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russia's foreign minister says unprecedented pressure on thailand played a key role in the extradition. to the u.s. . stopping the abuse human rights activists fear new cases of torture in u.s. prisons in afghanistan as the american military refuses to reveal details on its detention. time but u.s. congress tries to approve the arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington before the new members are sworn in to have a different. mass murder that has shocked russia. following the slaughter of twelve people in the southern region. we are at the same

. a very warm welcome to you this is the life from moscow a striking injustice russia has called thailand's extradition of businessman victor boot to the u.s. moscow says the move was the result of unprecedented political pressure by washington the u.s. accuses bood all of a number of crime trying to sell weapons to rebels in colombia journalists brings us the latest from time. after the thai cabinet made its decision this morning mr byrd was rushed immediately to the airport by about fifty elite special forces including police snipers and handed straight over to u.s. drug enforcement agencies who took off and headed straight to america but really

it's in retrospect it's no surprise that they did this ever since mr bird was arrested in march two thousand and eight his case has been surrounded by political maneuvering diplomatic pressure legal challenges and many legal mistakes the u.s. almost successfully how to out of the country last year until the thai court overruled that decision so once they made this decision this morning it's quite clear that the thai government just wanted to get him out of the country before they faced a serious political challenge or another legal mistake many people are calling this an illegal extradition on the russian news wires we're seeing that russia's foreign ministry has said they are disappointed in this that they believe it is politically motivated and they insist this is still an illegal extradition mr boots wife also talked to the press this morning this is what she had to say it started out abruptly do not decide that it wouldn't be operation was a secret a.t.m. the cabinet ordered to extradite it to good old though the prime minister of

thailand said that while court proceedings are ongoing won't be extradited this operation was illegal it was done after lobbying from the u.s. but was shipped to the united states if he was just a thing without his documents and without the russian embassy being informed the operation was so quick because it is illegal under taylor i plan to appeal most people say the case is quite bleak that's not just mr bird's legal team but that's the broad opinion of the legal community he was arrested here in a sting operation by us on the cover agents working in cooperation with thai agents but really they received a promise to deliver rockets and other weapons but there was no real physical evidence of how that would. happen or no details about how mr we're all could do that so the case they think is very flimsy what many people believe this is really about is mr boots alleged extensive knowledge of russia's military and intelligence

operations. what most people believe is that america wants access to this information and that's what this case is really all about. journalists and well u.s. and afghan officials are trying to downplay potential fallout between the two countries this comes after president hamid karzai slammed washington's was in afghanistan karzai demanded the u.s. led coalition to reduce its military operations in the country he also called for an end to night raids against suspected taliban commanders which often result in civilian casualties but the u.s. a state secretary hillary clinton says the surgical strikes are key to winning the war the exchange of statements comes just days before a crucial nato summit with the alliance expected to set a deadline for ending combat operations in afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but as our teams as you heard reports america's rules of engagement on the only thing troubling the afghan president. thirty eight billion dollars have been poured

into afghanistan by the u.s. since the two thousand and one invasion to bolster security and economic development a significant chunk of that money humanitarian aid to provide food build health clinics schools and one of the poorest countries in the world it's all part of the u.s. effort to win over hearts and minds and to convince ask ganz to reject the taliban and al qaeda drop off some humanitarian aid supplies as much as we can give the people the knowing that we are out here we are the good guys that there is a dark cloud looming over the battle for hearts in my. mines it's known as america's black hole in afghanistan a secretive place journalists and human rights activists still depict as a liability to america's so-called war on terror former detainees have described the bug room detention facility as the scene of heinous crimes

a place into which people simply disappeared without a trace two detainees were tortured to death by u.s. forces in two thousand and two while the scandal exposed the use of torture to obtain information from detainees today bob graham rename part one detention facility rarely makes the news ah grog is still very much a black hole it's a prison facility that is operating that we don't have very much information about as i indicated there are about six hundred or so detainees that are there many of them captured outside of afghanistan although a list of names that were released last year a federal court recently denied access to any other information pertaining to those detainees. mobile outrage in condemnation over detainee abuse is america's the torrijos guantanamo bay prison forced the u.s.

