bulgaria is one of the most corrupt countries in the european union. today, a new candidate is being presented for the head of bulgaria's to intelligence agency. it is the prime minister's second try. on june 14, opposition took to the streets to protest his first candidate. the old governing party had to give into the pressure on the the streets. now it is boycotting parliament, but the demonstrators also blame it for bulgaria's problems. >> they did not really do anything. they just pretend to do their job. >> she meansb borizov on the right, the former prime minister, seen here talking with his interior minister, is now under investigation. the conservatives, long deemed discussion partners for the you, are also accused of corruption. >> i cannot confirm a single case of such practices. that's why i say where we govern, i can guarantee that they do their work perfectly. >> some say this is a lie. boris often self is accused of dirty business. that why she and her husband come to demonstrate everyday. >> bulgaria is the only country where the mafia h

. >> onto other news now, and the european commission has published a long-awaited report on bulgaria. an update on the political and economic state of the country, which joined the ee you in 2007. >> its major focus is on justice reform, the fight against corruption, and organized crime. bulgarians have been protesting for months, hauling for a cleanup in political life. >> this man and his daughter have come to protest on independence square. for more than a month, people have gathered outside the government building every evening at 6:30. they are calling on the administration to resign. >> we are here to try to make sure that criminals do not get important positions. >> and to alert society to the moral perversity that surrounds us. >> at the stroke of 8:00, the crowd starts to move. this evening, there are more than 10,000 people here. like many others, his wife comes to the demonstration straight from work. we meet them early the next morning. before work, they take heart in another protest against bulgaria's political elite -- by drinking coffee outside parliament. >> they have

. >> onto other news now, and the european commission has published a long-awaited report on bulgaria. an update on the political and economic state of the country, which joined the ee you in 2007. >> its major focus is on justice reform, the fight against corruption, and organized crime. bulgarians have been protesting for months, hauling for a cleanup in political life. >> this man and his daughter have come to protest on independence square. for more than a month, people have gathered outside the government building every evening at 6:30. they are calling on the administration to resign. >> we are here to try to make sure that criminals do not get important positions. >> and to alert society to the moral perversity that surrounds us. >> at the stroke of 8:00, the crowd starts to move. this evening, there are more than 10,000 people here. like many others, his wife comes to the demonstration straight from work. we meet them early the next morning. before work, they take heart in another protest against bulgaria's political elite -- by drinking coffee outside parliament. >> they have

tray, who is originally from bulgaria was here on a student vees have a finishing his ph.d. and would not have been allowed to stay in this country once his education ended. thanks to the demise of doma, he's able to apply for a green card and someday in florida with his husband julian. julian and tray are here with us today to share their story and their struggles. gentlemen, congratulations and welcome to "viewpoint." >> thank you john. we appreciate your inviting us on the show. >> thank you john. >> john: pleasure to you have both. where were you guys when you heard the ruling and what was your reaction? were you on the supreme court steps? >> no. we were at the gym. i was on the treadmill. i was watching cnn. oops, on my little cell phone. and as soon as it was announced i on solutely jumped up and screamed yea and everybody looked at me like what's going on. i ran over to tray and pulled him off his machine and we were joyous. i don't think anybody knew why but we knew. >> john: in most gyms, pulling someone off a machine is looked down upon. you knew that tray would b

. >> the development comes one year after a terrorist attack killed five tourists and bulgaria. in retaliation, the eu issued economic sanctions. but brussels wants to keep lines of communication open. >> that does not prevent the continuation of dialogue with all political parties in lebanon. >> it will remain on the list for at least six months. it will be periodically reviewed. >> in egypt, at least two people were killed and 16 were wounded. the violence broke out after hundreds of supporters marched past and anti-morsi demonstration. his family is accusing the army of kidnapping the former president. he is not been seen since ousted from office on july 3. moving onto some business news, economic growth may have slowed in germany, but strong employment figures have kept those tax revenues rolling in. they collected nearly -- in the first half of the year. that is 3.5% more than in the same. income tax revenue also rose. tax collection figures were not the only ones. they also released their monthly report. more on this figures as well as how they went down and the markets. >

