twin car bomb attacks in a turkish town near the syrian border claimed the lives of forty three people on car is quick to blame the bloodshed on the tours and it says it reserves the right to take every kind of countermeasure. there was a sheriff pakistan's former prime minister is claiming victory in the country's milestone general election after the nation was rocked by a series of deadly blasts and gunfire which claimed the lives of more than twenty people making the elections the bloodiest in history. and in search of a better life and immigration in germany reaches its highest levels in years many germans see newcomers as an extra burden on society.

and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team sean thomas glad to have you with us. now at least forty three people have been killed and more than one hundred injured in twin car bomb attacks in a turkish town near the syrian border turkish authorities claim they have evidence that the deadly blasts were carried out by people linked to the syrian intelligence agency the foreign minister says the country reserves the right to take every kind of measure in response the bombings come as prime minister plans to visit washington next week with the conflict in syria being one of the key issues on the agenda artie's middle east correspondent paula sleep at the details. to call 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 gray 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 aside culprits now it is important to remember that turkey shares a somewhat five hundred mile border with syria and in the past and current hasn't it support to syrian rebels who are backing the syrian presidency of bashar assad and turkey has lent the rebels both a staging syntax and an area from which they can conduct their logistics so what we're hearing him is that it might in fact the syrian government officials and soldiers 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 pointed 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 going to supposedly reporting for us there now dr khan. a contributing editor from the foreign policy in focus believes the turkish government may be premature to blame assad's forces. you have to ask what the onsite government. be stupid enough to pick an open fight with a country on its border that has the second largest army in in the north atlantic treaty organization i don't see the sense in that i mean it would suggest that the us of that regime has a suicide complex and they haven't demonstrated any any of that in the past the timing is certainly very suspicious you know a couple of weeks ago the syrians were used to using poison gas and then call upon

to from the united nations said recently that it appears as if that was the insurgency didn't use poison gas suddenly it wasn't gas disappears then this bombing happens car bombs are the particular signature device that are used by the us sala fists the very extreme islamist rebels in syria so i would be very careful about clinton figures at this point many people want that the disavowal war had the potential to spill over into other areas of the middle east that prediction is come very true. and tension continues to rise in libya the u.s. and the u.k. have announced they are withdrawing some staff from their embassies with the pentagon putting its european forces on alert more on that later in the program. accounting is under way in pakistan's general election which will mark the

country's first democratic transition between civilian governments know was shareef two time prime minister ousted fourteen years ago in a military coup is claiming victory the election has been the bloodiest in the country's history now deadly explosions and shootings have rocked pakistan on the day of voting at least eleven people were killed and dozens injured in a series of bomb blasts in karate more people died in pakistan's biggest province of stan where explosions and gunmen targeted voters ousted polling station outside polling stations rather people were also killed in shootouts between rival political factions their violence has erupted in pakistan's volatile north as well where two bomb attacks caused further casualties in the city of peshawar artie's off has been following the turbulent vote for us. 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 pakistan 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 is growing 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 that if this election was between just spare 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. to the stage before his jubilant supporters in lahore to announce an electoral victory for his. party saying that the party thanks all of foreign 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 papa stands 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 differences 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 international security specialist patricia do janiero says the people of pakistan are so disillusioned with conditions that they headed to the polls despite the threats of violence. 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 affair 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 ex turn over power and they're becoming victims by their own internal struggles so yeah people become very very tired but 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 on our website our t.

dot com or asking what's your take on pakistan's historic refers to democratic transition let's take a look at what you're saying so far things have been jumping around slightly so far the vast majority of you it is a big blue piece of the pie here say that this really changes nothing it's just a show and it's not really a vote at all twenty six percent in pigs say that this will plunge the country into further violence the next level down thirteen percent say that this will provide the basis for a working democracy and make the country more functional and then this thin sliver just six percent say that this will bring further dysfunction to the government in pakistan of course you can head to our dot com to cast your vote. more news today violence has once again flared up. these are the images where world

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i've been going down of the sun and. we will remember that we will we were. broadcasting live from moscow this is our team glad to have you back with us one of the hughes newest members of slovenia said to implement a package of a tough economic reforms in order to avoid needing a bailout them. the measures included the sale of fifteen estate companies tax hikes and public sector wage cuts slovenia is a relatively tiny economy with

a g.d.p. of about forty five billion euros and indebted banking system burdened with around seven billion euros of bad loans slovenia is now trying to prop itself up by transferring the non-performing loans of its largest banks to a newly established bad bank meanwhile its credit rating has recently been cut to junk status one of the lowest investment grades possible the same thing happened to cyprus in two thousand and eleven excuse me two thousand and twelve a year before it faced punishing bailout terms however slovenia's government is trying to persuade everyone it's better off without brussels money johan van overtveldt from the economic trends magazine says it's a familiar story everybody who has been in trouble in the eurozone in the last years as in the first phase of the grass is always refused to admit that they are really in trouble and that 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. that's also been quite clear that all the countries that came into the danger zone eventually had to ask for help which is something national governments don't like because obviously to at least a certain degree they have two hands or two and eight foreign powers be the european central bank being commissioned the i.m.f. or the tree together in the famous trachea. well as always there's a more news online at our t.v. dot com there for you now. a fascist organization with the application.

all the details online plus. the first chinese. reportedly ready. to. stream. if you're away from. your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. foreign troops are set to leave afghanistan next year but it won't be the end for the road for america's armed forces there the u.s. says it will keep military bases open while thousands of private security contractors are also staying on middle east and u.n.

