for travellers turns into a high profile discussion as the heads of the asia pacific nations gather in hawaii to isolate themselves from the spreading eurozone crisis. italy prepares for the dawn of a post of. its parliament. new austerity package intended as a last line of defense against collapsing confidence in its economy. and china's booming economy isn't always met with open arms the united states sometimes painting the emerging superpower as a dangerous prospect. twenty

four hour news live from moscow this is artsy with me. other worlds of political and economic heavyweights from the asia pacific nations descend upon a sunny why this weekend storm clouds continue to build thousands of miles away over the eurozone that's forcing the leaders to find ways to protect their region from the economic trauma. takes a look at what's on the table in one of the. basically even though the primary or primary goals of the apec summit are improving the trade relationship and economic relationship all the countries that make up the asia pacific because of the extent of the european financial crisis this is certainly a headache that's looming over leaders having gathered here and many are seeing this as sort of a continuation of the g twenty summit without the participation of the european

states we are expecting the leaders gathered for the apec summit to send another push to send an extra message to the european countries to try to find to step up their attempts to improve the financial situation so this is an extra message important message that we're expecting to hear a lot of about here on the ground in the next few days to come even though the top of the topic and the substance of the apec summit is usually traditionally economic issues certainly political issues are surfacing we've been hearing because of the situation in syria where anti-government clashes have been really attracting so many headlines and we have heard from u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton saying that the united states believes that the syrian president should step down regarding syria we discuss the ongoing and escalating violence perpetrated by the assad government against its own people our position is clear we are supporting peaceful transition assad has lost his

legitimacy to rule and he should step down well russia on the other hand believes that it's important to take for negotiations to take place and it says that it intends to help and kick starting those talks inside syria the russian foreign minister has spoken and said that he believes that it's it's the only responsible thing to do some opposition groups can see clearly there's ways in turkey and the u.s. just gone along which just position can be needed. we will continue to encourage field position small constructions leads to and to show concern about this country and the syrian people. well russia believes it's important to avoid the libyan scenario when it comes to syria but this is certainly not the only political issue that is being touched on here on the ground we are expecting a meeting between the russian and u.s. presidents to take place where they're very likely to discuss the u.s. plans for a european missile defense shield as well as russia's accession to the world trade organization as well as really a range of other political issues so definitely

a lot on the agenda here in honolulu and we'll bring our viewers all the latest events unravel. reporting to keep your finger on the pulse of the asia pacific summit in honolulu just head over to our twitter streams our one of our correspondents. aloha spirit overwhelms the gathering even undercover agents are patrolling the beaches and flowery shirts and flip flops there's also plenty more darkies facebook and youtube. is the. easy.

part is coming to you live from moscow still ahead for you this hour in the program the return of our new york resident where this week. passes by fed up with political cover. we've gone thing in england where comedians have been holed up in political correctness being carried overboard people who are getting a little crazy with being here having to worry about every word they say why should we censor every word that comes out of our mouths more of what the people of the big apple have to say in just a few minutes plus. throughout the week hundreds of children and adults will be competing here in the black sea come windsurfing trophic and it's hope to get the right support this region could become a real sense of people to speak of starting in russia close up series i once again we are inviting you now to work your toes in the warm waters of the black sea where lovers of daring water sports actually come for their daily dose of.

our five minutes past the hour. but minister silvio berlusconi's decade long grip on power could come to an end within just a few hours italy's lower house of parliament approved a vast new austerity package the prime minister's seat though will not remain vacant along with a veteran euro crat looking set to take the baton from berlusconi our correspondent sarah ferguson in rome with more on the buildup to divide. the m.p.'s we've been speaking to here is that italy is now absolutely desperate to send a very strong signal that they're able to get the situation under control now the measures get that a preview today that would then of course pave the way for the resignation of prime minister berlusconi as he promised. the man he's being paid to maybe it's a take the top spot is. he now he's not only a respected economist here in the country but he's also the for me the commissioner as we've seen increases the appointment to the top spot for me e.c.b.

