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group the photo a good girl international house. hotel. news that shape the week go full victim to the when the weather is frozen rain. and travel chaos paralyzing the russian capital for several day. europe's growing increasingly wary of the spread of islamic extremism with the recent arrests over alleged terror. adding to the fate. of russia's most famous president. he will retain this status for six more years as the court finds the former tycoon guilty of massive oil embezzlement. two years after israel's military offensive on gaza we report tonight on how people there are still

struggling to get their lives back to normal despite israel insisting it's easy to be economic blockade. and a worldwide welcome for the twenty year leavened a quick trip around the globe to enjoy the highlights of the new year based it. is a pm sunday evening here in moscow welcome if you just joined us my name is kevin irwin with our news review of the past seven days and it was a week when moscow ground to a halt freezing rain brought down power lines paralyzed traffic and crippled airports for thousands of stranded travelers that when starting the holiday stocking jams all sleeping on the airport floor others were left in the dark or new year's eve two katherina groucho overruns it all up. turned into a lump of ice overnight the rain was freezing while pulling on the skin emergency

workers knocked it down like glocks. heavy eyes snapped power lines and shut down the country's largest ampoules for almost two days but enough at any time of year but horrendous at the height of the holy day getaway this is how one of the most easiest tops looks like power is back on and flies are getting back on shad you like that they might get the apples which was worse heat by bad weather conditions over the weekend when a snow storm disrupted power lines in the area as a result of that some one hundred fifty flights were delayed and over eight thousand passengers were forced to sleep on the applets premises. it's very high. to me here i have a broken leg and there are no facilities here it will be iraq or see and no one's helping there's no service going to get what you think about how the airport has been dealing with the problem. actually not very well but i don't think any airport

deals are a well with these problems as we're seeing across europe. russia second largest and help sure imagine that suffered no electricity blackouts but faced how to deal a spoke thousands of passengers who stormed past but control zones blocked log each areas and clashed with police. meanwhile outside was no better motorists were first clearing their cars from eyes and then spent hours in jams freezing up again at three thousand two hundred kilometers the queues be all records in the city and even one straight line would stretch all the way to burst solona i've been stuck in traffic for five hours. with clocks fast approaching the new year the prime minister was pushing the local authorities to work harder. as you promised that by six pm today electricity will be back on it six now seriously but it's not enough to meet only. it's been from thirty

five villages for families and people still without power i have an idea you go to these villages to celebrate the new year together with these people. and the first time in six days villagers saw the streets lead up by the car is of the high ranking official sent to say sorry and just twenty minutes before midnight people were once again seeing the light relieved their power was back on and twenty eleven was already looking brighter if even the pressure of our our team not scaled . the families of those who died after a russian passenger jet caught fire and exploded in western siberia will receive nearly seventy thousand dollars in compensation the instant claimed at least three lives and left over forty injured investigators have recovered the flight recorders of the plane it may help to understand what caused the fire in the engine of the to

pull off as it was taxiing for takeoff in the city of sort of quote more one hundred twenty passengers and crew were evacuated from the jet before it blew up among those onboard was a russian pop group called na na who told journalists there is difficulty with opening the emergency exits some passengers reportedly had to run through the flames to escape leaving with severe burns one person's in critical condition still tonight. watching r t live from moscow coming up this hour when shopping turns into a religion. you shall. we look at the desperate methods to confront consumerism in the u.s. as the country's financial troubles don't seem to have cured. barrackers credit card addiction bus. pulling mini bus is the only way this way they have to show their strength they can also find many other ways to flex some time period.

join our teams closer to even the siberian city of on sky bit later to see what some of russia's strongest people are capable of where their power comes from. or news before that this week danish police prevented what they called the most serious terror plot ever attempted in the country four suspects arrested on wednesday will stay in prison for several weeks on allegations of planning a gun attack in copenhagen it is thought the man with links to international terror networks were plotting a gun rampage in the office of the newspaper which printed cartoons of the prophet muhammad five years ago the drawing sparked outrage among muslims across the world officials say those arrested intended to kill as many people as possible in the papers newsroom it's the latest in a series of arrests throughout the year which have put european nations on high alert over the spread of islamic radicalism igor has gone off investigate. over a year of investigations and a massive police raid in the end brought results twenty six people have been

