at least forty three killed and many more severely injured in a double car bombing on a town border with syria. to mull syrian involvement while no one's claimed responsibility so far we've got the latest for you this morning. blood stained election the vote count underway in pakistan after a deadly blast rocked the country's democratic vote the former prime minister and head of the muslim league claiming victory. but there were more ballots in this historic vote with a problem in every election results coming out what keeps you up to date from islamic. and immigration in germany. with economic troubles fueling the flow of people hoping for a better life in europe's largest economy in the only posting growth.

of morning show if you just joined us kevin over here the new center this morning is just after one am at least forty three people have been killed and more than one hundred injured in a twin car bombing in a turkish town near the syrian border turkish authorities claim that they've got evidence the deadly blasts were carried out by people linked to the syrian intelligence agency now the attacks come as prime minister it one plans to visit washington next week with the conflict in syria being one of the key issues on the agenda middle east correspondent paula has the latest. car bombs have exploded one was in front of the city hall the other was in front of a local post office in the turkish town of grey hyundai which is not far from the syrian border now we still don't have anyone or any organization coming forward and claiming responsibility the turkish vice prime minister has gone on record as

saying that he feels that that might be the usual approach as said culprits now it is important to remember that turkish is a somewhat five hundred mile border with syria and in the past and current has limited support to syrian rebels who are backing the syrian presidency of bashar assad and turkey has lent the rebels both a staging center and an area from which they can conduct their logistics so what we're hearing here is that it might in fact the syrian government officials and soldiers who are retaliating against syria but as i mention no conclusive proof of this it is perhaps important to remember that back in february there was a car bomb in the same in yemen at that stage to the turkish government pointing fingers at the assad regime this is an area that does see a lot of fighting between syrian rebel forces and pro side forces and certainly the syrian turkish border is extremely volatile. well there are opposing first magazine

markers probably believes the syrian government has no motives to carry out such an attack on its neighbor let's get some more of his thoughts i really do hope that you know. the holding loss of life because if it sinks that whole behave when it turns into a conflict will actually result here and it's very very wrong it will only bring about a whole day for destruction but in regards to the allegation great expectations for cheap foreign minister today that the usual suspects the usual suspects are christenings that these governments are going to argue that fact that it wants. frankly juvenile comments to me why would the syrian government when it is fight in a very very serious internal conflict it needs which resources at the moment put down what is a very very serious islamist aren't rising and islamist uprising which is linked to al qaida so it's certainly not only interests of syria front of france against

turkey. another big stories we're following this morning pakistan there continue to count the votes in the milestone general election after deadly explosions and gunfire in cities and towns across the nation the country's first power transitions through the ballot box has already been dubbed the deadliest poll in its history let's just take a look at the grim statistics on the map at least sixteen people have been killed dozens more injured in a series of bomb blasts there in khorat more people have died in pakistan's biggest province baluchistan where there were explosions a gunman targeted voters outside polling stations also other victims were caught between shootouts between rival political factions violence has erupted to. push out to bomb attacks caused further casualties there will artie's lucy catherine off has been following this turbulent vote. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks that took place across pakistan today but we do know that there are numerous armed to political factions the do operate here in pop the son and of

course. the pakistani taliban which has waged a bloody intimidation campaign in the weeks leading up to the vote that has claimed the lives of more than one hundred and thirty people here all across the country now the pakistani taliban regarded these elections as quote islamic and actually they've been targeting with the violence largely secular left leaning parties including for example the m.p. the awami national party which has grown borne the brunt of the tops of has been prevented from campaigning openly which is certainly certain to skew the results in some districts we do have to say though if this election was between despair and defiance defiance did win as a record eighty six million pakistanis were eligible to vote people did turn out in droves we saw in men's excitement at the polling stations but at the same time there were some accusations of voting irregularities for example in the city of karachi where much of the violence has taken place there were delays in votes and

in fact the electoral commission has extended the voting in some areas saying that free and fair elections did not take place at certain polling centers there but that is not likely to affect the overall outcome of the results and by and large we can say that this was a successful democratic election across the country this is significant of course for a country has been ruled by the military for more than half of its history as an independent state we do have preliminary results and based on the outcome so far it looks like the p.l.o. and party which is led by former prime minister nawaz sharif is in significant leverage that does put mr sharif on the road to being prime minister for a third time in his career and in fact just. to the stage before his jubilant supporters in lahore to announce an electoral victory for his. party saying that the party thanks for the opportunity to serve pakistan again now quite significant

here is the turnout that we're seeing the at least according to preliminary results for. cricket star turned politician has seen a large turnout largely among young voters and is poised to become popular second largest party which is quite significant also for the pompous on people's party which has formed the outgoing government it shows a mandate for change that shows that pakistanis do want difference in their electoral outcome and it certainly shows that the large problems that the outgoing governmental have to deal with unemployment economic problems the rising threat of violence they have not been addressed significantly so pakistanis with their ballots are saying that they do want change. of course the vote count over the coming hours and i spoke to national security specialist patricia did you know she says the people of pakistan with the conditions in that country they were courageous enough to afford to go to the polls despite the danger with. these