official you know mario monti's your nasal system inside and out that appointment would certainly these processes but there is concern about whether that would gain public support because there is a question mark whether an unelected government is going to have credibility what you're seeing now is an extension of brussels in the simple really that is what's happening again b m p's that we're speaking to were saying that this technocratic government now is really good it is pushing through these harsh measures just getting them off the ground because they've been long promised and have failed to materialize and we see rioting in the past in the country over these measures now that public support as he said is absolutely vital because implementing these are starting measures having in you had coming up with a caretaker government is not going to be enough certainly if everything goes ahead this weekend without any glitches in italy will have won a passel but they still have a war on their hands and it's

a war that the entire usa now has to face and that's just how you bring long term sustainable solutions to kick start stagnating economies like italy. i mean time peter mandelson the former british secretary of state says it's incredible the market pressure on greece and italy managed to oust their respective leaders when millions of protesters in those countries cannot. well what we've seen recently in the year is there is some government not as strong as not taking the decisive action that they need to take frankly not getting on top of. their elected governments and the difficult democratic machinery to be used simply to take out a government that's been democratically elected and actually what we've seen in the case i think of greece and italy we've seen the bond markets being able to achieve

what normal democratic means has not been able to do and that is to get those countries to get the governments they need at this particular time no i don't attach any value judgement to that it's merely an observation that in these circumstances really seen. rather more effectively than ordinary democracy. pro equality occupy movement is quickly gathering pace in germany with fresh protests are now starting in the. country's financial heartland of frankfurt thousands are said to join the demonstrations seeking to draw attention to rampant corporate greed and the increasing poverty of the masses the german occupy movement has also made significant steps in legitimizing itself for having earned the support of two major political factions to discuss what the protesters hope to achieve a cross live to one of them standing by in the lead. we understand

you want us to just call you out so we will i thank you for coming on the program today thomas you're fifty one and you're already retired any particular reason for that some might say fifty one is an early age for retirement. yes just because of illness i have to retire from. but i know. occupy a frame for it and tell first. to russia and to occupy moscow and peter spoke to this organization have people feed it down. we want something like more democrats see more transparency and that the big banks and other big companies not have using the power of their money and only is a mass of people who would get the changes now you are at this rally here protesting against corporate greed which is perceived to be the cause of rising unemployment are you in fact are looking for work yourself. look myself.

myself i'm just a small man so i cannot change to a big bank by myself yet but i think the protest if it gets bigger and bigger and now already to solve than four hundred cities in the world through we will change something just by we are here. now let's let's talk about the message that you're sending today because as you as we know the eurozone certain members of the eurozone for two thousand and eleven have been having a very very difficult time what makes your message more important than national unity in the face of the euro crisis. my personal opinion is that we have to look that not money get used by companies and not by the government so defeat it may have more money yeah then the big companies just wasting their money by billions and billions of dollars and euros so there is no money for the small

man on road to spend money in a small shop so the small shop can employ people and that's it now one of you one of your movements one of your major concerns is as you were saying the greed among the banking lead german banks are of power house in the in the huge taxes they pay help to support the german way of life it would seem perhaps you are ready to make some sacrifices are you. about that but what's our opinion of the banks i don't know much but i know that most of the pens using money from as are places you know so what i do inside the business of the banks i don't know or i did oversee an uphill battle for you and your fellow activists there in frankfurt finally where do you see your movement heading it now you do you see it snowballing and growing larger like an avalanche effect perhaps. yes i understand i understand

what you are like to know but because of our movement is basic democratic so we have from your point one two three five other groups you know we have to put it in and paste a democratic way to rise up with our one two three four five sentences and i seeing movement in frankfurt at least will start with this that scares me about january then you can ask me again and then i would put you up at least five points what our demands or i demonstrate and activist thomas live for us from frankfurt thank you. all right well as the euro crisis continues to chip away at confidence in the european union's leadership and stacie are back to cast their eyes over why speculators are so eager to see the crisis rage on because report coming your way at five thirty g.m.t. but here's a taste of what you can expect. every time the eurozone creates

