global news twenty four seventh's this is r.t. live from moscow with me receipt showing the cultural arm of the united nations has accepted palestine as a fully fledged member it's the first time palestinians have achieved for starters to any u.n. body but you know could pay for its decision with a major cut in funding that's now of course life what he's done you push it we'll explain all of this for the daniel so over two thirds of unesco members present voted in favor of a meeting palestine but the u.s. is now valid to cut over twenty percent of the agency's budget why is this while washington says the vote goes against this jurisdiction and israel's foreign minister said that israel does oppose any such palestine to the un body but it doesn't have much leverage israel doesn't have much political or financial leverage on the world stage in such actions like this one now the united states and israel

all considered and in practice washington those tend to back israel in fools its decisions on the world stage. the palestinians had already gained elevated status of observer entity at the un general assembly do you think today's admission to unesco could have any bearing on palestine's bid for full u.n. membership. it's the clearest indication so far of the united states veto any such application by palestine next month's meeting there is a meeting next month of the un security council if palestine does go ahead with its full bid so those boots does bring palestine a step closer to full membership but so long as the united states maintains its total opposition this seems little chance for it to get to that goal last month. of full implications with the united nations. position so for saying that it will

oppose any such bid by palestine for its own states all right daniel butcher there live in brussels thank you. we always are interested in your opinion so we are asking you right now what does palestine acceptance to unesco mean to r.t. dot com or take part in our latest web poll about the numbers right now the vast majority believe it changes very little for palestinians on the ground the second most popular is the view that it paves the way for statehood and that's a tie between those who say it sweetens the pill of future rejection by the u.n. and those who think that now you know will have trouble paying its bills as you go online and cast your vote. for syria's president has told russian television that the forces fighting his regime are armed dangerous and putting civilians at risk bashar assad also said he is ready to work with the opposition parties that have emerged during the months of uprising against his government. reports. strong words coming from syrian president bashar al assad to

where the conflict ms country's been going on for almost eight months now in that interview to the russian channel he did say that any attempt to destabilize the country will result in what he called an earthquake that will reverberate not just in the region but will have a global implications he also stressed that syria is most definitely not libya it's a different situation altogether and he did voice out what he and his government think is a real cause of the conflict in his country. today we have hundreds of soldiers police and security forces among the dead how were they killed during peaceful demonstrations because some slogans being chanted no they were shot and this means we're dealing with people we don't know whether the weapons reach syria from israel or in you know the state that possesses such weapons but there is evidence of mines and grenades that were put in place is packed with civilians this led to casualties in a number of cases the information obtained during the interrogation of terrorists smuggling

to syria from neighboring states become pain was funded from abroad and we have a list of those who are responsible for this since the the uprising started in march of this year the government has tried to put forth some reforms i mean the president had said that they're planning parliamentary elections in february of next year and also they put forth this so-called multi-party law which allows other political parties outside of the ruling baath party to participate in parallel to that though those reforms that the government wants to put forward their protests of course continue according to the you had about three thousand or more than three thousand people have already been killed since march and i we were i was in syria just about two weeks ago talking to those protesters who are continuing to go out into the streets the government again maintaining that these are the armed forces inflicting the violence that the protesters say in fact they have by and large have been peaceful and that it is the security forces firing upon them and it is true that some of them are calling for this no fly zone to to end the violence that they

see however it. to be said that there are opposition voices such as the national coordinator council which shut tries to bring together the different voices in syria they're saying that while they're very critical of the reforms they put forth by the government saying it's not enough they're also wary of calling or door saying a so-called no fly zone because they do see this could just result in more bloodshed they don't want to see that in their country now the arab league of course has had been actively trying to find a solution as well trying to a speak with syrian officials they put forth a plan to president assad he said that he will be a willing to talk to all of the opposition voices including those formed during the conflict however these are words for now they want to see actual negotiation table and that's not to say that i mean external pressure is increasing that even if there's a lot of hesitation to any form of foreign intervention our words coming from the western leaders as well as china and russia who as you know had vetoed that u.n. resolution calling for sanctions on syria all of them are calling for a dialogue for real results to see that the violence really stop and that's really

the main focus right now of the pressure coming from the outside they just want the violence to stop. right now the world's richest man locked in a multi billion dollar lawsuit in a london court. that has been listening to other expensive augments joins us now live the so you. overtures the man hoping to keep hold of his money he was the one in the dock today what did he have to say. well this is the first time around a row which has actually given evidence in this trial has already been going on for four weeks for the first time he's actually opened his mouth in the trial and it was fascinating to actually because this is the one of the world's richest men with an estimated fortune of over ten billion pounds and until now he's rarely speaks publicly i've never heard him speak and to see him actually in the dog and for the press it was fascinating because as i say no one's really heard him speak before and seem reduced to being just another member of the public really good in the dog

