for the week's top stories this is a costly rescue the e.u. approves a troll billion euro bailout package to tackle the greek debt crisis as violent demonstrations rocked the country in protest of the high cost. 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 to change their pensions. give gore is not going to have the according to control libya. is to control it if this is the target. and the libyans will not allow them to do that. so the fire will continue as nato steps up its air assault on libya or she

speaks exclusively with colonel gadhafi son about why his country isn't real. and activists from humanitarians literally just in from gaza are demanding authorities explain why they call the boy's been banned from leaving greek ports in one of the palestinian leader except athens offered to deliver the aid to the enclave on behalf of the campaigns. in the back of 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 bailout 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 a public outrage in this week the greek parliament passed radical austerity measures demanded by the european union and international monetary fund n.p.r.

is back the plan despite protests on the streets of athens three days of demonstrations left hundreds injured as angry crowds clashed with police who responded with tear gas and stun grenades whenever a journalist dimitri confidence has been with protesters at syntagma square the phone. 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 or capable who come from 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 discovered at some point i said if it really of the violence is

a really big issue because if it's a violent 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 too i don't see the people in this country lying down there's a report that the head of the pharmaceutical national karma super 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 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 a 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 the bailout who argue that the money will be used to pay off banks and not help the people of greece explains. on the

streets of voices of tanks and quoting now that. it's a war we did not create this that saw it all going to pay for this that we want the bubble. but the squeeze continues the fight against economic ruin second play out. and it can't prevent greece from previous lame payments but the greek people will be feeling a penny. not of money actually comes into the greek economy it all goes out. the battles on save the banks and prevent a large scale financial crisis for the people the price is simply too high they see their income gone going down they see taxis taxis taxis and nothing else their money does not go to very early economy a year is struggling against harsher stares he measures it meant the government now

faces an electorate opposed to another bailout there's been lots of people are asking when the i.m.f. european central bank and the e.u. provided this still to the tune of one hundred ten billion euros get a little hoss. and move on to plan b. because the thought the grace to manage another bailout package and pay back that loan for a lot of people they are realistic in fact when it comes to the troika many people now in greece think the gain when they're held hearing their actions is being born as a self interest. as much as they come. out . all this the problem. is the problem i mean. you get almost everything. it certainly can it's a high cost cuts in public spending raising taxes and unequal privatization program

it would mean a sales many quit 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 of us who are wholly alarms of politicians and bankers versus ordinary people it's a fight that the people say they're not prepared to. r.t. . well coming up soon here in our neglected by the state t.v. to young woman grew up an orphan and is now fighting local authorities for a life she and her two young children deserve. that story still to come but 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 air traffic during the biggest industrial action in decades but is your emmett's as the story. down tools up with industrial action and autumn of discontent starts here this time it's 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 again if it was perfect. if it. worked for me it will be back in fifty eight take it if it bit changes that it may consider pensions or very necessary safety is a way to address it so i think we do need to make cutbacks in setting up being. right in my duty to educate my side much as it is to these people do a huge variety of key work from teachers and lecturers to air traffic controllers

and coast guards unisons the u.k.'s biggest public sector trade union deputy chief paul babel a says his one point three million members already for prolonged industrial action we're almost a war footing we've caught thirty million pain sets 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 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 fouler rate 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 assured public sector workers do

already get very generous pensions and a picasso those pensions is very much return to the carpets and the burden falls on to the next generation a great is absolutely essential that public sector pay. all reformed and even after they are reformed public sector workers will get sold at a pensions and most 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 turns 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 that's why the issue here according to the u.k. pension fund future if a part of me if public sector work is no don't get paid that helps is what while it made me stop contributing to that if that was a widespread with full pepsin funds would collapse and that would leave you k p l

the very shores of investments just what it needs it more than ever your avatar to eat it loves it. and the political activist chris knight says the industrial action was in response to the government's mishandling of the financial crisis. what's happening here is that a crisis caused by bankers and. the politicians of their pocket. there are those colleges are making us pay as if. hardworking teachers hardworking civil servants hardworking lecturers and i know those are responsible for this crisis we all know that's not true so let's deal with it let's deal with the with the problem at its roots let's crack down on what i regard as actually electoral fraud and criminal activity we have already seen that discovered is actually very weak i mean nobody voted for it that's sort of put to start with but it hasn't really made a couple of you turn so we definitely think we can force a u. turn on this one and what's going to happen of course is that it's not going to just work collar workers we're building towards it looks good if the government

