life. video on demand teens mine comes and says feed stock now in the palm of your. question. reviewing the week's top stories on our t.v. dozens killed in libya's capital as nato imparts on its most intense bombing raids to date well there's been heavy fighting as rebels renew attacks on the oil port city of zawiya and in syria tensions rise as the government continues its severe crackdown on the opposition. a u.s. navy vessel in the black sea sparked outrage from moscow and claims it's a prelude to the planned nato missile defense shield for europe. forgiving others their debts proves too much for one german attorney who is said to sue his government for handing out cash to fail in the eurozone economies while in

countries that have received a cash bail out the prospect of further austerity measures draws protesters to the streets. and to be seen. as even just. an excuse the continued. russia celebrates the country's declaration of sovereignty and its first free elections that marked the definitive end of the soviet union. seven am in moscow by mattress or bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news here on r t fierce fighting continues in libya in port city of misrata where rebels using heavy artillery stepped up their bombardment of khadafi troops pro-government forces responded with heavy shelling

killing at least six and wounding sixteen others the fighting comes amid insurgents fresh attempts to retake as a week another major oil port but earlier a battle at the port left thirty dead and shut down a key supply routes in egypt and while in tripoli colonel gadhafi over a chess game with the president of the world chess. rhetorician there clearly has no intention of stepping down as art is maria for an ocean record it's the ordinary people who are bearing the brunt of the cold. solomon has been within a hair's breadth of death the doctors have performed any a miracle and the young girl is back home with her family she took her mother's pills to kill herself. if someone wants to kill me and myself. but who wants to cuba teenager summers native city tripoli has been under constant bombardment by nato forces for three months day and night warms have been falling on the city with a population of around

a million no one can ever say when or where the next one would land. they said we can the most intensive yet there have been sixteen nato air strikes in just ten hours attacks against civilians must stop gadhafi must go and the libyan people deserve to determine their own future has frequently claim success and the military operation is supposed to protect civilians but the libyan government has repeatedly protested the innocent civilians have been among the. claims have not been independently verified but one thing is clear since march nineteenth the life would normally be and has changed forever someone's mother will never forget the day when her daughter preferred death to this new life my girl told me before that she saw death as a good thing and i entered her room that day she was lying on the floor there was smoke everywhere could hardly see what happened but i realized immediately was

something terrible this is not fair they told us they want a no fly zone they never said they were going to be almost a promise to protect us but instead they scare us talking about who they are after walker said of his father is more precise and the world no longer needs nato and we try to live our lives we'll need our starts wars and always intervenes in other countries problems we're tired of war our patience is running out let us just live our life has just prolonged its operation and leave it till september people here face months more terror from the skies we have made says i'm supposed to target gadhafi is military arsenal actually landed here in this district it didn't destroy the colonel's compound but it's almost damaged the life of one family as you can see the building has quickly been repaired now the question is whether the people will ever recover. tripoli. turning to syria where forces loyal to president bashar assad have reportedly gain control over the rebel

held town of just the work he attacked was meant to quote when's the town of armed rebel groups that killed at least one hundred twenty police officers last week britain and france are still pushing for a un resolution condemning the brutal crackdown against anti-government activists in syria russia which opposes any attempts to intervene in syria's conflict says it won't back them with arab world observers believe some western countries might try to manipulate the u.n. in an attempt to benefit from the conflict. the united nations. is is merely an international organization working to promote the interests of its most powerful members notably the united states britain and i thought it was through all this concern the whole so from so and in other countries in the european union because just as they are considering cracking down on the syrian government they have not considered cracking down on the governments of better arrangement or other or each of the point in time when there was also in total strife what is happening

in syria is simultaneously in almost all countries in the middle east and in north africa. internal problems all countries have internal problems no doubt about it and there is a genuine desire on the part of many people in syria no doubt to get rid of its very fossilized government but there is also external interference notably from the united states and from britain and from france to take advantage of these internal problems. a u.s. warship has sailed to ukraine for a joint military exercise in the black sea the rival of the u.s.s. monterey has already raised concerns are not artie's alexei or chefs he has the details. this warship the u.s.s. monterey carries a high tech and sophisticated and to marseille system called ages and indeed according to the plan of the pentagon worked out several years ago that ships of the u.s.s. monterey's class could be moved to the black sea coast in case of an escalating

