a thousand strong antiwar protests activists accuse the government of stoking tensions with syria by approving cross border military action. inside syria rebels threatened to execute forty eight iranian hostages within two days that is if the assad government doesn't comply with. opposition fighters. thousands of call for change inside the jordanian capital amman part of a massive rally that threatens to shatter. and italy's biggest cities turn into a conflict zone with students clashing with police. and the.

worldwide news live from moscow this is with me roll received the free syrian army says in two days they could start executing four iranian pilgrims they kidnapped back in august the threat would be carried out if the syrian regime does not fulfill demands to release rebel fighters and stop shelling. from the power of democracy and cooperation says this should alert the world to the true nature of the rebels' fight in syria. i think it does underline the nature of at least some elements within the syrian rebels who of course are presented in most of the western media as freedom fighters if they were to carry out their threat to execute these hostages and i think people would understand that we are dealing with

a very vicious insurgency and one which any state would be intitled and indeed obliged to try to put down. this is the first time that they have done things like this been reports in the western media going back months telling how the syrian rebels would slit the throats of the syrian army soldiers that they captured so it's something they've done before admitting against their own nationals. and in turkey's two biggest cities thousands of march to protest what they say is the government escalating tension against syria but what began as a peaceful demonstration in the capital turned violent when riot police moved in to disperse the crowd tear gas water cannons and smoke grenades all being used to break their ranks of activists unhappy with the current policies of turkey's ruling party protesters also lashed out at the international media saying the u.s. and its western allies are forcing propaganda the way of popular discontent was

sparked by the turkish parliament approving cross border military actions in syria on thursday the motion followed mortar shells being fired from inside syria that killed five people in a turkish border town ankara then retaliated by launching artillery fire on syrian targets for two consecutive days former pentagon official michael maloof says turkey's entry into the syrian conflict could ultimately be a set up. you've got up a solution forces there are there and they they they are desperate the they are low on ammunition they're there and i think they would love to have turkey get into the you get into the fight they're moving they've moved their headquarters from turkey in. to syria and that's going to set up a logistical problem for them in coordination with forces inside of turkey to bring in more ammunition and and logistics to back them up but would

be an easier way then to set up a situation where where you bring turkey into the into the fight and in order to provide that kind of assistance that they need i don't rule that out. and the solace was from working there in that in that region there they're very very good at that kind of set up. and for the meanwhile at the u.n. syria's envoy expressed his government's sympathies at the casualties and offered assurances that an investigation is under way at the same time he called on syria's neighbors including turkey to stop terrorists infiltrating into the conflict torn country across the border the latest now from the u.n. security council in new york without sees marina. well the u.n. security council agreed and issued a presidential statement strongly condemning wednesday's mortar attack by syria on a turkish border town that as we already heard has killed people and in injured

several others the council called on the syrian government to fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors and that called on all concerned parties to exercise maximum restraint presidential statement issued by the council also demanded that quote such violations of international law stop immediately and are not repeated mortar fire from syria had a town in turkey on wednesday and that's when the security council began deliberating this presidential statement earlier on thursday the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon also voiced his alarm at escalating tensions along the syrian turkish border and the u.n. itself there's a lot of divisions over how to solve this crisis that it escalates and everybody within the security council in the u.n. is trying to ease tensions that are growing now really within syria but now on the border between syria and turkey. it is more important all right there were no i just hear it and see that the syrian administration has told its military to keep at least ten kilometers away from the turkish border where we've got much more on

the issue of the whole syria turkey tensions as well as a timeline of events analysis. there you can also find more on the ripple effect of the on running syrian crisis ascending into its neighboring states and the world happens to be one of the in about twenty five minutes from now we talked to the country's prime minister who says peace cannot be brought to syria through weapons and foreign troops. this is. the use the latest victim of the financial people thousands of u.k. soldiers have been told not to report for duty come the new year but as often as a party boy reports when it comes to funding expensive war toys apparently britain has money to burn. the number of soldiers in the british army is being cut back by a fifth as you can see here that's quite a significant reduction is going to mean the smallest british army since before the napoleonic wars eight thousand u.k.

