secretary general in tehran while washington aims to downplay the meeting of states not aligned to the u.s. support nato. and ukraine's former prime minister will not walk free as the country's high court rejects her appeal against a seven year sentence for abusing power. online onscreen international news and comment live from our new center here in moscow a number of tough choices facing the eurozone struggling southern states as they battle to stay afloat germany has praised italy's efforts to reform as the leaders of the two states met in berlin monti is seeking to help curb rome's soaring costs he's also praised germany for improving governance in the eurozone but more bailouts may be on the cards spain's leader is waiting for action from europe central bank before deciding whether to ask for help but one of its regions catalonia has meanwhile run out of money it's seeking five billion euros of rescue cash from madrid a journalist a writer and i spoke to him a little earlier he says the usually prosperous region is suffering the foreigners out of the country's unfair policies. the

the remarks were made at the opening of an international conference in tehran on sunday. nhk world's mojtaba sanati has more. >> reporter: the 16th summit of the non-align movement is under way in tehran while tensions between iran and the west are ever increasing. the conference is held every three years. the 120 members of the conference are mostly developing countries and territories. iran is chairing this year's meeting. the nation is at odds with the united states and europe over the issue of its nuclear development. at the opening ceremony of expert level meetings on sunday, the iranian foreiister criticized the western nations for stepping up their sanctions against tehran. >> translator: it's illegal for certain countries to take high-handed actions, including economic sanctions, against non-aligned members. we have to deal with the issue. >> reporter: salehi also said israel and the u.s. are the main cause of the palestinian issue as well as other terrorist acts taking place around the world. the summit that begins on thursday will be attended by leaders of count

the international community is meeting now in tehran the u.s. doesn't like it the fact is that the u.s. getting while isolating iran on a whole series of issues south america africa countries china russia you know that is the world market going to see more shit in the years to come to us power is in decline and that's the reality and that's what we don't like. now the u.n. security council is to discuss syria with france presiding over the top body hoping for a resolution to help to try and tackle the growing humanitarian crisis there turkey was also invited to the ministerial meeting it's pushing for a creation of a buffer a no fly zone over syria that is something russia and china strongly object to a serious president has lashed out at ankara saying it bears direct responsibility for the bloodshed in the country mashad our side says his forces need more time to overcome the rebels with heavy fighting ongoing recent reports suggest opposition fighters have downed a government fighter jet in that province and a lebanese nun who spent over a dec

taking place in tehran outraged by egypt's new president. of regime. germany beast for investment. business beijing is on the road to recovery. certainly glad to have you with us let's get right to our top story britain and france say they are not ruling out any options in syria including a military enforced no fly zone the deadlocked u.n. security council has again held a meeting on the crisis with turkey also pushing for the creation of a buffer zone our new york correspondent. security council remains very much divided over how to deal with the syrian crisis the high level meeting that was taking place in new york focused on the humanitarian circumstances in syria right now and how they continue to exacerbate according to u.n. officials at least two hundred twenty nine thousand syrians have fled the country in the past eighteen months spilling over to neighboring countries such as lebanon jordan in turkey and iraq this is of course made the circumstances very difficult for the neighboring countries turkey has asked the security council to consider setting up refugee camps inside

conference in tehran has been highly successful instead of iran being isolated the united states has become isolated scented opposed senior figures going to tehran and many major world leaders have come to the country in addition the president of egypt into iran which is a political earthquake the iranians are producing uranium. enriched uranium at twenty percent for facilities in tehran which should then produce medical isotopes the fact that the united states and the europeans tried to prevent iran from obtaining that fuel in the past that meant that they were taking the running cancer patients hostage the irony here is that the iranians at the beginning had no intention whatsoever to produce twenty percent and then produce nuclear fuel but the americans and the europeans by taking in citizens and people hostage force iranians to take that step the politicians senior politicians really know that an attack on iran would be devastating for the united states and not only for its economy but for its global position and its credibility. well the beach is next with the business news for

enriched uranium at twenty percent for facilities in tehran which then produces medical isotopes. roughly eight hundred thousand to nine hundred thousand. people in the iran need this medicine many of them are cancer patients and the fact that the united states and the europeans tried to prevent iran from obtaining that fuel in the past meant that meant that they were taking the iranian cancer patients hostage which was in the eyes of iranians inhuman so the iranians basically felt they were forced to produce their own uranium at twenty percent the irony here is that the iranians at the beginning had no intention whatsoever to produce it you aenima twenty percent and then produce nuclear fuel but the americans and the europeans by as i said taking iranian citizens and people hostage forced the iranians to take that step now we've seen a brawl isn't certainly a rise in israel's aggressive rhetoric towards ron while washington has been very cautious when talking of a possible air strike on the country so if israel does decide to attack iran do you think the u.s. will help. well obvi

