un the security council foreign ministers prepare a renewed effort to solve the deepening syrian crisis but the u.s. and its allies now reportedly considering direct intervention. and still on the conflict their resignations and al-jazeera has a number of key staff of the. big news channel walk out in protest claiming biased reporting. plus afghanistan it demands justice for the massacre of sixteen civilians by a u.s. soldier just weeks after the burning of the koran by military personnel ignited anti american sentiment all across the country.

it is good to have you with us today this is our t m a live in moscow as the violence in syria rages on the u.s. and its allies are now reportedly considering all options including direct military intervention that's despite warnings from the pentagon with the american top brass saying the cost of starting a new war will just be too high doesn't support libyan killed across syria on monday adding to the death toll believed by the u.n. to stand over seven thousand five hundred the international community has been unable to reach a consensus on how to act ever since the bloodshed flared up a year ago un security council foreign ministers will sit down in the next few hours in new york to try to break the deadlock he's my. this

ministerial meeting comes on the heels of several syrian developments over the weekend including saturday session of the arab league nations in cairo following that event the russia's foreign minister announced that the parties had come up with a five point plan on syria now those points include calling for an immediate end to all violence a cease fire on both sides u.n. arab league envoy kofi annan also wrapped up his two day trip to damascus he said that syria is ready to make a success of honest effort to find a solution but neither side said they will put their weapons down first now the syrian national council leader also said that his group is receiving donations from arab and non arab countries prime minister said that he is urging for the syrian national council to be recognized as legitimate representation of the syrian

people the prime minister also has called for international troops to be sent to syria to deal with the current regime now we know from previous unfoldings at the united nations that russia and china are strongly opposed to any international intervention into syria both countries have used their vetoes on two separate occasions to prevent resolutions to go through the security council that took sides in the syrian conflict this meeting taking place in new york today of course it will also be discussing how to move forward on syria in a more balanced way to end violence as soon as possible. leading calls to. both countries are. simply doing what washington wants. so. it's hard saudi arabia

both know about killing innocent citizens they've been doing it for their entire existence and they're doing it in bahrain now i don't think they're in any position to discuss what and basically a rational construct that will get russia has played in this which is stopping another libya from coming into existence and leaving the bases for democratic change in syria the idea that the army terrorist group is constructive is a perversion of logic and a perversion of law i mean the biggest problem is the fact that there's no perception we're fact of any prevailing international law you have sitting in paris the head of these syrian national you know the s n c you know he's the head of an armed terrorist group opening an operating openly in paris now with this with the head of al qaida after the attacks in new york for example there wouldn't be a place on the planet where the united states wouldn't have the entire united nations marching in courting them off the court or killing him and dumping him at

sea obviously this group could not operate in syria with impunity without the backing of the united states and the you know the arab league countries and i mean so i number of key stothard al jazeera as arabic channel have resigned over the television stations coverage of the syrian conflict those who left accuse the qatari owns network of politicizing news and of bias against president assad a correspondent a poll a slayer has details. we're receiving information now about the reported resignations of key employees in old. office and they are claiming that the channel has a very provocative stance and has been involved in agenda stating biased reporting these resignations include the managing director the correspondent and the producer and specific reports that we are hearing particularly from the correspondent is that al-jazeera refused to publish pictures of armed fighters clashing with the syrian army and in addition also ignored a refrain them on

a new constitution in syria by comparison the channel's coverage of events in bahrain was minimal it's has practically ignored what has been happening there in libya we are now receiving some kind of leaked information that the channel was involved in fake coverage and sit ups and as you can well imagine this is sending a long goals to the international journalism agenda because all jazeera was set up as a channel that was a mouthpiece of freedom and change it was supposed to be a channel that was a revolutionary voice but increasingly we have heard critics say that it has become a one sided voice for could tarries government's stance particularly against the syrian president bashar assad and our viewers many of them will remember that almost miraculously that was the word that was used by critics last year al jazeera was granted a license to broadcast in the united states and this is after it was initially refused such licensing rights and this has led many critics to say that those

