with washing our t. coming to you live from moscow now we begin in northern kossovo where nato peacekeepers have used shoot to kill threats to break a roadblock by serve protesters on the border earlier attempts to remove it this week failed and left several serbs injured a large islamic saying at a show of skiis close to the action that he sent this report friday the case for troops removed one of the barricades which. the course was set up in order to block the police and the k. four troops from gaining access to the area and we understand that more than one hundred k. four troops came over there pointed their guns at the serbs blockading this particular area and ordered them that they should leave the serbs obeyed and retreated peacefully with no violence and set up another a manmade checkpoint they put two large trucks on

a bridge thus blocking the road the access for troops into the northern part of course there was still more than ten people remain in local hospitals in me that i would say in the town of. after being injured in tuesday's clashes with the k. four troops we managed to pay them a visit and ask them what exactly happened on tuesday. that is. we were standing by the barricade when the soldiers started shouting and shooting at us i didn't know what they were shooting with so i got scared and started running away and i was hit on the shoulder and it turned out to be a perforating wound of my lung. the most interesting fact here is that the k. four troops and nato have been trying to convince everybody that they only used rubber bullets and tear gas grenades against the angry mob to pacify them but doctors in local hospitals told us that they those people who were injured in those

clashes were delivered to hospitals carrying gunshot wounds to the room. seven men in heavy condition gunshot wounds fractures and bruises there were not wounds from rubber bullets not a single of them had a rubber room all those wounds were caused by regular bullets which we extracted from their bodies now the serbs may have lost one of their checkpoints but they have lots more around the area we've counted more than ten different checkpoints the determination of the serb people is very strong to show that they do not want to be part of the course of a republic. although they are telling us to leave but we have no way to leave this is because cost civil is our land our home and our life it seems to be on their own now and we will stand our ground. there has been very harsh international response on the actions of this week here in kosovo with the united states accusing the cost

of a service of provoking violence and the russian foreign ministry expressing deep is the concerns over the situation here saying that this may seem as a small as a minor border crossing dispute but in reality this could destabilize the situation in the whole region all the actions of the nato peacekeepers may only provoke and not prevent more violence that's according to belgrade political analyst. they've totally and openly stepped out of the un mandate and they're really really now just like during one nine hundred ninety nine during the bombing when they were at the air force for the albanian separatists are now acting as their infantry so this is what we have this is a clear breach of the u.n. charter and of the resolution twelve forty four all they're doing right now is that they're actually. destabilizing the situation they're actually bringing conflict. everything was reasonably peaceful until they gave the green light for albanian

special police forces to forcibly take the administrative border back in july and ever since then they've been giving them full support so they're encouraging actually the government in prishtina. headed by ha shem toci who is wanted for various charges from organ trafficking to drug trafficking and that they're encouraging him to more violence that they're not a peace factor at all they're a total factor of war and destabilization. well a correspondent. is in call civil and he will be bringing you updates as and when they happen meanwhile you can also head to our tease free video page to get the freshest pictures there's a border dispute and you can watch them there or download them in a broadcast quality all for free to check it out on free video dot r.t.d. dot com. if you're. going to take

three. three. three. three. three blog video for your media. free media r t v dot com. people in tripoli have been protesting against the revolutionary troops that took over the city well they're angry that hundreds of armed men are still cruising the streets after capturing the city of late august locals argue that their process is provides little security as they follow particular orders and they fire their weapons at will robert parry is the editor of internet investigative magazine consortium news and he thinks people are now realizing the cost of blindly supporting the revolutionary forces. there was evidence even going back to the very beginning that the eastern part of libya was a hotbed of islamic radicalism some of these people have been connected to al qaeda

one of the al qaeda leaders who was killed recently a was a libyan and he came from this general area and now we know that one of the leaders of the rebel forces that took tripoli was also considered very close to al qaeda and was indeed detained by the united states for some time before he was allowed to go free so it appears that the people with the guns on the side of the libyan rebels are now the government are people who have this very mixed background and it's not clear how that works out when you get down to the point of once the country is under the control of this of this force which side of this force will will be predominant. libyan revolutionary forces say they have surrounded the city of sirte gadhafi stronghold meanwhile aid agencies are alarmed at the thousands of civilians fleeing the besieged town people are being driven from their homes by fierce fighting as well as a lack of supplies well the lions deputy editor of the independent online magazine

