hello and welcome to see twenty four hour news live from moscow i mean you know shapovalov out with the latest news and a review of the week's events and we'll start with the breaking news this hour at least nine people have been killed and another badly injured after a fire at a nursing home in the their region in western russia there are three hundred kilometers from moscow russia's emergence as ministry says those who died a most likely to have suffocated from carbon murdoch side poisoning over four hundred eighty residents were evacuated safely and the blaze has already been put out investigations are underway into the cause is the latest in a series of fatal fires at retirement homes in russia twenty five died in a blaze in the northwestern republic of call me in february a year ago and three years ago sixty three died at a fire in

a nursing home in krasnodar in the south of the country and i will keep you updated as we find out more on this breaking news story. moving on now twelve mittens and five policemen have died after gunmen attacked a village in the russian republic of special forces have intensified counter-terror operations recently that was over forty militants killed during the past month. it all started overnight when a group of armed men entered the church leaders home village and set several houses on the fire arms on carted off accompanied by a team of commandos personally went to this village and the special operation began to have says that twelve militants were killed as a result of this operation but he also said that five people from the side of the authorities were killed as well seventeen others were injured according to some initial reports five zero locals have been killed during the fighting as well but

the chechen leader has denied this information saying that there were no deaths among the local population in this village the operation is still continuing the authorities are reportedly looking for the militants who may have fled during the course of the operation and this whole village is still blocked when it comes to counter terror operations in the past month was quite productive just yesterday ten militants were killed as a result of two special operations in the southern republic of bodies in a ball carrier and in the republic of dagestan the head of the federal security service has said that the authorities were able to find and kill thirty militants throughout the entire month and according to the president the need to be just the stories are not pointing to back down on these counter terror operations. the militants killed during these recent operations brought it upon themselves by their own criminal acts back when the moscow michal bombings took place i said to be

found and eliminated this is the only way to treat the president mentioned the two deadly blasts the two attacks on moscow's metro at the end of march just last week they have thirty days killed the man suspected of organizing these attacks. and they've also located his archives which contain information on terrorist activities in russia. and also prove according to the f.s.b. the pools his links with international terrorist organizations and he has also said that the have information about the last phone call made on. mobile phone was international as well although they didn't see which country it was with the just to remind you on march twenty ninth two female suicide bombers attacked two stations off the moscow metro at the very peak of the morning rush hour killing forty people and injuring over one hundred others now in the f.s.b.

claims to have all the means and information on everybody connected to these attacks and obviously they are now working to search for these people and to find these people oh she's eagle fiske and all that america is celebrating is remembering mullen eight hundred people who died five years ago when hurricane katrina ripped through the gulf coast president barack obama addressed an event in new orleans celebrating this is his revival after the tragedy and his sad that also katrina was a natural disaster it was also a man made catastrophe caused by poor government response these storms left eighty percent of new orleans underwater and despite reconstruction efforts homelessness is still a major problem preassure. new orleans louisiana the city of music. on every corner a different tune. a lot of people don't really

know them born and raised and i want to leave more. than a day. in the french quarter on bourbon street tourists mingle with the musicians this pond's combat pretty much but i don't know bad night it was an annoying now. and if you travel down to the lower ninth ward you'll hear another kind of shout. the same. sound of rebuilding. five years after hurricane katrina full streets in the lower ninth ward most devastated by katrina stand silent home still abandoned but others like this one are coming back to it you know you miss want to go to the halls in a few minutes with me and despite all the empty homes new orleans streets are filled with those who don't have one i started being homeless and was three years.

inside this mission to the moon yet another kind of new orleans song is being sung . by some of the nineteen thousand people in the city who are homeless we heard about the constrain and all the other stuff that was long and when i would guarantee jobs for it easy you know there'd be work the way available when there wasn't loretta smith is one of the many who came to new orleans after katrina looking for work but instead ended up on the streets is once you get to that point you have no idea how you get out of. people like her added to the city's overwhelming number of residents who ended up homeless in the aftermath of the storm carol self lost everything in katrina she left the city temporarily came back a few months later and has been homeless ever since mom wanted to do was come home you know you know my mom that's the word thing you do not down and down the family

