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there is growing frustration outside the greek parliament as people gathered to protest against the final bill that clears the way for the bailout funds to be released it's a decision that means higher taxes and fewer jobs for ordinary people. the u.k. braces itself for mass disruption as hundreds of thousands of public sector workers begin industrial action in response to plan changes to their pensions and pay. the teachers civil servants and border control officers are staying in the plan to mean more of them or to the reduced pensions as the first industrial protest against the government's austerity measures is taking over longdon. russia exposes double standards at the un over the organisation's hard line position on syria with moscow calling for a strictly diplomatic solution. foreign minister sergei lavrov says the un security council shouldn't be contemplating taking action against syria

whilst ignoring what he calls a civil war taking place in yemen a lot more not so good later on. just after eleven pm here in the russian capital you're watching r t thanks for joining us now to our top story greece has voted on a second bill in the final step towards implementing the next wave of a steady measures well it's the last hurdle that athens has to jump to qualify for a new stock of european bailout funds and the plans met heavy a public resistance with two days of rioting that's left more than three hundred people injured let's cross live to the heart of the actual journalist dimitri kofi nasr joins us well thanks again for being with us at this hour in the last time you spoke to or to you said it people were massing around syntagma square what's happening there right now. well it's pretty amazing actually it's what we usually

see on nights but tonight it just the crowd is just much bigger it's really swelled the entire square is full of people where they they set up one microphone this is what they usually do they have one microphone and people just speak it's a democratic process they vote on it and then people talk it might be talking about supplies that they need for the next day for protests arrangements strikes or it could be a political conversation not with a political party but it's very political the way it's charged and you also hear a lot of news about what what what happened on the ground with with the police brutality with the chemicals so in fact coming out here you actually get you get you get a story you actually don't need to look at the news you come out here and you can you can hear that in the front where you might hear some screaming that's where people are standing in front of my yes which is a street that passed in front of parliament and that's where more of the tonton goes on that's where the laser police that's where they taunt police so you have you have the political type of movement that's that is growing right here in the

center and over there you have the taunting you have more of what could potentially be violence but that's an important dichotomy because this is growing it's getting bigger and bigger and if there is going to be a political solution if it's going to be a political movement is going to come from over in there it's not going to come from inside the parliament and the people know that and that's why that crowd is drawing a size zero here well this isn't really the first time we've seen the greeks going out into the streets i mean they've staged dozens of general strikes in the last months what makes this protest different or special if you will. well that's one reason right there the fact that it's very encouraging look one of the most amazing things about being in in constitution square is that you feel a sense of hope and a sense of optimism and a sense a future and that's something that in surrounding parts of athens you don't feel every day there's a sense of depression a sense of hopelessness that that inevitably results from these are starting measures and from the feeling of being occupied in this financial occupation but here is where you feel an immense amount of hope you can't help but feel that way

the energy is amazing the atmosphere is charged with optimism and that's what these people feel that's why they're responding and you can't help but be you know find yourself caught up in it and i think that's what's so special about what's happening right now is it transcends the violence the violence is simply a result of temporary frustrations that people feel when when the cause may tear gas them or what not but this is what the greek government and the world should be focused on because that's where the future of this country rests right where you're talking about hope and optimism but in reality the new cuts mean a fewer jobs and higher taxes for ordinary greeks but what can people do once the second tranche of european cash gets the final go ahead. well i mean the thing is i'm sorry that your question i'm really sorry didn't catch that well this is going to mean a higher taxes fewer jobs what can the greeks do once all this is implemented right right so what the greeks can do is what they're doing right now what they can do is they can go in the square amount of political resistance that's their only option

that's the only constructive option because fighting this thing with sticks and rocks is not going to provide a constructive solution a top of this government emission the country to anarchy but that's not what we want and we want to read about it but would not really be constructive though would that really be constructive them going out into the streets just keep staging protests. this particular thing that you see right here is very constructive because it's a pull this is where political movements come from they come from within a society and leaders emerge from the society and the way. this is set up you've got one mike one microphone and you have people that can express the optimism or the rage or whatever it is of the society and they can stand up and they can speak and that's where leaders come from and greeks in particular need very strong leadership we've seen that in the past in our history people that are able to leave lead this nation of people of exceptional character and this is a marketplace a marketplace of ideas and a marketplace of politics it's a free market of political ideas and that's what you're seeing here and it's where

