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run this is the can it was her turn to retreat. america's aaa credit rating downgraded for the first time in its history this as global stock markets falter in the face of growing euro zone debt raising fears of a double dip recession. in my private conversation with the president of syria discussed the same ideas reforms need to be carried out if he fails to do that then the senate future awaits him president had better born syria's president as reports say more than a thousand people have been killed since unrest began in march. ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko detained her contempt of court and infuriating her supporters outside the courthouse where she's on trial for abuse of power.

it's six am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the united states has lost its top level aaa credit rating for the first time in the country's history rating agency standard and poor's downgraded america's position to a double a plus the decision comes after the white house and lawmakers reached an agreement over raising the debt ceiling that s. and p. says fell short of what would be necessary to stabilize the government's debts america's financial center wall street closed its poorest week on friday the worst in more than two years even the reported gain of one. hundred seventeen thousand jobs did little to boost confidence jeff steinberg from the executive intelligence review says the current economic situation may go down as being harder than the great depression. the main factor to take into account is that nearly two hundred

thousand people were removed from the jar market because they've been chronically unemployed and afraid we've given up on trying to find work so the actual figure it out it states is somewhere actually of the city of twenty percent and if you add in those only working part time that figure comes somewhere between twenty five and thirty percent it's depression level collapse and the austerity measures are not going to help which is worst in two thousand and eight because it's a continuum from two thousand and eight there's been no real recovery since that point the the new york banks are facing worse volumes of non-performing toxic assets now the time of the collapse of lehman brothers there's four and a half million additional foreclosures either having occurred or pending in the united states and all of that means that the banks are in fact hopelessly they are they're still up here in washington the bank of america and see to

a bit more of just the big six are in desperate straits there is no hope whatsoever for the entire transatlantic system to recover in fact we're about to hit a rock bottom situation that will be looked upon in the future is worse than the great depression of the third. world markets did manage to claw back some losses this week but remained unstable after the sharpest fall since two thousand and eight this is europe's third largest economy is at risk of asking for a battle out the country's borrowing costs rose to unprecedented levels pushing european leaders to interrupt their vacations to seek a response to deepening worries over the euro zone or he's daniel bushell has the latest from brussels. the euro virus is spreading to new countries france and belgium all next day yields have hit record highs again as germany's the u.k.'s financial services authority has asked british banks to reveal how much they hold in belgium on fears that that country could be next italy and spain have entered

crisis talks with the e.u. as their yields hit critical new highs so now you have investors pulling out of france italy and spain. and fourth largest eurozone economies and that is why the investors in the markets are panicking the moment the leaders of france spain and germany are holding an emergency teleconference to try and stop the open relevant to coming out the top you have italian prime minister silvio berlusconi and his finance minister openly disagreeing on this solution solutions to the crisis and the e.u. president jose manuel barroso slammed on discipline communication by e.u. leaders for making the crisis worse and germany is furious at such an open attack this time when it's already critical as in europe we've seen the america really suffering and raising the debt ceiling doesn't tackle the key problem which is that

it's making the problem worse given the more debt and their economy is weak because they know the euro the u.s. have really started to tackle the key issue yesterday was the wall street was years there was steep slumps in the share price and there are now fears that america will go back into recession which would strongly hit not just america but the whole world economy and u.s. and europe politicians keep trying to reassure the public that everything is ok but it's investors who are really making decisions they're the ones that are pulling their money out of these markets and they're saying that they don't they don't like the situation at the moment at all. stay with us here on r t still ahead. a group of hardline muslims try to enforce tough sharia law in london opening a new front of multicultural tension in europe. also complicit or not leaked top secret documents suggest british intelligence agents may have been involved in

torture in prisons for nearly a decade we get the perspective from one human rights campaigner. but first russian president dmitry medvedev has warned syria's leader of a sad fate if government crackdowns on protesters keep up the statement came during an extensive interview with r t along with the radio and georgian t.v. channel p.-i kate you can see the full interview and of the interview later this hour here's a preview. unfortunately the situation in syria has taken a dramatic turn we real politicians should follow developments gadhafi gave violent old is to destroy the opposition the syrian president gave no such orders unfortunately a lot of people are dying in syria this is our biggest concern in my private conversation with the president of syria and in the private letters i sent him i discussed the same ideas reforms need to be carried out he should establish peace with the opposition establish peace in the country and create

