it's the right of the top stories of the last seven days and first the great prime minister must reside that's the demand of the countries opposition of the political deadlocks to end the head of greece's main opposition party said george papandreou was dangerous and has called for early elections according to senior government officials perpetrator could announce his resignation later on sunday hoping it will pave the way for a coalition government meanwhile athens is fast running out of time now to implement a crucial in new bailout plan designed to save the country from bankruptcy the greek debt crisis also dominated discussion to this week's two twenty commission it where there's a meltdown when the greek prime minister made his botched announcement of a referendum on the e.u. rescue plan only to drop it shortly afterwards r.t. this now i follow that very summer. the ever changing greek drama took center stage in cannes for the g twenty meeting hero host nicolas sarkozy protecting what he calls the beating heart of europe till the end predictions a resolution which is very strong angela merkel and agree on this we will fight to

defend europe and the euro. france and germany took action with this message to greece play by the rules or get out the greek prime minister made a cameo appearance in cam returned to athens and cancelled an improv referendum that would have more last allowed the public to decide if they stay or if they go when it comes to the euro or perish the thought that they should be allowed to decide whether they want these things euro leaders say it is up to greece to should look like this if greece is an independent country and i just want to say they are perfectly free i don't want to give any idea that we are trying to get involved in greek domestic politics. but france has given some exactly that idea but it is no longer an independent country and has been for a while and the conversation is always on what we need to do to satisfy our creditors demands and our creditors are the people who are going to determine whether we survive or don't survive and the so-called backbone of the eurozone

could be trying to save its backside with a statement from sarkozy that those who break deficit rules should be punished some with sanctions even if he is breaking the same rules back home in france they're running a budget deficit of beyond what what the rules of mass rich provide for the real irony with that is that the the french banks are are so desperate for some sort of a bailout and if they didn't get one for greece for example they could potentially go under and could be playing a major role in the fight to save the euro which some hope for the single currency aligns with the emerging economies or the brics who have already pledged to try and help the euro stay afloat but with a condition president medvedev says they want to play a bigger role in financial institutions like the i am math and the group of twenty format already it seems some headway there as for the first time ever the g twenty summit will be held in

a brics country when it takes place in moscow russia in twenty thirteen reporting from cannes and he's in our party the chair of economics the rest was university are you commerce says that even if a new coalition government is formed in greece it will provide only a temporary solution to the crisis anyway. the big problem that the greek government has is to get its population behind its plan and it doesn't seem that the people in greece are all that willing to productive as all the measures that are taken and that are addressed they could eat and go cause a great you are suffering among many of them the greek people are rather disturbed even though they say that they want to hold on to new euro they don't want to hold are put up with all the measures that are being forced on them so a new government may for a few moments create sounds. solution for give some space for a new measures but the regions is building out and whether the greeks are willing

to go along is can be dealt seriously and so i don't see that they really have a measure that politicians have the measures and the instruments to parents for all this crisis. coming up on the program on a storage day for the palestinian. general conference. to adopt a draft resolution and decide to add me to palestine as member of you know. sport complications for the time the heritage and also for the palestinian bid for statehood at the u.n. as we report a bit late for. us police a turning of the heat to me and to cope with occupy movement which has now spread across the country since it began nearly two months ago the worst flare up of violence how this week in california offices to augusta crowds peaceful protesters in the city of oakland several people who joined the demonstrations are seriously injured including a u.s. army veteran and over one hundred arrests were made it's the second time the forces

cracked down on a rally in the city in the past two weeks. was there in the midst of it all reporting for ati. there are at least hundreds at the not two hundred three hundred police officers and all right garrick several i'm as you can see advancing behind us right now on the occupy oakland movement now we don't know how many officers are back there we saw a massive group of them sort of a walk down that street before that was the street of the standoff where several protesters had barricaded the street from the police several several pieces of furniture and whatnot were lit on fire but again not enough of an action to provoke this kind of a militant response by the police force here earlier thousands marched peacefully on the port of oakland shutting it down no arrests reported whatsoever in fact we didn't even see any of the police officers out there and yet after the peaceful march this was a scene unfolding on the streets of oakland no other media outlets no other television outlets here on the frontlines we have been standing here we have seen

