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breaking news on our t.v. a group of militants and broke into the parliament of russia's republic of chechnya have all been killed by security forces according to reports at least three other people are believed to be dead police officers among them with ten more injured. meeting of minds the leaders of russia germany and france together as they try to find a common vision for the future of european security. dancing to a different beat fifty years since the u.s. imposed a crippling trade embargo you know some say the policy isn't working and a major milestone is required. and one hundred billion dollars has flowed into the russian economy as foreign investments this year but it could be more business. boring investors are looking forward to change in russia.

you're watching r t coming to live from moscow i'm marina josh and our breaking news this hour a group of militants who broke into the parliament of russia's republic of chechnya have now all reportedly been killed by security forces well at least three other people died after the gunman started shooting inside the building in the city of grozny always for more we're joined live now on the phone by our correspondent in chechnya accts ana we heard shaba one of the latest developments that you were here are as far as i know for militants drove into the parliament parking zone and they followed one of the members of the church in parliament and these militants which they are believed to be linked to al qaida they opened fire they will clocked in the building the head of the chechen republic runs on getting above says that the special operation that was very short of fifteen twenty minutes is now over and all

militants have been killed at least one police offices have been killed in the crossfire and see seen people are injured they have been in fact been conflicting reports about the situation and groans and they like reportedly one man with an escaped into hostages but base was denied later on by the ministry of interior no affairs they also have been reports that we saw former drew near the parliament but this hasn't been confirmed most reports say that police officers have been injured and police officials stress that no civilians have been. during this special operation they were also speculations that one of the column and excuse shows was good but this hasn't been confirmed. just to tell you a bit of details the militants have been very active in the north caucuses and in russia this year these groups that attacked the column and is believed to the link to the group that attacked the home there which also the chechen president comes on

to do of earlier these all to him and a link to al qaida these militants are behind the moscow metro blast and the blast at the central market in a political cause and also i think if you. well have some of the control bring us all the details from grozny thanks very much indeed for the sub date now a number of recent successful special operations in the south have revealed that militants involved in attacks in russia have links to al qaida we can now. cross lifestyle just one to tell you who is in moscow so to tell you to what extent are terrorists in russia's north caucasus connected to international terrorism. the investigations into the recent terror attacks that took place in or should have shown that international terror groups stand behind many of them and it was very good night by the international community as well in june this year the u.s. authorities have told local want modest and international terrorists now even wash

of the man is number one on the list of those wanted by the country's security forces and authorities the men to full responsibility for the two deadly blasts that took place in moscow in march of this get one two female suicide bombers exploded themselves at two different metro stations in central moscow killing forty people and leaving another eighty eight injured that was the biggest terror attack we've seen recently and the man was responsible for that later in the year in the was this year the explosion took place in the c. two bits of course when the car that exploded injured thirty people luckily no one was killed just a month after that incident sounder and other explosion took place also in the northern caucasus in the seato pledge a tough boss one a suicide bomber drove a car into the city's central market many experts believe abouts international terror groups also stand behind those two explosions and to just recently a man called i that would be when was arrested just outside moscow for spreading

extremists literature among people now the man is the head of an international terror group that has its headquarters in turkey but he keys believed to be working in moscow training suicide bombers in the in the most the region the training suicide bombers under hypnosis so that once again proves that a lot of international terror groups are operating on russian territory. and it's all you know because of their thanks for much indeed for of this and still how this our in our jews not happy about pledging loyalty to israel. this country defines itself as a jewish and democratic state but if you ask just about any arab they'll tell you it's heavy on the jewish and rather than light on the democratic. find out how the recently adopted worldview bill is straining uneasy israeli palestinian relations even further loss. in terms of drivers are supposed to go to a driving school and pass a test on

a closed course like this one that we're on right now as well as study the different tactics of driving from a written test but that's not exactly how it happens in most cases around moscow and we look at what's russia on top of the list when it comes to road deaths. european security is under scrutiny as the leaders of france germany and russia meet in the french resort of develop resident v.f.s. pushing his proposal yet again for a new security framework to replace the current system which he says is outdated are just following the talks. the concept of global european security is something that the russian president had proposed a while ago actually and it was frequently discussed by himself and various european leaders during meetings one to one meetings and various group meeting such as the g eight in the g twenty and this is definitely something that is going to come up today and. the age of sits down with angle and. this is

