so much but surfing in western ukraine most people want to join the eu. the case with ukraine. it's internal he say they see themselves to european standards and that is understandable but with the cat is a picture of the country because of the big east ukraine is this country's east and west. it is in the moment forgot to get in the sense that we lost loads of people coming from last to protest you've got hundreds of thousands of them teens. she said hundred and fifty cents. all of this and went to craig is basically in any case the dickens. this will form the eastern ukraine that is in the minority please support the eu. going to say ukraine's it's beating down on fourteen percent so visible to the west and which is the drawings which has mobilized much more effectively much quicker than the author westwood. russian leaning and traditionally called the region's but i know i need to change it to the streets to make their own sites. he very quickly granted it is capable students to get a new inspection as soon as the auntie regions possesses outfits. take

of eu membership. what if they don't agree to what to alexandre has been proposing but he said that he is confident that everything that's conceded six hundred and seventy pages will be tested every single question if anything it is what he was going to be a springboard for even more debates in the months to come. one member of the scottish parliament who campaigns for independence has hit back at criticism that the new white papers to detail. sensible calculate this is a capsule of stale with a defined characters and of course is going to be on my knee with the ec said the seventies people needed to make a scene for taking the issues that the one to basically you sarah for most of my high school and you'll have to come from the tennis court to court. the food independence hoping hoping that people will forte and it seems to us government will be scolded once i'm mystified me until assists and if any futureo nasa as base for scotland and the people who at the marcus coleman said the state of florida sk

to send back immigrants who cross into the eu illegally from turkey. the sides also signed an accord to open talks on dropping a visa requirement for turkish citizens visiting the eu. talks soured over turkey's crackdown earlier this year on antigovernment protests. antigovernment activists in syria say an unprecedented air attack on aleppo killed at least 76 people over the weekend. >> we have footage coming in, said to show some of the devastation caused when the air force dropped their roles packed with explosives on -- barrels packed with explosives. state television said they have been targeting terrorists. the united nations says it needs almost 5 billion euros to provide relief to syrians affected by the civil war. the appeal is the largest in the history of the world body, and comes as the u.n. begins aid flights into northern syria. >> access has been restricted by severe winter weather over the past week or so. the conflict has led to a perla situation. the world food program says supplies are unreliable for more than half of the population i

well first it was the eu politicians the end of the assistant us secretary of state. mingling with the ukrainian protesters now american senator john mccain is doing the same. meanwhile u s lawmakers are considering sanctions against ukraine. if the police get rough on the pro eu rallies again the professor bruno to wear ski from the national institute of the eastern studies in france says that the un rest and to have that doesn't reflect what most ukrainians thing the majority of ukrainian people is engulfed in many states is not that many face the shame if you're in it's own opinions and tuesday are really quite insulting to your son to me but the ukrainian society to which these men work needs to dismantle the state and regional cool documentary to continue chc!vez is on his side the role of so called grown up in anticipation. i'm not going to keep in the country to look at the close of the union. so it's just a question of all firms can often and yet creation into waste because then all objective the united states and western country to defeat the middle east espe

is whether the eu had a full for the ukraine. a clear and tripod and then will this time in the fifth respect of the way tussle for the perspective to other countries that were formerly called the soviet off with a view that it had a much bigger hole. the much bigger influence. i would have acted as a much more attractive force of four. ukraine is either unknown or european or western eyes that hasn't happened was permissible to see. it's one that's one for sorensen a bit with good reason funnel off in ukraine if it meant to post it but i think in some ways you could say was justification that the new doc today is paying the price for the city from mc prospect of being for example a stabilization and association agreement or at least an offer of bad. quite soon downline she think that we're ready. is it too late for all that now alright now the situation that the time is ripe for another reason one of the falls the innocent of crisis on the use still pondering how to walk consequences and roll them into long term. foam pet of the

they know that if they joined the eu package they would of course they will never join the eu itself they would lose. customs religious and russia and their industrial goods which are still being exposed the corruption in increasing quantities when suddenly become thirty five percent more expensive which the price the mile to the market and the same time i felt very much. that eu countries was suddenly expressed an interest in buying the new industrial groups. so even if there is an attempt at the violent overthrow of governments they will be definitely a very sizable come to force ready to come onto the streets. it is no longer co thousand the fall when no one was willing to risk their skin for frequent. beneath all the particle problems rupturing ukraine are even more pressing economic concerns. the cake building on venture capital late on rte when she explains just how close the country as to going under. despite violent clashes between locals and the authorities operations have restarted at a fraction sites in north east romania the shale gas well was being developed by us energy

