wired news live from moscow city center this is with me rory stewart show syrian activists claimed the deadly government crackdown on protesters shows no signs of stopping so a day after the arab league decided to continue its observer mission in the country the pan arab body called on all sides of the conflict in syria to lay down arms at once but pulled up short of asking the un to intervene the league's been overseeing the implementation of a peace plan since late last month one hundred sixty five of its observers are spread all across syria with more on the way the findings indicate the regime is only sticking to some parts of the deal the league warns it will take on specified action if the crackdown does not end soon meantime more than five thousand civilians at around two thousand soldiers have been killed in the country since

march. has more from syria. the 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 make a list of what's our fault what's our people's point it's to send that our children are dying it's a sentence here just ordinary people we simply want to have a man seen here he's like ducks is a battling to save his soldiers. he die he's just twenty five years old. was found in the morning and this is just one man one family because syria in the name and 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 another suicide bombing

in damascus is yet further evidence of the escalating conflict into this is continued to take place despite the presence of arab league observers on the ground and it's known that we went to the lead in them to help but they didn't want to listen to mars and didn't respond to our complaints exactly he's responsible for what's in the country right now and means far from being clear that the opposition itself is becoming increasingly divided with more and more army deserts is joining the ranks in calling for a violent overthrow the government danger is that those soldiers who. have concluded. to use. the rest of the syrian army if they want to. do it you know the league has once again when you think rules for the violence from

all sides and the thing that's through the the finding safe. there in syria this vast 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 they're pushing reforms very many people in the country feel that simply too much has happened to much blood has been shed for anything other than real change to now be an option sara for. damascus. but the arab league's i call on all sides of the conflict to hold. alignment with moscow's stance on syria later this hour the russian foreign minister who's commissioner for human rights breaks down the kremlin's version of a solution to the crisis. you very much support the peace initiative by the league of arab states which you have submitted the draft of the council resolution. in the security council which calls for the media to see

from the way that we are going to see because of. the unfortunately wales government a little bit government forces from the army and police but. significant but. also all sorts or of. extremist elements. became the barracks or peaceful peaceful demonstrators. you with our two diplomats have confirmed that iran's began enriching uranium at a brand new nuclear facility the west to the move as a provocation at a time when brinksmanship between the u.s. and iran has reached a boiling point the islamic state says its new plant is deep underground making it immune to air strikes some analysts claim it could produce nuclear fuel that's easier to adapt for weapons use meanwhile the pentagon says it's prepared to use

force to reopen a vital oil route in the persian gulf which tehran has threatened to block the u.s. has slapped its latest round of sanctions on iran targeting the country's financial sectors. let's get to some other news from around the globe and staying with the subject of iran state radio says a court has sentenced an american man to death for being a cia spy by. is accused of receiving special training at military bases in iraq and afghanistan before traveling to iraq on a cia intelligence mission he's also been found guilty of accusing iran of involvement in terrorist activities confessed to having links to the cia during his trial in december. the u.s. says the allegations are false and a call for his release. while at least ten troops have been found dead in the unstable tribal area of northwest pakistan the men were abducted last month from

the region after militants attacked a military post officials say the bodies of the men with multiple bullet wounds were discovered in iraq vina close to a small local town last week the taliban executed fifteen tribal police officers having abducted them just last month. nigerian unions have launched a nationwide strike to protest against the country's soaring fuel prices this comes after the government ended up popular fuel subsidy leading to a rise in gas and transportation costs all throughout the country the jury is two main unions have said as many as eight million people will not go to work during the strike that's bringing africa's largest oil provider to a standstill. the leaders of germany and france are holding their first meeting of the new year to discuss ways to boost growth in euro zone states still struggling to overcome the sovereign debt crisis and rising unemployment talks in berlin will

focus on finalizing a deal over tougher budget rules within the currency union but as r.t. as you go to prison off reports some worry that germany above all sees this as an opportunity to increase its political clout. billions of euros said 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. 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 papademos 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 pacified by a new 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 berlin players are pushing to build the so-called fiscal compact meant to take the reins over and budget but it's an idea that's not going down well on germany streets especially if there is

a threat the 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. it's bad i think there's a danger the so-called robin hood tax is another proposed to measure it would charge the financial institutions for every money movie meet with him to sterilize 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. and the skies over the euro zone darkening signs are economic strength is now used to why.

