think it was a drugstore the. street still cheap secrets but the time to reveal those in the soviet files. with the week's top stories this is artsy a costly rescue the e.u. approves a twelve billion euro bailout package to tackle the greek debt crisis as violent demonstrations rocked the country in protest of the high cost help. hundreds of thousands of public sector workers in the u.k. take part in a national day of strikes in an attempt to defy the government's plans of changing their pensions. get good people and have the according to control libya. is the only get this is the target. and the libyans will not be allowed them to do that. so the five will continue as nato steps up its air assault on libya speaks

exclusively with colonel gadhafi son about why his country is a war. and all at sea for the flotilla of activists destined for gaza as athens bans its departure from greek ports campaigners on board believe the u.s. and israel are behind the unlawful suspension of their trip. we are highlighting the stories that made headlines this week welcome to the weekly the latest payout of e.u. bailout funds for the greek economy will be released in the next two weeks now that's according to euro zone finance ministers without the money athens will default on its loans within days but the rescue package comes at a price which has the public outraged but here this week the greek parliament passed a radical austerity measures demanded by the. the european union and international

monetary fund m.p.'s back the plan despite protests on the streets three days of demonstrations left hundreds injured as angry crowds clashed with police responded with tear gas and stun grenades financial journalist and we trade coffee the us has been and with the protesters have syntagma square that's the focal point if you're under arrest. i think the only real option for them right now for the protesters and for the greek people is if some sort of political option or movement develops out of the society out of the ranks of ordinary people who are intelligent who are capable who company universities who have some idea of what the country needs according to scholars here in greece or constitutional scholars and former members of the government they claim that the measure quickly unconstitutional the first place because you need one hundred eighty members of parliament to pass this sort of legislation first of all second of all they can pass whatever they like but if the people don't agree to it and the people are not willing to sit down and take it it doesn't really matter what they pass and that's what we're seeing here right now what you're looking to have happen is you're going to see

a fall discover at some point have said if it really of the violence is a really big issue because if if the violence if this results in casualties not just massive injuries then that's going to that's going to lead to a collapse of this government will that mean that the next government will come in and actually do something productive maybe maybe not but then that governments have to fall to i don't see the people in this country lying down there's a report that the head of the pharmaceutical national pharmaceutical situation here in greece is going to be filing a lawsuit along with other people against the government for use of illegal substances because these weren't just it was just tear gas there were other chemicals including us fixating agents and that's why you see a lot of people here i saw them myself and a lot of people other people saw them passing out not being able to breathe people inside the metro station not being able to breathe the hospital for that reason people are very angry here and they're very upset and they understand what's going on and understand these measures are not going to help them and their future. and the fear that the e.u. cash won't help is backed up by critics of about who argue that the money will be

used to pay off banks and not help the people of greece. explains. on the streets of athens the voices of discontent growing louder. it's a war we did not create this tour and we're going to pray for this day we want to be called life but it continues the fight against economic ruin the second bailout . and it can't prevent greece from defaulting on its previous lame attainments that the greek people will be seeing a penny. of money actually comes into the greek economy it all goes out. and retirements also battlezone save the banks and prevent a large scale financial crisis for the people the price is simply too high they see their income going down they see taxes taxes taxes and nothing else their money does not go to various ear is struggling against heart of sterett he measures as

many government now faces an electorate opposed to the bailouts has been lots of people are asking when the troika that the i.m.f. hears his sense of bank and the e.u. provided in this so it's to the tune of one hundred ten billion euros get a little passed. and move on so plan b. because the thought the quest to manage another bailout package and pay back that loan for a lot of people is the way i'm realistic is that when it comes to the troika many people now in greece simply don't want to help him down actions is being born as a self interest try. to get as much as they come. out. very proper. there were. almost everything people would certainly come as

a high cost cuts in public spending raising taxes and unequal privatization. program it would mean to sell many greek public assets one of the reasons that everybody is so determined to keep greece in the euro is so that the banks don't have to take a serious hit on their faulty lending policies and it's almost as if those are the other holy alliance of politicians and bankers versus ordinary people it's a fight that the people say they're not prepared to lead. and r.t. . if you would r.t. live from moscow still to come on the program ukraine at a crossroads move forward on a decision on whether to join a trade union with its eastern neighbors or lean to the e.u. . greece was not the only country to be hit by protests this week as u.k. public sector workers took part in a national day of strikes on thursday hundreds of thousands of teachers and civil

