moscow calls the latest spy scandal in georgia a political far saying thirteen people accused of secretly working for russia are innocent victims of a stunt by president saakashvili attention seeking before

a nato summit. led responsible it will cost the smuggler one hundred five dollars in iraq he will sell it to iran over four hundred rand and poverty in iraq forces locals to turn to smuggling alcohol into neighboring iran and risking the death penalty across the border in a country where booze is strictly forbidden lead. close a team takes the water to one of the oldest towns in siberia now taking all the boxes toward becoming one of the most promising hubs for innovation in russia. it's one am in moscow i match reza good to be with you here on r t our top story russia says the alleged spies arrested in georgia have nothing to do with a national special services this comes as georgia's interior ministry has confirmed

that thirteen people were detained last month accused of being undercover agents for moscow to our team go has more from tbilisi. this story has all the makings of us by a movie and not a quality wanted that let's get the facts out first at thirteen people four of them russian nationals arrested by georgian ministry of interior affairs for allegedly spying for russia no no evidence has been presented at least publicly they do say that apparently they have concrete evidence and that evidence has been gathered by none other than a mall which also allegedly has been implanted into russia as a direct threat of military intelligence by georgians this statement was made a week after f. foreign media source broke the story the reaction has been coming from russia's ministry of foreign affairs almost immediately they have called it a provocation in part and they have said that this is just another attempt on tbilisi's be have to exist or beat the already existing tensions between moscow and

tbilisi reaction has also been coming from russian state duma particularly from the head of the foreign affairs committee consenting to such a. georgian president mikheil saakashvili as at least two passions one is to aggravate relations with russia as much as possible and present russia as an enemy of georgia the second is to destroy as many people on the way i mean the tragedy in south the city or jail as many people as possible. people have been arrested who have nothing to do the special services are doing nothing against georgia but who once again will be declared enemies of the georgian people. this is happening first of all only eve of a very important summit of a lisbon summit where russia and nato are supposed to come together and discuss some very important issues and of course georgia has been trying to get into nato for the last several years also they have to remember that it's. almost

traditionally a month for the georgian opposition to start yet another round of attempts to overthrow the georgian government in particular president saakashvili and they did already say that they did plan some massive many stations later this month now there was this very similar spy scandal back in two thousand and six when former russian officers were arrested for spying for russia they were released afterwards but relations between moscow and police went down words from there of course there was also this georgian south sixteen were off two thousand and eight in which supported the city and afterwards diplomatic relations between russia and georgia world all together dissolved and the communication has come basically to nothing a bunch of throwing verbal punches at each other at this point it seems like president really does not want to stop continuing this a war of words and sometimes questionable actions political analyst me thinks the

georgian president may be trying to provoke an angry response from russia that could turn the political balance in his favor if you put yourself in the shoes of saakashvili he's already in a very difficult situation he cannot attack soft cars here for the second time because that will be a political suicide and he cannot afford to political pressure diplomatic pressure on russia because he will so by the just created. internationally so the only way for him is to organize all kinds of p.r. stunts to try to attract attention to the problem to shoulder georgians that he's at least doing something so we've seen it we've seen all of these p.r. stunts in the last few months bull in the morning meant for the second of all the war a rest in a turkish kept on for fourteen years like this now thirteen people arrested you know a big spike case or grizzly he expects russia at some moment to will spacious and

to do something dramatic increase military presence in our parts yourself to say you know to do something that would make russia look like an aggressor stay with us here on our team you've got lots more coming your way. business a one of the main advantages of having a base of intolerance is the abundance of great minds universities lined the main street here in the city center and one in every six people is pursuing some form of education discover what else to do or is venture capitalism scientists to the siberian town of toms with artie's close up team in a few minutes. but first the war has left many iraqis desta do with some estimates suggesting that a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line that forces many to make a living illegally smuggling alcohol into iran were drinking is officially banned r.t.u. follows the booze trail in our special report. in northern iraq kurdish smugglers load their horses with hundreds of boxes of booze they're taking into a brain although alcohol is forbidden in the slum accra public much of tehran's

boars wasn't can't resist a drink and these smugglers provide them with an extraordinary selection we hear in a smuggler storm in a mountainous area of northern iraq that borders around we have absolute fuck you here teachers you ski here mr chavez whiskey black and white whiskey back here we have johnny walker black label we have johnny walker red label over here and we even have over four different kinds of smear now flocka this box of what it will cost a smuggler one hundred five dollars in iraq he will sell it in tehran for over four hundred although the profits appear immense to many who actually take the dangerous journey are paid a mere fifty dollars a night this is not work for those looking to make a fortune he does work for the poor uneducated and desperate that i do this because i'm a literate i don't know how to do anything i was so this is the only job i can do out of the rain is brutal in its approach to keep alcohol out

