it's true and the insurers are doctors. should close up on our green. light from the russian capital this is our t.v. twenty four hours a day top stories now this hour heavy gunfire and explosions are heard in the libyan capital as rebels claim they've launched an attack on tripoli with colonel gadhafi is for fast approaching but some reports suggest the loud bangs were celebrated followed the government forces repelled the offensive. a surge of violence in the middle east with fears of deadly exchange of fire between israel and gaza might lead to the jewish state launching a new ground attack meanwhile israelis protesting against social injustice say the government might use the conflict to divert attention from problems at home. and

britain fights back against recent riots with harsh sentences handed to those who only force about taking part there are concerns the government's excessive response will simply fuel public discontent. well about another summary for in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime hungary's new media the war has created quite a stir in the e.u. with the setting up of a new government controlled authority police or first spoke with the country's foreign affairs committee vice chairman to talk about the controversial initiative and the impact it might have on the freedom of press that saw a special interview next starting. it's not been long since hungry handed. the presidency to poland and president mr o'brien has been pushing ahead with his controversial new media law we're joined now by the vice chairman for the foreign affairs committee at the parliament here in hungary thank you very much for joining us now press freedom is

a fundamental principle of the do you think anything further away from the values the stand with maybe a little more there has been a lot of talk especially in the last half year about you values and standards we never really know what this exactly means i mean. and i don't think the e.u. has an almighty right to determine where lie be boundaries of such principles we never really heard or critically a definition of what exactly these values are what exactly are the fundamentals of these principles and what are the details where exactly are the boundaries of peace so it is always a contentious issue i mean every country every nation state which you consists of has its own media law it has its own institutions that safeguard the freedom of speech or the freedom of press so even in the e.u.

the opinions about the area media law have been very diverse it has received criticisms and it has also been defended by some politicians in the e.u. of course the very green and the liberal fraction in the european parliament has been very hysterical about it. i can understand some of their criticisms but on the other hand in this country we have a long history of where people from outside try to tell us what to do for a long time it was for moscow for fifty years now we have people coming around from brussels from washington rating freedom of press freedom of speech and the. trying to tell us what kind of rules are the best for hungary and we had in this country in the past twenty years during the history of hearing democracy so to speak previous media law which was very far from perfect. and there were a lot of instances where the freedom of speech has been very seriously

attacked on the the on the the embroil of this media law that we never heard anybody say anything in europe or outside of europe or criticizing this media or so i think that we have to be very careful when we when we judge this of course we have our valid criticisms against this. obviously about the ways in which the law itself was introduced it had some people saying that it was done with a lot of secrecy and it seems to be a little bit underhand to tell us about that i think it is very unfortunate turn to two thirds majority what the government has in hungary at the moment is used to push through a law very quickly and without very careful consideration first of all i know that there is a huge in price meant to do things very quickly and pushing through laws. now that they even have a majority to change the constitution. but i think that the danger is that

the law is going to be imperfect this law is imperfect from the point of view that for instance the delegates to this media storage here are purely our it's very one sided it's not a balance for it's only for this members are being delegated being to be authority . the leader of this authority is appointed for nine years which is a long it's in the public office that's a long long time you know i mean during nine years more than two elections go past you know and i think it's it's very unfortunate some people are kind of. stuck to their position you know for nine years the delegates are appointed by the prime minister which is very unusual and the minimum would be that the parliament appoints them and there is some kind of proportionality within this authority and some delegates. of the opposition can also be there because we think

that is what would bring. the kind of balanced view supervision to this authority how much of a threat in those press freedoms i don't think it is going to impact that much on press freedom press freedom in this country has been it has a long history to say the least in this country used for fifty years. media that was completely centralized run by the party of the communist party of hungary following this we had a very very liberal media law for the previous the previous test of this video that was extremely liberal we had in hungary in journalism newspapers televisions radios the majority of people who used to work in the previous era we used to work you know big ship i mean i don't know if somebody coming from from the west and.

comprehend the situation here i believe just to draw a parallel this is as if in. the last second world war germany you would have journalists that have written articles in the focus should be there before the end of the second world war you see it's a very obscure situation and the problem is that we have a lot of in the past twenty years we have a lot of accumulated grief. emanating from the media or in this country we have a very very one sided very one sided liberal and left wing type of journalism which needs to be balanced out i mean there's no question about it but i think that now depending them. somehow struck completely the other direction. so i understand the reaction what i think it has gone too far on the other end some people describe this is the government taking a loan to the media a lot of layoffs all the government just trying to cut. their own people and

