karen taraji with a look at this week's top headlines chinese state media says the u.s. and nato countries support of syria's opposition fighters is driving the nation into an all out civil war beijing and moscow are calling for a political settlement in the country with a top chinese diplomat recently visiting damascus. greece's creditors debate whether it will sink or swim as they decide on the next one hundred thirty billion euro bailout athens has met all demands to secure it as the population population rages against the new cuts. and london and washington morning israel against attacking iran to nuclear sites urging for time to let sanctions do their job currently being visited by u.n. inspectors and insists its atomic program is a peaceful. next we explore a museum of classic cars and join a traditional russian community celebrating the coming of spring a journey to me is up next. for almost eight hundred years news has stood along the banks of the volga rivers and it's one of european russia's most picturesque cities is the fourth largest in the country an import

discover the was jeeps and join the people who meet them and even take us on a wild ride bracing them karen taraji the old man of screech an artist who never cared to know with reality of business up to. my. thank you or a hello to you minority shareholders and russia's second largest bank d.t.b. will get all the money back then vested in the company's i.p.o. in two thousand and seven prime minister putin has confirmed the bank will conduct his buyback thirteen point six copecks share that's the same as the listing price but nearly double what they're worth today the deal will take place during the spring and is expected to cost the bank half of britain in dollars from its own profit institutional shareholders will not be allowed to bowl to take parts. just a week i mean it's just good people to preserve the bangs business and commercial reputation its management has made a very fair decision in my opinion about. the i.p.o. thirteen point six copecks the buyback will be financed by the bank itself. made a decision by itself without any pressure. slowing growth in asia and europe is threatening to

thanks for being with our team and karen taraji with the latest news headlines the u.n.general assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution this week calling on syria's president assad to step down russia was among twelve states who voted against saying the draft fails to address the armed opposition while damascus is vowing for major reforms reports of violence continue artie's more if a national is in syria. this is racially in syria means volatile with tensions between security forces and the armed opposition groups continue in claiming lives of both military and civilians almost every day on thursday we attended the funerals of a young boy who was gunned down early here in damascus during the n.t. government protest and the procession itself eventually turned into hostile to mr asian in the clashes that followed and that continued the next day five people were killed and many others injured one violence one day causes even more violence next and so on and so on we also can see political murders as well this week shaikh of one of the most of damascus was assisted nat

there's one comment coming to you live from moscow i'm karen taraji crisis locked syria finds itself caught between two very different diplomatic efforts as the u.s. and its allies pile pressure on the government russia and china are trying to mediate a negotiated solution one of beijing's top diplomats isn't damascus for talks calling on all sides to help the violence and work out a peace deal the chinese effort follows up on months of attempts by moscow to bring the warring sides together but the rebels refuse to negotiate unless assad gives up the power the violence is escalating almost daily now with dozens reportedly killed over the past twenty four hours political science professor joseph chang says u.s. dominance in the region is forcing some world powers to the defensive of the major factors you know wolf cools. off the idea of some kind of just mean. throughout the world in the middle east and north africa obviously the conservatives countries in the region trust china they do not want to see. jesmyn. be joining the. big united has been exerting pressure on the middle east d

hello and thanks for being with us of four o'clock here in moscow on karen's taraji the u.n. general assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution that piles more pressure on syrian president assad to step down russia was among twelve states who voted against saying the draft fails to address the armed opposition moscow maintains the conflict should be solved by the syrian people without foreign pressure artie's marina poured nala has more from new york. this is very much a symbolic kind of message on the part of the international stage because you have an overwhelming majority of the u.n. members in the general assembly supporting a resolution that essentially endorses the arab league plan which calls for syrian president bashar al assad to step down it also condemns syrian authorities for violating human rights fundamental rape or freedoms and using force against civilians it also calls for u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon to appoint an envoy to syria this text resolution condemns syrian authorities now the reason for all countries did not support this resolution is becau

things for being with us seven o'clock here in moscow i'm karen taraji washington says it isn't ruling out what it calls additional measures in syria not seen as a hint it could soon be ready to arm the anti-government militia the shift in rhetoric by the obama administration and it previously excluded this possibility comes despite reports that al qaeda has joined the opposition that could put the u.s. on the terrorist group homes around the world on the same side. amid bloodshed in syria more extremists are panicked trading the country to help bring down all sought that's according to u.s. intelligence which says all card affiliated fighters were responsible for a series of deadly suicide bombings in damascus and aleppo targeted at syrian military and intelligence facilities has seen evidence of. extremist sunni extremists can't label them specifically as outside of books or similar ilk or infiltrating the opposition's groups. while fighting in syria continues the violence in neighboring iraq has dropped in some areas by as much as fifty percent in the last few months this as an al-q