david tweed is following the ratings downgrade in the eu. we're watching the reaction in tokyo. >> lacing up his trainer is as he digs into sneaker sales at nike. consumer sentiment as retailers cut prices in the middle of their busiest season. caroline hyde is live from oxford street. ourou do not want to miss conversation about the top film picks of the year. we have had some breaking news. the european union has lost its aaa rating. is our europe editor, david tweed, in berlin. how significant is this move? >> the timing could not be more impeccable. you have all of the european leaders hold up in london -- brussels this morning. it is not going to be hugely significant in terms of markets. we have seen many european union countries losing their aaa ratings. last, best only six left.ies - it is all to do with the negotiations over the eu budget. last year, there were two meetings to get the eu budget through with lots of arguing over small amounts of money. the overall credit worthiness of the 28 european union member states have declined

had it signed the eu pact, it might have had $26 billion in loans and grants from the eu over the next several years, it if it also agreed to the imf package. the ukraine pivots eastwards, hundreds of thousands of ukrainians pivot westward, desiring to be part of a europe whole and free. it is in that context we welcome back a great friend of the atlantic council, senator john mccain, who visited these protesters over the weekend with senator chris murphy, and can 10 and -- and continues to play a you consistent and -- to play a consistent and leading role in change around the world. thinking through what role the united states should be playing in these challenging times. for those reasons and many more, the atlantic council presented senator mccain with the freedom award in 2011 at our global for forum in poland. he said then -- one could add, the word ukraine -- are peacefully demonstrating to change the characters of their country not by hateful ideology, violence, but by the end it -- the longing for human democracy." -- indivisible longing for human democracy. we look forward to

they know that if they joined the eu package they would of course they will never join the eu itself they would lose of customs religious and russia and their industrial goods which are still being exposed the corruption in increasing quantities when someone becomes thirty five percent more expensive which the price the mouth of the market in the same time ago pretty much that eu countries would suddenly expressed an interest in buying the new justin boots so even if there is an attempt at the violent overthrow of governments they will be definitely a very sizable come to force ready to come onto the streets. it is no longer co thousand the fall when no one was willing to risk their skin for frequent. beneath all the political problem from two in ukraine there is more pressing economic concerns right now this out the light of this in the saturn five and two capitals on i would take the pill than revealing just how close the country is going on that. notifications all this predicament. also i've done this week is cost them a beat in the protest is nonetheless money not to hold togethe

fat diet would mean abandoning the eu principle of freedom of movement. the premise of david cameron is determined people concerned that scale migration in the uk which applicants. it's one thing for people to come and take up a double. but actually the freedom to claim benefits battle for freedom. we should recognize the rights to take this action. bubblegum pop cameron's populist stance on immigration seen as a vote winner. earlier this year the government will down to two hundred times tending illegal immigrants to the full face expulsion the project was deemed a failure on the government admitted it wasn't a good idea. the kids and integration say it doesn't damage resume. and we know to be migrants more like it's been wet concrete and have less likely to take up to the states to contribute more in taxes than they take on some topic spending. in the strikes of cool musicians from them. the tube to whistler present holland morrissey is set to stand trial for conspiracy charge that could result in the death of a visit uncle morrissey and thirty five oth

eu. it is our sign to us. we have to step aside. short don't put it in competition. and we get the main o'keefe aide to ex total pressure. nobody's from russia the card that says the financial pay a lot of thought isn't large enough to prevent damage to ukraine's waiting to call them a little snotty ukrainian businesses nor the government have this amount of money will have any time soon. that's why ukraine is no brady to take responsibilities is not capable of defending. so what does this leave the situation ukraine's proposals for trying to hold talks with russia rejected by kicking the ball brussels finances may not allow them to increase the office he added the european union. mouse over on the employment throughout the course of the antarctic and union they have the euro currency project which is a fiasco realistically the only thing the european union couldn't write today is feed liam storming anybody rush up to parents that calls the european union is ultimately fall in the pocket the saints side of the eu depart to vilnius contemplating what might it be. desp

to discuss the proposal from eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton to partially eu sanctions on iran the proposal was made after an interim deal with sweets and the trinket mine in six major powers on november twenty fourth concert inclined to crimp its atomic activities in return for limited sanctions easing the eels as to timing would be courting a bit with the wind says it's up to both sides to keep their side of the bargain and the sauce on the matter of changing sanctions legislation however the eu less on thursday announced that it will back list blacklist additional companies and people under existing sanctions to prevent iran from obtaining the ability to make nuclear weapons. it is uncertain whether the us decision will affect the eu stance. now chris mind yet but soon joined us live from brussels where the meeting is now taking place the things are going as jack still be in one place you is expected to top the agenda and at that level talks between the one in the six powers for in toorak last week and the us is just decided to tighten sanctions. what kind of approach weeks

