they will be building a railway line linking new delhi and museum buy. noda and sin agreed to create a new framework for surn can i swaps to help pro vent europe's credit crisis from invading into asia. >>> the u.s. military has warned iran, that blocking a strategic waterway will not be tolerated. teheran threatened to block the strait at the mouth of the persian gulf. the u.s. navy fifth fleet based in bahrain warned in a statement that it is always ready to counter ma lef lant actions. iranian vice president said not a single drop of oil would flow from strait if the west imposes sanctions over iran's nuclear program. >>> the narrow passage in the persian gulf is major sea lane for tankers carrying oil from the middle east. the west is increasing pressure on iran urging stopping development. they call for a ban on trading with iran. the european union is studying tougher sanctions including oil embargo. >>> oil prices fell on wednesday in london and new york. a saudi oil ministry official told the associated press that saudi arabia and other gulf prod

fumio sugiya, nhk world, new delhi. >> that concludes our bulletin for today. >>> the governing democratic party is reviewing a plan to raise japan's consumption tax to 10%. it is currently at 5%. the party's tax reform panel wants a new rate in place by 2015. >> translator: politicians have to make a decision. we have been in an imposing face. >> the plan was presented to a general meeting of party lawmakers on wednesday. it is part of the dpj's program to overhaul the social security and tax systems. the panel is proposing a two stage increase in the consumption tax lifting it to 8% in october of 2013 before reaching the target of 10% in april 2015. the plan acknowledges that low income households could be hit hard. it recommends cash handouts for those most affected. it also urges the government to be flexible about the timing, saying the tax hike should take economic conditions into account. the prime minister has asked for the party to reach a consensus before the year end. but mounting opposition from within the dpj makes that uncertain. some party members have already voted on the i

from the arab spring to athens, from new delhi to new york, people power is stronger than it's ever been. and now it's reached moscow with the protests there last week. the great drama of russian history has been between its state and society. put simply, russia has always had too much state and not enough society. historians have pointed out that the russian nation was literally the property of the czar, that serfs were more like slaves than simply peasant workers as they were in europe, and that the country lacked any institutions that contested the authority of the government. the communist takeover in 1917 only enhanced these features by building a soviet superstate that dominated every aspects of people's lives. when it collapsed in 1991, it turned out there was only chaos underneath. but there has always been a russian civil society, small but vibrant, espousing universal values and human rights. it is the russia of tolstoi and pasternak, sakharov and gorbachev, and it has always believed that russia's destiny and valuation lies with the west. this russia has not died under putin.

the paper yesterday in new delhi in the telling over kerber and most die for us are here not to thank you but. now britain is reportedly working on an emergency plan to shore up its economic defenses in case of a euro doomsday u.k. treasury is said to want to avoid an influx of economic refugees plans include evacuating british ex-pats from affected countries and even the temperate closure of borders financial analyst says attempts by european the it is to avoid the worst case scenario making it would likely. european leaders are trying to shore up the eurozone by having greater degrees of centralization and more having countries like france and germany have the final say in a sense over the budgets of those e.u. member states that have excessive budget deficits but that really isn't the answer to the problems what's really needed is either a massive injection of cash into countries like greece and italy to shore up their economies course another option would of course to recognize that the single currency has hurt competitiveness in many nations of the eurozone and there's damage to

field ok thank you for that indeed professor from the jintao school of international affairs in new delhi thank you get a. promise to speak the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth can land one army private behind bars proudly manning accused of releasing secret military and diplomatic data to wiki leaks make his first court appearance on friday after more than a year and a half in custody artie's this war has the story. it was this video of u.s. army pilots in iraq eagerly firing shots at innocent people on the ground and hundreds of thousands of secret military documents and cables leaked to wiki leaks there have been some criminal acts committed by u.s. government employees and those employees have never been held accountable for them all this made public over a year and a half ago by bradley manning a twenty two year old army private turned whistleblower and the past eighteen months that bradley manning has been behind bars has become somewhat of a symbol to his supporters who represents the extreme secrecy and lack of transparency within the u.s. government the documents t