spiked says the situation has only been made worse by nato. this is the ever spoke of the thing things that i got rolling back in february the kind of half hearted intervention was always going to end up with last stand by gadhafi forces to fight is this is the kind of lost that we expected in tripoli a few weeks ago that never happened and clearly there's a loss on that and the thing about the interview the role of the international community no could be making things worse not simply by bombarding the city but boy actually having made such a fuss about civilians being injured or even though they claim to have a book by citing that it's given the khadafi forces a real offensive to keep civilians in the city probably against their will i'm sure many of them would like to get out of there no. affectively become a kind of shield by which the they can stay there for a loan for

a bit longer. with no end in sight to the libyan conflict and many are warning it could follow the path of the afghan war that's been raging for a decade now and later in the program we asked people in new york what they think ten years of fighting have achieved. even if we stay there another hundred years for a war there for that long it better be for something you know we better get something out of it and that's going to happen now opinions on the worthiness of the afghan war from the big apple and just a few minutes loss. as one of the worst droughts in the decades forces a growing number of farmers in india to take their. lives look at why their families drained the state not make sure. hundreds of people have hit the streets of portugal's two biggest cities to protest against a steady measures the debt ridden country had to ask for a seventy eight billion

a year old rescue package it made to avoid bankruptcy law under the bailout all has been agreed to implement harsh cuts but is still fighting to reduce its budget deficit and another struggling eurozone state greece is trying to convince international inspectors that it deserves another portion of its bailout the greek government has pushed through pension cuts as well as extra taxes to try and freeze its creditors live dartmouth an m.e.p. for the u.k. independence party says the e.u. is of session with the euro and with the end in disaster. for the greek people concerned adherents to the single currency means higher taxes low gov expenditure and cuts in the standard of living and also for and also even even for a country like germany in fact specifically a country like germany at here is the single currency means massive transfer payments paid to countries in southern europe and what's happening is that the germans are no longer putting up with it we shouldn't be where we are now and it is

because of the fanaticism of this european elite and we should look very carefully at what they have to say in the future these are and they are discredited what is very worrying is that as my as my father used to say to me when i was a young man he said if you make a financial guarantee the nature of five financial guarantees is that they get caught and there is a limit to how much even a country like germany can produce and of course a country like france is actually much much less and there will be a long term question marks over the credit credit worthiness of france and germany if the multiple trillions of yours which are required are actually paid up and called on. and it's not only greeks up in arms about the situation they've been dumped into the u.s. is also witnessing angry moves to the nation's financial hub hundreds of throwing their weight behind the latest demonstration named occupy wall street to protest against the huge influence and bad behavior of corporations and the billionaires

and associates was there. but the protesters are here for a simple reason they feel duped and defrauded by the system that land while street greed kicked off the financial meltdown that led to an economic collapse one in six americans are currently living in poverty bankers were held unaccountable and it was the people who have to suffer this could be the skeleton of a revolution or the beginning of one possibly as high profile activists and scholars started joining these crowds it became harder for the media to ignore these demonstrations it also became hard for most americans to not take these crowd seriously as police brutality started to occur last weekend over eighty protesters were arrested several women were surrounded by a police man and beast with pepper spray but these protesters say they're willing to pay any price to get their voices heard a lot of people are talking about the one percent you know and you know a fraction of the one percent that have all the money and really all of our if you think about it because we would they say goes they influenced

a lot of decisions which doesn't help anyone else but them so that's why everyone else is going through them as the protesters gather first family and support maybe are beginning to wonder if this could become reminiscent of what america saw in wisconsin the scripture for up to seventy thousand people essentially storming the capitol building because their voices come up and so we know what it was all so you can support that has two hundred fifty thousand people come out on any of these demonstrators are planning to stay here and grow in numbers until a real peace treaty revolution occurred after all if the arab spring was applauded by the powers that be why not listen to a similar cry for change. is the situation our teeth they are. all as the authorities are trying to silence the voices on wall street artie's and max kaiser and stacy herbert are susan to stay quiet that's when the two hundred g.m.t.

