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in return and it remains to be seen whether the west will consider abandoning the impending european union oil embargo as well as the banking sanctions that are looming against the islamic republic so a lot is on the table here whether or not this gets resolved remains to be seen but the stakes are as high as they could possibly be here in moscow and of reporting there now we had agrees as probiotic new democracy party has announced he wants to form a coalition government as soon as possible that's after taking the most votes. and sunday's parliamentary election but not enough for now right majority it's a clear repeat of last month's vote after which coalition togs collapsed ranting in the country to go to the polls yet again and as archie's jacob green is now reports the election that was expected to establish greece's future in the euro zone has once again land the country crossroads. places official results showing new democracy out in the lead this new democracy though with a problem because even though it looks like they'll win this election they won't do so with an overall majority so t

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its sanctions which are of course significantly hurting our oil exports and the iranian economy but the message from the real european union today with a plan to end our ago against iranian oil will continue unless until leaks is of course in addition to american banking sanctions the west meanwhile is holding tight to its position that it came to in the last months meeting in baghdad where they're demanding the arrhenius halt or rhenium enrichment above twenty or at twenty percent which is close to weapons grade which again iran insists is for civilian purposes only and also ship some of that stockpile out of the country and exchange the west would give iran some supplies for its reach research reactor as well as spare parts for its airliner commercial fleet

european union. what is in it for the russians and what is in it for the european union? >> russia and the european union our neighbors. both sides need cooperation. russia sells oil and gas to the european union. the european union relies on russian energy. both sides have to find a way to and move their partnership's fort. >> thanks very much indeed on the summit between the european union and the russians in st. petersburg. china has detained political activists and placed others on observation on the anniversary of the tan and men's wear -- enanmen square protest. this was a rare public display against the government in the southwestern city. such protests hardly ever happen in china. we went to visit the protester, but the police had gotten him first. his son showed us how officers had ransacked the flat, taken computers, and detained his parents. his father, a fruit cellar, had witnessed the events pointy three years ago. -- fruit seller. after keeping silent for years, he has begun to speak. >> china is like an apple that is rotten inside. on the surface you see little. people think the apple is still edible, but. it is but our whole system needs changing o

oil. the european union set to begin a complete ban of oil imports from iran on sunday. iranians already are feeling the pinch. >> translator: as a result of economic sanctions, bread, tomatoes, the cost of everything is going up. >> supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei says those in the west want to create a rift between the iranian people and their government. he said their effort will end in failure. >>> people in israel worry their country could become a target. israelis insist a preemptive strike against iranian nuclear facilities is the best action. and others are taking another approach. [ sirens sounding ] >> reporter: israeli fighter planes in action. israelis posted these pictures on the internet at the beginning of the year. in is re-- israel the clip caus a sensation, the fear is iran is developing nuclear weapons and planning to attack israel. this man created the video. he lost family members in the holocaust. he is worried about another holocaust, the nuclear program and iran's refusal to recognize the state of israel make him increasingly concerned. >> i

oil. the european union is scheduled to begin a complete ban of oil imports from iran on sunday. iranians are already feeling the pinch. >> translator: as a result of economic sanctions, bread, tomatoes, the cost of everything is going up. >> supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei says those in the west want to create a rift between the iranian people and this hair government. >>> afghan government officials and the taliban leadership have held a rare meeting in kyoto, japan. the afghan ruling party called on the islamic hardliners to accept peace talks. nhk world's hideki yabu reports. >> reporter: the meeting is being seen as a chance for both sides to exchange views and a move toward reconciliation in afghanistan. this meeting was set up by a theology professor. they are experts in islamic studies and have contacts with the taliban. they are hoping to help in the fighting. mohammed ma soom stankezai said all sides need to accept that afghanistan will not return to the chaos of civil war. >> the first important element for the peace process to move forward is the confidence-buil

leaders hope to pressure iranians to abandon their nuclear program by choking off oil revenues. european unionls cou coordinated with the americans. iranian leaders will understand more fully the urgency of the choice they face. 20 economies, china and singapore have now qualified for exemptions. and that's all for now in this edition of newsline. we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour. so do join us then. thank you very much for walking. thank you very much for watching.

