berlusconi? he did kind of agree that you have to be wary the way you handle things around silvio berlusconi these days. >> i do not think there are so many differences in our party. lucio malan said that at the end of the meeting this afternoon, they decided to go on approving the economic measures. so i think this is a good position. anyway, there are no possibilities to be part of a government that is thinking about more taxes. because taxes are the limits of participation in this government. it is not stable for our programs. we just have to explain that there is nothing to do with the justice problem of berlusconi. they are older than this decision. last week, the commission brought forward his excommunication from the parliament and the judges are doing their jobs. but the problem in italy is an economic problem. >> disagreement of opinion between you and francesco saraceno. let me get you to react to what lucio malan said. he seemed to hedge his bets a little bit when it came to that state

berlusconi's pdl party, as well. let's show you where we stand as far as the currency rates are concerned. the dollar is trying to get off those eight-month lows t moment. euro slrn dollar, 1.3531. dollar/in is down to 97.39 at the moment, near the one-month lows. and the pound is up over 1.62. very strong. and as far as bond yields are concerned this morning, treasury yields, we'll take a look at those. 2763% is where we stand. we hit 2759% on monday. and italian yields are lower. 4.7% we hit on monday when we got that challenge reaction and challenge in the withdrawing of support from berlusconi ministers to the government. but yields back down to 4.37%. >> a lot of happiness in the italian markets today. still to come on this show, will investors welcome another round of long-term funding support for the currency blocks struggling lenders? we are live in paris to preview the central bank aes meeting right after this. lyrics: 'take on me...' ♪ ♪ 'take me home...' ♪ 'i'll be gone...' ♪ 'in a day or...' man:

for sylvio berlusconi. i don't think anyone can deny that, but he's such a survivor in italian politics. do you see an opportunity for a comeback or is this the end of his political career? >> according to me, he is at the end of the political career, even though we have said this too many times, so, you know, i'm a little bit cautious in saying that. i think that the berlusconi brand, so to say, will perhaps continue with his daughter marina, but it has to be seen whether this is going to happen or not. the immediate future, i think that he is in big trouble both on the judiciary level and on the political level, so this is a very important day today in the presence of political phase of italian history. >> very interesting indeed. thank you very much for your time. we'll be watching that very closely in rome. >> hundreds of migrants continue to land on the tiny island nation of malta. the government is accusing the european union of doing nothing to help with the burden of looking after the asylum seekers

here is silvio berlusconi's residence. it became apparent he did not have the full backing of his own mp's. what started out as a threat to the survival of the coalition government rapidly became a challenge to his own authority amongst his own supporters. >> as crowds gather outside of the premises office, many in mr. berlusconi's party began having doubts about bringing down the government. this afternoon, one of his ministers, who had resigned, was now seen at the window of the prime minister's office. moments later, one of his allies was suddenly discovered saying he wanted the government to continue. we are going to continue. as silvio berlusconi's residence tonight, a crisis meeting was held as some in his party were saying that more than 40 of his mps would defy him, a challenge to his authority. >> i think that he is blackmailing the country but he doesn't understand that he his politicalte and. >> it would be unwise to write off silvio berlusconi. he is a great survivor. but tonight, his center right is split and

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here is silvio berlusconi's residence. it became apparent he did not have the full backing of his own mp's. what started out as a threat to the survival of the coalition government rapidly became a challenge to his own authority amongst his own supporters. >> as crowds gather outside of the premises office, many in mr. berlusconi's party began having doubts about bringing down the government. this afternoon, one of his ministers, who had resigned, was now seen at the window of the prime minister's office. moments later, one of his allies was suddenly discovered saying he wanted the government to continue. we are going to continue. as silvio berlusconi's residence tonight, a crisis meeting was held as some in his party were saying that more than 40 of his mps would defy him, a challenge to his authority. >> i think that he is blackmailing the country but he doesn't understand that he his politicalte and. >> it would be unwise to write off silvio berlusconi. he is a great survivor. but tonight, his center right is split and

