those sort of all time highs the heat wave spells disaster for some farmers in russia as they suffered the worst drought in a century. you're watching are broadcasting live from central moscow it's two in the morning here thank you for joining us now a russian pilot detained in may in africa and sent to the united states is accused of transporting four metric tons of cocaine worth up to six million dollars charges against constant and you will have been brought by prosecutors in new york moscow says the man has been in effect kidnapped by the united states and us to see it is following this story. moscow is accusing washington of having of the ducted a russian citizen pilot constantine jarosz and co and having failed to inform the

russian officials about having done so i mean this could not be too much of a big deal but according to international law if you kidnap a citizen of another country you actually have to tell the countries officials that you have done that and where that citizen is headed and why and meanwhile washington d.c. kidnaps this this man and is accusing him of having been part of an international drug trafficking ring saying that he was involved in a scheme to. transport as much as four tons of cocaine from south america to africa and then transport the drugs to europe and the united states right now constantine was in a manhattan jail with all four other peoples that have been arrested in this case and the prosecution is saying that they were trying to acquire as much as four and a half million euros worth of profit in this scheme and but we're also hearing from the defense the family's defense lawyer saying that this man your show has never actually been to south america and that according to the lawyers his plane that he

flew wasn't technically equipped enough to be able to fly overseas so really a lot of different information there coming out in this case he was abducted and covertly transferred to the united states from africa he was not an american or liberian citizen he was a russian citizen and was effectively missing for over a month his home country russia did not know about his abduction and rendition to the u.s. and the fact that the americans did not tell the russians until now is about steering controversy we have. apologized to russia the u.s. says sorry and insists everything minus facts in the memo to the wrong embassy was within the rules and regulations of an international transfer but that is not how the russian government is interpreting this we run the fax machine. to be brutally for a reset button and. the russian

foreign ministry called the incident a kidnapping of a russian national from a third country and because the u.s. did not follow the formalities of international rendition law which requires all parties involved in the secret transfer to know about it prior to the prisoner leaving the third country the russians have labeled it as sign of open lawlessness so were we involved and sharing information with liberia yes indeed word was were there particular u.s. participation i'm not aware of that. it's hard to say what the true reasons are for such behavior of the americans especially considering the fact that here at the consulate we don't have the official information from our american colleagues on the matter in question it's a case very reminiscent of victor boot and alleged arms dealer who was apprehended in thailand with the knowledge of the russian government the difference the u.s. struggled to extradite due to the u.s. for prosecution and conviction but thai authorities were cautious of the evidence

from the u.s. and deny the transfer in the case the u.s. skipped the legal procedures and rendered him without his home country knowing about it so whose that's the think u.s. doesn't follow its own laws in terms of how alleged suspects are transferred from one country to another busy or shank goes case mean that the rule book is no longer valid it's an incident that could spell disaster for the u.s. especially as the details of how your schenkel was transferred are leaking out and whether the u.s. violated its own laws jan hoffa's r t washington d.c. . and still to come as tourists flock to the ukrainian coastal resort of adesa to soak up the sun many are unaware of the darker side of life in the city. every day ships bring thousands of tourists in there now but for many of this harbor becomes a point. as many places are being shipped from here to other countries.

the first according to reports u.k. forces used depleted uranium ammunition during the two thousand and three war in iraq it's alleged an inquiry has uncovered more than a forty sites across the country contaminated with high levels of radiation he knew some of the rain in manumission is widely controversial because of potential long term health effects british labor party m.p. paul flynn says the iraqi people are suffering the consequences we know that in the first iraq war depleted uranium was used in shells and it certainly is very very likely to be used again and it uses a ballast because of its density and shells but unfortunately. it's radioactivity. two three eight with gamma radiation is being reduced. to weapons of mass destruction but. destruction because the dust on the