conflict we understand that the u.s.s. monterey was moved from the american coast to the mediterranean as part of the new missile defense shield in europe worked out by the obama administration in two thousand and nine but the question which raises eyebrows in the russian foreign ministry and that was published in the statement earlier on sunday that there is as long as there is no violent conflict in the black sea region why is the ship the u.s.s. monterey docks in at the desert harbor to take part in the nato war games it is especially if you will during given the fact that all the previous seabreeze war games in order have seen only small u.s. u.s. ships take part in these war games at the russian foreign ministry says that this. the fact that the u.s.s. monterey is now in the black sea region is in fact a threat to the russian national security and in some way

a violation of the agreements reached between washington in moscow and moscow over the new missile defense plan in europe the initial plan of the george w. bush administration of missile defense shield in europe was scrapped by the obama administration in two thousand and nine and you plan was proposed and agreed between russia and nato but what we've seen so far which we've been seeing recently described by the russian foreign ministry and many experts as a situation when words do not match actions now first we've had american pressure and missiles dispatched in the polish town off more on now we've heard furthermore plans of building radio location stations in romania and turkey and in poland so all this. according to the russian foreign ministry is not something discussed between presidents between different obama between russia and nato so clearly the war of words continues and it is interesting to see whether there will be any reaction on the latest statement by the russian foreign ministry published on

sunday that's the concerns raised by the statement and the direct accusation washington of not keeping its promise and noughts trying to build a collective security system in europe together and doing it only in one way or stay with us here on r t still to come on the program a helping hand or a lever of influence the international monetary fund extends a three billion dollar loan to egypt but some say there are strings attached to the purse aimed at steering the still unstable country where the west wants it was. united states russia unmanned attack drone program with and with it some say fears of a playstation mentality replacing possibly morals when it comes to warfare. but first as european officials are close to giving a second rescue package to deeply indebted greece the european central bank and the german government are looking for ways to involve private investors in the bailout and it's time to have a crisis the greek government has revealed

a series of deep cuts triggering demonstrations across the country archie sarah ferguson there. and there you can see here how many people. in the fray can buy the name of a paper i think it can be very negative being put paid by the government that would be speaking to people who think that the bank is really being building they've already been. very great apparently make it pay to the government keep anything by that and say we believe that paid. a lot of attention all mystery that's come in a. place. and time a thing done by maybe. people thinking. i think that that way i think it might be the case. that the measures will have to be implemented if greece wants to continue i think the international palouse money now this comes on the back that we

really love this eighty six percent thing to pull out and kill a stupid forty feet defensive thank you for your all proud of what he's thinking to some of the younger people here they say they're coming out like. them. but the people of this doesn't do anything. but take on the game and that's why we came here he tells them the. thing is that we fight. right. right. meanwhile in germany the source of much of the bear a lot of cash there is growing anger and what's seen is paying off other people's

debts multiple lawsuits have been launched against launched against the government run by the powerful green party who claimed chancellor angela merkel concealed information about the the bailout is comes as one of the country's top lawyers files a suit to stop the bonus dog from doling out any more cash or he daniel bushell has more from berlin. the euros did long germany says top lawyer marcus kerber he's suing the german government to stop its. neighbors you cannot say. the least. the country you have to get rid of greece is no longer. of the euro. the nation's labeled in the region by some as the peaks of europe portugal ireland greece and spain most drop the currency now before they drag down other members wards kerber athens last year raised the pension age to sixty five and could early retirement of

the country's believe the greek workers work less will bail you out a second time says chancellor merkel but if you want cash in future you must work longer for statements caused greece but they're not happy in the e.u. capital frankfurt either believing the greeks have had it too easy because if we are going to kill sixty seven it's not possible yeah why are there people should go with sixty fifty nine which are certainly not responsible for the dead center deficits running portugal greece in the pit states raise the age when when the greek people retire. story all the people what we have to work along as well germans or wrote boiling point anger which could spill out onto the streets the powerful greens and they'll suing merkel's government claiming it did facts about

bailouts from the public people in germany i ask you do we have to pay these so we have to give answers and the answers we don't get from our government even the ruling party's revolting pizza will she's fighting all risk use since he argues lead. the euro zone is in the interests of the struggling countries should take the chance to say ok we get out we. have structures. in for money for high interest rates we lose some of the money. and. qualify again for the euro maybe after ten fifteen years greece protists the euro's a straight jacket which blocks traditional ways to boost your economy like devaluing the currency or adjusting interest rates even greece's european commissioner says that the country's membership of the common currency is at risk

