well the french president francois hollande announces the country's toughest a budget in decades with exports convince the naturals what only make things. well almost immediately after georgia began boasting that it wiped out a dozen suspected militants who had allegedly crossed russia's border last month and doubt was being cast on the operation now a former georgian backed chechen militant is claiming the whole operation was an elaborate hoax to discredit russia investigating on this story r.t.c. corpuscle off. the outcome of a recent alleged police operation near georgia's border with russia's republic of dagestan eleven suspected terrorist dead the b.b.c. says that the armed men were chechens who crossed into georgian territory and kidnapped around ten locals before being caught by police the news spreads quickly but not everyone's buying it. this was all organized by georgian security services the lack of transparency and details about the incident has led many to believe the whole so-called anti terror operation was a complete hoax jorgen of forty seven very successful in creati

are growing alarmed by increasing unemployment and the lack of growth of both of which president francois long promised to address artie's maria reports. this was. also seem a. young destroys year or shows about overbought visit out there i believe the time of crisis is over it's now time for france's president francois hollande to perform a miracle this is how some allegedly not a task facing all along in his first annual budget and the country's image in the faltering euro zone is also at stake the government needs to save thirty billion euros in twelve months to reduce the deficit from this year's four and a half percent to three percent the e.u. ceiling for member countries higher taxes for business and wealthy individuals are expected to bring twenty billion and all and has outlined a plan to save the other ten billion by cutting public spending was so you know has worked in the hunt for french ministries over the last twenty years he says france is currently there may fall into the same trap many of his predecessors did. the past decades of governments have been cutting and cutting

week the country's unemployed supposed three million for the first time in years french president francois hollande campaign slogan was change is now today four months on the right indeed signs of many changes here in the country but while france is economically struggling with an enormous dat huge budget deficit and an employment level the highest it's been in more than a decade the question is whether the change that people here voted for has been for the better. or if not. paris france. and of course he is coming to you live from the capital of russia we are deep inside moscow here and we're coming back to you in just a few seconds here just a story though is still to come this hour the issue being out of the question. of brittania. written by i mean it's it's the iconic association with the british empire system and. we report on how the latest additions to the u.k. citizenship test proved to be tricky not only for those seeking a new passport but a story in full details in just a couple of minutes. looking at some talks you simply do not believe they come speak and goodness how they c

governments resort to when trying to balance their country's budget that's not french president francois orlando is going to do as he said to present what he dubbed france's tough as the budget for thirty days but the stubborn lack of economic growth and skyrocketing unemployment have triggered fears the measures could only live france in deeper trouble very often oceanarium ports. they've both i os is very. young destroyed here are short about thought up as you go there i believe the time of crisis is over it's now time for france's president francois around to perform a miracle this is how some of the task facing all along in his first annual budget and the country's image in the faltering eurozone is also at stake the government needs to save thirty billion euros in twelve months to reduce the deficit from this year's four and a half percent to three percent the e.u. ceiling for member countries higher taxes for business and wealthy individuals are expected to bring twenty billion and all and has outlined a plan to save the other ten billion by cutting public spending plans was so you

both up as you go there i bridge the time of crisis is over it's now time for france's president francois round to perform a miracle this is how some of the task facing all along in his first annual budget and the country's image in the faltering eurozone is also at stake the government needs to save thirty billion euros in twelve months to reduce the deficit from this year's four and a half percent to three percent the e.u. ceiling for member countries higher taxes for business and wealthy individuals are expected to bring twenty billion and all and has outlined a plan to save the other ten billion by cuts in public spending. nor has worked in a handful of french ministries over the last twenty years he says france is currently there may fall into the same trap many of his predecessors did but walking towards. the past decades of governments have been cutting and cutting and cutting mostly to expenses to balance budgets but in fact the more they cut the slower the economic growth and consequently more cuts this will be a catastrophic budget i think taxing the rich and unprecedented seven