its sanctions which are of course a significantly hurting our oil exports and the arabian economy but the message from the region european union today was that landing and borrow against iranian oil will continue in less than two weeks is of course in addition to american banking sanctions that the west meanwhile is holding tight to its position that it came to in the last months meeting in baghdad where they're demanding the arrhenius halt to rhenium enrichment above twenty or at twenty percent which is close to weapons grade which again iran insists is for civilian purposes only and also ship some of that stockpile out of the country and exchange the west would give iran some supplies for its rico research reactor as well as spare parts for its airliner commercial fleet a deal that the iranians today have not said a is fair has said it's unbalanced in the words of one former iranian negotiator diamonds for peanuts so a difficult situation thus far some countries are indicating this is the last chance for diplomacy before the talk turns to war we've heard israel threaten again to attack iran should these talks fail the israel

a european union embargo on iran's oil export taking effect tomorrow.end to do pressure the country over fears that it is developing nuclear weapons. the charge iran denies. >>> and penny paul free braving shark infested waters in her quest to become the first woman to swim unassisted from cuba to florida. the 49-year-old plans to arrive tomorrow afternoon. >> rick: politics now, a growing debate on the impact of the supreme court's health care decision and what it could potentially mean for president obama and for governor mitt romney. on thursday, as you know, the supreme court declaring that the individual man it is date portion of the health care act was constitutional because the fine imposed on those who do not purchase health insurance could legally be considered a tax. a requirement that is nearly identical to the one approved in massachusetts by then governor mitt romney, who has often touted himself on the campaign trail as never having raised taxes. kevin mccullough is a radio host and the author of "no he can't," how barak obama is dismantli

european insurers for coverage in the case of oil spills or other serious accidents. but concerns have been growing about japan's oil imports from iran after the european union announced a ban on tanker insurance starting july 1st. the government plans to put the law int force next wednesday ahead of the start of the eu sanctions. >>> representatives of japan, the u.s. and the eu have filed a complaint about china with the world trade organization. they say the country has been unfairly restricting exports of rare earth metals which are used in many electrical goods. but chinese officials say they're just trying to preserve their supply. a report by china's government says its rare earth exports accounted for 90% of global output last year. it also says growing demand for the metals has led to environmental destruction in china, and a depletion of supplies in some regions. the report defends the country's stance on exports for a protection of scarce resources. japanese and u.s. officials say they're designed to push up rare earth prices. >> china probably would like to use rare earth as a strategic weapon in dealing with the western world, like japan, united states or

nuclear bomb and the latest negotiations come weeks before the sanctions kick in, an oil embargo go from the european union and with iran in turmoil and the currency lost 50% of its value, prices sky rocked 40%, will more economic sanctions finally force tehran to give into western demands or will the iranians continue their brazen abject defiance? john bolton, a former ambassador to the u.n. and a fox news contributor who joins us every sunday at this time. good morning, ambassador. >> good morning, eric, glad to be with you. >> eric: there were zillions of meetings in vienna and istanbul and tomorrow, moscow, why would we expect any different result from the meetings that start tomorrow than before? >> well, i think it is very unlikely there will be a different result. we have seen a lot of coordination in the past few weeks, between russia and iran. every prospect that iran will try to insist that for it to do anything, the europeans and the united states have to back off their new economic sanctions. and i think given the potential economic turmoil in europe, there is a powerful incentive for the europ

enrichment facility also one of the the developments that we've heard that the european union will not stop or postpone the impending oil embargo on iranian oil that is set to take place in less than two weeks that of course was one of the negotiating points of the iranians were hoping and the west would a budge on the israelis have threatened to effectively bomb iran if there is no diplomatic solution to this problem we saw the israeli president yesterday in an interview say that time is running out for iran the other consideration here of course is that president barack obama is under a very serious pressure by nearly half of the senate to essentially abandoned diplomacy if talks don't end up in a breakthrough and to consider the military option but again we do have to remember that we are in a time of a severe economic crisis and the war option is probably the last last result it's not going to help president obama's reelection campaign and it certainly isn't going to help a europe that is struggling to recover economically so it remains to be seen what will come out but we will keep you posted on all of the updates.

the sanctions are expected to be tightened further when the european union gives its embargo on iranian oilthe failure to agree to more talks could have immediate impact, first on the world oil market and the global economy. it could ratchet up tension and pressure. fears of possible israeli military airstrike against iran nuclear program. back to you. >> john: steve harrigan in moscow. thank you so much. >>> some cherokee leaders want a senate candidate to stop saying she is part native american. google says big brother is not only watching. he is complaining a lot more. grapevine is coming up next. [ male announcer ] aggressive styling. a more fuel-efficient turbocharged engine. and a completely redesigned interior. ♪ the 2012 c-class with over 2,000 refinements. it's amazing...inside and out. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, x: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walki

the developments that we've heard from officials yesterday is that the european union will not stop or postpone the impending oil embargo on iranian oil that is set to take place in less than two weeks that of course was one of the negotiating points of the iranians were hoping and the west would a budge on iran meanwhile is sticking to its demand saying that no progress will be made unless the west acknowledges its right to a peaceful nuclear energy program for civilian purposes the iranians were also again hoping that the west with ease some sanctions in order to alleviate its struggling economy we also have to keep in mind that american banking sanctions are set to take place but in exchange for the plan that the west has put forth all they're offering to iran is essentially some research mature. for a medical reactor and spare parts for iran's commercial airliner fleet according to one former renia negotiator that is diamonds for peanuts in other words not a balanced deal and not enough incentive for iran to make such that significant concessions. well is he what prospects as iran a face if the talks fail to