berlusconi is going to stand and fight. although his reversal in a weeks ways, the fact that he did stand up and vote confidence in the government is a very clever way of buying himself a little time and maybe even buying and sell support. he may have for a brief moment just become the guy who subordinated personal ambition to the greater good. this is what he is trying to do. some people might actually believe it. >> since 1992, there have been 14 governments in italy. they had better do their opera book there. >> berlusconi was a sign of continuity. >> he was the lead singer in this opraera. i think we are all enamored by berlusconi. you said something before when talking about populist, that is key, because people are fed up with technocrats and they want populists. and what the technocrats have not been able to do in italy and the populists don't get is the amount of power that italy has had to cede to brussels and berlin. >> that brings us to the topic of the current prime minister, letta, for trade when he took office

berlusconi won a lot of vote saying that he would ban that. there's a possibility they could bring that back to bring down deficit, or will they learn the lesson that it is incredibly unpopular and there could be other ways to raise revenue? let's see what happens there. >> what about silvio berlusconi -- is this the end of his political career? >> people are describing this as another step in the long twilight of his career. it is another blow. he will try and bounce back, but every step, whether it is a legal challenge or daily or, as he experienced today, i think he is getting slightly weaker every time -- whether it is a legal challenge or failure. he is still fighting. >> thank you very much. >> there is also growing public anger in the united states over political wrangling there, which has led to the shutdown of many nonessential services in the u.s. government. pre-k's >> president barack obama has canceled a visit to asia to stay with lawmakers to try to work out a compromise. >> beforehand, he lashed out at the republican tea party m

. >> berlusconi who is 77 faces a vote on friday that could strip him of his seat because of his convictions of tax fraud. it was surprising and humiliating, while the party has been weakened, some refuse to declare his political career finished. >> there is a chance for berlusconi to be elected again or to play a more significant role in the future. >> reporter: on wednesday the financial markets reacted positively to the confidence vote. the employment still faces huge challenges in reversing years of economic stagnation. >> joining us live from rome, sonya, a bit climb down for berlusconi. what happens next?

italy's government confronts a challenge from berlusconi holding a vote of confidence. we will be live in rome. >>> u.s. weapons inspectors arrive in damascus. adel are people are being starved to death a few kilometers away. >>> the flooding along the micong river that's claimed dozens of lives. >>> hello. in greece, three senior figures. country's far right golden dawn party have been freed on bail. the government is cracking down after a leader was stopped to death. the leader is due to appear in court. he is charged with running a criminal group. joining me now live from athens is our correspondent, barnaby phillips. what do we expect to happen now? >> reporter: well, it's hard to know because the release of three of the four members of parliament who's hearings began yesterday is somewhat unexpected, it has to be said. they walked out an hour ago. in fact, it's only the spokesman of golden dawn who is going to have to pay bail of 50,000 your os. the only two only have travel restrictions if you would like. they are not allowed to leave the country. another remains

berlusconi. after asking five of his government ministers to step down but just before the senate vote berlusconi said that they would support the government. >>> a win for italy's prime minister, and a huge climb down for his predecessor. he sailed to the senate vote of confidence meaning his coalition stands for now. >> the majority of the italians are telling us, they're yelling at us that they can no longer take these scenes of bloodshed in political arena, but nothing ever changes. >> reporter: berlusconi wanted his center right people to back his cause for his ministers to quit the cabinet. but once he found enough disdense he announce the i would back the prime minister. >> because italy needs a government to provide structural and institutional reforms. >> berlusconi who is 77 faces a vote on friday that could strip him of his seat because of his convictions of tax fraud. it was surprising and humiliating, while the party has been weakened, some refuse to declare his political career fini

former prime minister silvio berlusconi is known for theatrics. today, his political u-turn may 'sve saved the country government from being toppled. here is our europe editor, gavin hewitt. >> a day of high roman drama. silvio berlusconi arrived at the senate having pledged to bring down the government. inside the prime minister, enrico letta, appealed for a vote of confidence, saying italians could not take any more scenes of what he called political bloodshed. the government's problems must be separated from the legal problems of silvio berlusconi and that the government's collapse would be fatal for italy. while he was speaking, silvio berlusconi sauntered into the chamber, weary from a night of trying to get his party to back him. there were gestures of respect, but dozens of his mp's were preparing to defy him. so, he announced an extraordinary u-turn. >> italy needs a government that can deliver reform. we have decided, not without some internal strife, to support the government. >> enrico letta had survived and gave this response to mr. be