the country's unemployment surpassed three million for the first time in years french president francois hollande campaign slogan was change is now today four months on the raw signs of many changes here in the country but while france is economically struggling with an enormous huge budget deficit and an unemployment level the highest it's been in more than a decade the question is whether the change that people here voted for has been for the better. or if not. paris france. which has all majors are moving abroad dale's head how business desk or the story. is becoming the latest play will develop an oil field in venezuela the company will have a sixteen billion dollars into the carriage. with the venezuelan oil corporation c v p. also anticipated to toy with b.p. of britain the two firms are currently in negotiations over a stake in b.p. really because of rick's planes. there are more twists and turns in this deal than on the moon is made a park ride to really get the full picture when you take a look at who makes up the n.k.v.d. and how we got so this point so the british partners are

the country's unemployment surpassed three million for the first time in years french president francois campaign slogan was change is now today four months on the right indeed signs of many changes here in the country but while france is economically struggling with an enormous dad huge budget deficit and unemployment level the highest it's been in more than a decade the question is whether the change that people here voted for has been for the better. or if not. paris france. it is a pleasure having you with us here in our two today on rory sushi and certainly with more news to come after a short break. i never thought i could earn a living this way. natale a show of oil is the norm or should test small arms so there's a lot almost machine building ploy and not obvious sourced count of all the weapons she's fired over the past twelve years. i got so used to it sometimes my friends ask me to join them at the rifle range and i say no wait i'm so tired of shooting. the applause history goes from making far audience during world war two to ballistic missiles from nuclear submarines during

france's opposition had a field day. >> despite the uproar, presient francois hollande insists he is going through with it. >> this tax is an important part of measures to address the nation's finances. once those are successful, it can be abolished. >> for his part, he has denied he is becoming a tax exile. he insists he will remain a resident of france and fulfill this fiscal oblations -- obligations, like all french people, rich or poor. >> we will be asking young people what europe means to them. first, let's get you up-to-date on this story -- the most expensive bailout of the american financial crisis seems to be nearing an end. the white house announced it will sell stock and aig to the tune of $18 billion -- sellig t8 billion. the sale will bring the government's stake in the insurer down to 20%. aig still owes u.s. taxpayers about $23 billion. >> he has already said he only has a slight chance of doing any better than his predecessor. lack gardini -- lackdar brahimi has begun his job. the veteran algerian diplomat has reached -- has worked for peace in numerous crisis areas.

five percent tax rate on the rich are forcing the country's highest earners out of the country as francois hollande is struggling to fill a massive gap in the budget the tax strategy threatens to backfire with france losing an entrepreneurial class best able to revive its economy are just as are still you know reports. when the world's fourth richest men a frenchman bernard know asked for belgian citizenship some of his compatriots took offense with one left wing french newspaper publishing this image with this headline the mayor of this area the brussels capital region has confirmed has indeed established residence here at the french tycoon denies his move had anything to do with french president francois want to impose a seventy five percent income tax on those earning above one million but many suspect otherwise and the rich have become the subject of much discussion. there quite responsible for this crisis they should pay more than the rest since they have more. is the people who are responsible for the crisis. so. it depends on the rich bankers who contributed to the crisis should pay

economy of the french and the people, other folks, are consumed with the social life of president francoisin office for three months, hoping to keep the rivalry between his gal pal and partner off the pages out of the headlines having no such luck. hala, a lot of people say, wow, how's he going to focus on this economic crisis, his plan, policies when this looks like a tella novella happening in fran france. >> talking about that and talking about something very interesting that happened over the last 48 hours. and that is this big debate in france about taxing people who make a lot of money. culturally in france, it's been traditionally distaste for people who exhibit their wealth and this has been out there as a matter of bitter and passionate debate in that country. what happened over the last week is that france's richest man was the head of the louis viewton says the tax plan, taxing people who earned more than 1 million euros, 75% of their income is unacceptable, i am seeking belgian citizenship. the shup noonewspaper had a tit read "get lost you rich" and then you can fill in the bl

