catches it to live it denies spying allegations in a british court but admits he did have an affair with a married m.p. . hello it's midnight here in moscow you're watching r t with me kevin zero in this hour first in athens arguably the biggest protest in years today descended into violence breaks have been venting their anger against a new package of austerity measures likely to be adopted as soon as thursday sisera first walked on the streets after the dust and just settle. but this is the see on the streets of athens tonight you can see just all syntagma square one of the main shopping streets strewn with bits of rock the window fronts in a lot of place to be flashy still got a very heavy police presence that has remained here now up and sometimes what we saw thousands upon thousands of people gathering early you still got

a small presence we saw there what police pushing them off the streets is the largest protest the graces had since the financial crisis began and we've still some really violent clashes between the protesters and the police the streets. filled with smoke and take us we saw a number of the buildings on fire and the tension seceding really remaining this is the first day of the forty eight hour strike so moving on syntagma you can see still got the riot police outside the front of the parliament building you still got a number of protests as noel you own this thing was filled with fire where fire be started take asked going off protesters running in all directions. today we came here peacefully and the police just started to attack people with tear gas and we do people of greece no matter what part we're from the government to support the rights of the people both in politics you know the legal system we don't want these people to say and do whatever they like anymore. you can still smell the take acid

in the head on syntagma square tonight this protest today a protest that included age quick little social groups the increase because it's a problem that's affected everyone here in the country the young and the old heading out to join in the protests we're looking at some of that ban is chunk from those saying we haven't let this go we have a stop this fight and the answer was never and really that's what a lot of this because there's been a was the eurozone leaders in the government here in the parliament building the stuff will rescue plans for the statements of the financial plans that they come up with the. the people here have had to suffer under these measures and they said they financially had enough it was described as a make or break week the grief they have the government pay on the possible further austerity measures to try and get that next plunge of money e.u. leaders meeting in brussels at the weekend to again discuss the day. here on the streets it might have been described as

a make or break week but we store exactly what that meant for the people there left now here in athens trying to pick up the pieces but they say has been measured that it's simply crippled their country. i just remind you get up to the minute developments direct from greece on twitter pages she follows the protests sweeping athens meantime sunday sees a key cross is summit which will discuss both the final details on greece's second bailout round ways to tackle the eurozone debt crisis but some financial analysts believe pulling out of the single currency is crucial to getting the economies back on track now the euro is causing a great deal of tensions between many different european states and different peoples as well they want different things from their governments really that's what happens when you take away people's democracy and you centralize power to a relatively small clique of people and they risk dragging down the whole of the union as long as they stick with the euro the euro is

a step too far in terms of political integration it's a political measure that doesn't make economic sense we can see that they need to wake up and recognize it as well. and with your expressed economic and political minds failing to get the greek economy back on track we're asking you to know what you think should be done submit your votes to our own what we ask this woman telling us almost half of you all day been advising athens this is that it's ok to cheat follow america's footsteps and occupy an all rich region just over a third of you say it's up to the greeks to work harder and spend less nine percent believe greece needs to go cap in hand to the e.u. played for help seven percent of you there but the idea of a country selling all mortgaging part of its territory to escape economic collapse you can have your say at r.t. dot com. you know too late for the program we continue our coverage from the united states we should be overwhelmed by those anti wall street protests. i aggressive police tactics against peaceful demonstrators drive even more

discontented protesters on the streets of america bring it today with the latest. next the ethnic serbs in northern kosovo send no condition will they dismantle the barricades at the border with until albanian customs officials and police are gone from the checkpoints that says nato extends the deadline for their earlier all to make him insisting protesters clear the roadblocks or face action from the alliance . as in the region for us. deadlines blockades and war crowds all part of the lively exchange today as course of one serves leaders and k. for the nato led peacekeeping force here in kosovo paid to unfortunately reach a solution to then go in border disputes the main message from the course of an serbs on wednesday is that ban in customs and police officers currently working at the checkpoints with serbia should leave and only after that will the barricades be lifted and blocked roads throughout northern courser be reopened after nick served

live in impossible say they reject course it was two thousand and eight self-proclaimed hands from serbia and say that they don't recognize it is in its institutions and its laws and if the forces as well as its border and of course they are not accept change customs posts and checkpoints for three months now they've been blocking the main road for out northern porcelain trying to prevent this region so bad in ethnical beilin leadership from x. extending its control with nato constantly threatening to move its own forces in and remove the barricades themselves the nato led k. four has been complaining that they can't reach its own troops in this area due to the barricades but serbs have been accusing them of. assisting in tamms to install establish its situations in this area moreover blaming them for

