intense bombing raids yet while there is heavy fighting as rebels renew attacks on the oil port city of zawiyah in syria tension is rising as the government continues a severe crackdown on the opposition security forces have now retaken the northern city of just are a few who are reportedly following heavy fighting. in greece anger at the introduction of a new wave of austerity measures spills onto the streets the new posts are to secure a second stage of the e.u. bailout but the problems remain as germany and the central bank of europe argue over how to get private investors on board. a u.s. navy ship in the black sea sparks outrage from moscow and claims it's a prelude to the planned nato missile defense shield for europe the u.s.s. monterey docked in odessa ahead of joint military exercises in the area. up next are you with nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen an interview he gave this week to our he's a nice and now way he defended the alliances actions in libya and insisted the organization has no plans to act in syria stay with us. thank you very much for joining us here on our t.

bombing raids and yet while there has been heavy fighting as rebels attacks on the oil port city of zawiyah in syria tension is rising as the government continues its severe crackdown on the opposition security forces have now retaken the northern town of. reportedly following heavy fighting. in greece anger at the introduction of a new wave of austerity cuts spills onto the streets the new measures are to secure a second stage of the bailout. problems remain as germany and the european central bank over how to get private investors on board. a u.s. navy ship in the black sea sparks outrage from moscow and claims it's a prelude to the planned nato missile defense shield for europe u.s. us monterrey docked in odessa ahead of a joint military exercises in the area. coming up when thrill seeking turns deadly and unstoppable force of nature that's our special report coming up next. the cole open in chile are in russia's north home to the q.b. need massive mountain range this is the cold and windy bolshoi's would pass the snow here is between one and a half and four meters deep avalanche safety

libya shows no sign of letting up rebels and government forces clash in the western oil port city of zawiyah some fifty kilometers from tripoli the libyan capital saw intensified nato airstrikes this week with the heaviest bombing since the foreign intervention began back in march. which could obvious government claims more than thirty people have been killed in the attacks some of them civilians comes as leader leaders daughter filed a lawsuit against the french president nicolas sarkozy and nato for killing four members of her family in april military strike artillery of a national spoke to some residents of tripoli caught up in the violence. saddam has been within there has breath of death the doctors have performed any a miracle and the young girl is back home with her family she took her mother's pills to kill herself. if someone wants to kill me and bill to do it myself but who wants to cuba teenager so most native city tripoli has been under constant bombardment by nato forces for three months. have been falling on the city with a population of around a million no one can ever say whe

expand military operations in the country after libyan government forces re took the port city of zawiyah from the rebels. despite being confined to a wheelchair for more than a decade that hasn't helped one determined russian he's covered eleven thousand kilometers right across russia on a mobility scooter he's drawing attention to the plight of disabled people. over went to meet him. alexander's top speed is not much more than walking pace it's been more than a decade since the accident which put him in a wheelchair driving the other car was america's consul general in the device stock eligible a drunk and that's where the problems began as a diplomat american douglas can't could claim immunity officials back in washington refused to waive his rights so alexander had no chance of getting redress this was all that he walked away scot free but i will keep on seeking justice. alexander tells me he's been fighting for compensation ever since to pay for his specialist care and medical expenses so long after the original accident it's important to him to keep his case in the public eye he has

bombing raids yet well there's been heavy fighting as rebels renew attacks i mean while port city of zawiyah in syria tension is rising as the government continues its severe crackdown on the opposition. a u.s. naval vessel in the black sea sparked outrage from moscow and claims it's a prelude to the planned nato missile defense shield for europe. forgiving others their debts proves too much for one german attorney said to suit his government for handing out cash to failing euro zone economies while in the states well in states that have received a cash bellow the prospect of further austerity measures has drawn protesters to the streets. and to reach including. we as even just. an exchange to continue and money. and russia's been celebrating the country's declaration of sovereignty and its first free elections that marked the definitive end to the soviet union. two am in moscow i'm at treasure bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news here on r t a fierce fighting is continuing in libya's port city of misrata where rebels using heavy artillery have ramped up on bartman

expand military operations in the country again after libyan government forces retook the port city of zawiyah from the rebels. germany has become the latest country to announce it now considers the rebels the sole representative of libya but the movies are likely to influence gadhafi that's according to dr agent caesar political director of the university of kent. the german government realizes its previous stance of just sitting on the fence and somehow abstaining isn't really working i mean the russian president he clearly didn't think gadhafi had much richness in that's what he said at the summit of the g. eight germany's move i think is belated go to stephanie welcome to the factions are showing that gadhafi support within the regime is clearly declining i think the other reason why he seems so carl is because i think he does suffer from dangers delusions he does think of themselves as somehow untouchable he's clearly hoping they'll be some kind of repeat of the nineteen ninety nine scenario of a kosovo where nato bombed for seventy eight days and nothing much changed on the ground except

military operations in the country again after libyan government forces re took the port city of zawiyah from the rebels well to discuss gadhafi as a latest act of defiance in the face of overwhelming odds are now joined by dr. at the university of kent at this time joining us from cambridge thanks very much for being with us here on r.t. you know it's noticeable how gadhafi seems to be at the moment playing chess and giving interviews all with an air of somewhat aloofness now how is he remaining so calm especially when other arab leaders crumbled so quickly in similar circumstances. well i think to understand the difference we have to realize that in egypt there was of course the powerful army that pushed. president mubarak and that hasn't yet happened in libya but the defections are showing that gadhafi support within the regime is clearly declining i think the other reason why he seems so carl is because i think he does suffer from dangers to lucian's he does think of themselves as somehow untouchable and it's very clear that india and all dictators all autocrats all tyrants sooner or

the west of the capital tripoli a small rebel force managed to push their way through the town of zawiyah cut off moammar gadhafi's main and perhaps only supply route out of the country, the road to tunisia. the libyan leader showed up on state television playing chess with the head of the russian chess federation who claims to have traveled with aliens. a serious russian envoy is on his way on a peace mission in the next few days but the message he is carrying is that gadhafi should go. as far as officials here are concerned, that is already a state of check mate. >> the safety vows of this country is gadhafi. if gadhafi is no longer around expect a iraq or somalia or any other country plagued by civil war. >> reporter: the official line continues to be that the libyan government is in control of almost all of the country, and that every nato air strike solidifies support behind gadhafi. that seems unlikely but impossible to prove either way. >> cbs's allen pizzey in tripoli for us, thank you very much. >>> now back to erica in washington for thus morning. >> thanks. taking a closer look