leaders of some of the world's most influential states take another shot at stemming the fiscal crisis in europe and. germany. police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of protests. opposing ideas of the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organization seeking better understanding between conflicting sides. on air and online this is r.t.

live from moscow with me wrong. the european financial gloom is casting a shadow over the g eight summit at the u.s. presidential retreat near washington as official talks begin on saturday the leaders of the world's top industrialized nations are set to discuss greece's possible exit from the eurozone with some key states already saying this would be a very bad idea with more on the issue and what else is in store. by a lot of people it's seen as sort of a last chance for the jihad as a form it to prove itself it's been under heavy criticism in recent years over it's a factor of this with that said a lot of the world's most pressing issues are at center stage including the situation in syria and across the mideast and the euro crisis that's an issue that has been heavily focused on of course host president obama has already met with the new french president francois hollande there he's trying to get other european leaders to sort of convince the socialist president about these heavy all staring

the measures that a lot of the leaders are pushing in terms of trying to deal with the euro crisis and it's being said that if obama can get the european leaders on that on the same page this summit will be in some way a sort of a success another issue that's going to be discussed is the european embargo on iranian oil the u.s. sees it as something that's threatening oil prices sending them up or at least could imagine seen as a threat to obama's reelection president obama in a way he has his hands tied with an election coming up he has to be able to continue to try to please voters and also find a balance between domestic and foreign policy and reassure these global leaders but it's going to be very difficult especially on the situation with iran when you're running for election you can't seem weak on defense of the same time the white house understands that if this european embargo goes ahead it's going to send oil prices up in the u.s. and that is certainly going to affect the way voters look at their president and

whether or not to real like him so this is something that's really weighing down the fact that it's an election year and how is that going to play on the policies that are or are not made at this camp david summit reporting from washington and you say no way artie. meantime martin mccauley russia expert from the university of london believes the g eight achieves very little in its larger and more inclusive cousin the g twenty it's far more of a. tackling world problems i think that the g eight summit of course is only the industrialized nations the heavily industrialized nations but also remember that president hu jintao of china is not the world. so therefore the g. twenty is arguably more important the g. eight basically talked a little but he would really human rights democracy and so on the g. twenty doesn't really talk about human rights and democracy because there are dictatorships in saudi arabia so therefore the g twenty format is easier for russia

and they could have more influence there and while their leaders settle into the g eight meeting in maryland police in chicago will readying themselves for the upcoming nato summit. occupy chicago tonight and demand that nato disband nato demonstrators plan a show of strength on the streets in the hope of grabbing the attention of not just those attending put out of the entire world. meanwhile demonstrations are on the other side of the atlantic meaning that germany's banking capital frankfurt now in a state of lockdown standing in battle lines are since early morning thousands of police officers and bulletproof vests of entrenched themselves around the city are there to guard against fresh protests by the country's block and banking movement. is in frankfurt. these protesters have taken to the streets of frankfurt to voice their displeasure at what they see as unfair all sturdy measures that are being

imposed on the eurozone at the moment now right now amongst these people as they march towards the headquarters of the european central bank it has really been a center full protest against the current debt crisis in the austerity measures that have been imposed across europe but today on saturday is the largest of the demonstrations as you can see this group behind me around fifteen thousand people we were hearing from the organizers on friday were expected to turn up they could actually be quite a few more here it's quite difficult to see from where i am but it certainly stretches back quite a long way now they're angry that it's the not the people who caused the debt crisis in europe that are having to foot the bill for it they blame the bankers they blame the. the people who risked the money in countries like greece in countries like as spain that got people in it got the countries in such trouble

saying it's them should face the the brunt of it not people who are going to suffer at the hand of austerity measures it's worth noting that this is been a very peaceful protest movement but despite that on friday around four hundred people would detained by very heavily equipped police offices that have been century blocking off the whole of central front first the movement itself has called themselves the lucky pipe and sort of occupy is they attempted to block people from reaching the banking sectors or the banking services of europe's largest banking center in frankfurt this is the real hope of not just german banking but of european banking in general and as i say they had quarters of the european central bank located here. meantime a homeowner who's at the protests also describes some of the police tactics you saw there she says that go well beyond the duty of the law or. here we.

