fresh rallies clashes on hunger strikes in the west bank the death of a palestinian and israeli jails further fuels week long protests against the plight of palestinian prisoners. and italians choose the parliament and one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history which could see a comeback by show. or breakthrough by a former comedian. from moscow this is arts and the weekly with me rory sushi we're highlighting the week's top stories right now. it's been revealed this week that another russian child died after being adopted by an american family the twentieth such death since the mid ninety's the news that three year old maxime koosman was found bruised and dead at the home of a texas couple coast here in russia and the boy's adoptive mother claims it was just an accident but there are suspicions maxime could have been abused and killed he's an associate talking to house the story. twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas much she was mean known to locals as max shadow just what i heard on

fresh rallies clashes and hunger strikes in the west bank and the death of a palestinian in an israeli jail further fuels a week long protest against the plight of palestinian prisoners. and italian shoes their parliament in one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history could see a comeback by show man berlusconi or a breakthrough by a former comedian. glad to have you with us this evening i'm lucy calvin over there watching our t.v. it's our special weekly show where we top off the week's top stories well it's been revealed that on our show another russian child has died after being adopted by an american family it's the twentieth such death since the mid one nine hundred ninety s. the news that three year old maxim cruz men was found bruised and dead at the home of a texan couple caused outrage here in russia the boy's adoptive mother there are suspicions that moxon could have been abused and killed parties and takes up the story twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas mark simkin means kn

in the west bank. well paul is closely following developments in the west bank updating us on the latest of her twitter feed if you want to follow her you can head over to twitter at policy or underscore for the latest. europe is holding its breath on sunday and as austerity head italians choose their next parliament from a former comedian to describe prime minister silvio berlusconi there's certainly no lack of choice on the ballot but as our reports the outcome may well throw debt ridden into even more uncertainty. this italian parliamentary election offers plentiful options for the country's voters at first glance but dig deeper and you'll realize the choice isn't all it seems but the talons are confused and there is still a part of them who has no style jia for the good old times of mr berlusconi. you know they thought they could all become millionaires and this was the biggest loser it wasn't the streets of rome aligned with posters from various political parties and candidates all smiles and brig

well despite brewing anger in the west bank and u.n.calls to stop settlement expansion there israel is showing their intention of freezing its plans made last year the israeli government pledged thousands more homes in the long disputed area and there is even one vital corridor between the large palestinian areas middle east correspondent wallace there reports on how the construction could prove fatal for any potential palestinian state it's rugged and remarkable landscape largely empty but full of meaning this is one of the west bank's most sensitive pieces of real estate for fourteen years plans to build here have existed but were kept on hold but all of that changed last november less than twenty four hours after the u.n. general assembly recognize palestine is a nonmember observer state television fast tracked construction plans here prompting the palestinian government to call it a slap in the face of the entire world. this plan to build here is not legal according to international law which states that when one country occupies an

fresh rallies clashes and hunger strikes in the west bank the death of a palestinian israeli jail further fuels week long protests against the plight of palestinian prisoners. italians choose their parliament and one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history that could see the return of silvio berlusconi or a breakthrough by a former comedian. in moscow. giving you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. we start off in the u.s. where police are investigating the death of another russian child who'd been adopted by an american family the twentieth such death since the mid ninety's news that three year old maxime cruz means a bruised body was found near his home in texas college outrage in russia boy's adoptive mother claims it was an accident but there are suspicions that maksim could have been abused and even killed or he's honest r.c. church in your reports twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas much she was mean known to locals as max shadow just what i heard

from the west bank. jamie is here with all the business news. jamie, i'm afraid we've got to start with some more bad news and a bad outlook for the eurozone. >> i don't think you can really say it's been totally bad. what they're saying is we're going see a falloff in growth in the eurozone at the beginning of the first half of this year, then it will start to peck up. but if you net it out over the whole year, we're going to see shrinkage. >> what is very striking is the different experience in germany than other europe union, france. >> well, it's the core countries, the division between those, between germany and france and italy as well, because generally predictions are pretty grim. we can't expect any more real growth in the region until at least next year, 2014. it's a reversal for the europian commission, which released these numbers, that they would come back to europe in 2012. looking at the figures, it's expected to shrink. it is an improvement from .6% in 2012. the upward trend should continue in the second half of the year with 1.7

