we're talking about hungary's downgrade by standard & poors on wednesday. this particular ratings agency cut hungary to junk status or speculative grade, less than a month after moody's took the same decision for this country. perhaps understandably the man on the street is far from happy and in keeping with the theme for the year, hungarians are, it seems, once again protesting. head of the economics unit for hungary's lmp political party told us where the problems stem from. take a listen. >> i think it starts with the financially unsustainable measures which created a precarious situation with the budget. and i think one of the top causes is the new taxation system which created a deficit of around 500 billion. the government had unorthodox steps to create new budgetary incomes. >> one of the reasons why hungary is so much in focus of late is because we have a series of crucial votes going on in its parliament over the next two weeks to come. it's not just financial woes that are hitting eastern europe's most heavily indebted nations. they are being met

oh yes on the fence about joining in i just wanted to get your thoughts on the hungary first of all it was opposed to this treaty now it says it's got a way to think about it which way do you think it's going to decide and start to say i mean the politics there it's very different you know politically speaking there's a lot of tensions cross currents that go along it's not obviously not the main core of what's happening so that's a bit of a wildcard i would say most cars it's good to see you for a journalist host of the cause report very popular show on this channel thank you very much. ok there is a sharp escalation of violence in the middle east today with israeli bombs raining down on gaza really as one palestinian civilian was killed twenty five wounded most of them women and children tel aviv is stepping up its is sold on hamas militants but as artie's paulus leah found that the campaign is putting more innocent lives in the firing line. early this morning friday at least three israeli airstrikes targeted a hamas training camp in the gaza strip now in some of the shrapnel from

his main legal argument is in 1944, there were no war crime cases in hungary under high gear in law, therefore, he could not be accused of carrying it out. australian authorities say they are acting on behalf of the hungarian authorities. his family has said he is willing to be questioned by police, but in australia. he does not want to go back to hungary because of his age and his frailty. >> this is a bbc world news. these are the headlines. a new agreement for the eurozone. britain wants away. -- walks away. prime minister david cameron says it was a difficult decision, but france says it will not mean a two-tier europe. 17 -- 70 people have been killed in a fire in calcutta. the blaze started in the morning in a hospital basement. heavy smoke spread quickly to the building. officials say the death toll is of -- is likely to rise. officials are still try to reach the upper floors of this hospital. >> this is a very large hospital, a private hospital, which believes -- which means it attracted a lot of people for specialized care. some had just undergone surgery or were in the inte

ike replied we have given our whole thought to hungary and the middle east. i don't give a damn how the election goes. eisenhower knew that the peace was still fragile and soviet intentions were still unclear. he ordered implementation of most of the readiness steps discussed in the meeting. that night the joint chiefs put the sixth atlantic and pacific fleet on battle ready alert and deploying additional ships, submarines and tactical resources and placed heavy troop carrier wings on 12 our alert. ten:00 p.m. the eisenhower party traveled to washington were a sweet had been reserved for watching the election returns. as you all know the president won rhee election by a huge margin. ike did not go downstairs to address his supporters until 1:45 because his reluctant opponent adlai stevenson waited until then to make a concession speech. approximately 2:00 a.m. cairo time, 7:00 in washington d.c. the fighting ended in the middle east. present me a too brief a lot, after november 6th eisenhower continued to be concerned about the possibility of soviet intervent

treaties on hungary's now saying it needs more time to decide martha even i've talked to the core euro zone states making further agreements while the european countries can still join in to work out budget rules and changes that's course live . in brussels for us tessa hungary's amended it is just worth now this give it a decisive no so far what does this mean figure. well essentially in view of a unified change treaty change agreement you have two speed europe what some are calling that a two speed europe basically those who are on board the frankel drum and the plan of treaty change imposing fiscal budgetary discipline and those who are not well basically the final tally right now is that the seventeen eurozone suppliers six other nations have said yes you have three that said maybe you have sweden that the czech republic and now hungary saying they will have to consult their parliament before they come up with a decision resounding no it's coming from the u.k. but this is rather expected because coming into this summit david cameron had already said if he doesn't get the guarantees

