george patton dreher rejected a snap election saying it would be catastrophic he's faced a barrage of criticism this week after a stunning colleagues by suggesting a bailout referendum and changing his mind well jeez it's their first reports now from athens. the situation here in greece has been described time and again as a greek tragedy but it really remains extremely unclear just how this is going to play out now we saw prime minister jewish passenger and his government narrowly surviving that confidence in government by just three votes a hundred and fifty three pieces they say yes one hundred forty five. it was always going to be extremely close it's been a week of dramatic decisions dramatic ups and downs we began the week of course with the calls from the prime minister for a referendum and then saw him backtrack on those of the opposition not just from the year as they need us but from within his own government as well now when he addressed the m.p.'s in parliament we heard him say that he didn't care if he

wasn't going to be elected prime minister again and he also called for the formation of a new unity government but the details about how that coalition government will be formed remain extremely confused right now not least because the head of the main opposition party hearing the mara rejected the kools for a coalition so we're going to have to wait and see you know whether half a day is going to be able to pull off the formation of a new coalition without the support of the main opposition party whether he can maybe get to all three of the smaller parties in parliament all sides what we're hearing from people here is that really this seems like three options he's going to be meeting with the president of the republic to discuss this coalition either he could try and get the main opposition party and some are involved in these talks in trying to get the own side in that formation another possibility is that we could still see those early elections but we heard happened today saying in his address

that that would be catastrophic for the country so it seems that that looks extremely unlikely another option would be to happen today still resigns from his role as prime minister and another member of the past party since that role. now what was very interesting tonight listening to the speakers was the last person to address the m.p.'s the greek finance minister venezuela's a lot of people here see that as a quite strong hint that he could possibly be next in line for that role of prime minister as we know you see that over the years he's been a challenger she pops in j. hold that position so that's a possibility moving forward but a lot of uncertainty still and here amongst the greek people a feeling really of disappointment at what's been seen as further of a sickness is still very unclear just what the details of these plans for a new coalition government will be and this instability coming really at a time when the last thing that anyone here wanted was even more instability.

speculation that greece will have to exit the euro zone is growing along with the country's debt levels but greek economist. says it leaves the impact will be felt across the region. mr suttles and mrs merkel said that if your never ending what is ultimate no to the agreement of brussels that last week we would end up at this to be an old euro zone and in fact the rule with throw you out yourself this is a non-critical threat because there is absolutely no way legally to do that because of it and secondly financially economically if any member of that unit so evenly build because he's thrown out the whole of the eurozone perhaps it's this is not a greek or this is a good as in fact it's just being felt most harshly in greece because greece is that we link of the problematic chain this inability of the eurozone to deal with this crisis is symptomatic of its state of denial about this being

a systemic crisis of the get us and as long as the eurozone remains in the state of denial the euro will be history before too long and we need grumbles then that as the global economy is going to be seriously significantly negatively affected. a peaceful protest has descended into fresh the california city of oakland as police moved in to break up. and the one hundred demonstrators have been arrested a tough police action is also there for the u.s. army veteran badly injured the second such incident in just over a week new york michael bloomberg said the bottoms will be repeated in the city some of the behavior of course the park won't tolerate it left protesters fearing that new york police could be preparing to shut down the thames. the occupy wall street movement has cemented its presence here in zuccotti park for

nearly eight weeks but now many believe that the city will try to evacuate demonstrators under the pretext of crime new york city mayor michael bloomberg is now accusing these optimus i mean danger in the entire community saying they are failing to report crimes that are taking place here according to published reports the police have arrested seven people at zuccotti park on non protest related charges since early october now some crimes according to reports have been attempted rape and or rape the activists here say that they try to police minor infractions but when it comes to very serious crime or violence these activists say they do take reports to the police some media outlets have also reported that it is actually new york city police officers some at least that have encouraged criminals and homeless people to come down to do coffee part in an

effort to stir up some trouble the n.y.p.d. hog denied those accusations we did speak with a few of the hundreds of activists that are down here and here's what they had to say my experience has been that i stayed here and i feel safe here well i think. that you know the mayor is just got things things quick time that aren't haven't been reported what are those crimes but do you think the mayor is probably gearing up to make another attempt to. turn the park simply because someone walked into the park doesn't mean that they're part of the movement a lot of these out with have been critical of us characterize anyone who is within you know a mile radius of this place as a protester and therefore reflective of our movement but as you can see anyone can come in here and that's fine you know we want to welcome people in but certainly because someone destructive doesn't mean they reflect what we're doing or that we promote what they're doing princeton professor and optimus dr cornel west who's been a huge supporter of the occupation movement was down here in zuccotti park r.t.