member states in terms of eu membership. what if they don't agree to what stuck out like summer has been proposing but he said that he is confident that everything that's conceded six hundred and seventy pages for the dressing. every single question if anything it is what he was going to be a springboard for even more debates in the months to come remember the scottish parliament he campaigns for independence has hit back at criticism that the new white paper is to t town the sensible calculated that this is a capsule of stereo with a defined characters and of course is going to be on my knee with the ec said the seventies people needed to make a scene for taking the issues that the one to basically themselves most of my high school and you'll have to come from a successful kick on. the food independence hoping hoping that people will vote for the trip to st s government will be on school mornings i'm mystified me until he sees in class into two assists and if any future nasa as base for scotland and the people who love to w

member states in terms of eu membership. what if they don't agree to what stuck out like summer has been proposing but he said that he is confident that everything that's conceded six hundred and seventy pages for the dressing. every single question if anything it is what he was going to be a springboard for even more debates in the months to come remember the scottish parliament he campaigns for independence has hit back at criticism that the new white paper is to t town the sensible calculated that this is a capsule of stereo with a defined characters and of course is going to be on my knee with the ec said the seventies people needed to make a scene for taking the issues that the one to basically themselves most of my high school and you'll have to come from a successful kick on. the food independence hoping hoping that people will vote for the trip to st s government will be on school mornings i'm mystified me until he sees in class into two assists and if any future nasa as base for scotland and the people who love to w

leland euro skeptic lines drawn to scale back the influence of eu the eu announced the government's alliance has promised to turn on the boat in a ballot for the european parliament has ruffles calling for a quarter needed the spots more. they've joined forces to fight what they called the monster in brussels. last month the minds of detention is geared to tears and french right wing politician lovely nap and it raised red flags across europe from budapest to paris nationalist parties are on the rise. for complex crises the offer simple solutions like leaving the eu or tightening immigration laws. it's ocean. occasions like these right wing in this case when a constituency or you could get my incentive for twenty minutes of equipment. right wing populist parties had been elected to parliament in the country's march here in yellow. in norway switzerland and the balkans mark in orange. even in government in twenty eleven to his nationalist two scenes party rode a wave of your skepticism. twenty nearly twenty percent of seats in parliament but the steady once established parties against alignin

eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton was also in town. holding talks with lights on its leading some to question whether such a high profile presence of officials from washington and brussels. the dup in union to keep the call he should recognize that the democratically elected government of ukraine which has made the decision in should respect that decision but often the eu doesn't respect the decisions a democratic nation state to state that win. i've been asked about it again combinations in bed this best friend. the siamese being hot is happening in the ukraine he left to break the deadlock present chemical which came face to face with opposition leaders concessions were made including an amnesty for prisoners arrested during the demonstrations. he also promised that is no alternative to place the eu integration. saying he could be ready to sign the association agreement by march. if they can agree on a more favorable times ukraine's already weak economy. tensions have been waitin for the last twenty four hours outside holding the arr

rejecting an eu association deal. some guantanamo prisoners reportedly agreed to spy for the us in exchange for cash and freedom. at d you or made them better for it critics condemned the c i a tactic same thing for suspects might go about while innocent men site opens out into. already authorities later made opposition leader in jail just like to be eligible for these. amnesty international says it's clear from all the key isn't interested in justice. intimate life from all that we keep going today. police used tear gas and buttons to disperse anti government protests in the ukrainian capital of the night people being onto the streets for a week now angry with the president's decision to reject an integration deal with the eu. he's an excuse that he is in the head during the week the essentials way out was the stage of the mass protest although support eu integration in opposing president a court decision not to sign the hero association deal in vilnius it is no longer the case right. elise is not controlling the are

greatest president agrees to consider some of the opposition has moments of the country's capital of the eu and us diplomats meeting with both sides of the standoff. so the police pushed back anti government protests is unclear some of the barricades set up allowing parts of the city to return to work up the days of paralysis. also this hour the uk warms companies against dealing with israel in caucus in the open collector tree saying that illegal status makes business with the whiskey. the british the busy start to the width of the pitching haven't met the country's top human rights watch dogs to discuss some mass at a state of the russian president or to submit a treat to focus on the coldest from yet the uptake of top stories this hour the am. here in the most and with a ten to midnight. this is of the national government offices in ukraine. well functioning again off to troops and the police dismantle some of the barricades that paralyze the city the day of diplomacy in kiev with several teammates things change all of these pools skull is the forests. after weeks of stalemate and the su

deals the eu a below. the company blames weaker cohesion among the group and did. -- deteriorating financial profile is. for more perspective, let's welcome the chief european economist at me the whole international. ray to have you on the program. we are trying to assess the implications of this today. it is unclear to me exactly what they were looking at. was this a surprise to you? >> the timing was a surprise. perhaps they are already applying the new standards for financing changes in ratings. the timing is surprising because i don't see any new signs that point to decreased cohesion. perhaps you can argue in the --. >> that was four months ago. >> perhaps they are looking at polls that have been coming in. the timing is a bit surprising. the assessment also, because the compared is very low to the size of the budget. you really have to go into a worst-case scenario to imagine that european countries will not make good on the obligations on the capital market obligations of the eu. >> when you talk ab

