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a little. food while prosecutors in the hague call on libyans to turn over colonel gadhafi for allegedly killing civilians we report on the coastal city of but i got recently raised to the ground by nato bombs. verging on the brink of default live pictures here from greece where strikes are going on hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to march against austerity cuts but in excess unexpected friend has offered to help. the lawmakers consider respect in abortions to boost the birth rate but opponents say it will only increase the number of dangerous backstreet terminations and abandoned children.

live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching archie with me nice and now a it's four pm here in the russian capital straight to libya which says the international criminal court is just a cover for nato's attempts to kill colonel gadhafi and refuses to recognize its legitimacy this came in response to the issuing of arrest warrants for gadhafi and two of his confidant by the hague tribunal on monday and many libyans believe nato . leaders be held to account for their actions to. the roads from the capital tripoli to brag is lined with the aftermath of war towns abandoned as the population fled the bombardment. this is what's left of the civilian airport in the city of but also home to one of the country's key oil refineries the last plane took off from this runway just hours before it was hate. to say so it's only hit in the targets of military value well call say these telecommunications towers so

fifteen minutes west of the town of have been destroyed in a tiger now this is a safe two strikes and they've also accidentally burned two cars and killed two civilians since then there is no t.v. in this area and as we can see phone lot has also been disrupted. there is no water and no electricity what used to be heaven this man says has become hell what was home now susan familiar. i have nine children and i send them all to my relatives abroad i don't want them to see their mother in such a condition. from the small poor not far from brad even gas used to flow to europe . we used to produce fuel to send it to them and now see they destroy it all this is terrible and ridiculous at the same time. the closer you get to the front line the more you feel it you can hear the war and you can even read it on

a tuesday says just before the bombs arrive. this runs has as you can see the reason sign here in arabic but nato is here in libya to enforce and i'll fly zone over the country to protect civilians on the other side there is another sign also in arabic saying that nato can attack any place at any time. this any time happened three times over several hours while we were filming. regulator's major point is where the front line lies dividing the country into two parts into to swear one side is going to flick one flashpoint between the rebels and gadhafi forces it's a very important point as to take the quotation that's in a firm hand on this town would mean taking control over the country's economy. all facilities seem to be a red target that nato bombs never land on while it looks like the civilian population can hardly skate but they were like my family not just going to the shop

to buy some food and this happened six of them died i couldn't believe it. and this used to be a restaurant for all companies staff where friends gathered after work we were eating with my colleagues then there was a boom we knew what that was we run we try to help those who are strapped then the helicopters came to and started to shoot us as if they didn't want us to save our friends. from one street to another the stories are repeated. really can serve our problem our real name in the first lady not so there's a madam every day every day when being a big kid our civilians. from this country this is from libya well those voices become more and more frequent is the sound of exploding bombs and warplanes the drums in. tripoli.

well the chief prosecutor in the hague has admitted that nato forces have no mandate to arrest and called on his inner circle to assess russia says that it's unclear what impact the court's actions will have on peacemaking efforts in libya. the international commission which visited libya found that war crimes were committed by government forces as well as some of the opposition fighters so we hope that the investigation will be fair non politicized and lawful on the political side of the matter i hope this warrants will negatively affect the efforts to bring a peaceful solution to this conflict. but for more on the situation in libya let's cross live now to dr sarah palin for her and vice dean at the general school of international affairs in india thanks for being on the line with us some of our commentators say gadhafi now has no off center to fight to the bitter end do

you think this move will help push him out or strengthen his result. i think if you had a calmer tiger right now and you could hardly keep their actions utopian going by the reaction are we got our orders i mean it's not going to significantly our garden strategy. to. carry out. their forces return home given what you. europe and united states. you don't beat back more to volley you've got. people around the war will come around to believe that. it's going to mean. maybe justify it all because graf brought the nuclear. record. so i think he was. really adamant and i don't believe he

will get. come out of the newly created rationalization we can i thought it was going to be so you know it still leaves a very. extremely conservative democrats are. situation because there's seems to be no end to the war and the i.c.c. wardak. could either interim the government forces to prosecute a more vigorous war our it could simply be thrown out as was the case with saddam after our bashir was issued a warrant two years ago and president bashir still remains in power so as you know international law is also an. add the it is like a handmade an all flub the powerful interests and it will remain on the scene very much the refugees are living the libyan government is saying that the i.c.c.

