security council so why has russia chosen to use it now. what it read what i actually it's a rare case of russia using its veto at the good russia has only used its power of veto seven times since the collapse of the soviet union i didn't case of syria russia felt that it was to do everything possible to stop the resolution from being implemented to stop a scenario similar to what happens in the lead even worse this year the mundane. it was picked up by nato which side it was aimed at helping civilians build up that one day to impose a no fly zone over libya in the two years security council vote back in march russia stained from the vote but the time and date will speak up and as a result of that nato allies sided with and to govern ourselves which helped topple the current soul in the case of syria russia is doing everything possible to stop these resolutions from being implemented and has told. not to laugh. but that's happened again what happened in the laci rushes the only prominent member of your security council which is actively try

security council so why has russia chosen to use it now. what actually it's a rare case of russia using its veto at the u.n. russia has only used its power of veto seven times since the collapse of the soviet union i didn't case of syria russia felt that it ought to do everything possible to stop the resolution from being implemented to stall a scenario similar to what happened to leave in march this year the mandate. it was picked up by nato which side it was aimed at helping civilians you know that that would aid to impose a no fly zone over libya in that year security council vote back in march russia abstained from the vote but the time and date will speak tough and as a result of that nato allies sided with and to gadhafi forces which helped topple the count so that in the case of syria russia is doing everything possible to stop these resolutions from being implemented and has told. not to let. that happen again what happened in the law to the russians the only prominent member of your security council which is actively trying to medi

security council resolution may solve our relations with the u.s. even more later in the program we reported that washington is trying to get back at beijing for allegedly valuing the you want and taking away american jobs. thousands of people unite against the government's latest round of austerity measures and a twenty four hour strike in greece flights in and out of the country council schools are closed hospitals working out a reduced capacity this nationwide protest comes after eurozone finance chiefs postponed greece's next bailout let's cross live now to our correspondent sara for we're standing by. sara good to see you so what's happening today and i think what are you seeing. will the team mainly be had gathered earlier today and you can see they've led thousands of people out on to syntagma square on the front of the parliament behind me the way you can see them just on the streets you should be having the live pictures coming through as well i can tell you some of these banners that they carrying and saying everybody take to the streets i

security council resolution may sound relations with the u.s. even more later in the program we reported that washington is trying to get back at beijing for allegedly valuing you wander and taking away american jobs. thousands of people united against the government's latest round of austerity measures and a twenty four hour strike in greece flights in and out of the country a council schools closed hospitals working at a reduced capacity this nationwide protest comes after eurozone finance chiefs postponed greece's next let's cross live now from our correspondent sara for standing by. sara good to see you so what's happening today and i think what if you see. the team a lady had gathered earlier today and you can see they play thousands of people out on to syntagma square in the front of the parliament behind me that you can see them just to be having a live pictures coming through as well i can tell you some of these banners are they carrying and saying everybody take to the streets i get greece out of the european union that's what some of t

using the security council as the only face of the u.n. whatever one's views of it is it's a real reductionism so in attacking the. logo and i totally aware of collateral totally agree with you ok i totally agree with you ruth but the guess want most of that's about seven eight is dropped on areas where it was were allowed to happen in the first place ok thomas somebody had the last word on this program out of sixteen out of nations in a in a few sentences going mad. well i i want to urge people to buy my book and thereby increase my royalties problem with ridiculous trying to reform the united nations is trying to get everyone on the same page part of the book argues that in fact. you know the ideal should not be the enemy of the good so the fact that we are not moving in syria should not make us sad about having done something occasionally in a place like libya it also talks about getting much more from those units that routes spoke about there are no remember the great we've run out of time folks very very good interesting conversation