not there and it's what i know it's home you know it sounds stupid but it is you know. carol story is not unique new orleans now has one of the highest percentages of homeless people in america after katrina the city of new orleans got federal money to get people off the streets and put them into housing for three months the problem was that without a job the people couldn't afford to keep the places and many ended up back. on the streets again. here and many believe that the city that they love and refused to leave is not doing much to help them get back on their feet there forget that minor little pieces in the middle from how most of the house you better find a job somewhere. but even in the middle of despair they find some time to join together in worship and in song. gets harder and harder every day you can assume dream slipping away. staying true to their city of

music while continuing to brave the storm. preassure either. r. t. . new orleans louisiana. this is also coming up later in the program data from about another consequence of the country's summer heat wave plus ketones in southern russia are spreading a deadly disease. the public around me looking at some of the best cars the world cup still looking at what you could drive up the money. he's told barton has been checking out what's hot in mo trains faslane in moscow that's in just a few minutes. this week up there has marked two years since full independence from georgia recognized by russia and a handful of other countries the tiny republic however is quickly becoming a whole tourist destination that is the last day reports.

on their new cars just nineteen but his already an experienced chef when it comes to preparing local meals. you know traditional abkhazian food is pickles mills and smoked meat eater pull beef and cheese is a must. working in a small beetroot sort and so home is a summer job for this future costumes officer who. chooses occupation because i want to serve my motherland. i want to work here at this border everything you have to go through me and i want our customs officers to work well and ensure that everything is fine and we have guests coming to visit. the resort just started accepting tourists most of them are from russia this week together with locals they celebrated independence day with a festive dinner and stunning fireworks. but just two years ago a pause it was under an international bloke eight and on the list of targets for

georgian army and focused of two thousand and eight place saakashvili ordered an attack on. its capital involved was nearly destroyed by shelling according to military intelligence georgian special forces who are also preparing to launch an offensive against. russia whose peacekeepers were ensuring security in the region sent its troops to protect both focuses republics until the conflict was subdued mosco recognized the process and independence a move that was soon followed by have been is nicaragua and the small republic of no we're now up to the turmoil of recent years because it is beginning to build new international relations. a young diplomat spent months and let in america meeting with local politicians and signing cooperation treaties it was the platform for his diplomatic career no maxine has been appointed

a posse as foreign minister and on the home front these years were also marked by good news he's now raising three sons to twins again. new friends and all countries in the world in particular in latin america the region. which are very much like to be there because we almost the same language. i don't mean spanish but i mean people. much easier in countries that conduct really independent polls just like the minister himself the core of the opposition diplomatic think tank our people in their twenty's they are setting new goals for the republic's foreign policy hoping that over time the list of international allies will grow despite the fact that only a few countries have recognized the cause as insult the city as independence the locals are optimistic they say it may take more than just a few years to gain further recognition but with protection provided by most and

with new development opportunities for people in. this waiting period doesn't seem to be a problem. r t. russia plans to launch all its spacecraft for a new cosmodrome in the country's far east it will replace the current arrangements of using the base had by canada and kazakhstan the fast manned flights are expected to take off from the new eight hundred million dollars side by twenty eighteen and space analysts says it's a strategic move in more ways than one. i believe one of the reasons why russia decided to build its launch in the far east is. to contribute to the economic social and technological development of the far eastern region of russia and. the future launch but you will see that it is relatively close to equate the well as close as it could be and the closer the launch but they quit the

easier it piece to launch payloads into space the less fuel spacecraft will consume to deliver the play along with the orbit if we look at the role the quantum b. will see the increasing q. by the confidence of the satellite communication of different kinds of space services and even space tourism is going to the well being so i believe that in the future of course the demand in space services will only grow. thailand says it's up to moscow and washington to resolve their differences over the case of big to boot he's facing extradition from bangkok to the us an arms dealing charges the thai prime minister said his country where russian was arrested over two years ago is merely a third party in the case boot them and he denies american accusations has sold weapons to colombian far leftist rebels saying the charges have been fabricated by washington reading a statement from her husband but its wife said he has no chance of

