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an. in kurdistan take their last chance to voters ahead of sunday's parliamentary vote with a campaign marred by violence. religious tension split forces new islamic center there are fears of terrorism radicalization. voyage to the hands of the earth fifteen polar scientist head off for a year long mission on a floating ice sheet with no contact with land. and three cars went on to blast off in a new cutting edge so his rocket team will spend six months on the international space station.

ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me it's the last day of campaigning in kyrgyzstan ahead of the crucial parliamentary vote the election will establish central asia first parliamentary republic what to which the president's powers occur is also hoped to bring coveted stability to the region that has suffered from deadly political and ethnic violence in the past few months as a group is going off now reports. on shops and houses abandoned cafes and broken windows political billboards alongside. the streets. to vote for a new parliament or the country's second largest city the need for change is obvious. we need a decent government able to restore peace and stability that will stop people from leaving the. stability and the economy to start working that's what we need.

eighty two polling stations have been set up across the city the election is to be observed by monitors from the. russia. the amount of competing parties. all time record twenty nine the country's interim president is pushing to build a parliamentary republic where the head of state is more of a ceremonial figure than the one who holds power however several parties are against the idea including the one headed by the former prime minister felix school . each party has to pass the five percent mark in order to get into college. after what happened this election is not just a political choice it's a chance to reunite two peoples to build a new country. the majority of the population in or shark your guess well around one third was back nationals in june the two clashed in a massive outburst of violence armed gangs that destroyed shops and said houses

ablaze according to the most modest figures hundreds of people were killed and several thousand others were injured the havoc lasted several days until the interim government regained control by that time most populated districts have been almost completely destroyed many like this woman lost everything and even forced to survive without a roof over their head. my house was burned down i don't have anything the only food i can get is from the red cross maybe if you are the upcoming boat could attract more violence on thursday police arrested a man sending s.m.s. threats to locals trying to make them vote for specific party over three hundred officers will patrol the polling stations and five hundred swat like commandos have been flown in from the capital bishkek volunteers have also been recruited. we've now switched to an intense mode of operations besides the additional force a separate seam of around one hundred officers is taking part in tactical drills

and will also be deployed in the case of emergency. was proposed by the interim government and me after president was overthrown by thousands of protesters the opposition to control of the country promising democratic reform. friday is the final day off political riling which means just one more day is left before sunday's election here in austin it seems the authorities are ready both in terms of the organization and security but the phrases of the. while it can still be easily found in more sports of the city and or a clearer sign stability is still a long way off you go to spin off or deep or you're just. the construction of a new muslim center in the heart of predominantly catholic poland has outraged activists across the country opponents say the mosque in warsaw could foster radicalism and terrorism but local muslims claim religious discrimination like here chefs he has more. mohamed moved from egypt to warsaw several years ago

however he says it's been hard to settle in for i mean i only do freelance jobs because it's very difficult for me to find any permanent work and it's not because i'm not skilled because my applications are turned to soon as employers learn that my name is muhammad. poland has long been a mono ethnic nation with the muslim community less than one percent of the population most of them are ethnic talks are swear have been here for centuries but ahead of war so it's only islamic center says the number of migrants from muslim countries is growing rapidly the. right sort of this mosque almost twenty years ago and the several dozen people were coming here for prayer now the friday prayer gathers hundreds and the building simply cannot fit everyone. news of another islamic center to be built in warsaw was welcomed by the nation's thirty thousand strong minority construction of

a new second mosque in warsaw began last year according to blueprints it is supposed to be three times as large as the initial islamic center but unlike the first mosque which was sponsored by the local muslim community this one was financed from abroad. and. the fact that construction money came from saudi arabia enraged several political movements in poland they staged protests urging the government to stop what they call islam isolation of the. country the man behind the rally says it is the fuehrer for terrorism that draws people to the streets to believe that this is going to just that which is going to build this mosque on in war so he's connected to the for the nation of islam if you're going to say she knew it all the other organizations which are members of. the version of i'm going fishing off europe. and western europe from the right because that's my front to seventy six states most from connection to terrorism the