security council saying the text does not rule out foreign military intervention. and in business the russian markets are struggling between gains and losses on stronger crude prices an overnight rally on wall street journey for more in our business bulletin it's. a very warm welcome to you this is alex the line from moscow with me rory sunshine breaking news this hour police have started using tear gas on protesters gathering in the center of today are turning to live pictures right here on r.t. thousands of people have gathered to voice their discontent over the government's latest austerity measures flights canceled schools closed hospitals operating at limited capacity again live pictures right here as we see some defense forces there as the crowds are out of shot right now but we'll continue to pan across these live pictures for you as we cross live now to offer you sarah who are standing by. hi sara so a dramatic development what are you seeing there we've seen some pictures where the big crowds are gathering now the police are out in response. absolutely the

security council so why has russia chosen to use it now. it's actually a rare case of russia using its veto at the u.n. security council russia has only used its power of veto seven times since the collapse of the soviet union and in case of syria russia feels it hoss to prevent similar scenario and yet another arab state to what happened to leave after the u.n. mandate to protect civilians was implemented that resolution was passed in march with russia abstaining from the vote but the mandate was picked up by nato which sided with and to gadhafi forces in libya helping them to topple the khan and russia claims that in case so in case the u.n. mandate was misused and has vowed not to let that happen again russia is actually the only prominent member of the security council which is actively trying to negotiate a peaceful solution to the crisis in syria thus it has hosted representatives of both president bashar al assad and members of the opposition trying to notch them toward styler and russian lawmakers have also gone on a fact finding mi

security council resolution may sound we're relations with the u.s. even more later in the program we reported how washington is trying to get back at beijing for allegedly undervaluing of you on and taking away american jobs from. thousands of people unite against the government's latest round of austerity measures in a twenty four hour strike in greece flights in and out of the country are canceled schools closed and hospitals will be working out reduced capacity this nationwide protest comes after eurozone finance chiefs postponed greece's next bailout our correspondent sara firth is an athens. it was just a couple of hours' time you're going to be seeing the country's main labor unions leading thousands of people on to syntagma square behind me the side of the main parliament building protesting of course against the new wave of the surge the vision that they see put in place with new announcements here in athens the job layoffs there's been tax hikes recently a really deep discontent amongst the public here flights in and out of the country have

security council resolution on syria they were g.m. backdraft called on damascus to and its crackdown on protesters or face targeted measures of moscow and beijing said this could open the door to alleviate style military intervention r.t. is worried about it now has the latest from new york. russian ambassador to the united nations vitaly churkin said the draft was too one sided he described the resolution as a confrontational approach taken by the european delegation and against the peaceful settlement to the crisis now this draft resolution was proposed five france with the support of portugal the u.k. and germany but the one part of the text that many countries seem to have disagree with was that called for syria to comply with the resolution within thirty days and it if not comply then the council would quote consider its options including unspecified quote measures and many council members including china russia brazil south africa interpreted these vague terms as leaving the door open to sanctions now of course russia's one is o

security council. what will it mean if it's implied what will it would mean for the relations between your country and washington and for the mh of washington on the streets of the arab world. and the key to this thing this is something we never want to happen then why would we palestinians have always cared about building good relations with america and we think we have succeeded in building improved relations with the american administration over the years. what we're heading on a peaceful track with the support of the united states russia and other member states of the quartet is not about i wonder how will we always endeavor to coordinate our political steps with these porteous if the united states tries to veto our bid as stated by many american officials think such a step would greatly harm the expectations and dreams of jealous seen having their own state when i could have the. only palestinians who would be influenced by such . u.s. credibility would be shaken because america itself adopt the t

one security council resolution may sound were relations with the u.s. even more later in the program we reported how washington is trying to give back of became for allegedly undervaluing of you on and taking away american jobs from. thousands of people unite against the government's latest round of austerity measures in a twenty four hour strike in greece flights in and out of the country are canceled schools closed and hospitals will be working at reduced capacity this nationwide protest comes after eurozone finance chiefs postponed greece's next bailout our correspondent sara perth is in athens. just a couple of hours' time you're going to see the country's main labor unions leading thousands of people on to syntagma square behind me. the main parliament building protesting of course against the new wave of austerity measures that they see in place with new announcements here in athens the job layoffs in tax hikes recently as the really deep discontent amongst the public here flights in and out of the country have been canceled schools and hospitals

