. >> the nationalist party, which is the government of the day, and the labor party, always feel that this is a body of the votes, which sometimes has voted as a bloc, which could lead to their losing the election. bear in mind in malta, elections are won or lost by just 1000, 1500 votes. >> the prospects for an effective ban on bird hunting in malta remain slim. conservationists will be busy for the foreseeable future. >> that is it for "european journal" this week. if you have questions or comments, we uld love to hear from you. our e-mail address is europa@dw.de. or check us out on facebook. from all of us here in brussels, thanks for watching. goodbye. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

that has galvanized support for the nationalist parties. they are campaigning have an important regional election this weekend. if they win, they say they want a referendum from -- on independence from spain. krul of the protest out in the countryside, these elections will be won or lost in the city. even here, nationalism is a potent force. but a lot of catalon companies do a lot of their business elsewhere in spain. and many voices here were born in other parts of the country. even if there were a referendum, it is far from clear if the majority would vote in favor for independence from spain. bbc news in barcelona. >> you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, cutting the murder rate in el salvador. could it be true that life behind bars helps cast a dangerous time? the only surviving gunmen after the 2008 mumbai attack that killed 166 people has been hanged. a pakistani national, he was executed in prison after the indian president rejected a plea for mercy. >> one of the 10 gunmen who unleashed mayhem on mumbai in 2008 and

the nationalist party did win a majority overall. >> the israeli defense minister is planning to retirem politics. he says he will quit his post once the new government is formed after the elections in january. many political observers are expecting him to change political parties. >> israel has taken a step towards expanding its missile defense. existing systems down. hundreds of hamas rockets during the recent violence and now they have successfully tested a new weapon against medium-range domiciles. israel hopes will be ready by 2014. -- medium-range missiles. thousands of angry workers in bangladesh have been protesting after ianother fire after the worst ever factory blaze. >> eclipsed the focus on note the working conditions. have forced the closure of the other factories and lay the area. to many of those responsible, they want them to be punished. >> firefighters could not contain this blaze, so the workers pitched in to help. together, they managed to put out the fire. it was the second factory fire outside of the capital in days. this time, no one was killed only a few people

political environment of consideration for example would you be happy to see members of the british nationalist party adopting or fostering children for a political party accused of racism. well look i think each case needs to be taken on a sole basis and we are not a racist party it's quite clear it's written into our constitution we actually band members who have been members of the british national party in the past we are completely in all three answered races could ukip see this is a political advantage and bring to the attention the fact that the adoption fostering laws in the u.k. really do need a shake up understand that seven out of eight parents are rejected the. possibility to foster or adopt it is that and there is perhaps the you could now pursue. well i think it's something that certainly needs to be looked at i mean there are seventy thousand children in care in this country which quite frankly is obscene there is too many more we need to be there and is getting the children out of care and into good homes because you know the statistics don't lie on those children in care are more lik

parliament in ukraine because about ten percent of the votes were guarded by the radical right wing nationalist party and this already has causing lots of controversy in ukraine this party openly supports the insurgent army of one thousand forty's which many believe in ukraine to be nazi collaborators and definitely in the country which suffered greatly from the nazi invasion things like having this party in parliament would definitely cause lots of controversy and we'll probably see more fights in parliament and more heated debates inside the ukraine is the gist of body. stories available for you right now in a coma website include. big business big game with the story of one supermodel one of billionaire husband planning to stage an elephant polo match to mark the. fiftieth. as unusually colored lobster apparently wanted to take part in the latest on the weekend festivities naturally choosing the perfect costume. stores and plenty of others. as britain grapples with the e.u. over how much it pays for membership cash appears to be leaking in another direction has been revealed that some politicians

