the international nuclear agency says iran might be working on developing atomic weapons in its most critical report yet on the country its findings were widely expected and comes days after israel bluntly said military action against iran is getting closer and raising fears the report could be a pretext to an attack going to church account has more on the atomic study. now the u.n. nuclear watchdog found no smoking gun but hyped up fears that iran continues research on nuclear weapons it doesn't say iran is building a weapon but it says it's collecting all the information it would need to do so and has a lot of technology and the international atomic energy agency claims to have iranian computer models of nuclear warheads which the watchtower views as a possible indication that iran plans to build an atomic bomb among other evidence a satellite image of a steel container that might be used to secretly cast the high explosives needed to trigger and you clear weapon i would be very skeptical about this report that's

coming out from the international atomic energy agency because the i.a.e.a. doesn't really have any intelligence capabilities of its own and if it's relying on reports that are coming from other people i would rather suspect those reports are coming from the united states and israel the president if u.s. intelligence presenting false evidence to build a case for the war in iraq raises alarm bells us to the accuracy of the atomic agency's latest report on iran you may have a piece of evidence of some kind but that piece of evidence is subject to your interpretation as to what it means when they saw aerial photographs in iraq showing certain things they interpreted those photographs to mean something which which was it was not correct back in two thousand and three the u.s. was adamant its evidence on iraq's weapons of mass destruction and terrorist activity was as solid as could be satellite images of a base where saddam hussein was believed to train al qaida terrorists evidence of

more labs for biological weapons aluminum tubes presented as components of centrifuges to enrich uranium all of the above proved to be a hoax. and yet it was enough to start a war that would last eight plus years until more than a hundred thousand civilians israel is considering military action to take out iran's nuclear facilities preemptively the question many now ask is could the un's atomic watchdog records serve as a justification to start a war with iran security experts say the consequences for such action would be catastrophic we would most likely see new kinds of attacks probably on israel from hezbollah or other groups we'd see attacks on american troops perhaps in iraq and afghanistan even more than what we've seen so far iran i mean could retaliate in conventional terms that could attack saudi arabian oil fields if you really want to see a crisis in the in your in the international economy despite tough rhetoric coming

from both israel and the u.s. many agree that washington and tel aviv are most likely to use the report as political leverage to try and isolate iran and possibly to put a dandy needs flourishing economic relations with china no one in the international community wants iran to have nuclear weapons but what they fear is a drastic unilateral action by israel with the backing of the united states that could set the region on fire at a time when it is as on stable as it gets millions of lives could be in danger if policymakers in washington or tel aviv decide to jump the gun and start a war on grounds which are far from being transparent i'm going to check our reporting from washington r.t. . political analyst adrian believes iran has never been the danger it has been portrayed. over the past hundred years iran has

invaded and attacked nobody it has however been invaded by britain in world war one by britain and the former soviet union in world war two in one thousand nine hundred one to grab its oil when its democratically elected president mohamed must nationalize the iranian oil company which is today british petroleum the cia backed coup got rid of him imposed the shah of percy apocalypse until nine hundred seventy nine and when in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine iran recovers its own identity immediately one set down hussein i think we all remember him was in the service of the united states britain and israel with chemical weapons of mass destruction provided by the united states to lead an eight year war of attrition against iran so if anything one has to ask who is the danger in the region the united states britain france and israel or iran who has invaded and attacked nobody in a century. well we want to know how close you think a military strike against iran is so far. the majority think an attack

is imminent as it runs along with american and israeli interests around sixteen percent doubt it arguing that no one wants to see a bloodbath in the region around ten percent think the whole thing still depends on tape runs a willingness to cooperate slightly fewer think there will be a military strike only if iran actually admits to having a nuclear bomb at your voice now and vote on our home page of r t dot com. a former cia officer who once headed the osama bin laden intelligence unit says america's policies on the muslim world create enemies rather than security here's some of what michael sure will tell us in about twenty minutes time. washington's enemy is an enemy that doesn't exist we're fighting and in this law make enemy that washington believes is out to kill us because we have elections because we're free because we have women in the workplace is an enemy that doesn't exist or didn't