is that the political tool for the western world to prosecute leaders in the third world do you think that fair criticism. you know this sort of criticism has been. a resounding to do the african union for a long time even when gadhafi was in favor in the african union and being have consistently held the view blacks. util that the i.c.c. does not go after war criminals of those are committed crimes against humanity. either protected or directly part of establishments of advanced western countries so for instance it's often pointed out why nobody in the israeli defense forces or in the israeli government was ever investigated by the i.c.c. slow crimes against humanity out of the water because of the twenty to thirty war doesn't so it's often the seen as a sign of robbery standards but the fact is that there are also

a number of armed conflicts going on massacre and it would be unfair to say that the idea he's going after easy targets because one by sheer and possibly gadhafi are going to show not use their use although they have weaker states and they're not protected by united states or by major powers these two hold out and until and unless they fall from grace and they're also from power internally it's very unlikely that in behind it all works so the slobodan milosevic kind of a scenario for gadhafi are horrible here these things are far fetched. right doctors around chalo they are a professor and fight the nets in the school of international affairs in india thanks for that analysis. well ruffles of the crisis in syria to be resolved through dialogue and once the violence to stop it comes as russians presidential envoy to africa met with syrian activists here in moscow are computer all over the details.

i stress that this isn't an official visit from the syrian opposition although members of the group that do call themselves syrian opposition in attendance here in moscow's also people from n.g.o.s and human rights groups know they've come to the russian capital to russia to put more pressure on president bashar al assad the syrian leader to stop violence in the country now they've spoken with him because. senior russian diplomats a very experienced member of the the foreign ministry when it comes to this part of the world and he put forward russia's opinion on this russia of course wants to see an end to the violence in syria they want to see that end coming to discussion and diplomacy not to. say that russia would be vehemently opposed any form of

foreign intervention into the situation ongoing in syria they definitely do not want to see a repeat of the violence that we have in libya at the moment and we're very disappointed with the way that foreign intervention has progressed they said that russia and no circumstances will be backing any form of foreign intervention in syria they want to see peace coming through discussion and diplomacy. live from moscow you're watching r t you have got more news stories coming up this hour. no one person in this country having. to prove the united states do not have that authority who is taking democracy away from u.s. citizens are to look at how one american town has lost elected officials. but first troubled greece is being crippled by huge nationwide strike hundreds of thousands of workers are protesting ahead of a parliamentary vote on

a harsh set of tax hikes and spending cuts twenty eight billion euro worth of costs are needed before the e.u. agrees to hand greece another paspalum out. it's considered to be the country's last resort to avoiding becoming the first heroes our nation to default but the but the both the cuts and the high interest bailout are deeply unpopular more than five thousand police have been deployed for the march on parliament you can see live pictures here from athens where it looks at the moment that there is more security than actual protesters quote to keep the euro alive some nations have all wanted to join the e.u. are now questioning whether it's worth it. ship it down even sunk it turkey is in asia minor or not in europe turkey's voice is not in union turkey started seeking integration of europe in the one nine hundred fifty s. and was made in a new candidate in one nine hundred ninety nine the since then from some germany have remained opposed continue storming negotiations for turkey.

and european union have actually stalled the. relationship for such a long time now that the turkish public is tired of it the main reason turks think the europeans don't want them immigration. first will they come and steal our jobs like the polish plumber did. and second well they threaten us culturally but others see the real fear in paris and berlin as a loss of political power and this sort of. for a german condominium is already on the challenge but with the inclusion of turkey in the european union it would be totally impossible to sustain now embroiled in economic crisis the e.u.

