it with a russian historian who lives in the media is here in my studio and joining us from riga latvia politician. stella. sixty seven years have passed since nazis were defeated by delighted forces those responsible for a long time trusted these were trying to nuremberg. the case of the nazi ideology has never been completely alone just at least that's the impression that you get when you see pictures of that dryness of the waffen the sas at public gatherings held a million of them to state this news event in riga was attended by about fifteen hundred the disciplines and the latin president spoke in support of the procession saying the latin waffen s.s. veterans were not criminals and deserved respect the view was not shared though by people who took to the streets of brega to protest the nazi veterans march. this by general condemnation the world is really seeing a rise in there not many believe it to be part of the reason you must use massacre in no way when and bravely seven people who were strange you did do you know received world war. how would you hello to china thank you very

but could have an increasing impact on its future degrees r c reader in latvia. a change of pace ahead still to come in the program remote access who needs water or brushing closer to one sleepy village but the twenty first centuries left behind. to belorussian sentenced to death for last year's metro bombing and minsk have reportedly been executed the family of one of the men said they received a letter from the country's supreme court although there's been no official confirmation reports of the second execution later surfaced in the local media and that is a really good school reports it's a case in tract of condemnation far and wide. the two men are accused of carrying out the blasts in the metro in two thousand and eleven in april of two thousand and eleven they were arrested just a couple of days after the blast stick place and were put on trial and they owed more accused of carrying out not just the terror attack in april of last year but also of another one which also happened in minsk in two thousand and eight one of the men to meet you kind of all of ha

if you can align with the demand for jobs abroad agencies are sprung up around latvia. and one such firms oia is finalizing her move plans of pick asparagus on a u.k. farm manual labor is what awaits many who leave regardless of their educational backgrounds seventy percent of our recruits going to a involving an agriculture horticulture forest and fully industry mostly doing jobs for local people nothing to do yet all hard last night shifts over the past decade latvia's population has plummeted by almost a sixth now hovering just above two million but even with an annual exodus of around thirty thousand people many think the real figure is worse i'm afraid to say that the real there is not a little bit above where we are on the one point five most part of those are like the ones who are willing to really have to because for the last couple of years they were unable to find any work but they still have families to feed that's left growing ways of latvians making imprints uproot leaving those from all walks of life struggling to see any signs of hope on the horizon degre

nationalist marchers in latvia honoring s.s. a veteran to spark concern over the resurgence of the far right groups in the european union. and six months on the occupy wall street movement seems to have entered a new phase as activists ditch their tents but vowed to carry on with the battle against the greed and in the fall of. five o'clock in the morning here in moscow russia's capital this is our team and these are your top stories in syria at least twenty seven have been killed and one hundred forty injured as twin bomb attacks on security compounds rocked the capital damascus the state broadcaster claims the attacks were carried out by terrorists who detonated car bombs but blast blasts come at a sensitive time as the former u.n. secretary general kofi anon struggles to find a diplomatic solution to the year long crisis in the country our middle east correspondent paul slayer has more. preliminary reports suggest that vehicles packed with explosives were detonated targeting the security complex and hitting the police and intelligence buildings now the government is calling this the

nazi soldiers heralded as heroes in latvia in a rally in joint top level support the triggering public outrage. at each chapter for occupy wall street six months on the movement six to throw off its tend to i think image as activists look to change tack in their back again greed and inequality. good evening for me kevin over here in moscow it's now nine pm here. as you said this is our take it to our top story syria's capital has been struck by two deadly bombings which targeted security buildings it's killed twenty seven people injured over one hundred more the state broadcaster suggests the attacks were carried out by terrorists who detonated car bombs now middle east correspondent paula slayer bridgework today. eliminate reports are just that vehicles packed with explosives were detonated targeting the security complex and hitting the police and intelligence buildings now the government is calling this the work of terrorists and state television is showing pictures of charred bodies vehicles and blood stains to the streets these blasts come after a string of recent suicide attacks j