exist when bin ladin was alive it doesn't exist now america is being attacked because of its foreign policy and in the muslim world because of its support for israel because of its support for the saudi police state because of its presence on the arab peninsula and until we accept that until americans can say to each other whether you support aid to israel or not our relationship with israel is causing this war we are not going to be able to defeat this enemy. time is up for the man who has dominated italian politics for the best part of two decades but it's not the mountain of corruption lawsuits in the sex crime allegations that did it for prime minister silvio berlusconi it is italy's it woeful finances his majority of operating as m.p.'s passed italy's two thousand and ten spending a key vote to decide the next budget cuts which will. voted on next week italy is europe's next big worry after greece its borrowing costs are at

a record high and financial firms are losing faith but claiming berlusconi's political scalp might not be enough to help the country stay afloat. it's very naive to fall the entire political debates just done better better sauna i think the counter is going to have a very difficult time and what is required is a say a serious political debate on what kind of measure. one to take to the crisis it's not much about little school and italian people in caves should watch and the side what their replacements should be rather than being down through parliamentary gimmicks i think that should have stepped down at least one year of ghouls and yes even able to sort of arrive just because the corruption and the bribery in italian parliament is so widespread that these has been possible but honestly i think that's what is required is serious change and serious change. through going back to

the people and asking them was there not a bit of a school and he should be. are already heading east for the international monetary fund search to shore up cash with its chief warning that we face a lost decade because of the euro's debts europe's debts excuse me christine lagarde is following up her fundraising visit to russia with a trip to china where she's expected to woo beijing is backing for the european bailout economists there so china is ready to help give to give a helping hand but on its own terms. the initial object they have is really haul china work more closely was on maff told the. finance capacity of my math in the mean time to call for the justifiable position for china both same times of the membership also the possible be

as a denominating car in say a b. han the special drawing rights channel still want to express was through this meeting positive attitude and sincerity china will lend a hand but of course china will also have their own conditions to reciprocate themselves but there has been growing concern in china over you know how the money is going to be spent i think the government will have to gave the right answer to the chinese people because because it's their tax dollars the investment should be targeted more to the valuable assets to help the industries instead overriding a bland check to buy the bonds which is now rather sticky and there has not been a reasonable or for is that the proper return all risk of free packets is being all for either by the individual country that is facing the problem all by the eurozone as a whole with the eurozone in currency crisis cross-talk later asks if it's time for

brussels to butt out and restore power to national governments here's what's ahead in around fifteen minutes. if greece last week were to have voted. for it on the left the choice to the greek citizens would have meant that the greece greek citizens would have got a veto on fact on economic governance within the eurozone which is almost unheard of that is the good thing of this crisis and i said that you see real clear to be moving this that action also because you know about these airlines you see behind me here the losing their jobs is a good so i to this crisis. that is still going to be known as i don't see all that and there's only because it's on the streets people will know and you say there's a good thing to these crises. and you are with r t it is fifteen minutes past the hour still ahead for you. why

india's government believes that these people are no longer poor enough to get the help millions of them still need. and from our business desk western europe is getting its first gas from russia via the newly built nord stream pipeline that bypasses transit countries join me in about ten minutes from now for more details on the significance of. the close up team has been to the. technological breakthroughs. our team goes to the sea. ways to protect. their farming pioneer place local cuisine. but where future developments depends on a. coast should close up. from

los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed since two thousand saddam has not enough in-patient beds not on the third emergency department that's. and not enough nurses. to take care of all the people. the only real health care system that we have in the city of los angeles is the los angeles fire department in fact when i started my venture is a firefighter i didn't want to do and i started out running just to firefighting it's about eighty two percent of what we do the fire departments medical. so waited for hours for i waited sometimes three hours i would say say frances in wait for four hours and fifty minutes standing against a wall with patients and we have a federal law that mandates that you can't turn no one away who seeks care in an emergency room. we have the most expensive health care system in the world and it's probably valued

