the other big story today global markets favor u.s. stocks head south for the first trading session after the credit downgrade comes on top of a volatile trading day elsewhere in the world thanks to the spreading you repeat that crosses. and it's three years since georgia launched an attack on the people of the small republic of south to set we spoke to those who bear the scars by the conflict playing hundreds of lives. has changed a sweep through the arab world some countries are finding it easier to adapt than others next iraq's foreign minister tells r t how the revolutions in the region have been positive for his country. over the little film what do you think of the demonstrations and revolutions that keep shaking the arab world what is the position of the iraqi government regarding these events is it positive negative or neutral i distain there. with it is

positive iraq was one of the first arab states that welcomed the revolution in tunisia probably our official representative was the first one to arrive in tunisia and egypt to congratulate them on the revolution we've got good connections with other protesters movements as well they consider iraq to be an example despite all our drawbacks iraq is pursuing a line of new democracy it's an example of achieving democracy freedom and respecting human dignity we are all aware of our drawbacks however but they are looking at us whether we recognize the people's right to self-determination for fulfilling their political will and making their political choice while being free and preserving their dignity iraq is anything but neutral in this situation but at the same time iraq is unwilling to interfere with other people's affairs or we can set an example that's how we see our role which does not consist in choosing leaders. there but do you have the same position regarding the current events in

syria at the moment. yes the government has the same position regarding what's going on in syria however the events in syria different due to the country's geopolitical position in the region and the role it plays for iraq syria is different from libya it's different from yemen with a good relationship and permanent contacts with our brothers in syria showed that we still have time for the reforms that would be really felt by ordinary people and that it is impossible to resolve the issue slowly by force. even officially and constantly demanding that iran should stop and barging in all the neighboring regions of iraq stressing that such sanctions negatively affect their relationship . between the two countries why doesn't iran react to it is iraq's weakness. oh. no these bombardments are unlawful and very harmful they've been a cause of concern for our previous and current government the people of iran and iraq are close we are friends and allies and actions like that do not serve to

improve our relations which is what we keep telling them that iran wants the kurd free life party to see sect evictee in the border regions this demand is completely understandable but that's not the way to solve this problem you have witnessed the shootings they are chaotic and pointless we have worked in the mountains and we know that these bombardments will not lead to any result that we have recently around propose solving the issue through negotiation on some of the security committees of the two countries and we support that proposal i believe that today's decrease in intensity of bombardments will ultimately lead to their own we let the iranian government know about the position of the iraqi government i often hear that the iraqi government doesn't have any final position on this issue but if that's not true we do have such a position and it's been stipulated in the relevant treaties and presented to the iranian ambassador more than once the position has been officially presented via diplomatic channels and in the personal meetings of the leaders i personally

carried out negotiations on this with the iranian foreign minister such talks of being conducted by other ministries opposition has been published and voiced in a parliamentary address in the mass media that was. my that was your father that quote that mr minister the leaders of political factions are carrying out and go with the government and the issue of american mountings track to staying in the iraqi armed forces after america pulls most of its troops out how many are there going to be and how long are they going to stain iraq. how yes iraq needs military instructors probably the military instructors won't be from the troops that are being pulled out from iraq probably the training itself will be conducted. iraqi we must be precise the published data and only says the government is willing to start negotiations rather than conclude an agreement on the agreement to pull out the coalition troops before the end of twenty eleven remains and shake up the. does

it mean that before the end of this year all the american troops will be pulled out from iraq. or all the troops in departments will be pulled out before the end of twenty eleven without any delay but there is another problem here iraq has purchased tanks airplanes and military boats and this equipment requires thorough preparation and good instructors and that's the case throughout the world and let's say tomorrow we buy russian tanks then the instructors must be russian as well you should not mix up two different things and talk about the troops staying there longer until now the number of instructors and other details has not been defined mr zebari i'm sure you are very well acquainted with the report presented by prime minister nouri al maliki to party leaders in parliament of the current status of the rocks armed forces what does it say that the report gives an assessment of the country's domestic security and it says that our armed forces have reached the level of proficiency and equipment status sufficient for maintaining it but i would