. >> egypt's president and what he calls the regime and a series of non-aligned nations in tehran. >> samsung brings the battle for smartphone dominance to the electronics fair in berlin. >> we start in china where the german chancellor is trying to make the big sell. that means getting beijing on board to invest more not only in germany but in government bonds in the eurozone. >> the goal is to help prop up -- prop up the block. chinese officials have long had a wait-and-see approach, but now, the premier says the government will extend consultation to all parties involved to support indebted eu member states. >> the chinese premier said the german chancellor had eased his fears about the eurozone. he also said china was willing to keep investing in the future of the euro, though it would have to evaluate the risks involved, and he encouraged european countries to speed up their rescue efforts. >> today, chancellor merkel described the state of things to me. after listening to her, my trust is strengthened. but i must say quite earnestly that the implementation of bailout measures ha

iran's foreign minister rings the opening bell of the world's nonaligned summit in tehran which will see a third of un members taking part despite the west undermining the event. go process hit record highs in the predicted it's a good one in the business of the twenty first. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on our to today. live in moscow in syria activists have accused the country's security forces of killing over three hundred people outside the capital damascus and the death toll in the southwest town of the riaa

mursi's criticism is reported to have prompted a walk out in the summit in tehran. they later accused mr. mursi of insighting bloodshed. let's get the latest. the first visit by an egyptian leader for many decades, john. and the strong words about syria in a country which of course is one of syria's closest allies. >> the first visit for decades, and you must wonder whether it will be the last one as well because president mursi after accepting the invitation to go to iran has done nothing really to make himself more welcome there. not only did he make these comments about syria, but islam as well which won't be received well in tehran. two very interesting messages here. first of all, obviously the comments about syria really sticking out. but it s opposition and saying that supporting the syrian people was just like supporting the palestine people. absolutely provocative. egypt is now trying to stake out an independent and assertive foreign policy. clearly it was an act of defiance against washington, but he went to tehran but now he's not doing anything to endeer

impose sanctions they were any in capitals apple stores are full and thriving the high tack use of tehran love i pods and macs just as much as anyone and any and creative businesses aren't letting a little thing like an international blockade get in the way of feeding that appetite or to serve her thinks might. i pads i phones i pods apple's cool oval popularity has meant that their products familiar sight everywhere from our workplaces to our homes and on our high street there's one place you might not expect to find products like this on the scale and that the iranian capital of tehran where apple along with many of the u.s. products abandon the functions that had been in place years but it seems that tech savvy arraign ians that managing to outsmart this u.s. embargo and products like the not only popular in toronto they're widely available as well just like any other apple not school this one in tehran is bustling and busy. and i have no difficulty in importing electronics from the us nor do we feel any impact on imports from sanctions doesn't come so easy indeed is getting technical

taking place in tehran outraged by egypt's new president and oppressive regime. plus the euro zone's engine room of germany heads east for investment chancellor merkel is in china to drum up business and convince beijing that the euro is on the road to recovery. and from our studios in moscow this is r t and let's get right to our top story the u.n. security council is wrapping up its meeting over the situation in syria with turkey pushing for the creation of a humanitarian buffer zone in the country britain and france say they are not ruling out any options in syria including a military enforced no fly zone our new york correspondent joins us live with the details thanks for being with us first of all has the international community come any closer to reaching a consensus on how to handle the ongoing crisis. well the security council remains very much divided over how to deal with the syrian crisis the high level meeting that was taking place is taking place in new york focused on the humanitarian circumstances in syria right now and how they continue to exacerb

banking but it's a very different mindset for high tax addicts a store selling apple products in tehran is blossoming and us our first reports they've located isn't stopping gadget hungry iranians from leaving the i life. i pads i phones i pods apple's call it will popularity has meant that their product familiar sight everywhere from our workplaces and on our high street there's one place you might not expect to find products like this on sale and that the iranian capital of tehran where apple along with many of the u.s. products abandoned the functions that had been in place in the years but it seems that tech savvy are rainy and so managing to outsmart this u.s. embargo and products like these not only popular in toronto they're widely available as well just like any other apple next door this one in tiran is bustling and busy. i have no difficulty in importing electronics from the us nor do we feel any impact on imports from sanctions doesn't come so easy indeed is getting technical support and updates for the products but we still manage to get them all the time. the circus of u.s.