a fair trial in the u.s. known least because of hostile american media coverage where his nicknames the merchant of death moscow says the case is political and has been seeking his return to russia since bangkok's court of appeal a week ago ordered his extradition to the u.s. for trial investigative journalist daniel is still in says the case has turned into a political to. spend quite a bit of time in thailand researching story and interviewing big trouble extensively over sixty times for hundreds of hours in prison in quality i also had access to intelligence and trying to organise officers a very high level told me that in fact the whole thing was already done before it started in the sense that you know the thai court of for instance was going to rule in favor who would look actually the book was going to win the case and the appeals court was going to rule in boards against big trouble so that nobody could say that it was askew decision that nobody could say that the americans paid the thais

everybody would say it was one for blood what it would for the americans except that the appeals court decision was the final decision because unfortunately in thailand there was no appeals to the supreme court as far as the four has occurred sort of a war against borders basically a war against russia if you could destroy the board and you can prove that is a virtual death and obviously he has to get his arms from somewhere and that someone has to be russia so you destroy russia's credibility in the international community i think his chance of winning the case of the united states is zero point zero united states states have spent fifteen years trying to allegedly try to carry . an alleged gun runner but that it was it true they spent two and a half years trying to win the extradition case and a victory would actually set to the united states to think that he can win in the united states against america on their home turf when everything is against them so that in the end if you walks and goals hold america will will become a laughing stock of the entire world not to mention that whatever little credibility they have as a nation will definitely be ruined. investigative journalist journalist to learn

that now an abnormally an abnormal a rather hot summer in via the forest fires was just right so much of the countryside but it seems it's also brought a dangerous tropical disease the mosquito borne west nile virus has already claimed six lives in russia south hundreds are hospitalized for a ports. no one is safe just one by trauma an ordinary mosquito is enough to put a life in danger hundreds involved region have been hospitalized with the worst. initial symptoms include high temperature headaches and nausea followed by seizures unconsciousness and there. the situation is grave it has been an unusually hot summer which allows mosquitoes to build up a high level of the virus there is nothing we can do to totally wipe out this infection. has survived infection but his central nervous system has been damaged

he has problems remembering his age and address. i was steered when i felt myself slipping away i don't remember how the ambulance brought me here. but at least he's alive several have died already if only we had realised what the seam times were and that we needed to get her to hospital she might have survived but my mother was a strong and healthy one. the worst virus is transmitted by mosquitoes in fact both birds and humans although traditionally a mediterranean disease has been aggressively spreading through europe and america the first outbreak in volgograd was recorded only eleven years ago this year has already seen the highest number of cases where i've just heard about it on the news i'm terrified. i don't know anybody who's died from it i reckon i'm not in danger authorities are warning people against complacency and. mosquito repellent and cover as much exposed skin as possible to avoid bites doctors say the worst people

season has not peak and of all claim many more victims before leveling off in october. r.t. . dozens of iraqis have been killed in a wave of attacks in baghdad this week this surge in violence kind of just after the u.s. completed its withdrawal of combat troops from the country however around fifty thousand american soldiers will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces critics say the recent violence raises questions over whether the government in baghdad can deal with the ongoing insurgency in the country despite president obama's pledge that iraq's ready to chart its own course and time out of the arab league is a satiation says that tax could even be part of a plot to prevent the u.s. from leaving. but there are a variety of reasons why it should have been various theories but one of the i think one of the more credible one is that the government is actually involve

itself in it in order to prevent the americans from pulling out or at least the troops they believe they must be in military use of force not just training as it was claimed by the americans although people are talking about forming a government whether it's allowed you whether it's maliki or what have you that is really not the situation in iraq has been dismantled there is no government there is no authority in iraq the prime minister cannot leave the green zone there is no military or police in iraq because there are all militias who have been recruited to wear the same uniform but there are legions is not a national one but their allegiance either to their faction or to their group or to their tribe. so with us combat troops now out of iraq some are wondering if the real battle in the country is only just beginning and aussies residents report on the streets of new york laurie health and it has been asking whether american

forces were in iraq for the right reasons in the first place. the war in iraq is it over or has it only just begun this week let's talk about that. the war's just begun it's iran iraq the sunni and the shiites the whole region is going to be it's blown up it's going to get worse so do the troops need to stay back. that's a very thorny issue because the troops there has to be some presence there best case is if we could you know stabilize the country and then pull out but if we i don't know if that's possible so at this point we should probably just pull out you know i think we don't we can and it's it's up to them at this point i think is going to be problems are going to be marred by means once maybe but every point they've got to take over for themselves so why was it ever i best nasty thing was

