of the russian capital you're watching our marina joshie the arab league has renewed calls for the syrian government to and bloodshed and allow more observers in the country but the group monitoring the implementation of a peace plan stopped short of asking the u.n. for help the arab league mission itself has been heavily criticized for failing to stop the violence and reports many in the country say they're paying too high a price for change. a new year but no resolution here despite the presence in the country of arab league observers in ten months of bloody clashes the violence in syria continues to escalate i don't macalester what's our fault what's our people's part it's a sound that our children are dying it's a sense they're just ordinary people we simply want to have a man seen here his life doctor is a battling to save as a soldier charge it thing he dies he's just twenty five years old.

was found early to mourn him and this is just one man one family across syria at the moment there are many more people experiencing exactly the same thing as the country edges ever closer toward civil war hundreds of people from both sides losing their lives every month on friday and the suicide bombing in damascus is yet further evidence of the escalating conflict and this is continued to take place despite the presence of arab league observers on the ground and then add we went to the lead in to help but they didn't want to listen to was and didn't respond to our complaints exactly he's responsible for what's in the country right now remains far from being clear but the opposition itself is becoming increasingly divided with more and more army desserts is joining the ranks in calling for

a violent overthrow of the government danger. soldiers. have concluded. the arrest of the syrian army if they want to. do it you know the league has once again when you think calls for the violence from all sides to end the thing that's through the they're finding safe. there in syria this country and many of its people are fighting extremely hard right now for the right to determine their own future the government here might say that that pushing reforms very many people in the country feel that simply too much has happened and too much blood has been shed for anything other than real change to be an option. to damascus despite growing discontent with the arab league's mission in syria

political analyst sara merest sick says the group has to find a way out of the crisis and ignore intervention calls coming from the west the violence is two sided there are attacks against government troops these realities on the ground need to be reflected by the observers the arab league observers and unless they have time to really see both sides of the story we're not going to know how best to solve this conflict we're not going to know how best dialogue will happen and who to trust and who involved in this process syria also has to be careful to have reliable people come in and not those with political agendas seeking to destabilize or undermine the syrian regime of course there's also violence continuing in this must stop so the arab league needs to find a just way to end this crisis and not listen to the western pressure that's coming from europe and from america to intervene in syria and to get the united nations involved right now let the arab league try to do its job. moscow has been trying to

mediate a peaceful solution in syria for months and has thrown its support behind the arab league monitors and russia's foreign minister as commissioner for human rights says there must be more understanding that some of the violence is being caused by an armed opposition. we very much support the peace initiative by the league of arab states with you have submitted the draft of the speech because it was a new york in the security council which calls for the use of see from the very last point where we're going to see because it's really important to stress the whale is unfortunately where it's come up a little bit government forces from the army and police but while most significant has come from all sorts of. extremist elements. try to befriend the backs of peaceful peaceful demonstrators.

and see the full interview with russia's foreign minister as commissioner for human rights next hour here on our team. afghanistan is demanding the u.s. army hands over control of its main prison in the country within a month that's after a detainees at the american run jail outside air base complained of torture but he of benjamin co-founder of the and i wore group code pink says the u.s. should speed up its pullout from afghanistan. this goes all the way back to two thousand and two when the abuses first started coming out in fact there were two deaths of afghan prisoners that led to many stories about abuses in the background and we have heard about those kind of stories for the last several years i guess the only thing that is a surprise is that karzai is certainly taking it seriously there have been terrible relations down for quite a long time and this is just one more in that i think the u.s.