something that they're going to pay quite a lot of attention to and devote quite a lot of their time to because of course the russian president believes that existing security concept is outdated because there is no more soviet union there is no more cold war and of course a new approach to a unified security system in europe needs to be discussed and needs to be emplaced and that is of course what they're going to be talking about today of course encompassing is also russia's relations with nato itself the upcoming summit of the . treaty organization in lisbon is also perhaps going to touch upon this global system of european security also perhaps talking about russia's potential involvement in the european system of anti-missile defense something also had mentioned is something that the us are busy also believes that russia should be involved in what we can of course avoid issues that are relevant to the international community not only european matters that are being brought to the

table things like situation in the middle east. situations in afghanistan the ongoing era raney and nuclear ambitions all those items are definitely going to be brought out by his colleagues from france and germany we also know that various other aspects such as the consequences of the global financial crisis its effect on the european economy on russian economy on the way that they were affected by lateral trade between russia and the european union all those things are definitely making their way onto the agenda. because it is our reporting here from de ville not check out our web site for the latest updates on everything we're covering as well as expert analysis blogs and videos at are two dot com here's a taster of what's in line right now. r.t.m. bales the secrets behind the russian terminator cocktail tipple to activate your mind and boost your physical power. and you've probably heard of the red sea and

black sea by want to know about russia's white sea. and its fifty years since the u.s. imposed an economic embargo on cuba prohibiting most trade with island recently or have been some meyer policy changes under the obama administration but the main restrictions are still in place costing the u.s. economy over a billion dollars a year artie's going edge to count reports in the emergence of new factors which could cause a recent of the blockade. politics aside americans miscue at this club in washington d.c. they make most probably the only thing americans can legally import from the communist island the rhythm. while the love for cuba flourishes on the dance floor

it goes cold when the revision of the fifty year old embargo is up for discussion where the matter. why should we give them after all these years benefits of trade relationships more tourism everything like that when they basically say they're not going to change their system whatsoever but that doesn't stop the u.s. from dealing with china the same standard that applies for china does not apply to cuba cuba has a communist regime that has a state undynamic model that is is is sort of it's very weak china has a big economic engine in other words you were represents everything we're against it's a totalitarian repressive communist state but only china can't lend us money and cuba is criticized for violating human rights not without a reason and the harshest criticism comes from a nation that slammed worldwide for breaching human rights at its kuantan i'm obey prison which it runs in cuba the embargo was the way the us punished the castro

regime for seizing power in nine hundred fifty nine. and we've that wiping out the vast share americans having the cuban economy arguably the idea behind the embargo was to let castro's regime wear out and prompt people to revolt against it it's been fifty years and it never happened let's lift the embargo will sell more products there more americans will be able to spread their influence there i think it's our best hope for having influence in cuba when that wonderful day comes when the castro regime falls the embargo has been largely seen as in fact if it's given the castro regime a handy excuse for the failures of its socialist experiment it's hurting the very cuban people that we claim to be helping cuba now hosts businesses from europe can about latin america and mainly leaves off its beautiful resorts but booming tourism does not seem to make life easier for every day cubans they're set to make four

cents of every dollar a foreign company pays that the government takes the rest. or has recently taken steps to modernize its economy now overhaul the museum people are allowed to engage in small private enterprises but for the u.s. to lift the embargo there needs to be a pragmatic reason ideological ones have proved unsustainable there's a really strong and i think economic interest people are seeing there are markets that can be exploited and if we don't take care of them. or we don't jump in europe is just going to feel it for us and that's not nor interest and then there's the question of oil and that's a new thing as well moreover russian and spanish companies are queuing up to help cuba exploited supposedly huge offshore oil reserves the opposition over the embargo here in washington has long been down to this question will trade with cuba make the castro regime stronger or will it eventually help bring them down but some

would argue the regime is not the biggest issue here the u.s. things with china all right one thing that could make the u.s. really care about kill way is what it can get from it self wrong thing garzon beaches maybe not strong enough oil on the other hand could have a bigger potential going to check on our t. washington d.c. . german president christian wolf is in turkey while back all the immigration debate is raging his visit comes just days after chancellor angela merkel admitted multiculturalism has failed in germany next hour we'll bring you that interview was caught turn alist and author from berlin who says the problem of integration stamps from religion. to believe as a muslim you should not learn from an unbeliever you should obey to islam and to the muslims so we have saudi percent of muslims of turkish muslims in germany leaving schools without learning anything they don't have