servants are voiced their discontent with the government plans to change their pensions half of the country's state schools were closed by destruction was caused to air traffic during the biggest industrial action in decades. and it has the story. down tools up with industrial action and autumn of discontent starts here this time it's public sector workers walking out unhappy with a plan for reform of their pensions which they say will see them paying a lot more and getting a lot less but i think if it came up it. gets if i work for me to think it will be back live here i take it. to changes that it make it expensive or very necessary citizen way to address it so i think we do need to make cutbacks in things that bring. in the quality to it by so much as it

is these people do a huge variety of key work from teachers and lecturers to air traffic controllers and can stick odds unisons the u.k.'s biggest public sector trade union to petty chief paul babbly says his one point three million members already for prolonged industrial action we're almost a war footing with a call to thirty million claims that's a side and with a strategy worth it but i must stress that's not what we want to do we want to talk to the government and negotiate a sensible package nor the ridiculous package they're proposing at the moment that package involves raising the retirement age from sixty to sixty six raising pension contributions by workers and having payouts based on average career earnings rather than final thousand the unions admit public support is fundamental the government's very unlikely to change its mind about reforms if the public at large doesn't back

the unions but that's by no means a short public service workers do already get very generous pensions and the cost of those pensions is very much of a cop it turns the burden falls on to the next generation with grady's absolutely essential the public sector can. reform the new even after their reforms public sector workers will get far better pensions and worse private sector workers the unions want to apply enough pressure to force the government to change its mind and it's no stranger to u.-turn and it was hell bent on reforming the health service too until it decided to take longer to think about it causing friction in the coalition the government's doing this to reduce the current fifty billion dollar pension bill but it may be cutting off its nose to spite its face the light is here according to the u.k. pension fund. let me give public sector workers no don't think that helps is worthwhile they may start to be a stick to them if it was

a widespread we've seen fund which i love and that would leave u.k. p.l.c. the very source of investment just what it needs it more than ever nor am its party loved it. so our time is part of the hour here in moscow nato says it's stepping up and strikes on libya that's on the course of its campaign against u.s. forces leaflets dropped from coalition planes say that a bombing run can happen any place any time the alliance claims to be hitting only military targets but a growing number of innocent libyans are say they fear death from the skies russell has already apologized for killing civilians by mistake although tripoli claims the number of reported deaths is a much higher than nato is willing to admit kind of after he's now threatening to retaliate against europe strikes for parties for national rather than the front lines for us. the road from the capital tripoli to greg is lined with the aftermath of war towns abandoned as the populations and. this is what's left of the

civilian airport in the siege of. home to one of the country's key oil refineries the last plane took off from this runway just hours before it was hit. it is a sign it's only in the targets of military value call say these telecommunications towers so to. be destroyed. this is a safe two strikes and they've also accidentally. two cars and killed two civilians since there is no t.v. in this area and as we can see phone light has also been disrupted. there is no water no electricity what used to be heaven this man says has become hell towards home now feels unfamiliar. i have nine children and i send them all to my relatives abroad i don't want them to see their motherland in such

a condition but. from least small poor drug used to flow to europe. we used to produce fields ascended 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 even read it. jobs just gonna survive. this run so as you can see the reason sign here in arabic . terror is here leave it to inform us 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 any time. any time happened three times over several hours while we were failing liver's major cities where the frontline rise divided the country into two parts into two swearing sides the foot

on flashpoint between the rebels and gadhafi forces it's a very important point it's a quotation getting a firm hand on this town would mean taking control over the country's economy all facilities seem to be a rather targeted never land on. the civilian population can hardly skate. 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 useable restaurant for all companies staff where friends gathered after work. we're waiting with my colleagues then there was a boom we knew what that was we trying to help those trapped in the helicopters came and started to shoot at us. from one street to another all those stories are repeated. by our problem i mean we don't need any food so there's imagine every day every day did wonder dog killed our civilians but then.

this country this is from libya well those voices become more and more frequent as the sound of exploding vans and war planes drowns them. out t. cheaply. meantime the african union is calling on a member states to refute the arrest warrant issued by the hague this week against colonel gadhafi if the organization doesn't back the criminal courts request the libyan leader would be able to travel freely across africa caesar gained exclusive access to colonel gadhafi son who is also wanted for war crimes saif al islam says the wind is a sham after nato is attempts to kill him and his family. the score of it is that is if you can ask or come on the accuse me of killing people everybody in order to sentence. against even the chemicals of punishment so they decided to kill me and.

