group which is the libyan rebels could backfire but washington doesn't seem to care as long as they have someone loyal perry in power to deal with a guy in a church you can reporting from washington d.c. now dr franklin lamb of the americans concerned for middle east peace organization says that the recognition of the rebels could be just another example of the u.s. dangerously misjudging an ally. with a lot of questions about who these different factions who are arguably now fighting among themselves for power in the in the east what will ultimately be their relationship with the americans who have a long history you know of misjudging their allies and getting themselves involved but i think all of this is because nato cannot accept or afford a defeat nor can the white house so they're using the stumble conference to mock some eyes mox them eyes pressure on the khadafy government political cartoonist and pulitzer prize of finalists ted rall thinks the u.s.

decision to recognize the rebels as the country's true leaders is bizarre because no one really knows who they are. this is really a radical shift from an international standpoint the united states usually doesn't extend diplomatic recognition to a regime that is not in the capital that isn't in power and doesn't even seem likely to be able to achieve power anytime soon but you can look at the situation in afghanistan during the one thousand nine hundred six to two thousand and one civil conflict there between the taleban in the northern alliance the northern alliance they were the former regime that had power in kabul and they enjoyed diplomatic relations with the west even though the taleban controlled ninety five percent of the country it's almost just wishful thinking and frankly if i were a diplomat i would find it disturbing it's a bizarre situation i mean if the u.s. knows who these people are they're not saying and certainly there's no doubt that

traditionally there's always been a very high component of jihadi even around benghazi so it's unrealistic to assume that that is not still the case the u.s. has an amazing how it should be skids full of hundred dollar bills to third world countries and expecting them to end up in the right hands and that's not really going to happen and you are with our team still to come this hour when passing by becomes a crime. the captains of the two boats which were at the side of the volga river cruiser disaster but did not stop to help are facing arrest. italy has approved a tough austerity budget aimed at verging on a full scale financial crisis the country's national debt is the second highest in the eurozone but too big to bail out if it ran aground cardiff university economics professor patrick oppman for it says the e.u. countries are heading for default as a wealthier nations that no longer want to pay for the costly rescue of others.

euro's rich countries like germany and france particularly germany are not really willing to pay the bill for the. countries like greece and portugal and then if the risk of the default is seen as rising in the bigger countries like spain and italy even less are they able to pay the costs of the debt servicing that's needed and so there's no bailout really impressed by these rich northern countries and therefore the other countries have to think of some way of getting by and that's going to be default there was never any question that one of the reasons why it might be in germany's interest to bail out greece is that it's if it doesn't it's going to have a banking crisis of its own and will have to bailout its own banks but i think that the judgment of the taxpayer is they'd rather bail out their own buying if they

have to then keep on giving money to greeks who may never get to give it back to them on the other side of the atlantic president obama has wanted that the u.s. is running out of time to deal with its debt crisis economics analyst dr roger von says that american politicians are not able to articulate solutions to the country's deficit. there's a personality conflict between the majority leader and the president which is quite unique and this has been taken into the public avenue of discussion once that happens and trust is lost between leaders it's far more difficult to secure an agreement behind the scenes if you cut spending you're going to also impede economic growth because the government is one of the largest employers if you bring troops home and stop the wars you also have a problem with employment as the servicemen and women come home these are classic economic problems what's required in the u.s. is a drastic program of infrastructure development and public jobs to guarantee wages

and non interest loans for average americans if italy defaults for instance in europe it will be impossible for northern europe to bail out italy that will take the u.s. over if the dollar significantly loses value when the u.s. is unable to help europe that will in turn take the u.s. down the japanese no more have do not have sufficient liquidity to help this time around as they did in two thousand and eight the euro is intrinsically weak one is not a competitor for the dollar the ruble stands to be fairly stable given russia's standing of a major energy producer a natural resource giant on the world scene so the ruble should remain relatively stable the dollar however has nothing to go down against except the prank and if you look at the dollar and the flying that monetary relationship is an all time low and that portends trouble for the future the best two currencies probably other norwegian krone and this is frank at this point gold is over traded and as we saw

