tonight on our team belgium is the break up blues reconcilable differences between the country's two hobs see the south strive to become a region of france raising concern the separation could spread and shatter the e.u. . fresh violence erupts in a land that's already separated the disputed border area between serbia and kosovo the un security council is holding an emergency closed meeting about that right now . and spy plans the u.s. says it won't stop its reconnaissance flights near china despite beijing's outrage over the violation of chinese sovereignty.

welcome this is r.t. international it's eleven pm thursday night here in moscow my name is kevin owen and first belgium may be an international by word for unity with its nato do you had quarter's but it faces a messy breakup of its own right now with an irreparable north south divide and is daniel bushell explains the split that's tearing the country into could echo throughout europe. so divorced before planning their next marriage well not well lowlier the southern region of belgium the country's goodwill to fictive government for a record fourteen months fringe speech in the cells and flemish speaking flanders in the north disagree on pretty much everything many analysts think the most likely

outcome will see the country break into as soon as it splits with floor does complete the world will look to hook up with france for richer or poorer but mainly for richer going it alone when your small region is clearly not appealing and while they say political clout is important the main appeal is money. as part of france and everything but name that we have the same language we watch french t.v. not belgian but above all our economy is controlled by french firms with polls suggest that whole foods and sixty percent of the french want to become one presidential front runner marine le pen last week said she would with the southern half of bill jump with france president sarkozy's ruling party and the opposition are already in talks to tie the knot we have contacts with other parties with you n.p. and we have contacts but it has been confirmed to us that's in case belgium would

speed up there would be welcome in france. the biggest party in the northern half wants the split to expose bill james already divided people don't know any more about the other half of the country the flemish people don't know who are the popular singers or writers today in the french speaking part of. fears bill james national day last week was its last he had to cross this threatens not just every building but european integration itself. the e.u. skeered the divorce of belgium laws work of the rest of europe catalonia leaving spain scotland leaving britain releasing separatist marchers and mixed towns here it turned violent with guns called take just one brick class from brussels to become. that conflict killing suffered in europe since world war two. each other as you can slow of your broke up and the determination of regional i did

see is not to be underestimated frige unionists say they have the flag and everything else worked out to become france's twenty eight region live to the details don't you see brussels. well we want to know what you think the belgian people's desire to end their own happy marriage will affect others in europe this is what you tell you starting dot com just a little bit of votes and coming through for us right seems opinion is divided on whether europe stays are in fact now what thirty seven percent of you slightly more than say neatly you've been stuck together for far too long. a quarter of you believe the cracks will burst open if a worldwide economic breakdown happens seventeen percent of you believe that immigration will play the critical role the twenty one percent think the e.u. is to inexplicably linked to go in a love your voice always counts on life i think is the place for make it seem.

germany's finance minister is not happy at one of the key points of the greek rescue decided by e.u. leaders last week he says the euro zone fund did not agree to blank checks for buying greek bonds and in another development today the i.m.f. warning france that it needs more cuts to avoid becoming the next victim of the debt crisis economics author patrick young told me paris's problem started a long time ago. but the problem is look these aren't things that have just happened suddenly i mean the french budget deficit has been in a deficit the french budget since one nine hundred seventy four i mean leaves are things that have been going on for thirty or forty years it's absolutely ludicrous untruthfully governments need to stop spending and they need to be very realistic about their budgets there are fundamentals huge problems going all the way through the euro zone and we don't have any leaders who are willing to give us a sustainable solution this is typical of contagion we've been talking about it for

weeks we have you know when you get some degree of illness and it goes through the body ultimately you have to decide when to hit and the truth is we should have amputated greece from the euro zone long ago we've got the situation at the moment where provincial libraries in northern germany are being closed because the money isn't there because it's being used to fund people in the mediterranean i think german voters are going to get very angry about that very very soon and i actually think the political will is not there amongst the people to endlessly keep bailing out there so they're near first it's going to be a huge problem because ultimately the contagion is going to hit and i really do believe that after last week's events unfortunately we only enter closer to the idea of a tool called euro melt on. america the debt hole there's cause in companies to cut and run. we have people here that have worked here all of their lives in a losing jobs left and right because somebody on top wants a make