arrested in belgium germany the netherlands belgium dutch moroccans and churchills all are suspected of recruiting so-called jihad is candidates and financing terrorist organizations right from the horror of europe police mission a success absolutely but is the battle over it's just a visible part of the iceberg it's huge there is a whole machine behind this redo a ruse was born in belgium in the family of christians and converted to islam when he was lame t. he says he did it on his own will because it simply provided the answers he couldn't find in other religions according to him is peace and tolerance but unfortunately due to generally poor knowledge about it it can be. used to teach the exact opposite. there are really extreme arms acting in europe and the problem is people who don't know erratic and don't understand the muslim philosophy they end up in the arms of busy moms who come from saudi arabia or egypt

a former french intelligence officer claude money care now has a company advising governments and corporations on hell to deal with terrorism and extremism related threats based in brussels he claims the spread of islamic extremism is happening right in front of the authorities veil to from their attention by its privacy they will say you are not a good missed him because you don't practice five times the prior five times a day you are not a good muslim because you are drinking you are not a good muslim because your wife is not veiled and you hope to goodness him because you don't do nothing for your process in chechnya in palestine in iraq and so on which are oppressed and are killed it begins in the families it begins in the quietest in the streets and in the mosques this is one of the immigrant quarters of brussels last week populated by muslims signs in arabic specialist shops and cafes kind of core to be we were in the portland top european union official around a quarter of the local active working age population from eighteen to thirty is

unemployed officially this figure is even higher which makes it prime ground for recruitment. the lack of education about islam and little work in many european muslim communities seem to have become the driving force behind the spread of extremist belgium's early to towards asylum or among the most relaxed in the european union the flow of newcomers is likely to continue and many experts believe . it is need to hope muslims integrate into a multicultural society the extremism threat will remain no matter how many arrests are made you want this kind of r t brussels. for all tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky had his prison term extended on thursday his current sentence for fraud and tax evasion would have ended this year but a new sentence for stealing oil means he'll stay behind bars now until twenty seventeen his lawyers have appealed against the verdict there are reports for r.t. . four days that's how long it took the judge to read the verdict six more years

that's how long we feel who will have to spend behind bars the forty seven year old is in the final stretch of an eight year prison term sentence after being convicted for tax evasion. because he is here by sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment the sentence will be served in the correctional colony of a medium security prison in this second trial the course can just partner but don't leave it if you were convicted of stealing two hundred eighteen million tons of oil worth twenty seven billion u.s. dollars from a subsidiary company out of course he was known as the very worst corporate governance abuse in russia and i myself was that you question how the meeting where i had a power of attorney from one of their minority investors to attend and was thrown out at gunpoint meeting went on to dilute the investor in mind for the american people kind of his state down to actually nothing and the company voted to sell oil

to an independent trade company for one dollar twenty five a barrel at a time when the international price was thirty dollars and that he made his fortune through what was then one of the world's largest non-state oil companies ucas it began from the states so off in the one nine hundred ninety s. and became russia's fastest growing or producer at the time in the business was risky and ucas was no exception to could have caused his associates were found guilty of a number of murders even so their supporters insist the two men are innocent khodorkovsky was not to blame because he had a whole team of very experienced lawyers hole used to tell him that. everything he did was within the law it was the blame of the laws that had those loopholes and them at the cost he has maintained his innocence of the fraud charges ever since his arrest in two thousand and three many in the west were of the

opinion that. singled out the prosecution not so much for financial reasons as for his political ambitions so why do his supporters in russia tend to view him as a sort of a martyr figure we are all humans and feel compassion for people who who are who are behind the bars for a very long time here already eight years in prison and he has to spend many years more for the person who can be smart he can be a particular it can be sold spoken but it doesn't mean that necessarily this is a figure of non-guilt and that might be a case with crossed the prosecutors had asked for at least six more years on top of his current sentence they got what they wanted but we may not have heard the last of russia's trial of the decade it integrals carty let's go. a massive new oil pipeline from russia to china began operating on the first day of twenty eleven it's set to pump around fifteen million tonnes a year and replaces the railway as the main means to transport fuel pipelines

length is about a thousand kilometers with most of it being on chinese territory it's a joint project between the two country's biggest oil companies and russia hopes it will become its gateway to the growing asian energy market. coming away next to our own r t a mechanism for miracles and it's one thing to make a wish you use night but quite another of course for it to come true well we speak to some russian families with tips on how to try and make it happen at least. protests have swept across garza this week as it marks two years since a military offensive by israel the three week war left more than a thousand palestinians dead many of them civilians israel said it was responding to palestinian rocket attacks and targeted hamas militants but the offensive drew worldwide condemnation because of the huge number of civilian casualties israel blockaded gaza or after mass which it believes is a terrorist group took control of the strip in two thousand and seven since their aids but restrict. rarely reaches its destination as artie's paullus live