well as you mentioned at this point all fifteen members of the security council are in a meeting discussing the final text to this resolution that will be voted on in the next few hours or so this is a long time coming all the countries have been working on finding text that may or may not reach compromise among the fifteen security council members now let's remind our viewers that the protests in syria began back in march reportedly twenty seven hundred people have been killed since then according to some reports u.s. and other countries have independently imposed sanctions against syria against president bashar al assad but all this time russia is one of the countries of the security council that has been having more negotiations russia has said it would not support any text in the resolution that leaves the door open for saying so at this point western powers are for sure trying to punish the syrian regime and that's a process that's taken up taken us up until today to a resolution that we will see the countries of vote on in the next few hours well as you mentioned earlier we know that

security council resolution may sour relations with the u.s. even more later in the program we reported how washington is trying to get back for allegedly undervalue of the u. wanna taking away american jobs. thousands of people unite against the government's latest round of austerity measures in a twenty four hours drive in greece flights in and out of the country are canceled schools closed and hospitals are working at reduced capacity because nationwide protests comes after eurozone finance chiefs postponed greece's next bailout spot as their first isn't athens. just a couple of hours' time you're going to be seeing the country's main labor unions leading thousands of people all to syntagma square behind me and the main parliament building protesting of course against the new wave of us actually wishes the base the put in place with new announcements here in athens the job layoffs others being tax hikes recently as the really deep discontent amongst the public here flights in and out of the country have been cancelled schools and hospitals a

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council a demand backed by russia but the security council was unable to take a position it was jus to the resistance of western states who think that the cost of a case is closed so the proclaimed its independence unilaterally those countries agreed with it's and now they think there's nothing more to talk about well i think there is there is still room for negotiation and old resolutions must be fair. and if it would have decisive serbin stands leads to another surge of violence against serbia felt lation of kosovo. ultimately increasing the flow of serbian refugees from kosovo is course all but with vets over two hundred thousand serbs moved to serbia from kosovo fleeing nato air raids and the subsequent deployment of nato and castell forces at the moment there are some two hundred thousand serbs there and it's crucial for serbia it is a key national interest that they stay in kosovo of course serbia has its red lines that it will never allow pristina to cross for example to use force against its people that which would spur a new wave of conflict and lead to more ethnic cleansin

security council. what will it mean if it's implied what will it would mean for the relations between your country and washington and for the image of washington on the streets of the arab world. the key to this thing this is something we never want to shop and we palestinians have always cared about building good relations with america and we think we have succeeded in building improved relations with the american administration over the years. what we are heading on a peaceful track with the support of the united states russia and other member states of the quartet i wonder how will we always endeavor to coordinate our political steps with these supporters if the united states tries to veto or bid as stated by many american officials think such a step would greatly harm the expectations and dreams of palestinians in having their own state one of the. only palestinians who would be influenced by such as the us pretty ability would be shaken because america itself adopted the two state solution and end

council and senior research fellow at the institute for national security studies in. although the arab spring didn't affect israel directly it's complicated jerusalem's relations with its neighbors. leader hosni mubarak was the jewish state staunch ally for three decades but after he got on the throne long simmering still she against israel has burst into the open next but israel shows he's ready to talk just days ago in jerusalem managed to bring back that soldier from the california captivity in return for more than an hour. thank you thank you very much for being with us first of all i'd like to ask you. about this exchange of more than a thousand palestinian prisoners for one captured israeli soldier gilad schalit. it's a controversial matter everybody welcomes it but some say it's a concession to hamas and the current of israel how would you comment. well it was a controversial matter and is a little because this proposal of one prisoner for two for one thousand is president of course had some dangerous consequences in regard to the future personally i think abou