a possible leadership movement can emerge that can not just topple this government but provide a real answer a real solution and a real model for ireland and portugal and spain and other countries that are tired of their political elite and want something that's real and true and to the ground and response to what people want and the people's hopes and and ambitions and not to their fears of i will thank you very much for that update to dmitri a financial journalist reporting there from athens thank you now activists. in syntagma square says the greeks simply don't want to pay for the mistakes of banks and politicians. state of the measures this government it's imposed a little bit see this in terms of it that spares is not is not fair at all because the courts seem to citizens at taxpayer expense to pay the losses in the damages that the international. financial crime syndicate is a created being first in the united states and then you're being you know this

financial crisis was created with the clues on the governments all around the world bank unions there is rational people report up what these governing in our countries and in the same time they want to be very survivable about that means cannot be the same politicians who create the problems of a good show was a way to go out of the problems they would never find as a solution people they know that bad this is the reason they don't trust them they don't believe in the more and this is there isn't but they are every day in court to decide where to protest against this so instead of the measures that they're getting up every day here. well of course your opinion counts you can visit our website r.t. dot com and have your say in our latest online poll and today we asked what should people do once the new set of a stereo is approved so far most of you think they should defend the rights until early elections

a close second with thirty four percent is the opinion that they must prepare for even worse cots with back still looming and other less favorable responses or the greeks should consider emigrating and that they have lost the fight and must tighten their belts. plus we have more on the line for you on the websites of you can learn how police prevented a terrorist attack during a drug raid. to the u.k. now we're up to three quarters of a million a public sector workers are preparing for industrial action well they're voicing their opposition to plan the changes to their pay and pensions both part of the government's austerity measures a third of schools are expected to close with a court hearing spill and and of course u.k. airports bracing themselves for disruption. is in london the following developments

for us. not. being in london about hundred thousand people haven't turned but these. teachers will. not take their. recent mention. by. just acknowledge what people think that all in stride we do not say that about. the. same age that they're expected to belong to the airports because the constant immigration officials are also taking in. well all of these people are demanding that the cuts would not be processed that the government does not go along with the cuts they do say that they do want to retain the dignity they did not want to work longer hours that the blood banks have to pay close attention. but

i'm what some of the teachers will be back to the sixty eight so it will take six to the cuts are being made in the wrong directions here not to be made towards the end because the sponsor of the current financial crisis. those most responsible for our current predicament have been left largely untouched and the government seems to be writing the terms of certain agreements halfway through without due consultation to the people most of. the changes that it may consider pensions or voting necessary to this way to address so i think we do need to make cutbacks in things i think. trying to pry the teacher pensions by so much as if it's too hot we're not expecting any significant disturbances other than the laws that possible traffic just haven't this could take place at the same time there are organizations such as the today show not does not work for the told people to turn thursday into

days of rage against the tory led coalition sunday may be the ones who get a little bit reality of the same time we also must not love the fact that other things might also take to the streets and make some damage. but other than that people are expected to protest peacefully again it's one of the million people that are going to be marching from the center of london to watch the parliament to make their voices into hotels the pension pot each up planned by the government. and so on the way for you scientology controversy find out what some of the works of l. ron hubbard the leader of the divisive church have been declared illegal in russia . the russian a foreign minister has highlighted double standards at the un over the organization's approach to the arab world so gay lover of says the crisis in syria and yemen are provoking vastly different and unjustified approaches peter all of

our reports from moscow. mr lavrov was addressing a meeting of the foreign affairs committee of the duma just behind me he highlighted and says out really where russia stands concerning the ongoing situations in the arab world now he gets out of what he sees as a western desire for regime change in the middle east saying that this was unacceptable and the russians would not support it on the any circumstances he also went on to highlight the fact that this was actually against international law. russia feels a little disappointed to say the least about the way that the the situation in libya has progressed russia of course abstaining from the vote on the u.n. resolution that allowed international intervention there they very disappointed at the way they see that mission has gone beyond the parameters laid out in the u.n. resolution and keen to avoid a similar fate

a similar situation occurring in syria yemen hasa gay lover all feeling no punches he hits out at those that have criticised russia's stance on the u.n. security council and also had a few words to say himself about what he sees as a lack of consistency by the u.n. body. many have been criticizing russia and china's position on the u.n. security council resolution on syria for the fact that we consider such a resolution inappropriate i'll give you a simple example the situation in yemen is no easier than in syria there's a difficult civil war going on there but nobody's going to the u.n. security council to try and stop it. reiterating in some ways words he has said before that russia wants to see a peace brought to round about in the arab world to discussion and diplomacy and not through international intervention something that they will not support. of robert gates has retired as u.s. secretary of defense after almost five years on the job but. three ongoing wars

