certainly the splined in touch with certainly taught your group the future a good how would. flood to achieve every green lower till. the pressure mounts on president hosni mubarak stepped down as thousands of angry objections protests for a seventh day many of them blamed the u.s. for helping to stabilize their country. after we could violence in more than one hundred good suggestions have finally chosen to oppose force in the body join me for next year if you moments for an update and. also this hour americans are up in arms over their constitutional right to bear even despite the latest string of deadly shootings in the country. and ukrainian officials about to public concern or during a search for the missing mayor of the capital kiev you need to know that ski hasn't

been seen in public in six months. it's three pm in moscow this is r t coming to you live with me and isa now a first up this hour we start in riot torn egypt where tens of thousands have gathered in the center of the capital on a seventh day of anti-government uprising the opposition has united us forces behind the x. chief of the international atomic watchdog mohamed el baradei i was there challenger to the president our correspondent paula slayer is in caro with more. it was late on sunday evening when they addressed the hundreds of thousands of protesters who've for seven days now have been demonstrating in downtown tokyo in the square he said that he had been chosen by opposition groups by the political

organizations that have organized these demonstrations he said that he was prepared to head an interim government of called on to do so and once again if you waited the rallying call of thousands of egyptians full force me to stick down now we hear this was not a major surprise i mean mohamed el baradei has been a name that's been bandied about here in the last few days as a possibility in terms of unifying this very fragmented opposition party opposition force it is worth noting that it took protesters six days to appoint him and this is largely because hosni mubarak since he came to power thirty years ago has been intent on suppressing opposing views and as a result these demonstrations have been slightly chaotic album day is a name that is well known to the international community but here in egypt he is a relative small player if he is mushy bishan known on the international scene where he is the front page of the international atomic energy agency and he's also a nobel peace prize laureate but certainly the opposition voices here getting

a impetus with this new appointment last night as we saw in previous nights the protesters out in downtown cairo defied a curfew thousands of them gathering into very square no doubt that as the day progresses there will be an increase in calls for mubarak to step down and the possibility of growing violence it is worth noting that the main problem that people here are facing at the moment is that of lawlessness the army is in full control and they have been allowing demonstrators to come and leave the protest the police on the way to be seen and what this means is that ordinary citizens are having to protect their properties against vigilante groups some of them are people who vote counter prisons on the side. some of them are people who simply raided police stations or store workers and then mission from there they've been raiding the streets in some some neighborhoods they are in control of the neighborhoods and that is really the major concern that people are particularly in cairo and other cities are facing the sense you get is one of unpredictability the same sygate is

instability and really a situation that can flare up at any moment it does seem at the moment as if violence is on the horizon just how long these demonstrations will continue and just how that violence will end remains to be seen talking to protesters though what many of them say is that if mubarak does not step down overseas particularly he would best cans and i filed this report in that respect. first he sent in his army then he reshuffled the government next came the air force. people's voices here are loud but they're being drowned out by f. sixteen is a mic twenty one is flying overhead mubarak is not going down without a fine. sank you are mr obama this is your friend barack this is your friend and the american involvement reminiscent of earlier revolutions

in eastern europe. no question about it what happened in georgia with the orange revolution of the rose revolution and join ukraine with the orange revolution two thousand and three two thousand and four was part of a long term strategy orchestrated by the pentagon the state department and various us financed n.g.o.s like freedom house and national endowment for democracy and like those early revolutions people mobilized around a common goal abdel nur came all the way from us wanted to get rid of a dictator it's right to beat us with the police he feel it's right to beat us was army fail the russians must admit a bus is an engineer qualified and jobless but he says he can't find work because of corruption we can't find jobs he paid two one is inside the company sixty so isn't egyptian bone so you can walk is a company and as a result europe beckons most the people who want to go to italy want to go to

greece want to go to england so people in egypt want to leave this country because they are very frustrated and they are looking for better life for a better future and for us that means mass immigration and the problems that come with it may cause shared lives abroad but got caught up in the violence on the trip back home i don't think at this second there's enough momentum at the moment that people just continue to just go out and protest until something is done and i think people are just fed up the casualties keep climbing young faces victims of an aging regime. mohammed elsie by was with his cousin when he was shot did he took a bullet. in his head. the last word he said before he die here was. he's both mean it. may go for ever but whether that protecting will be with or without president