a buck and pay the cheapest possible they've upped sticks to india leaving former employees of the state stranded and jobless. the u.s. military says it will continue airborne reconnaissance missions new china those despite beijing's protests last month after two chinese fighter jets intercepted a spy plane over taiwan and china claims as its territory called helen and from the american based foreign policy in focus says the rift is part of competition for energy routes in the region. right now the united states is the number one user of energy in the world and china is the number two. chinese oriel eighty percent of chinese energy supplies were moved by see the e.u. move through the streets of rome once which is controlled by an american sicily well it moves look malacca straits which controlled by the american seventh fleet chinese are very sensitive to this day they worry about the fact that the united states could sort of put it on their energy into another vein this is part of

a worldwide competition for energy resources and to number one the number two powers now energy users in the world and the fact that the united states has pretty much surrounded most of china with pieces that go all the way from central asia to the north pacific that's the context in which this takes place. but a few minutes scorches strikes back the sons of from pole to russia's heat wave to the real dangers on the ground with fears that smoldering votes could spark another choking smoke peace summer. also to put the sea between washington and moscow as the u.s. bans travel for a russian official fulfilling to a boy of death in jail even though the a probe is not yet complete but more on that as well coming up on the program. the one security council is holding an urgent meeting at serbia's request and the flare in violence in northern cross of a fresh clashes began when kosovo police seized two disputed border checkpoints to

prevent the transfer of goods from serbia serbs which dominate northern kosovo are outraged by the move which used when used destroy the checkpoints there are no nato peacekeepers moving to stop the violence the situation remains tense political and little exact a pub it should belgrade says serve should be treated as an infringing minority on land that they regard still as their own. they're trying to they're trying to enforce some unilateral moves in order to change the reality on the ground to change the reality as it was as it is under u.n. resolution security council resolution twelve forty four of always through a session is through public so in other words the serbs were down in kosovo still believe themselves to be part of serbia and they're acting in that capacity now the western states mostly made those states that have recognized kosovo or treating them as a minority on the other hand states that have not recognized kosovo independence

and not treating serves as a minority but seeing them as having equal rights as all of the citizens of serbia but we must remember that the key to this situation of course it was really in nato hands they control militarily the entire province so really whatever happens down there is under their control and it's something that they will tolerate or not tolerate and we must also remember what happened yesterday with the burning of the border checkpoint we still don't know who actually did it these were masked men and they really could have been any nationality we don't know whether they were serb albanian or french or even american we just still don't know that. a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured it follows a string of attacks and the killing of president karzai brother and it comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces from the cia intelligence officer michael should say that the

violence in afghanistan will only escalate. and we're watching the charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the contrary not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when they go leaves the old go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again and so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal withdraw in defeat really ultimately what we have the after ten years of effort in afghanistan is a body count with that's all we don't have any measure of progress against the enemy the kind of hard story the hard fact is that we ran fair with one mission which was to destroy the taliban and to destroy al qaeda and quite frankly we haven't killed enough of the enemy and their supporters to make any difference we

instead tried to build a western democracy in a country that's conservatively islamic and deeply assignment and so we've failed to do that and the situation is going to remain violent and probably. detrimental certainly very detrimental to pakistan as long as we stay there as long as the ally and stays in afghanistan. former cia intelligence officer michael scheuer told because he was caught in deed of a long running effort to eliminate some of the early shares his experience in fighting international terrorism on our website also talking about c don't call me believe this president i'm fighting against being friend. enjoyed charging us with illegal activities with drug smuggling or terrorism for instance to ultimately destroy is that's their plan and i believe this outlines why he feels the spread from the u.s. right now. helps him kremlin posters and pay across moscow a president with better to trade a simple captain america check out your throat his reaction to be comic book make

over to you joe. in moscow thankfully the heavens opened a few hours ago to dampen down what is a sweltering heat wave right now as temperatures hit forty degrees in the capital memories of last summer's smoke covered city leaving a chill in the air. over reports on how russia's wildfires are back spreading fear as well as flames. now we are small and moscow is in panic again doxie cocktail of trade smoke wood smoke and exhaust fumes that fill the capitol last august is still the lead in people's memory intense begot fires and the record heat waves were blamed for the dense smog that sent pollution levels soaring ten fold

