the lawyer of alleged russian arms dealer viktor buddha valves to challenge the legality of his u.s. trial is his court date is set for september. norwegians say no demonstrations planned protests to try and stop the notation of a russian born emigrants they say is an asset to society. and the atomics split gets a point with no solution in sight for the around you close down. talks over iran's nuclear program in istanbul hadfield's with tehran and the six nations accusing each other of feeling for cooperate.

very warm welcome this is r.t. live from moscow i'm honest said that the man the west calls the merchant of death will face a new york jerry in september fifth at a boot is charged with conspiring to kill americans and supporting terrorism is an associate and i watched as the russian business that was committed for trial in the country which already considers him the world's most prolific arms trafficker. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture good he seems to have lost quite a lot of weight his hair has grown longer his wife his daughter and his mother were also present in the courtroom because this was the first time they got to see a glimpse of him in a very very long time and essentially what was going on inside the courtroom were several technical questions were being decided such as setting a trial date and also of course importantly the defense team presented to the judge that they're planning to file several motions concerning victor groups case among

them is what they call the unlawful extradition of him to the united states of course a very big issue since picture booge was arrested in thailand two years ago decided that he was not guilty twice and then all of a sudden he gets extradited to the united states and issue which technically with many of his papers remaining in thailand which means the court is that the case is still going on there that's something the defense team is planning to address as well as issues of whether or not the recordings that were made of in thailand that are now being used against picture boot by the prosecution whether or not they were made legally under thai law this case is no joke for him if found guilty in the united states because of the charges he's facing that include conspiring to kill american citizens conspiring to support groups that the united states deems terrorists international arms trafficking that he's being accused of he's facing from twenty five years to a lifetime in jail there's been a lot of speculation about whether or not he has some information that the united states government might want to get from him we had an exclusive interview with his

wife who told us that just because he might have some sort of information interesting to someone does not mean it's ok to quote kidnap a person to another country and try to on that country's territory the defense team has been saying in court that they're absolutely overwhelmed with the amount of documents that they have to deal with because this case is so deeply intertwined with ty law and justice and not just the u.s. law they have to make sure that all of the documents from thailand are also believe what the prosecution is presenting so it's definitely a complicated case that's going to be dragging on for a while because of so many different countries involved in this situation. one investigative journalist daniel a student has been closely following the case told all t.v. u.s. is targeting russia through. don't think for a second that picture of what is actually going to go home after proving his innocence in the your cord is absolutely ridiculous he is not going to get

a fair trial he is going to get a life sentence there is absolutely not one shred of evidence on big trouble there is nothing on board at all he was never an arms merchant he was not a merchant of death what he is is a transporter who actually remained in africa after being a translator and wasn't become stayed in the soviet union basically fell apart and disappeared into oblivion and he remained there becoming a very well known and successful transport of merchandise so you have to understand the game is russia then game is not there to board if they didn't have a terrible day would have simply invented another tool because again if you create a new one world government a one world company limited to one of these powerful organizations above government level for control what you need to do is you need to control the nations who can actually stand in your way and there is only one nation whereas the military power to withstand you know this onslaught and that is russia investigative journalist daniel estulin with his own perspective that. now she's yelling intelligent unpopular in norway yet to come to that crowd russian born in riyadh model fed has

been serving her out norwegians a furious with a government decision and hundreds of protesting against what they see as double standards more an issue reports from. even though she came to norway with her parents as a child speaks fluent norwegian and completed a master's degree here maria i believe illegal alien according to the government and must be deported but she feels norwegian and in two thousand and ten she was named norwegian of the year by an all slave magazine she's also written a book highlighting the plight of illegals in norway she's even been offered a job writing for a different magazine but due to the vagaries of norwegian immigration law even that hasn't helped her the fact that she's already applied for asylum means it's now impossible for her to apply for a work permit the political party the christian democrats say that's totally unfair you also have to make it easier to change the q.

