this week's top stories here on r.t. fever pitch tensions at the u.n. general assembly over as the iranian president riles the u.s. with offensive rhetoric once again. gas resources beneath the arctic ice heat up competition over that region prompting countries to seek a compromise here in the russian capital. shifting far right is that nationalism is on the run following a string of successes for immigration political parties in europe.

with the top stories of this week and all of today you're watching live from the center of moscow. this week the global issues discussed at the un's general assembly has been overshadowed by a provocative speech by the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad lauren lyster explains why some delegates were so offended they stood up and walked out. with the fanfare on the streets of new york this week. no one could miss the spectacle of more than one hundred ninety world leaders descending upon the united nations for the annual general assembly. but stealing the spotlight on the world stage a face off between iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad and u.s. president barack obama obama defended u.n. sanctions the u.s. has spearheaded over iran's nuclear program though he called for dialogue on the

door remains open to diplomacy should iran choose to walk through. the dialogue awkward in a job responded with drove the u.s. and european union delegations out of the assembly hall all together he claimed nine eleven was an inside job by america as a middle voice. that most people believe that some segments within the u.s. government has traded the attack to reverse the decline in the u.s. economy and his grip in the middle east in order to save the zionist regime. in a job may have lost some of his audience inside the halls but he continued the conversation in public where you're smiling you believe started that the government had a head about eleven and what seemed like interviews with almost every network and you had a captive audience on the street wanted to have join activists to protest against his visit almost daily. pomp and circumstance aside

ahmadinejad said he may return to the negotiating table if the security council plays nice. iran has always be ready for a dialing based on respect and justice and the international community warned of where an escalation in the conflict could lead and the forces used against iran i believe this would be the shortest way to the radicals in their own. prevailing and deciding that now that we will strike we must have nuclear weapons and talk of m d g's or millennium development goals of fighting hunger and poverty amidst a global recession countries were more measured in making pledges for too long we've measured our efforts by the dollars we spend on the food that we deliver. the conference concluded with deep concern that the un is falling far short of conquering problems such as world poverty and malnutrition it appeared no country yesterday we did the timor s.

they're. still short of conquering their hunger with the finest cuisine new york has to offer but this time of the year you have the fresh french fries for so long make up out of there were black truffle sauce and i will show you the truffle stable side and after a week of traffic truffles and talk the press is already packing up despite debates continuing next week as global problems persist the u.n.g.a. remains a convenient place for world leaders to share their opinions and ideas if people hope that they care even if nothing changes after this week as to whether any of the rhetoric becomes reality for that we're just going to have to wait and see next year or at leicester are taking you. to come your way next hour here on arts he should host nation of the u.n. general assembly take a closer look at domestic abuses before preaching to the rest of the world. three miles out from barack obama's lecture on moral principles one woman languishing in

this federal jail behind me stripped many say of all her dignity allegedly hands of u.s. officials. as nations gathered in new york for the u.n. general assembly russia announced its ban on the supply of advanced unsee aircraft missile systems to iran the russian foreign minister said it falls under recent u.n. sanctions against tehran and stressed the decision is not a unilateral move. of course was that russia simply documented in the presidential decree what is required from russia and all the other states in relation to iran after the adoption of the un security council's new resolution russia refused to deliver the as three hundred surface to air missile systems to iran. in support of this resolution and russia remains opposed to any unilateral sanctions against iran resolutions adopted by the un security council are binding but they need to be

turned into national laws because they are not direct application documents within countries legislation which israel is set to end its moratorium on settlement construction in the west bank the moratorium was set up ten months ago by the israeli government as a move towards peace talks with palestine meanwhile palestinian government officials warned that several times that any new construction words in the west bank will mean the immediate a fall of the ongoing negotiations some jewish settlers plan to celebrate the event by laying the foundation stones of the new buildings in that area the international community has repeatedly called on israel to extend the moratorium while israelis call on their government to end it. and we have lots more to come your way this hour including a neo nazi in norway for a month on the run from a psychiatric unit russian cage fighter turned extremist is detained in also demanding political asylum. and last call for venezuelans the country is

voting in a highly contested national election which has been billed as a battle of the rich versus the poor. this week untapped the riches of the arctic dominated talks at an international forum here in moscow and the objective was to ensure that the competition for the billions of tons of oil and gas wouldn't overheat. if you stand alone yukon survive in the arctic that's how russian prime you have led him or putin explained that no country by itself can deal with the enormous challenges i had at the north pole he promised that what average treasures lie hidden under the peak layer of ice will be no fighting over the top of the world the arctic needs secure sustainable management and if there's anybody who has to stop with that we often hear some futuristic forecasts predicting a battle for the arctic are responsible analysis shows the majority of the

