left-wing years have turned on the francois hollande -- president francois hollande. years,ebrating 100 beyond the reach of bollywood's bright lights. syria's two-year civil conflict has been showing signs of escalating on sunday after israeli warplanes struck targets in the capital of damascus. syrian officials and activists say that the israeli jets struck several targets, including camps on the mound that held military brigade, the republican guard brigades and the military research center. the government of syria says that the bombings are evidence of an alliance between the israeli government and syrian opposition and they warn that they will act to defend themselves. israeli officials say that they were targeting has blocked. leaders have condemned the attack that they say threatens the security of the whole region. peter sharp has this report from jerusalem. >> daylight gave a clear indication of the devastation of the nighttime raids. people in damascus say that these with a large explosions ever heard in the capital. nighttime explosions shook the city like a

and from first to flop francois hollande the first anniversary of becoming the french president of sees his popularity slump and drives tens of thousands of his disappointed voters to rally over his failure to meet their expectations. a very warm welcome to you if you've just joined us here you're watching r t is eleven am and you're with me to bomb with a. ride he's been bugs on the prime minister twice and was ousted fourteen years ago in a military coup but now was a sharif is claiming an early victory in the country's general election it's also the country's for his democratic transition between civilian governments condon still underway the details now from our do you see kefir not. despite the threat of violence pakistanis came out in record numbers to vote in the election which will determine the fate of the country for the next five years and as the votes are counted the man poised to come out of the very top is not his party fourteen years after being ousted in a military coup he is on the road to a third term as pakistan's prime minister will have numerous problems to deal wit

socialist i call in the polls economic despair drives tens of thousands of form of supporters of francois hollande to turn their backs on the french president. it is a monday morning here in moscow. with the worldwide news live on r t u n investigators now say they have strong grounds to believe rebels in syria have used chemical weapons in the country's civil war while no evidence was found the government has ever released any of the deadly now those challenges washington's previous statement it was the assad regime which had apparently resorted to the illegal weapons but earlier i discussed the latest developments with. you want human rights investigators say based on the evidence that they have the rebels in syria have used the nerve agent sorry this is a major development which comes at a time when the assad government is being accused of having used chemical weapons and so this investigation which says that in all likelihood the rebels have used chemical weapons challenges the narrative which is dominating in the media here and that if chemical weapons were used they were used by the assad go

according to a sur vaf, francois hollande would get 90% of votes., if he were to come back into politics, would get 34% of the survey. >> if you look at the polls now, there's been almost no consensus at his time in office. they take their assessment on hollande's time in office. this is what aaron chaney had to say earlier on. >> they were all wrong in terms of what could be positive for the french economy. the first decisions were to raise labor on capital and capital gains and risk everything that was creating value in the economy. >> but in the end, the real issue behind this is its cost competition. and we have lost so many market shares over the past year. so the correction is correct. the problems that the tax credit, 25 billion ur rows on the table, this is too small to -- practices in the economy. >> a rather mixed report card there from our two experts. stephane, we're talking about in this morning. the labor markets have more competitiveness. this seems to be the key to steer the french economy back on track. >> yes. the average cost of l

it is true that david cameron and hague are at the forefront along with francois hollande in paris trying to support the rebels that death christians muslims people of no faith at all in syria perhaps people would have seen how alike the events in woolwich were to the hacking we saw in. the streets of i think it was holmes but of course that kind of attack was occurring as been occurring all over syria except as i said the british government is supporting the people with the machetes i have to say. when i first heard about this at two o'clock our time and it was a machete and then it was revolving knives and then of course the inevitable there were islamists or there was some connection to. one had to think was the machete being supplied by william egg in no way will they change their foreign policy if any if anything they won't change their foreign policy they will react completely wrongly just as they did after seven seven invent new m i five operations to infiltrate muslim communities create more untag in islam and inspire more events if the past is anything to go by more tragic terrib

there are people dying because of them. >> francois hollande has a in parliament. after a year in office, he has the lowest popularity rating of any modern french president, under 30%. a big reason why is people think he is taking orders from berlin, brussels, and especially big finance. this is why he is so afraid of angela merkel. is not a question of france, germany, whatever. this is a question of who has the money to keep it for them. >> they carry brooms to suggest the country needs a fresh, clean start. for that to happen, francois hollande may have to get his own house in order first. >> a pilot whose plane crashed airing an air show in madrid has died. his jet flew into a hangar and d.ploded. the plane nosedive of auch-anticipated trial woman known as the knotty bride bride is about to get underway in germany. she is the only remaining member of an underground neo-nazi group accused of a series of murders. she blew up the apartment she had hidden in before turning herself in. police were still able to find evidence that blew wide-open the existence of the

