mass arrests and an aggressive a crackdown in new york as police forcibly break up a protest by the occupy wall street movement in which some say is it reminiscent of the arab spring. while in the u.k. anger at budget cuts and forced redundancies abroad more than thirty thousand people onto the streets of manchester demanding prime minister cameron's resignation. and in our review of the week's top stories president medvedev says of the main consideration behind his choice to back bloody me good for president in two thousand and twelve is that the prime ministers of greater popularity. in the

besieged libyan town of syria to the humanitarian situation is critical people are dying because of a lack of vital medical supplies amid fears fighting between pro and anti coffee factions. in broadcasting live and direct from the heart of moscow this is r t glad to have you with us let's get right to your top stories anti wall street protesters have valid to continue their fight that's despite saturday's arrest of more than eight hundred demonstrators who are blocking parts of the brooklyn bridge the movement called occupy wall street is it venting its anger at high unemployment rates the two thousand and eight bank bailouts and social injustice and as artie's marina fortnight explains the action of police is likely to add more fuel to the fire. nearly eight hundred protesters were arrested on saturday house then released by

the new york city police department and now as you could see by the crowd behind me these demonstrators are back on wall street continuing in their activism now it is this market here on wall street where the began their walk on saturday thousands of people eventually walked through lower manhattan to the brooklyn bridge and once they got on to the brooklyn bridge that's when the fast rest were taking place chaos ensued police officers were using nets to catch people that were on the bridge the bridge was closed down on both sides according to the new york city police department those people were arrested for civil disobedience now the people that took part in the demonstration on saturday are members of occupy wall street a group that has come together to demonstrate against government backed bank bailouts and corporate influence on u.s.

politics occupy wall street's describes itself as a resistance movement that has been inspired by the arab spring they said the time has come for an american spring or an american a model they say that their movement is now capturing not only national attention but international expansion and they are receiving even more support when it comes to how the u.s. mainstream media is covering the story that's an interesting take take a look at the new york times on sunday they had the largest picture of one syrian protester here lots of stories about what's taking place in syria and yemen and when it comes to the new york city protesters being arrested just a small picture here on the bottom we should mention that also the new york times reporter was on those that were arrested on saturday so as this movement continues growing and expanding there is a larger police presence down here on wall street but these demonstrators that. still let's say they are determined to stay here and pioneer their message for the

rest of the year and as i mentioned also there will be using it joining them later on in the week there have been scholars activists somebody coming down near here to throw their support behind occupy wall street that remains i know is whether anybody in washington is listening and will they do something about what these people are saying. and radio host and author steven alleged amendment says what started in the middle east and in europe has finally reached the u.s. where protests are a sign that americans are trying to take back their power scope we are across europe we are in greece and spain italy and the u.k. it in ireland and other countries the arab spring. but it certainly is for instance spain in committed to marry in the last ones. but now this is a route that he assures wall street everybody knows that the fakers are bad guys

who are too big to fail banks should meet this these people keep coming out in seven hundred would use the rest of it will be more in the streets they know a lot of peace to rome but the core issue was the power of money for everyone controls the power of money a supreme power that controls everything controls war and peace controls everything going on in the corporate world the big fears of wall street and the power of money literally go almost erik's runs a government j.p. morgan chase basically america but they were only government this asked to stop. sara flounders from activist group international action center says the u.s. is preaching democracy around the world while forgetting about the rights of its own citizens at home. this is really a police appart to shut down mass the sense here see u.s.

government that claims to speak for democracy all over the world are dropping bombs on people and many many countries and here at home when people are involved in democratic protests and demonstrations against the domination of wall street representing really the interests of the vast majority of people who latest polls today show that seventy five percent of the population is sympathetic to these protests thousands have marched through the northern british city of manchester in another protest at austerity cuts to public services and pensions the rally in opposition to the governing coalition and organized by trade unions coincided with the ruling conservative party's conference in the city party's lawyer and it was there. the conservative party conference has started ten months just and the movement politicians and delegates starting to arrive based happens overnight and that's made the thirty thousand people are turning out for this march through the

