sometimes. markets weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy cause a report on our key. day's top stories and the review of the week massive protests in spain with soaring unemployment threatens to put the country in line for that actually with greece ireland and portugal. and now with the former head of the international monetary fund the extras can no longer at the top of the roof is the future of the bailouts could be jeopardy. george's opposition leader tells r.t. a revolution has begun as the streets of tbilisi are turned into a battlefield by people demanding president saakashvili step down. and the question over to meet him and various plans for another term in office remains unanswered as the russian president holds back during

a two hour long cuban exile. hello beats while i am here in moscow you're watching the weekly from our to round up of the week's top stories with me kevin now in first from moscow antigovernment protesters massed in spanish cities despite the official ban on political demonstrations ahead of elections the country's finished casting ballots in regional polls with the ruling socialist party said to suffer major losses over thirty thousand people of occupied with dreads central square to protest the government's economic policies and skyrocketing unemployment people also come out onto the streets in other cities including barcelona valencia and seville as the country struggles to overcome the crippling recession i was at the center of first reports if the situation doesn't change soon spain could be next in line for a new. rescue package. first greece then ireland

and now portugal as the year as things bailouts go a number there are now serious concerns that spain could be the next to topple protestors throughout europe clamoring to oppose even more taxpayers' money being plowed into rescuing others. that could have. think again. that this government. i don't think might break. with forty three and under twenty five that is why i didn't like the whole labor market. side of the thing i think that there's going to be inside this is only. the moment we will see where we were once in the year is a problems weren't enough there is now talk of greece defaulting on its loans even

potentially executing the year together and portugal's recent bailout is reported to be worth around seventy eight billion year but spain is the euro zone's full for largest economy the different challenge altogether if it fails. if the situation happens the markets would not manage it going out of spins debt is the most catastrophic scenario for the e.u. what will the e.u. do i think and many experts share my opinion that the e.u. will do the utmost to avoid the scenario would any cost because spain is too big to fail. then you've got. the big question now is just how much longer can the year is a continued bankrolling there is going bust as aspiring to crisis continues to escalate there is a ministers are struggling to maintain a united front. for financial survival for cisco. and she's

a spain would seriously injure you if it could lead to the use of two currency zones in europe a strong group of countries using the euro and the rest not using it. thinking to the playground thank you lisa it was even nick thank the rabbit out his problems continue. now portugal. it is a mix having experienced things like the. real and right now the european idea and the reality that the state. of the. euro zone could be compromised by the rest of the international monetary fund's chief on charges of sexual assault the maestro's car has since resigned and is in new york awaiting trial french finance minister christine lagarde the most is the front line of the take his job was that he's done a bushel reports without the i.m.f. europe's financial revival now hangs in the balance. called no euro that's

what because a whispering off the police charged the now ex i.m.f. course with the attempted rape of a hotel maid very differently the possibility that some countries could decide to leave the euro pushed out of the euro and then when you got to understand that. belief that the euro could and should be saved in the face of nor still resistance from richard states stross can lead this week's bailouts of crippled portugal germany and france insist on oil and raises its low corporation tax d s k as he's known was the man arguing it's what is saving your issue calling me these allegations are going to. be i am as an institution. going to be honest. strauss kahn even persuaded greece's leader to

stick with strict spending cuts despite royer on the streets but he has a good card some of the new heads of state governments made a difference he has good contacts for example to the greek prime minister on thursday greece asked for more loans on better terms but now heavyweights europhiles p.s.k. has gone few back another bailout people argue should leave the euro zone that has put under strain the euro choi is one of the top backers contributing tens of billions of euro ruled it wants is an asian chief who's not likely to be as europe friendly strolls can he have been very personally very important in getting the i.m.f. involved and assisting in designing these bailout packages but also coaxing and encouraging politicians to do the reforms necessary now you may not get the equivalent pile of person with the same kind of convictions coming from the

emerging markets when one of the. biggest investment bank spill three years ago it triggered a global recession we're still reeling from today but it's filled the driving the euro to extinction will only make matters worse the consequences probably would be higher and much more you search with for instance as a bankruptcy of lehman in two sides an eight with a you economies a death stall this a teen warns that toppling the world's leading banker comes at the worst possible time this is not just the end of a career domenic fourth column was instrumental in risking the euro zone's most troubled states is a risk to seem to threaten the end of the euro itself the new bush will see paris. in georgia riot police have used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse anti-government protests the opposition of rally for a second day in the capital tbilisi commanding presence really steps down opposition leaders say hundreds of people have so far been arrested one of