this coming weekend french president francois hollande will decorate him with the highest public distinction. >>> elsewhere a nadial power couple is taking stake. dion phaneuf and his long-time girlfriend/actress shubert became engaged over the word. >>> tmz reports bobby brown is out of rehab, denies he leftarily and writes he's 20 days early. >>> the 57-year-old actor was considering legal architect from apple because he wants to leave his digital music collection to his daughters. >>> and bieber released his photo of his knew tattoo. the crown. it marks the 18-year-old's seventh tattoo. how about that. >> do you want me to print that out for you? >> put it in my locker? the pop star got the first, a tribute to jonathan livingston see gull on his 16th birthday with his dad. >> you don't have a locker? >> you don't? you're missing us. >>> this comes to us from kxas 5 in dallas where everything is big in dallas including bellyaches. the state fair held its fried food cook-offs. they entered their favorite, fried cake, cinnamon roles and deep fried pork rinds, right up your alley, bill. but n

already sir paul mccartney, this coming weekend french president francois hollande will decorate himith the heist public distinction. >>> elsewhere a canadian power cupping is taking shape as toronto's captain dion phaneuf and his long-time girlfriend/actress elizabeth shubert became engaged over the word. >>> tmz reports bobby brown is out of rehab, denies he left early and writes he's 20 days early. >>> the 57-year-old actor was considering legal architect from apple because he wants to leave his digital music collection to his daughters. >>> and finally last week bieber released this photo of his new tattoo. the crown marks the 18-year-old's seventh tattoo. the pop star got his first, which was a tribute to jonathan livingston seagull with his dad on thiz 16th birthday. you follow him. >> i actually stopped following him because he was tweeting too much. you can't do that. >> i mean that's gold right there though. you missed it. >> i don't even have to leave my day job to find out. >>> this comes to us from kxas 5 in dallas where as they say everything big in texas is in dallas in

president francois hollande has pledged to close the facility during his term. >>> the meeting of the asia pacific cooperation forum will soon end. a joint statement is expected to include an agreement to refrain from protectionist measures. foreign and trade ministers from the 21 economies will include export limits on agricultural products as food prices soar worldwide. thursday the ministers continue to discuss challenges they face to boost growth across the region. they aim to iron out their differences on reducing tariffs on solar panels. the japanese ministers have offered to narrow down applicable products. this is to gain the understanding of china and other countries that are cautious about tariff cuts across the board. >>> on the sidelines of the apec meeting, officials from nine countries, u.s. and australia, gather to talk about a transpacific partnership, free trade agreement. the ministers agreed to step up efforts to conclude a trade pact. the aim to remove tariff barriers without exception to literalize trade and investment in the transpacific zone. ministers have conf

. >> french president francois hollande has paid tribute to the more than 70,000 jews deported from france during nazi occupation. >> he held a ceremony near paris for the opening of a new holocaust memorial. today is the 70th anniversary of the first deportations from france. hollande said teaching young people about the past is the only way to stop it being repeated. >> a turkish court has sentenced two former generals and an admiral to 20 years in prison. they were found guilty of masterminding a plot to overthrow the prime minister. that happened more than a decade ago. crowds outside the courtroom celebrated the judgment of over 300 military officers found guilty of involvement in the plot. authorities say the military planned to bomb historic mosques and trigger conflict with grease to open the way of a takeover of the government. >> more women on the board of corporations here in germany. the government is one step further to imposing quotas. >> parliament approved a bill on friday that would require 40% of boards of publicly traded companies to be women. >> the legislation, which i