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security council how to vote against palestinian membership in the u.n. bases is the key concern for us in all the member states all the security council have the right to use as i would put it use their right to meet a war of course such a decision will be regrettable and that full interview with mark would have us will be at four am greenwich mean time i'll be back with a recap of our top headlines in just a few minutes. it was created to serve public interests to inform and to entertain. these days there's nothing easier than opening up a new media outlet but there is nothing harder than revoking its license in case of collage run the. san antonio ways in front. of you can involve in a community where you have one large corporation controlling the daily newspaper radio stations television stations the cable how can you tell me that that sounds like democracy the public opinion versus f.c.c. broadcast blues on march. sixth.

council a demand backed by russia but the security council was unable to take a decision it was too to the resistance of western states who think that the cost of a case is closed. proclaimed its independence unilaterally those countries agreed with its in now what they think is nothing more stroke about well i think there is there is still room for negotiation and old resolutions must be fanned. and if it would a decisive serbin stance leads to another surge of violence against seven top nation of kosovo. ultimately increase in the flow of servant refugees from kosovo is course or. it's over two hundred thousand serbs moved to serbia from kosovo fleeing nato air raids and the subsequent deployment of nato and k. four forces at the moment there are some two hundred thousand serbs there and it's crucial for serbia it is a key national interest that they stay in kosovo of course serbia has its red lines that it will never allow prishtina to cross for example to use force against dispy people that which would spur a new wave of conflict and lead to more ethnic cleansing and more refuge

strebe disappointment that the security council did not bold to mentally adopt the resolution moving forward russia and china said that they will be working on a resolution to gather that they say will be more balanced in the case of syria now we do know that some council members wanted not only the syrian government condemned for the violence but also a condemnation against all the anti-government protesters that may have been inflaming the violence that has been breaking out over the course of six months but that is a measure that the europeans did not want included in this resolution. reporting the veto by russia china followed three months of heated debate in new york the disagreement has split the security council but moscow has sort of thought that its option is justified to use it to regret over. it's actually a rare case of russia using its veto at the u.n. security council russia has only used its power of veto seven times since nine hundred eighty four that is fewer than the u.k. and that's way less than the united states and the fact that low scale has used this last resor

council a demand backed by russia but the security council was unable to take a position it was jus to the resistance of western states who think that the cost of a case is closed so the proclaimed its independence unilaterally those countries agreed with it's and now they think there's nothing more to talk about well i think there is there is still room for negotiation and old resolutions must be fan. and if it would a decisive serbian stands leads to another surge of violence against serbian foul play sion of kosovo ultimately increasing the flow of serbian refugees from kosovo its course all but with sort of vets. over two hundred thousand serbs moved to serbia from kosovo fleeing nato air raids and the subsequent deployment of nato and castell forces at the moment there are some two hundred thousand serbs there and it's crucial for serbia it is a key national interest that they stay in kosovo of course serbia has its red lines that it will never allow pristina to cross for example to use force against its people that which would spur a new wave of conflict and lead to more ethni

council and senior research fellow at the institute for national security studies in which . although the arab spring didn't affect israel directly it's complicated jerusalem's relations with its neighbors the former egyptian leader hosni mubarak was the jewish state's staunch ally for three decades but after he got overthrown a long simmering hostility against israel has burst into the open. but israel shows it's ready to talk just days ago in jerusalem managed to bring back its soldier from the palestinian captivity in return for more than a thousand palestinians. together thank you thank you very much for being with us well first of all i'd like to ask you about this exchange of more than a thousand palestinian prisoners for one captured israeli soldier. it's a controversial matter everybody welcomes it but some say it's a concession to hamas on the part of israel how would you comment on. well it was a controversial matter in israel too because this proposal of one prisoner for two for one thousand is president of course it does then just consequences in regard to the fut

security council resolution may sour relations with the u.s. even more later in the program where we foreign how washington is driving a bag of beijing for allegedly undervalue way you want and taking away american jobs. thousands of people unite against the government's latest round of austerity measures and a twenty four hour strike in greece flights in and out of the country are canceled schools closed and hospitals will be working at reduced capacity this nationwide protest comes after eurozone finance chiefs postponed greece's next bailout our correspondent sara firth is in athens. just a couple of hours' time you're going to be seeing the country's main labor unions leading thousands of people this entire square behind me outside the main parliament building protesting of course against the new wave of the surge which is that they see that in place with new announcements here nothing's the job layoffs this entire site recently has a really deep discontent amongst the public here flights in and out of the country have been cancelled school