somebody driveing that car in tehran has to have paid $2 million.is a country of traders and business people for the last 3,000 years. it has been under -- >> for century ares the silk rose supplied the royal dynasty with riches. the last shah and his beautiful wife didn't hesitate to show off their wealth. in 1979, the iranian revolution drove the monarchy out of the country promising a more equitable society. a new class of iranians moved in benefiting from a sort of krone anyism. despite the squeeze from sanctions in 20 20* 10, iran sold $72 billion worth of oil with much of the profit going to the the elite. >> people who are connected in the last 34 years of the islamic republic's existencessistence. >> an iranian economist based in london. >> we are now seeing houses and villas priced in the region of 5 to 25 u.s. million dollars. people who have six or seven super luxury cars. porsches. >> porsche opened a dealership in tehran and in 2011 sold more cars than in any other middle eastern countrys. >> people who have no problems driving the expe

tehran denies it is developing an atomic bomb, saying its uranium enrichment program is for civilian use only. >> the european commissioner has called on romania's president and prime minister to end their political power struggle. the mission president said the romanian president must be reinstated immediately. >> romania's constitutional court threw out a july referendum to impeach the president because of low voter turnout. the prime minister led the campaign to unseat the president and has rejected the court's ruling. well, if you hate running to the store to do errands and pick things up, there may be a solution out there for you. >> some technology students in germany have unveiled a robot that can do your shopping, although it will cost you 125,000 euros. >> not cheap, and it also has some problems to smooth out. it cannot handle steps of more than 3 centimeters, and it is a bit slow, but researchers are still failing it a major feat -- hailing it a major feat. >> the strange device certainly got people curious. >> a robot? really? >> what its purpose? >> researchers from the

taking place in tehran outraged by egypt's new president in damascus an oppressive regime.plus the euro zone's engine room in germany heads east for investment chancellor merkel is in china to drum up business and convince beijing that the euro is on the road to recovery. online on screen international news and comment live from the new center here in moscow britain and france say they're not ruling out any options in syria including a military enforced no fly zone the deadlocked u.n. security council is to discuss the crisis with turkey also pushing for the creation of a buffer zone new york correspondent marina port has the details. nine foreign ministers of the security council seats will be in attendance as will representatives of turkey jordan and lebanon those representatives will be discussing the counter effects and the consequences of the syrian crisis and how it spilled over into their borders turkey is expected to raise the issue of buffer zones with the security council turkey wants to create according to reports buffer zones within syria for displaced people no

place you might not expect to find products like this on the sale and that the iranian capital of tehran where apple along with many of the u.s. products abandon the functions that had been in place years but it seems that tech savvy arraign ians that managing to outsmart this u.s. embargo and products like the not only popular in toronto they're widely available as well just like any other apple store this one in tehran is bustling and busy. and i have no difficulty in importing electronics from the us nor do we feel any impact on imports from sanctions doesn't come so easy indeed is getting technical support and updates for the products but we still manage to get them all the time or just the secrecy of u.s. sanctions has been mainly on iran's banks and oil industry in a bid to curb the country's nuclear ambitions but when it comes to the bans on consumer products alternative trade routes and enterprising a rainy and tradesmen have meant this in forcing the sanctions has proved virtually impossible in fact it's estimated there are now hundreds of traders in the capital selling these ki

taking place in tehran outraged by egypt's new president. and oppressive regime. plus the euro zone's engine room in germany heads east for investment chancellor merkel is in china to drum up business and convince beijing that the euro is on the road to recovery. online on screen international news and comment live for one you sent to him in. britain and france say they're not ruling out any options in syria including a military force no fly zone the deadlocked u.n. security council is to discuss the crisis with turkey also pushing for the creation of a buffer zone a new york correspondent has the details. turkey is expected to raise the issue of buffer zones with the security council turkey wants to create according to reports buffer zones within syria for displaced people now this is an idea that has already been shot down by the syrian government as well as russia and china and if i'm not mistaken possibly even the secretary general of the u.n. because creating a buffer zone many say what would put military a military presence into syria that is not a part of s

