came to greece two years ago fleeing war torn somalia but he's found no peace in athens i want to wish if i'd known what it was going to be like here i would never have left somalia tribal have to warn you. that they beat me to the ground and ran over my leg with a bike. his case is by no means unique the mother of these children was also assaulted while pregnant the perpetrators remain at large as in neighborhoods like this in central athens where an increasing number of attacks are taking place the so-called vigilante groups and discourage targeting minorities have victims say there's little point turn to police they're just not interested. greece's immigrant influx is worse than any other e.u. country is poorest border with turkey that's where ninety percent of all those seeking refuge and to europe and in a country that's circling the drain and nationalist rhetoric is flooding into mainstream politics i think that. the here are the groups minute tartus that insists it's an e.u. wide problem which hardpressed greece ends up paying for twice with a double into agreement. what happens

greece athens human rights watch is urging athens to take action against race hate crimes in the country they say nationalists are being spurred on by and immigration rhetoric from the very top economist yanis varoufakis agrees that social konami collapse breeds hate we've seen it in the thirty seventh when there were people lose hope. this begins the action and out of it nothing good can. we there are no we those social economic implosion like the one you have increased class plus welfare where you know the gains of capital come of the expense of labor of icicles here we have just holes in the moves as though we were the only people who are there once was a matter of. it should act as a warning for all of us that whenever a social economy loads as opposed to just going through a recession. scapegoating becomes the order of the problem is that the authorities themselves are big infantry to buy them in fact that we have folks must be in extremely close to make such a big neo nazis in the police and we have units in parliament and we have the breakdown effect the consensus seems the circle

jacob greaves reports from athens. while all around the country crumbles some parts of greece seeing firm foundations take root. in that we want a nationalistic state all of them should go back to where they came from the word of an elected official as unemployment grows hand in hand with extremist sentiments looking for people to blame for their current plight the golden dawn party has proven to be the prime outlet for public anger get that if you ask me about violence i would have to say yes we do have violence increase but not the violence you're suggesting it is the violence that thousands of greeks suffer from by those goings of foreigners that we have allowed to govern accumulate in our ally and. despite spouting racism from the podium and scandals including physically assaulting politicians live on air the party still secured around seventy percent of the vote in the parliamentary elections. campaigning with a promise to throw all sick immigrants out of their hospital beds and incendiary pledge as having dark co

pride of hosting the games has begun to abate. >> athens solve the real price -- athens saw the real price. >> we have the new airport. we have new roads. we have new technology, communication. transportation was one of the biggest problems. of course there was overspending. of course there were mistakes. yes, the olympic games were positive for greece. >> many wonder what went wrong ever since. there's no money to fix the air conditioning in this facility. athletes are left to swelter. the eight years on from the games, a greek sports have had a hard landing. was it worth it? >> we do not have much money now, maybe because we have the olympic games in 2004 here. i am not sure. maybe we should not have had them. >> greek athletes hope for great things in london, in spite of, rather than thanks to conditions back home. the ancient and modern olympics were born in greece. now this country is left to wonder how much further there is to fall. >> before greece, australia played host to the olympics in sydney in 2000. it earned the title of the best games ever from the then ioc chief. athl

their hospital beds and incendiary pledge as having dark consequences as greece and in particular athens have seen a spike in the number of hate crimes i have seen. almost they are that's the bad times by organized moves ahead by thirteen savary see me that these attacks are happening at night and they're whoever doesn't agree by people who are all fighting for their. clouds. came to greece two years ago fleeing war torn somalia but he's found no peace in athens not if i'd known what it was going to be like here i would never have left somalia tribal have to when you're. they beat me to the ground and ran over my leg with a bike. his case is by no means unique the mother of these children was also assaulted while pregnant the perpetrators remain at large is in neighborhoods like this in central athens where an increasing number of attacks are taking place the so-called vigilance the proofs and discover it's hard to make minorities. victims say there's little point turn to the police they're just not interested. greece's immigrant influx is worse than any other e.u. country is poorest bor