and the popular president french leader francois hollande faces plummeting rights exist his first year in office comes to an end with a stare at sea and an employment goal from the nation. ten pm this sunday night here in moscow this is the weekly roundup of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin i was the first turkish authorities of a detained nine people in connection with saturday's deadly car bombings in the town near the syrian border to blast killed forty six and injured over one hundred so he was quick to blame syrian intelligence for the attack something to damascus has denied the area though is home to tens of thousands of refugees who fled the ongoing syrian conflict a middle east correspondent paula as the latest for you turkey has blamed the syrian president bashar assad for these bombings without having undergone any kind of investigation what they have said is that syrian intelligence is to quote them the usual suspects now the deputy prime minister says that the organization and the members behind the attacks have been largely identified but what is worryi

of this ill waiting for the vital changes they desperately voted for when choosing socialist francois hollande last may the stories and after the break. will. technology innovation. developments from around russia we've. covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else here's part of it and realized everything in. part is a big. download . so. stream quality and enjoy your favorite stuff and better now with your mobile device you can watch your t.v. anytime anywhere. welcome back you're watching r t a year ago this week a daring election pitches and loud pledges but french leader francois hollande to into policy and its heidrun presidential runoff yet today not on top of all ages believe the change and improvement that they were promised on no way to be seen. as a stalling. they say it's up to it was over there i heard you i heard you change. a year ago thousands of people had gathered at this very place to celebrate the victory of socialist president francois hollande but here on the thousands of people are again gathere

a bad year for the french president francois hollande approval rating sinking to a record low as he marks twelve months in office with voters saying they're disillusioned over unemployment and continuing austerity. five m. in moscow i'm mad très i bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news at least nineteen people including two ten year olds have been injured during a shooting at a mother's day parade in new orleans and the f.b.i. spokesman says there's no indication the attack was any act of terrorism but there have been so far no arrests made artie's gaiety has the details. new orleans was celebrating mother's day with over three hundred people participating in a parade police say three individuals are believed to be responsible for starting a shootout two four of the wounded though are believed to be in critical condition another public event another tragedy there is a manhunt underway for the three suspects who police believe have managed to escape is reported to be wounded in the same way as investigators of the boston marathon bombings appealed for crowd source

it is nothing that will make the french president francois hollande anymore positive. in germany, positive growth, but -- and things are slightly improving, and that is important because it has been the locomotive of the euro zone economy. the governor blames harsh weather. there is a diversion to economically that could make it hard for the two of them to come together to propose solutions as they have done during that european crisis. francois hollande is a socialist and cannot be seen as imposing more austerity, and conversely angela merkel is appreciated because of her tough stance on austerity. ?> how will this go forward is austerity still looking like the way to go? as you are saying, france cannot keep pushing austerity. >> i think the mood music about austerity has been changing with the european commission notably giving france two more years to reach the deficit target of three percent of gdp. the european central banks making money cheaper. germany is looking increasingly isolated in pushing for austerity. of course, it does not decide a loan, but these thi

waiting for the vital changes they desperately they to follow yet when choosing a socialist francois hollande last may. technology innovation. development around russia. the future harvard. sigrid laboratory was able to build the world's most sophisticated robot which took it. down anything tim's mission to teach me. about. this is why you should care. so. i am. utterly. was. welcome back you're watching art is a weekly a year ago this week a daring elections pitches pleasures a but fragile leader francois hollande into power in a tight one presidential runoff and today on top of a long voters believe the change and improvement they were promised and nowhere to be seen tessa still yet has the story. on. the change was a year ago thousands of people had gathered at this very place to celebrate the victory of socialist president francois hollande but here on the thousands of people are again gathered for a very different reason this time they're asking their president where are the changes that he had promised asked by the very same people who had voted left and put a long didn't place recent p

