pakistan of all south of crucial talks on afghanistan's future next week as nato as recent deadly air strike deals a blow to strangers washington times. britain grinds to a halt some two million public sector workers walk out of their pensions in the country's biggest strike for a generation. i'm here at the start of the rally in london to bring you more from the strike eight public sector workers join me in a few minutes. and a record number of egyptians are turn up the cost their vote in the parliamentary elections but so weird demonstrators say the poll is meaningless if

a powerless parliament is ruled by the military. a very warm welcome this is r.t. life from moscow with me reception pakistan has a fresh blow to the u.s. by deciding to boycott a key security conference on afghanistan next week the already tense relations between the two now hit a new low after a recent nato airstrike on army checkpoints that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers the decision to snub the conference is the latest step by islam about cut back on its cooperation with washington. now has more. relationships are never easy but when it comes to the partnership between america and pakistan the

sugardaddy of this political alliance has turned out to be islamic pod's most dangerous friend in a post nine eleven world how pissed on joins forces with the u.s. in the war on terror perceiving roughly eighteen billion dollars in return over the past ten years yet hundreds of pakistani civilians have been killed in the u.s. drone strikes targeting terrorists most recently nato had to admit it killed two dozen pakistani soldiers. this sent protesters onto the streets of his momma bought torching an effigy of president barack obama burning american flags and demanding an immediate us from its american partner this is hardly the first problem the pakistani sovereignty has been infringed by the united states is not the first time the pakistani citizens united states and its allies it seems to be the case now. regards pakistan as

a kind of free fire zone in which routes. through. countries. with no need for apology or redress you know has called the incident tragic and an intended promising to investigate the killings the pakistani government has demanded the u.s.b. key in air base used for drone attacks it's also closed a vital u.s. military supply route to afghanistan a third to half of all supplies that go to the nato forces go through pakistan so this is going to have a major impact there's no question about it the biggest rift between the two countries came six months ago when the u.s. violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin ladin we've lost respect because people no fear. the united states because we're like a drunken person will go to war anywhere if you threaten us but now what is

interesting his prime minister has come out he even said there would be no more business as usual with washington there are clear choices part of what america historically speaking i did to expand the war and old point of approach is not going to be your it can be pretty good with perl or war and i want and want everyone pakistan has been america's main ally in the region for decades but constant abuse of the partnership by the us has driven a wedge between the two many believe that pakistan's case highlights that a u.s. bearing gifts while later stop at nothing to get what it wants marina for nile r.t. new york. starting to come tonight from moscow two million a public sector workers all over britain are taking part in a strike and sions unions say it's likely to be the biggest walkout in decades thousands of schools and offices are closed hospitals are badly affected and being

forced to focus on only emergency care looks like a somewhat details of marti's are standing by for us live in the lord these are these strikes are going to shoot him give us the details what exactly other people protesting against. they are having a huge impact and as you said we're calling these the biggest strikes around about thirty years two million public sector workers are estimated to have walked out today they include teachers so a lot of schools are closed. nurses need to taste and radiograph is going on strike the first time ever rubbish collection state t.v. workers like i did revise it even civil servants so there's some trouble at the border today possible control offices of even walked out so there was talk of training up members of the army to fill those positions while these workers are on strike but now as far as why that's right i think the best person stuart is my

guests at this hour is alex kenny from the national union of teachers the strikes are concerned we can sense alex kenny what's wrong with the pension plan that the government pays day the government is proposing to make people pay fifty percent more towards their pension work longer as long as sixty or a lot of cases a smaller pension. having longer only would have to have that moment brought forward no evidence they can't justify looking at our pension schemes only these changes are necessary because our pension schemes are affordable and sustainable if it's not just the case the government literally won't be able to pull the very generous pensions of public sector workers going forward the average public sector paying. of someone working in local government is five thousand pounds a female local government worker gets a pension of two and a half thousand so they're not gold plated not overly generous but our pensions are affordable in the teacher pension scheme there is

a surplus of forty six billion pounds more has been paid into it and been paid out of it so that tells us that this funding itself and what about the the availability of money i mean we see the government constantly say it just isn't any money yet and yet they are. bailing out you raised a net in which we have essentially no interest in setting a member stand will certainly people are saying we didn't pay for the crisis we didn't pay for the banking crisis and they pale. and now working people are being made to pay for and they won't accept it today we have an unprecedented thirty three unions taking action many of whom have never taken struck action before and we will see today just how strongly people feel about it and a lot of people are being inconvenienced today on a school that plays to children can't you can't leave their parents they can go to work what effect do you hope to have what you hope the government's reaction to this will be we apologize to the inconvenience to parents that were causing today

