for instance on t.v. dot com. where the week's top stories this is 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 a high cost health. hundreds of thousands of public sector workers in the u.k. take part in the national day of strikes an attempt to defy the government's plans to change their pensions. get caught in the dark and the goal is to control libya. is accountability this is the target. i don't believe will not allow them to do that. so the fight will continue as nato steps up its air assault on libya r.t.e. speaks exclusively with khaled obvious son about why his country is a ball. on

a voyage that ended before it began athens burns an aid flotilla destined for gaza from leaving greek ports campaigners on board believe the u.s. and israel are behind the continental suspension of their trip. with a look back at the top stories from the past seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. the latest payout of a new plane up funds for the greek economy will be released in the next two weeks 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 no public outrage but in this week the cost of radical austerity measures demanded by the european union and the international monetary fund. and

pays back the plant despite protests on the streets of athens three days of demonstrations that hundreds injured as angry crowds clashed with police who responded with tear gas and stun grenades i'm sure generous to the coffin as a test as a syntagma square to the focal point of the unrest. 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 come from universities who have some idea of what the country needs cording to scholars here in greece will constitutional scholars and former members of the government they claim that the measurably unconstitutional the first place because you need one hundred eighty members of parliament to pass a 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 of this government some point i said of things it really of the violence is

a really big issue because if if the pilot 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 right now there's a report that the head of the pharmaceutical national pharmaceuticals or station 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 here 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 for the hospital for that reason people were very angry here and a very upset and they understand what's going on and these measures are not going to help them and their future. law professor cost us from the university of london told r.t. that the bailout when effectively hand over greek sovereignty to the e.u. and the international monetary fund. this measures mean that the salaries and

pensions of people in the public sector have been cut to up to forty percent they need. unemployment going up about sixty percent to forty five percent of youth unemployment in it which means a whole generation of garlic people is being destroyed they mean a hundred fifty thousand jobs lost in the public sector and they mean that some of the most important utilities is being sold off so to call on the part of this is an i.m.f. enfolds totally new york alone assertiveness and politically again fees neocolonial because of the looks of the government but could not to accept this measure if they were insistent demands of the opposition all of the usual party should accept so we have a situation in which the main flux of greece has now moved from athens into brussels and the other european sentence and the greek politicians

and the greek public has been asked really to implement what they would have been decided of. cash would help by critics of the brain after you argue that the money will be used to pay off thanks and not help the people of greece hottie sara firth explains. on the streets of athens the voices of discontent growing louder. it's a war we did not create these two are not going to pay for this we want to become large but the squeeze continues the fight against economic ruin second day in. an attempt to prevent greece from previous lame attainments. people. any. of this by money actually comes into the greek economy it all goes out. repayment also passes on state the banks and prevent

a large scale financial crisis for the people the price is simply too high they see their income go going down they see taxes taxes taxes and nothing else their money does not go to the aerial economy here is struggling against harshest areas he measures has meant the government now faces an electorate that bailouts that's been lost people are asking when the. european central bank and the e.u. provided the missile to the tune of one hundred billion euros get a little hoss. and move on to plan b. because the thought equates to manage another better. for a lot of people they are realistic in fact when it comes to the trade many people now increase think leaking will that help. is being born as a self interest to try. and get as much as they. get out they are going to get all the state.

property. to give. almost everything of course. but it certainly can it's a high cost cuts in public spending raising taxes and then the question of privatization program it would need to sell as many quick 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 is 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. . coming up this drone find out why the u.s. is being urged to leave an air base it's been using in pakistan.

first 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 voiced their discontent with government plans to change their pensions half of the country's state schools were closed and destruction was caused to traffic during the biggest industrial action in decades and it has the story. down tools are with industrial action and autumn of discontent starts here this time it's the public sector workers walking out unhappy with the planned reform of their pensions which they say will see them paying a lot more and getting a lot less bang saying make more profit. get looks like i'm working for me it will be back a little bit here it will take it to changes that it may consider pensions or very necessary state is a way to address it so i think we do need to make cutbacks in things like being.

tried in the pilot teaching ranges by so much as it is through these people do a huge variety of key work from teaches and lecturers to air traffic controllers and coast guards unisons the u.k.'s biggest public sector trade union deputy chief bob avidly says his one point three million members already a prolonged industrial action we're on a a war footing with court thirty million planes set aside and we caught a strategy work 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 that they're proposing 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 happily it supports 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 this pensions is very much tricks of the complex and the burden falls on for the next generation it really is absolutely essential that public sector pay. reformed uneven after their reforms public sector workers will get far better pensions and this private sector workers beauty and swore to apply enough pressure to force the government to change its mind and it's no stranger to give churches 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 at the white issue here according to you if you pay pension fund future if you're a part of me if public sector workers know don't think that pensions are what while