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in the west bank. or marks kaiser's on the way rolling up his sleeves to slug it out with the bankers he said after the break. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. in your ear. speak the language. programs and documentaries in arabic. from the will talk to feel peace. treaty story. visit our big. welcome to the kaiser report i'm max kaiser the tide is going out the trends are reversed saying this are shifting all signs that the four horsemen of the bond apocalypse are riding into town and when they arrive all that you thought you knew to be true will in fact be false.

in the west bank. followed closely following developments in the west bank updating us on the latest fire her twitter feed had to at paula's sleeper underscore r t for the latest. holding its breath as austerity hit italians choose their next parliament from former comedian to the disgraced ex prime minister silvio berlusconi certainly no lack of choice on the ballot as. reports the outcome may well throw the debt ridden and even more uncertainty. the streets of rome aligned with posters from various political parties and candidates all smiles and bright colors offering the best future possible for italian voters. since i. was. thirteen. i. was given. the program lo is not the leader but the face of a movement whose plan is simple to do away with the politics that italy has been used to for the past couple of decades and bring about a new type of rule the number saved on my part i don't feel protected by the state i want to state that is visible there is no more state in this country just a bureaucracy

fresh rallies clashes and hunger strikes in the west bank the death of a palestinian in an israeli jail for their fuels week long protests against the plight of palestinian prisoners. and italian shoes their apparent moment in one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history of which could see a comeback by schoeman for school need for a breakthrough by a former comedian. good to see you with us this evening i'm lucy catherine on when you're watching the weekly here on our t.v. it's our week out of the week's top stories as well as today's news well it's been a real to reveal that another russian child died after being adopted by an american family this is the twentieth such death since to mid one nine hundred ninety s. the news that three year old maxim koosman was found. dead at the home of a texan couple caused outrage here and russia the boy's adoptive mother mother claims that it was an accident but there are some suspicions that maxim could have been abused and murdered are going to take up the story twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their ado

in the west bank. lined up going to show you max going on the rails to celebrate new year in a few minutes that we invite you to meet the russians so it's a trade. all of those north korean scamps are at it again another nuclear test in north korea has made all the headlines trust me nuclear missiles are something worth being concerned over but haven't we heard this song and dance before all the way back in two thousand and two the north koreans according to the b.b.c. ruled that they have a secret weapons program and turned their young beyond nuclear reactor back on since then every once while a missile flies people say the war is coming and silence then another test of some sort of shock horror.

and we report from one of the most sensitive plots of land in the west bank and israel's construction plans and the key palestinian area. after the break. the mission of free accreditation free zones for judges free to arrangement free. three stooges free. download free broadcast quality video for your media project a free media. tom. good laboratory to mccurry was able to build a most sophisticated robot which fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything turns mission to teach me the creation and why it should care about humans in the world this is why you should care only. sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought. i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. live. live. live . live. live live. live. live. live. live live live live. live . ok back here with our team struggling to get its economy growing the u.k. is now knocking on india's trade doors prime minister david cameron is in the british former colony hedging it opened up for more investme

that launched from us thousands of rockets in the west bank's two largest cities in support of hunger strikers held in israeli jails israeli forces dispersed dozens of palestinians a blow. to road one city with some staging protests near a u.n. office in another demonstrators want the e.u. to take action for better treatment of the ailing prisoners and back their release public anger flared up over uncertainty. claims that in a critical condition of being wrongfully stated before this. despite growing anger in the west bank and the un calls to stop settlement expansion there israel is showing no intention of freezing its plans it seems late last year the israeli government pledged thousands more homes in the long disputed area known as the one the vital corridor between large palestinian areas a middle east correspondent paul asli a reports next than on how the construction could prove fatal for any potential palestinian state it's rugged and remarkable landscape largely empty but full of meaning this is one of the west bank's most sensitive pieces of real estate for fourteen years pl

also a week of violence in the west bank thousands clash with israeli settlers and police calling for the e.u. to stand up for the rights of palestinian prisoners from hunger strike. a popular comedians candle prone berlusconi and a former communist the choice for italians boating and a journey of election of course to the prius hybrid and should've called the data rock tier of. syrian opposition fighters rebel over peace talks boycotting that own leaders efforts to end the civil war and refusing to meet even their staunchest ally. the latest news and the week's top stories you're watching the weekly here on our c with me hello and welcome to the program. as they dance about three year old boy in the u.s. has caused a storm of outrage and dissent inside russia it was revealed this week that the russian died whilst in the care of an american foster family the boy's adoptive mother claims it was just an accident but moskos suspects their toddler might have been killed from. twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in