protests in bulgaria intensified on tuesday. demonstrators lot the door to parliament, preventing lawmakers from leaving the building. seven hours to break up the blockade. for weeks, protesters have been holding daily rallies to express their anger over corruption, nepotism and economic hardship. they are calling for the socialist led government to step down. the catholic church's world youth day opened in rio de janeiro. hundreds of thousands of young people celebrated on copacabana beach. rain and chilly temperatures couldn't dampen the spirit. >> it is a special moment for us catholics. you feel god's presence. were hopingan many to see did not attend. pope francis was resting ahead of a busy schedule that included a visit to a slum later in the week. the pope drew attention to the social contract in brazil that have led to recent protests. >> the measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need. those who have nothing apart from their poverty. at world youth day got to see the pontiff o

the decision comes months after the group was accused in the attack on israeli tourists in bulgaria. security forces in iraq are combing the area around the prison for escaped prisoners, including four top-level al qaeda fighters. more than 50 people were killed after the facility and another prisoner storm on sunday night. at least 75 have been killed after an earthquake struck western china. more than 580 others have been injured. 14 are still missing. egypt, legislators of the upper house of parliament supporting mohamed morsi and say they will be holding a session in the coming hours. elsewhere, six people have been killed. 11 more wounded in the wave of attacks in the sinai peninsula. the violence flared in the area after the army ousted president mohamed morsi more than two weeks ago. his supporters have been protesting in cities across egypt. in cairo, they marched to the headquarters of the military intelligence service. thousands gathered to demand the former leader be reinstated. there has been a large demonstration in support of mohamed morsi in the northern city of alexan

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look like going through the day on tuesday, the worst of the weather is going to be in romania, bulgaria, even out there towards the baltic states as this does continue to push through and eventually off towards east and western russia. the black sea, as well, you'll see some heavy rainfall from this as it does continue to push through. so we want to continue to keep an eye on it. i do think this cold front that brought all of the severe weather, and even the tornado in italy, it's weakening out and the worst of it is over with. now, this high pressure ridging in. that is the topic, because it's bringing in warmer air from the south. we're going to start to see temperatures about 10 degrees above average for some cities out here. amsterdam, 31 on friday, even paris could get up to 35. 11 degrees above your average to start off your week. that's a look at the world weather, here's a look at the extended forecast. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com . >>> hello from above. the tokyo sky is garnering much attention in japan. ju

is temporary work and travel restrictions of bulgaria as a rumanians will be lifted giving them the same rights to work in the u.k. as other e.u. citizens farm owners spirit. this would lead to bulgarians and romanians leaving for jobs. and are calling for more temporary workers. others fear this will bring in an influx of immigrants not only jobs but benefits as well. well over at off the dot com right now our online team has a whole host of stories for you this hour have a look at his feet this video for you quite a new zealand clearing supermarket shelves of booze and shocking office workers and well i'm not exactly time for a dip waves are being made in this pool right brilliant video it all to you dot com right now and you can check out our motion page and of course our channel and another click away for you right now it's not just the n.s.a. but even your car is tracking on your vehicles coming off assembly lines now have a special device installed to measure your speed and driving data that's on the website no. i've seen the perception of the cross many times it doesn't matter if

terrorist group a briton accused of being behind last year's attack on a bus carrying israelis in bulgaria up to now brussels has resisted pressure from washington and israel to put the shia muslim groups military wing on the terrorism list many are concerned about the tension in lebanon hezbollah is an official part of the government but today's meeting of e.u. states is being held partly because hezbollah has now become involved in the syrian conflict with militants fighting on the side of president assad. a much loved holiday resort just a short drive from london is now one of europe's most deprived areas it's home to junkies dealers and generations of families with no hope of employment. visited the forgotten seaside. golden sands beach front property and just a stone's throw from london wish you were here we have been really completely forgotten a lot of people are enough to enjoy you because that's the last place to go there's no work for everybody and i think this is going to continue for the next at least twenty years what could fix the problems of the day with money has been ranke

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is jumper you work and travel restrictions of bulgaria as a rumanians will be lifted giving them the same rights to work in the u.k. as other e.u. citizens farm owners spirit. this would lead to bulgarians and romanians leaving farm jobs for hotels and offices and are calling for more temporary workers from nonnie you countries others fear this will bring in an influx of immigrants accessing not only jobs but welfare benefits as well. i just. can't and while europe's unemployment problem continues to be. hitting record highs head to our website altie dot com for an in-depth look at europe's economic challenges still to come in the program. can egypt escape its vicious cycle of street bloodshed. that's a nation that's been polarized by politics with supporters of rival groups facing off on streets. across the country stories after the break. but. react to situate him to reports. no i will leave that to the state department to comment on your latter point to say . mr kerry cars are not talking. no more we are. when you question be prepared for a change when you have to. be ready for a.

