but what about the change relationship between turkey and syria itself me turkey used to have a strong good relationship with syria recent years but then korea was pretty quick to support the free syrian army why the sudden change of heart. this is so the what the people probably the turkish government has miscalculated the events in syria they have expected that arab spring would be having the same situation like in libya or like in tunisia or in egypt. believe but in case of syria turkey has been indeed in the last five years particularly very very close to syria . have gone became good fellows if you want and suddenly this change of turkey has been not understood in turkey and this is why they took these people do not support the policy of the government what is anyone offering an explanation for why everyone seems to change tack here. i would repeat it again turkey has miscalculated the power structure in syria they have expected that bashar assad would also leave the power like mubarak like duffy but they took a president prime minister and foreign minister if you want they put al

turkey is nearby, and it is all about worst-case scenarios. turkey should be more involved. i can tell you with great confidence that we turks can understand both sides better than they understand each other. iranians may not get the way europeans think. they make themselves clear. europeans may not understand the way iranians tell them. turkey can be not only a facilitator but a good mediator for a solution. not only should turkey be more involved, the only high-level people but lower level people, not only just one or two day meetings in russia or geneva, but covers is taking place in various places. iran has serious concerns, regional and economical. he can think about israel. pakistan. these are all different issues. we should not forget the fact that time is on iran's side. the worldwide public opinion is on their side. is there any other country in the world? israel. these are all different issues concerns must be addressed sincerely. this is important. we should not forget the fact that time is on iran's side. they have rights. the world wide public opinion is on thei

would turkey like to see that?> if there's any discussion on safe haven or some zone, secure zone, there should be-- it should be supported by a u.n. security council resolution or international community. >> warner: if the united nations won't act would turkey ever join a coalition of the willing? that is a coalition that's not u.n. but perhaps nato and arab-led as it did-- as happened in libya? >> of course in libya there was a u.n. resolution which created the base for this coalition of willing. but if the u.n. cannot do anything, all the other options and measures should be on the table. and those countries will have concerns and common interests. they should study all these options. >> warner: turkey would take part? >> you are you are the ski alrey taking part. >> warner: no, i mean a military sense. >> of course. not only on this, but turkey will be in all processes related to syria. >> warner: if there is an action taken on syria and the conflict continues to grind on what danger do you see of it sparking,

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i mean do you see washington's hand or stamp any tension between syria and turkey. oh yes indeed he has shifted its policy initially the policy was that the. approach. to work. as a proxy of the united states in the area and it's much more. so. then as it was before so it's clear that there is a media reaction which it was not. moreover the latest news which on the whole for top three was possible voice of the president. some some. of what is going on in the leadership in turkey at the moment and i also want to draw your attention to the free syrian army that says there rebels are saying they will start targeting civilian airports in damascus and aleppo now with assad relying heavily on air power to power the rebel strongholds how will that change how the conflict develops. well if this happens of course assad will have to respond using more massively air force but this would increase the possibility of a foreign intervention with the possible extension of the no fly zone all over the country. know very well that if they start. to be seen. from the government of syr

now it's very strange because turkey has to fight separatism turkey is located in a place where there is always a threat to war so the military forces are very important but it's that cannot be explained from my viewpoint from turkey that can only be explained by you viewpoint from elsewhere all right thank you so much a lot from among a lot of doctors simic or our deputy president of the workers' party thank you for your time and by her rain hundreds of activists have taken to the streets to demand they are given equal rights by the sunni monarchy as well as the release of political prisoners the government has been violently clamping down on protests for the past eighteen months with accusations of brutality by the regime however the kingdom has pledged to improve on its treatment of political activists and try to prevent violence against ethnic and religious communities that's after criticism and recommendations from the un human rights body. india is in the grip of a nationwide strike with businesses shut down trains disrupted and protesters on the streets all this in response to