granting was because of the channels change in terms of an agenda setting that is very much pushing the agenda of the qatari and western governments that are calling for military intervention in syria. right there will still to come for in the program here are to see that of ditching the euro or find out how spanish shopkeepers are coming up with creative ways to keep the country's economy alive as spain struggles to stay afloat amid a massive debt crisis. the afghan parliament is demanding a public trial for the u.s. soldier who gunned down sixteen afghan civilians and did turn himself in to nato authorities after the massacre on saturday that occurred in the kandahar province most of the dead are women and young children it's unclear what led to the outrage with a u.s. marine under investigation washington has apologized to the afghan president says the incident is quote unforgiving till the taliban is now vowing revenge and nato

forces in the country are on high alert and this follows days of deadly protests last month over the burning of the koran i thought america base in afghanistan a former member of the afghan parliament told me earlier that nato still has a lot of proof after more than a decade of corruption. poverty lack of rule of law and to a proper at all even the international community that is here to save us is is not able to control its own psychopaths in. then people as what is in it for us this is a question that everybody will as what is in this for us the big government on one hand on the other hand lack of rule of law and the only good thing that can happen in my opinion from this disaster is for the united states to the people of this country that justice is west justice is immediate and wherever it may go this is merely whitewash this will be a slap on the wrist there should be

a decisive and severe punishment. still ahead for you this hour on the program i've lost. a desire to. speak. when it comes to foreign policy in order to sell your campaign to the wider population that's the race it's the white house again that moment some candidates are pulling out all the stops and all the old scare tactics to over the summer going all the way back to the days of the cold war. the green fields of nepal become a battlefield arty reports on why our food giants offer of help to boost the country's agriculture could backfire and damage the entire industry. just turning ten minutes past the hour here in moscow french president nicolas sarkozy has threatened to pull out of the european visa free showing get an agreement unless the e.u. toughens up measures against illegal immigration thousands of tunisians were

allowed into the e.u. following the arab uprisings last year when italy granted residents permits to refugees fleeing violence but something sarkozy is simply trying to win more and see immigration votes in the presidential elections. in two thousand and seven he won the election in part because it's a fund of some of the votes that went to the fire rates he is campaigning on many topics there are the topics of predilections and the fire rate to a group a star is a very brave thing people for the first round of. balloting in including the fire rate is by powerful rating are and the people who voted for him five years ago and are going to vote for him this time around they're going to open fire rate is he feel he were. deceived during the five years by. not being tough enough and immigration aside since there's

a crisis the populist great he's using immigration as a card. is a real problem the immigration hasn't moved one way or the other would sarkozy just rhetoric in order to attract the populist xenophobic vote but i don't think it's going to be very productive because war against on the fire rate the more he loses in the center. meanwhile anger has once again flared up in spain with demonstrations across sixty cities against spending cuts and new employment protesters say the new labor rules designed to revitalize the economy simply make it easier and cheaper for employers to fire staff train as one of the highest unemployment rates in the eurozone plus the country struggles to stay within the euro one time one is encouraging his people to go back to the good old days. through feeling a bit year if he didn't moments so it's no surprise that in some places currency is

colleges setting in the stranger in the euro more than a decade ago he thought you'd seen the last of the old spanish because you were wrong with the country is such a tough economic situation some found that as the villain my oldest son thiago had been encouraging their customers to read their old that is a unique way of generating business and like of the year a country spain has no expire you date for exchanging it's all set is in fact is that the need to be more than a billion euros worth of an exchange to set is still in the country they sometimes run schemes through once again except the giving new life to the old currency. we saw that some other towns in spain had run this scheme and it worked very well there so we thought why not trade here has been great for the economy of the town what's it like owning a business in the current economic climate. it can be very tough and very boring i spend a lot of evenings making my own funds for flying fishing it keeps me entertained

there was a lot of work being created certainly what this town letting the more than a million cars that is six thousand year is. it's not just towns and villages that are considered think that spain's alternative economy here in the heart of the capital we come to the store that's the way to avoid using cash altogether. it incessantly is a good six change still that works and a point system tells us that you bringing kids get points all day is good and you can then purchase other things in the store and best of all no cash needed it's own idea but think it's interesting to. barter for in something that you no longer need and that's something you do when oh boy i actually really like second hand clothes me and my husband lost our jobs recently i was in a good position on therapist who was in construction so now.

