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government spokesperson looked at him aside but he has come to the since shortly after this happened and he has this civilian area had been made by may take pride they want to conduct by look at some the sky people were killed children with my own hands with my own eyes but i still i'm helping out arabs who were killed and get the boys the father and the mother june whole families that is under this attack you cannot justify does the target of this is the to consider this incident consummates continuing intense bombardment all believe it or by nato bombs are actually being dropped day and night we all the time hearing sounds of having explosions russia which has always been against ministry means to stifle the protests and live in conflict has recently signed a peace mediator to leave it to try to explain the war incised to start talking often missing the rebels in gaza and proper duffy people here in tripoli make no
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money off the side but he believes there is for peaceful solution of this crisis with both sides saying they are ready for negotiations with the knees are now ready to provide an appropriate location for tolls but people actually a few extremely exhausted after months of devastating war which has already taken many many lives and has actually completely destroyed the country's infrastructure . the bit who is already causing divisions in washington with lawmakers demanding obama explain his charging to media and account for the expense and lack of progress but political radio host colin russell the chance he says he doesn't believe congress well really pulled the plug. the problem is that when there was a prior lawsuit during clinton's foray into the former yugoslavia. group of other congressmen even at that time filed a very similar lawsuit saying that it was illegal and it went to
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a district court but the district courts the individual congressmen did not have any sort of standing the reality is i think still a majority of congressmen are starr you know going to support the the actions in libya and afghanistan and so on congress is not going to. come and say we shouldn't be doing this and try to defund it and besides obama is currently using discretionary department of funds discretionary funds to get around it anyway so you know it's a question of how effective it would be but it works. to their benefit we do live in a military industrial complex type of world where they have they have the purse strings they have the power. has to a lot ahead this hour including the tragedy of teen suicides russia struggles to rein in the epidemic in the act but say there is an all too obvious remedy it. the greek prime minister has admitted his country needs another one hundred ten billion euro bailout package to avoid defaulting on its debts the tough to convince the you to learn to gain rest of the shoulders on the new finance minister in
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athens who says he faces a real war when carrying out a raft of painful austerity measures have faced fierce opposition from angry greeks to plans for more cuts of jobs so this isn't a their point it was part of a major commentator shuffle to try and calm the widespread peary which has sparked violent demonstrations appealing for a vote of confidence the prime minister warned that without another bailout alone athens would soon run out of cash inviting the global financial crisis. has been for doing developments in the troubled country for us. but the clashes between the police and the protests still going. on this. such things out along the side flare it was building. people have one thing that was going on at the moment the police trying to find the crowd the violence still breaking out now if i see be not stopped by a lot of the people on the street c.c.
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nice people just imply with a gas mask on they really don't want anyone to feel that it's been said that the people who are behind the provoking the. people still missing back on the central state even though you can have a ticket still think sets off by the place they turned out to protest against if a person started to measure their i guess about the economic situation has been happening in that country and they wouldn't have been all going to be able to head to the place for about really got anything to tensions between the people cranking the crowd the police out there getting ready to retaliate stop. the crowd. head. for the situation that lead to kerry saying that trying to fix the facts in the police or trying to send them managing by the looks of things to push back the police actually of the century scary itself is a lot of the protesters who were throwing things wearing gas masks and we spoke to
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some of the main organizers from the teens to organize a protest today they said that they wanted it to be peaceful until the end of june until any of these measures were passed see the police the letting of take us into the crowd that incredibly hard to breathe only strays not to too pleasant for anyone there's lots of people getting medical treatment around the place. but the violence is really a rope saying we're not entirely sure if these people when the gas masks that are provoking the police are actually part of the main process as he said the people we spoke to said they wanted it to be peaceful and it has been up until now up until it's day when the provocation happened when the police started to charge push them back. and while the greek government is struggling to force three new york starting matter the. as own finance ministers are trying to persuade european banks pension funds and other private creditors to help fund the bailout british here and p. nigel farage says however they don't really care about the greek people and are long worried about the political goals behind the euro project i have been trying
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with president calderon poyet with president barroso with all the people that lead the what is plan b. isn't it time we had misses that greece portugal arland are not suited to the euro zone isn't it better that we that they come out they get their own currencies back they have a devaluation other then of course some of the banks have to take a hit but they won't hear of it here because as far as they're concerned in brussels the euro the economic and monetary union is a political project they see it as a stepping stone to the united states of europe are they not prepared to admit they've got it horribly wrong and for that frankly they couldn't care less if tens of millions of people across europe lose their jobs that doesn't matter to the european commission provided they could maintain the euro and keep propping up the banks. the effect of the greek crisis is starting to hurt other countries across
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the the jittery british by exporting tens of billions out of the euro zone lending market a former deputy speaker of the belgian parliament says bailout cash intended to help euro zone's europe struggling economies is instead being pocketed by this wealthy. crises like these are considered big opportunities by big financial institutions it was so in the past and it is so today where is the money gone well i think you don't have to look far the money has gone to financial institution to wealthy elites who are actually benefiting from this crisis bailouts are what kind of bailouts true for what purpose that is the question the bill is that we have chilled far was look we give you all the stock spare money without any conditions so you can keep on going doing what you did that is not the kind of bailout that i support certainly. unless this hour got an interview the chairman and pay close peter voser shares his views on bailing out greece and why have faith e.u.
