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. a very warm welcome this is from moscow with me alex hit europe has been hit with a dramatic wave of arrests linked to chechen terrorism with the e.u. and russia finding a common enemy these detentions of put the unions background checks on asylum seekers on the question and as you go to put can off reports from austria it's feet all foreign terrorists straight in through the door. like many others small you would be and downs in southern austria seems quiet and peaceful while never judge a book by its cover one of its residents is now under arrest suspected of being the brains behind network recruiting extremists and plotting attacks in the heartland of the european union an ethnic chechen as for me it was detained at the airport in

vienna. to mecca news about the incident went around the world or streams really none of the locals seem to know much about it. we didn't hear anything about it. i'm afraid i wasn't for this. i know nothing about it and i don't care some didn't want to be filmed at all but was it really because of a lack of information. and the deputy chief of one of australia's biggest newspapers has been personally following this case or and with only a voice recorder in he was more successful in getting the locals to share. his with a really big population become unity with. so that people are sinking what what what comes next i mean this is just my neighbor he was here with me and now he has his arrested because of

a suspect. terror plot with his wife and children really appear to be leading an ordinary life one of the most striking facts about this latest case is that the suspect has. he claims he lost the after being caught up in violence in chechnya now investigators are looking into or no other version whether his hands off well handling explosives this is raising questions all austrians hell well asylum seekers are checked before getting it has one of the most liberal asylum policies in the european union last year alone the country received. fifteen thousand refugees from across the world with such an inflow of newcomers is becoming increasingly hard to find out who is who we want to know from the government in how many cases they actually did this background checks to make sure that this people are not criminal or dangerous second in how many cases

austria has received. information from the countries of origin. uncertain in how many cases asylum seekers actually have been refused the latest arrest is part of a massive police operation targeting an alleged extremist network in late november twenty six people were detained in belgium germany and the netherlands all suspected of recruiting so-called jihad is to candidates in financing terrorist organizations it can be here in. and it can be in any other town in europe in an effort to get more information asylum seekers the e.u. is no making deals with countries of origin including russia but many experts warn with hundreds of thousands of refugees already living in the union because it's occurrences of liberal policies of some of its member states still lie ahead.

vienna austria. you know with r.t. still ahead in this hour rediscovering the stunning beauty of. this place is one of the prizes were kept secret the second world war two for a thread over there maybe not for some people it's very hard to get here but it's definitely worth it. the abundant life of the time a republican opening up again has been to a landscape that used to be filled with soldiers wrong. as long ukrainian company is turning heads by renting out drinking buddies who say well how he was all the more trouble the way. with a lengthy ten day winter holiday in full swing in russia many are wondering what to do with their time and here moscow is many museums come to the rescue with some offering a chance to relive a cold war threat that of

a nuclear strike peace rather ventured undergrounds. it's a dog like no other this. lying to stop a nuclear blast is it here to doris was a pretty big thing as a shock wave or one of her straight here's a way to both one point five goals are the same as the interest was car it was a mess of new myself was it has a wall sickness about six meters or freeing force of congress if you had been lucky enough to escape the initial explosion inside or enough food in air to last about two weeks it was to command and control all the. surface forces and nothing more. but you know what sixteen days later nuclear war all fires in a radiation level decreased of the level where when you can walk and breathe in special protective suits those stationed at the shelters would have had less the

ninety seconds to put on a suit should radiation be detected inside and i could tell you that they aren't easy to get on in a rush stock nor are they particularly comfortable to wear. it's not just these purpose built facilities they were designed to protect in case of a nuclear attack one of moscow's iconic landmark is also there to protect biggest shelter in a war that has a mosque or metro system the station is. constructed as a bunker and it can see floors of people who is. struck the museum prides itself as being very hands on encouraging visitors to reach out and touch the past. it's not like an ordinary museum where nothing can be teched here on the contrary everything can be taxed is just going to hold in a hands or where the equipment needs from the bank was operational. the complex