frightening scenarios on the future of the arctic have no grounds whatsoever their goal is to provoke clashes among the arctic states and so that those who make the predictions can fish for something in the murky waters but i am absolutely sure that all the existing problems including the ones over the continental shelf can be resolved in a manner of partnership and according to the law the five know the neighbors who fish in these dark cold waters are russia canada the us norway and denmark at stake now are massive amounts of untapped oil and gas estimated to be over twenty percent of what the planet has to offer but many fear that a territorial crisis over the arctic which for millenia has been a vast quiet block of ice could suddenly start to boil and for the people who call this tranquil place home an invasion of industrialization is on the horizon for many years people thought the arctic was this frozen wasteland that no one lives

here no one survives here is a place for polar bears enablers and the reality is that the arctic is a vibrant place with rich natural resources rich human resources where people live and survive daily at the love that choose to live here but some of the histories saddest chapters were written on the white pages of these glass years during the. cold war it was one of the world's most militarized regions with nuclear missiles placed there the warheads may have gun but oil and gas drills i likely to replace them environmentalist question just how safe big struction technology will be in this stuff to retain especially with the gulf of mexico disaster and its lingering legacy so fresh in people's minds it's not just a question of often you'll call drudge in the arctic it's all show that we approach there isn't a responsible way i don't think anybody come up roach the arctic simply from their

point of view but let us exploit the resources i think everybody from charlotte shares your responsibility not your store shelves or your vitamin d. on the arctic nations but also to the entire world because if we measure the arctic and the northern part of the world the consequences will be felt in asia and africa latin america are the rest of europe in the united states and elsewhere apart from anna chant territorial claims concerns were again raised that pumping for fuel in the world sort of preacher rate as it's sometimes known could speed up global warming a quarter of the world's untapped manager resources altered states have become increasingly anxious to seek their claims on to the look pretty piece of pie but russia says they'll be no fighting over the arctic fortunes and any territorial dispute but will result in just as informal and friendly atmosphere as a big dinner it didn't match over our t.v.

moscow. security in the far east strategic partnership and trade between two shoes countries will top the talks at the while the russian president rather dmitri medvedev kicks off as a three day visit to china the first stop of the three day visit was in dalia formerly known as port arthur for me treatment here that laid down flowers and put a wreath at the memorial to soviet civilians and soldiers who died in china during both world wars and in the nineteen zero four russo-japanese war later in the day russia's president moved to beijing ahead of monday's talks with the country's top officials. austria's right wing freedom party years hoping an anti muslim computer game will help it to win votes in sunday's prevention elections if successful this will be yet another success for europe's far right after sweden's recent general elections he got a garden after takes a look at what is fear to be the rise of islamophobia in europe. was

the bye-bye mosque game as simple as its message they came and shoot down as many new mosques as you can as they rise relentlessly above alpine skyline if you're not quick enough the country is islam wised up with its own we are defending our rights our traditions our culture we don't want to be dissolved into islam nor do we want there to be parallel islamic societies in our country we released by the right wing freedom party as part of its bid for election and the regional government in styria austria second largest province the game has hit the wrong nerve within twenty four hours it received more than two hundred thousand web hits within a week it was banned the computer game may have been just a small part of a political campaign but the reaction has been nothing but a firestorm of outrage there around five hundred thousand muslims in austria

together with the greens their community leaders sued the freedom party emotions in the game and islam is a reality if we want to build mosques we will build the many with i have a vision of the future where every town and city in austria has a mosque with a minaret that people can see from the outside in. the judicial authorities up hold the complaint and all that again went beyond except the whole discussion forcing the freedom party to take it down from its website it's in the front of the numbers who played the game show that islam is a very important issue thanks to us it was talked about in the first place but the judicial system is meddling in politics and stopping a free discussion of many say that ban has had the reverse effect because not even a single minute in styria and less than two percent of the population of muslim. the freedom party failed to get the single seat a bill asked election now it's expected to triple its vote and put a dent in the ruling coalition of two centrist party to have a little here change endangered whole system because i have to feeling it's just

