eight his adoptive parents moved to the dominican republic in two thousand and four a year later they returned to russia turning their backs on dennis and leaving him with the local family they too soon gave him up this time to an orphanage but not before a cruise they hit and punished him the thing is that he behaved badly it was terrible but only because his parents and sisters left him he stayed all alone in their house they even left him without meals as a punishment so one day and they were saw it and decided to report it last year's adoptive russian parents were imprisoned for cocaine trafficking that led a court to cancel the adoption decision since his return more possible evidence of abuse has been found a note on the presidential ombudsman's twitter page said that scars on the boy's head indicate he was beaten now an investigation is looking into why denise was allowed to be adopted by such bad parents in the first place and what really happened in the dominican republic moshe not every adult can survive where he went through the russian adoption agency committed

a crime letting drug dealers adopt the boy that's the subject of our future investigation but hopefully all the bad things are in the past now dennis will now be able to resume his life in russia after his five year absence will have to really learn his native language and rediscover life here but it's hope that he'll receive a lot more care in his next five years than he did in his last five tom watson r.t. moscow. a little later in the program tonight a dramatic rescue of ecuador's president escape from a hospital after being trapped by rebel police find out why they don't why some believe the u.s. is behind it that's coming up on our t.v. tonight. but before that ukraine's president had a power boost after a constitutional court reversed reforms that had control to parliament six years ago it said the changes were illegal and violated several laws but his legs has worn out from here. it is back to basics for ukraine's politics swiftly and almost

unanimously the country's constitutional court decided to revert the country's political system back to the constitution of nine hundred ninety six the court a bullish demand mr the country's main court of laws made in december two thousand and four during the election battle between victory and victory on the court which the events which led to the famous orange revolution back then the changes entailed that the country will transfer from presidential to parliamentary republic and those changes were meant to structure arise the country's political system but it's the nature of how these amendments were done which was questioned by both the ruling party of regents and the constitutional court that the q i pronounced the amendments to the constitution approved on the eighth of december two thousand and four to be unconstitutional as when they were approved the law was violated many times the abolition of the amendments is effective immediately. the decision by the constitutional court comes after several months of deliberation on whether the

change was actually needed it was proposed by the ruling coalition in parliament but the initiative itself surely came from president which ever since he took office in fabry twenty ten has been trying to change the political landscape of ukraine and centralized power this decision is seen as the final step in that and from now on present which has several of his very important powers returned to him . the president used to have much less power in deciding who is going to be the country's prime minister as he was very much dependent on parliament after this decision you can more easily dismiss prime ministers are of if you choose or used to do so the two thousand and four political reform transferred several very important powers from the president to parliament or coding to authors of the reform this was meant to make ukraine stronger and more politically structural. eventually according to those who initiated the changes this time this did not

happen on several occasions political crisis led to dissolution of parliament and reelections former country's leader president you should try to abolish these changes on several occasions but he failed to do that now after he found himself in opposition he changed his mind completely and criticizes the power saying that the constitutional court's decision may cause a constitutional chaos in ukraine the opposition in general is very critical of this move by the constitutional court. the country's president and the country's parliament who are elected according to the constitution of two thousand and four that means that we are going to demand an immediate resignation of the president and the prime minister the dissolution of parliament and to hold early elections there is a saying in this part of the world that everything new is in fact a well forgotten old this is generally a joke but it seriously applies to ukrainian constitution the court's decision is final undisputable and takes effect immediately the only question is how soon will

the government and state bodies be able to convert to the old constitution of nine hundred ninety six. r.t. reporting from ukraine's capital kiev i spoke to an incompetent skier from the moscow based institute of world economy and international relations she told me she doesn't believe the ukraine constitutional court decision will lead to a political. ukraine is rather tired of political crisis nonstop political crisis for many years and much will depend on economic situation there is certainly a consensus between present here and of each and some of the governors he has strong support in the parliament eve president here niqab which manages to improve economic and social situation i do not think that political restructuring and there will be a political restructuring in fact will cause the crisis because the opposition in ukraine political position is rather de consolidated if he fails in economic sphere

well that is of course the consequences may be may be far going. covering skier spending a holiday on a remote island is probably as far away as it gets from now because it may not be like that for long a russian firm is promising to transform space into the ultimate to risk get away they're working on the world's first orbiting hotel r.t. stacy peterson's reports. they say it's the real deal that's according to the c.e.o. of the russian private company orbital technologies and he points to several multimillion dollars contracts signed between his company and it though the russian state owned space manufacturer called energya the ending here makes the soyuz capsules a ship space cruiser and their supplies to the international space station and bath and reportedly there are russian and american investors willing to put millions of dollars behind it as a project here's more from the c.e.o.