take their toll on the french with freshly elected president francois hollande watching his ratings plummet blow by economic blow. and russia turns each word eastward at the asia pacific summit in blood of all stock economic and political ties with china growing up a stronger which could on nerve the u.s. and its moves for influence in the region. plus it's a dead heat between the republicans and democrats in the race for the white house with both candidates looking to set apart that remarkably similar platforms. all right up next year at sea it's a look at the problems on the us mexico border through the eyes of vigilante militia men fighting a regional human trafficking this is art. and the immigration bill goes down in the senate that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo critics of arizona's newly signed immigration bill say it allows police to stop anyone on the street based purely on the person's appearance governor brewer's response when asked by a reporter what illegal immigrant looks like. i do not know i do not know what legal immigrant that's like but the sticking

maybe he might persuade angela merkel of germany and france want hollande -- francois hollande of france to give him some breathing room. greece could face immense political instability to add to its financial woes. >> thank you very much. austerity strikes under way in greece. the streets of the spanish capital madrid are calm after a night of violent protests. riot police fired rubber bullets at demonstrators who tried to march on the parliament building, angry at their governments' efforts in spending cuts. now this report from madrid. >> many in the crowd were young. this protest was organized by social media. -- via social media. it was more expensive than other recent demonstrations -- more tense. thousands gathered on the roads in their evening. their path was blocked by hundreds of riot police. and then this. the police moved in, taking out certain people. the police were prepared. 1300 were deployed in the roads around the parliament. they had few problems holding back the protesters. this was yet another demonstration against spain's economic reforms. the government is set to a

already sir paul mccartney, this coming weekend french president francois hollande will decorate mccartney as an officer of the legion of honor. that is france's highest public distinction. >>> elsewhere, a canadian power couple is taking shape as toronto maple leaf captain dion phaneuf and his long-time girlfriend calgory-born actress elisha shubert became engaged over the weekend. >>> well, tmz reports bobby brown is out of rehab, denies he left early and says he's 22 days sober. >>> bruce willis's wife emma is shooting down a report that the 57-year-old actor was considering legal action against apple because he wants to leave his digital music collection to his daughters. >>> and, finally, last weekend justin bieber tweeted a photo of his new tattoo, a crown, to his nearly 28 million followers. who knew he had seventh. >> looks like he's being held hostage. zpl please, stop tattooing me. he's only 18 years old. >> his hair's all spiky and done up. >> all is well with the world. >> get hair and makeup right before that was done? >> guys, this is going to be an important one. it shows a

traders will take cues off of comments from french president francois hollande as he lays out his 2013 budget plan. it's expected to contain spending cuts, along with a small rise in taxes. meanwhile, protests continue in greece and spain as those governments plan severe spending cuts on wages and pensions. leaders in spain expect a soft recession and aim for a 4.5 gdp, with an emphasis on cuts versus tax hikes. in greece, government officials approved an austerity package with spending cuts and fresh tax revenues needed to secure eu-imf loans. the government found nearly 400,000 jobs that went un- reported. each year, the labor department revises employment data. a preliminary revision shows 386,000 more jobs were created in the year ending in march than were reported, which means at least an extra 30,000 jobs were added each month, translating into 133.2 million people working versus 132.8. the .03% job gain is within the standard range of revisions. labor relations observers say the u.s. is seeing a rise in labor disputes leading to public protests and walkouts within the last year-

it is aimed at showing francois hollande and his team have the physical rigor to maintain france's reputation as a pillar in the eurozone. >> they came to narrow the deficit next year to 3% of national output -- date came to narrow the deficit next year. >> among the measures -- a temporary 75% income tax on earnings over 1 million euros. business also faces cuts in tax breaks. the prime minister presented the 2013 budget. >> this is a budget for social justice. and it is a budget for growth. it prepares us for the future. it is a courageous and responsible budget. >> the package includes public spending cuts of 10 billion euros. france's economy is in a precarious position. second quarter gdp was stagnant, and unemployment has just talked 3 million -- topped 3 million. the government is aiming to make good on election promises while making sure austerity does not hit france into recession -- tip france into recession. >> spanish banks will need 59 billion euros to get back on their feet according to a new report commissioned by the spanish government. >> that will help take pressure off the

