mediocre story or mediocre against mediocre parties. but he's done so to ignore crucial talks on afghanistan next week over thirdly a strike it's not that it's of the heart of already strained islamabad washington times. the biggest walkout in decades and two million british public sector workers strike out of pensions grinding the country will. strike if you have to pay more for what you get less money at the end of that working lights join me for more than just to make. you pay what is the iranian embassy in london to close the diplomatic rift off the van in protest of the british compound in tehran forcing its staff to pull out and. claim to be leading the polls in the country's first parliamentary

election since the fall of hosni mubarak there's been a record turnout and official results are expected within hours. and this is the world's major central banks give a powerful lift to equity markets around the world they're going to lower the cost tell us what's happening. and avoid a credit crunch join me for a look at the markets.

about to cut back on its cooperation with washington. has more. only when it comes to the partnership between america and pakistan as sugardaddy of this geo political alliance has turned out to be islamic ods most dangerous friend in a post nine eleven world pakistan joined forces with the us in the war on terror perceiving roughly eighteen billion dollars in return over the past ten years yet hundreds of hockey studies civilians have been killed in u.s. drone strikes targeting terrorist most recently nato had to admit it killed two dozen pakistani soldiers. this said protesters onto the streets of islamabad torching an effigy of president barack obama burning american flags and demanding an immediate divorce from its american

partner this is hardly the first time the darkness that he's talking through has been infringed by the united states is not the first time that pakistani citizens have been killed by the united states and its allies it seems that the. united states regards pakistan as a kind of free fire zone in which. two. countries. with no need for apology or address need know has called the incident tragic and an intended promising to investigate the killings the pakistani government has demanded the u.s. viki an airbase used for drone attacks it's also closed a vital u.s. military supply route to afghanistan a third to one 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 of 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 now fear the united states because we're like a drunken person will go to war anywhere if you threaten us now pakistan's prime minister has come out and said there would be no more business as usual with washington there are clear choices pretty problematic but historically speaking either to expand the war and. one of the front is not going. to give the world war and i want and warning everyone pakistan has been america's main ally in the region for decades but constant abuse of the partnership by the u.s. has driven a wedge between the two men he believes that pockets towns case highlights that a u.s. bearing gifts while later stop at nothing to get what it wants are enough for nile r.t. new york. and as the partnership between pakistan and the us is forming

a part another plan seems ready to take washington's place china has not been a military and trade out eye of pakistan is one of its latest role with the us only seems to strengthen the connection and that's not an ounce of washington's aggressive policy it says author and journalist. well i think right now that pakistanis are delighted to be able to turn over power to some of their noses to some degree at the united states and threaten them but those threats were going through your many years ago when pakistan could really no turn to anyone else now the chinese have a lot of money they can sell the pakistani army which they do they can give them. some three years they know giving them more aid community speed steps and the pakistanis if they're going to become more independent and their policies will be delighted that beijing supporting them will be a chinese on the other hand they're also aren't happy about america's power in the

region and i would think they're particularly more perturbed now since of his trip to australia where he announced he was going to be putting up twenty five hundred u.s. marines in australia and united states was now going to turn its attention to increasing its power and its influence in the pacific i imagine that's the last thing the china wants that anything to china can do to slow us down or hinder them. certainly plays into their politics. two million public sector workers all over britain the room a massive strike over pensions they've marched through many of the u.k.'s major cities are the whole of all schools were closed as were many offices well hospitals are being badly affected and i think forced to focus on emergency care with a sporting events in london. the biggest strike the thirty year is really speaks to how angry people are about these proposed measures we've seen a rally here in london today with approximately twenty thousand people active but

that's not even half the story there have been rallies in cities throughout the country and also a picket outside individual workplaces this is it has been a law actually a very largely peaceful demonstration although we are hearing it very early reports of a breakaway group who have rage is building not very far away from where i'm standing in which the country's highest paid c.e.o. reportedly works we'll be following that as it as it develops top of all the schools have been placed which has meant that parents have had to make special arrangements for child care and haven't been able to go to work because of that border control officials have gone on strike and airlines will say wound of delays to flights hospitals as we sat are accepting emergency cases and there are a huge range of people who have been on strike teaches nurses doctors including some categories of doctors who never been on strike before and all together third round about thirty unions have supported this strike action and what they're saying

