they speak professionally, with competence, even to silvio berlusconi. his portrayal of women has nothing to do with reality. >> after living here for 40 years, colombo things berlusconi could have done more for the town. she is still waiting for him to get back to her on plans to turn this renaissance villa into a cultural center. nobody here at the democratic left party headquarters believes berlusconi will make a comeback. they have faith in the center- left candidate, who is ahead in the polls. >> these policies are different from those of berlusconi, who just arrived with his bodyguards and disappears into his villa. he is not interested in the city he lives in. that speaks volumes. he just uses his position to defend his own interests. >> berlusconi rejects such talk as propaganda, but he knows he will only keep his legal troubles at bay as long as he is still in the political game, and that is why, once again, he is placing all his bets on this year's elections. ♪ >> istanbul as the only city in the world located on two continents -- europe and asi

they speak professionally, with competence, even to silvio berlusconi. his portrayal of women has nothing to do with reality. >> after living here for 40 years, colombo things berlusconi could have done more for the town. she is still waiting for him to get back to her on plans to turn this renaissance villa into a cultural center. nobody here at the democratic left party headquarters believes berlusconi will make a comeback. they have faith in the center- left candidate, who is ahead in the polls. >> these policies are different from those of berlusconi, who just arrived with his bodyguards and disappears into his villa. he is not interested in the city he lives in. that speaks volumes. he just uses his position to defend his own interests. >> berlusconi rejects such talk as propaganda, but he knows he will only keep his legal troubles at bay as long as he is still in the political game, and that is why, once again, he is placing all his bets on this year's elections. ♪ >> istanbul as the only city in the world located on two continents -- europe and asi

m at italy's silvio berlusconi says he will not form a government with the technocrats. >> and christians mark good friday, the day they believe jesus christ was crucified. >> kim jong un has ordered north korean market forces on standby to strike the united states and south korea. the u.s. secretary of defense has denounced the provocative action. >> he met with top military leaders and ordered the preparation that to two u.s. stealth bombers flew over south korea. the north korean military has staged a massive rally in support of the operation to prepare for a massive attack. >> thousands accounting "death to the u.s. imperialists cornerman after a call to arms against south korea and the united states. over the border in south korea, many are worried p'yongyang might act on its debts. there's been a string of worrying signs, including the latest nuclear test in february. tendons on the peninsula are high. >> i am nervous. i do not want north korea to talk like that, but we cannot control them. i am afraid they target the u.s. if that happens, we could be attacked, too. >> north korea i

the silvio berlusconi -- silvio berlusconi remains a political force here. just weeks ago, he was out on the campaign trail. when the votes were counted, it became clear that his faction would continue to have a substantial presence in parliament. bbc news, rome. >> today, two british tourists were released in egypt's sinai peninsula after being kidnapped by bedouin gunmen earlier in the day. it is the latest blow to the country's tourism industry, which is still reeling from months of political unrest and the crash of a hot air balloon last week. from luxor, the bbc reports. >> the amazing temple of karnak. parts of the complex are over 3000 years old. pharaoh after pharaoh, chapels, obelisks. so if you are coming to appreciate -- so few are coming to appreciate it. a few years ago, 7000 -- several thousand tourists per day were coming here. we are seeing little more than a handful. the revolution led to a dramatic downturn in tourism. shirley and john have been coming here for 20 years. >> it is a revolution -- since the revolution, we have practically bee

the silvio berlusconi -- silvio berlusconi remains a political force here. just weeks ago, he was out on the campaign trail. when the votes were counted it became clear that his faction would continue to have a substantial presence in parliament. bbc news, rome. >> today, two british tourists were released in egypt's sinai peninsula after being kidnapped by bedouin gunmen earlier in the day. it is the latest blow to the country's tourism industry which is still reeling from months of political unrest and the crash of a hot air balloon last week. from luxor, the bbc reports. >> the amazing temple of karnak. parts of the complex are over 3000 years old. pharaoh after pharaoh, chapels obelisks. so if you are coming to appreciate -- so few are coming to appreciate it. a few years ago, 7000 -- several thousand tourists per day were coming here. we are seeing little more than a handful. the revolution led to a dramatic downturn in tourism. shirley and john have been coming here for 20 years. >> it is a revolution -- since the revolution, we have practically been h