right politician proposed creating lists of jews who pose a danger to national security the nationalist party leader was bombarded with accusations of being a fascist invented by the government the same appears also known for his harsh rhetoric against the roma minority living in hungary and backing uniformed vigilantes. new video footage gives more credibility to claims that syrian rebels are now using surface to air missiles against government forces the footage shows a helicopter being hit by a missile and bursting into flames. shot. outside the city of aleppo which rebel fighters have been trying to seize for several months gulf states have been accused of supplying the rebels with weapons throughout the conflict france has openly admitted it wants to sponsor the syrian revolution paris is one of the half a million dollars for the opposition which according to professor paul sheldon foote will lead only to more fighting in syria. riots major interest will be going to. be really cured. just didn't cure and it goes louis all the. it was two hours you're nothing they didn't really care who t

migrants in the neighborhood where he spent most of his life are one of the reasons he joined the nationalist party member i'm putting up my political die here some noise cars in circle and arab looking people in the cars tell us oh we thought you were the police so they're not interested in politics they are interested in drugs in the revenues from drug trafficking so they beat the police there are a thousand lawless areas where the law of france is not respected and despite their concerns officials are reacting as if the problem does not exist racism is a poor relationship within a society so between a majority who hold the power and the political support for the judiciary power and so on and different types of minorities within the society so if you talk about auntie rights racism that would mean that whites are a minority within their own society which is absolutely wrong in western europe which is many whites cristiana whatsoever is absolute nonsense but with more and more cases of aggression towards the local french many parisians are thinking what else must happen before the authorities stop

far right politician proposed creating lists of jews who pose a danger to national security nationalist party leader was bombarded with accusations of being a fascist and condemned by the government the same m.p. is also known for his harsh rhetoric against the roma minority living in hungary and backing the uniformed vigilantes. fifteen thousand people have taken to the streets of the bangladeshi capital demanding a trial for everyone responsible for a massive factory fire some two hundred factories were closed in the wake of the demonstration with protesters accusing the bosses of neglecting safety standards it comes days after more than one hundred people were killed in a blaze that left them trapped in a close factory. and at least five hundred homes were evacuated in a village in north wales after a nearby river burst stopped at a red show rain overnight extreme weather spread over southern britain leading to over two hundred warnings being put in place emergency workers together with volunteers help those affected get to safety in lifeboats flood levels are continuing to rise across the

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parliament in ukraine because about ten percent of the votes were guarded by the radical right wing nationalist party and this already has causing lots of controversy in ukraine this party openly supports the insurgent army of nine hundred forty s. which many believe in ukraine to be nazi collaborators and definitely in the country which suffered greatly from the nazi invasion things like having this party in parliament would definitely cause lots of controversy and we'll probably see more fights in parliament and more heated debates inside the ukraine's highest body . big biz. this big game with the story of one supermodel and the billionaire husband planning to stage an elephant polo match to mark tycoons fiftieth birthday. apparently wants to take part in the latest on the weekend just to pretty naturally choosing the perfect costume. the civil war in syria is encroaching on israel after tanks entered a sensitive buffer zone on the golan heights breaking a decades long truce incident was not considered an act of aggression against the jewish state but increased fears inside israel that the politic

parliament in ukraine because about ten percent of the votes were guarded by the radical right wing nationalist party and this already has causing lots of controversy in ukraine this party openly supports the insurgent army of one thousand forty's which many believe in ukraine to be nazi collaborators and definitely in the country which suffered greatly from the nazi invasion things like having this party in parliament would definitely cause lots of controllers and we'll probably see more fights in parliament and more heated debates inside the ukraine's ties with the body now it's time for some other world news hour twenty two people have died in flooding in southern india. drowning. and house collapses the worst storm in forty years head the state of. dumping over thirty one centimeters of rain over the weekend the weather forced almost ninety five thousand people to abandon their homes and move to state run camps. british pm david cameron has vowed to raise the issue of human rights as he arrives in the middle east on arms sales for the u.k. is looking to sell fighter jets to saudi arabia by despit

parliament in ukraine because about ten percent of the votes were guarded by the radical right wing nationalist party and this already has causing lots of controversy in ukraine this party openly supports the insurgent army of one thousand forty's which many believe in ukraine to be nazi collaborators and definitely in the country which suffered greatly from the nazi invasion things like having this party in parliament would definitely cause lots of controllers and we'll probably see more fights in parliament and more heated debates inside the ukraine's ties with the body as britain grapples with the e.u. over how much it pays for membership cash appears to be leaking in another direction it's been revealed that some politicians are spending tens of thousands of pounds flying to exotic holiday spots on so-called fact finding mission. reports . china miami we might all dream of jetting off to some exotic destination but unfortunately in the middle of a double dip recession with thirty measures by eating we're being kept to ground. for some lucky and peace even just think of the some of those far flung

