russian markets and with the best weekly gain more than what i have here is supposed to buy a rally in oil and metal stocks join me for the details in twenty minutes. it is now at seven o'clock friday night here in the russian capital with me role research showing the total number of those killed in the syrian conflict now stands at over three thousand and that's prompted the un human rights chief to call for international action to avoid a full blown civil war were killed in fresh incidents on friday after security forces fired on protesters activists claimed to have been joined by army defectors who were killed in clashes on thursday after fighting alongside the opposition movement but the government dismisses the idea branding the former soldiers as nothing more than gangs. as more. about one hundred eighty kilometers north

of damascus is a city of unrest on the site of five days of recent deadly clashes between security forces and protesters in which at least thirty died it's close to the cities of homs and hama where most anti assad protests have been taking place evidence of fighting in oliver stone is plain to see there was an air of suspicion the tense mood only broken by children now smiling but only two weeks ago these youngsters were witness to violence in their home town like this eleven year old we heard very heavy fire we heard airplanes but didn't see them it sounded like they were flying high we were really afraid and we were crying the whole time. the child was one of the few to talk most understand locals we met were hesitant to say anything about what happened telling us they didn't want to get into trouble. the areas governor gives his explanation why the military arrived. there were groups of people who had

their own demands they had these demands for a little while and then it all escalated when they armed themselves we saw the situation had become a threat to the people and that's why we decided an intervention should take place . where instead of the six we were. stunned to see this is the way in which the police work in the city here. what you see. what they see the. army says here. but opposition activists insists that these were not on gas or terrorists but army defectors so far the government has said little on the subject of decisions from the military i think it's a kind of a strategy by the government to weakening the. divorces so if they talk about the friction then it becomes

a signal that could be there would be more of the friction so people that. gangs it was so with this kind of this would serve their purpose but under the circumstances the morale of most affected by the violence in other stun is that of a ruthless dozen or so we are in syria. now five minutes past the hour here in moscow occupy wall street protesters have one bat first battle so after a massive cleanup effort by new york city officials was. against corporate greed considered it an attempt to undermine the month long rally. is in the midst of the events in new york. thousands at least two to three thousand ended up turning out here inside cody park behind me the crowd is a little bit smaller now they have gone on a protest stand at a march near wall street we actually just gotten reports of a clash with police but the massive massive turnout is really fueled i guess

speculation by the police department by this administration the mayors of ministration here in new york that. with so much media attention so many people they really couldn't afford another instance like what we saw two weeks ago where unprecedented number of new yorkers were arrested as part of the wall street occupy wall street occupation so i think there was a lot of fear that clashes could happen and part of all of this is the fact that these protesters most of the ones i've spoken to are determined to stay regardless of what the police does one man who i spoke to yesterday when we were really expecting some c.t.'s clashes had this to say take a lesson it's a pretext. to come here and move people out and then set new conditions about moving back in it's just it's the move to dislodge this group so we pretty much understand what's going on here we have twenty four seven clean up around here all the time and there aren't really any issues but we're going to make

a big effort to get because we had rain everything show you know we've ordered. good clean up you know that really has been the attitude for most of the people that we've spoken to here protesters for scrubbing the floors on hands and knees but really it's not about sanitation it's not about the cleverness of the park it's about the fact that these movements are spreading across america they're popping up in hundreds of cities across the country and folks simply the the establishment the police departments the politicians they're nervous they have not seen this kind of unprecedented movement in the united states and at this point it does not show any sign of dwindling we do know that up to over fifteen going to be the big data was. this is when these situations but expected to spread to europe but massive protests planned all across the country including here in new york the occupiers plan on staying here in zuccotti park they plan on birching in times square in the evening which should be very interesting to watch shall want to leave the president in

times square and a lot more potential for clashes because we have to keep in mind most of the arrests most of the confrontations with the police have been when protesters leave this area and walk down the streets that gives the police here a lot more of an excuse so to speak to. put people in corners and try to stop the movement that way but for now while the folks here are determined to stay we've seen terrible weather reno polls they have not been deterred by that so be very interesting to see how this plays out and whether he can play out peacefully or whether we'll see further crackdowns like we've seen for example in denver yesterday in seattle and across the country. reporting from the big apple well as the occupy wall street movement prepares to go global we are closely watching the romneys taking place in europe and the u.s. then miss our special coverage on saturday october the fifteenth.

