to do so and this has sparked outrage all across the country with all similar protests similar scenes last week in the early hours of this wednesday thousands of greeks marched in a largely peaceful protest they marched towards the offices of golden dawn which were secluded essentially protected by the police a group of a small group of protesters who had their faces covered in the ring helmets have broken off started hurling petrol bombs a lot of anger over this murder that still fresh in people's minds now golden dawn isn't just a fringe group that has eighteen members in parliament out of three hundred it's on its way to becoming the third largest political force in greece the question is of course whether this murder even though the group does say that it has it disavows any ties to the murder the question is whether the political fallout of the public outrage is going to result in a decrease for support for the group and we have seen some public polls sh

it could lead to instability here in greece. if golden dawn is forced out of the parliament the coalition government will face a series of by-elections against a backdrop of economic collapse and widespread disgust with the entire political class. >> despite the arrests the party will keep the parliamentary seats unless convicted of a crime. golden dawn holds 18 of greek parliament's 300 seats. >> michael eaves is here with the sport. it was a tension filled day in major league baseball. >> three teams were playing off for their play-off lives. the indians earnt their first play-off berth with a fin. who they'll play is yet to be decided, because the rays and rangers won setting up a play-off to determine the other american league wildcard team. in the nfl the seahawks did something they never did before - started the even 4 and 0 thanks so a win against texas. a touchdown took the game to overtime. seattle winning on a 45 yard field gold. >> 4 and 0 - you can add the kansas city chiefs after the counting of 0 and 4 to new york

know if i says the group the only hope for greece is a storybook purse. is it the come back to that or militant of a sort of european social state you say you have to reverse the a stereotype program but the european commission actually comes back and says well actually we believe it's working but further efforts need to be made what more can be done. well we know that. the measures are slow to work because not only is it going to be seen in this ng. so it's not going to too simple for. this failure to the bottom the only thing going most to do is to divert the economy and of course it is not possible. we need new development growth measures and all the of that is coming from we're going to be on the union fortunately he's going to. do you think there's a chance back could change because representatives of the troika arjay to visit greece what do you think the outcome of that will be will it be more pain for your country do you think. more playing into the game as far as this policy is. the only call it if. it will lead to go establishment news into were