streets of munches to pretest what the coalition government is doing in the way of and you've literally got pool full of people hey you got the older generation thanks hands off ok and since you've got the sort of middle aged generation who fear that their job because as money to public services is last you've caused a very very young who are worried that things like nurseries and provisions for education will be cut and of course manchester. police put a lot of students turns out much like in all the marches that we've seen across the country turned out to protest against the rising cost of education i spake to some of the people who are here to austin just why they thought it was important to turn out today and here's what they told me i think it's important we send a message to the movement covering all sport in particular that the people on really suppose we. could stop always so this is a. pool so that the government knows the majority of people opposed to what you

know usually really cool shit so you can judge the page and he should have a choice but to try schools that well in which to try and build a movement of people bring this government down and bring in a government that doesn't offer working people now look to the fine is that you can see here around me are calling for a strike on the first if they need them but they calling for a general strike the public sector workers to downsize leave why should the government just exactly what it would be like if public sector workers didn't in fact show up for work in the mornings if that's what they're planning to do it will be the biggest unions in the country unison. they have all timed out here today to say we will town suit on the thirtieth of november unless you promise that you going to make these deep cuts in public specify. i think that you'll put a they've been there all right many. the discontent in the u.k. is only now gathering pace but protests in a debt ridden greece have been going on for months. economic doomsday moves closer

for athens with a vital rescue payment delayed and the country quickly running out of cash. plus of strife for statehood the future of palestine is a clouded in intrigue with in the shadow of an imminent u.s. a veto hanging over its a bit of un security council. but planned reshuffle in the putin medvedev attendant has been the highlight of this week's headlines the sudden departure of the longest serving now former finance minister also gave the russian press plenty to chew on and in fact dimitri medvedev felt compelled to explain it to the media face to face the reasons behind his decision not to run for a second term in office as you car to be in a clutch over reports but pre-election period in russia could hold even more surprises yet. i think this week's headlines have been committed that it hooten putin that it and use of the japs what brought up olympics which russia hasn't seen

for quite some time while some criticised others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of photo shop rolled out some of their best work yet with the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rich shuffles in the corridors of power began to move the you know if you think your views on russia's economic agenda differ from mine as president of if you can resign should be more you know what's the use of my opinions do differ from yours only take such a decision after a talk to the prime minister pursuit of being the most successful still you can talk to whoever you want including the prime minister but as long as i'm the president making his decision you. know it's a surprise right now between the president and putin's longtime ally aleksey kudrin left many questioning is there a split in the tandem a possible change the situation with mr could is

a matter of discipline in government service we are a presidential republic not a problem and three months on it implements the president's policy if you don't agree you should step down meanwhile many read it not as a sign of a split really new maturity in russia's democracy. most were mostly a wish for thing carol on the part of the porn else these people probably remember the parish of the whole world better off when there was a rift inside deported buil which ultimately was one of the results of the collapse of the u.s.s.r. i remember before coming to power and read it gave an interview where he basically said russia will not survive another inside believes so from the very beginning i didn't believe that there was a serious rift the big news of putin yet again running for prime. didn't brought up so many questions that need treatment that have had to need top t.v. hats to cross the t.'s and dot the i's. of course it's nice to know that people

trust me as president and that my approval rating is quite high in the current circumstances but i also know that prime minister putin undoubtedly remains the most popular politician in our country at this point and his rating is even higher . the election campaign has just started ask ourselves a simple question which one of our people reject it. and primitive way what will happen to these decisions by the convention or these decisions are merely the parties recommendation to vote for those people that's all the choice is made by the people and these are not mia words you tap saluki true any politician any political feels may lose an election but many questions are still in the air like why would a politician like me trinidadians whose approval rating is still so high in russia not seek reelection and what will the face of the new cabinet of ministers look like under him should he become pm immediately after the united russia congress

many rejoiced in the thoughts of the country's top political quiz is finally over and they can go about their usual business but this week has shown that when it comes to the chess game of process and politics there are many more moves to be made before the final makeup of the new government is no it's to do that show up on our t.v. . and for the full version of the interview with president medvedev you can go to our website orci dot com. the greek government says it's a budget deficit will be cut this year and next but it will still missed targets by the e.u. and the international monetary fund. latest austerity measure is putting thirty thousand civilian service staff on labor by the end of the year and reducing of their pay the movies which would please you creditors and to get them to hand over eight billion euro and installment needed to avoid the nation going into bankruptcy next month international inspectors from the i.m.f.