doesn't back down but building for something or something and absolutely enormous we're building towards something we haven't seen in this country so it's going to be six general strike and that's going to be very powerful and the government will will will will fall if it comes to that. still to come this hour here on r.t. cross clash and find out why did the militia never religious monument in ukraine has led to blood and. the first nato says it's stepping up airstrikes on libya to turn the course of its campaign against colonel gadhafi forces leaflets dropped from coalition planes a bombing run can happen any place any time they launch claims to be hitting only military targets but a growing number of innocent libyan say they fear death from the skies russell's already apologized for killing civilians by mistake although tripoli claims the number of reported deaths is said to be much higher than nato is willing to admit you know that is now threatening to retaliate against europe unless the air strikes stop parties american otieno is on from. the road from the capital

tripoli to brag he's lined with the aftermath of war towns abandoned as the population fled and. this is what's left of the airport in the center of. home to one of the country's oil refineries the last plane took off from this runway just hours before it was hit places he said it's only heating the targets of military value where you call say these telecommunications towers some fifteen minutes west of. its troy. would this is a safe three strikes and they've also accidentally. two cars and killed two civilians since brand there is no t.v. in this area and as we can see the phone light has also been disrupted. there is no water and no to. what used to be heaven this man says has become hell is 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 mother i'm in such a condition. from least small paul not far from break even gas used to flow to europe. we used to produce fuel to send to them and you know see they destroy it all this is terrible and ridiculous at the same time the closer you get to the front line the more you feel it you can hear the war and you can even read it on nature's leaflet drops just before the bombs arrive. this runs as you can see the reason sign here in arabic nato is here leave it to influence 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. time happened three times over several hours well we were feeling really good

neighbors major parties where the frontline rise divided the country into two parts into two swear one side is going to break one flashpoint within the rubble of the baseball says it's a very important point to quote case gets and if this town would mean taking control over the country's economy all facilities seem to be a rare target the native ones never land on. the civilian population can hardly skate. they were like my family actually had just gone 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 company staff where friends gathered after work. we were eating with my colleagues then there was a blast we knew were worthless we try to help those who were trapped but then the helicopters came and started to shoot at us. so once treated in other stories a rookie. problem i don't. blame

every man every day every good man being a good killed our civilians the police. from this country this is probably well those voices became more and more frequent as the sound of exploding bombs and warplanes a drowns them. cheaply. the african union is calling on member states to refute the arrest warrant issued by the hague this week against colonel gadhafi if you're going to do action doesn't the criminal courts request the libyan leader be able to travel freely across africa or to his game exclusive access to colonel gadhafi son who is also wanted for war crimes so if all islam says the warrant is a share of the nato is attempts to kill him and his family. his core of it is it is a minimalist court could want the accused of killing people within or the sentence

against the interview look at the punishment so they decided to kill and. and kill my brother and to destroy the house so this is me too excuse so now i don't know why everest me but the mines are going so to kill me and you are after me every day you are trying to kill file me i can you really are my brother so is the world number two just to tell you that the supreme court. they are trying to negotiate with us a deal to get to this the we think of the court what does that mean that means is there is a call is controlled by those countries. which attack us early this is just support . political pressure us protect. and you can see awful. exclusive interview with kind of having some in around fifteen minutes from now but if you want to see it for than simply log on to our

web site it's r t v dot com where you can catch it right now. the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas has accepted the greek offer to deliver humanitarian aid to gaza in place of the so-called freedom flotilla to athens in early suggested the transfer but refused to allow the campaign is to set sail earlier this week the vote for buying from leaving greek ports and one of its captains was arrested activists have suggested the greek government gave in to pressure from the u.s. and israel today accusing private sabotage their mission meanwhile the activists are gathered in the center of things to protest what they call more full treatment demand the release of their vessels i think correspondent is in athens with the latest from the demonstration. activists from the so-called freedom flotilla to have gathered in athens to protest decision to ban their vessels from leaving greek ports a few delegates were chosen to engage in talks with authorities and try to release the captain in custody and let this ship sail to gaza it requires understanding

decision the authorities is unlawful as athens have not provided any explanation why different to what has been detained in the first place and members of european parliament who are part of the humanitarian mission are planning to pressure the e.u. and the u.n. to interfere and stop greece from unlawfully keeping the masses in port. well we have more exclusive coverage of the freedom flotilla story for you online you can just log on to our dot com for that and the report he just seen remains on one of the changes for tonight's providing regular updates from the city. also on one of the men at aussie dot com if you missed this year's moscow international film festival log on to get a roundup of all the glamorous action in. the. egypt's

