in berlin what of course as peter was talking about greece is on top of the agenda in germany and greece's jobless rate is continuing to rise with the latest easter to six released this week pointing to another record really one point four million greeks out of work today and that's almost fifteen percent more than just three years ago in two thousand and ten with the recession already taking its toll on employment unemployment rate was at almost fifteen percent but the number has only been increasing this year reaching a record of twenty seven point six percent now young people appear to be the worst affected when nearly sixty five percent of those aged between fifteen to twenty four with out a job this is greece is stuck in its sixth year of recession and seems to need another belt next year well international lenders have already poured billions into rescuing its ailing economy its creditors already paid one hundred ten billion euros back in two thousand and ten and greece accepted it had to wield the fact it had to accept the fact it had to wield the axe on its spending and by embracin

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

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

"but for greece, we might still have been savages and idaters." the human form and the human mind attained to a perfection in greece which has impressed its image on those faultless productions whose very fragments are the despair of modern art and which can never cease to delight mankind until the extinction of the race. in the 18th and 19th centuries, europeans surrounded themselves with the images of greece and rome. they created for themselves personal museums which displayed their wealth, taste, and learning and idealized the virtues of reason, liberty, and justice. in this way, they elevated-- and even masked-- their mundane relationships with land ownership and manufacture, trade and empire, and they exported these ideals and the visual language which expressed them all over the world-- to the americas, the indies, and beyond. it is appropriate, then, that these are the first pictures we see in a series on the tradition of western art. we could have started in the caves of lascaux or the temples of luxor. but if there is a source to which w

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

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

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

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

it's not like i am better off than other mayors in greece. i have the same problems as everyone else. >> the taxes collected here are directly funneled to athens, so administering the island or principality, as the greeks jokingly call it, is certainly not the reason for its success. so how have i thousand 500 mainland greeks found jobs here this year alone? this hairdresser from athens is one of them. >> we do not have any support from the government. we don't have nothing. we have private doctors because the public doesn't have anything. >> theodore can afford it with his prices. a simple haircut here cost 20 euros as opposed to 12 in athens, but he says the people here work hard for their living. >> 15 hours a day, they are working and they are working very hard, and they are very good at their services. >> is hard work recipe to his success? the island certainly does not shut down for the afternoon siesta that is certainly typical for the rest of greece, and it seems to be attracting plenty of investment. this luxurious hotel opened in ea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

know if i should group the only called for greece is a reverse. of all this is going back to the remote or european socialist state. latin america has taken revelations over u.s. spying to hard and altogether very personally brazil in particular has made no secret of its anger at washington which is believed to have secretly and sold a worldwide digital surveillance empire now the brazilian president is proposing to rebuild the country's internet cutting off the u.s. spy agencies and compliant tech giants and she's maria marina partner has the details. as the n.s.a. spying scandal continues to undermine america's global standing one u.s. ally is not willing to forgive and forget brazilian president dilma rousseff who has canceled her scheduled visit to the white house next month and pulling out of what was supposed to be the first official state visit of u.s. president barack obama's second term it would have also been the first for a brazilian president in nearly two decades in addition to breaking dates brasilia is also taking steps to divorce i

babies a new faces group the only hope for greece is due to these astutely. in the come but that amounted to a sort of european socialist state. many more stories online for you now including this be careful what you name your donkey in egypt a farmer arrested for writing an army chiefs name on a donkey and putting a military cap on the animal's head. for that full story plus thousands reserve losses for october in our in motion page at our web site videos of people celebrating the first day of the world famous festival in munich. but america has taken revelations of n.s.a. surveillance to heart brazil in particular has made no secret of its anger washington which is believed to have secretly unfurled a worldwide digital surveillance web now the brazilian president's proposing to rebuild the country's internet cutting off u.s. agencies and compliant technology giants or he's marina portnoy reports from new york. as the n.s.a. spying scandal continues to undermine america's global standing one u.s. ally is not willing to forgive and forget brazilian president

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

rampaging mobs working for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti functions to have sparked a pull while thousands march in a national strike against endless of stares. the latest news on the way stop story is this is the weekly here and l.t. with me here thanks for joining us western states are eager to gain the loopholes or unilateral action against syria and don't care one bit about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict that's the impression the russian foreign minister says he's gained after several weeks of a diplomatic mile front to avoid apostles trying against the state. live from central moscow high they arena so some of the harsh words indeed from the russian foreign minister what's behind his disappointment. well this is an interview which he gave to russia's channel one and vo and some of the points that sergei lavrov has made in the interview were already said before he was significantly and decidedly harsher this time around it does look like russia's foreign ministry is a patience is running dry for example this was the reaction to the way th