the meeting stoking fears of a neo nazi resurgence in latvia we can not be silent when the people all knowing the memory of the nads east of the earth and this are marching in the streets of a member of the european union those in the crowd to spend their start saying the so-called legionnaires were fighting for liberty at a time when tyranny faced latvia from all directions it was a military force full in nine hundred forty three from volunteers and members of the disbanded latvian siri police responsible for the mass killing of jews this image of latvia's youths lining the streets to welcome in veterans commemorating legionnaires day is one that has become commonplace as also something that is increasingly warring observers if it may represent a wry face at the thought writes. those same commentators are asking why this message is being supported at the very top of the country's leadership. i love being president i'm just as it is argued that it's foolish to assume that what s.s. veterans are criminals saying they deserve the public's respect people who are in charge in the in posit

people there now in the us you develop in a sense veterans that they have government supports in latviais that true is that a case what's the status well actually i don't know exactly if they have any financial support from the from the government but they sure have her moral support and i bought a range of calendar os books and other things about of often assassinations both her talent and very good. in the bookstores. and when i asked them to give miss some maybe same propaganda materials and both of the lead wouldn't understand it was fight and fight in the red army but they said no no the prop of the soviet propaganda is probably be didn't know it already right and so propaganda spread there he even wanted to prohibit the the decorations the war decorations because they are the real stars are your thoughts you know that would you agree with lead them or that these people the vast and there are certain veterans in there in your country that they have public support is that true. yes of course first of all about material support almost all of these people have this status of repressed

on the baltic by by played by widespread unemployment latvia loses its brightest brains leaving in an exodus for better opportunities far from. north korea it may not officially be on the agenda of the nuclear summit in seoul but it's something that's hard for leaders to avoid specially after barack obama warned that he would punish the young for what he described as bad behavior over his plan satellite launch that is really more of why the u.s. leader striking a harsh tone. he arrived to south korea only off the nuclear security summit and immediately went to the militarized zone separating north and south korea and basically started making his statements they are saying that the regime has nothing to gain from threats or provocations you also criticize them for so-called bad behavior and the reason for such harsh rhetoric is the planned satellite launch which north korea is hoping to conduct next month now the united states japan and south korea view this not as a as a as a satellite launch but rather as a missile test and they're being opposed to it of course the united states pres

accession has become something of a roller coaster ride for latvia hopes of a bold move instead giving way to a brain drain with the country's young and talented leading in search of better opportunities elsewhere as artie's jacob grieves reports next many young jobless stream only of departing. formerly known as a booming bolcik let these economic gains have massed a greater problem bonkers earning the very survival of the nation after spending some time drunk on foreign money that is now waking up to bits of a hangover buskers was a has been a steady influx of tourists to the country there's also been an increasing outflow of skills to mystic labor low birthrates play their part but more damaging is the exodus of workers to greener pastures of land to join the e.u. in two thousand and four when opportunity arose left his homeland for a job in publishing a london based which it goes contrary to what i was trying to get a job let's say six hundred pounds seven hundred pounds in u.k. i mean even if you're doing a very very average show you still get twice as of three times as. sergei is

scenes like this have concert carrot arrives legionnaires day in latvia it stands to commemorate the around one hundred forty thousand people who fought on the side of the waffen s.s. part of that being legion aiding nazi germany's war effort they maintain their fighting against another the soviet red army also guilty of committing crimes itself against the last few evil but it's not just those in attendance at the youth tenements and it's that many of zervos with so often some nationalistic and ultra nationalist far right undertones that's brought about another protest an anti fascist protest as well they don't want the lobbying government to even allow this demonstrations to take place in the first place that they want and i mean going to be doing more to actually planets now the president of latvia he's already being criticized large percent of his words on this saying that no taking part in those demonstrations is a criminal well the russian foreign ministry retaught is saying that in fact this will do nothing to stem the flow of xenophobia in latvia on that issue just a hundred