the european central bank are now in athens to decide whether greece should get that money because our jesus or first reports the public long ago lost hope that a bailout will save the country's crippled economy. greece has been the place the child of the year. with family baiting to expand the belo own country look that's to get that much needed cash injection to help come with some condition here in greece the people say the price bad thing make them pay simply the high earning that. is headline take the first hit with the greek government's nice special tax it's one of the measures they kiss in place to try to secure the next tranche of money the country needs to avoid bankruptcy the extra tax which is to tell us about another three percent for people. supposed to help like some of the massive debt in the budget nothing more than a year's salary cuts rises in living costs people here already breaking points

the last two years. because. people's desperation has become increasingly evident on the streets of greece violence is repeatedly prey can out between riot place protesters. even more clashes this parliament faded in yet another measure the full if any property tax many people increase now question just who it is i think control our fortunes. are the bankers. bunkers are not being shared folders are not being. called again and again and again. and parts appears in unison despite germany having dated positively to

expand the size and power of the year panned out fans who are critics are questioning whether that will be a concise now tend to the many challenges. still faces the problem it will move from and will start parsing rather european countries into german banks to be. sure even germany. more skilled people will be you know. will be affected you will find a solution just look for all the european countries with past measures failing to have the banks it's political leaders continue to struggle to convince that public . still hangs in the balance that these places that's a district. to continue many people hate is that because he says it can't risk having not only a financial the democratic deficit as well. r.t.

as though being in athens egypt's ruling military council has agreed to amend the country's election law giving in to the demands of protesters political groups also threatened to boycott upcoming polls fearing that the current rules could allow supporters of next president mubarak to return to power in november's probably measure elections the decision comes just days after massive protests showed egypt's capital thousands gathered in cairo's main square in the rally to reclaim the revolution many feel let down by the transitional military council which has so far failed to implement promised democratic reform parties and so now he went to cairo to see what else is. driving back on the streets. we knew that change had come to egypt a new chapter called freedom and democracy came to book by its cover when reading posts mubarak's egypt it's between the lines where you'll find the new chapter

hasn't been published ended or slightly revised we still have the supreme council of the armed forces those. i cannot say that have been. in any sense giving this country towards democracy barak me to go on but his policies are not that hosni mubarak's case is ongoing at this tribunals new figures from human rights watch claims more civilians have been forced to face military trials for the last six months some twelve thousand during the entire thirty year rule of mubarak ever civilians are giving five to you know seven years in prison a lot of torture has occurred since staff has come into power. actor ali soberly doesn't clown around when it comes to the supreme council or scaf he has taken part in protests since day one and still has scars from being detained

because of the much worse he said very long they told people they had to stick it only for months after that all shot through the struggle peter with a better head over least only because of the world and now most of us leave the country for thirty years according to law if i have to i will seek asylum i do want to stay fight for freedom like mubarak skaf gets the support it needs to rule egypt from graunt. that we get from the us that one point five billion a year the easier to seize from from the usa. and most of it in part because of the supreme court to the. the army the scouts and well the west coast history books will change for the better the arab spring is a massive opportunity to spread peace prosperity democracy egypt since our last reading the writing on the wall in many areas it's the same as before

going to interference from areas and getting more worse and he's now a r t con. thousands of people remain trapped in the procedure libyan city of sears has fighting between forces loyal to the national transitional council and khadafi remaining troops continues it is a plunging the city deeper into a humanitarian crisis people are fleeing the town driven from their homes by fierce fighting and a lack of essential aid agencies say those injured and trapped are in desperate need of medical help of people dying in the main hospital because of oxygen and fuel shortages and i were activist brian becker says this shows nato's mission in libya is doing little to protect civilians. clearly they're not protecting civilians when they're bombing cities that are considered to be procured offie when they're killing people not because they've done something wrong but because their

own political beliefs are contrary to what nato wants in terms of the kind of government they want for libya so i think that they need to be brought to justice i think though unless there's a very strong international movement for human rights in this instance i think it's unlikely they will be brought to court but the goal of the nato powers is the carry out regime change so that the conduct of the government is gone once and forever and that there will be a new government that will not necessarily be more democratic or more humane but will be an ally or i would say in fact a proxy a client perhaps a puppet of western powers in this country that has the largest oil reserves in all about for the ninth largest oil reserves in the world. a brief look at some other international headlines for you right now. pakistan has refuted afghan accusations of orchestrating the assassination of a blue who run new dean it rabani former afghan president and chief negotiator with

