the grim financial fate of greece comes under scrutiny from european and i.m.f. officials there doing happens to assess the scale of the country's progress in cutting back debt. but that comes up at nights not this one thousand six weeks you know playtest i think of this latest round of the state. border disorder nato forces in kosovo clash with serves as a local news agency report live rounds have been fired from. the international community slams israel's decision to build new settlements on occupied territory which palestinians say rules out across the bilateral peace talks called for at the u.n. . two

pm in moscow and that trends are going to have you with us here on r t our top story senior officials from the e.u. and i.m.f. expected in greece to study its progress in tackling its crippling debt they'll then decide whether to release further bailout cash this follows angry protests tuesday after the government passed the most unpopular round of austerity measures and yet our correspondent sara for a thousand more from athens. we saw a very positive restaurant yesterday for the quick five minutes it was patently he was in berlin just seeing the heads of industry that we had very similar same is coming from the german chancellor and now we know that the team heading to greece and they're going to be holding talks here about whether to release the next tranche of money the eight billion year and who is really

a person the way that seem to return here bypassing the very unpopular property tax that happened quite late yesterday and it was already known the law makers were almost certainly going to prove that. was the game so probably at around eight hundred thousand a year is to most people here in the country household bills and against trying to lead to the electricity bill now just to show you the problems that the greek government faces here that the electricity company the electricity workers is that they're going to boycott that collection of that five this is still pushing ahead with these whether or not they're actually gains be able to raise that money is very very uncertain days he really can't express enough the. only street the people outside parliament are just absolutely livid about what they said it's a greek government really. pushing them into a situation that they can no longer stand the people share any pictures of their

families telling me stories about losing kills unemployment is right here they really are in a very desperate situation and we seen this the poor and this really is one of those sudden things about the situation here in greece is that through the rhetoric coming from the leaders and about trying to stabilize the year is singing live away from the economics of this and the people here in the country i genuinely really suffering every day is a very just a desperate situation and that here is the catch twenty two is the how do you get a country back on its feet when the nurses to the government a pass into d.c. are crippling the people. i get on with blogger dimitri kovtun as thinks the greek government needs to take drastic steps and quickly if it wants to find a way out of the crisis. they need to default on their dad if they want the s.r.d. measures to work because right now you have austerity with tax increases and a giant that and you're not going to get anywhere and the greek economy is contracting so if it if it continues in this way in the short term long term it

just means sort of down because you have this giant that it's not going to go away that goes viral and in portugal and spain as well and perhaps italy but i think that the smartest thing for the e.u. in the on the to do they really want a solution would be a structured the fault of greece portugal or viral and probably spain as well in some sort of way and to allow some of those currents of the country especially greece for example for the public sector to issue drachmas again it doesn't mean that you are going have to circulate but it would mean the kind of rule currency system in long term the euro is not going to survive for reasons that we're already seeing in terms of national policies overriding a pan-european policy i don't think we're going to be able to create a fiscal treasury visually in or great europe but in the short term the e.u. may stay alive if they allow some of the other countries to begin to issue their own currencies and partially default on their debts. european commission chief jose manuel barroso pledges greece will remain in the euro zone speaking to the e.u.

parliament in strasbourg in his annual state of the union address barroso admitted that euro zone was living through its worst crisis and its relatively short history the president of the executive arm called for more unity to play to the next few years will be a bad case of a fire for an entire generation. or perhaps a lot on the r.t. dot com for more insight on what's going on with greece and the euro zone and his blog on our website the former deputy speaker of belgium is parliament motivated by news writes that the problems facing greece are not new he claims they were known about a decade ago when it entered the currency union but no one paid enough attention i know guy at r.t. dot com. several serbs have reportedly been injured in clashes with nato troops as violence has once again a flared up along the serbia kosovo border russia's foreign ministry has reacted to the situation calling for peacekeeping peace keeping forces to remain neutral and i'd hear their un mandate it's believed the alliance peacekeeping troops try to

dismantle a roadblock set up by serbs but troops say they used rubber bullets and tear gas in self-defense but a serbian news agency claims live rounds were used as distributed pictures showing x. ray images of the gunshot wounds tension began in july when kosovo authorities tried to seize the checkpoint to enforce a unilateral trade embargo this in a rage serbs who protested against it and set up barricades on the roads now boys for knowledge a serbian historian and author says nato has actions may only make a tense situation where it's. needed was absolutely outside the bounds of that much its mandate it is not supposed to be a law enforcement agency for still through clean or she didn't it is the most. still cool customs to sit in first east and the sudanese institution be shooting it . didn't peacefully protesting the stern of us it's very easy to produce it. by not making it worse in the first a spy not to kill a nice troops in support of. oh no to be had been deployed he could have