they look at why is some are so keen to put an. and the financial rumors. the world bank the fed to be oh you all agree there we can't talk the truth here in the financial world here's a little video clip i want to turn to and this is the former greek finance minister yano of papantonio and he is talking about this rumors of a fifty percent. haircut in greek debt should a solution require a fifty percent haircut as as i believe the current finance minister suggested no the cut in fact it's me is closer because if you did this. should be dangerous proposition for greece yes pop antonio financial harpies i mean that's and he doesn't want to talk about it understandably but the cure for financial herpes yanis pap antonio is you've got to talk about it you've got to go to the doctor or whatever and you've got to take care of your financial harpies i realize it's embarrassing and you should have been fornicating at the i.m.f. they gave you the financial rbs now you're

a pariah. the russian press is to ing over president medvedev the latest interview where he explained his decision not to enter the upcoming presidential race the president admitted he shares common goals with letting her put ten and the current prime minister's high popularity levels make him the best man for the canada c r t's eager face cannot has the reaction from the papers. well the president's interview with the heads of the three biggest t.v. stations in russia did focus on some of the most important to latest political events in the country such as his decision not to run for a second term in office his recommendation off prime minister vladimir putin for the top job and to the sudden dismissal off on now former finance minister ali see who didn't so there's loss of analysis and opinions in saturday's press in russia

opinions both positive and not so positive let's start with the crimean sun newspaper really was well known here in russia and it's published an article to try to show you this published an article the title of what were you after what's your ambition and the analysts that the newspaper was talking to have been saying that even though they need to do it if passed finally announced his political plans and the plans of his stand down with prime minister why didn't fortune there's still a lot of uncertainty since the official political programs for the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections still have not been announced however this point of view is not shared by the analysts that is this did newspaper spoke to the other well known big newspaper in russia it's published an article under the title of how significant is the timing and its analysts have been saying that the media

has finally managed to close a deal list of the biggest weird during that upcoming presidential election next to more true now or loss of focus is definitely on the sudden dismissal rolls now former finance minister aleksey khuda who is always thought to be the key ally both off the government and off the president's administration the kind of sun newspaper says that step to dismiss him like receiving more questions into what else could happen while the me that he did if he's still in office he. however there are analysts who say that the dismissal just shows that the president is serious in his ambitions just too much of the problem and she'll action will be held in russia in the same or in the presidential blow will be held next more cheney thing going to happen still according to me to be different it's still going to be up to the people to decide who gets to run the country next despite daily recommendation that

he gave me a super. political analyst mcconnell told our team to be a logic and ambition of the dead of secession was clear the day it was announced but now i think this situation is pretty logical. and mediator for both representing this same political force united russia not being completely similar and not being poisons in politics they're still pretty close to logically and politically at this point is needed if explained. is more popular. himself and the question is about winning the next presidential election that will not come automatically it will be a fight. more equipped to lead the united russia. in the next presidential struggle at the same time in the video is keeping his position as an important political figure has potential prime minister and potential leader of the united russia which

makes him a politician with great perspective in the future and you can watch the full version of that interview on r.t.e. dot com. now devastated by drought and crops killed by chemicals farmers in india face a battle for survival one of the driest seasons in decades is left thousands of farmers across the country with little crops and a big debt seaven prompting some to take their own lives and authorities preassure to reports the government is ignoring this growing problem. the sun is shining on these farmlands in southern india commonly known as the country's rice bowl they may look watch but the grass is far from greener out here farmers are killing themselves in the thousands on the closets without all of this most of the farmers are committing suicide due to the influence of the other farmers who committed suicide romola husband is one of many who succumbed to drought and debt and took

his own life some of the driest seasons in decades and an increase in pesticides and fertilizers have rendered their land bare for the grieving families left behind the future is ground. how should i carry on with my life nothing is good for me and my children and there is no one to help us how do i bear this trouble someone has to help us. while the government has attempted to deal with the high number of farmer suicides by compensating two thousand dollars to affected families many families say they haven't received any money and even those who have say it's not enough studies show that during the ninety's farmers were able to make around sixty dollars per acre of land every year today just about forty dollars for almost four acres of land the government has pledged billions of dollars in relief package is to farmers and promise to increase the minimum rate on certain exports but many

