the day. al qaeda militants are controlling major cities in western iraq a show of strength not seen since their battles with us forces a decade ago. we look at who these insurgents are and how they became so strong. while in syria al qaeda link to rebels and other opposition groups are engulfed in bloody infighting. the forthcoming the peace talks are under threat from the growing divisions among those aiming to topple us up. boston

confidence biting austerity is taking its toll on the leadership with approval ratings hitting a record low for a handful of blocks members. they can dream. they can play. they convey. and every kind of fervor of the prophets. because they don't have to pay. instead it's the taxpayers who make up for politicians mistakes even in the news most efficiently run countries such as germany. and of playing it safe concerns are growing about how athletes and visitors will be protected. russia's upcoming winter olympics. rt is in sochi to see what is being done to secure the olympics host city. on top. adjusting

want to read from our studios in moscow this isn't even sean thomas but have you with us. now al qaeda affiliated militants have been occupying key areas in iraq sung by province for over two weeks now. tanks have been deployed in the provincial capital ramadi and the army hasn't been able to drive insurgents out of nearby flu zhang hilton's haven't had such an open control of major iraqi cities since the us led invasion in two thousand and three. he's gonna take and looks at why they are gaining strength. oh and i think that it didn't dawn on chaos in portland by confiding cv at the zone qaeda linked militants overran parts of iraq including the cd a collection that is what we said earlier that serious collision will actually be i'm going to iraq and this is what we were warning about the chaos see me in serie a

this the us and its allies reckon the syrian government said it signaled to the rebels to fight off to the detriment of the political outcome is on its troops have now taken over the opposition movement here and have even chase the western backed leader of the free spirit are made out of the country. to be snatched. either we belong to kick kick kick. you're going to come out and buy it and that's what we did when we invaded iraq in oh three and eighteen by two notches somewhere far in a war zone here in the us. american intelligence and counterterrorism officials now say the islamic extremist groups in syria with high school i recruiting and training americans who traveled there to get them to carry out attacks when they return home. there are dozens of extremist islamist forces that are operating both inside syria and over the syrian borders. iraq has been a breeding ground for extremists since the us the uk. now a resident of sewage and other parts of

the country are bracing themselves for the iraqi army's assault as a good chance to try new things out of season periods. the us is my helper and is often not the weapons to help the iraqi governing body the lasting solution needs is more missiles would hurt the us government's anti semitic al qaeda's leaders. the groups that continue their calls expected. and what they collided on the us is keen on us. the wet spot chaos to iraq and syria. washington's support for armed opposition has been at its extremes. in washington on domestic counterparts. the jihadist entrenched in iraq's western province are from a group called the islamic state of iraq and billabong. the us military publication says the organization expanded its influence significantly last year and now boasts over five thousand members. now the group was formed back in two thousand and four a year after the us led invasion of iraq began. these sunni extremists war initially known as al qaeda in iraq

after pledging allegiance to the infamous organization the group's leader said this summer that its goals are to tear down of the border between iraq and syria and to destroy both governments many of its members are fighting against president assad in syria and the group says that they carried out a suicide blast in love than on just a couple weeks ago anders care garden is a former danish intelligence offer from office excuse me who served in iraq. he says that al qaeda is as strong as ever and the iraqi security forces are overmatched. in my opinion that the ai qaeda has never been on the run day it might have been a bit down skating due to a two pressure but what's different is lifted. the yeti on ice station is suspended for foliage and it uses he said and causes them to me to bring the fighting ability of the sale of the isis foreigners. this is the set is strong but they contain

guys did that with one finger. an icc to the rebels has its use them today they want to continue fighting. ed and iraqi army really has the chance to fight the sit in me he says that into it the pen tool to medicate them. meanwhile in neighboring syria the strengthening of al qaeda linked groups has led to growing in fighting between once allied roberts fierce clashes between rival opposition factions have killed at least seven hundred people this week according to the syrian of the record for human rights. almost a hundred of them are believed to be civilians who were executed by militants from the islamic state of iraq and love on. the outbreak of a war waging a war has prompted some western politicians and others who previously wrote it is solely for us on her mobile to change their stance here are just some of their latest statements of former c i a director michael hayden said that the assad regime is beginning to look like the lesser of all people former us ambassador to syria iraq and afghanistan