exceeding its mandate of the un security council resolution number twelve forty four the only actually legal reason for them to be here. cos of an serbs leaders did however say on wednesday that they are ready to allow the peacekeepers to travel across the near the northern kosovo to allow them to reach their own soldiers but k. four says it's not enough asking for freedom of movement for unix says well the european police. function in kosovo the serbs rejected that and k. four left the meeting and that was the moment when the talks themselves hid their road roadblocks we have been able to speak to the course of in-service leaders and we've asked them whether that is what is going to happen next whether they expect that k. four would try to use force to remove themselves the barricades and one of the expecting of violence anytime soon at the barricades because last month saw rubber

bullets and tear gas used against protesters injuring at least seven civilians but the serbs told us that for the time being they're not able to comment on that they're not able to predict or guarantee anything in system though that they've called for the people at the barricades to say calm and peaceful reflection or correspond on the scene there you can follow online as well about his twitter page she's posting the latest developments from costco as they happen and find it underscore calm you can also log on to our website for more background to more analysis more comments on this ongoing situation in cost of this particular kicked off the last couple of weeks of other stories as well on our web site as ever space center space praise russia sends global since rival to america's g.p.s. in the pole position it's by this problem bunny the project up in space billions of dollars in fact i want to find out more about that. right rafael olmeda angle to our world headlines also an offbeat look discover of cutting cartoons on our online

dot com. a british m.p. mike hancock who's been connected with a russian woman accused of spying in the u.k. has quit his role on a defense committee and that announcement came as cultures have to avert his deportation hearing began this week in a london court she's admitted having an affair with a politician her former employer but denies accusations of being a russian intelligence honeytrap for the m.p. for bennett's been following the case. it's been dubbed by the british tabloid press as the spy who loved him and it was really only a matter of time until mike the m.p. catty's the vehicle was working for as a researcher in parliament was swallowed up by this after the details emerged of their affair that was going on for four years and we now know today we've heard

from hancock he's stepped down from his position on the defense committee and the reason why is because he feels his position is really untenable and that at least until the trial is over now why the defense committee well that's where the questions are really being asked he denies passing any classified information that wasn't already in the public domain to mr libby it and nevertheless the government lawyers in this in this trial they accuse her of acting as a honeytrap front for the russian intelligence services targeting mr hancock specifically a because of his vulnerability of a term in extramarital affairs and b. because of his position on that defense committee and because of his access to what would have been very highly classified information now. she denies acting in this way she says she was not a spy she was never in contact with any intelligence officials never has been and maintains her innocence that's why she's fighting her deportation her lawyers

actually said that there was quote a genuine feeling between her and mr hancock and also there actually questioned a witness today who is an m i five agent well the agent merely said that because of secrecy laws they could neither confirm nor deny whether any evidence exists at all . on who is a former m i five agent herself suggests that there might be an all teary motive to this case i think any decision made on her will be probably down to some sort of political backroom deal thinking because of course there has been between russia and the u.k. i suppose will whatever political. reasons if they deem it to be something they could use to embarrass russia they might well be porter whatever the facts of the case but if they want to try an effect or approach more. secure some sort of deal then they might well say no she can stay but i would've thought it's probably more likely given the recent meeting between cameron and medvedev. and the lack of

willingness of our prime minister to open up communications between asked by agencies and the russian spy agencies again i think it's probably likely that the continuing coolness will continue. our five officer only marshawn where the new wave of protests are robson new yorkers antiwar street activists accuse the city's police of using excessive force hundreds of people have been arrested during the five week long nationwide protests now as police were condemned for using pepper spray. spring forward demonstrations in new york. the occupy wall street movement has taken the united states by storm with countless americans whether in conditions like these to express their frustration or their anger with a system that they say is completely corrupt that does not represent their interests they feel that the washington the government in washington is more beholden to the large corporations many of which are headquartered just blocks away from here in downtown new york city as opposed to representing the needs and interests of the american people now one of the common gripes shared occupy wall