in two thousand and eight there can be a paradoxical drop in the price of gold during a market market crisis so banking on go is a highly risky proposition. media mogul rupert murdoch has apologized to the family of a murdered british school girl whose mobile phone was hacked by one of his newspapers after she'd been killed the revelations led to his shutting of the news of the world the u.k.'s biggest circulation paper the apology came at the same day as the eventual resignation of rebecca brooks the chief executive of murdoch's a british newspaper group who edited the newspaper at the time he refused to accept her departure as the scandal broke but his position has changed as the shock waves have continued to rock his media empire undermining investor confidence is due to appear before a u.k. parliamentary committee next tuesday along with murdoch and his son james to face a grilling by m.p.'s but as archie's at war and that reports the affair could mean

massive changes for britain's media and its relationship with politicians. but every media outlet in town t.v. read you even the sky races when the art imitates life the long running simpsons takes a shot at its own no rupert murdoch aka montgomery burns in an episode broadcast apparently coincidentally this week. but it's not the only piece of timing in the extraordinary phone hacking case that seems to get more scandalous every day the list of something like four thousand names which the police have have since about two thousand and four two thousand and five and yet they promise facie evidence of criminal activity by these individuals and boy by the murdoch empire and yet they have not acted on it so why now just as the

murdoch deal to take control of satellite t.v. giant b. sky b. look sure to go ahead his rival the guardian newspaper releases catastrophic. allegations of amoral journalists and their shady practices that when the deal collapses the times for example which currently loses money you could have transferred some of the profits from. investing in the times and if you are for example. or the daily telegraph you would welcome that it's not just rival newspapers who stand to gain from murdoch's empire crumbling the b.b.c. could retake t.v. territory lost to b. sky b. and the labor party which was wounded by years of relentless attacks by murdoch papers can finally take revenge but where will all this lead be.

you know. that would suit the government just fine the british press is famous for its shop teeth and no holds barred doggedness particularly where its own government is concerned prime minister david cameron has all but shut down the press complaints commission and already talks of statutory controls to govern print journalists back in springfield mr burns is to water it as the townspeople open up their own newspaper and he's almost right we. can truly the media. rupert murdoch. murdoch found as did mr burns that you just can't borrow all the newspapers those outside his control have been gunning for him for years and this time they may have succeeded just as he looks set to consolidate control over a launch section of the u.k.'s media markets the drugs being pulled out from under

him and it's all over the hidden scandal now revealed that the police have known about it for years nor ever meet. and you can check out our poll at our dot com to have your say over whether the tabloids behavior can be justified here's how the online voting is going right now more than half of those responding to our poll believe that the press must be punished for such an ethical tactics almost twenty percent believe that such an approach is fine as long as it doesn't cross the line a similar number think the tabloids are simply responding to public demand the remainder say the trend is a move by society towards less privacy go to our dot com to have your say. the search for bodies inside the wreck of the cruiser bowl garia which sank in minutes last sunday on russia's volga river is being scaled down out of two hundred people who are on board one hundred fourteen have been confirmed dead and

officially identified while fifteen remain missing it's planned to lift the vessel from the riverbed in the coming days so far two people have been arrested in connection with the disaster the head of the company which operated the boat and the inspectors were certified it face charges of negligence that led to the deaths arrest warrants have also been issued for the captains of two cargo vessels which passed by the sinking ship without stopping to help the captain of the ship that did come to the rescue said it was a dreadful scene. as we were nearing the site we began to figure out how many people there were in the water although that was hard to do because there was a lot of rubble floating around as well it was very hard to pick i did a visual people from the floating debris some people were in a dreadful condition many were injured they had oil all over their skin because when the ships the fuel oil came up to the surface and spread everywhere you covered. me the rescue even harder because the oil made the victims greasy it's

hard to get a hold of to pull them on board seeing children and not condition was particularly heartbreaking. and you can watch that full interview with the captain who many in russia are calling a hero on our website r.t. dot com a brief look now at some other international news in our world update at least seventeen people are reported to have been killed across syria during the biggest protests since the uprising began in march activists and witnesses said police used tear gas to disperse a twenty thousand strong ground in damascus today was the friday of freedom the prisoners in honor of those jailed during months of protests against president bashar assad opposition groups say a government crackdown on dissent has already killed some one thousand six hundred people. around two thousand people have taken to the streets of east jerusalem