move people not allowed any man anymore to enter. this is something that this completely new in this country that not only remember so police can be seen around the demonstrators but also that individual people are picked out names. before. the manifestation starts they are not allowed anymore to and that the city and this is going down business sort of your version of democratic rights what happened is that they controlled that group a discreet and then they controlled to everybody and to individual people they said . we want to see your passport so they control. their database and said no you are not allowed to enter just square because we suppose you will do something illegal. and both the protesters and austerity stricken greeks march in solidarity against banking irresponsibility and greed among the national leaders there are widening.

the greek leadership is up in arms over an apparent comment by german chancellor angela merkel suggesting athens should hold a referendum on the exit in the road that previously decrying greek calls for a public vote in favor of some of the most grueling austerity seen in decades more of this latest fallout and where it's headed on our website. it is good to have you with us here on r.t. today and that's what tens of thousands of protesters in the middle east are calling new arab union plans it comes off the saudi arabia said it wants to form an alliance with bahrain paving the way for an e.u. style of integration the regional powerhouse iran also strongly objects the plan where thousands took to the streets now the u.s. independent research and poll rick believes the so-called unity is simply a solid power grab. the bahraini people and the iranian people have an affinity

that dates back not just historically and whatever happens to god rainbows who got savvy or even in the ninety's when bahrain was demonstrated to get more really form and democracy and human why is there no willing to stand by and how saudi arabia occupied them and saudi arabia has been doing this in fact in two thousand and nine the bahrain center for human rights protested the very fact that the political elite in bahrain were allowing the nationalize ation of sonia's from saudi arabia yemen and other places to marginalize the residence bahrain this shiite residents and critique lead and basically. die knew them to turn that they used in their protest so it's of course in iran is concerned when neighborhood that has so many links with the country it's being occupied it's been closed down and is being

absorbed in eliminated in reality. thank you for joining us here on r.t. today still ahead for you in this hour about a deadly defense. those guys go out there a little bit little while still do you want them sharing their knowledge with common ground. you know that would come into the party asks people in new york whether the skills of the u.s. navy seals should really be shared with the public or. gardening by the click of a mouse muscovites now can farm without even having to leave their own homes quite simply giving them arms on the right. it is ten minutes past the hour here in moscow common grief is uniting israelis and the palestinians who have lost loved ones to the long lasting conflict between them it's a unique gathering of suffering parents who want to increase understanding and bring peace closer but their goal is all but out of reach as are his policy now

reports. that the my son must cute was a very hot tea for me i remember grabbing my son trembling all over and running to the bomb shelter. two mothers two testimonies each different but in the end the same my son died in the line of duty death isn't a words it has a form and the form isn't pretty i've seen plenty of it but it takes a lot of courage to stay deaf in the face and then embrace one's enemy and yet for nearly twenty years this is what these israelis and palestinians who have lost family members have been doing they meet on a regular basis talk with one another and show that we conciliation is possible it's meaningful for me that the palestinians here but my brother brother will soldier the army and they can listen they can empathize with my story and understand the pain that i went through i had it's brother was serving as a soldier when he was killed on the third day of the first lebanon war he was just

nineteen people were put in a situation of a conflict thing everybody serves his side of the things that they do. this is their duty to their here through their nation through their belief. ahmed's two uncles were killed by israelis one was shot dead while trying to enter israel the other was force fed while on a hunger strike in prison and his lungs collapsed. from the time i was born i was part of this conflict for me and is really was a soldier or a settler or an agent of the security services. and he had both heard and i have found their way to the parents circle where half the members of palestinian half israeli but the parents circle is a minority voice the number of israelis and palestinians participating in dialogue has hit a low ebb as many complain they see no point in the conciliation attempts while the peace process is at a stalemate as the legitimacy. of dialogue and coordination between the