georgia's opposition has called the twenty fifth of may a day of rage designed to force the government to resign on saturday thousands marched through georgian cities saying they've been robbed of their freedoms and that quote sacrilege philly's presence in power puts the whole range of issues according to opposition groups thirteen people were injured and several detained as police raided one of their offices in the middle of the night opposition leader nino burjanadze says the government's criminal action set the revolt in motion. evolution is already going on and it's not because the government began you know the shooting lane government began to terrorize people government. hundred self absolutely innocent yeah people government could be takes very seriously. lots of people would say confiscate property of the citizens and at last a secret ballot. peaceful mind of this nation i would like to remind you that this

many patients. action by the side of the government and i would like to mention one thing he thinks we have fighting for democracy we decide it data we have continuing rally tonight to sell we are keeping cease now please if. we will be ready to model to model it will be ready the day after to model will it city up to tomorrow it will be ready trench if you will x. twenty five students but it will be not very long process so the we will exit the nearest gates. you know burjanadze will the roof is the situation in georgia could turn bloody if the government takes further action to suppress demonstrations. of things from the institute to world economy and international relations he told me to walk or see the country and when cycles really came to power. we need to understand where these events are heading we have to look a few years back. and people haven't followed the story might think that it's

yesterday's problems because i was a riot started yesterday but i actually had the problem has been boiling since spiritual force to reach all five where it came to pass. is pretty assess them or not and you know georgian public is increasingly dissatisfied with saakashvili if he is a way of cracking down on any kind of a position contra freedom in georgia was. all for once i personally came into power during the years of the opposition movements there was freedom of speech and the political parties that had different views all for internal and external policies of the country but what saakashvili has been doing for the last seven years is creating any opposition and then surely he has managed to alienate not only all the political parties but most of the police from the conscious. british military

operation in iraq has ended after more than eight years with the last group of role maybe training staff pulled out the event took place as a series of terror attacks in the country's capital killing at least sixteen and u.k. joined the us invasion of iraq in two thousand and three of the pretext of destroying weapons of mass destruction when w m d's were never found the war fell out of favor with the british public and even more so with the death of one hundred seventy nine soldiers during the conflict most of the u.k.'s military forces withdrew two years ago many experts though say they failed to make a safe place with terror attacks still happening there on a regular basis jones co-founder of the research project iraq body cam told me the u.k. ignore it because of things of this war. commentators or whatever political persuasion work of for or against this conflict. kind of united in. the even casual treatment of the iraq the cost of this we believe that this will not be laid to rest properly

until there is a full and detailed inquiry into the iraqi deaths that are being caused whatever benefits may have accrued to some people in iraq and these are highly contested people who died absolutely the ultimate losers of this conflict all the color palette that i understand that i'm trying sure that in any future engagement of our military forces we do better in terms of human life so it's clear that person considers itself a major player in the world and that means putting its troops and forces around the world we very much hope that in conflicts it's currently engaged in such that it pays more attention to the civilian casualties which it claims particularly in trying to avoid it so far has shown itself willing to do. coming up with a program with kevin know in breaking away from the u.k. britain could resist the strong scottish calls for freedom right now. makes no want

to stay or will he go that's what many have been trying to ask me to medvedev in the twenty twelve presidential campaign here in russia draws closer and the president's latest q. and a session was therefore a perfect opportunity to throw that very question into the ring but he threw it straight back out again. ever. one hundred thirty seven minutes eight hundred journalists seventy two questions and one man to answer and. russian president dmitry medvedev held his first major press conference on wednesday giving many a chance to voice their questions but while some are serious what would you say is there a chance to give to each of our actions well deserved accommodation and sound more light hearted. i know that your wife is to parking lots and i've no right to park my own car so maybe i could borrow one is that it has washing much in the way. it was the question of a possible second term that everyone including the president expected the most at

issue in year. the decision over the presidential race is not made in this kind of format it should be made when the situation is right as we have a greater political impact and i will follow this principle serve i want to make a statement i will make it clear. in this trio whether current president madrid or for former president clinton will run for office in twenty twelve has become moscow's most debated topic according to me to meet it if the two men share a lot of views but also have their differences lasher meshing yes my name my relationship with my colleague and political partner of my dear putin is not just something that people call a tandem and actually we've been working together for over twenty years and we know each other well we think alike and all views on key issues in our country's development of very close but this doesn't mean we always think the same way we have different views on modernization and i think this process can be much faster