battlefield and gets into the water supply into the. children. called birth defects and the iraqis would be for a long time where the battles took place there's evidence of big increases in childhood cancers and even birth defects and they're threatening to sue. the government for this awful contamination it's almost certainly taken place. russia's unprecedented heat wave continues with a record breaking temperatures across the country and with no immediate end in sight to the high berkeley readings artie's tom barton looks at how people are coping with the tropical weather here in moscow. here a park in the center of moscow people are enjoying the sun they're strolling around the temperature here is still about thirty six degrees centered ourselves here so

the temperatures have leaned it was really so far been truly record breaking this is the fourth time in july that the temperature on bad day was the highest ever recorded in the outskirts of the city people actually seen and smelled smoke and that's that's been coming from large forest fires that have been raging not very far really outside moscow and there's those fires all over russia sort of white in the picture out to send it to russia as a whole farmers have experienced one resident to try out for the worst for a century i think other places or other ways the russians are trying to get out of the heat or explored by my colleague peter oliver in his report. when temperatures soar everyone has to find their own way to keep cool in the sweltering city summer two brothers in moscow have come up with a plan to beat the heat as well as make a bit of cash on the site and the tolly employees rent out their apartment in the summer months and set up camp on

a small island in the state one kilometer outside of the city center a camp here in one hundred sixty one was my second year of school and you came here in a car and we saw the police was very critical we bought a boat right away and brought it here to paradise there's good fishing on there you know it might seem like a strange choice but it's all perfectly legal anyone can pitch their tent and start their own camp as long as they pay certain groups it's not the to lose it our chief concern is to avoid harming nature these people are clean and tidy and don't harm nature but if other people come to tend to start farming rubbish around us that it will have to face a punishment. as far as ways to beat the heat goes on the telly and boris have certainly adopted a fairly novel approach but the spite there robinson crusoe esque existence they still can't live without some of the creature comforts they go hand in hand with city living next door to use or need. we have two t.v. sets two radios and a notebook but now into my house in moscow a six minute ride from here there are tired of just about all they could need on

the thirty meter wide island getaway if there's anything they want it's only a short trip to the nearest shop wants to take in the boat right shore because heading for some alfresco sleep isn't a new thing for muscovites in the past before the invention of a conditioning many people would sleep in the cold yards of apartment buildings to try and get some rest by from the times oppressive heat not many would be willing to go to the same lenses on the telly but with temperatures still around the thirty's people would be looking for ways to stay cool this summer feature all of us. and just to remind you we've got plenty more on our website r.t. dot com and a some of the stories that might catch your eye on line. from tabloid bait to cool the thing says becoming the darling of the recent u.s. russia spy swap out of chapman is now the inspiration for the live dog.

and as strange as it sounds a georgian woman is claiming her cat defied science and gave birth to her dog argy dot com online twenty four hours a day. now the fallout continues from the hague's ruling that cost of those declaration of independence was legal while the international court of justice is decision is not binding it has sparked international controversy the u.s. and many european countries have praised the move but moscow says that it says a dangerous precedent and still wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo belgrade argues the court only focus on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of possible as an independent state serbia claims that its accession in february two thousand holds the following to its territorial integrity and has pledged to step up its. different mattick efforts to stop more countries from recognizing kossovo balkans expert marco gas it says the court made the decision it wanted to

make and ignored the main question. the ruling by the i.c.j. appears to be an attempt to avoid the real question asked by the general assembly. of the nato country the pace of change history into a question i prefer to get over to get the answer yes the question i asked was whether the people who wrote the declaration had the right to write the declaration and about the question they also not the question of the general assembly really wanted so as to whether you know electoral secession is legal under international law. now the hague's opinion on kossovo has sparked a reaction from two other states seeking recognition and south ossetia say the move confirms their right to independence they hope the decision will push other countries to follow the example of russia and a number of other states which recognize them after the georgia war in two thousand and eight one minister sergei soundbites says these republics have more of

