see reporting from kiev in ukraine. are always a pleasure to get you involved about here if you would like to know what you have to say about this story about the euro two thousand and twelve but they were asking you how will the euro two thousand and twelve pan out for co-host ukraine if you just log on to our website www dot com you can participate in our latest world wide web poll here are the numbers and right now about half of you say its budget will crumble under construction that it can never repay a quarter believe ukraine will withdraw at the last minute leaving poland post opinion but euro two thousand and twelve image and speed up being you were exceptional comes another. the minority as you can see right here claimed the country will get infrastructure roads stadiums it couldn't otherwise afford. while you lots of other items to find on our website as well including the french creator of the critically acclaimed movie the artist turns his lens towards chechnya as a backdrop for his forthcoming film about tha

between russia and ukraine according to commerce and ukraine quoting local energy ministry sources kiev is now ready to sell one third of its national pipeline operator to russia and return for gas discounts but moscow is reportedly insisting on at least half of nafta gas kiev says it can't have it cannot afford the price specified in the current contract and insists on cutting imports of russian gas by half but russia's gazprom says ukraine could have reduced its order but by no more than twenty percent and only with six months about snowden's late on friday the european union joined in saying it's ready to pay up play a part in the talks and moscow and kiev are expected to restart negotiations on tuesday. say grains economy might not cope with a reduced gas lifes. well that's all that's all i have for you now but join me in about fifteen minutes for more here on this. here with our t.v. live from moscow the headlines the arab league at loggerheads are calls for intervention in syria other members warn it could lead to a region wide on the rest mass chaos has announced a general amnest

scenario some believe awaits fans who will flock to ukraine for the euro twenty twelve tournament kiev based journalists organized this photo exhibition trying to voice a rather pessimistic message about the upcoming football cup. we're being told by the government that everything has been built but the fans will face those problems that we ordinary craniums face every day very poor stray petty issues bribery by the police and terrible medical facilities raided could be a major failure. at first glance such concerns may seem laughable even in the darkest times of financial troubles the euro twenty twelve projects remained top priority when almost all construction projects were halted roads airports and stadiums never stopped being built after a string of stadium opening ceremonies in ukraine you wait for chiefs are now completely sure the country is ready to host the tournament we went through a different periods of the preparation so some of them. solve successful but in the last two years we made huge progress in terms of infrastructure construction and also in terms of organisation

see reporting from kiev in ukraine. coming up to twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow some other news from around the world for you now to pakistan first in a while that they were at least ten troops have been found dead in an unstable tribal there in the country's northwest twin car bomb attacks in iraq have killed at least sixteen people and wounded dozens in baghdad one of the bombs went off near a police vehicle in the neighborhood of al shabab killing six people including two policeman a second blast in the west of the city was said to be targeting shiite pilgrims. at least three people have been killed and dozens wounded during a nationwide strike to protest against nigeria's soaring fuel prices. police fired on to protest is in the telecom while one other was killed in a clash with police in lagos this comes after the government and the diffused subsidy leading to a rise in gas and transportation costs throughout the country. the military prosecutor in poland has shot himself in the head after holding a ne

to see reporting from kiev in ukraine. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world malaysian opposition leader on working for him has been found guilty of sodomy following a two year trial it were him facing possible twenty year jail sentence after being accused of having sex with a former male politician maintain his innocence and said the charges were politically motivated the verdict is expected to have major consequences on elections expected later this year. following a wave of deadly attacks nigerian president has said there are maybe sympathizers of terrorist sect baka haraam within his government over the weekend sectarian violence targeting christians killed dozens and forced hundreds from their homes a state of emergency has been declared in several regions at least fifty people have been killed in the last few days by. who have worn the christians to flee the muslim dominated north. you know like the rest of the supporters from london pakistan's former president pervez musharraf's said he w

reporting from kiev in ukraine now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world the way an opposition leader or you bring him was greeted by hundreds of supporters after being found guilty of sodomy following a two year trial ibraheem faced a possible twenty year jail sentence after being accused of having sex with a foreign male a politician maintained his innocence and said the charges were politically motivated the verdict is expected to have major consequences on elections expected later this year. following a wave of deadly attacks and i jerry and president has said there are maybe sympathizers of terrorists. within his government over the weekend sectarian vial. targeting christians killed dozens of forced hundreds from their homes a state of emergency has been declared in several regions at least fifty people have been killed in the last few days by a bucket who have warned christians to flee the muslim dominated north. the u.s. is prepared to use force against iran if the blocks a key will route in the persian gulf according to pentagon chief leon panetta ira