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turkey is nearby, and it is all about worst-case scenarios. turkey should be more involved. i can tell you with great confidence that we turks can understand both sides better than they understand each other. iranians may not get the way europeans think. they make themselves clear. europeans may not understand the way iranians tell them. turkey can be not only a facilitator but a good mediator for a solution. not only should turkey be more involved, the only high-level people but lower level people, not only just one or two day meetings in russia or geneva, but covers is taking place in various places. run has serious concerns, regional and economical -- iran has serious concerns, regional and economical. he can think about israel. pakistan. these are all different issues. we should not forget the fact that time is on iran's side. the worldwide public opinion is on their side. even in israel and the united states, there are offices making a statement against iran. iran is not any rush. the nuclear program cannot compare to libya's nuclear program in the past. iran is there f

mainly turkey and iran.irst, some of the important potential that iraq has -- iraq has an estimated 143 million barrels. inclusive of the kurdish region. they may say and some of their public relation to statements that they have 45 million, but they have about 17. the rest is in disputed territory. in total, you can look at 143 million barrels. the have not brought on something -- they have brought on something to be commended. over the last several months, they have realized production levels pre-war at over 3 million barrels a day. 70% of which is associated in the southern field. about 50 to 20 trillion in the northern areas. one of the problems is that up to now most of the focus has been on the oil potential. there is no infrastructure for a gas market. aside from these political issues, i will leave to map some of the technical challenges. assessing the field, infrastructure. the issue that is the biggest is the unresolved political issues, rooted in the constitution and the nature of the iraqi state,

turkey has to go to the side effects. it has shifted its policy now is to work. as a policy of the united states and its much. as it was before so it's clear that there is big the reaction which was not a while. on the way the battle for the white house democrats had a very public blockheads as the u.s. presidential race descends into a verbal duel. and pro-democracy activists in bahrain lose another legal fight against the ruling more likely if the details just in a few minutes. like this opinion poll suggests the pro independence a particular chua is the front runner in the regional government election in and of its key bag voting has opened and with people casting their ballots artie's on us to see it should look said what's driving separators moves in the french speaking region. gloomy economic times attracts social instability and uncertainty and what tomorrow will bring for canada's mostly french speaking province of quebec that means agitation for separation is stirring yet again as voters head to the polls it's a three way fight to be the dominant force i

last weekend. >> this is a young turkey. it was probably hatched this year. only months old. not all of its feathers were developed. >> more than two weeks ago, a resident of this hollister neighborhood called the group after seeing the turkey with the arrow launched in its right side. >> they don't travel far. the person who shot her lives somewhere or was visiting the neighborhood. >> rescuers captured the bird and took it 120 miles away to fairfield to the international bird rescue. where a specialist cleaned its wounds and gave it antibiotics. eight hours later it was taken back to hollister and released. it is now back with its family. there are two seasons to hunt wild turkey in california. about a month and a half in the spring and two weeks in the fall. this turkey was shot off season, poached, and that makes it a crime. >> so if anybody knows the owner of this fine carbon fiber arrow, we would love for you to come forward and give the information to the department of fish and game. >> wild rescue is offering a $1,00

is in creating safe havens, no-fly zones. >> turkey says that the u.s. is holding them back from exploring those options. there is a lot of double talk going on that is hard to understand. we will have to wait and see what the response of the white house's. everyone is trying to decide whether the policy will change or not. >> as some point governments will say this crisis has gone on for so long, so many people have been killed, that our policy of not intervening is under pressure. >> exactly, when you have 200 people a day killed it, very little intervention, a lack of basic human decency. . they do not understand why the assistance is not coming. this does not bode well for syria. >> the arguments for not intervening is because there's no coherent opposition. in your conversations comment did you get the sense that that is changing? >> yes, there is more structured to be rebel army. there are more military councils. there is more structure but not the kind of regular force. iran has arrived and they are supporting the creation of a regular forces for

last weekend. >> this is a young turkey. it was probably hatched this year. only months old. not all of its feathers were developed. >> more than two weeks ago, a resident of this hollister neighborhood called the group after seeing the turkey with the arrow launched in its right side. >> they don't travel far. the person who shot her lives somewhere or was visiting the neighborhood. >> rescuers captured the bird and took it 120 miles away to fairfield to the international bird rescue. where a specialist cleaned its wounds and gave it antibiotics. eight hours later it was taken back to hollister and released. it is now back with its family. there are two seasons to hunt wild turkey in california. about a month and a half in the spring and two weeks in the fall. this turkey was shot off season, poached, and that makes it a crime. >> so if anybody knows the owner of this fine carbon fiber arrow, we would love for you to come forward and give the information to the department of fish and game. >> wild rescue is offering a $1,00