. >>> the european union embar go on iranian oil starts tomorrow. >>> a powerful earthquake has struckn between china. the nagny attitude 6.3 quake toppled buildings, and cut off electricity to a remote mountainous region. there are no reported deaths at this time. the earthquake also triggered some landslides. >>> a judge has ordered samsung to halt us sales of its galaxy nextious cellphone while the judge determines whether they infringed on patents by apple. now, the rulings are a blow to samsung and google, which jointly announced the galaxy nexus smartphone last other. >>> governor juriy brown is fast tracking the environmental process for apple's new headquarters. fast track thick project will speed up -- fast tracking the project will speed up the process. >>> one of the iphones newer features is getting poor reviews. piper jaffray gave siri a d for accuracy. siri is a key feature on the new iphone. >>> three years after toyota recalled more than 14 million vehicles to fix acceleration problems, the carmaker has identified two more models at risk for safety defects. the company

oil imports from iran. the move comes ahead of european union insurance band on tankers carrying iranian crude which takes effectsunday. the ban is part of a series of measures by brussels and washington and aiming to pressure tehran into abandoning its nuclear program. >> and grease's malia elected government is continuing to have a hard time getting on its feet, overshadowed by health troubles and diminishing funds to pay salaries and pensions. all of this just days before a key ec summit on the debt crisis. >> the new nominee for finance minister has made original and new proposal for helping the nation out of its malaise. >> including using state property as collateral for new bonds to raise more than 100 billion euros and sorely needed funds. >> the rocky beginning to the new government of greece filled newspaper front pages tuesday in athens. headlines like, a lonely country 6 finance minister and allies had the ring of a personal act. >> it is indeed a bit strange. was there a reason not to become finance minister? if he had a reason, he should have said so. >> others say it does not matter who takes offi

the aim is to keep uranium oil coming into japan after the european union bans its insurers from providing coverage for iranian oil shipments from july 1st. >>> the government will shoulder up to $7.6 billion in damages if a tanker containing uranium oil to japan gets involved in an accident. to comply with u.s. sanctions, japan is already cutting oil supplies from iron which account cot for 8% of its total crude oil imports. the country is looking to avoid any further drastic supply costs that could drive up the cost of expensive fuel imports. that's all from nikkei business report. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the asian ipo space, malaysia is on track to clinch the tight of the world's second biggest public offering after facebook. they priced its $3.1 billion offering near top of its target range. they are expected to be listed later this month. >>> manchester united has reportedly delivered a swift kick to its asian ipo plans. various supports suggest it's looking to go public in the united states instead. the club has decleaned to officially comment. >>> and despit a series of de

the iranians, in turn, insisted that sanctions against their oil industry be lifted. the european unioneign policy chief, catherine ashton, said diplomacy is still possible, despite the failure in moscow. >> the choice is iran's. we expect iran to decide whether it is willing to make diplomacy work. to focus on reaching agreement on concrete confidence-building sets and to address the concerns of the international community. >> sreenivasan: ashton said high-level talks are being suspended. instead, lower-ranking representatives from the two sides will meet in istanbul, turkey, next month. the government of syria said today it is ready to heed a u.n. call to evacuate civilians from homs. it blamed rebels for obstructing the effort. today explosions and shelling continued to rock the region around homs. as many as a thousand families have been trapped by the ongoing assault on the city and surrounding towns. at the u.n., the chief of the observer mission to syria, norwegian general robert mood, briefed the security council on the rising violence. firefighters hoped to make more progress t

and european union-backed sanctions. the eu is set to impose an oil embargo on iran beginning july 1st. on tuesday, the parties agreed to reconvene in turkey early next month to decide from there on whether to continue the talks. taliban militants have launched new attacks on afghan and nato military bases in afghanistan. eleven fighters struck military outposts in kandahar province with all of them losing their lives in the ensuing gun battle. four afghan officers and a foreign contractor were also killed in the attacks. pakistan is facing a political crisis after a supreme court ruled the country's prime minister is ineligible to hold office. on tuesday, the pakistani justices said the prime minister was disqualified from the post after he was convinced -- convicted of contempt in april for refusing to reopen fraud investigations against president zardari. >> he is disqualified as a member of parliament and consequently, as the prime minister of the country. [unintelligible] furthermore, the election commission has been directed to issue [unintellig