from two to the. soon to. employment. and i think many people agree with the christian democratic party. for the population at large her case invites comparison with that of another failed asylum seeker one molar krekar he is the former leader of a kurdish terror group but he's on the un and the us is list of terrorists even though norway's declared him a threat to state security is still way to deport him in fact the justice ministry says the two cases just can't be compared we want to return quicker as well but we cannot return because he is. he will probably be executed and we has the national obligation to not returned those who will face

serious violations and executions that is not a case of me and leak case she will not be prosecuted in russia maria i believe was born by dina salama her implies you have cows in norfolk. and it still her family fled in fear of their lives as the result of a business deal gone wrong she's also reports it to be a close relative of. the last defense minister of the soviet union so it's a well connected family and no successor and community leaders doubt that she would be in danger if she was to return but the fact remains maria i believe grew up in norway speaks more norwegian than russian and cools. but it's a hope she looks more and more likely to have to give up. nor i met reporting there from the norwegian the capital while on the way few later this hour why love call the board in afghanistan it seems seen india is winning out hearts and minds while

america's billions are going to waste could you tell shortly plus. among its all the woes america is now even having to import its loss from a border we were told on the british and taman task force of taking over u.s. network t.v. . an explosion under fire john shocking morning russia has less that two people dead five injured after a long season. in russia's republic of basque with us he'd spoken to break out inside the multistory complex which also helps restaurants offices unlike clubs people have been evacuated from the scene it's not yet clear the streets. well there's no sign of any fusion of the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program the international powers who carried out the today talks with to run say

they're disappointed with the outcome in istanbul you go to school office in the turkish capital for us. this long running dispute just failed to move from the current to the deadlock and the two sides have human field to agree on the next. negotiations on iran's nuclear program according to the representatives of the six nations which include russia the united states germany france great britain and china. they were hoping to hold. dialogue with. positive dialogue with no preconditions prepared an updated version of the international atomic energy energy agency's offer to enrich iran's broader and suppliants with nuclear fuel for peaceful nuclear reactors thus providing international control over the process while iran has so far failed to officially reply to this offer and also according to the representative of the six nations

a discussion with no preconditions was not possible as well iran is demanding the lifting of the latest set of u.n. sanctions while according to the representatives precise conditions under which these sanctions could be lifted which are approved by the united nations and these conditions sought for have not been met due to iran's a lack of cooperation and she also stressed that the international community and the six nations. would be iran's nuclear program if we were sure to iran's peaceful intentions one at this moment of the international atomic energy agency has no proof of this and she stressed once again the representatives stressed once again. the doors are still open they are they are ready for cooperation with iran iran and cooling it's being scrutinized and claims that is

developing a peaceful nuclear program its intentions are peaceful as well as actually standing this is all quite. the ukrainian representative is standing for a full a nuclear disarmament in the water it's against nuclear arms and it's for its for peaceful nuclear technology for everyone iran claims that it was hoping for a productive positive discussion and dialogue as well which. they would hope would be based on a mutual understanding smoosh all ideas which are based on a respecting the rights of nations so that as if we're going to talk about corporations and the loosened rights of countries should be respected when we talk about people's rights and the rule of law everyone is in agreement that we have to respect each other and if we want to talk on the basis of the rule of law then we have to avoid certain preconditions and sanctions you must be respectful if you know dialogue is to develop so with a no for say stage on the next negotiations on this issue it's not clear when this

dispute will move from the turn of the u.n. sanctions are still in place the conditions according to the six nations on their lifting still have not been met due to iran's lack of cooperation. has been off reporting from istanbul now a new flavor of support for afghanistan could be leaving a better taste in american miles india may not be contribution is cast to the war torn country as the u.s. but afghans believe the nearby nations role is having a big impact on reports. it's no secret money can't buy you love but it's a lesson still to be learnt in afghanistan at least by the americans they've invested some fifty billion dollars in the country india just over a billion and the result latest polls say one in two afghans want america out while three in four want india in. history of friendly relations between afghanistan

and india india is our only neighbor who does not interfere in our internal affairs on the streets of kabul you don't have to walk too far the flavor is often indian and the aroma and mistakenly spicy may. find lots of afghan speak my language or indian c.d.'s or indian of books and our language is very similar and india's role particularly in the medical and construction industries here hasn't gone and recognised this is one of the projects both by the indians four years ago it brings water down from a river several kilometers away so that farmers here can easily cultivate their land. these young afghans are all involved in development work they say will india fall short in terms of cash support it more than makes up for in understanding the needs of afghanistan they're working in afghanistan on basic things like dentistry