security council. what will it mean if it's implied what will that would mean for the relations between your country and washington and for the image of washington on the streets of the arab world here. the key to this than this is something we never want to shop and then why would we palestinians have always cared about building good relations with america and we think we have succeeded in building improved relations with the american administration over the years. what we're heading on a peaceful track with the support of the united states russia and other member states of the quartet i wonder how. we always endeavor to coordinate our political steps with these supporters if the united states tries to veto our bid as stated by many american officials think such a step would greatly harm the expectations and dreams of palestinians in having their own state when. not only palestinians would be influenced by such as the us pretty ability would be shaken because america self adopted the two state solutio

security council also. reviving the revolution eight months after the toppling of president hosni mubarak so you look at whether egyptians managed to get what it is for. this is that we can hear on our team now on tuesday debt ridden greece tighten its belt even further to please its creditors the country's government approved a brand new property tax the move received an angry response from greeks who are already burdened by austerity measures meanwhile the decision on another portion of the rescue package is still being delayed international inspectors are in athens right now they're assessing whether greece deserves a cash injection the last chance for the country to avoid a default because r.t. sarah first reports the public remains convinced that the relentless austerity policy is only making things worse. he says been the pace the child of the year. than the bailout fund the country looks that's to get that much needed cash injection the help come. here in greece the people say the price they're being

council a demand backed by russia but the security council was unable to take a decision it was jus to the resistance of western states who think that the cost of a case is closed so they proclaimed its independence unilaterally those countries agreed with its in now what they think there's nothing more to talk about well i think there is there is still room for negotiation and all resolutions must be fair. and if it would a decisive serbian stands leads to another surge of violence against serbian population of kosovo. ultimately increasing the flow of serbian refugees from kosovo is course all but with. over two hundred thousand moved to serbia from kosovo fleeing nato air raids and the subsequent deployment of nato and k four forces at the moment there are some two hundred thousand serbs there and it's crucial for serbia it is a key national interest that they stay in kosovo of course serbia has its red lines that it will never allow pristina to cross for example to use force against its people that which would spur a new wave of conflict and lead to more ethnic cleansing and mor

security council to vote against palestinian membership in the u.n. this is the key concern for us all the member states all the security council have the right to use as i would put it misuse their rights of course such a decision will be regrettable. monday here on r t f n are you all watching the weekly back with more headlines from the possible days here on r t in just a moment. of this nature and discover its beauty. communicate with the want to. test yourself and become free. to. see what nature can give you. the. welcome back this is all it's a lot from moscow but headlines of the week and the arab spring echoes in america. u.s. police use force to disperse the wall street protesters arresting more than seven hundred taking part in a rally that's quickly gaining momentum all up and down the east coast and across the country. also in the week's top stories are president and. his decision not to run for a second citing of lot of. popularity at home his comments come in a surprise interview that stood up debate all about the country's political. s

council a demand backed by russia but the security council was unable to take a decision it was jus to the resistance of western states who think that the kosovo case is closed kosovo proclaimed its independence unilaterally those countries agreed with its in now what they think there's nothing more to talk about well i think there is there is still room for negotiation and all resolutions must be fair . and if it would a decisive serbin stance leads to another surge of violence against serbian population of course of all. ultimately increasing the flow of serbian refugees from kosovo is course but with. over two hundred thousand moved to serbia from kosovo fleeing nato air raids and the subsequent deployment of nato and k four forces at the moment there are some two hundred thousand serbs there and it's crucial for serbia it is a key national interest that they stay in kosovo of course serbia has its red lines that it will never allow pristina to cross for example to use force against its people that which would spur a new wave of conflict and lead to more ethnic cleansing and more