sanctions citing evidence that the group was behind last year's attack on a bus carrying israelis in bulgaria european leaders are also concerned by hezbollah's role in the syrian conflict where it's been helping the army in fighting the rebels well let's get some insight on this from sami ramadani he's a senior lecturer sociology at the london metropolitan university while the decision by e.u. ministers comes a year after the bombing in gary allegedly plotted by hezbollah why did it take european officials so long to react. well basically because it's nothing to do with the with the terrorist attack and area because but again it sounds. totally hostile comes tank shell of the dozens even that circumstantial evidence has as but if you. and european political to get on the record saying about really. is not the issue. here is to do with the recent developments within syria and lebanon itself whereby there are still possibilities of greater intervention by the west by the united states backed by some european countries on. that intervention in syria it is also ironic. that they do this on the s

in bulgaria's capital sofia police have broken through barricades build around the parliament by protesters demanding the government's resignation five people were injured when clashes broke out as police tried to disperse the rally m.p.'s have not returned to work after a hundred officials and journalist were stuck inside the building overnight people have been out in the streets for weeks outraged by what they claim is inaction over corruption and crime. operation last chance has been launched in germany the campaign is offering the public a reward of up to twenty five thousand euros for annie information about surviving former analyses of. that of war crimes in world war two placards depicting the concentration camp have been plastered across cities as authorities tamped to trap the remaining dregs of war criminals who have avoided justice. now how does an act of terrorism defer from western style humanitarian intervention you know about and has crossed our guests get to the bottom of that in just a few minutes. the interview. east be to language. programs and documentaries in arabic it'

is temporary work and travel restrictions of bulgaria as a rumanians will be lifted giving them the same rights to work in the u.k. as other e.u. citizens farm owners speared. this would lead to bulgarians and romanians leaving farm jobs for hotels and offices and are calling for more temporary workers from countries others fear this will bring in an influx of immigrants accessing not only jobs but welfare benefits as well. just. can't and while europe's unemployment problem continues to deepen the fiscal debts are hitting record highs head to our website. and europe's economic challenges still to come in the program. a nation politics the supporters of rival groups face off in cities across egypt if the country can escape its vicious cycle of street bloodshed. in the great. british sun it's time to let. market. to the global economy with. headlines. he continues here on r.t. in egypt as battles between supporters and opponents of the else to president mohamed morsi raising the specter of civil war got attacks have been reported in and around current the situation has remained chaotic ma

members britain accuses hezbollah of being behind last year's attack on a bus carrying israelis in bulgaria but up to now brussels has resisted pressure from washington and israel to put the shia muslim groups militia military wing on the terrorism list there is some concern about stoking tension in lebanon where hezbollah is an official part of the government but today's meeting of e.u. states has been held partly because hezbollah has become involved in the syrian conflict with militants fighting on the side of president bashar al assad. elsewhere seventy five people are now reported dead after a five point nine magnitude earthquake in western china over four hundred are injured but local media fear that number will rise with a search for survivors under way and several villages cut off the quake was shallow striking twenty kilometers below the surface eight tang's in the remote mountainous area sustained a serious damage in the quake and subsequent flooding mudslides gansu province is one of the least populated in the whole of the country. and at least one hundred people have been injure

that follows allegations that the group was behind last his attack on a bus carrying israelis in bulgaria and concerns over his boss a port for government forces in syria but dr franklin lamb who is an international lawyer and political analyst says the decision as a p.r. move that will lead to genuine action they're still going to allow dialogue with his ballance political department just after military wing well that's nothing new how many european countries there's been talking to the ball a military wing very secret they don't talk to anybody the other thing is that the e.u. . is are kind of like the big government of lebanon but that raises very interesting questions for among others lawyers you've got the hezbollah now that they dominate what the cabinet and also the legislature and the executive branch it would take a thousand of lawyers to figure out the language and how you draw the line what did the e.u. do did they declare lebanon a terrorist are weighing because of the connection has bhalo supports the military we've seen that in the last several months does that mean that the