a german indian climate initiative is now trying to increase energy efficiency in new delhi. re new technologies are making paper mills more efficient. at the same time, the project is exploring the potential of sustainable energy sources. that's good news for both the climate and the economy. >> it's sugar cane harvest time in northern india. diesel engines can be heard everywhere as the push is on to process the crop as soon as possible. yogesh pandey from the german insulating company kaefer, is making a brief stop. the energy efficiency expert is on his way to a paper mill in muzaffarnagar, three hours from delhi. but his know-how is needed here too. >> their flat belt is loose and it's almost 10 percent loose. if it is properly tight the power transmission efficiency will increase by 10% to 15%. once it's pressed, the sugar cane sap is made into jaggery, an unrefined sugar. here, too, he has suggestions for improvements. >> "this tells us there is incomplete combustion. like there is black smoke coming and this tells us there is more carbon monoxide content." >> for pande

cnn is in our new delhi bureau. ultimately, what is this about, this strike, sara?> it's really all about wages and benefits. that's what the doctors say. they say they semply are not paid enough and not given the benefits they were promised by the state. the state says they are given the same kind of wages that other doctors who work across india are giving. the only good news, the two sides are still negotiating. but they haven't gotten very -- they are still, excuse me, very far apart. one thing to mention here is we were able to go and see the conditions in some of these hospitals in rajistan, one of india's poorest states. there is some disturbing, disturbing scenes in some of these hospitals. >> reporter: a patient collapses in despair. her sister has died in childbirth at a state hospital. the family says they couldn't find a doctor to help her there. the doctors are on strike. for days now, thousands of physicians have refused to show up for work at state hospitals in rajistan. state health officials quickly denied any deaths have resulted from the walk-out

the two leaders meet in new delhi on wednesday. the swap agreement is expected to help shore up the rupi. the indian currency weakened as foreign investors pull their capital out of country. the deal provides india with a source of foreign currency in the event after financial crisis. japan is offering o to provide up to $10 billion to stabilize india's currency markets. >>> cash-strapped small and midsize japanese companies are getting some breathing space. the financial services agency has decided to extent a law which calls on financial institutions to allow those firms to defer loan payments. the law went into effect in december 2009 to help struggling smaller companies cope with the impact of the yen's strength and economic slow down. it is now set to expire at end of march but will be extended by one year. in making the decision, the agency says tough conditions still continue. they include the strong yen, effect of the disaster in march and debt problems in europe. this is the second time for the agency to extend the law. as

. >> the governor signed an agreement to create a center to boost trade with new delhi. the business delegation will be visiting the state in the spring with plans to better equip state roads and bridges. tomorrow, gerry sandusky will appear in court to face his accusers. the alleged victims are expected to testify about he sexually abused as children. we have this preview. quex on the eve of his first hearing, we're getting a better idea of the strategy for gerry sandusky. >> all these young men are following a similar pattern. >> the attorney suggests the victims may be working together toward a high dollar civil suit. >> especially when you are being told by people in some cases involving one of the accuser's that that is all the accused and his family are talking about. what they will do with the money they will get. >> the lawyer for one of the accuser's dismissed the theory is. >> the idea that they are coming forward with a financial incentive is ridiculous. >> several of the victims are expected to testify but there are questions about whether one key witness wil

india plans to build a 1500-kilometer railway line between new delhi and mumbai to link strim parks andtribution facilities. noda and singh agreed to create a new framework for a currency swap. they want to prevent europe's credit crisis from affecting asian financial markets. and they agreed to tighten security ties, too. they want to protect against chinese provocations in the south china sea. >> our cooperation on regional and global issues and nontraditional threats to security have significantly strengthened. we have a complete meeting of minds on most issues of common concern. >> translator: we made progress on economic cooperation. we also agreed to hold a joint naval exercise to reinforce security ties between our two countries. >>> an explosion ripped through a chemical wearhouse in myanmar's largest city, yangon and killed 20 people. 80 others are hurt. police say that the blast happened thursday at around 2:00 a.m. local time. explosion destroyed about 200 houses. some firefighters died trying to put out the flames. police tell nhk a chemical reaction triggered the blast and