is that the new proposals of the pensions will mean they have to pay more into their pension schemes what the longer and then get less money out of them at the end of that their working lives chancellor george osborne has already come out and said that the strikes waiting to achieve that end of things that are not looking very good and the prime minister david cameron has already called them a damp squid that will be fuel to the strike it's by the way they've already said that if nothing happens as a result of this strike they will go one more strikes and they will strike. now and this is whole thing comical to. the government constantly saying that there is no money but consistently bailing out so you really think that she is despite the fact that britain isn't part of the year is they really i speak to alex pettyfer of the national unity church here's what he said about that it's certainly people are saying we didn't pay for the crisis we didn't pay for the banking crisis and they bailed out the banks and now working people are being made. to pay for and they won't accept. we have an unprecedented thirty three unions taking action many of

whom have never taken strike action before and we will see today just how strongly people feel about the government but of course in the aftermath of the strike the exact thing the impact of it how many but they still i guess that is destructive but it's looking like i don't know if i could be moved right you. didn't hear it i think we'll be staying here is the. reporting and britain has all of the closure of the iranian embassy there in london and the expulsion of its staff after the u.k. decided to evacuate its own diplomats from the islamic states capital norway has also closed its embassy in tehran with germany and france recalling their ambassadors from the country they move comes after militants students compound interest hundreds of hardline protest as massed outside the buildings before pelting the gates and windows with petrol bombs burning british flags and an embassy vehicle to take aim at iran decided to reduce diplomatic relations with the

u.k. for its decision to impose further sanctions on tehran to get some analysis and opinion on the situation i'm joined by middle east expert and journalist chandan i think he joins us live in london where we see that a number of countries have now joined the u.k. in responding to choose the storming of the british embassy in tehran italy is also considering closing its embassy there just how serious could this be where could this all be leading to now. well i think you know mr hague is sounding us look just like the silly boy he cited when he was sixteen years old when he emerged on the political scene from under the skirts of the most hated woman in england which is margaret thatcher i mean he should be reminded if he's concerned about the trashing of the british embassy in tehran he should go around trashing whole countries like libya for example now what's very clear is that the west is not engaged in war preparations us against iran respect have been if invaded not your pride iran's two

neighboring countries afghanistan on the one side and iraq on the other the west is engaged in a constant project of constant war and domination against all people who resist their domination so iran and syria are definitely up on the cards and because configurational engulf the whole middle east with hizbollah and bring into the fray as well with president assad and it was never reported in the west when he said if you target me then hizbollah will target israel and we will target israel as well so this has the potential for growing but that is the agenda of what i know a very slow you say to potential growing you really suggesting that military intervention is what all this is leading up to do these countries really have an appetite after libya and what's going on in syria to really focus on iran and militarily. definitely look let us look at it in the international context now they want regime change all across africa libya was the start they want to again now you can see on the newswires that's very clear and look at the pacific and the asia region the new troops are sent to new us troops already sent to australia listen to

clinton she is saying that the critical places for us domination is not iraq and afghanistan but in asia what she means is china and she's saying and that's and the united states are going to be in the thick of the action in asia so we can see that it's a very clearly a ratcheting up against the final showdown which is to be russia and china and also india in this regard what about these sanctions though could they not hurt the iranian regime and we actually see it back down and having the desired effect that the west wants what then. sure you know any country of the global south can roll over and back down but i don't think iran is that type of regime now also britain needs to be careful what it wants to it wants to escalate tensions against iran and syria at a time when it's going to host the olympics in twenty twelve or potentially you're giving the iranians and the syrians a great hand in sabotaging the olympics potentially in england so britain really is

quite foolish but nevertheless it's really clear that what's emerging right now is a historic time for next ten fifteen years where britain and america know they're going down economically and militarily and they know china russia emerging so they're really feeling that now is the crisis period to make sure that they can dominate as much as possible through sanctions and war i mean it's all it's all you know it's any means necessary i mean whether they do it through sanctions or war or funding opposition movements it's all the same they want complete domination the heart of all this with the focus on iran is of course the suspicions of developing a nuclear bomb is that not a reason excuse to put pressure on iran and say come clean let the authorities and observers inspect those suspected sites and then all will be fine. why why does the west allow to have. stockpiles of nuclear weapons and no one else can iran is saying that they're not developing a nuclear war program and i believe the talking about a civil nuclear program and they should they should have that right but obviously