council i demanded back by russia but the security council was unable to take a decision it was due to the resistance of western states who think that the cost of a case is closed so they proclaimed its independence unilaterally those countries agreed with it's and now they think there's nothing more to talk about well i think there is there is still room for negotiation and all resolutions must be fan. and if it would a decisive serbian stunts leads to another surge of violence against servant on place and of course of all. ultimately increasing the flow of certain refugees from kosovo is course all. vets over two hundred thousand serbs moved to serbia from a cost of a fleeing nato air raids and the subsequent deployment of nato and kafeel forces at the moment there are some two hundred thousand serbs there and it's crucial for serbia it is a key national interest that they stay in kosovo of course serbia has its red lines that it will never allow pushing it to cross for example to use force against its people that which whisper a new wave of conflict and lead to more ethnic cleans

veto hanging over its a bit of the un security council. the planned reshuffle in the putin medvedev attendant has been the highlight of this week's headlines the sudden departure of the longest serving now former finance minister also gave the russian press plenty to chew on in fact dmitri medvedev felt compelled to explain to the media face to face the reasons behind his decision not to run for a second term in office as your card to be neglected over reports the pre-election period in russia could hold even more surprises yet. i think this week's headlines have been that if hootin putin made that it the news of the drops was brought up polemic switch russia hasn't seen for quite some time while some criticised others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of photo shop rolled out some of their best work yet with the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rich shuffles in the corridors of power began to move the lake and if you think your views on russia's econo

security council. planned reshuffle in the putin medvedev tandem has been the highlight of this week's headlines the sudden departure of the longest serving now former finance minister also gave the russian press plenty to chew on in fact dimitri medvedev felt compelled to explain to the media face to face the reasons behind his decision not to run for a second term in office and r.t.c. thought that a new clutch over reports the pre-election period in russia could hold even more surprises. i think this week's headlines have been all that if putin putin made bad it and use of the japs what brought a polemic switch russia hasn't seen for quite some time while some criticized others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of photoshop rolled out some of their best work yet with the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rich shuffles in the corridors of power began to move if you think your views on russia's economic agenda diffe

security council also reviving the revolution. toppling of president hosni mubarak and look at whether to get what it was they were fighting so hard. the endgame is rapidly approaching for greece as its government admits that it only has the cash to pay its bills for eight more days after which the only option will be default in response the e.u. bureaucratic machine into gear and an all out effort to release more cash for the. french president nicolas sarkozy admits that the much criticized bailout approach is the blocks last line of defense in preventing the crisis from consuming the whole eurozone germany's. meeting in the coming days to finalize a radical expansion of the blocks emergency cash pool but as sarah for three ports it may all come to nothing i said greek economy crumbles under the weight of unprecedented. greece has been the place the child of the year. with. the country to get that much needed cash. for the help come. and hearing people say the price being made to pay simply. burning that. is deadline day for the

security council resolution on syria. i say is a very. important of the right decision for china russia to veto or not propose a certain shows. because here in the datastream it is the sanctions it's a nod to the best a way to settle a conflict or mess very complicated all in by case for dialogue weaker brain has there been a peace in syria and other countries so i think rush or the chair that has made a very good division. well what does this mean for syria's future can you. liberate weighs on that. as ensuring. the piece of history is very important to middle east as well as of for the region and the word sanctions. we have be ready to bear the newest law all two hundred people off curious so i think russia and the counties to this into against the sanctions against syria is a very good videos for a people and there will be very a beneficial for a peaceful settlement of serious. conflict in the future. and how do you see the relations between the us and china developing in the future. right alongside the us relation in the very critical

council a demand backed by russia but the security council was unable to take a decision it was due to the resistance of western states who think that the kosovo case is closed kosovo proclaimed its independence unilaterally those countries agreed with its in now what they think there's nothing more to talk about well i think there is there is still room for negotiation and all resolutions must be fair . and if it would a decisive serbin stance leads to another surge of violence against serbian population of course of all. ultimately increasing the flow of serbian refugees from kosovo is course but with. over two hundred thousand moved to serbia from kosovo fleeing nato air raids and the subsequent deployment of nato and k four forces at the moment there are some two hundred thousand serbs there and it's crucial for serbia it is a key national interest that they stay in kosovo of course serbia has its red lines that it will never allow pristina to cross for example to use force against its people that which would spur a new wave of conflict and lead to more ethnic cleansing and more