last weekend. >> this is a young turkey.atched this year. only months old. not all of its feathers were developed. >> more than two weeks ago, a resident of this hollister neighborhood called the group after seeing the turkey with the arrow launched in its right side. >> they don't travel far. the person who shot her lives somewhere or was visiting the neighborhood. >> rescuers captured the bird and took it 120 miles away to fairfield to the international bird rescue. where a specialist cleaned its wounds and gave it antibiotics. eight hours later it was taken back to hollister and released. it is now back with its family. there are two seasons to hunt wild turkey in california. about a month and a half in the spring and two weeks in the fall. this turkey was shot off season, poached, and that makes it a crime. >> so if anybody knows the owner of this fine carbon fiber arrow, we would love for you to come forward and give the information to the department of fish and game. >> wild rescue is offering a $1,000 reward in the ca

in lourdes turkey. but this is certainly is a natural outcome of what there were takes in the neighborhood of syria as long as this conflict continues with mass killings the killings of civilians etc this this will lead to worsen. further or something off relations between syria and turkey and jordan there's no surprise element in this. but all the escalation of wilen certainly tells turkey and other neighbors to cool carefully and to continue to stick to the international efforts to stop put an end at least to the killings and massacre's right to all have to leave it right there thank you very much for your thoughts on this mr a political commentator and journalist joining us live from istanbul. right a beautiful look at other news from around the world to twelve people have been killed in the blast yemen's capital of sanaa targeted the country's defense minister who escaped the attack on hometown of his wife of those did with the minister's bodyguards some witnesses said they heard gunfire as ambulanc

turkey has to find a place for them to stay. if a man has five children, he cannot let them stay in syria. he has to bring them here." in syria, hospitals have been struggling to treat people wounded by the fighting. many of the victims of a mortar attack on monday were children. the hospital itself was damaged in the air strike. syria also dominated a meeting of arab league foreign ministers in cairo. egypt's new president said it was the arabs' responsibility to end the violence, and he proposed a regional power in egypt, turkey, saudi arabia, and iran meet to discuss the situation. >> at least 40 people have been killed in southern india after a fire broke out at a fireworks factory. the fast-moving blaze destroyed the factory. it took several hours to bring the fire under control. the town is india's main center of firework production, and the factory was one of the biggest manufacturer is -- manufacturers. thousands of striking miners in south africa have marched. >> the situation was quite tense today, and a heavy police p

wild turkey shot with an arrow lead to a rescue in hollister all captured on video.ild care wants those responsible punished and they are offering a reward. here's kira klapper itch >> reporter: this is the target, tip it looks more like a bullet. wild rescue director, shows the target arrow rescuesers pulled. >> it was probably hatched this year only months old >> reporter: more than two weeks ago a resident called the rescue group after seeing the turkey with the arrow lodged in its right side. >> they don't travel far. i think the shot her lives somewhere or was visiting. >> reporter: rescuers captured the bird and took it to fairfield to the international bird rescue. a specialist cleaned its wounds and gave it antibiotics. eight hours later it was taken back to hollister and released now back with its family. there are two seasons to hunt wild turkey in california, a month and a half in spring and two weeks in the fall. this turkey was not off-season, poached and that headaches it a crime. >> if anybody know -- and that makes it a crime. >> if anybody noses the

from the villages and flood into turkey. the turkish government can't cope with those numbers. turkish foreign minister talking about he wants the u.n. security council members to come here, see those camps, get an idea of what they're like. he wants better security provided so that the syrians, rather than crossing to turkey, can be supported in camps right across the border inside syria, that area now controlled by the free syrian army. the u.n. security council thinks about doing that it needs to provide a free fly zone, a no-fly zone and right now there is no international appetite. refugees piling up on the border waiting to cross here into turkey. nic robertson, cnn, at the baba salaam crossing at the turkish-syrian border. >> you have just finished your workout and you're hungry and thirsty and what should you have? the answer might sur poiprise yo . but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've b

