it accounts for just 5% ever of ghana's cocoa farmers. still it has improved life for this person and the six children who are all getting an education. two are in college. >> this is the best time for a young person in ghana. >> reporter: the optimism is echoed back in the capital. especially among young urbanites like the business major. >> the oilre is the price of the... all the national companies coming in looking for opportunities. >> reporter: from big oil to small shea nuts and cocoa beans, ghana's challenge will be to make the benefits flow more evenly especially to its rural areas. at the same time keep its commitment to democracy and free media. >> the ghana national petroleum corporation has for the second time lifted a total of 994,691 barrels of oil. >> reporter: for now oil revenues are meticulously reported. how all the new money will be monitored will be central to the political debate that will only heat up as elections approach next year. >> ifill: fred's reporting is >> ifill: fred's reporting is a partnership with the

much of the focus of talks so far has been on security issues facing the continent including postwar ghana stand and takes trafficking. the rise of the bags full of the rest talks to russia's former deputy minister to find out which countries his fangs will dominate the walls economic markets and the future. hello again and welcome to spotlight. on the tape i'm alvin of in today my guest is

central asian counterparts for these summit focusing outside of extremism and drugs the president of ghana c n n iraq are also invited in to tampa as c.e.o. meeting in kansas town. and now you're looking at live pictures from greens more angry protests are taking place there on the streets of a capital in the face of new cuts and other bailout being discussed in europe is likely to force more of stereo measures on the public. company people in greece are the only ones angry at what's happening there germans feel it's something there they should bear the financial brands of the bailout next we talked to a german m.p. calls peter welch who doesn't believe aid packages will help either those paying them or those receiving them. greece and portugal should leave the euro to save the european union according to german ruling party m.p. klaus pizza we'll show mr walsh what will happen if you keep bailing them out. you know in the you would treaties it was regulated that there must be a bailout because. otherwise. you would. ruin the applique finances of those countries who are contributing to it.

the faa says that fight -- it was bound for ghana, had to return to dulles airport outside washington, d.c. sunday around midnight. according to the "washington post" the fight began shortly after take-off when one passenger lowered his seat and then the person sitting behind him objected. objected strenuously. >> i guess so. [ laughter ] >> i would have guessed the food. it would have been the food for me. >> oh, okay. >> or the lack thereof. >> that's right. >>> hey, guys. we have some more scattered showers around the bay area. some of those cells are pretty impressive. we take you in toward the east bay in concord, walnut creek, look at this cell toward pleasant hill. we have a wandering cell moving through. we'll see more of this on and off throughout the morning, moderate to heavy rainfall rotating by. more of that picks up during the morning. out the door, be prepared for rain. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. widely scattered but picking up in the morning and toward the afternoon. showers with the possibility of some thunderstorms could be a very interesting day weather-

said what is the future of ghana said after the nato forces do withdraw in the future and this ability of that country of course is essential to the stability of the region for this specific summit they do want to give ample time to economic and financial issues they do want to come up with a special account so to speak now china for its part has already given ten billion dollars committed ten billion dollars for member nations should they ever need it this is by no means that trying to compete with other groupings of the world they want to be a part of the global dialogue and that is exactly what they're going to try to come up with one voice relation regard to the issues that are affecting the world today especially what's happening in the middle east and north africa and of course the less off forget the meetings on the sideline it's interesting to see what bilateral agreements will come out of the summit on wednesday. u.s. officials say the c.e.o. stepping up the construction of a military base in the persian gulf which will attempt drones that were used to strike targets in yemen

central asian counterparts for a key summit focusing on fighting extremism and drugs the president of ghana stand in iran are also invited to the tenth anniversary meeting in kazakhstan. and these are live pictures from greens more angry protests are taking place on the streets of the capital in the face of new cards another bailout being discussed in europe is likely to force more austerity measures on the public. and now let's take a look at what what's happening in the world of sports you know neal joins us in the studio next and you know one of world tennis most dominant players savva is once again back on court we are intrigued. you know it's not too often that a tennis player takes a year off because of injury. immediately is among the favorites for the next grand slam but then again not every player is serina williams murrell not just the sets. your sports make great to have you with us if these are some of the stories we're covering over the next ten minutes or so. the parting judgment rude khalid gets this gas to read the manager just because you're a with the russian premier leagu