the taliban afghan authorities said they reached the conclusion after conducting an investigation that suggested the murder was plotted in the pakistani count city of quetta rabbani was assassinated by a suicide bomber pretending to be a taliban peace envoy two weeks ago. up to thirty soldiers have been killed after yemeni warplanes bombed positions of the country's own army it's not clear if the attack was a mistake the government has denied the incident however reports claimed the troops have joined the rebellion against yemen's president ali abdullah saleh the bombing was said to have been followed by an attack from al qaeda linked militants who killed more officers at the base. france and the u.k. have warned of their citizens not to travel to the volatile kenya somalia border that follows that the kidnapping of a wheelchair bound french woman by somali militants near the popular resort of lamu

on saturday the woman has reportedly been transferred to somalia after a sea rescue failed to get her back three weeks ago a british woman who was abducted from a nearby resort and her husband it was killed in an attack by somali pirates. violence flared up again this week around kosovo's northern border as nato led troops attempted to dismantle a serbian roadblock several serbs were wounded amid claims k. four officers were using a live rounds local serbs have barricaded the road to disputed checkpoints after albanians that sees them with help from k. four parties alexy are cesky out of the story from kosovo. in some parts of the world this rocky road would probably be part of an extreme safari because the world it is now quite. everest is july's border dispute many lives have been dependent on this godforsaken grable road through the mountains now this is the only way that belgrade can use to deliver food and petrol to the tens of thousands of serbs

living in northern kosovo the course of the serbs have been very clear in the road since july in response to the possible police checkpoints which enforce the trade embargo between belgrade and the beat of it's on tuesday the situation turned critical again clashes between the barricading serbs and the case for troops led to multiple injuries on both sides k. four blamed the cause of a serbs for starting the violence but injured alex on the beach i thought of to saw it differently this. 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 perforated my lung nato forces also claimed they used only rubber bullets and tear gas against the protesting mob this was quickly rejected by doctors in need of itself fuelling speculation as to who restarted its. forty seven

men in heavy condition gunshot wounds fractures and bruises all those wounds were caused by a regular bullet which we extract from their bodies nato troops we can set up a perimeter to their weapons and journalists and issued a shoot to kill the water for anyone trying to demonstrated they have totally and openly stepped out of the un mandate and they're really really now just like three nine hundred ninety nine during the bombing when there were the air force for the albanian separatists are now acting as their infantry belgrade has reacted with indignation and halted negotiations with course. so until the dispute is resolved meanwhile the four refuses to comment on their actions and goes to the board of barricades the puter is open now to serve trucks blocking a breach just meters away to destroy world block suggest this battle is far from over better is like this one are scattered all across northern kosovo and they pretty much reflect the mood of the local serbs it seems they would never give in

and accept the fact that they're living in a self-proclaimed state and in this book canyon melting pot nobody knows where this standoff go and why the troops were to come yet another frozen territorial dispute let's hear a sense and see reporting from kosovo and of course you can always find more stories comments and videos on our website r.t. dot com here's some of what we have a free online right now. and america's use of collective punishment to strip scholars communes of two hundred million dollars the american congress blocked aid in response to attempts to have palestine recognized at the u.n. plus. one preparing for another great flood no was our sales again thanks to a dutch family who promised free seats on board in case of emergency. the u.n. security council started it considering the palestinians

a bid for statehood on friday it was officially submitted by the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas last week a total of nine out of fifteen of votes in the security council are needed to push the application through the u.s. already said it will use its veto power to block the process but even if washington blocks the bid the palestinians it could still get an elevated legal status in the u.n. general assembly where they have a majority of support palestinian leader mahmoud abbas has a told r.t. arabic he is concerned the u.s. will pressure u.n. security council members to vote against the bid the full interview is coming up next hour. here are to. you in advance and we were officially notified of the washington will use its veto journeying the voting in its crib in the u.s. as the dominant power wants to extend its support to israel what concerns us most is that the u.s. wants to force all the countries that took a vote in the general assembly because more like and particularly members of the

u.n. security council to vote against palestinian membership in the u.n. this is the key to send for us all the member states all the security council have the right to use all as i would put it this use their right to me sir of course such a decision will be regrettable. again you can catch that full interview next hour right here on our cheek and i'll be back with a recap of our top stories in just a few minutes.

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