similar rallies were staged in the portugese capital, list ben, and frankfurt, germany. >>> a key member of the afghan is peace council has been shot dead. this deals another blow to president hamid karzai's attempts to promote peace. arsala rahmani was shot and killed by a gunman on sunday in kabul as he left his home by car. rahmani was a former senior official during the taliban rule and maintained contact with taliban leaders. he was playing a key role in peace negotiations between the government and the taliban. the killing followed the assassination last september of former afghan president burhanuddin rabbani, who at the time headed the peace council. a spokesperson for president karzai criticized the killing in a news conference. >> translator: the threat from those who do not want stability in afghanistan will likely continue. we will not give up trying to promote peace. >> a taliban spokesperson denied their involvement in the killing during a telephone interview with nhk. the afghan government suspects taliban hardliners opposed to the peace talks may have been behind the assa

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and i'm the last commander of the soviet military liaison mission control facility in frankfurt, germany. i have a question as to whether any of you can talk about the activities of the various military liaison missions during this period of all the four allied powers. >> i can talk a little bit about our mission. we had what we call the potsdam mission. that's where soviets had their headquarters. they were extremely active during this entire time and they were active also before the wall went up, going around, looking at things and so on and so forth. their problem was that the east germans, with soviet support, kept coming up with closed zones so that our liaison missions could not go everywhere in east germany that they wanted to go. sometimes they were rather surprisingly stopped in places where they had been able to go a week earlier. so we had a great frustration because our military liaison mission knew before the wall went up that there was something going on. but, for example, all those caches of barbed wire and all that other stuff people have talked about now, our people did

germany's financial help frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police fled the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of anti bank protests. opposing sides the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organization seeking better understanding between conflicting sides. but that's it for me and the news team for the moment i'll be back with another summary for in fifty minutes from now in the meantime join us for a stroll through history exploring the entertainment on offer in the very heart of russia. hello and welcome in this week's moscow up a side will be taking a look at various and stable spots around the kremlin where the best place to rest goes we repeat grab a bite to eat all shop til you drop look at history on architecture let's get some action here in the russian capital. kites fly in front of the clinton walls and act as a team that carries the costumes it's clear that everyone loves to walk outside take in the beautiful surroundings and cherish the warm sunny weather when it comes to looking at history you don't

germany's financial hub frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of bank protests. opposing sides the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organisation seeking better understanding between conflicting sides. why do you stay with us here and now it's time to take a stroll around wall around moscow particularly into the walls of the kremlin moscow out is now. hello and welcome in this week's moscow up a side will be taking a look at various and favorite spots around the ground and where the best places to rest those we repeat grab a bite to eat all shop til you drop look at history and let's get some action here in the russian capital. kites fly in front of the kremlin walls and i just bet that carries the costumes it's clear to everyone loves to walk outside take in the beautiful surroundings and cherish the warm sunny weather when it comes to looking at history you don't get much better than this. and don't worry if you don't know you'll both shore from your bolsheviks

germany's financial hub frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of anti bank protests. opposing sides the same clearly the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organization seeking better understanding between conflicting sides. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. the european financial gloom is casting that shadow over the g eight summit the u.s. presidential retreat near washington official talks begin there the leaders of the world's top industrialized nations are set to discuss greece's possible exit from the eurozone with e.u. officials saying they have contingency plans in case that comes true we'll go live to athens shortly but first an isa now she's at camp david for us. president obama mentioned that informal meeting with the leaders of the eight richest countries this morning where he talked about iran north korea syria and a whole lot of issues that the leaders do have to touch a bomb it's becoming very clear that the main focus is going to

germany's financial hub frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of anti bank protests. opposing sides of the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organization seeking better understanding between conflicting sides. live from the heart of moscow this is artsy with me rory solution welcome to the program the european financial gloom is casting its shadow over the g eight summit at the u.s. presidential retreat near washington as official talks begin the leaders of the world's top industrialized nations are set to discuss greece's possible exit from the eurozone but the u.s. officials saying they have contingency plans in case that comes into effect more on this we can cross live now at camp david good to see you it looks so unlike the g eight summit this time around is more about economics than that of politics. it does indeed and really there are so many political and global issues that do need to be discussed president obama mentioned that and informal meeting with the

palin germany's financial hub frankfurt has brought our sounds to us thousands of police flood the city in a bid to going to take a full day and to back. international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. with our thanks for joining us as the group of eight meeting is over a wide range of issues was covered but their gender was dominated by europe's financial crisis the leaders of the world's most powerful economies trusts that keeping greece in the eurozone is a top priority so talks behind closed door suggested a different hundred to four athens and he said now is that camp david with more. camp david was invaded by the europeans over the weekend or at least it seemed that way with almost all g eight talk touching the eurozone knowing. there were new faces but all focus was on the not so new an ever growing crisis and the million dollar question of could greece be current mood and leave the euro zone practically every financial analyst things that greece will leave it has to be an orderly withdrawal from the euro anything else would be a disaster the official mantra remains.

