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tonight president sarkozy get says wave despite many in striking and demonstrating across france. the french senate approves the controversial pension reforms but the people on the streets of france may still have their final say also in the program petrol traffickers in iraq become the new health hazard as the fuel they take spills into rivers poisoning the populations water supply. have a common goal but no common vision while recognizing afghanistan is the world's greatest drug pressure in the u.s. can't agree on how to deal with we report. hello this is r t thanks for being with us this hour it's now just after one am moscow time i'm kevin zero in with our top story the french senate has approved

deeply controversial pension changes raising the retirement age from sixty to sixty two president sarkozy's plans were met this week with a wave of demonstrations and strikes across the country but police have broken through fuel depo blockades which cause shortages the french leader says the measures are vital to reduce his country's budget deficits and for its financial future but those on the streets say the plans are an attack on the basic rights artie's country reports. it was a very close decision by the french senate the votes are one seventy seven to one fifty three so a very short margin by which this controversial plan children pension reform has been approved of course as is and the final leg of this reforms journey they will have to be approved by a committee comprised of both the upper and lower houses of parliament that committee is set to meet on monday the twenty fifth of october but this step in itself is a very big deal of course for the french people who have been protesting this

proposed decision for days causing chaos and basically forcing the country to a standstill as they blocked oil refineries and costing millions to the french air industry to various other people relying on transport transportation of goods vehicles and so on so that this reform has already been said by the french government to be instrumental in helping the french economy off its knees as it suffers from the effects of the global financial crisis but the people here have definitely not seen it that way they've been on the streets protesting saying that they do not believe they need to work for two years and to the age of sixty two currently of course the retirement age in france is sixty it's one of the lowest in the world with countries in near the nearby countries in europe like spain and italy already raising their retirement age to sixty two and even higher with the not as much opposition from the people but the french people of course have their

own way of dealing with issues and their way has mostly been taking to the streets and that's exactly what they've been doing for the past two weeks however all eyes of course are going to be on the trade unions now and on the national committee but many experts already expecting this reform to be in its final stages of approval and that the committee that will meet on monday october twenty fifth will give it its final ok. who complained against the protesters that pension reform was vital to save the system of french. ones that can protest in the streets but for us the reform is a good thing we have to reform the system has a young student. for my generation for every young reform is really necessary because tomorrow it's our generation going up or is a pension for our parents our grandparents. you know that today in france one punch

in of out of town is paid by it's. going to have to pay that in the next year with the demographic. it's going to be. the next year so we have to reform our pension scheme today we have to work two more years so that we can save the system in the next year ahead tonight in our tea in just a few minutes how militants have turned a mine into a route for pursuit we got data or you have a special forces operation in the russian caucuses tonight is telling militants in a hundred kilometers long abandoned by. first russian prosecutors have demanded fourteen year sentences for the jailed oil magnate mikhail khodorkovsky and his business partner there on trial for the second time it's the latest twist in the so-called you cause affair reports. prosecutors in the case of full all magnets in you call c.e.o.

mr holder hosty and his business partner never there now today almost to drop the charges of theft in relation to thomas nafi in case she says formally appalled all of the coupons or company and they've also falls for a sentence of some of fortini he is against the two men this would then mean if it's up held that they would only be released in the twenty seven t. do is acting for the defense of a full fee and that they have it if you continue to protest their innocence on a little chill just say that they will contest this in food next wednesday on october the twenty seventh this is this kid's time that baseband covered student trial this time they're charged with money laundering at best and embezzlement there's just some three hundred and fifty million tons of oil from one thousand nine hundred ninety six two thousand and three the numbers are going to laundering of some twenty three billion u.s. dollars missiles who are false he was of course once upon a time the richest man in russia that all changed i'll tell you but she still

didn't and three when he was arrested in may thirty first two thousand and five both he and cattle live at every sentence probably of most cases to nine years imprisonment in a siberian jail all these charges of food and tax evasion that's said to schools then reduced to eight years and the later bite got more sixteen crew both men can see the two protests there were distance and say the only charges brought against them on to the city motivates russia and the u.s. both agree that afghan heroin needs to be wiped out but i can't see all about how to go about that afghanistan is by far the world's biggest opium producer but washington only wants to focus on targeting taliban controlled poppy fields what is going to should come explains why russia insists that's not enough. there is definitely an understanding that drug trafficking from of ghana's then is a common enemy russia in the us seem to be more than eager to join forces to fight it and they are doing so brought control chiefs of both countries said russian the