but we've tried everything else but we should stress that a lot of the people on strike today are low paid working mums a ticket a public sector workers are female and a lot of those people are moms so there isn't a separation between working moms that we're in convenience and working moms that are on strike today ok i'm going to make thing thank you very much we have to leave it that and of course people have said to me in the lead up to the strike that if the government doesn't react to this there will be more strikes both coming more industrial action for prolonged periods of time over here all day you can follow us on twitter as well as our teams in here it will be bringing you all the latest indeed the law as you were talking just now we were showing some life some helicopter cam shots aerial views of central london the beginning of the protests. now i hear the pictures again as we've been reporting and expected numbers of up to two million public sector workers are expected to show up today in the protests in central london laura we will catch up with you later in the day many thanks indeed

. the life of moscow are still ahead for you this hour growing pressure turkey analysis economic sanctions on his former allies syria including of weapons deliveries as ankara says assad's government has reached the end of the rope. a mastermind all victim russian investigators say britain's prime suspect in the two thousand and six radioactive poisoning attacks k.g.b. agent alexander litvinenko in london was himself poisoned by polonium. britain is pulling some diplomats out of iran after militant students stormed the u.k. embassy compound in the capital tehran hundreds of hardline protesters massed outside the buildings before pelting the gates and windows with petrol bombs burning british flags and an embassy vehicle the attack came after iran resolved to reduce the diplomatic relations with the u.k. following its decision to impose further sanctions on iran political analyst chris

bambery believes provoking be islamic state was always britain's intention. as the . sanctions against the run is talk of some restraint against the run over this you could program we should remember that really in nationalism runs very deep people have memories of when for instance britain and america once the coup in one thousand nine hundred eighty three to overthrow a democratically elected government which had nationalized american oil interests and installed the shah of iran and the nationalism is runs very deep really into maybe no enthusiasm present religion and buys many of the mood around against any notion of sanctions against iran or a bruiser american need to straight against the right to see america. between them have enough weapons to destroy the world many times over aid make sure in iran about nuclear weapons it does not have. iran the americans and the bruce to have

plans for for eventually. a military strike is whether or not the kind of and i think those people who are committed to peace and don't want to see another war should be concerned about this actually whom pressure in washington london paris to stop any talk of for the sanctions or any talk of a military straight against iran meantime professor sayed mohammad marandi a from tehran university thinks that it's iran's civilian population who will suffer the most with the u.k.'s new sanctions. the iranians are very angry. and. continue to take a hostile stance towards the country and the real problem in the eyes of iranians is that what the british government is trying to do is that is trying to make world unary iranian suffer the sanctions that have been imposed upon the iranians through the government which government the british government are directed at ordinary iranians their banking system and therefore imports and exports so it is basically

very much directed at ordinary people. and as always i would also curious as to what you think about the consequences of the u.k. embassy siege in tehran you can cast your vote right now at r.t. dot com and see what you think the numbers are speak for themselves here this hour forty two percent of you think it will eventually end up with western intervention on iranian soil pinion that the attack was just political theater i would have few serious consequences that comes in second thirteen percent if you predict more sanctions against tehran and its further isolation while the rest believe the u.k. and other western countries will cut all diplomatic ties with that country have you say at r.t. dot com. egypt witnessed unprecedented scenes as millions turned out to vote for their future but to rip protesters who boycott of the polls remain skeptical with belts already over the influence

a new parliament will have they're sure the autocratic hand of the military will continue to rule the country and he said now investigates. signs over the new york democracy miles long lines at the polls vote stained fingers and people joy are participating in egypt's future and nothing but do the signs stop with that. election excitement and dreams democracy could be overshadowing a harsh reality there's little doubt egyptian enthusiasm for this whole is genuine they're excited to be voting in a real old action for real candidates but for a parliament that will have no power does that make as part of a real transition than from the old regime the problem is you know that she's going to produce a parliament that cannot appoint ministers the kind of the point of government. whose constitution whatever it turns out to be is going to be guarded by the army some who understand this boycott at the polls like some you are in perhaps

a protester that knows all too well old tactics are still rampant virginity tast was performed on her and other women the protests don't talk we're long after mubarak fell well if you. look at that only look at some of them have the spotlight of the system. a little bit on the naming. there that is it. that the bundle on was that he. didn't actually. she was too upset to tell me details of her ordeal but did say this about the vote i get a lot and then reason for the actions is from the military to hide their corruption and crimes. instead of voting a group of protesters marched to call for justice and show solidarity for victims.