and they did kill my brother and destroy my house so there's need to execute you so now you also know why i recently really months ago it's ok me and you are after me every day you are trained to fly and they are to give you everything and my brother so does the world number two just to tell you that it's a freak or a little thing what they are trying to negotiate with us i did to this day and we think it of the court what is new what it means is it is a call is controlled by those countries. which i think as only this is just to put psychological and political. rhetoric. and you can watch our full exclusive interview with colonel gadhafi your son saif al islam in fifteen minutes time right here on our t.v. but he can't wait go but on to our web site that's our team dot com.

i must say i was alarmed by the ambiguous and separate ation of the u.n. security council resolution on libya the concern has been raised at a meeting between russian and french foreign ministers after paris admitted to supplying weapons to the rebels is the first time since the campaign began a nato member has owned up to air lifting arms to the country france insists the framework of the resolution allows for all the means when it comes to protecting a peaceful civilians it's something that russia calls an abuse of the vague wording of the document. doesn't suit of course allusion nine hundred seventy three contains chapter four which allows anyone to do anything this very chance it was the cause of our problems with the mandate in all other aspects we support it and as we have warned now we're facing a rather unpleasant situations when it can be interpreted in most different ways i think moscow and paris and other u.n. security council members are interested for the body to release concise documents to international law does not need to put up with ambiguity. still to come this

hour here on r.t. the aftermath of project hands of biggest nuclear disaster. there are no plan create boundaries that pin clearly very seriously what example is this looks like a beautiful large green valley behind me but in fact this is the very edge of the twenty kilometer exclusion zone the government has set up japanese people lose faith in their government as they accuse it of being reckless with their safety. greece has a humanitarian aid flotilla destined for gaza from leaving its ports and even arrested one of the captains and so accuse the vessels with hundreds of activists on board of departing without permission campaigners have suggested the greek government gave in to the pressure from the u.s. and israel you know their cues of trying to sabotage their mission the flotilla is drawing parallels to a similar cars about a convoy that was stormed by israeli marines last may result. in the deaths of night turkish activists but artie's

a correspondent reports from one of the scenes the ship's lawyers are calling athens actions are lawful and that activists hope that justice will prevail. but make sure you are the captain of the american ship knew what he was doing and he was determined in his attempt to leave port i talked to the captain of our ship and he's ready to set sail is soon as he gets permission he says there should be no restraints the lawyers see greece's ban on the ships leaving it is unlawful the greek government gave no grounds why it stopped the flotilla in the first place activities remain optimistic they believe the fact that the fertile has caused such a stern is because the symbol of enormous moral strength israel has been spreading speculation there are chemical weapons on board but if it were true the ships would have been searched every new can cranny the american ship is only carrying three thousand letters to the children of gaza and that's what israel is for you know you know it scared the whole mission is drawing so much attention to the end all for

blockade of gaza and it's making phenomenal efforts to stop the ships from getting to their destination point. here night and we have more exclusive coverage of the freedom for story for you one line that's a cartoon dot com party correspondent remains on one of the detained of for to the boat she is providing the regular updates from the scene that's again our website r.t. dot com. also online if you missed that this year is a must go international film festival log on to r.t. dot com to get a roundup of all the glamorous action. our twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow after fifteen years of eager anticipation the customs union between russia and kazakhstan is up and running from

early july the union created to ease mutual trade could be joined by another car that ukraine has are to use arctic sea ice reports the country is at a crossroads deciding whether to time east or west. as the treasure of power in crane revived ties with moscow talks of joining the customs union between russia well it was some tasks that began a possible move many experts describe as highly beneficial for all sides the work of goods and services produced in ukraine more or less meat market standards and i needed the news continues and the larger the market and more countries specialize in producing certain goods at the moment all of the russian crane in kazakhstan reduced computing goods and are not using their natural advantages to this customs union will help them become more focused at the same time he craned never hear its aspirations to join the european union and despite moscow's reassurances that the customs union can co-exist with a free trade space with europe we would all members of the customs union join the

its presence is no hindrance to this process russia which is also a member of a customs union will seek a creation of the free trade zone with the european union i hope that this task isn't going to be a long run constant gracile did not seem too happy at crane trying to sit on cheers as a stern warning to ukraine came from the european parliament which said should the country join the customs union with russia or still the e.u. will be shot for ever for ukraine and despite this statement coming not from the highest ranks in the e.u. it caused heated debate in kiev now the post soviet states finds itself at the crossroads president going to court which trying to negotiate between the east and the west created a special commission on deepening ties with the customs union we don't try to choose between trouper trinity three try to find the formula let us use both for the benefit of our economy and unfortunately strong position of our

