hearts here with the latest news on the week's top stories of the u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime as the general assembly adopts a non-binding resolution calling on president assad to step down but russia calls for talks to break the stalemate while damascus promises reform. and says it has stopped exporting oil to france and britain amid growing pressure and sanctions over iran's nuclear program but the country's oil ministry says it will still sell its crude to new pasta mars. and greek anger spilled onto the streets once again as lawmakers clear more cuts to secure vital rescue cats which could now be cleared on monday but the rage of beleaguered population is still at the forefront of the greek society. time now for sport with dimitri. hello the sports are not too good to have a company again coming up in the bulls a. boxing brawl and. a press conference as we told the klitschko retains his w.b.c. heavyweight title. pulled through their paces sweeping his first training session since becoming manager of russia's big spending punji. and his

u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime as the general assembly adopts a known funding resolution demanding president assad steps to pressure calls for talks to break the stalemate on damascus promises before. we can get schools out of the streets once again as lawmakers clear more cuts to secure vital rescue cash which could now be cleared on monday but the rage of a beleaguered population is still at the forefront of greek society. i'll be back out with not the summary for you in about fifteen minutes from now the meantime for some insight into what may be behind the pressure heaped on iran we spoke to brian becker a member of the antiwar coalition and that is next on. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean there it's even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a

the weekly u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime as the general assembly adopt a non-binding resolution calling on president assad to step down and russia calls for talks to break the stalemate. reforms. to iran says it has stopped exporting oil to france and britain amid growing pressure and sanctions over iran's nuclear program but the country's oil ministry says it will still send its crude to new customs. angry into the streets once again. to secure vital rescue cash which could now be cleared. but the range of beleaguered population is still at the forefront of greek society. for some insight into what may be behind the pressure on iran we spoke to back up he's a member of the anti war coalition and as i promised him that interview is next free. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean. even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and fore

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the latest news in the week's top stories on the u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime. but russia calls for talks to break the stalemate while damascus promises reforms. iran's oil ministry says tehran is stopping on exports to france and britain amid pressure and sanctions over its nuclear program we'll have live analysis on this shortly here. spills out onto the streets once again because clearly more cuts to secure vital rescue cash in the wake of days of violent protests but top stories this hour. with a look back at the seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly here. the u.n. general assembly has adopted a binding resolution this week calling on syria's president assad to step down russia was among twelve states who voted against saying the draft fails to address the opposition while damascus is vying for major reforms reports of violence continue. is in syria. this is racially in syria may as well a tie with tensions between security forces and the armed opposition groups continue in claiming lives of both military and civilians almost every day on

the u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime escalates but russia calls for talks to break the stalemate. promises reforms. spilled out onto the streets once again as lawmakers clear more cuts to secure vital rescue cash in the wake of days of protests but top stories this hour. with a look back at the past seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly here on. iran says it has stopped oil exports to french and british companies the country's own ministry says tehran has other customers to sell its crude to islamic republic aims to preempt some oil embargo that set to come into force in july. was needed to force iran to resume talks over its atomic program europe and the u.s. suspect iran is pursuing nuclear weapons to iran denies that and says it's ready to start negotiations a team of u.n. nuclear inspectors is on its way to the country a second such visit within a month historian webster tarpley told me a little earlier that he thinks iran's imposing its own oil embargo to show

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the syrian government feels of the u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime as violence escalates but russia calls for talks to break the stalemate while damascus promises reform. iran looks to boost its nuclear program in the face of u.s. and e.u. condemnation as israel calls for more sanctions accusing top of attacking israel israeli diplomats. and greek anger spills out onto the streets once again as lawmakers clear more cuts to secure vital rescue cash in the wake up days of violent protests. latest news in the week's top stories here on r t the un general assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution this week calling on syria's president assad to step down russia was among twelve states who voted against it saying the draft fails to address the armed opposition while damascus is vowing for major reforms reports of violence continue artie's more if a national is in syria. this is a shot here in syria mains volatile with tensions between security forces and the armed opposition groups continue in claiming lives of both

made us news in the week's top stories on our team of the u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime as the general assembly adopts a non-binding resolution calling on president assad to step. down but russia calls for top still break the stalemate walls of moscow's promises reforms. and greek anger spilled out onto the streets once again as lawmakers clear more cuts to secure vital rescue kalish which put an l. be cleared on monday but the rage of a beleaguered population is still at the forefront of a free society. iran looks to boost its nuclear program in the face of the u.s. and e.u. condemnation reports suggest new centrifuges are going to be installed at a fortified underground at richmond facility while israel calls on for more sanctions of husing tough problem of attacking israel demands. time now for sport with dimitri. another sport an art to good to have a company again and in this sport. boxing brawl breaks david haye and chisora square up that fight press conference. call retains his w.b.c. away title. put through their paces to city

the u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime as violence escalates but russia calls for talks to break the stalemate damascus promises reforms. and greek anger spills out of the streets once again as lawmakers clear up more cuts to secure rescue cash in the wake of days of violent protests will have live analysis on the situation in greece and the euro zone shortly here. with a look back at the past seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly here on r.t. iran says it has stopped all exports to french and british companies the country's oil ministry says tehran has other customers to sell its crude to islamic republic aims to preempt an embargo that's set to come into force in july the e.u. says that was necessary to force iran to resume talks over its atomic program europe in the u.s. suspects iran is pursuing nuclear weapons to iran denies that and said it's ready to resume negotiations that says reports suggest iran plans to boost the enrichment capacity of its underground si