council and senior research fellow at the institute for national security studies and. although the arab spring didn't affect israel directly it's complicated jerusalem's relations with its neighbors the former egyptian leader hosni mubarak was the jewish state's staunch ally for three decades but after he got overthrown a long simmering who's still a tear gassed israel has burst into the open. but israel shows he's ready to talk just days ago in jerusalem managed to bring back its soldier from the palestinian captivity in return for more than a thousand palestinians. together thank you thank you very much for being with us well first of all i'd like to ask you. about this exchange of more than a thousand palestinian prisoners for one captured israeli soldier. it's a controversial matter everybody welcomes it but some say it's a concession to hamas on the part of israel how would you comment on. well it was a controversial matter because this proposal of one prisoner for two for one thousand is president of course it has the interest consequences and we go to the future

security council also. reviving their revolution eight months after the toppling of president hosni mubarak. so you look at whether or egyptians money. for. this is that weekly here on tuesday a debt ridden greece tighten its belt even further to please its creditors the country's government approved a brand new property tax the move received an angry response from greeks who are already burdened by austerity meanwhile the decision on another portion of the rescue package is still being delayed international inspectors are in athens right now they're assessing whether greece deserves a cash injection the last chance for the country to avoid a default because r.t. sarah furthur reports the public remains convinced that the relentless austerity policy is only making things worse. greece has been the poster child of the year. with germany to expand the bailout fund the country looks to get that much needed cash injection with the help condition here in greece that people say the price of being made to pay them

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veto hanging over its head after you want a security council. well this week's headlines in russia have been dominated by the planned reshuffle in the who didn't vet of tandem as well as the sudden departure of the finance minister it prompted an unexpected interview from the president as he clarified his decision not to run for office again he got that aggression over reports the pre-election period in russia may hold even more surprises. this week's headlines have been all that if putin putin meant that if the news of the drops was brought up polemic switch russia hasn't seen for quite some time well some criticized others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of photoshop rolled out some of their best work yet with the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rich shuffles in the corridors of power began. if you think your views on russia's economic agenda differ from mine as president you can resign. my opinions do differ from yours but only take such a decision aft

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the security council vote means that nato operations in libya must cease by monday. >> the security council voted unanimously to lift the no-fly zone over libya am left all military actions to protect civilians there. nato has hailed the seven-month operation as a great success. the secretary general of the alliance said it was mission accomplished. >> to face a decision in the yucatan -- u.n. security council says that we have fully implemented the mandate and now no longer face a significant threat against the libyan population. it has to lead the way for termination of the operation as we have decided on the 31st of october. >> and he discussed the libyan situation with angela merkel. the secretary general said that he saw no role for nato operations in a post-gaddafi libya. they will hold a role in establishing armed forces. >> we will take an in-depth look at libya after the gaddafi regime. turning now to thailand, bangkok is bracing itself for more flooding as water's return to a high point this weekend. several of the northern districts are inundated. bangkok's residents have been re

security council. well this week's headlines in russia have a dominated by the plan to reshuffle in tandem as well as the sudden departure of the finance minister well it prompted an unexpected interview from the president as he clarified his decision not to run for office again you got to be to go over reports the pre-election period in russia may hold even more surprises. this week's headlines have been all that if putin putin meant that if the news of the jumps was brought up polemic switch russia hasn't seen for quite some time while some criticised others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of photo shop rolled out some of their best work yet with the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rich shuffles in the corridors of power began to move them like a man if you think your views on russia's economic agenda differ from mine as president if you can resign his pneumonia what's the. images of my opinions do differ from