the other. countries waiting for you. in social spending people in the blue against their government's economic policies follow the worldwide action against austerity. he is coming here live from moscow the european central bank has called on national governments to know that to ease the debt burden. head of a key meeting of world finance ministers who are gathering in paris tomorrow solutions to the crisis our europe correspondent daniel bushell. the patience of european central bank does seem to be running out it says that it can't really take the whole burden on itself it really needs the governments to come through the european governments come through and take some action because the latest come true problems with spain seeing problems with solidarity a failure of solidarity is how the downgrade of its rating

a game which is going to make it even whole different to raise money and pay off its debts we're expecting protests tomorrow perhaps the biggest protests so fall over you will start to measure in spain now russia's prime minister has come out and said that governments could solve this problem if they wanted to. the crisis is more political than a financial issue according to different estimates between one and one and a trillion dollars is needed the number is big but the eurozone can handle it it's a political issue because in order to gather those resources the leading european countries must offer a shoulder to those in trouble take political courage so governments in europe are accused of passing the blame no one wants to take responsibility but russia is one of many countries which is concerned by this because of course when the european economies are suffering the rest of the world has a knock on effect is the latest country which new austerity measures that means

more taxes potentially education health costing more and we are expecting coordinated action coordinated protests across europe including in lisbon over those austerity measures over the course which are thought to be extremely painful for the population now we've also seen john claude trichet saying that he does expect those governments to come through with those cuts in order to balance this budget but there is a meeting today and tomorrow of the world's leading finance ministers as they try to tackle this crisis has been in portugal. more just be too painful for the people who take these austerity measures my colleague has spoken to some of those who are victims of the crisis i'm afraid i'm afraid of the future i'm afraid that. things are going to be like they are in greece right now people in these matters they are not going to be able to to have a good life to have at least a decent. louche is an active member of the portuguese indignados delish movement

its participants believe the government is hell bent on pleasing the nation powerful and ignores the needs of the people they have to actually they have to realize that we are not there we are not we are not going to take bad for them and we want a problem and people are so i'm pointing out it's happening and it's happening. the worst period of unemployment in thirty years at over twelve percent rising taxes and falling wages are the reality of portugal's a bleak present situation things are so bad people are no making comparisons with cataclysmic periods in their history and looking to them for inspiration in a few centuries ago was in a situation similar to its present state because it was lagging the capital was all but destroyed by an earthquake but one that marketable the minister for kingdom that's his statue right there managed to pull the country out of the crisis three hundred years on however if you believe anybody will be able to perform

a similar monumental to. the portuguese in the not o's saying the solution is to create more jobs and cut unnecessary expenditure but the government was forced into seventy eight billion euro i.m.f. bailout earlier this year following in the footsteps of greece and ireland to pay it back to the stairs because had been introduced which will see longer working hours less holidays and even an end to the christmas bonuses which most workers enjoyed at the age when you are meant to start your life so that you know have your own space your own you know. have a kid's. life you can't you can't do it you can't do it because you can't afford to do it and howard noxious is that the. financial system and the political system that is intertwined with the financial system. is so completely twisted that conditions that. this this to me. personally the biggest thing

and as the crisis grows so too do the ranks of the outraged members of the indignados people. forget to mention out of the. meanwhile. democratic. national government democrat peter. rabbit will be forever your problem is deceased i'm off the cries. of the call for global day of action and october the fifteenth from the occupy wall street movement in new york is expected to get a loud response in portugal but for many of those who will fill the streets here it's not so much about revolution as it is about turning it into a simple fight for survival. and of course a more coverage of the unfolding debt crisis in europe is available on our website dot com also a life for you there right now

a wave of criticism and fears of cold war like tension on the korean peninsula as washington plans a new base for its navy in south korea also. imagine a job where you do nothing but sleep and get paid one hundred fifty dollars a day for doing it a position that really is on offer right here in moscow and find the full story to you dot com. the u.s. president has taken a firm stance against iran promising tough sanctions against the country over claims it was plotting to kill the saudi ambassador to washington barack obama says there's enough evidence of iran's guilt and is calling on the international community to make it pay for its behavior by further isolating tehran more on this when i was joined by professor saeed mohammed by randy from the university of tehran let's cross lives are now under professor thank you for coming on the program today washington is accusing elements of the iranian regime of being behind the alleged plot promising measures to hold iran accountable is it possible that

