regime change versus peaceful resolution tough talking in moscow as the syrian opposition make their case in the russian capital. the u.k.'s double dip recession leaves many struggling to make ends meet with soaring daily costs made worse by wage and benefit cuts. but the some of britain's totally things could be to get even worse we've got all the latest poll numbers we just like them. and raise hate crimes on the rise in greece as nationalists reap the benefits of the country's financial turmoil. one of the world's biggest banks will apologize for the money laundering boys cloying says a report renewing calls to get tough on the financial industry in the business of

twenty. watching r.t. going to live from moscow with me morgan joshua welcome to the program tough negotiations are underway 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 oust president bashar asad and moscow wants to hear whether rebel forces are committed to a peaceful solution let's not get the latest from our teams to see carbonneau those are the sides have been meeting for almost two hours now that i think about so far . of course a little information in terms of what's going on behind closed doors but here's what we know based on public comments head of the talks now the russian foreign

minister went into this meeting saying again that he hopes to find or at least to gauge what prospects there are if any for unity among the opposition groups this is something that. the russians have been trying to do for the past few days now because a force in order for the peace plan put forward by kofi on on and agreed to at the international meeting in geneva last month to proceed the various factions within syria are going to have to get together and overcome their differences which are unfortunately at this point white vast in order to begin to negotiations about a potential future for a transition now the head of the syrian national council in an interview with one of the news agencies here in moscow essentially said that they are not ready that that they've been calling for dialogue from day one but not with anyone who represents the members of the asada government responsible for quote mines and killings this of course is essentially

a reiteration of their position they do not want to hop talks until assad steps down from power and it is really difficult to see whether any sort of progress is going to be made on that because of course no talks can hop and unless all sides agree to begin the dialogue first. what was in the next question is of russia as you know also working to stay on the want to remission and serious a war moscow's proposals they are. right well the according to the draft resolution that was circulated by russia yesterday what the government just calling for is essentially proposing to extend the u.n. mission in syria for another three months that mission is that to expire around july twentieth and what they're hoping to do is change the focus of it from a serving of peace fire that is largely not worked so far to really focusing on how a political transition a political solution could be implemented in that country so that is really the focus we're probably going to get more details on that later today when kofi on

addresses the u.n. security council on this issue. well but in reality you know what are the prospects for the international mediation efforts there. well again it's a really tricky situation on one hand the sounds of the proposal that would make sense on the other hand you have some fairly staunch opposition from the u.s. and european governments some members of the u.n. security council who are now actually just passing up attentional use of authorization under chapter seven of the u.n. security council charter which would allow them to authorize actions ranging from diplomatic and economic sanctions to military action the force a situation that nobody wants to see in the region but it is being considered at the moment the other thing we have to keep in mind here is that the u.n. security council is not the only interested party in these talks we were just looting saudi arabia and iran to critical regional players and of course russia

has proposed a new talks that would include those powers in order to come to a peaceful resolution all right lizzie thanks very much indeed for bringing us this update our team is a loser golf never born here. think about political writer and activist sara flounders says violence will only stop a foreign support to the rebel 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 no arson ari's and without some 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. the absolute criminal act but no matter where you look at it in any international law the support for a group of pirates and mercenaries to. tear down a government and then that's treated as something that syllogism it and demand that other countries around the world go along with it with this criminal effort regime change i think it's extremely extremely dangerous better off british pensioners could soon lose their free prescriptions bus passes and winter fuel payments a close ally of the prime minister has proposed making benefits depended on wealth from two thousand and fifteen believes london should only support spanning that increases competitiveness but not everyone agrees as are now reports. it's no fun being in the midst of a double dip recession in the cave 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 cape the sun things could be said to get even worse with calls for some pension is to lose their benefits t.v. licenses a 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 are a member he promised in his twenty ten campaign to retain the benefit of this latest school is seen as yet another sign. 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 not keeping the. democratic. politicians should keep their 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 that entitle to them choose an argument for god to reduce benefits because the economy i think. that 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 the. so you could be affected would all of you as well that they deserve better having spent their life paying national insurance

and taxes well. reporting there instead of on the sour america in asia. and the war hillary clinton makes a good story stop in laos the most bombed country in the world. and mind your language bahrain creds down on dissent as an actor this is jailed for making political comments online. violent clashes have shaken the city of a greenie in western greece supporters of the far right golden dawn party fought with artists leaving cars and shop windows smashed and one person injured golden dawn's influence is rising again around seven percent of the vote in the recent general election parties jake agrees takes a look at xenophobia in today's greece. all round the country crumbles some parts of greece acing firm foundations take root. in that 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 the public anger get that if you ask me about violence i would have to say yes we do have violence increase the not the violence you're suggesting it is the violence that thousands of greeks suffer from but those gangs of foreigners that we have allowed to govern accumulate in our land. despite spouting racism from the podium and scandals including physically assaulting politicians live on air 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 their hospital beds and incendiary pledge as 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 bad

things that they are going to i suppose by 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 clouds. came to greece two years ago fleeing war torn somalia but he's found no peace in athens hard wish 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. there 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. it's in neighborhoods like this in central athens where an increasing number of times are taking place the so-called vigilant sea groups in disk are told to 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 where ninety percent of all those seeking refuge and to europe and in a country that circling the drain and nationalist rhetoric is flooding into mainstream politics anything that the. that the here are the groups minutes hardest insists it's an e.u. wide problem which hard pressed greece ends up paying for twice we've heard that going to agreement what happens is once one. has been caught in there in another place in europe he's going back to the country that he entered europe and ups that means they end up in greece all athens 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 fire of extremism but entering j.q. greece athens human rights watch is urging athens to take action against race hate crimes in the country they say nationalists are being spurred on by and immigration rhetoric from the very top economist yanis varoufakis agrees that social konami collapse breeds hate we've seen it in the thirty seventh when there were people lose hope. this begins the action and out of it nothing good can. we there are no we those social economic implosion like the one you have increased class plus welfare where you know the gains of capital come of the expense of labor of icicles here we have just holes in the moves as though we were the only people who are there once was a matter of. it should act as a warning for all of us that whenever