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countries should look after themselves. the czech republic announced this week it will pull out of the u.s. missile defense project out of frustration at its diminished role in the system their original plan included stationing of raid a facility in the czech republic to counter potential threats from iran and north korea but the bush era proposals were scrapped president obama's administration leaving the tracks only with this simple airlie warning system the project is facing a stiff opposition from russia which considers it a threat states' national security and one of the outspoken critics of the project is actually see an tallish how such a system will only fuel global touch. the czech people don't want such a thing here in this country we feel that this will actually undermine the security of both the czech republic and europe as a continent and so we think that it's completely contradictory to play such and such a system here in europe this system without incorporating russia without talking
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to also other it world superpowers like china like india or the following or super powers that will be the biggest world economy in the in the following few years is really going to make a lot of tensions there on the global scale and so it we should be wise and just start thinking about building security mechanisms and structures that will include all the big super powers not just some. modernizing the economy quite in corruption and a possible second term as president as some of the topics to make sure we do that have dealt with at the same theater that international economic forum political and business leaders from across the world met to discuss the state of the global economy and new approaches for financial development and he said now it sums up the highlights. modernization based on stifling corruption de centralizing power and government reforms all goals voiced by president made a diff at this year's international economic forum here in st petersburg where how russia is going to attempt to become one of the world's biggest and most effective
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economies was laid out. we shouldn't hesitate to say goodbye to many bad habits we should focus on the following improving the investment climate in russia to create new jobs in the regions the creation of a modern police service and over security forces improving the effectiveness of the justice system and finally the modernization of government of course the main bad habit as the president calls it is corruption which he says is choking russia's economy this was his message to the country's officials that don't do business according to the law. the noose around the neck of those who practice corruption should be tightened on the whole of russia or agrees with this without any exception the government should be purged of corruption in a more decisive way and for that purpose we should in harm's way those suspected of corruption are dismissed from public service another issue that's hampering russia's economic development is that not being
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a member of the world trade organization lately we're hearing from a lot of officials that exception to the w t o for russia is possible by the end of this year the president agrees but says only under very specific circumstances. we have long been ready to join the w t o more than many other countries small or large still we are asked to make an unseemly large number of concessions this kind of approach is unacceptable russia will not agree to any evidently unfavorable solutions and of course presumably the one question on all of the minds of the business executives the top innovators and world leaders will president medvedev run for reelection well it was the official last question of the form and this is what medvedev had to say yes. when i can sit. it appropriate to tell you whether i will do it or not i will come out and say it this forum is not the best place for that one thing you can be sure of is that i will be able to avoid making that statement so you will not have to wait much longer. every story requires some kind
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of intrigue otherwise they'll be no interest in living. so let's keep the intrigue a bit longer. and certainly no intrigue surrounding what platform advantage what is wrong if he does announce he's running for reelection it will be all about modernization reporting from st petersburg and the somehow a party. the case against the russian alleged victim has been called unconvincing by u.s. judges citing a lack of evidence he was extradited from tarnished america over charges of helping to arm leftist rebels in colombia but its lawyers claim the u.s. doesn't have jurisdiction to prosecute him and when the case dismissed. the details . he is the russian citizen america fought relentlessly to adopt victor boot was secretly and swiftly extradited to the u.s. seven months ago and this may be where he stays indefinitely is found guilty on
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arms smuggling in terrorism related charges fifty years convicted. he's looking at life there's no parole there's no early release in the federal system really the only way in the federal system to get a reduction in your sentence. a significant reduction is if you cooperate with the united states government some have argued mr bush needs to be on captain america's team however captain america is being accused of playing dirty and illegally to remove the air cargo business man from thailand according to documents released by wiki leaks all levels of washington top to bottom mounted political pressure against bangkok to gain custody of boot in the us cable dated august thirteenth two thousand and nine u.s. president barack obama was urged to call thailand's prime minister directly about boot the u.s. attorney general and state department were encouraged to call the thai ambassador
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highlighting the massive drug enforcement administration commitment to thailand and the us ambassador in bangkok urged the thai government to issue a public statement of disappointment at the judge's ruling not to extradite boot the way things stand right now they're willing to flaunt every international law to get what they want and that means doing all these illegal things in the case of their to move to extradite him or i should say kidnapping who was arrested in bangkok in march two thousand and eight during a u.s. sting operation he was charged with conspiring to sell weapons to colombian fark rebels on two occasions the thai court rejected america's extradition request when an entourage of armed u.s. agents removed him from thailand following a decision of the thai government his extradition was still not legally approved the covert operation was kept secret from russia boots family and his attorney. the case was not finalized and was moved to the us america used various means political
