in stockholm peace time barton there now to other news making headlines around the world the south. greece has twenty four hours left to strike a deal with wenders on a one hundred thirty billion euro rescue plan before the country is pushed towards a default that is according to the country's finance minister coalition leaders are opposed to outside demands for further civil service cuts that inspectors are in athens to check the progress of imposed cuts in private sector pay and new austerity measures athens needs to come up with fourteen point four billion euros for loan repayment by and large twenty. more than three thousand afghans were killed in two thousand and eleven making last year the deadliest on record for the country's civilians according to a un report most of the casualties were caused by militants with fourteen percent by international and local troops meanwhile nato is preparing to pull out of. afghanistan by twenty fourteen leaving afghan security forces to take charge of fighting the insurgency. europe's week long cold snap has now claimed two hundred twenty live

crossed out the reasons that make oil prices escalate i'm joined by ferdinand banks in stockholm he is a professor of economics at newcastle university in east lansing across to kurt cobain he is a writer and author of preclude a peak oil novel and in paris we have sobered carbo's he is director of hydrocarbons at the mediterranean observatory for energy all right gentlemen crosstalk rose and if i mean you can jump in anytime you want fred if i can go to you to stockholm why are oil prices so stubbornly high because it seems to me and i'm not an expert on oil but supply and demand the market seems to be out of whack because there is an excess amount of oil out there but prices continue to go up and i should point out to our viewers that in even in the united states the united states is an x. a net exporter of gasoline right now but gasoline prices are very high so fred why are energy prices so high. well that's only one answer here that's there someone not fully elements in the picture but in so far as the price of oil is concerned over the years it's gone up since two thousand and eig

saying the new law would in danger free speech and net privacy artie's tom barden has more from stockholm. this is the frontline in the most modern of political battles over internet freedom these crowds have gathered in central stockholm in sweden the original home of the pirate parties that have sprung up all over europe and beyond here to protest against after the anti counterfeiting trade agreements it all revolves around unseen piracy laws that are trying to be pushed through in many countries this agreement tries to standardize the enforcement of those laws in the e.u. and in america and further around the world these people say it's not an innocent agreement it's not simple assault on the internet freedom and it's a way for governments to monitor them and to stop them from having a free exchange of information on the internet and we heard earlier from people on both sides of the argument about how different views are here on this issue if you say well everything should be free well perhaps no one will write any books or produce music or films etc or anyway it would disappear but th

while new quite a little hole ball champion isn't by about breaks around into a world record in stockholm. but over and that is tiger woods crashes out in arizona is lee westwood and laurie michael roy stay on course the world number one spot. but first a football and there are just hours to go in the football transfer window here in russia and angie's new coach who is hitting look set to sign blackburn defender christopher samba in a deal worth up to twelve million dollars while the twenty seven year old center back is undergoing a medical with the russian side looks all set to sign a three year contract signed back how to ask for a transfer the right this was fighting relegation from the english premier league the congolese would become heatings second signing after making sure that they only got the love to take four and a half million dollar and move from second tier on thursday. well will travel to deny moscow when the russian premier league resumes next weekend and i would feel that christian noah has settled into his new team after moving from rubin earlier in the winter break the

stockholm sweden. we're here with you live twenty four hours a day coming up on r.t. in the next few minutes israel employs controversial tactics to lure american base jews back to the motherland the critics say needs to fix the problems that drove them away first. china has been taken over by gold fever it's believed beijing already the world's fifth largest holder of gold stepped up around five hundred tonnes of the precious metal in two thousand and eleven that's double what it bought in two thousand and ten and it could be in the market for more investment manager francis lund believes that beijing is wise to step away from the weakening dollar. china has the largest foreign exchange holding of any country in the world about one trillion u.s. dollars them most of them in u.s. dollars and for several years now chinese see how limits one can be government to diversify is holding foreign exchange china's economy is still. that of the u.s. and china has about nine percent economic growth why the u.s. it has about one point nine percent so it is good to diversify some

stockholm sweden i know you can watch a live transmission of his extradition hearing online just log on to our dot com and while i do stay with us sir just ahead for you this hour it's going to be a campaign full of controversy. find out why a series of ads paid for by the israeli government has left millions of american jews feeling insulted now let's turn to the katie katie hello to you we understand you have some big news from the realm of business today. is right today is the most anticipated i.p.o. listing in the last decade is expected and it is indeed. my plan to sell a twelve percent stake of up to ten billion dollars the question is. probably still king about this in the business bulletin and about ten minutes time. and specters from the un's nuclear watchdog say that iran seems committed to resulting old nuclear issues at stake when it comes after a three day visit by the i.a.e.a. which tehran's called constructive experts have been attempting to verify the peaceful nature of iran's atomic program the west has recently stepped up its economic sanctions against the islamic r