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

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

whole scenario adopted for greece has been like a the straw for. this by those huge huge bailout loans greek debt. very high have reached peak over three hundred twenty one billion euros did so that means that we're much worse than when the debt crisis started the bailouts were bad the bailouts were a catastrophic carolan a set of european studies in brussels that. was it pouring good money after bad you think you're a proponent of the bailout of the turn and this would have been much worse much worse situation i don't think from greece you have to look very far you simply look to bulgaria for example to see i mean the whole much worse it could have been a sale today living standards in greece are higher than they are in bulgaria if greece were to have less to eurozone and that's why men favor all further beno i think it's a disastrous idea once you realized you've made a mistake you should stop doing it it is very simple the bailout is not helping the greek people we've just seen the images of people homeless people living in shelters losing their

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

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

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 is germans cast their ballots in greece awaits the outcome we look at how the decisions made in berlin will go in athens. thank you for joining our t.v. live from moscow i'm lindsey france. syria has fulfilled one of its key obligations as part of a chemical disarmament plan handing over a list of its talks six stockpiles to the international watchdog the deadline set a new 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 it 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 the nerve agent sarin we know

the whole scenario adopted for greece has been like a the straw for. this by those huge huge bailout loans greek debt. very high have reached a peak over three hundred and twenty one billion euros did so that means that we're much worse than when the debt crisis started the bailouts were bad the bailouts were carolan new set of european studies in brussels. was it pouring good money after bad do you think you're a proponent of the bailout on the turn and it would have been much worse much worse situation i don't think from greece you have to look very far you simply look to bulgaria for example to see i mean the whole much worse it could have been still today living standards in reason are higher than they are in bulgaria is greece were to have left the euro zone and that's one savior of all further bailed i think it's a disastrous idea once you realized you've made a mistake you should stop doing it it is very simple the bailout is not helping the greek people we've just seen the images of people homeless people living in shelters losing their jobs ca

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

winter olympics is live before setting off on a marathon journey from the birthplace of the games in greece to the host city in southern russia. and the week's other top stories here on our t.v. the diplomatic standoff over syria's chemical weapons and as the u.n. security council finally agrees a disarmament for instance adopting in a storage resolution. also at the u.n. an apparent thaw in iran u.s. relations now a landmark phone conversation between the nation's leaders offered hope for progress in stole the talks over to iran's nuclear program. and greenpeace activists still in custody after attempting to scale an article oil drilling platform could face charges of piracy with russian authorities accusing them of endangering the crew and the environment. three pm in moscow watching r.t.r. marina josh welcome to the program of the twenty fourteen sochi winter olympics flame has been lit in greece is a link via the birthplace of the games it's from here that the torch will travel thousands of kilometers to next year's host city in russia are designer farmer has been watching the ceremony

rampaging mobs scream for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent fascist. and a national strike against. austerity. in the back of the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. 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 has 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 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 masi 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 approach

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 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'

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

whole scenario adopted for greece has been like a straw for. this by those huge huge bailout loans greek debt. very high we have reached peak over three hundred twenty one billion euros did so that means that we're much worse than when the debt crisis started the bailouts were bad the bailouts were carolan a set of european studies in brussels. was it pouring good money after bad do you think you're a proponent of the bailout on the turn of this would have been much worse much worse situation i don't think from greece you have to look very far you simply look to bulgaria for example to see i mean the whole much worse it could have been a sale today living standards in reason are higher than they are in bulgaria if greece were to have left the euro zone and that's why men favor all further beno i think it's a disastrous idea once you realized you've made a mistake you should stop doing it it is very simple the bailout is not helping the greek people we've just seen the images of people homeless people living in shelters losing their jobs cannot