put on the spot and being grilled was absolutely fascinating now none of the details of the actual case have been discussed just yet because he's only been given evidence for a small fraction of the session so far in the cases of course mr berezovsky is suing mr abramovich alleging that he was for use blackmail to sell to sell his shares in sydney. cofounded oil company story for a fraction of their true value so none of that was actually discussed because this is the cross section and it's clearly designed sort of cross-examination clearly designed to actually unsettle mr abbott move it and to discredit him really and it's already starting to worry you could see mr abbott was unsettled he's visibly blushed at the beginning of the questioning what was in fact focused on was his early biography surprisingly enough but emerged in just a small fraction of the hearing he was giving evidence for the details listed in his biography by sitting there. were actually untrue it said that he had

a diploma he had graduated from the moscow road construction academy and this emerged to actually be completely fabricated although he studied there he never actually graduates it was these details have no real bearing as such on the details of the case they are designed to unsettle him and discredit him. are you giving us a couple of minor details there but let's step back for a moment with the two men at the center of this case are normally hidden behind great walls of secrecy other than the small items you've mentioned already has their appearance in court anything else anything new to speak of. well this is the first chink in what's a very thick layer of armor really just seeing the stabber which they're having to say that something that he previously said was actually untrue because these men arrived called in huge entourage is mr berezovsky always arise in a black. blacked out windows mr average parked his car his illness a reason black range rover around the corner he always arrives with

a huge entourage of lawyers translators legal aid bodyguards the courtroom itself is packed it's just a dispute between two people but it's packed with three layers each behind each man of fifteen or more legal aides translators lawyers and such outside the court and bodyguards around on the corners of all the all the buildings with black down glasses he pieces it's fascinating to watch because these are two of the richest men in the world really all the rumor is that boris berezovsky pot is dwindling to a mere five hundred million pounds and and to give you an idea of just how much money is being pumped into this case will the legal fees for mr rumored to be between four and eight million pounds so but it's a fascinating peak really behind this curtain of money and mystery but i think you'll get a lot more explicit as this case goes on because i've had a little peek at the witness statement from mr adams which has been released to the

press in just the last few hours and it seems that it is he is expected to dispute the fact that. mr berezovsky were in fact. business partners in the first place and he maintains that he was not a protege and so it's going to make a really fascinating view viewing in the next few weeks writer artist i've been of their life in london many thanks. you with r.t. now the occupy wall street movement shows no signs of slowing of the u.s. as a now enters its seventh week scores of activists have been arrested across america for refusing to pack up their camps and russia has voiced concerns over the crackdown and the treatment of protesters by u.s. authorities. the way the occupy wall street protest is handled is an illustration of double standards quite a number of our counterparts from western countries. we will never put up with a situation when i wish them partners who have the right to ask us questions refused to discuss their own problems which there are plenty which keeps growing.

statements in a response to building criticism from some western countries as russia moves towards its presidential election authorities in the us have tried to enforce various curfews over the weekend to prevent demonstrations from escalating further more than seventy protesters calling for political and economic change rested in the states of texas oregon and california police in denver used pepper spray to disperse the crowds batons and tear gas were also used to chase away protesters who say they are ready to withstand the pressure. so a busy week in the united states where the multiple arrests and clashes between police and activists are forced out of their. half an office been at the heart of the protest since they began bringing you the latest developments here as a twitter feed she tweets that police arrived at the camp of occupy wall street protesters in richmond virginia and of started detaining people so far at least ten

arrests have been made and you can follow her twitter page for all the latest information. well are still ahead for you this hour here on r.t. looking for a spacious new home. away out mankind's options for exploring other planets and cultivating a new life away from the seven billion people we now call. portugal has been struggling to stabilize its economy despite a bad lot from the eurozone earlier this year while the e.u. is breathing a small relief over the new deal to prevent greece from collapse the storm is far from over that's all things are really going to school reports from portugal the people there are not content with painful austerity cuts that they continue to have to endure. no jobs no money no chance for the future these messages have been brought by teachers striking in portugal they can never have stability. in the

school. even if they are working for ten fifteen twenty years they are always earning the same and don't have a place in school a stable place and one school it's a political choice of financial cuts in education health and social security that's a political choice and really complex it's wrong. but legendary atlantis particle seems to be sliding deeper and deeper into the depths of economic output that started off as a purely financial crisis is now turning into malevolent force which threatens to rock the portuguese their basic human rights earlier this year portugal got an emergency bailout from the e.u. to deal with it the third country to do so after greece and ireland but for some the seventy eight billion euro price tag is too high to pay for the hysteria to cuts it goes well beyond the classroom and strikes at some of society's fundamental principles like access to justice. the government isn't paying lawyers who provide