had a chance to catch up with him to get his thoughts on what mayor bloomberg has recently said i just think. they did try to come up with a rationalization which is not a convincing reason to think there's anything criminal about you know dangerous about this encampment i think every section of new york city has a day then. what it is they have a human community and we have a human community here still supporting oh my god yes one hundred twenty was it overall though all the activists that we have spoken with today say they feel as safe today as they have felt since day one of these occupy wall street movement they say the momentum is growing bigger it's growing louder it's growing larger and they are here to stay reporting from wall street marina portnoy r.t. . scuffles broke out in washington when police arrested three occupy d.c. protests is that. enough is for them developments with regular twitter updates with

the still rests been making films the speech the scene the songs in these offices shot protests to the ground making arrests more of this footage is available through her twitter feed take a look. and a few minutes time out he returns to new york to ask when it comes to wealth how much this. too much. if people make more than a million dollars and they have that in their bank account a moral or a moral and out in general very high finance to get the view from the street as to whether it's time to get the rich to dig deeper also. the report from india where the march of the multinationals is seen by some as driving a deeper divide between the rich and the ever expanding population. the campaign to win seats in russia's the house of parliament has begun seven parties are vying for a place in the state and what's likely to be a tough contest in a month's time catherine which over has more now on how the candidates are wooing

the voters. for the next thirty days on t.v. sets in russia we'll be talking politics politics and politics in other words the labor the rule of the people and socialism at the swap freedom solidarity and justice our free sanctuary some of the most storied going on is a party which stands for the poor and the russian. banners the future is with. banners educating for the top political parties head of the december vote have been out for a while but the most cherished cake free t.v. and radio air has just been sliced seven parties are in the running for the duma seats and while the country's main political force the united russia party is only concerned by home depot the majority will be getting this time many are there is not enough for it to just may get into the parliament and the race is on the

staunch communists are appealing to saw the. dollar of communist haven't lived a single time in one hundred years we saved the country from fascism in world war two we twice save the country from collapsing. we were the first in space with. the liberal democrats are yet again appealing to nationalism but. the russian president should be the sole ruler in the caucuses we have to eliminate the clan culture in this region and introduce curfews in some areas video surveillance is a must. while just russia comes up with a robin hood plan to help the poor with the money of the reach a form of reform number one is fighting poverty and introducing tax on luxury business and country should brief really all about the what the there had been and now the runner in this race lobbying for both small and big businesses billionaire

me how prokhorov hopes were high he would create a powerful lobby for western minded liberals in parliament probably of himself was even considering running for president for the complaint fails to power a deal of its fields because of cross personality he thought that to run a party as the seems to run a business this is a strategic mistake he considered other party members had been with the right cause much longer than help not as teammates as his subordinates and they responded by ousting him with all their might cause will take part in the vote but it's listed among outsiders one month ahead of the lakshman polls suggest united russia will gain at least forty three percent of the votes coming second hour communists with fourteen percent the liberal democrats will secure at least nine percent for the other four parties it will be largely about how they perform in t.v. debates and to secure at least one seat in the duma they will have to overcome a five percent threshold to mention it very for has the united russia party his

list has even put his political future on the table saying his possible post as the country's prime minister could depend on how well the party performs at the election booths prime minister putin is also backing united russia. and has even become somewhat of a trademark of the party over the years but it sure isn't december's doing elections will each receive a sparkling new tea set a welcome gift from the government the specifics of the order are exacting the search will be made from white porcelain each with a gold trim each cup must hold a certain amount of tea interesting new though not all circuits are of the same size two hundred four are tea and coffee sets for twelve persons while the remaining four hundred fifty are just scaled down six person sets and while it's not clear which devotees will win which set some joker discrepancy means they're not at russia party has horn crate plans for