germany's financial help frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of anti bank protests. opposing sides in the same plea for most of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique when i say she's seeking better understanding between conflicting sides on top stories this hour. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is. the european financial gloom is costing it shadow over the g eight summit at the u.s. presidential retreat near washington the leaders of the world's top industrialized nations have expressed hope that stricken greece will remain in the euro zone despite widespread fears it could soon put out. this is david. europe's economy has dominated the talks then what else has been said at the g eight today. but some of the most pressing issues like iran nuclear program and syria were certainly taj president obama spoke about that earlier this morning that basically the g eight countries are pretty much united on most of those issues but this is a euro crisis really did oversh

germany's financial help frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of anti bank protests. opposing sides the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organization seeking a better understanding between conflict inside the top stories this. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is on t.v. the european financial gloom is costing it shot over the g eight summit at the u.s. presidential retreat now washington the leaders of the world's top industrialized nations have expressed hope that stricken greece will remain in the euro zone despite widespread fears it could soon put out and he is at camp david. president obama mentioned the informal meeting with the leaders of the eight richest countries this morning where he talked about iran north korea and syria and a whole lot of that the leaders do have to touch a bomb it's becoming very clear that the main focus is the euro crisis whether or not greece will have to exit the euro zone a lot of different types of

germany's financial hub frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth a day of protests. opposing sides the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organisation seeking better understanding between conflicting sides. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow rory sushi the european financial gloom is casting a shadow over the g eight summit at the u.s. presidential retreat near washington as official talks begin on saturday the leaders of the world's top industrialized nations are set to discuss the greece's possible exit from the eurozone with some key states already saying this would be a very bad idea but more of this is artes and he said. by a lot of people it's seen as sort of a last chance for the jihad as a form it to prove itself it's been under heavy criticism in recent years over its effectiveness with that said a lot of the world's most pressing issues are at center stage including the situation in syria and across the mideast and the euro crisis that

also germany's financial have frankfurt has brought to a standstill as thousands of police love the city in a bid to going take the fifth day of antibody protests. and on to nato protests in chicago it turned to violence as police use battles on demonstrators marching against militarism and in a corner to battle the alliance summit that starts sunday. and i will have more news for you next hour and right now it's time for our special report americans praying and explores the courage of ordinary men and women fighting against inequality and greed in the united states. up up up up up up. up up up. up up up. my head it up i'm just having her do let me go to head up my gut tells me that nobody loves you i come back for you haven't spotted the. look like. you. likely going to. want to sell me new strap people. like. cub. and his nose was bleeding when the top song. always looks it yeah it's it's unfortunate you know it's it's always a system critics yeah. and the press corps. exact. they don't like to make the connections that we're now descending into a police state yeah yeah yeah now they'l

germany's financial hub frankfurters group touched down still a problem the police flood the city in a bid to contain a fifth day of anti by road. and opposite sides of the same believe the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique overnight asian seeking better understanding between conflict and something. new to russia and around the world this is the with me he lashed of our thanks for joining us so as the european financial gloom is casting it shadow over the j. summit at the u.s. presidential retreat near washington the leaders of the world's top industrialized nations have expressed hope that debt stricken greece will remain in the eurozone despite widespread fears it could soon pull out. they had to come came count david for. some of the most pressing issues like iran nuclear program and syria were certainly taj president obama spoke about that earlier this morning that basically the g eight countries are pretty much united on most of those issues but this the euro crisis really did overshadow the summit some might even criticize it took away fro