a diploma or anything because their religion tells them the pope have to obey to what the unbelievers tell you this is going to cost conflicts this is going to cause big problems so what i do believe that there is a place for muslims in this world and for their culture and there is a place for european and western culture to live in what i don't believe. they will live peacefully together. israel is facing criticism over a bill that requires non-jury citizens to swear allegiance to the state the government says the loyalty oath is a necessary staffer p.s. but arabs are refusing to pledge themselves to a country they say snatching their holy land are reports this photograph is all that remains from some near family home the house survived for generations but it

couldn't survive an israeli demolition two years ago the middle of the. i started to have problems with the settlers ten years ago they wanted to take all of my own land they took one house and then they wanted to take this house since then he started rebuilding one of the things god the supreme court's discovered that documents they changed the name of my grandfather on the papers. but the discovery didn't help him hang on to most of his grandfather's learned a family of israeli settlers now on his own property insists is his and his story only one of many. in the two hours we spend here therefore a wrist and the usual round of tear gas rubber bullets and blame and they are because the union shouldn't complain about anything they should say thank you israel thank you that we are still here. and they'll be saying a lot more than that if the country's foreign minister avigdor lieberman gets his

way he wants all one million arab israeli citizens to pledge loyalty to the jewish state the arab world if they want us to give concessions for peace if they want us to give some sacrifices for peace they should start looking at the us is getting with. state so lieberman has his supporters but he's also got his detractors arabs and many israeli jews are up in arms this country defines itself as a jewish and democratic state but if you ask just about any arab here they'll tell you it's heavy on the jewish and rather light on the democratic. angry demonstrators take to the streets claiming the next step transferring arab israelis to a palestinian state but the government is doing its best to accommodate lieberman's demands and recently approved a loyalty bill by a twenty two eight majority in. the government under american pressure to freeze

settlement building and needs lieberman support but arab citizens lack a wide he will never give in all or most of the whole that argument i'm a muslim a man allowed to swirl the world you two are jewish the word true in the first word to them what do i think them for. with saudi arabia and those drusilla eminences preliminary plans for two hundred thirty eight hundred new secure homes seems like there's so much more likely than arabs pledging allegiance to an israel that keeps them under the thumb policy r t. also take a look at some other stories from around the world and strikes in light of the fuel supply are forcing some petrol stations to close their airlines to cancel a large number of flights strong action continues as protesters fight the government's plans to raise the retirement age from sixty to sixty two students and

workers have blockaded schools transport devils and oil refineries doing anything in an attempt to affect the upcoming vote in parliament this wednesday. a wave of modern debris has swept through southeastern parole forcing dozens of families to flee their homes in the middle of the night nearby river burst its banks unleashing a loser of the mahdi water. on the unsuspecting residents at least fifty homes have been destroyed by the torrent so far. rushes into this for its bad roads and reckless driving almost thirty thousand people lose their lives in traffic accidents every year and as artie's schon thomas found out the problems start with a learner drivers driving their weight behind the wheel. welcome to russia where the roads are notoriously bad driver safety seemingly optional and the traffic notorious we were doing when. we were very busy traffic which has been poorly organized and which requires improvement interchanges have been made in efficiently

our traffic lights haven't been working properly and road signs are located in such a way that drivers often can't see them all this results in numerous accidents. in two thousand and nine alone there were nearly two hundred four thousand car accidents the human cost was twenty six thousand deaths and more than a quarter of million people seriously injured the international transportation formalists russia and having the most traffic deaths per capita in the world many believe corruption and general lack of knowledge are to blame. do you know the traffic signs. i do what does this one mean. i don't know really i don't know oh isn't this amazing drivers are supposed to go to a driving school and pass a test on a close course like this one that we are on right now as well as study the different tactics of driving from a written test but that's not exactly how it happens in most cases around moscow.