us now share a lot of sensitive information in order to crack down on drug trafficking networks in afghanistan and also track down their assets victor evolved the head of forces drug control service was also talking about this well known connection between herring and terror now the u.s. and russia perfectly realized the problem but they for on the solution russia suggest eradicating all poppy fields and labs were heroin is produced the u.s. says it's up to the afghan government to make that decision but just argument is the afghan government can stand up against multi multi billionaire drug monster. do you want congress or value is determined and drug production to be worth one hundred fifty million dollars however it's not the whole of their began drug production is just a meter sixty five billion dollars so you concede that the taliban sectors only zero point two percent obviously it's not the main producer whoever international

forces to the womb and they'd only do drug production related to the the official argument of nato and one of its key members of the united states for not eradicating the poppy fields is that they don't want to destroy the only source of income for local populations russia says that argument doesn't work and his victory of almost said the only ones who benefit from it are the landlords or the drug lords and definitely not afghan peasants and in the last nine years of war in afghanistan that policy brought nothing but deaths afghan drugs killed more than a million people worldwide. artie's washington correspondent there if you'd like to watch the full interview with the head of russia's federal drug control service it's streaming online right now along with related news all about it at r.t. dot com. and ahead tonight we take a look at what some of russia's richest are doing the center of moscow as you're about to see. it if it happens and millionaire parents starting right now in red

square even with an economy in recovery it's still ready to celebrate the very plugged three d. when i look at your big sneak peak. in peaceful northern iraq it's not guns or war right now that are putting people's lives at risk the main source of water in the region's been polluted by gangs of petroleum smugglers looking to make a quick buck and sebastian may reports for us see the health and livelihoods of the local people there now on the threat. one hundred miles northeast of baghdad a special iraqi police unit makes its way to the iranian border they're hunting a new breed of smuggler who trade not in guns but in gasoline this cache of complicated jerry cans contains thousands of gallons of gasoline that was illegally trafficked from iran a few days ago smugglers footed these cans down the sewer one river where they were intercepted by the iraqi police but many of the jerrycans didn't make the journey intact punctured by rocks or shot at by the iranian police tens of thousands leak

their contents into the sea or one river poisoning the water supply used by the thirty five thousand residents of the city of. saudi or these are the cans over used to kill people who. could use these now because of the color to do it see people count to use it. but the money is too tempting for the local smugglers who can run ten thousand jerry cans on an average night for a few hours of work they can make up to six thousand dollars what the smugglers line their pockets downstream fishermen my keeper him in my head watching their livelihood disappear two years ago we could catch a lot more fish. when i'm with your kids twenty kilos a day now it's only five you don't want a second in the city families unable to afford their own well have to drink to fell small and water delivered to them by municipal trucks on the outskirts of town he

was forced to feed his family this water those who are true is not safe to drink but because we can't afford clean water we have no choice but one of my children get sick listen i was vomiting so i had to take her to hospital dream to get sick according to the recommendations of the american environmental protection agency pollution levels in the water supply are over fifteen times higher than the safe amount. of any one hospital now means daughter is suffering from diarrhea which she contracted after having a bath in the cities. tap water in case i haven't been hospitalized myself but because of my child i come often that i have to are the children and they suffer from diarrhea and vomiting as well i tell this comes benigno go home but in a we go to bed here again a lot and of course and with the same regularity is no means visits to the hospital the smugglers continue to spill gasoline into the open because water system in this remote and peaceful part of iraq ignorance agree are as dangerous as in the rest of the country sebastian meyer northern iraq for two. developing news story tonight

