from beijing. who could have thought half a century ago when china and russia clashed over disputed territories that in twenty twelfth russia's president would be greeted by a red carpet in beijing during a lavish state visit. where we know that two years ago china became russia's largest street party you know outstripping other nations in the former soviet union as well as germany and other european nations you know the security cooperation in russia and china the parallels are. going to other forms of cooperation yes china needs an ally like russia or putin and hu jintao is alliance was reconfirmed by their unified stance on middle east issues in particular the syrian conflict that are being some difference as a patron russia china and some by some that are again countries and from china and the russians prospect have the key solution lysine. the presentation and that's planned rather than lies and whether or not we see the poverty. the existing government that is now the committee so i think rus

see reporting from beijing in china still ahead this hour here in r.t.e. sorry for the slaughter even of him personally apologizes for the airstrike that killed eight hundred civilians more than half of which were women and children. plus the court appearances began for america's most famous army was the lower but it's the u.s. government that started something to hide as we reported shortly. spain has become the fourth and largest country to ask europe to rescue its teetering banking system it will request a bailout of up to one hundred billion euros and follows an urgent meeting where the euro zone ministers the international monetary fund carried out stress tests and spain's debt laden banks and concluded they need a bigger buffer against any severe financial shops earlier the fitch ratings agency slash spain's credit score by three notches warning that a further downgrade to take place in the coming months investment alice patrick young doubts the bailout will help spain just as it failed to agree its. all of the politicians hope basically left the peo

reporting from beijing in china. still to come this with me kevin though in the court appearances begin for america's most famous army whistle blower but it's the u.s. government has got something to hide as we report shortly. spain's become the fourth largest country to ask europe now to rescue its teetering banking system it's set to request a bellowed of up to one hundred billion euros and follows an urgent meeting with euro zone ministers the international monetary fund stress tests on spain's debt laden banks and concluded they needed a bigger buffer against any severe financial shocks earlier fitch ratings agency slashed spades credit score by three notches warning that a further downgrade could take place in the coming months investment analyst patrick young doubts the bailout is going to help space just as it failed for greece all of the politicians basically left the people stranded the new government and went into denial mode from the law and they came into office and six months later they suddenly realized

reporting from beijing in china. by the way always more news analysis and pictures on our website dot com at the moment disputable the fence the british government is facing questions over why a security firm accused of human rights abuses in the west bank has been hard for the olympics. and somali islamists wanted in the u.s. with a thirty three million dollars have come up with a culture proposal offering ten camels for president barack obama get the full story and that. the health of egypt's former president hosni mubarak has reportedly worsened he's currently serving life in a caro prison where he said to be slipping in and out of consciousness thousands of people have been drawn to tahrir square this week angry at the verdict and mubarak's recent trial demanding the death sentence for his role in killing hundreds of protesters during last year's uprising they're also angry that his former prime minister has made it to the presidential election runoff next week where he's facing the muslim brotherhood candidate t

middle east russia and china strengthen their partnership is russian president vladimir putin visits beijing. it's four am in moscow i matras are bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news on our t.v. reports have reportedly or dozens have reportedly been killed over the weekend in some of the most intense fighting of the syria conflict this is the u.n. observers continue their investigation of wednesday's massacre in the hama province they're still trying to determine exactly how many died and who was behind the slaughter top u.n. officials admit for the first time that the peace plan is being flouted by both sides meanwhile authorities marie if an ocean reports calls for foreign intervention are being ramped up. duquesne body is lain side by side we mean children among them death was indiscriminate and bloody the pictures from syria this week have brought shock around the globe and also a worry in sense of deja vu just weeks before another massacre came to light this time in the village of houla and the world was quick to pass judgment the american british and french

reporting from beijing in china. tens of thousands of people are gathered in georgia second largest city of see in support of one of the country's major coalition groups the georgian green party has been set up by local billionaire and is expected to provide the main challenge to the ruling party of president. actions later this year director of the eurasia democracy initiative i spoke to one of the early here in r.t. he says if history is an indigo by the government's response to the rallies may not be a peaceful one. no the opposition has criticized the tissues increasing authoritarian tactics and unfortunately that issue has not gotten enough traction among voters president suggested his government has been known to do with opposition protests quite harshly in that one particularly brutal crackdown if you remember occurred in two thousand and seven ironically the fourth anniversary of the rose revolution yet the opposition sticks to its peaceful methods and it has so far as government will not have a good enough e

let's see reporting from beijing in china. the health of egypt's former president hosni mubarak is reportedly did teary aerated he's now in a cairo prison hospital where he said to be slipping into of consciousness thousands gathered in tahrir square this week angry at the verdict in mubarak's recent trial they're demanding the death sentence for his role in killing hundreds of protesters during last year's uprising there also angry that his former prime minister has made it to the presidential election runoff next week where he's facing the muslim brotherhood's candidate the ruling military council says it will transfer power to the elected president by july first arab affairs journalist an appeal or run down he says people are furious at the lack of positive change. it seems that the anger and reach. led to people missing and massive beyond the heaviest square last year beginning of the uprising and it's very much seen again on the streets of not only cairo and the square in particular but across the country as a whole with