. >> in germany's banking capital frankfurt, the block-uppyy movement. organizers expect more than 40,000 people to take part in a march on saturday. that a german court ordered the release from prison of german -- a german-canadian arms dealer on health grounds. he is currently serving a eight- year sentence for tax evasion. the case is set for retrial. it tarnished the reputation of the former german chancellor. >> the interior ministers of europe's six largest countries% are holding talks in munich about new eu travel regulations. germany expressed skepticism about eu plans to register all travellers entering and leaving europe. the u.s. justice minister and homeland security chief will brief their european colleagues on the u.s.'s system to screen travelers. all right, the german football association is hearing an appeal over what is being called the game of shame. >> tuesday, fans ran onto the field in a premature celebration of promotion two minutes before a final whistle in the game. >> the match was eventually restarted, but berlin claimed the di

and germany's financial hub frankfurt has brought to its standstill as thousands of these beloved this is he in a bid to contain a fall dead on to baghdad. as the headlines now join my colleague say with more news in about half an hour and right not report exploring one of russia's smallest republics famous for cheese and black sea. fleet. is there's anywhere in russia that i love returning to again and again it's the caucasus. with beautiful scenery great food and fantastic hospitality it's my favorite region in the country this time i was visiting at a gala one of russia's smallest republics come home just on the hof a million people. spring is in the air and out again especially here in the capital. which appropriately enough. means valley of the wild. the republic actually law is wholly within the krasnodar region but it has its own distinct culture the native out again population has lived in the north caucasus since the thirteenth century and it's known for its music craftsmanship and some rather delicious treats. now it would come as a great shock to us and that i am a man who l

germany's financial hub frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of protests. opposing sides the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organisation seeking better understanding between the conflicting sides. bill daughters here in half an hour's time but for now a spotlight focuses on russia's immediate priorities now the has returned to the crapper. welcome to the spotlight and to the show on the arts and i'll be. glad to put his refusal to attend the g. eight summit and david seems to be an important symbolic step the media started speculating about the new president's foreign policy and as for now it looks like news is concentrating closer neighbors the c.i.s. . countries really become moscow's top foreign policy priority one to harm their relations with others to discuss it would cause them to. consent to the charge as one of the most competent russian diplomats after living the foreign ministry in the late ninety's he was elected as a member of parliament and to com

germany's financial help frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police fled the city to contain a fourth day of anti bank protests. opposing sides the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organization seeking better understanding between conflict and. more news in fifteen minutes but first it's sport with you and here he is you know i'm a great day for russian ice hockey fans but it could turn out to be an even better weekend it sure could tell you what beating finland in helsinki in the semifinal of the world ice hockey championships it's not a bad day but as you say the finals tomorrow it could get even better we have more on that just. good to have you with us this is sports today plenty head over the next ten eleven minutes or so including all its. health think the high jump by hosts reigning champions finland to qualify for their fourth ice hockey world championship final in five years. suffered a night fever anticipation builds out of tonight's champions league decider between byron un chelsea in munich. when in rom

germany's financial help frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police fled the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of anti bank protests. opposing sides the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organization seeking better understanding between conflict and so. that's it for me and the news team for the moment we'll be back with morphine half an hour from now in the meantime max and stacy bring you the hottest of the latest big business headlines in the kaiser report. max keiser welcome to the kaiser report coming to you from counting the road in chinatown in los angeles just like the global bond market is coming to an end after twenty five years the art market is fundamentally changing from an era of senseless worthless pop to something of more substance stacey or yes max we're here at the charlie james gallery in los angeles and we found the gurnet of the financial war right behind us check these out now these are fantastic alex shaffer of course known to viewers of the show were here in los angeles at the actual gall

potential resistance to the coming attack on iran some twenty thousand people rallied in germany's banking capital frankfurt the country's anti banking movement blocky by went into its day standing in a battle line early morning on saturday thousands of police officers in bullet proof that entrenched themselves around the city on if it was more a shrink. these protesters have taken to the streets of frankfurt to voice their displeasure at what they see as unfair all sturdy measures that are being imposed on the eurozone at the moment now right now are amongst these people as they march towards the headquarters of the european central bank that has really been a center for protest against the current crisis in the austerity measures that have been imposed across europe but today on saturday is the largest of the demonstrations as you can see this group behind me around fifteen thousand people we were hearing from the organizers on friday were expected to turn up they could actually be quite a few more here it's quite difficult to see from where i am but it certainly stretches back quite a long way now they'r

germany's financial help frankfurt his thousands of police fled the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of protests. opposing sides in the same plea the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organization seeking better understanding between conflicting sides. for me and the news team for the moment we'll be back with another summary for you from now but in the meantime ninety minutes from the u.s. begins very shortly with lauren list as capital account. good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for friday may eighteenth. here that you see that all eyes seem to be on it today on facebook's i.p.o. but we will look at some of these hyped up social media and gaming companies that have gone public and ask if they can get away with some choose your own adventure accounting to boost profits also back in march our guess futures veteran mark mullin said this about m.f. global's bankruptcy. m.f. global is worth more to certain and cities dead than it was a lot. well now we know how much i