the contents in the region the eu. i want to comply. it's true. which will be the next eu. don't worry you can find more information now what. ppp group don't eat until next time thank you for watching. it is. six season. says. goo. will you the one we will do the ira welcome to nhk world islam and you know tommy and total here's a look at some other stories we're following this hour. air pollution engine reached a record level over the weekend prompting authorities to issue a special morning. anti government protesters in thailand are calling for a nationwide strike. as the increased pressure on the prime minister to step down

european union have a lot to gain from increased relationships with each other the package that the eu was proposing. i'm the price ukraine with a severed ties with russia on the east block of wood in the short term costs of thirty we go drop in standard of living for the ukrainian people much weaker than the cheap price cut costs and the european union and european commission given their own financial woes would not be in a position to keep ukraine the necessary financial support would need in these situations the european union has major problems with that in its own area but it really monstrous all before it can we knew its offers to reach our two nations like a korean i think are really nice to be a fundamental reassessment in brussels of what ukraine needs which has not been adequately recognize in brussels. meanwhile an investigation is underway into allegations of brutality from both police and pro eu activists that unfolded last week. in english reports i called the worst moment was when i saw people being beaten on the ground at my feet. they were just kids and i couldn't do a

russian and eu rush a tool to hold a summit in january. ukraine is likely to feature prominently on the agenda. oh brussels correspondent estimate has been following that story for us he gave us these impressions of a tricky days diplomas. yes the m e hughes farm policies. the chief cause ration has been hosting lunch with the russian foreign minister and right at the time when he was not only trying to forge a new trading corporation deal with russia but one is a tussle with russia over who should win with a visit ukraine which is likely going to join the closest relationship with the russians with the european union. i'm nothing was result today on the front but certainly a contraction was walking a diplomatic tightrope she insisted that relations with russia word good is that of those now on to budget today about who would. when the contract almost full for ukraine's flavors and it remains to be seen with the ukraine will reopen talks with the eu on the trade deal which could lead to membership or indeed will face russian lady down to w

dot apply the eu. two. by the number one find out more about what you said to school at www don't you still go on slashdot i dashed to. smith is it that way. we just waited in the lab is in the four points and pulled them both. michael was making the sign says because the origins of life. like conditions. find out what happened this week to inspect the area. yes i i i . it a the all the aisle. he is. i have. would love the eye . call. i have. the is yet would i. city. says. the room key. the and the key. for the forthcoming maybe a new type of palestinian someone to help lead us to a better future in the middle east. he grew up in store bought her a village in east jerusalem. i can from a betting pool or funny. i ate i remember that they intend to do a year of the month i didn't have a price to get to that. and that the team. i defended the decision. i want to be another best on that day as usual the swan lake eyre in my head. mom i feel itchy all over my a fence so i turned to business openings first one t

if it's left the eu. the index had its a strikingly quite as convinced the cake will be cut said it's fine. sometimes it's to political power. uk derives the power that it has in part from its history and from what it is so forth. but it also drives a great deal of power from two special relationships one with the united states which it recognizes and exaggerates and secondly its special relationship with the continent which of course it sometimes doesn't recognize and likes to pretend doesn't exist. in front of westminster. many precious gem. he's dependable sleeping isn't achievements wilcox was the one who convinced mum is off the conservative party to run it together and support of the welts from the eu. he says britain is call from isolates it. we are trading off the bench for the world we have go next and business regulation which is destroying all small and medium size businesses. we are rules that must fail in terms of our government the purchase will lose access to the single european markets and

but most eu members have lower ratings than brussels. just three eurozone members still have the top triple-a rating from standard & poor's. those countries are germany, finland and luxembourg. germany's deutsche bank has agreed to pay 1.4 billion euros to resolve the litigation that followed its foray into mortgage-backed securities in the u.s. >> it is one of 17 financial institutions that were sued by the federal housing finance agency in the u.s. it allegedly failed to supply enough information about residential mortgage-backed securities which were sold to lenders fannie mae and freddie mac between 2005 and 2007. a string of bad news for germany's [indiscernible] shareholders took in their stride. dorothy holds sends us this report. >> there are definitely nicer christmas resins than to be a euro billion fine. but shareholders have been very relieved because deutsche bank managed to resolve one important litigation case and had enough reserves to pay the bill. but the dax is also strong coming into its latest all-time high after a v