they may stop contributing to that if that was a widespread withdrawal pension funds would collapse and that would leave u.k. p.l.o. the very source of investment just what it made it more than ever your average aussie love that he. has is stepping up air strikes on libya to turn the course of its campaign against colonel gadhafi forces leaflets dropped from coalition planes say a bombing run can happen any place any time they announce claims to be hitting only military targets but a growing number of innocent libyans say they fear that there is imminent from the skies brussels is already apologized for killing civilians by mistake although tripoli claims the number of reported deaths is said to be much higher and nato is willing to admit colonel gadhafi is now threatening to retaliate against europe unless the air strikes go. as on the front lines. the road from the capital tripoli to preg is lined with the aftermath of war towns abandoned as the

population fled the involvement. this is what's left. of. 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 heating the targets of military value they call stay. these telecommunications towers some fifteen minutes west of . me destroyed. now this is a site they've made two strikes and they've also accidentally. two cars and killed two civilians since then there is no t.v. in this area and as we can see. it has also been disrupted. there is no water and no to. what used to be heaven this man says has become hell which was home now he was unfamiliar. b.b.b. 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 that i will be from least small pool. even gas used to fly to europe. we used to produce field 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 frontline the more you feel it you can hear the war and you can even read it on. jobs just before the bombs arrive bass runs has as you can see the reason sign here and arabic that nato is here believe it so in force 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. any time happened three times over several hours while we were filming regolith is made it is about the frontline rise dividing the country into two parts into two swear one

side is the first one flashpoint within the rebels and gadhafi forces it's a very important point is that it's a quotation getting a firm hand on this count would mean taking control over the country's economy all the cities seem to be a rare target that needs or wants neverland on while it looks like the civilian population can hardly skate. they were like my family not just going to the shops to buy some foods 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 and when we were eating with my colleagues then there was a blast we knew what it was we tried to help those who were trapped but then the helicopters came and started. from one street to another the stories are repeated. by our problem along with. the food so there's a man every day every day did bring

a big killed our civilians but never. from this country this is from libya well those voices become more and more frequent as the sound of exploding bombs and warplanes they drowns them. written off r t three police. the african union is calling on member states to refute the arrest warrant issued by behave this week against colonel gadhafi if there was action doesn't back the criminal courts request the libyan leader would be able to travel freely across africa lottie's ground exclusive access to colonel gadhafi son was also wanted for war crimes saif al islam says that the warrant is a sham after nato is attempts to kill him and his family. this core of it is that is that is of course can one be accused of killing people over it within or the sentence. of the capital punishment so they decided to kill and kill and kill my brother and it is two in the house so this is me to excuse so

now i know why i rest me but in answer go to kill me and you are after me every day you are trying to find me on to kid me over there my brother so is the boy not going to just to tell you that the supreme court. they are trying to do. a deal to your service the. local court what does that mean it is controlled by those. attacking us every day this is just to put. political pressure on. and you can see our full exclusive interview with colonel gadhafi son in just over an hour from now on r.t. if you want to sit before then just log on to our website insanity dot com where you can watch it right now. greece has banned the humanitarian aid flotilla

destined for gaza from leaving its ports and arrested one of the captains if they refuse accuse the vessels with hundreds of activists on board of departing without permission campaigners have suggested the greek government gave in to pressure from the u.s. and israel with a ques of trying to sabotage their mission to was drawing parallels to a similar gaza brown convoy that was stormed by israeli marines last may resulting in the deaths of nine turkish activists was at its course when reports from one of the sea ships lawyers are calling athens actions unlawful and that campaigners hope justice will prevail. i think america or britain or tragedy upon the cackling of the american ship knew what he was doing and he was determined on his attention charlie poole that one i talked to the captain of a ship and he's ready to set socialist soon if he can't get mission if you want he says there should be new restraints the lawyers see greece's ban on the ships leaving it is unlawful agreed government gave no grounds for litter in the first place activates remain optimistic even leave the fact of the flotilla whose course

of just turning up is because the symbol of enormous moral strength israel has been spreading speculation on the right chemical weapons onboard true ships would have been assumed what every nook and cranny of the american ship is only carrying three thousand imagine star children and that's what israelis are you know i know right it scared me a whole nation as drawing so much attention to me and i know it will blockade of gaza and it's making phenomenal and it's to stop the shooting i mean again i destination but you know we're going to night. we have more exclusive coverage of the freedom flotilla story for you online just log on to r.t. dot com and our reporters you've just seen there remains one of those detained for to the boats providing regular updates from the scene that's on our web site. for so large if you missed this year's moscow international film festival log on to our website to get a run up of all the glamorous action that all of our team. leon