things are very tough though you know we saw the same thing in afghanistan with the taliban threatening and you know as we're seeing they're very very serious about these threats and and it's difficult for people that don't have a lot of of ability and maneuverability around with so many threats going on of around that goes a long way particularly when you don't know when it's going to happen and you're looking around at every corner. but you know people really take risks to get out there and and exercise their right and their voice are becoming victims from an extra hour and they're becoming victims by their own internal struggles so people become very very tired you know remember when you're so traumatized and and you become absolutely exhausted with this continuous type of reflection in your reality it's sometimes it's hard to to be so courageous. well you know your verdict on the

outcome of pakistan's historic first democratic transition poll that we're holding all tonight for you they've taken part if you've done so already well over half of you fifty five percent they're up to think the but it will change a thing if you suspects are called for the benefit of the west slightly more than a quarter twenty six percent down one percent remember believe the election will be a bridge across the country thirty percent of you are convinced the poll will provide the basis for a functional democracy six percent minority you think it will only bring more dysfunction in the government so generally a pretty pessimistic about it. you can have your say. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images.

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again slovenia's rushing to reform its economy amid mounting concern it's next in line for an e.u. bailout the action plan includes the sale of fifteen state companies tax hikes and public sector wage cuts because the head of the european commission report due at the end of the month early you nerves of the situation in slovenia is scott a small economy with a g.d.p. of about forty five million euros only and that indebted banking system burdened with about seven billion euros a bad loans as levine is trying to prop it up by transferring the non-performing loans of its largest bags to a newly established bad bank meantime its credit rating was recently cut to junk by moody's says one of the lowest investment grades same thing happened to you may recall to cyprus in twenty twelve just a year before it faced publishing bailout for now slovenia those insisting it doesn't need help from international lenders you have another veldt an economic trends magazine says though that sounds familiar everybody who has been in trouble

in the eurozone in the last year is as in the first phase of the grass is always refused to admit that they are really in trouble and of course is first of all some kind of psychological game they're trying to play with the markets and with the public at large. that. being said. there's also been quite clear there all the countries that came into the danger zone eventually had to ask for help which is something national governments don't like because they're obviously to at least a certain degree their two hands are two and two or b. two foreign powers be the european central bank to your appreciate you being commissioned the i.m.f. or the treaty together in the famous trachea. well while much of europe worries

about the next country in line for a bailout is largest economy still managing to grow but with germany's success comes a flood of immigrants from that stricken neighbors and other known e.u. countries something that the locals are not sappy about we got a report on that but in a few minutes. foreign troops are said to leave afghanistan next year but it won't be the end of the road for america's armed forces the u.s. says it will keep nine military bases open while thousands of private security contractors are also staying on middle east and the u.n. issues activist phyllis bennis told me that's because afghanistan's strategic location allows washington to keep a foothold in the region. so that the agreement signed between the u.s. and afghanistan allows for some number of u.s. troops to remain after the end of two thousand and fourteen the numbers have varied there's been estimates of as low as eight thousand and as many as twenty two thousand that the obama administration would like to keep in afghanistan after the the withdrawal of so-called combat troops this has everything to do with the

neighborhood where afghanistan is located afghanistan doesn't have on its own but it has a large territory in the midst of a very crucial neighborhood in terms of oil and in terms of the expansion of power the u.s. wanted for example to keep permanent bases in iraq that it could use as a base from which it could attack iran the iraqis said no the afghans will be asked the same thing will they allow those bases even if it's only nine of them to be used potentially to attack other countries in the neighborhood that's one of the things the u.s. is very eager for on a permanent basis it's not so much about the immediacy of the taliban everyone knows that the presence of u.s. troops in afghanistan is making it much more difficult not easier for there to be serious peace negotiations between the various factions in afghanistan whether it be the taliban whether it be the afghan government whether it be a host of other factions that are all competing for power. that examined american

presence in afghanistan beyond twenty four to. break in such shows will correspond . fourteen different conflicts compared u.s. military operations there to the british colonial forces in the nineteenth century is a quick preview of the discussion. you've written article titled all colonial wars are alike where you stated the u.s. is reconfigured its army for colonial forces and warfare how did they do this the pentagon has had to train its troops for guerilla warfare the call counterinsurgency it's got a more helicopters less heavy equipment less tanks and heavy artillery and it has to develop all kinds of or reconnaissance techniques and tactics doctrine they call it in the military how to use this thing to hunt small groups of lightly armed combatants but the core question that bothers me is the british army in the late eighteen hundreds was similarly trained and equipped to fight its colonial wars on

the northwest frontier of india plays in zulu wars when the british ran into real soldiers at the some in one thousand nine hundred fourteen sixteen in the in the western front the britons were horribly massacred because they were trained from our war of the united states is now announced that it's pivoting towards asia and u.s. military development will have to take china into account how do you do that with an army trained to fight tribes on the northwest frontier. and i want to see more of that you have to wait very long breaking reset is on here again little bit later this hour just twenty minutes or so ten minutes or so actually it's also online as well r.t. dot com. now with the e.u. looking down the barrel of yet another year of recession the block's powerhouse germany is doing relatively well it's the only member state is managing to week out