a modern state if he fails to do that then a sad future awaits him and at the end of the day we'll have to make a decision we're watching the situation it is changing guidelines to live with. me while at least ten people have been killed six wounded in clashes between syrian security forces and thousands of anti-government protesters after friday prayers as mass demonstrations sweep the country demanding president assad step down tanks continue shelling the city of hama reports say a six day crackdown there has left more than one hundred thirty five dead international pressure is growing on the syrian leadership to stop the violence and u.s. says it's working on new ways to try and influence the situation beyond simple citations . and ethnic tensions brewing in the u.k. is hard line muslims try to introduce sharia law in the nation's capital parts of london have seen posters put up by islamic activists declaring quote shia

controlled zones banning alcohol and playing music as artie's laura i met a reports that she's been hearing that many locals are angered by the campaign. so we are here to tell you that islam. is unstoppable in europe stoning for adultery cutting off hands for stealing death of renouncing islam this group of men is trying to enforce shari'a law in the u.k. they've started a campaign to make certain areas of london and other cities islamic law controlled zones starting with will from stone east london will become our go to for that eva because of these numbers and try to to to the most of an almost community also making the believe that muslims kind of together trade according to the shari'ah resolve their problems. and even place themselves to a large extent hopefully one day to have a summit governments who should have authority look at the security locally and you bought off an opening childfree and his friends are fly posting parts of london with large muslim populations they want to ban drinking gambling and playing music

and they say they've got bands of young men ready to patrol and in full shari'a law by any means you know that enforcement will not initially be in on the level of inviting and for being very belief that if someone has the capability of a nice wooden essentially like pornography situation he should do so. by that you mean everything of course i believe that for sure is that i need a mosque should be run out of the area these muslims say british society is broken riddled with drugs crime and prostitution because of that they firmly believe members of the communities that targeting will welcome sharia law but the word on the street about the campaign tells a different story comes down to if you don't like the laws of the place you live for and so my way to appreciate the laws and all of these things are completely legal in this country this is not indira pakistan this is england we've got our own

laws people have no rights coming here and bringing their laws in here we often have coached i think trouble councillor martin. saying this could destroy community cohesion we've. taken down the post this assumes that because we do not want these posters around. they have no place for us citizen equality campaigners say the shari'a supporters shouldn't be considered a religious movement. political organization with opposed to campaign designed to divide and conquer communities the danger lies in dividing people dividing communities creating mistrust particularly among from non muslims towards moderate muslims i think this is part of their aim is to create mistrust so they can then turn to moderate muslims and say look everyone hates you we're your friend turn to us and it's a very very dangerous thing and it's a pleasure to increase their own power undeterred by opposition childfree and his

group plan will they see as the beginning of an islamic emirate not just in the u.k. but all over europe police have mobilized to take these posts is down as fast as they appear but choudhry and his group say they formed bands of vigilante and forces to make sure. all physically and in other parts of london women have already been harassed for not covering their heads if these muslims ever get their way i won't be able to dress like this on the streets. or many other parts of london brussels rome and paris. he. was a writer on terrorism and political violence he thinks the government doesn't campaign or seriously their message may become more dangerous. of course he takes a very literal reading of the koran and a literal understanding of sharia law and i think this goes to the heart of the

problem for islam perhaps throughout the world and indeed for muslims in the. muslim countries but the trouble is that it's never really discussed on a serious level because it is considered so outrageous and then it creates then the opposite of that which is non muslims in britain saying let's lock them up these people are dangerous so unfortunately what he's done is he's trivialize the debate which is a very serious one for muslims but it was introducing these group that triggered the formation of the english defense league in a town north of london so actually you know while i know that many consider them i mean i've talked to them a bit like the flintstones the way they behave but indeed because their messages can be amplified by the media all around the world they've had some very very serious consequences both in creating groups like the english defense league and perhaps even. a string of then streaking people like i does breivik in norway

police and supporters of former prime minister yulia timoshenko have clashed in the center of the ukrainian capital kiev after a judge ordered her arrest for contempt of court she's been on trial since june over alleged misuse of power while signing gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine charges she denies party's election as more. this isn't by a judge in a key of course ruled that units in the central ukraine's former prime minister is now placed on the arrest now because that she was forbidden to leave the country now she is taken to a detention center and that's where she will spend her time until the trial comes to him then certainly the atmosphere inside and outside of the court building here in central kiev has been electrifying over the last several weeks or so ever since the trial started in june supporters of units of a second have been flocking here several hundred of them are now here protesting the decision which they believe was politicized and the case itself they believe to be orchestrated by the country's president. now the atmosphere inside the courtroom