what did it tell us about her approach to the eu right now? >> it's interesting because there's been speculation about where this new merkel government will go, whether there will be new comfort for struggling euro zone economies. i remember just two days ago, more or less, the luxembourg foreign minister came out. i'm going to quote him because he appealed to germany to resort -- to show a little bit more understanding for the hardship other european countries are facing. did angela merkel respond to that today? in a sense, i suppose she did, but she called for a tightening of the fiscal rules, according to which europe is governed. she wants those rules to be made more binding. she even said eu treaties could be written to make them more specific, as she put it, i which she meant stricter, forcing european countries to meet their fiscal obligations. >> along these lines, the chancellor is in france right now. is this visit about her concerns that parents is not sufficiently committed to cutting costs? >> i supposed to an extent, yes, but the

legislators passed a resolution saying the eu should consider sanctions against kiev. it is unclear whether the president is listening. although the eu's top diplomat returned from kia with some potentially good news for mdu trade agreement with ukraine. >> he made it clear to me that he intends to sign the agreement. >> russia has maintained pressure on the ukraine. in his annual state of the nation address, however, president vladimir putin was far less outspoken. >> i hope that all political forces in ukraine can reach a deal in the interest of its people and solve all the current problems. >> putin said russia was not forcing ukraine to do anything it did not want to do, but since ukraine is a crucial economic and strategic partner, moscow is unlikely to let it go without a fight. >> there has been breaking news in this story just before going to air. let's bring in our correspondent in kiev or more. we are hearing that ukraine's deputy prime minister says that kia will be signing that trade agreement with the eu "soon." what should we make of that? >> i suppose he

eu membership. pundits as scotland can forget about it by the nuclear program david cameron claims getting rid of it is a bad idea in case of the book to a nuclear attack. my teeth and the roaming charges the immobile fellas if the split happens at the list goes on to stop the project the year by the yes camp they accuse the government of scaremongering scots into voting no. this is the white paper with a group of independence was read about it stops you and a thriving economy service that resonate with voters. i would argue that an independent scotland will have to negotiate in the future of the things that it has right now along with the signaling that it won't be making it easy. the crux of the matter goes back to economics and recent poll found out that independence made of five hundred pounds richer more than half the scotsman. according to one of the contests are still yet more than forty people were killed in medium fast and lost in a chain type out a gun had been trying to steal ammunition.

the eu called a crucial eu summit when this is all supposed to be results to ensure confidence in future euro market. and now i'll have traders reacted to the ongoing talks in brussels about the banking union stephen wilson to stop somebody from the frankfurt stock exchange. it would take a long time to establish a single bank to move in time maybe too much time critics say because in the beginning of next year they'll will be with the stress tests fall back and switch with a show which had bangs out stable in the yuma area and which i'm not in general. investa said that that the decisions that have been made in brussels are good for the financial sector but said they did not like this into share prices and worries about below the economy trek down the markets again and so the dax pills down the negative territory stephen walt and frankfurt now let's go to check on how the markets have been trading mid weight while stephen just mentioned in frankfurt the dax closed lower at ninety seven east of the euro stocks who is index was also down almost half a percent and try to sell the way in ne

they know that if they joined the eu package they would of course they will never join the eu itself they would lose. customs religious and russia and their industrial goods which are still being exposed the corruption in increasing quantities was only become thirty five percent more expensive which the price the mouth of the market in the same time i go pretty much that eu countries would suddenly expressed an interest in buying the new industrial groups. so even if there is an attempt at the violent overthrow of governments. they will be definitely a very sizable come to force ready to come onto the streets. it is no longer two thousand poll when no one was willing to risk their skin for frequent the next hour on teal senate since the economic trouble was she crying thanks is in addition to the political crisis in that venture capital to take the building our faculties ukraine's financial situation overnight now if the economy. whaley hiding in the fall. it's the markets are expecting and it is a meeting in the folds our ukraine so it is a very serious situation the ukrainian centr

it was so called ukrainian nationals want so desperately to join the eu. first off a nationalist groups in the eu are automatically demonized as right wing extremists in the politically correct west patriotism is pre much dirty war. generally nationals like their culture and the people for part of it but to look at migration trends within the eu we see that the slavic part of it is flooded western europe looking for work i have many relatives from the slavic part of the eu and almost all of them have to work abroad might sound nice to have a work in europe but the reality is that you koreans will probably be paid even less than bulgarians are a means to clean toilets in london. ukrainian nationals don't have to like wash or join the customs union or join the bloc of countries but advocating the future for themselves the eu seems absolutely backwards least to me. fascists. i am. you know them. each includes the word dude he is actually more showers. some of them. or are very defensive. we were just what to do so they were taking someone's force. this is. he