the solutions are perhaps a temporary reprieve to be ongoing crisis they are proving that even in economic times business is can find ways to flourish and at least make you more happy customers. r.t. . well in times of political and economic turmoil it seems that new ways are being developed to maintain public order find out more on our website or to dot com about a new kind of machine a security force might be used to disperse crowds using a type of a microwave heat i get all those details that are to come also online for you. for a few dollars less well quite a few in fact with egypt in the world in a major hour of n.g.o.s in the country find out why it's turning away more than a billion dollars in the u.s. a.

quarter past the hour here in the russian capital a cold war may have ended decades ago but it seems that little has changed in the minds of leading politicians on capitol hill i say u.s. presidential race hard stop some candidates appear to be stuck in the past picking up cold war rhetoric from days gone by party's gonna to take on looks at whether the reset between russia and the u.s. could be left to crumble by america's lack of respect for russian interests. pulled warming long beyond were the leaders of russia and america looking for common ground under the banner of a reset in relations the cold war sentiments still run high in the minds of some on capitol hill a hearing in washington was convened last year to discuss quote defending u.s. interests in the face of russian aggression moscow's actions have demonstrated the

lengths that it is prepared to take to assert its influence on an even larger scale a fact that is especially troubling in light of europe's growing dependence on russian energy eagerness to protect the world from russia it seems everyone seems to carry truman speech which arguably heralded the support of the cold war the united. the poor people who are resisting it. but i have. one of the leading presidential contenders mitt romney went as far as this i think president bush represents a real threat to the. stability and peace of the world and only say many american politicians have mastered the art of creating and bashing boogyman especially when election campaigns are underway during the cold war for example being hard on communism was considered a litmus test for a solid trustworthy politician and again on both sides of the ocean with all this i

suppose it's fair to say that if some kind of cold war inertia but there's a desire to. speak tough talk tough when it comes to foreign policy in order to sell your campaign to the wider population in the among the most hardline anti russian politicians are those who also preached unilateralism in foreign policy which means the u.s. can and will decide whatever he chooses for the rest of the world an idea which flourished after the soviet union's collapse well in new york times are having a particularly difficult time where is the idea that they can no longer simply snap their fingers and call the shots just ten years ago in the united states that was possible and that is exactly how the iraq working in new york times running the show in washington they didn't seem to me to consult the great powers to determine whether their course of action once acceptable to them the reset policy was put

forward in theory to overcome the cold war mindset but a number of differences the remains between russia and the u.s. one of the biggest u.s. plans for a missile defense shield in europe washington still refuses to give moscow legal guarantees that it will target russian president elect's legs even which is set reset doesn't mean that russia has to give up its national interest or be unable to express history's some socially international issues. demeanor and i will obviously the result has nevertheless he was well because of the new well you trust it was a real will to reach an agreement which has allowed us to reach a new start treaty and you can also remember to sign an agreement on cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy was and is with us battling russia was able to join the world trade organization. these are positive tangible results of the. most analysts agree that the only successful both sides have to respect and considering. the cold war is long gone but it's alive and kicking in the minds of

those who believe that one country has the right to make decisions. which it appears to me. even to this day. r.t. we are not far off from the business news with daniel but for now the threat of iran's nuclear ambitions could lead israel to attack the country that's according to the former head of israeli intelligence. so you can watch the full interview later this hour for now a preview. i think the room is a really. is. this. is where. we are facing. there is almost the possibility. before. you if they're all who will be giving him know that. we

can strike. let's go to some of the international headlines for you in brief for the answer was dr it will start with gaza that's where israeli air strikes have killed two militants and a teenage boy as palestinian rockets hit southern israel the violence is continuing into a fourth day sparked by israel killing a high ranking palestinian resistance leader twenty one palestinians have died while two israelis have been hurt and what's the worst violence the region has seen for over a year. three separate attacks have left fourteen people dead in iraq the first took place in the town of sort of the. as gunmen killed three policemen at the local mayor's office two other officers were then shot dead a few kilometers down the road in a drive by shooting and then a few hours later two carloads of robbers with grenades and guns attacked