up of a third of the un members who don't consider themselves part of any world power block host tehran used the meeting to propose creating a three nation group comprising of themselves egypt and venezuela to try and help end the syrian conflict or the un chief by ki-moon who's at the meeting despite u.s. objections says iran can play a role in holding the war in syria that's iran's own international issues including its disputed nuclear program or also part of the ongoing discussions iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini's stressed his country is not seeking atomic weapons but won't under any circumstance give up its right to peaceful nuclear energy or right up on political record things tehran is actually being quite courteous. the i.a.e.a. has a twenty four hour around the clock monitoring system off the facilities and mr ban ki moon can watch it from his office at the united nations so i think that is just agree courteous gesture on behalf of iran to invite him to the solidity mr brime ki-moon does recognize the fact and he has said so this iran is a key player in the region and

tech savvy youth in tehran have no trouble getting their hands on the latest american guy. just after five pm here in moscow you're watching on t.v. live with me rory sushi several stories of catacombs between beneath the earth that's where children have been kept for years without daylight and contact with the outside world the accidental discovery by police in the russian city of cousin has shocked the country and the wider world a sect of seventy people who spend over ten years there following a self-proclaimed prophet. reports. if you were walked past this building on the outskirts of the city of cazan in central russia you wouldn't notice anything that would have been going on beneath it was a three story building with a small minaret and a tin present on top was a bit run down but was otherwise rather unremarkable but a passer by would not have noticed the eight story secret complex that had been built underneath and there it was indeed a dark and an isolated world children adults taken out from these catechumens extended basement underground complex whatever you want

thirty five heads of state have come to tehran for this meeting is of extremely short of them now will they all agree with each other no i don't think so. will this be a voice and a possibility for the future i think that the potential is still there but we should be aware that there's big pressure. very much so on every one of the countries i can understand fully syria walking out because they are playing they say absolutely game change there's every effort of the left to intervene and they're already intervening now their threats of the no fly zone are extremely dangerous this time can we just talk about the overall implication all morsi and his foreign policy now he appears to be on friendly terms with the wrong chawner also israel and the u.s. stuck in the middle of all of them really what does this tell us about egypt's foreign policy and the impact this has on the balance of power in the middle east. well clearly egypt's foreign policy is changing and changing dramatically on the basis of a huge profound social people within egypt all the old relations are collapsing and no longe

pads and iran the prices may be higher but businessmen aren't letting us sanctions stop high tech tehran from selling plugged in. before that with a thirty seven year or delay the u.s. has launched a program to help clean up the aftermath of the vietnam war it will help purge the soil and water of traces of agent orange talk say the fall and use during the conflict the substance is still causing illnesses and deformities among the local population but many believe washington's motives are in purely humanitarian it isn't like one of those things that you just start to sprain and it goes away this is a pathway for centuries and it is definitely seeped in i'm not a scientist but it's definitely seeped into the water table and everything and what the what the u.s. is proposing is really rather paltry. to come up with forty three million dollars to clean up denying which was a large military air air base you know this is just really the tip of the iceberg of the problem but i mean you cannot you have to question the timing of it and it can only be viewed as you know a concern to try to like.

the international community is meeting now in tehran the u.s. doesn't like it the fact is that the u.s. getting what isolate iran and a whole series of issues south america africa countries china russia you know that is the world i think going to see more warships in the years to come to us power is in decline and that's the reality and that's what we don't like. as the eurozone is failing to break free of its crippling economic crisis the leader of powerhouse germany is on profit in the east on a visit to china chancellor angela merkel is aiming to convince beijing that europe is still a safe place to invest with billions worth of business deals having already been signed on these people over has the details. i'm no stranger to china this is her sixth trip to the country since she came to power in two thousand and five and there's going to be some big business to be talked about during this current trip and it's not just politicians today on this visit a group of around twenty in the delegation including people like siemens and volkswagen who a

key in solving problems in the middle east this according to the un secretary general in tehran while washington aims to downplay the meeting of states not the u.s. or nato. and ukraine's former prime minister will not walk free the country's high court reject her appeal against her seven year sentence for abusing. party is broadcasting worldwide news live from moscow. and welcome to the program a number of tough choices facing the eurozone struggling southern states as they battle to stay afloat germany has praised italy's efforts to reform as chancellor angela merkel has been meeting technocrat prime minister mario monti monti is seeking help to help. costs he's also praised germany for improving governance in the eurozone but more may be on the cards. spain's leader is waiting for action from europe central bank before deciding whether to ask for help or one of its regions catalonia as meanwhile run out of money. and i.m.f. inspectors are in portugal to rule if the country has tightened its belt enough to receive more cash in may when it was forced into asking for seventy eight bil