panetta has been sworn in as the new u.s. defense secretary replacing robert can't see how the post for a four years that's enough faces the challenge of assuring victory in america's overseas wars but also he's being told by a retired u.s. army general that if i'm a tree is to succeed it needs to be more energy efficient 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 the a tremendous energy expenditure that the united states army explaining in iraq and afghanistan we have a tremendously inefficient base over there and we need to do something about it i'm hoping it will bring about some change from the money should be used in united states so work the best of programs i mean we're essentially bankrupt elements of

our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan from what my point is that we should be expending energy there are much much smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness and 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 my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can see really president spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply inefficient structures in our combat so but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not going to war instead or energy or energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up the heat on washington and there can still leave them in a tree a place drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against the attacks but he is quoting them of its

sovereignty drone bowman's of killed schools and civilians one mistake on many occasions if you study political analyst ultimate crazy police the balance will continue until washington ends its war on terror. one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside afghanistan over the past decade a mess there the way they have eliminated a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the push to try the way they have conducted the war on terror they are the way they're really needed a large pockets really a country is a big reason for why we have a country ration 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 he has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but use their words where you get to see really actions on the ground and we'll get to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency the cia would really cooperate. that was pakistani political analyst mark mcrae she was trying to check on other international news we're covering in brief today in our world of a bangladeshi police arrested over a hundred people in the capital dhaka people were demonstrating against a gas exploration deal with the u.s. which they say could rob the country of its natural resources officials claim the contract is needed to meet bangladeshis growing energy demands a strike force local stores schools and businesses in the capital to close. in a rug five policemen were kidnapped and killed at

a checkpoint in the western province of the sun in control there is a known al qaeda stronghold in the center of iraq's insurgency attack took place in a major road linking iraq with syria and jordan the gunmen were in uniform and driving a stolen police we call. that the president as leader has rejected the prosecution of four senior group members suspects in the murder of former lebanese premier rafik hariri. suggested that israel should instead be the main subject of the investigation he said the attempts to charge the suspects were part of an israeli plot saying it was financially and morally corrupt he was killed along with twenty two others in february two thousand and five in beirut when a bomb exploded near his party losing. results suggest the opposition leader has won the runoff could become the first woman to take the country's top ranking position headed by the sister of us the premier talks in china what the few type party gained over hof of the five hundred parliamentary seats result could open the way for the former leader to return home from self-imposed exile in dubai

a vote for his five years of political chaos marred by protests and a military coup. after fifteen years of as a patient the customs union between russia and kazakhstan is up and running from early july a union created to ease mutual trade could be joined by another candidate ukraine but that is a legacy of a special reports the country is at a crossroads deciding whether to turn east or west. as the change of power in crane revived ties with moscow talks of the of joining the customs union between russia belarus and classics that began a possible move many experts describe as highly beneficial for all sides awarded the goods and services produced in ukraine more or less meat market standards and are needed in these countries and the larger the market and more countries specialize in producing certain goods at the moment all of the russian leader loose ukraine in kazakhstan has used imputing goods and are not using their natural

advantages to this customs union will help them become more focused at the same time craig ever had its aspirations to join the european union and just quite moscow's reassurances that the customs union can co-exist with the free trade space with europe with limited customs union join the do its presence is no hindrance to this place is russia which is also a member of the customs union well since the creation of the free trade zone with the european union i hope that this time ask isn't going to be a long run constantly brussels good not seem to have actually cried trying to sit on cheers i 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 survey it states finds itself at a crossroads is going to go to court which trying to negotiate with the east and

the west created a special commission or deepening ties with the customs union we don't try to choose between trouper trinity is really a try to find a formula. used. for the benefit of our economy and unfortunately a strong position of all european partners is that your brain cannot be a member of customs union if it was to have a free trade area so that's why we help you and we do search and. formula that can allow us to be close partners present union to be good to fracture of. the russian government on a and economic sphere but not becoming a full scale member that's could say it is impossible to tell whether such a formula would be found but maybe stressed that the market for most ukrainian goods importers would definitely be higher in the us in a market that is the e.u. . there in the european market is huge but it has very high standards and is

heavily regulated it's really difficult to work there even some european producers ukraine would struggle to fit in the market and the customs union a smaller juiced by ukraine would be in high demand there a great while key of the steerer free balancing between the east and the west for joy to claim its say that despite european basters being seemingly greener grass it is after all close the program are not only geopolitically lets you assess the artsy reports of property of ukraine. hundreds of ethnic cossacks are involved in a mass brawl with ukrainian special forces over the removal of a religious monument from the crimean peninsula it was a dog's christian cross was erected in the resort city of field last year in may defy a local authority ban on the menu as a result it was demolished earlier this week despite opposition from local residents almost three hundred christian cossacks marched through the city in protest towards the start of the chaos but was soon dispersed right right police confrontations then broke out resulting in fifteen people being seriously injured.

coming up as a special report about the father of the hydrogen bomb that'll be what off to a recap of our top stories in the in a few moments life here in moscow. today

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