a militant hideout is the subject of a special operation of the russian republic of couple deano caria to out of at least ten gunmen have already been arrested by security forces in the region police have also found a truck with explosives near a mine with a gunman and trapped marty's exam a look at cho the reports counter-terrorist operation which started on wednesday is under way through militants have been killed one police officer died in the crossfire the federal forces have started their salt on the mine after the militants ignored all demands to surrender and opened fire right now they are blocked inside the industrial mine which is approximately one hundred kilometers long these gunmen are involved in the terror attacks and the summation of police officers in car but as integral kyra when we do know is that a car has been found by the mine this car was filled with explosives and it was it in mind also several locals collecting scrap metal have been evacuated from the scene so the counterterrorist operation is still going on

a criminal case has been launched and police has already found the recent inside their mind these militants are clogged in their mind i have to be identifying and would use headlines in brief for you three people being killed twenty two regional for hidden bomb exploded near a city mosque in pakistan the blast targeted worship is leaving the last couple friday prayers police say the bombs placed around. the bottom of a troll so far no possibility. a car breaks killed at least one hundred forty two in central haiti and in fact those two thousand people living in rural areas health officials say the family in this hospital is struggling to handle of volume of patients treatment medicines being rushed in to combat the country's worst health crisis since joining the massive quake which killed some three thousand. protesters the state take to the streets of new delhi demanding parliamentary investigation into the hosting of the commonwealth games police used water cannon to prevent

protesters from marching towards demonstrators claim. millions of dollars were siphoned by companies run by the relatives and state officials. used tonight as passenger ferries overturned after colliding with a cargo ship in a canal now i'm certain now the ferry was floating upside down when rescuers arrived on the roof is the skipper is dead a helicopter divers and a solo record boat was summoned to search the canal for the ferry accident calls about two dozen ships around the scene. and then targeting russia's super rich the annual millionaire first kicked off in moscow among the must have items on the shopping list for the wealthy or free sets starting at a cool one hundred twenty thousand euros u.s.b. flash drive jewelry whatever that is and diamond studded kitchen work why not lindsay fronted up the fair checking out who wants to be a millionaire. it's time for the glitz and glamour to come out and stop even with the economy still in

recovery is ready to celebrate the luxury goods here that millionaire marriage two thousand. where. you know you might not believe it but the majority of the people here at the millionaire fair in moscow aren't millionaires they are here to rub shoulders with and to see the toys that the millionaire and of course billionaires get to play with this brand new lamborghini. twenty two million rubles more than i can afford. and in order to appeal to the masses in the public on me like that if there's got to have more than just the boy toys like helicopters and cars and beautiful women it's off the top have to be male like this bright red rose petals something like a pair of legs but it doesn't matter how rich you are it's hands off the side of a lot of people that to me from here in the fairly big attraction by far is this bright red robinson forty four helicopter that no one well over six hundred

thousand dollars the eve of an event like that to make you believe that no matter how hard your life is the world can be yours. and somebody once told me that money doesn't make you happy it's the weekend there are shows coming up more scope out in just a few moments hope you enjoy it stay with us for that.

let me. know. if i pick up with. the fall. but the effect of that on the big club. russians are known for that drilling field excursions pushing price of gold is famously right the russian does not love to drive fast maybe that explains the existence of say many cars and centers around the city and that canarsie among both male and female pilots as races. for the has

a cost in school for children from five to sixteen years old used cars equipment with added safety protection then you also holds kids' competitions breaking down into age groups most the costs for adults are provided by next a college debt limit of international and russian causing competitions the whole also often organizes muslim. competitions amateurs and professionals. going on through entertainment news now and for all those who are hungry for consumed and for hot there's a new venue in the city sends out the restaurant has opened on the territory of moscow's museum of modern art offering its guests team and use of french transit georgian dishes you can not only enjoy contemporary art next to all the restaurants interiors off to sleep decorated to books on art and design a share room a french found a shop and the owners also plan to organize music concerts that's the venue. to

celebrate its fifth anniversary in russia glossy magazine in style has organized a large glamorous event called the sharp around one thousand celebrities and fashionistas have been invited to the fashion night which was an unusual runway show models paraded the cat world not in one simple design a collection more a mix of different brands sure how to combine and wedges i'm includes in every day life. on sunday on the runway you know. we try it's true. she stands true. to the clothes you can find it in style i mean a mix of old friends old style of trends that. instead magazine has said one who would like to make that show. the truck is inside the tent is six hundred metres long and six twelve which is why this high quality costs smooth flight track short straight stretches and abrupt one speaking by the bar and you

can see why this causing traffic is so popular ten minutes of racing time costs from two hundred fifty to seven hundred rubles that's up to twenty dollars depending on the time and day and best of all the causing sense is open until two am every night. and don't worry it's not about what the race is. the for. anyone whether you're a novice or our next prez of any age really decide to take on the helmet in the clothing is provided for you. consider not to come trotting lessons and drinking on time doing too badly to keep .