the authorities swore they would be prepared this year to find a place like this you don't have to go far from the capital this smoke is familiar to everyone who was in moscow last summer that then doctors said breathing in the smoke that covered the city was it would lead to smoking a pack of cigarettes every hour now the question on everyone's minds is whether the smog misery is back again the dogs may look harmless with just tiny flames on the surface but in fact and we scrambled to require a ton of wood to do extinguish the fire of the ring the underground. mining attorney a small group is believe the surface may undermine or work in authorities insist the situation is under control and most of the fires in the region have been successful extinguished however campaign is c officials are under reporting the extent of the problem both around moscow and across the country. after this situation has made the rewards for the bureaucrats instead of written sweet split

spend all their time concealing various relations board fires and those make it more difficult to get away with time. campaigners say part of the problem is that the forests are being mistreated they see more needs to be done to prevent guys by better management with summer at its peak remnants of camp fires out all across the forest despite a ban introduced a month ago and there's only so much he is can do when i was driving into the forest there in syria for voting signs there is a huge placard at the entrance the record breaking heat of summer two thousand and ten resulted in devastating forest fires. it killed sixty two people destroyed one hundred ninety nine towns and reduced thirty two hundred houses to ashes. the fire was literally coming towards us one could hear the trees crackling as they were burning and then who's the we in the blue it the other way. this year most of the country said lance well drained and the fires are raging once more large areas

of forest have already been destroyed in russia's far east well brights of the north are already choking on smog and with all the still to go russians from the capital to the countryside i hope the summer sun won't be as their leader this time . r.t. us a region. well bit of good news from moscow our eye catching video reports on r t a lineup of course online on you tube channel we're very pleased to say we've now reached a milestone five hundred million views thank you about the first you're responsible for helping push much appreciated r t is the first ever twenty four hour international t.v. news channel to reach such a high hit rate on huge you are video coverage of the world's biggest stories amazing images from around the planet have captivated millions of you all viewers who turn to us for the news which matters to you so thank you would like to share them with you too we'd like you to share those pictures go ahead you tube dot com

slash party and thank you for getting us to five hundred million views. used today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world seeing in the streets of canada. a financial crisis for some is an opportunity for others with money in short supply for companies in the west right now they're taking what ration some dollars to the cheaper east that is produce food it looks at how the american downturn is great news for india. it's the great recession of the twenty first century what started as a collapse in the housing market in the united states has led to unemployment hunger and debt crises around the world and while countries are struggling to protect

their interests increasingly western businesses are shifting their work east to cut costs welcome for gallon a modern suburb of new delhi everywhere you look there are officers of american companies at the spine of the important united states placed around the country during the financial crisis according to rethink outsourcing reports american companies have been very productive in this country as much as they have been fine in the past three years. carrier corporations is a multi-billion dollar american heating and ventilation company they say that over the past decade their business has shifted from being seventy percent u.s. space to just forty percent today. consciously in that direction so the idea is to have a good balance it's not about being focused on one market together but having a good balance and obviously you know emerging markets like china and asia such. as for us where we. carrier isn't alone according to the u.s.

department of commerce the same number of jobs that have been cut from the united states in the last decade have been added to these companies overseas operations it's a phenomenon that angers many americans who are struggling to make ends meet i think it's despicable disgusting and we have people here that have worked here all of their lives in a losing jobs left and right because somebody's on top on some make a buck and pay the cheapest possible. dollars to go visiting with the economy. companies should hire american workers. because of the shrinking middle class and the fact that middle class wages are decreasing over the last thirty years so many people here. and i do think that is the wrong thing to do is. over think and it's not just manufacturing work american i.t. companies and innovation jobs are also moving here in droves as well as huge

savings on wages many companies say india's fast growing economy and young workforce make it a desirable place to find staff there are amazingly talented people here in that part of the workforce and you know it's a matter of helping other other markets understand you know there are very talented people here who can do a lot of great were and it's not just about outsourcing and it's growth that these american companies don't anticipate will add anytime soon. within the markets. from the last. i think yes british military would like to double their business. confidence not often found among their colleagues in the west preassure either r t new delhi india. and we've got more produce reports from inside india on our website our team dog called me on the line including the stories to go to the catch of the day great story she's brought us in the fall of cruise line for transforming

