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the week's top stories this is. a 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. good poor people could have the means to comply libya. is the only good this is the target. and that it will not allow them to do that. so the five will continue as nato steps up its air assault on libya he speaks exclusively with. his country is a tool. and a voice that ended before it began athens band aid destined to go from leaving greek ports campaigners on board to leave the u.s. and israel behind no full suspension of their trip.

the look back at the top stories from the paula seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. the latest payout of e.u. but enough funds for the greek economy will be released in the next two weeks according to iraq's own finance minister without the money athens will default on its loans within days but the rescue package comes at a price which has the public outraged about it this week because last radical austerity measures demanded by the european union and the international monetary fund m.p.'s backed the plan 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 financial journalist dimitri confidence has been with protesters at syntagma square 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 a 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 well constitutional scholars and former members of the government they claim is 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 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 i said if things go 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 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 tear gas there were other chemicals and including a sixty eight. 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 a lot before the hospital for that reason people are very angry here and they're very upset and they understand what's going on and these measures are not going to help them and their future. no professor costas does not from the university of london told r.t. that the bailout would effectively hand over greek sovereignty to the e.u. and the international monetary fund these measures mean that the salaries and pensions of people in the public sector have been cut to up to forty percent they need. and this is going up to about sixty percent to forty five percent of you on

employment in it which means that the whole generation of young 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 duty to this is being sold so logical on the part of this is an aluminum poles. set the best and politically game of these neocolonial because it does look just the government that has been asked to accept these measures they were insisting demands that the opposition all up unusual popish should accept should we have a situation in which the main. structure of greece has now moved from athens to brussels and the other european centers and the big politicians in the greek public has been asked really to implement what they would have been decided them. and the fear that the cash won't help is backed up by critics of the bailout who argue that the money will be used to pay off bunks and

not help the people of greece sarah firth 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 pay for this we want to be called large but it's greece continues to fight against economic ruin second day in . an attempt to prevent greece from its previous lame attainments that the greek people. of this buyout money actually comes into the greek economy it all goes out. the 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 very early a year is struggling against harsher stereotyping measures has meant the government

now faces an electorate opposed to another bailout there's been lots of people asking when the choice. european central bank and the e.u. provided. to the tune of one hundred ten billion euros going to look past the bad and move on to plan b. because the thought the quest to manage another better package and pay back that loan for a lot of people they are realistic is that when it comes to the choice many people now in greece simply don't want to help them out since it's being born as a self-interest. to get as much as they. get out they are going to get all this they. get. almost everything of course is there now it certainly can it's a high cost for the cuts in public spending raise in taxes and an aggressive

privatization program that would mean the sale of 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 of their fall to be lending policies it's almost as if there's a whole other holy alliance of politicians of bankers versus ordinary people it's a fight that the people say they're not prepared to. sarah's 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. the 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 disruption was caused to

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 the public sector workers walking out on happy with the planned reform of their pensions which they say will see them paying a lot more and getting a lot less but i kept saying it was a problem and. that if. i was familiar face having to take it here i take it that. the changes that i may consider pensions are already necessary to face a way to address it so i think we do need to make cutbacks in sad things i think. tried to teach expressions by sight much as if it's too much 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

bulb avidly says his one point three million members already a prolonged industrial action where almost a war footing we've got thirty million pounds set aside and we've got 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 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 salary the unions it micht haptics opposes 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 sector workers do already get very generous pensions and the cost of

those pensions is very much sort of a cop it's on the burden falls on to the next generation a great is absolutely essential that public sector pain. reform even after they are reformed public sector workers will get far better pension first private sector workers the unions want to apply enough pressure to force the government to change its mind and it's no stranger to you 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 is doing this to reduce the current fifty billion dollar pension bill but it may be cutting off its nose to spite its face so why issue here according to the new u.k. pension fund future if you're a part of me public sector workers no 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.c. very short of investment just what it means that more than ever. to meet loves it.

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 claims to be hitting only military targets but a growing number of innocent libyans say they fear that death is imminent from the skies brussels already apologized for killing civilians by mistake tripoli claims the number of reported deaths is said to be much higher than they are willing to admit he's now threatening to retaliate against europe. is on the front line. the road from the capital tripoli to play is lined with the aftermath of war towns abandoned as the population fled and. this is. the last plane took off from this runway just hours before it was hate. and it's

only heating the targets of military value well call stay. these telecommunications towers so thick to stop the. destroyer in a time this is a safe place to strike so 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 lot has also been disrupted. there is no water and no. what used to be happened this man says has become hell home now suzanne for me. 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 pool. even gas used to flow to europe. we used to produce fuel to send it to them you know 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 this runs has as you can see there is a sign here in arabic but nato is here to leave it to 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. this any time happened three times over several hours while we were filming regular is made to all parties where the front line lies dividing the country into two parts into two swear one side is going to put one flashpoint between the rebels and gadhafi forces it's a very important point as to take the quotation it's in a firm hand on this town would mean taking control over the country's economy also saluting seem to be

a rare target that nato bombs. while it looks like the civilian population can hardly skate. they were like my family not just going to the shop 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 shooting. from one street to another the stories are repeated really conserve our problem either with. the food but they are not so every madam every day every day bombing a big killed our civilians but the lives of. this country this is from libya well those voices become more and more frequent is the sound of exploding bombs and warplanes the drowns think. out t three police.