palestinians. is eroding. because the legitimacy of negotiations is not a road if the our governments which are ready to pay the price they will find very big support in their people so there is no. in the numbers but there is an erosion in the in the belief that something like this can happen in this is something that can easily be fixed but the hope lives on in these families who believe that through their pain and through their example change can come policy r t tel aviv. on our website artie dot com you can find much more news from the middle east including a new approach from israeli agents to protect their identity they don't superhero costumes to stage a protest but we go by the power to push for

a new. point in. place the next lot suicide bomber and find out about the man who allegedly sold his own son at an auction dreaming of a terrorist. it's good to have you with us here on arts here today thousands of protesters have flooded chicago just ahead of a nato summit on sunday a huge showdown is expected later with the police already on high alert around a dozen activists were arrested on the eve of the gathering three already charged with conspiracy to cause terror. reports from chicago. the windy city of chicago turn sunny turned paranoid the hometown of the u.s.

president plays host to this year's nato summit nato is a u.s. commanded military alliance responsible for wars and war crimes on a global basis already the most watched city in the u.s. . as thousands of protesters begin to descend on chicago the city is in security overkill mode you got a bunch of peaceful protesters here they spent millions and millions of dollars for this week alone i mean by absolutely absurd. police have reportedly preemptively raided the homes of protest organizers they battered down the door and made several arrests and we believe these are politically based arrests millions of dollars spent. a new police gear trucks ready to function as rolling barricades businesses two are taking no chances what looks like a foreclosed building is actually a hotel in the heart of chicago plywood was put up in order to avoid windows being

smashed by demonstrators flooding into town office workers have been advised to dress like protesters in order to not be targeted mustaches. are likely meanwhile activists there to express their outrage at nato is aggressive policies are blocked off and kept as far away from world leaders as possible we're talking about a peaceful protest and i mean by peaceful people but peaceful people dedicated to the cause of peace against a military block the mightiest in human history and they are being portrayed as the force that needs to be protected while officials brace for riots know your rights trainings for demonstrators and their money you know your bank meetings and street action against the military block kick off nato is organization no longer has a mandate to occupy chicago denies and demands that nato disband they have no more purpose there spending our taxpayer dollars on wars and to bomb and destroy and

murder civilians all over the world with ghana stand top of the leaders agenda protesters say it's time to put an end to the warfare at once the only reason we're still in afghanistan is for rare earth minerals and open the same reason the only reason we went into iraq was to secure oil fields for american oil companies these are purely economic words that are sold to the american public purely on propaganda it's garbage demonstrators want the money pumped into the summit and its security to be spent on real needs there is no peace majority in the united states we oppose war we oppose the war in the world's preeminent war making organization. and we have a human agenda and a humane agenda that has no place for war but fences separating politicians from the people that human agenda is no more than a nuisance to be cordoned off and if they are to chicago illinois. next hour here on r.t. a closer look at the protest movement sweeping through america as we take

a look at the timeline of the occupy movement and our special report. we have to begin to identify. people. just. like you by people who are similar. to the bunch of losers but i have a very good. people have jobs here that's all nonsense they're losers.

who stay with us for that special report here on out say for now self defense courses in the u.s. teach people to protect themselves by punching kicking and even killing but should these tactics really be taught to everyone resident new york hit the streets of the big apple to gauge opinion on this. former u.s. navy seal tim larkin teaches people how to kill and maim in the name of self defense how much is too much when it comes to protecting yourself this week let's talk about that do you think it would be ok to kill someone if your life is being threatened. absolutely has your life ever been threatened. by a person what are the chances that your life will be threatened that you would need to know how to kill. one in ten to the twenty eight you're familiar with to mark

and do you support his philosophy i completely support his philosophy he does he's not anything about trying to kill people he wants to help people be able to protect themselves but he does teach moves that are lethal yes the police teach moves that are lethal as well right but those people are in a job that's defending the public exactly you know what when you're in the military sometimes those guys come out and they're a little bit you know world still do you want them sharing their knowledge with common citizens walking around. no no would come in citizens just people that maybe . are in the job situations where they're in dangerous positions in the world if you think you'd be able to kill someone if someone was threatening your life. it's tough to say until you there right yes but you probably happy you knew those moves that. well you know maybe but then if