washington, stockholm, and other cities around the world. let's get more on the un resolution that is expected on saturday. this resolution is aimed at helping stem the crisis in the country. it has the backing of the arab league. that these plan calls for bashar al-assad to step aside in favor of a deputy. barbara platt said as there is hope this new resolution could be passed. >> momentum has been moving over the last couple of days. there was a high-level meeting on syria. high level because haitians on the draft resolution. the resolution backed the arab league peace plan which would be bashar al-assad ceding power to a deputy. and i lie on the pot -- council has objected to certain parts of the latest draft. he said it did not submit formally any amendments. late in the afternoon on friday, 8 vote was called to be held on saturday morning. it is still not clear how russia will vote. it has vetoed a resolution on syria before in october. there is some hope this time things could be different. the text has been revised several times to me

minus 4 in stockholm, and minus 14 degrees expected in moscow, which is about 10 degrees lower than average. all right. i will leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do join us again.

a bright day in stockholm. plenty of sunshine 3 degrees for you. 11 degrees in london and some sunny spells as well. here's your extended forecast. >>> a japanese arty san has given a second life to trees felled by last year's tsunami. a renowned guitar maker presented a stage director with instruments made from pine trees damaged from the tsunami. one guitar was made to produce a powerful sound. its design features tsunami waves and an iconic pine tree that survived the disaster. another generates softer tones with cherry blossoms and a sailing boat symbolizing reconstruction. the manufacturer says the difficult part was to dry the food as it was found soaking in sea water. >> the guitars will debut in a musical in tokyo. the theme of the show will be revival from the disaster. 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. >>> 4.6 billion years since its creation, the earth has continued to surprise us with its natural wonders.

a bright day in stockholm. plenty of sunshine 3 degrees for you. 11 degrees in london and some sunny spells as well. here's your extended forecast. >>> a japanese arty san has given a second life to trees felled by last year's tsunami. a renowned guitar maker presented a stage director with instruments made from pine trees damaged from the tsunami. one guitar was made to produce a powerful sound. its design features tsunami waves and an iconic pine tree that survived the disaster. another generates softer tones with cherry blossoms and a sailing boat symbolizing reconstruction. the manufacturer says the difficult part was to dry the food as it was found soaking in sea water. >> the guitars will debut in a musical in tokyo. the theme of the show will be revival from the disaster. 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.

and we have found, for example, that epa gave us $17,800 grant to help china comply with stockholm convention agreements. we found that methane gas at 12 pig farms in thailand received money. we found you gave money in indonesia and so forth. were you aware of the money given to china? >> i'm aware for many years epa has funded grants that are international or transboundary in nature. as i mentioned to you, i'm not sure of the year of the grants you are siting, but ochbts -- often times the amount going out is small. >> with the debt that we have, we would not be giving money to china, we owe them more money, we are borrowing money from them and turning around and giving it back to them for environmental issues. i hope you look into that. a question i want to ask quickly. i saw your presentation to the uc berkley law snuinstitute on environmental issues. in that presentation you made the comment that this allegation that 230,000 additional people would have to be hired to implement the greenhouse gas regulations, if they are implemented. you dismissed that and said, that is not going to happe

stockholm sweden. so how for you this hour here in our campaign full of controversy . i doubt why series of ads paid for by the israeli government have left millions of american jews feeling insulted and coming up in our business program. today the most anticipated i.p.o. listing in the last decade is expected facebook they plan to sell a twelve percent stake of up to one hundred billion dollars bob is that over all races join me in ten minutes time with more details in the business but a seven. touch like a well trained army. villages in ruins. for thailand where time stands still. becomes a scene of nothing. the mysterious sons of russia. welcome back you're watching our teen our inspectors from the un's nuclear watchdog say juran is committed to. resolving all nuclear issues the statement comes after a three day visit by the i.e. a which to iran's cold constructive experts have been attempting to verify the peaceful nature of iran's atomic program the west has recently stepped up economic sanctions against the islamic state suspecting it of developing nuclear weapon

berlin, ten degrees. 6 for you in stockholm. london getting up to 15 degrees on your thursday. we sometimes see that in august. three degrees in kiev. and 6 in warsaw. sub-zero in moscow with some snow. i'll leave you your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