should really speed up the transfer of power in all its ramifications to the afghan government the obama administration is now having talks with the taliban the taliban want to set up a headquarters and cutter the obama administration after the troops leaving iraq is now talking much more about the troops leaving afghanistan and this has created more tensions but i think the solution for that is the u.s. to hand over the management of the background prison over to the afghan government and to start developing to the afghan authorities in general unfortunately the obama administration is talking about leaving in twenty four until we do here to find the scenes he's negotiating to have significant number of troops stay beyond that date i don't think the american people want to see that and i think that there should be clear signs that the u.s. is. ready to leave afghanistan and turning over the background prison would be one

of those signs and so had for you this hour here in r.t. the opportunity of a lifetime a war began and it's a bumpy road for euro two thousand and twelve host ukraine as it faces questions over whether this is the right time to stage a formal current event that's costing billions of dollars plus designer came to the united states and when you came to st petersburg and then drove down a truck. put it into the park. one day it was a. there are two weeks later we are open. the man who brought the culture of american diners to russia reveals the secrets of his success join him in a few minutes for the latest in our pathfinder series. if you're. going to take three years for charges read to me

three. three stooges three. three blogs video for your media project free media r.t. dot com. would be soo much brighter if you move from phones to pressure. these stunts on t.v. don't come. it's a new year old problems for the euro where the region's leaders germany and france going back to work to hammer out

a rescue plan and so marco and they call us sarkozy are meeting in berlin on monday for the first time in two thousand and twelve they have three months to implement fiscal discipline rules agreed in the summer let's not worry that germany about all sees this as an opportunity to increase political clout are to support this going off reports. billions of euros had been injected into the greek economy while its population has been given shot after shot of austerity measures in most cases that cement wages cut taxes raised my friend the famous composer of. crees. compares it with a time before the fascism and what they are doing is to destroy the democracy greece is that democracy has seen the elected pm swept into the political gutter and replaced by an unelected technocrat who just happened to be a former vice-president of the european central bank. the one and only goal is to

prevent a greece from going under and taking others with it a similar tactic was used on the third largest of the euro zone's economies italy after silvio berlusconi resigned from power and a new prime minister was also appointed switching governments is an old show the government that left had no chance to act to act much different from the one that is and start now people are you know passive by the by face meanwhile two key players of the e.u. germany and france meet again looking for ways to world cracks in the euro zone germany's already thrown billions at saving the euro it's no surprise that it wants more control over the rest of the pack which is why milliman players are pushing to build a so-called fiscal compact meant to take the reins over sober and margit but it's an idea that's not going down well on germany streets especially if there is

a threat that germany can gain certain positions and influence in the e.u. and it may not really have any right to be doing this germany over the money but it gives the government gets power more. it's more powerful and i hear there's it's bad i think there's a danger the so-called robin hood tax is another proposed measure it would charge the financial institutions for every money movie meet with the aim to standardize the markets however with more gloomy economic news over the euro zone's joblessness and feeling retail sales some analysts warn if introduced the new tax meet only makes struggling countries even more dependent on france and germany is money there's no doubt germany remains an economic powerhouse off. the skies over the euro zone darkening the signs are this economic strength is no use to why.

as well. r t frankfurt germany. like much of the adelaide in europe there are regions of india seeing a mass movement of people see their work and fortune abroad they are enticed by the promise of prestige jobs and big money but often find anything bad. reports. carola india famed for its beautiful beaches and the country's highest health and literacy rates is also known for something else. a darker side for many years despite the state's success unemployment remains high forcing millions of keralites to look further afield for work that's exactly what mohammad did he's one of two point three million indians who've gone to the gulf for a better life we are interested in going abroad because we don't have enough. benefits to work in india every two our expenses are shooting up and we do in time

enough so we go to the go in order to earn more and have a good life after three and a half years mohammed's back in india to renew his visa he says he can earn almost twice as much money in the gulf as he can at home for muhammad it's been a success and that's why thousands of keralites knock on the doors of agencies like this to go the dream of going to the gulf has become a money making business in kara with people coming here early in the morning to line up to get their passport and process just on this one block you see several agencies that are helping people get the right paperwork and sometimes they're charging up to three to five thousand dollars to help people go and that's when things can start to go wrong to afford the ticket in high agency charges many would be gulf workers take out loans from their future employer and once they arrive they're given a lower salary than promised but are still in debt experts say it's a common story making people vulnerable to physical and mental exploitation these