asian counterparts were accused some of focusing on fighting spirit is an android's of presence of the ghana stand on their roster also invited to the chance in a verse or as c.e.o. meeting in kazakhstan. and more angry protesters are expected on the streets of greece in the face of new cuts another view i'll be discussing europe is likely to force more sturdy measures on the problem. people in greece are the only ones angry at what's happening there germans feel it's unfair they should bear the financial brand of a bailout next from top to german m.p. . who doesn't believe aid packages will help either of those paying them or those receiving them. greece and portugal should leave the euro to save the european union according to german ruling party m.p. klaus pizza will show is the world what will happen if you keep bailing them out. you know in the end you will treaties there was regulated that there must be a bailout because. otherwise you. you will. ruin the applique finances of those countries who are contributing to it. as long as each country is responsible for its budget it has to tak

terror one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of ghana's done border is the mess that the us military has created inside of coniston over the past decade the mess there the way they have illya needed a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the push to drive the way they have conducted the war on terror there the way they have really needed a large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a continuation of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short shortcuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia he has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but you still words where you get to see really actions on the ground and we have yet to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central in

and france on of ghana's stand germany has supported the war there but now analysts say its contribution is only likely to survive even the next election cycle but of course the two leaders were rather evasive addressing the differences choosing mainly general rhetoric you know about coordinating efforts and so on but analysts say the rift between washington and burlington is not just on wars but on other policies as well on the economy germany has a completely different approach they have high taxes better law fair trade surplus they produce more they export more while the u.s. is head over heels in debt and is running a trade deficit of whole four trillion dollars it's interesting during the press conference president obama showed the u.s. expects germany to get behind a plan of a third being a lot of the massive greek debt in order to stabilize the euro angela merkel was very polite in saying that germany understands its responsibilities but basically said if you want should mind their own business again in a very good player matic way take a listen. concerning the situation in the us

at the end of this summit it is expected that they will come up with a decision whether or not of ghana said it will indeed become an observer for this specific summit they do want to give ample time to economic and financial issues they do want to come up with a special account so to speak now china for its part has already given ten billion dollars committed ten billion dollars for member nations should they ever need it and what's interesting is the presence of it is an important part of this region and they do want to talk about post nato afghanistan what is the future of ghana said after the nato forces do withdraw in the future and this ability of that country of course is essential to disability of the region this is by no means to trying to compete with other groupings in the world they want to be a part of the global dialogue and that is exactly what they're going to try to come up with one voice relation in regard to the issues that are affecting the world today especially what's happening in the middle east and north africa and of course the less off forget the meetings on th

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central asian counterparts for a peace summit focusing on fighting extremism and drugs the presidents of ghana stand in iran are also invited to the tenth anniversary mean. you're looking at live pictures there from greece where more angry protests are taking place on the streets of the capital the face of new cuts another being discussed in europe it's likely to force more sturdy measures of the public. so the headlines here next week for why every conflict the u.s. is involved in leaves behind a trail of military bases with no continent spared their presence. beginning in the 1980's the belief is slowly taking over the world that new liberal globalization with its built in self-regulating mechanisms would finally do away with old institutions like the state and the military and would assure the planet into an era of relative peace and prosperity free trade will bring on the great depression nine eleven and the current economic crisis have shown that believed to be largely a myth. but many signs were already there. markets have always relied on state power and military might. america's transf

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much of the focus of talks so far has been on security issues facing the continent including postwar ghana stand and takes trafficking. the rise of the bags full of the rest talks to russia's former deputy minister to find out which countries his fangs will dominate the walls economic markets and the future. hello again and welcome to spotlight. on the tape i'm alvin of in today my guest is . view. political and business leaders from around the world i'm gathering in st petersburg for the fifteenth international economic forum to discuss new ideas and current issues the motto of the event is merging the leadership for a new era but does it mean that the old meters are not the kings of the hills anymore let's ask the former russian deputy finance minister. if you get. put into the u.s. department of state the investment climate of russia has strengthened in recent years but corruption and all stable legal framework and economies dependence on natural resources are all clashes that have a role in confidence among potential investors economic forum in st petersburg otherwise known as the russ