involving america his replacement former cia director leon panetta isn't expected to make dramatic changes to pentagon policies well for more of this let's talk to have retired u.s. army general steven anderson who is in ohio for us thank you very much for joining us mr anderson as robert gates retires his successor inherits quite a task are we likely to see any changes in pentagon policies so i don't think we're going to see any major changes in pentagon policies i'm hoping though that he will do something about their tremendous energy expenditure is that the united states army is expanding in iraq and afghanistan we have a tremendously inefficient base over there and we need to do something about it i'm hoping that it will bring about some change although i will obama now has announced the let's talk about that would draw all of over thirty thousand u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of next year where will the money be diverted to instead of and you were talking about more efficiency needed because of the public

money being spent so where would should this money be going all the money should be using the united states to work domestic programs i mean we're essentially bankrupt elements of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan from my point is that we should be expending energy there but what smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness then you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that ok if if if indeed the money some money is saved from a war as well cutting military budgets but shouldn't the u.s. be actually doing that taking more money from the military campaigns and putting them into domestic issues that need to be answered at the moment why isn't that happening it's been two years since the crisis. you know you're right i mean it's a very good question i'm i'm optimistic that we're going to you know say that we're going to cut the only spending i know is secretary gates was the goal of a hundred billion dollars in savings within five years my point is that there is

a very practical easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say billions we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish being inefficient structures in our combat zone ok well american taxpayers of course are the ones who are shouldering much of the burden do you think they're likely to protest as we've seen in other parts of the world rise against the spending of their money well i think that americans should be outraged that we're not doing more to spend or energy consumer energy in this more way but i don't see any kind of a large scale protest i mean if we are still likes in a war a fight it's a very important fight and i think most americans realize that the sacrifices be going over there are worth it all right well thank you very much for your thoughts stephen i'm anderson retired u.s. army general in ohio for us thank you thank you. that pakistan has urged the u.s.

to shut down and leave an air base in the country southwest the facility has served as a launching pad for washington's drone attacks against militants on the volatile afghan border pakistani political analyst ahmed career i she thinks the only way to stop the violence is to end the war on terror. one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of god is done border is the mess that the us military has created inside of coniston over the past decade the mess there the way they have alienated a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the push to try the way they have conducted the war on terror their the way they have alienated a large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a continuation of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan

afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but you still words where you get to see really actions on the ground and we have yet to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency the cia would really cooperate egyptian officials have ordered a probe into fresh clashes between police and protesters in cairo hundreds of people were injured as more riots swept the country and activists are angry with the interim government saying there's been no improvements since hosni mubarak was toppled in february journalists option aton see says that the current government has ignored the people's demands. the government such as it is hasn't responded to the concerns of the people there are strikes at the suez canal transportation workers people being killed again on the streets of cairo not

a peep out of the corporate media and meanwhile we have william burns in cairo talking with mr tan tally the provisional head at the moment of the government and even the trial of the interior minister who is hated so much on the interior minister and also mubarak has been adjourned people are not getting what they thought they were getting when they toppled hosni mubarak we must remember the joe biden and hillary clinton didn't want also to mubarak to go that's a last name of barak and his cronies so many of them are retaining power and it's a very dangerous situation and we mustn't forget what's crucial here for be as rational as rational outlook is the zoo is canal that's where trade goes through and it is the most populous country arab country in the arab world and we're not hearing anything about it in the corporate news it's as if that revolutions done and dusted in the egyptian people of. and now in brief for you the international stories we're covering today a u.n. tribunals issued arrest warrants in connection with the murder in two thousand and

five of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri officials say the warrants name for senior members of hezbollah and members of the group did not answer the tribunals and have vowed action against it because he was killed along with twenty two others in february two thousand and five in central beirut when he exploded as his car passed by. rival forces and had mutually agreed to withdraw from its border areas ahead of southern independence next week the agreement follows two separate deals to end the fighting which for some one hundred seventy thousand people to flee the two sides still have to agree on how sudan's oil wealth will be divided once the separation takes place the region has seen a more than two decades of civil war which claimed over two million lives. two french journalists are back at home after eighteen the long months of captivity in afghanistan the men who had been held hostage by the taliban but are said to be in