latvia. that's more international news in brief for you now islamist political forces in egypt have secured a majority of one hundred member panel tasked with drafting the country's new constitution it was decided in a parliament vote boycott minority which accuses isn't it's not polite in the drafting process of secular liberal groups now fairly rigorous curating the role of islam in society and previous constitution was an old last year about really a military which took charge of the fed reserve aleutian. thousands of attended an anti-u.s. rally in northern pakistan or islamic political party. decides they have their government for initiating talks with the taliban but also threatened to resist any move to start a government to a no nato supply routes through the country to resume the water crossings were closed last november after u.s. airstrikes killed twenty four pakistani troops. and molly's foreign minister and thirteen other high ranking petition to take up and our streets are pretty

is a conference an international conference convening about the rise of the far right not only in latvia but also the rest of europe. so news in brief around the world belgium holds a day of mourning for the victims of that school bus crash in switzerland the vehicle was on its way back to belgium from a school trip when it crashed into the wall of the tunnel it killed twenty two children and six adults one of the survivors reported seeing the driver tried changing gears. now being investigated as a possible crash. a turkish helicopters crashed into a house near the capital of afghanistan killing twelve soldiers aboard and four civilians on the ground the aircraft was on a mission for nato forces in the. region according to the turkish foreign ministry the pilot tried to avoid the homes as he made the emergency landing no hostile activity was reported in the area at the time of the crash and the exact cause of what went so badly wrong still on. chile and police have detained some fifty protesters during a student march in the country's capital the demonstrators are demanding educational

reader in latvia. and sentenced to death for last year's metro bombing in minsk have reportedly been executed the family of one of the men said they received a letter from the country's supreme court although there's been no official confirmation of that report of the second execution later surfaced in local media and if that is really good reports next it's a case that's attracted condemnation far and wide. the two men are accused of carrying out the blasts in the metro in two thousand eleven in april of two thousand and eleven they were arrested just a couple of days after the blasts new place and were put on trial and they were accused of carrying out not just a terror attack in april of last year but also of another one which also happened in minsk in two thousand and eight one of the men to meet you can evolve has actually pleaded guilty to both cases where is the other man. has pleaded not guilty he has also written a letter with the titian for pardoned to the bell russian president that petition

in latvia. there were flying fireworks and scenes of jubilation on the streets of libya as the country marked the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled colonel gadhafi but a year on it's the militia that's in charge of almost every aspect of life the national transitional council is accused of being weak and unable to control them there are also reports of torture and abuse against the remaining loyalists libya's leader say they are willing to integrate the militias into security services but anti-war activists jim brann says for now these are just empty words. the national transitional council that was the body that was particularly backed by nato during the summer months of bombing what he said in. almost as a new message. he said libya faced the prospect either of violent suppression of the militias that is he said civil war and break up you can hear a lot of a lot of libyans saying well we didn't get rid of gadhafi in order to have this voice comes across nothing has happened they w

is a conference an international conference convening about the rise of the far right not only in latvia but also the rest of europe. u.s. private bradley manning who's accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to a secret spilling website we keep leaks has called on the judge to dismiss the charges his attorney accuse the government of botching the handover of certain documents to manning's defense team has came during thursday's hearing when prosecutors claimed the soldier was aiding al qaida through his activities if found guilty manning could spend the rest of his life behind bars previously the u.n. spokesman on torture blames the us government for cruel and inhuman treatment towards the private a spokesman for the group supporting manning says he's already been subjected to unlawful punishment. they can make these claims in go on with this fear mongering as they have been as much as they want but they're entirely baseless and we know that they're baseless because we know for a fact that the government conducted a number of internal impact assessments that fou

you accession became the start of a roller coaster ride for latvia but in just a few years the baltic states showed rapid economic growth with resentment used to begging for a break out tourism remains a major source of income both unemployment and of the opportunity means that many of the best brains off leaving the country. says mark. formerly known as a booming bolcik that these economic gains have massed a greater problem than in the very survival of the nation after spending some time drunk on foreign money that is now waking up to a bit of a hangover that has was has been a steady influx of tourists to the country there's also been an increasing outflow of skills to mystic labor low birthrates play their part but more damaging is the exodus of workers to greener pastures after latvia join the e.u. in two thousand and four when opportunity arose left his homeland for a job in publishing in london especially because contrary to the comics i was struggling to get a job let's say six hundred pounds seven hundred pounds in the u.k. i mean even if you're doing a very very average job