having that right in the middle east smashes the monopoly of state which currently has the monopoly in the middle east because he said you know it is working out on the why not why not why not muslim countries so he supported pakistan's right to have to have a nuclear bomb i mean in the world currently it's very clear but if you how effective weapons of mass destruction and like the whole country north korea the west will not attack this is the lesson for the global south to learn police expert and journalists are concerned and thank you very much indeed for your thoughts there live in london but we're also curious to know what you think about this issue about the consequences of the u.k. embassy siege in tehran you can cast your vote at r.t. dot com. and we can see on screen the results so far from majority if you think it will eventually end up with western intervention on iranian soil the opinion that it was just political theater will have serious consequences come second fifteen percent believe the u.k. and other western countries will cut diplomatic ties with the islamic state while the rest predicts more sanctions against iran and its further isolation you can

have your say on r.t. dot com. egypt's islamists claim they're leading the polls in the country's parliamentary election the first poll of its kind in years there saw millions turn out to vote for their future but the results from the first round expected within hours what is an isa now is in cairo and we can toss up for more on the developments there and he said the muslim brotherhood says it's leaving the vote now about was expected wasn't it. it was the powerful and popular muslim brotherhood is proving to be just that really with early indications they claim that they will most certainly have a large majority of seats in this election and early indications are looking to support that claim coming in second according to those predictions is the eleanor party which party which is also islamist party it's seen as having a much harder line there noticed the country's radical islamists but really these implications for certainly show us that the muslim brotherhood is well organized and they have become really the most powerful political sort of force in the

country since the fall of hosni mubarak but that's said this is only the first stage of these parliamentary elections for the lower house the next few stages will happen over the next couple of months and then there will be a vote for the upper house a lot of different opinions about what that means for the future of egypt at least over the next couple of months into march some people are seeing these elections as a duel to a better future but is everyone seeing it that way. it seems that a lot of egyptians don't have any illusions with that said the military ruler announced very clearly that this part of the mint would essentially have not that much power they would be able to dismiss the current prime minister going through egypt since are questioning him and it feels like they will be coming back out onto the streets to demand civilian rule but the excitement and euphoria over these elections is certainly something you can see on the streets some people voting for the first time in their lives and that means

a lot to egyptians that have been on tougher for months trying to make changes in this country but it does pose the question what happens when this euphoria fades and reality sets in. the signs of a real democracy miles long lines at the polls vote stained fingers and palpable joy of participating in egypt's future but do the signs stop with that. election excitement and dreams of democracy could be overshadowing a harsh reality there's little doubt egyptian enthusiasm for this whole is gen-u. when they're excited to be voting in a real job action for real candidates but for a hard limit that will have no power because that make art of a real transition than from the old regime the problem is you know what of that you're going to produce a parliament the kind of ministers that kind of appoint a 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. the protests or that knows all too well old tactics are still rampant virginity tast was performed on her and other women protested don't talk to me or long after mubarak fell on the many of the women told to lie down for so to examine me and the men came in and very men to examine names i was in the. it was like a show with people watching all of those officers and soldiers she was too upset to tell me details of her ordeal but did say this about the boat i guess about the. main reason for holding the elections is for the military to hide their corruption and crime instead of voting a group of protesters marched to call for justice and show solidarity for victims yet. there were few cameras and no objection 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 mohamed tonto and as long as he's an elected this is not a democracy but the west was quick to praise the election as a great step towards change although the americans are beginning to say one of the army must go back about people down will be perfectly free to keep the army or the city if you give one point three billion dollars a year to the egyptian army which the americans do you with your expected to do what it was which leaves little room for the people to get what they want in egypt might be waking up for more of a nightmare in the sweet dream of democracy once election settles and he's now a r t. or stories and eye catching videos are always where you'd r.t. dot com here's a taste of what's on the line at the moment should all be american drones dropping bombs across afghanistan and pakistan is set to get closer to home as

a new legislation could see the rebel plane circling over u.s. territory. and a virus that could decimate the world as scientists in the netherlands create deadly strain of bird flu sparking a row over the formulas future for more had to. come. two men found guilty of bombing the side when the belorussian capital minsk had been sentenced to death the explosion in april killed fifteen people it was found guilty of committing a terrorist act as he carried out the bombing he built the exposed the device himself that's in a rush hour he acted with an accomplice blood as a love of the judge ruled that both pose an extreme danger to society and so deserve execution by shooting had been sentenced by but his highest court which means they call it appeal the sentence can only be reversed of president bush and co pardons that is the only country in europe that practices capital punishment.