free public legal services so there are some who have been doing it for years for free the courts cannot be reduced to canonical entities to solve problems of large corporations they must play the role of providing legal services for citizens and promoting social peace. and this is cutting corners in education and the legal system is not enough the government spends years are hitting the portuguese where it hurts the most. their health care the government what is your capacity to. do in two thousand and subsidies the government. has to made go yes there will be a lot of people but a lot more because we know that at the same time we've got even. reduced. and it's more pain no gain these territories failing to stop portugal's

economy plummeting with the poor in the front line prime minister has said that he wants to keep the lower income families away from the cuts not really sure that's possible portugal now has a really big budget problem fortunately it's money and they need to now so they are going to have to cut like time services slashed taxes hiked but portugal still in force to have a worse debt ratio than greece that's startling enough but for the people trying to survive they're stickney to economy disaster is already here in those. lisbon. or we're coming to you live from moscow new york trial of victim the russian businessman accused of international arms trafficking and supplying weapons to terrorists is not close to a conclusion he was arrested in thailand in two thousand and eight after a sting operation by the u.s. flew into new york to face trial for more on this let's cross live now to talk more for an honest life for us in new york good to see you so what exactly is victor

boot accused of. well lori we picked your boots is accused of conspiring to kill american citizens and conspiring to internationally smuggle drugs including to a colombian group called for which is deemed terrorist in the united states we have to remember that good was arrested in two thousand and eight as you mention but he was arrested in a sting operation conducted by the united states drug enforcement agency where special agents were posing as members of this group and trying to lure him into a business deal with them so that they could promptly arrest him now the prosecution says that should face from twenty five years to a life sentence behind bars whereas his lawyers see that the only thing he was doing was trying to sell two old cargo planes to these people and according to groups lawyer was perfectly aware that he was not exactly dealing with members of the group and we're expected to hear the verdict in the hours to come and this is

something that could potentially make or break victor boot we have to remember that earlier in september in a similar case or another russian businessmen was sentenced to twenty years behind bars or to let so let's take a step back here for a moment and really get a broader scope of this whole case has been full of controversy hasn't it. that's absolutely right laurie basically the hunt for victor boot has been going on for roughly a decade before his arrest in thailand in two thousand and eight we know that u.s. agents have spent tens of millions of dollars in attempts to build this operation to arrest victor boot while he was peacefully living in moscow actually and then catching him in thailand and bringing him over to the united states and what really seems like a hollywood movie they snatched him away in the middle of the night from thailand where technically his legal documents still remain we have to remember that type courts found not guilty twice but still he was taken to the united states where he

has been facing a trial for the last three weeks and the controversy started really a long time ago because this man was dubbed the merchant of death in the united states way before he was even taken here with even a hollywood film made about this man and the judge was even forced to make the jury sign a pledge that they would not look this man up on the internet because unfortunately for boots in the court of public opinion in the united states he's most likely already lost this case or it will be coming to us later for more developments on this and associates are going to live in new york thank you. all right as you without you let's take a moment to check out some international news for you in brief this hour the world update you know a suicide bombing in the southern afghan city of kandahar was playing to least four lives a truck laden with explosives was detonated near a u.n. agency checkpoint several people were wounded in the blast. gunfight that then came

on between insurgents and the afghan security forces for now the taliban has claimed responsibility. nato is set to wrap up its mission over libya by midnight on monday it's marking the official end to its military intervention the responsibility for national security will be handed over to the country's interim government it now faces a difficult time. of collecting countless weapons and firearms from civilians weapons weapons use rather excuse me became widespread during the eight months of civil war that ended with the violent death of libya's former leader moammar gadhafi. in yemen huge blasts have rocked an airbase outside the capital sanaa it. used to shut down the city's international airport officials say that explosive devices were planted inside twelve fighter jets it's not yet clear how insurgents managed to access the heavily guarded area yemen's capital has seen months of anti-government rallies with protesters demanding an end to decades of

presidents. well on the final day of october it's been revealed the world's population has reached a whopping seven billion it's raising concerns over the potential overcrowding of our planet experts warn in a few decades the problem could become unmanageable with dire environmental consequences but the news is inspiring some to seek a new home somewhere far far away. as more. so when next mercury too hot. too cold mars that's will do nicely as the population of earth passes the seven billion mark some of suggested the red planet as a replacement for our current blue one however in these times of tightening purse strings the cost of going to mars could be a problem in the marts of a one man expedition to mars and back would cost it is safe to say over three billion dollars preparing for these flights would cost about thirty or fifty times