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another's outside the boundaries of due legal process to get victor boot that means that your boot is not getting a fair deal to this day thai officials have not provided official documents explaining the legal grounds behind boots extradition. meantime victor boot remains in the u.s. prison held in solitary confinement his wife doubts her husband will receive a fair trial from the country she says violated international and bilateral laws to get him. that it's clear to everyone that the case has long been moved from the sphere of law to politics i think or rather i would love to think that the american court is unbiased but i have strong doubts about it because i think such pressure could be put on anyone including the jury. the country accusing victor boot of arms dealing now finds itself a political arm twisting come october an american jury will decide picked
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a future to day political pressure sized by the u.s. army evidently the arena for nine r.t. new york. ground and analysis head for home where there's full details of the history and timeline of the victim case. elections are needed my be postponed as the country's current prime minister the new constitution must be drafted first the country continues to be under military rule during which around seven thousand people have been arrested since february the revolution and activist david keyes says the uprising to install democracy has so far changed very little some have been jailed simply for criticizing the government others have been brought up on spirits charges of quote unquote
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insulting the military but increasingly and certainly given the incredible high number of detentions detentions of civilians not attentions of people who have you know tried to undermine the regime but people simply criticizing the military this is a very dangerous trend egyptian dissidents and bloggers who were imprisoned in military prisons and they describe incredible torture they describe electrocution they describe waterboarding to describe regular beatings and this was the egyptian military that stood behind mubarak until the last minute so while there have been games and we hope that egypt has a brighter future ahead of it there are still many many challenges that it still has to overcome it is going to move towards democracy and liberalism and openness in the west in fact is a very important role to play. russia is one of the highest teen suicide rates in the world experts however say a solution isn't easy to find as the causes are complex. reports now and those
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touched by the teenage tragedy. just days before final exams a t.v. crew was reporting and students gearing up for their adult lives that lay ahead of them the teachers pointed to bullying or their brightest student who it seemed had her future figured out a stage i want to become a journalist because it's a very interesting and creative profession which would open doors to the world for me. but instead of a school living celebration pullin his classmates gathered for here funeral something she may not be the best she and everything and hank herself. have been getting ready for the exam for weeks and pollini i was the one who worked the hardest of all she saw loads of math problems and she was very nervous she wanted to graduate isn't a great student for many countries this trast of exams in late december and early june sees peaks in the number of children taking their own lives but in russia it's
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a year round problem roughly one in the half thousand children in teenagers killed themselves every year that's much higher than the average scene in the united states and britain. the problem is so out of hand that when i was informing the presidents about it he found it hard to believe but the figures are truly frightening every year up to four thousand children make attempts on their lives. girls are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide it is to boys who by a long way actually succeed in killing themselves bigger is different his try to take his life three times the latest a time just six months ago. i just had enough i was tired of fighting with my mom my girlfriend left me i was fed up with studying i couldn't stand seeing the streets and hearing all this noise i just wanted everything to end and i want to piece what's driving the problem in russia is what experts call
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a low emotional literacy psychological or psychiatric help is underdeveloped and not easily available then there is the stigma. most suicides are attempted or committed in the state of emotional distress which builds over time there are warning signs but even if parents notice them many would rather ignore them than to take their kid to a psychologist or psychiatrist added to that continuing social and economic shift making it harder for parents to provide for their children and leaving little time for talking and listening this morning meant is that they cater to children who have fallen victim to adult vices alcoholism drug abuse prostitution and i want to those can drive a child to take his or her own life but in the center of this over only wicket bigger spells one that seems qualis frightening almost commonplace yet it represents what experts say is the main reason why russia is living here up in the
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number of teen suicides that isin difference seeing no evil hearing now cries. artsy. and also making news this hour as three civilians have been killed and eleven wounded after a suicide bombers truck a german convoy in northern afghanistan no nato casualties have been reported the taliban has said it was to blame for that time elsewhere the lions has confirmed eight of its members have been killed on saturday bringing the overall number of casualties to two hundred and forty four for the year. the coast guards have seized more than one hundred kilos of cocaine on board of luxury u.s. registered yacht to a spaniards who manned the boat load the day before the police raid authorities say weapons were also found on board including a machine gun which was primed for use vassal capable of transatlantic sailing that was about to head to europe. aboard thread has sparked a full scale alert and internal flights landing in washington d.c.