. >> where will hungary's rightward lurch end? the new theater in budapest is threatening to ban works by non-hungarians. they are challenging the traditionally left-leaning establishment. >> the ensemble of budapest's new theater is rehearsing "don carlos." was performances are already sold out. he joined the group in its early days. >> over the past 13 years, i have played a fellow and king philip. i have acted in many hon gary and and foreign contemporary plays. subdued. the city's right wing mayor has terminated the contract of the internationally known director. possibly with the support of the country's conservative government. commission was up against the decision. >> my concept is based on international cooperation and cosmopolitanism. despite protests from across the country and abroad, that is going to and now. it was a political decision. it is a dangerous path to go down. it will have dangerous consequences. >> this man will be taking over as director. he says the theater will stage only hungarian plays in the future.

supervision and those who aren't now as it stands there are twenty three yeses maybe including sweden hungary and the czech republic you have to check with a problem once and get back with an answer and a note coming from the u.k. you know that no it's not very surprising because david cameron before getting into the summit had already said that if he doesn't get the guarantees that he needs to protect british interests the sticking point being the financial transactions tax and labor laws then he's going to use his veto to avoid that sweeping e.u. treaty that's exactly what happens in the u.k. is going it alone now from german chancellor angela merkel's point of view it is a breakthrough a success looking at what germany had wanted to achieve going into the summit and what they're getting out of it yes it would be fair to say that it is a success from their point of view and work also said that. the u.k. is concerned she didn't think david cameron was ever at the table with them to begin with anyway well now the next step is how are they going to go about doing all of this this new agreement

he is willing to be questioned by the authorities but not in hungary. he is willing to be questioned here but the hunt during authorities say that they want him back in hungary to answer the charges. >> we will leave it there. now, you have a troubled tale in sri lanka. >> they love cricket, the sport is the one thing that brings a sense of unity both in times of war and peace. cents sri lanka co-host it and made the finals of the world cup this year, there are growing concerns over the integrity of the game. -- since sri lanka coasted -- 21 >> it is better to be a promising youngster then a top star. the glamour of the annual cricket awards at the end of november. the popular former national capt. recently said that the sport in sri lanka is corrupt. he talked about the excessive political influence. the sports minister can veto the national team lineup. huge new stadiums were built to host the world cup putting them in massive debt. the players have not been paid since march. the armed forces have the job of maintaining the stadiums. another former na

. >> fewer than 1% of the roma and hungary finish high school. most of those who do have attended the gotti school in pecs. they come from all over. >> it was hard to come back year after the holidays. my friends in the village did not want me to go. >> often, students did not return after going home for the holidays or a weekend. the teachers here know the problems. most of themselves roma and graduates of the school. >> i received my high-school diploma here in 2002. i started in 1996. >> where did you learn to speak german so well? >> here at the dawn the school. -- here at dawn the school. >> founded in 1992, the school does everything possible to make its students feel at home. they learned about rahm music, traditions, history, and culture. this person is 17 years old. he and his siblings grew up in a children's home. >> first, a plan to finish high school. then i want to attend the police academy. i know that my family background is poor. i want to prove that roma can achieve things, too. you just have to want it. >> those accepted here se

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in hungary, the parliament has to agree to the eu's plans. the conservatives have a comfortable majority there. >>>> back over to bri. >> germanany' coalition government has survived a vote that couldave spelled its end. chancellor merkel's junior partners, the free democrats, have bacacked the coalition's yr crisis policy in a corporate ballot of f grasoots members. a group of euro skeptics party rebels force that ballot or the permanent bailouout fd for eurozone, which is dudue to come into force next year. >> he is survived the vote, but philipp roesler was clearly showowing the strain of the last few daysys. crisis now has the backing o of party members. the r rebe's attempt to derail the babailout plan hahas failed. the fdp is and will remain a pro-european party, one with the necessary degree of regulatory sense. >> but there were some hitches. more than 2,000 ballots were declared invnvalid. leadship was accused of liberately complicating the voting system to dcourage participation. the th the referendum over, the leader of the rebels