it's already locked against these two factors like this position themselves as like . the resistance of the true people which is kind of being suppressed by the status quo if the freedom party performs well it will follow the footsteps of recent successes by far right parties in sweden belgium and the netherlands. it appears that no longer can the centrist parties ignore the voices of those alone by islam and immigration or they risk being penalized at the ballot box. r.t. gratz steria well professor from the department of political science at a central european university in budapest says the far right parties are not only against immigration and islam but also against the european union it's a kind of fashion i mean one success of such a party promote the successes of the answer parties and for instance of

a successful say. dutch right between party had a clear impact on the success. of course it is a negative impact because those parties are not only against migration or against especially islamic migration they are also empty european all these parties are clearly deepening of european integration and this is a challenge to european. consensus that europe is an unfinished business and a european union should go forward towards a deeper federation of european states. a russian neo nazi and former martial arts fighter who escaped a psychiatric hospital has surrendered to immigration officials in norway and asked for political asylum this week love datsik who turned up at immigration offices known for his violent past. he ran it decided he could no longer hide

the saver among them to the state for psychiatric care in st petersburg events that think has invested no way where his article thirty six political asylum. wearing a t. shirt with a swastika and tearing a lady at gun he turned himself in that city is now under arrest. this is a breach of the weapon more we have found a weapon and confiscated other interesting items which gives these cases priority the investigation is now under way. he used to be best known for his aggressive fighting style within the ring now is his imprisonment escape and his ties with the band nationalists russian party the slavic union this grabbing the attention. he called me several hours before that video was made and said he was going to turn himself in i replied that it was up to him he thanked me for supporting him murder

threats assault and robbery and an alleged psychotic breakdown saw does take place in high security psychiatric can but after he transferred to a low security facility he made light work of escaping whipping up a wire fence of his hands he simply walked away the doctors say this seeing him too intimidated to intervene it's raising serious questions as to how exactly a dangerous psychiatric patient managed to escape and make it out of russia without being caught but the reason it's funny they tell us that he's totally insane and all he does a scream and yell in reply to any question however he managed to cross two borders and he brought his weapon along i know one member of the slav again who originally came from a speck of stone he asked for political asylum and was granted a residence visa i'm not sure what will happen with datsik but anything is possible . the former fighters fate now hangs on whether he'll be extradited back to

russia or granted political asylum sara fair. mosque a. norwegian t.v. reporter stein acro explains how datsik managed to cross into norway and while thought he was will apply extreme caution when considering his bid for asylum. of course a lot a lot of illegal immigrants come to norway every single day it's not that hard to get into norway it's such a high for five person videos of him are on you tube and internet in the pictures of him he likes the attention just like in court when he stood up and made the nazi salute to all the journalists it was there and he wanted the court to be open and he argued for that there were a court proceedings should remain open so obviously he does get a lot of attention here from the public i think most people. the general public here. would like him to be sent back to russia as soon as possible and there is of

course a fear that the right extremist environment in norway will grow up again we've had some very very bad incidents in the past with murders and church burnings and so on and nobody wants to return to that state live from moscow this is r.t. and we have a lot more coming up in the program including forbidden love on indians face threats of violence and even death outside of their cars. and your flight is delayed after spending an extra day stuck in orbit due to an undocking technical glitch the space crew descends smoothly back to work details coming just a bit later in the. four militants were killed in a two day security operation in russia's republic of dagestan and among them was the head of a terror group allegedly responsible for several attacks police also found firearms and a bomb launcher in the house where the gunman will cornered by officers in the capital

on friday two special forces fighters were killed during the standoff thirty people many of them civilians were also wounded during the exchange after a suicide bomber blew himself up while attempting to reach the scene of the operation. well venezuelans are voting in a crucial parliamentary election which is being seen as a test for the ruling party of president chavez after boycotting the previous poll in two thousand and five the opposition will try to win back seats to change the country's political course and as artie's jihan hafitz reports the ballot is likely to be dominated by a standoff between the rich and the poor or. it's an outstanding view from the top of one of the finest hotels in caracas venezuela. but on the ground there is a different reality a class war between the wealthy and the poor a battle that has been playing out here in venezuela since president chavez came to power in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight it happens in almost every election

and this one is no exception. it is what has politically mobilized both sides of the class divides leading to scenes as distinct as day for. the first. and that is. what the people of venezuela are calling one of the most important election of the year what they care is that building the national assembly whoever gave the majority of the national assembly will have the authority to pass the laws and the country and so the birds build into the shade trees both for and against the chavez system a system that we have right now but it's not communism. it's working for poor people that's why people love chavez because we can if we can go to the neighborhood today we have free education we have preferred before chavez came to power the poor were