french president francois hollande has urged to choose a diplomatic path to a result that conflict with iran up next to her with some insight on the story all she talks with not so hey jan drizzy a political scientist at the university of tehran. not that hard in jazz the professor of political science at the university of tehran it's great to have you with us sir today it's a pleasure to be here so even if just hosted a huge international event all the nonaligned movement summit with hundred twenty countries present at this event regardless to us in israel the word not to do so what message exactly is iran sending out there. you are basically attempted to say that we are slated the way the west has a time to. the principle of a message for you on. was. one missing the international community and particularly the west that iran is not isolated let's resolve our issues. on the basis of negotiation rather than sanctions rather than diplomatic pressure rather than political isolation well one could call it probably diplomatic power you how hundred twenty countries coming to you regardless

established residence here at the french tycoon denies his move had anything to do with french president francois want to impose a seventy five percent income tax on those earning above one million but many suspect otherwise and the rich have become the subject of much discussion. they are quite responsible for this crisis they should pay more than the rest since they have more. because. it's the people who are responsible for the crisis. so. it depends on the rich bankers who contributed to the crisis. along to set to soak the rich even more as he struggles to raise the money to fill a thirty billion euro hole in the country's finances to tactical. against president sarkozy west who says that's because he was a president of the rich friends of yours income tax rates going up but on top of that. and then the top tax thing when. we had the seventy four percent tax that's where really thinking about moving outside friends started with the move did go down well with everyone including some french taxpayers who fear having to foot the bill if the tax the rich strategy fails all their fears are well f

french president francois hollande and the italian prime minister met in rome on tuesday, discussed how best to contain the debt crisis. after the meeting, hollande told reporters some european nations with excessive debts continue to face high borrowing costs. he said the ecb needs to step in and address the issue. monty supported hollande's stance saying government bond yields have gone up regardless of economic fundamentals. he says this poses a big problem and has to be resolved. ecb officials plan to discuss bond buying at the upcoming board meeting. the french and italian leader's comments are seen as a push for the central bank to work out specific measures. >>> let's check the markets now. u.s. stocks ended mixed. the dow jones industrial average declined .4% to 13,035 on weak manufacturing data. but the tech heavy nasdaq rose .3% to 3,075 and hopes apple shares could gain. and to see how the stocks are trading here in tokyo this wednesday we switch over to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. ramin, how are stocks kicking off today? >> very good morning to you. indeed,

spending and lawyer taxes there is another thing people say they're very anxious about french president francois hollande wanted to avoid referendum a national referendum on the treaty because it would most likely lose and the reason only poll mentioned votes should do for early october and people we have been able to speak to say they've been feeling offended by this move of the authorities they say they want to decide by themselves what to do in this country and what to change here they want to be active in konami kinds political life of the. country economic crisis is in golf in europe these days and austerity measures have led to mention wide protests in many countries and protesters have been clashing with police so dramatic events have been taking place also wrote europe and many here today fear that france could be the next country to face this reality was dramatic reality and they say they've come here to protest to avoid these negative consequences and not to repeat the mistakes of other e.u. members original she now team paris france. in hindi is pumping more money into its space progr

control some western leaders took a more aggressive approach with their rhetoric french president francois hollande said that the syrian government of bashar assad has no future are among the international community and called on the un to immediately pride protections for the syrian opposition groups that are currently occupying the northern part of the country u.s. president barack obama also released some criticism additional criticism of bashar al assad saying that time has come for his government to go and the u.s. president also said that the international community should support the vision that the syrians have for the future of their country now we do know that the u.s. and its western allies have been pushing for regime change in syria have been pushing for sanctions against syria russia is among the countries that believes diplomatic approach taken to the crisis in syria were a dialogue between the government and the opposition house to be created the united nations is still divided over how to resolve the problem in syria. now reporting there well russia reaffirmed its commitme