t. headlines iran says it's been considering cutting the oil sales to six countries but it wouldn't do so post at the moment because of the cold snap getting your. syria's president announced as a vote on a new constitution which would effectively and nearly fifty years of single party rule the country this amid rising turmoil. and rallies marking one year since the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain protesters face yet another harsh crackdown with police using tactics and weapons from the u.k. it was a rarity headlines up next our special report on the people around the world forced to stand strong to preserve their culture amid political and often violent suppression of their aspirations for a separate homeland stay with us. and then nothing is ever and it will. spin nor that as a syrian citizen it's my responsibility to work hard on the music of this country. let no one to present it to people who are convinced that syria is some terrorist country. we can help politicians through music when you develop culture in your country you are working through issues in the world of politics to. t

t. headlines iran says it's been considering cutting the oil sales to six e.u. countries but wouldn't do so at the moment because of the cold winter across europe this is the israeli pm accuses the islamic state of being behind bomb attacks in india georgia and thailand and urges an end to what he said is the islamic republic's aggression. russia says quote external players are encouraging opposition groups to stay out of dialogue with the syrian government and therefore bear responsibility for ongoing violence meanwhile president assad has announced a referendum on a new constitution. and rallies marking one year since the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain protesters face yet another harsh crackdown with police using tactics and weapons from the u.k. coming up artie's debate show cross talk this time peter lavelle and guest discuss the strained relations between our tina and britain over the falkland islands stay with us. here. and you can. still. below in welcome to crossfire time people about take your pick the falkland islands or the melvina britain and arge

t. headlines iran says it's been considering cutting oil sales to six countries but wouldn't do so at the moment because of a cold winter hitting europe. syria's president announces a vote on a new constitution that would effectively and nearly fifty years of single party rule in the country amid rising turmoil. at rallies marking a year since the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain protesters face yet another harsh crackdown with police using tactics and weapons from the u.k. . latest addition of artes capital account coming up next stay with us. good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. here are your headlines for tuesday february fourteenth the two biggest economies sat down to the table and missed an ongoing trade rift i'm talking about china's v.p. who is also next in line to the president is in washington meeting with u.s. president barack obama at the white house as they do the diplomatic dance we've recently heard tough talk towards china from both obama and republican presidential hopefuls we will separate campaign rhetoric from reality

t. headlines israel accusing iran of being behind bomb attacks targeting israeli embassies in georgia and india in which four people are reported injured. russia has announced it regrets the arab league winding down the observers work in syria and stresses a proposed peacekeeping mission can only be deployed once the government and opposition forces lay down their arms meanwhile the un general assembly currently discussing a non-binding syria resolution aimed at overthrowing the assad regime. and fiery protests in athens followed by chaos and looting as public outrage escalates after the greek parliament passes a new austerity bill to secure another new bailout and. a crippling austerity imposed on the greek people also the center of debate in cross talk coming up next . and if you. want to. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle in these hard times there is no shortage of austerity in the slashing of budgets and the shrinking of the welfare state generate jobs and returns to prosperity and is the pursuit of austerity inherently anti-democratic.

t. headlines israel accusing iran of being behind bomb attacks targeting israeli embassies in georgia and india which four people are thought to have been injured. russia says it regrets arab league winding down its observers work in syria and stresses a proposed peacekeeping mission can only be deployed once government and opposition forces agree to a cease fire. the protests in athens followed by chaos and looting as public outrage escalates after the greek parliament passes a new austerity bill here another round of e.u. cash crippling austerity imposed on the people of greece also the center of debate in today's cross talk program coming up. will. technology innovation on the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. and if you. want to. follow it welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle at least hard times there's no shortage of austerity can the slashing of budgets and the shrinking of the welfare state generate jobs and returns to process.

t. headlines israel accusing iran of being behind bomb attacks targeting israeli embassies in georgia and india in which four people are thought to have been injured. russia says it regrets the arab league winding down its observers work in syria and stretches a proposed peacekeeping mission could only be deployed once the government and opposition forces agree to a cease fire. fiery protests in athens followed by chaos and looting as public outrage escalates after the greek parliament passes a new austerity bill to secure another e.u. bell up. next interview with investigative journalist isa winstanley focusing on the turbulent situation in and around syria stay with us. today i'm joined by a so when stanley an investigative journalist runs in on the middle east whose latest piece delves into the discrepancies amongst the casualty figures in the syrian crisis and he said thanks for speaking to r.t. now one of the most quoted sources for those casualty figures is the syrian observatory for human rights but you've recently found out information that suggests it can't necessarily always be

headlines shortly but first the business update with kareena. i. so welcome to business here in r t thanks for joining me the u.s. is looking to cut iran's economic live blog by removing it from the world's financial clearing system known as swift it will rack up pressure on tehran as the country's leadership reveals new progress on its nuclear program but as our g.'s daniel bushell reports america's action could end up backfiring on its own people. this is a bid to coup iran's economy washington's move to iran from the swift world transaction system would choke its ability to trade internationally swift payments orders the worlds of business or the world of business they used practically every company in the world to exchange financial info the legality of america's move is highly questioned it's unprecedented political interference in the work which is always such issues should be handled on a national level what is clear is barack obama's frustration the sanctions on working iran hasn't backed down in the nuclear dispute in fact is no one else to fuel production mean more misery for u.s. consumers brant six month over one hundred nine