in talks on the deal with the eu must involve russia has been promoting a product european runners to continue to disrupt the government's blessing the already crippled economy. for dessert book was produced by quarter that of the country's postal allowing same marriages. in less than a week. we've been married we've been married meanwhile india's reinstated its battle same relationships while people in croatia and in a referendum to help more than good. it said that the gay rights in different countries. the star hundred and twenty covers of aliens are reportedly abducted by al qaeda linked rebels in syria with the country's border with turkey on top stories this hour. in. the in most it when it's midnight. this is auntie international. ukraine's president at the avoca beach has refuted the moans from the opposition to dismiss the government. roundtable talks in kiev know that so to cool for the european parliament for a snap election to appease the crisis on the sports go into details now from here president of excel yummy color which is caused by a roundtable meeting today with all

the eu. two. by the blind. find out more about what you are successful at www. don't you still go on slashdot i dashed to. smith is it that way. we just waited in the lab is even more points and pulled them both. michael was thinking to sign it because. the origins of life. like conditions find out what happened to this weekend's race. murray i i are . it a the all the aisle. can you. i have would love. it is. i do . the eye. i knew i. it is. it is. says. says. the room. clique the eye. for the forthcoming maybe a new type of palestinian someone to help lead us to a better future in the middle east. he grew up in store bought her a village in east jerusalem. i can from a head betting for funding the idea by any member that they intend to do a year of the month i didn't have a price to get to that and that the team. i defended the decision. i want to be. none of the best but not dare you to invest on lake eyre in my ear mom i feel itchy all over my a fence so i turned to business openings first one then a second medical clinic in his village. we ate began and is

for the coalition government and the recent eu integration is one of the most important tasks. women continue to act on the development of channing as flour as you do it with you a coalition government will govern europe's biggest economy for the next four years the council won the palme in action was four under sixty two votes in favor of one hundred fifty voting against a non extensions. the parties involved in the coalition agreed on a wide range of issues including the introduction of a national minimum wage costs a promise to european policy for securing a stable you are all in the eurozone. while the party of molly's new president ever humble bought cupcake in this together with its political allies won a majority of seats in the country's parliamentary elections. well that's according to provisional results released by the government on tuesday the vote was intended to complete the west african country's transition to democracy after coat last year that led to an islamist takeover of them. america meeting between view as to john's and president barack obama has looked at

you knew you ukraine's president says it all summer deal with the eu must involve russia has been promoting a product european route is to continue to disrupt the government's blessing the already crippled economy. for dessert book was produced by quarter that of the country's first or allowing same marriages. in less than a week. we've been married. we've been married meanwhile india's between stake in its battle same relationships while people in croatia and in a referendum to our lord is good the setbacks the gay rights in different countries the star hundred and twenty two other civilians are reportedly abducted by al qaeda linked rebels in syria with the country's border with turkey on top stories this hour. in. the it most it when it's midnight. this is auntie international ukraine's president yanukovich has refuted the moans from the opposition to dismiss the government roundtable talks in kiev know that so to cool for the european parliament for a snap election to appease the prices of imports go the details now from here president of excel yummy color which is caused by a roundtabl

greece are hungry to urge people to leave the eu would join the population customs union. obviously the bay to meet with the artfire scream that this is part of it had to use a democracy that steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda. they know what that might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talked about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament florida aggression in yet the eu vice president got six foot to see a and former polish pm purest love kaczynski the european union preston was just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protesters to start april eu revolution but they're all their journalists write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to join the eu the obvious hypocrisy of this takes all the way up the mosque. just typing i am. he makes the world programming for globally minded people sponsors and underwriters local contact test sponsors to any team that works done

>> the eu share of world trade today is around 20%. i would say to him in an equally , the primeirit minister has been advocating a ,ew eu-china trade deal notwithstanding all the other changes in the world, because the eu remains a very powerful trading bloc. >> the value of royal mail shares at 610 pence each. two month ago, they advised the government if they should -- that they should walk away if they sold over 330 pence. does the prime minister believed that he has secured value for the money of the taxpayer? >> as my friend has explained, this is yet another result of us doing something which they should have done while in government. the price at which we set the sale was independently recommended to us at the highest range provided to us by independent advisors. >> two weeks ago, officers close with 11 unlicensed hmo unrelated adult living in a three-bedroom property, each paying 160 pounds per week in rent. they are investigating the further 100 cases. do you think it is time that we criminalized to protect? >> i am appalled

this screen nation this is artsy this morning ukraine's things clarification from the eu of three european commission is this trade deal told to the country are on a whole all this to make don't stop the anti government protests in the capital the debate which is dulled by western politician. also this week have my psychiatrist reported in serie a with islamist rebel forces that have killed dozens of civilians that makes this a series of atrocities. while it shakes off the bailout lose up to breaking free of the eu state program but the government wants but doesn't mean a mentor thirty am. russia does not want to donate the world that will stand for the defending its values president clinton delivers his annual state of the nation address . he just up to me. no it must be what to do weekly is me kevin illegal mount international some rather for the top stories about certain things and post again ukraine this is seeking official confirmation this morning now that the eu is frozen or work on a trade association deal it was off or tweet was posted by the eu commissioner for enlargement stinky