reader in latvia. and still have value in the program an escape from modern civilization. these close up series takes you to one remote village that seems to have frozen in time. two belorussians sentenced to death for last year's natural bombing in minsk have been executed the family of one of the men confirmed that they had received notification from the country's supreme court and state media leader reported the executions the case has attracted much criticism from human rights groups and the e.u. has condemned the decision calling on the russian leadership to impose a moratorium on the government parties as more. sooner accused of carrying out the blasts in the admin metro in two thousand eleven in april of two thousand and eleven they were arrested just a couple of days after the blasts to place and were put on trial and they all were accused of carrying out not just a terror attack in april of last year but also over another one which also happened in minsk in two thousand and eight one of the men dimitri kind of olive has actually pleaded guilty to both cases where

first place they want and i mean going to be doing more to actually planets now the president of latvia he's already been criticized for some of his words on this saying this will take him to heart in those demonstrations is a criminal well the russian foreign ministry retaught is saying that in fact this will do nothing to stem the flow of xenophobia in latvia on that issue just a hundred yards away from here there is a conference an international conference convening about the rise of the far right not only in latvia but also the rest of europe. couple top world news stories for you now belgium's holding a day of mourning for the victims of a school bus crash in switzerland the vehicles on its way back to belgium from a school organized trip when it crashed into the wall of the tunnel it killed twenty two children and six adults one of the survivors reported seeing the driver trying to change a t.v. he just prior to the accident those claims are being investigated as a possible cause of the crash. its helicopters crashed into a house near the capital of afghanistan it killed twelve so

you're watching r t still ahead fuel bolted by by plagued by widespread unemployment latvia loses its brightest braves' these days leaving in an exodus for better opportunities far from home a good report on that coming up for you. is the car the start this is the way around should the train take this trade good question as we explore the delegate them for the people of moscow enjoying the world's second worst can you tell me about it. better off there that is the message from the israeli military when it comes to their own kid troops since last year's deal which saw one israeli soldier exchange for more than a thousand palestinian prisoners the military put in place a new protocol and its artie's paullus leader explains it calls for soldiers to kill themselves rather than be taken captive. it's that time of year again we known scored up to put his life on the line for his country. when you go to fight you understand that. you are in the back and six israeli soldiers never did come back another nineteen were returned in prisoner exchange deals the fact is the kidnapped soldiers presen

with the demand for jobs abroad agencies is rung up around latvia. by one such firms oh yeah it's finalizing her move plans of pick asparagus on a u.k. farm. my new labor is what awaits many who leave regardless of their educational backgrounds seventy percent of our recruits going to cave in agriculture hog adulterer forestry in full industry mostly doing jobs a lot of people not going to do their whole hard last night shifts over the past decade latvia's population has plummeted by almost six now hovering just above two million but even with an annual excess of around thirty thousand people many think the real figure is worse. than real there's not a little bit above two million. one point five most part of those. who have a job because for the last couple years they were unable to find any. but they still have families to feed that's left growing ways of latvians making imprints a brute even those from all walks of life struggling to see any signs of hope on the horizon degrees c. . what's more it's national news in brief for you now preparedness

reporting from latvia and this don't you what. a lot more lined up here in line as well r.t. dot com let me take you through a few stories there this hour not in my backyard or indeed all my roof top opposition grows among londoners you've been told. that on top of their homes as part of stringent security measures for the forthcoming summer olympics there in london and fooled again the return of a massive financial pyramid scheme in russia promises to dash the hopes of people hoping to get rich quick the details dot com. good news a brief now overnight clashes have killed seven injured thirty people in north lebanon the violence is further evidence that series conflict is encroaching into its neighbor with fighting between supporters and opponents of president assad gun and rocket fire for some residents to flee to safety while lebanese troops were deployed to calm the situation. geraghty of america's warships are to be stationed in the asia pacific region defense secretary leon panetta confirmed about sixty percent of the fleet will be there by twenty twenty he insists it's