unless athens takes the painful cost cutting medicine prescribed by the e.u. and the i.m.f. greeks now agree with germans who say that out of control the question is will weak states quit the euro and reorganize. and bring the single cause they dealt with the new bush will see. this week the u.s. made a number of airstrikes including unmanned drone attacks in pakistan in yemen american system targets were militants but unofficial reports suggest there were many more civilian casualties than first admitted archy's got in she found out the morality behind the robotic attacks is increasingly being called into question. this was when the u.s. drone hit the house of this young man in pakistan he lost an eye both legs and three family members. these people are demanding the cia be held responsible for the deaths of their loved ones but to no avail with the use of drones comes

a lack of accountability those are being operated by somebody at a command center in langley virginia they're watching it on video on a video screen they're pressing a button they're deciding who lives and who dies and then they go off for a weekend where they have barbecues in their suburban virginia and suburban maryland homes and who pays the price the people who are the victims of the attack is there accountability none whatsoever drones have become the symbol of america's undeclared wars wars that seem to have no state all legal boundaries we've opened up a new realm of warfare a new room of. international and domestic law. using pakistan yemen and elsewhere they have killed scores of civilians the former chief counterinsurgency strategist for the u.s. state department has estimated the drone attacks kill fifty non targeted persons for each intended target one of the things the united states kind of pretends is

that we are morally superior we are better just able to judge what is good for other people and therefore we are entitled to inflict our judgement on them and that we presume they will be grateful to us for it but that is not what happens ever and it's not what's happening in yemen it's not what's happening in pakistan they are furiously enraged with us washington is looking to increase the funding for drone development by seven times over the next ten years a large part of that will go towards an art surveillance drones the u.s. has for years been using them in another of its undeclared wars against drug traffickers in mexico the mexican government allows you. u.s. spy planes despite public discontent there's a lot of concern that the use of these drones by the us government has more to do with u.s. control over mexican territory actually going out to the drug lords and winning the drug war while issues of international law and sovereignty trigger little interest

among americans the prospect of having surveillance drones spying all across the us itself surely does us police agencies are asking for drones for domestic surveillance raising the alarm among those who think that could be the end of american freedoms and specially when you look at constitutional activities like free speech activities that are going to be hovering over crowds that are merely maybe protesting the war or protesting some are governmental action will be chilling free speech should roll be equipped with some sort of weapon so some people are saying lasers will be able to punish the students who are advocating against the government they've already been used in some instances in the united states and in two thousand and seven protesters in washington d.c. noticed small objects floating overhead it looked like dragons well it turned out they were robo flies developed by the pentagon now surveillance devices as america continues developing this play station mentality killing any intelligence gathering in pakistan people leave in fear that it may be time they could become

a target in someone's deadly video game and maybe hearing the new last year that with the rapid expansion of sky drones over their own territory they could one day wake up you know to a police state i'm going to check our reporting from washington to. check out our web site r t v dot com for more perspectives on this story here's what's also online right now. crowded space. three new residence doubling the number of humans currently in orbit the combined international through will perform unique research including attempts to find a cure for cancer also be expecting a farewell visit from nasa as atlantis shuttle the last ever flight of the current u.s. space shuttle program. top brass top secret we follow the clean destined meeting of the world's power brokers try to uncover what's actually going on behind closed doors at the builder bird conference call this and tell me more just a click away. international monetary fund plans to lend egypt three billion dollars

to help stabilize the country some experts have voiced concern that it may become an instrument of western pressure policy or has more. as if the international monetary fund doesn't have enough on its plate it's agreed to loan three billion dollars to cairo and move critics say is absurd but i think this is a bribe that the west is trying to give to the regime lest the new one just turns against the us but climbers insisting the money will help stabilize the country's finances especially now with the by gone and the country going through a transitional period but observers say it's the same spin with only slightly different marketing these greens are being made with traditional transitional governments and these transitional governments have. become a primarily how to through because of the old regime they composed primarily from the regime for example samir radwan the finance minister in egypt has been negotiating this loan wasn't worth a coin keep obama's promise in cairo

a billion dollars more in loan guarantees and on top of that another billion in debt cancellation by french president nicolas sarkozy is committed to g. eight to providing up to ten billion dollars in direct aid it's a commitment the west says it's making to help each actions get back on the feet united states and the west are trying to reduce the damage caused by revolutions very are. considerable financial contributions to their gyptian economy and the perfect way is through the i.m.f. which is heavily influenced by the united states for. many many years the i.m.f. has been considered as an orm of american foreign economic policies this. is unstable. would could be