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. >> ( translated ): the islamist and nationalist parties have the right to resist the zionist occupation and to confront its aggression by all available means. >> the matter has definitely not ended, and we will decide how and when to act at the time when there will be a need. >> suarez: with today's escalation, egypt pressed for an end to the israeli air strikes. today, palestinian president mahmoud abbas asked the arab league to call an urgent meeting to discuss the strikes, and united nations chief ban ki-moon called for a "de-escalation of tensions." >> suarez: for more, i'm joined by phone with sheera frenkel, middle east correspondent for the "times of london" in jerusalem. sheera, we reported on the rising tensions between the israelis and the palestinians in gaza. but was there something in particular that set this off? >> in the last three or four hours that there have been a slowdown in hostilities between israel and the gaza strip. in fact, earlier in today there had been no exchanges of violence across the border. but when i spoke to officials about why they decided to start

polls predict the ruling party of president will retain its fleet lose its two thirds majority the recent results also mark the rise of the nationalist freedom party known for its anti-semite and old most fascist statements it scored a solid preliminary results in the west and landed third in kiev a city that was a bulwark against nazi invasion and the u.s.s.r. . now is take a look at some other stories from around the world a guard has lost his life trying to prevent a suicide bombing in somalia's capital mogadishu two attackers detonated their explosive devices in a popular restaurant after refusing to go through a security check at a government islamic extremist are thought to be behind the blast and it. suspected members of a jihadi group attacked a police vehicle leaving three officers dead authorities have cordoned off the city of alaric in north sinai in an attempt to trap the gunman dollars digits and thousands of troops to the peninsula after militants carried out the deadliest attack on the region. now every poor to in the british media says the u.k. is on standby to stand warplanes to the persian gulf be initiative which a

kiev polls predict the ruling party of president out of college will retain its lead but lose its two thirds majority the recent results also mark the rise of the nationalist freedom party known for its anti semite and almost fascist statements that scored solid preliminary results in the west and landed third in kiev a city that was a bold work against the nazi invasion in the u.s.s.r. . you want to talk to us now take a look at some of the stories from around the world the guard lost his life trying to prevent a suicide bombing in somalia's capital mogadishu two attackers detonated their explosive devices in a popular restaurant after refusing to go through a security check the anti-government islamic extremist al-shabaab are thought to be behind the. last. spect of members of a jihad as group attacked a police vehicle leaving three officers dead authorities have cordoned off the city of el arish in north sinai in an attempt to trap the gunmen in august egypt some thousands of troops to the peninsula after militants carried out the deadliest attack on police in the region in decades. and what are the live from moscow will of course have more news for you

kiev polls predict the ruling party of president yet a call which will retain its lead bought lose its two thirds majority the recent results also mark the rise of the nationalist freedom party known for its anti-semite and almost. fascist statements it scored solid preliminary results of the west and landed third in kenya a city that was a bulwark against the nazi invasion in the u.s.s.r. . nationalists have also shown their presence on the streets of moscow and several other cities in russia hundreds of members of far right movements crowd of the country's capital of the day of unity voicing national slogans and we have white proverb rich on our website and you can follow it on our twitter feed as well so also do join our correspondents a common over the next hour right here on our team for the latest update. also online axes denied as the u.s. national archive blocks any search attempts which contain a name or any keywords of the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks find out more at r.t. dot com. now the e.u. is calling on britain to make a decision on its membership of the block as its leaders begin losing patience over the u.k.'s budget squabble david camer