turkey has closed its borders with syria saying the country is full to the brim with refugees wild and crazy asking the united nations to create a buffer zone sparking fears of foreign intervention and join me for this new in a few moments for an update. and separateness making the quality economic and social problems dominate regional elections voting underway and out of those mainly french speaking the back. and welcome to our team karen taraji broadcasting to you from our studio in moscow well the latest financial blow to the e.u. comes from moody's a ratings agency has changed the block's outlook from stable to negative warning it faces being downgraded moody's said the decision reflected the issues the key budget contributors are dealing with earlier this year of the ratings of germany france britain and netherlands were switched to a negative outlook that's despite relentless meetings between e.u. leaders which have so far failed to deliver any solutions and a leaked e-mails suggest that the troika of international leaders want greece one of the most stricken countries to work si

which is on turkey's border. over the last couple of weeks you probably had some of the worst insurgency in southeast turkey with the pk. it's a tenuous situation and to talk about exporting oil with new pipelines in an area undergoing great instability is a bit of an overstep at the time. so turkey has to step back a bit, you starting to hear people say we have to pull back, you know, over empowering the kurds region is not turkey's interest. keeping a good ally was. if there was a pipeline, i don't see why turkey with the only resolved kurdish problem would want them an -- region in syria and kurds in turkey seeking their own region. so this is -- i see turkey as playing a clever game of trying to leverage the krg but the real market and the real importance still remains in baghdad. you start to see the pull back because of unresolved kurdish problem. the kurdish president cannot deliver the pkk to turkey. he cannot control the syrian kurdish problem. he needs to remain an envoy. it is very messy kurdish issue

turkey has closed its borders with syria saying the country is full to the brim with refugees while and where it is often the united nations to create a buffer zone talking fears of foreign intervention join me for this new in a few moments for an update. separatists making the running ons economic and social problems dominate regional elections with the voting underway and are those who mainly french speaking. on screen in all mine twenty four hours a day seven days a week this is r t n n karen. well the latest financial blow to the e.u. comes from moody's the ratings agency has changed the blocks outlook from stable to negative warning it faces being downgraded for more on the subject let's now talk live with morton messerschmitt danish and member of the europe of freedom and democracy group in the european parliament. thank you so much for joining us today mr messerschmitt now moody's said its decision to switch the blocks ratings outlook reflected issues the richest members are dealing with what are those leading countries really doing wrong. well basically the entire euro construct

turkey's recent push for a no fly zone over syria sparks rallies in germany by both pro and anti assad groups. actions speak louder than words as israel appears to be gearing up for war with iran launching a massive propaganda campaign along with emergency drill. was anger at the london paralympics a key sponsor of the games is accused of humiliating a disabled people as part of the government's attempts to benefits. next r.t.d. talks to foreign affairs expert and german left wing politician yawn von ancken about the western agenda in syria. as one of the world's major economic and political power houses germany has a lot of influence which it can exhibit over global situations not to talk with me a little bit more about what jim is doing on the global stage right now i'm joined by. the foreign policy spokesperson for the left body here in germany thanks very much that. syria is of course the major flash point in the world right now what's chimney's view on the situation moment. i would love to know i know what my position is in syria and i think i'm the only side i can take that those

into syria or out of turkey i tend to think that they are being pushed out of turkey because turkey has been involved heavily and it cannot take it anymore if they claim that they have liberated areas why don't they say what they want these liberated areas are they keep saying we control seventy percent of the syrian land and they still cannot say where they are and nobody knows what we have this seventy percent of lance are so i think they are being pushed out of turkey and this is a good signal that turkey is backing up from supporting terrorists right relatively close eye on the story thank you very much dr ali mohamed editor in chief of syria from dubai thank you why the attack in damascus comes amid a major international gathering in new york where the ongoing crisis in syria is among the main topics being tackled archies marina now is one of the un general assembly meeting right now good to see there marina now what's been said about the syrian crisis at the u.n. meeting. well u.s. president barack obama addressed the international body and with respect to syria the u.s. leader sa