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late on friday the european union joined in saying it's ready to play a part of the talks moscow and kiev are expected dark negotiations on tuesday and analysts say ukraine's economy might not cope with reduced gas supplies. in the longer term. and with that you do pay expected by the i.m.f. to grow or at least forty percent per year. there's no way grade can just permanently come down its consumption to those levels i think it's going to to grow together with its steel and fertilizer sector and most of the fishing seguin's seem to be in the past already has ukraine usefulness you much more system to believe your meter is wrong from the fifty four last year it doesn't look like ukraine craze consumption is going to climb percent to stay with think it's quite likely to stay flat world but. it's but because most of the first savings are in the process. and live sound check out the markets oil first and it's gaining some experts and you continued tensions with iran as these. so-called permanent premium that will be built into the oil price right now on at the moment the w t i a is up more th

reporting from kiev in ukraine. but i'll be back with the headline shortly are stating it. now it's not about spilling blood. it's the war of barricades from one side and fears blocked. from the other. invisible border has cut people from the land for twelve years. the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile parts is still not over. download the official anti application to go on the phone oh i pod touch from the. jollity life on the go. video on demand parties my vote comes an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. book about the stories that shaped this week tensions between iran and the u.s. intensified to tehran they mean the west to the killing of nuclear scientists a washington is threatening action if iran blocks a bottle into the pending sanctions. qatar becomes the first arab league member to call for troops to be sent into syria to tackle the ongoing violence there the proposal is being labeled hypocritical coming from a monarchy preaching a regime change elsewhere.

reporting from kiev in ukraine. right now let's go to some of the headlines for from around the world for you this hour time for the r.t. world update malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim was greeted by hundreds of supporters after being found not guilty of sodomy following. in a two year trial he would have him faced a possible twenty year jail sentence after being accused of having sex with a former male politician and maintained his innocence and said the charges were politically motivated the verdict is expected to have major consequences on elections expected later this year. nigerians angered by corruption and high petrol prices have started a nationwide strike millions are expected to stay away from work leaving africa's largest oil exporter paralyzed fuel prices have doubled since january the first when the government ended subsidies which the president described as unsustainable the country's also dealing with the aftermath of weeks of sectarian violence which is left over fifty dead in the last few da

reporting from kiev in ukraine. as always we always interested in what you have to say today about the euro twenty twelve how it's going to pan out for the co-host of ukraine log on to our web site you can participate in our latest web poll here come the numbers are from our web site right now almost half of you say it's budget will crumble under the construct that you can never repay over a quarter believe ukraine withdraw at the last minute leaving poland as host opinion that the country will get infrastructure upgrades roads airports stadiums they couldn't otherwise afford that comes in. the minority euro twenty twelve. image and speed up. to head over to the dot com cast your vote and while you're there on the website here are some of the other other items you can find there right now torture rao afghanistan demands the u.s. army hands over control of its main prison in the country within a month after claims inmates have been severely abused. we are coming to you live from the heart of moscow and in our special

reporting from kiev in ukraine. headlines in just a couple of minutes here stay with us. this is our time. to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are one that won't we breed the we hope. to me the american dream is to live in peace and prosperity and freedom and a government under socialism is not a government a free. man. you . have very motivated out cross the country who are activists who are willing to fight for what they think is right for themselves but in fact this forty four bridge. we are counting. properly drowning and i think it's spread by it's cutting off heart. it's making real democracy. all but impossible. now it's not about spilling blood. it's the war of the barricades from one side and fears blockade from the other. invisible border has cut people from the land for twelve year. the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile parts is still not over. eighty. they're the stories that shaped this week tensions between iran and the us intensify the terror on the west for killing a nuclear scientist from washi

