and your look times. is available in that region see. lawyers of alleged russian arms trafficker viktor boot set to challenge the u.s. government attempt to charge the businessman dubbed the merchant of death. protests in oslo as norwegians lend their support to a russian born immigrant about to be deported despite 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 but and we see there's still a. pool joining us for more later in the program. it's

seven am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t 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 new york jail pending trial on terrorism charges now scheduled for september if found guilty buthe faces a minimum quarter century in prison his lawyers are also arguing the legal grounds of his extradition from thailand to the u.s. in november are he's honest has more. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture of 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 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 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 are meeting in thailand which means the court is 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 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 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 just not just the u.s. law they have to make sure that all of the da. cements from thailand are also but legal 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 estulin who's been closely following the case tells r t the u.s. may be targeting russia through victor boot to think for a second that the trouble is actually going to go home after proving his innocence in the your chord is absolutely ridiculous he's not going to get 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 bits of wood 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 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 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 has the power to withstand you know this onslaught of that is russia. investigative journalist daniel is still in with his perspective on the victor boot case now. a failed asylum seeker in norway has brought the plight of illegal immigrants in the country to the steps of

the parliament in oslo civil rights groups have turned out to show support for the russian born woman who is awaiting deportation despite being brought up in educated in norway her efforts for other illegal immigrants also won her a magazine award as a model citizen laura at reports from asta. the cloak is taking for marie amélie as her supporters gather in central also on saturday to try it one last ditch attempt to try and prevent her deportation they've come here to central oslo just outside the parliament building to say to the prime minister please to her we want her to stay but this is no known good just about mattie amalie just about one person through her also a ship of a book on the plight of illegal immigrants and all through also through a high profile court cases that has drawn attention to illegal immigrants in norway and 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 to 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 on 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 stay in their own way but their father he was not accepted. when he. came to seek asylum. so we're here to protest that the split is to get through the one more immigrant as for money i mean he has south fetes looks almost assured the government still hasn't been a zone its promise that it will be poor 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 just includes very optimistic at the moment. there is still . the immigration authorities much rethink the case even though it does currently look like money i mean we will have to leave behind the home that she's worked so hard 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 that has been truly macerated to turn out into the streets and try to help from illegal 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 out really gets to stay. laura i mean reporting from the norwegian capital stay with us here on earth on r t still coming up love can't be bought in afghanistan that winning afghan hearts and minds of all of america's billions may go to waste retail shortly plus. russian divers plunging into ice waters this winter and you can follow the journey of secrecy 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 the blast in the city of foreign russia's republic of. fire then broke out during construction work inside the multistory retail center that also

house restaurants offices and i'd clubs and initial investigation says a gas leak may have caused the blast. there's no sign of any fusion at the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program the international. powers who carried out the two day talks with tara say they're disappointed with the outcome in istanbul our correspondent going off as. the situation is quite two sided at the moment because on 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 and 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 a lifting of the later set of the u.n. sanctions on the other hand the six nations were able to show you around 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 i am squarely disappointed would be in the words statement my hope is that after the stumble around. the iranian party will consider it a very serious man there. is a specific proposals that have been put forward as well russia says as i believe many in the world. equally.

share this view that there is no other way there is no alternative to be negotiations and invasion and the effort insists that its nuclear program is strictly peaceful it says that it's against nuclear weapons it's actually. all of the current nuclear powers the iranian representatives are 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. if we're going to talk about cooperation. 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 to develop the six nations representative and the russian envoy. peaceful nuclear

program any run but once again we have to be sure and it's peaceful intentions meanwhile believe us to for sanctions is still police there are severe limitations on the sale of. troubled assets some of the members of the revolutionary guard planes and ships. go and also countries are banned from accepting investment from iran. nuclear programs and their nuclear facilities are. taking a look at some other world news headlines nineteen people have been injured during clashes with police at a rally in the capital march was organized by a leading opposition party to protest in public gatherings people police. to disperse crowds of angry demonstrators. pro-democracy protests in neighboring

tunisia. irish prime minister brian cowen has stepped down as a ruling party leader but will remain in parliamentary elections in march which he announced just days ago on tuesday secret leadership ballot. but as continue to come under pressure the p.m.'s popularity plummeted amid the country's economic crisis and subsequent bailout by the e.u. and i.m.f. . u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot two weeks ago was but transferred to a special rehab center in texas doctors describe the move as a fly's flawless adding that she smiled and even shed tears on hearing the applause from well wishers police have installed additional security at the building that specializes in treating traumatic brain injury giffords was seriously wounded when a gunman opened fire at a constituency meeting and even six day. let's check out some highlights from our web site r t v dot com the u.s. is witnessing the biggest british cultural invasion since the beatles except this time you paid talent is dominating the u.s. t.v.