discovered. israelis insist their economic siege on gaza is easing but they can't deny the border and international condemnation is heating up an asian aid convoy with politicians and activists from eighteen countries is on its way to gaza i'm border one hundred eighty people food and medical supplies and a determined core to reach gaza on the second anniversary of the last israel gaza war the convoy dubbed asia to gaza solidarity caravan sits sail from new delhi at the beginning of december it's trying to do what an aide for till a failed to do in may break the israeli blockade on the coastal strip that earlier attempt left nine activists did since then israel insists things have gotten better there is a humanitarian analysis that we are making on a daily basis which allow us to see a broad picture about the humanitarian conditions and the situation in the each moment but gazans complain life is still unbearable. israel has limited the number

of trucks clothes and shoes coming into gaza and this causes problems with coordination in gaza. last month twenty two international organizations issued a report claiming the easing of the blockade has helped bring in materials only for the u.n. and international building projects ordinary goods they say are still not getting in our goods have already been detained in israel for three years but the fines that we've paid already equal the costs of the goods so even if we receive the goods back now we can sell them they're spoiled and those goods that are getting in there too expensive for most people here. the goods that we receive are not of a high quality but we have to buy them because we don't have an alternative. cars have also become a luxury two thousand dollars for an engine well just two hundred dollars for a rather simplistic alternative that what can we do there's no fuel for vehicles

spare parts and evitable you resort to this kind of transportation it was the donkey and this is one of the largest cattle markets in gaza and as the economy here plummets it too is struggling to survive. we have no animals and no barley today and even when we have barley people are always here to buy it's been four years since israel imposed siege on gaza to try and break the massive support and with no sign that life will get better any time soon most gazans have the eyes on the sea and their hope on the next. policy are to leave israel. this week the new year was welcomed with fireworks and celebrations all around the world. i swear it all started it got off to a stunning start in new zealand the spectators packed into all clips harbor to enjoy the huge display and then have moved further west to australia it was a good show the strains put on the celebrations went on for the big bang up of

sydney harbor bridge over a stunning one spectacular. in japan the new year welcomed in there by released news you can see this massive silver balloons carrying notes with hopes for the future in taiwan lit those fireworks as well the island's tallest skyscraper was the centerpiece for those buildings envelops and it the london eye was the centerpiece for the u.k. fireworks again let me show london and across the atlantic new york festivity center does always around the slow descent of a six ton crystal ball with thirty two thousand. c. . coming up in a minute anyway in moscow there we are the middle of a snowstorm great fireworks they were slightly whited out but great show in moscow as well to welcome in the. i'm talking of. plenty more online at r.t. dot com and celebrations to both above. and below it the international space station crew at the motion week start to the new year we're talking above ground

here find out what it feels like to see the whole planet celebrating from high above. and a good sort of fireworks know what how spectacular they look there of course also inherently dangerous if you buy the wrong ones so if you're to put the sparkle in your life just log on to learn how to choose the right fireworks they don't go off with an unexpected back. americans are hooked on shopping and spending despite the country's heavily indebted economy and painful lessons from the crisis left alone with credit cards it seems that shopaholics fall into addiction in an uncontrollable search for hard styles and bargains but there are people who don't shy away from putting up a very loud fight against consumerism artie's

a necessity that one of them. true . you should. stop. her. but styles and new must have items of the fashion world changes fast as the seasons but one thing that never goes out of style in the us is shopping america is the birthplace of modern consumerism nowhere else in the world do people buy more than here with officially more shopping malls in the us than high schools if i didn't spend enough money on sunglasses i could probably save for college and things like bad very few actually admit to an addiction is a dora does exactly what. that

covers wait twenty five things we do daily need for a new dose of jackets sweaters and skirts she considers herself a shopaholic how many pairs of shoes do you have. so hundred the urge to possess has taken over men to statistics eight men and women compulsively shop equally in the us nowadays i'm actually excited about spencer runs during the last couple of years i've seen i think of a one hundred thousand dollars on clothes while these numbers are simply unimaginable for millions of americans only a few are putting up a very loud fight against consumerism. reverend billy says a credit card exorcism on the entire nation is what can cure america fifteen million americans are addicted to shopping but many more americans than fifteen million