a smuggler recently arrested and was sentenced to life by others who have been wounded in police ambushes have been fined up to half a million dollars and then charge the price of the bullets that were shot at them with a mind they stepped on. we crossed the border and there are explosions shootings arrests or fights terrible nothing we can do because we are but who are. not only is the job dangerous but the living conditions are bleak on the iraqi side of the small river that makes the border so it's a series of shanty towns full of tattered shacks to serve a small shelters for the smugglers as well as stables for the horses the place is filthy and stinks of course down there than one it is this isn't a lion and there's no food or drink it's given the cold and wet now and it will lead you down. on the other side said hundreds of a rainy. border police some in concrete towers others in canvas tents put all in their pursuit to keep the smugglers out of their country

a few days before we arrived they mounted an ambush on one of the smugglers. came from the other side into three of my muse back across the border and showed everyone. the remains left the corpses rotting on the riverbank as a warning to the smugglers nine a phone call comes in is clear the smugglers quickly finish packing their horses and then take off towards the border what awaits them on the iranian side is uncertain what is certain though is tomorrow the same dangerous job awaits those who are desperate enough to do it sebastian my own party on the iran iraq border. remember you can always find more news videos and blogs at our website r.t. dot com here's a look at what's online right now. the first cars in the world set to become a film set not just for science fiction find out all the details. and kids in grown ups flocking to a gamers paradise of experiencing the latest three d.

video games in moscow that you can get a tour with. the u.s. stood before the u.n. human rights council for the first time friday at the forum the country faced harsh criticism for human rights violations ranging from racial discrimination at home to cases of torture and jails abroad. it's from the american civil liberties union tells r.t. the forum will lead to justice. we feel that high level officials should be held accountable to engage in torture the administration to its credit has said that they passed an executive order prohibiting torture but i think that they should definitely be held accountable we know that in reality torture is still happening we are we have people living in conditions and horrific conditions of confinement

both in the united states and abroad and i think they need to be addressed we think that what was really positive about this review today is that they were concrete recommendations i mean you had countries asking when is the united states going to issue a moratorium on the death penalty they had asking very specific questions these countries raised legitimate concerns about the use of aggressive immigration enforcement tactics both at the federal level and at the state level and that implication is that that has for our community and the fact that it has invited racial profiling and has impacted people many u.s. citizens of latino descent in a disproportionate manner. taking a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe the suicide bomber struck a mosque in northwest pakistan killing at least fifty people leaving around eighty injured officials say the target may have been a member of pakistan's senate who had encouraged people to oppose the taliban the targeted person happened in an area where the taliban has recently gained in

a separate attack three people were killed after a hand grenades were thrown into another mosque near the city of peshawar. more than sixty people have been killed in the latest eruption of indonesia's volatile mount merapi this brings the death toll to more than one hundred twenty since the volcano became active again last week after lying dormant for four years residents are being treated for burns and respiratory problems seventy five thousand had to be evacuated from central java wealthy people with ash covered places have been seeking a means of escape. the earthquake stricken haiti reeling again as hurricane tomas batters the caribbean country at least three people died and a large refugee camp destroyed as winds reach up to one hundred thirty five kilometers per hour there is fears the storms will worsen a cholera epidemic while officials have urged people in tent homes to flee but they have nowhere to go to tent cities arose after january's quake destroyed the capital port au prince. the liftoff of space shuttle discovery has been postponed for the

fourth time in a week because of a leak discovered during fueling is the third delay due to technical problems with one due to stormy weather the launch is now scheduled for november thirtieth as it'll take some time to repair the problem it will be discovery's last flight to the international space station as nasa plans to retire the shuttle program next. next artie's close up series as we continue exploring the diverse parts of russia. this week we're touring the tom screen jam which is in western siberia our taste tests are so he has been exploring the city of tomsk known as one of russia's major hubs and fastest developing scientific and innovation based sectors it's one of the oldest towns in siberia but it was only officially open to foreigners in one

thousand nine hundred ninety today wooden houses hundreds of years old still lined the streets and there contrasts it by the youthful enthusiasm of students who flock to tomsk the home of siberia's first university. golden is a graduate of the thomas cloyd technique university he's only twenty four but he's already working on a ph d. and is running his own welding company with twenty six branches all over the country look at the thought that. i started doing this three and a half years ago while still in underground we assembled our first models in a small garage then we want a few contests and received grants which allowed me to launch the company. but in the world of business a great idea needs money to get off the ground. and that's where venture capitalists like nikolai but dual income in. my business model is if not me then who are the few different ways i could invest and i found something that i thought was best investing innovations creating new products new technologies. one

