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believed to be behind the. parliament a regional militant leader. just for the tenth to fill twenty four hours of programming or something that happened somewhere today. so how american t.v. channels break the rules to break the news in a desperate scramble for right. and we human trafficking laws in india. says village girls come to the big city by promises of a better life. and coming up with a business that day european investors call for a visa free regime between washington and eighty would have to be in about twenty minutes time.

live from the heart of moscow this is odyssey welcome to the program a gang split could have been behind tuesday's strike on the chechen parliament the russian republics interior ministry has said a man thought to be behind a terror attack may have been trying to assert his authority in the region to al-qaeda. has details. we're standing in front of the church in parliament that has been attacked by the militants three people were killed and seventeen injured as the chechen terror and minister reports the man behind this attack could be her same kind of a new leader of the chechen militants and this is the way he's showing what he's capable off before her send her car was operating under dog mara the notorious and most wanted criminal in russia mark is the man behind moscow metro blast which killed forty people talk omar has been on the most wanted terrorist list by the

u.s. see just to remind you that the militants drove into the parliament parking zone killed a security guard opened fire and stormed the parliament the federal forces blocked the militants inside the building and the operation was success all militants were killed and this is how rims on producer of commented on the situation. the police did a very good job we sent two teams of six people in there it took them fifteen minutes to kill all the militants. all members of parliament from the building the whole area and right now is been cleaned and today the chechen parliament resumes its normal working hours and victims as far as we know will be receiving compensations from the state. right there now coming up one of the world's most polluted. by the pay for the economic. and environmental cause they.

see if there's any hope of a clean future for a place with a legacy of pollution deprivation. through europe government's proposed. policies. well india is working to sex trafficking problem which campaigners say is the most rampant in the world thousands of girls from neighboring nepal being brought major cities like mumbai with promises of good jobs instead many become victims of human traffickers trapped into a life of virtual slavery. reports. rush me may be young but she's gone through more than most girls her age to leave her village for the bright lights of mumbai only to find she was heading for life in a brothel he said he wants to reach mari why did you go with them. i didn't want to you force me to india is the epicenter of this extra freaking

industry right now in the world and the reason is that there is no enforcement of laws against traffic. and joins it's court more than a quarter of a million women are trafficked in india each year some are as young as nine and come from the rural areas of neighboring heading for. neither their parents nor they had any idea what their voice is like the parents mean one little bit if television is in the village about what bombay is and to them it would represent a life state rather than a broad. it's easy to cross the border between india and if there are well established routes for trafficking in the northern state of bihar rescue groups keep an eye on the trains passing through the identify who they believe are being trafficked and order them from the train but still there but when we ask youngsters where they are going they say they're going to study it for girl is travelling with

the boy she says he's her brother but when we demand their identity cards we see the aren't related to the two girls are questioned by the local police but claim they are travelling to mumbai to work wise i'm not saying we have no work in our village i have two young children and when i was promised a job in mumbai i decided to take up the offer but. girls are misled by people offering them jobs in big cities we apprehend them and then hand them over to women's shelters there are also girls who are convinced they can be part of a dance group and are conned into coming to india. it's easy to convince young girls in a village hundreds of kilometers away that they can make it big here in mumbai but once you're sort of brothers there condemned to a litle bondage now campaigners want to see villagers in a pod given more warnings of the dangers and the police more active in clamping down on traffickers out and saying r.t. mumbai. over one million people were protesting throughout france demanding the

government backs down from raising the retirement age from sixty to sixty two after months of largely peaceful actions many protests erupted into violence this week the president nicolas sarkozy validate his conservative party would press ahead with the reforms the strikes have brought much of the country to a standstill along a petrol station and many flights canceled in the southern city of new york police clashed after the interior minister sent in officers to stop the riot police used force and to push back the protests. the u.k. is also set to announce a savage budget cuts bringing in massive reductions of up to twenty five percent for some government departments thousands have already taken to the streets to oppose what will be the largest program of cuts in decades in which hundreds of thousands of public sector jobs would be slashed and follows cuts announced yesterday to the country's defense budget worth almost five billion dollars that

means renewing its nuclear terrence system will be delayed. on the road that will be with you it follows similar calls from germany and france and it's caused washington to worry about nato's future capabilities but john stevens former conservative m.e.p. says these cuts show a new era of equality is coming for the airlines. the time when nature was essential an american operation in which everybody else was a satellite i think is now over i think that's no longer financially sustainable for the americans and so what we're seeing i. with the british moved towards from it's in the nuclear area with the discussions between the french and the germans with the other initiatives in european defense to build a serious european pillar so that what nato is is a partnership of equals between europe and america the more your appear nato becomes the more favorably disposed it will be towards european affairs because

certainly the french and the germans and i think the british too increasingly recognize that there is such a thing as your ratio there is a europe here and russian defense interest but in a sense the time where we had a an old western and old east is over we have a new way in which russia is very much a part facing a new east if you like which is the rise of asia the rise of china in particular the alliance was also a hot topic in france's resort town of deal meeting french and german leaders there dmitri medvedev said that russia and nato should search for compromises to develop dialogue the announcement came as the russian president said he would attend a key nato summit next month in lisbon but he also added that the alliance itself needs to understand how it sees russia joining the system also at the summit chancellor angela merkel confirmed that europe is considering russia's proposals