extends kilometers underground creating a rapid war and below the streets jam packed with people and comes here deep underground visitors to the bunker to get a chance to experience what it would have been like if moscow would ever being hit by a nuclear attack and this facility how to beat the red lights are arcing out the sirens wailing and a voice over explains that moscow is being hit by a ten megaton you kill a bomb decimating most of the city i have to say even though you know this is just part of the visit to the bank at seven feels very real peter all of a r.t. moscow now war can oppose a mortal violin or for soldiers forced to choose between orders and moral some dare to disobey and a five minute shelf arsons a final price they pay for remaining true to their convictions a special report is coming your way in just over twenty minutes time but here's a preview. mega sergeant of the

israeli defense forces. during his service scorched the street fight. to fly in santa colonel of the chilean armed forces participated in keeping down a military revolt. coming here sergeant of the us army. trying to become an american by getting part in the. ranks and reasons differ but one thing brings them together once they disobey. now known as the land of the soul the republic of a house here tucked between the black sea in the cork the mountains used to be a bustling tourist destination turbulent times of war closed he's both a tourist for years but now about stability is returning local for working to restore the tourist industry and there are already bearing fruit to. the report

grandpa takes visitors to places well off the beaten track along the river could daughter you know because there are many such gems our guy tells us the local legends he knows dozens of them take black water for instance people whom even the professors fail to cure get well here allergies dermatitis things like that there you go said it was a part of the ancient trade route between east and west the silk route and this path often reveals mysterious treasures or two she's even certain that the area was once inhabited by giants. there was a survey and they found human bones let me tell you the part of the bone from the need done was one and a half metres long can you imagine how tall a word it means they would giants. our journey ends under the heavy

hanging rock formations almost a cave with a natural empty theater surrounded by water this place is one of uprising as well kept secrets the second i will go for a thread over there a magnificent view it's very hard to get here but it's definitely worth it for years this and other applies and landmarks were inaccessible to tourists well this small republic is known for its black sea beaches during the past two decades only if you dared to go to the mountains for more than five years the upper part of the could doughty gorge which is also called up. was occupied by georgian special forces in august two thousand and eight upazila regained control over the area making it possible for visitors to enjoy seven eighty as beautiful mountains so now even during the low season people come here for sightseeing but it was like even the mere fact that you're escaping from the city smog is just great the air here is so clean you can finally breathe normally and you feel much better here it's. the

highlanders are hoping to restore the region's tourism industry most people here remember the good old times when local families provided simple room and board for everyone. practically every sunday to family invited tourists to the homes and there were many of them here you can do many things skiing hunting trout fishing now that the worries over the locals are coming back and people are getting used to the new government so we hope and that life will get better it's likely that the gorge and the. it will remain an exotic destination for years but those who dared to come here will be rewarded by the pristine beauty of the mountains the sound of the giant waterfalls and the ancient legends told by the wise to show that as our team. now amid noisy celebration. and both are busy the holiday season can be

a tough time the lonely hearts but in ukraine there are aware people ready to hear a monk or two and listen to all of your troubles that is of course you've paid your new found a body of life yet cesky explain. the festive spirit is in the air with thousands out on the streets all set for winter fun and some serious holiday shopping. and around this time of year compare and ship is what many people want most this man says he would pay any sum to have someone to talk to he can now have a temporary cure against loneliness it's through a company offering a drinking buddy for hire service in the central ukrainian town of beer but it's a difference it is because of what we use the strangest fact when a person talks to a stranger and on many occasions solves his problems when i'm trying to get people trying deliberately that's all main mission is for klein to receive

a good truthful commiseration hired buddy will listen to all your problems drink with you. and even lift your spirits with a song. professional drinking buddy good night you might seem of service he is good at finding a different approach to every person but in some cases it involves a fair bit of drinking for the cause that you are. sometimes a client is so deep in his problems that he starts drinking heavily one after another and only having consumed a lot of alcohol because you start talking in such cases i have to drink with a person who when i see that a client is relaxed i urged him to talk rather than drinking more which richard richard richard the idea for the company came out of the credit crunch ukraine was one of the country's worst affected leaving a trail of social problems that's why psychiatry's say they're not surprised that a service of this type is growing popular although they warn it comes with its own