european partners is the deep brain cannot be a member of craft in theory and if it was the power of free trade area so that's why we have to and we do certain. formula that can allow us to be close partners persons union to be good to fracture for part of the russia russian covered in economic sphere but north becoming a full scale member experts say it is impossible to tell whether such a formula we could count but many stressed that demand for most ukrainian goods and produce would be higher in the russian market in the e.u. . room of the european market is huge but it has very high standards and is heavily regulated it's really difficult to work there even for some european producers ukraine would struggle to fit in a market in the customs union a smaller bulk of goods produced by ukraine would be in high demand there. this carefully balancing between these grab the west frontier with your view craving and

say that despite your opinion being seemingly greener is after all close the program are not only geopolitically lets you assess the r.t. reports and promptly year ukraine. but now let's check out some other international news recovering in brief today in iraq five policemen were kidnapped and killed at a checkpoint in the western province of anbar the sunni controlled area is a known al qaeda stronghold and the center of iraq's insurgency the attack took place on a major road linking iraq with syria and jordan the gunmen were in uniform and driving a stolen police car. hezbollah's leader has rejected the prosecution of four senior group members suspects in the murder of former lebanese premier rafik hariri a sign that now is rather suggested that israel should instead be the main subject of the investigation because the special tribunal for lebanon part of an israeli plot saying it is financially and morally corrupt perry was killed along with

twenty two others in february two thousand and five in beirut when a bomb exploded near his passing motorcade. to thailand now where preliminary results suggest that the opposition leader has won the runoff vote and will become the first woman to take the country's top ranking position headed by the sister of acid premier backs in china what food thai party is expected to gain over half of the five hundred parliamentary seats violent protests have repeatedly shaken thailand since the former government was toppled by a military coup five years ago it's hoped the vocal in the country's long running political deadlock. but a pan is no closer to resolving its nuclear crisis of course triggered by the march tsunami high levels of radiation continue to be detected near the stricken fukushima power plant despite the government declaring it safe people to live nearby but that is sean thomas discovered when it comes to their safety the people of japan no longer have faith in their government. but in

a culture that is generally non-confrontational and obedient when val's in the streets of tokyo against nuclear energy it is a serious sign of discontent if after this crisis it is true that the people are more conscious and we need to take advantage of it this is the first time since the second world war the japanese people have nor trust in the government he walk you know coastal city devastated by the earthquake the tsunami and on the edge of the radiation exclusion zone is starting on the long road to recovery but the people living here see the government just isn't doing enough from the thing the whole iraq city they said different things like perfect they said different things and the government is a different things. they are not together the are all still part of the country last year they are a part of what some believe it is too early to tell what the real dangers of the situation or scientists who know in large doses of radiation given in one blast is

a significant health threat but they say there isn't enough information about hmong term exposure to lower doses of radiation and the types of damage it can do if you check here here or your radiation level and then you could get breeze in when you tick water you always will have different values because it's so close and so changing so you can hardly say but it's really exceed what a normal person would have by year one of the frightening things about this entire incident is that there are no concrete boundaries that can clearly be there until you are safely one example is this looks like a beautiful rice green valley by. i mean but in fact this is the very end of the twenty kilometer exclusion zone that the government has set up in fact we tried to get a little bit closer but were scored out by a police officer and accept our personal now although this is a perfectly a safe area the radiation levels here are still good green seven and ten times higher than normal weather for misinformation or understanding of people who live

in the affected areas don't always take the proper precautions here a volunteer works to clean up toxic radioactive hot spots with hardly any protection at all a problem that some say is compounded by government propaganda accentuating that benefits while neglecting to inform about the dangers of nuclear waste. the first thing the government should do is let the citizens know the real cost of nuclear energy until now the priority has been to profit from energy the p.r. machine of the government has been emphasising the benefit of nuclear energy and the citizens have been brainwashed to believe it now in the wake of an international crisis and there are allegations that the government and the power companies have worked out a deal to help each other and that the media has been blown off the t.v. channels need the money from advertisement and the nuclear energy companies pay a lot with a this money they cannot survive and for that reason they have to shut up about the situation and newspapers have this problem as well

a move that if true keeps the important information hidden from the people saving face for those in charge in japan showing thomas or a t.v. . all right are you without a lot from moscow where it's now are six twenty eight pm on sunday just a few few minutes away now from the headlines and our exclusive interview with colonel qadhafi son who stuck with us.

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