thanks for being with us the two o'clock here in moscow i'm karen taraji the streets of spanish cities become a battlefield this tens of thousands of schoolchildren and students have been protesting against education cuts the demonstrations turned violent earlier this week in the city of landsea where seventeen people were injured in what's been called a heavy handed repression of the rally five days of protests have been sparked by the latest budget cuts implemented to meet tough e.u. deficit targets r t sarah firth has more from the spanish capital. scenes of a sturdy anger on the streets especially in valencia clashes broke out between riot police and university students and young protesters as they demonstrated against education budget cuts which they claim have left many closely and without even basic he's saying now scenes of riot police chasing dragging and hitting the protesters in claims of arrests being made in some cases involving minors assaults widespread criticism here in madrid a small group of protesters turned out by the education ministry in support of the protests th

thanks for being with us seven o'clock here in moscow i'm karen taraji the u.n. security council has failed to find common ground on the crisis in syria with russia and china voting against the draft resolution that they say exclusively blames the syrian government for violence both moscow and beijing say the text could cause even more bloodshed because it takes sides in the syrian conflict and favors armed opposition groups. been following the diplomatic battle at the heart of the u.n. . in a matter of just five minutes after the meeting began russia and china both wielded their veto powers not supporting this draft resolution that was written up by the arab league european countries while the draft resolution was supported by thirteen members of the security council russia was asking for some amendments according to russian foreign minister sergei lavrov those amendments were not excessive and mr r. lava have said that russia was urging the west to accommodate moscow's concerns to reach a compromise on this draft resolution china during the meeting that support

here's in common coming to you live broadcasting from the heart of moscow on karen taraji the u.s.and its allies are pushing syria into civil war by backing the armed opposition they are says a chinese state newspaper beijing joint efforts to bring about a political settlement in the crisis torn country was a top chinese diplomat recently visiting damascus amid reports of ongoing violence in the country artie's maria has been to one of the syrian cities caught up in the conflict. zabadani i think to kilometers northwest of damascus lebanon just over the border once a relaxed luxury mountain resort the town has recently been the scene of brutal clashes between assad's forces and anti-government groups there is a lull in the fighting and as we approach the city we're not sure who's in control at the checkpoint they are happy to see a russian television crew as solid hint about who is in charge here russia is among the few countries still talking to assad and calling for others to have dialogue with the regime along with china it to be towed to the u.n. security council's resolution a

using common coming to you live from the heart of moscow and karen taraji with crisis locked him out because feeling the squeeze from within the country and abroad it's crucial ally in the region is also feeling the strain experts more in the collapse of the syrian regime would be a devastating blow to iran making tough extremely isolated and compelled to act artie's laura smith reports. iran's military is put through its paces but how long will this carry on being a drill as the conflict in syria gets bloodier by the day western powers range against president assad ally iran the strategic position looks increasingly shaky which some suggest is no coincidence there is a proxy conflict between israel and its western allies and iran which basically only has one ally in the region which is the syrian republic so if you can get syria away from iran either through a diplomatic deal which they're trying for many years all through regime change which seems to be the direction of travel now that would definitely weaken iran at all roads in the middle east right now do seem to lead back to te

here with our two you want to clock here in moscow and karen taraji the majority of the u.n. general assembly adopted a resolution this week calling on syria's president to end the opposition crackdown and give up power russia and china are against the move and while the rebels to also lay down weapons and join talks it's a year since the uprising started and damascus is vowing to reform even as the killing continues. in syria far. this is a shot here in syria mains volatile with tensions between security forces and the armed opposition groups continue in claiming lives of both mildred and civilians almost every day on thursday we attended the funerals of a young boy who was gunned down early here in damascus during the n.t. government protest and the procession itself eventually turned into a hostile to a straight in the clashes that followed and the continued the next day five people were killed and many others injured one violence one day causes even more violence next and so on and so on we also can see political murders as well this week shake of one of the most of damas

news in common coming to you live from the heart of mouth down karen taraji russia and china have given a firm no to the latest u.n. security council resolution on syria moscow has defended its move saying that the draft fails to deliver a balanced approach to the unrest and favors extremist groups which could ignite even more violence that says those who are behind the document are now ganging up against the veto states artie's marina portnoy reports from new york. in a matter of just five minutes after the meeting began russia and china both wielded their veto powers not supporting this draft resolution that was written up by the arab league and european countries while the draft resolution was supported by thirteen members of the security council russia was asking for some amendments according to russian funimation foreign minister sergei lavrov those amendments were not excessive and mr are a lot of said that russia was urging the west to accommodate moscow's concerns to reach a compromise on this draft resolution china said during the meeting that it supported russia's amendments a

discover the was jeeps and join the people who meet them and even take us on a wild ride bracing them karen taraji the ordeal of screech. and about her five minutes here in our team we talk to pakistan's foreign minister on the policy challenges that lie ahead for us there as i promised and the business. thank you very welcome to the program we start with a story that has the whole of the russian market talking minority shareholders in the country's second largest bank the sea bay ought to get all the money back then vested in the company's i.p.o. in two thousand and seven that's despite the share price currently being hauled off the list price for more i'm joined by r.t.s. business analyst daniel busch i'll. tell you what's the latest on the situation to be will buy the shares at the price investors paid in two thousand and seven so-called people's i.p.o. thirteen point six copecks it's almost double the current price of seven copecks at the moment of libya putin says the money will come from the lenders profits not from state funds although the government will remain the main shareholder they bo