a dollar or a euro instead they create a hundred euros in naked short sell they'll never going to win that war but the fact is that the tail is wagging the economic and financial dog around the world and we're totally powerless against an entrenched toxicity with unlimited credit and zero percent interest rates with the central banks at their bidding and politicians just basically lying down to doing nothing about it so this is the new world order. well i mean europe and america's financial woes investors are making a sharp turn to the east china keeps on rising in the ranks on the global economic stage beijing's mind however is not being met with enthusiasm in the united states . assesses the attitudes. we don't know. maybe we can

most easily. see so if you. see i'm the boss and. jen zak i'm going to be warm and go. to the future you have to yikes ok let's just get right down to it shall we should we be afraid of china. well what other place in washington d.c. is chinatown to find out i don't think we have to be a fraid of china but i do think that we should be concerned well concerned might be the right word for it and angelina isn't the only one on march twenty live in b.b.c. full shows that many in the west aren't exactly thrilled about china gaining more economic steam in the span of just five years negative attitudes towards china have skyrocketed with france germany italy a u.k. and the u.s.

on unhappy at the thought of china nipping at their heels for the us nowhere is that clear but in the race to the white house china is on almost every dimension cheated this is no longer a time for us to sit back and say we're going to let them steal our jobs what we need to do is start in rich saying china with our money i want to beat china i want to go to war with china and make america the most attractive place in the world to do business. doesn't have to be us or them and isn't even buying it's the world changing you know so like the fact the fact that like china's economy is modernizing. isn't the reason why our economy is doing poorly right now. and so it's maybe just a straw man when. presidential candidates bring it up but they get in the business since the economics it's most countries to just work with china as any other

country so yeah i don't know whether he comes from from the us about china well there you have it it seems to me no is the new kid on the economic block and it's up to the u.s. and go west to see how they deal with reporting from washington and i'm going to set a r.c. . meantime i've got a car light help from the college in los angeles says the washington feels the need to paint china as a new evil empire. china becomes this very convenient target we need an enemy right the cold war is over terrorism doesn't provide a concrete enemy for the united states to confide to someone we hear this republican competitors talking about china as an enemy i do think that it fills that notion of having something to oppose in order to do the resilience of nationalism and again i find i take issue with that nationalism but at the same time i think it's good for the u.s. to have competitors it's never good for a global superpower to be the only one at the top because then they act with

impunity and i believe that various points in us history we have seen the evidence of that i think having china in the mix will be very positive for social political relations. with our three live from moscow now political correctness may have many stopping to think before they open. but has it gone too far that's a question that lori huff just better known as the resident reporting the people in . a recent poll indicated that people are starting to feel like political correctness is having a negative effect them for society how do you feel about it this week let's talk about that being carried aboard. people were getting a little crazy with being having to worry about every little word they say whether it's actually politically correct or not if you live in this country you should be politically correct because this is your country what does that mean that is so you

have to censor what you say you should think about what you say you should you should take time to use the correct words before you say something that you don't mean us and i mean we've got a thing in england where comedians are being political correctness well i think you just got to realize specially of comedy. you know everyone's going to be offended by something and i just think there's always someone who looks for something to complain about my generation we don't really care we just laugh it's funny i just like generations think if you're talking to people then yeah i respect even you you know you don't completely think it's necessarily a different when you're younger but when you start getting a bit older you realize sometimes. it's refreshing to see somebody like chris christie in new jersey. speaks his mind regardless of what the verses always being were what the poll numbers show the you'd rather be.

the truth yes very much so whether or not you feel like political correctness is having a negative impact on society the bottom line is it's probably just going to keep becoming more and more prevalent. twenty minutes past the hour here in the russian capital seven people including five policemen have been killed in a suicide blast on a shootout in kazakhstan if you have taught us officials say they raided. killing a security guard in the process before trying to escape in a car several policeman was shot dead and the subsequent pursuit when police eventually arrest the man he. claimed more victims as well the incident has been officially classified as a terrorist attack it comes just two weeks after twenty explosions in the west of the country forward trying to slam the militant group responsible.