street among many others is the growing student debt burden here in the united states where education has become so expensive increasingly inaccessible for more and more average americans new numbers out show that the total amount of outstanding student debt in the united states now exceeds one trillion dollars for the very first time this year as the occupy wall street movement spreads and grows across the united states it does seem like popular support within this country is also increasing a new poll out shows that a total of fifty nine percent of americans now support the causes of the occupy wall street movement either completely or mostly support of that cause the stands in stark contrast to some of the heavy handed tactics that we've seen by the police forces not just here in new york but all across the country on the heels of hundreds of arrests both in chicago in seattle as well as in arizona nearly one thousand protesters have now been arrested in new york city alone since the

movement began more than a month ago many of the protesters display what they say are nonviolent civil disobedience haptics in many instances police corral protesters and members of the media arresting them in many cases without just cause this is not something that people here had expected one of the most commonly heard phrases here in the u.s. and the occupy wall street protest is show me what democracy looks like you'll hear at this phrase that many chances and demonstrations across the country with the increasing having. and it tactics by the police both against peaceful civilian protesters as well as members of the media many here say that democracy does not look like this for r.t. i'm lucy kaplan of any york get more news more dallas's latest pictures and comments as well from her on our twitter feed lots more from the u.s. protests in any of our social network pages in fact. romania's governments approved the placement of us something we saw the feds on its soil the country is

now just one parliamentary grievance away from becoming the next link in america's bizarre shield shaded europe fosco has concerns the system may be directed against russia washington has offered written assurances to the contrary but not crucially legally binding guarantees now a senior lawmaker in moscow told r.t. the offer is welcome but not enough written declarations or to be issued or to be was drawn in case something changes in the leadership of the united states all the legally binding documents. agreements conventions calls he's the only instrument which will satisfy the russian concerns the recent reaction of. this program was rather harsh and. 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 an option the want to propose something to russia in order to satisfy the russian concerns about the declarations are a good step forward but this is not enough. well for more on the spread of the nato missile shield across europe there's no told to produce an activist for the space for peace movement against weapons a nuclear power of space i think i got that right there mark very good evening thank you for being on our say now in washington it does appear seems to be maneuvering around providing these legal guarantees of safety to russia that's important business the big question is therefore why. yeah and i i don't know i disagree with the the thought there is i disagree with the idea that

the system is intended to also russian potential to deter the united states i think that's absolutely united states obviously you cannot militarily attack russia we're not going to say we're all there after that so i. think as much of what's going on here is really more politics than anything else and these these guarantees are an attempt to neutralize russian objections to america proceeding with this system when i think the russian objections are founded. analysis of what this means no long term for world security more than it is really a concern in the united states is going to be able to. turn. so what is why is america doing this. oh a lot of reasons money is a big part of it corporate profits jobs you believe the pump money into the economy at a time of recession overseas our foreign exchange because the systems installed to

our allies also a lion's politics and this is being used as a wedge to. strengthen nato pushing forward romania joining a georgia mr saakashvili just a few weeks ago said that there was ready to how's a radar system it's really kind of stumble is a. combination of symbolism and financial arrangements and operational arrangements that help to strengthen and cement the alliance and in the case of the charger it's somewhat aggressive what sort of thing are paying countries the housing part of this project money and guarantees about further integration into nato thank you putting it so simply mark good to have you on the program tonight here on arts international muggle born that peace activist thank you barry. fighting across syria is claiming lives on both sides of a growing global concerns the countries edging closer to

a full blown civil war over a dozen troops have recently been killed by alleged army defectors following a un warning of more opposition activists taking up arms because that is test for a set of reports blame still being placed firmly on assad's regime. this is the office of the traitor reads one of the messages on the wall israel and the u.s. were able to buy you with a thousand dollars says another. this is where several opposition leaders work like higher he had been a vocal critic and had spent fourteen years in jail a very bad time he recalls like many opposition members he thinks there's really very little room for reconciliation under the current environment. because troops must be withdrawn to their backs clear voices and a regime that i know. is listening to people as 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 we have not only. this killing civilians but we have some civilians killing. soldiers yes son was one of the first soldiers killed since protests began in the country he was killed in daraa 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 he kidnapped these civilians an army members like my son how could all mean members kill other members this is impossible the media that says it is plain lying. and very and lies the problem the moment. there is confusion about what's really going on information is taken by each side and used to defer. their position so if you're hearing the arguments from one side you'll likely believe them amid this atmosphere