troops face christmas as unemployed civilians defense secretary philip pam and insists the cuts a necessary to balance the defense budget yet at the same time the u.k. is committed to remaining one of the biggest military spending is in the world well any modern army even if it cuts its troops needs up to date equipment but take a look at these the british government has spent some two billion pounds on developing remote control attacks drones since two thousand and seven but home grown u.k. drones don't have a good track record how about the watch keep a drone this nifty piece of military equipment has already cost the u.k. taxpayers eight hundred million pounds it was meant to be up and flying by now it isn't yet ready and now running two under half years late the watch keep its predecessor it was a drone called the phoenix that proved so unreliable that an army cycles it became

known as the bugger off because it often left on missions never to return the phoenix was such an epic fail that it was used as an example of the quote dismal failure of the british built drone for systems engineering students in one u.k. university and the cost of this techno flop two billion pounds in fact the ministry of defense is attempt to balance its books has actually contributed to an increase in spending on equipment something those troops facing their final paycheck in the coming weeks will find hard to stomach. r.t. . well thanks for joining us here on r.t. today on real research clashes have taken place in several cities across italy as police dispersed students protesting against cuts in education funding students say they've been beaten by clubs and several protesters have been detained it leaves the euro zone's fourth largest economy and one of the worst hit by the economic crisis and of course another troubled state but of greece has announced it can only

manage without another portion of international aid in till november with more on the greek plight and why the european debt woes are now joined by. a member of the greek socialist party thanks very much for coming on our to today good to see you there is another countdown until greece runs out of money even as it negotiates further cuts in exchange for cash it's a little deja vu here why why use the same remedy prescribe all the time if it doesn't. you're correct exactly as he said we always have the blackmail and we're always running out of time but i do believe that this is the last turning point to get us out of these crises and the visit of. these shows that supports our efforts here the only form of a form so i do believe that this is the last time they are going to have the same problem and the last package of measures being received you say you hope and you

expect it to be the last time to have such problems with the next package to be received but we've heard that now for many many months indeed a additionally additionally what else is there in greece that can be cut we've seen the government benefits the social medicare the retirement benefits all being slashed here is there any further fat that can be trimmed. well they can not afford to be on salaries and pensions the ones that are really really low so i do believe that we have to create a new study so that's why this should be the last package of measures trying to cut spending the next on the next the projects we're struggling to get us out of this crisis through growth so i think and i hope that michel we give us the time and the space on the runway to do so hope we receive this a package the bailout package and this would help us that belies inside the european union because i can assure you that

a lot of investors have reached even me and they are waiting for the spike is start investing in greece so they believe it's a matter of time but let's see if we kind of turn our attention now to that of italy today students are protesting against education cuts i mean how will it will you know other e.u. states revive their economies if a whole generation seeks a better life abroad. well it's not easy we have to decide and help some investors be investments being made we have investments in energy we can do to raise money we have a little things that we have to decide to focus on to create more jobs we have reached the end now meant like twenty five percent especially between young people it's fifty percent we have to start changing our plan we have to have changing have point of view because the recipes not working this is the fifth year of depression this very measures are enough we have changed the way that we are looking at our

economy you see in the u.s. they have created one hundred thousand jobs a month or lead to see the season where you say it's a fifth year of depression there in greece and other troubled eurozone states as well greece has no money spain is balancing on the brink of a bailout there are protests in italy portugal and france to do tell us and all of our viewers here in r t are there any positive results from all the efforts being pursued by e.u. politicians. i know that this is a crisis that we first had to handle it's not easy we didn't have the leaders that were capable to handle this crisis without. having us brought to this point but i do believe that we have learned from our mistakes and we now have to make the right decisions so yes there were there were a lot of mistakes made by germany by by i.m.f. and by greece of course and other countries but i think that now we have to focus