issues phyllis bennis believes that's because afghanistan's strategic location allows washington to keep a foothold in the region. we know 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 or to be martin examined american presence in afghanistan beyond two thousand and fourteen and her show breaking as said war correspondent eric margolis who's covered fourteen different on because lex compared u.s. military operations there to the british colonial forces in the one nine hundred century here's a quick preview of their discussion. you've written article titled all colonial wars are alike where you state that the us has 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 cold counterinsurgency it's got a more helicopters less heavy equipment less tanks and heavy artillery and it has to develop all kinds of or a reconnaissance techniques and tactics doctrine they call it in the military how to uses think to hunt small groups of lightly armed combatants but the quick question that bothers me is the british army in the late eighteenth 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 in one thousand nine hundred fourteen sixteen in the in the western front the britons were horribly massacred because they were trained for modern 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 drugs and on the northwest frontier. you can watch of the full edition of breaking the set on our website our two dot com. now both the u.s. and the u.k. have announced that they are withdrawing some of their non-essential staff from embassies in libya the pentagon has also put its european forces on alert both the u.s. and the u.k. made the moves citing the deteriorating security situation in libya at the end of last month militia men besieged two ministries within the country's capital tripoli demanding qaddafi air officials be banned from taking posts in government while on friday explosions hit two police stations in the city of benghazi professor mark

almond of bill kent university thinks the violence is a result of divisions within the ranks of former revolutionary. 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 the who should control libya's oil and gas if colonel gadhafi had suppressed still positions him when it was opened in the streets of loss of two thousand live and also be hundreds of people would have died but perhaps as many as thirty thousand have died since and the country is in a state to disorder uncertainty life for most libyans is worse than it was on the congo her of course kind of the girl whose regime was supposed to only the western countries to be the second bad regime anything must be russia we were told well i'm afraid say we see that it's not necessarily so clear after all they all mean libya which creates a traditional armed groups came to power and so they have local nomination and

there are of course. groups who may have been welcoming nato bombers but aren't quite serious and he wants to muslim fundamentalist groups who are sending parts also to syria so they don't necessarily the continued presence of western embassies the british french all the americans as well as the holy something about seeing a liberal to do as they would see libya. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world for you this hour more than thirty miners have been killed in two separate accidents in southwestern china the first blast caused by a gas leak killed twelve meanwhile state media reported later another explosion had taken the lives of over two dozen china's mines have the worst safety record in the world with poor regulation and corruption often blamed. in the new jersey a standoff between police and an armed man holding hostages has now entered its second day officials are trying to negotiate with the assailant holed up in

a two story building it is unclear how many hostages he has with him earlier reports said that he the man allegedly killed his wife and one of his children and had two or three other children at gunpoint. in mexico city hundreds have taken to the streets demanding the government investigate the disappearances of their loved ones a recent report by human rights watch says that almost two hundred fifty people have vanished since two thousand and seven when the government started a war on drug cartels however unofficial accounts state that over twenty five thousand people have disappeared with many relatives unhappy with the authorities response to the case. despite further recession that predicted within the european union in two thousand and thirteen it germany's economy is showing signs of growth with the blocs largest economy becoming an attractive option for immigrants searching for work but many germans are not happy with the influx of

newcomers saying it puts a strain on the country's infrastructure artie's peter oliver now reports. 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 bird holzman 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. if hundred square meters in five children you get another three thousand euros that month social eight call runs a motor scooter hire company in berlin and claims to represent many of set 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 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 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 with in sight the e.u. as the jobless countries like spain and greece look for better opportunities in the much wealthy in north as the mediterranean situation worsens wealthier countries like germany are a magnet to provide work for their fellow e.u. citizens but even those who weren't even born in germany worry about the influx of . 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 a 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. well that does it for this hour but after the break we'll be looking into the reasons why africa is still starving despite all the humanitarian aid from developed countries stay with us roger to be.

you know i've been asked a few times if i believe in conspiracy theories which is kind of an odd question i mean just in general believe in conspiracy theories like all of them even the ones that contradict each other i mean j.f.k. could have been killed by the mob the cia the k.g.b. and very secret societies at the same time or could he have been know what you just declare themselves official conspiracy theories that's silly obviously it isn't good just go around fishing for evil plots to explain every situation the mainstream media sure does lie a lot but i think they're telling the truth about that whole sky being blue thing but on the other hand if you never question what the glowing box in your house tells you that just makes you a sucker the kind of sucker who bought that there were magical mysterious invisible weapons of mass destruction in iraq and you know what in all honesty there's actually been real evil conspiracies that have been exposed like the tuskegee

experiment and the fascist coup attempt against president roosevelt in one nine hundred thirty s. over all people think it spirity theories are matter of belief but actually they're completely a matter of facts and there's a lot of good evidence to support a conspiracy and good arguments that maybe you should consider it but if someone tells you the president is actually a rep to lead from the cosmos yeah you might want to just stay away from that one but that's just my opinion. according to the law usaid is allowed to procure up to seventy five percent american products and transport them only on american ships.

and that means that the shippers have a lot of interest in food aid policy and have been an incredibly effective lobby to fight for the status quo of sourcing in and shipping from the united states the u.s. government is the only government in the world that hasn't made substantial movements in the direction of enabling local procurement of food aid in developing countries in order to respond faster and more cheaply to food emergencies as they arise. so even today the food must first be balt then loaded on a ship in american harbor and then travel for several months in order to reach africa. that would be approximately four to six months from when it has been termed that we want to participate in in a particular appeal and so when the food arrives. to g.a.o. where mr alito works issued a report.