gresham's. he's fluids don't talk t.v. don't comb. regime change versus a peaceful resolution in syria the opposition is getting ready for some tough talking in moscow. for you case double dip recession leaves mattie's struggling to make ends meet with soaring daily costs made worse by wage and benefit cuts. but the son of britain's of late things could be said to get even worse we've got all the latest build up in just a moment. and as greek finance has deteriorated to the country's national is that are reaping the benefits of chaos with race hate crimes on the rise.

in the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina joshie welcome to the program tough negotiations are expected in moscow between the main syrian opposition alliance and russia's top diplomat the syrian national council hopes to persuade foreign minister sergei lavrov that russia should help them out president bashar asad a moscow wants to hear whether rebel forces are committed to a peaceful solution while it's now gets more on this from parties there's a coffee this morning out as you know on the surface it looks like the signs have little common ground but what can we actually expect from the talks. but unfortunately it's personally that lack of common ground that makes any sort of prospect of a breakthrough in today's talks difficult to envision and it's not just a lack of common ground between the russian position and the syrian national council but the divisions within the sphere. in opposition groups themselves which

of course were unfortunately very clearly evident at last week's meeting the meeting in cairo where divisions are not unity dominated news headlines unfortunately but what a boils down to is this sixteen months of unabated violence have made it very clear for all sides involved not just within syria but outside of syria that some sort of a transition is unnecessary the problem is that people cannot seem to agree on how to move forward on this now the position of the syrian national council which again we have to keep in mind is the largest opposition group involved here is that no talks no negotiations over a transitional government can take place without assad stepping down from office first this was reiterated by the delegates in moscow yesterday when they said essentially no negotiations with assad are possible on that of their agenda the problem is how do you put together a diplomatic solution how do you put together talks one on one side essentially digging in and skills and saying no talks before action takes place that's exactly

what makes prospects for today so incredibly difficult but those who were shot also wanted to prop up the u.n. observer mission in syria so what is moscow proposing there. well they've put together a draft resolution that was circulated yesterday that essentially us and just six ten being the u.n. observer the british mission for another three months and shifting that observer mission from monitoring a cease fire which is clearly has has not done very much to date to sort of focusing on some sort of a political transition and a political solution to the situation in syria unfortunately of course we have opposition from a certain of powers western powers and u.s. powers within the security council who are now pushing for a different author of authorization under chapter seven of the un security council which would authorize actions ranging from deploy. madigan military sanctions to

military intervention a situation that nobody of course wants so again a very difficult to see how this diplomacy is going to play out although we do know that kofi annan is set to brief the security council on this later today well but realistically speaking what are the prospects for all of this. well again it's not just divisions within the u.n. security council we also have to keep in mind that syria is not an issue this confidence syria isn't something that can be decided by outside powers alone especially western powers and the two very critical players are missing from this talks that namely iran and saudi arabia now we know that moscow's actually proposed new talks new international talks that would include both the arabians and the saudis in these discussions this isn't something that's been a very positively received by the us and in fact we've also sort of seen a preemptive dismissal of the wrongs role in these talks from the syrian national

council when the delegate yesterday told reporters that essentially they see iran as big and just as responsible for the violence that's been ongoing in syria they don't see any credibility from the iranian role in this and so talks obviously need to take place with regional powers need to participate the syrians themselves need to get together and find some agreement on how to move lowered on this but at the moment it seems like all sides are sort of dug in their feels and aren't really budging from from their positions before what you updated as these talks take place and who knows perhaps some sort of agreement will be reached all right lizzie thanks very much indeed for bringing us this update on his there's a couple of there. they are political writer and activist sara flower sounds violence will only stop if foreign support to the rebels stops first. if the syrian opposition was no longer funded by the us by saudi arabia

and the arab league countries by nato in order to really form a criminal conspiracy against the government their participation in genuine talks would be a step forward if they were at the same time seeking an all out destabilization of the country by flooding it with weapons with marson ari's and with the absolute destruction when you look at the very creation of the friends of syria which is really an effort an all out effort orchestrated regime change coming from the west against the government of syria. absolutely criminal act but no matter where you look at it and international law the support for a group of pirates and mercenaries to. tear down a government and then that's treated as something that sewage adamant and demand that other countries around the world go along with it with this criminal regime change i think it's extremely extremely dangerous batter off