m at italy's silvio berlusconi says he will not form a government with the technocrats. >> and christians mark good friday, the day they believe jesus christ was crucified. >> kim jong un has ordered north korean market forces on standby to strike the united states and south korea. the u.s. secretary of defense has denounced the provocative action. >> he met with top military leaders and ordered the preparation that to two u.s. stealth bombers flew over south korea. the north korean military has staged a massive rally in support of the operation to prepare for a massive attack. >> thousands accounting "death to the u.s. imperialists cornerman after a call to arms against south korea and the united states. over the border in south korea, many are worried p'yongyang might act on its debts. there's been a string of worrying signs, including the latest nuclear test in february. tendons on the peninsula are high. >> i am nervous. i do not want north korea to talk like that, but we cannot control them. i am afraid they target the u.s. if that happens, we could be attacked, too. >> north korea i

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. >> she would actually like to see silvio berlusconi, the central right leader and former prime minister, working along this -- along said this man, pepe grillo, but he says he will only cooperate on a lot by lot basis, refusing to join forces with anyone. family's newly elected members of parliament will not be turning up for work for another two weeks, and that is just the speakers of both houses. i could be longer than before italy gets anywhere close to having a government -- it could be longer than that. >> we had an agreement for sharing the support of the government in the last 14 months. and then, before the elections, he became the main opponent. >> to the outside world, italy's political deadlock continued to provide both spectacle and concern. for italians, the sooner they could turn their backs on the absurdity, the better. >> do the arts matter? it is a question asked in loosely by politicians, accountants, and others who look after a country's finances. there's a group in english city for him the answer is an unequivocal yes. the arts matter for the social good. >> to creat

you rejected one or two depending on one's estimation of silvio berlusconi. italians saying? >> out of four italians. one didn't vote, one voted for berlusconi. one voted for the center left and that's why we are in a stalemate. a wrecking ball for italian politics. to be honest, some of the italian political building needed to go down. political parties asked for it. the question is, will we be able to build up something to replace what we pull down? >> roger, your point about europe, as i understand it, is particular countries like italy. it doesn't matter what they say and how much they protest, they're going to have to put in place some of the austerity measures that have been demanded because it's the market that's demanding this, right? >> of course, there have been austerity measures already begun, look at ireland for instance. but, yes, i find some aspects about the debate austerity is good, austerity is bad to be misguided because at least, initially, looking back a year ago at the worst of the crisis, the euro zone crisis, it is the global of capita

and why is silvio berlusconi so popular? we'll talk to italy's premier journalist. >>> but, first, here's my take. secretary of state john kerry is making news on his first foreign trip swinging through nine countries in europe and the middle east. he's talking about european trade deals, about providing greater assistance to the syrian opposition and he's talking about iran, of course. these are all important issues. but i wonder if kerry should, instead, just visited two countries on his first trip. china and japan. that's where the most significant and dangerous new developments in international relations are unfolding and where america diplomacy could make a big difference. the world's second and third largest economies have been jostling for months over territory, reviving ugly historic memories and making clear that in the event of a crisis, neither side would back down. trade between the two countries, which usually hovers around $350 billion a year is down substantially. an accident, miscalculation or unforeseen even

one shows silvio berlusconi, former italian prime minister, billionaire, media mogul, driving a ford hree young women bound and gagged in the trunk. now, berlusconi's career has been rocked by sex scandals. he was charged in 2011 with paying a minor for sex and the ad seems to be alluding to his troubles. i want to make clear for the americans watching boot, boot is meaning truck. many saying it's sexist, demeaning, a whole other host. the ford and advertising agency saying they regret this incident. this was the result of individuals -- i'm quoting now acting without proper oversight and appropriate action has been taken. as for ford it says "it is reviewing approval and oversight process to help make sure that nothing like this ever happens again." >> ford's a bit worried about the brand of course. they had nothing to do with it, but trying to build up the brand for years now. >> right. and so, you know, they apologize. it doesn't seem that there are results of -- will be too drastic. but apology was immediate. they're taking ownership whether it's unclear they saw the ads, they say

. >>> an italian court has convicted silvio berlusconi on charges of leaking police information. he was sentenced on thursday to one year in prison. a newspaper owned by berlusconi published the contents of a phone call in 2005. the call was between the leader of the then opposition democratic party and an official involved in a bid to take over a financial institution. berlusconi is believed to have been trying damage the reputation of the opposition party in a run-up to a parliamentary election the following year. the prime minister is expected to appeal the ruling. it is rare in italy for anyone to be put behind bars unless for a very serious crime. berlusconi was convicted last october of major tax u fraud. he is also due to face trial for allegedly paying an underaged girl for sex. his center right coalition finished second in last month's election. >>> gnchts gdp was revised upward.dp was revised upward. it's the first time since 1985 that three straight months of deficit were posted. the january current account deficit was about $3.8 billion. the trade balance registered a