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despite her monday's anti israeli protests in the west bank the country is very not to backtrack from its settlement plans israel's been eyeing a disputed area of land known as one hundred years in the building there might drive a stake through the heart of any future the solution with the palestinians auntie's a policy or investigates. its rugged and remarkable landscape largely empty but full of meaning this is one of the west bank's most sensitive pieces of real estate for fourteen years plans to build here have existed but were kept on hold but all of that changed last november less than twenty four hours after the u.n. general assembly recognize palestine is a nonmember observer state tel aviv fast track to construction plans here prompting the palestinian government to call it a slap in the face of the entire world. this plan to build here is not legal according to international law which states that when one country occupies another it cannot change fact on the ground israel is doing exactly this while also getting people out of their lands soley for the benefit of the settlers

in the west bank. stay with us because coming up next a look at those who celebrate new year on a train rather than. all those north korean scamps are at it again another nuclear test in north korea has made all the headlines trust me nuclear missiles are something worth being concerned over but haven't we heard this song and dance before although back in two thousand and two the north koreans according to the b.b.c. ruled that they have a secret weapons program and turned their young beyond nuclear reactor back on since then every once a while a missile flies and people say the war is coming and silence then another test of some sort shock horror and then silence again north korea just uses this is a bargaining tool to get what they want and rather how wacky the north korean state may seem they understand that launching water two missiles against united states means they probably won't even hit their target and in return their entire country will be turned into ash instantly this situation really isn'

and of plans go ahead in the israelis extend this area it would cut into a big chunk of the west bank effectively driving a wedge into the middle of any potential palestinian state critics have warned that filling the space with jewish homes amounts to a doomsday scenario effectively striking a fatal heart attack to the two state solution but for now the plan is to build a garbage dump in this valley with the waste that comes from jerusalem and then in about twenty to thirty years when it's full to build a park on top of us here you can see that palestinians fear it's part of a long term strategy to extend iran and build new israeli settlements it's not surprising this is not the first time that such a plan is submitted it is a part of ongoing policy that has been growing for years now in at them to grab palestinian lands but first the israelis need to get rid of the people who live here among them around three arab jerusalem neighborhoods and a hundred and fifty bedouins for whom this has been home for nearly half a century mohammad cushion is angry he says tel aviv doesn't want him

in the west bank. and now it is full of slavery's are closely following developments in the west bank updating us on the latest via twitter feed you can do said to paul or underscore arts he for the very latest on the rallies and the ongoing plight of the hunger striking prisoners. this is the weekly on out see with me rule research syrian rebels have received a new batch of heavy weaponry from outside sponsors across the border to fight president assad that's according to both arab and rebel officials it comes as a fleeting efforts to promote peace talks in the syrian conflict appear to have stold and the main opposition group syria's national coalition announced it's pulling out of upcoming international talks aimed at helping to end the bloodshed of the group or skip meetings in russia the u.s. over what it sees as a lack of international condemnation of the assad government it's also boycotting the gathering of the friends of syria alliance which consists of the rebels foreign backers syrian activi

in the west bank. well palestinians are manufacturing the smell of victory all on their own they've released a public image named after a rocket they fired into israel both sides are claiming they won the latest conflict our special report on that is one hours from. now syria's rebels have pulled out of the plan the peace talks suggested by their very own leader the national coalition is now even boycotting meetings with the friends of syria group it's a chief financial and political back and their withdrawal was justified by a perceived international failure to condemn president assad also this week a suspected rebel suicide bombing in damascus killed at least fifty three and wounded more than two hundred opposition fighters in the west of syria also apparently threatened to strike has ball are over the border into lebanon on a london based syrian political activist danny makki says the potential strife between two islamist factions could have far reaching consequences. the biggest problem in lebanon