will we see an eu army? what can we expect here? >> no, we will not see an eu army as long as britain is still in the european union, and that is going to be quite a while. what you do have to say is that defense matters are being discussed for the first time in five years on this level, on the highest level of the european union today. that is already a very big sign that in this current atmosphere, where all the countries have to reduce their budgets, there is an eight olla to mend that european countries will have to pool and share, as they call it, and they have to collaborate more closely, but the positions of major players are really far apart. france does want more european money for its missions, and germany is against deploying soldiers abroad anyway. , those positions are not going to change overnight. >> thank you so very much. >> one place where at least french soldiers are already in action is the central african republic. >> paris has sent about 1600 troops to help stop the violence that erupted there after the preside

listening to all of the eu donuts the european union flag are now available for sale. yet most likely lead to encourage businesses to try to capitalize on the ongoing of the contract. also loving this out islamist rebels in serie a target because it when our cia began as a hundred and twenty civilians reportedly taken hostage smith said his board it's quite hard. chuckles. still this is a month of work held on the use of the key is financially to set up just in a way to go to get the country to teach at. as we were. lol. it's good to just be what you will agree to balding for me kevin ordered to stop them each time it will tell you what you don't eat the national up top story. little papa lines told ukraine's capital into twelve thousand strong crowds keep up their anti government protests that you can see a deer on the cutting of activists is what i've gathered to support president dixie an eco beach on saturday as mother and sixty thousand to fill up these cool skull reports and for the very heart of the standoff. you can see that white folks in the sea between the t

with the united states stands alone as america wasted on ukraine's ongoing crisis support to the pro eu opposition protest is different than chemical that an ultimatum. this is the light systems and took him by the way with rallies continue taking place don't stop. i'm ready to pick up an ak forty seven and start shooting. see the rays of light not just the tip of the claims that the fight to the country's pro eu demonstrations right the with one kid in the capital in this morning's ducked into a top story swing has been helping america's nsa to spy on russia's leaders and provided washington to the list of high profile targets too sleepy state tv sites documents leaked by whistleblower i've been snowed in. the program which revealed the kind of cold mission investigate its chief editor told us what they found out. we haven't revealed that nafta but it deals with a huge hit that between the swedish defence review of port de f for eight and that their american counterparts. nsa. and according to documents. that if i have spied on spying owner of the russian leadership. and they are passi

also headlining this morning and said he still running of the ukraine as the eu says it's frozen trade talks while keeping the pressure on the present time lately most definitely i missed international condemns the torture of detainees including children in the brain while rights workers that said the scale of the pieces even worse than the latest reports suggest also footage energy company funds of massive wind turbines rolled across the entrance to the styling site a gift of time before i see from the activist caught up in the christmas spirit three or four . the forty two greek ability of most of its attitude to steal the distances of two mixed up with this to the knees terrified residents of the city and time's sake they've seen entire families be ignited by the rebels and civilians kidnapped andsed as human shields. i drew was just outside damascus was told by al qaeda link and a symbol of the months of this the local residents reported the killing more than eight including children auntie spoke to some of the supply a command center. i'm keen to secure our houses and wanted to se

although the eu is top diplomat catherine ashton returned to kiev. some potentially good news for eu trade agreement with ukraine the night. finally associates but russia has maintained the pressure on ukraine in his annual state of the nation address of a president that in the putin was fine and soft spoken. go to michigan i hope that all political forces in ukraine can reach a deal in the interest of its people and soulful all the current problems. they seem to be so certain is that russia was of course in ukraine to do anything it didn't want to since ukraine is a crucial economic and strategic partner. moscow is likely to have to go without a fight yes. ok this is some breaking news in this story just before going to err let's bring in our correspondent in kiev marcus ran for more. marcus we're hearing that ukraine's deputy prime minister says that kiev will be signing the trade agreement with the eu quilt show. what should we make of that glad to be very skeptical when it counts that to the ukrainian official it's ensuring they were ready to sig

and also, if eu and u.s. would be able to go after the regime, those which were obtained in a corrupt way in the framework of anti-corruption investigations. it's estimated that annually the family is obtaining about $8 billion to $10 billion from the budget. >> dentistry is a very lucrative profession, yes. >> so are those hopes -- can something be done? can people -- what would be the answer to people hoping for that? >> thank you. and let me pick up the question here back to back. >> two quick points following on this about the sanctions. i'm sure you're aware the whole issue of scapegoating. some of what we're seeing, i think, is reminiscent of what we saw under president kuchma when our government would be talk about corruption. the answer would be that they'd fired some lower-level employee or mayor. that's one. the second is there's a lot of talk about what russia is doing pressuring ukraine. on the other hand, what are we doing to express our concern about this when we hear about us purchasing russian