a tea party of its own following the december vote by winning at least two hundred four duma seats it's a democrat r t. afghanistan's opium production has more than doubled this year the country already produces ninety percent of the world's opium and is only a quarter of lifeline for taliban insurgents parties but it's a contributor explains why he believes the u.s. is still on the able to wipe out the problem. according to the evan survey. the harvest has jumped from thirty six to fifty eight hundred metric tons just in one year because the main competition mints of the d a b u s eight in the last five years has been the manhunt and dick mint off victor book to the counter justice against weak to the can the united states is the only

symptom of this is to make failure of the u.s. intelligence and law enforcement community until one foresman and intel community remains hostage to political expediency until then the justice will be just it hypocrisy cover in the united states and any american or for an individual stands at pretty fair chance to get it fair trial and hearing in the united states of america. well you keep across the board are stories of r.t. dot com growing plenty more lined up for you this weekend looking u.k. student whose dodgy a file sharing has landed him in water with america which even wants him extradited for trial and he's never stepped foot in the states. and you have reached your destination russia sat nav system gets a boost as more satellites blast off from baikonur and reach orbit that story inside r.t. dot com also you can check out all the best videos on our you tube channel.

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t.v. dot com. when multinationals move into countries with large poverty stricken populations for some it's seen as a way of boosting jobs and raising living standards but for india's simmering maoist rebels it's for god this pledging the country now they're taking inspiration from the arab uprisings as prematurely reports. these are the images people recognize when they think of india as maoist rebels for almost twenty five years the group has attempted to overthrow the government in violence and intimidation to turn india into a communist society in their eyes the government is not taking any interest in the indigenous people of rural india and has actually displaced the population from its mineral rich land for development projects the government has called the maoists the single biggest security threat to india and it's held them responsible for displacing and killing thousands of civilians. but far from the jungles of india

a new maoist revolution is brewing the maoist argue that the arrival of multinational companies here is actually caused a further divide between rich and poor are they want to stay in india without the presence of quote unquote dominating western companies where everyone has access to basic right meet var of our rao the brains behind the uprising the highly educated man is in most senses the opposite of his counterparts in the jungle armed with a pen and paper and sitting in his relatively modern flat in hyderabad rao is seen as the intellectual leader of the maoists and a voice for a growing group of indians against globalization if the investment is from the. listed age and the. monday edition of the hyderabad is a symbol for many indians of the country's booming economy and presence on the

global stage the city has the biggest microsoft research and development office outside the united states and it's home to several major multinational groups i.t. firms and bio pharmaceutical companies and for many in the city the presence of foreign firms is welcome we are providing us the opportunity and we wanted to get to do you do a lot of getting to. they're getting to is being used to buy their time and seeds but if they're not using a video we stared at boarding different applications for our needs like a small market says big a.t.m. should be a little would only because of corporate companies educated people are getting more jobs they can earn more money within short periods of time with dignity but the maoists aren't convinced that modernization means a better quality of life for everyone those who did not get the fruits of this globalization the pain. and lundy their gin grievances are not addressed then fight it out so all of us including middle class was sitting

there even while most indians are convinced that communism is the answer many agree that india needs to find a way to improve on its own. that there think that india has such a rich who do the sorts of mineral. water of the land. whom on science and technology has published when human resources that we can produce and we not depend on him and he does immense is who need india while they watch the uprisings around the arab world they believe it's the sub continents turn to demand change preassure either r.t. hyderabad india. but more world news for you this hour the top commander of colombia's revolutionary armed forces has been killed fark leader alfonso cano died during a military air and ground assault a reward of nearly five million dollars was offered for information leading to his

capture fifty three all took over latin america's last remaining rebel group in two thousand and eight after the death of its co-founder. all forty five surviving miners have been rescued from a chinese coal mine more than thirty six hours after a cave in the accident which killed eight was caused by a small earthquake fifty kilometers away china's coal mines are the worst deadliest safety has improved in recent years. syrian security forces times have been shelling the city of homs despite agreeing to withdraw from urban areas under an arab league peace deal at least nineteen were killed and dozens wounded in the latest anti government crackdown doctors claiming more than one hundred twenty bodies were brought to hospitals in the past three days there's doubt over whether the arab league plan can end the months of bloodshed. flash floods have struck the italian port of genoa killing at least six people the

