e.u. stepping up unless it's pressure with tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. iran's nuclear ever void tells r t that his country's open to genuine u.n. inspections but accuses the way of working for american airlines. and cash rich berlin backs a new rescue deal for greece in the last few hours despite worries it won't be enough to save the indebted country and also growing calls for it to leave the eurozone as well. next r.t. special report from afghanistan. and kathy as. they get that you know i should look up and involve them in joe you actually come out there let me up on. my list of where you have already. been in front of. not only. are you going on in your. you have two schools they have that i too would works with let's men's and the ministry is one that woman is asian enjoys i'm so i'm i'm supposed to say there were many factors equal to and felt they were still there with two alike and each university's dick with this is freedom's. in your body no one respects the lozier on the mother all one they can look. live on for their own goods for their prote

e.u. stepping up the pressure with tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. iran's nuclear envoy is the wrong pictures here telling r.t. that sanctions imposed on his country risked derailing the already fragile talks over the country's controversial atomic program earlier today was responding to the latest u.n. nuclear watchdog report accusing the country of still not cooperating enough. and lawmakers in cash rich germany have voted to back in the rescue deal for greece despite unease it won't be enough to save the country spain's feared to be slowly succumbing to a similar fate. our programs continue after nine eleven the u.s. began its anti terror campaign in afghanistan at the time america's first lady said it would finally give afghan women their freedom so a decade later we are asking what's changed. we see. many. wives who have been beaten who want to leave their abusive husband there is one story that was the worst story which is a girl who had been sold off by her family and she was beaten by the older man who she was forced to marry and she tried to

e.u. is stepping up pressure with tough new sanctions on the assad regime. cash rich in germany expected to back a new rescue deal for greece despite unease it won't be enough to save the country meanwhile spain is feared to be slowly succumbing to a similar fate for iran secrecy over its nuclear program has so far led to crippling sanctions but threatens to end in military intervention up next the former head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog shares his thoughts. with the world's eyes focused on iran and nuclear issues both peaceful and non-peak making the headlines week after week interest in this subject is at a peak and where did many people go to try and get insight and answers but to hans blix you're a former weapons inspector diplomat and politician you've been immersed in this world for a long time thank you for joining me pleasure so we'll start off with top story at the moment it's very difficult to tell just how serious the crisis is from week to week is it a peak is didn't trough how serious do you think it is imminent or i think it is very serious yo

e.u. is stepping up the pressure with tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. iran's nuclear envoy tells our team that his country's open to genuine u.n. inspections but accuses the eye of working for american embassy. was responding to the latest u.n. atomic watchdog report accusing iran of still not cooperated enough. and lawmakers in cash rich germany have voted to back a new rescue deal for greece despite unease it won't be enough to save the country spain's feared to be slowly succumbing to a similar fate. back to one of those top stories the nuclear inspectors latest visit to iran has left them still of the mind that the country's not cooperating enough for its atomic program their report says you're ready when richmond is increasing but that is in line with what iran says it's doing this monday evening the country's i.a.e.a. envoy gave me his country's perspective. i want to first with your permission to explain that the report is not really. having anything apart from before what they have said it namely referring to corporation is in fact the reference

e.u. is stepping up the pressure with tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. and cash rich germany's expected to back a new rescue deal for greece despite the knees it won't be enough to save the country big time spain is feared to be slowly succumbing to a similar fate. the un's nuclear inspectors latest visit to iran has left them still of mind that the country is not cooperating anough over its atomic program the report says you radium enrichment is increasing but that it's in line with what iran says it's doing now the country's envoy to the international atomic energy agency. joins us now live from vienna to discuss the latest baster thanks ever so much for being with us much appreciated the i.a.e.a. statement is it appears to be very clear iran has failed to cooperate could you tell us why that is sure at this stage isn't it in iran's best interest to cooperate and resolve the issue if it really doesn't seek nuclear weapons. well i want to first with your permission to explain that the report is not really. having anything apart from before what they hav

