one pm in moscow i met treasurer good to have you with us here on r t our top story greece is closed for forty eight hours flights grounded schools shops and factories all quiet is the country endure is what's being called the mother of all strikes arguably the biggest protests since financial turmoil that's crippling the country began but more cuts could be coming archie sara for has more from athens you can see behind me already the numbers growing outside the parliament building the beginning of the forty eight hour general strike and already lots and lots of people turning out we've got the riot police in front of the parliament building that make or break week for greece that's how it's been described we've got the upcoming vote in parliament even more austerity measures to be passed to try and meet the demands of the foreign investors and we can't either leaders will be

meeting in brussels to decide really what on earth they going to do about this crisis but we've been here the full we had the strike at the beginning of the month that was a public sector strike even more people expected today in athens at the moment you could garbage already lining the street the rubbish collectors have been on strike people it's simply reached the breaking point and really now for a much more social response because the people here said the sort of tax base measures that have been used by the government and e.u. leaders to try and plug this massive deficit in the budget simply isn't having the desired effect and you can see the anger on the street the people who really have had enough of this is very very tricky this really what you feel at the moment it's a very take the iceberg because what's actually going on in this country is that they're suffering from crippling unemployment they're suffering from these huge tax hikes most people in greece have had their wages cut some by up to about thirty. he

said so a very difficult time for them indeed and people here said you know what you have people as part of the problem the not is part of the solution then they're simply not going to be able to reach an ounce to say what the leaders are discussing that financial rescue plans and fiscal policies really they going to be want to be considering how they get the people in these countries back onside and how so we gang growth in this country that's such a difficult time but i'm sure analysts patrick young says the situation in greece is so dire more belt tightening won't help shed its debt. i think we're actually coming close to the end because ultimately the greek economy is in such a mess there's simply nothing can be done i mean what we're trying to do here is take the world's most obese person and give them a crash diet so they're going to turn into i don't know cindy crawford by the end of next year i mean it's simply impossible you can't do that the greek real ways for example i mean the salary bill something like one hundred million euros the

total amount of income is like one hundred million euros in total it costs about seven hundred million euros i believe to run the railway system you cannot possibly manage to change those numbers in such a short period of time the simple truth is greece has too much debt no matter of belt tightening is going to change it now and what's going to happen is we're going to have to take what we call in banking terms our haircut on the debt and ultimately it's not going to be cutting of the hair a lot of people are going to be left somewhat bald. not that there's anything wrong with bald as long as you got the right time to head for us head for it well tell us what you think is greece's way out of the problem that vote on our two dot com cast your say almost half advisor to invade an oil rich country of the sarcastic answer usually getting the top one just over a third say it's up to the greeks to work harder and spend less ten percent think greece needs to go cap in hand to the e.u. and plead for help in

a small few back the idea of the country selling or mortgaging part of its territory to escape economic collapse log on to our if you dot com have your say. anti wall street activists turning some of their anger against the n.y.p.d. over what they see as excessive use of force hundreds of people are arrested during the five week long protest with police using pepper spray at rallies but despite this the root cause of the campaign still winning over hard pressed americans artie's lucy cough and all of explains the popularity of the movement does seem to be growing not just among the demonstrators but with the regular americans as well in fact here in new york a recent poll that came out showed that seven in ten new yorkers support the movement and identify with the big frustrations the major frustrations that the demonstrators have expressed namely what they see as corruption in wall street and in washington undue influence by wall street over politicians and the political system in washington d.c. the nation's capital now we have seen. you see something really heavy handed

responses by the police department here in new york city. arrests over the weekend in times square as well as arrest have spread across the country for example in seattle a total of nine protesters were arrested after failing to evacuate the camp after being asked by police to do so in chicago about one hundred seventy five protesters were arrested in arizona more than one hundred protesters were arrested after demonstrating in a. they say as a nonviolent civil disobedience tactic we do know that several of the officers implicated on video with some of the violent tactics are being investigated now the movement does not seem to show any signs of giving up stephen in fact that there's a new global day of action that's being planned for up to twenty nine not just here in new york but all across the country as well as across the world in different