for a new security system in the region three leaders were keen to show they saw eye to eye on most international issues the meeting which aimed at bringing moscow and the e.u. closer together. well talking to our top russian diplomat responsible for smoothing relations with europe russia's relations with nato will thrive when cold war stereotypes are dropped before the interview what's coming up in fifteen minutes but here's a preview. if for no what we have a full fledged dialogue with nato there have been certain unpleasant incidents of course but today we have a common understanding of the fact that we have to move forward we live on the same continent so we've been facing up to the same threats and challenges for quite some time though i think that nato has a new strategic concept should be free from such a vista concepts perceiving russia as a possible threat of were hints about nato as a global role in the circumvention of international laws.

the town of qatar about once been a center of economic activity and wealth for centuries in russia but it is not an ideal place to travel to today years of industrial activity and pollution have choked this once charming city so forth reports from the toxic town nicknamed the black point of the planet. it's a bleak sight that greets you when you're right in the small russian town of care about a legacy of environmental destruction once and the title of one of the most polluted towns in the world it's a large copy and a century of toxic fumes and chemical waste left the landscape devastated but it's the residents who have really suffered and. cardiovascular diseases respiratory diseases in digestive system diseases are common in the world of oncological diseases here is rather high. under new ownership since two thousand and three the

plant has begun cleaning up its act the progress is slowly. we immediately began renovation but you can see for yourself the problems that our company of inherited were doing a lot to preserve and develop her but of course lots more still remains to be done . the smelter was founded to exploit the region's rich copper deposits and has contributed to the economic progress in russia if the last twenty years the price to pay for the economic boom has been enormous with the social and environmental scars. tall hills of black industrial waste surround the residence to care about and when you're in the town the air quality is extremely poor. today the wind is blowing a different way usually you can see your own outstretched arm because of gas concentration people are being literally poisoned that the plant is the town's life when it was closed in one thousand nine hundred seven after being branded an environmental

disaster zone the town fell into poverty so it was a relief to the people here when it reopened even though residents near the more of the same pollution and unhealthy working conditions they were at least able to provide for their families. if well this industry is really doing druce it's a rule everything the units often feel and all impurities come to tyrone on the other hand things did used to be much worse so there have been some improvements despite millions in investment to modernize the plant when we visited the working conditions still seemed way fully inadequate at times we found it really hard to brave many of the staff appeared to be working with neighboring equipment whatsoever but there have been some successes here the waste used to be dumped into the water has stopped and the company say that they're winning the battle to cut emissions and with further investment plans can care about our hope for cleaner

future. we are done with the plant yet we're going to turn the plant into a modern european type factory so everything you see around the plant will soon become history. for the residents that care about the mistakes of the past the time being the main ever present so if i see care about. the european commission has lifted its human rights complaint against france for its expulsions of romo gypsies it comes after paris promised to change immigration law in recent months from. france forcibly expelled over one thousand roma the issue was discussed in the latest edition of our debate show cross talk. the french government is clearly breaking every new legislation it's even ignoring warnings from human rights organizations like amnesty international which stresses the very strongly that roma as european citizens are free to move within the e.u.

so there's no such thing as being deported back home how is the european community the issue of immigration has led to the top of the gender throughout europe and the united states german chancellor angela merkel says attempts to build a multicultural society in germany have utterly failed is multiculturalism lucian or is it merely the stuff of cheap populist politics and elections coming. and you can watch the full program at four thirty g.m.t. right here on now let's get to some other news full this. election. nearly a quarter of the ballots from september's election but accounts for almost one

point three million votes the decision follows numerous fraud reports although officials still insist that the election was a success. in pakistan parts of corrupt you have been locked down. at least twenty five people dead in the spate of killings was in response to a contentious election which some say was rigged a spike in violence in the economic center of pakistan has killed more than fifty people over the last three days. well i led today our special report on compass of fraud epidemic time we get the real story of plunder on wall street where a financial system allowed investment pyramids to prosper leaving millions ripped off like millions of americans i've lost thousands of dollars in retirement funds and i haven't had as bad as many that's not just about this.

since this is my film i get the last word this financial crisis will not be like a light sleep. you can watch the full report next hour right here on r.t. now switch on some u.s. news channels and you could be forgiven for thinking you are watching a hollywood blockbuster fear conflict and sex are common ploy is to play on people's emotions in the scramble for ratings but in the desperate quest to break a story first they often have to backtrack in the end.

rick. mainstream cable stations two favorite words we're following some breaking news important breaking news what is it really news we're seeing or could it be something. what is this thing are worth what we call a global killer could it be the end of the world. ok maybe a slight exaggeration but what the cable news channels do when it comes to breaking stories is it much better you have to engage people and the way to engage them is with six conflict and fear remember when the brooklyn bridge was shut down because of a suspicious package i would also point out that this news comes as we've also reported this other story to you today we don't know if there's any connection here but you know the news that the pakistani taliban wants to carry out an attack because the times square attack failed a potential terrorist attack oh wait five minutes later fox had this to say.