marginalized in venezuela according to statistics from the venezuelan national statistics office poverty in this country has dropped by seventy percent in only fourteen years that's a bit assume that before chavez it was like a long night the poor were excluded from the country's wealth this represents our aspirations for freedom and emancipation because chavez sees people as human beings he fights for us but the opposition has different views so look at the it truly is not just destroyed venezuela has destroyed latin america has destroyed our values as citizens has brought out the worst of us so if the worst means foreign money to help their cause it's not sitting well with most of the venezuelan people and government. newspapers articles exposing hefty figures from u.s. government funded n.g.o.s are causing venezuelans to cry foul in this election and system the money is going directly to opposition forces in out of states make whatever they want my around the world and nobody said nothing but they are angry because we are saying something about that. however the opposition refuses to

acknowledge there is a link between dollars pouring into this country and their campaigns are going to get rid of chavez through votes in the market that's why we're going to vote on september twenty sixth against chavez a socialist communist project twenty first century socialism hasn't helped us it has hurt us but we post chavez elements also insist the opposition is composed of the wealthy elite with a prejudice towards majority poor. i hate discrimination and that is what the opposition does that's why people don't trust them they discriminate good like they were there the whites of the year the indians over there i am white powerful you know no no no from day to night both sides are behind two different messages. one calling for a balance in a parliament dominated by the governments parties and a more capitalist system. the other praising the political structure currently in place one with a socialist agenda because depending on which way the pendulum swings in this

election the governing system of venezuela will ultimately follow john huff is r t could arcus venezuela getting married without permission can be very dangerous for some young people in northern india they face threats of violence and even death from angry relatives and village councils a group of volunteers called the love commandos are taking up the battle against the oppression of those who marry outside their cost oxys council reports. your life's in danger your girlfriend's been kept captive welcome to the love commandos a newly formed helpline taking calls from distraught couples who have dared to marry against their family's wishes john because i see that i think that it is whenever we get a call that a couple is being threatened if we contact our commandos and tell them to go there immediately to help them if they face any problem we inform the police our team of

lawyers also reach there so that the couple is not attacked threatened or mistreated. will be the love commandos include lawyers and social activists and claims to have attracted one hundred forty thousand volunteers across india they have helped rescue many couples from debt by forcing police to intervene. sanjaya not the young couple in love who ran away from their families against their marriage they had nowhere else to turn. we need five complaints to the police but no one to catch when i heard of the helpline i felt some who helped us right away and we're seeing in there see if. they're having the sand with very very we may not have survived. the hell playing started following the recent upsurge in honor killings in northern india in some villages local councils death sentences against couples for marrying outside their caste or

within this same clan i did your parents today have forgotten that they too were young at some point they were also attracted to people and tried to fall in love not all were successful of course i think if we take their frustration out on today's youngsters. one. anonymous means a priority for the volunteers who have been targeted by angry relatives and the village councils the help lane operates from five secret locations in the capital and visitors are carefully screened. the work we do we have to do it quietly if anyone asks us our address we don't just give it to him we first ask him to reach a public spot near our center we check to see whether he's a troublemaker or hoodlums only once we're sure that he needs help then we take him with us. love can sometimes be a dangerous thing in india especially in rural communities but with the love

commandos just a phone call away there's at last a glimmer of hope for the many couples endangered by their feelings for each other and seeing. new delhi. two russian cosmonauts and an american astronauts made it safely back to earth on saturday after a technical glitch in orbit threatened their return the crew are currently. star city rehabilitation center in the moscow region for the first time the soyuz spacecraft failed to undock from the international space station on time and the journey was postponed by a day the problem was fixed and the second attempted to detach went smoothly as space travelers landed safely in kazakhstan after spending almost six months on board the i assess three crew members who remain at the station ready to welcome the next team who are sure you will to leave for all that on october eighth. more let's check out some other news now making headlines around the world a group of protesters marched to the japanese consulate in hong kong demanding an

apology over the detention of a chinese fishing captain a captain since free was arrested after his boat collided with japanese vessels near disputed islands in the east china sea the incident caused a fierce diplomatic row between the two asian neighbors. will specially built a whole thirty three trapped chilean mine is back to the surface has arrived at the mine to back up rescue devices are expected to be delivered next week a man sized painted in the colors of fly will be used to lift the workers out one by one after the escape tunnel is finished being drilled and the government says the men are expected to be pulled out by early november even if all goes well. and i'll be back with the headlines in just a few moments. every

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