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politicians in kyrgyzstan take their last chance to move voters ahead of sunday's parliamentary vote with a campaign marred by violence. religious tension split poland as forces new islamic center stirred years of terrorism and radicalization. of voyage to the ends of the earth fifteen polar scientists head off for a year long mission on a floating ice sheet with no contact with land. and three cosmin on its blast off in a new cutting edge so use rockets and he will spend six months on the international space station.

watching live from moscow i'm marina joshie it's the last day of campaigning in kyrgyzstan ahead of the crucial parliamentary vote the election will establish central asia first parliamentary republic want to which the president's powers occur it's also hopes 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. burns down shops and houses abandoned cafes and broken windows political billboards alongside piles of the meat on the street yesterday stun gets ready to vote for your parliament here in the country's second largest city lethal change is obvious. we need a decent government able to restore peace and stability that will stop people from leaving economy stability and the economy to start working.

eighty two polling stations have been set up across the city election is to be observed by monitors from the sea russia and the c.i.s. the amount of competing parties is q.b. stands all time record twenty nine the country's interim president is pushing to build a parliamentary republic or 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 body has to pass the five percent more in order to get into college. it's. after what happened this election is not just a political choice it's a chance to reunite two peoples to build a new country but. the majority of the population or shark you get one round one third 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 who lost everything and even now are forced to survive without a roof over their heads. my house was burned down i don't have anything i can get is from the red cross maybe you know the upcoming cold track violence on thursday police arrested a man sending s.m.s. threats still trying to make them vote for a 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 and i saw. with now switched to an intense mode of operations besides the additional force a separate seam of around one hundred officers is taking part in times of drills

and will also be deployed in the case of emergency. the election was proposed by the interim government and me after president was overthrown by thousands of protesters the opposition to control of the country promising democratically for. friday is the final day off political rallying which means just one more day is left before sunday's election here in it seems the authorities are ready both in terms of the organization and security but the phrases of the. and while it's can still be easily found in more sports of the city and or a clear sign that stability is still a long way off you go to spin off or g. or. 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 out of c.s.k. has more. muhammad moved from egypt to warsaw several years

ago however he says it's been hard to settle in. i only do freelance jobs because it's very difficult for me to find any permanent work and it's not because in all skilled but because my applications are turned danged as soon as employers learn that my name is muhammad. when i'm out roland 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. but i sort of this mosque almost twenty years ago in the several dozen people were coming here for a prayer which is 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 like 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 this urging the government to stop what they call islam isolation of the country's people the man behind the rally says it is the feeling of terrorism that draws people to the streets we believe that this organisers. which is going to build this mosque on you are so nice connected to the nation of islam you are going to say she knew it all the other organisation which are members of. the version of going just a few of. our own in western europe. because that's not for want to send me text it's miles from connection to terrorism the rally gathered several hundred men and

was a little surprised the politicians this is an influence on what is happening to western european countries i mean everybody here wants to know what was happening in theory in france in another france it is true it's a go that's right from the fundamentalists from the terrorists after all and they decided to participate in iraq and afghanistan operations sociologists most crowley salute a fuse for a time bomb. to follow for now the city college age is more or less come 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 approaches 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 pull the whole region but with more immigrants coming to poland

the anticipated brighter future with the european union could be clouded by worries of ethnic tension. alexy russia. reporting from warsaw in poland. and coming up in the program a grim landmark in the u.s. military history after nine years of war in afghanistan the campaign is drawing more criticism both within the country and abroad. here we're on the launchpad of the cosmic staff of the next crew blast off to the international space station. and russian scientists will spend a year drifting on an ice floe in an epic expedition to the arctic in the latest in a series of trips to study the area and support russia's claim to the region's territory that's going to travel witness to the departure of the ice breaker from a northern port before getting on board. the man.

