resort and spa the ritz carlton who still grounded many of the ten seasons for the sultan who took. lawyers of alleged russian arms trafficker victor set to challenge a u.s. government attempt to charge the businessman dubbed the merchant of death. protests in oslo as norwegians lend their support to a russian woman about to be deported despite being caught up in the country being brought up in the country and voted a model citizen. six party talks in istanbul and in disappointment over iran's nuclear program. no deal and no deadline set for further talks and we see there's still a faint glimmer of hope joining us for more later in the program. news

around the clock from around the world i'm at treasury you're watching our t.v. good to have you with us our top story victor boots defense team say they're ready to challenge the u.s. government move to prosecute the alleged russian arms dealer he's being held in a new york jail pending trial on terrorism charges now scheduled for september if guilty bood faces a minimum twenty five years behind bars his lawyers are also arguing the legal grounds of his extradition from thailand to the u.s. in november are he. has more. 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 he 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 viktor boots case among

them is what they call the unlawful extradition of him to the united states of course a very big issue since picture 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 thailand that are now being used against picture boot by the prosecution whether or not they were made legally under 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 olive who told us that just because he might have some sort of information interesting to someone does not mean it's ok to call kidnap a person to another country and tribe on that country's territory the defense team has been see 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 just 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. investigative journalist daniel s. still in who's been closely following the case tells r t the us is targeting russia through victor boot. don't think for a second that victor wood is actually going to go home after proving his innocence in the new york chord is absolutely ridiculous he's not going to be a fair trial he's going to get

a life sentence that is absolutely not one shred of evidence on big trouble there is nothing on victor 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 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 end game is russia then game is not there to would 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 the 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 who has the power to withstand you know this onslaught and that is russia. investigative journalist daniel estulin with his own perspective on the viktor group case the case of maria a failed asylum seeker in norway has brought the plight of illegal immigrants in

the country to the steps of parliament civil rights groups have turned out to show their support for the russian war woman who is awaiting deportation despite being brought up and educated in norway her efforts for other illegal immigrants also won her a magazine award as a model citizen or he's laura m. it has more from oslo. to cope is taking the money i mean me as host of pool to gather in central on saturday sitra it one last ditch attempt to try and prevent deportation they've come here at the central as they just outside the parliament building interstates the prime minister pleased we want to stay but this is no no good just about mattie emily just about one passage through how all save all the books on the place of illegal immigrants in all three say three of the high profile court cases that has drawn attention to illegal immigrants. in norway she has started this movement behind me there are about five hundred people here is today's demonstration and they are all from various different organizations both domestic

human rights organizations organizations that campaigns specifically for people without papers in norway and international organizations like amnesty i had a word with a couple of people in the crowd and here's what they told me about why they thought it was so important to turn out today we have worked for rights for irregular immigrants in norway for for actually a few years now what we want is to two to provoke us an emphasis on what conditions these people live under and why they should have papers and be and be able to work get married get health services so it's very important and the case with. a million have sort of put the sunday agenda like never before the people here see the plight of illegal immigrants in no way really as desperate they don't have the right to work they don't have any access to education or health care and they also don't have the rights to marry you see that's why people here have turned out today they

all have a story to tell but i met one specific family who told me that we're here today with a mother and two children who has a little say in norway but their father he was not that certain. when he. came to seek asylum so we're here to protest that they're splitting families to get rid a one more immigrant as for money i merely herself her face looks almost assured the government still hasn't been eight on its promise that it will deport her and it does look like that might happen to woods in the beginning of next week but her lawyer was here earlier and he told me how the case stands it doesn't look very optimistic at the moment. they're still in. the immigration authorities much reason. even though it does currently live like money i maybe will have to leave behind a home that sees what's a month to cultivate and the friends that she's made while she's been here she will

leave behind a different norway it seems from the one that she came to see a movement now that has been truly amazing rates up to ten hours on the streets in try to help from a legal immigrants here in norway and they seem determined to carry on fighting for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants in this country no matter where the money i mean he gets to stay. laura reporting from the norwegian capital on the way for you this hour why love can be bought in afghanistan it seems it's an india winning afghan hearts and minds while americans billions who wasted details shortly plus. russian divers plunging into ice top waters this winter and you can follow the journey of these fearless thrill seekers in just a few moments. first though an explosion and fire at a giant shopping complex in russia's year olds has left two people dead five others were injured after a blast in the city of new fall in russia's republican national forest and