the flight had taken off for the african nation of ghana, when the pilot reported the commotion to air traffic control. >> we have a passenger secured. >> negative. the passenger is not secured at this time. the passenger has settled down, though. but an assault has taken place. but at, he is not this time, h secured. >> the fight reportedly started when one passenger hit another for reclining his seat too far. the fighter jets trailed the plane for half an hour, so the pilot could dump some of the 57 tons of fuel onboard. after that, no arrests were made. the fight was postponed until the next day. >>> history was made overnight at the kennedy space center, as the space shuttle "endeavour" made its final landing. kevin oliver of our station wftv reports. >> gear down and locked. >> reporter: after globe trotting for 19 years, the space shuttle "endeavour" slided into the kennedy space center for the last time. >> welcome home, "endeavour." >>it's sad toit's sad to see he the last time. but she really has a great legacy. >> reporter: "endeavour" was built out of spare parts after the "

asian counterparts were a key summit focusing on fighting spirit is an android's of presidents of ghana stand iran are also invited to the tenth anniversary as c.e.o. of meeting in kazakhstan. and more angry protesters are expected on the streets. greece in the face of your cards another be discussing europe is likely to force wars through adventures on the public. people in greece are the only ones angry at what's happening there germans feel it's unfair they should bear the financial brunt of the next we talked to german m.p. . who doesn't believe aid packages will help either those paying them or those receiving them. greece and portugal should leave the euro to save the european union according to german ruling party m.p. klaus pizza we'll show mr walsh what will happen if you keep bailing them out. you know in the new treaty. was regulated that there must be any bailouts because. otherwise. you will. ruin the applique finances of those countries who are contributing to it and as long as each country is responsible for its budget it has to take full responsibility and the only right

implement this of course we also have talks on the economy economic trade in all of the countries of ghana send again at the forefront in the persistent problem of drugs drug production and trafficking and the russian president dmitri medvedev had reiterated that afghanistan being here as a potential observer state is a partner in combating this problem let's hear what he had to say. afghanistan. and it. can be closed which. is a country which hugely impacts. syria has always been and i'm sure. the meeting between the president. will touch expectedly touched on the topic of the nuclear program as well as security in the region and possibly common approaches between the two countries a bilateral approach to the situation in north africa and the middle east now with the president hamid karzai of course as we have seen in the past the talks will definitely be dominated by finding a solution to drugs again that the countries here had said that they want a non military nonmilitary solution to the problems that afghanistan is facing so we expect to hear this as well as trade deals between russia

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foreign interventions to calm the sour here in r t a look at a triple up for ghana stan announce five drop of bombers and a string of bloody terror attacks in a country that followed. either leaders have agreed on a new bailout for greece but only after a strict budget cuts are imposed a vote on a proposed twenty billion euros tera the plan is expected on wednesday if approved it will also mean another tranche of last year's bailout will be handed over to greeks the latest developments prompted immediate reaction from euro skeptics who held a mock funeral in brussels for the ailing single currency they argue that attempts to bail out greece are too little too late and of the crisis will help bring about the downfall of the eurozone. if we just keep pumping money into greece it's only put off the death of their economy they are already bankrupt we have to wake up and smell the coffee and say enough is enough greece is going to go all in is going to go portugal and of course the big one that everyone is worried about is the state of spying that is what some of our banks like barclays ha

as a us is looking for a way out of ghana standard everyone is happy with president obama's troop withdrawal plan calling out ten thousand soldiers by the end of the year and twice as many by next summer is considered premature by a military commanders but not fast enough or and say we're activist artie's military contributor says this i stay in the country for ten years conventional u.s. war tactics of yielded few tangible results. if anybody was impressed by a barrage of bomb a speech regarding the tempo and scale of u.s. forces withdraw from afghanistan it was afghan president hamid karzai on the one side the afghan leader was a happy camper regarding the american president announcement and on the other side there was so much at for hanchen regarding there we action from the u.s. military and from vox populi as far as the military apprehension is concerned it was mostly limited only to armchair commandos and the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates in fact of the admiral michael mullen opinion represents the bunker mentality and conventional wisdom conventional group thing only a part o