in the west bank. there's always you give abreast of all our stories twenty four seven on our website consciously updating it for you r.t. dot com right ok it's what time is it just a laughter twenty five minutes past ten at night moscow time this tuesday the nineteenth of february kitty pilgrim is here must mean a bump of business bulletin coming up tonight ross north after worrying the worst heading east yet indeed eagle sets in the sea he's in japan actually today that's after being in china and south korea he is doing the. course russia's got access to the blood go out but the east maybe what we know is got the money to put out the characters in simple transaction really or is it doing the business person after the break i will explain or haven't asked also. new year's celebrations on the move without the traditional t.v. or face to food surprising meetings and new adventures stories of love filmed and love lost all russians teach foreigners to celebrate their biggest holiday of the year for a must

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it affects over half of the west bank. israel imposes restrictions on construction involving palestinians. assistance from asia still faces many hurdles to clear. these barriers may turn into a path that lead palestinians to stand on their own feet once again. nhk world, the west bank and gaza strip. >>> many expected rain, but lower temperatures led to snow in tokyo. rachel ferguson has more. >> hi there, gene. we saw a little snow, but only enough to reduce visibility that there were some delays and cancellations at the airport. that precipitation is pulling away, but there will be heavy snow to come towards the north. maybe as much as 40 sent mecent in some places. there was some heavy snow yesterday. there were some snowstorm warnings. let's go and show you some video of what happened when that heavy snow came down. headaches for commuters doling with the results of that snowstorm. 17 centimeters fell, forcing traffic to just crawl along. the airport also closed during the height of the storm, resulting in cancellation

. -- israeli jails sparked protest against the west bank. >> palestinian authorities say arafat was tortured in detention. hello. this is al jazeera live from london. italians go to the polls. will these candidates garner enough to get a stable government? paul benedict the 16th reassures programs that he is not abandoning the roman catholic church. what change will this bring? >> we need to go now. >> will it be "argo" tonight at the oscars? welcome to the program. death by torture. that is what the palestinian government says arafat's jaradat died during an israeli prison. they say his death was from a heart attack. jaradat was arrested six days ago on suspicion of throwing stones and wednesday and israeli. his death has sparked thousands of palestinian prisoners on a 24 hour hunger strike. authorities say he had bruises and broken ribs and a bloodied nose. >> it is clear that jaradat was subjected to torture which led to his death. i give complete responsibility to israel. it is undeniable that the version of events from israel is made up. >> in my opinion, i blame the prison officers and

israeli police have fought with palestinian protesters outside of prison in the west bank. more than 100 per injured -- were injured. just hours after the meat something bigger curled past earth. >> close, but no cause for alarm. scientists had -- had dismissed the asteroid would pose a threat to earth. that is 50 meters wide and weighs about 130,000 tons. no object of this size has flown so far to earth since records began. the asteroid passed ball little under 28,000 kilometers from earth. that is much closer than the moon. it is well beyond the orbit of most communications satellite. there are some satellites which orbit around 35,000 kilometers above the planet. the collision was considered highly unlikely. >> we can project through most of the 21st century. we are looking at the possibility that it could hit the earth and the year 2018. i expect that will go way. >> the asteroid is traveling at a speed of about 28,000 kilometers an hour. it is about 8 kilometers a second. it could be seen with binoculars or a small telescope. asteroid 2012 comes near the earth every ye

meanwhile israeli settlements in the west bank continue to expand. and polls show public support for negotiations on a two state solution while still a majority, is shrink on both sides. >> the dream of an agreement for two states, living side-by-side is less doable nowadays. i think that there is a beginning of change in the political thinking among the new generation. >> they probably feel as i do, and as a growing number of israelis and palestinians do, that negotiations even if renewed, are pointless. >> warner: we found those hardening attitudes among young people in two cafes, just eight miles but a world apart. avishai shraga and his wife thatire took their baby a financial news web site writer he was called for army duty in last year's conflict in gaza. >> we are going to defend ourselves and do it determinedly. including-- there going to war. >> warner: at 30 the only palestinians he's known were as a soldier on the west bank. he thinks netanyahu should spend his energy on problem os at home, not pursuing talks with the divided palestinian l