a fire then broke out during construction work inside the multistory retail center that also housed restaurants offices and nightclubs people have been evacuated from the scene it's not yet clear what caused the explosion. there's no sign of any fusion at the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program you know rational powers who carried out the two day talks with tehran say they're disappointed in the outcome in istanbul our correspondent our piskun all has more. the situation is quite two sided at the moment because on the one hand the six nations including the united states russia germany france great britain and china were not able to reach any concrete agreements with iran neither has tehran made an official reply to the international atomic energy agency's offer to enrich its uranium abroad in third countries and supply iran with nuclear fuel for its peaceful nuclear reactors thus providing international control over the entire process according to the six nations official representative they were hoping for an open discussion without any

preconditions and this was not possible since iran continues to demand to be a lifting of the later set of the un sanctions on the other hand the six nations were able to show you that they are absolutely united in their views and we were able to speak with the deputy foreign minister of russia and the head of the russian delegation here in istanbul let's listen to what he had to say i would say i am encouraged by the outcome but to put it better i am squarely disappointed would be in the words statement my hope is that after the stumble around. the iranian party will consider in a very serious manner. and specific proposals that have been put forward as russia says as i believe many in the world.

equally. share this view that there is no other way there is no alternative to the negotiations and in the judgment effort insists that its nuclear program is strictly peaceful it says that it's against nuclear weapons it's actually standing for the full disarmament of the current global nuclear powers according to the iranian representatives here in istanbul. they were also hoping for an open discussion but this was not possible since the six nations did not respect iran's right for peaceful nuclear power and rose that as if we're going to talk about corporations and the laws and rights of all nations and countries should be respected when we talk about people's rights and the rule of law everyone is in agreement 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 conditions and sanctions we must be respectful if any dialogue is to develop the six nations representative and the

russian envoy have all said that they support a peaceful nuclear program any iran but once again we have to be sure and its peaceful intentions meanwhile the latest a fourth set of u.n. sanctions is still in place there are severe limitations on the sale of arms to iran there are travel bans and asset squeezes for some of the members of the revolutionary guard planes and ships coming in leaving iran are checked for prohibited cargo and also countries are banned from accepting investment from iran into a very nuclear programs and there are nuclear facilities. piskun are reporting there from istanbul turkey now to some other stories making headlines across the globe at least nineteen people have been injured during clashes with police at a rally in the capital of the march was organized by a leading opposition party to protest a government ban on public hearings police dressed in riot gear used but tongs to disperse crowds of angry demonstrators unrest comes amid

a weeklong series of pro-democracy protests in neighboring tunisia. ireland's prime minister brian cowen has stepped down as the ruling party leader but cohen will stay in office until parliamentary elections in march that he announced just today that days ago on tuesday he won a secret leadership ballot but has continued to come under pressure the p.m.'s popularity plummeted amid the country's economic crisis and its belo by the e.u. and i.m.f. . u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot two weeks ago has been transferred to a special rehab center in texas doctors described the move as flawless adding that she smiled and even shed tears on hearing applause from well wishers police have installed additional security at the building which specializes in treating traumatic brain injury giffords was seriously wounded when a gunman opened fire at a constituency meeting leaving six people dead. haiti's ousted former dictator john claude duvalier has called for national reconciliation after 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 duvalier was deposed more than two decades ago was on wednesday he was briefly detained and charged over corruption and embezzle men during his time in power. you can always find out more on our website r t v dot com here's what's a click away for you right now. the u.s. may be witnessing the biggest british cultural invasion since the beatles except this time the u.k. talent is dominating american t.v. schedule. and another lead in sight so should he stay or should he go lie to me or let and still manage. just to provoke controversy with debates raging over what to do with his body but.

when it comes to extreme sports russians are never afraid to break new ground or smashing a hole through the ice before diving into murky depths is just one way through all seekers are enjoying the winter season parties ivor better join the brave few who journey but meet the ice. perched above the unknown with the icy depths below it requires guts to take the plunge. on the surface it's like a trap door to a sinister nether world but from below it's beguiling i still having in rushes a popular sport but it's not something to be taken lightly that 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 in 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 with only one exit surface contact must not be lost. some of us know it's crucial that the rope is always kept taught when it's taught i can pull on at once 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 with 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. fantastic i feel like a new man each diver has to air regulators in case one freezes a common problem with temperatures outside well below zero and then leaks and the equipment needs defrosting in the water is two degrees celsius with the right gear maximum dive time is forty minutes. we start with thermal underwear to take any