well still ahead for this hour the e.u. steps up the calls for cash. how china might respond to the debt stricken blocks plea for help this weekend's g twenty finance ministers summit. has reports emerged that police in new york are targeting and profiling muslims we ask whether selective surveillance is making american society safer or more hostile a few minutes time. and a rainy and it rhetoric from israel and western powers seems to be having some impact on the u.s. public according to opinion polls the latest survey shows that a third of americans now see the islamic republic as their country's worst enemy compared to just twenty five percent a year ago in a point no reports now on the intensity of the anti iranian message flouting the us media and its impact. in the u.s. capital of media and message it one particular story a unilateral strike keeps spinning round and round iran could attack the united states in a much more fearsome way iran a hypothetical national security threat growing more dangerous by the day that new york could eventually be

as the syrian people await the results of a landmark referendum on a new constitution of the e.u. steps up foreign pressure by ushering in a tough new set of sanctions on damascus. and cash rich berlin expected to back to new rescue deal for greece despite unease that it won't be enough to save athens and worries that spain may be yet to follow suit. four pm in moscow i mattress are good to have you with us here on r t our top story a plot to kill vladimir putin during next sunday's presidential election has been for oil did a joint sting operation between russia and ukraine three suspects arrested earlier this month confessed to plotting the assassination of one of whom reportedly made contact with terror operatives while living in london or his skin off as the tales . budget appointments press secretary confirmed to r d that the invents did take place however he restrained from commenting any further meanwhile channel one has shown the video of two suspects describing how he prepared for this assassination one of them said that it was actually ordered by interior is no cool one off bu

e.u. stepping up the pressure with tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. iran's nuclear envoy tells us that his country is open to genuine u.n. inspections but accuses the i.a.e.a. of working for american embassy. was responding to the latest u.n. atomic watchdog report accusing iran of still not cooperate. and lawmakers in cash rich germany have voted to back a new rescue deal for greece despite worries it won't be enough to save the country some reading german m.p.'s are making fresh calls on greece to leave the euro zone . examines how the growth in oil prices is shifting the balance in the world economy these days it's right here on our. if you. want. a low end welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the price of crude remains stubbornly high and consumers feel the pinch but why are energy prices so high is that the lack of supply and security jitters surrounding the growing tensions over iran or is it due to greedy speculators and the way for oil is traded. to cross-talk the reasons that make oil prices escalate i'm joined by ferdinand banks in stockh

e.u. is stepping up the pressure with tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. iran's nuclear tells r t that sanctions imposed on his country risk the railing of the already fragile talks over the country's controversial atomic program. and business we're looking at the rule rates against both the euro and the dollar it's been rallying since the beginning of the year on the back of those strong well prices and the money coming back into the country to pay tax bills more on that and other stories and investors will. be watching r t live from moscow with the kevin zero in our top story at nine pm this monday evening a plot to kill vladimir putin after next sunday's presidential election has been prevented in a joint operation between ukraine and russia the suspects arrested earlier this month for a bomb plot confessed to planning an assassination attempt jacob griefs reports. initial information on this release by russian t.v. channel was soon substantiated though by key russian officials who lies to do we should stop press secretary to promise of better me a pers

e.u. is stepping up the pressure with tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. iran's nuclear tells our t. that his country is open to genuine u.n. inspections but accuses the i.a.e.a. of working for american efforts. and cash rich berlin bags a new rescue deal for greece despite worries that it won't be enough to save the indebted country and also growing calls for it to leave the euro zone. welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow with me kevin though in our top story the eleven pm this monday night a plot to kill vladimir putin after next sunday's presidential election has been prevented in a joint operation between ukraine and russia the suspects caught red handed with explosives earlier this month turned out to be planning an assassination attempt artie's jacob greaves is across the latest developments. it's already based on confessions there since speed acquired warm say in this so-called law of was actually a church of minutes and who's thought to remind a number of very bloody terrorist attacks in russia scouser moscow although he was paid a quarter po

e.u. is stepping up pressure with tough new sanctions on the assad regime. and cash rich in germany expected to back a new rescue deal for greece despite unease it won't be enough to save the country meanwhile spain is feared to be slowly succumbing to a similar fate as it for me kevin no one brings you the news in the next half hour but up ahead peter lavelle and guest discuss the price of crude oil and how it impacts the fragile economies of the developed world cross-talk next. it is. a long way and welcome to cross talk on people about the price of crude remains stubbornly high and consumers feel the pinch but why are energy prices so high is it the lack of supply and security jitters surrounding the growing tensions over iran or is it due to greedy speculators and the way boyle is traded. to. cross-talk the reasons that make oil prices escalate i'm joined by ferdinand banks in stockholm he is a professor of economics at duke university in east lansing across to kurt cobain he is a writer and author of preclude a peak oil novel and in paris we have sobere