a right to independence than cossack. but the president confirms a people's right to determine their own identity at the same time giving their arguments more weight on the other hand it's all politicized and we can be sure that if we went to the hague we would get a similar ruling we probably wouldn't in spite of the fact that we have more historical legal and moral grounds to demand independence than constable double standards do exist it's not a secret to anyone in any case people who object to our independence will now find it difficult to openly claim that we don't have the right to determine our own standing. and now for some other dude is making headlines around the world. seven out of ninety one a european banks have failed a stress test to show how well they could withstand another national crisis of the seven five or from spain and one each game from germany and greece european banking

official financial health we show the continent's economy to be strong enough to weather the current debt crisis however the tests have been criticized for being too easy to pass. a dutch court has found a multinational company try figure are guilty of illegally exporting toxic waste to africa and concealing the nature of the cargo the waste shipped in two thousand and six is believed to have injured thousands of people in the ivory coast the company has denied any wrongdoing and is considering an appeal it has already paid millions of dollars in compensation to the ivory coast government. and now with the tourist season at its height many beachgoers flocked to the black sea coast for some summer sun but alongside the hotels and restaurants one ukrainian resort has a murkier side. adesa has it become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry as a strategic port its location makes it

a hot spot for he went trafficking to and from the region as artie's alexei yet a chef ski reports. it is fun in the sun in the caribbean port city offered us hundreds of thousands come here during the height season. but for this woman from central africa it became a living nightmare with her identity concealed she told us how she was turned into a sex life. i met a man who told me he'd marry me and take care of me he brought me here then he locked me in a hotel room some men came every day and raped me sometimes there were three of them one later the man said he only to turkey but i managed to find help so. she managed to escape from the man who had been slight to her now she lives in the just under protection program but many young girls here are not as lucky or every

day as ships bring thousands of tourists in and out of but for many of this harbor becomes a point of no return as many sex lives are being shipped from here to other countries . turkey italy united arab emirates these are some of the most popular destinations for the sex slave trade and a strategic port serves as the market place police talk of fifty cases solved over the last two years but in reality number of victims from all across the c.i.s. which are being brought here could be a thousand times higher and fighting organized sex trade gangs is very difficult because it's are highly connected with the authorities foreign sex traders use local men to find girls from deprived regions who are struggling to make a living so there isa great these men over there when you live with a promised them jobs abroad in hotels and restaurants but eventually they end up as sex slaves and i stripped all of their passports. this organization called faith

hope love helps sex trade victims to rehabilitate from their terrifying cost in five years they have over the systems to more than a thousand women it's jeopardy had says it is a boss a bill to keep track of how many sex slaves are already there as most of them are simply afraid to call for help both so should workers and authorities admit the last several years a desa sex trade has slightly diminished but they say while ukraine's economy is in tatters the sex industry will remain as one of the most burning problems for this resort city regardless of the season let's see reporting from a desk ukraine. and up next in the latest edition of our weekend entertainment show moscow out martin andrews explores the ring of ancient cities and towns just outside the russian capital that's right ahead on our team stay with us.

hello i'm good to see you again now about seventy five kilometers north of moscow along the road. is the small town of so. the main goal to ring.

in the next few weeks will be visiting several of these historic wonderful cities and towns day out on a beautiful summer. use amount you can see the journey. to just over the centuries many fasting throughout the journey is a long way in most taking a full day today it's about a two hour drive where you live you greeted by smooth house is surrounded by the front street forest and this must go skyscrapers bloom in the new capital of concrete and steel to time traveling the treat of relaxation history and tradition . in the thirteen forties percentage and it's more a straight have been the greatest and largest religious and cultural center in the russian state it's a get away from the hustle and bustle of busy moscow and i think a great example of true russian life if you have time to come here. in the soviet

times the time you speak. to commemorate revolutionary. it was returned to its original name in one thousand nine hundred one. which means the main. street is a magnificent century complex. in the area surrounding the sands and the state and historical museum here this is one of the actions of russian everyday life as it was centuries ago unlike historical palaces museums that focus on the sparkling lives of famous russian families and royalty here in this reconstructed you can see a true reflection of basic life. and then to do. many