more away from the body then a thicker thermal under jacket before the dry suit on top we were gloves to but you have to ensure the joints are watertight the hood should cover as much space as possible if it's too big for your head cheeks and lips freeze. the most chilling scenario of ice diving is when a dive eleusis his mouth piece or runs out of air then it's a case of holding your breath and not letting go. after bennett's r.t. . finally in this news block a new flavor of support for afghanistan could be leaving a bitter taste in some american mouths india may not be contributing as much cash to the war torn country as the u.s. but many afghans believe the nearby nations are all may be having a larger impact our ports. it's no secret money can't buy you love but it's a lesson still to be learned 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 the money we have a long 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 judge ever i want i can find lots of african speak my language there indians who do use the engine of books but all languages are 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 we have working in afghanistan on the basic things like dance training in other things like an american doesn't and also whenever they start a would go to start a project in afghanistan their completing their 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 who are you my experience is just better it implementing projects than the united states us projects often suffer from and bear blimey. india is kiddy held in high regard and it seems they haven't had to buy this positive reputation a fact that could leave american scratching me heads as they continue to bankroll

afghanistan strategy point c r t kabul staying with afghan affairs hamad karzai the country's president was in moscow or earlier this week and he took some time out to talk with r.t. sophie shevardnadze up next he tells us how he plans to solve his fragile country's mounting problems which are spreading across its borders stay with us.

karzai afghan president it's an honor and pleasure to have you with us today sir. thank you know what were your hopes and two thousand and four when you were made president of afghanistan my whole put aspirations were the. peace for afghanistan is still to gather afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and the new. neighbors the country that the progress into a better economy. better living started where the. children

who were deprived of education for so really decades would have a chance to go to school some of those are spruces have been with some of them have not been made so that was my my aspiration at the time but what would you say precisely seven years or what are you willing to achieve and where did you fail maybe you managed to achieve a better economy we were more than twenty universities right now television channels the. construction industry and the afghan flag flying all around the world and independent sovereign of. the rest of the world of course one of the greatest aspirations of us security for the afghan people peace for the afghan people for the whole country has not come in that is our continued effort and strive. for the past couple of years sorry you have been subject to much criticism both personal and professional how do you deal with it when i was attacked very strongly

by the western media. for the past many years partly because of their lack of from the standing of afghanistan in the situation partly because of politics and when your. in a country like afghanistan where there are so much war to trim should work to so much. conflict with the rivalry were there so many interests involved. it's only natural that. criticism like that would take place twenty years after you came to power. record levels of opium where and that's to say at some point i think taliban point down to new york what happened where we are in charge. it. people we have reduced pop use in twenty two provinces of afghanistan in some of those provinces

completely eliminated. we are not in charge. of one or two provinces where there is taliban or with more foreign forces and was in those provinces of course poppies of. entries and that's a question but still the volume of afghan drug money as of today six point five billion dollars which is five times as much as your national budget i mean who is behind this how does its power reaches those who grow poppies. grow it out of desperation i know people in afghanistan who destroyed the division yards there are pomegranate orchards to replace it with poppies invest must be done out of disparate. the trafficking is an entirely different matter the precursors that come to turn poppy to narcotics is not the shortfall it's

a smikle to afghanistan from other countries so those areas afghanistan is helpless to address so the rest of the money the real money goes are brought into. because this is our sort of get us through suppressant people close to you for instance your health brother or your inner kardex minister are alleged by the united states to be involved in or in profit with the heroin trafficking. what do you do how can your administration be taken seriously when such accusations are out there in public there or there were these accusations in the media. and. these accusers began almost five years ago. or even or do. and i contacted your selfishness of this repeatedly. not once or twice thrice five six seven eight nine ten times more. and to them for sure if they have anything that they should come. they always can see that this was all who were what's your

response to british defense minister sir david richards has said that they should stay another thirty forty years in afghanistan well that was a statement for five years ago now you know we have a transition plan. and you know that britain has announced that they will be withdrawing their forces by twenty fifteen do you believe that yes i believe that close contact with. prime minister cameron and his government the british will leave afghanistan by twenty the americans also want to reduce to forces by twenty four to the transition is the most important thing here so you disagree with those who say it's an realistic for nato to withdrawing. and realistically once we are back as a stable strong administration and country we can definitely protect our historical country. mentioned that we needed russian help in order to build that strong

government independent government what exactly what type of help do you want from russia there is both the ability of russia and the the need for russian afghanistan to engage with. that not only. help and afghanistan rebuild itself and really really develop its capacity but also by the off trade investment by interaction between your business which is very strong to think russians have a better understanding of afghan mentality as opposed to americans oh yes a lot better a little bit because russia. is european both russia and. culturally better but we have to start the. fact of them. thank you very much mr president and welcome and i sincerely wish you and your people all the best in.

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