to change its practices there but those languishing within the walls of bug room were less lucky that intelligence so you're on top of it is this the most transparent or time to city in history bob graham detention facility and afghanistan today have the same standards for litigation process is in a wartime theater it's an act of war zone it would be an precedent to have such access the original bob graham detention facility may have been renamed relocated but it will take more than a fresh coat of paint to ease the fear afghans associate with the prison reports of a prison with an imprisoned persist with afghan president hamid karzai recently demanding greater afghan insight into the prison. affairs and greater legal recourse for its detainees which is why human rights advocates insist the billions of dollars sent to afghanistan does little to buffer and sign an image of america there's already been tarnished by places like bob graham and out of the. human

rights policies seem hypocritical and inconsistent and i think it's a problem for the government mixing humanitarian aid with contentious u.s. policies and nontransparent attention practices relate a different reality on the ground for the people of afghanistan hypocrisy is basically what it is jan half this our t. washington d.c. . six months after two hundred million gallons of oil gushed into the gulf of mexico the u.s. claims its waters are now good for fishing but an american oil industry insider. told r.t. we have yet to see the worst consequences of the environmental disaster. the problem is that the vast majority of the oil never came to the surface it's in the ocean still today in cold water three thousand four thousand feet deep there could be vast plumes of oil that we can't see this destroying the food chain how is

talking about this you know it's tragic the u.s. government and b.p. both wanted this story off the television. well to stay with r.t. for more thoughts on why the u.s. government is keeping this story out of the public eye that's rather coming right up after the recap of the top stories at our half hour point. well the top u.s. officials have the outgoing senate to ratify the latest nuclear cuts treaty with russia inside the next six weeks democrats fear republican gains in the midterm elections will hump america's reset with russia if it's left until the new year military experts say america's national security depends on ratification but as artie's guy nature can reports many republicans are bent on scrapping the deal. obviously this is going to be a last minute push to get this landmark deal passed through the senate before newly

elected officials step into office in january there is a very tense partisan game going on here in washington on the a lot of observers say that for many on capitol hill the five is not about the content of the treaty but rather about scoring political points and the point scoring is expected to intensify after republicans gain a considerably bigger influence in the senate in january compared to what they have now the republican senate minority leader has already said their priority will be to have obama voted out of office in two thousand and twelve so basically to make sure that the president fails on his major initiatives so the obama administration is very eager to get the treaty passed on this so-called lame duck session in order to avoid a bumpy ride after january when obama's arguably major foreign policy achievement could well be on the line in the u.s. it proves that. hillary clinton and defense secretary robert gates have just published an urge for the senate to hurry up with a ratification saying the u.s. national security depends on it for many cut capitol hill observers the whole

debate really comes down to this question will some republican senators sacrifice a landmark historic deal just for the sake of denying obama this rather in his foreign policy cap but what's at stake the treaty will cut nuclear arsenals of both russia and the u.s. by a third it's meant to increase the level of trust between the two nuclear superpowers it's meant to show an example of nonproliferation to other countries and is expected to pave the way for u.s. russia cooperation in other areas as well and many believe what's on the line now is the well advertised reset and not ratifying the treaty could well put the leaders other cooperation plans on. well a little bit later in the program here on r t we separate fact from fiction georgia really says a spy thriller when we take a look at why the film is causing a stir in moscow and why some say it's a political provocation. or russian police have arrested

a man bay believe responsible for the brutal slaying of two families in the country's south the twelve killings which included four children shocked the nation five other suspects who are all members of a criminal gang are currently being held. reports. grieving relatives detective still working on the scene and candles in the wind this quiet rule neighborhood was the scene of a gruesome murder of two families just days ago the number of victims children among them as well as the way they were killed with knives and razors terrified many individuals in southern russia four out of twelve victims are buried here at the small symmetry everyone who knew these people is in deep shock. victor used to work for the image of family they were farmers he says real hard workers this is

the head of the family surrogate his wife and daughter in law yelena with a little daughter and i just can't believe it happened and i don't know who could do something like this. the bodies of the twelve were found in this house investigators believe the killers and to through the back door literally slaughtering everyone who got in their way the owners and their guests who were there to celebrate national unity day together with the amount of the hit men tried to cover their tracks by burning the house down but the flames went out this man was the first to arrive on the scene but no one was a wife by that time. i answered the house and i saw three dead bodies in the bad another person was lying on the floor and there was a gas canister in the hallway. six men have already been arrested in connection with the murder two of them are believed to be influential crime boss as. we detain the leader of the criminal group suspected of all the noise in the murders of