therefore the cheap money policy in japan was responsible for creating the housing bubble in latvia and this is something we've seen time and time again in global markets people and assets well they may be local capital and credit is international now brady says this about why the issue of the housing bubble and getting it right is so important to understand here is this reason going forward we want to think about you know what you know what should we take into account when we look at monetary policy to what extent should we be thinking about things like housing bubbles when we make monetary policy ok i'm sorry to break this to you but let's look at how well that's served him in the past listen to when he was asked about a housing bubble and burst before it all came crashing down. what is the worst case scenario if in fact we were to see prices come down substantially across the country i guess i don't buy your premise it's a pretty unlikely possibility you've never had a plan house prices and a nation where you nationwide basis what now in our view the fundamental problem ben berna

reporting from latvia and estonia. we got more stories a lot of course starting dot com if you lined up here right now at this hour not in my backyard or on my rooftop maybe more importantly opposition growing up on london this is being told their missiles fired on top of their homes as part of stringent security measures some of them reporting about that today. i am told again the return of a massive financial pyramid scheme in russia promises to dash the hopes of people like to get rich quick it's a dirty joke. used to brief now overnight clashes have killed one civilian and injured ten other people in north lebanon the violence is further evidence that syria's conflict is encroaching into its neighborhood with fighting between supporters and opponents of president assad gun and rocket fire for some residents to flee this. safety while lebanese troops were deployed to caen the situation. they were charge of america's warships and to be stationed in the asia pacific region defense secretary leon panetta confirmed abou

in latvia. with twenty four hours a day. coming up in the next few months for you as healthy living becomes more fashionable russia's organic farming looks to cash in independent shops aiming to challenge supermarket supremacy also. chinese people are very dangerous why what is made you think have you ever been personally threatened by a chinese person that you know so why do you feel that way. beijing's voice is grow louder in the international arena we ask. people in the streets if there is good reason to fear the two countries. first greece is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy the future of bailed out portugal is uncertain and the single currency itself could be in trouble and the ranks of people writing off the eurozone and even the european project itself only swelling in number so perhaps that's why the message for a united europe is being pushed on an all new platform the classroom has this report. but what do you know about your country and the capital is there on not enough some. pizzas but let's keep. it. spanish

is being held with fishley recognise their native language in the baltic state latvia's laws prevent the official use of any language other than a lot of policy has prevented russian speakers from finding work and resulted in the closure of several russian schools over the last decade artie's alexei airships he explains why the vote could be a step towards restoring basic political rights. this professor from a lot of wants everyone in his country to have equal rights that's why he had no second thoughts when the initiative of a referendum to make russian the country second state language came. from the can't accept the policy of true true to my friends from the russian minority those who also filtered through independence in one thousand nine to one we were shoulder to shoulder back then but now they're being treated like garbage citizenship for them and no jobs here that's why i signed for the referendum ethnic russians make up a third of the us population the idea of holding this referendum came after what they describe as ethnic discrimination had reached a critical point if radi

when the global recession hit europe latvia was one of the countries that suffered. the wave of economic troubles and that. became the mayor of the capital riga. of tension between latvians and russians and the strengthening of time with russia. solution to relist trouble. cover welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us today. well first of all i'd like to ask about these countries that readers opening in supermarkets in moscow and i think also is that true dar we have plans to help in opening. training places in region as well but first of all it's most conversely. reduce providing. well if you can tell it's this way your political support political support and we mean we provide good relations and we provide a good image for city good image for the name of rigo and it means that the person who is for instance making a choice between buying milk as it produced in russia will produce for instance in regal or produced and we saw. it. as a brand helps him to make a choice and to buy exactly this product so. we mostly dairy products away well not only th