for the world cup it here are some other headlines from around the world this hour syria has been suspended from the arab until a peace plan is implemented to stop the bloodshed the decision came with an emergency session in cairo which discussed the masses inability to end the eight month long violent crackdown people protest and an overwhelming majority of member states supported them with only lebanon and syria itself voting against. iran has been rocked by a powerful explosion at an ammunition depot about forty kilometers outside of tehran at least fifteen people killed two consecutive blasts ripped through the site southwest of the capital shattering windows in nearby buildings munitions of facilities supplies the country's of revolutionary guard corps for now of the blast remains unclear. the crippled fukushima nuclear plant in japan has now opened its doors to journalists for the first time in eight months reporters

had to wear fully protective clothing before being allowed in the plant suffered a series of meltdowns and explosions after being deluged by a devastating tsunami in march it was the world's worst nuclear crisis since china . for your own r.t. but now it's time for our close up series as you put a spotlight on the many wonders of russia. this time we're at the black sea coast just down there on the south it's a place with tourists who come here to get their relaxation under the sun now this region's also attracting hundreds of thrill seekers. went to test the waters. slowly the old soviet resorts on russia's black sea coast are becoming centers for

very modern water sports throughout the week hundreds of children and adults have been competing here in the black sea cup windsurfing trophy and it's hoped that with the right support this region could become a real center for water sports. it's the black sea cup in southern russia the waters full of jellyfish the sea full of waves and the wind whips the air of salty spray and that's just what everyone here has come from. children and adults of travel from all over russia to show their skills sharing a growing water sports experience here and on its own just like that. when you're writing your food at top speed your feelings so you have control of two forces of nature in your hands we need water. he's currently number two in russian and his skin the waves in european competitions and sports isn't cheap and he's short of financial backing to match that of his european and american competitors but he's

hopeful for the black sea coast as a potential world class water sports center. this is a wonderful place with great when the infrastructure is ok but with some investments it could be good we had a very stark occasion here not long ago and we have hopes of hosting a world championship he'll be trying to win the championship i was just getting the hang of standing up i'm surrounded by hundreds of way of all ages bathing in a black part of the growing status of water sports. i won't be joining the many times. a neither would i be taking part in an even more tricky kitesurfing here to they have been battling it out to prove their speed and agility surrogate has been crowned number one in russia. is a lot of adrenaline as well it's all about tricks and a lot of adrenaline now it's easier to master trick you have to full one hundred

times the black sea provides good conditions for this book too. it's a difficult sport to master with many of these young riders taking years to reach this standard but. we have a number of good spots for arriving this wonderful day and on the other side of the black sea here in russia the season is short so we don't have much practice time of the water with the advantage of russia is we can snow kites. again it's money is the problem for most kites now whether it's on the way to joining the list of the lympics sports and that raises the profile of what is still a fledgling seeped in russian. sport needs young people in ten years i want to see hundreds of kids kiting here and then we'll be in good hands we'll have a future. the future that will be played out here in the surging blue of the black sea tom watson r.t. . our twenty five minutes past the hour they are supposed to help people tackle

diseases but a factor simply creating them with their relentless chase for profit our special report on some filthy floors of the pharmaceutical industry in america coming your way and just a couple of minutes. in canada and the us so that it is legal for you to use a bubble bath on your baby that contains a known carcinogen something that causes cancer most of the changes are most put into print they are sponsored by things put it in most of the guys they don't clean the gulf with the first today an average cancer drug prescription costs nearly one thousand six hundred dollars a month oh my god i'm a nobody with cancer in my fiber and therefore i project force because navy to ninety five percent of cancers her people with health funding the history of just the pharmaceutical industry spends about fourteen percent of their budget on

research and development and about thirty one percent for marketing and ministration. in fact there are more pharmaceutical industry lobbyists in washington d.c. than members of congress. and of a special report is coming your way in less than a five minutes time your naughty but before that though i'll be back with a recap of this hour's headlines.

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