e.u. is stepping up pressure with tough new sanctions on the assad regime. and cash rich berlin expected to back a new rescue deal for greece despite unease it will be enough to save our fins and worries that spain good beef set to follow suit. and in business we're looking at the rule that has been rallying since the beginning of the year on the back of strong oil prices we'll take a look at the numbers out at this point. seven pm in moscow i mattress like good to have you with us here on r t our top story a plot to kill vladimir putin after next sunday's presidential vote has been prevented in a joint operation between ukraine and russia three suspects arrested earlier this month for a bomb plot confessed to planning an assassination attempt let's get the details or marty's jacob greaves standing by live so jacob what exactly do we know about the suspects and how exactly were they plotting such an attack. the initial information on this release by russian t.v. channel since it started chasing though by key russian officials who lots of do we should be stil

e.u. is stepping up the pressure with tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. and cash rich burman is expected to back in the rescue deal for greece despite these it won't be enough to save athens and worries that spain is now set to follow suit. welcome you're watching r t live from moscow with me kev you know in our top story at eight pm this monday evening a plot to kill vladimir putin after next sunday's presidential election has been prevented in a joint operation between ukraine and russia the suspects arrested earlier this month for a bomb plot confessed to planning an assassination attempt artie's jacob greaves reports. initial information on this release by russian t.v. channel was since the start chasing though by key russian officials to lots of to reach mr press secretary to produce a better way of producing those in the ukrainian security services as well though it was cool to authorities attentional published. explosion after mr extensors closure when told to test a new call purses size to be killed by the explosion two people say they were detain

e.u. extraordinary step of embargo. and the united states is backing them very strongly. there is not a lot of slack in the market. that is the problem. >> eric: that is a huge problem. greg, that probably the only problem here is because there is no slack in the market. why is there no slack in the market? >> greg: why there are no slacks in the market? hagger slacks. i can't get them anyway. the big countries should have no problem with the embargo, because all of that green technology they have been working on will take care of it. don't worry about it. here is my theory we must employ. the sandcastle theory. you are on the beach and you don't knock over a kid's sandcastle until he is done building it. you just wait and wait until they have the nuclear reactors built and then you blow them up. that seeps to be the most sensible option. you wait until they put enough time in it so they work it. >> bob: the iranians cut back production by 20%. the saudis will fill in whatever they they can. the last people to see it is saudis. there is more than meets the eye. there is a

president bashar al-assad has mentioned darker priorities and i want to emphasize the important steps that the e.u. can take to step up its own efforts. so irrespective of how china and russia seek to obstruct genuine measures. but it not be the e.u. member states who fail to enforce the embargo and sanctions. how do they ship with russian arms to reach syria? that it not be europeans acknowledge company that expert systems used for massive fans censorship tracking and tracing of dissidents, but it not be the same oil to fuel their cars to drive to the grocery store and also fuels the tanks roaming the streets of homes. can the council and commission guarantee the e.u. sanctions and embargoes are enforced? besides the government let one syrian citizens in information work is regime. foreign journalists are of embrace citizen journalists risk their lives to share videos of their freedom cheers and that was slaughtered. ladies and gentlemen, we don't have a way of establishing a precise a man-made disaster in syria, the figures of over 7005 under inhumane circumstances accounts of in hungary talus e

e.u. squirming now i am specters are stepping in themselves to evaluate iran's nuclear potential so will this qual the fear mongering or are we destined for another war. and where there is war there are also journalists to tell the story but what happens when the journalist spends so much time with the subject or in the situation that they can't separate fact from fiction we'll show you why the media is being manipulated into spinning the story was have you ever wished you had a robot to do the dirty work cooking cleaning driving keeping you company well that dream isn't too far off from becoming a reality and you may be surprised just how dirty the work really is those are just a few of the stories we have in store for you next week along with much more news and of course in-depth interviews so keep it right here on our t.v. well that's going to do it for now for more on the stories we covered go to our t. dot com slash usa or you tube dot com slash r t america and you can follow me on twitter at christine for south have a great night. down the official ante up location your i phone on pod t

