which is not a good source because if you took at the if you look at the brics countries brazil russia india china and south africa they more or less have a gross domestic product of about fourteen trillion which sort of is similar to the gross domestic. product of the european union and more or less similar to the gross domestic product of united states so in a way the global planners want to sort of put some sort of quote unquote order on the table and they figure if europe is really going down very fast if america has such a bad projections let's now look towards the brics country let's make another call up of a very arbitrary one of that and see if we can drive business and expectations towards those countries and those sectors of the world but i think that they are totally lacking the political overtones of the political view and even understanding to be able to see things as they really are but what we've got are rather cloudy crystal ball with the full cost of russia's economy is in stark contrast to that the fortune being told for the worsening situation in the eurozone does that mean that

wanted monitors from the bric countries could also drawing them meaning brazil russia india china of course. reporting the violence in syria that split the country for nine months now. with. five thousand people according to the latest u.n. estimates but syria's ambassador to the organization has dismissed the allegations as quote incredible. questioning the source of the figures. there are definite questions on the credibility of the syrian human rights over tare particularly when it comes to the number of victims that. the government you can watch our full interview with a specialist on the region. so with us also plenty of other. news right now. a deadly attack. at least two people have been killed dozens injured in a gun and grenade assault. on a belgian capital so what exactly happened what's the situation right now. well yes this deadly attack did happen in. about eighty kilometers from brussels here it happened around twelve thirty noon and that's around lunchtime this is in the city center of you could get quite busy at that time now what happened preliminary reports say that

wanted monitors from the bric countries could also drawing them meaning brazil russia india china of course. the violence in syria that's plagued the country for nine months has recently intensified with the death toll now exceeding five thousand people according to the un's latest estimates but syria's ambassador to the organization has dismissed the allegations as incredible with some experts also questioning the source of the figures. there are definite questions on the credibility of the theory of human rights observatory particularly when it comes to the number of victims that they allege sherriff victims after the government atrocities. and you can watch our full interview with the specialist on the region dr rania massereene on our web site r.t. dot com where there's also plenty of other expert opinion on syria's ongoing unrest and all the latest news from there. at least three people have been killed and over one hundred twenty injured in the hand grenade and gun assault on a crowd in the building city of leisure police say the attack was carried out by a building citizen who

been through that nightmare are have grown up and they're ready to lead the world the brics brazil russia india china they're ready to take it forward you know live these if bug but you also hear max in america over and over especially through fox news that somehow it's the workers that must be the workers because i know rand and frederick hyatt told us the stuff that it must be though socialist that we have to find the socialist. when it's sitting there right in front of their face the command and control of interest rate policy but also this policy towards creating credit derivatives that they're all being treated equal oh absolutely i mean workers are essential to create the capital upon which you have a free market capitalist system if you turn all of your workers into merely consumers that are borrowing money and that money is borrowed artificially low rates then you're hauling out your economy to the point of economic collapse which is happening in the united states and around the world as we speak ok stacy ever thanks so much for being on the kaiser report thank you max go much more coming awa

mass course wanted then representatives and observers from the bric countries meaning brazil russia india and china could also join them and the two foreign ministers of called on soon authorities to cooperate and negotiate peacefully with the opposition in the country but at the same time russia's foreign minister has criticized what he says is a one sided approach by some western states to the situation there since according to him some groups within the soul hold opposition are using very hostile unpeaceful aggressive tactics which is only rocking the boat and worsening the crisis even further. but it's not a court order to preserve our partners who are calling on us to be decisive don't want to condemn violence committed so i own the extremist groups which have become increasingly active in syria in the city of homes several blocks have been occupied by militants they regularly attack army posts as well as administrative buildings hospitals schools police patrols and public transport i think there's no doubt that their goal is to provoke a humanitarian crisis to have an excuse to call for outsi

said that if wanted then monitors from the bric countries could also join them meaning brazil russia india and china of course. well to discuss this further i'm joined live from beirut by dr mark has something he's an ambassador for the universal peace federation so russia's foreign ministry once again criticize the western approach to syria as biased what about the sentiments where you are in the middle east do you feel one sided pressure and condemnation is actually aggravating the situation as has been suggested. it is true i mean the aggravation of the situation is only one side the source for which is the being pressured by the west and the nato alliance actually towards the syrian sovereignty and their own independence now the regime is under huge pressure by international organizations under the umbrella of the united nations and the european union and the united states for sure and in foreign policy so far has being download i mean they are downloading all their efforts in order to put down the regime as soon as possible where their own strategic interests will be implemented through another

the moscow's wanted then monitors from the bric countries could also join them meaning brazil russia india and china of course. the violence in syria that's plagued the country for nine months has recently intensified the death toll now exceeding five thousand important to the u.n. latest estimates but syria's ambassador to the organization has dismissed the allegations as quote incredible some experts also question the source of the figures. and there are definite questions on the credibility of the syrian human rights and serve atari particularly when it comes to the number of victims. victims after the government atrocities. and you can watch interview with a specialist on the region dr runyan mustering website r.t. dot com where there's also plenty of other expert opinion on syria's ongoing on rest and all the latest news from the. russian trucks with humanitarian aid bound for serbs in kosovo have been blocked on the checkpoint by forces. has the details on the phone now from. humanitarian convoy has become a little bit of a political hot potato and the crisis is only seems to be growing it set