insisted on sanctions after blaming the group for last year's attack on a bus carrying israelis in bulgaria european leaders are also concerned by hezbollah's role in the syrian conflict where it's fighting alongside government troops against rebels or for more ness i'm joined now live from beirut by dr franklin lamb who's an international lawyer and political analyst thank you very much for coming on saying arteta saving firstly what you think is the motive behind this why the european governments labeling hezbollah a terrorist organization. well there's two motives the fundamental or the immediate motive that changed the situation from last thursday where the british and the americans were leading this cause a lot eight votes so what happened between thursday and monday morning to make the immediate cause the e.u. act and what happened were dozens and dozens of phone calls according to congressional sources afternoon from washington to european foreign ministries and the message was this the background was that the israelis led the has been squeezing kerry on the upcoming policy negotiati

. >>> this is in bulgaria. a tense night there for members of parliament.rotesters barricaded the building. the demonstrators surrounded the building overnight as parliament members began discussing budget changes. >> police in riot gear moved in pushing the protesters aside and freeing those stuck inside. two police officers were hospitalized with head injuries. we're just getting word now that president obama is delaying a military delivery to egypt. defense secretary chuck hagel called egypt's military chief to inform him that the united states is going to hold off on sending four f-16 fighter jets to cairo. >> this comes weeks after they overthrew the first democratically elected president. the people of egypt should rally in support now of the military. >> this is significant. this is a military man in uniform. not a civilian interim president. fighting between pro and anti-muslim brotherhood factions continue on the streets of cairo. >> at least nine people have been killed. many were hurt. reza is live in cairo. it seems like the call of desperation

we have done bulgaria and we are selected to become an operator in myanmar.en't been sitting completely quiet on that scene. on the contrary, i think we are now ready to integrate global after the approval which was recently given and we are about -- we are in the face of finalizing the license times in myanmar. and this is done then on the back of the whole experience that we have in similar markets, in asia, from before. >> so that's the way to go, going to emerging markets, to bulgaria, to myanmar, and not necessarily staying in the nordic markets where penetration clearly is very high. >> well, the nordics are important to telenor, of course. and the strength of the norwegian market comes through in this report. we have solid margins in this country. we have strong investments. we are on the 4g development curve at 30% -- 40% population do now enjoy 4g services. so norway is still a very important part of the telenor group activities. >> jon, thank you so much for taking the time, jon fredrik baksaas, the ceo of telenor. >>> around the desk, i was just jo

bulgaria. and chanting] >> shepard: protesters built barricades around parliament trapping 100 officials in the building it. it took riot police several hours break through the barricade and escort them to safety. chanting for cabinet members to resign. antigovernment rallies began last month after they reported media magnate as the country's security chief. mexico, a volcano outside mexico city continues to spit smoke and vapor high into the sky. officials say they are ready to warn the 25 million people living within an hour of the volcano if things get serious. the crater has been erupting almost daily since 1994. italy, with temperatures expected to top 100 degrees, rome's zoo keepers say they are treating these two brown bears to ice pops filled with fruit. bears are plunge the animals that have the toughest time in the heat. and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> shepard: i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour, time for the to

also cited a bus bombing in bulgaria last year. hezbollah's military wing now will be subject to having its assets frozen across europe. pope francis arrived in brazil this afternoon, on his first international trip since being installed in march. he was welcomed in rio de janeiro by throngs of supporters. during his weeklong trip, the pontiff is scheduled to address thousands of young people at the church's world youth day festival. rio has been rocked by antigovernment protests in recent weeks, but the mayor said today the entire city is open to the first latin american pope. >> he will feel at ease in our city, having a dialogue not only with the pilgrims but also the locals of rio and all that visit us. therefore, there's a clear message among the local public powers that the pope will have all the liberty in the world to walk through the city and speak to the people. >> holman: the highlight of the papal visit will be an outdoor mass that could draw more than one million people at rio's copacabana beach. wall street started th

the syrian conflict and also elsewhere across the middle east, but given that investigations in bulgariaand in cyprus have uncovered evidence of as the law activity hezbollah activity in europe, what conversations is the foreign secretary having about the prescription -- about hezbollah? >> i have been having lots of conversations. there have been some differences of you. but i think we have made some progress on it. there will be further discussions this month and we are coming up to a meeting of eu foreign ministers and 12 days time. i cannot say it will be resolved then, but there will be further discussions in and around that meeting. i will continue to advocate the designation of the military wing of hezbollah -- there has to be a clear consequence and a clear price exacted by european countries for terrorist acts on european soil. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the secretary of state will be aware of paragraph 87 of the g8 communiquÉ which made it quite clear that all the countries have committed to a decision that they supported a u.n. commission to syria to see if chemical weapons ha