ryan crocker of greedy that assad is not as bad as the and russia has long been warning of the threat of some opposition groups in syria and what they post foreign minister lavrov has welcomed to visit britain realization of this in the west. now infighting within the ranks of the syrian rebels is threatening the russia a us brokered peace conference that is due in less than two weeks time. the world's top diplomats are in paris right now the pressure syria's main opposition group the syrian national council into taking part but journalists john brought blake believes that the smc long ago lost its status common ground as you could do it in the video too critical of dunedin. it can deliver nothing on it and hold the rebel factions that were associated with piercing studio most of them circling

of the tricky. two other groups. so the us administration is increasingly desperate to try and cool to get some pain or that city or position of the business to the city will position itself to sitting up to them so no real new system state of serbia and only since that day due to the rest of the match. so it's admit this isn't recently that it seems like a field close to us. as a part of the pops. the past five years can hardly be called the good times for youth leadership it has been seen in support and confidence and lawmakers diminishing and eventually hitting a record low. the data comes from a new regional oh let's take a look. the study suggests the tumbling approval rating is linked directly to the budget cuts and economic woes. take spain for instance where support is drastically low or even ireland which has just successfully exited its bailout program. despite that

the aftermath of the news on sturdy demands. he's still driving and the numbers down the euro skeptic uk used to top the critics' lists with only around a third actually back in brussels. now it's even lower than bad dropping below thirty percent. now however not only nationals of struggling economies in the block are voicing their discontent with how the countries being wrong germany has a reputation for irresponsible spending. but even as politicians are ready to dive into taxpayers' pockets to make up for management mistakes. as our teasing peter oliver reports germans are now increasingly questioning the moves of the government. he said. a few listens of the politician is giving his ruling in it if you believe that following the money trail is a different story the ladies

open the cost estimates for the wrong thing to waste on building an advance fee to run out of money and entice buyers have to think of it builds and that was all we are part of our currently ginny has one of the biggest construction sectors in europe. all around the country as evidence that those in charge of the purse strings of text to make building decisions. this building site will eventually become that spread and it calms the soul. however it's already over ten times its original budget set to cost close to one billion euro it's not just a groundout to speak of projects that of course the big money here in the photo based tourist information booth has already cost taxpayers around one of the hoff million euro. for the ultimate symbol of german construction likes elephants look no further than right here the girl in front of the airport. bruce lee of the butch it's already four years behind schedule. it's currently costing nearly one million euro with a two run

enough with the city planes for today's victory in the moonlight state didn't define hundred million all the logistics that i expected in two thousand and falling. he's just a reputation for efficiency when it comes to construction. running for election this year the eu parliament the guys in power don't come to the clay skills to decide on future projects and told them i think they can dream. baking pan. they can make. each and every kind of fla up for drops. because they don't have to pay. we enjoyed full four years before the kids as long as approaching the finish. and the five new bill would come they are fun. with additional costs to increase an absolute sense. time to dionysus was the first to the interest rates and additional dates been extra

cost. i was running with the place the mini with construction business might find a few times each day we will be more expensive than if you go on the headphones i she was sworn in as chancellor for a third time late last year and the man who promised calling billion pics of jimmy's roads gibbons will have no idea how much promise you that she calls them. the silver on the gym. you're on the end of the six world powers have announced the date when they will officially begin implementing the nuclear deal reached in november. on january twenty of tehran is set to start scaling back its atomic program. the process is said to be completed in a half year period that the agreement covers. in response to four point two billion dollars of iranian assets will be on prozac discuss this because live it to patrick and visit your blog land. thank you very much for being with us as always. all of the way to it will this deal be permanent this is an interesting deal because it's a coinciding with two internal conflicts

the woman is always it was another anyhow some conflicts is to the nature of this deal and the united states using its way to lean on iran and as a sovereign nation the other side you have a huge fight going on within the united states. we're on the oh no not just republicans but some democrats and republicans want to basically torpedo the steel and see it succeed so this incredible pressure on both sides. let's focus on the run pressure for fall they have massive changes under way will they be able to pull it off it is time for good. well i think it's that difficult. this is a case of lowering the bar with thresholds for enriching uranium. beyond that twenty percent is already well below what would take for weapons grade seventy five percent uranium enrichment the ceiling is more than adequate in terms of delaying