former prime minister silvio berlusconi is known for theatrics. today, his political u-turn may 'sve saved the country government from being toppled. here is our europe editor, gavin hewitt. >> a day of high roman drama. silvio berlusconi arrived at the senate having pledged to bring down the government. inside the prime minister, enrico letta, appealed for a vote of confidence, saying italians could not take any more scenes of what he called political bloodshed. the government's problems must be separated from the legal problems of silvio berlusconi and that the government's collapse would be fatal for italy. while he was speaking, silvio berlusconi sauntered into the chamber, weary from a night of trying to get his party to back him. there were gestures of respect, but dozens of his mp's were preparing to defy him. so, he announced an extraordinary u-turn. >> italy needs a government that can deliver reform. we have decided, not without some internal strife, to support the government. >> enrico letta had survived and gave this response to mr. be

gestures of support from berlusconi's allies. the rubble senator defied him earlier this week by saying he will vote in favor of the government. berlusconi's rapid turnaround came as more and more members of his party announced they were siding with the government. earlier in the week, five ministers refused berlusconi's demand for them to quit the cabinet. berlusconi's critics say his call to bring down the government was simply an attempt to avoid losing his place in italian politics. an upcoming vote could strip the former prime minister of his senate seat following his tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence. >> to greece, where the head of the far right old and on party is in court this wednesday -- golden dawn party is in court this wednesday. this comes one day after for golden dawn mps denied the charges against them. three were freed pending trial, and one remains in custody. >> back on the streets and as belligerent as ever -- >> we will eat your witnesses for breakfast. we will eat them offer breakfast. you

how bad is this ruling for berlusconi? in thes the latest series of blows for berlusconi, another nail in the coffin of his political career. as you explained, the senate has on whether to ban him from politics thanks to a law passed last year banning people with convictions from politics. this is a court ban. it is also coming down the line. they will have to vote on that in the senate. he can duck one, but not both of them. >> how is berlusconi regarded? would most glad to see him go? >> i think now berlusconi has him.hiff of a loser about very recently, he tried and failed to overturn the coalition government with a vote of no- confidence. hand, he always has a trump card when it comes to promising low taxes. that always goes down well. let's not count him out until the next election. >> thank you very much for that. australia, hundreds of homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the new south wales area. firefighters are battling blazes across the state and sydney has been particularly hard hit. higher temperatures an

click silvio berlusconi was not in court to hear the verdict. the ruling by the midland court has no immediate impact on the former prime minister because, as a member of the senate, he enjoys him entry immunity. tothe senate is expected discuss next month whether to expel him. >> airless carny would be prohibited from taking part in any elections come either as a candidate or as a voter. >> the decision stems from the supreme court ruling on august 1 which upheld a conviction for tax fraud against her list coney link to his firm. if the senate expels him, he'll also have to survey one-year sentence. he has opted to do community service rather than be under house arrest. but berlusconi still has some we mustupport area >> remember that he employed so many people. i can't think of any other politician who did anything concrete like that in his life. >> amy lee after the court ruling, or list coney's lawyer said he would appeal -- immediately after the court ruling, berlusconi's lawyer said he would appeal. >> clashes between police and demonstrat

berlusconi is almost certain to be out of the senate within weeks. he was last year on wednesday, but is unlikely to be back again. outside, life continues for the people of itly, but few in rome feel any sympathy for their former prime minister. >> i really hope this is the end. >> translator: i think that the end of berlusconi should have hand a long time ago. he tried everything to avoid it, thinking he was above his destiny. >> translator: we got tired of him. we trust him too much. now we should turn the page. >> reporter: this was the beginning of the end for berlusconi. it's a year now since he was convicted of tax evasion. he was given four years and the law clearly states that anybody sentenced to more than two years for any offense cannot hold public office. there was nowhere left for him to go. but he is a fighter, and this was the fight of his career, for his career. he threatened to use his influence to bring down the fragile coalition government, but faced an unexpected mutiny from his own people. berlusconi had no weapons left and ever