e.u. is continuing to put pressure on syria's assad to step down confirming new sanctions against the countryare on the way political analyst dr omar in a shabby things western powers are sending the wrong signals to the opposition who should be encouraged by the announcement of a referendum on a new syrian constitution. the way forward is to have dialogue and i think in order to have dialogue there must be sacrifices on on on both sides here is a president making. a huge move forward by presenting a draft of the constitution and i think that that should be in his view in many people's view sufficient to convince the other side to sit down on the table. and to have a serious dialogue. that would save syria the destruction and say this so many people. syrian opposition is calling for reform what is the best way to get that done is it through cutting weapons and shooting at government institutions to get to each other and having a civil war in syria of course not i think all the city and. however many of the groups who are fighting today in cities they actually are not ready for dialogue they h

e.u. and some arab states one assad to step down but moscow says the u.n. shouldn't be used as a platform to interfere in syria's affairs. reports from new york. the united states france britain could talk are and all all those countries supporting this draft resolution said that there would be no military intervention imposed in syria if the draft resolution was adopted but the most important thing to note is that those spearheading the push for this draft resolution are also calling for a ceasefire in in syria and also calling for a national dialogue between the government and opposition groups these steps these calls are calls that have been made by russia for the past few months russia has indicated on tuesday that it will veto a draft resolution on syria in which the tax calls for imposes any regime change and leaves a rhetorical door open for military intervention similar to what the world saw transpire in libya this unity council cannot prescribe a radio recipes for the outcome of domestic political purposes it's not in the charter we don't want the

e.u. and i.m.f. . russian civil society takes center stage in politics as a public figure steps up to monitor the upcoming presidential vote with backing from all of the candidates the goal of the so-called voters sure a fair and transparent election. that's who are the top stories of the week sports next. how i welcome to the world of sport here good to have you company coming up. making a racket russia given a lifeline in the davis cup tie with austria. switzerland a whitewash by the usa. mission impossible underdog zambia prepared to face overwhelming favorite in the final of the twenty twelve africa cup of nations . perfectly poised tiger woods is four shots behind leader charlie way into the final round of the pebble beach national in california. but we begin with tennis and team russia have been given a lifeline in the davis cup tie with austria a dramatic doubles win on saturday has made the score two one going into the final day of action. mikhail youzhny knew what defeats would mean were. to keep their place in the world group however they came through a five set epic against alexander and all of

e.u. allies are calling on president assad to step down while rallying further support for the rebels middle east blogger karl shero says this approach will spell chaos for the syrian people. assume assad were to step down tomorrow who is actually the legitimate political opposition to take control and when the west talks about supporting or the gulf states this side or the outside what actually the group say you would go to and finance or give support to so within the vacuum who would step in you would have people returning from iraq that has kind of the weapons or the experience and i think what we really need to be aware of is this highly erratic nature of western policy in particular u.s. policy towards all the countries in the region but particularly now towards syria that is kind of becoming provocative the west really needs to step back and try to cool things down before the escalate out of control. as middle east blogger karl shohreh talking to us from london. it's the moment of truth for greece as euro zone finance ministers gather in brussels to decide its future and french finance

e.u. . and russian civil society take center stage in politics as a group public figure steps up to monitor the upcoming presidential vote with backing from all of the candidates the goal of the so-called voters league is to ensure a fair transparent election. where the top stories and sport is next with paul. hello welcome to the sports headlines here on alex he is good to have you company here's what's coming up. making a racket russia going in there in that davis cup tie with austria old roger federer switzerland the whitewash by the usa. perfectly poised tiger woods is four shots behind me to cheer on the way going into the final round of the having drinks national in california. and mission impossible underdogs on the prepared to face overwhelming favorites ivory coast in the final of the twenty twelve africa cup of nations. but we begin with tennis and team russia still alive in that davis cup tie with austria they say after a dramatic doubles win on saturday made it to one going into the final day of action. and mikhail youzhny defeat would mean russia facing a playoff to keep that p