interim government has come under pressure as part of protests went through the country this week but he gas to disperse a crowd of angry protesters handing stones and petrol bombs in two thousand people joined pro-democracy activists to call for faster reforms on justice for fifty people killed during the spring uprising demonstrators are frustrated with the government for not meeting the demands of the revolution that toppled. the technicians been launched into clashes which left more. injured journalist option return she says the current leadership is ignoring people and. the government such as it is hasn't responded to the concerns of the people there 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 time towie the provisional head at the moment of the government and even the trial of the interior minister who is hated so much on the syria 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 that joe biden and hillary clinton didn't want also mubarak to go that's also where 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 the international. outlook is this is going to hell 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 this in the corporate news it's as if that revolutions done and dusted in the egyptian people of. let's check on other international news we're covering in brief today on our world update and bangladeshi police arrested over one hundred people in the capital dhaka they 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 to move the strike force local schools schools and businesses in the capital to close for

a day. in iraq five policemen were kidnapped and killed at a checkpoint in the western province of the sunny control there is a known al qaeda stronghold and the center of iraq's insurgency attack took place in a major road linking iraq with syria and jordan a government in uniform and driving a stolen police vehicle. italian police again clash with demonstrators west of the city of children protesting against the construction of a high speed roadway tunnel through the stories of petrol bombs just for the officers who responded with tear gas to disperse the crowd several arrests were made and at least thirty police were injured many residents live between children and the french quarter say a rail link would ruin the landscape and claim the drilling could damage the region's environment. to thailand where pulling the results suggest the opposition leader has won the runoff and could become the first woman to take the country's top ranking position that it by the sister of the premier talks in china but the

few type r.t. gained over half of the five hundred parliamentary seats results could mean the former leader may return home from self-imposed exile in the by the vote follows five years of political chaos and violent protests and a military coup. when orphans grow up and leave their childhood homes it can be hard to adjust to independent life while russian authorities are obliged to provide state hellsing to those who need it all too often they fail to oversee the conditions of their accommodation of these people all of a met one young person who's been left to find a home for herself and her two small children. and dilapidated. this flyer looks more like a prime candidate for demolition and a family home births twenty two year old mother of two lena has been told by social services that she still. perhaps they haven't seen this place inside it telling us to repair it somehow believe here they showed me a paper on how to build a house i told them that i had no phones i had no job i had to take care of kids

and i ended up renting place they said it's not our problem lena grew up in an orphanage in the city of tire under russian law she should have received state housing once she left the institution this flat was given to nina's mother by the state and despite having no money she's been told excel. was a tradition absolutely desperate they didn't give me work because i don't have a profession for them i don't exist perhaps hanging myself would be the best thing to do. without even the most basic of i mean it is there's no rate that. can move here however here is exactly where this origins of told her that she should bring up children lena's case isn't unusual those who work with all friends in russia say that it's when they leave their care homes that they need and most help the problem is orphans are cuter and smaller you know when they're little and

everybody loves to help them when they're small with presents and santa claus. whereas in actual fact they've got bigger me but they get bigger and that's really where we need to be standing is that the housing is one of those big needs for often leaving care it's also in short supply and those are just ordinary we made certain calculations for one region and found out that if a child is number ten thousand in a queue for housing it would take them some three and a half thousand years to actually get a flat how can they live like this they're not pharaohs you know we can't bring them back from the dead and give them an apartment what you're currently only administrative penalties can be imposed on anyone standing in the way of those leaving care getting housing alexander gears a lot as a campaigner for orphans rights he wants to see the courts more involved. in a file and we need to change the law in a way to make sure that someone can be held responsible in court in this case the

orphanage this will make sure that there is no way a graduating orphan would have to go and live in a rundown home and. a change in the law might help people in the future but lena needs to find a solution right now. i ask them all the mothers are given homes to raise their children why can't i have that isn't because they don't know the laws or because they're not allowed to live but because it's a been for me to have family some people are trying to help me but so far their efforts have been in vain. peter all over. today reaching. hundreds of ethnic cossacks have been involved in the massive brawl with ukrainian special forces over the removal of a religious monument in the crimean peninsula the orthodox christian cross was erected in the resort city a few dosia in may defying a local authority burn and anyone as a result of the models earlier this week despite opposition from local residents christian cossacks marched through the city and protested the side of the cross

soon dispersed by riot police look at violent confrontations and broke out resulting in fifteen people being seriously. well now our exclusive interview with coke and got his son is coming up as i promised a little earlier that will be right after a recap of the top stories this hour in a few moments there was life here in the sky.

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