ten thirty am in moscow these iraqi headlines new york police get heavy handed with crowds of angry protesters demanding social and economic reform in the u.s. thousands gathered for the biggest rally of a three week long demonstration dubbed occupy wall street. back from the dead the syrian woman reported as the first female victim of the government's pro-democracy crackdown turns up alive and well it's for several media into backtracking after giving her supposedly have saturation coverage. violence flares up during

a twenty four hour nationwide strike in greece with police resorting to tear gas to disperse crowds in athens the latest protests come as workers grow increasingly angry with fighting austerity cuts. and in syria we turn to next is the former british ambassador to the stricken country explains how he sees all the events unfolding in the country. today i'm talking to basel eastwood's he's a former u.k. ambassador to syria he was serving in the last twenty nine hundred ninety six thousand the situation's changed a lot since then and we're going to talk about what the situation on the ground is like now mystery support for a russian talking to us today now russia believes that assets deserves at least some credit for trying to instigate some kind of reform do you agree well if he was seriously trying he tried to little them too late and his efforts have been totally undermined by the. violence that has been used on the peaceful demonstrations so

that for every. death it becomes that much more difficult to conceive of any solution which leaves him and his coterie in power so from here you don't think there's any way back for a start but i think frankly. the best one can hope for is some sort of negotiated transition. that might give him a way out. but it's very difficult to see how he can stay in power in the long run in the short run yes by increasing repression he can stay there. but in the long run it's not a viable transition to him that i mean if assad does go is there a genuine opposition that could feasibly take control in any kind of threats. that is the major problem the nature of the opposition is or the demonstrations is that they have been so largely spontaneous that there is no very

coherent leadership and the various attempts to bring together a leadership behind a unified proposal for an alternative have so far failed but it's becoming clearer and clearer i think to the man in the street him. syria that they've got to have a good alternative proposition if regime change is to be. not only credible but to happen without massive bloodshed and destruction so the pressure is on the various. aspects of the opposition to come together and form in terms of proposition so you think that the opposition in syria is less organized and cohesive than it is in there it's much more complicated certainly. because whereas in libya you have an opposition that is has come together to fight

a military campaign in syria you have an opposition. that is come together behind calls for peaceful demonstrations with the sole aim of. of removing the regime but that has not required the same sort of coordination that the opposition has had to acquire in in libya and what do you think of me down from the outside since specifically we've already seen the e.u. in haste oil embargoes on syria with threats of further access the situation doesn't create that what form do you think they saxons could take in and who do you think that effect and they depends what the sanctions are i would hope that the sanctions will be rather carefully targeted at particular individuals. and that's the course that has been followed so far except for the oil sanctions

basically as the net is expanding it to capture more of the the big businessmen who have worked alongside the regime and who have probably tacitly supported it in the past. so the tendency will be will be increasing pressure on them. to ditch the regime and find some other way of securing their interests and what about the ordinary man in the streets is there a way to avoid sanctions effect on him the problem for the ordinary person is that the whole syrian economy. is going to be more and more affected by the disruption and the insecurity and the total collapse of the tourism industry for example which is increasingly important in syria. so it is those things that are going to harm the ordinary man in the street rather than targeted sanctions how likely do you think it is that syria could tap into another maybe

a tight situation i sincerely hope that it won't what is remarkable so far is the extent to which the opposition has remained nonviolent there have been episodes of violence. which is understandable in a country where those quite a lot of weaponry around. violence is being used against the people. but so far it is green largely nonviolent and there are increasing calls amongst the opponents of the regime saying you know we've got to use violence i sincerely hope they will those calls will be resisted so i don't think it's going to turn into that sort of . civil war type confrontation i also think it's inconceivable that any outside powers would want to intervene militarily in a situation which is so complicated on the ground it's very difficult to see how

any sort of outside intervention would help indeed it would probably hinder it because it's the one thing that might bring all the syrians together in opposition to outside intervention so i just don't see that happening i think that's well realized amongst those who are most loved in condemnation of the syrian regime's activities how do you think this whole situation is going. prouty for what kind of timeframe for example very good question and i have to say i don't know the answer . we. i think the regime will probably survive. through increased repression and shown itself willing to do whatever it takes and so far there are no signs of the the core of the regime crumbling. but as the economy deteriorates as the. big business which has supported the regime seems that its future