bbc news, delhi. >> russian politics. the official results from some they pose a parliamentary election were announced on friday. vladimir putin's party took 49%. there have been allegations of vote rigging. it is fueled in part by amateur videos like this one, and many of them have gone viral on the internet. this one shows ballots that were stuffed into boxes at polling stations. this is "bbc news." these are the headlines. the opposition party in the democratic republic of congo has rejected the election victory of the president, sparking fears of violence. renewed hope of a deal with climate change talks. pressure to find a legally binding deal to cut emissions. for more now on the agreement reached in brussels, it aims to create new rules for running the eurozone, but it does not tackle the current debt problems undermining the eurocurrency itself. financial markets were quiet in their reaction to the agreement. what are the implications for britain? stephanie flanders has been taking a closer look at the deal. >> tw

still try to control the country's rich oil reserves are just british writer caught up with him in new delhi . president obama has announced the united states will definitively end the war in iraq at the end of this month but as the united states attempts to get the military personnel and contractors out of the country questions still remain about the implications of this decision for security in the region joining me to help discuss this is the former indian ambassador to iraq and the author of the book the ultimate prize saying kala thing so much for joining me first of all i want to ask you about the recent terrorist attacks in iraq obviously there have been quite a few in the past few years and they've claimed hundreds of iraqi citizens lives do you think there is still a role for the united states in iraq when the americans walked in this good not to have done anything but to introduce some semblance of democracy otherwise what was the reason the going in and once they. decided to introduce some semblance of the motor city it was going to be a shiite led government. and because it was a

followers living in the country as well as the political elite in india our correspondents preassure in new delhi and italian overcover in moscow are following the reaction siberian court is considering banning a russian translation of god as it is which is considered to be the bible for the hari krishna movement now this insulation is being used to sparking religious and racial hatred during the ninety's the movements were seen as a religious sect its numbers were roaming around to larry writes close listening to music they were spreading the book as well many teenagers were leaving their homes to join the movement of people who were donating money to it so by many was seen as a threat now the case was filed after prosecutors moved into the recent activity over the movements in siberia however russia's foreign ministry insists that its this particular translation of the book that the case is filed against not so there is no text or it's that is sacred for him. it is clear from the available materials that criticism from law enforcement officials is not so much aimed at the text of the book itsel

from the school of international affairs in new delhi thinks america is only staying on in the region to serve its own interests it's an unfortunate historical reality that long after the immediate security needs in the rat race on that or for us forces is over this stay on they will be serious and then they hunker down and that is you know typically the way united states has view all data curity through the lenses of its military bases which continue to be all over seven hundred number so although there is an argument that president obama and his team are now moving towards you know an area will be a security policy where they will have only. two braun's and two helicopters and that they don't really want people on the ground occupying countries for a long time the reality is that the pentagon is pushing for the same strategy where they hunker down and steer for as long as they can so this is going to mean that even after twenty fourteen it will become a justification for the united states to stay on for much longer this is a recipe for more and more instability more and more suicide

they've got it placing her bets on the west to avoid the competition at home preassure either r t new delhi india. coming out marks kinds wrong as the scandals behind the financial headlines but first you brings us the latest. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program it's been a volatile week for the markets here in russia the big event at the end of the week is the summit investors a speculating where the eurozone will push for a federalized superstate to do with its debt crisis meanwhile china is warning of a slowdown taken collectively economy. there are a few reasons to be optimistic. the european crisis signaling on the i don't see a near term solution we have austerity programs almost everywhere except in the. countries these austerity measures fiscal policies have a very serious. negative effect on growth and we expect to you or your goals next year to be negative and together with the floor and in china which is suffering from the exports we sure do not do so well anymore plus. the housing sector. the overall picture for the world economy is not supposed to vary anymore

they've got in placing her bets on the west to avoid the competition at home preassure either r t new delhi india he has had their latest business news. hello and very well welcome to the program markets here in russia struggled for direction on wednesday the big event at the end of the week is the e.u. summit investors a speculating well of the euro zone will push for a federalize you were state to do with the debt crisis meanwhile china is warning of a slowdown taking collectively economies deets of everyone believes there are a few reasons to be optimistic. the european crisis is signaling on its i don't see a near term solution we have austerity programs almost everywhere except in the. countries these austerity measures fiscal policies have a very serious. negative effect on goals and we expect the you are goals next year to be negative and together with the stroller now in china which is suffering from the exports which are doing not doing so well anymore plus. the housing sector. the overall picture for the world economy is not supposed to be any more this is obviously negative for c