considered is a waste of money on something. is very shaky what's more it comes with particular strings attached. and that the deal could in fact spell trouble over leaders of. a tree. and what would you expect the worst trouble. themselves here country really loses it's not over the. ridge or equilibration regime no way. but most egyptians fear is that the money will get used up long before it reaches the pockets believing it's likely to be only a small elite as well as international banks who benefit from the loans the last time the i.m.f. injected a large amount of money into egypt was twenty years ago but since then the number of egyptians living below just two dollars a day doubled in february this year the i.m.f. praised we will bali missions sound fiscal management in egypt as far as libya went

it's paid the ultimate for the economy remain stable but just days later mubarak was ousted and tripoli was engulfed in empty gadhafi demonstrations so it's no surprise of many say the irony if rates a country the closer the country is to having a revolution highlighting just how wrong the organization from the policy r.t. to love of. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe in the wake of the fukushima crisis italy is holding a referendum on whether the country should revive its atomic energy ambitions plans to restart the country's nuclear program by two thousand and fourteen were shelved because of safety concerns following the japanese incident germany recently took a decision to phase out nuclear power completely by two thousand and twenty two switzerland has opted for a similar route. fierce clashes have broken out in southern turkey on sunday after results showed a kurdish independence party had won seats in the country's general election

celebrations turned violent beside to use water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowds turkey's prime minister tayyip erdogan has returned to power for a third term carrying more than fifty percent of the vote his ruling justice and development party fell short of gaining enough seats to call for a constitutional referendum. finally in this news block as a festive mood in moscow and across russia as the country marks twenty one years since declaring sovereignty an impressive fireworks display lit up the night sky in the capital the day also marks the country's first free elections that resulted in victory for reformist president boris yeltsin back in one thousand nine hundred one truly afterward the soviet union collapsed as artie's eager oh god never port's even today memories of the pump the road to democracy are still fresh in many months. june twelve nineteen. millions voted to make boris yeltsin russia's first president a watershed moment in the country's history. this was the first free election in

russia the day after we left behind a totalitarian state and had a new job of building a democratic society that respected the rights of its people but the time the lection took place the soviet union had less than a year to live but no one knew how it would disintegrate its fifteen republics began to declare its sovereignty one. by one while staying a part of the u.s.s.r. provoking unrest and even armed conflict and moscow two leaders also competed against each other mikhail gorbachev was the head of the soviet union chosen by communist functionary boris yeltsin was in charge of new sovereign russia and promised reform but calling for an open election yeltsin challenged the authority of the communist party over russia. with this victory in the election yeltsin through the you can stand up to the communists establishment in an open and public manner he did not cut back room deals or try and protest with this victory ensured

that the soviet union can break up with bad current conflict. unlike former soviet leaders yeltsin campaign like a democratic politician meeting the electorate and delivering stump speeches at factories and in town squares that his rallies attracted hundreds of thousands while the election night came we were hopeful with when but we still weren't sure after all it was the communist party that counted the votes but soon enough the results became clear boris yeltsin defeated the communist candidate handily with more than half of the votes. when he led the resistance their father in the coup later not summer his popularity peak but over the next decade the support fields and among russians dwindled as the country went through difficult reforms surveys show that as the anniversary of election approached if you remember and even fewer

care. i don't have emotions about it but i did vote for yeltsin and by i am far less political now absolutely by voter but i can tell you these are all just politicians games they have nothing to do with me. it's not surprising that those who lived through the difficult times did not want to celebrate this occasion but hopefully the next generation will truly appreciate the historic significance of this moment and of yeltsin as of now russia's first president himself remains on the appreciated with only one ford saying to have a positive attitude towards him many outside of russia even today it's about perceived as not perfect and some inside the country side of a still young. but one thing is very hard to argue against as a result of these changes twenty years ago russians are wealthier more personal and political freedoms. see moscow. back with a recap of our top stories in

a few minutes stay with us here on r.t. . to have some standard agree and one farm or another socialism has spread the shadow of human regimentation over most of the nations of europe and the shadow is in

protein. in the early twenty first century military bases a network of military bases all around the forms of the empire that the united states is trying to build that's astonishing most americans have no idea there are more than a quarter of a million more than two hundred fifty thousand us troops stationed on these bases all around. we don't half our bases in america we don't have any british base we don't have any korean base we don't have any french bases or you know we just all american bases in in bases of ah there are the noises our north each of those involve the us at all because they're our bases but for other people it's almost like a cancer here for these people. since the end of world war two the space is so big .