cannot live outweigh i think you're going to see more. defections from the regime and there will come a point i would think within months rather than years. when things quite rapidly fall apart. if the opposition can get its act together. then. firstly it may happen is likely more rapidly because people see that there is no twenty and secondly when it does happen it may stand a better chance of being relatively peaceful rather than bloody chaos when we talk about opposition in syria what kind of people are we talking about one point three four it's very difficult because the the activists who have. led if that is the word the demonstrations on the streets are largely unknown

people. with. tremendous courage. and determination but their political views more positive way is to watch it happen to syria a largely unknown. but i think you can assume that it will not be. sectarian it will. have a. a role in it for the muslim brotherhood. part the syrian muslim brotherhood are relatively modern minded and will be i think prepared to play along with coalition politics. it will i think. be a regime which. is true i put it. mainly concerned

with its internal problems it is not going to be a regime which indulges in adventurism peace of israel or anyone else. but it will be a regime that is finding its way under very difficult circumstances and you talked about big business supporting the regime in syria but we also see support coming from the outside particularly from iran how do you think that will play out in such an unstable region well it's one of the things that i think has been spelt inspired e.g. the saudis to come out in criticism of the regime that. very many of the governments in the middle east are profoundly worried about iran. and don't like the extent to which what is happening in syria might increase iranian influence but i have to say that. the iranian government itself does not like to be seen

as being the principal supporter of a secular regime that is using violence in this way and there have been signs of a ring in embarrassment so. i don't know quite how this one's going to play out but i don't think it's a clear cut situation then leading emerging market economy per se or russia india china and south africa they all are pays a western approach to what's going on in the main banks do you think that the arab spring in general will result in division between the old and the new economic powerhouse in many of the states in the united nations' representation in the un. feel unhappy about the way in which. the resolution of the security council which authorized all necessary measures in relation to libya. was used by nato particularly from some u.k.

with american support as justification for. activity and support which has in fact led to regime change and i think a number of other governments feel this is a worrying. precedent. but it does not mean to say that. in any way favor either put out its regime in libya or what i said i was doing in syria that's a nice trip thank you very much one of the top pleasure. wealthy british scientists some time to.

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your police said heavy handed with crowds of angry protesters demanding social and economic reform in the u.s. thousands gathered for the biggest rally of a three week long demonstration dubbed occupy wall street. back from the dead syrian woman reported the first female victim of the government's pro-democracy crackdown turns up alive and well it's for several media backtracking after giving her supposed death saturation coverage of the violence flares up during a twenty four hour nationwide strike in greece with police resorting to tear gas to disperse crowds and the latest protest was workers growing increasingly angry with

the biting austerity cuts. more news coming your way in less than fifteen minutes sports up next with dmitri stay with us. hello there welcome to the school subjects you know to school to have a company with us again now top stories they stopped. giving up russia's football team for a massive width of action winced against it and will guarantee them a place that you wrote it's ten to twelve. on top of the west a narrow victory puts our lives at the summit of the cold fronts. and. still the end based top guns including cold and bridesmaids with a commission to try and save the time to levantine to twelfth season. so it's a hold on for russia's football as they sweep with europe's mental qualification we

are thinking of a cot cement block should end up on friday before a home clash with until rupp on tuesday what a magical if occasion will be made by winning those two games the dutchman just saying that cheap that same place can't quote drink as. much as they want to waltz that's in response to criticism leveled at some of the players reportedly doing just stats for what play off in slovenia two years ago of a court also saying he will quit his post should russia thale to make in next summer's poland and ukraine finals. onto the ice no way in the kontinental hockey league to now more school has gone with the western conference following a narrow two one hundred victory over scott st petersburg the hosts opens the scoring in the first period i don't know what is the brilliance of. these elites their friend spent found the back of the net straight to the second period where the muscovites doubled their lead cricket from that if they could afford to keep

the no chance for peace besides from close range three minutes later the visitors had the chance of a massive fireball free power play which will successfully convert to drive totally nuts from two on the one all school here in the russian. to talk. tennis i suppose the trunk of a has advanced into the china open court finals without playing how third round match that's after today's opponents of stories are had to retire reportedly due to stomach while maria kirilenko please keep playing time there are six of. the russian has already taken the open now six one the latest score in the second is new york of course they just started later today and that's a safe zone to make a single good of slovakia and current world number one person of this vaccine will try to overcome a strong man. on the way to the last eight. in the men's game the