like to point out again that we have no aircraft no air shield no defense system our ports in the gulf and in bad for have no cover from the sea since there is no navy in place and there still remains a need for intelligence services in the view of the threat from al qaeda and terrorism and quite honestly we still need to build up our defense capacities we need equipment and armaments as well as qualified instructors who will be able to increase our army's performance to the level where it would become fully operational and self-sustained. given this when can we expect the iraqi armed forces to complete building up their defense capacities and he called up the task of maintaining domestic security. of this. is beyond my authority so i'm not prepared to answer this question but i can say that it will take some time no doubt . there is an opinion that the decision to employ u.s. forces personnel to train the iraqi army was made by iraq's political leaders under direct pressure from the us saying what can you see about that later the. no there

was no pressure the americans helped us lay the foundation and start building our new army that's one sure thing that they keep helping us and monitoring the progress they give advice on what strategic armaments we can buy from them we have a need for them and they have their own interests in iraq and they're protecting their interests but not by way of putting pressure or telling us to do this or that there is nothing of this card they say that they are ready to stay only if iraq asks them to but we're not asking them our government hasn't given such a request as for the military instructors this issue will be discussed by the government and the country as late as iraq has a need for them to get there that. have been made by iraq regarding terminating the cause of iraq's international isolation and what stands in the way of complete removal of sanctions. right now beyond all the decisions about iraq's isolation by the international community disarmament w m d's oil in exchange for food and other

contracts that have expired but the issue of iraqi assets has been sold dozens of agreements have been cancelled but are not relevant anymore but a number of decisions were primarily concerning kuwait a still effective this is a very sensitive issue to say nothing about port mubarak but there are also other decisions that we should comply with resolution eight three three on the iraqi wage boundary demarcation saddam's regime took this decision while our constitutional power must adopt this resolution. as part of our humanitarian record we must solve the issue of prisoners and those missing the issue of kuwait property should be resolved. but we also have casualties and separated families a lot was stolen from our country in two thousand and three but we must solve things parliament and we have started this work five percent of our oil revenues go to q eight as compensation and that will continue. given.

what's your assessment of the relations between baghdad and moscow is there a program to develop corporation relationship in all areas. do you think god our relations are developing well and we're making significant progress i think that russian foreign minister lavrov his visit to baghdad is a good confirmation of this our relations in political economic trade construction and military areas have become quite advanced but they're very well thought through plans of russian iraqi military cooperation aiming at increasing combat readiness of the iraqi armed forces which for many years have used russian military equipment and armaments there is also a plan for russian oil companies to participate in a number of projects to develop the iraqi oil industry including some investment projects i think that we've proved that we make no preferences and do not obstruct russia's interests on iraq's markets as russian business circles might have thought earlier despite the fact that the u.s.

and great britain are also active in iraq market and pursue their interest i'm sure that fair competition will allow russian oil companies to take their fair share in iraq's oil market. you have retained your position as foreign minister and prime minister is cabinet for a second term in office what is your opinion of the premier and the government's work as primarily a citizen of iraq and secondly the minister of foreign affairs. that you. had that i love the man learns never expected to become prime minister you never thought about the position i for my part never thought i would become foreign minister i was just doing state service well but a man learns i'm sure. elma leakey has learned a lot about resolving the country's problems and countering threats to iraq during his first term he and i work side by side for twenty four hours a day following and managing our affairs we would not have achieved anything if we work separately on them the country needs every one of us to work the country needs

a stronger political leadership stronger parties and parliament more unity elma leakey despite being the extraordinary and experienced man he is sakit would not have achieved anything if he had worked on his own you cannot clap with one hand and call this is my opinion which we have learned a lot and we still have a lot to learn we have to define the criteria of national unity and national interests and rule the country based on these criteria and the will of the people the good of what the people will decide who runs the country directions no one can rule forever the people will change and replace their rulers that is what democracy demands in all countries of the world that it was there thank you very much minister that. the history of this place runs through the centuries.