united 990 was flying out for an 11-hour overseas trip to ghana when one of had passengers put his seat back. the passenger behind him didn't like it and hit him. before long, a fight had broken out and the pilot was telling air traffic control he was turning back. >> the supervisor wants to have the passengers secured. >> negative, the passenger is not secured at the time. the passenger has settled down, though, but an assault has taken place. but at this time, he's not secured. >> reporter: it got expensive when f-16 fighter jets intercepted and escorted the plane as it dumped thousands of dollars of jet fuel. united airlines will only say the flight landed safely and was met by local law enforcement. while no one was arrested, the faa chief insists the pilot took appropriate action. >> you're not sure. you're not in the cabin. the crew was unable to contain it, and the decision was made. in my opinion, it was a good decision. >> reporter: a 30 year airline veteran who has written about passenger air rage said smaller seats and an overall decline in civility have people on edge. >> we

leave of ghana's then take a listen but they would be perfectly happy if we picked up and left tomorrow but what would we get for it and what would they do with it and i think the answers to those two questions mean that the president's approach which is this steadied careful transition while we try to work the the diplomatic and political piece of this which includes pakistan. is exactly the right way to go and many afghans are actually worried that less troops doesn't necessarily mean less bombs on their homes i mean these upcoming troop withdrawals the u.s. has reportedly stepped up airstrikes including grown strikes in afghanistan is thought to be part of this twenty first. training intelligent war strategy as they call it you know when you have no troops on the ground no deaths of your soldiers to justify back at home so it becomes possible to wage a war without having to face all these accountability in pakistan the u.s. doesn't have puts on the ground but it's chasing suspected terrorists with drone strikes and very actively doing so would end up killing most of the three wins in

that al qaeda has ever known here in the us the pressure president obama faces with regards to of ghana's that mostly has to do with the enormous war spending and the number of casualties among american troops president obama was elected as a war and ended up waging more wars and spending more of taxpayers billions on inconclusive battles overseas that's what a lot of americans are frustrated about what doesn't get enough spotlight here is actually the results on the ground if you listen to american military officials they're cautiously talking about progress fragile progress as they put it very sort of course on the ground say is serve in c. is growing among the afghans the systematic killing of civilians by nato strikes doesn't help experts say many of those now fighting against the ally forces in afghanistan are not all cry that they are not terrorists they are fighting against who they see as invaders after one of the recent strikes that killed a significant number of civilians including children even the u.s. backed afghan president karzai had to make a harsh face saving statement wa

were calling on border security idea they are now of course as you said earlier the presence of of ghana's said here certainly has brought it to the front line of the security in afghanistan to the regional security afghanistan so nato future has been repeated over and over here some of the nations have expressed doubts in the past as to whether i've got a son who's really ready to handle the situation on its own however today president hamid karzai had said that again assad is willing to take that responsibility and that they are ready when nato troops are withdrawn expectedly into twenty four thirteen and so they again here is an important issue that they all put their all stressing here bring it up again and one other issue in afghanistan is that drugs now this is a big issue for russia on the table for some time now because ninety percent of the drugs in russia does come from a stand and get hamid karzai has stress and understands that he needs to work together with his partners and to me she knew that if has stressed again how important this is for us to listen to what he has to say.

obstacles to be over the promise of it be a process of each of the countries also here is the head of ghana stand now the country is here as an invited guest has also applied for observer status and it is expected that at the end of the summit a decision will be made on this application by afghanistan now when this was first formed ten years ago the problem is that they wanted to come back together are the three forces they named this terrorism separatism and extremism as well as to risk all of or to avoid a border and ensure cross border stability but ten years later it has expanded far beyond that and for this specific summit they said they want to give ample time to economic and financial issues and specifically setting up a special account or a special fund china for its part has already committed ten billion dollars for use by member nations should they ever ever needed to get over the crisis or effects of the economic crisis now for russia's part what's important to the foreign minister sergei lavrov has stated before yes you know summit that russia is looking forward to signing five