we should never been there so they went in the hands of the oil and. now the civilians are suffering from and they have to make sure. that that's it's going to be ok again for the civilians that they can trust each other again and trust america now that they've done this so so we went in for the wrong reasons but we should stay there for the right exactly what happened if all of a sudden we did pull everybody out do you think i think they're so we have problems but then that's not our responsible we're not responsible for that. you don't think we're responsible for causing any of the trouble number no i don't we just went in there and i don't know why we went there and you know but i don't think it's our problem telling them what to do if that's not the goal i don't believe but trying to get the people on their feet it will with a stable government and security for the people i think is an important role yeah

yeah it doesn't seem like they can do it on their own i don't know issue have a lot of date two years to. decide when and how to get it back that's a good point because many people have strong opinions but they don't have all the information about it yeah ok i guess that is very. and that's why you pay your politicians the bottom line is that it's going to take a good amount of time so many troops out of any place we're expecting u.s. troops out of iraq any time we're bound to be disappointed whether it's right or wrong. the motor industry has been having a rough ride on late but it's been a reading out to display the best on offer at an exhibition in the russian capital not everyone may be able to afford the wales on the mosque international motor show but it's not stopping the crowds from taking a look around among the i was told barton has been checking out life in the fast

lane. it is. the fast and the luxurious thousands are turning up to run their hounds down some very shiny paint at this year's moscow car show in an area the size of eight football pitches exhibitors from all over the world are showcasing more than six hundred cars foreign carmakers hope it will be the start of big things in russia the majority of our sales currently come from moscow and st petersburg but words

are retail network to the bar borders of russia and you know how large this country is it's estimated that this year's show will attract more than one point six million visitors keen to see the latest luxury models luxury seems to be the hallmarks of this year's event with a middle. display but some brands here a king to make their mark on any prospective russian buyers who are focusing on the . service and they also want to make more advertising and make more of them want russian people to know telling breath and no profit and like helpful after the crisis it seems many russians once again finding the credit to buy cars many of the ones you find here on russian comics are also here in force to show they can keep up with the competition. and that's where our strength is

secondly we have what i think one of the belts benefactor in the present. and we're working to find a solution where we can use the people we can use. and we can help russia to build locally. some foreign manufacturers are also seeking to boost production and russian customers by teaming up was domestic producers has joined forces with the russian after that. we could do more. to develop the sun. but amidst all the concern about economics isn't everyone forgetting about the environment well not everyone will. say that. but everything to make sure that he. himself. whether it's environmental. the latest an automated fashion or just sheer power you

won't be likely to find it here the one thing most of these cars friendly to wallets the public around me are looking at some of the best cars the world has to offer but i want to play the rise of the show was lifted mostly because they're out of the reach of the majority of russian. but it doesn't just truck to the spectacle of looking at what you could join if you pop the money from boston are three possible. let's return to our breaking news story this hour at least nine people have been killed and another badly injured after a fire at a nursing home when they took their region and western russia there are three hundred kilometers from moscow over four hundred and eighty residents were evacuated safely and the blaze has already been put out russia's emergence as ministries as those who died most likely suffocated from carbon monoxide poisoning and officials say an electrical fault along with

a delayed alarm may be to blame for the tragedy is the latest in a series of fatal fires at retirement homes in russia twenty five died in a blaze in the northwestern republic of call me in february last year that is turned three years ago sixty three died at a fire in nursing home in because of our region in the south of the country and we'll keep you updated as more news comes in on this breaking story. and coming up next is crosstalk with peter bell of the remastering another session of no holds barred debate only here on our city.

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cheese. this is all see coming to you live from moscow the headlines at least nine people have been killed and another badly injured after a fire at a nursing home in the to their region and western russia three hundred kilometers from moscow almost five hundred elves and the residents have been rescued safely. also security forces step up their efforts in russia's north caucuses coming in doesn't it smithson's and intensified and since they are cranked out but five policemen also die in the latest gun box. five years old america remembers more than eight hundred victims of hurricane katrina but there's still why it's.