twelve people november fifth as well as being an active member of this group is also suspected of being involved in this mass murder we are conducting an investigation and gathering further evidence. investigators say the case resembles the gruesome murders of the nine hundred ninety s. when record tears used scare tactics to threaten us and us many locals also tend to think that this was a contract killing it didn't go according to plan and well said a very tough was at tivoli refusing to pay off a local crime boss says may have been the target his family and friends just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time this shocked community wants justice life behind bars but those responsible of a truly horrific crime dennis board r t across the region. r.t. is coming to you live from moscow now for some more news making headlines around the globe the four story building has collapsed killing at least sixty five people

in india's capital new delhi more than eighty others were injured and it's thought the monsoon season will rain has weakened the buildings foundations emergency crews are working to free a dozen still trapped under the rubble. pakistani officials say a u.s. missile strike has killed at least twenty people in north waziristan near the afghan border four missiles were fired hitting a house and a vehicle pakistani intelligence sources say the dead are militants in the region is a hotbed for insurgents and has attracted a series of u.s. drone attacks in recent months. police in china have detained for well the server a fire at an apartment block in shanghai that claimed fifty three lives reports say the unlicensed builders may have accidentally started the blaze and the inferno ripped through the building on monday injuring dozens and forcing many to climb down scaffolding to escape twenty eight story tower was undergoing renovation.

eurozone finance ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss members' debt and its impact on the single currency there are growing concerns that smaller countries such as ireland require any to support their struggling economies dublin still insists it doesn't need a bailout from the european union last week barring costs shot up in portugal and greece in response to market fears. georgia has found a new way to attack russia this time in the form of a movie and said to be based on the alleged russian spy network that was recently busted the kremlin has a blasted tbilisi's accusations calling them a political fasts and as r.t. secretary in the crotch over found out georgian story just doesn't add up. says the hammer and sickle. jewish woman and b.f. is be only a beautiful girl is missing in this movie georgians have used classical russian

stewart types to put zest into the spy thriller it's georgian state t.v. version of the arrest of fifteen people accused of being russian spies in reality the only evidence releases given to reality is the apparent can fashion of one of those arrested a super agent who actually turned out to be georgian spine. i personally enrolled him he was my agent from ninety two to ninety four after the rose revolution he was recruited to work for georgian intelligence also his brother runs the security service of the whole republic of. it officially this man is a georgian agent. but the story is certainly doesn't and there are especially for roussillon one of the suspects appeared to be his father. in may

this year my dad went to georgia to visit relatives on the border he was thorough interrogated on where he was going to stay before arrest him and took away sweets he was bringing for his nephews two days later he was arrested six months ago the sixty three year old was detained for crossing the border allegedly with a fake id and trying to sell counterfeit dollars lending he would eighteen years in jail is only now this creek of being accused of. for russia here is just one of the obvious blunders of the spy thriller jugend authorities claim that russian citizen scrutiny of the georgian border with a fake passport on a fake identity they also say they never set eyes on his real pos board and haven't seized it meanwhile here is the photo from that id with a stamp question where did they get it from. fighting their corner is as so s.

russia which says it's the first time they've dealt with such a gross violation of human rights. this is a sanction provocation a political action it's name to discredit russia before the upcoming russian nato summit and the o.s.c. amazing circus really wants to attract attention to him and his super secret services but we want to tell him you can't treat old men just like this they're innocent you can't jail them just because they're russians or relatives are now appealing against the charges and hope that their high level lobbying of nato and o.s.c. countries will get them justice it's even a great show r t. r followers of islam are celebrating their biggest holiday their so called a feast of sacrifice all around the world in russia number of muslims now runs into the millions artie's has been watching the big day at moscow's main mosque. there

have been fifty thousand more than fifty thousand followers gathering today to work to pray here there is also estimated to be around two million here in moscow unless they've all been celebrating the festival of the sacrifice known in the western world as there's estimated to be upwards of twenty million muslims in russia that's about one seventh perhaps up to about ten percent of the population and there's also this year twenty thousand russian muslims traveling to saudi arabia for for the hardship so a great part of russian society and a growing one in moscow there is a bit of a problem the number of muslims has been increasing loss in recent years and despite having one of the largest muslim populations in europe there are only four mosques here so it it seems that in coming years as the number of muslims increase the number of facilities needed the number of space needed for worship will also

have to increase. well there's plenty to be discovered on our website. video it's a. quick preview of what's waiting for you online right now. with death. investigation into. the project all the details. of the business update with stephanie.