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reportedly breaking out in london this time in hackney in the northeast of the city these are the latest live pictures we've got coming through it follows violence in london over the weekend as rioters and looters reacted to a fatal police shooting then thirty five police officers were injured and over one hundred sixty people were arrested now just keeping on those pictures focusing in there you can see what looks like the police. maybe twenty of them there running across that car park quite sure whether running to the pictures we saw a little bit earlier didn't particularly show any violence but nonetheless the news agencies reporting the number of people have been arrested as we're telling of there will be across this story throughout the evening of course the other big story from us. global markets favor u.s. stocks head south and the first trading session after the credit downgrade it comes on top of the volatile trading day elsewhere in the world to thanks to the spreading european debt crisis. and its three years since georgia launched an

attack on the people of the small republic of south we spoke to those who bear the scars still of the five day conflict and claimed hundreds of lives. this is r.t. international from moscow. and i welcome to the latest sports update this monday evening and here's what's coming up. at last for my sanity help when i next a color you all think is unveiled a russian side that lands up to nine hundred six s. four years in the n.h.l. . while the bag of tricks tiger woods for mchattie see what he had to save his winning his first time on how to score the world championships in the higher. sunglass to russia comeback from three goals down to beat switzerland six for the crowned european beach soccer champions. let's start with ice hockey and with

a month to go until the start of the new k h l season last year's finalists atlanta have added three powerful reinforcements to their roster among men. who returns to russia after nineteen years in north america the first ever russian to be drafted in the first round of the n.h.l. made more than one thousand three hundred appearances in america's top league scoring more than a thousand points however the thirty eight year old stanley cup when i am still in pick champions wasn't offered more than a one year deal in the n.h.l. and decided to move to the moscow region side cover the off will play alongside another russian returning from the n.h.l. . though the twenty six year old forward returns to atlanta for the third time in his career and there was another last minute surprise signing as former spartak moscow captain voyaged also joined the blue and yellow after failing to extend his deal with spot. they took it as a business and. you know i have to accept you will. get rid of me but.

we will we shake hands after all and you know i think. you call me good luck i told him good luck and go you can i can be happy that i can stay in the more school . and you know really find a really quick deal with it and i'm really happy to be i just didn't want to read it you know a training camp or even maybe beginning you see these are very grateful what's going to happen and if i got to sign a contract i'm not going to sort of start so i just decided on just this year was really interested in the interested you want to do want to have me on their team and you know to give me two years you know just there was a no brainer for me maybe going to go off now and what a difference a cabbie makes as world's top bagman steve williams has helped his new partner adam scott to one of the biggest wins of his career while williams former employer tiger woods finished hall fly down the field at the world golf championships in ohio what's continued his erratic fall on the final day the former world number one was

back playing off a four month injury layoff but struggled to find any consistency and finished tied for thirty seventh place when i have a call while scott's shot a final round of sixty five to a fourth straight victory over well number one luke donald and american rickie fowler and rubbing salt into the room and teddy williams said that scott's new title was the most satisfying when he'd ever have williams was followed by woods last month after a successful twelve year partnership but is not rediscovered the winning touch with scott who ended on seventeen on the paul overrule. but this when i'm in. i'm really starting to have one of the championship and win around this course in a nice fashion so i closed it out i was happy with the overall i mean extremely happy being difficult being the first most fun thing i mean the fans are going to believe this week like i said i wasn't ducking down on that it's the greatest week of my life getting everything that. moving on to football now and spacek moscow

coach balletic help in says he was left physically drained after watching his side come from two goals down two in four to attend mental it was a game that had everything from missed penalties a sending off and even floodlights a threat so ok first off we need to show me an asset that also. jersey what is the net if a rebounded asso that of penalty to make it to now. and then just before halftime spots likes to bet mr penalty so too late stayed however three minutes after the interval texts us lunch and i have sole red meat you can vote off pull to go but from the penalty spot before ari made it to to the seventy six minutes. but then the lights went out the new stadium. and it took fifteen minutes to get them partially read it and when the game resumed zuba by the same letter to go each deep into injury time to give the visitors the win forty you spot at sunningdale we desire you made his debut in this game and understandably said he'd never forget it

