a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at. tough negotiations have been

held right here in the russian capital between the main syrian opposition to russia's top diplomat the syrian national council was hoping to persuade foreign minister that russia should help them president bush. wanted to hear whether rebel forces are committed to a peaceful solution. we did hear from the head of the syrian national council who said that the russians have put forth some sort of a new proposal for the opposition group it's not clear what that proposal will be but that they will continue to discuss this in a subsequent talks we also heard that the head of the syrian national council said that an intervention by the u.n. security council would be the best solution to the syrian crisis in a short position of this opposition group the main one in syria or mainstream it more or less the same they want the removal of assad a before

a dialogue takes place the the chair of the council reiterated that statement again essentially calling for talks with people who are not responsible in his words for the killings and crimes of president assad. bosco's actually put together a draft resolution that was circulated yesterday that essentially suggests extending the e.u. and observer the british mission for another three months of that vicious supposed to run alger round judge allied twentieth twenty first and of course the mission was to oversee a cease fire that has largely cease to exist there has not been a ceasefire in syria and so what the russians are proposing is that the u.n. monitors focus reshift their efforts on looking for a political solution political transition to syria as opposed to laundering and to the fighting that has been taking place as of yet there are now discussing the possibility of a new resolution in the u.n. security council that would authorize the use of either new diplomatic and economic sanctions to even potentially the use of force which would of course extremely

complicate the situation we also to keep in mind that the u.n. security council isn't the only party here interest parted to these talks we have regional players like iran and saudi arabia the russians have actually called for a new proposal that would hold talks here in russia in bringing saudi arabia bringing iran to the table but even that prospect was again dismissed by the opposition groups as are. national council here and moscow say again it really just seems to be like a difficult difficult diplomatic situation with no resolution in the immediate sights. reporting right political writer and activist sara flounders says the violence will only stop if foreign support the rebels stops. 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 up 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 our ease and without its 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. actually 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 sewage adamant 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. you're watching r.t. live from moscow it's good to have you with us still to come for you in this hour

that of america in asia just don't think the hillary clinton makes an historic stop in laos the most country in the world. my dear language cracks down on dissenters and to visitors jailed for making critical comments online. coal miners joined by thousands of supporters are marching in protest all across murdered they're angry at more government cuts spain is facing austerity across the board in return for thirty billion euros to rescue its ailing banks sunday years grace to reduce its deficit and the prime minister is slashing social security and unemployment benefits at the same time as raising taxes journalist on the right. those says spain has fallen firmly under the control of brussels. these measures are taken against what the government had been promised we promise india in the electoral campaign they said they would not raise

taxes that would not raise to be eighty that we not touch the holidays and the salaries of public workers well they are doing that now so it's obviously yes we are in that the control of brussels there's no doubt we need to save the banks of course we need the banking system but the problem is that if to save the banking system we have to put in danger of all of the spanish economy i have to remind you that spain didn't have a huge debt actually it was one of the lowest in europe now if it will go up to ninety percent of its g.d.p. and this is because of the banks so people are angry about that they think they can cope with these protests partly because. mining regions are of course very localized in certain areas of the country these are small areas the truth is that the miners are getting a lot of solidarity because many people relate to them and sees their problems their own problems so well maybe the government is in for a surprise in that sense. and greece is also in

a state of turmoil and violent clashes have shaken the city of agony in the o. in the west supporters of the far right golden dawn party fought with anarchists leaving cars and shop windows smashed at least one person injured and golden dawn's influence is on the rise and gained around seven percent of the vote in the recent general election artie's jacob green takes a look at it as in a phobia in today's chris. all around the country crumbles some parts of greece seeing 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 for public anger that if you ask me about violence i would have to say yes we do have violence increase but not the violence you're

suggesting it is the violence that thousands of greek suffer from or those goings of foreigners that we have allowed to go in accumulate in our alarmed by now 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 that have seen almost they are that's the part that's by organized moves ahead by five thirty and savary see me out of these attacks are happening at night and therefore whatever 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 and ultimately if i'd known what it was going to be like here i would never have left somalia trouble have to 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 ethnic minorities. victims say there's little point turn to the police but just not interested. greece's immigrant influx is worse than any other e.u. country is poorest border of 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 i think that the. me that here are the eventual group minute targets that insists it's an e.u. wide problem one which hard pressed greece ends up paying for twice with a dublin two agreement what happens is once while you're going to mcgrath is going to court. in there in another place in europe he's going back to the country that he entered europe from the good and. the means the end up in greece well 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 they're entering j.q. greece r.t. happens all right or ten minutes past the hour here in moscow where u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as on a tour of southeast asia this week to make some friends and make some money she's

made the highest profile visit in fifty seven years to a nation suffering from the legacy of america's presence in the region i would details our teens guy in a church you can. 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 the 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 the u.s. bomb 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 they 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 brafman take a listen you're spending one hundred two million dollars on the members when only two million dollars home saving people's will. need to.

use them to see your solutions walls you know or give them the only thing that. here they don't regard lotion people as human beings they don't hate them they have nothing against them but. they just don't regard them as human beings and i tell you as an american i very often hear politicians of both parties including secretary clinton talking about personal responsibility taking responsibility for your actions but that's something that leaders lecture to their people they themselves take no responsibility whatsoever for their murderous and killing actions and as mr brafman may note how generous the u.s. is when a spending tool bomb countries and how fro go it proves to be when it comes to cleaning up the mess in washington i'm going to check on. and all of our stories.

for you twenty four. for. full control of. the european parliament.