hello and welcome to the business bulletin probably is still suffering from the effects of the financial downturn there on certain economic outlook in europe it's creating uncertainty in russia's biggest company but gas from has been working to diversify its customer base and to find out how that strategy is progressing i'm joined by a correspondent if you are quite sure of it from gas from tech quarters in moscow hi mindy that so what details has the gas giant revealed about its future plans. well a lot was a mansion today about how the gas industry will recover from the financial downturn and gazprom announced that it will return to pre-crisis level up by two thousand and eight but i don't lead twenty twelve and this was one of the main hard lines of the gas form that is taking place and to the moment had gas problems in moscow had water according to the deputy chairman of the board alexander to me didi of the the

gas demand in europe has fallen quite significantly due to the crisis and it has just started to pick up but it hasn't reached the pre-crisis level but to tell you more and in terms of the the a longer perspective for the gas consumption in europe we're willing crease out quite significantly and to give you more details that were mentioned today at the conference the european gas to consumption will reach as three hundred eighty billion cubic meters skull for gas annually by two thousand and twenty meanwhile despite the fact that most of the russian gas. now flows into europe of the main focus and the main drive for the future growth lies in a completely different direction and it's the asian pacific region. demand for gas in the asia pacific region will definitely grow while. analysts predict it's not even to mention energy demand in such developing countries like

china and india. who plans to supply at least turn billion cubic meters of gas to south korea starting from twenty seventeen by that time we expect the korean market to have grown by a further fifteen percent. but the main focus is a china this november gazprom plans to continue negotiations over gas supplies into the country and alexander them invaded also mentioned today that gazprom is a real launching work over sakhalin three four and five projects and this of follows of the overall company's strategy to diversify its presence in the asian up pacific region meanwhile there are two major gas transportation projects that capture the i touch and today and these were nori stream and a south stream while the construction of a noise stream project is almost done and the first gas supplies why the pipeline is will start next year in twenty eleven however the situation over at the south

stream project as the still unclear looks under the midday do for only months and today that other players from of the global energy community are welcome to participate and this project. thank you very much we do that with r.t. cause what it meant to the question of a quarter. and take a look at how the equity markets are performing european stocks are sinking further into the red at mid session on tuesday following heavy falls in china and losses on wall street while it is still in the spotlight as it comes under pressure to accept a bailout from the euro. and the russian markets are on the slide here in moscow to with both indices shedding more than one percent banks and energy majors are way down more than one percent on the r.t.s. and russell have to share the more than two percent on the my sex at this hour. russia's largest still make us service has almost doubled its. fits in the third quarter beating analyst estimates that income jumped to around three hundred

seventy million dollars as the company benefited from higher commodities prices. russia's central bank has doubled its forecast for the country's capital outflow it expects twenty two billion dollars will leave russia in two thousand and ten can tell if a cross you why the money is taking flight. capital is still flowing out of russia although it is significantly slower rate than in the crisis year of two thousand and eight one hundred thirty billion dollars flooded out here only a couple of will be close to thirty billion dollars. actually the situation deteriorated significantly in the second will be zero actually. economic growth in december we think. that the reporting season becoming too generous i would say. for next year for coming for year so we will have significant for. people for more interesting places in the world and. russia central bank estimates that during the

first three quarters of this year sixteen billion dollars left the country that's a quarter of the amount compared to the same period last year but analysts warn the impression there's been a dramatic improvement may be misleading i would say the improvement. in the general balance of capital inflows. implying that people are actually starting to invest more in russia. just much more willing to lend to russia indeed explain the trend is mostly set by blowing programs and these are quite substantial next year russian government is planning to. well over fifty billion dollars and ruble equivalent of domestic markets. such as. morning program is likely to draw a high scale of. inflows into russia so there is more money but the right

kind of money investors are keenly aware of risk and russia is about to enter a major election cycle starting with parliamentary elections next year and concluding with presidential elections in two thousand and twelve it's a timeline that's likely to dominate investor sentiment and therefore capital flow to affect prosser business r.t. moscow. and that's all the business news for now but i'll be back with more from you next hour and of course you can always find us on our website at. flash that's .