neww unemployment has jumped by 12% in the year, and berlin and brussels both think that francois hollande should step up the pace of reform. the french president speaks openly now of the need for greater competitiveness. they worry that his deeds do not match his words. until they do, the smiles will be diplomatic ones. >> in the niger delta, oil produces a massive problem. over the years, thousands of oil spills have polluted farm lands as well as the water supply in lakes and rivers. what was life like before the multinational oil companies moved in? goes to whereent local communities have found a safe haven away from the pollution. >> there are few signs of life here. the trees are all dead, and the water is heavily polluted. all the results of an oil spill that happened nearly a year ago and still has not been cleaned up. >> that was the point. i cannot even walk close to the point. >> the black oil was gushing out? >> yes, coming out. >> such bills are common in the niger delta. people here reject the oil company's allegation that it was caused by sabotage. with no chance of growing

still waiting for the vital pages they desperately voted for a year ago when choosing socialism francois hollande last may the story is in full after the break. we speak your language i mean might be well enough to do. this program some documentaries in spanish what matters to you. it will turn it into angles stories. here. altie spanish to find out more visit actuality. welcome back you're watching our team a year ago this week a daring election pitches and pledges but a french leader franzl la interpol in the thai drawn presidential runoff yet today on top of the long speeches believe the change and improvement they were promised are nowhere to be seen as a cilia as the story. sounds. washable. change was a year ago thousands of people had gathered at this very place to celebrate the victory of socialist president francois hollande but here on the thousands of people are again gathered but for a very different reason this time they're asking their president where are the changes that he had promised asked by the very same people with voted left and put along to place recent poll shows popularit

talk about here watching r t live from moscow french president francois hollande is facing one of the worst poll ratings in modern history and that's just twenty euro since his trouble in victory aveo action three quarters of the population are now disappointed with the way he has been doing the top job party says are silly has been finding out why. i heard. a year ago thousands of people had gathered at this very place to celebrate the victory of socialist president francois hollande but here on the thousands of people are again gathered but for a very different reason this time they're asking the president where are the changes that he had promised asked by the very same people with voted left and put along didn't place recent polls show his popularity has plummeted to less than twenty five percent the biggest force for any french president in the past fifty years. that followed it. i let you know where your promises are come on where are they is said i'm sure he does not have it out yet this is the mission that from now on will be mine to give the european construction a dimension

the french president exactly again after he was elected tens of thousands gathered to denounce francois hollande austerity drive according to opinion polls he's now the most unpopular french leader for decades at a time of record unemployment under shrinking economy. and now reports. there was never. heard real change. a year ago thousands of people had gathered at this very place to celebrate the victory of socialist president francois hollande but here all the thousands of people are again gathered for a very different reason this time they're asking the president where are the changes that he had promised asked by the very same people would voted left and put a long didn't place recent poll shows popularity has plummeted to less than twenty five percent the biggest force for any french president in the past fifty years. i'll let you know where your promises are come on where are they is said i'm just sure it is not me and i'm yet this is the mission that from now on will be mine to give the european construction a dimension of growth employment and prosperity you have france's hit record unem

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and record unemployment painful austerity and the lowest ratings in recent french history francois hollande month at the end of a tough first here as president. international news live from moscow this is a must see with me you thanks for joining us. a leading u.n. investigator says there are strong suspicions of rebels in syria have used the deadly nerve gas sarin during the civil war but call adel point a also insists she has seen no evidence the government has resorted to the use of chemical weapons those claims are in contrast to an earnest statement by the u.s. has accused president assad's forces of using them and threatens to take action to check out reports now from washington. you want human rights investigators say based on the evidence that they have the rebels in syria have used the nerve agent sorry this is a major development which comes at a time when the assad government is being accused of having used chemical weapons and so this investigation which says that in all likelihood the rebels have used chemical weapons challenges the narrative which is dominating in the media he

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russian capital this is artsy it's a rather sorry first year anniversary for the french president francois hollande tens of thousands of left ifs marching through paris to denounce and are the same people who just twelve months ago hailed him as a socialist hero according to polls all and is now the most unpopular french leader in recent history ati's tester australia reports now on what's caused such a clear change of heart. the. it was. i heard you. change was a year ago thousands of people had gathered at this very place to celebrate the victory of socialist president francois hollande but here on the thousands of people are again gathered but for a very different reason this time they're asking the president where are the changes that he had promised asked by the very same people who had voted left and put along didn't place recent polls show its popularity has plummeted to less than twenty five percent the biggest fall for any french president in the past fifty years but you know i thought it was. i let's you know where your promises are come on where are they it's not just your it's not me an