there were few cameras and no egyptian press it remains the fact that both before during and after the selection of the ruler of egypt is an unelected man called field marshal muhammad ali and as long as he is on the elected this is not a democracy but the west was quick to praise the election as a great step towards change although the americans to begin to be honest about barack deep down will be perfectly. you are we can get one point three billion dollars a year for the egyptian army which the americans to you was expected to do what it wants it's a nice little room for the people to get what they want and egypt might be waking up for more of a nightmare than the sweet dream of democracy once the action ration settles at least an hour away r t. hardware from egypt to syria now where turkey is freezing the assets of the syrian regime and suspending financial dealings with their former ally ankara also announced it would stop the delivery of weapons to damascus and

the turkish measures come in the wake of arab league sanctions a move syria dubbed as quote economic warfare well earlier that you were released a report stating that government forces have committed crimes against humanity in their brutal crackdown on protesters russia believes the arrest was triggered by a syrian opposition and has called on both sides to begin dialogue with least expert ed when it gary says it's ordinary citizens who will ultimately bear the brunt of the economic pressure. sanctions is a blunt instrument which ultimately affects the population more than it affects the ruling. recently the country may be sliding. kind of civil war because the protests apparently the peaceful protests have not had the kind of impact. the organizers had hoped for and in fact

they may be moving more and more to some kind of armed confrontation nevertheless these these activities are also could be a double edged sword i think all those who the best interests of syria and its people should make at least another effort maybe more efforts to try to get something of a log growing between the regime and the opposition to internalise well as the external opposition because unless we see that i think that's true ations going to be dangerous for everybody involved both within syria and in the region it's an explosive situation. you with r.t. live from moscow it's good to have your company today always more stories and eye catching videos waiting for you at r t dot com but for now a taste of what's online right now american drones dropping bombs across afghanistan and pakistan are set to get closer to home as a new legislation it could see the robot planes are circling over u.s.

soil. and a virus that could guess it made the world a scientist in the netherlands creates a deadly strain of bird flu sparking a row over the formulas future more on that and many other stories that r.t. sort of comes. right eighteen minutes past the hour here new twist in a long running spice saga the russian businessman who's that the u.k.'s prime suspect in the murder of ex k.g.b. officer alexander litvinenko is now seen by moscow as a victim in the case russian investigators say you know attempt on his life was also made when litvinenko was killed in two thousand and six another key witness dimitri kovtun was also a target of reports. russia's investigation into the murder been yanked. the two people who guarded as suspects in the murder by british investigators were actually targets of assassination themselves at the same

time dimitri coughed a businessman and former f.s.b. agent he was implicated in the case after having a meeting with alexander litvinenko and under a little boy who still remains the main suspect wanted for questioning by british police over the murder which took place in london he did nice all of the allegations that are being made against him by the british police. britain had asked for him to be extradited to the united kingdom to face questioning this is out of the question actually against russia's constitution since entered politics and is currently a state duma deputy meaning that extradition cannot take place and he will not under any circumstances be going to london to face questioning in the five years since that can yank his death we've seen really frosty diplomatic relations between britain and russia mostly due to the britain wanting to see lugovoy extradited the russians questioned the thoroughness of the british investigation and said that the

british side could provide russia with information suggesting that look of boy was guilty they would look into prosecuting him themselves here in russia but in london right now an inquest into the living yank his death is currently ongoing. these people are reporting right there now there is a little sign of a let up in tensions in northern cause of oh a local serbs are erecting more roadblocks along the disputed border despite attempts by nato peacekeepers to clear them and this comes just days after violent clashes nato troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters leaving dozens injured the trouble flared up during a summer when cause of our authorities try to take control of checkpoints to impose a trade ban on serbian goods the nato peacekeepers have moved in to patrol the border are easy got there first the latest on a simmering standoff. for serbian kosovo the road to independence starts

here since july the western backed albion majority here have tried to impose their customs controls on the air is inhabited by the serbian minority these men saw this as an underground step to drive them out and set up roadblocks now we keep watch here day and night and more and more are calling for independence from albania and kosovo and from belgrade this checkpoint isn't located in any internationally recognized border and the people behind me aren't professional border guards but extreme measures they've had to go through this is their only means of survival. in september in milan a pair of it was shot in the leg by nato soldiers who were trying to take down the barricades as you compares to return there he says that he now realized that a price on the standoff is just too high and says he never wanted independence just across or to reunite with serbia but he admits that this is unlikely to happen and a compromise is necessary process. we are isolated now anyways maybe as typing