just as well and retreated like he did back in july early august i can't even command choose to escalate and the idea of giving is just the limb of most loyal reader and in truman allowed the means and therefore most criminal elements in this case stay with us about plenty more coming your way including a look at western strategy for syria. what they're trying to achieve is to put their man in power that's the whole quest of u.s. foreign policy but calls for immediate un sanctions against the massacres are dropped from the draft resolution as russia and china call for the government and opposition to sit down at the table. first israel says it's not going to back a self-imposed ban on building settlements on occupied palestinian territory and is moving ahead with construction in east jerusalem but move has drawn strong opposition from israel's allies who say it's counterproductive to the peace process washington and london have described the move as

a disappointing end illegal moscow and european union have voiced hope of a rethink but israel maintains it will keep building something palestinian say rules out talks between the two sides international middle east peace quartet made up of russia the u.s. e.u. and un called for bilateral talks to resume within a month i was think that's now highly unlikely. basically. israel his creative facts on the ground over the last forty four years then of really made made its occupation irreversible i mean you've got a half a million israelis more than half a billion living in the occupied territories so that if i can't possibly see how that goes are going to end israel's occupation i don't see any pressures to get a half a million people out and i think that's what abbas is saying. negotiations are useless either you get out of our territory period or they or there's no point in

going on with the process i don't think israel has anything to worry about from its point of view there are three countries that matter the other hundred ninety are irrelevant this three countries are the united states britain and germany as long as they're behind israel's policy toward least even if they criticize as long as they prevent saying sions and provide this umbrella for israel is your listen i think you worry about who's going to saying who's going to force it to get out who's going to put pressures on israel. israel's announcement of new settlement building comes as the un security council prepares to consider the palestinian bid for membership of the world body wednesday the us has promised to veto the move but russia and several other council members say they'll support the palestinians even of washington blocking their full membership and palestinians could still gain an elevated legal status at the general assembly where they have a majority of support. that will stay with us here at r.t. still ahead speaking out but then being shouted down. here in america we're very

proud of our freedom of speech and the right to speak is considered holy except if you see the wrong things you can get in trouble sort of celebrities why they get more than they bargained for when publicly discussing sensitive issues including the war on terror details coming up. but first e.u. countries have dropped their call for further immediate sanctions against syria and u.n. draft resolution has now been softened and now threatens sanctions only if the government doesn't stop its crackdown on the opposition but that crackdown continues with the syrian army deploying tanks and armored vehicles to the town of rostock russia has been calling on both sides in the six month long conflict to hold talks that has opposed sanctions jacob hornberger founder and president of the washington based of freedom foundation says the real aim of western intervention might be to put their man of power. sanctions have never succeeded in achieving regime change which is

what the u.s. goal is and then let's keep in mind that this was a dictatorship that the us government used one time to torture a canadian citizen name a whore air are they supported mubarak they support the dictatorships in saudi arabia jordan but what they're trying to achieve is to put their man in power that's the whole quest of us foreign policy so there's a lot of hypocrisy here too as well this is something that the syrian people should decide not the u.s. government it's none of the u.s. government's business this revolution's an ouster of regimes should be up to the people of that country because as we all know the price can sometimes be very high in revolutions and that's why it's up to the people of that country to make that decision. using humanitarian explanations for justifying more interventions echoes colonial imperialism according to british author and journalist simon jenkins a columnist for the guardian newspaper full interview coming up in about twenty minutes here's a preview. i do not believe the states. legal

rights organization or duty to interfere in a little over in states is written into the united nations charter this is not a country to threaten britain didn't threaten its neighbors and invaded and a neighbor was going about his own business as you put a revolution it was if i'm sure last of these are from the main guns the nasty things have moved the world. the excuse then might have been something else to about to happen and then just to get rid of the invading a country and its capital is i think quite extraordinary it's an increase it's a noble concept. we tend to be in countries where we have some interests of the state or will tend to intervene we think there is a quick little room to be had it was a case of interop. was the case here all i knows is more value sponsibility there is no british anymore. probably a cranium prime minister yulia timoshenko back in court for day two of the hearings