poor. in india he was promised when you go to. the new goals that they have. hundred dollars sometimes though the consequences are even worse than that. seven years ago she called us in the morning and was crying after that we haven't heard from her. she has gone missing and we have no information. when gina and sar hasn't seen her mother since she went to the gulf for what was supposed to be a higher paying job that was seven years ago many indian workers like regina's mother simply disappear it's thought some are just afraid to come back and admit their dream became a night while others hide to escape abuse from employers and fear being discovered by authorities and deported when their paperwork expires but we had a lot of difficulties and still do when she went missing she has and that is

a lot of responsibility i have two kids as well all of them were when she went missing so they don't have money memories of. memories that no amount of money from abroad could make up for we can only speculate about this one missing woman's story but hers is not an isolated case although migrant keralite workers send almost seven billion dollars back to india every year thousands of others have never been heard from again preassure either. from india. breaking the ice to help the community in danger when you report a line about a right angle in the street or arrive in alaska in the liver fuel to some three a half thousand people cut off by severe storms. and this woman thought she was jumping for joy but the bungee bungled there was a long though the full story and watch this video again at our to dot com you can also find our best removes on our youtube channel.

you. be official. talks from the. video. this summer ukraine welcomes euro two thousand and twelve one of the biggest

sporting events in the world as co-host with poland it's costing billions of dollars to overhaul roads airports and stadiums to welcome football teams and their supporters organizers believe it will all benefit the country's image but. found not everyone shares that optimism. the incredible adventures of food bullheads from extreme accommodation to driving through impassable roads this is the scenario some believe awaits fans who will flock to ukraine for the euro twenty twelve tournament gave based journalists organized this photo exhibition trying to voice a rather pessimistic message about the upcoming football cup. we're being told by the government that everything has been built by the fans will face those problems that we ordinary craniums face every day very poor straight better issues bribery by the police and terrible medical facilities raided could be

a major failure. at first glance such concerns may seem laughable even in the darkest times of financial troubles the euro twenty twelve projects remained top priority when almost all construction projects were halted roads airports and stadiums never stopped being built after a string of stadium opening ceremonies in ukraine you wait for chiefs are now completely sure the country is ready to host the tournament we went through a different periods of the preparation so some of them were not solve successful but in last two years we made huge progress in terms of infrastructure construction and also in terms of organisation so in principle we are ready but this is just one example of what really worries some in ukraine this broken road is only several hundred metres away from a vital highway and there is

a slim chance it would ever be repaired before or after the tournament kicks off experts believe ukraine simply has no money for that and the euro twenty twelve will not change the situation. of the ukraine is spent fourteen billion dollars on euro twenty twelve projects but wait. only hope for a billion from the tournament twenty eight times less everyone knew that it's a typical situation especially faced in europe the question is if we could afford such spending in hard times like this. tournament organizers brush all this criticism aside saying regardless of how much money your twenty twelve brings the country is building a bright future for itself for the first time in twenty years history we will get new airports new roads new terminals everything is new we believe that people who is in ukraine they will come again the ways of ukraine so this is our main goal especially euro twenty twelve clock was installed in central kiev to count down the

minutes to june skew cough and despite some skepticism the majority of ukrainians are relieved to see it ticking in their capital city not anywhere else with all the airports and stadiums springing up it's hard to believe now that almost a year ago the tournament could have moved to another country by you a four as ukraine was not doing good enough now there is no doubt whatsoever it will be held here but one question still remains whether it would become an opportunity of a lifetime or a luxury this economically his country could not have afforded a look see reporting from kiev in ukraine. now sick with some other stories from around the world malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim was greeted by hundreds of supporters after being found guilty of sodomy following a two year trial over him faced a possible twenty year jail sentence after being accused of having sex with a foreign male a politician maintained his innocence and said the charges were politically