rally gathered several hundred men and was little surprised to politicians this is an influence of what is happening to western european countries i mean everybody here wants to know what was happening in perry in france in another france it is. that thread from the fundamentalists from the terrorists after all and they decided to participate in iraq and afghanistan operations sociologists say most crowley slit a fuse for a time bomb. or so of our new fall for now the city college age is more or less count down by the presence of european human rights activists but as the number of immigrants grows this may well be not enough to keep the protests down i believe we're facing a serious conflict in the future. at the moment only around three percent of the country is of known polish all region but with more immigrants coming to poland the

anticipated brighter future with the european union could be clouded by worries of ethnic tension. see reporting from warsaw in poland. you're watching are the live from moscow coming up in the program a grim landmark any u.s. military history of an eye than a verse three obvious war started the campaign is drawing more criticism both within the country and abroad. now we are the launch pad of the staffs of the next group blast off to the international space station. russian scientists will spend a year drifting on an ice floe in an african petition to the arctic it is the latest in a series of trips to study the area and support russia's claim to the region's territory that's a good show witness the departure of the ice breaker from a northern port before getting on board. the amount.

of the top of the world nothing new for the likes of optic veteran russia's. he's lost count of times he's traveled to both poles for august a new lonely cold possibly dangerous adventure lies ahead. for these young man two weeks aboard an icebreaker is a last chance to have fun and get to know new colleagues but as soon as they get to their final destination it will be hard work and survival. to give the star is a present for my girlfriend it's handmade charlize is an old travelers book with drawings and layers of her spirits with. impressions interesting stories but it isn't a tiny i will write in tiny letters. twenty five year old ocean ologist andree is one of a fifteen strong team will be left to fend for themselves for a year whatever food mattson equipment or colds they need has to go with them now

because they'll be out of reach and their have to keep an eye on ice cracks dangerous storms. and paula back on the hunt also hiding north on the ship is a veteran from the sunny russian republic of dena bulgaria although he won't be staying behind this time he says he's family aunt exactly happy with his career choice with you know pretty good my parents who are against their expedition to worsen relation with parents who caucuses is a serious thing i came back home for six months to build a house for my sons and move to st petersburg didn't want a climate as battery life in the warm galley has been looking forward to reuniting with his best friends while he's been on leave huskies dean and dick spent a year on the island took these a most of it outdoors scientists tell stories of how they feel as he chased back into the sea gullies seen them grow from poppies

into courageous explorers but they can never had salt to woman climbs scientists believe in the bees i learned for more than a year at a time harsh weather conditions and three local bass makes for a significant danger to the explorers of the biggest threat to these animals to these dogs lies not with the optic but outside it what in the north which is almost clean of viruses these docs simply wouldn't make it in the cities that's why they're moved from one station to another in other words there and cut. the rest of their lives. with today is a special day for me i can't express it with words i'm overjoyed i took a puppy from these two to the students in a dive i want unless absurd if my wife would fall and save us but when my dog die or if you couldn't eat and sleep for

a week that starts. now the dogs are up and ready for a new paula joy any leaks placed on dre the born to. you have to make them love you he says make them part of the team you need all the friends you can get alone in the arctic. to the church of our team from the island to the so in the arctic. and our website r.t. dot com has a lot more for you and here's a taste of what's online right now. why does america's c.r.t.'s anatomy we explore how us overseas broadcasters plan expansion while slamming competitors. and there is no end to extreme temperatures after russia scorching heat this summer forecasters say winter temperatures are shaping up to be a cold in a millennium find out why. the u.s. led campaign in afghanistan which reached the grim milestone of nine years is facing more criticism many say what was started in response to the nine eleven

attacks has turned out to be a quagmire like the vietnam war with more american troops now in place public support for the war inside and outside the u.s. is slipping rapidly some two thousand nato troops have been killed so far in the conflict international forces are expected to withdraw july of next year although not all at once phyllis bennis analysis from the institute for policy studies says there is a lack of political will to the campaign. we're there because no us president no us politician is willing to say this was a failed war from the beginning we should never have been there from the beginning we should get out the entry to afghanistan was a defeat from day one the bottom line is it was not a war of self-defense we were not attacked by afghans the notion that we were going because we were worried about people's human rights under the taliban that doesn't explain why we were so willing to deal with the taliban before this we were dealing