germany's financial help frankfurt is brought to a standstill as thousands of police fled the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of anti bank protests. opposing sides the same clearly the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique wilderness ation seeking better understanding between conflicting sides. be more for me in the news team in half an hour from now here in moscow now though it's back to us studios and the latest edition of the a new mission. with . its technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. time for tonight's souls on award and it goes to the head of the democratic party in virginia brian moran he's the man who helped shape the message of the democratic party across the commonwealth of virginia and he's got clout because as we all know this november virginia will be a battleground state between president obama and mitt romney they also have a very close senate race which could even decide who will control the u.s. senate next year but that's not exactly the point of this story you se

they at the time is that capitalism and austerity policies in germany thousands are expected to rally in the country's financial capital frankfurt marking the climax of a four day campaign called a block of pain. is in the city germany seems to be the only economy that's doing anything good anything that has anything in the black in their balance sheets when it comes to their economies however there is on rest here in frankfurt now that's because the city is the largest financial hub in europe and it's also the home to the european central bank now on friday we saw protests taking place around a thousand people were out on the streets demonstrating in some four hundred were detained this is after people tore down traffic signs tried to erect barricades to try to put up banners around the city there is a very strong police presence on the streets of frankfurt at the minute this is due to it being a holiday weekend so it's expected the protesters not just from germany though as well expecting to see protesters from across the continent coming here and saturday is going to see one of the largest demonstrations against the current f

meanwhile hundreds of activists attained in germany as police break up an occupy protest here in frankfurt join me in a few moments for all the latest on this. also reporting this public outrage in bahrain and plans to merge two of america's gulf allies which is being called a u.s. plot to reshape the region our top stories this hour. international news incoming twenty four hours a day this is team as the u.s. president hosts this year's g. eight summit is expected to pressure eurozone members to apply a more expensive bandage to their open single currency wound but barack obama's admitted to having his hands tied on some issues as reelection worries dominate his thoughts and he said no he has more from washington. there are several challenges for this year's g. eight summit one is facing its host obama has his hands tied with an election coming up in november a lot of focus for him on trying to stay in the white house so he's going to have to balance domestic and international considerations at this camp david summit something that's never easy but even more so when you have voters to ple

germany's financial hub frankfurt has brought to a standstill the styles of police flood the city in a bid to contain a fourth day of anti bank protests. opposing sides the same clique the loss of loved ones brings israelis and palestinians together in a unique organization seeking better understanding between conflicting sides. about with another update in half an hour from now in the meantime and more from our u.s. studios there in washington with the latest addition of the only show that is coming up next. i. welcome to the alone a show well you get the real headlines but none of the mersey we're going live out of washington d.c. alone has the night off i'm christine for is out now and i will have our financial checkup with lauren lyster host of the capital account here on r.t. and the facebook facebook went public today we'll look at all the hoopla and then will the economy implode if obama wins a second term that's what our guests tonight joe weisenthal deputy editor of business insider argues and corporations have taken over our politics they also taken over our universities an

but there the targets are capitalism and austerity policies in germany thousands are rallying in the country's financial capital frankfurt marking the climax of a four day campaign now called block. all of our reports. i'm actually in front of the building which is the reason that these protests are taking place here this is the headquarters of the european central bank demonstrators and activists they're currently marching here to voice their displeasure at what the see is unfair austerity measures that are being imposed on the people of europe they want to see a more socialist fiscal policy in place across europe a policy that they say would be fair to the people of europe and that's why they're taking to the streets here of frankfurt the groups that are pushing the occupy group as well as the left this group attack who also here as well the the group of french origin we want to see a tax levied on financial transactions they're all in town to make their voices heard now this is the expected to be the largest of the protests that's been over the past few days on friday we actually saw four hundred arrests here in frank