reporting from kiev in ukraine. or some other news from around the world now to pakistan first of all welled up they were at least ten troops have been found dead in an unstable tribal area in the country's northwest the men were abducted last month from the region after militants attacked a military post officials say the bodies of the men with multiple but it were and were discovered in a ravine close to a small local town last week the taliban executed fifteen tribal police officers having a abducted them. three people have been killed and dozens wounded during a nationwide strike to protest against nigeria's soaring fuel prices at least forty two protesters in the town of comical one other was killed in a clash with police in lagos this comes after the government ended a fuel subsidy leading to rising gas and transportation costs throughout the country. prosecutor in poland has shot himself in the head after holding a news conference he walked to the corner of his office loaded the gun and pulled the trigger ask

reporting from kiev in ukraine. the last twelve months were characterized by political and economic discontent ending in mass protests across the world when next we asked the russian foreign ministry's commissioner for human rights for his assessment of what's been going on that's our special interview coming up next here and i'll be back with a summer of our main news stories in about ten minutes from now. thank you. thank you very much for joining us today in two thousand and eleven we've seen a number of human rights violations taking place throughout the world and you want to tour the implementation of human rights abroad so today i would like to talk about those issues that caught your attention in two thousand and eleven but first of all i want to start with domestic issues what is your view on the protests that took place in russia after the parliamentary elections in the country under some of the fort dix truly important to stress that the reaction of the authorities has been a very responsible one and i wil

reporting from kiev in ukraine. it is coming here live from moscow and in our special pathfinder series we've been introducing you to foreign entrepreneurs who came to russia for a slice of the abundant business play. russians have always had a taste for foreign cuisine especially the all-american burgers and fries that's a hunger which paul o'brien was eager to hear while he brought the starlight diner to the country. i got here safe to say mark eleven o'clock at night star there was no me on the street. of the hotel like going up to my room and said to myself what i do but i decided i want to stay young russian became my part and is still my part. just such as. this steiner came from the united states and went on a ship and came to st petersburg and then drove down on trucks and we put it into the park you know one day i wasn't there and two weeks later we were open i think it was the challenge. was really exciting when i opened my first business here. because we were the first we had a lot of people that thought

reporting from kiev in ukraine. the focus of the world news stories now first off a bomb blast which thirty wounded twenty in eastern pakistan the explosion in the midst of a religious procession in which hundreds of shiites were marking the end of a period of mourning it split the bomb was planted ahead of the gathering in time for maximum impact after the blast mourners began throwing rocks at police so in turn deployed to gas to control the crowds. mass demonstrations are continuing in romania for a third day with riot police firing tear gas in an effort to control crowds at least nine were injured dozens were arrested protesters a rally against straight government imposed hysterically as well as in popular health care but also calling for early elections a resignation of president try and process call. again but up to today at an iraqi government compound in ramadi it's left up to seven policemen dead a group of suspected sunni insurgents attacked the majority of security headquarters resulting in a three hour s

see reporting from kiev in ukraine now at twenty past the hour here in moscow to get to the r.t. world update for you some other global headlines in brief but to pakistan first where at least ten troops have been found dead in an unstable tribal area in the country's north west the men were abducted last a month from the order of region after militants attacked a military post officials say the bodies of the men with multiple bullet wounds were discovered in ever a vien close to a small local town last week the taliban executed fifteen tribal police officers having abducted them last month. the. nigerian unions have launched a nationwide strike to protest against the country's soaring fuel prices because it comes after the government ended a popular fuel subsidy leading to a rise in gas sun transportation costs throughout the country nigeria's two main unions are said as many as eight million people will not go to work during the strike spring africa's largest oil provider to a standstill. a lawyer in the trial of ousted egyptian leader hosni mubarak has accused police of using l

cut its purchasing by almost a half but russia's energy giant gazprom is not willing to allow that kiev has signed a contract to receive fifty two bidding cubic meters from russia and twenty twelve but made the surprise announcement this week that it was only going to take half of that ukraine's leaders say it's struggling economy can't afford to pay the full amount the russian it gets monopoly says kiev would have only reduce its order by maximum of twenty percent but only if that had been agreed six months in advance speculation is mounting that the country would be unable to survive was such a reduced gas order will bring you any further developments on this as they happen . russia and iran's decision to ditch the us dollar invariable the ruble our all for bilateral trade is following a global trend recently both china and japan said they would switch to trading in their own local currencies to boost ties you've gained their daughter in from air cases stemmer says emerging markets can only benefit from such deals. the colleges which used to be the strongest far beyond their competito