they've got it placing her bets on the west to avoid the competition at home preassure either archie new delhi india. children with disabilities in stone and given a helping hand by united states the country's envoys presented one hundred eighty this. during a ceremony at the capital's state historical museum on thursday twenty children who were there see their wheelchairs the rest were distributed by the local authorities russia and america's envoys praised the spirit of cooperation let's hope it gets a little mobility from him more joy than herring thank you could probably. write a few minutes we ask what might happen around the world if europe's credit rating plummets but first let's check on the business news with. carrie ever well welcome to the business program markets here in russia struggled for direction on wednesday the big event at the end of the week is the e.u. summit investors are speculating well the eurozone will push for a federalized superstate to deal with its debt crisis meanwhile china is warning of a slowdown taking collectively economies due to their much believes there

they've got it placing her bets on the west to avoid the competition at home preassure either r t new delhi india. well up ahead the spotlight talks to the man who ran the u.s.s.r. state bank to ask whether he thinks things could have turned out differently twenty years ago when the soviet union fell first. the latest business news. carry a very warm welcome to the program markets here in russia struggled for direction on wednesday the big event at the end of the week is the e.u. summit investors are speculating where the euro zone will push for a federalized state to deal with its debt crisis meanwhile china is warning of a slowdown taken collectively quantum is due to believe there are furious and to be optimistic. you do your piece. on that i don't see a near term solution we have. almost everywhere except in the top to pull a come please these austerity measures will stick to fiscal policies have a very. negative effect on goals and we expect to you or your goals next year to be negative and together we see a slowdown in china which is suffering for more exports which i do not do so wel

this they got in placing her bets on the west to avoid the competition at home preassure either r t new delhi india. short of the step back twenty years when the world changed forever for millions of people as a soviet union formally came to an end first as the business news with you. thanks kerry a very warm welcome to the program has been a volatile week for the markets here in russia the big event at the end of the week is the hugh summit investors are speculating well the eurozone will push for a federalized superstate to deal with this debt crisis meanwhile china is warning of a slowdown taken collectively economies due to very rude believes there are a few reasons to be optimistic. still the european crisis is signaling on its i don't see a near term solution we have austerity programs almost everywhere except in the top two countries these austerity measures your district a fiscal policies have a very serious. negative effect on goals and we expect to you or next year to be negative and together with the slow learner in china which is suffering from the exports which are doing not doin

this they got in placing her bets on the west to avoid the competition at home preassure either r t new delhi india. got their support. in a couple minutes not about twenty minutes before but we explore the impact of the debt crisis in europe what it is having on economies around the world too is spreading far and wide that's coming up shortly to after the business after this quick break . as you would a woman welcome to business power grid operator and o.s.k. as taking a first step to the full listing on the london stock exchange on c s i the bennett reports as trading in the russian firm's global to bolster seats gets underway. m.r.s. k. holding just became the latest russian company to list on the london stock exchange it was a ceremony here with a countdown to the moment trading began on this first day is shares are being listed as g.d.r. as global depository receipts each one representing two hundred of the company's shares to begin with though this is just a technical listing so no actual money will be made here instead the whole point of this is to boost the liquidity in the company st

they've got and placing her bets on the west to avoid the competition at home preassure either r t new delhi india. come up a few minutes for the back of the last moments of the soviet union twenty years ago this month but history on its head more about shortly after the business with dmitri after a very quick break. russia would be so much brighter if you know about that song from feinstein pression. stance on t.v. don't come. close here in a warm welcome to business out see how good operates m.r.i. scales taking the first step to a full listing on the london stock exchange. about reporters trading in the russian firms global to post your receipts get some. m.r. s.k. holding just became the latest russian company to list on the london stock exchange it was a ceremony here with a countdown to the moment trading began on this first day is shares are being listed as g.d.r. as global depositary receipts each one representing two hundred of the company's shares to begin with though this is just a technical listing so no actual money will be made here instead the whole point of this is to boost t