athens. and a greek economist at yanis varoufakis believes that racial hostility is being spurred on by nationalist rhetoric that is coming from the very top we've seen it in the thirty seventh when there were people lose hope. this begins the acts and out of it nothing good can it should act as a warning for all of us that whenever that social economy loads as opposed to just going through a recession. scapegoating becomes the order of the problem is that the authorities themselves are being infiltrated by these them in fact that we have folks must be an extremely close it makes a bright neon that's in the police and we have new medicine. and we have the break down effect the consensus seems it's like world war and greets fascism and that says we're simply not all. watching on t.v. still to come your way just a bit later in the program about a america in asia hillary clinton makes an historic visit to laos a country scollard by the name the legacy of the vietnam war which continues to pose a

greece athens. have had to call for more on all our stories including under arrest in israel thousands rally to mark a kid says the start of last social protest in the country with one man in tel aviv even setting himself on fire. on the russian man who had to be rescued from their rubbish after he claims and angry toxic driver crime payments fined for not paying his back. as you know to help save children adopted by families in the united states has been ratified by the russian parliament they trend has come out on the heels of chilling examples of abuse against russian children by the dr of american parents you know what do you know culture or how small. just some eight kilometers from the canadian border stands a remote trains hidden in the mountains and forests of this northwest part of the u.s. for many adopted children from russia who have found themselves abandoned once again this remote train in the state of montana has become their last resort after so much rejection but despite its noble g

athens and r.t. is coming to life in the heart of moscow u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is on a tour of southeast asia this week hoping to make some front friends end up in iraq some money as well she's made the highest profile visit in fifty seven years to a nation suffering the legacy of america's presence in the region artie's guy nature can. the u.s. secretary of state is on a busy eight nation tour in asia it's seen as part of the obama administration's asia pacific pivot policy and for the first time since one thousand nine hundred fifty five the u.s. secretary of state visit one of the poorest nations in south asia we still can't get over the dire consequences of the u.s. attacks during the vietnam war even though laos was officially a neutral country at the time between nine hundred sixty seven and nine hundred seventy three the u.s. dropped two hundred sixty million cluster bomb submunitions on it more than was dropped on germany and japan combined during world war two he was bombed laos so hard that it became the most bombed n

athens. and greek economist out of a yanis varoufakis believes racial hostility is being spurred on by nationalist rhetoric coming though from the very top we've seen it in the thirty seventh when there were people lose hope. this begins the action and out of it nothing good can it should act as a warning for all of us whenever that social economy loads as opposed to just going through a recession. scapegoating becomes the order of the problem is that the authorities themselves are being infiltrated by them in fact we have folks from the extremely close who makes a big neo nazis in the police and we have. and we have the breakdown effect the consensus seems the world war and greets with fascism and that's it. it's just one in ten minutes past the hour here in moscow and you're watching our t.v. all ties being revived right here in the russian capital where the cuban leader raul castro begins a three day visit for talks with the flood i'm a puritan. thomas gives off because us an inside what e

in his first athens visit since the crisis started in 2009, bar asso met with greek and italian prime minister's to find ways to cut spending. >> meanwhile, athens is reviewing it greek austerity measures. the ecb has the power to decide whether greece has done enough. >> with a report on the austerity program in september, in the meantime, greeks are voicing their own opinions. >> he made his first visit to greece in three years. he says athens will meet austerity targets. >> i have been unequivocal that the european commission's stance by kris. i am here as a friend of ries. -- greece. greece can make it. together, greece and europe will make it. >> the country's ongoing recession has been a huge burden. greece's economy keeps contracting. the construction sector alone has shrunk by 40%. that is why the latest austerity plans were met with astonishment. >> they come here and make demands that are completely unjustified. this agreement was created by a weak minded government imposing another 11.5 billion euros worth of cuts. where are they going to take it from? from the public, whic

crowned by the mighty parthenon temple, the acropolis rises above modern athens, a lasting testamentgreece's glorious golden age in the 5th century b.c. grand processions followed the panathenaic way, which was a ceremonial path connecting the town below and the acropolis. they'd pass through this imposing entryway and up to the religious heart of the city in the parthenon. the parthenon was perhaps the finest temple in the ancient world. valiantly battling the acidic air of our modern world, it still stands, with the help of ongoing restoration work. it was constructed in the 5th century b.c. and dedicated to the virgin goddess athena. seeing it today is awe-inspiring, but imagine how striking it must have looked when it was completed, nearly 2,500 years ago, in all its carved and brilliantly painted splendor. the adjacent erechtheion is famous for its porch of the caryatids -- six beautiful maidens functioning as columns. dedicated to athena and poseidon, this was one of the most important religious buildings on the acropolis. this, rather than the parthenon, was the culmination of