so though we've been working on this project for a while now much of the equipment and modules we'll use have already been created so we're not exactly reinventing the wheel the hotel should be cozy enough for seven people and we'll have two large view screens so that everyone can look out at the earth and the stars space tourists spend most of that time taking photos it's a great view from up that the colors are incredible i was station will be much more comfortable than the i stash which is basically an industrial facility in space our space hotel will be designed for people. now the launch date for this commercial space station slash told to help is twenty sixteen and it's meant to accommodate seven people six being a space travelers and one being a crew member leisure is definitely part of it they want to give a phenomenal experience to those who are willing to and can afford and will afford to pay such a high price for an out of this world experience but this type of private public partnership is also looking at long jeopardy on jeopardy and they're doing this and

you know couple of ways first of all for the right now they want to be a supplement to their national space station so for example if there were a number it and the members could go to this commercial space station as to getting back to earth and they also want to be able to provide services for scientists conducting experiments for private companies and then further down the road one space exploration has has gone a. they want to take people out of orbit and perhaps may be able to take them to the moon and to planets that we haven't been to yet now they say that the cost is approximately what you would pay to get. on a rocket to the international space station so millions of dollars they know there is no discount for this adventure and they say that look it's going to cost a lot of money get things going even though we aren't reinventing the real wheel so to speak so it's going to take a lot of money to get things built to get this hotel launched and to operate it so

it's not going to be cheap but they're hoping to recoup a lot of that cost by having hundreds of visitors go into space every year. you pays your money you get your thrills as they say stacey our correspondent well meantime the u.s. has also joined the race to commercialize space progress is voted for billions of dollars to be pumped into nasa as projects the agency is already working on replacing the space shuttle fleet which should be grounded next year congress also wants private firms to keep up the pressure in all but space entrepreneur jeff manber spoke to ceases competition in space is a good step for mankind but house voted two to follow the senate and the white house got about seventy percent of what it wanted it means that it's now american policy that lower earth orbit will be commercial you'll have private companies ferrying people and cargo to space it means that nasa should work on a permanent presence of humans beyond low earth orbit and means what we go into an asteroid i find that incredibly exciting we have long argued finally breaking down

the centralized government space program so it's going to be competition it's going to be hotels going to begin in space and it's just going to be a call time so that we design for people to relax play and think sort of have a big plate glass windows they'll have you know things to where you can move around they'll have media centers so you can record things so they'll be spiritually interesting. sounds good that's a look at our t. dot com tonight three of our top ten things stories they're the most clicked from us after moscow's mary shown the door by the president i used to who could take on one of russia's most powerful positions a lot of thoughts about the people today let's throw it out. also here with the bridges of moscow can see you sitting in front of your eyes with amazing array of into the russian capital with different designs and dimensions taken two of the most spectacular without leaving the house become a bridge afficionado. why use it is the food of love for these pampered cathles

getting good results to a russian farmer claims that caring for his cows and song and shakespeare is vastly boosting their milk production got more than our business but you can check it out online as well tonight r.t. dot com. we'll. this is r t from moscow. the president of ecuador says there'll be no pardon for the people involved in the alleged coup attempt against him rafael crow's words come after he was rescued by troops from a hospital where he'd been held for twelve hours he was attacked on thursday at a rally by police protesting against austerity measures president cross says it's all part of an attempt to overthrow his government officials say at least two people have been killed and several were injured in the uprising the country remains in a state of siege tonight eva golinger has an expert on latin american she told us

it is likely the rebellion has political backing from abroad. the law apparently the police were protesting seems to be just an excuse for some plans that were already under way to execute a q a coup against program he was reelected for a second term last year overwhelmingly by a majority of ecuadorians and many of his policies have affected you know big business interests it's the same as what happened in honduras the same as what happened in venezuela eight years ago and it could attack against president chavez and remember that just last year president correa refused to renew a contract for a u.s. military base in man to ecuador and so that his country and his policies this government also come into conflict with very powerful u.s. interests there is a massive u.s. presence not just military but more than military presence particularly the u.s. even steeper international development which is just everywhere they have a massive compound in both quito i'm going to kill major cities of ecuador and some