more than a two way ticket in other words we're talking about colossal expenses regardless of the price those who have been into space say the time is right for mankind to yet again both really go where no one has gone before everybody realizes that it's time to reach out and explore the universe beyond low earth orbit we have for many years just for ten years at least we have been on the international space station in very close and we haven't been somewhere else or with people since the lunar landings which ended back in one nine hundred seventy two there's no shortage of take years to be the first to set foot on mars and potential red planet trailblazers have started their training young surrogate is still just a teenager but he's putting in the hard yards in the hope that he can help create a potential new home for humanity millions of kilometers away not martin i want to

be the first to travel to mars and to other planets as well to the moons of jupiter saturn they say you can leave there in future we're still a long way from science fiction becoming science fact with human setting up home on the surface of mars even if we put the huge cost of a martian settlement to one side there are some serious hurdles to be overcome not least we have no idea if life existed there previously and if it did. whether whatever killed it off could be dangerous to us why should we even think about finding a new home. earth's resources are finite therefore we will eventually have to either restrain population and production growth risking losing both or we find foothold on other planets no matter how much it cost us with the retirement of nasa space shuttle the only way for people to get into space at the minute is the russian soyuz rocket currently with the science available our chances of a global relocation anytime soon

a pretty much zero however took the way in central moscow the mars five hundred project is simulating the effects a mission to mars would have on a crew in search of a new home but you know there is one obvious reason why the experiment has been so popular the world is still a place for dreamers who dream of exciting projects that unite people or international projects. is not old enough as it stands we might have to learn to deal with the soaring global population but young surrogate will keep on training hard in the hope that he can do it for the dreamers piece all of the r.t. . now. korea is next. here welcome to. the russian government is putting some numbers to the help i offer the presidential aide of our coverage says this could mean up to ten billion dollars for the debt fund this could be down through the i.m.f.

. or the individual countries. russia helping the eurozone makes both political and financial sense europe is russia's largest trading partner so ensuring its recovery can only be positive for this country's wellbeing will be no winners should the e.u. be fit to the world's but it's not all financial altruism russia will be seeking some sort of reassurances as to the structural reforms in europe's most indebted nations also buying european bonds offers russia the prospect of diversifying its reserve holdings which are now dominated by u.s. treasuries on the downside money that does go for the aid is not available to be spent at home although economists suggest it is not enough to make a real dent in russia's plans i would still say you know we're talking about ten billion dollars which can be important amount for maybe specific kountry and in the european union's on but for russia to take into account the central bank reserves

say about five hundred billion dollars where really talking while. i'm on a financial decisions politically there's also mileage to be made russia wants closer relations with western europe to coming to its rescue in its hour of need can only be to its credit something which may come in handy when discussions focus on matters closer to russia's heart such as energy relations. and russia seems to be all set to join the world trade organization its agreed final report on the succession russia's chief negotiator said there will still a number of technical issues to resolve those will be completed in a week russia also has to finalize agreements with georgiou which until last week was the only country to continue to oppose russia's accession however it now looks like both sides will agree to a proposal mediated by the swiss clearing the way for russia to potentially join and by december fifteenth. looking at the markets now u.s. stocks open sharply lower with wall street relinquishing some of its recent rise

bank's a lower morgan stanley and citi group dropped more than three percent following declines of european lenders alcoa and ford motor slumped over one and a half percent toupees losses and companies most tied taken over growth stocks in europe are lower in midday trading traders await more news on plans to tackle the eurozone debt crisis banks are among the biggest decliners shares of barclays felt point nine percent in london after the bank said its third quarter profits increased by five percent beating estimates mining stocks are weighing on the footsie would been done to resources an extraordinary thing over five percent here in russia markets continue to the negative trend at the close as crude oil and metals fall hurting the outlook for companies in the world's biggest energy exporter let's have a look at some individual shareholders right now banking stocks among them a retreat is with the country's biggest lenders a bad bank losing over three and a half percent fertiliser raised earlier games it's considering a premium listing on the london stock exchange bucking the trend is russian british

one venture tanking b.p. the company has acquired a forty percent stake in brazilian or project one billion dollars. that's all for now stay with us for headline news coming up to.

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here in moscow with the headlines for you know historic day palestine has achieved its first full membership to a un agency but you know now faces the loss of nearly a quarter of its funding after the u.s. of a cut off if the palestinians were ever admitted. firing back syria's president claims the protest campaign against his regime is being funded from abroad and warns the. not to get involved and the head of nato has ruled out a no fly zone over syria which some demonstrators in the country have been courting . clash of the russian tycoon two of the world's wealthiest men. trying to take their bitter dispute to a london court and spend no money on the fight. over the robbing him of five and a half billion dollars and he wants it back. and with seven billion people now calling the home scientists worried the planet can cope.