the african union is calling on member states to refute the arrest warrant issued by the hague this week against colonel gadhafi if you will as action doesn't back the criminal courts request the libyan leader would be able to travel freely across africa parties going to exclusive access to colonel gadhafi son who is 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 this is that is a mass court come on the accuse me of killing people over the body nor the sentence . of the capital punishment so they decided to kill me and i did kill my brother and destroy the house so it's me to execute you so no i don't know why everest me demands are going to kill me and you are after me every day you are trying to find me and to give me over there my brother is the

number two just to tell you that it's a free court. they are trying to negotiate with a deal if you accept this deal with ticket of the court what does it mean that is the court is controlled by those countries. which attack us every day it's just to put. political pressure that. and you can see our full exclusive interview with colonel gadhafi son in just over an hour from now here on r.t. if you want to see it before then just log on to our web site it's dot com where you can watch it right now. greece has banned a humanitarian aid flotilla destined for gaza from leaving its ports and arrested one of the captains the authorities 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 the accused of trying to sabotage their mission before tiller was

drawing parallels to a similar gaza bound convoy that was stormed by israeli marines last may resulting in the deaths of nine turkish activists was artie's correspond reports from one of the sea ships lawyers a calling athens actions unlawful and that campaigners hope justice will prevail. or at all but make sure you the captain of the american ship knew what he was doing and i was determined in his attempt to charlie poole that one day i talked to the captain of a ship and he's ready to set sail a soon as he can get mission if you want he says there should be newish trains the lawyers see greece's ban on the ships leaving it is unlawful for the greek government gave no grounds right to stop the flotilla in the first place activates remain optimistic i believe the fact of the flotilla. is because the symbol of enormous moral strength israel has been spreading speculation there are chemical weapons on board that if it were true ships would have been sued every nook and cranny of the american ship is only carrying three thousand letters joshua. and

that's what israelis are you know i know right now it scared me the whole mission was drawing so much attention to me and i know it will work out and it's making phenomenal efforts to stop the ships from against united our destination point is that a human hand i. have more exclusive coverage of the freedom flotilla story for you online just log on to the dot com and i report just seen their remains on one of those detained flotilla 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 the website to get a round up of all the glamorous action that all of our team dot com.

leon panetta has been sworn in as the new u.s. defense secretary replacing robert can't see how the post for of four years panetta now 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 the men to treat is to succeed it needs to be mall and the g. efficient and 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 expenditures that the united states army is expanding in iraq and afghanistan we have a tremendously inefficient energy base over there and we need to do something about and i'm hoping that he'll bring about some change from the money should be used in the united states to work domestic programs i mean we're essentially bankrupt in many elements of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan but my point is that we can be expending energy there but what is 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 say billy we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish name inefficient structures in our combat zone but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not doing more to spend or energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up the heat on washington americans to leave them in a tree a base drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against attacks for years calling them a violation of its sovereignty drone bombings have killed schools and civilians by mistake on many occasions if you study political analyst. police the violence 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 god has 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 to the way they have conducted the war on terror they are the way they have alienated a large pockets really of the 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 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. that was pakistani political analyst. what turned out to check on other international news we're covering in brief today in our world update bangladeshi police arrested over a hundred people in the capital dhaka people were demonstrating against a gas exploration deal with the us which they say could rob the country of its natural resources officials claim the contract is needed to meet bangladeshis growing energy demands the strike forced local stores schools and businesses in the capital to close a day. in iraq five policemen were kidnapped and killed at a checkpoint in the western province of these sunday controlled 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 government where new uniforms and driving a stolen police vehicle. rapid level as well 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 it was killed along with twenty two others in february two thousand and five in beirut when a bomb exploded near his policy motorcade. results suggest the opposition leader has one of the runoff could become the first woman to take the country's top ranking position headed by the sister of ours to premier talks in china what the if you type party gained over hoff of the five hundred parliamentary seats result could open the way for the former leader to return home from self-imposed exile in dubai the vote follows five years of political chaos marred by violent protests and a military coup. 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 candidate ukraine but authorities are reports the country is at a crossroads deciding whether to turn east or west. as the change of power in crane revived ties with the moscow talks of the of joining the customs union between russia bell it was some tasks that began a possible move many experts describe as highly beneficial for all sides the word of the goods and services produced in ukraine were more or less meat market standards and are needed in these countries and the larger the market the more countries specialize in producing certain goods at the moment all of the russian really loose ukraine in kazakhstan produced competing goods and are not using their natural advantages costumes union will help them become more focused at the same time the crane never had its aspirations to join the european union and despite moscow's reassurances that the customs union can co-exist with the free trade space

with europe we would all members of the customs union join the don't it's presence is no hindrance to this process russia which is also a member of the customs union will seek the creation of the free trade zone with the european union i hope that this task isn't going to be long runs constant russell did not seem too happy to cry trying to sit on top 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 two ninety three and try to find a formula that would let us use both for the benefit of our economy and

unfortunately strong position of all european partners is that ukraine cannot be a member of constance union if it was to have a free trade area so that's why we have to and we do search and. formula that can allow us to be close partners customs union to be good to fracture of partner of the russia russian cover fun and an economic sphere but not becoming a full scale member experts say it is impossible to tell whether such a formula would be found but maybe stressed that the demand for most ukrainian goods imported would definitely be higher in the us in a market that in the e.u. . room of a 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 the market in the customs union a small army but the goods produced by ukraine would be in high demand there while key of this carefully balancing between the east and the west to claim its say that

despite european pastures being seemingly greener grass is after all close to or not all the leagues geopolitically lets you assess the r.t. reports and promptly you ukraine. hundreds of ethnic cossacks were involved in a mass brawl with special forces over the removal of a religious monument in the crimean peninsula he also talks christian cross was erected in the resort city of feodosia in may defy a local authority ban on the menu and 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 side of the cross but was soon dispersed by riot 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 right after a recap of our top stories in may in a few moments life here in moscow. the

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