shop too much start showing his mean life mission is to chase away. this shopping devil by putting on acts in churches and shopping malls around the country because a crime the purpose of the exaggerations is to make americans see their flaws yes of the splash stick your spear too much money consumer consumer. it's the church it controls us it's a fundamentalist church like the roman catholic church in the fourteen hundreds these desperate times normally accept my credit card limit every mom could be calling for desperate measures like spells and exorcisms the things that glitter in the windows will the appeal to you since more often than not in the us legally the majority of people have too much month left at the end of the money the average american is said to generate over fifty tons of garbage by the time they are a senior with millions buzzing around new york stores this holiday season and it's hard to tell who is doing it responsibly and who is completely out of control

because of shopping not considered a mental disorder there are dozens of there are people and clinics in the big apple for those who are willing to admit they have a problem an indication of no lessons learned even after the big crash of a recession and stacy artsy new york. now we're off on a siberian expedition next as we take more of russia close up. prevails exactly where we are in southwestern all of this time an area that is fast becoming the sporting capital of siberia locals like to say that growing up in the famed tundra gives you a real backbone and judging by the region's limpid contributions in a professional life often take the sentencing phase and turn from that but it's not just one found that it's not the only example of siberian strike.

i and almost goes wild the local hockey team of on guard puts another goal in the net they may look like other teams from around rush or in the world but they know they're special i guess you. know you're still missing my list since we were little we practiced outside in the cold weather so we used the hot conditions it's whom i know in america so with the toughest players. and it's not just seasoned on school players enthusiasm for the test of courage and strength comes young. and. i like the way they play hockey the pillow fights the strikes and the opportunity to become a still life. i simply isn't the only have kilian endeavor trying to get attention here how about a wider no turning a minibus. for those boys to be better in say bierria in winter with sleep it's pretty hard to. pulling minibuses is the only way this is why you have to show

their strength they can also find many other ways to flex some siberian muscle. he regional gym in the team lifts bends and pulls anything they can lay their hands on for competitions across russia they also put on public shows to entertain the crowds and earn some extra money for your day in day out it's about heaving that little bit. moon that i had to separate the same it's different i just like it that's all i like eventually against these pieces of equipment i like to achieve high results. it's even only formed a few years ago so they haven't won any major titles yet but again the siberian spirit infuses them really have a strong sense of its special quality sure that out there with disability comes and i think historically people from siberia have been very strong and made great

soldiers i think they greatly contributed to our victory in world war two conditions here make people learn how to survive because he thinks they're my strong indeed in fact you could hardly describe these lot as being in survival mode . if it looks lift a ball or movable these guys will try and muscle it around need a tire moving. need some joined weights lifting. or perhaps even me. it's not a problem for the men with the muscles tom barton arty. the brave man indeed to tackle tom now the star of the new year's always a good time for wishful thinking of course and with unemployment still high in the united states hopes for a better life are as high as well many of blame the problems on globalization which is driving jobs overseas what next web talk show host laurie huff in

a skate opinion on the streets of new york all of that. society is becoming more and more globalized is that a positive development or is it the beginning of the end this week let's talk about that i think it's very important that we grow together and that we also care about each other because we're for review for europe where we want to be taken care of here as well and on the same we do for you as well what do you think the effects of globalization are on our children oh i think it's a good thing i'm actually in education so i see it every day but it exposes our kids to a different cultures and they're more understanding i think more tolerant just overall it helps more people to throughout the world so in some other places that may not necessarily have the opportunities that we have it presents them with some of the opportunities that we have so that's a positive pressure as it is but the negative it's taking things away from here you

know too many things are going to asia. ok yeah sure is that you can't control where the things are going to go and there's you have to compete with a lot more people that's right you know global economy could be good. carbon footprints and all there has been. again it depends on where your chances i don't think it's a good thing i think in theory it should be good but i think in reality i don't think it is because i feel like the countries that need needs are going to join the globalization movement they're just being exploited for cheap labor. so it's not like we're all becoming one happy global it's we're taking advantage of others. i would say by recent events it's ridiculous that people can post anything they want out there or not have not got repercussions from it but i guess they've got to figure out a way to control that too don't they who are the very i don't know how you met them no i don't know them either but you trust them i don't trust anyone in the new york i live in a paranoid world no matter what your feelings toward globalization might be the.