at the top of the world nothing new for the likes of arctic veteran russia's attitude. has lost count of times he's traveled to both poles or rather has 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 it because there is a present offer and it's handmade sterilizes an old traveler's book with drawings and layers of the. impressions interesting stories but it isn't a tiny i will write in tiny letters. twenty five year old ocean ologist andre is one of a fifteen strong team will be left to fend for themselves for a year whatever food mats and equipment cloths they need has to go with them now

because they'll be out of reach and their have to keep an eye on ice crags dangerous storms and paula back on the hunt also hiding north of the ship is a veteran goalie from the sunny russian republic of korea although he won't be staying behind this time he says he's family aunt exactly happy with his career choice you know. my parents were against their expectation to worsen relation with parents in the caucasus is a serious thing i came back home for six months to build a house for my sons and move to st petersburg in order climate has a 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 to these most of it outdoors scientists tell stories of how they. fearlessly chased back into the sea gullies seen them grow from puppies into

courageous explorers but they can never had salt to woman climbs scientists believe in the bees island 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 threats to these animals to these drugs lies not with the optic but outside it one of them of which is almost viruses these stocks simply wouldn't make it in the cities that's why they're moved from one station to another in other words there and could. pull the rest of the law. straight you'll see which today is a special day for me i can't express it with words i'm overjoyed i took a puppy from two to the students in a dive i mean unless absurd if my wife were to fall and save us but when my dog died or if you couldn't eat and sleep for a week. now the ducks are up and ready for a new poll

a joy any explain standridge the born you have to make them love you he says make them part of the team you need all the friends he can get alone in the arctic. to the church of all our teeth from the island to be set in the up to. now website r.t. dot com has a lot more for you here's a taste of what's on my mind right now why does america c.r.t.'s anatomy we explore how us overseas broadcasters planned expansion while slamming competitors. and there's no end to extreme temperatures after russia's scorching heat this summer forecasters say winter temperatures are shaping up to be the coldest in a millennium find out why at r.t. dot com. 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 us is slipping rapidly and some two thousand nato troops have been killed so far in the conflict that international forces are expected to withdraw in july next year although not all it wants phyllis bennis analyst from the years to get for policy studies says there's a lack of political will to and the campaign. we're there because no u.s. president no u.s. 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 and war veteran a member of the recent ghana's to movement just in thompson says that the u.s. led war will have long term effects on future generation 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 to rule the country once we leave so the impact that we're 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 pakistan bar continued presence in afghanistan was cross border attacks we're seeing on nato supply lines and on u.s. bases from the pakistani side into afghanistan as well. who are veteran and member of the rethink of ghana stand movement just in thompson they are now the head of russia's and in our caucus agency says the years long u.s. campaign in afghanistan has actually stalled the fight against drugs in the country . but let's look at the nine years of the u.s. campaign in afghanistan shows. let's jones destroy the narcotics business only the government ruling the country based on the population supports consoled the drug problem when american say you can't leave the peasants without the only way of income 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 now the full interview with the head of russia's and inner cox agency on our website at r.t. dot com and we'll also be broadcasting it on sunday. now pakistani forces are still avoiding their acknowledgment ation with the taliban who are threatening u.s. soldiers in neighboring afghanistan that's according to white house report artie's military contributor says america must rethink its attitude towards pakistan before it can get a breakthrough in its fight against the taliban and months 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 which i gave an ambiguous answer when it comes to afghanistan think about pakistan get serious or get out on the date of the ninth anniversary of the u.s. invasion to afghanistan 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 it its attitude towards pakistan and get serious about pakistan sabotaging its africa as 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. and now some other stories from around the world in chile thirty three miners trapped underground for more than two months may be reached by saturday rescuers have already drill through over five hundred meters of rock and have only ninety meters left to go there with and check how safe the shaft is before they bring them to the surface the country's mining minister said they would be rescued within ten days at the latest relatives are waiting at the side. of the

queen of the no one says the liberal party leader mark route to form a cabinet and he will have a center right coalition but will rely on parliamentary support from dns islamised freedom party which will remain outside government it falls months of negotiations after the elections in june the new cabinet plans to ban the full face islamic veil . experts downplaying a toxic red callicles large spill in hungary say friday is a crucial day in stopping the pollution from spreading further emergency workers are pouring in and play in acid streams to neutralize the outline sludge which has reached the danube and the spill came from rivers of wara which burst upstream leaving four people dead and one hundred injured and it fears toxins could spread through the air the cleanup operation is expected to take at least a year. sounds of public workers and groups of walked off the job but it's we were strike over job losses and wage cuts you're demanding the government peel stringent staring letters designed to pull the country out of the financial crisis and all

public offices and hospitals have been shut with many flights to and from greece canceled as air traffic controllers joint demonstrations. before dawn on the steps of kazakstan the engines of a so you spacecraft are roared to life sending it on a two day flights to the international space station two cosmonauts and a nasa astronaut are on board the high tech spacecraft watched the launch. baikonur has been the site of rocket launches for about fifty five years this year its anniversary it's also been the site of soyuz launches for decades it governs free from here and now this soyuz rocket is an advance upon a long line of previous ones one thing that hasn't changed several decades is the people of flight the humans crews that go inside it the three men in this crew had been training for two years long an extensive training period the captain alexander