victims include two children and the woman who was apparently crushed by cars that were swept away by the water but there is the second in as many weeks with warnings the worse is yet to come. during times of austerity many people wonder about how much money they need for a comfortable life but is it time for the beggar rich to spread the spoils were half a mystery gauges where people in new york draw the line between affluence and avarice . the general public has been vilifying the very rich lately so what does the public consider too much money this week let's talk about that more than a million too much money yeah if someone has more than a million should they pay more in taxes yes they absolutely said yes i want too much money so i'm not going to answer. those ten million in two months to emerge.

when the limit when millions are not to have would say if people make more than a million dollars and they have that in their bank account should they be forced to give back a moral or a moral and doubts in general interestingly i saw once that the to answer the question do you have enough money to curve goes like this as your wealth increases so people who don't have a lot feel that they don't have enough as they as people get wealthier a higher percentage of the think they have enough until they pass a certain point whereas as you get even wealthier you want even more so if you made ten million dollars i would give some of it away it's too much money are people that don't give it away and have that much in the wrong i guess it's a personal decision i just think that if you make that much money you could share it with someone that doesn't have so much should they be forced to through taxes like they do in scandinavia maybe so because sometimes if you don't force someone

to do something and i'm going to do it no matter how much wealth you consider to be obscene the bottom line is when it comes to money it's hard for anyone to not want just a little bit more. than five hundred days in isolation to test the kinds of metal for a mission to mars russians on bishops project to simulate a round trip to the red planet has concluded testing how body and mind would cope on a long space flight. over has been following the mission and hearing reaction from one volunteer who says he's not ready for the real thing. after five hundred. twenty days of this trip around. we are proud today to to prove that humanity can go to mass this is experiment to see basically the psychological effects a trip to mars would have on the crew and how they would work together inside such

a facility now those that took part in this are looking to be part of future martian missions this overhaul operation was an international cooperative mission the russian space agency working with the european space agency to put this experiment into into practice now the crew itself was made up from people from all around the world three of them were russian there was representatives from china as well as from france and central america who will find out a little bit what it's like on the scene where the mars five hundred module is we can now cross to tom barton who is there tom what's going on where you are well peter i remember on june the third last year watching this door behind me shot seals and that was the start of the five hundred twenty days which ended when i watched them the door open at last after all that time and the crew emerged little bit white faced little bit bleary eyed into a into

a cheering crowd after all that time they all stood together in front of microphones and they said how glad they were to work with their other crew members and to have got through what is really quite a feat of an jurors really to be in isolation and with a very strict routine day in day out for all that time i remember seeing the some bookmakers have put eight to one of us on that one of the crew going insane as a result of this experiment that hasn't materialized and i think they can now look forward to the d. brief period free of all those tensions. indeed they can now later most of the injuries explores how the russian capital is becoming more tourists and what it friendly for those looking for a budget bed for the night. now in the past we've discussed the rising world of beauty hostels to five star look

serious hotels here in the russian capital but what about the middle market today lower star lodgings needn't look so be at all like western standard. yes martin checks in from moscow out in the next hour here in r.t.e. of the spotlight is on libya shortly as artie's in debt talk show looks at the task ahead in repairing a nation that's been battered and bruised that's just its neighbors.

the close up team has been to the region where technological breakthroughs save human lives. now on she goes to the sea. her unusual ways to protect nature on. where farming pioneers place local cuisine to the highest pitch. and where future developments depends on the way. russia's black sea coast commercial flows up on our.

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talk about the headlines for you know our hair and r.t. greece's prime minister clings on to his job following a parliament confidence vote after pledging a new coalition government but a total solution for the debt ridden country still remains some way off. america's anti corporate protest has refused to give up the fight despite further arrests and tough police action at least one hundred people were rounded up in the oakland as officers moved in to break up the rally. and the race for seats in russia's no house of parliament has begun seven political parties and our media charm offensive to women voters through t.v. campaigning and banners on the streets. on the bombs on no longer dropping on libya but the red cross says it's got a mammoth job ahead as we head next in spotlight.