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been hearing in the last few moments of an italian court sentencing the former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, to a year in prison. this is the publication -- over the publication of leaked transcripts of police wiretaps. berlusconi has been sentenced to a year in prison. her list kony is in the middle of a italian political -- berlusconi is in the middle of lyrical conflict following last week's elections. three men are accused of -- three men, accused of carrying out an acid attack, have appeared in court. the director was badly burned and his eyesight was damaged when sulfuric acid was thrown into his face. .> this is a total lie i did not do that. absolutely not. >> brutal rape of a college student on a moving bus in india last year -- the brutal rape of a college student on a moving bus in india last year has prompted -- 1 in 4 men has admitted to rape in asia and the pacific. cambodia reported high rates of gang rape. >> this is cambodia's capital, phnom penh, at night. be on the crowded streets and nightlife, the country hides a deep -- beyond the crowded streets and nightlife, the cou

. >> the other is silvio berlusconi.e is a two-time former prime minister. >> the italian president's state visit to germany has been overshadowed by the diplomatic incident created by peer steinbrueck. italy and germany would continue to work together, despite occasional irritations. >tuesday, peer steinbrueck referred to a delete's former prime minister -- to italy's former prime minister as a clown. >> when one talks about things concerning another friendly, allied country, and about the result of a free election, one must be well balanced in his choice of words. >> he would not be drawn into the matter. >> i do not wish to comment. some statements are sufficient in themselves. >> he said italy would soon have a new government, insisting the country is not ungovernable. >> the world health organization says certain cancers are more likely to develop in the area worst hit by japan's nuclear disaster two years ago. the who says girls exposed to radiation around the devastated fukushima nuclear plant have a 78% higher ch

. >> meanwhile, the center-left leader, bascani, says silvio berlusconi has had his chance to run the country. >> in a moment, death comes to wolfsburg, at least in the imagination of a famous french artist. >> and berliners say, "do not touch our wall." first, here are some other stories. >> protesters in bangladesh have clashed with police for a second day. at least two people died in violence in the capital last night. more than 40 people have been killed since the death sentence fowas announced last week. >> taxi driver was arrested over a parking incident. >> firefighters are struggling to contain bushfires in southern california. flames of to 10 meters have scorched 60 hectares of land in riverside county. residents are being urged to leave the area. many homes are without power. because of the blaze is not known yet. -- because of the blaze is not known yet. >> in 1989, removing portions of the berlin wall was something to celebrate, but today, people are angry. >> they are upset about the last portion of the wall being removed to make way for a parking lot. >> the battle lines

be complicated by new accusations of corruption against the leader of the center right bloc, silvio berlusconi. the former prime minister is already involved in several trials on charges that include tax fraud. italian media report prosecutors will question berlusconi on tuesday as part of an investigation into bribery allegations. the former prime minister is suspected of paying 3 million euro or about $3.9 million to a senator in 2006. he allegedly tried to convince the senator to switch sides from the then ruling center left government. prosecutors also launched a separate investigation into berlusconi's campaign pledge to return property taxes if his bloc won the parliamentary election. a senior member of berlusconi's party has rejected the accusations. he says prosecutors are resuming political attacks against the party. italy's parliamentary election has failed to produce a clear winner. the center left coalition became the largest bloc, but it needs to form a coalition with other forces, including berlusconi's party to launch a new government. >>> separatist violence in southern thailan