when silvio berlusconi is in the thick of the drama. at the end,that nothing is simple, but i am about to ask you, what is the latest? >> here in the senate it will the blackestgainst at oneere was a prayer , that he might be preparing the ground for some , but as theu-turn morning drew to a close there were other indications that mr. earle a scone he is going to hang tough and urges party to vote against the government. the truth is that this is a genuinely and predict will parliamentary drama and no one knows if the government will survive until the votes are counted. >> thank you very much. columbus. marco it stillsaying -- is too close to call? what is your latest? wax latest information comes from the prime minister and 23 senators from the berlusconi party. it does mean that the government will be in place running with a different majority. most of the ministers will stay -- >> let's say that it is 23 .eople in the party >> he was looking at the movement going right against the , it was onlyment in the senate that he needed this m

but the feeling is that sylvia berlusconi will go. i spoke to one political analyst this morning and said sylvia berlusconi is a man who fights and used to getting his own way and seems to be unravelling and what can he do? he said this is the end for sylvia berlusconi and what will happen is if he is impeached as we expect he will no longer be a political figure, he will be nothing more than a convicted criminal with a political past all be it one that owns an empire and very rich but also he will be stripped of his political immunity and that means that potentially he could be arrested and could be investigated if any other allegations are made towards him. of course october, mid october not just when he would literally be ejected from this building and told he has to leave, it's also the time he has to make a decision on what kind of format he wants his prison sentence to take and has two choices here, he can serve the prison sentence under the guide of social services or serve it under house arrest. he has a huge home just a kilom

and d-day for former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi could lose his seat in the senate following years of corruption and scandal. those are the latest news headlines this friday. a day of national mourning has been declared in italy for the migrants killed traveling to the island from north africa. at least 130 people died when their boat capsized but 200 more are still missing. the incident has put european immigration regulations in the spotlight with a chorus of calls to open more legal ways to come to europe. this is not the first migrant disaster in recent years. >> scenes like this have become commonplace in southern europe particularly on the italian coast. 25,000 refugees are thought to have drowned in the mediterranean and the last 20 years. 2000 died in 2011 and 1700 last year. a report released finds that italy must do more to tackle the worsening situation. the italian ministers have emphasized that this is the gateway to europe, not just to italy calling for europe to shoulder responsibility. >> we are baffling and europe to obtain maritime patrol for our coasts. thi

berlusconi needs 19 votes tomorrow to remain in power. claudia, things have heated up heading into this week with regard to italian politics. do we think now that letta is going to get that confidence vote that he needs tomorrow? >> well, it's still too early to tell. today is crucial for him. a phone call that was aired last night in which sylvia berlusconi accuses the president of having intervened in an appeal escort by calling them and forcing them to reconvene and come out with a harsher verdict for sylvia berlusconi certainly is playing a role here today. that is one more storm in which berlusconi finds himself, including the fact as you were mentioning yesterday it seemed as though his own party saying maybe the support to go forward is there. what that means is that the idea that sylvia berlusconi has worked hard at saving himself. it's prevailed to the interest of the party and of the italians. so it looks as though he is start to go lose this historic support. he's always been so tenacious and so capable of getting support from

certainly mid october will be the point where sylvia berlusconi will be told to leave the senate and if he is removed it will be a big blow for two reasons. first of all this is a man of course who for everything is about image and will have the status of being a senate member take end away from him and a former politician and convicted criminal and it will also mean he is stripped of his political immunity therefore he could potentially be arrested should further allegations come up against sylvia berlusconi so in mid october he could be ejected and it's a key point for him because that is when he gets to decide how he will serve his prison sentence out and he can serve under the guidance of social services or house arrest and won't go to jail because under a law he passed nobody over 70 goes to prison and he just turned 77 years old. >> reporter: all right, for the moment phil is live for us in rome, thanks for that. staying in italy pope francis arrived in the italian town of cc and will pray of the st. whose name he adopted and meeting with children and the sick and he wants the

berlusconi was given a four-year prison sentence last year. he could be banned from holding political office for six years, in fact he could be -- i think he could be, phil in rome, banned from politics for the rest of his life, couldn't he? i mean what are the options? >> reporter: there are several options on the table. and that meeting is still going on behind closed doors behind me. we're just getting up to five hours since they went in. the fact of the matter is that every member of the senate committee -- there are 23 in the committee -- every member get assay, and if there is one issue all italians have an opinion on it is on berlusconi. he will be impeached, and there are two reasons for that, first of all 23 members in there, but only 6 to 8 people will be supporting second quarter ilvio berlusconi. so he few friends. and the law says that any person convicted of a crime with two years or more in prison cannot hold political office anywhere in italy. he was convicted of a crime and was sentenced to four years. we saw earlier in the we