of the groups that have come out calling for the president resignation are known as groups receiving funding from these u.s. agencies like us air d.n.a. national now for democracy it's sort of two fifteen moscow time bring up to date numbers of world news headlines in brief. thank you for being killed off for a number of explosions in nigeria's capital comes cheering to come from celebrations marking. fifty years of independence from the u.k. nigeria's main militant group shooter threat promising to bomb the event and it said there was quote nothing worth celebrating after fifty years of failure the country's been scarred by ethnic and religious violence for decades. the second raid on nato convoys in pakistan's left two people dead suspected militants twenty seven tankers carrying fuel for nato troops stationed in afghanistan the attacks follow islam about blocking a vital supply route for coalition forces it was responding to an apparent nato air

strike that killed three pakistani paramilitary troops become free says it will consider other response options if i live forces continue to violate its sovereignty in the un's released a report into human rights violations in the democratic republic of congo it charts alleged abuses carried out during conflicts in the ninety's the document accuses the rwandan and ugandan forces of participating in the killings that may constitute acts of genocide its publication has triggered denials from both countries. dozens of people were evacuated from a luxury apartment complex in south korea after a fire raged through a thirty eight story building flames spread quickly through the ventilation shaft and within minutes reach the roof local authorities say no serious injuries occurred since residents were rescued soon after the fire started. hundreds of health workers have clashed with police in the french capital blocking traffic near the busy shelves in leeds they dressed in blue scrubs and surgical masks the a nice

that is nurses try to reach the presidential palace to make their case for better pay to recognise their qualifications officers used tear gas to try and disperse them. the prosecutor's office in petersburg has asked norway to extradite a notorious neo nazi and former martial arts fighter who went on the run which is loved at six a prominent member of a band nationalist party and has a history of assaults and robberies he escaped from some pittsburgh psychiatric unit in august and managed to get as far as norway where he asked authorities for political asylum that six now under arrest there for trespass and illegally carrying a gun. the u.s. defense secretary believes that the wars in iraq and afghanistan remain just quote an abstraction for most americans as the not directly affected robert gates told university students that the majority of people see army service is something for other people to do and the young americans decide up but these military contributed

says the u.s. should overhaul its strategy before recruiting robert gates has paid him fully failed to i'm to stand the main challenge for the u.s. forces is a disconnect between the u.s. army the central intelligence agency the law enforcement community and the state department that's what the u.s. secretary of defense should address even before presenting his recruiting sales speech to the duke university students broadbridge gates should have paid attention to mostly ignored advice from the general mcchrystal when he indicated the most pressing challenge for the u.s. army in afghanistan that is to drastically change conventional operational culture within the pentagon and the u.s. army which results in a such a heinous crimes as killing african civilians for drugs and for fun until robert

gates start promoting their unconventional thinking all this sale speech to expand the aral to see systems at the u.s. universities are not going to change them a man to them and to resolve it man challenge for the u.s. policy in afghanistan and pakistan. we're going to khrushchev for a military contributor here r.t. now with a weekend on its way late friday night here in moscow so too is moscow and if you're in the russian capital and this week the program showcasing the quieter side to all the bustle of the city the talk about patrick palms is a beautiful picturesque place crowned with swanky restaurants and glamorous shops as martin andrews will explain. and while you're in the area if you want to treat yourselves you should come here to privilege and it opened in two thousand and five and soon established itself as one of the city's top restaurants the food is

delightful and not as expensive as you would think the interior is sublime just take a look at the view of the palms here. martin is surely tonight they're nervous for that time to turn to the business test the day's top stories stephanie is here in just a few moments. hungry for the full story we've got it for us the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. soon

which brighten if you are about someone from funds to pressure. these stunts on t.v. . every month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. join us for technology update on r g. hello and welcome to the business bulletin president medvedev visit to china this week put the seal on a number of new energy deals the negotiations have been drawn out and at least when gas contracts the consent of us still more to do but as medina cochon of our reports there's now