because it was getting sidestepped the most intriguing topic when it it still took time to focus on major domestic and international issues and archie's question about syria conjured him to make a very strong statement he said as i perceive it yes i will not support. lucian's on syria frankly speaking they were disregarded by the actions that some states took even though initially russia supported the first resolution and didn't veto the second what happened afterwards demonstrated that these kinds of resolutions can be manipulated this is deplorable because it undermines the or thirty of the un but it shows according to some a growing unease with decisions made concerning the middle east the medvedev appeared somewhat to regret russia's support of the resolution on libya was quite strong in saying that. the actions are going beyond what he thought he was voting for. so i think internationally they will take note of that because it will signify

russia's increasing unease i think about what's going on in libya and more broadly in the middle east but i didn't detect a sense from mr inventive that the security council wasn't the proper forum in which these things should be discussed with a lot of regional journalists present many questions focused on domestic matters but one subject of great interest to the media both in russia and abroad is the imprisonment of former oil tycoon. he could of course he is released who he did injury to society there was a short question and the own some will be equally sure that no absolutely not the president's views however i'm likely to influence how difficult the sentence i don't think it means he is going to be released and after all it's not the president call put him in jail and i don't think it will be politically easy for me to really have to go to war for all of their course although he has such

a possibility according to war but you know these sort of things happens very rarely in any country including russia so i think basically a ward mediator wanted to say is that he doesn't dispute the decisions of the court but he doesn't consider this person at the angel. as the cross conference came to a close reporters repeated its success after nearly two and a half hours with innovative bade the press farewell and headed back to the kremlin but the question that remains unanswered is will he stay there after twenty twelve cashiers are artsy moscow but r.t. caught up with the beach with press secretary straight after the conference in silence and a covert explain why the president is taking his time to answer the question on everyone's lips in a single interview already they want to get now it's time. in a speech to the pro israeli lobby group a perk president obama said that israel will face growing oscillation without a credible middle east peace process he clarified his call for the jewish state to

return to pre-one nine hundred sixty seven borders saying agreed land swaps would determine the final boundaries of both israeli and palestinian states after peace israel rejected the plan political analyst john mearsheimer told me about erica's getting tired stubbornness of israel. there's no question that the united states is well beyond losing patience with netanyahu and with israel more generally behind closed doors the united states is furious with israel because israel is pursuing a policy that is not we american national interest this is disastrous for us and that's why obama wants a two state solution to the problem that obama faces like all american presidents face you can't put any pressure on israel because the lobby in this country has some powerful way to do great damage to obama's political future when president obama was saying very clearly is that israel is being isolated around the world and

the palestinians are gaining the upper hand in terms of world opinion and what's going to happen here is that it's going to be israel and the united states against the rest of the world this is just yesterday the united states and this disastrous for israel and that's the message that obama is sending to net young but unfortunately the message is not getting through. more of the israeli palestinian peace process check it a website up to your point whatever the story is getting a lot of attention to tonight it's reported a newly appointed al qaeda leader is threatening to carry out terror attacks in london in revenge for some of the deaths saying the u.k. is quote the butt of europe and must be crushed stories as they get a lot of attention if you've not called it already it's online right now. and this too on a lighter note find out how to wash your hair would zero gravity every one of the to do it well we caught up with an american astronaut gearing up for another mission into war bit war on the very many challenges of daily life in space that we

never even think about. plato's aerial campaign in libya showing no sign of backing down much like colonel gadhafi the u.s. is now operating without official consent from congress which makes america's military action in the country constitutionally illegal meanwhile officials claim the bombings have already triggered a humanitarian crisis accusing international forces of violating the u.n. resolution and putting civilians as risk representatives of the libyan rebels are expected for top seed in the russian capital on monday moscow supporting the u.n. and african union's relating efforts adrian perves from the university of kansas in the u.k. says that diplomatic efforts in russia could be key now to finding a solution. we haven't really seen enough evidence that the gadhafi regime is prepared to lay down its weapons and stop its own campaign and of course it's very difficult with claims and counterclaims but for the moment i think the gadhafi

regime lacks any credibility no one in the regime. at the moment i think can be trusted and in that sense it's very hard to see how this can come about with more pressure from countries like russia on the gadhafi regime perhaps things will be able to move in that direction but i would have thought that the rebels who want to visit moscow in order to increase their own international legitimacy. of course we know that the rebels have been seeking diplomatic recognition from around the world but just getting recognition from from the west from countries like france and others won't be enough they know they need the support of the security council permanent members like like russia and ultimately also china as i would have thought they have a strong interest in visiting moscow meeting with the russian foreign minister well coverage of that to morrow becomes the running japan's fukushima nuclear plants admitted the fuel rods at one of the reactors actually melted a few hours after the tsunami hit the facility in march the shocking revelations left many wondering what other information tepco has withheld radiation risk