any fears about iran's ambitions collaged ambitions anyway to pursue nuclear weapons program. so i'll be canning done but the problem is political islam political pressure within iran and also the united states. so you're going to comply with the us in the us whether to stick it to iran and those news new rounds of sanctions against one that's taking it to a round of president obama has said that the us will continue to vigorously enforce a broader sanctions should iran not follow its obligations. what does this thing about washington's stance will the iss the question fundamentally why is there sanctions on iran in the first place. it's a good question and the answers that obviously is the billions upon billions in frozen assets in accounts around the world and there are people who would like to get their hands on money. as you know this is the frozen forever. if there was a war with iran which some people would be advocating for namely israel. and it's those frozen assets with

the freedom to go into their hands in the form of reparations for instance has no history who deals with these problems but it does mean situation here is that just the timing of this you can't ignore the two thousand and sixteen run up to the us elections in twenty sixteen is going to be dragged out in such fashion. six months twelve months ago major those majors so pivotal. which issue in united states to the israeli lobby is already putting heavy pressure on many senators and congressmen are the most influential lobby in america. in order to back new round of sanctions and not see this deal go through. so that's an incredible moment to discuss and briefly of president obama said he will veto any bill that imposes new sanctions in fighting there what will happen to anyone how will they react if new sanctions are imposed will you do. the fact of the matter is the reason this is the taunts with iran is up

to into two factions and the militant pro war is really factional one side that could never have peace with honor and a matter what and then you have the fact that the world the west in the world needs iran. they needed liquidity from the actual chemical exports of the tray has a stack of global stagnation in on the blog right now and opening up i ran into the world trading theater is going to do a lot to increase trade and are always to move money around the world in goods and services was a time when it's a much needed so there's two to cancer battling it out one to keep her in clothes and other council would like to see her and opened for trade. so that after tending to joke with a plan was to swing with us on our team here now there is a natural resource more precious than all oil and it is so scarce in certain areas of the middle east that it could spark major conflicts later in the program we look into how a lot of water could

become a tipping point in the number of already volatile region. off the this new one starting point is that parents should pull back i began to teach about that national identity let me ask you for some question are you. the current forest or an iraqi first time that there's been an iraqi family bracket the democrats because the chaos to that question. i am from holland to add involve either the ice still remember the smell of the chemical weapons. so what he writes the night he brought me back an indifferent to me the killings of people on myspace for southern five hundred villages were destroyed. the speech or language. you'll know it

news programs and documentaries in spanish what max's to you. breaking news will turn into bangalore kittens stories. due to it okies. for no more to chew on it. he built home the new welcome back to watching our tea. tens of thousands of police officers are carefully monitoring access to lead to good use and transport hubs that is what security is like in sochi right now as it prepares to host russia's first ever winter games in three and a half weeks time his boss concord at the resort city to see what else is being done to protect athletes and spectators the twenty second. putting eight winter games in two thousand and fourteen i wore

that to the city of sochi the scene is russia's black sea who was awarded the games set to music. some observers question the choice to succeed. so she's placed top seeded team to the photo caucasus region. course they are cute. acoustics on the recent twin terror attacks in the bowl to grab some seven hundred km from sochi. every night at some of those worries. organize the study said security has been the main priority since day one. from the beginning of the construction creates that the state the store to serve. the last four months to prepare the special measures to stop them from this pre inaugural materials i checked him over then use them to pray an incredible images of the security is to provide for the safest ever environment here. with less than a month to go now until the games begin. tight security measures already in

place. around forty thousand police and security office is expected to be on patrol also the dangers hunting equipment find that you reach the games. is also controlled zine. stretching to sixty km along the coast and twenty five km inland and encompassing all bad news due to both defended it in terms of security so it is a special case because this whole area is the right things it is only does the security detail from a number of countries including uk years working his security forces will be coming together to protect places like this is the brand new papa still train station in the olympic village. we were the main transport hubs during the games losing thousands of spectators. with the bulk of the watch now complete with a woven using transport networks built and tested. so she's now just waiting for the sporting world to descend. scott