mubarak is still unclear well as the seventh day of demonstrations gets underway here in egypt no doubt the international community will remain focused on what happens here as well egyptians themselves i'll be bringing you more updates throughout the day in other news a recent spike in fatal shootings in the u.s. has reignited the debate over the right to bear arms some politicians are now calling to restrict what americans consider a part of their freedom but in a country where the number of private guns almost equals the population cowboy habits die hard or in list of reports. unlike many other countries in the united states guns can be found everywhere from retail stores this particular want to six hundred dollars springfield eckstein forty five to rally it's a river ten twenty two it's a easy eighty two there use the hands of politicians running for office time indoors and john mcmillan because he gives a real about alabama and auburn to not care to new thought of the criminal if they

do charge so many readily cite the country's second amendment that allows for this right to bear arms the vast majority of level headed americans realize it is a constitutional right and as such they probably don't have a problem with it. but with a population of three hundred seven million people and roughly three hundred million firearms owned by civilians in the united states with a constitutional right as it is now feared by some sixty to be common have sessions in the twenty first century. thing that people do in the urban areas the machine guns and the forty seven and so on is preposterous an obsession that can't be ignored considering the recent acts of gun violence and the ease of access to firearms so in the united states for the average citizen like myself to purchase a gun i need to go through a background check with the federal government looking for anything from criminal history to mental illness and if i pass that you get anything from

a handgun like you see here to a semiautomatic weapon which these are over here and even an automatic weapon like a machine gun for their. semiautomatic weapons like those you see here in the catskill mountains of new york queer jewish americans argue their firing off their second amendment rights to guard against the threat of terrorism we need to express those rights we need to own weapons we need to protect ourselves and guns like you see on the hips of store owners from just near the nation's. capital for america and we southern town where gun ownership is actually mandatory in the south a gun is just part of the household just like a hammer is in the toolbox. a tool a sporting goods a means of self-defense or murder however you describe it in the gun owners say it's more than a firearm it's a symbol and essential is to american culture and identity coming from men stemming

from a revolution. to cowboys to any of that kind of thing i mean the gun is actually a centerpiece of american history. a piece of history to critics say continues to warn the country where it is a percentage of people i know and they should say they were which way is there but there is a go maybe five to ten percent but if you start about thirty percent of the everly army base that's very dangerous for the social piece of the nation fire again lauren mr r.t. and chamber another washington d.c. . in denmark of free speech activists on trial over racism charges last hedegaard the president of the danish free press decided he will be headed his verdict later today how the guard was prosecuted after drawing attention to the trend of domestic abuse child rape and somewhere some families human rights activists say it's a show trial conducted by what they call denmark's thought police had

a guard told r.t. that the problems created by multiculturalism in europe cannot be solved by speaking openly about though. it seems to these days that anyone who stands up against. the ruling ideology is talkative and. stands to pre-draft in front of a can of course the policies failed and failed actually i'm a free speech because i don't have the solutions to choose to have this problem created by our politicians i can only say one thing the predict received for even be able to solve the problems is that we maintain free speech because without free speech there is not a chance in hell that we could ever solve any problems in the country.

and who wants that full interview right here on our team in a round and at worst time. a local government official in kiev has reassured the public that the mayor is alive and well it's been months since anyone saw him leave need to know that ski in public and many ukrainians are worried even the prime minister has demanded to know his whereabouts or to electing or serves key investigates the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the eccentric mayor. many if agree that over the past six months ukraine's capital has become a bad place to live but locals are bewildered as to who should take the credit as the man in charge of the city has gone missing. the mayor i know definitely. in five years as city's top dog maybe a ski has been a journalist delight from singing at a press conference. taking

a dive in front of cameras to prove he was mentally sane the eccentricity of kiev smellier earned him the nickname spaceman locals yes i am a spaceman absolutely true if he had gone to space it might at least explain the mystery of where he actually is that's because the last time should not be askew was seen in public was almost six months ago it is troubling not just ordinary citizens but those at the very top as well. as the authorities defined in tell him of the people who miss him and want him to return to work. off to an avalanche of criticism was dumped and gives mayor following a devastating winter in two thousand and nine the city's snow clearing gear was overhauled by the government. you supposed but the real man running affairs is thought to be the city hall of ministration boss alexandre lot more but he's giving nothing away about the mystery man. villa looks deserted only his mother in law was