any response from berlusconi or his supporters? >> reporter: well, berlusconi has maintained all along over the past few years that he has been a victim of a calculated attempt by the system and the justice system of getting rid of him since his political opponent can't get rid of him politically. this time he believes that he has done nothing wrong. he believes that he is innocent, and that he will prove his innocence. but while the pieces are starting to fall for berlusconi at least on the justice side, the legal side, we'll know over the first months of his sentence confirmed for tax fraud which is four years in prison. he is also facing another high profile trial. he was sentenced for having sex with an under-age prostitute. that now goes to appeal. >> italian politics never dull, that's for sure. >>> later in this news hour right now it's back to doha. >> thank you very much. there is plenty more ahead on this news hour. boeing has been having a bumpy ride but things may be looking up for the aircraft manufacturer. plus why th

>> could silvio berlusconi's gamble backfired? the media tycoon is seeing support slip away in his attempt to bring down the italian government. we will take a closer look at the effect that today's italian no-confidence vote could have on your up. lawmakers from the greek neo- nazi group are indicted on charges linked to the murder of an anti-hate rap musician. three of those hardliners are conditionally released. day number two of the first u.s. government shut down in 17 years. no solution in sight for the bipartisan bickering, pitting hard-core republicans against the president in a new fight over obamacare. italy is gearing up towards a no-confidence vote on its government this is the latest attempt by silvio berlusconi to bring down the fragile coalition. the billionaire, a former, has called on his backers to vote against the government, but many of them have rebelled, saying they will vote in favor of the prime minister. the prime minister warned lawmakers that if the government falls apart, it could be fatal. >> italy is

now berlusconi has backed down and left the government, it has maintained itself and they seem to have passed this storm, the eurozone is awfully relieved they're not going to go into yet another crisis. >> badded behavior from individuals in governments on both sides of the pond. phil attner thank you. >> buddhist gangs have torched dozens of homes belonging to the muslim community. five people including a 95-year-old woman was killed. the government said it will take all necessary measures to stop the violence. we have more. >> reporter: the violence started after a taxi driver said it started after he was verbally abused by a buddhist. they stabbed a 94-year-old woman to death. one man told al jazeera why he joined in. >> we're doing all of this to protect our religion because we heard a muslim man abused buddhism. >> in one village they say the police stood by while the mobs moved through. >> the police are merely shooting in the air and not doing enough to prevent the violence. more than 200 people have been killed, and thousands have fled their homes but not all buddhist agree wi

we can't say that in italy there is berlusconi. we have something new, something good. >> it is clear some undecided voices there. now, i'm joined by the advice rector. you have an interesting take. you say it's much a do about nothing. >> a lot of rumors, and a lot of humor. we have the same government, same parties supporting and same minister. so really nothing changed. >> what has this done for italy's credibility with that europe and with the european commission in particular? >> italy has a credibility problem. they are looking for political stability. but let me say the primary budget of italy is in surplus and is one of the few countries in such economic conditions. >> so you're saying you think it's not just about what italy needs to do. we know they need structural reforms and work to do, but work has to be done on the side of europe and perhaps germany, too. >> i think europe cannot be germanized. i mean austerity is worse now. it will lead to unemployment. so what i really hope for europe and for southern europe, of cou

now, the defection led to the fall of the government, and new elections, won by silvio berlusconi. now, the trial will start on february, and he'll bet the latest of a number of string of legal proceedings that will see silvio berlusconi as the defendant. in august he's been sentenced for tax frauds before he is imprisoned, a sentence confirmed by the supreme court. he's been sentenced in first degree as to seven years in prison for having had sex with an underaged profit tute. until the sentences commence, silvio berlusconi will sit in parliament and play a major role in italian politics. >> european leaders are meeting thursday to discuss the crisis in the mediterranean. more than 750 refugees drowned trying to reach the continent. simon mcgregor-woods met the coastguards first on the scene in one of those traj dis in lampedusa. >> commandante giuseppe has 75 men and vessels under his command. two of those are on permanent stand by to rescue the next migrant boat in trouble. it's a routine patrol today. it's not always like thx. >> we are close to the spot where 5 uns eritreans d