a social economy loads as opposed to just going through a recession. scapegoating becomes the order of the problem is that the authorities themselves are big infantry to buy them in fact that we have folks must be in extremely close to make such a big neo nazis in the police and we have units in parliament and we have the breakdown effect the consensus seems the circle world war and greets fascism and that's is with. us secretary of state hillary clinton is on a tour of southeast asia this week hoping to make some friends and some money she's currently making the highest profile visit in fifty seven years to a nation suffering the legacy of america's presence in the region are just going to 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 nineteen fifty five u.s.

secretary of state visit 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 he was bombed laos so hard that it became the most bombed nation per capita in history and 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 u.s. 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 you're spending one hundred two million dollars on the members one and only two million dollars so i'm saving people's will and use the new. units and do so your solutions walsh you know again i'm the only thing i use the joins us. lotion people. all. who have nothing against them. tell us in the merkin

by very well from your. orders including secretary clinton talking about personal responsibility taking responsibility for your actions that's something that leaders shoot to their people they themselves take no responsibility will. and kill and 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 out. all of his stories and much more of our line for you here's a taste of what else we've got to offer the white house can now legally eavesdrop on private conversations as president obama quietly thanks and order allowing him for control in the name of national security. less than a week after a controversial anti-piracy bill was defeated in the european parliament you know

that freedom activists now have a new battle brewing lawmakers could be trying to drag the trees through the back door by a more calm. voice and europeans online could land you in trouble at least if you are 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 islamist party was banned over its role in anti-government protest 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 and it shows that the al khalifa are continuing to be very scared of this pro-democracy opposition that is supported by all with three quarters of the population that is out on the streets on a daily basis and the man in democracy demanding their rights and the regime is

banning. which is a political party 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 but in the protests because this is a deadly. and of course the tortures continue to jail and continue. and how areas to many observers of international politics that the so-called friends of syria are being backed by the most autocratic monarch in the world saudi arabia. bahrain regimes that have no history of

democracy at all put the lie to this free syrian army bunch of mercenaries have no legitimacy. emergency workers have and rescue efforts in russia's southern cross into a region which was ravaged by heavy floods last friday revised figures suggest one hundred sixty two people were killed some thirty thousand have lost their homes in the disaster and rebuilding the effect of towns is now the main priority but first emergency workers need to drain the water still in lower areas they warned the devastated region now faces danger from landslides and urged people to be careful authorities have set up shelters and 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. well in just a few moments here in r t no need for americans to have vegas and a more sincere row across the country and the hope gamblers and drinkers can pull

the economy out of trouble. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world to egypt first and cairo thousands have gathered on the iconic where 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 the country's legislative body was dissolved last month by the military which later to control thing mary lawmakers were fraudulently elected but. hundreds of fisherman have clashed with police in northern chile over a new law demonstrators burned tires and threw stones at officers who responded with water cannons and tear gas protester the say that legislation respects their fishing quotas but those four large scale companies are also angry about rising fuel prices. and spanish prime minister has unveiled more measures being

social security and unemployment benefits and raising taxes that's it. turned for thirty billion euro bailout package from the euro zone by the and this decision comes as coal miner is joined by thousands of supporters arrived in madrid to protest against government cuts a massive demonstration against the removal of mining subsidies will take place later on wednesday. some states struggling with a tough economy have come up with a solution booze and blackjack they want to offer a more drinking and gambling to fill the coffers but as artie's liz wall reports that may cause more trouble ahead. las vegas the brake lights entice an 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 marilyn marilyn live 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 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 in 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 wouldn't be bad because i'm a super rich but you know i think that would probably be a better idea well america during the government if 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. one another one of the

world's biggest banks will say sorry danielle was a story h.s.b.c. will acknowledge and apologize for letting clients loan the money the u.s. senate is expected to question executives as part of its hearings called vulnerabilities to money laundering drugs and terrorist financing h.s.b.c. case history says a report by reuters it comes off the export police force will do him and said sorry for the bank consistently rigging interest rates. this check mark is because the asian markets have closed fairly mixed to the at the moment china saw their lines as issued a profit warning over slow demand and high fuel prices its shares are down two percent cuts in federal prices at the pump for a third time in two months over falling demand a five percent cut is hope to get drivers buying fuel again but refineries fear more cuts are hitting their profits the use floats on the back of wall street's disappointment yesterday madrid is the best performer though off the brussels

approved more money for its banks made significant gains on other currencies in the first few hours here in moscow the euro's still flat on the greenback though. slipping further on the back of the uncertainty in europe follows yesterday's a strong gains british tax haven brought to me while it is targeting the rich in emerging markets financial services minister says he's wooing fast growing russia brazil india and china. it is a part of the future risk with private clients in the tiny enclave of the spanish coast the rich can pay just twenty five thousand pounds on the global income mosco has the world's most billionaires and many of its wealthy hold the fortunes of ruled and europe today we'll have more for you next hour and all right daniel thanks very much indeed for this update and shortly we're bringing you a story of how those behind bars are using solitude as a creative outlet that's after offering the headlines.

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