reminded all of the chaotic times in ukraine's politics when there were sporadic fights in ukraine's parliament fights. accusations those scenes we've seen inside the courtroom for the past several weeks to today is certainly was the culmination when the judge ruled that tomasz uncle was to be placed under arrest supports as. prime minister as well as several deputies though because this bomb and tried to block the armored vehicle which was to take huge machine go out from the building to the detention center they in fact broke this senseless but then the policeman managed to disperse the crowd then the bus started to move with no problems whatsoever british intelligence services have allegedly been violating international law for almost a decade elite top secret documents suggest agents were permitted to use information taken from prisoners under duress overseas officers were asked to balance the amount of pain the detainee might experience with the value of the

intelligence gain this as an activist dismiss an inquiry into allegations of british detainees were maltreated as pointless terrill while u.k. policy advisor for amnesty international in london explains. and there are a few key reasons why the inquiry is unable to do its job properly the first of these is the rather shocking level of secrecy that surrounds the inquiry much of the inquiry is going to take place behind closed doors and no information will be released to the public without the say so of the government which is very worrying for an inquiry that's supposed to be getting information to the public about about what's been going on very much hope that they will see that there will still be an inquiry which is open and thorough and transparent and i think if there is a full open inquiry and lessons are learned from that in the u.k. can restore its reputation in the world by then making sure that what it does in the future learn from the lessons of the past. turned out of some other stories making headlines across the globe libya's government has described reports that the

youngest son of moammar gadhafi had been killed in a nato air strike as a dirty trick earlier rebels claimed twenty eight year old thomas gaddafi was among thirty two who died in the raid which the alliance says targeted the new nations do you know when a military police facility in the town in a town southeast of tripoli in may one of khadafi other sons was killed along with three of his grandchildren when a nato bomb struck the house they were in. thailand has its first ever female head of government. was elected prime minister after her party secured a parliamentary majority she's the sister of former prime minister taksin shinawatra who was overthrown in a military coup five years ago he was charged with corruption and then fled the country there's now speculation he might try a comeback now that his sister is in charge. of the top stories here on our team for the moment our arts and culture program moscow coming up next stay with us.

welcome to the program. for in one of the oldest and largest museums in the world i

will be taking a day trip to the pizza hut palace with its impressive gardens and fountains founded in seventy and sixty four by catherine the great to have its. three million items in five historic buildings this is one day trip in st petersburg you cannot miss out on. mrs journey starts of here at the british teaching jordan staircase full of lies and gleaming with gilding a mirror is said case extends for the full shite of the winter palace its golden white system designed as a retreat base of course will follow. you can see here the location of the home it's mostly created on palace where the buildings from and in principle saw it along the embankment of the leverage a built in the eighteenth century by the italian architecture strelley it became the home of katherine when she ascended to the throne in seven hundred sixty two over the centuries the palace coup larger than a theater and various new buildings. ices approaches and to the natives and held by the twentieth century the home is one of the largest museums in the

world. a lot of these museums from what i have read but this goes far beyond all my expectations using credible is the same thing. and you can only dream about it's absolutely fabulous since like two for one art and the building all together it's just beautiful and this museum is incredible we have a great tour guide and she's shown is just a small piece of it but a small piece we've seen is just incredible we have a private tour and i think it's fair we can see a few more things in there understanding. things they always ask a lot of. the palace boasts almost two thousand windows and over a thousand elegantly and largest decorated pools and rooms many of which are open to the public. it is estimated that to see all the exhibits in the hermit's raj

would have to move twenty five miles perhaps even lose fascinating at least for those interested in riches glory days it's not just the senses of the exhibits immolating brushes imperial past also the rundown of the hermitage treasures would be complete without mentioning the museum stimming collection of western european art which dates released thirteenth century onwards michelangelo manet matisse. who's who of history. hall on the first floor was designed in an eclectic style. eight hundred fifty eight in serious here are just breasts aching it occupies the northern territory of the small helmets and that the main focal point is this amazing peacock clock. from seven hundred ninety seven to the present day the peacock cloak has been one of the hematologist most famous exhibits the figures of the peacock kakul and all that form part of this elaborate fine piece of the team