some refugees are piling up, waiting to cross into turkey., at the border crossing at the turkish-syrian border. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 victims are afraid it can happen again. also, the latest from the campaign trail with the democratic national convention preparing to get under way. and the bad weather has already changed some holiday plans. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00, on your side. >> our top stories at 5:30, a local navy seal who lost his life. he will be laid to rest on wednesday. also the democratic national convention is set to begin tuesday in charlotte but things are starting to heat up. and there was another csx train derailment, this time in chicago. but first, let's take a look at the weather outside. steve? >> looking at our abc 7 live super doppler radar, the rain has come to an end, at least for now, and that is good news. the flash flood warning for st. mary's county has now cancelled out about 50 minutes ahead of schedule. in petersburg, some light showers that were trying to develop. all of the other a

how do you look at turkey? both of those interpretations. they're not mutually exclusive. i mean, this government did come to power by a free and fair election. no doubt about that. turkey was the first muslim country which held genuinely free and fair elections. i was there in 1950 and spent the year in turkey. i was there when the first free and fair election took place. the government lost. the government conducted and controlled the election, it lost the election. it gracefully withdrew from power and handed it over to the proposition. it was a memorable experience. since then, democracy has had a rather checkered experience in the region. it's an alien concept. it's taking some time to assimilate. but i think there is progress. and there are two things which i think are important. one is the point that i mentioned before. the existence and presumably development of institutions and bodies where authority comes from inside and not from above. and the provision organizations being probably the most important

the turkish prime minister said he can stay in turkey as long as he wants to. he has told the bbc the death sentence illegal. residents in northern thailand have been warned to strengthen flood defenses and be prepared to move to higher ground as heavy rains lashed the country. the center of the historic city thesukuthai -- and villages are swamped as water levels reach more than a meter. the pakistani doctor who helped of the united states to locate osama bin laden's hideout has told a u.s. tv network that the country that is powerful -- powerful spy agency, isi among regards america as its worst enemy. in an interview from his present in bashar dr. shakil afridi said the deposed who interrogated him said he helped pakistan that a worst enemy, worse even than the indians. pretty extraordinary remarks if they stand up to scrutiny. >> yes, although that is how a lot of people imagine the pakistani intelligence agencies do you the world. a lot of pakistanis, indeed, the things that way as well. a great deal of anti-americanism here at the moment. but this is all

we sat down with an exclusive interview with the prime minister of turkey.isten. >> does it surprise you that the united states doesn't take any other actions other than what they call nonlethal support? does it surprise you they don't want to arm the rebels, for instance or talk about a no-fly zone or buffer zone or safe zones? >> translator: right now there are certain things being expected from the united states. the united states had not yet catered to those expectations. maybe it's because of the elections, maybe it's because of the pre-election situation in the states. nobody has spoken to us about their reasons and they are not obliged to state anything. we're very thankful and pleased they have stated they are against this regime. >> it's good to see you. hearing what he said, can you give me a broader context of what he was explaining? >> reporter: i think he's very frustrated. he's a good friend of united states and a good friend to the obama administration. he didn't want to come out and directly sledge hammer the obama administration but he did s

turkey has closed its borders with syria saying the country is filled to the brim with refugees well and really is asking the united nations to create a buffer zone sparking fears of foreign intervention join me police here in a few moments for an update. and some prison break in the running as the economic and social problems dominate regional elections the voting underway in kind of as mainly french speaking to give back. twenty four hours a day seven days a week this is r.t. first the latest financial blow to the e.u. comes from moody's the ratings agency has changed the block's outlook from stable to negative wanting it faces being downgraded merely said the decision reflected the issues eased key budget contributors are dealing with earlier this year other regions of germany france of bridge and their lands were also switched to a negative outlook that's just by relentless meetings between e.u. leaders which have so far failed to deliver any solutions and a link to email suggests that the troika of international lenders want greenies one of the most adept stricken countries to w

you wrote your first book -- first major book about turkey, the emergence of modern turkey.and farsy -- >> many languages. >> lots of people worry about turkey and say this is an islamist government that is turning turkey into a liberal society. others say no, no, no, this is the real expression of democracy. you had a military junta that was running it, now you have genuine liberal democracy. how do you look at turkey? >> i think there's something to be said for both interpretations. they're not mutually exclusive. i mean, this government did come to power by a free and fair election. no doubt about that. turkey was the first country which held genuinely free and fair elections. i was there in 1950 and spent the year in turkey. i was there when the first fair and free election took place. the government lost. the government conducted and controlled the election, it lost the election. it gracefully withdrew from power and handed over it the opposition. it was a memorable experience. since then, democracy has had a rather checkered experience in the region. it's an alien conc