morealy, there is stability tonight after silvio berlusconi performed a political u-turn, helping the prime minister when a confidence vote. and what happens when a super bowl cano erupts? -- super volcano erupts? welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. , congressional leaders are gathering at the

head to cnbc.com to find silvio berlusconi's greatest hits. we saw this week that the eurozone crisis is over. >> everything is over. let's just celebrate. >> a reaction of the way investors have been pricing it. >> exactly. the way that the markets have been moving, assumes that that's the crisis is over. there are no more debt problem, no more deficits. everything is wonderful and as we know that's actually one of the main risks when markets are so complacent and are so overexcited about certain area and you are seeing this flow even from u.s. investors back -- >> you say a big institutional flow back into european -- >> exactly. it's at times like this we will see a few things come back in the headlines in terms of greece and portugal and obviously italy affecting italian bonds. >> but what we're saying, never an existential threat to the euro and we could deal with muddling growth and deal with protracted political -- doing nothing, no? >> the things that are needed to ensure that the eurozone can stay in its present state for how many mor

surprise u-turn in the senate, former prime minister berlusconi dropped his threat to withdraw his party's cabinet ministers from the fragile coalition. >> today is an historic day for our democracy. have clear conditions in which to do our job and to look to the future. >> as for berlusconi, the confidence vote may mark the end of his political career. just towo days later, a senate panel recommended stripping the media tycoon of his senate seat for tax fraud. on wednesday, russian authorities charged a group of detained dream peace activist with piracy. the environmentalists from 18 nations were on a greenpeace ship protesting against oil drilling in the arctic when the coast guard detained them as they try to scale a gas form. if convicted, they face 15 years in jail. iranians could soon have access to blocked internet sites. a tweet sent from the president's account said that all it rainy and citizens have a right to access all information globally, and that would include his own messages on the social media site. hundreds of people were fr eared drowned near the italian boatd of lampa

if his request for services is accepted a court in rome will decide what sylvio berlusconi has to do. >>> these days aerial drones can be used for everything. society is struggling to keep up. kristin saloomi takes us there. >> they can swarm like flies and sting like a bee. unmanned aerial drones, when it comes to this quickly evolving technology, outer space is the limit. >> if we can think of all kinds of instruments that we might put on drones to help agriculture, traffic patterns, population growth, i don't know, but there's lots of instruments that are getting smaller and smaller and smaller and more powerful at the same time. >> even as the technology becomes more advanced it's becoming more and more accessible. this model sells for $300. >> people have been doing all sorts of crazy algorithms to get it to fly into different regions. with a bit more knowledge you could move to some of the stuff we have seen today. >> drones are not only the domain of the military or even the state. as they become more common in the civilian air space, so is the concern about policy and the law,

berlusconi is on the verge of losing his senate seat for next -- for fraud. veteran music producer quincy jones is suing the late michael jackson's estate, seeking $20 million in damages. he claims that music he had worked on together with jackson has continued to generate royalties since the singer's death in 2009. among the posthumous productions is the film "this is it." a lawyer for the jackson estate believes that jones has already been adequately compensated. action.st bundesliga wolfsburg. the better of werder bremen. they took the lead in the seventh minute. the secondgoals in half which completed the resounding win for the wolves. earlier out of berlin -- earlier, berlin came close to spoiling buyer in munich -- spoiling bayern munich's weekend. fromn's three goals game headers. bayern survived a scare. dortmund some -- thumped schalke. hanover -- hannover collapsed. mainz defeated braunschweig. in friday's match, stewed guard hosted nuremberg -- suttgart hosted nuremberg -- stuttgart hosted nuremberg. stuttgart had not lost until this match since th

the former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, could be facing a revolt by lawmakers in his own party. >> sources say that some 20 senators from his own party are ready to form a breakaway group if he does not give up his bid to bring down the coalition led by prime minister enrico letta. on saturday, berlusconi ordered his five parties -- his party's five ministers in government to resign. he is famous on the art-house movie circuit for his epic work, "heimat." >> we will be looking at the newest addition to the series by edgar reitz. at least 55 people have been killed, more than 100 wounded in a series of 11 car bombings across the iraqi capital, baghdad. most of the targets, shia- dominated neighborhoods. or has been a sharp rise in sectarian violence in recent months -- there has been a sharp rise in sectarian violence in recent months. >> unnamed intelligence officials say the strikes targeted militants in the north waziristan region. there has been no word on the identities of those killed. >> russian court has detained the eight remaining crew members of a greenpeace protest sh