of the many businesses but truly an invested in is this water purifying technology it's still in the testing stage but he believes in its potential but dylan has another project up his sleeve a new technology that may be able to advance the battle against cancer. in two thousand days we started testing the drug silver all on twenty eight carriers eighteen laser tested healthy scientists still need to study this drug but i personally have not seen anything better for treating leukemia this was one of the main advantages of having a baby so when tom says the abundance of great minds universities live the main street here in the city center and while i was six people is pursuing some form of education. we were told that in this town it's cool to be an intellectual well one intellectual locals aren't cool with this russian playwright and don check of who once wrote to his sister saying tomsk is

a very dull town to judge from the drunkards whose acquaintances i have made and from the intellectual people who come to the hotel to pay their respects to me the inhabitants are very dull to. check of sun favorable comments earned him this marking statue and amusing reminder that the people of tom's don't take kindly to such remarks even from an intellectual guesser cilia r.t. reporting from the tomsk region up next martin owners explores everything about russian bread including bread art and takes a look at the famous news during us stay with us.

there's a famous person probably i don't see a full if you haven't tested right of the centuries it's the more the key finch is also russian diets and from the russian dog ride bred to the popular drink class

that's we'll be exploring on this week's moscow out the history of france and russia. ladies are the dangers. for thousands of years he says agriculture claims to be the foundation of making. music here showcase the district of bread making it in russia and from serbia purses a fishing tool using examples of different person great bronte's you can see the implicit well bred played and still plays in every day life so mr campbell should show the brand has its roots deep in the history of mankind and nowadays see not a single russian table can be imagined without a bite of fresh sweet scented bread. there are dozens of risk but no matter what the flavor of bread is still an important part of any dinner and. bread represented life itself during the season any ground. for the nine hundred days of the blockade locals russians was known as one hundred twenty five grams of

bread. over one million people died of starvation stress and exposure but for the fortunate people who survived the small amounts of bread was literally the life time. a thousand years ago grains were crucial to the diet of the slavs rye was the dominant grain in the northern parts where it's tolerance to poor soil short growing season. which is more widely growing in the southern parts of ukraine. it was all about surviving the long harsh winters bread was the key as a staple food source to millions and it still is to this day. and proving to this week's entertainment news famous italian brand have come up with a special treasure somebody will have a favorite maltese twenty fifth anniversary in fashion collection of t. shirts with prince by the best international photographers

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i've been here five you really do see the difference. when i first arrived. plastics. old dog heavy rye bread which is very much the staple of the russian cuisine and. cheese all. different flavors fantastic around the block. because it's a tasty. development now to go back to the to the rye bread is here. because i know that most of my family in the before wouldn't even know what this is not enough. that it has at least seventeen difference in greece. and traditionally it has. caraway c m final and five other variants it has

around to see that but you can at the very least amount it doesn't. it was about seventeen flavors and in the olden days and some pieces they lift all necessary and hope it is. nothing out but it has molasses. springs that has also been about power states and. also for example. russians get married to the first bytes from the new bride and will symbolizing the future wealth home so this means that you are very wealthy that. normal everything you have the spirit is calling to me it's a great life. and we've arrived i'll find a location the trunk of a drink spiked drink and founded in one thousand nine hundred seventy eight the

plant is well known for the class that they produce here known as the bread drink in my home country that you making it here in russia for centuries. past has been a russian staple of refreshment for centuries enjoyed by generations of russians across the country. describes how russians believe they needed. a living in russia a piece of the great. drink in every close of society. in the financial year they have a spear museum and an area where you can. taste different varieties sounds good to me made from black regular rye bread the color of the bread used contributes to the color of the resulting drink and the alcohol content from the fermentation is typically around one percent. for centuries green extremely popular in russia

is only at times mass manufacturing you have to drink to supply the whole country began but then don't give us has become popular and nowadays when talking about goodness we think of the don't go on first but only a century ago. drink was made it was called white canvas and it was on the filter. also coca-cola the shia even started selling class in new york in hopes of winning over the american pallets to the motley fool mentioned russian drink with a particular crispy molds taste. the splendid mighty russian grass. and since you said it's a symbol of life itself but the use for a drink to simply take the system it's the subject of bread in russia is rooted in the country's social history and i'm sure it will continue today two decades to come. to lift it rests in the rye bread the great you really should arrive in the first important.

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