cities worldwide we also know that the financial situation for the protesters here in new york at least has improved protesters recently announced that they have earned some three hundred thousand dollars from donations both money that's dropped in box buckets throughout the park as well as to online donations what they will do with that money remains to be seen but they are getting more and more support it appears at least by the american people. parties lucy catherine of reporting she was reporting from the thick of protests in new york since they started last month and updating her twitter feed regularly as events unfold so you can follow online. on arrest engulfing syria descending into all out conflict with growing violence claiming lives on both sides eleven soldiers killed by army defectors this week shortly after the u.n. warned there is a high chance of opposition forces taking up arms of the crackdown on protesters continues artie's tessera sylvia has more from damascus. this is the office of the

trader one of the messages on the wall these rail and the us were able to buy you with a thousand dollars says another. this is where several opposition leaders work like . he had been a vocal critic and had spent fourteen years in jail and very bad time he recalls like many opposition members he thinks there's really very little room for reconciliation under the current environment. troops must be with their backs. it is. not like no. listening to people. he insists peaceful protesters were forced to respond to attacks by security forces but he acknowledges that now it's simply not black and white responsibility for the violence goes both ways. but some civilians killing. soldiers son was one of the first soldiers killed since

protests began in the country he was killed in on march twenty three. all foreign media acknowledge that too many of the army and national guards have lost their lives so how can some people say that on groups didn't exist. the civilians and the members like my son the members killed other members this is impossible the media that says it's plain lying. and variant lies the problem the moment. there is confusion about what's really in the organization is taken by each side and used to defend their position so if you're hearing the arguments for one side you'll likely believe them amid this atmosphere of confusion and misinformation the push for reforms continues what's a very forms this is another question whenever a new legislation is made we see an escalation of the security situation in syria.

but we come up absolutely. on the government as i mean some circles trying to propagate all voices from both sides are calling for dialogue to sit down and talk to the syrians themselves agree that if this crisis is to be resolved that foundation of trust should be first laid down but with each threat or death syria respond the rise in an already widening political gap. does or so you r.t. damascus. where maybe calls for talks in syria but across in libya the words were a much harsher especially from washington. wanted dead or alive and apparently the sooner the better secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is keen to see captured or killed more on that coming up first. and economic news russia and the c.i.s. are taking it to the next level of economic integration all but three countries of this commonwealth have agreed to create of free trade zone more on this business in

thirteen months. the u.s. says it's ready to offer moscow written assurances that the anti-missile defense system being built in europe is not directed against russia the kremlin has been anxious about the project insisting on legally binding guarantees that the scheme won't be a threat to russian missile defenses a senior lawmaker in moscow tells r.t. that washington's latest offer is welcome but not enough the written declarations are to be issued and are to be withdrawn in case something changes in the leadership of the united states so the legally binding documents like agreements conventions draw to calls is the only instrument which will satisfy the russian concerns the recent reaction of. this program was rather harsh and court because the system is definitely meant not just against iran or

north korea it is meant to compensate the russian nuclear strategic potential so i seeing that the american politicians of the people who work with the president of the united states now seek. the warrant to. do something to russia in order to satisfy the russian concerns about them declarations are a good step forward but this is not enough. nato forces have given the serbs another twenty four hours to work out a compromise over the road barricades in northern kosovo if not they say they will act they were built in protest of kosovo police and customs officials being placed at two border crossings were serbia but the situation's at a standstill with two previous nato deadlines to dismantle passing for a minute with no action from either side or g.'s maria for notion of reports the deadline set by the nato led peacekeepers in kosovo known as k four has already been postponed twice following demands from the separate communities leaders here

in kosovo the cost of an serbs and the ethnic minority in the mostly bed in populated also they have been protesting against that in custom and police officers . in the northern part of course of a many are very skeptical there about a possible way out of this conflict described as a deadlock and say that it would either turn into another frozen territorial conflict only to more violence just days ago when some of the barricades some were taken away. people were injured several days ago a french officer from a four committed suicide at the checkpoint known as yog we haven't heard any official statement about his death but this is clear that's the situation this passed both serbs and albanians as well as international going as ations functioning in kosovo found themselves is played it's negative and possibly even

level. ahead of today's meeting between all the parties being involved in this called leaked we have been able to speak to the deputy serbian minister full cost over here and he told us that everybody is looking for compromise right now but at the same time no one is ready to yield and we have much more people good people by this little over two hundred that. we can bring to you. because of course on the part of the you know that you know. we don't. really like no one can say for sure at this moment where the any decision will be taken today but expectations and hopes are really high. very often ocean of their reporting from kosovo well the world's at your fingertips at r.t. dot com while we're on top of the stories you might not find other places including an alarming trend of known as a drunk or endangering the health and education of some u.s. college girls who skipped meals not to save money but to get drunk more easily and