british pension earths could soon lose their free prescriptions boss passes and winter fuel payments a close ally of the prime minister has proposed making benefits depended on wealth from twenty fifteen bolls believes london should only supports spending that increases competitiveness but not everyone agrees now reports. it's no fun being in the midst of a double dip recession in the u.k. with soaring costs in almost every area of daily life it's a time when ages and benefits of being cut left right and center affecting people from pretty much every walk of life if you want to the pensioners in the sun things could. get even worse with calls for song pensioners to lose their benefits t.v. licenses winter fuel payment free bus passes all the states to go to some of.

you think it's a very. controversial call comes from conservatives and the polls. of prime minister david cameron the same prime minister you're a member he promised in his twenty ten campaign to retain the benefit of this latest school is seen as yet another sign that cutting universal benefits to some of the better off pension is in the u.k. is going to be a key point of a government wide spending review next year it's a good example of politicians. politicians should keep the promises now this new clear idea of exactly what a better off pension how that would be to find something that could come down to

the tax threshold clearly people claiming benefits. to to reduce benefits. but announcing tax cuts on some of the elderly could be a big political gamble not least because the election turnout is highest among persons twelve million elderly and those who could be affected would argue as well that they deserve these benefits having spent their lives paying national insurance and taxes. now still to come this hour here in r.t. america in asia but don't mention the war hillary clinton makes a historic stop at the most bombed country and the world. mind your language bahrain gregg's down on the sand as an activist is jailed making critical comments online. violent clashes have shaken the city of

a green arrow in western greece supporters of the far right golden dawn party thought with artists leaving cars and shop windows smashed and one person injured don's influence is rising again around seven percent of the vote in the recent general election. takes a look as in a phobia in today's greece. will round the country crumbles some parts of greece seeing firm foundations take root. we want a nationalistic state all of them should go back to where they came from the word of an elected official as unemployment grows hand in hand with extremist sentiments looking for people to blame for their current plight the golden dawn party has proven to be the prime outlet for public anger get that if you ask me about violence i would have to say yes we do have violence and not the violence you're suggesting it is the violence that thousands of jake's suffer from but those goings of foreigners that we have allowed to govern accumulate in our land are now there

was this spell to end racism from the podium of scandals including physically assaulting politicians with. the party still secured around seventy percent of the vote in the parliamentary elections. campaigning with a promise to throw all sick immigrants out of the hole so birds and the sentry pledge is having dark consequences as greece and in particular athens have seen a spike in the number of hate crimes i have seen. almost they are that's the part that's. by organized groups by by turn savary see me that these attacks are happening at night and therefore ever doesn't integrate by people who are often for dead and armed with clubs. came to greece two years ago fleeing war torn somalia but he's found no peace in athens not much if i'd known what it was going

to be like here i would never have left somalia from what happened to you when you're attacked. they beat me to the ground and ran over my leg with a bike. his case is by no means unique the mother of these children was also assaulted while pregnant the perpetrators remain at large as in neighborhoods like this in central athens where an increasing number of attacks are taking place the so-called vigilante groups in disc are told to meet minorities. victims say there's little point turn to police they're just not interested. greece's immigrant influx is worse than any other e.u. country is poorest border with turkey that's where ninety percent of all those seeking refuge and to europe and in a country that circling the drain and nash rhetoric is flooding into mainstream politics i think that the why are legally here are the groups

minutes hardest insists it's an e.u. wide problem which hardpressed greece ends up paying for twice with a dublin two agreement what happens is once one illegal immigrant is been caught. you know in another place in europe he's going back to the country that he entered europe and upset that means the end up in greece. pleads for more e.u. support the refugees just keep on coming the danger for them is not the trouble they're fleeing from the extremism but entering j.q. greece. since u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is on a tour of southeast asia this week hoping to make some friends and some money and on wednesday she'll make the highest profile visit in fifty seven years to a nation suffering the legacy of america's presence in the region are these going if she can has the details. the u.s.