dangers. if the person has no one to talk to it is better that he talks to someone than keeping his problems to himself but this help me turn into a threat if a person uses his service like this once or twice that's ok if he becomes a frequent visitor it means that he either has serious psychological issues or that he's a potential alcoholic. during the holiday period tonight he expects a lot of work as what's fun for some may be an additional strain for the lonely once alexy rush of ski artsy reporting from ukraine. and while we're getting you through the fourth it's already twenty and eleven bede lavelle on his guest the sculls what the new year has in store for our talk. this is a year of political transition you have president obama who will be facing a republican house you have to wind down in iraq for the progress saying the

question of when we will get out of afghanistan is only going to grow and grow and then around the globe political transition north korea how much longer will conjunct will live what will what will go on will we get another nuclear test from north korea this year and you don't want to skip ahead but often when you have elections in two thousand and twelve the process begins in two thousand and eleven and as we start this year whether it's elections in the united states in russia in egypt all around the world and it's unclear how it's going to work out i think broadly speaking it's a year of transition in that repeal the law of supply and demand the economies in the u.s. and europe should improve over the course of the year so. it's a bit to extend between your i think. if. you want to. do you want to base in a full into our time here on c.n.n.

you can always buy more news blogs and analysis stories on how websites awesome dot com is just a quick preview of what's online few minutes by twenty town of course and take you on a loaded guns to ride the road winds of the clans and tragedies that define the game . and something's out us politics you in line for log on and watch al a compilation of the highlights of new year's celebrations wild wind people across the glades nice to be in love and chilly nine. now as heavy snow continues to fall in the moscow region many communities remain without electricity an emergency situation has been declared in

a twenty districts the power cuts that began before the new year when freezing rain power lines more than seventy communities were left without power on the eve of the holiday managed to restore the supply in most areas but a fresh snow was brought down. again it's going to brief check all the major headlines from around the world this hour and thousands of christians across the protesting against religious discrimination. it comes after a new year's day campagna twenty one and then did a hundred after midnight mass and alexandria while no one has claimed responsibility these are investigating a local al qaeda inspired hardline islamist group fearing sectarian conflict the government i'm religious leaders have urged people were to unite in the face of terror. and the pakistani political policy forming part of the ruling coalition has announced to join the opposition the united national movement sides

of the government's failure to control inflation tackle corruption and tax the elder which is reasons for his defection prime minister. launched a desperate effort to find support for his crumbling government but analysts say his chances all slim. australia's defense of forces started fire to deliver floods. food and vital supplies to the north east an area that submerged by massive floods more than twenty towns in queens and have been deluged by heavy rains with around two hundred thousand people affected and roads have been closed and power supply closed off in many terrier's all ten people have died so far what's being described as a biblical flood. now while millions celebrate the start of the new year many in the u.s. a toasting a more unusual cools for celebration of divorce the nation's figures show home the

marriages in america break down and there's a lot of damage as you can discover the variety of business is there on the spawned to turn the misery it's a fun for the fall season into a fortune for themselves. in the age when half of marriages in the us end in divorce. there's a whole new trend celebrating the breakup yes. where there is demand there is supply party planners divorce gifts all sorts of related merchandise from clothes to kitchenware even divorce cakes looking at these one might think a breakup doesn't always need a bitter taste back in the day divorce. a negative and nowadays. many different reasons more of a. divorce is hardly

a positive trend but some americans are making the most of it non the less you win will you release pain from your life. i am willing to release from my life celebration agencies are now adding divorce ceremonies to their menu almost like a wedding but without a ring or weight some preferred with a ring here's what they get. that number with that i think really helped him to turn red. transition we're making changes but for some symbols are not enough. and more practical help is needed to get over a separation and ask what do a good workout cupcakes and a makeup artist have to do with divorce but there is one person who combined it all and more in her relief program for the heartbroken six months ago list started