in other things but america doesn't and also the winner of this starter would go to start a project in afghanistan they're completing the main complaint american projects are often inefficient and poorly resourced while analysts say india is just better than america at developing projects afghans want and appreciate they are not the afghans love you my experience is just better it implementing projects than the united states so u.s. projects often suffer from and bad planning. india is clearly held in high regard here and it seems they haven't had to buy this positive reputation a fact that could leave american scratching their heads as they continue to bankroll big costly afghanistan strategy point c r t kabul. russia's prosecutor general is taking personal charge of the investigation into a reported gang massacre in the south of the country exit people were shot dead on

friday six members of the same family and stuff in a poll one of the victims was thought to be a local crime lord well two children survived the attack including his newborn granddaughter and eight year old boy it was on the first attempt on the life of the . view out a long criminal record the wife of the crime boss was killed in a previous this hack a special team of investigators has been set up to work on the case. ok let's tackle some of the international headlines at this hour now several people happening during clashes with police at a rally in the capital of our geria the large was organized by in the leading opposition party. to protest a government ban on public gatherings police dressed in riot gear used bason to disperse crowds of angry demonstrators the unrest comes amid a weeklong series of pro-democracy protests in neighboring tunisia.

irish prime minister brian cowen is stepped down as ruling unilaterally recount it will remain in office until parliamentary elections in march which he announced just days ago on tuesday he won a secret leadership ballot but his continued to come under pressure the p.m.'s popularity amid the country's economic crisis and the bailout by the e.u. rand i.m.f. . ousted a former dictator valley has called the national reconciliation in haiti to returning from exile he said that his return was out of solidarity with victims of last year's devastating earthquake adding that he wants to rebuild the country devalue it was deposed more than two decades ago on wednesday he was briefly detained and charged with corruption and embezzle his time in power.

american congress woman gabrielle giffords who was shot two weeks ago has been transferred to a special we have but haitian center in texas dunks is described the move as flawless adding that she smiled and even shed tears on hearing the pool's from well wishes police have installed additional security at the building which specializes in treating traumatic brain injuries if it's shot in the head earlier this month when a gunman opened fire at a constituency meeting leaving six people dead. america is witnessing the biggest british cultural invasion since the beatles this time the brits have been bawling their way on to u.s. t.v. networks with u.k. talents and program imports are hard to avoid marrying up or neither has the story . in the heart of manhattan's greenwich village. beats the poles of britain. a mecca for anglo files

called assault and battery. authentic fish and chips mars bars imported u.k. products and a cheery staff that spouts cockney slang when you walk through the door you won't oh nooo it into english and when the americans turn on their t.v.'s most want to see children. it's as though evil and has come to them with british funnyman ricky gervais's hosting the golden globes for the second year in a row that would be comedian and creator of the t.v. series the office drew nearly seventeen million viewers and major buzz for poking fun at hollywood's most pretty and powerful people awarded. sitting down to speak with america's most famous and influential what you're good you are good in other import former tabloid editor and talent show judge piers morgan was recruited by c.n.n.

to cross the pond and take over larry king's crown so you. could be drinking by the looks of things u.s. media has had a change of appetite feasting on the talent and sharp tongue belonging to america's former colonial masters british t.v. culture it's much faster it's much windier it's much in many ways more scripted even literary whereas american is slower it's more predictable and all the rest of it so american t.v. executives have always looked to england for clever you know report and people like piers morgan fit the bill you have to also write a question you georgia distance or when it comes to t.v. drama the gangs are also looking to the brits for a narrative inspiration this week the u.s. debuted. remakes of two acclaimed british series for m.t.v. cloned skins the story of under parenthood minors who abuse drugs and explore each

other in ways that would cause heart attacks at nickelodeon some people say got a voice please all together showtime stole shameless the story of a welfare dependent family headed by in an apologetic alcoholic seems like everything that she was three dimensional except the countess of the tourist mostly in real life mocking american actors can create a national gasp ricky gervais's was criticised for taking jokes way too far during the award ceremony when your host you can give people little you can tear their lungs out. wrong. a sentiment shared here where brits embrace sarcasm and political incorrectness to is fully fully right now. so while americans happily consume britain's iconic fish n chips question is will infamously sharp humor be as easy to swallow. r.t.