see reporting from beijing in china. always more news and analysis a click away at r.t. dot com here's what's online right now at ungodly scandal files seized in a police raid on the former head of the vatican bank allegedly exposed misdeeds inside one of the world's most secretive organizations plus. there's a lot of the somali extremists wanted in the u.s. with a thirty three million dollars bounty to come up with a counter proposal offering ten camels the president barack obama all the details at r.t. dot com. the health of egypt's former president hosni mubarak is reportedly deteriorating he's now in a cairo prison hospital said to be slipping in and out of consciousness thousands gathered in tahrir square this week angry at the verdict in the guards recent trial demanding the death sentence for his role in killing hundreds of protesters during last year's uprising also angry his former prime minister has made it into the presidential election runoff next week or he's facing the muslim brotherhood's candidate who really military council says he will transfer power to

middle east russia and china strengthen their partnership is russian president vladimir putin visits beijing. giving you today's stories and a look back at the week's news here on our team. thanks very much for joining us dozens have reportedly been killed over the weekend in some of the most intense fighting of the syrian conflict this is the u.n. observers continue their investigation of wednesday's massacre in the hama province they're still trying to figure out exactly how many people died and who if anyone was behind the slaughter top u.n. officials at mit for the first time the peace plan is being flouted by both sides meanwhile authorities worry if an ocean or reports calls for a foreign intervention are being stepped up just a warning you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. to cane budgies lane side by side we mean to do an m. on them death was indiscriminate and bloody the pictures from syria this week have brought shock around the globe and also a wine sense of deja vu just weeks before and now the massacre came to light this time in the village of who. and the w

see reporting from beijing in china. always more news great pictures on our website r.t. dot com online at the moment for you disputable defends the british government's facing questions of why a security firm accused of human rights abuses in the west bank has been hired for the london olympics is on loan from us and somali is miss wanted in the u.s. with a thirty three million dollars bounty of come up with a counter proposal offering ten camels for president barack obama get the full story about tito kong. the health of egypt's former president hosni mubarak's reportedly worsened he's currently serving life in a cairo prison where he said to be slipping in and out of consciousness thousands of people have been drawn to tahrir square this last week angry at the verdict in a barracks recent trial demanding the death sentence for his role in killing hundreds of protesters during last year's uprising but also angry that his former prime minister's made it to the presidential election runoff next week where he's facing the muslim brotherhood candidate the ruling military co

which i think is understandable coming from moscow and beijing and i think what the u.s. i think does and to some degree the u.s. with europe with western europe does. seem to be coming down quite strongly in the middle east. as the. russians and the chinese you know have their interest which are not necessarily congruent with those or the u.s. they would probably want to protect those interests important talks in difficult times and dozens of multi-billion dollar business agreements signed three day visit all but concerned that the countries have kickstarted a new era in their relations and the fact that putin chose beijing as one of his early priorities since returning to power indicated that's in the far east as one of its most important partners more than half a century ago the chinese describe the u.s.s.r. as the elder brother by the time the soviet union collapsed these sentiments were gone. to visit to beijing suggested that the two countries may not feel like a family just yet but have definitely moved much closer to each other. see reporting from beijing in china

the middle east russia and china strengthen their partnership as president vladimir putin visits beijing. hello and welcome this is r.t. live from moscow you're watching the weekly a round up of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin zero in this hour and first u.n. observers in syria continuing efforts to try to determine how many people were massacred in hama province on wednesday and indeed who was behind that slaughter top u.n. officials admit the peace plan is being floated by both sides of the conflict dozens of reportedly been killed across the country over the weekend while foreign calls for intervention are being ramped up to. a report. duquesne body is lain side by side we mean children among them death was indiscriminate and bloody the pictures from syria this week have brought shock around the globe and also a worrying sense of deja vu just weeks before any other massacre came to light this time in the village of houla and the world was quick to pass judgment the american british and french push for military intervention in syria is absolutely enormous we've see

visit to beijing suggested that the two countries. i may not feel like a family just yet but have definitely moved much closer to each other let's see reporting from beijing in china just checking out a few stories ago lined up on line r.t. dot com. disputable defends the british government's facing questions over why a security firm accused of human rights abuses in the west bank's been hired now for the london olympics it's interesting story it's online from us and this is strange and smiley islamists wanted in the u.s. for the thirty three million dollars bounty of combat with a counterproposal is revealed online offering ten camels for president barack obama or no more it's called. the health of egypt's former president hosni mubarak's reportedly worsened today is currently serving life in a cairo prison where he said to be slipping in and out of consciousness thousands of people have been drawn to tahrir square this last week angry at the verdict in the barracks recent trial that a man with death sentence for his role in killing