with the taliban over creating oil pipelines across afghanistan there's a lot of hypocrisy here and i think that we do ourselves a disservice and we do the people of afghanistan a disservice if we blur that we were attacked in a horrible crime against humanity the answer to that should never have been war war veteran and member of the rethink afghanistan movement just in thompson says that the u.s. led war will have long term effects on future generations of afghans the question i ask is like why are we still there and what are we actually doing what is the effect on the population because yes we talk about regional stability with afghanistan and pakistan as well but we don't ever talk about the civilian impact the impact on women do women have increasing women's rights today also what about the children this is the future generation that is actually going to take over rule the country once we leave so the impact they were having on what they're seeing the level of violence their friends and family being killed these are very negative impacts if we did pull out it would have

a good long term benefit is because we're right now we're breeding terrorism in the region we're creating instability in pakistan bar continued presence in afghanistan with cross border attacks we're seeing on nato supply lines and on u.s. bases from the pakistani side into afghanistan as well or better and a member of the rethink of ghana stand movement just in thompson there. now they had of russia's antenor kardex agency says the year's long u.s. campaign in afghanistan has actually stole the fight against drugs in the country. the nine years of the u.s. campaign in afghanistan shows. whose list shows destroy the narcotics business only the government ruling the country based on the population supports consoled the drug problem when americans say you can't leave the peasants without the only way of income big giving a sign to the afghan authorities to keep out of the opium business because those without cash will turn to the town of bone for support but this is just an excuse.

and gather full interview with the had of russia sent in our cottage agency on our website which is our team dot com pakistani forces are still avoiding direct confrontation with the taliban who are threatening u.s. soldiers in neighboring afghanistan that's according to a white house report argues military contributor says america must rethink its attitude towards pakistan before it can get a breakthrough in its fight against the taliban a month ago during an interview to veterans today i got a question what i would advise to the white house regarding the u.s. policy in afghanistan i gave an ambiguous answer when it comes to afghanistan think about pakistan get serious or get out on the day of the ninth anniversary of the u.s. invasion to afghanistan with their white house as usual leaked the latest reports regarding the pakistani role in the u.s.

occupation of afghanistan. the conclusion the u.s. has to revelle eight its attitude towards pakistan and get serious about the pakistan sabotaging its efforts well whether it's a conclusion a surprise or just a coincidence with my advice one month ago i don't know you tell me. well support for the u.s. led foreign campaigns is at an all time low later peter lavelle and his cross dog guest discuss whether the so-called war on terror has only seen a surge in violence around the world. the united states is absolutely not popular in the middle east at all we are very unpopular in the middle east and i have no idea i mean what do you know what would be talking about what to do and to what strategic interest what strategic interest i mean how does it affect us whether or not we are popular i don't understand this sort of we're talking about the middle

east as though everyone there is an individual actor and everyone there has a vote so everyone can back down how they feel about the united states when this is not the case these are all the regimes these are all history surely regimes hello we're talking about the global war on terror and what is called the global war on terror in that war individuals do have votes that's exactly what we're talking about that's all protests. across town don in just over an hour here on our team now take a look at some other stories from around the world and toxic red sludge from a factory in hungary has reached the river danube hungary's prime minister has called the spill a geological tragedy and it fears the boys are down to thousands of tons of the sludge spilled after a reservoir burst leaving four people dead and one hundred injured the cleanup is expected to take at least here. in chile thirty three miners trapped in the ground

for more than two months may reach by saturday rescuers have already drilled through over five hundred meters of rock only ninety meters left to go they will then check how safe the shaft is before them bring them to the surface the country's mining minister said being will be rescued within ten days of the latest relatives and waiting at the site. thousands of public workers in greece have walked off the job at a twenty four hour strike job losses and wage cuts are demanding the government peel stringent staring measures designed for the country out of financial crisis public offices and hospitals have shot with many flights to and from greece canceled its air traffic controllers joined the demonstrations. a russian soyuz rocket has successfully blasted off from the baikonur cosmodrome stand. spacecraft is carrying nasa astronaut scott kelly and cosmos alexander kaleri and.