of confusion and misinformation the push for reforms continues what's hindering very forms this is another question whenever a new legislation is made we see an escalation of the security situation in syria and the killing by the guns but we cannot absolutely put the blame on the government as i mean some circles are trying to propagate the 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 celia r.t. damascus. earlier this week israeli soldier gilad shalit was exchanged for more than a thousand palestinian prisoners but thousands still remain in jail next started talks of the wife of one high profile prisoner considered a terrorist by israel but

a hero by the palestinians. he is regarded by many as the palestinian also mandela marwan barghouti who is currently in an israeli prison where he's been for nearly a decade he's serving five life sentences for murdering five israelis and over the years his release has been one of the major stumbling blocks in the gilad shalit prisoner exchange deal with me to discuss this is his wife fired were fired what

the israelis always said that they would not release prisoners with blood on their hands but now they are releasing prisoners who have killed the israelis but they're not releasing your husband why do you think not. it's a political issue his judgment and sentencing in israeli court was all political the israelis put him in jail because he's a leader of the palestinian people and the israelis don't want there to be palestinian leaders he's a symbol of unity between palestinians the israelis are afraid to release him because he can bring about reconciliation between hamas and fatah many people feel that hamas was almost happy to abandon your husband because he poses serious political competition to the hamas leadership what do you think. which of course a leader like marwan barghouti is very popular in palestine and the arab world a lot of people have been phoning me to protest that he's not part of this deal i think it's israel who don't want him out of the jail hamas only accepted the deal

at the last minute. why do you think hamas accepted the deal. i don't know the main reason why hamas accepted a deal without marwan no one here in palestine understands it but hamas was under pressure from the israeli side khaled mashal muscles political bureau chief promised you that there would be no deal without marwan do you feel betrayed. right now i'm confused about my feelings because i'm not happy about marwan but i'm very happy for all of the prisoners and their families as a mother i'm thrilled because all these prisoners have mothers and i know how they feel having their sons and fathers in jail and the last ten years since marwan was imprisoned i have traveled all over the world and advocated for the rights of prisoners so i'm happy and i'm not happy do you think that this was the last chance for marwan to be free. from the moment the israelis kidnapped my husband i never lost hope that one day he would come out of that jail and i'll never lose this hope

for marwan and for all of the prisoners marwan is a great leader and the palestinians will continue to fight for him to be released president abbas will not negotiate with the israelis and lastly free our leaders and understanding you right that they can never be real peace between israelis and palestinians as long as no one is in jail. which yes that's right and it's what president abbas said at the united nations he said that peace will never be reached between israelis and palestinians until all prisoners are released marwan among negotiations between israel and palestine start again the fate of the prisoners will be at the top of the agenda because there can be no peace without releasing all of the prisoners you argue that the israelis see him as a great leader and for this reason don't want to release him but call the opposite also be true that because he is a great leader he has the power to unify palestinians and he would be a great partner for peace for the israelis. israel is not

ready for real peace they talk about peace but they don't work toward peace because of this they don't want marwan out of jail if he was released there could be a real chance for peace israelis are still building the separation wall there still demolishing houses demolishing olive trees imprisoning people building new settlements if you look at all of this you'll see that israel is not ready for a real peace if while one barghouti was released tomorrow what would he do not. only with marwan has been struggling for thirty five years he's never taken a day's holiday if he was released he would not stop struggling for palestinian rights but the first thing he do is be with his family and children who wants to apologize to his children because he wasn't there for them in their teenage years he wants to take care of them and compensate for the years they missed out not having a father around. after that he'd have

a lot of duties fighting for freedom for justice and building an independent palestinian state do you think the day will come when you will be the wife of a president. as a wife and mother the most important thing i want is a husband and a father i don't care about being the wife of a president all i want is my husband back. thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. thank you. from the days of the manhattan project in eighteen forty two the university of california has been involved through the science it's provision of scientists and their relationship versity you see since day one i was in charge of researching designing testing nuclear weapons to some extent producing weapons. every single.

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you're watching live from moscow. and these are our top stories enough is enough hundreds of thousands of desperately in debt greeks spill onto the streets venting their anger over any raft of tough austerity measures clashes have broken out between police and protesters who say they're fed up with attempts to stop the country's three. strange stand still. on the border checkpoint. before. syria's soldiers.