a baghdad gold market and killed nine people but no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks but al qaeda is being blamed for. fourteen people have died in istanbul after a fire swept through a tenth of a construction site because being used to house workers building a supermarket officials believe the blaze was caused by an electrical heater. a man described as a warlord has been killed in a counterterrorism operation in the capital of russia's republic of dagestan security forces believe he was responsible for a series of crimes including the murder of a police officer in january and attempting to kill another officer just last year or two other terrorists were also killed in the gun battle which began after they refused to surrender the north caucasus remains russia's most volatile region with significant going to activity. struggling farmers in nepal have been offered help from a controversial multinational food corporation but critics believe that more harm

than good will come from what they say is nothing more than a foreign agricultural invasion other details now with r.t. its previous reader like many of nepal promptly. lied on agriculture to survive and life is tough only because we have to get up in the freezing cold or three and wait for the beagle that thinks as to the markets that we do not have a market price for a digital bills and we have to sell them it's whatever price the street will think of grozny one of nepal's biggest crops but only about half of what it needs is being produced and forty percent of the population is malnourished. the united states agency for international development or usa i t wants to lend a helping hand we have been trying to help these farmers. increase his talking production production of the food crops. and also in please productivities

by making him a little bit more competitive. by bringing his costs down but help could come in the form of months on child and agricultural giant which shows as much controversy as it does the usa id has announced it wants to create a partnership with monsanto and then a police government to boost maize production here while most agree that nepal needs to address its food insecurity problems critics say that maybe the solution to nepal's agricultural issues should come from within the country and not abroad hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the u.s. embassy in katmandu to speak out against months on trial as it is our farmers are poor don't have much to begin with then they'll have to completely rely on. one side to us the idea believes month antos hybrid seeds will get higher yields but it could also be a noose around farmers now. we're so into the stroke and then you start going seeds from them so you're one of my producers. to do your two you just starts going down

and then it means that you have to increase in because you know you have to. buy seeds from this company because seed for it's going down to corporations history is not exactly covered in chlorine it's been sued by hundreds of thousands of farmers around the world convicted of dumping toxic waste in british land and allegations of monopolization follow it everywhere farmers like romper sod north think i have enough to deal with. iran sometimes when there is no food or true and those are difficult times because i do not have another job where i can get some extra money from our own. but it's a tough decision whether. you can nation. there are a g. cap and you know part. lawyer let's go straight over the business or down your hello to you daniel so working off of the work week it's a monday one of the updates from the numbers the. problems are once again in the

leaders of eurozone nations meet on monday to discuss giving the second bailout to the country more fitch and moody's downgraded greece to default level and investors are wondering what it means longer term to discuss what's going on i'm joined by a constant since theory and assistant professor of economics at the new economic school mr stewart thanks for joining us is the worst over now for greece all assuming it gets approval from euro zone finance ministers for its deal with private creditors is the worst over. so part of it is repeated work and constant and is the worst now that greece seems to go to approval from eurozone finance ministers full risk you with private creditors. well ok ok i think at this point the answer is yes but the problem is now is that when very big country will be able to. to get through the growing trajectory of riches

which is quite a vote on election day the reality is that it's not all goes that well out is going to be the last one which is expected to do because one point what is likely to happen according to many is that the country will not meet. their plans targets for debt to g.d.p. ratio for the city or for the next year or the period must be a. promise of projects to g.d.p. ratio and that's always a point that it's quite likely that the theme we'll come up again at some point if your treatment and their likelihood of eventual default and extra nice for a bailout is not over i think well it's a technical default according to the ratings agencies that they enjoy as president but for all the states that are in that. well. i think that. going to good news i'm going to the bad news really related to this

president president bush one event. is that. the european union. eventually managed to cheryl or to demonstrate coordination and to be defeated to handle the problem. for countries like greece and probably a similar solution to get over to portugal and ireland this is good. not. i mean it would be worse news that is that. debt liabilities of. some guidance of european states or not all. good like you said still some european states cannot be perceived as as priest free be free of that investment

bankers. have to put more effort in bringing their credit analysis education. for only the greek default will impact the psychology of the bull markets is not going to fundamentally change the way that they do business well. my view is that. it has been a cure and i think that this new use should price if i cannot financial markets i mean richard every use uncertainty of what the market this point in the future. well. projection. i mean i think that. the most important ingredient for the most part of. this piece of the news is that it's. all.

probably a situation rich. guy not. something that's all we've got time for i'm afraid this hour we'll have to wrap it up because of the new economic school thank you very much indeed that's all the business will be back in fifteen minutes time.