only russian representative know how usually it is resting today as he's already through to the last eight but there are some players yet to qualify for the quarterfinals spend his foreign policy and must sell granolas in connection. six four and five thought in the second set. of china the second round match is called nurture that takes some thought the. fun in the late question of the day. and the sun. of spain. america's national basketball association labor dispute between owners and players shows no signs of resolving anytime soon belleek canceling the rest of their pre-season games with that proposed november start now i seriously doubt boston celtics star paul pace attending those negotiations was joined by the mile and a host of other stars jarrett fisher one of the more vocal plays representatives

but the reporters were all the waiting the arrival of face high profile lakers teammate kobe bryant rumored to be working extensively to side with polonium in italy no common ground between those names and allen is as yet. today we were all being you know announcing the. cancellation of the rest of the exhibition season by monday we will have no choice but to answer the first two weeks of the season. that's where we are. engaged in more. discussions today close you know we're and remains to be a very large which we. know the n.b.a. . today was not a. former n.b.a. star shaquille o'neal who spent nineteen seasons in the best possible league in the world expressed regrets concerning current lockout situation the big check last

season it's unfair to those who matter most of the sport. do. you know. good grief. i was part of the market. for if you. were. going to. formula one now where with the best of all but securing this season's crown the man who sits seconds in the standings has guaranteed his long term future with current team. thirty one year old jenson button who one form of one thousand and nine commits seeing his driving through chip by signing works the team calls a multi-year contract driver's current agreement will set to expire after the

season but some go back in her face yes it would have to win all five remaining races with a full stop so not scoring a single point so it's really not all about trying to tar heels for the pretty. over to go throw away tiger woods is going to make another return to the sports he'll take part in a p.g.a. tournament in california remember what hasn't played since missing because i plan to live in p.g.a. championship earlier this year but the former world number one says he had a lot of time to practice during its absence it's always easy to come back from a layoff when you're you know what to do. it's very simple. i've done it before i've been on bunch of times but i'm implementing a new golf swing and in order to do that you have to get the reps and i haven't got the grips them. cows in surveillance to do the work feels natural.

but done that now which is good. russian professional golfer maria rich one of the tees off at the latest events in south korea this weekend our correspondent can serve him put up with has been finding out about her colorful life during training here in moscow. my david is arguably one of the biggest commercial attractions in women's golf since she turned professional in two thousand and six but he wanted five year old muscovite remains the first and only russian playing for time in the lead easier in toward following an impressive amateur career that includes victories in the russian austrian lithium and slovenian championships. because a girl i got on tour and i was the only russian player and i was there all the girls are half of them are english british and australian i was quite proud of tough to get myself good mates and you know in the end of the day they're playing and say the chairman has showed great improvements in her second year on the tour

with her career best finish tied for fifty cents beans and possibly can reel a round of sixty six and white as a result which almost finished fifty feet in the door rankings in two thousand and eight still have best place and so far and despite having some injury problems she's doing dishes and has lots of goals to achieve with her new coach their players play for another five years because of my back out i don't know how long my blood will give me a chance to play go further we set out some goals when we went to the eighty and hopefully get to win down there with a major i can go. professional golfer and spend most of their time travelling from one tournament to not that we can be the hardest part of the job however well in search of success some ladies you have been to many funny stories have a reason. to like area i don't mind to say a kid isn't chipotle and i put my pajamas on i want. to go

came back and my role was completely locked throwing inside so he had to go because it was going away day out so i went outside and all the guys were like i call we go through this now. despite bringing mourners to results over the last two years the trauma. stays optimistic and focused on golf however the one hundred sixty old brunette threats a lot of attention not only with her performances on the freeways but obviously also because of her appearance and not trying to attract my attention i'm trying to bring something more in girl that girls who are low played piano here and is getting better and better now so only him goes beautiful girls get into girl their chawner it isn't by any in a sport which is widely considered to be a hobby for wealthy people in her homeland and there is still a long way to go before being accepted as a mainstream sport in russia but with the likes of ritual in our country couldn't

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