their lives with a different kind of what i'm doing this for the point are cartoon section drop of a story for inspiration it's the. president would rather have sort of a list of americans who would be banned from entering russia it's in response to u.s. decision to impose travel restrictions on a group of russian officials linked to the case of lawyer. died in jail while awaiting trial for tax evasion risk and off. according to a source in the russian foreign ministry this list will include american officials who are thought of violated the rights of russian citizens and is moscow's answer to the so-called black list previously enforced by the us state department that list includes dozens of russian officials including some senior police officers agents of the federal security service lawyers doctors and others who the state department believes are linked to sort of my beasties death all of them are now

banned for it from entering the united states the kremlin says it's puzzled by the situation since there are several investigations currently being held looking into the circumstances of the skis and this blacklist was in force before a court could make a decision on them previously the russian foreign ministry it also if you speak criticize this blacklist saying that it's an unfriendly act which may negatively affect the trust between the two countries also called it an old school tribal tactic to intervene and apply pressure on these investigations and promised an adequate response just to remind you said he was all we were who worked with a large foreign investment fund here in russia he was accused of organizing a huge money laundering scheme was arrested but died in prison before a court could make a decision on his case this caused a huge wave of criticism or in russia and among the international community several separate investigations were started including the one being held by the

president's commission on human rights. who will be covering for the president is to be brought to cairo for trial which is to start in a week's time hosni mubarak faces charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him in february the barracks faltering health of earlier raised concerns of his trial could be held in the sinai resort and he's undergoing treatment but egyptian officials consider the ex-president is fit to attend court. a double bombing set in a rocky bank were policemen were collecting paychecks in the northern town of to crete twelve people have been killed and dozens injured in the attack but it remains unclear how many officers were among them a twin blasts not the fourth major attack on iraqi security forces in fear no as yet admittedly assault. in the region police are vented their search for the bodies of those killed in the massacre in a toy or island sixty eight people confirmed dead from the shooting rampage people are visiting with moral to the tragedy at the closest mainland point to

a toy the island itself or ones close to this investigation continues. in a few minutes like max and stacey give their own financial forecast about where the u.s. storms are heading because a report on are very soon on air very soon as tonight then but let's get the latest business screen is here next. come to business here out here with me kind of alcan the ruble has reached a three year high against the euro dollar basket fears over the debt situation here around us are contributing to the rally but as you gain an ocean of france's financial corporation explains the currency is made in driven by technical fact. it looks like the local private capital outflow has decreased in the second half of july and high oil prices portable up first of all kind of sebastopol speak about consumers and we speak about short term definitely installed because

a lot of consumer goods are being important when you buy cheap or your future for those of yourself more comfortable in the longer term infocom businesses will not be able to sustain expensive food will be smooth resulting into higher levels of unemployment unfortunately it's me afraid to local out and be some resultant the less comfortable situation for the consumer. as take a look at the markets now are precious metals are down on thursday gold futures palace and that's something you'd have a full service to record called an expose of the previous two days a sign that prices are poised to fall still drop the most in two weeks. crude oil fluctuated in new york after u.s. jobless claims dropped to the lowest level since april we've found stance on trading at ninety seven dollars a barrel brant was trading at one hundred seventeen dollars prices for the pressure due to the unresolved u.s. debt ceiling. the european markets close mixed with the footsie quarter of

a percent on the facts point eight percent lower lloyds banking group being the systems for supporting equities around the world major b.p. weighed on me b.p. shares have lost more than three percent this week after results posted on tuesday showed profits. and here in moscow stocks rose at the end of the. trading session in the l.c.s. rebounded from a one week low poll four percent and the guy called dallas take a look at some individual wholesome isaacs energy majors a main game is the fastball up over one percent russia's pharmaceutical giant longstanding was also are supported by news of the sales by sixty percent in the first company year meanwhile precious metal minor point metal was so perhaps a sign read by some. russian biggest search engine yandex has reported a fifty seven percent rise in second quarter revenue two hundred sixty five million dollars the company now predicts similar growth for the full year from

a sustained boom in internet advertising yannick shares have risen more than fifty percent since listing to new york in a. a so we have for you but remember you can always find more stories just log on to our web site i could accomplish this just.

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