e.u. charges. this is considered in effect to be a step to prevent chinese airlines from accepting the new e. uchlt rules. the chinese government is apparently worried that the new plan will increase the burden on can ton tri's airlines that are expanding flight services between china and the largest trade partner, the e.u. next we go to bangkok to find out what's going on in the region. >>> indonesia is steadily establishing itself as an economic power house in southeast asia. the 6.5% raise of gdp growth in 201 is was 0.4 a percentage point faster than indonesia recorded a year earlier. the statistic bureau said strong domestic command offset the fall out from the dwloebl economic slowdown and european debt crisis. indonesia has a population of 240 million people whose average income is rising year after year. the bureau said foreign direct investment increased 20% in 2011 from a year earlier hitting a record high of nearly $20 billion. the government expects the economy to accelerate further reaching 6.7% in the current year. the bureau's acting chief says spreading wealth beyond the econo

e.u. even though the ukraine abolished the visa requirement, russia is holding fast to bureaucratic tradition. and europe does not seem willing to take the first step. the gulf between western europe and russia is especially apparent as we leave the bounds of the e.u. the doorway to bellaruse. we arrive at the border at 6:30 in the morning. there is a chilly silence as the boardy officials check our entry papers and another relic from an age the passenger cars have to be lifted on to a new undercriage. to the slow down invading armies the zaurs laid their tracks 10 cent meters wider than standard ones. it paid off during the second world war. even the machinery recalls days gone by. >> all of it looks the way it did in the soviet union. the locomotives and the trains are bigger and more cumbersome. you get the feeling that time has stood still. >> only a few passengers have come aboard on route. russian passengers do not ming welt rest. the chilly atmosphere puts a damp or the experience. it is a point of pride to impress with his hospitality and excellent service. even the french authorities have shown little enthusiasm for the line. the french st

is smiling for the cameras today after a major nuclear advancement and iran is also stepping up its game against the e.u. as well so will iran really cut off oil supplies to six european countries i want will they do in retaliation many western powers interested in fomenting unrest and syria and so they'll turn a blind eye to extreme weapons coming in through the borders well it's a game of duck duck goose the u.s. has a history of picking friends in the middle east but picking sides can backfire certainly has in the past so as history destined to repeat itself in syria. good evening it's wednesday february fifteenth seven pm here in washington d.c. i'm lucy catherine of and you're watching our t.v. . well china the friend china the enemy a key ally or a rival to be feared with the rhetoric coming out of washington it's often hard to tell the difference the front of fro the countries are intertwined economically and in these difficult economic times it's hard to ignore the extent of china's economic success many western common commies are floundering prompting some to even declare a crisis in western li

e.u. politicians can get from china during their visit to beijing the asian giant stop short of outlining concrete steps in certainty comes as greece again failed to meet conditions set up by the e.u. which led to the cancellation of a key meeting between euro zone finance ministers jacob graves reports from athens is showing just how far reaching this crisis in greece and also the euro zone now it in terms of achievement feels very least so you had quite a high ranking delegation heading there it was headed up by the president of the european commission the president of the european council as well as a manual but also. both of them despite that high ranking delegation didn't get any more guarantees apart from good imposed of was a chinese counterpart so know by now. sure interaction the thing guaranteed in terms of financial stimulus is really what they want the reason they're in china is because china has the money they need right now three point two trillion dollars reserve currency fund that could help stabilize the markets here understand why the chinese are somewhat wary of this investment becaus

e.u. gives in to continent wide protests over a controversial internet law criticized for being a stepping stone to web censorship. but first zero growth continued recession and more austerity the latest economic forecast for the e.u. as predicted by the european commission itself the latest figures are especially worrying given growing skepticism over the impact of a second greek bailout major financial players have already come out saying it simply won't stop a greek default this as lawmakers in athens prepare to vote on a slew of cuts today all to satisfy belo pre-conditions as protesters gather outside the parliament kostas doozy is a professor of law birkbeck university of london says only visa says that these cuts will only dream greece further. money and live got to live which to destroy or you push people all that way until they leave the country or they look for the obvious feels as though what . the mess we have is going to do percent unemployment fifty percent unemployment over here is a huge increase in corn let's listen to counter that did not have such a phenomenon of course