isn't as strong as it once seemed. turks are starting to view the delays in joining us with frustration and more with relief frankly given. the state of the european union right now is the inability of taking decisions. fragile situation the rising racism and islamophobia in many countries. it's it's becoming less and less attractive turkey is no longer waiting for europe to change its mind instead many speak of the axis of turkish interest shifting from west to east it's pursued a no problems policy neighbors in recent years that's yielded impressive results boosting trade and making turkey a leader in regional diplomacy we want to. combine our. power with others i think we should look at eurasia the bosphorus

behind me has long been seen as a bridge between east and west but with turkey increasingly pushed away by europe over here and pull towards the middle east and asia over here turks no longer see all their hopes by looking west tamasin r.t. istanbul turkey. where one unexpected friend could step in to help prop up the euro china is offering to open up its mammoth three trillion dollar farm reserve to buy up european debt premier wen jiabao made the offer during his tour of europe it's widely believed beijing which has been accumulating cash faster than it can spend it has decided to diversify away from u.s. debt but the move has prompted fears the economic sovereignty of the e.u. could be compromised some critics even suggest the ongoing currency war between the u.s. and china is the real motivation behind the offer. but later today max kaiser and his co-host stacey herbert discuss the reasoning behind what they call the greece

inspired blame game. the problems of greece ultimately come from bernanke is a loose monetary policies and corrupt monetary policy is the problem of china as america perceives them that they are quote unquote currency manipulators is also the result of america's loose monetary policies america as the world reserve currency and there is huge benefits when having the world reserve currency if your economy starts to collapse because you abuse your privilege. as for having the world reserve currency don't blame people like john and greece for your soon. the us state of michigan is giving up a prized asset to find a way out of its economic woes it's a slide of democracy is too expensive i'm elected financial managers have taken the place of elected officials and given a free hand to make decisions on tax margins were important takes a look at. the american state known for its great lakes has

seen the middle class feet and automotive industry crumble in michigan's poor city benton harbor more than a quarter citizens are unemployed and elected officials have lost all authority to govern as an unprecedented democratic collapse plays out we believe that it's illegal immoral and unconstitutional no one person in this country have all that authority to pray to the united states and that have that authority in the face of massive public opposition michigan lawmakers recently reshaped democracy by giving the unilateral authority to officials known as emergency financial manager even maps have independent authority to fire elected officials closed schools void union contracts public property and privatized assets residents like scott elliott say his city could be the start of a changing landscape in american politics people throw around words like

oligarchies and all that sort of thing i mean that's that's what it already is i think that the average citizen is going to have less and less to say about what is done with public assets these decision makers are appointed by the governor to oversee school districts and cities like budget harbor facing financial distress in april benton harbor z.m. out stripped the elected city council of instead. credit power leaving a city of eleven thousand struggling americans under the rule of a man they didn't elect their hypocritical you know their ex trying to export democracy for around the world but at home they're trying to suppress the citizens of this country at least four other cities including detroit have an emergency manager in the motor city the e.m.f. laid off some six thousand teachers and it's pioneering plans for corporations to privately run schools funded by public tax dollars well dr martin luther king.

said the injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere so is benton harbor today but it could be mill york tomorrow or it couldn't be chicago next week bedsit harbor is one of roughly one hundred cities or towns in michigan reportedly on the verge of fiscal collapse and economic desperation that would pave the way for financial martial law to spread throughout the states critics say that would lead to a deepening demise of democratic rights the u.s. has always claimed to stand for. marina porton artsy michigan. well for more stories from our two you can always log on to our website are to me dot com there you can read about this american tea party presidential candidate who got egg on our face after mixing our famous cowboy

a mass murderer and rapist. also russian scientists predict they'll find only in civilizations within twenty years find out why they're so determined to speak out. at all to dot com. and a drive to increase the birth rate russell one makers are considering restricting access to abortions but critics say that would put basic human rights as well as women's health at risk and could lead to a surge in the number of illegal backstreet terminations daria pushkov spoke to those who support and oppose. you know. when she heard she was pregnant again in the end i had already been through this erin sections and had to pull the sons to make her life complete along with her diabetes this pregnancy was a huge risk now though she can't imagine life without her sasha there's a lot over there is really to

a miracle i can't even imagine that once i had thought about getting rid of him i've never regretted my decision later i was able to make a choice freely had she wanted it terminations nothing would have stood in her way abortion in russia is available on request up to twelve weeks and despair emitted at any stage if the pregnancy puts the mother's life in danger the proposed legislation would and free abortions if state clinics and make women wait for a week before the terminations to think over their decision the morning after pill no available at any pharmacy would also become prescription only. if we managed to avert at least twenty percent of abortions annually we have a clear increase in birth rates instead of a demographic decline. that c.n.n. . a qualified psychologist working at one of moscow's maternity hospitals says the stress of an unplanned pregnancy often makes women rushed to a decision they might later regret but the reservation my task is not to talk