on know what to change and to move on yes we can change our strategy we need leaders that they can afford to do so now running very very low on time here but i must ask you you are a member of the socialist party you've seen the protests ongoing now for months and months and months even it was earlier this year a man committing suicide on the steps of the parliament you're a member of the socialist party are you listen. to the grievances and frustration being put forth by the people. well as you remember one year ago we stepped out of the government and that we have a government or a coalition government and now we also moving we could go listen government so this means at least that we have received the message that we heard people and that we're trying to change the plan and try to work together because this is something that we have to. focus on as a nation now our member of the greek socialist party thanks for coming on our to today. or will be back in just

a moment to stay with us. the rider that takes your breath away through eating across the scholars is a mohnish who do know the biggest salt lake in europe and more than two hundred species of birds but are also on the verge of extinction on these islands in the south of russia they find shelter before migrating to other parts of the world as well as other species of the monish who do low feed and face these roads are waiting for their parents to bring them food to the best cash for them is in a small area of the lake where the water is relatively fresh as fish cannot survive in the salt of the month and the lakes getting salt every year. and all too fishel

reservoir which was failed in the nine hundred fifty s. in the areas hot climate the water evaporates quickly and. takes over. the drying out. of the world's biggest populations of things. hundred of the animals here to protect. it's a place of peace and calm in recent decades dozens of canals of around here to cultivate the locals taps broad grassy plains this may be useful for humans but it does badly hit many species as the animals here. so i get antelopes just some forty years ago there were more than two million. the world but now people brought the species to the brink of extinction this region is full thousands of

years but now in a relatively short space of time it's my brain dead. versity of creatures is all fronts by man and most yourself. live from moscow this is our t.v. and after a long and bitterly fought campaign venezuela is now braced for presidential elections on sunday but both candidates incumbent chavez and his rival and the break up of the less certainly made the most of their last day on the trail hundreds of thousands of people attended a rally led by chavez center display of solidarity with his socialist agenda capitalism is viewed as the polar opposite of the incumbent on nearly every policy he wants to privatize the venezuelan economy scrapped welfare programs and stands

for closer ties with the united states and south american political analyst adrian salvucci says it's no surprise washington wants to see chavez out of the picture. he has taken the stance which is very highly respected throughout many of these in latin america showing that the united states is. not just in the middle east but worldwide and not so much the countries that are attacked by the united states especially at a time when in two thousand and eight the united states has reactivated the fourth south atlantic fleet and they now have a very strong military presence throughout latin america in the south atlantic just as they have engineered insurrection and civil war which seems to be washington specialisation now with the so-called arab spring mini theater here and that in america we will be seeing a latin american spring with different characteristics but where the united states will meddle in the internal affairs of countries like venezuela and they will even trigger and activate

a generalized latin american spring which will be turmoil social unrest and even civil war. more stories are videos analysis in store for you on our website r t v dot com including tragic remark online we've got the story of a russian student who found himself severely beaten in a canadian hospital bed after making an innocuous remark. plus how making cars more eco friendly is proving harmful to millions ahead on line to learn why it lands sold for biofuel in developing countries is putting people on the brink of starvation. but the u.s. president is being sued by a chinese owned company for blocking its plan to wind farm investments on u.s.

territory the firm believes barack obama acted unlawfully when he banned the operator on national security concerns and with only a month left before the u.s. elections professor joseph chang believes obama is just trying to score cheap popularity points. to china not to out and out china to. believe in discrimination against china there are two levels of concerns over use one is the general intention of the united states to china china sort of and you want to tell the bonds countries that world and it is easy to acquire technology management know how and so on from the united states and other western countries the other concern of course is the you know action. gimmicks or you can campaign politics he's a literally under no reason president action campaigns tendency under

the tender base to engage in time there just as they did in. and bashing in the eighty's and ninety's. into the world of every go here in r.t. in a landslide has claimed the lives of of the eighteen children in southwest china they were trapped inside a school which was buried under a mud and rocks the disaster also blocked the river below flooding the area and hampering rescue efforts more than eighty people in the same region have died following earthquakes and landslides last month alone. israeli police have killed a u.s. national after a shootout in a hotel in the red sea resort of a lot the man had reportedly grabbed the gun from a security guard opened fire and killed one person then barricaded himself inside the hotel's kitchen and started shooting at anti terror police who in turn returned fire unconfirmed reports suggest he was a former employee at the hotel. now the effects of the afghan war continue to