kaleri experienced cosmonaut this is his fifth trip up into space. another of flight engineer on board this is his first trip into space and the third the u.s. astronaut scott kelly it's his third trip into space and interesting extra detail about him quite astonishingly vehicle his brother also enough to know what's going on mark kelly is here watching him later on he will be flying up with a u.s. spy shuttle possibly even the last u.s. space shuttle to the international space station and working with his brother for a short period dan you know it's a credible to watch any rocket launch and all my brothers are board makes it even more exciting i've seen oh my launch three times now and it's pretty incredible thing to see the bruces now starting up which is going to stand back and take a look at the launch the culmination of all the preparations that have gone into this long.

the rockets going up now to the international space station on its journey up there and rockets like baps after a few months may be the only link with the international space station meaning that baikonur will be humanity's gait. way up to space. garden and here in the city we have shallow as far away just business news and news that the bitter dispute between shareholders and the real nicole could soon be settled oh that's right it's hope the shareholders are russia's largest mining come to reach an agreement during an emergency raising be held in two weeks time we'll have all the details on that later in the program but first this hour russia may sell its first falls denominated in new rise next year as according to death. the country will seek to raise up to five point five billion dollars in april

russia sold its first international since the deal nine hundred ninety eight it aims to fill the gap between government income and spending. russia and cyprus have signed an agreement eliminating double taxation between the two countries that do has been reached by russia's president who is visiting cyprus aiming to develop close was transparent financial ties of course the taxes are still low here but they already been implemented there's no zero taxation in cyprus but there was a couple of questions one including the disclosure of information about the company and second about particularly the real estate in russia we choose not to the result so it's just happened historically in the russian business not only partly for the reason of taxation partly for the reason of providing additional security for investment. in cyprus i think. we can change it

very quickly so i think number one is do you get more investment from five percent to russia. cyprus or one of the largest investor in russia and i think gradually the russian business will start probably to remove to russia but at the end of the day if we have a normal tax that tax regime will have a normal chief information i think it very much matter. the future of russia's largest mining company is to be decided in a special general meeting being held in two weeks time the real cynical has been gripped in a bitter dispute between key shareholders. somebody maple turn it into ross you know to rid of the details. the shock waves are still spreading from nearest 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 if we had broken tooth in which the two shareholders how do we not to attempt to gain control of the valuable nickel

producers since then there have been claims from both here you lesions legal action and proposals from both sides to buy the out there out. also want to see metals management is too close to interest specifically they want a bigger dividend payout to shareholders and if you can't invest in your 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 there has to be return to shell holes those are going to invest in new projects themselves if the management does not be able to do it so very simple corporate governance professional management that's what this stand for and we do believe that shows also crews of all it was a company from current sorts a bit until sixty billion dollars at least twice what the next eighteen months the risk denies it's involved boardroom games the company says it needs the money to start here through ations we should put on hold pleasurable downturns little regard

for the good. working knowledge in australia kerry not funk coalition works for the fun decision is no. we're quite sure we are some odds but it belongs into us in mosul put aside their differences and adapt of the global financial crisis but metals prices are rising again generating a tract of cash flows something that debt has roussel could certainly use the room for compromise is shrinking them urgency general meeting draws near the name date of a business art. time else like the calabasas that are here to russia for the sale. for the second day as crude a metal as a drop which is doing the earning position of produce this. world laughter among the main players dragging along gets done no point seven one percent respectively on the r.t.s. . and over in europe still for losing ground early trade the trade is fixing their

attention on key u.s. job states come out later today the footsie and the post if we can stay right. it's a mixed bag over in asia japan's nikkei is pulling to close almost one percent it's the red it's a strong yen drugs japanese shares. the head of that u.s. report against it he's saying it still holds very important to terror treated. now british oil group b.p. is to explore and develop a major gas field in the caspian sea it signed a thirty year deal on the ship. this field with a state energy deal involving up to five hundred billion cubic meters of gas to strengthen the role of us as a supplier to the west. and finally russia's third largest retailer ok has been valued at around three billion dollars ahead of its upcoming i.p.o. london their aims to raise up to five hundred million dollars in order to sink short term debts ok sales grew thirty three percent more than two billion dollars

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