new york. you can get the latest on all those stories that we're covering all website about dot com quickly now was online than that as a chinese and continue to grow so use the popularity of the you won then with the bank of china opening its tool to american customers for the first time some experts predict the asian currency could soon threads the dollar. it will say now is world food known in russia as valid in keeping its hands warm in the coldest winter centuries and now. taking big steps in something like find out more. now when it comes to exist. dream sports russians are never afraid to break new ground smashing a hole through the ice before diving into the marquis thought their own death is one way through all thinkers are enjoying the winter season artie's either bennett

joined the brave few who journey beneath the i. perched above the unknown with the icy depths below it requires guts to take the plunge. i was going down. on the surface it's like a trap door to a sinister nether world but from the road beguiling i starving in rushes a popular sport but it's not something to be taken lightly the divers are under the ice now which is around thirty centimeters thick the only sign left on the surface is this rope that's their safety line they're attached to and case they get lost on the water because there is of course only one way out and that's here the maximum depth of the dive is nine metres but the rope allows a horizontal range of twenty to the only one exit the surface contact must not be lost. some of us know it's crucial that the rope is always kept taut and its torso

can pull and it wants to ask them if they're ok see the target wants to telling me it's all right down there that's how we communicate through it it's these divers first time under ice they're taught theory to accompany three dives before getting their qualification it may not be the coral reef but that's not the point because for these divers it's all about breaking the ice. it clearly a fantastic that i can like a new men each diver has to air regulators in case one of these is a common problem with temperatures outside well below zero and then leaks and the equipment needs defrosting in the water it's two degrees celsius with the right gear maximum dive time is forty minutes. well we start with thermal underwear to take any moisture away from the body then a thicker thermal under jacket for the dry suit on top we were gloves to but you have to ensure the joints are watertight was the wood should cover as much space as

possible if it's too big for head cheeks and lips bruises so clearly the most chilling scenario of ice diving is going to die who loses his mouthpiece or runs out of and then it's a case of holding your breath and not letting go thank you ben it's artie. or later we call the rational way of life in different cities around europe we had to call albert london that definitely struck a. russian orthodox church who enjoys a quest london was built over ten years ago founded using private money it's an important place for many russians here in the capital not just as a place of worship but where ex-pats can meet others and be part of a close knit community.

and you join the moscow team in just over an hour's time here on our first is that we can business days with catalina. hello and welcome to our business program price growth of speeding up in russia presidential aide arkady dvorkovich for cost inflation may top two percent in january and earlier the economic development ministry said it made him climb to two point three percent compared to one point six percent last year the first deputy chairman of russia's central bank admitted that if prices keep growing at such a pace this year's inflation will surpass the target of six to seven percent and could reach double digits are you getting an abortion chief strategist at jones lang with south believes inflation could drop towards the end of the year. i would

agree with people expecting double digit inflation within the top of the polls until level it's very likely that with the new it will reach double digits again unfortunately for us but at the same moment expect the piece of fold to decrease significantly and together with before reaching the from stopping the show at the same moment the total inflation level will decrease again to one level that's nine point five widespread by december two thousand and eleven the ban on german pork imports will not cause meat shortages in russia says the country's agriculture minister or should temporarily halted the import of live pigs and pork products after a dyke seen contamination scare in germany the minister was also confident that last year's drought will not harm food supply in the country as it has sufficient reserves washing however it will seek for investment to better withstand natural disasters and future. or prices could hit a record two hundred dollars per barrel in the next decade that's according to jim rogers who co-founded the quantum fund together with george soros the investors

said this shop would be driven by a fast growing demand from asia to date gold was its highest in two thousand and eight when it topped one hundred thirty five dollars a barrel another reason for oil prices going down high is the shortage of known reserves are declining. here. let's look at the market for the russian stock markets closed the week on a positive note and isaacs went over one thousand eight hundred eighty points at after the metal and oil shares climbed on signs that the e.u. economy may be picking up along energy companies and wall snap outperform getting nearly two percent while gazprom bought the trench at a point seven percent banking stocks were also in the rise to be advanced nearly three percent and the bear bound put on over a quarter of a percent of the license. this week the russian markets were mainly dominated by oil companies it also started on monday news that b.p. and will snap withdraw to develop the russian continental shelf as michael stein

director of equity sales at creech investment that explains. the new spark. which was up three or four percent at one point on monday the other oil companies also benefited likewise on this week we also saw substantial progress on the. government sector tax changes and in specific the market has been very optimistic that the government's going to cut the export duty on crude oil so those two developments underpin a lot of the buying that we saw in the market in. to a lesser extent. but you can always find most always if you log on to our web site.

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