leaders of some of the world's most influential states take another shot at stemming the fiscal crisis in europe as g eight efficiency and relevancy is put to the test. germany's financial hub frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth a day of protests. opposing sides the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organisation seeking better understanding between conflicting sides.

a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow rory sushi 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 the greece's possible exit from the eurozone with some key states already saying this would be a very bad idea but more of this is artes and he said. 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 its effectiveness 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 you have to be able to continue to try to leave 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 used in the way. meantime martin mccauley russian expert from the university of london believes the g eight achieves very little and its larger more inclusive cousin the g twenty it's far more effective at 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 there as world so therefore the g. twenty is arguably more important the g. eight. talks a lot of human rights democracy and so on and 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 the leaders settle into the g eight meeting in maryland police in chicago are readying themselves for the upcoming nato summit. marty raiser cargo denies and demands that nato disband and the nato demonstrators plan a show of strength on the streets in the hope of grabbing the attention of not just those attending rather that of the whole world. meanwhile demonstrations on the other side of the atlantic meaning germany's banking capital frankfurt is in a state of lockdown standing in battle lines since early morning thousands of police officers and bulletproof vests have entrench themselves around the city they are there to guard against a fresh protests by the country's block and banking movement artie's peter oliver reports from 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 spain that got people in 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 sensually 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 hub of not just german banking but of european banking in general and as i say the court is of the european central bank located here. artie's patrol of reporting right there well meantime herman who was at the protests also describes some of the police tactics she saw their acts and she says go well beyond the arm of the law. here we.

move people are not allowed any man anymore to enter. this is something that this completely new in this country that not only remembers bullies can be seen around the demonstrators but also individual people are picked out names. before. the manifestation starts they are not allowed any more to add that the city and this is that going down business sort of your version of democratic rights what happened is that they controlled the brocaded to street and then they controlled 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 german protesters and or sturdy stricken greeks march in solidarity against banking

irresponsibility and greed among the national leaders there are why doing with this other great leadership is up in arms over an apparent comment by german chancellor angela merkel suggesting athens should hold a referendum on exiting the euro because that after 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 to talk. it's good to have you with us here on our team today and that's what tens of thousands of protesters in the middle east are calling new arab union plans and comes after saudi arabia said it wants to form an alliance with bahrain paving the way for an e.u. style of integration now the regional powerhouse iran strongly objects to plan where thousands took to the streets the u.s. independent research soraya stuff and poor old rick believes the so-called unity is just a saudi simple power grab. the bahraini people and the iranian people have an affinity

that dates back not just historically and whatever happens to bahrain visit our society or even in the ninety's when bahrain was demonstrated to get more reformulate democracy and human why is there no willing to stand by and how saudi arabia occupies 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 elites in bahrain were allowing the nationalize ation of sonia's from saudi arabia yemen and other places to marginalize the residents bahrain this shiite residents he pled and basically. die you turned that they used in their protest so it's of course iran is concerned when neighbor that has so many links with the country it's being occupied it's been

pushed down and it's being absorbed in eliminated in reality our ten minutes past the hour here in moscow this is r t still ahead for you in this program that a deadly defense. sometimes those guys go out and they're a little bit wild bill do you want them sharing their knowledge with common citizens walking around. you know that would come and so there's a party asks people in new york where the scales of the u.s. navy seals should really be shared with the public. trust gardening by the click of a mouse muscovites now can farm without even having to leave their own home so by just giving commands online. common grief is uniting israelis and 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 artie's policy reports was this headed to the my son must cute was a very hard day for me i remember grabbing my stone trembling all over and running to the bomb shelter. to mothers to 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 consideration is possible it's meaningful for me that the palestinians we hear about my brother brother was a soldier in the army and they can list 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 and the thing 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 parent circle where half the members of palestinian half are israeli but the parents circle is a minority voice the number of israelis and palestinians participating in dialogue has hit a low in as many complain they see no point in the conciliation attempts while the

peace process is at a stalemate because 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. and on our website you can find more news from the middle east including a new approach from israeli agents keen to protect their identity based on

a superhero costumes to stage a protest hoping they'll find the power to push for new terms of employment. and play the next last suicide bomber find out about the man who allegedly sold his own son at an auction dreaming of a terrorist future for. you watching our team now thousands of protesters have flooded chicago ahead of a nato summit on sunday a huge showdown is expected later with police already on high alert around a dozen activists were arrested on the eve of the gathering three charged with conspiracy to cause terror in chicago as r.t. is going to. the windy city of chicago turned 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 a door and made several arrests and we believe these are politically based arrests millions of dollars spent on new police gear trucks ready to function as rolling barricades businesses too 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 bloc 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 in their mind 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 they're spending our taxpayer dollars on wars. to bomb and destroy and murder civilians all over the world where the 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 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 r.t.e. chicago illinois. will be bringing a new extended coverage of the nato summit in chicago throughout sunday and monday

. thanks. again to. see trust. thank you for joining us here on r.t. today 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 yorker hit the streets of the big apple to get educated. 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 or 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 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 then. 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. now at twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow the city of babylon was once a jewel of ancient mesopotamia its ruins situated in southern iraq are a treasure trove archaeologists but the country's oil industry has put a pipeline right through the area which critics say threatens irreparable damage to the side iraq expert mike reddy says the laws are tailored simply to protect the

oil industry for the ninety nine percent of us. 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 this has been delayed for the last six months but the worst of all companies have basically riding roughshod over this legislation because they're signing contracts with the kurdish region in the low earth the obviously 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 our western oil companies the all workers that there are there and the security services the 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 that gets builds will benefit the actual corporations that are transporting the infrastructure around as in the bill pipeline that's going through the the what should be a world heritage site. straight to a blast in italy to start off the r.t. world update for you a school in the southern part of the tree has been rocked by an explosion killing two teenage girls injuring up to a dozen the bomb went off outside the building's entrance when pupils were arriving for morning classes at this point no one has claimed responsibility for the attack though officials believe the city's matthioli could be behind it. tens of 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. integrated for a second four year term. the first commercial cargo flight that 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 the dragon rocket and it's now reached the launch for may twenty second the u.s. government has given space x. a contract to keep the i assessed stocked with food and equipment. now 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 now for some muscovites who can now remotely look after their crops and have the harvest delivered a right to their front doorstep you go to the story. this is farmville 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 green house and designed a website the. real plots of land from the comfort of their homes and offices. 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 or you can just leave it all to us and just get the harvest delivered when it's done then you'll shop a snake of says that his project isn't just about playing for fun but about the living people healthier forgot make food and it better be after all a six the plot will set you back two hundred dollars

a month. one city dwellers to have a connection with the countryside in the future we want every city dweller have their own garden early adopter repeat that says he's addicted to watching his plan to grow through the web cam 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 god that's ridiculous actually this is quite exhausting much rather just click some buttons on the internet. you can. see.

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