secretary of state is on a busy eight nation tour in asia it's seen as part of the obama administration's asia pacific pivot policy and for the first time since one thousand nine hundred fifty five a us secretary of state visits laos one of the poorest nations in south asia we still can't get over the dire consequences of the u.s. attacks during the vietnam war even though laos was officially a neutral country at the time between nine hundred sixty seven and nine hundred seventy three the u.s. dropped two hundred sixty million cluster bomb submunitions on it more than was dropped on germany and japan combined during world war two the u.s. bomb laos so hard that it became the most bombed nation per capita in history an average of one ton of bombs was dropped for every man woman and child in laos now the grave part is that it's not over yet a third of the bombs did not explode and still continue to kill since the end of

the war some twenty thousand people have been killed or maimed by those unexploded bombs but not only do the u.s. bombs continue to kill the people of laos they also effectively prevent the farmers from cultivating hundreds of thousands of hectares of fur thailand and it's a very poor country the us has cleaned up only zero point three percent of the land it contaminated washington is that considering a long term commitment to spend ten million dollars a year to clean up laos from those unexploded american bombs it was estimated at that rate it will take over a thousand years for laos to be decontaminated about why ten million why not more i spoke with author and activist fred branson take a listen. to your hundred two million dollars in the well in only two million dollars so i'm saving people's will. use the new. units and boost your fusions walls you know again the only thing. they

don't regard lotion people as human beings all they don't hate him we have nothing against them. they just. tell us in american i very often hear. both borders including secretary clinton talking about personal responsibility taking responsibility for your actions but that's something that leaders of their people they themselves take no responsibility will she would move through their hoops and kill actions and as mr brafman may note generous the u.s. is one spending tool bomb countries and how frugal it proves to be when it comes to cleaning up the mess in washington i'm going to check on and all our stories much more are on the line for you here's a taste of what else we've got on offer at the white house can now legally eavesdrop on private conversation that's president obama quietly ngs and order

while wingham full control of national security. less than a week after a controversial antipiracy of bail was defeated in the european parliament internet freedom activists now have a new battle brewing lawmakers could be trying to drag the treaty through the back door find out more at archaeopteryx. voicing your opinions online could land you in trouble at least if you were in bahrain a human rights activists there has been jailed for three months for criticizing the prime minister on twitter and just before that a prominent islamic party was banned over its role in anti-government protests author and academic calling cavell says a crackdown on dissent is strange given bahrain's vocal criticism of what's happening in syria. it's blown to the regime it shows the weakness of the regime it shows that the al khalifa are continuing to be very scary

this pro-democracy opposition that is a quarter mile with three quarters of the population that is out on the streets on a daily basis and demanding democracy demanding their rights and the regime is banning amal. which is a political body that has a long history in bahrain. a respectable party and they want a republic they want a democracy and. that is why they're being targeted here they're firing tear gas canisters. that are injuring many of the protesters and killing some of the older people there's been a protest because this is deadly to. and of course the tortures continue to jail and continue. and whole areas to many observers of international politics that the so-called friends of syria are being backed by the most autocratic

monarchs in the world saudi arabia. bahrain regimes that have no history of democracy at all and it puts the lie to this free syrian army bunch of mercenaries have no legitimacy. emergency workers advantage rescue efforts in russia's southern cross and our region which was ravaged by heavy floods last friday revised figures suggest one hundred sixty two people were killed some thirty thousand people have lost their homes in the disaster and rebuilding the affected towns is now the main priority but first emergency workers need to drain the water still in lower areas is the word he said set up shelters hospitals while aid is pouring in from across the country people are sending in basic necessities while volunteer workers travel to the area to help rebuild. while in just a few moments here in r t no need for americans to have vegas and more. since these

grow across the country and hold down war isn't drinkers employee economy out of trouble. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world. to egypt first and cairo sounds have gathered on the economy square to protest against the top court's decision to block the president's order to restore parliament demonstrators call the decision illegitimate and accuse the military council of not handing power back on the country's legislative body was dissolved last month by the military which later to control say manly lawmakers were fraudulent we elected. hundreds of fishermen have clashed with police in northern chile over a new law demonstrators burned tires and threw stones at officers were responded with water cannon and tear gas protesters say the legislation restricts their fishing quotas but increases those for a large scale companies are also angry about rising fuel prices.