see reporting from kiev in ukraine. and special pool of funds there is now here in r.t. we've been introducing you to foreign entrepreneurs who came to russia for a slice of the business. russians have always had a taste for foreign cuisine especially the all-american burgers and fries and that's a hunger which paul o'brien was eager to serve when he brought his starlight diner to the country. i got the same mark eleven o'clock. start it was known me on the street. to the hotel. going up to my room said i want to thank you. i decided. you. became my mom and is still my part of. this. is steiner came in the united states and went on a ship and came to st petersburg and then drove down on trucks to put it into the park and one day i was in there and two weeks later we were open i think it was a challenge. it was really exciting when i opened my first business here. because we were the first we had a lot of people that thought we were crazy to put a diner in the middle of the park despite all the objections there and we didn't we knew it was going to work because i work her

another twist has emerged in the gas dispute between ukraine and russia over supply deliveries kiev has come with a blueprint of what it sees as a way out of the deadlock it wants to its gas transportation pipeline to be jointly operated by russia ukraine and the european authorities this will help keep a neutral position in talks and attract funds to overhaul the lines russia had earlier pushed kiev to sell the gas pipeline in exchange for cheaper prices ukraine would be happy to keep it but claims high gas prices may do whale its economy. and russia is pushing to fast track construction of its southern energy link to europe this south stream pipeline the green light for the neutral gas link from the black sea to central europe will be given in december this year ahead of the gas export monopoly exene miller says that the company has all the sources to meet deadlines and to remind you that south pipeline is a project developed jointly by gazprom italy's any france's e.d.f. and germany's winters home. now europe is up and coming passenger jet the airbus three hundred twenty neo will soo

across the east, minus 14 degrees in kiev. minus 15 in moscow. here is your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, eu leaders agreed on a new treaty increasing tighter fiscal on member states. >> translator: today, we have come to agree on a new fiscal treaty. >> the agreement came at the first summit of the year in belgium. 23 of the 27 countries agreed to the fiscal contract. it would impose penalties exceeding 0.5% of gdp. only britain and the czech republic did not agree. >> we recognize financial stability is not enough to get out of the economic crisis. we must do more in particular on economic growth. >> the eu leaders urged greece to conclude negotiations with private bond holders to restructure debt. if no deal is met, greece to default. the proposal met with a strong opposition. that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. >> california's gold is produced

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minus 2 for kiev. that's the weather conditions for now. here is your three day outlook. >>> our lead story. the european union is trying to starve iran of the main source of revenue. eu slapped an embargo on iranian oil. members want to cut funding to iran's nuclear program. they want to pressure iran to comply with u.n. resolutions. >> i want to stress, however, that sanctions are not an end in themselves. i have often talked about this being part of a twin track approach, that the purpose of sanctions is to put pressure on iran to come back to the negotiating table. >> eu countries will stop importing iranian crude and oil products and will freeze assets of iran's central bank, and stop some financial transactions. they say the bank provides funds for the country's nuclear program. the embargo will not be enforced until july. representatives of greece and italy asked for the delay because their countries rely heavily on iranian oil. the eu gradually escalated economic sanctions against iran in the past six years. the ban on crude oil is

across the east, minus 14 in kiev, which is ten degrees lower than average. here is the extended forecast. >>> once again, ai uchida joins us with the outcome of the eu summit. >> they are trying to get tougher on themselves with budgets and how much they spend. the summit yesterday appears to be one step forward in this direction. >> translator: today we have come to agree on a new fiscal treaty. >> the agreement came at their first summit of the year in brussels, belgium. 25 of the eu's 27 countries agreed to the fiscal compact. it would impose penalties on members whose deficits exceed 0.5% of gdp. only britain and the czech republic refused to back the new pact. the leaders also agreed to launch a permanent bailout fund in july one year earlier than planned. >> we recognize that financial stability is in itself not enough to get out of the economic crisis. we must do more, in particular on economic growth. >> the eu leaders also urged greece to conclude negotiations private bondholders to restructure its debt. if no deal is reached, greece could default.