ripple far beyond its own border in india entire farming communities have been devastated by the influx of cheap afghan heroin and anger over the issue is being directed at the us which refuses to go after the drug lords for fear of driving them into the arms of the insurgency. reports. almost two thousand kilometers from the war zone in afghanistan and women like smith rocor are fighting a battle of their own in punjab india and i doubt my son lives with me we lost his father to drugs and recently lost his brother to drugs everyone in the neighborhood is taking up drugs and if my son or i don't i am who will look after the children going in. once known as one of the most prosperous states in india punjab is now one of the biggest drug trafficking hubs in the world officials say most of the

confiscated drugs are coming from nearby afghanistan the largest global producer of opium and the situation is getting worse the united nations has reported that opium production has more than doubled in afghanistan since the united states invaded the country in two thousand and one critics say that nato and the united states have not done enough to eradicate the narcotics producing poppy fields which they say is the afghans biggest source of income. is such a culture is such bankrupt lead used to its condition. trysts. of resistant to anything you see the community is hardened it's of so much so they're not going to listen to you if you look nice you know start going on wheat the drug addiction problem in punjab is becomes so bad that at spirit say that one in three people are actually addicted to drugs and in this area alone

people say that seventy percent of the people between the ages of fifteen and thirty five are addicts it's the drugs and that's not good news for these women smithville course community has now become known as the village of widows because of all the men who have died from drug addiction. now many bring their children to this. cool where sixteen percent of the six hundred fifty children are orphans most of their parents died from drug related deaths mainly through private donations they are all able to get an education for free but it's little consolation for what many fear could become a lost generation in punjab if more action against drug trafficking isn't taken if something happens to my son will happen to the family where will we go can i bring them up myself. far from the bullets and explosives in afghanistan the people of punjab wonder how they too can escape the war that has started to impact

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i don't welcome to the business update here on odyssey with me dmitri medvedev and co now russia's government is preparing a ground breaking move in order to facilitate foreign investment in the country it's the ready to provide licenses to foreign companies to drill for oil in the arctic meanwhile the head of russia's largest oil company rose have to go decision

he's right now in london to meet with strategic partners to discuss boosting cooperation now analysts from renesas capital say this could all lead to b.p.'s access to the arctic in the end. the current shareholder agreement prevents b.p. from you know making any a. side of ten-k. b.p. in russia so there has to be a solution and one of them is leaving exiting from ten k.b.p.s. . then in theory there are still assets less. than they used to be because the big pieces were taken by exxon and. i'm pretty sure that in terms of exploration assets there's still a lot of potential and a lot of assets to be considered for these investments from b.p. in the arctic. all right now a huge surprises come to economists worldwide from the u.s. labor department the latest unemployment report has come in much better than

expected now unemployment rate fell to seven point eight percent in september this is the lowest level since january two thousand and nine and the u.s. economy added a further one hundred fourteen thousand jobs last month. more than the markets indeed are expected however some analysts remain skeptical about the u.s. jobs market saying it's still. right let's talk more on this with. the market strategist from habit over to see so a lot of economists are calling fake on this report it's so good what do you think . i mean it is too good to be true when you look at it and we have to at this moment right now with digesting the numbers and thinking is this is a milestone or is this a turning point now it could be a mosque if it's a one off and we don't see a follow through of strong jobs growth in the u.s. but it could be a turning point and markets want to speculate and and be a little bit skeptical over the actual port seven point eight is a is

a big difference what expectations were about eight point one eight point two and the real worry here is could this be something to do with with with the elections coming up in just a game for politicians to play or is this meaningful improvement in the u.s. jobs growth all right well let's say let's say hypothetically this is absolutely real and we're moving down to seven point eight in the unemployment in the job sector it's all coming back to normal why do you think this could have happened. i mean if you look at the u.s. corporate sector it's growing it's doing a lot better than expected earnings last quarter we're pretty good on the whole and we're expecting a good batch of earnings are going to kick off next week so jobs growth has improved it's improved over the last two months we've seen upward revisions that's difficult play into the hands of president obama he can use that as a tool now especially after today's report.