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market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports. u.s. chief diplomat secretary of state hillary clinton says washington hopes to see ousted libyan leader colonel gadhafi captured or killed soon the statement came during an unannounced visit to tripoli with an offer to aid support to aid and support the country's new rulers professor paul sheldon foote from california state university who's worked in a number of arab countries says clinton's attitude is to be expected. as you know already america and many others have large interests economic interests in libya. which is actually him is it because it was doing everything that the west wanted to

do was wasting his people's money on the. soccer team in italy at the natural times those are in the interest of the libyan people. i don't know what the list of the supposed to be for other leaders around the world to what more can you do for the west the good of you was doing it don't forget who hillary could. go to youtube and type who hillary clinton would really run as a candidate for president you threaten to kill every man woman and surely road in or waste basket there and. america's frosty relations with iran is what crosstalk gets to grips with eleven thirty g.m.t. as officials rally to prove tehran was plotting to kill the saudi ambassador to the u.s. not everyone is convinced here's what's coming up. this person who seems to be mad goes to mexico he said he. drug runner that i have a cousin who is a high general and the iranian armed forces and then they wired one hundred

thousand dollars i mean even if the people who made up this story had read a couple of spy novels they know that they don't wire money especially from iran and to mexican drug dealers they would do it in cash then he when he is in prison he calls this pose any iranian general and he tells him on the phone to carry out the operation i mean come on on the phone a senior iranian command on an international line to the united states with the point about reading spy novels i think that goes both ways i think if the claim that mr marandi seems to be making that the obama administration simply invented this plot out of whole cloth well you know they've read spy novels too so you might think they would do a better more convincing job if they were just simply trying to snow the rest of the world. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe starting in somalia where at

least four people are dead after a suicide car bombing near the foreign ministry in the capital mogadishu several others were injured this as somalia and kenya leaders met on a joint action against the islamic insurgency that's been largely pushed out of the capital but valuing further attacks earlier this month the suicide blast killed more than one hundred people mostly students. turkey's military has launched an air and ground operation on the iraqi border against kurdish militants this in a response to a kurdish attack that killed at least twenty four soldiers and left dozens wounded in the deadliest in several years turkish authorities have not yet confirmed this retaliation the kurdish minority has been a problem for on her own for decades resorting to violence in attempt to try and forge its own government. and. police in the u.k. have been a victim a community of irish travelers from a site where they've lived illegally for more than a decade a large force of officers and ballots encountered some resistance from residents and supporters who threw objects or fought back one caravan was set on fire as

police moved in the travellers call it ethnic cleansing even though they have no permission to settle on the land. seventeen days alone scrambling for food and water a real life robinson crusoe rescued from a remote island in russia's north although he was eventually found his discovery was only by chance. has the ship wrecked cellars story. the moments it a gay ganesh of knows he's saved these rescue is the first people who'd seen for seventeen days they didn't search for him no one report is that gays disappearance but found on him by complete accident his chance of survival had been slim jims teacher i was here to collect the wheat but the weather was bad and my boat capsized and crashed i swam to the island but there was no one there myself and didn't look there was no food. i survived by drinking and eating

kelp i was very scared. he made a shelter to hide from the rain but soon despair set in. for the first ten days i was looking out for boats and planes but over the last three days i had no hope. doctors say said gay has suffered physical and psychological trauma. he's suffering from hypothermia and nourishment he was psychologically damaged to hit me to try and he was on the verge of suicide. that he again you should recuperate in hospital for the next fortnight perhaps the most surprising aspect of the story isn't that said gay was able to survive under star any island or the fact that rescuers managed to locate him considering the hundreds of similar islands in the area but the fact that for two weeks nobody not his friends or his family thought it necessary to report him missing. r.t. . to beaches up next well the latest from the world of business stay with us.