and of plans go ahead in the israelis extend this area it would cut into a big chunk of the west bank effectively driving a wedge into the middle of any potential palestinian state critics have warned that filling the space with jewish homes amounts to a doomsday scenario effectively striking a fatal heart attack to the two state solution but for now the plan is to build a garbage dump in this valley with the waste that comes from jerusalem and then in about twenty to thirty years when it's full to build a park on top of us here you can see that palestinians fear it's part of a long term strategy to extend the one and build new israeli settlements it's not surprising this is not the first time that such a plan is submitted it is a part of ongoing policy that has been going for years now in at the end to grab palestinian lands but first the israelis need to get rid of the people who live here among them around three arab jerusalem neighborhoods and one hundred fifty bed ones for whom this has been home for nearly half a century mohammad cushion is angry he says tel aviv doesn't want hi

nicole johnson is there in the west bank. people are pretty angry about what has happened, safe to say? >> that is right. earlier as the body was passing through the city it was viewed by the family. there were thousands of people on the streets showing their support and solidarity with the family. they expressed their anger over his death inside an israeli prison. people were not surprised to hear the palestinian authorities come to the conclusion that he had died not from natural causes. they had rejected the israeli version of the events. some clashes have been reported in areas between palestinian demonstrators and the israeli army. there have not been any huge rallies or violent protests today. nothing was organized as such. we did not see big clashes inside the city itself or outside the military base near ramallah, another location for large demonstrations over the last couple of weeks. >> pretty worried about when this could all go, they not? >> that is right, israel has called on the palestinian authority to get thin

meanwhile israeli settlements in the west bank continue to expand. and polls show public support for negotiations on a two state solution while still a majority, is shrink on both sides. >> the dream of an agreement for two states living side-by-side is less doable nowadays. i think that there is a beginning of change in the political thinking among the new generation. >> they probably feel as i do and as a growing number of israelis and palestinians do that negotiations even if renewed, are pointless. >> warner: we found those hardening attitudes among young people in two cafes just eight miles but a world apart. avishai shraga and his wife thatire took their baby a financial news web site writer he was called for army duty in last year's conflict in gaza. >> we are going to defend ourselves and do it determinedly. including-- there going to war. >> warner: at 30 the only palestinians he's known were as a soldier on the west bank. he thinks netanyahu should spend his energy on problem os at home, not pursuing talks with the divided palestinian leade

it affects over half of the west bank.ael imposes restrictions on construction involving palestinians. assistance from asia still faces many hurdles to clear. but these barriers may turn into a path that lead palestinians to stand on their own feet once again. kohei tsuji, nhk world, the west bank and gaza strip. >>> time to get a check on the weather. people in eastern chi are finding itard get around. mai shoji tells us why in world weather. >> hi there. still sometimes nice to look at, but traveling around it not so much fun. let me show you a video coming out from eastern china. heavy snow covered much of east china on monday and tuesday, causing serious traffic disruption. authorities are advising people to drive slowly and carefully on slippery roads. nanjing saw 18 centimeters of snow on tuesday. the largest one-day snowfall in february for this area. shanghai's traffic was also affected by the snow. now, if we pull back, the satellite picture shows you that the skies are clearing up, so the snow is going to stop ac

a week of angry demonstrations in the west bank culminates in fresh clashes with israeli security forces after a march in support of hunger striking palestinian prisoners is met with heavy force . britain loses its cherished top credit rating for the first time in decades with a downgrade branded a catastrophic government failure. and a shift in britain's fashion world as more and more designers bucked the trend of using flawless models opting instead for the ordinary imperfections of every day. good evening world news and analysis live from our moscow headquarters i'm to seek out and you're watching our t.v. well thousands of pro-gun activists in the u.s. are ready to take part in a day over resistance and an act of defiance against president obama's tighter gun laws agenda calling his plans unconstitutional he is going to reports it's not just the words they're ready to use to protect the right to bear arms. part of america now favors some form of gun control especially in the wake of tragic mass shootings . while the other is getting ready to fight against any significant regulations