degrees in madrid, 8 in paris, still warmer than average in moscow, with 2 degrees and the same goes for kiev. that's it for me now. here's your extent the forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, u.s. leaders are asking for japan's help trying to stop exports of iranian oil. the boycott penalizes foreign institutions that deal with iran's central bank. the japanese government will look into how to work with allies. they want to avoid any adverse impact to the economy. they say international cooperation is necessary to stop tehran's nuclear program. today, we get 10% of oil from iran. authorities believe it is possible to secure oil from other exporters. still, government leaders say the ban could cause oil prices to surge in the short term and place a heavy burden on japanese corporations and households. they plan to study ways to reduce oil imports from iran, and request the u.s. allow exceptions for japan under certain conditions. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. we will have more updates at the we will have more updates a

paris, and 5 degrees expected in stockholm, dipping to minus 3 degrees in moscow, and 0 degrees in kiev. that's it for me now. here is your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. tokyo. thanks for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

warmer than average in miscowith 2, and 4 in kiev.eave you now with the extended forecast. >>> u.s. president barack obama outlined a new defense strategy that will refocus on the asia pacific. the president cut the military budget as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's finances. the u.s. will strengthen its presence in asia in the face of cuts to other regions. military leaders say they want to counter the increasing strength of china. obama made the announcement in the first news conference at the pentagon by a u.s. president. the strategy took into account the end of the war in iraq and the winding down of afghanistan. it is in line with cuts of $4 billion in the next decade. obama says the u.s. will be able to ensure its security with a smaller ground force. >> our military will be leaner, but the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible, and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> defense secretary leon panetta made it

minus 6 in moscow. 1 in warsaw. 0 in kiev, a few degrees warmer than average. out in the iberian peninsula i think ifs are fairly summer like here. hot and dry. lisbon 18 degrees for you. let's leave you with your extended forecast. s. >>> that's our broadcast for this our on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

minus 14 in kiev as well as moscow. these are the highs. it is going to be getting cooler right in towards the west as we head into tuesday and then wednesday. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." thank you for watching. bye-bye. .

in paris still looking at the seasonal temperatures in moscow with minus 6 degrees and minus 5 in kiev. i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> our lead stories this hour, the nuclear and industrial safety agency is taking steps toward regaining the confidence of the public. it's expected to make its first report during the day on stress tests at two reactors. operators hope this might lead toward restarting halted plants. they'll still have to get approval from local municipalities. 49 of japan's 54 reactors are halted because of concerns they could be vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunami. the government ordered the computer simulated stress tests be carried out before the reactors could be restarted. the safety agency has received the results of 14 of them. experts will meet during the day to give their assessment of the tests for two reactors at the ohi nuclear plant in fukui prefecture in central japan. they're expected to conclude that the tests were appropriate. the operator kansai electric submitted a report that the reactors could withstand an earthquake 1.8 times

and across the east, an arctic chill continue to sag southward affecting kiev. we are expecting only minus 11 degrees here. all right, i will leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kyobiashi in tokyo, do stay with us.

minus 6 in moscow. 1 in warsaw. 0 in kiev, then out in the iberian peninsula things are looking fairly summer light. lisbon 18 for you. let's leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

minus 18 in kiev. that cool into central locations. minus 7 in berlin. 0 in paris in. the next three days not improving very much. you need to bundle up and take care in that very frigid cold. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching. bye-bye. . .

warm in kiev up to the freezing point for the high. a much warmer figure than we've seen in athens 15. i'll leave you with your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. . thank you for watching. bye-bye. . .

kiev minus 13. even fut as the week progresses it's going to be lower. but lisbon staying warm at 14 degrees. here's the extended forecast. >> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for windchill watching. bye-bye. . .

lawyer s said alexander, in te pictures coming up here, had asked for asylum because the government in kiev have launched a criminal probe against him in order to pressure her. both the eu and united states saher conviction was politically motivated. turkish police have arrested a former head of the military in connection with an alleged plot to destabilize the government. the general is being held after several hourss of questioning st night. prosecutors allege that he was part of a plot by t military to fund and internet campaign aimed at discrediting the government have the time the -- the government of the prime minister. several suspects includiding havelready been charged in the case. it is one of the oldest acquires in the world, and no doubt, johann sebastian bach' would be proud he was once director -- it is one of the oldest choirs in the world. this year, it tends 800 years old and is planning a party that will last all year. >> getting every note right can require a lot of fort. >> my father was also in the choir. i thought i could try that, and now i have managed it. >> the sel