waiting for the vital changes they desperately voted for a year ago when choosing socialist francois hollande last may. also ahead as the british are forced to further tighten their belts find out who did and me a cot in just a couple of minutes here in our team. well . technology innovation. developments around russia we've got this huge you're covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. download the official publication yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television or it just doesn't matter about what your mobile device says you can watch your t.v. any time anyway. welcome back you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital now a year ago this week during election pitches and loud pledges with friends show your friends while on into power in a tie run presidential runoff yet today ron half of the li

their opposition going into very extreme measures such as suicide it would be very hard for francois hollande and the ruling government to continue to ignore that voice of the french population. and look now at some other world news headlines of the world update two separate loss of hit towns two hundred fifty kilometers apart in one targeted military barracks in the town of a day is killing at least nineteen soldiers after that a suicide bomber locked himself up in an office together with several hostages the other blast hit a french uranium mine in elliott wounding thirteen the extremist movement for unity and jihad in south africa has claimed responsibility is being seen as revenge for support of the french led counter insurgency in neighboring mali. china has offered up to five hundred military personnel as part of a united nations force which will be deployed in mali in july it would be the country's largest. it's the largest ever contribution to a un mission more than six thousand african troops are currently in the country but the un has called for thousands more to bolster the force.

their opposition going into very extreme measures such as suicide it would be very hard for francois hollande and the ruling government to continue to ignore that voice of the french population. and they've joined live by backing down who is an aide and spokesperson for nationalist marine. thank you very much indeed for joining us here at salty do you think this suicide is a nice related case or an indicator of how wide a french society is feeling. well i would say. she said there was a political act that's actually not saying that she understands or that she would support the way of doing things actually it was an intellectual move probably least looking like with. mission minded in japan in the seventy's in the seventy's and. probably you wanted to say that was. more than about gay marriage it was probably as well around the whole situation of the society and probably things are going to . be changes. what can we expect from the government will this suicide do anything to force the government to rethink its policies on gay rights and immigration. no i won't force anybody to do anything else

europe is very very volatile right now considering the economic situation and even supporters of francois hollande here in france leftist were voted for him say that the political elite here are focusing on the wrong issues and therefore this again the social cohesion is so important and the fact that there's still a substantial number of people who are voicing their opposition going into very extreme measures such as suicide it will be very hard for francois hollande and the ruling government to continue to ignore that voice of the french population. so long you the north adama suicide reflect the overall despair of the french people who are tired of us directly on unemployment while it seems their sentiment is being shared in italy the number of people receiving aid that has doubled interest do you get suggesting the economic downturn is taking a point rate of toll than previously feared all the details on our website also you don't call. the state of the arctic knowledge or proves to be a complete disaster after the latest multi million euro spanish submarine is not able to dive beneath the sea

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present franÇois hollande on signed the law on saturday.france'ss a day after constitutional council struck down a challenge to the bill, which will also allowed gay adoption. opponents have staged huge and violent demonstrations in recent months. another protest is scheduled in may. friday marks the international day against homophobia. here in europe, politicians used the occasion to speak out against anti-gay violence. they say there is no reason for homophobia in europe or anywhere else in the world. capital,orgian protests were broken up by anti- the protesters. anti-gay protesters. >> campaigns have been celebrating the international debt against homophobia. a differentmade in way. he gave men and women might face jail time or a death penalty in some places. discrimination still happens in europe, too. i walked hand if in hand, we get pelted or insulted. had friends who were physically attacked for being gay. international day -- day against homophobia, there was an online survey on the issue. 93,000 europeans who identified as gay, b

>> the royalists' probably posed little threat to francois hollande today and even to his successors, but in a country that is deep in crisis, their ideas might not fall on completely deaf ears. i too was only two months ago, that cyus w on the verge of bankruptcy. help from abroad came at the very last minute. in return, cyprus had to make drastic cuts and implement painful reforms. it is only slowly beginning to recover. it is a difficult process, and some even warn that the cypriot state may need money again soon if the economic situation does not improve. this time around, help could come from within. but that would mean the country 's most influential institution would become even more powerful. >> most of the people who attend mass in nicosia our elderly. some say that at times of crisis, the church is a place to seek peace away from the turmoil of daily life. >> the church is a pillar of strength for us, more than just a charity organization. it is also a spiritual institution. >> these hard times are also an opportunity. we are able to see our faults. god will help us with tha