. >> no yuletide spirit in hungary. >> christmas not keeping people from demonstrating. mr. it is gathered outside the hungarian parliament to protest against legislation they say is anti-democratic. several prominent figures were briefly detained, including the former prime minister. the controversial legislation includes a bill that could limit the independence of the national bank of hungary and includes laws restricting press freedom. >> the protesters chanted, "enough is enough." they support the politics can be different group, the smallest faction in the hungarian parliament. the band of demonstrators tried to block access to the parliament building. inside, lawmakers approved a package of laws the opposition says is an attack on democracy by the conservative government. the former prime minister and his party boycotted the vote and joined the protests. >> these people sent a very strong message. >> the party has a 2/3 majority in parliament, and up to push through the controversial new laws, despite protests from the opposition and the eu. the legislation gives the g

in hungary, the parliament has to agree to the eu's plans. the conservatives have a comfortable majority there. >> back over to brian. >> germany's coalition government has survived a vote that could have spelled its end. chancellor merkel's junior partners, the free democrats, have backed the coalition's your crisis policy in a corporate ballot of grassroots members. a group of euro skeptics party rebels forced that ballot or the permanent bailout fund for eurozone, which is due to come into force next year. >> he is survived the vote, but philipp roesler was clearly showing the strain of the last few days. the fdp leader's handling of the crisis now has the backing of party members. the rebel's attempt to derail the bailout plan has failed. >> the fdp is and will remain a pro-european party, one with the necessary degree of regulatory sense. >> but there were some hitches. more than 2,000 ballots were declared invalid. leadership was accused of deliberately complicating the voting system to discourage participation. the with the referendum

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day for the euro with intense talks among leaders in brussels suffering its first setback britain and hungary refused to accept treaty changes leaving the rest of the club to work out their own currency saving solutions apostles' correspondent has asked syria has more. marathon and i think it's still to come as they continue with their talks in the scoreboard right now is seventeen plus six that means the seventeen a euro zone countries plus six of the navi euro members are for this accord they say they will come up with a fiscal compact fiscal agreement however britain and hungary have refused to come on board and it's sweden and the czech republic said they will have to consult their problem it's a clearly no a single unified agreement yet to but coming into this this was rather expected i mean considering the last negotiation of the original lisbon treaty it took eight years to come up with an agreement on that so coming into this the leaders had to have a backup plan merkel and sarkozy has said if they can't get the twenty seven members they will push through with the seventeen and now th

as britain and hungary say no to any e.u. treaty change and the dream of a united europe appears to be standing on a shaky ground more details from brussels coming up in a few moments. israeli missiles rained down on god's earth targeting militants but hitting civilians in the most dramatic escalation of violence. as post-election protests in russia made some western hearts debate with a view of a russian uprising the sentiment comes two decades today. while the oil is up u.s. stock futures are pointing high europe is gaining russia is deep in the road find out why it's windy but it's all business so it's. very welcome to you this is our live from moscow and the euro is future has been dealt a severe blow at eleventh hour talks in brussels as you can hungry refused to sign up to new e.u. treaties marson even talks left the core euro's ing states making further agreements while all the european countries joined in to work out budget rules and changes will also he says a syria is in brussels for us. in view of the lack of a uni

as britain and hungary say no to any e.u. treaty change and the dream of a united europe appears to be standing on a shaky ground more details from brussels coming up in a few moments. israeli missiles are rained down on the militants but hitting civilians in the most dramatic escalation of violence in the. last three selection protests in russia based on westerns heart skip a beat with a brush uprising r.t. explains why the sentiment comes two decades today. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow the year has been dealt a severe blow at eleventh hour talks in brussels as the u.k. and hungry refused to sign up to new e.u. treaties marathon even talks left the core euro zone states making further agreements while all the european countries join in it to work out budget rules and changes let's get more now from our city he's an absence for us tess of germany and france have been stressing the importance of getting everyone on board at this summit it's not looking great right now so what next. well in view of t

the soviet ordered the crew union ordered 200 troops into hungary. tens of thousands of hungarian stock your wounded the day-to-day lives and how were quickly concluded the united states was in no position to intervene in hungary. his allies are tied down in the war in egypt and hungary was not accessible in the american forces could not respond by land without violating the to the italy of the neutral or communist states. meanwhile, in the middle east, israel now controlled both the gazzo strip and held 5,000 prisoner. on monday, november 5th, the election eve british and french paratroopers ended in egypt and they send messages to the prime minister even and the embezzler israel alluding to the modern weapons of destruction and rocket weapons. we are full of determination, he wrote, to crush the aggressor and to reestablish peace in the middle east by using force. simultaneously, the proposed eisenhower that the united states and the soviet union jointly mobilized their fleet to stop aggression. to terminate further bloodshed they warned the presid