eu officials say the one even consider such a deal. we consider that this association agreement is good for ukraine. we are not going to play with the kids ukraine's future cannot be subject to attend to with the highest bid it gets the prize. it's on wednesday president and cold it's cold again for talks with the opposition. but its leaders rejected his offer more protests are gearing up in thailand's anti government demonstrators have cut off electricity to the prime minister's office threatening to force their way at least kill me the protest comes as the former thai prime minister has been indicted for murder lead to a deadly crackdown on the last mass protests in bangkok. three years ago. most of the protesters killed and were supporters of the brother of the current prime minister. now that former prime minister and the doc today at the state agency that is now the leader of the opposition democrat party. the father of one of the two french soldiers killed earlier this week in the central african republic has given some harrowing

would you make of the fact that we seen the eu politicians among the protest is. one thing it's absolutely el rey just by what right do they violate the sovereignty of ukraine by coming not only with the protesters but taking them on. it was funny the us and eu talk a lot about european values and western values which is in a western value to allow a foreign country to come in and influence for the full process to infantile is politics on the streets of course it's not as a matter of fact in so doing these eu politicians are much like the old soviet politicians of old who would land in places like budapest in nineteen fifty six and tell the government on the ground there what it should do so they look a lot much more like the soviet union. then these guys that they're throwing around he said the situation they can to fight the way the protest is on giving up on the inside of revelation is on the agenda will would be the consequences if the government is actually forms the south of this. well i think backing up just a little bit i think you see a pattern here of of

jim and tons of medical echoed that makes each saying the eu whose position was unchanged the tuesday off to the door is opened and is no date for two tries. we want this association tasty. lay the groundwork and our ukraine must decide the other eu had stressed that the venue was the question of values in all financial a guy with no this isn't about who's the highest bidder. it's about a common position. we are in carpet salesman trying to outbid each other and it isn't the way it's the thought that this baby. another big issue at the summit was pushing me use common security and defence policy foliage france had its peacekeeping deployment in the central african republic could become a test case. president francois law and failed to persuade of the latest to share the costs of the operation. it was all i did it for you. and in the interests of europe because it's the best symbol one can think of to support a country that is one of the forest in the world to prevent a massacre and to allow reconciliation. people have attended a course yesterday. the latest decided to pass on the issu

eu leaders accused moscow of trying to secure ukraine's foreign policy reform. the fact that we have a synthetic partnership aggression does not mean that benny on dealing with another country we can't accept any kind of shark park involvement in the bilateral relations ukraine said it wanted more due monday but russell said it was sticking to the conditions it was offering with no new negotiations the government's decision to reject the deal fueled week long protest in ukraine thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets in numbers of cities calling for closer eu ties. will the summit was a success for two smaller countries jordan until the insight into the new partnership act the use of the door was still open to pray. if the president changes his mind. it's the disease. one of danny's nice celebrated christmas markets open and i'm back on friday the kids. i hang the christmas angel to admit that the traditional greeting the stock up on the day season. no that's not that dates back to the seventeenth century. it still will sell everything from decora

but it's impact on the eu as far as the number of syrians coming -- arriving in the eu are for the moment limited in the sense that if you look at the 60,000 syrians who have come to europe, their rate of protection for them is up to 95%. this means they find the protection they are entitled to. the real problem is for people in camps in other countries. these are often vulnerable people and they need to come safely to the eu, because we have to avoid making them easy victims for the traffickers and the smugglers. what they are doing at the eu level, we have european framework, and we are also offering financial support. and we can help -- with logistics and [ inaudible ]. but let's be clear, this is a choice in the hands of member states. some firth could be a [ inaudible ] factor. and there's those less familiar with being asylum. and this must be a turning point for them. they really have to face the responsibilities now. >> thank you very much indeed. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> and that's the news from europe. back to darren in doha. >>> thank you, lauren. parts of the mi

only his rejection of an eu trade integration deal on seasoning and a dish i still can be advanced in kiev for us the number of people stop sliding as a matter of fact they're having more and more people coming in and did some locals are saying that their boxes entire boxes of people coming in from various regions of ukraine to join the protesters had the energy essentially independence square. these are the largest protest. i got in over three decades as the orange revolution. unfortunately they also feels to be the most violent protests and adjust seasoning with tears my colleague banksy or sensed he was in kiev over the past few days and has been covering the events several hundred people have gathered in front of the government building they're now looking at all to see the book in the roads as well so that no government official can get inside this is their way of telling that this government needs to go tonight has been more blessed me so that no classes report that even though there were some warnings coming from the police at some point that they will try to get back to see ad