positions of power is that tree i'm not a media expert but. i think there are very few people in this country including the socialists who are going loudest about this about this situation there are very few people in this country including them. say that the area national media is a not oversized in terms of employment i mean. some kind of rationalisation. was long overdue everybody has been always talking about it the socialists have been talking about it when they were in government. this government has not only talking or been talking about it but they have laid people off because they saw that it is unsustainable. so i think. this debate has become very politicized it's more about politics than about professional comments see i mean something is also staying about where you have to cut costs. if if something

is over bureaucratized. you know you're going to have people laid off so this based on this new media law i think the whole media needs a bit of rethinking including the national media and that is going to be. that is going to hurt some people that's that's the unfortunate consequence of such a situation why did he. say clear on this particular issue when as he said it's a signal that other very important issues that have been happening here in the country why do you think that he has this is she to speak out say basically about it was an ideological and political. attack now we have a right wing government. right and government is always attacked by the left wing liberals in the european parliament this is our past experience. how this works we can only guess we have a socialist party in this country which has extremely good connections in the european parliament. i mean the european media this government the audubon

government and i'm seeing this being in opposition so i think this somehow add some value to what i say. in the. in between ninety eight and two thousand and two this government already had one term and it was very interesting to see. the volume. and. extensiveness of this criticism that this government has received from outside of hungary and you can exactly exactly identify who those people are where the sick criticism comes from and what is the direction of the criticism it is always something to do with with the fear of for dictatorship being introduced to hungary you know things are and i mean nothing like that happened exactly. when the socialist government ran this country for eight years nobody said a single word in the european parliament and in the e.u.

although we know this was admitted that the hungary and government the socialist government forces economic statistics that were submitted to the european parliament which is criminal you had the two thousand and six issues when the people were shot on the streets who went on the streets to demonstrate against a prime minister who made a speech this speech was leaked where he admitted to have lied day and night about the economic and other situation in the country and he won the elections through lies and this this speech was leaked out and there was a pro in this country. nobody else seems to care in the world in the democratic world that usually are worried about democratic values or the values of the european union whatever they might be. how they are being respected in this country so i think that there is an extremely strong double standard against this country.

which also manifests itself in the criticism that this may be a little has received thanks very much for joining us thank you very much. in the me.

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union and you know moorish up of his great run on the cincinatti hard court shows no signs of abating yet she's a tough in contrast. but she has been doing all tournaments long she came back she recovered and she wants she's now in the final in ohio more than that coming up. thanks for joining us this is sports it's a wake up plenty to cover this sunday afternoon here something must include. staying sask in moscow remain the team to caption the russian premier league following a comprehensive three zero win or siberian outfit f.c. charm. since not be sure darren maria sharapova qualifies to meet the leading gunk of h. in the western and southern open decider. on food for thought favorites

for the fast approaching rigby world cup new zealand gets schooled by south africa in the tri nations. football second moscow have been stuck in the russian premier league the army men have been in danger of losing their leading spot following three games without a win but the thought right on saturday evening leonid charges retaining their two point five inch at the summit holding victory over a six home brilliant finish by sea to do anything started five minutes after the break sixty hold it then doubled the homesteaders league with what's coming to japan international signature in point from the icing on the cake was only by jim b.-a the least top scorer netting number twelve of the season three meals iska the final straw. the second seeded sinitta are staying fought on the heels of the leaders though they're simply disparate sides rushing pretty savvy all too often some are

a game effectively down by halftime the few channels spell like these men lining the net four times while conceding just once. numbered on the care physician all getting on the spoken word for isn't true cough would also not his brace doesn't minutes from time well pavel probably make for pretty. the final score leaving within a couple of leaders is to. fish or spoiled and sophocles to other fixtures rufin will have left the city of perm disappointed having field to take all three points off a struggling car lot less shown on target grozny a late goal from opponents rust off meaning their clash in chechnya would end of one one that's what. the telly and media reports are stating that some new and so could become an uneasy player as early as monday the russian club believed to reach terms with the interest star on a three year deal talks were said during the week with the clubs around ten million

dollars a part in their valuation of the cameroonian and he previously said they're willing to pay up to twenty eight million dollars for the thirty year old striker now if the move does go ahead so will become one of world sport's biggest earners talian dealing is a tele sport putting a salary of ninety million dollars over three years for the four time african players the. there's a four way tie at the top of the english premier league this sunday afternoon aston villa newcastle chelsea and liverpool looking down on the rest after winds yesterday are still half on the net just once so far this season but it wasn't phone goal which is partly due to going to china lost against liverpool on saturday chelsea meanwhile were forced to come from behind against west brom in the days late kick off laurent maloof netting the winner in a two one victory you can also choose p.r. secured long goal of waiver to freeze over some land everton swans in we're going