good health and good spirits the t.v. reporter and his cameraman were taken along with their afghan colleagues in late two thousand and nine while filming in mountains it's the longest seizure of french nationals since the lebanese hostage crisis in the one nine hundred eighty s. . now a rush of court has found that some scientology literature distributed in russia is illegal well the writings by l. ron hubbard the founder of the church have been ruled extremist and anti social artists are for of this outside the scientology headquarters in moscow. scientology here in russia and indeed in many countries around the world has proved controversial lots of debate about whether it should actually be considered a religion there are lots of countries do you think scientology is actually more of a cult or sex now this court decision we saw today concerns the banning of all of the books by the found scientology our own hobbit now we're actually at the main headquarters and you can see the big job they've got on the lower floor they sell

some of these books of those materials that were considered by the court to contain cools for extreme activities now this ruling actually mirrors a similar thing that we saw in a court in april of last year that was in the siberian city if they get in that instance it was very similar books that was thought to be found to contain cools the religious hatred and people to work against law enforcement activities now in that instance the justice ministry actually overturned the decision today the court decision hasn't actually been full these votes haven't yet been banned from being sold as they still are in the show we actually spoke to the p.r. director of the church of scientology and we can handle what he had to say about the decision. decision is surprising l. ron hubbard's writing have been going around the world for sixty years people across hundreds of sixty five countries have been using books to make their lives bitter and new country if you found them to be extremist who think the case was

handled and appropriately and who make an appeal to the court's decision is brought into force who keeps telling to because just like before ten million followers worldwide and those we said scientology often coming into the limelight for their controversial practices that again this is another example of where that's happened . all the cars are reporters here in around ten minutes time but first dimitris here with the business news. thanks to say hello and welcome to business r.t. could have your company cash strapped tell russa's asked russia to freeze the price of pays for gas bellerose had an exclusive right to buy russian gas at a lower price than the european average however the benefits were planned and this year there was official say the country has a right to cheaper deliveries they claim the two countries are creating a common economic space and price level should be equal and the say gas pump could lose six hundred fifty million dollars this year if prices are frozen and then two

thousand and twelve it could lose up to three billion dollars speaking of gazprom the largest company in russia has held its annual general meeting the company has announced an increase of its investment program to a record level as artie's medical reports. it's pretty clear that gas problem is trying to increase its share in the market they're looking for new opportunities in europe especially germany they said that their exports in the first half of this year increased by twenty six percent and that was the to higher demand in europe and made a decline in production they're also looking to work with asian partners and in particular they're trying to strike up deals with south korea india and china and this could see them increase their exports by fifty percent and their overseas earnings could reach at record highs twenty term results were quite positive they saw themselves revenues reach one hundred eighteen a billion dollars and of course they're expected their shareholders will be

receiving just on the four roubles per share which is the biggest amount of money ever given by the company and for this year they're planning to increase their spending and they're also planning to increase their investment program to i record forty four billion dollars and from now on all the decisions will be made by the new board of directors who were elected here today. and we start with these oil prices mixed up with more than thirty cents brant is actually very much the same amount this is. that's the cost of this expectation yes it's all about greece on the stock with the dow actually continuing. it's up the full session in a row on optimism about greece's bailout. leading the way. russian stocks ended for as they session on a positive note point six percent my six point four percent energy shares were

actually mixed about. more than one percent one of the biggest banks also on the rise. of approved for trading in london. into the red by the end of the close of trade while it was you know all day long as an. a six percent increase in net profit for the first quarter and the but down of from gas from bankruptcy days . it's already a summer in the it's worth thirty outside of the window so actually the activity is kind of low between both russian and international clients we're still looking probably a little more optimism because obviously the market was really nervous about different things in greece first of all with when it's at least in terms of the voting it's all done. should be some relief on the market russia central bank has left the key interest rate unchanged for the first time since about the refinance rate has been capped at eight point two five percent up to two increases earlier this year the decision comes amid slowing inflation and europe's

debt crisis frightening to deal rael a rebound in global growth and russian farmers may harvest nineteen million tons of grain this year good weather continues into july that's fifty percent more than last year after record drought damage crops move comes as moscow lifts grain exports bans introduced to avoid domestic shortages. and that's all for me the headlines are next on our.

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