the protests ramped up after russia and china vetoed a u.n.re backing a plan for syrian's president to step down. >>> in egypt, flames shot into the sky after an attack on a natural gas pipeline. masked gunmen are blamed for blowing up the terminal that supplies natural gas. it was the 12 the such attack since the beginning of the revolution which ousted mubarak. >>> hundreds of cruise ship passengers are suffering from a flu outbreak. more than 200 got sick during an outbreak of the newuro virus. passengers say it was a horrible experience. >> it's been a nightmare. we lost two full days of our cruise. i mean, we spent thousands of dollars for this cruise to stay in my room vomiting, diarrhea. >>> princess cruise line says it has already disinfected and cleaned both ships. and it will finish doing that before it carries anymore passengers. the outbreak was a noro virus, not the flu. >>> and the queen elizabeth 2 made her first visit to the city. here's a peek on board the massive 960-foot kreez liner. the ship is the new ex-luxury liner and i

u.n. resolution that backed an arab call for hass sad to leave power. syrian forces rampedp their assault on opposition fighters in the city of holmes overnight. rebels say hundreds have died in relentless assaults over the past few days. a mass funeral was held in the street to remember the dead. the escalating violence caused many european countries in the countries to pull their people out of damascus. and the embassy closed in the capital. turkey said his country cannot remain silent about the massacres in syria and will support efforts to push assad out. rebels say they need international help to topple assad's regime because their weapons are no match for the government. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> president obama has said he believes military action won't be needed. but the white house says no options are off the table. >>> an activist killed, his body tossed into a prince george's county well. and police say today there is a third suspect in the case. there is a warrant out now for 36-year-old tyrone louis, of temple hills. police believe louis is already in

u.n.'s nuclear watchdog releasing a report saying iran is ramping up its nuclear enrichment.nd a significant amount of uranium is mission. some diplomats say the quantity is enough to test arm a nuclear missile. back to our top story. the death toll is rising in fan * in connection with the reportedly accidental burning of the koran at a u.s. air base. angry demonstrators taking to the streets. two u.s. service members were killed in the riots reportedly by an afghan army member. president obama has issued a personal apology to the afghan president but it has done little to stop the violence. >> president obama surrendered twice today and i think it deserves to be brought to the one trips attention. the president apologized for the burning. but i haven't seen the president demand that government 6 afghanistan a -- the government of afghanistan apologize for the killing of two young americans. [applause] furthermore, my hunch is since the person who killed them is an afghan soldier that that soldier was being paid with american money, armed with american money, trained with am

u.n. leader. the russian leader defended the veto, saying it proochted the -- prevented the security council from taking sides if the war. syrian forces rampedtheir assault on opposition fighters in the city of holmes overnight. thousands have died in relentless assaults over the last few days. a mass funeral was held in the street to remember the dead. the escalating violence caused many european countries in gulf arab nations to pull their ambassadors out of damascus. and the u.s. closed its embassy in the capital monday. turkey's prime minister said his country cannot remain silent about the massac is in -- massacres in syria and will support efforts to push assad out. rebels say they need help because their weapons are no match for the government. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> president obama has said he believes military action won't be needed. but the white house says no options are off the table. >>> shocking video out of australia, where a 5-month-old baby falls into the path of an oncoming train. take a look. the mother looks away for just a few seconds, when her baby's stroller rolls onto the train tracks, passing several bys

u.n. nuclear agency next hour here on r.t. israel says it won't warn the u.s. if it decides to launch a strike on iranian nuclear facilities israel which believes tehran is a threat has been ramping up belligerent rhetoric in recent weeks the spy warnings from washington by authorities reading a list of reports other more immediate threats may be dangerously overlooked. love their neighbors as the biblical saying goes but in the case of israel there is not much love lost between the jewish state and the countries closest do it while authorities in jerusalem in fierce and feyerick is ations at iran some wonder if in their empty tehran frenzy they may have overlooked other troubles brewing much closer to home to gary the roots of my euphoria in israel are the result hostile activity there is no terrorist activity. other than. the gaza strip. in fact the post conflict has long been a source of problems for the israeli government but recently seems the issue has all but been forgotten and some believe this blinkered approach may end up having dire and explosive consequences for israel with the rise of these in the wake of the arab spring states which until now have been tacitly benev

u.n. and see sanctions have been ineffective and we shouldn't be surprised that israel would be ramping uph action, particularly the nuclear facility. >> we did hear from the cavernous facility iran is moving forward with. you are saying military action shouldn't be unexpected from israel. >> ever since ahmadinejad was technically elected back in 2005, the antisemitic israel rhetoric has been directed at them. the big controversy whether we interpreted the persian transcript correctly did he really threat ton wipe out israel. he has said time and time again death to america and death to israel. denied the holocaust and called israel a germ. the notion that israel leaders would do anything other than take his rhetoric seriously would be foolish for them not to. should we be surprised they would be preparing potentially for military attack sanctions issince caption been ineffective and it appears that america, appears that we may be willing in thissed administration to accept a nuclear iran they will have to defend themselves. >> shannon: should we becounseling israel not to make a strike. i