calling for the recognition of a palestinian state the rare joint jewish arab demonstration was in building a march for independence with organizers saying a two state solution is the only way to put an end to the israeli palestinian conflict the root of the demonstration was the reverse of the path taken by nationalist israelis last month when they celebrated the anniversary of israel's capture of east jerusalem in the face of stiff israeli opposition palestinians have been urging a un general assembly vote on recognition of statehood in september. hundreds of firefighters helped by five planes have been tackling huge of forest fires on the croatian island of branch heat wave at temperatures reaching up to forty five degrees celsius are to blame around two hundred people have been evacuated with dozens of farms destroyed. i'll be back with a summary of our top stories in some minutes next though a romantic tour of russia's northern capital.

hello welcome to the program i was at the chateau from the same pit is back we'll be exploring that celeste allows the never give up on various modes of transport also known as the venice of the north the waterways of the focal points of the city enjoying the summer months are a great way to see the full of so. many of simply displaced churches cathedrals museums are visible from the canal trip of the stone to staying in the city may be an ideal way of deciding to join a visit. piece of the great grand vision of the city is to create a window to your. promise one piece scarcely populated reaching the area became a fine european capital. saw expensive the construction of lavish passes on the banks of the countless channels cutting through the city such great architects as for strolling through and through how to bring the dream to life centuries later as you can see in this map of modern day st petersburg no two ways in bridges still

dominates the capital. perched on the banks of the never river you can see how the city is set up in various pollens crisscrossed by canals. and really create a spell atmosphere like in venice of the north as they call us and i think it's just amazing you can take a party boat down the river and make our special night time explain a nice and if you want to be a little bit more to do something more special you can actually order both for yourself just for friends and scud there and eat and drink and have a good time it's absolutely a reseller pushing for their guts to watch. the . men. looked out. through into canals one of the most poetic coolest old st petersburg it was described to alexander pushkin's famous the queen of

spades mobile was a popular meeting place columbus the area is especially lovely when seen from the water when you sell in a boat to casa look on the beach but the frames that want to come out magnificent like something out of the south. moving to our next location and hours of sightseeing standing on your feet consuming take it school circus palace preacher temperature spot complete complexes in russia. opens in two thousand and eight it brings a new concept in five star hotels to the very center of st petersburg just a few steps from the river palace square and the hermitage popular with locals and visitors this is a she one therapy it's it's best whether you're here to help or simply to relax the pool with its various hydrotherapy jets is simply to find. some to also post a number of soreness and turkish brush you know finish buying dry steam

a west air of peace. there's even a room to show senseis. it is a maritime color experience. is located near. paris ship with a ship the perfect place to relax.

with a top floor restaurant and. the venue is popular with large groups and after all your enjoyment. in the gym. can give you a make over. the water theme places can you visit in sin petersburg one of the historical symbols of russia's military fleet has been turned into a museum in stands proud to the city's central embodiment. is one to be associated with the revolution of nine hundred seventeen another warship is visited by thousands of tourists every year. it seems in with the first to raise the rent on the ship standing for the bullshit power of the cruise itself has witnessed many battles before. ships of the baltic fleet. when the weather was hot and sunny there are many places in the city where

you can enjoy beach. people. some. of the famous fortress is a popular. beach time. place to enjoy. in the beautiful historical surroundings. tractions in the city especially during the period. there are around twenty bridges across the show raised during the night to get ships in cruise line is. spectacular for thrilling views especially for tourists which is a must see. must remember the times when the bridges or otherwise could be stuck on a different side of the city.