moments ago we told you about the brooklyn bridge shut down in both directions because of a suspicious package well we have just now learned and why peavy has declared all clear apparently a false alarm hoops no big deal what could have been the pakistani taliban turned out to be a suspicious flashlight we asked a media expert christopher chambers to have a look they could basically create their own experts who can back up whatever sin threat of corroboration it is and then they link it to this story journalistically even at a twenty four hour news cycle that look it should probably be the last thing that they say and that isn't the first time mainstream news channels have used flashy graphics and dramatic music to convince us of imminent doom and danger remember the failed christmas day bombing attempt last year while as the situation unfolded fox claimed that there could be a second incident on the same plane and just as quickly as the story became a multi-pronged terrorist attack with multiple scary play. earth fox had this to

say this was not a big deal the second source say it's a sick passenger i think with fox it's about the bulls it's about the hits on their website it's about the ratings the evolution of the breaking news story is so ridiculous and over dramatize that it's become a laughing stock for a popular comedic news source is a desperate attempt to fill twenty four hours of programming here so that happened somewhere today even members of the mainstream media have to laugh at themselves about the high news broke of a disturbance on board an airplane bound from washington d.c. to denver for that first hour or so after the news broke the story had a lot of worry in components early reporting was that a man from qatar a diplomat from qatar its embassy in washington had reportedly tried to light an explosive device from inside the plane's bathroom while it was in the air and of course after further clarification turned out the story went more like this the

diplomat from qatar had not been trying to light an explosive device he didn't have an explosive device there was no explosive device on the plane he was however apparently smoking in the plane's bathroom with a twenty four seven cable news cycle and channels competing for a dying viewership it looks like just about anything flies when it comes to a story. there are t. washington d.c. . you can always check out our website for updates on everything we're covering as well as expert analysis blogs videos all that all at sea dot com here's a taste of what's waiting for you that right. russia's most glamorous secret agent gets hot enough photo shoot with a prominent russian men's magazine. also its fashion week in moscow. reports from the capital all of this much more dot com.

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hello welcome to the business program here on our t.v. with me. shares in araf loss of enjoyed a strong wrong to find alexei kudrin said the government should sell a minority stake in the airline but. thinks it's unlikely the government would be willing to lose control of the flash it to the private sector. morse of control boasted of course. so. as to its source of all. our all of. their i show bold new national champions in different industries it was last year to clear up waters missional children and their wine industry and go to. so it isn't a change in or. near in compton. tunnels take on the markets before me european shares are flat after gains for drugmakers offset

falling banks financials are among the worst performers and concerns that other banks may be forced to take back billions of dollars in mortgages here in russia the markets are lower and trading the r.t.s. is down around two percent this hour is also slightly lower drug for energy majors probably new call it down in both the six banking stocks are up those bad and can be to be a trading over half a percent higher. gold holds its first significant drop in prices its record breaking level of one thousand three hundred eighty eight dollars last week the price fell two point one percent levels amid a strengthening dollar and china's central banks to sit and to raise interest rates . the passion of the styles gold mining unit seeking regulator approval for a one billion dollar initial public offering in london the i.p.o. may start as early as this month that's according to sources close to the deal will be the largest a.b.c. show offering by russian company since united will celebrate two point two four

billion dollars in hong kong into. a russian road and bridge builder most of us to set an indicative price range of six point two five to eight dollars per share for upcoming i.p.o. the company which would raise up to half a billion dollars if it manages to sell the twenty five percent of shares allocated to the initial public offering of roche i start on wednesday and expect to be concluded in. european investors a lot of lobbying for a visa free regime between russia and the e.u. they are also calling on russia to make it easier for foreigners to move around the country without having to register they go to a different city. we have discussed this for example with the foreign minister about a month ago russian foreign minister we have. current discussions or continuous discussions with your union officials the european commission but also member state governments about it we are clearly in favor of visa free regime but what is also

being said from the side of the european state also does is that on the other side then russia has to also ease the regime for foreigners here in the country which means that the registration and the limitations on free movement in russia should be removed. of persia citron calls ten percent in the third quarter beating for costs the french money factor has also raised its full year earnings outlook the company benefited from stronger sales in europe and emerging markets in particular sales in russia sold seventy one percent because they are increasing its market share its more than three percent because maker is expanding operations in russia china brazil and argentina with the ambition of generating hauffe of its sales outside europe by two thousand and fifty and finally yahoo's net profit went up to one hundred thirteen percent in the third quarter of two thousand and ten the world's second largest internet search engine nearly four hundred million dollars one hundred eighty six million in the same period in two thousand and nine overall

performance was flat as it continues to climb out of the financial stock nation recently who was subject to a possible takeover by a.o.l. and a group of private investors but no official bids have been mate not shopping for this hour but you can always buy more stories on our website r.t. dot com slash business.

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