stockholm sweden r.t. is coming here live from moscow still ahead for you this hour a campaign before of controversy. to. find out why a series of ads paid for by the israeli government has left millions of american jews feeling insulted now let's turn over to katie with some big news in the realm of business today hi therefore that's right today the most anticipated i.p.o. listing in the last decade is expected based say they plan to sell a twelve percent stake of up to ten a billion dollars the question. it isn't i've already said i have more details for you about ten minutes time now business before. it was shot four times in total in the air war as it would. sort of the bullets are still in our bodies. and people should be allowed to defend themselves wherever they are gone from the hands of law abiding decent people are not a problem national rifle association. or group of basically retired military we love to shoot holes and i'm sorry if you know that the bullet comes out here and this makes it go ba

signals the start of her comeback after the twenty nine year old set a new indoor market in meeting in stockholm the leap of five metres and one centimeter beats her previous best by a single centimeter it was also an emphatic win over her rivals with britain's twenty bleasdale back in second after tearing four metres seventy two twenty nine centimeters behind isn't by over well she hasn't won a major competition since the two thousand and eight olympics but this is her twenty eighth world record and makes the russian the clear favorite for next week's indoor world championships in istanbul as well as the london games in five months time golf now where britain's lee westwood and rory mcilroy have kept their hopes of becoming the new world number one alive after going through to the last sixteen of the world match play championship although tiger woods is out the former world number one loss to nick watney who got off to a strong start in arizona here putting for birdie on the twelfth woods a three time champion did pull himself back into contention but lost the match on the last hole after faili

games the second game of the penultimate leg of the euro hockey tour will see them battle sweden in stockholm later on saturday the russians went top of the standings after a convert internal when over finland on thursday the winners of three of the last four year old tours will be hoping to avenge a four two loss to the suite at the channel one cup while the other two participating nations also backlit out as finland telkom the czech republic. meanwhile over in the english premier league manchester united have the chance to leapfrog rivals manchester city at the summit that if they're able to beat liverpool it all trafford later on saturday a win for salix ferguson's men would put them a point above city with their rivals no playing until sunday there are seven other things just taking place later on saturday the pick of which placed tottenham fifth place newcastle spurs manager harry redknapp of course strongly linked with the england vacancy this week chelsea will be looking to hang on to fourth spot with the winner everton. sunderland fresh from the seven one win of a block the last time

shootouts in the czechs one two one russia are not going to get on saturday and they battle sweden in stockholm. meanwhile olympic skiing gold medalist by de mello has been evaluating the slopes which will host the world's best during the twenty fourteen sochi winter olympics the thirty four year old was preparing for a world cup of vents and says the krasnaya polyana course is world class however the american believes that a few changes are needed ahead of the showpiece event. police release it says other places in the whole course leave. a city full just the direction it's k. through the risk of course because even. if there is he's the flip top dog eat the whole thing a long long tongue cut all the way selling is. going to receive data from all these things they did so it's not only wrong for me down the hall now in boxing i'm a cohen has been given the chance to win back the two well titles he lost to lamont peterson in december khan's count of confirmed that a rematch will take place in las vegas on may the nineteenth he just had won the i.b.s. and w b a light welterweight titles following

favorites sweden in the swedish round of games in the euro hockey tour the home side before is in stockholm but not before school as first thirty eight minutes in the tires at home power play goal late in the second got things going for the hosts rush as the top came alive when they were two one down with the swedes capitalized on rushing the states to seal the victory to defeat still wasn't enough for top spots in the over ruled your actual standings meanwhile yet again finland for ashley's bottom side the czech republic winning seven l russia but in action later on sunday when they face the czech republic. while the next generation of russia's ice hockey stars have been showcasing their talents in an all star battle the n.h.l. showcased its the best of the east against the best of the west and it was the. west which came from behind to win its second challenge cup title in a row. was that. these men are all about twenty years old but they will regain the skills to show off the young hopefuls who present a youth hockey league they may kill at tellme factory producing players for your stron

signals her real comeback twenty nine year old set a new indoor best at the xcel gallon meeting in stockholm the leap of five metres and one centimeter beat of previous best by a single centimeter it was a convincing win over her rivals who finished way back britain's wholly bleasdale clearing for me to seventy two for second place isn't by over hasn't won a major competition since the last olympics but this is her twenty eighth world record and makes the russian a clear favorite for next week's indoor world championships in the stamboul not to mention the london games in five months time. well there was disappointment though for russia's football teams in the europa league both automotive moscow is and have failed to make the last sixteen the railway men lost their second leg while thirty one nearly in spain and that put the russian side out on away goals it's also the end of the road for rubin they lost by a single goal to an n.p.r. cost people dress to kneel on another results their munched united squeeze past i.x. the reds that the reds losing three one at old trafford so they go three t