let's now take a look at other news making headlines around the world at this stage of the business in turkey is freezing the assets of the syrian regime and suspending financial dealings with a country which is a former ally and also announced it would stop the delivery of weapons to damascus turkish measures in the wake of arab league sanctions a move syria dark economic warfare the u.n. released a report earlier this week stating that government forces have committed crimes against humanity in the brutal crackdown on protesters. but the eurozone has ten days to stabilize the single currency instead of the crisis the e.u. monetary affairs chief also said the region needs tighter economic governance and more protection against market turbulence the more portugal has approved its strongest cuts in thirty years as it struggles to reduce debt and italy says it will pass his own austerity measures and long term reforms on monday next week e.u. leaders are set to try and how rather for a solution to the continent's debt crisis. los angeles police say they've arrested

at least two hundred occupy protesters as they tried to force them from their camp over a thousand officers in riot gear raided the camp two days after demonstrators ignored in addiction issues from the city's mayor some protesters threw sticks and water bottles a police boat the majority remain peaceful. ivory coast president laurent gbagbo has been charged with crimes against humanity by the international criminal court and was taken into custody at hague where he's accused of murder rape and persecution but charges date back to the aftermath of last year's election when he refused to accept defeat almost lead his country into civil war in his pipe remain in power in the first former head of the state to be tried by the court since it was set up in two thousand and two. when in just a few minutes from now we'll be talking to the president of the international olympic committee about the preparations for sochi twenty fourteen before that as promised his career with the business news. my.

thank you bill hello and welcome to our prisoners update this hour the world's six biggest central banks take joint action to support the global financial system they agreed to lower the cost of dollar swaps as a means to boost liquidity and prevent a global credit crunch now the decision has given a powerful lift to equity markets around the world meanwhile the chinese central bank took unilateral measures to boost liquidity and its economy and xander go from talk about explains what's been going on. well you sort of the big rich are right in the. cheese you know there is your requirements so it can be done sorry for the chinese brains just too easily simple reason with liquidity in the chinese market bought off the words that made you news came. over to commune with zero zero small school children where all the major surgical banks in the world to the east of us war were real so for the us dollars you know that actually it's not the very

important but it's important to have at least consumer goods for all of the central banks is still possible in the current environment. now let's have a look at the numbers of the court action by central banks has boosted coral as well who prices are also driven higher by a suggestion from france to impose e.u. sanctions on importing oil from iran but sweet is currently trading still for one hundred ninety one dollars a barrel and breath of rights one hundred eleven dollars a barrel here stocks are soaring at midday after the joint action of u.s. federal reserve and in the central banks the dow and the nasdaq are gaining all with we have presented with caterpillar leading the gains that included or thirty on its components european equity markets closed with strong gains as well put c. under it up over three percent the dax was off slightly under five percent and the russian markets follow global trends and then higher on wednesday the aussie has closed over five percent out of the markets and it over three percent

drop and said look at some individual travels past present and rose over six percent after posting a two fold increase in net profit for the first nine months of the year shares of diamond producer old also have been blocked from trading due to its forty percent growth analysts say the high demand for the asset is due to its recent listing on the my six and seven skull and the global count the jumping ten percent since november twenty fourth quarter say spin off it's called production assets. russia's largest lender is burbank thing to add to the source market as part of its strategy to expand in europe it's in talks to buy a small local bank from a russian oil company look well congress newspaper says burbank is aiming to develop investment banking services in switzerland with a deal cut of the deal could be worth around sixty maybe have up. iraq russia's largest comic after the us will look for overseas markets to expand competition at

home will search the country and since the government c.e.o. accession to the trade body will mean gradual decline in car importance to fifteen percent from the current twenty five they headed after the us explains how the company will handle this we are going to support competitiveness with increasing efficiency. reducing cost bringing in big war games there is a competitive advantage and russia can still stay here and the next target is because of stone and the foremost conference and next step we are going to move toward developing markets. but that would be in the next step we will discuss and couple of years. from now headlines are next stronger. the bit.

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