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and emergency operation began when a person at a ticket desk a data airport and claimed they could bear baldwin for us airways plane heading from there to the u.s. capitol searchers of the plane by x. but have found nothing while the forty four passengers are being interviewed the person who made the threat is in custody. the operators of japan's devastated fukushima nuclear plant has had to against the stand decontamination efforts of filter expected to take several weeks to remove radioactive material became overloaded in just five hours in the company to step up recovery efforts remains intense as contaminated water at one of the science is just centimeters away from spilling out of the containment tank engineers have also been forced to open the doors of a reactor building to prevent another explosion meaning however that radiation is leaking out. these latest sound bites come out of the u.n.
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nuclear agency criticized tepco for its slow response to the disaster and for concealing the true magnitude of radioactive. training school that. socket says despite all the imagine separates the risk of a major that remains there. any new leaks of any kind are going to be an incredible burden on the efforts that are already underway to try to clean up the water or decontaminated because they are now running out of space to actually store the contaminated water in the fukushima in the immediate vicinity of the plant and i believe within two weeks they're actually going to run out of space so they're trying to get a system online for treating the water but apparently the test for that is going to be pushed back another few days it's already been pushed back from last friday there is no such thing as a safe level of radiation exposure that any level of radiation exposure increases the risk of cancer and however negligible that risk may be with any particular person on any particular date any particular spot when it's averaged out over
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a large population like it's living in the fukushima region unfortunately means there will be over time an increase in cancer rates there and it's really just a question of how many. well you are up to date it's got everything from tenney's to teva time playing on the football page and now we can sports round up and just have a fifteen minutes and i'll be back with a headline that just. the
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the week's top stories here. deadly mistake nato admits its forces killed civilians in a borscht strike on a residential area in tripoli sunday with gadhafi regime officials say nine died including two babies. a new doubt on the extradition of alleged russian arms dealer to boot from thailand to the united states saying the evidence is in the state. the greek tragedy the country's prime minister needs another one hundred ten billion euro bailout to avoid default on its huge loans as austerity plans ignited massive protests on the streets of them. so it's not just greeks who are angry about the sacrifices they're being forced into it for financial help from
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europe the germans aren't happy about paying for the weaknesses of their neighbors either and up next the german m.p. tells us why he thinks the u. countries should look after themselves. greece and portugal should leave the euro to save the european union according to german ruling party m.p. klaus pizza we'll show mr walsh what will happen if you keep bailing them out. you know and you would treaties. was regulated that there must be any bailouts because. otherwise you. you would. ruin the popular finances of those countries who are contributing to it. as long as each country is responsible for its budget
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it has to take full responsibility and the only right answer to that is no bailout how do the bailouts affect the german economy in germany we are making a lot of efforts. to keep public debt under control. we just amended our constitution we put in their so-called shouldn't blame the dept break. which. defines the steps we have to take with our. budgets. in order to come to the zero nine and then start paying the debt back. and it is dangerous if this is. infected by. policy national policy of either you're a populist. whether it's it is an invitation to a bigger neighbor policy and you say ok.
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