a quick look at the headlines tough task russia warned against complacency ahead of the open with latvia at the ice hockey world championships last chelsea in liverpool prepare their cup final showdown with both sides looking for a unique trying to beat double. the no words tiger has a shocker hollow to miss the cup eight times in his career. now stop the art of the world championships where russia are expecting a tough opening game against rivals latvia on saturday the teams played each other twice just last month as part of the euro hockey tour with russia winning one and losing one so there isn't much between this side to face off in stockholm later today russia are among the pre-tournament favorites but goaltender simeone velarde of has warned the latvians a serious opponent will not be underestimated he's one of several n.h.l. stars to join the russian side in recent days forward you can email king of the pittsburgh penguins and the detroit red wings puzzled that suit will also be in today's lineup were told we got on the way yesterday to the usa off to a flyer coming from a goal do

latvia will then have to participate in the bailout fund and that's a four billion euro contribution with their g.d.p. at only fourteen billion i think it's like we're being invaded on the titanic the ship is sinking and we're being asked to be laid all the water. no doubt lot of it will also be looking at the experience of their baltic neighbor in two thousand and nine is still only a past austerity measures to meet eurozone accession criteria in twenty eleven it converted to the euro but now the country's chancellor of justice reports of lower wages and poor social welfare not to mention sixty thousand children living below the poverty line plus continuing emigration. something this father to a big family fears will also happen in lot. i'm a father of four and we're expecting a fifth child soon and when you call me a madman because of that it's already almost impossible to get a new financial aid from our government for a large family like mine but if they play to your game then we'll be doomed completely economists say that latvia can meet the euro adoption criteria what worries t

with the demand for jobs abroad agencies are sprung up around latvia. at one such firms oh yes finalizing her move plans a pick asparagus on a u.k. farm manual labor is what awaits many who leave regardless of their educational backgrounds seventy percent of our recruits going to york a barking of a vulture horticultural or forestry and falling history mostly doing jobs a lot of people not going to do get all our walks night shifts over the past decade latvia's population has plummeted by almost a sixth now hovering just above two million but even with an annual exodus of around thirty thousand people many think the real figure is worse. than real that there is not little. one point. most part of those americans who are not willing to leave have because for the last couple years they were unable to find any work. but they still have families the theme that's left growing ways of latvians making imprints of brute leaving those i'm all for survive struggling to see any signs of hope on the horizon degrees artie and happy. some more world news headlines fo

reader in latvia. but coming up this hour through wind rain and snow it's always the season of the protests. brought me here was that feeling that something was incredibly wrong with society in the system in general everything that we you know are you know should be naturally against the shoeman beings maybe only symbolic tents washington but occupy wall street protesters say it's just the end of one chapter the beginning of the next. moralize to police in kurdistan make way for a new security system many. private ones with a friend in the privacy interests of the new york is rather than the public. the us has identified the soldier accused of killing sixteen civilians in afghanistan a staff sergeant robert bales. suspect was flown from kuwait to the american military prison no charges have been brought against him so far whenever an afghan claims he was not acting alone and up to twenty other u.s. troops may have taken part in the massacre international affairs commentator but he's a cold blooded kill

reporting from riga in latvia. this is next here on r t with danielle. to the business program here on the russia's gazprom has acknowledged that it temporarily reduced supplies to european customers at the end of last week deliveries to some countries will cut by ten percent this is due to high demand in russia caused by unusually cold weather the energy giant says it's now made up the shortfall in supply to europe and is pushing production to the maximum last week of this month john thank you for that. was in a position to meet hundred percent of the inquiries but. the first week of february it was another job that you want to put it was a previous. plus fifty percent normal i just repeated well. gas prices in europe have shot up to the highest level since two thousand and six but alexander medvedev says the market is an illusion as there is no extra gas in the system. sport market demonstrated that actually it is a real sport market in the usual look at this for a reason. it's a lot of speculation to the sport prices this is the price of a long term c

in latvia. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world riot police in senegal fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters after the country's opposition to fire at a government ban and how the demonstration calling for the president to step down street battles between police and demonstrators continued through the night in the capital the car using several. presidents up to lie a white way is competing for a third term in office that's not so much. a man who thought he was carrying out a suicide bombing in washington has been arrested i mean al khalifa he was attempting to detonate a fake explosive vest given to him by the cover f.b.i. officers he allegedly believed the officers were members of al qaida a moroccan national have been under surveillance by the u.s. government for about a year. a trillion six trillion dollars worth of counterfeit u.s. bonds have been seized in italy and now it's carried the fall of nineteen thirty four and were transported from hong kong t