the soviet ordered the crew union ordered 200 troops into hungary. tens of thousands of hungarian stock your wounded the day-to-day lives and how were quickly concluded the united states was in no position to intervene in hungary. his allies are tied down in the war in egypt and hungary was not accessible in the american forces could not respond by land without violating the to the italy of the neutral or communist states. meanwhile, in the middle east, israel now controlled both the gazzo strip and held 5,000 prisoner. on monday, november 5th, the election eve british and french paratroopers ended in egypt and they send messages to the prime minister even and the embezzler israel alluding to the modern weapons of destruction and rocket weapons. we are full of determination, he wrote, to crush the aggressor and to reestablish peace in the middle east by using force. simultaneously, the proposed eisenhower that the united states and the soviet union jointly mobilized their fleet to stop aggression. to terminate further bloodshed they warned the presid

the czech republic and sweden said they need time to think and hungary on the other hand just flatly said no. as the united kingdom's main rejoction, the tenacity behind that particular rejectment. take a listen. >> i wasn't prepared to agree that treaty, take it to my parliament in that way and that is why i rejected signing this treaty today. the right thing for britain, a tough decision but the right e one. >> the prime minister, david cameron, claims the treaty change would not protect britain's prized financial sector from the debt of his euro zone neighbors. in his scathing statement, he showed how much he wanted to keep his distance. >> we're a key member of the single market. we drive change in the single market but we're not in the euro. i'm glad we're not in the euro. >> he's standing his ground and ever further away from his continental counterparts. andrew? >> there was little time for any of the leaders to rest before the european summit began in ernest. croatia signed the eu succession treaty. its government might wonder what it's gotten itself into. let's go to jim bou

the soviet ordered the crew union ordered 200 troops into hungary. tens of thousands of hungarian stock your wounded the day-to-day lives and how were quickly concluded the united states was in no position to intervene in hungary. his allies are tied down in the war in egypt and hungary was not accessible in the american forces could not respond by land without violating the to the italy of the neutral or communist states. meanwhile, in the middle east, israel now controlled both the gazzo strip and held 5,000 prisoner. on monday, november 5th, the election eve british and french paratroopers ended in egypt and they send messages to the prime minister even and the embezzler israel alluding to the modern weapons of destruction and rocket weapons. we are full of determination, he wrote, to crush the aggressor and to reestablish peace in the middle east by using force. simultaneously, the proposed eisenhower that the united states and the soviet union jointly mobilized their fleet to stop aggression. to terminate further bloodshed they warned the presid

hungary would like to finance itself. >> an explosion killed nine people and injured many more. it took place at the house of local politician. he is the son of a former federal government minister. the explosion was felt some distance away. staying in pakistan, 14 people from the same family have been killed over a dispute about land in the central part of the country. it happens in north punjab. here is our pakistan correspondent. >> a horrific domestic tragedy. 14 members of the same extended family killed in the dispute. most of them women and children. >> my grandsons, nieces and nephew. they have wiped out my entire family. two man had been killed earlier in the day in retaliation. shooting indiscriminately and setting them on fire. the youngest victim was just six months old. >> the victims and the attackers were from the same family. the land dispute had been going on for a long time. gunmenesses say begthe waited outside. some survived until the emergency services got there, but many lives had already been lost. >> they inflicted so much cruelty on my mother. i saw it o

earlier this month, standard and poor's and moody's downgraded hungary's bond rating to junk status. it looks like yulia tymoshenko led a sad new year's eve. >> yes, she will be staying in prison. the former ukrainian prime minister has been transferred to or remote prison where she will serve out the rest of her seven- year sentence. the leader of ukraine's orange revolution was convicted of abuse of power in october. and appeals court upheld the sentence last week. the eu has expressed concern that the charges against her are politically motivated. >> yulia tymoshenko was taken away from this detention center early friday morning. she is reportedly suffering from a slipped disc and the 51-year- old left the facility in a wheelchair. her attorney stance -- her attorney criticize the authorities. >> she cannot walk, and this has been confirmed. transporting her just before the new year is sadism. unfortunately, that is why we have to admit that ukraine is ruled by a pathological status. -- sadist. >> there are fears that ukrainian president viktor yanukovych has been trying to keep y