probably there are two problems with fake driving licenses the first is that criminal groups issue fake licenses of such a high quality that only a specialist can see it's fake it's a fake license and think it's real but the other problem is bribes and driving schools to pass driving tests this girl wishes to. maine anonymous but for the purposes of television we will call her like many russian drivers she's purchased her license illegally so how much did it cost her. well the actual amount is eight hundred dollars but there was that money i think should be from a driving school i was supposed to attend classes and so on but i was living in st petersburg at the time so i couldn't show up at the school. but as katia learned learning how to drive properly isn't as essential as having the proper payoff some of my father's officials would blackmail me for money and that is why there was no need for me to obtain my license in a traditional way it's easier to buy it he took me to some distant metro station in

moscow suburb they are they invited me to a room issued my driving license to me and took my photograph i was so ashamed i said i am sorry i will really learn how to drive the answer doesn't matter to us and now even thinks she may be a threat on the road. yes i have a feeling that i'm a threat to pedestrians if you days ago i fail to see a bicycle rider in the dark i think that can serve as just a vacation prompting many to call for a complete overhaul of russia's driver's education system at the system although it's not enough to fire a bribe taker it's necessary to change the entire system as long as there is the man that will be supplying we need real changes at the high level in the interior ministry and probably even at the state management level hopefully making russia's roads a safer place to be sean thomas moscow. and it's time now for a business update in just a few moments don't go away. hungry for the full story we've gone to.

the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. hello and a very warm welcome time to delve into the world of business the russian government has a fifty billion dollar reason turn pro the country's investment climate it has an extensive program of privatizations it wants to get to the market but as an item advantage of our ports it's

a plan that needs the help of foreign capital. hundred billion dollars has flowed into the russian economy as foreign investment but it could have been more if not for administrative barriers about access to infrastructure and labor difficulties in the regions it's inadequate training of the workforce number two it's difficult to use for accessing financing number three it's high levels of corruption and number for unfair competition from the grey market the prime minister to be nude of the criticism and assured this emblem investors and business people he understood their problems however she was keen to point out the progress that has been made the right tave that had been slashed the fight against corruption and opening up of the russian market reforms would continue he said pledging that foreign investors could count on getting the same treatment from the offices of state as domestic companies especially in your position we do make a distinction between russian and foreign business when it comes to protecting the

rights of investors it's important for us to create comfortable conditions for those who want to make investments in russia to develop their business to promote their goods and services. the russian government has a strong incentive to quickly improve investor sentiment it has an extensive program of privatization to get away with this menace to enter the country's biggest state run companies market for possible sale the finance ministry wants to raise around fifty billion dollars from the assets over the next five years to help cover the budget deficit it's an ambition that will be hard to achieve if i wanted my knees afraid to come here you know and we've a business r.t. . and joining me now to discuss the investment climate in russia and the upcoming privatizations is you know it's a top president of morgan stanley and russia and c.i.s. thank you very much for joining us so do you accept the argument there has been a major progress in improving the investment climate in russia i clearly do believe

very well the. climate is a proven whether it's already a major improvement depends on what you compare it to i just talked to a friend who compared to one thousand nine hundred that clearly had a major improvement but what's most important was the specific steps now and i would say within the last year year and i have been developed by the government and their ruling intending to do and that will i think i can major difference your bank morgan stanley has been working with the government on improving the investment climate what do you see as the biggest problem and what's your number one recommendation for our overall number one would commendation has been to listen to investor concerns and those are specifically and i'm afraid to repeat myself your audience probably has heard that but working with or against corruption working against administrative barriers allowing more freedom of investment of international investment in the economy and also reducing the suck the share of the government in the economy of the country the government has extensive of

privatizations how attractive do you think will be to foreign investors and how important will foreign capital be to its success foreign capital is important in any open economy in any open emerging economy which russia is so clearly it will be very important here as well and the government understands of them very focused on that i am personally i think as an institution more good so in russia are quite optimistic about the next wave of privatization taken very seriously and very good that work is going on to develop a plan make it success and invite the money that is needed for the economy and probably not just fifty billion dollars in the longer term it's more clear. that both the privatization program proved the investment quite in giving up the government will be less directly involved in running companies i do believe it will because it's one of the conservative government was too involved government no where are very efficient in running the companies in any way and. the more

companies become public they have to report to investors the top independent independent directors the more transparent and open the economy will be so i think privatization is a very important step from the direction you know the president of morgan stanley in russia thank you very much for your analysis. moving on we have a look at the markets the russian markets all on the rise with the mice it's breaking psychological mark effect two hundred points old blue chips occurring with sperm bank off more than one point six percent on hold. after also among the top paying us off my six and european stocks a mixed this out to college stocks were aborted lower following results from apple philips electronics is dropping three and a half percent off to the curve was the outlook for the bristol year among other big movers the shares of blue bay asset management have jumped thirty one percent in london opting to be bored by world bank of canada around.