spanish coal miners angry at huge government cutbacks have been joined by sauza of supporters in a protest rally in madrid a much bigger demonstration scheduled for wednesday there against a planned sixty three percent and subsidy cuts that they insist will devastate the whole industry meanwhile the spanish banks are to get an immediate thirty billion euro bailout package from the euro zone by the end of this month. some u.s. states struggling with a tough economy have come up with a solution booze and blackjack they want to offer more drinking and gambling to fill the coffers but as are all reports that may cause more trouble ahead. las vegas the brake lights and tyson influx of people looking for a good time. but if some cities and states across the country get their way what

happens in vegas won't stay in vegas struggling to raise revenue and close the deficit some governments want to bring a piece of sin city home and maryland maryland lie recently opened its doors more than three football fields long the massive adult playground is welcomed by some great employers put a lot of people to work great tax revenue great entertainment venue i think it's going to be a real plus for the area but despised by others it brings a lot more people in gambling i don't know how great that is for like the kid in the mall isn't really a family place now. and on the d.c. maryland border lies a national harbor a picture arrested development along the water. a proposed to see you know would bring vegas to the potomac it's really nice here in vegas they i mean even on the streets they hand you cards for prostitution what impact that would have environmentally on this area because you don't have to push out neighborhoods in

order to build it. and beyond gambling cities and states across the country are banking on booze. here in d.c. the mayor wants to extend bar hours so they can keep those drinks flowing later into the night. it would take effect in october and bring in over five million dollars in two thousand and thirteen and it's a short term gain for a big long term loss dr david jernigan warns of the dangers of encouraging people to drink up he says when alcohol consumption goes up so do alcohol related problems things like hospital room emergency emergency room admissions that's a more sensitive indicator interestingly liver cirrhosis. are fairly sensitive to changes in availability and it's not just d.c. from connecticut that bill clears the way for package store sales and beer sales at supermarkets every day of the year except thanksgiving christmas and new years to

georgia supporters say the sunday cereal could bring in millions of dollars in additional tax revenue since the recession sparked in two thousand and eight dozens of cities and states have eased liquor laws as a way to balance their budgets some say the answer instead is taxes whether it's taxing booze the best way is to raise an alcohol tax in this country alcohol taxes do not keep up with inflation they are flat taxes based on the volume of the beverage or taxing the rich. tax a tax hike for the super rich would be bad because i'm not super rich but you know i think that would probably be a better idea well america during the government leave the cap and drinking away our sorrows may bring in the revenues cities and states across the country so desperately needs in washington liz wahl r t. well straight

to the world of business now where danielle is got all the latest business news of course and a new internet censorship laws cast a shadow over russia was that yes parliament's voting as early as today so it's without even a court order as part of a little looking cho pornography and other legal sites but shares in the country's top search engines all tumbling wolf is the government is moving to control the web call to quote postpone the bill and discuss it with industry representatives first russian wiki pedia pages shut down yesterday in protest this is because china is issuing a profit warning over slow demoed for fuel prices its shares down two percent and cutting prices at the pump for. third time in two months over falling demand five percent cuts hope to get drivers buying fuel again but refineries fear more cuts will hit their profits e.u. markets ended tuesday of the eurozone finance ministers agreed to release an urgent

thirty billion euros to spain's troubled banks the ruble was stronger against major currencies on tuesday thanks to hire all prices and the euro's flat against the greenback they sell oil prices already rebound after taking a lot of hits on tuesday there are reports china imports of list crude oil lost more than stronger crude said russia markets higher on tuesday energy mage's moving the index up with an extra boost from the upbeat session in europe but profits warnings from u.s. companies compounded worries the sluggish economy is taking its toll stocks accelerated declines in the afternoon off the trading modestly lower for most of the day and fitch has confirmed the negative long term outlook for the states as u.s. politicians because on how to reduce the deficit but the ratings agency confirmed america's triple a rating citing low risks in the financial sector agency says a weak u.s. recovery reflects a stabilizing economy role than fading growth in the economy will accelerate next

year and expand at an average of two and a half percent today really with more phoenix absolutely we are in the next hour or so markets open so we'll have more figures there and the outlook for the day thanks very much daniel for now and of course we'll bring you a story of how those behind bars are using solitude as a creative outlet that's coming up later in the program in fact in just a few moments before i bring in the headlines stay with us.

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