the white nights period is the perfect time to visit the encounter so you can stroll along the rivers lakes at night enjoying the twilight in the buildings reflecting in the canals on the waterways wonderful there's something magical about the city. to discuss the magic of symptoms but let's meet the streets. three is exactly. the summer. that. make the city. what makes sense to disparage the special place because it's like

going to stuff and are found to have also met this kleiner then you fall into here as really popular like on the one hand it's quite a kind of he started post-op on that hand disliking trait this time i mean what there now peter the great had tens of thousands of soldiers you know build all the canals and waterways in the city what you think his what's been his purpose was his purpose they were as a force to make a piece of rationale like being a piece of hero and a scientist virgie's i guess they don't want here to be in place here i mean i think you can walk around some parts of the city and it looks like paris or you could be in most cities you know if they're down with something like it but they also join the summer you know a boat trip is a fantastic way to see parts of st petersburg not just in the city but you've got you've got these walls as well and you've got you know actual tour of the fortress behind those fires and like i guess that these days they're kind of story stick speciality centers very when you're trying to see these t.v. from the water and like almost the whole city from that was there yet it's not like

maybe in budapest or in paris somewhere you can see there like the center and in other places you will see like every meal tents and so on but yet everywhere if you do it by my boat down by ferry you will see amazing amazing pieces of architecture and like are everywhere and it seems well that there are some sports that take place on the river as well there are the different boats you believe in swimmers waves close up of course and and that like the perfect point is that you can do it like give a seat a chest and they seem to you can reach it by metro and then take you don't have to have a you know it to be put to always somewhere just half an hour or even in the heart of the seating and that's what you can do it. is great when the face is limited to you enjoy your time here and said this is about being. my final shot with the right time the embodiment of the piece from peatross i want to bet you went to the city in a private speedboat. we. never did. to the council of ways unopposed to see

the city from the best angles originally there were no bridges crossing the mighty never refer to the mystery between flying spy movies for the main reasons why some petersburg was given the name of venice off in the. wild this is just brilliant and the architecture here in st petersburg is just divine you can see the lovely hermitage behind us but he found say a private boat so while there are various companies in the city to offer trips around the never river on the canals the size of boat what does it depend on your party size charge by the hour many will include a god told by. st petersburg wants an incredible city during the spectacular architecture museums styling history and the reflecting in the shopping mall says if we do it is like something out of the fairy tale. having survived a tumultuous history and having changed name several times in really as a cold city of growth and development things here particularly getting better

and with around the house an outstanding individual monuments of architecture history and culture no wonder rush is window to the woods for the world's most peaceful locations. waldo we have and that's all the time we have on the space program about the peaceful waterways i'll say he does but i'll see you again at the same time next week and tell them for me and the rest of the crew chaps from out.

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economy because the reports. you're watching our headlines over thirty countries including the u.s. have officially recognized libya's rebels as the legitimate governing authority after a decision by the libyan contact group meeting in turkey. as the economic crisis deepens in europe with italy being the latest country to adopt an austerity budget in the u.s. lawmakers are running out of time to deal with its mounting debt. the head of rupert murdoch's british operations and former editor of the news of the world rebecca brooks has finally resigned over the phone hacking scandal engulfing his global media empire. next second part of our special report on those who have seen the dangers of nuclear weapons firsthand and are taking it upon themselves to open

the world's eyes. the fall out from the french test went beyond the polynesian islands they caused outrage in new zealand which took the lead in the n.t. nuclear movement and became a black sheep among western countries yes unlike any other country new zealand refused to rely on nuclear weapons for its security but here nuclear technology is banned it's the law. i think a lot of the young people do feel proud about new zealand speechlessly policy that people have come of complacent and feel as foreign we're safe there are these other issues here i mean a lot of people say people in the peace movement has had peace and older members graveyards reserves but that's what people say. even in new zealand it's difficult to find young people concerned about this issue they are more sensitive to the melting of the antarctic and he wants to revitalize the ageing pacifist movement

when i'm working at peace foundation and my role is to use outreach coordinator. and race and they are going to tell you see to the pacific you fist of all and basing all these amazing people from twenty seven different countries in the pacific and i felt for the first time in my life that new zealand was not remote and that we were big compared to. some of the things out of the pacific garden country. i was brought up in the higher the peace activist mother she's been around during peace activist the last thirty years so it's in my blood and i feel a responsibility to continue that when. i have this funny memory of mum buying me a greenpeace sticker that you put on your window and it was of the rainbow warrior and the face of terrorism kidnapped by in harbor on a barge that was on a peaceful mission.