. >> back to europe now, and italy's former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, has been handed a 1-year jail sentence. that does not mean he is heading behind bars. >> that's right. a court found berlusconi guilty of publishing leaked transcript of a police wiretap in a newspaper that he owns. berlusconi can appeal the conviction. he faces two more court hearings this month for tax fraud and for sex with an underage prostitutes. >> in venezuela, thousands of mourners turned out to pay their respects for the late president, hugo chavez. his body now lies in state at the military academy in caracas. >> he died after a two-year battle with cancer. under the constitution, venezuela must now hold an election within 30 days. >> his death has sparked an outpouring of grief and sorrow among his supporters. >> venezuelans saying a final farewell to their former leader. they filed past the casket quickly to make way for the tens of thousands still waiting outside. many are still taken aback by the news. >> if i did not see it, i would not believe it because i could not believe such a strong, cour

major parties -- the central left democrat party, the central right freedom party candidate silvio berlusconi, and the protest movement. none of these three groups can agree on how to go forward. the democratic party won the election but did not win control of both houses. the central right party wants to go into a sort of national coalition government with the democrats, and they do not want to do that because they see mr. berlusconi as corrupted. >> they are a critical player at this point, the five-star movement of beppe grillo. could he changes into- establishment position at some point? >> since the election last month, he has insulted bersani practically every day, and he continues to do that today. >> it requires on the road to damascus for him to change his mind. >> where does italy go from here? could we see new elections? >> nobody wants to see new elections. i think what will happen now is president of peloton a will do something similar to what we did in november 2011 when he appointed the current prime minister, mario monti, the former european commissioner. he may try to do some

major parties -- the central left democrat party, the central right freedom party candidate silvio berlusconi, and the protest movement. none of these three groups can agree on how to go forward. the democratic party won the election but did not win control of both houses. the central right party wants to go into a sort of national coalition government with the democrats, and they do not want to do that because they see mr. berlusconi as corrupted. >> they are a critical player at this point, the five-star movement of beppe grillo. could he changes into- establishment position at some point? >> since the election last month, he has insulted bersani practically every day, and he continues to do that today. >> it requires on the road to damascus for him to change his mind. >> where does italy go from here? could we see new elections? >> nobody wants to see new elections. i think what will happen now is president of peloton a will do something similar to what we did in november 2011 when he appointed the current prime minister, mario monti, the former european commissioner. he may try to do some

placing is still behind the democrats and a coalition led by to scrapes former prime minister silvio berlusconi investment advisor patrick young says italy's euro zone partners have good reason to worry the dots a veto can't be paid for under the current economics of the italian system of course we've heard a number of politicians who've spent the whole of the last fifty or sixty years in frankly all of western europe telling people the government would ultimately be the answer to all of their problems that era is over we're looking at a new era of smaller government smaller debt and actually a great deal more power to listen rather than the government activity it really is rolling into an incredible brick wall of the european union with that if the italians cannot keep standing the debt they already have then they have fundamental problems unfortunately with the coalition that's essentially a coalition from hayle looking at the negotiations that are noise being put together by the president it's going to be very difficult for italy to sustain itself in the euro zone and if it really is not goi

capital more news from around the world now starting with italy in our world update former premier silvio berlusconihas been sentenced to one year in jail he was convicted over the illegal publication of a wiretapped phone call and the case related to a two thousand and five banking scandal is already appealing another conviction and he's also facing two other trials connected with tax fraud and paying for sex with underage prostitutes the seventy six year old is expected to appeal against this latest verdict and remains free for the meantime. protesters outside the philippines embassy in kuala lumpur are demanding the arrest of a separatist leader who is groups attempting to claim an area in malaysia thirty two of these separatists sultans government have been killed in an ongoing crackdown on militant elements in the border region of southern us yesterday an airstrike followed by large scale ground operations were launched in an attempt to flush out the insurgents tension is also melting in the philippines where locals continue to protest against their leader's handling of the situation. police an

but he was still behind the democrats in a coalition led by a disgraced former prime minister silvio berlusconi the president shall call on all sides to work together to try and form a stable government or else face a new election pollo rough on the strategic and political analyst says the people are as weary of broken promises as they are the people who need to be out of the measures which are not produced the structural reforms of the society you don't have to have a trustable future for those who are already working for those with land to do the work force. of groves's which have not been fulfilled the second left is. getting what it was already seen in the polls. but certainly many people are wondering why you didn't make the reforms in the previous their stations where they had the majority so the situation is very chaotic at the moment it is not certain that the government can be forged it's not a coalition government involving all the major political forces that are present in the problems. israel could soon get the unique benefit of being america's official major strategic ally that mea

but he was still behind the democrats and a coalition led by disgraced former prime minister silvio berlusconi the president is now calling on all sides to work together to try and form a stable government or else face new elections but at a phony a stretch t.j. and political analyst says the people are as wary of broken promises as they are austerity. people need to be updated of state the measures which have not produced the structural reforms of the society you know that do have a trustable future call for those who are already working and for those who have planted to the work force people a diet of promises which have not been fulfilled the center left it is. getting what it was already seen in the polls elections but certainly many people are wondering why they didn't make the reforms in the previous their stations where they had the majority so the situation is very cultic at the moment it is not certain that the government can be forced if not the coalition government involving the major political forces that are present in the bottoms. and the u.s. is looking to squeeze tehran with ye