full of business deals were assigned but apart from ensuring that trade is flourishing moscow and beijing have a number of pressing international issues to tackle. the reports. a century ago when china and russia glossed over disputed territories that in twenty twelve russia's president greeted by a red carpet in beijing during a lavish state visit. well we know that there were years ago china became russia's largest straight party you know outstripping other nations in the former soviet union as well as germany and other european nations you know the security cooperation in russia and china parallels you know that can only come out of the bonds of cooperation china needs and how i like russia what putin and hu jintao is alliance was reconfirmed by their unified stance on middle east issues in particular the syrian conflict that are being some difference as a patron russia china and some by some that are again countries from china and the russians prospect have the key solution lysine. the implementation but and that's a plan rather than a license what about the poverty. the existing gove

their partnership this week as russian president vladimir putin is that in beijing cross talk next stay with us here on our. sigrid laboratory. was able to build a most sophisticated robot which fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tunes mission to teach creation why it should care about humans and. this is why you should care only. if. following welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle deep aching of the dollar is the era of the greenback finally coming to an end with china and japan now trading with each other in their own courage.

let's see reporting from beijing in china. remember there's always more news and analysis on our website r.t. dot com online right now and disputable defends the british government facing questions over why a security firm accused of human rights abuses in the west bank has been hired for the london olympics. and somali islam is wanted in the u.s. with a thirty three million dollars bounty come up with a counterproposal offering ten camels for president barack obama get the full story at r.t. dot com. the health of egypt's former president hosni mubarak has reportedly deteriorated he's now at a cairo prison hospital waiting said to be slipping in and out of consciousness thousands gathered in tahrir square this week angry at the verdict in regard to recent trial they're demanding the death sentence for his role in killing hundreds of protesters during last year's uprising there also angry his former prime minister has made it into the presidential election a runoff next week or he's facing the muslim brotherhood's candidate th

reporting from beijing in china. always more news great pictures on a website called online of the moment disputable defense the british government facing questions of why a security firm accused of human rights abuses in the west bank has been i had for the london olympics stories online from us and somali islam is wanted in the us. yes with a thirty three million dollar bounty come up with a counterproposal are offering ten camels for president barack obama again the lowdown on that at r.t. dot com. the health of egypt's former president hosni mubarak has reportedly worsened today's currently serving life in a cairo prison where he said to be slipping in and out of consciousness thousands of people have been drawn to tahrir square this last week angry at the verdict to mubarak's recent trial that demanding the death sentence for his role in killing hundreds of protesters during last year's uprising and also angry that his former prime minister's made it to the presidential election runoff next week he's facing a mu

see references and putin splendid to boost their already strong military ties so to be pleased beijing in light of us major war games in the region and the recent tour of the u.s. defense secretary through the asia pacific china is strengthening its armed forces at any predicted rate the united states invaded the philippines in one thousand nine hundred in one thousand eight hundred it invaded the asian part of russia to stop the russian revolution it fought most of the war in asia then it went to korea vietnam the united states has fought many many battles in asia so our pivot towards asia should be considered something of great alarm for the people of the continent russia and china were also joined in beijing by iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad who supported their stance on syria the leaders also agreed that only diplomatic and political. approaches should be considered when dealing with the issue of tehran's nuclear intentions condemning any international talk of aggression towards the republic the chinese and the russians probably you know don't want to see and overly domineeri

in beijing on thursday. at the end of the two-day summit of the shanghai cooperation organization, a mutual security and economic group. chinese president hu jintao and russian president vladimir putin took part. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad attended as an observer. the statement declares the shanghai group is against military interference in the affairs of the middle east and north africa. it also rejects any enforced hand over of power or sanctions and stresses that problems should be resolved with dialogue. the syrian violence comes in the wake of the arab spring. those uprisings overturned regimes across the middle east that had been friendly with china. analysts say china may fear exit of assad could open the door to more western dominance of the region. susumu kojima, nhk world, beijing. >> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has called on russian president vladimir putin to support his country's nuclear program. they met in beijing on the sidelines of the shanghai summit. ahmadinejad said i

sidelines of the summit which will be lasting for two days for today and tomorrow thursday here in beijing and during which we are expecting very important and crucial meetings between. the presidents of ghana stan and iran something which we of course will be bringing more information on as soon as we get it and this will probably be the main focus of this summit of the shanghai cooperation organization certainly this summit comes just a day after the start of official state visit to china. during which these sites have managed to sign very many very important agreements and listing economic ties and military ties and definitely the most important thing that the countries beijing and moscow have managed to exchange their views on many different global policy issues and reported that they have been seeing eye to eye on all those issues in particular certainly the growing military strength of the united states in the asian pacific region something which greatly concerns china russia is agreeing with beijing on that matter and certainly the developments in the middle east even if we didn't m