turkey's push for a no fly zone over syria sends activism rarely as far away as germany both for and against our thoughts regime. actions are speaking louder than words in israel as a country launches a massive war propaganda campaign along with emergency drills. plus the sponsor getting attention for all the wrong reasons at the london paralympics anger among disabled activists as a firm which they say humiliates them as a key backer of the games. leaders of the world of sports coming up next. hello welcome to the sports and here are the headlines. keeping up informed when to want remains to go joint top with champions an eight in the russian premier league . while moving on wimbledon and olympic champion serena williams goes through to the fourth round of the u.s. open offer a straight set win over russia's you've got that you don't look out of up. and baltic jenson button claims his first pole position for mclaren and the first three years off to an incredible qualifying session for the belgian grand prix. first a vocal and my commitment to should have grabbed the light when i ask

how many fled to turkey and what are the living conditions like for the refugees?are about 80,000 -- others -- there are 8,000 estimated across the border from where i am. we walked across there a few hours ago, a half mile from where we are standing, inside syria. the border is controlled by the free syrian army. inside there, there are people who are literally camping out in the open with their family, women, children. blankets on the ground. there are supplies being brought to them. i spoke to one young man who said they had been there ten days and were told they could cross into turkey within a couple days. that isn't happening. these are the people across the border. >> the turkish foreign min fer is dealing with this crisis. what does he want the u.n. to do, exactly? >> caller: what he would like to do is the u.n. security council to come to border camp to look at the conditions and situation and to see, to motivate them and see how they can help. there's been discussion as well about trying to make these displacement camps inside syria, make these camps more

one turkey sounds it will keep pushing for more in protective safe zones inside syria to the directions from russia and china and its allies claim the measure is needed to help syrian refugees but face criticism for ten steps out of the militarized state said the company. and for the western agenda in syria next we'll talk to foreign affairs expert and john left wing politician young man i can . as one of the world's major economic and political powerhouses germany has a lot of influence which it can exert over global situations not to talk with me a little bit more about what germany is doing on the global stage right now i'm joined by. the foreign policy spokesperson for the left body here in germany thanks very much to me. syria is of course the major flash point in the world right now what's germany's view on situation moment. i would love to know i know what my position is in syria and i think i'm the only side i can take that those people are still peacefully demonstrating for the right for the democratic and human rights. but the german government officially they don't take sides

turkey has pushed for a no fly zone over syria since activities are rallying as long as germany but for any games that the regime. actually doesn't speak louder than the words in israel as a country launches a massive north propaganda campaign along with emergency drills. of the conflict getting attention for all the wrong reasons that the london paralympics anger among disabled activists sadly for i wish they'd say humility at the key back up again. and for more on the west an agenda in syria next we talk to foreign affairs expert and german left wing politician and akin. as one of the world's major economic and political powerhouses germany has a lot of influence which it can exert over global situations not to talk with me a little bit more about what germany is doing on the global stage right now i'm joined by. the foreign policy spokesperson for the left body here in germany thanks very much to me. syria is of course the major flash point in the world right now what's chimney's view on the situation moment. i would love to know i know what my position is in syria and i think i'm th

state department spokesperson victoria no one she's talking about hillary clinton's recent trip to turkey i want to play a clip really quick from from that speech. as the secretary said when we are only we're in istanbul we have to first of all look at the hastening the day. the effectiveness what we're already doing the ground situation that we're seeing which is changing and evolving and what more could be done by our allies and partners to support the syrian opposition against that litmus test of not causing more harm not causing more suffering in syria so obviously those issues but also the day after issues of support that the syrian people might. so there she is i mean nato is also talking of a lot about a no fly zone over the country we hear a lot of rhetoric from the political media establishment of assad and the chemical weapons i mean it's kind of hard to imagine nato doing strikes without i mean nato pretty much is the u.s. predominately so when you think this will happen or do you think this will happen no i don't think we're going to see the united states or nato intervened le