at this meeting of the summit of the movement in tehran there but banki moon was urged not to go that's right the curious case of bonn ki-moon we have the united states really screaming at the top of their lungs weeks before the summit started that bunky moon doesn't need to go that it's really unbecoming for somebody in his position to go to the summit because it's being held in tehran and we've heard this from israel from the west everybody says. so we've heard it from the from the fairly standard groups israel the us here you know he has america not attending a global summit we know that in the past it's been hosted in venezuela it's been hosted in bolivia now which in turn on and all the alarms go off and surround it with him part about it is that this is a rotating summit this is the sixteenth time i think that it's taking place and the only noises coming because of iran like this is a rotating presidency like anywhere else like the security council like a general and as they always say when any subject comes to iran they immediately say over iran and its nuclear issue america star

are terribly embarrassed about the fact that the nonaligned movement summit which is happening in tehran has gone off as a tremendous success and the fact that many around the world are seeing the n.a.a.m. summit as really iran's coming out party in terms of geopolitics in terms of their position on the world stage and so the timing of the report i think is it is in fact dubious and i would go further and remind people that the i.a.e.a. in many ways is part of what the leader in iran called the overt dictatorship of the united nations that is to say that the i.a.e.a. is always led by us produced think tank individuals like eldara di or his predecessors who will inevitably execute the agenda of the western powers regardless of whether that. intervenes international law tensions are really building now with tool called some sort of military action against iran the u.s. military chief there had said he does not want to be complicit in a strike on iran but do you think if israel does actually decide to go ahead with an attack would washington support it. well i think that that would be in th

northwest of tehran, 11 minutes later a second quake hit the same area and.according to a irani in-state tv 250 people dead more than 2000 injured. so far 17 aftershocks have jolted the area near the caspian sea. skies above the index grew dark with dust it enveloped the city the massive sandstorm loom across the next the call the storms haboob. winds kicked up to 40 miles per hour. meteorologist say conditions have made these storms more common. brian hackney keeps an eye on things. >>> things are a mild, and it is hot, we have a fog horn through the golden gate. the fog is so thick through the golden gate visibility reduced to a couple hundred yards. it is so thick it turns into raindrops' going up waldo great. it is still warm at concord. 56 oakland, 55 airport, 52 at santa rosa. it got hot today. temperatures top 100 at fairfield. the pinnacles 110. 74 oakland. 89 a high. tonight things go down we get into the '50s. we have the perseids tomorrow is sunday and you can sleep in late seem to stay at late tonight the meteor shower happens tonight you can see

. >> reporter: once a week, as many as 200 women gather in a park on the outskirts of tehran. in their regular lives, they are housewive housewives, office workers, or students, but for now, they are ninja. >> translator: don't take your eyes off your opponent, even when drawing your sword. >> reporter: ninja was introduced from japan about 20 years ago. these days around 3,000 women in iran are learning it as a method of self-defense or as a sport. >> translator: i like throwing stars and practicing self-defense techniques. >> translator: i used to watch ninja movies when i was a child, so i was keen to learn it. i found it's very good fun. >> reporter: one aspect of ninja stars that appeals to women is the uniform. in iran, women are required to wear head scarves and loose fitting clothes when they are out in public. the ninja garments meets iran's dress code. they are also consider rred stylish. she is one of the instructors. she teaches. she was first introduced to ninja stars ten years ago and was captivated by the elegance of the various moves. it was thanks to ninja sta

iaea officials have been trying to inspect the military facility outside tehran which they say may be used for nuclear development. iranians have rejected their demands. iran's uranium enrichment is expected to be on the agenda at the iaea board meeting in september. now white house press secretary jay carney says the window of opportunity remains open to resolve the issue, but it will not remain open indefinitely. >> the president has made clear that all options are on the table and is committed to preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. >> he says they are in a position to observe the nuclear program. they are able to detect any effort by iran for a nuclear program. >>> iran's supreme leader remains committed to the middle east free of nuclear weapons, but ayatollah khomeini says the peaceful use of nuclear energy is the right of every country. he made the comments. we have the report from tehran. >> reporter: the meeting held every three years is being attended this time by the leaders of more than 100 states around the world. most of them developing nations. the opening a