tear gas fired several protesters injured from the tear gas in fact you can smell it in the air right now i wish i could describe it better but a very intimidating show of force when you have this line of police slowly marching . no word with protesters in front of them the mood is an extremely tense we don't know how this will develop but people are sort of running out from the side streets perhaps there's more confrontations down that way whether or not they're going to clear the camp remains to be seen but as you can see these posters are marching behind as sticks and hands baton hand i don't know if you can get any closer on that shot but they're certainly coming here the crowd as you can hear is chanting oakland perhaps you can see over there several police officers with their weapons out shooting in their tear gas for these loud sort of down a grenade that don't actually for anyone but definitely here scare the protesters and journalists on sites. well police are moving in to break up occupy

demonstrations across america several arrests are made with forces not land in washington with police heavy handedness was caught on camera. at a new york to where the movement began to look for tell the protesters company opens occulting pocket to tell me to stand the ground i say authorities are preparing to attempt an eviction media activists to abby martin thinks the police could be acting to provoke them straightens. a lot of people try to paint this movement as you know we're not unified we don't have a cohesive message but as far as i can see we have one message and it's corporate greed and we're not standing for it anymore and no matter what your sign say or what you're saying it all stems from the same source which is corporate greed running amuck so i'd say that we did have a unified message there were i mean i heard some estimates up to twenty thousand people peacefully marching and successfully shutting down the port of oakland which was huge but you have to ask yourself you know we know for a fact there was a cop watch video down an exposé showing he's working as an undercover agents into

the occupy oakland movement so who are the provocative words if there was provocation in the group is it undercover police we don't know all we know is that we mass masses the overwhelming majority of us remaining peaceful urging people remain peaceful and you have two people throwing things and lighting a dumpster on fire so were the cops we don't know but it's a shame to paint the whole movement as violent when it seems like there's just a few anarchists causing trouble. to keep your finger on the pulse of the occupy movement as it continues to spread across america just head to our twitter stream for the latest updates from the rest of us including photos and videos from the protests.

the arab league is demanding to be supplied shed in syria after a peace deal it put in place with damascus broke down dozens more anti-government activists reportedly killed in the country as the army continues to suppress the protests spite the regime agreeing earlier this week to stop violence against. more than five hundred political detainees released on saturday but the oppression continues meantime u.n. estimates now that over three thousand people being killed in syria since march president assad claims his forces are fighting armed insurgency funded from abroad political analyst carlos watson he thinks the country is being set up for regime change. i think it's a conspiracy by a regional power they wanted to change the regime of bashar al assad they wanted

different regime different government was different had and that's why there you can see the regional power hasn't been friendly to the situation it's taking the place inside syria actually some of this country has been funneling weapons and money uncertain our job to topple the regime of president assad the president of syria acknowledged there is opposition in that country and here extend his hand to what it consolidation away then the his country for those people who are asking for change and that's why today they have a constitutional reform but there is an external power or what they same opposition an exile those are backed by the western powers some persian gulf country. russian business moving to boot faces a life sentence after a new york jury found him guilty of agreeing to sell arms to terrorists and

conspiring to kill americans he was arrested in thailand in two thousand and eight after a sting operation and was eventually extradited to the u.s. despite stock opposition from moscow correspondent necessary reports. years spent by the u.s. to hunt down one russian man tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer cash poor it into a sting operation snatched up from a third country for months of solitary confinement before a three week trial in the u.s. allegedly arms dealer viktor boot was found guilty on all four charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use an acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark the forty four year old russian air cargo businessman fascinated hollywood one of every twelve people.

on the court. and only on the other eleven. bood lost his case in the court of u.s. public opinion long before his trial kicked off raising concerns of the fairness of his trial this is the lord of war. the merchant of death right and you've got him in your hands right he's in custody it's a great feeling u.s. officials were relentless in their efforts to get behind bars the so-called merchant of death is now a federal inmate american agents posing as far camembert as a colombian group to terrorist in the u.s. but not by many other countries and the u.n. met with and then arrested in thailand in two thousand and eight after twice being found not guilty by thai courts the u.s. reportedly play dirty but arm twisting in thailand into extraditing him to america they're willing to flaunt every internet. no law to get what they want and that means doing all these illegal things in the case of the trouble to extradite him or

i should say kidnapping boots family also called us actions entrapment and kidnapping the full sky i can accept the possibility that they might have some information that might be of interest to someone but why is it that other countries don't just think to themselves that there is someone who has some interesting information and why don't those government just drag those people on to their territory moscow's request to send him to russia were brushed aside there was no official decision of an extradition russia called boots extradition illegal and question the validity of his conviction one of the main arguments of the defense that the u.s. lacked jurisdiction was ignored by the court boots defense says the russian was aware that he was not in touch with real fork members and all he was trying to do was sell to all the cargo planes we can appeal to this judge. that the verdict was rendered against the weight of the evidence that we could also proceed to the united states court of appeals but with the vigor with which boot was brought to