kiev polls predict the ruling party of president out of college will retain its lead but lose its two thirds majority the recent results also mark the rise of the nationalist freedom party known for its anti semite and also an almost fascist statements its core of solid preliminary results in the west and the last third in kiev a city that i was told work against the nazi invasion in u.s.s.r. . now coming up we'll take a closer look at the roots of the occupy movement that's after the break here on r.t. . looters that takes your breath away a few tourists travel to these parts no prepackaged confort but they joy of the wild these guaranteed guineas a zoology professor he works in the u.s. and travels to these remote areas in russia every summer as he says he can find an . touched landscapes like this anywhere else in the world. if i go wrong. and so we did our plan to get closer to the sea lion and shake its flipper field. one animal whose par you definitely wouldn't want to shake here is the brown bear you can literally spot a grizzly here by every small weaver for the bears are they have a very well i think i will have to keep an aisle when there are ang

holes for day the ruling party a presidency out of college will retain its lead but lose its two thirds majority results are also expected to show a strong performance by the nationalist freedom party known for its zenith phobic statements it could again around ten percent of the vote with solid results in the west and in the capital. well headline had online rather to find out that gazing up at the international space station from your own backyard is now possible as their cell launches do some test service notify users where the station is visible from arms. and an elephant in south korea proves a tronc is no obstacle to talking so go to a website for that story and much much more. every fourth of the british media says the u.k. is on standby to sand warplanes to the persian gulf vinicius which aims to boost british presence in the turbulent region comes after talks with the united arab emirates were the jets are expected to be stationed but given israel's persistent calls on its western partners to attack iran's nuclear facilities a move such as london's is bound to destabilize the situation in the regions as anti-war activists john. this is not the first report we

opposed to predict the ruling party of president in a code which will retain its leader lose its two thirds majority by the recent results also bomb the rise of the nationalist freedom party known for its anti semite and zina phobic statements it's called solid preliminary results in the west and landed third in kiev a city that was a bulwark against the nazi invasion of the u.s.s.r. . now thousands of gathered in the center of moscow for a nationalist a rally to mark russia's national unity day similar demonstrations have also been held in other major cities dozens of arrests being made. and off now joins us live from the center of the capital more on this and lucy good to see you today i actually drove right past you on the way to work today and saw a veritable fleet of police trucks that lining along the streets today supposed to be a day of national unity it seems though there's more than one message on the minds of many today. while it's national unity if you're a purebred russian i guess. the slogans and the messages that we've been hearing from the crowd behind me is that russia for russians only they want the flag of the russian order they're basical

unexpected names turn up in the parliament's polls when his list in june including the ultra nationalist golden dawn party or one of investigates the side effects of the crisis. hunger joblessness and the feeling europe is ripping the country apart greeks are seeking answers today a crisis in increasingly extreme news the main form of this is the rise of the greek left but also a warring development in the. months has been the rise. to be more precise than. the numbers don't lie at the last election in june golden dawn entered parliament with seventy percent of the vote count opinion polls suggest an election today would see them take around thirteen percent they can offer some practical solutions to great people and because they portray themselves as their one who is a status quo responsible for the crisis but it's not just politicians they are accused of trying to punish anti immigrant grandstanding is a key part of the greeks for the greeks manifesto which is seen them linked to violent attacks on foreigners clashes between their members and other politicians on discussion shows and their leader denyin

scottish nationalists supported a conservative amendment so it wasn't conservative m.p. supporting the labor party the opposition of a long i think versus a united parliament very strong message from last night's vote actually strengthened surprise minister sound when he negotiates the issue on the twenty second of november you know the european your reporter was absolutely right the european issue is going to run and run because europe is going to be more of an issue in this parliament rather than less of an issue and i think it's politically smart for the government and i'm a member of the governing party to actually be in touch with public opinion rather than be out of touch but as part of the problem of the european project in many other member states the political elites of brussels and. member states are out of touch with their citizens and i think that is a very dangerous place to be now there has been talk of a referendum on the u.k. remaining part of the e.u. very briefly mr president do you think it should be held. yes i do and i think it should be in this parliament after the next elect