this now live with us of sri ram sharia from the jingle school of international affairs i live in new delhi thank you for coming on the program today the u.s. has said they want to pull out of afghanistan by two thousand and fourteen claiming they would leave a stable country behind does that sound realistic at all after these latest bombings. not at all rory unfortunately the escalation game between the united states and pakistan has now reached a very very advanced level with nor going back i think the pakistani military was so annoyed with the recent killings of their soldiers on the border that did have now said you know the gloves are off and we're going to. come forward because the consequences are bugs in the army's pretty confident that it will be able to withstand any kind of pressure because it's a nuclear weapon state genderless truckie army the head of the proxima military has gone on record warning the united states not to think that part the sun is going to push over the iraq or afghanistan war when the invaded them so this is this means the united states withdrawal is going t

they've got it placing her bets on the west to avoid the competition at home preassure either r t new delhi india. just a few minutes we explore what impact the debt crisis in europe is having on economies around the world but first the latest business update with me. and welcome to business are to the power grid operator. in the first step to a full listing on the london stock exchange. bennett reports trading in the russian firm's global post receipts gets underway. m.r. s.k. holding just became the latest russian company to list on the london stock exchange it was a ceremony here with a countdown to the moment trading began on this first day is shares are being listed as g.d.r. as global depositary receipt each one representing two hundred of the company's shares to begin with though this is just a technical listing so no actual money will be made here instead the whole point of this is to boost the liquidity the company stocks are to raise awareness of the company in the city here and to increase investment as the company c.f.o. explains where here or are direct. new investors to widen

. >> there will be an indian- maryland center to boost trade with new delhi. >> ray rice and brian roberts teamed up for a special holiday event at port discovery. they brought gifts and good cheer on monday night to children from the university of maryland children's hospital. >> you see the smiles on their faces and for getting a gift for christmas. >> the governor and santa claus were also on hand. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. some delays starting to form on the west side. 21 miles per hour beginning at 795 down towards edmondson. an accident clearing in the city at isterstown road. 45 miles per hour on southbound 95 south of the beltway. in fallston, watch for an accident on belair road. everything running smoothly on the rest of the major roadways. 15 minutes on the west side. southbound 95 to the fort mchenry, five minutes. 10 minutes on southbound 95 to 32. outbound traffic building at 108. looking good coming down from parkton down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. no

it included stops in mumbai and new delhi. >>> later today we will hear if the federal reserve will raise rates any time soon. most economists do not thing this will be any major announcements but the fed will fine tune its strategy for communicating future changes in interest rates. doing so would help as sure investors rates will not rise before a specific time. >>> according to deloits annual survey, people are postponing christmas. after christmas retailers can overhung discounts some americans are -- offer huge discounts, some americans are waiting, 65% of people surveyed plan to do the bulk of their christmas shopping after new year. >>> the preliminary hearing in the penn state case is about to begin in an hour. >> paul wagner is at the course house in pennsylvania we will check with him live in just a few minutes. >> as we head to break let's take another lookout side there is the wilson bridge in the background. starting to see daylight and a little bit of sunshine, 7:26 a.m. on this tuesday morning. back after this  [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a l

in india, people took to the streets of over 30 cities to protest corruptions filling up new delhi's prisons and sports stadiums with mass arrests. in russia, after elections that many say were rigged, protesters took to the streets in mass for the first time in a decade to shame the putin regime for its heavy-handed encroachments on what's left of democracy. here in the u.s. beginning with a few dozen kids in sleeping bags in a small plaza in the financial district, "occupy wall street" managed to capture the national imagination and change our public conception about the central ill our democracy faces, extreme inequality. all this activity in one year was either coincidence or facilitated by the internet and social media an the bevy of new technologies that link each of us to each other all around the world. we know from history uprisings can be contagious, even without twitter. in 1848, revolutions spread across europe from italy, france, germany, poland, romaine yarks. in 1968, students, workers and activists took to the streets around the world from downtown chicago to paris to

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