earlier this month, standard and poor's and moody's downgraded hungary's bond rating to junk status. it looks like yulia tymoshenko led a sad new year's eve. >> yes, she will be staying in prison. the former ukrainian prime minister has been transferred to or remote prison where she will serve out the rest of her seven- year sentence. the leader of ukraine's orange revolution was convicted of abuse of power in october. and appeals court upheld the sentence last week. the eu has expressed concern that the charges against her are politically motivated. >> yulia tymoshenko was taken away detention center early friday morning. she is reportedly suffering from a slipped disc and the 51-year- old left the facility in a wheelchair. her attorney stance -- her attorney criticize the authorities. >> she cannot walk, and this has been confirmed. transporting her just before the new year is sadism. unfortunately, that is why we have to admit that ukraine is ruled by a pathological status. -- sadist. >> there are fears that ukrainian president viktor yanukovych has been trying to keep yulia tymos

or eastern europeans, east europeans, russia, poland, hungary, they were all influenced fundamentally by neoliberalism. >> is this your first book? >> yes, it is. >> why did you choose this topic? >> in 198 i was an exchange student in budapest, hungary -- >> before the wall fell. >> and i didn't know -- i didn't really know. i just picked a place that i could go. and so i picked budapest, hungary, and i landed in this place, i couldn't believe what was happening. and, you know, i was only -- i guess i was 20 years old, so it was -- it was very unclear to me what was going. it was unclear to everybody. and so when i came back, i realized that i had to understand what i had seen there, and i'd seen something other people hadn't seen. people hadn't seen what it was like i felt i needed to explain what happened all across the region. >> dr. joanna bockman is an assistant professor of sociology and global affairs at george mason university. here's her first book published by sanford university press. markets in the name of socialism: the left wing origins of neoliberalism. thank you for t

the leaders of hungary, czech republic and sweden say they need to consult their parliaments before making a decision. >>> and stocks trading higher today on this news from europe taking a live look at the big board. you can see the dow up about 187 points at 12,185. >>> meantime, mortgage rates are hovering near historic lows again. freddie mac says the rate on a 0 year fixed loan dipped to 3.99% from 4% the previous week but the super low rates aren't providing a lift for the struggling housing market. rates have been below 5% for all but two weeks in 2011, yet this year could be the worst for home sales in over 14 years. >>> fido and fluffy can expect to find some treats under the tree this year. 8 in 10 pet owners plan to splurge on their four-legged friends. that's according to a survey by pet plan. 28% plan to spend $50 or more on presents for their pets. that's a lot. the gifts range from tasty treats and toys to custom clothing, spa days and even a lovely crystal encrusted collar. >> scoop is getting a spa day? >> he makes out. >>> a swollen canine population is prompting san franc

then i also visited hungary because i wanted to get to know some of the younger people, again, who were running that -- businesses in that country. >> you wrote this in your book. "i am accused of not listening. my experience is a group of men sitting around a table like little better than their own voices and that nothing is more distasteful than the possibility that a conclusion can be reached without all of the men having a chance to read from their briefs." >> yes. i couldn't stand just the reading from the briefs at all. you can always tell it. you can always tell when they have their own particular views. and often they would come to a meeting, open their folders, and so often the civil servants were rather different than the politicians, and that shows how the minister deals with it. the good one is one who won't read from his brief but who will give you his own view. he might then say, i'm advised to do differently, though. >> the end of your prime ministership you talk about in the book how each of the ministers came to you. you saw them at what point? where were you and where