experts prefer so close of a buzz been told see the true extent of the damage is yet to be established. means that the fuel inside the reactor has got so hot that it's melted and there's a sort of raging radioactive inferno taking place inside the reactor we believe actually probably outside the reactor not because the reactor pressure vessel certainly breached but in fact you may recall i was right from the beginning there were lots of indications that this was the case actually that although they would meet in place now the real situation is in fact far worse because there have been nuclear explosions we now know so we do know that it's very very radioactive particles are not appearing in the united states and certainly is a lot of radioactivity appearing as far as this is very serious and feeling is that you know we really miscalculated anything it was just trying to cover everything up from the very beginning and the problem is that enough people are out there and

measuring things so they're no longer to be able to sustain the idea that there's nothing happening which they which they presented from the beginning and i think yes of course it's time for the japanese government to take control but having said that it's very hard to know how you could take control of the situation the situation is essentially out of control more world news now iceland's imposed local flight and closed its main airport after the country's most active volcano erupted covered nearby villages and farms and even got as far as the capital however experts say it's unlikely to cause widespread disruption to air traffic like last year when the eruption of another volcano closure of a large section of european air space. iran says it's arrested thirty people allegedly linked to a spy network run by the u.s. central intelligence agency said the network would operate out of american diplomatic missions and you even lazier the report read on state t.v. didn't provide any further details but claimed the agents had been asked to spy on iran's research institute nuclear programs and other sites. yet many presidents

refused to accept the gulf nations plan to hand over power alley abilities. said it would push the country towards a civil war the document could mean his resignation within thirty days in exchange for immunity around two hundred seventy protesters calling for political reforms have been killed so in a way to vent the government demonstrations since the unrest began in january. four people have been killed in a terrorist attack in pakistan's largest city of karachi reports say several blasts and gunshots were heard as militants fought with troops at an aviation base an aircraft was also torched during the attack militants in pakistan and promised further attacks to avenge the killing of the summer and loving. in scotland independence is something many noted dreaming of for a very long time now with the recent election victory of the country's scottish national party it could become reality looks of what sovereignty would mean for the

celtic nation. the starting pistol sounds in the race to independence for scotland the scottish national party now has a surprise majority in parliament and their hell bent on a referendum on pricking away from the u.k. to be in control over a resource responsibility for the problems with the center of country and be able to stand up and speak to the issues that matter to us. charge of hall meeting sure that we have a voice abroad revenues from oil and gas in the north sea are worth an estimated twenty one billion dollars to the u.k. treasury every year scotland says the reserves are in their waters it's hard to imagine the u.k. would let the oilfields go without a fight particularly as westminster wouldn't be legally obliged to honor a yes vote of the scottish people the union jacks days flying outside the scottish parliament could be numbers scotland's ditching the united kingdom would mean the

u.k. treasury lost valuable oil and gas revenues and it could be the inspiration for historically less peaceful independence movements in europe like the basques and the northern irish to follow suit and further destabilize an already weak you the s.n.p. would support other european movements in their own struggles for independence including wales and northern ireland if they so choose it's for the people of those countries to say what we want to do we would never support a can do in violence in any shape or form clearly if other countries wish to pursue an agenda then they'll get a great deal of sympathy from losses. and even those who don't want the u.k. to break up say it's a sense of wanting to reclaim indeed. ritual nationhood striping the movement system argument. is whether. it's all about whether you feel as i do that we are scottish and british if we want to be and remain part of

a union which i think will serve scotland well through for three hundred years the s.n.p. still has work to do if it wants scotland separate her way even the most optimistic polls show only around forty percent of scots would vote yes and on the streets of edinburgh people are divided the oil industry and about you know say build. all the oil is they don't want this we've got money generally not. to other people well the school in the self. is always risk or want as much of them to be. because of either feature or oh off your own shortly should i have a friend of any. of the plane that had all day runway. you know enough about it to do a lot of things that i could do it one way or the other the s.n.p. has time to bring the onshore ground it's putting off the referendum until the

second half of its five year government it would be the beginning of a new era for scotland which has been independent since seven zero zero seven but it's always retained a strong and distinct national identity something the s.n.p. movie playing on with all its might and its all its he. programs considered coming up in a few moments we'll look at where the missing money went to war ravaged afghanistan a special report we've got for you this morning we're watching our team from moscow this early monday morning it's one thirty on the twenty third of may.

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