really ready to handle the situation on its own however today president hamid karzai had said that of ghana said it is willing to take that responsibility and that they are ready when nato troops will withdraw expectedly and the twenty fourth and one other issue in a data set is that drugs. is a big issue for russia on the table for some time now because ninety percent of the drugs in russia does come from afghanistan and get hamid karzai has stress he understands that he needs to work together with his partners and dmitri medvedev has stressed. again how important this is for us to listen to what he has to say. afghanistan. the country which hugely important. another state maybe a c.e.o. has made is that a unilateral missile defense system unilateral meaning just by one country or by one group is certainly going to be a threat to international security and also they are calling on their members to adhere to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty interestingly enough iran to be here makes for interesting discussion as you know iran has a controversial nuclear program so this requirement of adh

president says the troop pullout from ghana stand was possible because the taliban's momentum has a brain that's despite calls from top military brass for a more gradual drawdown a former cia officer jack rice says washington's confused its enemies in the country. i think that the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or is separating the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and al qaeda were separate organizations from the beginning and to simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met i think you are going to see more instability and when i talk to people in other parts of the country they look at president karzai as a crook they see him as somebody who's been nothing but protecting himself and his own democracy is not here but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the u.s. or the over the europeans can roll into a country and simply sa

assess the nation champs tell the truth about what's happening in her country she says people in a ghana stand are trapped between corrupt local politicians and the deadly u.s. military campaign. well ledger thank you for taking the time to be with us thank you times but recently returned from a trip to the u.s. that didn't start world you were denied entry visa the decision was later reversed but why do you think this happened especially after the. visit of the u.s. several times about the problem because they're in the past also when i went to u.s. and also. pleased i exposed the wrong policies of us in that we're not going to stop . by our country and abandon formal rights human rights and democracy and also impose on our people a certain drug laws who are put a complete exile of blood and they waste taxpayer money and billions of dollars as now this operation in afghanistan this criminal war become open secret for who can creep around a quote and us and also know that it will pin can't it's that's why white house couldn't hear the truth and they want to block my wife same field as th

all across the world from lebanon american cocaine plantations back to the killing fields of have ghana stand scientifically this report only makes sense if you believe like those commissioners in a social darwinism the theory of those isn't and eugenics in essence all those racists theories ways only a very simple with sunshine the reason master race and there is a human waste that's the logic there silently stands behind the conclusion of this global permission on drug policy. a countdown has begun at baikonur cosmodrome where every vamp version of the so you spacecraft has been moved into position ready for a blast up in just a few days it will carry three crew members to the international space station for a six month mission on board mankind's most remote outposts i.t.s.a. in france reports from the large cap. the twenty eighth expedition to the international space station blasts off from here at the baikonur cosmodrome so far everything is run according to plan very smooth indeed we've got three people heading up into space from here russian cosmonauts sergei volkov japanese astro

obama has never ever mention he's concerned or demonstrated his understanding that when it comes to ghanatamp the real threat doesn't come from the card or its associate but it has everything to do we have narco terrorism the us legacy in afghanistan will be mostly measured by the fact that it was due to the us and nato occupation ever gana stand has been turned into narco state and the local insurgency has spread into international america terrorism unfortunately clearly costy who is the us president dr divisor was not involved in reviewing of the old and formulating the new us policy in afghanistan and it boils down to crunch approach there's counter-narcotics strategy for afghanistan and counterterrorism for pakistan and to integrate both approaches in comprehensive counter terrorism strategy. and log on to our team galleries on our website for an exclusive set of pictures from afghanistan covering every aspect of life in a war torn country by all that dot com. page it is still waiting for political and economic reform in the wake of its uprising but for thousands of people who eat out

ops given that the true nation is or more divided than ever on the issues of the day including of ghana spent in libya on libya germany chose to withhold its support for military action in libya the u.n. security council siding with russia and china here despite being under a lot of pressure from the u.s. the u.k. and france on afghanistan germany has supported the war there but now analysts say its contribution is unlikely to survive even the next election cycle but of course the two leaders were rather evasive aggressing the difference is choosing mainly general rhetoric you know about coordinating efforts and so long but analysts say the rift between washington and burlington is not just on wars but on other policies as well on the economy germany has a completely different approach they have high taxes better welfare at prater applause they produce more they export more while the u.s. is head over heels in death and is running a trade deficit of health a trillion dollars and it's interesting during that press conference president obama showed the u.s. expects germany to get behind a