several lawmakers from silvio berlusconi's party that they will defy his authority and vote to support the current coalition government. >> berlusconi has withdrawn his support after alice refused to block his expulsion from parliament over a tax fraud conviction, but senior party years are urging him to reconsider as a confidence vote looms, signaling a possible split within the party. >> in germany, three miners have been killed by carbon dioxide gas in the potassium mine. >> there is good news in all of this -- four others were rescued without injuries after the incident. the company that operates the minds said the gas was part of an unusually large dust cloud released by a controlled explosion. >> in munich, five suspects have been tried on charges of assisting a neo-nazi group to commit a series of murders. >> one of those alleged to have been killed is a youth who suspected murderer committed suicide. >> it was one day before his birthday and april 2006 at his 21-year-old son was murdered, shot as he worked in the family's internet cafÉ. he was the ninth victim in a series of r

ville ve yo berlusconi convicted of tax fraud and soon to be expelled from the senate have asked five of his former senators to design. there is a vote in parliament hoping to keep the government from collapse. we are live in rome where parliament is debating the vote. when do we expect the vote to happen and any idea how it will go? >> well, the vote is expected to start very shortly, but a very interesting bit of news has come from there. former prime minister berlusconi has just spoken in the senate a few moments ago, and has declared that his party will support the government in this vote of confidence. of course, that hasn't happened yet. we'll see if that translates into votes. a very interesting about turn for the former prime minister, who of course has been blamed for this latest political crisis. he in fact might be perceived at engineering it in the first place when he pulls his ministers from the cabinet. that, of course, was followed by several of his ministers, and members of his party who came out against that decision, saying that it is irrational and that mr. berlusco

an italian senate committee has recommended to expel former prime minister silvio berlusconi from parliament after his conviction on tax fraud the move is likely to be ratified later this month by the senate were his supporters are in the minority a court rejected berlusconi's file appeal and found him guilty of tax fraud over deals his firm and media said made to purchase t.v. rights to u.s. films. a russian oil platform in the arctic ocean came into the media spotlight last month when greenpeace activists tried to board it in protest over drilling in the region authorities claim the actions pose a threat to the rigs employees were of a national went to me the crew. were theirs and. went to. visit. it really to. prove i was a little ne'er was preparing to become russia's first offshore oil rig in the arctic other nations want to catch up until at least two thousand and twenty very early warning their rigs captain was informed that the arctic sunrise vessel was just a few kilometers away and that its behavior was out of ordinary. the worldwide automatic identification system also known as th

melanne appeals court has ordered a two year political ban for italy's former prime minister silvio berlusconi following his tax fraud conviction however the decision will not come into effect until a separate vote in the senate that's expected next month court had to determine the length of the van after a ruling by italy's supreme judges if the senate votes to expel berlusconi he could spend a year either under house arrest or community service. the crew of a u.s. own ship has been charged in india was illegal possession of weapons and answering the country's territorial waters without authorisation a crew members and an international team of twenty five security guards were arrested on friday at a southern indian poured that's after they failed to produce documents allowing the transportation of weapons and he has been sensitive about the presence of armed guards on merchant vessels since italian marines shot two fishermen last year now as the united states counties the cost of its government shutdown max kaiser breaks down why the country's financial system is malfunctioning and i can watc

melanne appeals court has ordered a two year political ban for italy's former prime minister silvio berlusconi following his tax fraud conviction however the decision will not come into effect until a separate vote in the senate and that's expected next month the court had to determine the length of the ban after a ruling by italy's supreme judges if the senate votes to expel berlusconi he could spend a year either under house arrest or in community service. the u.n. is urging washington to release more data about its drone strikes a recent report from the organisation's has at least four hundred fifty civilians have been killed in pakistan afghanistan and damage in a manned aerial attacks since two thousand and four the figure that's been downplayed by america the un wants an investigation to provide accurate casualty figures. three neighboring southern states in the united states are caught up in a long running battle over the resources from one shared river they blame each other for using too much of the water supply liz wahl looks into the dispute. for over two decades three states have be