hello to you the warm welcome to business russia and most of its serious partners have agreed to create a free trade zone simplified terms were achieved at a meeting of commonwealth prime ministers on tuesday the do you reduce the all fees on a number of goods between the countries and some expect the rules to come into force next year but azerbaijan was very concerned and took matters stand where the only members of the eleven strong union to stay out of the new trade zone but they still have the opportunity to join us before the end of the year if they choose to trade relaxation is hoped to give a major boost to developing economic ties within the c.i.s. . moved to the markets this our oil is slightly low in electronic asian trading after posting gains the previous session brant blend is that one hundred ten or half dollars per barrel light sweet still holding up above eighty eight dollars.

european stocks are trading in positive territory since the beginning of trade after an unconfirmed report in the guardian newspaper just said that europe's key bailout fund may be significantly expanded but moody's has downgraded spanish credit rating with negative forecasts and the banks are leading the way down both courses take a look at asia now stocks they're also higher the close banks coming back up after a sharp drops on tuesday h.s.b.c. and bank of china up more than two percent in japan mitsubishi financial group and chins a bank of some of the strongest performers of the session this is the picture in russia the my sex there has reversed from earlier losses and now it's up a quarter of a percent the r.t.s. is one point two percent higher second look at what is driving the markets most energy majors are gaining this new course. is down point nine percent as

kaliningrad anti-monopoly watchdog looks into price fixing up the company's local retail outlets as burbank is holding up some of the main game is in stock two point six percent it's up right now federal grant company f.s.k. u.e.s. to raise the early gains it's down half a percent the company post norma's two fold increase in first half net profit but that's not really surprising the stock. well earlier this week investors were selling off disappointing u.s. and chinese states up steam jacobson from saxo bank believes the volatility will stay for some time the market right now is betting that germany in the talks will side with the side of solidarity over discipline but all of it in my opinion is just one more of what i call extend and pretend you're extending buying time and pretending you have a credible solution so i think it's even irrelevance to some extent what happens

because ultimately we need to go to what i call crisis two point all we're just where we have rationality bag in the market right now we're paced in leverage based on the idea that you where every time you have a problem you froze the credit c. so what i'm saying is that there are sixty percent chance of a ten percent rise in the market and a forty percent chance of a twenty five percent. in the market which means risk weighted i think there's a great risk that we see lower markets. and exams are going to come from a renascence capital believes it's better for investors to choose the sidelines for a while. after the car in toronto when the market went up fifteen slash thirty free percent from the bottom i would be rather just stay in cash because all the high be the names like steel makers like financials like fertilizer so they went up quite a lot the possibility of all of a correction to the downside he's pretty much substantial. i wouldn't say that

there are some defensive sectors seeing these markets right now especially on these levels that's why it's better to be on the safe side. czech investment group e. p.f. is looking to increase its exposure in russia by strengthening its retail operations the group already has stakes in silver and gold mine a polymath so and in russia's largest consumer electronics retailer eldorado now they're focusing on developing clothes toys and sports equipment in the country. our current are so slow to ourselves and our shot this is something great seven a day i was glorious but i shall snarl something between sixty seventy per cent of our overall but since we are speaking of both what is reasonable for us is something that has all of creation something great one billion that i see that makes sense for us or it must be something i don't see why our current investments

like i don't well go out oh it could be for increasing cough number of so significant that we are doing now we are investing something like one of the very best dollars come out of it out of there or it could be some additional acquisitions. global brewer s.a.b. millers agreed to transfer its beer operations in russia and ukraine to turkey's fs the value of s a b miller's enterprises in the two countries estimated at one point nine billion dollars in return the london based company gets a quarter of the turkish beer maker and say the miller and fs will jointly become the second largest grew in russia with the synergy savings of about one hundred twenty million dollars a year. the headlines are next to stay with us. move

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for us to become a hotel. one thirty pm in moscow these iraqi headlines greece enduring a massive forty eight hour strike that's expected to be the largest since the financial turmoil began as parliament has to vote on even more crippling cuts. serious two way violence with soldiers reportedly turning on each other and being killed during anti-government protests and fueling fears of a full fledged civil war. a third deadline by nato ordering serbs to remove their border blockades in northern kosovo as the standoff situations are batted back to politicians to end the impasse.