reporting from latvia r.t. if. you're in his coast herbert always ready to expose those who they think are behind the global economic downturn kaiser report coming up later today here's a preview. greek the same major armed robbery carried out ancient olympia museum now my first instinct was wow this is the headline from a.p. that there mainstream media is actually starting to report what is happening to greece and the real terms of what has happened now right well my media thought was my god did britain steal the elgin marbles again. until apparently it's a new band of thieves and they're taking everything but the elgin marbles and of course you find this at the nexus of any wholesale devastation that's occurred in an economy that's been gutted by thieves and bankers and the city of london or on wall street. turned out of some other stories making headlines across the globe. sali thirty three year reign over yemen will come to an end this week as voters elect a new president but so is current vice president is the

low birth rates play their part but more damaging is the exodus of workers to greener pastures of latvia joined the e.u. in two thousand and four when opportunity arose left his homeland for a job in publishing london especially because contrary to the comics i was struggling to get a job let's say six hundred pounds seven hundred pounds in the u.k. i mean even if you're doing a very very average show you still get twice as many times as. so again is by no means unique after leaving many failed to return to low wages and unemployment rates for the poor social welfare system. it's a situation most acute outside the country's glitzy tourist centers this area is just a drive from the picturesque old town. in the city's down trees the contrast is striking one of the semis is a lack of restaurant outside of a key tourist hobbs' one that's lighting the prospects for a younger working generation. away from ri your life is bleaker in the coastal town of your eclectus housing estates have become dens of unemployment with many dreaming of a new life abroad. the problem is where to get money many o

see reporting from reader in latvia. there with r t coming up in the next few minutes as healthy living becomes more fashionable rochelle's organic farming looks to cash in but then depend on online shops aiming to challenge supermarkets supremacy also. chinese people are very dangerous why what is made you think bad have you ever been personally threatened by a chinese parrot them. so why do you feel that way. they know kung fu while moscow and beijing his voice is growing louder in the international arena we ask people on the streets if there is good reason to fear the two countries. greece is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy the future of bailed out portugal is uncertain and the single currency itself could be in trouble the ranks of people writing off the euro zone and even the european project itself are only swelling in number so perhaps that's why the message for united europe is being pushed on an all new platform the classroom tests are so he reports. what do you know about your country and the capital is aro

in latvia. and some world news in brief for you this hour riot police in senegal fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters after the country's opposition defined a government ban and held a demonstration calling for the president to step down street battles between police and demonstrators continued through the night in the capital do car leaving several people injured president abdoulaye wade is campaigning for a third term in office in next week's election. a man who thought he was carrying out a suicide bombing in washington has been arrested. the field was attempting to detonate a fake explosive vest given to him by undercover f.b.i. officers he allegedly believed the officers were members of al qaida the moroccan national had been under surveillance by the u.s. government for about a year. the funeral of pop icon whitney houston takes place in newark new jersey later on saturday the service will be held at the church where she sang in the choir us child fans started to pay their respe

reader in latvia well still ahead for you in the program in a skid from modern civilization. parties a close up here is take you to one of the most remote villages that seems to have frozen in time. now two belorussians and sentenced to death for last year's metro bombings in minsk have been executed the family of one of the men confirmed that they had received notification from the country supreme court and state media later reported the executions on its arteries it says it's a case that has attracted much condemnation. the two men are accused of carrying out the blasts in the metro in two thousand and eleven in april of two thousand and eleven they were arrested just a couple of days after the blasts new place and were put on trial and they were overworked accused of carrying out not just a terror attack in april of last year but also over not their one which also happened in minsk in two thousand and eight one of the men dimitri kind of all of has actually pleaded guilty to both cases where is the other men what is left has pleaded not guilty he has also written a letter