the moscow's wanted then monitors from the bric countries could also join them meaning brazil russia india and china of course. ok now let's discuss this further i'm joined live from italy by the main caller sort of the who's a professor at university thank you for coming on the program today so russia's foreign minister has called the western approach to syria one sided and inadequate you see any can inconsistency isn't what's being said in the west about syria. in syria in libya you know. this is a regular issue in these. media contradictions and to begin to really. try to solve these problems they are worse than power to. make these contributions was. actually. finally. my new technologies were used. on clancy's it's a mixture size of. violence against the peaceful so you know you mention the issue of hypocrisy and inconsistency here perhaps falls into line with what we heard today that seven syrian soldiers are being killed by army defectors and why does that kind of story fail to attract international condemnation like the government's crackdown doesn't like what we saw in libya. you know you a

moscow's wanted then monitors from the bric countries could also join them meaning brazil russia india and china of course peace activist dr mara salumi says the main goal of the u.s. and its allies may be to establish a more pro western regime in syria. i give a shit of the situation is only one side the so far which is the being pressured by the west and the nato alliance actually towards the city in the sovereignty and their own independence no that is he was under huge pressure by international organizations under the umbrella of the united nations and the european union and the united states for sure and in foreign policy so far has being download i mean they are downloading all their efforts in order to put down the regime as soon as possible where their own strategic interests will be implemented through another that they are planning to take over after bashar al assad which is the president of the current republic of syria will be over stood by the oppositionists inside syria on know the whole situation i believe it has not been so for it through peaceful dialogue as a as i am an ambassa

if moscow's wanted then monitors from the bric countries could also join them meaning brazil russia india and china of course you could have this kind of reporting that the violence in syria that plagued the country for nine months has recently intensified with the death toll now exceeding five thousand that's according to u.n. latest estimates but syria's ambassador to the organization is dismissed and again as quote incredible with some experts also questioning the source of the figures. there are definite questions on the credibility of the syrian human rights of salvatore particularly when it comes to the number of victims that they allege shyer victims after the government atrocities. you can watch our full interview with the specialist on the region dr rania musri at our website r.t. dot com where there's also plenty of other expert opinion on syria's ongoing unrest and all the latest news from there in addition to what you see on screen. hundreds of protesters have been storming ukraine's court of appeal lets where the country's former prime minister's conviction for abuse of power is being

the focus has been the un and it's been pushing hard what they call the bricks, brazil, russia, india and china>> emerging economies. >> exactly. to permit a condemnation, a real message to assad that this cannot continue but these nations, according to my sources, say they were not moved. they have not responded and will not permit such a condemnation. >> shepard: there was feariest bashar assad's troops were about to bombard the city of holmes. >> amazingly he told barbara walters of course he's not killing his people. only a crazy person would do such a thing. the white house said we know who the fictitious person is who is crazy. there was a a heartbreaking story, a political cartoonist who is beloved and admired by everyone, he was taken out from a square, picked up by anonymous people, and his fingers were broken and they said you will never write another cartoon again. this is just a small example of what is happening throughout the country but it's going to go on. andrew tabler of the washington institute said there's no clear end. we don't know how this ends. we think assad will go but

the catchy acronym for brazil, russia, india, and china used to describe the new powerhouse emerging ets. but the man who invented the moniker now says one of the four has been a great disappointment. no, not russia with all its recent troubles, not brazil whose economy contracted in the last quarter, and certainly not china which continues to power on. goldman sachs' jim o'neil says the country that has been the biggest letdown has been india. he pointed out last week that india's inability to attract foreign investment could actually lead to a balance of payments crisis. from bric to basket case, what in the world is going on? some numbers tell a troubling story. growth has dipped to 7% for the first time in two years. the indian rupee is asia's worst performing currency this year, falling to a historic low against the dollar. india's deficits are soaring, and funding is drying up. india received less than $20 billion in foreign direct investment in the first six months of 2011. china got three times that amount. even russia with the smaller gdp took in more. why is india struggling

time breaking into the biggest markets in the world collectively called the bricks, brazil, russia, india, and china. and that brings us to our number to tight. 2,868,060,586. that is the estimated population of those four countries. 41% of the people on earth. and a group that analysts tell us that u.s. companies are desperate to reach. walmart's brazil and china operations had struggles. american tastes don't always fit that well into other countries. sometimes there are problems with local governments that don't welcome foreign and especially american businesses. and local companies often have the edge, no matter where they are. american companies need to get into the markets big time to keep being the world's biggest and best companies. so walmart's setback is something all americans should watch. >>> all right. to chris christie right now. a live picture of him at a campaign event. obviously, he endorsed mitt romney for president. this is happening in west des moines, iowa. we're going to be watching this carefully for you. we're going to have more on this in a couple moments. we're monitoring