hosting regular life after divorce events to empower women when i do turns into i don't ever want to see you again she offers the help of a host of experts a matchmaker and nutrition as the yoga instructor a psychic a makeup artist a life coach they're getting a tarot card reading they're getting cupcakes or getting champagne or getting drinks they're getting their makeup done they're getting to speak to other people they're getting a matchmaker they can talk to a matchmaker they can talk to a psychic so they're really getting so much for their forty dollars that they pay to come to this about forty dollars a month then welcome to the club where it's almost fun to be divorced you are the correct way for a real woman like that where he left you for. damn right. when she sees you to be sorry she. asked me many behind the burgeoning divorce business in the u.s. say being positive sells and it surely does as newly single american strive to

reinvent themselves and bury their past. our t. washington d.c. . get a business update now with your right not to go away. hello welcome to our business program. russia has delivered forty two thousand tons of crude oil in its first delivery via the newly opened chinese section of eastern siberia and pacific ocean crude oil pipeline the e.s.p. pipeline which began operating on the first of january is resigned to pump oil produced in west and east siberia to the asian pacific markets russia plans to transport fifteen million metric tons of oil annually to china until two thousand and thirty according to analysts the project marks a huge strategic shift for russia's energy exports having previously been heavily dependent on european markets. and russia has set a new oil output record with last year beating even pre-crisis heights the energy

ministries figures show it was the only country to produce more than ten million barrels of oil per day as growing prices stimulated output the next biggest producer saudi arabia provided only eight and a quarter million barrels per day in recent months russian oil output rose in total by more than two percent throughout the year far outstripping analysts forecasts. and russia's entry to the world trade organization is slowly becoming a reality the country's security backing last year after lowering export taxes and rail fees next comes agreeing on limits for farming subsidies and meet quotas but some in the industry see trouble ahead tachyon up oil call reports on how the end is inside for russia's seventeen year journey to joining. well it's very easy tempers are flaring meat and vegetable growers say that russia is too big and too cold to compete with foreign agriculture on a level playing field they want their industry protected and warned of the

consequences if the rules are changed. if we enter the w g oh my company will shut down because my potato will always cost twice as much as theirs because they harvested three times a year and i do it only once. joining the world trade organization won't just be a test for agriculture it will impact the average sector of the economy productivity in russia is several times lower than in many western countries it makes up for the lack of technical efficiency with a large number of off low paid workers it's a legacy of the soviet era just as the poor logistics and pockets of bad management w.c.l. membership will provide extra incentive for this to change in the major this mean unemployment rate simply because people with business maybe even structural

employment so people will have to. go to start thinking just to get a new profession or to get a new job and speciality after that that will be able to go to the yukon in the sand after that new fresh calling it pulls itself competitive use more than the station and innovation themselves to be properly planted told to rush into russian soil then actually the russian economy will benefit as a whole this will be a different economy the reserve one group of russians that will almost certainly benefit and that's consumers there will get imported goods at lower prices as judah's decrees membership will also open doors wider for multinationals but this will test the ability of domestic firms to survive and prosper that business are to . and mergers and acquisitions were among the top drivers last year with russia's tourist market catching investors' eyes european tour giant thomas cook took control of russia's all this week asian business interest the forty five million

dollars deal gives the european firm just over fifty percent of an iconic brand with a large retail chain as well as getting an option over the remainder russians are known among known as big holiday spenders the joint operations will help thomas cook capitalize on strong russian demand for beach breaks and diversify away from saturated european markets. now let's take a look at the markets in russia the markets are closed till the tenth of january for the russian new year holiday break let's take a quick look at some european stocks trading on monday european stock markets are higher on the first trading day of the new year auto stocks and banks are contributing to the positive tone the german dax is rising just over one percent led by a three percent gain for a ball to agon and a three percent gain for b.m.w. london split c. is closed for bank holiday on monday but figures that you see on the screen are friday's closing.