across the east, very cold, minus 7 degrees in moscow and minus 5 in kiev. all right. i will leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> diplomats from the united states and japan are trying to cinch up the pressure around iran. they're meeting in tokyo to discuss new sanctions to block iranian oil. consumers in japan and elsewhere fear that could drive up the price of gas and slow economic recovery. japan gets about 10% of its oil from iran. the japanese side has asked the americans to be careful about how they impose sanctions. u.s. delegates said they'll try to avoid negative repercussions as much as possible. >> i'm confident that as we continue to work with japan, that they will -- that they will take the steps that are necessary. >> japanese representatives hope to get an exemption from the sanctions under certain conditions.ey're exploring wayse oil imports from iran. u.s. diplomats said they would make exceptions for some countries, depending on their trade with iran. and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay wi

and a little bit cooler towards the east, minus 2 in warsaw, minus 3 for moscow and also the same in kiev. all right, so that's a look at your weather conditions for now and here is your three-day outlook. >>> the euro is staggering. markets are reacting to down grades of nine euro nations. let's bring back ai. >> in australia on the sydney foreign exchange, the euro briefly hit a fresh low at 97.17 yen in early trading monday. that was a level that renewed roughly an 11 year low reached late last week in new york. on the tokyo foreign exchange, the single european currency is # 7.26-28 yen. markets participants say rating cuts didn't come as a surprise, and fell largely within expectations, but down grades feel worries over europe's credit problems prompting euro sell orders. >>> i'll leave you with the latest in the markets. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. tokyo. do stay with us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

10 and 12 degrees in paris and across the east, 4 degrees expected in warsaw, and the same goes for kiev it from me now. here's your extended forecast. ♪ >>> our lead story this hour -- the japanese government has tripled the size of emergency zones around nuclear plants. the zones now extend to 30 kilometers. more than 130 japanese municipalities are now required to expand their preparations for nuclear accidents. the nuclear safety commission decided to expand the zones in november. the governme had issued evacuation orders to those in a 30-kilometer zone around the damaged fukushima-daiichi nuclear plant. government leaders revised their safety zones to match that. the expansion includes not only communities hosting nuclear power plants but also surrounding municipalities. these local governments must now boost disaster preparedness by setting evacuation routes and securing shelters. the government almost tripled the funding for nuclear disaster preparedness to more than $100 million in a budget plan for the next fiscal year. municipalities within the expanded emergency zone will need

minus 2 in kiev and remains at minus 11 in moscow. so that's a look at the weather conditions for now. here is your three-day outlook. >>> our lead story this hour, the european union is trying to starve iran of its main source of revenue. the eu has slapped an embargo on iranian oil. members want to cut off funding of two tehran's nuclear program. eu foreign ministers want to pressure iran to comply with u.n. resolutions. >> i want to stress, however, that sanctions are not an end in themselves. i've often talked about this being part of a twin track approach. that the purpose of sanctions is to put pressure on iran to come back to the negotiating table. >> eu countries will stop importing iranian crude and oil products. they'll also freeze the assets of iran's central bank and stop some financial transactions. they say the bank provides funds for the country's nuclear program. the embargo will not be enforced until july. representatives of greece and italy asked for the delay because their countries rely heavily on iranian oil. the

we're expecting minus 13 -- 12 degrees in moscow and minus 13 in kiev. and across the west, dip into 7 degrees in london and 9 degrees expected in paris. all right. here's your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

still way below average in moscow with minus 12 degrees and minus 13 in kiev on friday. and across the west 7 expected in london and 9 degrees in paris. here's your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, iran's president has lashed out at western leaders over new sanctions. he dismissed the effectiveness of an oil embargo by the european union. he said the eu, not iran, will lose out. he made his first public remarks about the sanctions in a speech in southern iran. he said iran won't suffer because only about 10% of its oil goes to the eu. other than iranian leaders have said the share is closer to 18%. he said tehran is ready to revive talks with six nations over its nuclear program. he made no mention of threats from iranian leaders to close the strait of hormuz. millions of barrels of oil pass through the waterway every day. nato secretary general urged iran to keep shipping lanes open. >> i urge the iranian leadership to live up to its international commitments including stop the enrichment program and ensure free navigation in the strait of hormuz. >> he