security council. the plan to reshuffle in the tandem has been the highlight of this week's headlines the sudden departure of the longest serving in now former finance minister and also gave the russian press plenty to chew on in fact dmitri medvedev felt compelled to explain it to the media face to face the reason behind his decision not to run for a second term in office and as artesia cut to the neglect of the reports the pre-election period in russia could hold even more surprises yet. i see this week's headlines have been made that if hootin putin made that it the news of the jumps was brought up polemic switch russia hasn't seen for quite some time while some criticised others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of photo shop rolled out some of their best work yet with the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rich shuffles in the corridors of power began to move if you think your views on russia's economic agenda d

and veto hanging over its bid of un security council and. the planned reshuffle in the putin a good of tandem has it been the highlight of this week's headlines the sudden departure of the longest serving and now former finance minister also gave the russian press plenty to chew on in fact dmitri medvedev felt compelled to explain to the media face to face the reasons behind his decision not to run for a second term in office and as our cheesy katherina trover reports the pre-election period in russia could hold even more surprises yet. i think for this week's headlines have been. continued that and use of the japs was brought up by linux which russia hasn't seen for quite some time while some criticised others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of photo shop rolled out some of their best work yet with the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rich shuffles in the corridors of power began. if you think your views on russia's economic agenda differ from mine as

security council resolution may sour relations with the u.s. even more later in the program we report of how washington is trying to get back to beijing for allegedly under valuing of the you want and taking away american jobs. thousands of people unite against the government's latest round of austerity measures in a twenty four hour strike in greece flights in and out of the country are canceled schools closed and hospitals are working at reduced capacity this nationwide protest comes after eurozone finance chiefs postponed greece's next bailout responded sarah ferguson is anathema. just a couple of hours' time you're going to be seeing the country's main labor unions leading thousands of people on to syntagma square behind me. the main parliament building protesting of course against the new wave of austerity measures that they see put in place we've had new announcements here in athens of job layoffs there's been tax hikes recently a really deep discontent amongst the public here flights in and out of the country have been canceled schools a

council a demand backed by russia but the security council was unable to take a decision it was due to the resistance of western states who think that the cost of a case is closed. proclaimed its independence unilaterally those countries agreed with it's and now they think there's nothing more stroke about well i think there is there is still room for negotiation and all resolutions must be fat. and if it would a decisive serbian stance leads to another surge of violence against said in population of kosovo. ultimately increasing the flow of certain refugees from kosovo is course or. it's over two hundred thousand serbs moved to serbia from kosovo fleeing nato air raids and the subsequent deployment of nato and k. four forces at the moment there are some two hundred thousand serbs there and it's crucial for serbia it is a key national interest that they stay in kosovo of course serbia has its red lines that it will never allow pristina to cross for example to use force against its people that which would spur a new wave of conflict and lead to more ethnic cleansing and more refugees

security council. the planned reshuffle in the putin of viet of tandem has been the highlight of this week's headlines the sudden departure of the longest serving now former finance minister also gave the russian press plenty to chew on in fact dimitri medvedev a felt compelled to explain to the media face to face the reasons behind his decision not to run for a second term in office and his are thinking about trove of reports the pre-election period in russia could hold even more surprises yet. i think this week's headlines have been all that if hootin futenma advantage and use of the drops was brought out polemic switch russia hasn't seen for quite some time while some criticize others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of thought oh shock rolled out some of their best work yet with the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rich shuffles in the corridors of power began. if you think your views on russia's economic agen

security council to vote against palestinian membership in the u.n. but this is the key concern for us all the member states of the security council have the right to use as i would put it misuse their right to veto of course such a decision will be regrettable. well to stick around i'll be back with a recap of our headlines in just a couple of minutes. the official. from the. video. with the palm of your. machine. you're watching live from moscow and here's a recap of the main stories and the week's top stories they are spring echoes in america u.s. police use force to disperse wall street protesters arresting more than seven hundred people taking part in a rally that's quickly gaining momentum across the country. and across the atlantic in the u.k. unions angry at budget cuts bring thousands out to rally demanding david cameron's coalition government resign. also in this week's top stories president medvedev explains his decision not to run for a second term citing voting there putin's greater popularity at home his comments come in a surprise inter