time breaking into the biggest markets in the world collectively called the bricks, brazil, russia, india, and chinaat brings us to our number to tight. 2,868,060,586. that is the estimated population of those four countries. 41% of the people on earth. and a group that analysts tell us that u.s. companies are desperate to reach. walmart's brazil and china operations had struggles. american tastes don't always fit that well into other countries. sometimes there are problems with local governments that don't welcome foreign and especially american businesses. and local companies often have the edge, no matter where they are. american companies need to get into the markets big time to keep being the world's biggest and best companies. so walmart's setback is something all americans should watch. >>> all right. to chris christie right now. a live picture of him at a campaign event. obviously, he endorsed mitt romney for president. this is happening in west des moines, iowa. we're going to be watching this carefully for you. we're going to have more on this in a couple moments. we're monitoring every mo

they wanted to then monitor this from the bric countries could also join them meaning russia brazil china and india of course. you're going to live in moscow thank you. for the violence that is going on in syria so now playing the country for nine months is a recently intensified with the death toll now exceeding five thousand people that's according to the latest u.n. estimates syria's ambassador to the organization has dismissed the allegations as quote incredible and some experts also questioning the source of the figures. there are definite questions on the credibility of the syrian human rights era terry particularly when it comes to the number of victims. victims have the government of . full interview with a specialist on the region. three of our website are. also plenty of other expert opinion on syria's ongoing unrest and all the latest news from there. watching our occupy protesters in the u.s. have clashed with police as they stage some of their biggest demos yet storming ports up and down the west coast thousands of activists frustration two major shipping hubs from california all the w

the security counsel of russia and china not only that, last time security council discussed syria, not only had russia and china, had india, brazil, south africa to the shame on his side. >> appreciate it. let us know what you think on facebook. follow me on twitter. >>> coming up, stunning development less than a week before the iowa caucus. new polling showing support for mitt romney, support for gingrich dropping. we'll hear from romney, talk about what's behind gingrich's drop. >>> and amazing pictures from north korea. pictures today of the elaborate funeral for kim john-il. mourners filling the streets. whether real or not, you see them there, terrible to look at. we will have all of the most important moments coming up. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose, because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ here you go. driver's license. past five years' tax returns. high school report cards. and i'm gonna need to see a receipt for that watch you're wearing. you know, you really should provide

east and therefore and elsewhere so i think russia can always economically india russia and brazil are roughly your trillion dollar economies only compared to china it's much larger the fact is we have to come up with ideas and proposals and the problem solvers and that is where i believe russia's importance within brick will also rise as a result of this type partnership with india and joint proposals i would like to see joint diplomatic initiatives in the marshes that will raise the salience of bric as a group global problem solver ok you mentioned china there now defense is one of the major topics during the visit with the possible military sales how much of this might be in response to to india's giant neighbor china which is beefing up its military. well india has its own needs and its strategic concerns will be china and it russia has always been a dependable supplier of various i believe there is also a nuclear submarine that's on the cards that could be transferred to india from russia in the coming future and that's also on the on the discussion menu so there will always be you know individual national interests that relate to other bric

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russia and china. the last time the security council discussed syria, he not only had russia and china, he had india and brazil and south africa to the eternal shame on his side. >> thanks for being on, appreciate it let us know what you think we're on facebook, add us to your circumstanles. >>> coming up, new polling showing mitt romney holding the lead, but support for gingrich drops. >>> and amazing pictures out of north korea. mourners filling the streets of pyongyang. whether real or not, the cries, you see them there, just incredible look at the most important moments coming up. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] new glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. >>> in politics, six case before the iowa caucuses, a report shows that support is dropping for gingrich and growing for santorum. a new poll shows that mitt romney and ron paul are the front-runners, aamong the likely gop caucus participants in iowa. romney has a slight lead over paul. the next two spots are the big story, santorum is in third with

russia and china. not only that, the security council discussed syria he not only had russia and china, he had india and brazil and south africa, to their eternal shame, on his side. >> fouad, thanks for being on. appreciate it. >> let us know what you think. we're on facebook, google plus. add us to your circles. follow me on twitter twitter, @andersoncooper. i'm tweeting tonight. >>> coming up, stunning development less than a week before the iowa caucus. new polling showing mitt romney in the lead but support for newt gingrich dropping significantly. we'll hear from romney and talk about what's behind gingrich's drop. >>> also ahead, amazing pictures out of north korea. have you seen these pictures today? the elaborate funeral for kim jong-il. mourners filling the streets of pyongyang. whether real or not, the cries you see them there, just incredible to look at. we'll have all of the most important moments coming up. we'll be right back. is it because taking a step represents hope? or triumph? at genworth, we believe in taking small steps every day to keep your promises, protect what matters, and prepare f