the least. well. bringing you the latest in science technology from the realms. we. covered and welcome back you are with r t on to kosovo now where the un head has watched concerns over the increased attacks on the minority serbs and their property in northern kosovo bunky muna put part of the blame on the decision of kosovo albanian leadership to extend its control over the serb run area for months serbs in the region have been barricading in and not only against the unwanted authorities but also nato peacekeeping forces. explains. that. perhaps not an old this venue for a wedding but this serbian couple living in northern ca civil decided to get

married at the barricades and. to cool off were get it together here and. dance. dresses. the star barricades in northern kosovo have been standing for several months now for those who built them there are just a part of everyday life not only have the kosovo serbs isolated themselves from the case for troops but also from their unwanted neighbors this is the famous bridge in that it's a which splits the town into so be an albanian parts it was called the bridge of friendship it was meant to symbolize that the two can easily live together but the size of the barricades on the serbian part tells the whole story of how serbs are unwilling to be part of the self-proclaimed state while the cemented barricades in the middle of it so have become the town's main gathering spot tensions are still running high just a few kilometers away. for every sound off the call that k.

for troops managed to demolish serbs built two hundred miles there are times when the two pro sisters take place. on it. and. people like you see. the. serbs say they have no choice but to continue barricading themselves in they believe albanians would not hesitate to wipe them off their land forcefully help they believe by k. four troops despite constant clashes with a nato contingent and political pressure from belgrade because civil servants have become accustomed to living in this cage they have built for themselves. it was hard at first when we run out of food and petrol but we serbs are people who used to improvise. in finding a way out we've built alternative routes through the mountains so now we can again receive supplies we've prevented a humanitarian catastrophe or do the orthodox priest of the town's brand new temple

sat he has never been busier with all the people flocking in lately to pray for the well being of their families. closer to his sin different times it's even been ok my bad turkey ones but series with stupid old heart tests of times and everyone and made sure of it so now it's this land is the cradle of culture and statehood. another deadlock in this balkan melting pot continues belgrade is still unwilling to resume negotiations with pristina which could put great through this standoff but while politicians clash this sort of family has little trust in diplomacy their kids may be too young to realize what it's all about and why they are being shown the barriers but there is little doubt what views they will inherit once they grow up let's see russia r.t. reporting from costs. in kosovo. russia launched an unmanned probe into one of

marxism moons in the early hours of wednesday but had has hit technical trouble. a series of robotic maneuvers should have taken place after the probe separated from its booster rocket that has not happened and federal space agency officials say they have three days to sort the problem out the probes designed to bring back soil from the martian moon phobos which should on earth some secrets about our solar systems creation also on board is china's first mars satellite which will be put into observation orbit around the red planet. and more world news now starting in thailand where the floodwaters are finally receding. cleaning up is it now underway in northern provinces but things are far from over in bangkok where there is a struggle to create debris that's blocking the capital's dreams the floods are taking a huge toll on thailand over five hundred people have been killed and many thousands

displaced while key firms such as toyota honda and nestle have seen production and profits massively elite american presidential hopeful herman cain is defiant about staying in the game despite the increasing sexual harassment claims swirling around him a second woman has now gone public about her alleged assault and she wants all for excuses to come forward cain is a surprise front runner for the republican nomination to take on president obama and twelve and he denies all the claims. ok we'll replace. fewer poor people but the numbers don't tell the whole story the government. in india's capital city the sights and sounds of one of the world's fastest growing economies are everywhere. but intermingled with the new malls and shopping

developments slums like this one are still home to about forty million people many of the people who live here however don't even count as being poor thanks to a new definition that has moved india's poverty line to thirty per day or think that romney was works for six days a week as a cobbler and can make up to two dollars per day he sends most of his money back to his village to support the wife and three children he left behind the fact that his country doesn't classify him as poor is shocking to him but he didn't thirty two rupees is the benchmark to decide the poverty line is wrong because one cannot do anything with that amount someone like me who makes three thousand rupees per month finds it hard to survive here how can someone who are only thirty two rupees survive the people behind the nation say that it's simply an adjustment based on the current economic climate according to them the new definition actually means that there are class people living in poverty in india than twenty years ago when