right some news just in from it's a view where a court has sentence of former prime minister silvio berlusconi to one year in prison he's been charged with leaking the tape continence of a confidential phone call related to a banking scandal back in two thousand and five we'll have more details on the story as soon as we get it here on our team for more news on from around the world now north korea is threatening the u.s. with a preemptive nuclear strike the stronger rhetoric that comes from pyongyang foreign ministry i head of the u.n. security council vote on possible new sanctions against the republic the united nations is reacting to a nuclear test carried out by north korea in violation of international agreements tensions on the peninsula have been driven up by military drills announced by both south and north korea. the prime minister of malaysia has rejected a ceasefire with the philippine militants laying claim to resolder rich territories in the country's east over fifty people have died at least men among them since the conflict erupted last month when an armed group arrived from ne

finding himself convicted and sentenced to a year behind bars find out whether there's any chance silvio berlusconi actually will be sent to prison and why he was on trial in the first place that's on our website r t v dot com also online now a group of international reporters plus an r t camera man caught in a tear gas attack by as. forces while covering a peaceful west bank protest but on our website for details. finally in the news block a traditional british pint could soon become a luxury in the last five years a tax on every beer port has gone up so much many restaurants and pubs are going out of business by the thousands furthur ports on one town that found a unique way to keep their bar up and running. something is brewing in britain with the need budgets around the corner beer is set to rise again a third of the cost of a pint already goes to the tax man campaign is have said enough is enough and are calling for a freeze for six drinkers hang around ten times as much as drinkers in germany so. just the rights to hold up a hold on the park nor increase the tax yessica and keep down the cost

and form of crimea silvio berlusconi has been sentenced to one year in jail was convicted over the legal publication all. the phone call in italy is related to a two thousand and five banking scandal but as tony is already appealing another conviction and is also facing two other trials connected with tax fraud and paying for sex with underage prostitutes the seventy six year old is expected to appeal again this latest verdict and remains free for the meantime. protesters outside the philippines embassy in kuala lumpur are demanding the arrest of a separatist leader with groups attempting to claim an area in malaysia thirty two of the separatist sultans gunmen have been killed in an ongoing crackdown on militant elements in the borneo region of sabbat just yesterday an airstrike followed by large scale ground operations were launched in an attempt to flush out the insurgents tension is also a mountain in the philippines where locals continue to protest against their leader's handling of the situation. room dot com the world's most renowned internet piracy hands through the new zealand fo

vote but he was still behind democrats and a coalition led by disgraced former prime minister silvio berlusconi the president is now calling on all sides to work together to try and form a stable government or else face new elections and there's growing concern about the financial ramifications of the deadlock. your real crisis the elephant in the room that nobody was talking about so far this year is dock on its back big time because ultimately fifty seven percent of the thai you just don't like the idea of a sturdy and they don't really want to do the sorts of things that the european union will sue posed upon them that's causing us a huge problem because ultimately you've got incredible new parties like bet degree leo's five star movement you've got an incredible wave of support that came back from mr berlusconi a former prime minister and so billy missions and of course knowing it plays in the worst possible political limbo there's no clear ike right winner there's no clear government it's going to take weeks on end and if it really is not going to be able to reliable member of the euro zon

and unexpected eye of flexion has led to silvio berlusconi in the hospital forcing him to cancel all complicate appearances his lawyers a say it could delay his court case later this month the way he's accused of exchanging money for sex with underage prostitutes the xa tell you the crimea made the headlines just yesterday after being sentenced to a year in prison for illegal wiretapping. coming your way the tangled nets of lobbying p.r. and foul play behind european politics that's coming up next. technology innovation. developments around russia. the future. for some people extreme cold is the chilling threat to life a women of death it's a cooling if you look you can see that the water a vital rates in my body feels really warm now and this is good for you. they plunge into icy water to make themselves stronger you can't get used to the cold or what you can tolerate it and you can struggle with. people of snow and ice victims or frost. so i mean they go. through it. every six months there was in the u.s. on that and every six months that your team that's just a few days before. th