to the international space station he will spend the next six months as members of expedition twenty five on board the station new have a geisha control and data processing systems are also being delivered to the i says so hughes is expected to dock with the station in two days' time. keeping out appearances is always important for both men and women the star of the moscow team with martin andrews takes us into the world of beauty to the best spots enters across the russian capital. botox to muscle as the next pass along has a range of cosmetic treatments available all the stuff speak english here the prices are competitive and is popular with men and women of all age ranges i'm told this facial muscles here will not only improve blood circulation but will also boost complexion. and.

let's go out of here for you in about ten minutes time before that we go back to earth and carlo carli is here with us in the studio with latest business news and we're hearing that another russian companies planning an i.p.o. market house oh yes retail the ok of being valued at up to three billion dollars ahead of its listing in london which is needed to sink its debt we have the details later in the program but first this hour russia and cyprus have signed an agreement eliminating double taxation between the two countries and dave has been reached by russia's president he's visiting cyprus aiming to develop closer a more transparent financial ties. of course the taxes are still low here but. zero taxation in cyprus there was a couple of questions one including the disclosure of information about the company particularly the real estate. so it's just happened historically

the russian business. partner for the reason of taxation partly for the reason. for investment. in cyprus i think. we. want to. get more investment from. cyprus or one of the largest investor in russia and i think gradually the russian business will start over to move to russia but at the end of the day even have a normal tax that tax regime would have a normal chief information i think. and the future of russia's largest mining company and special general meeting held in two weeks time there is nickel has been gripped in a bitter dispute between king shareholders all year dairy pascoe's worth a proton into ross you know it i'm in favor has the details. the shock waves are

still spreading from the annual meeting back in june interest with a twenty five percent stake gained four seats on the board while you sell with a slightly larger stake managed to get on this we the brokered truce in which the two shareholders had agreed not to attempt to gain control of the valuable nickel producer since then there have been claims from voting regulations legal action and proposals from both sides to buy their out. also pulled to see middle school management is to close to interests specifically they want a bigger dividend payout to shareholders and if you can't invest in their projects you have to return the money to the shareholders there's no reason for the management to. enjoy the big cash pile that is sit on the balance or that has to put it onto the show hall those tours are going to invest in new projects themselves if the management is not able to do so very simple corporate governance professional management that's what this stands for and we do believe those issues also preserve while there was a company from current sorts

a bit until sixty billion dollars at least twice what the next eighteen months no risk denies it's involved boardroom the company says it needs the money to start through ations which were put on hold by global downturn. we are working to restart modes illustrated and we are carrying out fine calculation works for that final decision has not yet made but we are quite sure that we will restart some. interest and put aside their differences than the depths of the global financial crisis but metals prices are rising again generating a trap. cash loose something that. could certainly use the room for compromise shrinking them urgency general meeting troops near you need to do a business our team. tunnel to see how long before we came here in russia they also yes inducted into the schooling that he trades bangui for the world's net leading

the decline so far as prices for oil and fuel and it comes all to a quiet trading session on thursday with police told the only exception it was up seven percent higher metals prices and plans to boost gold production and over in asia stocks are mixed with the nikkei sliding almost one percent into the red as a strong the yen dragged japanese shares and uncertainty sentiment ahead of a key u.s. jobs report due out later in the day. now british oil group b.p. is to explore and develop a major gas field in the county and see it signed a thirty year deal the shelf field of the state energy deal involving up to five hundred billion cubic meters of gas could strengthen the role of the closure since the west. and in other news russian investment company troika dialog is seeking to exchanges twenty five percent stake in call maker asked of us for the shares of. that's according to the head of russian technologies which is one of the major shareholders of after over currently run owns twenty five percent of the troubled

russian call maker in september the french company claimed it wouldn't increase its stake until the financial condition of after gets better stake by troika dialog is worth around three hundred twenty million dollars that's equal to two percent to run over a fleet one percent in the. now russia third largest retailer ok is being valued at around three billion dollars ahead of its upcoming i.p.o. in london the grocer aims to raise up to five hundred million dollars in order to sing its short term debts last year case sales the thirty three percent more than two billion dollars the retail chain owns more than fifty shots throughout russia. shopping for this hour but you can always buy more stories on our website r.t. dot com slash business.

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