growth and as a result attracting more and more people escaping financial troubles in that stricken southern europe and outside of the e.u. a trend though is artie's peter all of a found out this becoming frustrated for many germans. those coming to germany in search of a new life might find one of their biggest challenges in the shape of the german people a bertelsmann foundation poll shows two thirds of people hear a few new comers as a burden on society one of those is college schmidt he says he knows families who come from outside of the e.u. as many as five children who live on the state presently. the main performance which you have to bring to stay in germany you have to make children if you have no drop in germany and normal social flat hundred square meters in five children you get another three thousand

a month social eight call runs a motor scooter hire company in berlin and claims to represent many upset at what they see as a free ride given to migrants. if i would live in africa and i hear that when i see that my friend of mine of relative of mine is already in bali and shows me via facebook how he is living then i would say oh well i go to bernie and as soon as possible immigration here is that a twenty year high with a further two million expected to arrive within the next three years along with traditional settlers from turkey the bulk of that number will come from within in sight the e.u. as the jobless countries like spain and greece look for better opportunities and the much wealthy in north as the mediterranean situation worsens wealthier countries like germany are a magnet to provide work for their fellow citizens but even those who weren't even

born in germany worry about the influx. i came here in one thousand nine hundred four and now there are so many immigrants in germany who are not working not doing anything this leads to problems they live better than those who weren't. but those in the turkish community insist it's not easy. sometimes having immigrant status is not stickle to get a good job which leads to lack of prospects and in some cases people turn to crime but this is not the majority how to handle surging immigration numbers or even the perception that they're draining society is going to prove harder for leaders to avoid there's a general election here just five months peter all of a. the norwegian mass killer anders breivik fails to start a fascist organization with application be denied by authorities because of

incorrect filing and lack of support the reason given for. another click away on. windows blown out cars police now released c.c.t.v. footage of that gas explosion. that ripped open an office building in the heart of . over forty people injured. download the official r.t. application you choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television well it just doesn't matter how would your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. mounting arrest in. the us to put its troops on heightened alert and pull diplomatic staff from its embassy the u.k. has also recalled all its non-essential diplomats from the country to. have been

laying siege to libya's ministries and foreign ministries for over two weeks and on saturday an anti militia demonstration in the capital came under attack libya's government recently granted the militias demand for gadhafi era officials to be banned from senior government roles now they're calling for the country's prime minister to resign international relations professor mark coleman told us western powers are responsible for the instability of the surge of violence that's sweeping the country again. we're seeing is deep divisions among the libyan revolutionaries who britain and other nato countries supported there's a power struggle over who should control the libyan state and particular who control libya's oil and gas if colonel gadhafi had suppressed still position to many terms open in the streets of last the two thousand level possibly hundreds of people would have died but perhaps as many as thirty thousand died since and the country is in this deep state to disorder uncertainty life for most of us is worse than it was on account of that our articles kind of about his regime was supposed

by the western countries to be the second bad regime anything must be russia we were told well i'm afraid to say we see that it's not necessarily so clear after all they only english be able to create a situation where armed groups came to power and they have local domination and there are of course groups who may be welcoming nato bombers that are in fact quite serious and he wants to move in fundamentalist groups who have now been sending parts also to syria so they don't we go this is merely the continued presence of western embassies the british french all the americans as being holy something they'd like to see in a liberated his they would see libya. thanks for the company tonight for the last six hours or so of again tomorrow sean thomas is here next in thirty minutes when the news continues on r t before that though obviously with a look at the american presence in afghanistan of the late edition a break in the set after the break.

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that's right a process called r.n.a. interface ensures that your apple won't brown once you bite into it how convenient because if there's one thing that i've been stressing out lately so much is that my out those brown too quickly thanks canada well despite the fact that this non aging apple will be cheaper than an organic apple at the grocery store let me give you a few good reasons why you shouldn't buy it first of all it's stupid fruit is meant to brown and if it doesn't then it probably means they are probably in a plastic centerpiece plus this new apple called arctic apple will have talks of pesticide residue and surprise surprise won't be tested by the f.d.a. and of course thanks to america's exceptionalism to food labeling we won't even know that it's been genetically modified isn't that. comforting no testing to make sure what you put in your body is safe thanks america and found what to keep our apples from turning brown think about it is that what we should be wasting our time

and money on right now food that is loaded was so much stuff that it doesn't even age naturally if the thought of your fruits being fake bugs you as much as it does me then join me and let's break the set. looking for a never seen anything like that. today marks the eleventh the year seventh month and third day of the u.s. military occupation of afghanistan and no i'm not highlighting some special anniversary i am simply reminding you how absurdly long this war has been now the white house has set withdrawal for two thousand and fourteen and this week press secretary jay carney keep a presence in the country quote only at the request of the afghan government sounds a little odd then that on the same day afghan president hollande car.