no starting to see that happening in germany and frankfurt. it's a phenomenon where small cap offerings try to do listings. i think a number probably couldn't list in singapore and will exhibit low trading volumes. i think we'll have very poor research following and probably a fad that will go away. >> could have a couple of high profile ipos this year. do you think they'll make the grade? >> clearly from the report today should be starting investor indication tomorrow. but that means it's still early days. it's a very large offering based on what has been released to the market, transaction of up to 3 bell i don't know u.s. dollars. which would demand a pretty rich valuation. probably pe multiple in the low 20s. and i think for that transaction to succeed, it will be very important for the lead banks to secure early engagement for major investors. manchester united has been quiet on the news front lately, but another large offering coming out of southeast asia could be another $3 billion ipo. >> from an ipo perspective, did they get the prici

the strong export numbers from germany did helping fuel the late hour rally in frankfurt.e is a wrapup of the day from conrad paul at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> shares of big exporters were among the big gainers this wednesday. mustang the ban were shares of exporters which also managed to beat market expectations with their quarterly earnings reports, and which also managed to increase their prices further in the course of the first three months of this year. chemical producers and also the maker of fragrances and flavors. their overall mood on the trading floor was not so good. investors are getting worried again about spain. the yield on the 10-year government bond of spain temporarily rose above 6% again. >> all right, let's get a quick look at those market numbers, how they look at the end of the day on wednesday. the dax ended the session up by about 0.5%. the euro stoxx 50 was down on the day. across the atlantic, the dow down by about two-thirds of 1%. the your boat -- the euro trading very low things to the crisis in greece, $1.2934. ukraine's former prime m

in europe verba targets are capitalism and austerity policies in germany thousands are rallying in the country's financial capital frankfurt later on sunday as he's me saturday marking the climax of a four day campaign known as block you pine. in the city for us now and a good to see you peter just how big is a protest likely to be and what exactly is the message the organizers are trying to get across i look at you there a very beautiful day in frankfurt but it looks very calm and peaceful way you are. well indeed very calm and peaceful where i am i'm actually in front of the building which is the reason that these protests are taking place here this is the headquarters of the european central bank now around just over a kilometer to my right just a few city blocks away protesters and demonstrators are gathering in a square there they will then march their way here to the european central bank where they'll be voicing their displeasure now the literature there is being put out by the occupy group or blocky pie as they've been calling themselves in frankfurt over the past few days because they've been attempting to block a

police in germany detained around four hundred demonstrators during an occupy protest in frankfurt offices say around fell's and protesters staged sit ins erected barricades and tore down the road signs across the city the demonstration was part of a four day long rally called block which began on wednesday supporters walked into the city center to block access to the european central bank which is located in downtown frankfurt the rest come just days after an occupy camp was cleared in front of the bank five thousand police officers have been assigned to patrol demonstrations due to take place this weekend. you're with r.t. on air and online with you twenty four hours a day still ahead for you this hour. the overly strong arm of the law anger rages in the u.s. serve an alarming rise in police brutality cases find out more on that story in just a few minutes from now here on r.t. . the first be careful what you wish for that's what egyptians are learning the hard way last year's uprising and the revolution brought about change but mainly by destabilizing the country it's left people facing

police in germany detained around four hundred demonstrators during an occupy protest in frankfurt offices say around the fells in protest the state's sit ins erected barricades and tore down the road signs across the city the demonstration was part of a four day long rally called block which began on wednesday supporters flocked into the city center to block access to the european central bank which is located in downtown frankfurt the arrest comes just days after an occupy camp was cleared in front of the bank five thousand police officers have been assigned to patrol demonstrations due to take place this weekend. british banknote printing firm the room has started preparation for the drachma production this comes as billions of euros were withdrawn from greek banks this week as people grow increasingly worried over the safety of their savings our correspondent laura smith reports from london. this is only a contingency plan i'm absolutely sure that no dramas are currently rolling off the press at the lowry but all of this all of the same it's it is an interesting development is one of t

frankfurt. the dispute is over alleged plans by management to end the production of the astra model in germany,nd that would leave it being produced just in england in poland. opel continues to be plagued by poor sales and high losses. its american honor general motors says its european subsidiary has lost about 10 billion euros over the past decade. >> when we come back, we will be going to the kremlin for a look to the start of the new era of vladimir putin. stay with us. ♪ >> ture a -- true art has a mind of its own, just like beethoven and the artists who entered his work. at the beethoven festival bonn 2012, from september 7 to october 7. order your tickets online. ♪ >> welcome back. thank you for staying with us. it was not only france and germany. there were also elections -- france increase, rather. there were also elections in the federal state of schleswig- holstein. this cd you lost in that ballot. although the cdu won most of the votes as coalition partners, the fdp suffered serious losses. >> the opposition social democrats did not do quite as well as they hoped, but they do not wa