a greater sense of urgency. china is the fastest growing energy consumer in the world and in russia its neighbors the biggest energy provider it's a business smash this crying out to be mate the deals have been a long time in the making finally this week in quest put on the dotted line what was a surprise is that we didn't see reciprocal deals from china you know it's quite clear to russia went down there looking to barter energy and materials exports to china in exchange for some commitment for investment into russia's new industries into infrastructure into technology etc and there was any mention of that whatsoever gazprom has agreed to supply thirty billion cubic meters of gas annually to china over thirty years starting from twenty fifteen to make it all happen the gas giant also announced it would start building a new pipeline to china next year diversifying its customers is

a significant ambition for russia it provides a hedge against a drop in demand from you rope in the event of an economic slowdown more kids have a way of going inside. and the reason for growth is so strong a show right now is because they have been. centralized economy. pauses they are bad on that they decided to go market oriented but russia faces stiff competition to the east most so then in western europe as china also borders the nations of central asia which have considerable gas reserves moreover countries like to have got there first with agreements to build a pipeline and fill it with fuel analysts suggest this has provided the final up to the russian side in their negotiations for fear of losing out all together in the question of business r.t.

. russian markets have continued their upward trend for a second week in a row peter weston of the tongue things the dismissal of moscow's mess spiced up the performance of domestic a tease. we had first of all very interesting we. guess culminating with the sacking of. added some flavor to some if you want russia specific factors that were in france in the market but in general it was a good week for the russian market but again it is very much moving along the lines of what's happening globally russia remains a hostage to what we see on data coming out of us and our europe method names continue to do well last week and on friday we also saw financials moving out but that came on the back of some easing of concerns out of the south of europe as well as ireland so it was a mixed picture i would say in terms of sectors but in general the market was moving up in life more or less with the global markets plans to unite the somewhat

fractured nature of russia's railway grid underway the operator hopes this will make rail a more competitive option for companies transporting goods from asia to europe and vice versa you know it's a myth that reports. the atlantic and pacific oceans connected by a railway going across. it's now almost a reality with a unified wide track from eastern russia reaching. the agreements have already made to extend the route to vienna that's creates over ten thousand kilometers. to the austrian capital in the heart of europe russia. europe and asia and such as. china and japan it will be unified rates as well as time lost at the border controls. transport from asia to

finland takes fifty days. could cover the distance in seven days. at the moment they cannot charge enough money to meet the profitable his car are still too small. just cannot speak. for. the competition between rail and. in order to balance the cost of travelling in each direction. to be lowered.

which is very. expensive. rest of our bellies the prices yes a cargo transport in russia dropping fifteen percent to eleven point five million containers williams on the try and save beer in route fill an even sharper thirty percent through coverage this year has been strong but much student has to be done to make russian real we true breach between east and west isn't a given due to a business r.t. just love you. and that's all the business news for now but you can always read more stories if you look on twelve website at the t. dot com slash.

culture is that so much i'm afraid we're going to need to get a lot of people a fair enough but you meters in the world polarized opinions more than venezuelan president hugo chavez is denounced by critics as a dictator what does the future. 1930's england and france try

to reason with hitler's germany demands are going to land and gets its way they all thought they had created a safety net for themselves nineteen thirty nine the whole of europe isn't dumped in war efforts to establish a system of collective security in one hundred thirty eight failed and it's still on the agenda. the lesson is to be learned from the munich agreement on r t hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on the t.v. . nothing internationalism. the asian of russian language and literature teachers will host a world festival of russian language. are you interested in a better understanding of russian language and culture can you sing russian songs well. become a participant of the world festival of russian language and really exciting trip to

st petersburg in russia. for more information visit the festival website. see the global news broadcaster from moscow these are our top stories tonight a russian boy returns to his homeland after years of abandonment of a twelve year old was allegedly sold for drugs by his adoptive parents in the dominican republic and then turned over to several for the tourists he came back after his guardians were arrested for cocaine trafficking. ukraine's constitutional court gives more power to the president is for the two thousand and four parliamentary shift in legal means to. be able to choose his own government.

and the hotel it all but may seem like a distant fourth but not for one russian firm that set out to build the world's first commercial space station and make it a tourist hot spot organizers are also hoping to use it as a refuge for cosmonauts of emergencies. it's friday and that means. another trip around some of the most fascinating places in the russian capital tranquility mixed with entertainment is the theme of this week's moscow at. hello i welcome sue moss krauts i want to.