things. all items that are displayed here in the museum belong to the past in fact they were. and beginning of the twentieth century but in the north of the country. there are many homes which look like our own museum people living there are still things in everyday life. often embellished by special architectural features for example rich wooden carvings which decorated the windows and stretches of elements in the use of the russian still found in many country houses in the middle of the nineteenth century attic windows registry popular they reflected the traditional view of life the top represented heaven with the birds the middle the present day underneath a very interesting depiction of how take notes of a whole range of weight and wonderful creatures such as the. back outside the cell is blazing down on the town and it's picturesque more straight. if

i'm looking for a picture it's so beautiful there when the tourist visits i get sad from all over the world it's also packed with history and interesting facts and figures the great refugee inside these walls is buried here and also the town claims to be the home place of the trust of famous nesting dolls in every corner you catch a new more impressive tower but it's not just the exterior beauty here in the inside the various cathedrals it's also wonderful yet calming visual treat. in the splendid surroundings of hypnotizing holidays. just the grave of the founder. of. the.

the same. it's unique status here for example you can see a piece of stone supposedly from the tomb of christ the site was so charged with history that even stallin couldn't bring himself to raise it even so the monks were sent to labor camps after the bolshevik revolution. saying cool inside iraq had a room full of russian antiquities. secrets from centuries gone by from faded religious clothing to ancient gold ingo blitz it's really worth coming inside here . most trees museum houses an impressive collection of paintings jewel encrusted robes gems and i tones from centuries past. several works by. russia's most famous i compare.

the rings featured various push icons books my fourteenth century on was the thing you have a problem reading more in piece because of its size take a look at this amazing handbook imagine this bedtime reading. on a trip there are other places of interest she should visit to. give me a small straight is visited by thousands of pilgrims and curious tourists it started with a simple underground cell which is stuck here by month from. now it's a whole underground church. this is believed to have magical powers and also a spring with a bath house which many people. have that disease is cured. the museum of toys is a popular attraction. in one thousand nine hundred. home

to more than thirty thousand toys around the world their eyes was belonging to the children of the lost. including expensive french and german dolls and a toy railway set and a symbol of the town is the this traditional so one of the museum's highlights made by artists during the. development particularly attention was paid to faces. so expressive among the admiration of adults and children this one here is more than a century old. if you plan to visit other destinations you may want to stay the night. open in two thousand and one this hotel most kids want to become popular with visitors location comfort and as guests a provincial sean and hospitality hotel accommodate up to eighty people each in its rooms having a different theme but all aiming to represent

a traditional style of life in a small town mixed with facilities it's not too expensive either prices for a standard room starts at one thousand five hundred roubles us around fifty dollars . back to the grounds of the trinity it's created this location is special and spectacular in every way though when the style of the ministry to reopen after world war two a spiritual center of the muscular state monitored orthodox church during the soviet era and now we enter the factory building with intricate and brightly colored decoration. at some three hundred feet it's an immense structure and at the time of its construction the largest school in russia. in one. of the russians called it was where important religious figures held their face receptions and this beautiful. colorful building was built in the sixteen

eighties and you can see it goes all the way through to this spectacular golden altar which is only used and open today for special occasions one of the best things about visiting the various nations is the. striking history. and images of the much he lifted out of the book. even if you're not in a fictional russian church architecture or a medieval history but it's worth a visit the rest of this is used typical for russian town i'm assured grand architecture and sadly crumbling buildings but it gives you an idea of what real life was like for millions around the country. finally we leave the center. to the nearby countryside. it's a peaceful picture perfect world of blue skies green fields forests and yes millions of mosquitoes. and

just because we're outside the center that doesn't mean the legends stop their. mission says that since they came here during the battle against guitars he put his stuff into the ground pray for god to support it was at that moment beautiful beautiful creative. so surrogate mosad all first in many locations we visit over the coming weeks to complete contrast to the. popular with everyone over the centuries from. if you have a chance to make only one day trip out of the capital and this is certainly where you should go. fortunately that's all the time we have for this week's program on the beautiful area of so sad i'll see you again at the same time next week well we'll be exploring a fascinating destination until then for me and the rest of the three. for now.

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