bought c section. the uk is babbling a new wave of floods the extreme weather has turned some areas into ohioans food alert but that excuse me let alone start and it's across the nation on the emotion section of our website we've got all of the footage and all of the latest e tickets. last night shows around the world saw scores of people in their underwear taking part and no pants subway ride today the annual event began twelve years ago new york has spread globally and auntie dot com for the full story and photographs oil and gas conflicts will be superseded by a water wars in the near future that is the warning from experts. as the world's population grows access to clean water resources is rising in price but don't take a look at this map you can see that blue dots are places where conflicts over water disputes have actually

broken out since the nineteen fifties. these include small protests as well as more serious large scale clashes there have been one hundred and seventy eight disputes and the number of hotspots is rising in particular the struggle for water in the middle east is the key issue in some ongoing conflict areas. he's costlier reports. the bible tells us that within a short distance from here. jesus it and force him into wine. two thousand years they tend to agree to marry colt might be tending the wine back into more to become the new has been living in the glenn heights one of the fifty years. each day he attains his her neon can watch its key reason why knew this and that that was once a city income he is proud of them wanting to pt says. noah spent in the absence of water. none of this would be possible. i mean the orders and were sentenced the second main resource that would have

bothered them gladly. each crop needs water. now that you will destroy all the crops and destroy the coming year. it can turn the on ice in two thousand and it's not just about the london knights. bring water from its catchment feet into the river jordan providing that these tools will to supply the disputed region was seized from syria off to the sixteenth hole and residents of the corn on the name of the quartet was a key issue in the conflict don't leave home from work here's the article. i believe the local walked with you when you're the one on its front of the city itself. so we are concerned. he is merciful. the group has led to her from pawtucket is what the solstice. it still won't

lie to whom and who typically toast the water current rules demand. the problem is in some cases these behemoths walked to the mound. we are a woman in order to shoot by several soviet nation. it is always the possibility of friendship in this one fixed it should be manageable whoops but out of control examples of possible conflicts of plentiful. sen is made to watch the solstice travel to turkey and iraq making it vulnerable. while jordan is reliant on evidently simple two d and e tickles who recently expressed concern that the countries using the up and all she can to make the leap to college in the dry landscape of the middle east war to his cry is more precious than diamonds. in its absence shannon and dropped off quick to fund it. but this is a region that very seldom needs an excuse for war and social success. mike just to dependence. the crt. but on heights. in senegal port authorities in the car have a promise to provide food and water and medical treatment to the crew of the russian fishing vessel they were caught up in a week long diplomatic spat over the seizure of the trawler

the ship is it with eighty two crewmembers on board was taken by force after being accused of calling in senegal for coastal waters but with no official explanation from the car moscow has called it an act of piracy. greenpeace step in and sided with senegal provoking russia to accuse the african country's government of acting on a tip off from the environmental group. now russian diplomats are undertaking steps to assist the vessel with its earliest liberation and departure. but a semi police official has demanded that much to pay the fine for the release of the best. so take a look at some other world news headlines this hour police in egypt have fired tear gas and supporters of the ousted president mohamed nor see during clashes at cairo university nineteen protesters have been detained and several injured. fresh outbreak of violence comes just two days before a planned vote on a draft constitution. least twenty one people have been

killed and forty five others injured in a bomb blast in the iraqi capital baghdad the worst explosion took place at the popular bus station killing at least nine violence has been on the rise in iraq in recent months reaching levels not seen since two thousand and eight partly cos of what is coming up next after school. you were marooned aye aye. the is you the eye. because united states peaked on the only hyper power and cultural driving force of globalization. it takes a lot of flak. i mean hate globalization is the whole world gets hollywood hot dogs not the other way around let's take a break from the negativity talk about something truly amazing about america as a guy who lives in moscow. i can say that the constitution of the united states is something truly amazing. in

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authority behind him said. he knew moving more . the all that one can see sly next monday generate thirteen. i'm catherine comanche and telltale. iran has announced that the initial agreement on the country's nuclear program will take effect on january twenty x the deal includes the stealing back that iran's nuclear development in attendance on international economic sanctions it will be east indian foreign ministry made the deal probably on sunday. deputy foreign