to have enough points of their colleagues holding all the straw poll aston villa's so all their three forward scored three one win over black for. brings us to tennis rim reassure opposite has shown her pedigree to make the since not the masters decider the russian sing off composite on world number two is going to be over in the semi finals. last year's runner up in ohio in the first set designer rio by dictating the play to secure the opener six to zero a visit from coach thomas hogg stead seem to. however afterwards brilliant shot choice from the same period native leaving zone a real running all over the court before a drop shot finishes this point for the same in the third set hits such as ferocious two hundred pounds just too powerful for opponents alone but wrap up a tight two six six three six. it's a mini yankovic's up next for the fourth seed the serb taking care of german

unprepared coverage in saturday's other semifinal former number one yankovic's needing the help of a tie break in the first before placing a yugoslav born opponent in the decider seven six six one. in the men's game meanwhile world number one drop of which means well in the hunt for his ten singles title of the year that twenty four year old progressing into the final of the cincinnati open after opponent thomas burdick retired with shoulder problems to pitch just taken the first steps when the check ceiling flared up fighting back from three five. seven five knots burdick felt the not the twenty five year old saying his serve was crippled by the injury and so there was no point continuing job which is only lost once fifty eight matches this season and there will be another piece of silverware in the bag if he keeps that trickling through today. on the murray the man standing in his way this surging scott

watching marty fish in the semi's murray taking the first six three with the american feeling the pressure committing almost twice as many unforced errors as opponent six three seven six when the twenty four year old beat djokovic for the title here in a weight loss to the three time grand slam champion in the final of this year. stream on this final of the robot. a thirteen point loss is perhaps not the best way for an easy to build confidence with the rugby world cup under a month away but that's what's happened when they met south africa in the tri nations and suffered a no love loss between the sides to share the trying to. a one rival locks bucky's both like looks squaring up to each other within the first ten minutes resulting penalty from one a stain would put the whole six nil op very much on form at the boots getting over another couple of penalties a drop kick here to make it fifteen nothing south africa just one hour mark

without influential pairing of former world peers of the year richie mccaw and daniel carter new zealand were finding the growing tough but there so will try was vintage all plucks richard. the man driving over after series of brilliantly quick interchanges however that was as good as it would get for the reigning champions steyn firing over his fifth penalty all five of the final score eighteen five to the world cup. on finally the fourth kontinental hockey league season tix to the ice in just over a fortnight's time clubs from five countries will take part this year but we start our build up series by taking a look at a side a little closer to home scots in petersburg. i the success of any team begins and ends with a head coach this is somewhat of

a sore point for the army men from russia's northern capsule of st petersburg in swing states and alone scots star studded squad was led by three had coaches despite those forgotten efforts by the team's board throughout the season the armaments still lost in the conference semifinals against auckland from the most a region by the way it's atlanta head coach militias you got was it now at the helm of scott st petersburg a few hours ago to go to sky had previously appeared very well every season for good time top spots in the conference and when they leave the world and in some problems emerges of those of us who work on it step by step through the team a lot of it's based in a free game we'll build announce to pick out the hey it's been a regular championship game of them are without spacing the drum claiming that we are number one or number two we will simply we're on a scot will start the new season without star players like alex a yosh and builder chad yannick he again

a backup and moxie for shinseki however their presence will hardly be missed as the ecos has attracted the current cup winners patrick taurus and and carol because of among other quite capable players with a major playoff experience i'm both ears i would far playoffs last year along with the final is a great experience oh it's so it's very loud and they have the crosshairs i really enjoy playing my side it's something that you work for every year scott began their preparation in the czech republic where the squad concentrated mainly on gaining strength that stint was followed by brief training camp and it seems home base in st petersburg where the head goes as laid down strategy and tactics for the remainder of the pre-season has been a tough training camp so far everybody's working to get in shape and. in. i'm good scenes are something work and. they're going on right now scott first spend a match and think it is birch show that this side is ready to reach new heights in

the cage l. and that sentiment echoed with the fans as well as that scene delighted supporters with a three two win over another occasional side target all from the gino girl maija to match was hardly announced in the media and was held on the practice arena however it was still packed to the rafters focus of the business there's not a very clear yet it's a pity that some of the stars of lip gloss among others and i'm glad i hope because like patrick torsen also defense was another pleasant surprise and splinter group of four minutes from our new coach is a controversial figure but i hope you will bring the result scott think it is worth help always been one of the top size during the cage shells a regular season however once the playoffs gone it seems efforts deflated and soon it was out of contention for the guarin cup some diehard fans and pundits who are inclined towards mysticism even said that the team is under some kind of a playoff spell the realists though believe it's all about those involved all the

army men from the banks of the bought river more commonly known as the scott think it is mark will be looking to break that play of hacks in the upcoming season then you had coach that was a guy who already has that necessary postseason experience has built quite a capable side and it's hoped that the new a position will get playing and scott's favor from on cost reporting and think it is very paramount previewing the favorites for next season's can challenge title that is all your sport whether sext . hungry for the full stop we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers.

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