meaning the czechs wanted to be one rusher in action again on saturday when they battled sweden in stockholm. in tennis roger federer is preparing for his first appearance in the davis cup first round in a year is a switzerland host the usa the davis cup is the only major owner to evade the thirty year old in his prestigious career and he hasn't played in the first round of the competition since two thousand and four federer a second up on court later on friday against american john isner before that stanislav takes on muddy fish. not a whole lot it's just another tie for me made doesn't matter when and where and how it is it's all a matter of sort of priorities and. my team is. you know all was great friends and that's what i enjoy about it is that i can spend some time with them and hopefully try to win but if we don't it doesn't matter and it's about trying trying your very best and having a good time. now it was a mix of the old and the new it was formula one continued its pre-season testing in spain nico rosberg was quickest in last year's car on day three while rome on course john said

the czechs one twenty one russia are in action again on saturday and they do battle with sweden in stockholm. meanwhile olympic skiing gold medalist buddy miller has been evaluating the slopes which will host the world's best germany twenty fourteen sochi olympics the thirty four year old was preparing for a world cup of ent and says the krasnaya polyana course is world class however the american believes that a few changes are needed ahead of the showpiece event. this is a this isn't the fourth reading this is. just. it's case of course it's easy. it's very easy for. the. long haul. the way the city is. going to see. it. it's it's not long. now in tennis russia are preparing to take on austria and the first round of the davis cup in the world group play gets underway in austria later on friday eagle commits in his first up against. the four alex vogel of judea makes his russian debut in the competition having switched from the united states meanwhile roger federer is taking part in the first round of the competition for the first time in a is the switzerland host the usa today was cop is th

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stockholm sweden. well so i have for you this hour here in our team a campaign full of controversy. find out why a series of ads paid for by the israeli government have left millions of american jews feeling insulted. old means of protection can be used. when global supremacy is at stake. between two thousand and five and two thousand and nine u.s. has spent fifteen billion dollars in the prostate for the entire program that we are dealing with right now here in two thousand and eleven is another hundred fifty billion dollars that's larger than many country's entire military budgets went off things because the best form of defense. for. russia would be so much brighter if you knew about song from phones to christians. nice friends don't talk t.v. dot com. you know for sure you know your. touch from the. video. now in the palm of your. iran says it's held three days of constructive talks with inspectors from the un's nuclear watchdog the i.a.e.a. is attempting to verify the peaceful nature to iran's atomic program the west has recently stepped up a comic sanctions against the islamic

stockholm sweden. well still ahead for you this hour here in our campaign a full of controversy find out why stories about paying for by the israeli government have left millions of american jews feeling insulted. old means of protection can be used. when global supremacy is at stake. between two thousand and five and two thousand and nine us has spent fifteen billion dollars in the prostate for the entire program that we are dealing with right now here in two thousand and eleven is another hundred fifty billion dollars that's larger than many country's entire military budgets went on things becomes the best for the defense. wealthy british style is not wholesome that's not on the front. of their. markets by now scandal find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to name two cars a report on our. welcome back hey iran says it's held three days of constructive talks with inspectors from the un's nuclear watchdog the i.a.e.a. is atte

stockholm sweden. he is coming here live from the heart of moscow it's good to have you with us today and in just a few minutes here on the program israel employs a controversial tactics to lure american based jews back to the motherland but critics say it needs to fix the problems that drove them away from. the world. science technology innovation all these developments from around russia we've got the future covered. it was shot four times in total. three of the boards are still. should be allowed to the. guns and the. people are now. basically. you know that the bullet comes out here and this makes it go bang and if what you hear is going to. that's all the training really. raise your hand in. the street. hopefully we will never use the weapons for self defense but we should be prepared. for the. seventeen students. who are still. there watching all the live from moscow in about ten minutes time it's the business but for now china is being taken over by gold fever it's believed the beijing already t

stockholm sweden. ati live here in moscow coming up in the next hour here for you israel employs controversial tactics to lure american base jews back to the motherland but critics say it needs to fix the problems that drove them away first . that story still to come but first dozens of people were injured in clashes outside egypt's parliament in cairo on tuesday where protesters gathered to demand an end to military rule that was stopped from reaching the doors of the building by supporters of the muslim brotherhood which holds the majority of seats want to discuss the situation joined by dr use of saddam he's the editor in chief of the weekly christian were tiny newspaper in egypt so you write for a christian used paper how worried are you that the muslim brotherhood a military council could share power together it's a feeling of betrayal that the original cause of the uprising has been hijacked and christians and other elements of the society of society could be facing an uncertain future. most of t