the u.s. experts like george map who has attended every hearing say a successful appeal is unlikely lose of imaginary crimes manufactured jurisdiction and manufactured evidence relentless was you know basically catford to boot bringing to america. by any means necessary the journalist says boot is one of many victims of u.s. judicial power play that i feel the victor in this particular charges that were brought against him that he's innocent so you know i don't i don't want any innocent man whether it be russian citizens or to boot or troy davis to be you know sentenced to life or convicted of a crime that they didn't commit victor boots wife says the u.s. is the criminal in this case. the actions currently carried out by the u.s. special services are an organized provocation organized crime towards a russian citizen or any other citizens of the world when they just. have deemed them allegedly dangerous it doesn't even have to be specific action moscow has vowed to continue to push for boots return to russia has always maintained his

innocence and will keep fighting for justice but with us muscles flexed tight to keep him in an american prison is facing from twenty five years to life behind bars the sentencing will come in february and. new york. of the program the web is closing in a vital would he. promises to prolong the court rejected feel like if it will bring a long running story also. back from the red six men and conclude a grueling simulated mission to mars why this space flight is almost a. virtual. palestine was this last week admitted as a full member to the un's cultural heritage or unesco but the movies and get the united states says it will cut off its funding for the organization seen as

a major coup for palestine is it gears up for the un show to recognizing its statehood late edition or on america and israel are strongly opposing that though with washington to use its veto however only say that unesco membership is a positive sign for palestine's future. idea that all these nations wanted to let palestine in over the objections of the u.s. and israel is very significant i think and it. tells timmins have been stymied in their efforts to have a state and of course they're trying a new route they're trying. he's for protesting they're trying this method of trying to get into more and more international organizations to build their legitimacy and i think that's a better way to go than violence the difference between this vote in the one. or statehood bid is that. course the u.s. can be in the security council that the latter one where is this vote there's no

veto and it was voted overwhelmingly that people went against what the us and israel wanted and voted in palestine as a member. the nuclear watchdog astute to publish findings next week which will reportedly suggest that iran has built a nuclear testing facility and show satellite images to prove it but to rands dismissed those claims calling fabricated it's prompted speculation though that the u.s. u.k. and israel could be considering possible military action against the country's nuclear facilities indeed on friday the israeli president said that when it comes to iran quote the international community is closer to finding a military solution now than a diplomatic one end quote but experts warn that the west underestimates around and that an attack on it would result in a world conflict. anyone reading the press reports on these contingency plans being dropped by the minister of defense here in london for an

attack on iran must be worrying that if iran is not developing a nuclear missile it will be developing and you could missile face with the idea that the americans the british and israel he's looking toward unprovoked attack on . the world a much more dangerous place i cannot imagine a worse alliance with these three powers people in the west seem to underestimate the strength of the reunion nationalism that there is a strong national sense a member and so what happened under foreign intervention into the country and how the shah was with that installed and maintained by britain and for america's long memories of the shah the way it's presented no the west of the shah is what the regime there will be a bloody war if there is an attack on iran iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation from hamas and the world is a more dangerous place because of these reports. a story of course we're following

as well in our web site out while you're there these stories as well get more clicks and interest in the case of the lethal poisoning of the russian former f.b.i. agent alexander litvinenko a british prosecutor for the very name another think that. addition to what we're talking about the u.k. awful story that came from the week as well we got online and inferno on the road watch this horrifying footage from the united kingdom as dozens of collided in the seven and injuring many others and one of the country's worst car accidents in greece in somerset online at r.t. dot com. earlier this week the wiki leaks founder julian assange lost his battle against extradition from the u.k. to sweden here now after months of sex crime allegations. i have not been charged

with any crime in any country. maintains his innocence and is planning to appeal again he insists that his case is politically motivated the whistle blowing web site was forced to suspend its operations to raise funds after a financial blockade many believe there's a lot of interest in discrediting a sanjay after his website publication of secret u.s. . it is astonishing here in britain to see the way the case is being covered two organizations i used to work at the b.b.c. the guardian newspaper the guardian of course had to deal with wiki leaks the kinds of character assassination around the world by mainstream media trying to attack this and it just goes to show what a state journalism is in. the london stock exchange protesters recently i don't suppose many of those mainstream journalists really understand what's going on over there i think one argument here is that the craft of journalism is in