these were gifts from the king of bulgaria. , they cameorld tour back for a couple of months and came back from cuba. paintings were given by the government of mexico. . very popular artist did these this is where the family would have their meals. julia maybe would have done some light entertaining here. this is not anything too elaborate. we have some other gifts given to the grants and this one was given to julia. this was a bronze urn given to her by the citizens of yokohama, japan. this was given to her by the emperor of japan. on the mantle is one of the most personal pieces that julia liked best. the leaves were given to her by general grant, leaves he picked up from the holy city. she kept them, had them framed and wrote the whole story on here. julia probably had the time of her life on this world tour ritchie devotes almost a third of her memoirs to it. she developed a friendship with queen victoria and a very good friendship with the emperor of japan and ended up staying in japan longer than they had expected because they develop such a nice, close relationship with him. af

for green card. [ explosion ] >> stephanie: an american man in florida and his husband who is from bulgariae gay marriage was struck down. those couples who have been denied, those decisions will be reversed without reapplication. people get to be with the people they love, so there neener. let's go to john in chicago. hi john, welcome. >> caller: hey, steph, how are you doing. >> stephanie: good. >> caller: i have to take issue with the earlier caller who was fighting with the n-word and say we need to stop. all ethnic groups, black jewish we all make jokes among ourselves about slurs. but amongst ourselves we have fun with it. this weekend i was in a pride parade, and i had a great time. my friends were comfortable and they were having fun. i did not feel that my rights were infringed upon and the use of usage of slurs were against me. >> stephanie: meaning that it's okay to use certain slurs among friends. >> caller: no, no, i was at a function, where my friends were members of the lgbt community. they were having fun relaxed blowing things back and forth laughing things i couldn't say a

in the last two years their attempted attacks in india, thailand, georgia, cyprus, bulgaria and a foiled plot in washington, d.c. demonstrate an audacity we should find chilling. today iran employees the capability to mobilize it's obal network of security and mois. the guards corp, the cuds force and operatives to further its objectives and threaten the u.s. security. it is concerning to me that ven though iran has stated the promotion of cooperation of latin american countries is one its top priorities this administration refuses to see iran's presence so near the u.s. borders as a threat to u.s. security. last month the state department released a report in response to legislation that i authored in the last congress on the threat to the u.s. from iran. the unclassified summary found iranian influence in latin america and the caribbean is waning. there is not consensus on this issue. but i question the administration's judgment to down play the seriousness of their presence here at home. congress has focused on activities of iran in the region. several house and senate hearings have b

these were gifts from the king of bulgaria. after the world tour, they came back for a couple of months and came back from cuba. -- and went to mexico and cuba. a very popular artist did these. the landscape paintings were given by the government of mexico. this is where the family would have their meals. julia maybe would have done some light entertaining here. this is not anything too elaborate. we have some other gifts given to the grants and this one was given to julia. this was a bronze urn given to her by the citizens of yokohama, japan. a little vase, this was given to her by the emperor of japan. on the mantle is one of the most personal pieces that julia liked best. she actually framed it. the leaves were given to her by general grant, leaves he picked up from the holy city. she kept them, had them framed and wrote the whole story on here. julia probably had the time of her life on this world tour. she devotes almost a third of her memoirs to it. she developed a friendship with queen victoria and a very good friendship

and they could relate to issues and: or over in bulgaria far better than someone like myself could.ost: could you talk about what the day was like the day the berlin wall -- berlin wall came down? guest: i have to smile because the data berlin wall came down i was actually on a trip, and i was in southern california watching it on television. [laughter] to yourom talking colleagues, what was radio free europe broadcasting on that day? guest: it would have just been covering it from start to finish. but i think more important is what we were doing in the months coming up to the fall of the wall. the east germans -- they started to be able to leave hungry want to they had gotten themselves to hungry and they could get to west germany from hungary. we covered that. and that, in a sense, was the catalyst for some of the changes that came along in all of these other countries. host: still some confusion about the programming and what goes on. "the of tranquility" right in and asks -- guest: absolutely. a lot of audience research has war,done, and in the cold when the the reasons why thes