determine the length of the ban after a ruling by italy's supreme druggist the santa votes to expel berlusconi he could spend a year under house arrest or community service. coming up a look at a small current county in kentucky where firearms are part of everyday life even for children my first rifle is next here on r.t. . switzerland will soon vote if they should start giving out thousands of dollars in cash to every adult citizen in the country you heard me right there's a grassroots campaign that is trying to get the government to give out to every adult citizen two thousand five hundred swiss francs approximately two thousand eight hundred dollars per month the motivation for the project is that many in switzerland fear that the financial crisis has caused wealth inequality to skyrocket you know i'm not an expert at swiss culture so maybe people there are different but if they gave out thousands of free dollars per month anywhere i've lived you would see the majority of people going into early retirement and not working at all and sort of like how they tell people not to feed the bears at

at a discussion. >> berlusconi went on trial just because he lives with women. if he was, sexual nobody would touch him. >> would you say he is popular but could be risking a lot if things don't go the way they want them to when these take lays -- take place? >> he likes it very much. it is very important. we remember the 90's. [indiscernible] he sometimes tells the truth, which is very inconvenient. putin sometimes is telling the truth. >> you are saying he is popular in russia. we are almost out of time. i want to ask ben for his opinion. how will the sochi games go for putin? >> they will be used as a demonstration of his control. the only way they will go badly is if some western leaders don't go to the opening ceremony as a signal he has on too far in gay rights and intriguing -- and treating western civilians. >> all the talk of games going over budget? >> we don't know. the russian people's mindset is being moved and created by the fact you have total censorship and control of the television in a country where the vast majority of people get information f

well, take a look at italy, where supporters of silvio berlusconi say they were willing to bring down the government to stop their leader from going to jail. >> the broad coalition is split up because of six years of attempts to remove berlusconi from political life. obviously, this would break the alliance between the democrat party and the people for freedom. >> you have to begin comparing american politics to italy, and we may joke about the collapse of government in italy. how many classes have they had since the second world war? it is a parallel to personal ambition, but you get into an argument in italy, the difference being the embedded instability in their whole political structure. an berlusconi wants to stay out of prison, exactly. >> people in the finance sector in the united states also want to stay out of prison and maybe have underlying interests in this situation. >> the question that you could raise is where are the noble goals of jeffersonian democracy, where you had a congress representing the issue of the people and debating issues and not looking after their own v

berlusconi is playing hard, he doesn't want to give up. you take the philosophical approach or you start crying. you don't want to cry. >> reporter: but even in this power-based milan people feel its time for him to retire from public life. they're taking the vote of confidence on wednesday, pushing it on to resolve as soon as possible. it has been affects italy's economy, but the question remains will political costs contain a situation that sees italy sliding out of control once again go at least three workers are trapped after a gas explosion in germany. they're stuck in a mine shaft in central germany. seven were initially trapped but some have since been rescued. >>> the vatican has taken another step to being transparent. it shows in 2012 the bank made 117. million dollars four times more than the year before. it's been dogged by scandal including an investigation into alleged money laundering. we have the vatican correspondent for "the irish times" and wha explains what is behind the bank. >> this is the first time that the vatican

-silvio berlusconi ex primer ministro de italia enfrentó un nuevo juicio por corrupción al estar acusado por sobornar con 3 millones de euros a un entrenador para que se cambiara de partido. >> sulema: no se despegue de la pantalla, ya regresamos con los deportes. ♪ >> sulema: vamos a avanzar con los deportes, hoy moisés. >> moisés: claro que sí porque arranca la ceremonia mundial. >> sulema: se, estuve un par de veces viendo las medias rojas. >> moisés: con eso arrancamos nuestro segmento de deportes. ♪ >> moisés: segundo día de acción en la liga de campeones, hoy el real madrid sacó., sino que también ya piensa en amarrar el pase a los octavos de final en la champion bat. van de partido de gigantes en españa. cristiano ronaldocontra carlos tevez. se anota el uno a cero de los blancos. es el tercer máximo anotador en la historia de esta competencia detrás de raúl y messi. fernando llorente aprovechó un remate en la manda al fondo de la red. cristianos suman siete goles esta temporada. en rusia, un renovador. después se arma una gran jugada y del mejor definición dent