after a two week break she's accused of abuse of power during gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine claimed she denied today's session we'll hear evidence from a representative of nothing guys the company that claims her deals brought almost two hundred million dollars worth of losses on trial since june to macheda was arrested in august on charges of attempted for the arrest sparked mass protests in ukraine's capital with some of her supporters clashing with police. turning out some other stories making headlines across the globe libya's national transitional council says if things he's hiding in the west of the country and protected by loyalists along the algerian border he while fighting continues in the city of sirte where more than two hundred thousand libyans are in danger or in danger of being caught in the clashes severe food water and power shortages have also been reported meanwhile u.s. media says an estimated twenty thousand heat seeking missiles were stolen in libya and it's not known who now has the. afghan police say

eight officers have been shot dead three others wounded in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the country's south this a day after sixteen civilians were killed in a different province when their station wagon struck a roadside bomb eleven of the victims there were children the taliban's been stepping up assault across the country to recent months as nato begins its withdraw it begins to withdraw some of its combat troops. in. iraq has made its first payment in a three billion dollars deal to buy eighteen f. sixteen fighter jets including training and weaponry from the u.s. planes which will be delivered next year are to protect the country's air sovereignty after the american military leaves there are some forty four thousand u.s. troops in iraq all scheduled withdrawal by years in iraq is hoping to buy fighter jets but is still awaiting us approval. for a new g.m. and more forces loyal to tribal leader have shot down a government or plane i was bombing their positions north of the capital the jet

fighter was down by anti-aircraft guns near the on hub region where insurgents overran an army base earlier this week the capture comes after weeks of intermittent fighting between pro and anti-government forces president ali abdullah saleh who's under international pressure to step down returned to the country last friday sparking violence in which dozens were killed. and still ahead this hour dropping out of school for a life of picking cotton we were for how millions of women in india suffer abuse while working plantations across the country. but first in the united states where anyone has the right to speak their mind but those opinions can sometimes carry a high price at least that's been the experience of some high profile figures who have lost their jobs or their reputations after voicing their views especially when it comes to some hot button issues as our she's got reports. an american icon legendary singer world war two veteran and pacifist tony bennett has come under

fire for speaking his mind on a radio talk show he said america's actions of brought it provokes terror to terrorists are we the terrorists or are the terrorists well two wrongs don't make a right so the ones who started the plane flying into the world trade center do you know i don't know about tony bennett was attacked afterwards with stinging criticism from some quarters then he went to great lengths to apologize to those his remarks may have offended i like to say that i am sorry my state statement suggested anything other than an expression of my love for my country america calls itself the land of the free but some are asking why a living legend like tony bennett has to apologize for his thoughts there's no tolerance really for any deviation from the official line even though here in america we're very proud of our freedom of speech and the right to speak as considered holy except if you say the wrong things and you can get in trouble

artists have musicians have now tony bennett it's being questioned freedom of speech proved no defense in protecting the jobs of a number of probably figures in america sacked after comments that appeared to challenge conventional u.s. establishment views journalist helen thomas who'd been a white house reporter for over half a century was forced to resign after she said he's really should leave land it's taken from palestinians everybody's been fired for what they say they could. not if you say anything about the president the united states you call them anything in the book but you can't say anything about israel. automatically makes you any sematic see it is former senior editor of middle east affairs and now sir was sacked a year ago because of a tweet she wrote about her respect for a lebanese cleric who at one time had been seen as the spiritual leader of the hezbollah but had later broken ties with them there also apologized it was promptly

pushed out of the us mainstream media it's all about consequences social and economic this pressure rather than real censorship politician six pressing ideas against the establishment you come under fire true like congressman ron paul who is running for president and some of inlaw narrow higher than i have been receiving. they have been explicit and they wrote. that we are can act we attacked america because you had bases on our holy land in saudi arabia you do not give palestinians fair treatment and you have been bombing. i didn't say that i'm trying to get understand what the motive was behind the bombing at the same time we have been bombing and killing hundreds of thousands of iraqis here near would you be annoyed if you're not annoyed by who got in there some problem booed and labeled unpatriotic by some just like tony bennett was when he spoke his mind it's not so

much about what these people say that led to them. or even being fired from their jobs but rather about the fact that in a country that prides itself on freedom of speech that freedom of the concept i have to price i'm going to check our reporting from russia article. where you can find the latest news updates and also aspirant r.t. dot com here's what's a click away right now. british justice in the dark as a convicted terrorist gets released from prison halfway through his sentence. and facebook. some powerful friends having launched its own political action committee just raised as a lobbying capitol hill. and check out images on our youtube channel of a powerful typhoon assaad that slammed into the philippines leading to hundreds of thousands of evacuations all that and more at archie dot com.