greece athens. well no don't go away more to come for you right here on this program including pushing for democracy or trying to get more influence in the region that is the question as the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton visits post mubarak egypt for the very first time questions are rising over what really is on her agenda. also the hopes for a better future for children who haven't been given the best of starts russia takes action to protect its youngsters adopted by american parents this after high profile cases of neglect. well politically active nonprofit groups working right here in russia and funded from abroad may soon come under tough scrutiny legislation that forces these kinds of organizations to register as foreign agents has passed its very first stage of approval in the country's lower house of parliament now the groups will have to undergo financial audits as well as submitting reports of their activities otherwise they could potentially even raise heavy fines or even jail t

the means the end up in greece well athens pleads for more e.u. support the refugees just keep on coming the danger for them is not the trouble they're fleeing from the fire of extremism they're entering j.q. greece r.t. happens all right or ten minutes past the hour here in moscow where u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as on a tour of southeast asia this week to make some friends and make some money she's made the highest profile visit in fifty seven years to a nation suffering from the legacy of america's presence in the region i would details our teens guy in a church you can. the u.s. secretary of state is on a busy eight nation tour in asia it's seen as part of the obama administration's asia pacific pivot policy and for the first time since one thousand nine hundred fifty five the u.s. secretary of state visit one of the poorest nations in south asia we still can't get over the dire consequences of the u.s. attacks during the vietnam war even though laos was officially a neutral country at the time between nine hundred sixty seven and

that means they end up in greece all athens pleads for. the refugees just keep on coming the danger for them is not the trouble they're fleeing from the extremism but entering thank you greece fits you can have online for all the stories we're covering here and here's what else you can discover a gas station a truck and a crafts one very lucky escape for this motorist for filling up his tank child being near fatal twist also. the migration of mystery hundreds of penguins walsh up dead on a brazilian shoreline leaving scientists baffled as to why the animals die. here with r t a twenty minutes past the hour and a cell use spacecraft carrying the next crew for the international space station has successfully blasted off from the baikonur cosmodrome the international team will spend about four months in orbit hear the details from artie's to bang most say and kazakhstan. well now contant down the i.q. . of a japan as well as yuri malenchenko of russia as well as all sunita williams all the united states and it's almost a list of all right now

look at this, 37 in bucharest and the same goes for athens on your wednesday. all right, that's it for me now, and here's your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. xnóx huell howser: hello, everybody. i'm huell howser, and we're taking a road trip to hangtown. >> well, here we are in gold >> well, here we are in gold country at a very historic spot.

means the end up in greece well athens pleads for more e.u. support the refugees just keep on coming the danger for them is not the trouble they're fleeing from but the fire of extremism entering j.q. greets r.t. happens next piece of foul of the russian winter but cuban leader raul castro has chosen the blazing summer sunshine to begin a three day visit here to moscow including talks of lemma putin as r.t. shaun thomas reports now the two nations have long been friends will be discussing new ways of furthering cooperation. relations between cuba and russia have always been strong and this meeting between the two leaders castro and vladimir putin serves to reaffirm those relations in fact this is the third time that they've met the first time back in two thousand in havana cuba and a second time here in moscow one time three years ago and then this meeting that just took place now in this meeting they discussed trade agreements and the economy how they can help each other's economies grow and also diversify also they talk about mutual ways tha

just eight years after the resounding success of the athens olympics. and then the olympic games began here in greece. this is with the olympic spirit was born, and the whole idea of competitive sports. the state cannot simply give up on its responsibilities. especially towards us athletes, who are going to represent our country in london. >> the first panathenaic games were held in athens in 566 bc. the first modern olympics were held here in athens in the late 19th century. va says that greece must not forsake its ancient traditions or its promising young athletes. >> do you know who this had and i belong to? sherlock holmes, the famous detective. even he would have had a hard time tracking down the people behind betting frauds. it is next to impossible in our digital age. the culprits can literally be anywhere in the world manipulating sports bets on the internet. today, abetting fraud is considered the biggest threat to sports after doping, and it is something the organizers of london 2012 are taking very seriously. >> there is no doubt about who th