. well meanwhile plus former champions are being kept up the pressure on the top four with a controversial one no when it's second bottom spot acknowledge the been defender leandra de silva saw his feeble first off penalty denied by said davies it off but go the bidding has saved his blushes with a seventy second minute strike despite a wave of protests from the home side who insisted the striker hound the ball in the build up still will be into the victory and stay fit. while looking at moscow's new manager jersey crucero remains undefeated since taking a child. in july the first despite his side playing out and goal is to return to important cycling is the better off making his tally three wins and the draw for the new push he's boss. while in the early because he was class the guy came out easy to know when is it known amateur hour for match win this one and stay nice but are you opened thirteen minutes in early in the second half we can actually lost it

in a long range cracker from a set piece to condemn his former side to get thirty feet in four games. so this is how the table covered the look states got still lead the way but i'm not going to be two points ahead of champions and eight now my last got off on energy and we've been one let along on board and faith respectively spartak moscow six seven. while elsewhere there seems to be no end to the transfer saga of into milan star wesley snider as the netherlands midfielder has pushed his belief that he is up for sale after all the twenty seven year old has been quoted as saying in the dutch media that his current slide into are just waiting for lucrative enough offer to sell him snider has been heavily linked with manchester united and manchester city in the english premier league however both clubs have rejected these persistent reports. and elsewhere a french me record signing has been in paris argentina midfielder having

a past story donning the number twenty seven jersey of paris and for the first time off to twenty five year deal with the capital club on saturday his move from serious side mode is reported to be worth some sixty million u.s. dollars the twenty two year old chose a p.s.g. over chelsea saying he will play more often in france and he would be the english giants. i mean will russia have won the euro leaks super final impeach sucka for the second time in history after coming from three goals down to switzerland six fall and reports. russia has already established itself as one of the world's big soccer powerhouses alongside giants like brazil stay and force you goal to name just a few the euro league super final held in moscow for the first sign by the way proved once again that they seem is a force to be reckoned with come the world cup however the home team started the super final slow and that's because it lightly the swiss side who are the euro league runners up in last year's tournaments managed to upset the sold out

improvised be sure read up three times by the end of the first period their star player and look at what the moscow striker de young stunk of scored a brace and he's made border after the third should be degraded it was obvious that who won two top form in the opening minutes believe we can hold on to the bull and eventually conceded some pretty easy gills thanks to ok which we were by far more come from the second period on wards and achieve the result of the russians finally brought some joy to the fans in the first minute of the second period after scoring a penalty switzerland replied with a goal of their own a minute later but despite the disadvantage the home side managed to build on that first goal and equalized at the end of the second period it's not easy to play here against three thousand people and also one strong russian team. that think they make a good game but also you know what i she's one of the best team in the world. and we have to learn from this for this game the score remains at four four until the

clock showed three minutes before the final whistle and it was a bend russia took the lead for the first time in the super final through the meeting shisha and two minutes later the same player for the yearly crown beyond any doubt for russia after scoring his second for the team russia have become the champions of the continent for the second sign while. switzerland have lost the euro league superfly know for the second time in a row however both teams get a chance to square off once again the upcoming break up in september it's like a lot of big soccer season baseball probably over the top nations are not good at all it's good that it's a day to go before it's all corners that the soccer world where rush on it's considered to be one of the favorite things robots call for equality moscow. meanwhile history will be made at the foster approaching world athletics championships in south korea with blade runner oscar pistorius set to become the first ever amputee to compete at the top event and trying to four year olds dream

has come true after being named in the south africa squad and will run on his carbon fiber legs in the four hundred meters as well as the four by four hundred meters relay the story is close to the qualifying time last month it was also his personal best time of forty five point zero seven seconds which is just over a second slower on the shore merits winning time at the world championships in berlin two years ago because tourist is also eligible for next summer's london pics . finally to tennis in vegas donna rover has missed out on a certain level of the year after the russian lost to poland get out of an sca in the medical insurance open in california advanced to playing with a heavy stump shoulder once again nothing didn't seem to affect a game taking the first set six three she then took the second six four to came to the best title for three years to win also moved up to number twelve in the world rankings and also ending a bit of a title drought is radek stepanek the czech being gallant thanks in straight sets

win unlike mason classic stepanek haven't won a tournament for two and a half years and thirty two is the oldest winner of this event since jimmy connors won it aged thirty five back in one thousand nine hundred eight. and that's what spurs these life into. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on r t.

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