peaceful behind you sensational cinema a majestic museum suspension to do if it rains in the russian capital but it's all doom and gloom and generally to live under the skies and the sun shines through a cold night fun filled winter packed with various activities just remember to pack she would say bullies and we've arrived at the shopping center. it's an underground shop is paradise several years ago there was simply nothing here today it's another example of the city's and the changing infrastructure and to most news extreme temperatures they're lovely to. see again so it's very cold outside where the muscovites when the weather is bad the lot of that is taking a lot of time around it and on the ground shopping mall is a lot of their. ways they can take a month it's not there they get all the polling thinking they made in their pool

they. fitness they can go to a lot of the pleiades a lot of choices they're putting shopping for a big mall. in the pantry or they sat outside the fence and this is a lot of shopping malls built. yes called it a really interesting indoor boarding and skiing plays they do and they have fun and. there were a lot of plays they're being built on the sad that there's a lot of. it since i was a lot source a lot but. if it's raining outside where would you recommend the forest service. but they're insisting it is going to define what they're going to do if they get called for thinking beyond that there's also a very proficient way of being healthy and getting it right

so they can just will not enough find anything in the workplace where they can get all different kind of body heat and get warm and have tried rest included get it by get their hair cut or. go to really nice restaurant they have a fireplace and be aware. about you can come. and so you drop absolutely that's one of my favorite things is that it's free and you see. one of the most cooking films you can do sports entertainment is bowling there are dozens of bowling alleys and mostly with a different number of lanes in the city center such menus off small you can still find them. and cinema parks but if you travel further from the normal species bowling alleys like this one here. in the evening hours and separate special

for the kids trying to stick to depending on the tons can range from around ten to twenty dollars per hour i do enjoy bowling i think it's a lot of fun when you have friends over in. movies and then going maybe to some restaurant. if you fancy from my town it's not involving physical exercise . also enjoying performing publicly thank karaoke should be the choice to you there are several carry the venues and also many bars in moscow to provide their guests with this form of sing along entertainment for the latest equipment and a professional team who can even apply some computer facts to review for sam but the hardest thing may be to choose a good song for hundreds of them in various catalogues so don't be shy about the light and sound sensational. and if you daring enough you might even want to climb a rock that's inside a shopping mall in the city and you can carry heavy shopping bags maybe seven fifty

meters high walls for climbing and all seemed such a challenge for you this rock climbing suitable for both professionals and how much is signifies by instructors and also all the equipment you need. to leave the logic of the park. located on the outskirts of love does follow the label. if the weather is bad that brings in about the two thousand and say with a very full life the author inside says you can see why it's become so popular with family members of this place is what the. situation just outside the most during right the enterprise admission fee varies from three hundred fifty to small children a c three thousand roubles addles pending on the day of week and time of the day through the car park park website which is also in english you can

book entrance tickets online since it is a day from ten to ten a bar and restaurant all a case in the venue every friday and saturday the venue holds beach nights parties hosted by resident d.j.'s if you're trying to do is it was a part which meant the one of the advantages of the car carpark is the great a grouch. the venue has several slides that range from ninety to one hundred twenty music but that seems to extreme and you can relax in the large white told you can use these while pools. that. it'll have. also comprises an excellent spot the christian swan is made by renown specialists everyone can enjoy miraculously treatments performed months and still the tendency to stream files is a unique slide the tsunami hitting one of its kind in russia it's now might stand

to be flushed down a red and yellow face and it looks like it's from the fields credits. on taking my rubber rings you can come all the way here without trying to tear this whole slides new interactive if he's a modern day moscow has suddenly been taken to a higher level saved as he was in the rain outside to getting what's inside here to . live . at least a little point in the limit. her to get the same time let me let me in there if they're. lucky. enough. to live.