a woman out of abortion just sure who the alternatives so that she doesn't end up turning to herself where with questions like how old the baby would have been now and what he or she would have looked like. experts say the only way forward is to give women the security needed to embark on motherhood oga found the help she was so desperate for at a moscow charity is that they will go my husband left me when i was pregnant i didn't have any means to feed the kids our ready head let alone raise another one. however opponents of the proposed legislation believe limiting a woman's choice breaches her rights both health and human my body is my business is just one of their slogans that bit about she got about history shows that banning abortions has never let a baby born when the soviet union outlawed abortions in one nine hundred thirty six the result was an enormous increase in the maternal death rate and that's what doctors fear most that restrictions on legal abortions will only push women to find

risky backstreet alternatives even if it threatens their health and life the all of those the years living in russia forty percent of women decide against pregnancy and if a woman is determined not to have children she won't and that includes simply abandoning them. or like the mothers of these babies who found another way to escape the burdens of motherhood these children are too young to understand why they were not wanted. these children didn't choose to come into this world and be deprived of their basic right for parental love one day they might find someone to call their family over the question is whether restricting abortions well lead to more children abandoned after being warned against their mothers well. r t. it's coming up to twenty four minutes past the hour a look at some world news in brief for you it wrong state media footage of what

appears to be a task of short and medium range missiles the images came amid a nationwide military exercises in the country it was foreign ministers and the drills are a purely defensive display in light of what you called israeli and u.s. aggression on monday tehran valid missile launching pads ready to counter possible attacks on the country's nuclear facilities. the international monetary fund is expected to pick its new director french finance minister christine lagarde is the clear favorite if chosen she will become the first female i.m.f. director in history she has the backing of european members who account for nearly a third of the votes and also russia and china she will replace demjanjuk's false calm resigned after being arrested on sexual assault allegations but guards opponent mexico augustina carson's around on the promise to give more say to emerging economies but fail to rally enough support. all the latest business news

is next with kareena stay with us. hello and welcome to our business bulletin the south thanks for joining me the clock's ticking down along greece's judgment day the country with will to fold in july if the e.u. doesn't provide a new bailout deal study measures are being debated in parliament this week nigel randall from r.b.c. capital markets believes it's make or break time. the problem in greece is that we've had a lot of political difficulties we've had problems with the statistics which is misinformed by the government and international community survey they're living at

the eleventh for quite some time but i think we really doubt the five minutes to midnight and there really is no alternative they do have to proceed with this austerity plan there is a risk if they don't push through the storage program we could see much more substantial impact on financial markets with a negative reaction obviously there are contingency plans the question is can they be reported to operation quickly enough to save the financial markets russia is on its way towards cutting its budget deficit and returning to the black in the next three years crude prices could also help reduce the three point six percent gap in the budget down to one percent by the end of the year but analysts warn that high crude prices are putting the long term financial stability at risk. it's a good thing for russia that the world's come down was heading up two hundred twenty hundred thirty dollars on brands in the longer run this would be a boom and bust cycle soared in two thousand and eight you do not want to see this

again in russia much more sustainable for the world economy if if the oil prices say averaging one to one hundred dollars this is bret's or global economy grows stronger it's a more sustainable story i'm nuts that's how you can make proper plans for the future. let's take a look at the markets oil is starting to close the gap on monday's losses for same crude prices to the lowest in four months the major drop came on the heels of last week's announcement by the international energy agency it will release sixteen million barrels of oil the move is hoped to counter the effect of halted exports from libya. the european markets it makes this hour the forty's up percent and the dax is slightly down shares of siemens a g.e. cable and wireless worldwide and tom tom unconscious corporate pronounced. any loss could both be out tasnim isaacs are trading higher coming back from monday's losses investors hope for puts like a cautious teacher concerns over the situation in greece. now let's have

a look at some individual shamrocks on the rise six energy majors are among the main gainers helped by stronger oil ross now is up almost two percent this hour and electricity sector came five years edging reports it has successfully placed three year bonds among miners pulling metal it is on the rise with stronger gold prices supporting the stocks. and that that's all the business news for now but you can always find most always just log on to our website that's r t dot com slash. thank. you.