you hurt someone or kill someone no mother in what situation you can live you have to live with the forest of your life and that's the option each person has to make whether or not you think self-defense can go too far the bottom line is the world can be a crazy place whether you choose to prepare yourself for violence or not. in just a moment it'll be the r.t. world update for now though the city of babylon was once a jewel of ancient mesopotamia its ruins situated in southern iraq are a treasure trove of fark eola just said but the country is oil industry has put a pipeline right through the area which critics say threatens irreparable damage to the side iraq export my granny says the laws are tailored in order to protect the oil industry for the ninety nine percent of. the heritage of the cradle of

civilization and the history of iraq is more important but those who serve the elites and the global oil companies to them world heritage and antiquities mean nothing to them they're the end of the most important thing is the mighty dollar part of the problem of the moment is the people are debating about the. legislation there's been delayed for the last six months but worst of all companies have basically riding roughshod over this legislation because they're signing contracts with the kurdish region in the low earth oversee doing no oil contracts with the oil pipeline providers in the south to another the legislation is actually in place so it seems to me that the oil companies are fully aware that the legislation that will be in place to benefit them no matter what happens to the iraqi people the legislation is always going to benefit the all companies and all the oil companies or western oil companies the all workers that there are there and the security service is there protecting the all workers all westerners at the moment there's

very few iraqi all workers actually benefiting from this directly as i say most of the infrastructure the gets builds will benefit the actual corporations that are transporting the infrastructure around as in that they all pipeline that's going through the the what should be a world heritage site. all right a straight to italy now to start off the r.t. world update on a school in the south of the country has been rocked by an explosion killing two teenage girls and injuring up to a dozen the bomb went off outside the building's entrance when pupils were arriving for morning classes and no one has claimed responsibility for the attack although the official say the city's math could be behind. so and thousands of people in taiwan taking part in a mass rally against the country's government protesters angry over the president's economic policies marched through the streets of taipei before gathering in front of the presidential office building the demonstration comes just one day before president is inaugurated for

a second four year term. the first commercial cargo flight there was expected to deliver supplies to the international space station has been aborted just seconds before blast off the california based space x. company blamed technical problems with the engine of its dragon to rocket and it's now the launch for may twenty second the u.s. government has given a space x. a contract to keep the i assessed stocked with food and equipment. well about imagine having your own garden where you can grow fruit and veggies without even picking up a shovel or even leaving your desk that's a reality for some muscovites who can now remotely look after their crops and have the harvest delivered to their front door. never points. this is farm ville played by tens of millions in the game you have to plant water and harvest increasingly exotic but ultimately two dimensional and lean edible crops but now

anyone can play the game for real the russian entrepreneur has bought a greenhouse and designed a website to farm real plots of land from the comfort of their homes and offices. or. if you buy one of the plots you can choose what to grow on it then you can decide when to water it and how to fertilize it and real farmers will do the work for you you can control the lights and how often the ground is plowed we will keep statistics on how well you are doing and you can try to improve the eels or you can just leave it all to us and just get the harvest delivered when it's done then you will sharpen it of says that his project isn't just about playing for fun but about delivering people healthier forgot make food and it better be after all a six square meter plot will set you back two hundred dollars a month we want city dwellers to have a connection with the countryside in the future we want every city dweller have

their own garden early adopter beat that she says he's addicted to watching his plans grow through the web but i think being able to watch the plot at all times isn't just something of a past time but creates trust between me and the people looking after the farm i know they will do their job properly and not use any pesticides for example all good but truly it's all this not just some sort of post-modern perversion i decided to prove that city dwellers are scared to get their hands dirty by volunteering for an hour in the greenhouse. getting other people to be a gardening for you that's ridiculous. actually this is quite the. much of the just click some buttons on the internet. and i'm just a few minutes here and i'll see the latest edition of the kaiser report that's always a good bit of fun right that will be after a recap of our top stories. seem

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