crisis should become some sort of overall professor of journalism and they should close all the universities courses in journalism down because he really did teach a lot of people that it's about speaking truth to power and speaking for the power less and the idea of him being in court and now the idea of him being rendered for torture in a state as we know is we carrying out rogue assassinations of its own citizens is is just breathtaking. some of the world news we're covering a few today will start with a rock where a triple explosions rocked a local market in baghdad now reports suggest eight people have been killed and over twenty injured but the police and medics said the number of casualties is set to grow they think the attack follows a statement made by iraq's prime minister urging security forces to clamp down on any threats of violence the last thirty three thousand u.s. troops in the country expected to leave iraq by the end of the year. a suicide bomb blast near a mosque in afghanistan's northern provinces left at least seven people dead and injured more than a dozen others the attacker detonated his vest as worshippers were leaving after

celebrating the start of the muslim festival of among those killed were two local police commanders no jets claimed responsibility but officials are pointing the finger at taliban militants. in colombia at least fourteen people being killed by mudslides which swept through a number of towns in the west of the country in one incident four people were buried alive as they slept rescue workers are continuing to try to search for survivors with thirty five people still unaccounted for tonight many buildings have been destroyed or badly damaged during what's been one of colombia's worst rainy seasons of. so it's just mentioned there the muslim religious festival leads begun marking the end of ramadan with million celebrating worldwide over a hundred seventy thousand people have taken part in festivities here in moscow with eighty thousand gathering in the capital's main mosque it holidays one of the largest events in the muslim calendar and it coincides with a five day hard to mecca the birthplace of islam. means the feast of the sacrifice

with the festival celebrating commitment. it involves the traditional sacrifice of an animal and sharing it with family and friends. it was a journey across the galaxy and back again all without ever leaving planet earth a simulated round trip to mars has been completed now after a seventeen month long test to see how the crew might cope with the grueling affects of a long distance space travel. tom was there to see the crew return to normality in moscow after over five hundred days in isolation. back on earth i well actually they never left but pale faced bleary eyed these six men are returning from a five hundred twenty day epic mockup of a mission to mars and back they're thankful to be back among their fellow earth to others it is really really great to see you all again rather holer warming it's

been an honor to having been part of this remarkable achievement five of them are professional fraley individuals i have ever wore with it's clear that crew cohesion was key to sticking it out this door stayed sealed shut all throughout the seventeen months of the experiment of course it was only a simulation of a trip to mars any of these six men could have left at any time but none of them did the scientists behind it wanted to see the six man crew would be able to go all the time without severe psychological effects from the busy control room i was able to ask them how they got on before they left how are your relationships with the other crew members changed at the beginning i was. not hoping i was maybe we're due for something like that to happen you know like fight or something close clark or for such

a long you know the best not most thing in the world. but. we have been a very. effective from the beginning of. the experiment was kept as real as possible with a twenty minute time delay in communications once the ship was on its way that meant the team was alone they could talk freely with loved ones who researches decided to hold news from the outside world but that was tricky. we had to keep in mind that some information could come in with private correspondence. some relatives could break the news in this case any prolonged silence on our part could lead to tensions and misunderstanding they could think that we withheld the information deliberately that's within what must the highlight of the cruise trip was a simulated landing on mars with long isolation and boredom before it scientists observed with amazement just how little it became for them when they made martian landfall.

will nationalise but i do both their pulse rate was one hundred sixty beats per minute now compared with the pulse of the first cause you're not yuri gagarin orbit it was one hundred fifty two beats per minute the outside world was been intrigued by movies five hundred people betting on how and when the experiment would fail to make a put eight to one olds on one of the crew members going insane because of it. that . way by the way. so even though it's only a dry run it's still a significant achievement for earth's first martian pioneers.

really good to say they all made it through that's coming up to eight thirty pm here in moscow riches he was sport short before you call the latest was turning out to be installing fed cup final in moscow between russia and the czech republic before that a couple of minutes we'll also ask whether the world's most powerful leaders really have got what it takes to save the world from a financial abyss reza question. from moscow.

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hello it's kevin owen here at odds with the day's news about the week's top stories as well the first greek prime minister is expected to resign to allow a new coalition unity government to be formed documents from the comfort zone has issued a statement followed criticism of the p.m.'s handling of the country's debt crisis after his face and growth impression from the emu negotiated new bailout package. based crackdown on the armed occupied movement spreading fast across the country for many two months now but activists pledged to stand their ground. violent protest against corporate greed and social inequality. questions in the galaxy of big. business when guilty of international arms trafficking he faces between twenty five years to a life sentence in jail but his defense appealed. closer to reality this week as.