today voicing your opinion. one human rights activists there has been jailed for three months for criticizing the prime minister on twitter just before the islamist party was banned over its role in antigovernment protests. a crackdown. 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 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 demanding democracy demanding their rights and the regime is banning a model. 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 displaying the protests because this is deadly. and of course the

tortures continue to jail and continue. and how areas to many observers of international politics and the so-called friends of syria are being backed by. autocratic monarchs in the world saudi arabia. bahrain regimes that have no history of democracy at all. to this free syrian army bunch of mercenaries have no legitimacy you're watching r t cuban leader raul castro has now started a three day visit to russia for talks with vladimir putin at a focus on boosting relations on economic cooperation let's get some more details on this process sean thomas standing by live sean so so if it is a raul castro the second visit to moscow to meet with person or what will he be keen to talk about. well rory relations between cuba and russia have always been strong and this meeting between the two leaders castro and vladimir putin serves to

reaffirm those relations in fact this is the third time that they've met the first time back in two thousand in havana cuba cuba and as you mentioned the second time here in moscow one time three years ago and then this meeting that just took place now in this meeting they discuss trade agreements and the economy how they can help each other's economies grow and also diversify also to talk about mutual ways that they can invest in each other's governments and economy another way is energy transportation and telecommunications industries ways that both countries can work to shore up those industries now continuing in his brother's footsteps fidel castro the cuban revolutionary and former leader of cuba raul castro this is his international tour if you will before coming to russia he was in vietnam and in china before that and then also you know he had a meeting with prime minister medvedev and in that meeting just to prove that the

good relations mentioned that he really enjoyed russian winters and took that opportunity to extend an invitation to raul castro to the sochi olympics in two thousand and fourteen so this is not the last that we will see of the cuban leader here in russia all right. thank you. now emergency workers have ended rescue efforts in russia's southern cross in the region which was ravaged by heavy floods last friday during all of that one hundred and seventy people were killed some thirty thousand have lost their homes in the disaster and rebuilding of the affected towns is now the main priority but first emergency workers need to first drain the water still lying in the low areas they warn the devastated region now facing danger from landslides they're urging people to be careful authorities are set up shelters and hospitals while aid is pouring in from all across the country are people sending basic necessities while volunteer workers travel to the area to help rebuild. in just

a few moments here on c.n.n. no need for americans to head to vegas anymore since grove country in the hope that a gambling drinkers can pull the economy out of trouble. are the let's get to the outside world update for you now and an explosion at a police academy has been reported in the yemeni capital sanaa it's believed to have been a suicide bombing of the death of twenty so far being reported sources say the blast took place as cadets were leaving the academy as classes finished. tens of thousands of people have joined the funeral in saudi arabia for an activist killed during recent demonstrations. philthy been protesting be arrested a prominent shia cleric by security forces he was amount to killed when police fired live ammo what the rally the government's been accused of using excessive force and cracking down on the regime demonstrations. in egypt where

thousands have gathered once again on the iconic to rear square 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 back power to the country's legislative body was dissolved last month by the military which later took control saying that many lawmakers were elected for. hundreds of fishermen 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 protesters say the legislation restricts their fishing quotas but increases those for large scale companies are also about rising fuel prices. while some u.s. states struggling with a tough economy have come up with a solution booze blackjack they want to offer more drinking and gambling to fill

the coffers as artie's liz wahl reports that may cause more trouble in the near future. the. 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 lai 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 is it really a family place now. and on the d.c.

maryland border lies a national harbor a picturesque development along the water. a proposed because you know would bring vegas to the potomac it's really nice here in vegas 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 interesting lee 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 think. the tax tax hike for the

super rich wouldn't 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 if the care and drinking away our sorrows may bring in the revenues cities and states across the country so desperately needs in washington liz wahl our take. on this i had a sort of to daniel there you are standing by the author of business desk j.p. morgan's fighting back on the london whale is that right it is the troubled land the world demand millions of dollars payback from executives who lost billions in the strategy on the four balls james called flawed complex poorly reviewed poorly executed and poorly more that the f.b.i. got involved off to the playing straight to the long run of huge losses amazingly all the j.p. morgan divisions vols to posing against him several top managers including chief investment officer true have already quit them and wants them to return money as well the bank could report record losses or freud. another bank clearing skeletons

and its close it is h.s.b.c. which will acknowledge. apologized for allowing money laundering by clients the u.s. senate's expected to question executives as part of his vulnerabilities to money laundering drugs and terrorist financing hearing says reuters comes off the. dime and said sorry for the bank rigging interest rates both h.s.b.c. barclays are shedding in london on the news madrid is your best performing off the brussels wave through more cash for his struggling banks for the half million more jobs will be lost on this the e.u. stop spending cuts was the international labor organization brussels imposed cuts in the eurozone who already left a record seventeen million out of work must shift to a policy of investment and job creation i did the ilo the rube was making significant gains on other currencies in the afternoon here as the crude price jumps a dollar today russian markets are slipping further though as blue chips fall profits

is just clinging on to fourteen hundred point british saving gibraltar's targeting the rich in emerging markets the rocks financial services minister says he's forced growing russia as well as brazil india and china to the i did it's her in the future risk with private clients in the tiny enclave of the spanish coast the rich can pay just twenty five thousand pounds on their global income moscow has the world's most billionaires and many of its wealthy hold their fortunes abroad and europe today will have more for you next time now thanks very much. just a moment headlines and then it's going to be cross talk up into lavelle and his guests putting nato right in the cross-hairs to join us for that.

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