more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. before asians rule the day. probably in this news block millions of children across india give up school and hope of a better future to support their families often end up working in cotton fields and while they earn a few bucks rights activists say they lose a whole lot more and they warn that little is done to protect the children from being physically emotionally or even sexually abused archies prius free to reports from your art. from across the street sixteen year old navin prosodic can hear the chatter of children a few years younger than him going to school but his school going days are long

gone. into work on cotton plantations with the dream of making money for his family i went to the farm where i work from four am to six pm every day twenty six of us children work at home as i wasn't paid so the work i did was for nothing. he was promised the equivalent of around two dollars per day but left the plantation that summer with nothing r.t. obtain this hidden camera video from social workers who say that these children are regularly sleep deprived hungry overworked and oftentimes physically verbally and sexually abused but they do use these visuals to provide evidence to policemen in the area so they could conduct a raid and save the children. we need to highlight the beauty of bt cotton is produced with the blood in her children won't confirm eighteen hours we have seen many cases and you know work has been ranged the children are taken to the cotton

plantations each summer and used to pick cotton their fingers are better able to pick the plants and the farmers can lower costs by paying them less than adults agents or middlemen say they're just trying to help the kids make money and that they too ended up getting cheated in the process but they're going to get a leg with. all the movies i can give him the movie commission. in many rural parts of india schools for children above the age of fourteen are rare so parents believe that if they send their kids away to work at least they won't have to worry about how to feed them seventeen million children in this country are engaged in labor work our culture is actually not included in the child labor prevention act seventy percent of india's economy is dependent on agriculture still many people argue that banning it would actually prevent children from working in the fields with their parents. x.-press say that it's a problem that stretches far beyond india these plantations harvest bt cotton is

scientific a preview for genetically modified cotton monsanto an american agricultural company that critics say has a monopoly on agricultural practices around the world sells bt seeds to these farmers boss who many international companies are investing in and involved in the b.c. courts and the cost of production is too high a multinational companies won't mind that work for now the victims of this mass scare children can barely speak about their time at the plantations. i came back home now i want to. introduce six of us were cheated by going to the theatre cheated out of a childhood for the greedy to make a buck preassure there are to be india. when americans up next with the business news stay with us here on archy. poems of business report here on our t.v.

thanks for joining me is andy trust authorities have raided european offices of gas brought over possible breaches of competition rules the company's partners. are also subjects in the investigation now for more i'm joined by our teasdale bushell who is in brussels hello to danielle so what are the allegations against gas problem. well that's right there was a coordinated raid across the alps is not just of gazprom all its suppliers and intermediaries companies like german energy major all w.-e. who can supply heat and electricity or to consumers like homes and offices there is a position of course fixing their own fears the relationship between supply and intermediary too cozy and there's not enough competition on the gas markets in europe the european commission has issued a statement saying it suspects exclusionary behavior such as multipole titian the obstacle to network. barriers to supply diversification as well as possible

exploitative behavior such as excessive prices now around one in four homes in europe all supplied by gazprom through joint national champions twenty sites in ten countries have you reviewed principally in central and eastern europe is being seen here in brussels as a final big check up before the european union opens up its national gas markets to international competition. and what is gazprom got to say about all this received. from says it's ordinary practice an official in its exports oh my did such inspections of standard within the framework of competition rules under have been applied regularly to all of the leading european energy companies there was a similar investigation in two thousand and five which found that goes from didn't breach any antitrust regulation it follows a new complaint from lithuania which are whose energy minister says economic and political pressure exercised by the monopolistic gas supply aims to stop

competition. from the noise those claims. ok thank you daniel bushell reporting live from brussels on that always rates on gas prices thanks very much for that. now let's look at the markets russian markets regain their post share with half a second the party is gaining a quarter of a percent let's take a look at some. individual cheryl small them isaac's right now energy majors are trading in negative territory and lower crude oil from an ralston after losing more than one percent i mean while concerns about of european debts awaiting on financials spare bank is losing one point eight percent this hour and among the gainers is now a snake getting seven percent the company jumped the most in three weeks after it started accepting bids for its four billion dollars buyback program. and markets are lower in europe banking stocks pulled back following two days of strong gains that so many new jitters over

a solution to europe's debt problems banking group one point six percent while hedge fund manager man group tumbled seventeen percent after reporting the shop boys assets under management bankers topping the losers list on the dax dropping four percent and all is heading for the biggest quarterly decline since two thousand and eight that some speculation that fuel demand will drop as the u.s. economy slows and europe's debt crisis but as consumer sentiment grand blend is trading at a one hundred six dollars per barrel. is it eighty three dollars per barrel. that's all the time we have for on this business report but i'll be back with more about what it's like. coming.

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