almost half of all indians were living below the poverty line they also claim it has no impact on who can access government welfare services and many people above the poverty line or. i mean they're not it's not as if you know if you're. poor and if you've got one rupee more than the rich we have to do a lot. but new data also suggests those living in poverty should get by on the equivalent of two dollars per month for their health and education. sparking outrage across india where do you feed your family where do you look after your kids where do you send them for education how is not that anywhere close to the poverty line. thirty thirty rupees per hour is also not good enough forget about that in a place like that he does know we you can survive into it for now as the debate over the poverty line is meaningless in his life he just wants to be able to

support his family but it's. got to be my only wish for my future is that i continue doing this work of mine without any hindrance from anyone or anything as long as the government doesn't interfere continue doing his business to feed and educate my kids focusing and depending on himself preassure either r.t. new delhi india. and in around twenty minutes details of the tussle for the top in the world tennis in the sports world with dmitri but before that let's check the numbers with current. era welcome to our business of western europe's getting its first russian gas by the newly built director nord stream pipeline bushels in germany and this is his reply. this new route should bring cheaper gas for homes and businesses in the european union for the first time there are no transit fees to be paid to countries like ukraine and belarus it also eliminates the threat of supply cuts which we've

seen in recent years actually leaving some e.u. states out in the cold now this isn't easy you would project there were german shareholders also french dutch as part of this goes from the project and it will guarantee supply to citizens of those countries for the next fifty years or so even through this year's euro debt crisis dimona for gas in europe has gone up now this is the pipeline that people said couldn't be built it was too long too expensive some said it was take make an impossible for example there's only one compressor station along the route once again you said there were several needed to make it happen now this route has been planned since the ninety ninety second law and will come on top next year project leaders have said that the third line troubling capacity of north stream will be discussed very soon by shareholders. and russia's largest company gazprom has reported an eighty percent leap in profits june the second quarter gas monopoly earned almost ten billion dollars during that period beating some forecasts by ten percent market watchers say the strong bottom line is

being driven by increased output and stronger prices deliveries to europe jumped twenty percent this year and are set for a further boost now that the north korean gas pipeline is online and it cost more than seven billion dollars and leading russian energy consultant constantine seem to believes it will take a decade to break even. the real time off for total this investment will depend on the price of gas and european markets because the tragic stories related to the gas prices in the european union but of course it will take on the. bay miles been. told of this money away because you know the one point of view is the main hall that all flows through but from another point of view the main supply will gifts and. all girls. will be here. and looking at the markets oil is heading higher on speculation that iran's nuclear plans could threaten the stability in the middle east light sweet is currently trading at

ninety six dollars per barrel while brant is one hundred fifteen dollars per barrel . markets in asia high on italian news and chinese data hong kong stocks leading up to china reported cooling inflation giving a boost to bank and property stocks trying to overseas lead an investment bank of china leaving two percent in the black tokyo listed exporters and banks are also rising and may be proved with sentiments. and stocks in europe again in early wednesday investors are digest digesting news that italian prime minister silvio berlusconi will resign a move it's meant to convince investors that italy can curb its record borrowing costs and avoid the fate of course. and here in russia markets gave up early again then have slipped into the red at noon the r.t.s. is losing point one percent the miser x. is half a percent down now here's

a quick look at some share meals on the rise and energy majors a mix the sour gas promise up supported by strong second quarter results electricity producer be on russia to raise the money against the company's revenues rose twenty percent in the first nine months of the year and russia's biggest lender is burbank is among the main game has almost a person. who very much and is looking at buying a bank in poland as part of its expansion into central and eastern europe polish media is reporting that sperm bank is most likely to acquire any or bank which is owned by the italian financial group carlo to sarra analysts suggest it's a good time to make acquisitions. european banks are selling out says a bargain prices a a bank has both retail and business services with their credit portfolio of around four billion dollars bank recently bought the eastern european on the fox bank and announced plans to buy into turkey's dennett's. that's it for this hour but i'll be back with more in about fifteen.

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twelve thirty. the u.n. nuclear watchdog reports that iran could be developing the technology to produce weapons in its first public revelation of such claims findings are raising the worries they might become a pretext for a preemptive strike against. police . blames christina for the trouble. don't want to live in self-proclaimed independent kosovo. into the scene of everyday life. previously politically bullet proof prime minister. agrees to go.