as well you've already frankfurt germany. and are still ahead for you this hour on r.t. the financial crisis has reached far beyond europe and a major blow to the less than. india thousands of workers forced to look for work abroad and their dreams turn into a nightmare if they end up being exploited by potential employer. you with r.t. and with five months remaining until one of the world's biggest sporting events euro two thousand and twelve football fever is building fast in eastern europe its main host kiev is ready to welcome millions of fans as they descend on ukraine and poland for several weeks this summer and while the visitors will bring a surge in revenue for the local economy some people remain skeptical that the benefits will outweigh the costs as artie's other reports. 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 club. we're being told by the government that everything has been built by the fans will face those problems that we ordinary iranians 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 organization 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 meters 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 your a twenty twelve projects but wait. only half 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 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 far 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 hit country could not have afford it. see reporting from kiev in ukraine. are always a pleasure to get you involved about here if you would like to know what you have to say about this story about the euro two thousand and twelve but they were asking you how will the euro two thousand and twelve pan out for co-host ukraine if you just log on to our website www dot com you can participate in our latest world wide web poll here are the numbers and right now about half of you say its budget will crumble under construction that it can never repay a quarter believe ukraine will withdraw at the last minute leaving poland post opinion but euro two thousand and twelve image and speed up being you were exceptional comes another. the minority as you can see right here claimed the country will get infrastructure roads stadiums it couldn't otherwise afford.

while you lots of other items to find on our website as well including the french creator of the critically acclaimed movie the artist turns his lens towards chechnya as a backdrop for his forthcoming film about that. this is our time to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are one that won't we hope. to me the american dream is to live in peace and prosperity and freedom and

a government under socialism is not a government. i have very motivated. who are active who are willing to fight for what they think is right for themselves but the fact is. we are. in a proper grounding and i think it's threatening. it's cutting our heart. it's making real democracy. all but impossible. it's not about spilling blood. it's the war of the barricades from one side

and fears blockade from the other. invisible border it has caught people from the land for twelve years. the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile cards is still not over. this is the life from moscow five militants have been killed during a special operation in russia's republic of chechnya and the region's head of the amazon cutting off says the number could actually be high as the operation is still on going russian security forces have suffered losses as well a policeman and three interior ministry soldiers were killed on sunday during a gunfight with around ten militants in

a mountainous area after refusing to surrender the insurgents opened fire injuring sixteen other officers in the process we will keep you updated on the developments as soon as we get them here and i say. now in india high unemployment has driven millions of people abroad in search of better opportunities and that has left many people open to exploitation by their prospective employers report on how many dreams end up shattered by empty promises. carol 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 day our expenses are shooting up and we're doing time enough so we go to the govt in order to earn more and to have a good life after three and a half years mahomet'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 in the 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. india he was. with. the goals that they. hundred dollars sometimes though the consequences are even worse than that over forty 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. and sar hasn't seen her mother since she went to the gulf for what was supposed to be a higher paying shot 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 really young when she went missing so they don't have many 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 million dollars back to india every year thousands of others have never been heard from again preassure either. from india. is coming to you live from moscow or in our special series here we've been introducing you to foreign. came to russia for a slice of business by. russians

have always had a taste for foreign of course you know especially the all-american buggers and fries so hunger which paula brought into was. when he brought his infamous starlite diner to the country. i got here after march eleven o'clock at night star there was no me on the street. to the hotel i went up to my room and said son what i do. i decided i was still young to get my mark and it's still my heart. just such as. this steiner came in the united states and went on a ship and came to st petersburg and then your own down on trucks would put it into the park you know like one day i was in there and two weeks later we were open i think it was a challenge. it 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 and i would tell i actually got to understand the culture at the end of the process and russian despite everything 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 the signer was modular so when we ordered it from the united 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 and five in our case other than ninety eight the last one and it wasn't so bad because people came down market they were spending less money and we had a really moderate price category so we our business actually increased 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 to be able to it. you know it's not my way or the highway situation or it's like the russian way i would say the first thing is they need a russian partner they can trust and then have a person here because it's not going to happen. as quickly as it would somewhere else that i once said you know in in america you have all the rights of no freedom russia i said you had freedom but no rights. so. probably the biggest difference is management style 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 i would say 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 that i think every business says three components one is the employees the other is the owner puts up the capital wants to make a profit and the other one is the customer 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 your customers put it together where you're going to make money. if you don't put those three those things together market work. it is good to have you with us on this monday i shortly one of russia's most senior

diplomats explains why the country refuses to listen to lectures and democracy from the west before that though the headlines with me wrong reception see you know.

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it's cutting off our. it's making. all but impossible. now four thirty pm on monday here in moscow this is the time for headlines day off to be our whole sides of the conflict in syria to cease fire and implement a peace plan violence still rages on activists claim at least one person was killed on monday as the government crackdown on protesters continues despite the hour of. new year and new worries for a year of the leaders of problems on germany to kickstart a rescue plan for the.