believe the farmers are being ignored. the government is neglecting agriculture basic information like wind power will be there or not is not available for the farmers the government is not providing sufficient loans which is for seafoam is to knock on the doors of money lenders. those who've tried to beat the drought themselves took out huge loans to dick wells but for many it's in vain. we are losing by making these wells but we are surviving because we are determined not commit to. suicide we are leading a very sad life just sinking water levels mean these wells are useless but have left a deep hole in farmer's pockets the state beings turned their backs on those who couldn't repay their debts the loan sharks are now demanding high interest rates and won't take no for an answer you have to the money lenders and financiers are frequently visiting our home and torturing us we want to be huge some widows like

rama luxe me are now the bread winners tending to two acres of desolate farmland and rolling cigarettes to earn money to feed her children like her late husband she has no one to turn to and no way out a lonely life even though there are thousands just like her preassure either archie tell him gonna india. you're watching r t n twenty four hours a day seven days a week our website is there for you with plenty on our top stories and also there for you right now harald water of a world famous type rope walker tries to cross the moscow river and both his nerves and his rope beginning to wobble but to find out if his death defying attempt proved successful at scar dot com up loss. of portrait of the russian prime minister vladimir putin created from a balance of title photos of the mona lisa again just log on to our t.

dot com for more photos from the international art moscow fair. well time now to have a brief look at some other international headlines somali pirates have reportedly kidnapped a wheelchair bound french woman near the kenya resort of lamo the navy and police chase the boat carrying the victim but feared and a tad. could end with a seventy five year old woman drowning the kidnapping comes less than a month after somali pirates abducted a british woman and killed her husband in the same area. the second typhoon in just a week just battering the rain soaked northern philippines forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate the first calls landslides across the region and left at least one person dead forecasters predict the thai food will become lot more

powerful as it heads towards vietnam. allied aircraft has crashed into a ferris wheel at a festival in eastern australia leaving a two children trapped on the ride for hours amazingly no one was seriously injured in the accident well just before the crash happened a rain had forced the majority of people off for the ride and the pilot said he never saw the real before smashing into it. now it's almost ten years since american troops led the invasion into afghanistan well the decade of fighting has led to thousands of u.s. soldiers as well as afghan civilians being killed lorri harford us now quizzed people on streets if they believe that this war story will ever have a happy ending. it's been ten years since the u.s. bombed afghanistan as a prelude to an ongoing war

a decade later has it been worth it this week let's talk about that for wars as no benefit so what are they still doing there for ten years i don't know what the heck they do and i don't know it's probably another vietnam. war where the problem is not a we're not. going to win it's just a case of more and more americans and others dying it seems clear cut see that it's not worth it i don't see a goal and i really see anything changing even if we stay there another hundred years it was worth it to hunt down al qaeda but i think we did there at the start with our special forces and for the past nine years i don't think we've accomplished much at all a very controversial question and there's pros and cons to the situation what are the pros the pros is i think that we have to make a statement that we aren't able to. seek things sitting down that we have a voice and whether it's there's more peaceful ways to present that probably how

does it go on for ten years that you take a stand for ten years it's a hornet's nest there's no winner over there we have great states we're in there with them but what do we have to do. well eventually we got to bring peace and i mean that's such a nebulous thing right like why we really bringing peace to afghanistan well only time will tell you know i don't really know enough about it to say whether it was worth it don't you think that's crazy that your country's been at war for ten years and you don't know anything about it that is a problem yeah. yeah do you think most americans feel that way you know i'm sure a lot of americans there are your pro and anti i look at this so i mean for for a war there for that long i mean i better be for something and we better be. it's a bit out of it if you think that's going to happen. it seems like most people don't feel like the u.s. war in afghanistan has been worth it unfortunately no one in power seems to be

listening. well that's the news this hour and i'll be back with a recap of our headlines in just a few minutes. the

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all them back here's a quick recap of the main stories we're covering here on our tape a deadly situation develops in northern kossovo as it may to implements a shoot to kill orders to break a roadblock built by local serbs and they're a disputed checkpoint the border crossing was seized two weeks ago by costs of a police aided by the alliance and since then the clashes have left several serbs injured. people in tripoli take to the streets angry at the former rebels still carrying guns into city hall that says thousands flee one of the few remaining gadhafi strongholds the city of sirte that's facing a serious humanitarian crisis. and operation occupy wall street aimed at inequality and corporate influence grows in the u.s. as protests head.