is to member states some of the efforts to save the euro from collapse as britain hungary say no to amend the e.u. treaty the dream of united europe seems to be proving a new show. israeli missiles rained down on getting militants but he's seeing civilians at least one palestinians killed and twenty five who did face the women and children tend to be stepped up its assault on hamas. as a selection process and makes western heart skip a beat all tapes of the uprising the sentiment comes two decades today with many russians feeling as many going back. home seen from the passage to the faithful moscow outtakes of christmas in the capital a short break to stay with us. maundering . historical. frankly. dynamic. to describe. my co. hello and welcome on this week's program we'll be taking a look at various activities you can enjoy over the festive period fright christmas is just a few weeks away and there's a real much less fear in moscow over the new year period i want it to start something good all i skating here i'm at school i. open for three months until the beginning of march one of the b

east europeans, russia, poland, hungary were influenced fundamentally by neoliberalism. >> is this your first book? >> yes, it is. >> why did you choose this topic? >> um, i -- in 1988 i was an exchange student in budapest, hungary -- >> before the wall fell. >> before the wall fell. and i didn't really know. i just picked a place t

question is that so much of our lot of people at hungary are both valid all right tell the difference between altruist year two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could expect that we witnessed the rise of people power on. witnesses. to history in the making. testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven on our t.v. . more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing up for a shelter all day.

supervision and those who aren't now as it stands there are twenty three yeses maybe including sweden hungary and the czech republic you have to check with a problem and get back with an answer and a note coming from the u.k. you know that no it's not very surprising because david cameron before getting into the summit had already said that if he doesn't get the guarantees that he needs to protect british interests at the sticking point being the financial transactions tax and labor laws then he's going to use his veto to avoid that sweeping e.u. treaty that's exactly what happens in the u.k. is going it alone now from german chancellor angela merkel's point of view it is a breakthrough a success looking at what germany had wanted to achieve going into the summit and what they're getting out of it yes it would be fair to say that it is a success from their point of view and work also said that. the u.k. is concerned she didn't think david cameron was ever at the table with them to begin with anyway well now the next step is how are they going to go about doing all of this this new agreement a

pen european act sanctions and budget rules why have to be agreed upon between individual governments hungary also originally said no to a new treaty but since changed its mind two other states are planning to hold consultations with their national parliaments on the matter the new plan can take months to finalize and referenda could be required in countries such as ireland german chancellor angela merkel called the treaty a breakthrough but some remain skeptical that it is the solution to the crisis economics professor aureole clamorous says the deal doesn't address the immediate needs of hard hit countries like greece is short of it does look disaster. it's just you need the euro is shooting in your. heart that's really the message i'm getting from the stock that there's folks that look to the street that is not going along which is you know why don't you get the sense of this issue to me. because i don't see this illusion. figured out there. in this summit. going to help europe agree you take through each three countries who meet each route that do not agree don't know sure whom we need to

these times of austerity it seems christmas is being taken back to basics in hungary scantily clad son to be bringing some festive cheer to the streets couldn't find out what they're running for on a website party. in syria violence intensifies as clashes between government forces and army defectors spread this sunday twenty three people have reportedly been killed in battles in the south of the country a new fights have erupted in the northwest but as the number of victims grows one source reporting the atrocities comes under scrutiny while there are definite questions on the credibility of the syrian human rights of serve a tory particularly when it comes to the number of victims that they allege are victims of the government atrocities and many a time anyone who dies in syria they claim that these are victims of the syrian government's atrocities you could say we haven't met several different function factions here working here the united states and france and turkey and certain members of the league of arab states that of course are working very strongly to push for an allied gover

tons of austerity it seems christmas has been taken back to basics in hungary scantily clad scientists have been bringing some festive cheer to the streets and put it past you find out what they were running for website r.t. dot com. a famine themed credit card is hitting the u.s. markets just in time for holiday shopping but it relates to one of the most painful episodes in ukraine's history when a famine across the soviet union claimed three million ukrainian lives alone. reports the remaining view the move as u.s. banks attempting to cash in on tragedy. almost a decades on ukraine still mourns those who died in the 1930's famine in the u.s.s.r. known here as the whole of the more and it's a rare example where political forces more used to in fighting put aside their differences to unite in common cause now the ukrainian diaspora in the united states is joining in remembrance in a rather peculiar fashion the application for the whole of the modern credit card. will be able to allow the south occasion. any one of our branches the catastrophic nine hundred thirty two nine hundred thirt