these measures could go beyond sanctions. everything is possible but the whole point really is that the united states is being part of the dishonest iran has absolutely no motive to carry out such an operation the prince is not a senior prince he's not very important so iran gains nothing out of such an operation if you ron did hypothetically want to carry out this operation they could have done it in the middle east in an area where there are more high profile figures and where it could be carried out much easier and of course d.c. is one of the most well protected places in the world and why would iran want to create an extra sensitivity with the united states so it's it's absolute nonsense and obviously iran gains nothing from it the only people who do gain is the united states. by distracting attention away away from its problems at home such as the economic hardship that people are facing its decline in the middle east it helps

israel come out of isolation it helps the saudis saudi regime he tried he united people against some theoretical as you as you say phone so i'm sort of as you say washington is the only city the only place benefit from these so-called allegations iran as you mentioned was saying the accusations are baseless but some of us reports do suggest credible evidence of iranian involvement here including claims of payments from iranian bank accounts just to iran do you think have any case do you want to hear. no not at all first of all this this interesting this payment from accounts if iran wanted to assassinate someone would iran wire money i mean if if the people who made up this story will read a couple of spinal they know that the last thing that you would do would be to wire money you'd give cash especially iran which is under the iranian banking system into and its financial transactions are under u.s.

scrutiny and the same is true with the mexican drug lords of as well why would iran give them have events like that or for example this iranian who supposedly went in spoke to a drug runner he told them that my cousin is a general big time general in the iranian military why would he give that sort of information to a mercenary to a hit man i would assume that he went there to to use proxy for deniability i mean i would certainly we've spoken certainly spoken to some cia analysts or former cia officers who say there are they do appear to be a lot of holes in these so-called allegations of this so-called story of what you mentioned a moment ago the issue of buying now the u.s. as many might say the u.s. is fond of imposing sanctions on iran but now washington is considering sanctions on iran's central bank and what impact could that have on our own. well at the end of the day the iranians will deal with any new pressure and move forward the

sanctions so far that have been imposed on iran have not had the sort of effect the united states the united states was looking for at the end of the day right now according to the i.m.f. iran's growth is is is is it is ok it has i think roughly three percent growth whereas the united states is not growing at all and neither is europe but the more pressure that the united states tries to impose upon iran the iranians will push back as well reliant on our audience will push back in what manner would they push back you talking all prices or no i think that the iranians have many we means to put pressure on the united states look how the situation in the region is unfolding already you have all america's allies in the region are becoming more and more unstable and the only country really in the region that is stable is is iran. but if i could go back to a couple of more holes in these accusations because i think it's very important for

people to recognize that the united states is being dishonest because this is the united states is threatening world peace through its dishonesty. in addition to the two that i mentioned the third is that this iranian who was in the raf he was in u.s. custody he allegedly contacted his cousin who is this big general in the head of this operation and he told him on the phone to carry out the operation would a senior intelligence officer say that on the phone on an international line to the united states or for example why would. the mexican drug cartels which make tens of billions of dollars on drugs. put themselves at risk by carrying out an operation for a million in the house. and the i somehow doubt this is the last we're going to hear of this whole story i prefer society for us all the time we have for today thank you for having me. you were are to now moscow is reportedly preparing a response to washington's planned missile defense system in europe it follows

comments by the incoming u.s. ambassador to moscow who said that washington cannot guarantee this system it won't target russia artie's or go to skin off as more. washington is speeding up its plans for its missile defense system in europe despite all these alarming questions coming out of russia spain born to romania and turkey have agreed to host elements of the system all military authorities in his plan that the shield will be finished by twenty eighteen officially it's supposed to protect washington's allies in europe from potential threats coming out of iran and north korea but moscow has been sounding the alarm saying that the system could be a potential threat to its national security moscow has been proposing that this project should be a unified shield which would include russia and the united states where all would share the responsibility for the safety of each other but washington and some nato

officials have been saying that this is not possible since russia is not part of the alliance moscow then started asking for legal guarantees from washington that this is no will not be aimed against russia but the newly appointed u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul is calling saying that his country has no plans of making these legal guarantees we've already heard from russia's envoy to nato meeting about boys who said that if this is the case then moscow will have to start thinking about making its own efforts to restore the strategic balance of forces in europe and now there are also reports in the russian media from a source from the kremlin which says that russia will. be cheaper but affected way too and so what are the fans plans in europe so we'll see how the