motivated the verdict is expected to major consequences on elections expected later this year. following a wave of deadly attacks the nigerian president has said there are may be sympathizers of terrorist sect. within his government. over the weekend sectarian violence targeting christians killed dozens and forced hundreds from their homes a state of emergency has been declared in several regions at least fifty people have been killed in the last few days by boko haram have warned christians to flee the muslim dominated north. the u.s. is prepared to use force against iran if it blocks the key oil route in the persian gulf according to pentagon chief leon panetta so iran has been threatening to close the strait of hormuz if its oil exports are blocked because of sanctions u.s. and europe have targeted the country's financial and oil sectors over its nuclear program a u.s. general also said washington could wipe out runs nuclear facilities. meanwhile

iran's state radio has reported that iran is sentenced an american man to death after being a cia spy. to be a former u.s. marine was arrested in august he has also been found guilty of attempting to accuse iran of involvement in terrorism last month around media released the year showing has confessed to having wings to the cia the u.s. has demanded his release. on our daily pathfinders series here in r t we'd reduce you to a pioneering foreigners who have had business success in russia. despite a long cold war or perhaps because of it russians have always had a thing for hamburgers and milkshakes it's a hearing paul ryan sought to satisfy when he brought the first american diner to

the country. i got here in st patrick's day march eleven o'clock at night and it was dark there was no neon on the street. to the hotel like going up to my room and i said to myself what i do but i decided i want to stay a young russian speaking my mind and it's still my heart. just started to move forward and not look. steiner came from the united states and went on a ship and came to st petersburg and then drove down on trucks and we put it into the park you know like one day i wasn't there and two weeks later we were open i think it was the challenge. was really exciting when i opened my first business here. because we were the first we had a lot of people that thought we were crazy to put a diner in the middle of the park despite all the objections there and we didn't we

knew it was going to work because i had worked here for two years in the hotel i actually got on the stand the culture. and thought process and russian despite everything i russians i've always had a love for america you know and you can't get more american than a diner one of the great things about designer was modular so when we ordered it from the night it states all the pictures are on the walls. all the buddhas are made in the us in the united states but they're red in their classic. furniture so while we had crises here and ninety eight. by an arcane other than ninety eight the last one and it wasn't so bad because people came down market they were spending less money on rest and we really moderate price category so we our business actually increased oil prices i think there's still a lot of opportunities here i mean it's just under saturated market like ten

million people i could use a lot more restaurants. foreign businessmen really have to understand a lot about the country before they get here and they have to know their own business really well be able to adapt to theirs you know it's not my way or the highway situation here it's like the russian way i would say the first thing is they need a russian partner they can trust and then they have a perseverance because it's not going to happen as quickly as it would somewhere else that i once said you know in in in america you have all the rights but no freedom of russia i said you had freedom but no rights to get close so. probably the biggest difference is the management style of management is more harsh and more dictatorial i think that's a negative because if you don't challenge them you don't get a second opinion on whether you're doing the right thing or not i would say a developing manager is probably the biggest challenge because they don't have

a lot of management experience i think sometimes people look at business and they say i have a business but i think every business has three components one is the length louise lead the other is the owner looks up the capital and wants to make a profit and the other one is the customer you know if you don't treat all three of those aspects as being important you're not going to be successful you have to take care of your employees to take care of your customers and put it together where you're going to make money. if you don't put those three those things together market work. well be back with a reminder of the top story stay with us. if

they shoot something inappropriate from the public they can easily be shown to accept casualties of war ok. i wish he would have never happened but it has had. in a war a t.v. camera becomes an unnecessary what does their own safety all foreign nationals

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oh. the arab league urges an end to retaliate in syria but doesn't want the u.n. involved while many in the troubled country just want to return to. afghanistan demands the keys to the tories brown prison within a month that's after those held in the us from facilities say they were used and tortured. and your survival is back on the agenda with the region's first couple holding the or a first meeting in berlin but concerns mount the cash cow germany is on a power grab. for its investments. back in two thousand and nine shortly after u.s. president barack obama came to power promising a new era of hope.