with mechanisms that set them in motion today it's one of the few of its size still in working condition. to see how fast everybody was and it's really interesting to see so many people from different places gathered together to see something so unique very very beautiful especially when the people turn around and that is made me you can see the famous a collection of antiquities including a large number of gold artifacts bracelets rings earrings and male and female clothing decorations. lived surrounded by wealth and luxury the earliest. date back to the fourth millennium b.c. gold in russia became popular via siberia and the black sea the wealth and of course it's high and abundance of gemstones least far behind the splendor of other york courts while a new york press. stones were only on ladies clothes in russia men rivaled women in

self to her ration dignitaries studded with gold and diamonds only in russia russian and western painting sculpture applied only prehistoric period to the early twentieth century is displayed in hundreds of holes if you do visit that i do recommend it. for a group tour to have its hawes he calls information. for you guys come in several languages this room is given a number which you press when entering you would simply be lost without a guide of some sort in the home it's harsh one of the highlights of the museum is the collection of paintings by leonardo da vinci called madonna and child it was rumored to be painted in the land where the artist lived in fourteen eighty two the image shows a beautiful child the personification of maternal love there are only twelve works so you are not a left in the world today we have in this museum i it is entitle to madonna leapt out and very famous for its elegance in between often it was

a challenge i remember from my books and textbooks at school and i was so impressed when i searched for the first time about her ateneo. jamel jam space museum and one of the best in the world even if you were not in our story and only be impressed with what the home is marsh has on offer as a museum and a grand palace unworn a visit to the state hematology said petersburg is something you will never forget . leaving the hermitage now let's continue our journey crossing the street to the riverside next to the hermitage and you'll see very spent stands and a large jetty this is where we'll catch up boat to peterhof the journey takes twenty minutes and as much from sweden traveling by car or train you can see on final destination. we have. travel around the entire coastline to get to the world park in a state taking

a bunch of fast food to the area called. because the journey time down considerably . nothing was about it it's about the state museum reserve peterhof is a big complex wishing to use the power of peter the great instrument the alexandria park. parks and peterhof and also parks and palaces in. each year more than four million tourists visit peterhof is named one of the wonders of russia when you plan your visit here make sure you've got the whole day just early enjoy this is. in my opinion this is one of the most taking sides in russia. because some part of peterhof often referred to as the brush aside. the french palace was the inspiration for peter the great designer to build

a similar complex in the suburbs of his new city the window to your. piece of home which means peace is close in jail it is easy to leap up a little piece of ground and priscilla's a bit of the expansion of the grand palace. peterhof was ravaged destroyed by the german troops during the second world war it was one of the first to be resurrected and thanks to the work of military engineers and over one thousand volunteers. structure has been fully restored by nine hundred forty seven the most famous founded on someone peterhof is the grand scale here with dozens of water jets tracing this breathtaking view surrounded by impressive gold statues at the center the famous some sin fountain resting in the jaws of a lion erected in the seven hundred thirty s. it was built to represent russia's victory over sweden.

the grocer behind the great escape which is once used policies contains the in the most pipes original wooden the feet the fountains most visit is a stack and when they are told that the fountains work only to the use of gravity. it's really beautiful actually more so than we thought looking at photographs that we saw people became definitely worth a visit to full beautiful and it shows a lot of russian history i like it i think it sticks tackle it was built three hundred years ago and it's just. a lot of the alleyways and all the pox and fountains. and stuff for example salsa see is not just because it's very very. spectacular parkland piece of hof is remarkable for the shia variety of styles encompassed its layout and features a walk around the gardens is

a must for every visitor. representing nearly two centuries of european socratic fashion execute to the highest standards peterhof is like an encyclopedia of design . remember to bring your camera and also note that the font submission is not included when you pay if you harder for john to. come rain or shine the trip to the venice of the north will be something you'll never forget. the first time you enter the hematologist dazzling staircase to really sing the rainbow is created by the grand cascades fountain in pisa hoff said petersburg constant involves reconstruction has certainly paid off. as you can see the stairway to help as compared to life and for those who happen to see the magic of the of the capital i suggest you come here quickly before even crowds are. absolutely spectacular one of forty that's all the time we have from to the most

beautiful attractions here in st petersburg i'll see you again at the same time next week so until then for me and the rest of the crew from pizza health bye bye for now. move.