>> the royalists' probably posed little threat to francois hollande today and even to his successors, but in a country that is deep in crisis, their ideas might not fall on completely deaf ears. >> i too was only two months ago, that cyprus was on the verge of bankruptcy. help from abroad came at the very last minute. in return, cyprus had to make drastic cuts and implement painful reforms. it is only slowly beginning to recover. it is a difficult process, and some even warn that the cypriot state may need money again soon if the economic situation does not improve. this time around, help could come from within. but that would mean the country 's most influential institution would become even more powerful. >> most of the people who attend mass in nicosia our elderly. some say that at times of crisis, the church is a place to seek peace away from the turmoil of daily life. >> the church is a pillar of strength for us, more than just a charity organization. it is also a spiritual institution. >> these hard times are also an opportunity. we are able to see our faults. god will help us w

and a bad year for france's president francois hollande so approval rate.

chancellor angela merkel, joined in the festivities, added -- as did special guest french president francois hollande praised his german comrades for their social reforms and pay particular tribute to the last spd chancellor -- and paid particular tribute to the last spd chancellor. >> those were courageous decisions in difficult times. and that was gerd heart schroeder -- her heart schroeder -- gerhard schroder in germany. >> they hope that this will help boost enthusiasm ahead of septembers national election. -- september's national election. >> [inaudible] -- of the social democrats. one defining moment was recited several times during the official celebrations. and that was in 1933. social democrats were the only delegates who were brave enough to stand up to adolf hitler and to refuse to give their boat to the enabling act -- vote to the enabling act which handed him full power over parliament. later followed street celebrations in leipzig. this brings the spd back to the here and now, where they are struggling. 62% of germans, according to the latest polls, want to see the conservative chancell

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chancellor angela merkel, joined in the festivities, added -- as did special guest french president francois hollande praised his german comrades for their social reforms and pay particular tribute to the last spd chancellor -- and paid particular tribute to the last spd chancellor. >> those were courageous decisions in difficult times. and that was gerd heart schroeder -- her heart schroeder -- gerhard schroder in germany. >> they hope that this will help boost enthusiasm ahead of septembers national election. -- september's national election. >> [inaudible] -- of the social democrats. one defining moment was recited several times during the official celebrations. and that was in 1933. social democrats were the only delegates who were brave enough to stand up to adolf hitler and to refuse to give their boat to the enabling act -- vote to the enabling act which handed him full power over parliament. later followed street celebrations in leipzig. this brings the spd back to the here and now, where they are struggling. 62% of germans, according to the latest polls, want to see the conservative chancell

france fell into a double-dip recession, with president francois hollande expecting lower growth this year. analysts are not expecting any major policy shifts from euro leaders. in germany, chancellor angela merkel faces re-election in september. and the european central bank has already cut rates to a record low. next week, european commissioners will meet in brussels to discuss boosting economic growth. the largest bank in europe is talking about letting 14,000 workers go to cut costs. hsbc set out a plan to save $3 billion by eliminating jobs, along with selling assets while expanding in faster-growing markets. bloomberberg news reports analysts view it as a sign the bank is struggling to maintain its performance. the hsbc job cuts will be worldwide. as a follow-up to the oil market manipulation investigation we told you about yesterday, regulators are stepping up the probe. bloomberg news reports an international securities commission is reviewing whether benchmark prices set for the oil market meet international standards. royal dutch shell, bp, statoil and platts, which collects

to pull out in the polls it can only despair drives tens of thousands of former supporters of francois hollande to turn the box on the french president.

. >> the government of francois hollande is already on popular, so it is not clear if he will be able to push through the painful economic reforms needed to put france back on track. >> eu countries who are members of the open borders agreement are to be given more room to maneuver when it comes to temporarily reintroducing border controls. >> and did the deal, countries would be able to introduce border checks for six months instead of the current 30 days when securities -- when security is deemed at risk. the measure, which has yet to be formally approved, will be extendible for up to two years. italy and france demanded the changes after an influx of refugees fleeing arab spring countries. >> the new airport which remains under construction outside the german capital berlin has been plagued by problems from the start. now the european commission may be about to add to those problems. at issue are the flight routes and their potential impact on the environment. the commission has opened an eu infringement proceedings because it says berlin changed the routes without analyzing the en