schedule. from one leg into another should he stay or should he go vladimir lenin still manages to provoke controversy with debate raging over what to do with his body. when i come when it comes to extreme sports russians are never afraid to break new ground that includes smashing a hole through the ice before diving into the murky depths below just one way thrill seekers are enjoying the winter season bennett joined a brave few souls who journey beneath the ice. blew it requires guts to take the plunge.

on the surface it's like a trapped tool to sin is sin in the world but. it's beguiling i still love you rush is a popular sport but it's not something to be taken lightly that dive is there 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 meters but the rope allows a horizontal range of twenty with only one exit surface contact must not be lost. somewhat and 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 this this is 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's got a 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 anymore you're away from the body then a thicker thermal 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.

. a new flavor of support for afghanistan could be leaving a bitter taste in some american india may not be contributing anywhere near as much cash to the war torn country as the us but many afghans believe the nearby nations role may be having a bigger impact our. ports. 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 the money we have a long history of friendly relations between afghanistan and india he 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. in general i want i can find here lots of african speak my language there in . and you know books and 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're working in afghanistan on the basic things like dance training in other things but an american doesn't and also whenever this start of would go to start a project in afghanistan they're 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. kabul. staying with afghan affairs hard karzai the country's president was in moscow earlier this week he took some time to talk with r.t. sophie shevardnadze up next he talks about his plans to solve his fragile country's mounting problems with which threaten to spread across their 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

and. afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and the new neighbors the country that progress into better economy. better living standards. children who were deprived of education for so many decades would have a chance to go to school some of those are spruces have been with some of them have not been moved 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 term vision china . construction industry and the afghan flag flying all around the war 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. to 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 understanding of afghanistan in the situation partly because of politics and when your. in a country like afghanistan where there are so which would you turn should were to so much. conflict with the rivalry were there so many interests involved. it's only natural that. criticism like that would take place in twenty years after you came to power. and record levels of opium where that's the

say at some point i think taliban point down to new york what happened where we are in charge. of. the afghan people we have reduced poppies and twenty two provinces of afghanistan. some of those promises were completely immediate. we are not in charge. of one or two provinces where there is taliban or with more foreign forces and those provinces of course poppies of. trees 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. with poppies in that must be done out of disparate. the trafficking is an entirely different matter the precursors that come to turn poppy to narcotics is not of the shortfall it's smikle to afghanistan from other countries so those afghanistan is helpless to address so the rest of the money the real money goes abroad into. businesses are 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 you a sufficient sort of 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. 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 the 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 of cancer by twenty or fifty americans also want to reduce to forces by

twenty fourteen the transition is the most important thing here so you disagree with those who say it's an realistic for nato to with growing not unrealistic once we are back as a stable strong administration and a country we can definitely protect or could we have a historical country you mentioned that you 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 to russia and the the need for russia and afghanistan to engage with. not only. help and afghanistan rebuild itself and really really develop its capacity but also by the off trade investment by interaction between or businesses which is very strong thing questions have a better understanding of afghan mentality as opposed to americans oh yes

a lot better a lot of it because russia. is european both russia and. culturally better but we have to start the. fact of the matter. thank you very much mr president and welcome and i sincerely wish you. they are people all the best in achieving peace and democracy we should the best to. the. very first verses of the bible that all human beings are created but sentimental came in god's image and it doesn't say just jews or not i just. sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier in the occupied territories was to do with the turds doing what we call making our presence felt to go out should some bozo they hear

a knock on some doors run to the other corner and they don't know the house religion and nationalism not just judaism have been a part of the problem they've been part of what leads to. bloodshed if you want to bomb guys are and kill. a thousand four hundred people in a month and you want to expect that this will have no effect until a feat if you have to be either extremely naive or extremely stupid you know the nazis didn't hear of your religious jew calling another joe and not not in the way they really didn't know me. well let me. bring you the latest in science and technology from around the world. we've got the future of coverage. he

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