e.u. and the i.m.f. . and russian civil society take center stage in politics have a group of public figure steps up to monitor the upcoming presidential vote was backing from all of the candidates the goal of the so-called voters league is to shore a fair and transparent election. that's the top stories of the week and sports next with paul. hello welcome to the world of sport here we're not saying here's what's coming up. making a racket russia given a lifeline in that davis cup tie with austria knowledge of federer switzerland what washed by the u.s. . mission impossible underdog zambia prepared to face the well meaning favorites the ivory coast in the final of the two thousand and twelve africa cup of nations. and puffing people always tiger woods is four shots behind me to charlie way going into the final round of the pebble beach national in california. but first to football where reports in both the russian and british press claim that former england manager fabio capello could be in line for a move to the russian premier league with big spending and g. capello resigned from his job as manager of the th

e.u. level and the national level. thank you for raising this. europe will not make a decisive step towards being an integrated single market with the appropriate policy instrument at the e.u. level until this is remedied. >> as the prime minister said we have to be sure he gets to the white house on time and have a bite of lunch. we have time for two quick questions. at the head of the ku, ask your question when right after the other. and choose how to respond to the two. >> mr. prime minister, you described germany -- you described germany as being social market economy. you asked the central government should be bigger. don't you fear your message may be taken in the wrong way within republican candidates and more seriously how do you respond to the allegations we hear in the debate here that europe is a socialist country and america is moving in that direction? >> ask the second question and respond to that. >> thank you very much, prime minister. my question is again, regarding germany, germany has grown rapidly but the surplus, italy has grown relatively slowly and had quite a

washington's stepping up its rhetoric for regime change in syria ignoring. opposition. to. the rift between the e.u. and the u.k. . from the european court of human rights orders the release of osama bin laden's right. washington's top military official will head to. criminal charges against america. as egypt's military leaders crack down on the west to help bring them to you. are those are the headlines on a semi finals day at the football africa cup of nations next with the latest. hello there thanks for watching the sports on this is what is coming up fighting his conviction cyclists alberto contador calls his two year ban a terrible injustice and considers an appeal. while russian olympic medal hopes the martha room she either faces a frantic legal battle in her bid to compete at the london games. and stampeding elephants we look at how the ivory coast pairing to live up to their favorites tag in the semifinals of the africa cup of nations. but first disgraced cyclist alberto contador says he hasn't ruled out a painting against his two year ban for failing a drugs test the spaniard was stripped

e.u. is macro economic well being depends on the success of these steps budgetary first of all there was no. how susceptible is the russian economy to the developing global crisis and problems in europe in particular. we live in one space therefore many of our companies are export oriented any reduction in europe's economic growth rate or in european demand can have a negative impact on the growth rate of the russian economy exports would slow down and perhaps even prices for all resources would drop due to lower demand in the euro zone consequently russia's export potential would drop which in turn could slow russia's economic growth rate and cause tax revenues to drop it's obviously of concern of us we're monitoring the global economic situation very carefully and we're preparing for various scenarios we do have the ability to cope with a downturn we have the reserve fund and on. distributed funds in the federal budget which we can redeploy as anti crisis measures should the russian economy declines we also have the guarantee fund we've made allowances in the budget to use it for supporti

e.u. and i.m.f. . and russian a civil society takes center stage in politics as a critical public figure steps up to monitor the upcoming presidential vote with the packing from all of the goal of the so-called voters is to ensure a fair and transparent election. and i hear a lot see you we talked to pakistan's foreign minister that of. bonnie carter who explains why she thinks that america's war on terror is actually doing more harm than good watching our say. she is the youngest foreign minister and a world that has to deal with some of the toughest security challenges he not rabani khar pakistan's foreign minister is joining us now on r.t. thank you very much for your time minister it's been more than ten years since pakistan joined the u.s. military operations in afghanistan do you think that was the right thing to do you see i think. you would you know things look very different but of course. the collaboration that pakistan has had in the last ten years pakistan has bit of a heavy price for that but it is also a fact that pakistan inhibits the region inhabits the region and will continue to have this