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

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

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

whole scenario adopted for greece has been like a the straw for. this by those huge huge bailout loans greek debt. very high have reached peak over three hundred twenty one billion euros did so that means that we're much worse than when the debt crisis started the bailouts were bad the bailouts were carolan a set of european studies in brussels. was it pouring good money after bad you think you're a proponent of the bailout but darn it it would have been much worse much worse situation i don't think from greece you have to look very far you simply look to bulgaria for example to see i mean the whole much worse it could have been still today living standards in reserve are higher than they are in bulgaria is greece were to have left the euro zone and that's why men favor all further beno i think it's a disastrous idea once you realized you've made a mistake you should stop doing it it's very simple the bailout is not helping the greek people we've just seen the images of people homeless people living in shelters losing their jobs cannot pay their re

sochi winter olympics is live before setting off a marathon journey from the birthplace of the games in greece to the host city and southern russia. the week's top stories here on our t.v. the diplomatic standoff over syria's chemical weapons and as the u.n. security council finally agrees that the storm approaches adopting an historic resolution. also the u.n. an apparent thaw in iran u.s. relations and a landmark phone conversation between the nation's leaders offered hope for progress progress and stalled talks over to iran's nuclear program. is to pam in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshing a very warm welcome to the program now the twenty four thousand sochi winter olympics flame has been lit in greece as a limpia the birthplace of the games from here is out the torch will travel thousands of kilometers to the host city of next year's games in russia well arty's andrew farmer has been watching the ceremony in greece and a bomb would say in such a let's now talk to them live well first we'll go to andrew former and we've just seen some mesmerizing moments there ar

in return greece introduced austerity measures and another one hundred thirty billion followed shortly the beginning of the turmoil saw public debt rocket to one hundred twenty nine percent of g.d.p. and the extra eight boosted that by a more than than a quarter author and journalist are wrist chested funnel believes athens has become addicted to being rescued and must default to begin its recovery what happened during the last two or three years during the so-called salvation period it was that greece became john keogh for foreign intervention and foreign help it's simply impossible anymore to twenty billions and it was impossible even in two thousand and nine everybody knew that but they wanted to bring greece into the strap that help only foreign banks especially in germany france and some other countries the only shouldn't you should now it's to deform having the greek people in control of the procedure eurozone creates deficits and debts to the european very very well at the same time create their pieces to the european core so we were saying from two thousand and nine two thousan

the whole scenario adopted for greece has been like a the straw for. this by those huge huge bailout loans greek debt is the very high we have reached a peak over three hundred twenty one billion euros did so that means that we're much worse than when the debt crisis started the bailouts were bad the bailouts were carolan who said if european studies in brussels there. was it pouring good money after bad do you think you're a proponent of the bailout on the turn and it would have been much worse much worse situation i don't think from greece you have to look very far you simply look to bulgaria for example to see i mean the whole much worse it could have been a sale today living standards in reserve are higher than they are in bulgaria is greece were to have left the euro zone and that's why i'm in favor of further beno i think it's a disastrous idea once you realized you've made a mistake you should stop doing it it is very simple the bailout is not helping the greek people we've just seen the images of people homeless people living in shelters losing

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 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 of merkel's election when you see comparisons with another three to the male lead on marcus wanted to not. merkel is a follower of margaret thatcher. this is that truism two point zero merkel isn't. one similarity policies between the two is that both pushed privatization although in mrs merkel's case that's not been as home but in cash strapped eurozone states. we have this obvious privatization agenda that is an

well i was a vegetarian so i'm katie proving protests in greece we check it out if there is a cap and she's in our purses tell us about the real feeling on the streets plus i spoke to the head of saxo bank and i asked him what the underlying problems of the euro zone are and what needs to change to sort of problems out what is up with what is the car to you sean thomas our in-house investor poised at the business desk to give us a peek at his portfolio fast. this week the federal reserve defied expectations and decided to keep the u.s. economy on life support the fed will continue to pump cheap money into the system or injecting the sick patient with steroids fed chairman ben bernanke is concerned that the u.s. economy is still not healthy enough to survive without its monthly medicine he's referring to the eighty five billion dollars a month the stimulus program which equates to one trillion dollars a year a huge prescription hauffe of which is spent on supporting mortgages the other five hundred billion is spent on government bonds he also warned that the looming debt ceiling showdo

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

whole scenario adopted for greece has been like as a straw for. this by those huge huge bailout loans greek debt. very high have reached peak over three hundred and twenty one billion euros did so that means that we're much worse than when the debt crisis started the bailouts were bad the bailouts were carolan new set of european studies in brussels. was it pouring good money after bad you think you're a proponent of the bailout but darn it it would have been much worse much worse situation i don't think from greece you have to look very far you simply look to bulgaria for example to see i mean the whole much worse it could have been still today living standards in reserve are higher than they are in bulgaria is greece were to have left the euro zone and that's why men favor all further note i think it's a disastrous idea once you realized you've made a mistake you should stop doing it it is very simple the bailout is not helping the greek people we've just seen the images of people homeless people living in shelters losing their jobs cannot pay 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 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