look at this, 37 in bucharest and the same goes for athens on your wednesday. all right, that's it for me now, and here's your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: mitt romney accused president obama of allowing big cuts in defense spending and failing to stop national security leaks, one day after mr. obama challenged his rival's foreign policy credentials. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, margaret warner examines where the candidates stand on foreign policy issues as romney embarks

athens suggests he should be looking into barclays great breaking instead. europeans are helling bear part of the mysticism to reject the controversial anti piracy act which has been slammed for violating internet freedom. and we start releasing two million e-mails sent by syrian politicians and companies working with them to whistleblower promises ground breaking stories compromising both the syrian regime and western firms as violence in syria boils despite the best efforts of peacemakers. are the international efforts to finally bring an end to syria's woes aimed in the right places we asked the country's vice premier and opposition member qadri meal that's up next. tappan was a. minister syria is about to get a new government one of the key challenge. i would say there are economic social and political issues me they all relates to various aspects of the overall economic crisis in syria it is crucial therefore to begin a national reconciliation process as soon as possible we should address our critical economic vulnerabilities and identify a basis for ma

on the scene actually four years before in athens at the olympic games there where he attempted to swim in eight different events. so i knew that he had the capacity to be able to attempt to break my record. and i just knew it was a matter of time. if he just stayed healthy for the next four years, we obviously saw what he was able to do in beijing. i actually felt a tremendous relief. i mean, records dshl you heard the cliche. records are made to be broken. and why should my records be exclusive that you can't break my records? and it was just a matter of time that somebody would come along -- listen. i inspired somebody not even born to try to achieve a goal for himself, primarily, which is michael's goal. not mark spitz's goal to do the best he could. and in the process, my record got broken. why wouldn't i be proud? my accolade to the sport was the fact that he was able to do that. >> when i interviewed him, he's physically impressive. he had an aura about him of invincibility.

the british prime minister is slammed by athens after he proposes blocking greeks and people from weaker euro zone nations from entering the u.k. . suggests britain should be looking to its own banking scandal before you post things judgement on others more from me in london in just a moment. as violence in syria boils despite the best efforts of peace makers it's a lack of food and soaring prices that's taking their toll on people who haven't even taken sides in the conflict. and europeans are helping their part of them in decision to reject the controversial anti piracy act which is spread widely condemned for violating internet freedom. but from our studios in central moscow you're watching archie with me and he's now it's two pm here in the russian capital our top story in athens has lashed out against the british prime minister over his remarks the u.k. could restrict greeks from entering the country the move could also target citizens of other struggling eurozone nations but athens said london should be looking closer to home to solve its own financial trouble arches laura smith re

privatization that's the name of the game now in athens the parliament there is come up with an entire list of state properties it can sell the price is said to be well below market value something that's outraged the opposition which equates their plans to slapping a for sale sign on greece all of this as the prime minister there faces a vote of confidence in just a few hours from now one more on this with christiane to try to journalist and analyst in athens now these plans include selling for air bus jets for fourteen million dollars when the jet actually cost almost ninety eight million dollars each why such low prices. i think one of the main reason why there exists are. their government so shall there exists in such a law is it because the i.r. has run out on the government because these are all there are not to yours show because of the. government's we saw there is no we don't sense not want to go along. this is typical of the government's inactivity during the last months not just jets being sold off but state run companies to what we. earn from this set off will of course be

why do you think that happened in athens?ning in london? when the whole world assumes you're going to win gold quite easily? >> well, the very first thing is you don't go with assumptions. you go with reality. the reality is 20% of the nba is international. the reality is we did lose in athens, we did lose in indianapolis in the world championships. we did lose in japan we've lost. it's not like we haven't lost. we expect to win, we want to win, but we have to prepare like we expect to win, not like we assume we expect to win. >> you have all these disparate great players and the greatest squad imaginable. kobe and i guess lebron would be among the top five basketball players in history. so you're in a great position. i'm interested in how you deal with ego. when these guys are top dogs in their teams, absolutely fearless. i've seen lebron. he's unbelievable. i've seen kobe at the lakers. the same there. but they are number one. how do you deal with them coming together? how do you get it to gel and come together and have to