about this will put pressure on belgrade more intentional to serve some course to help but it will see those that were there for twelve years since the conflict that divided kosovo the politicians and were great have a repeat of the area is an integral part of serbia but under the presidency of western oriented but it's parentage joining the european union has become a bigger priority to satisfy either man's heritage has recently called for the barricades to be dismantled and branded their defenders extremists genius is that a public it will grow it has abandoned kosovo and the people of kosovo are fighting for themselves the e.u. keeps making new demands first handing over milosevic then could outage or not it should but they will never be satisfied meanwhile the situation for serbs in kosovo is getting worse that we have because this is footage of the latest clashes on the barricades which have been happening almost daily recently with the spider toll of

simmering violence one revisited barricades on a quite a night it was all of course were served remains firm. this will because this is a whole month we will not leave it and we will defend it regardless of what anyone else tells us to do. here opinion union most of the leaders in belgrade an albanian cause a loss of all brushed off the idea of an independent survey in kosovo put until called the mind of some sort of stone for say a minority living here a destructive standoff will continue indefinitely. oh i see. it is nearly time for the business with kareena but for now let's check out some other news making headlines around the world of the world update now here in the eurozone has ten days to stabilize the single currency and stem the crisis that's according to the e.u. monetary affairs chief he said the region needs tighter economic governance and more protection against market so demands that a meeting in brussels e.u. finance ministers finally approve the next tranche of bailout for greece but are

likely to beef up the rescue fund to one trillion euros e.u. leaders are set to try and hammer out a fresh solution to the continent's debt crisis next week. in los angeles police say they've arrested at least two hundred occupy protesters as they try to force them from their come over a thousand officers in riot gear raided the camp two days after demonstrators ignored and should notice from the city's mayor some protesters threw sticks and water bottles at police although the majority did remain peaceful. for my ivory coast president laurent gbagbo has been charged with crimes against humanity by the international criminal court he was taken into custody at the hague where he's accused of murder rape and persecution charges date back to the aftermath of last year's election when i go refuse to accept defeat and almost lead his country into a civil war in his fight to remain in power you'll be the first former head of

state to be tried by the court since it was set up in two thousand and two. more interest if you get it here or not see we will talk to the president of the international olympic committee about the preparations for such a two thousand and fourteen before that though his career with the business. thank you rory hello and welcome to business use this hour with me creating our county european stocks as snapping our three day rally after standard and poor's cut the credit ratings of pritish and american banks the calls have been anticipated and market pressure brought about by the e.u. step crisis mahler's lover from e.t.f. capital believes that the ratings could cut the ratings cut could lead to another credit crunch. i think we need to be worried about the going to search as a whole and what we're finding with the search across the globe is stuck between a rock and a hard place at the moment. banks are required to learn more so the sort of

businesses in order to avoid global economies within the also records hold more in terms of crumple on their balance sheets increase we do have another credit crisis and with a credit rating downgrade the cost of doing business with these breaks is going to increase and it could potentially lead to another critical. well we're looking at the markets in a moment but first other news across and maybe on the way to investment starvation the economic ministry expects the country to see a six percent growth in investment in two thousand and eleven and a slightly higher increase in the coming years almost half of the cash is still coming from the state economic ministry says that's not enough to finance russia's ambitious plans to modernization with no more opportunities to stimulate economic growth with budget spending. meanwhile the government has once again raised its estimate for capital outflow from russia this year it's now predicting eighty billion dollars in the country rather fifty billion previously estimated to say

that surging oil flow is due to investors shunning risk in the global economy. look at the markets now commodities first was making a comeback after a slow start prices that makes this our that's after the american petroleum institute reported an increase in u.s. crude inventories played so it is currently trading just over one hundred dollars per barrel while brand is above one hundred dollars here big markets are making a comeback as well after a negative start that's despite the credit ratings cuts by standard and poor's twenty letters from bank of america corp to goldman sachs monetary affairs chief says the blog is entering critical ten days for saving the euro markets are also getting out to reports that the peoples by. china has cut its banks reserve requirement ratio by half a percentage points. in russia everything is looking much brighter rosalee high oil prices despite

a small correction are supporting the market as are speculation on further potential measures from the e.u. to resolve the debt crisis most of the blue chips are trading in the black a moment financials are no exclusion spared bank is gaining over two and a half percent after it posted a two fold increase in net profit for the first nine months of the year shares of government producer ross have been blocked from trading due to forty percent growth analysts say the high demand for the us it is due to its recent listing on the markets and several stars finally correcting a bit up and jumping ten percent since november twenty fourth reports say it may spin off its gold production assets. that's all i have for this hour but german about fifteen minutes with mark. the end of it will.

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