situation develops but it's definitely a fact that washington is not planning to back down on its anti missile defense plans. i want to tie. if you get involved now we'd like to know what you think of the issues we're covering here at our look onto our web site out to dot com to take part in our latest online poll where we're asking why you think the talks between russia and the u.s. of a missile defense of failed your numbers are right now so far thirty eight percent say the u.s. is to blame because it would never compromise thirty five percent are convinced it's all because arms makers need to sell their weapons about a fifth believe that russia and the u.s. are just natural enemies who would never agree on anything and a minority think it's because russia has demands are reasonable do tell us what you think now at r.t. dot com. ok let's check out the world update here on r.t. some other headlines from around the world for you this hour in libya fierce fighting continues in colonel gadhafi his hometown of sirte while gun battles have

broken out in tripoli for the first time in two months revolutionary forces have opened fire suspected snipers loyal to gadhafi one. shooting began after a man was spotted raising the green symbolizing the ousted regime it's the first serious outbreak of violence in the capital since the rebels seized control of tripoli just. italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has survived a decisive parliamentary vote on confidence which was key to his continuing political career he had faced calls for his resignation by a political rivals and members of the business community all amid a series of damaging sex scandals and a weakening economy the securing of the vote of confidence allows the polish going to now stay in power through to the end of his term in two thousand and thirteen. police have reportedly fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters in the capital

tunis islamic demonstrators gathered outside a local t.v. station which they criticized for including an image of god in an animated film the clash comes just a week before officials hold the first polls in tunisia since longtime president ben ali was overthrown at the start of the arab spring. in the thai capital a huge effort is underway by the military and volunteers to strengthen the cities and flood defenses authorities fear rain and high tides which of course the devastation across the country could now move into. flash floods have killed two hundred eighty three people and devastated cities in six promises just since july. are you up to date on the news or now it's time for the business with korea. hello welcome to business the sol the world's second largest maker of consumer goods unilever is buying an eighty two percent stake in russia's leading cosmetics

maker colleen the deal is worth four hundred million euros of the move is part of unilever strategy to conquer a fast growing emerging markets colleen it has a thirty percent share of russia's skincare market at the company's stock price shot up forty percent today's trade is of the deal. russia or actually is one of the last consumer markets in europe which are able to show double digit growth every year and this is why european companies. spend a lot of money here invest a lot and big huge. let's have a look at the markets not all is rising reversing only a loss is after a group of twenty and i'm officials said that washington based lend may increase resources to help stem the new tech crisis brand blandest rating at one hundred fourteen dollars a barrel while doubling t.-i is at eighty six dollars a barrel u.s. retail sales data gave stocks a boost as investors away european debt crisis response retail sales rose one point

one percent in september boosted by strong auto purchases also giving stocks a lift our earnings reported by search engine google shares rising six point three percent and european markets were higher on friday miners a technology stocks helped offset further losses for some banks following a series of downgrades and warnings from brokers and credit rating agencies shares eric said rose three point four percent after its mobile handset joint venture sony ericsson broke even in the third quarter and said it still expects modest industry growth in two thousand and eleven. and here in russian markets and with the best weekly gain in more than one and a half years boosted by world and metal stocks they rallied on metz europe's debt crisis will be contained the r.t.s. game three point eight percent bottom isaacs and it will with three percent of the present a look at some individual shambled some of my six most of the blue chips were trading in the black goods fair buying soaring over

a seven percent the london has announced is going to increase the share of foreign activity and its profit to seven percent three years coleen has jumped more than forty percent its highest on record of the deal with unilever it and the company's share price wise has to be capped because of my six training rules and north make it was also on the rise that's despite the company's first half net profit plunging twenty two percent to one point eight billion dollars. russia says new european energy legislation could create problems for further gas cooperation it's called the third energy package and bans energy suppliers like gas from oil gas pipelines to. fortunately a number of events of happened of late which pose some problems to our gas corp i mean the legal basis their contractual basis and finally the organization of the process i'd like the energy minister and to gazprom chief to submit their proposals

on how we can build our relations with the european partners taking into account the observance of the rules of the so-called third energy package. that's all i have for you this hour but don't forget you can always find more stories just. lost .

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seven thirty pm on friday here in the russian capital you with a summary of the headlines now syrian activists claim security forces opened fire on protesters killing seven people and while the death toll in the conflict reaches just more than three thousand the opposition says it's been joined by a defect is dismissed by the government as. occupy wall street protesters win their first battle after new york city council's a massive cleanup operation in the park where they've been camping the demonstrators say they won't give up as the occupy movement looks set to go global . and the european central bank says it's done enough and it's time for governments to take them.