captured by our camera security guards say they have not seen its principal resident for quite a while. six months. between his. post. whether it is from a look. resort in france or italy or somewhere else the location of where exactly and you should maybe it's the city for all remains unclear but with the prime minister inquiring for his whereabouts the long vacation could soon be cut short for gives him a year. but it's your show of ski reporting from kiev ukraine. live from moscow you're watching r t as it's coming up to quarter past the hour coming up love without reserve now the story of one native american who finds true love a new home thousands of miles away from his homeland. but

first a rescue operation in russia's far east has officially ended after two icebreakers successfully towed to safety the last of five ships that have been stuck fast in solid oh yes the vessels with over four hundred crew found themselves trapped in the sea of a halt at the end of december the rescue operation began straight away but the thickness of the ice as well as severe weather hampered progress on several occasions the mission had to be halted as the rescue workers were in danger of becoming stranded themselves. two days of debate and voting in the afghan parliament have failed to yield determined to help steer the country forward the agenda mysie of the parliament itself is under question with the result of september election doubtful by observers in a country ripe with corruption and gripped by war the u.s. led campaign has so far failed to make a breakthrough against the taliban says military contributor says it's time for washington to give up and get out the former u.s.

ambassador to india robert blake will. came out last year we have a very creative and innovative idea that is to partition afghanistan and his proposition were some merrily dismissed all across the board by afghan pakistani and american analysts as totally on rally stick and harmful bowls to afghan and american interests in that area however this year robert black will repair kits to his proposition and published in foreign affairs as plan b. for afghanistan and this time i believe it stands a good chance to be taken seriously because though it talks about the effect of separation of again a state in reality it implies how to separate the united states from afghanistan and to minimize the avg an exposure to the us foreign policy well it's

another issue where the white house will accept this idea but for the time being the reason no other better option or solution under the current circumstances for the u.s. policymakers in afghanistan. military contributor colonel give guinea their let's take a brief look now at some other stories making headlines around the world a suicide car bomber has attacked a vehicle carrying a stream your pakistani official in the northwest of the country killing him and four others the deputy superintendent of southern oppression war died along with his driver to. pass them by eight other people it included under attack no group has admitted it. has been targeted by the pakistani taliban.

north korea is calling for defense talks with the south to be held tomorrow two weeks earlier than planned last week sold agreed to take part in a go see a shims and a step towards easing tension on the peninsula if held they would be the first talks between the two since the north shelled a south korean island in november insist it was in retaliation of souls large scale military drills close to the maritime border. and authorities in oman say they have uncovered a spy ring working for the united arab emirates the network has reportedly been spying on the country's government and military among state media said several alleged agents have been arrested the united arab emirates which is a close ally of the u.s. is denying the accusations. to cambodia now where boyer's of three x. leaders of the community rouge regime have called for their immediate release in the early for the elderly i should say defendants have been held in pretrial

detention as they went back court since two thousand and seven lawyers claim the continued detention was illegal and they had been held for longer than a minute the next leaders face charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the brutal regime which claimed the lives of nearly two million cambodians. a lack of opportunities and high unemployment levels in the u.s. have forced one native american to leave his homeland behind and seek out a new light. in russia although living in a small village isn't easy here he found a real home to be with the love of his life parties stacy vivants reports. welcome to slough of a population will not to populate it like in many small russian towns it's one leg and young people head for opportunities in bigger cities so imagine the surprise of locals when just an earl in left his home on to a code of indian reservation in south dakota and the us to begin a new life here in their quiet in trying to village

a more of the country kind of person considering my culture and our background and our ancestral ways this is connecting with nature for me like slice of life on the makoto reservation is not easy economically blighted despite stimulus package fines the unemployment rate is among america's highest with a quarter living at or below the poverty line just had resigned himself to struggling there and definitely that's until he moved italian but i discovered a lot of the women who come around and try and steal if they like and don't happen . i got the woman of my dreams and i'm going to hang on to her. interest in native american culture sparked a friendship between the two on an online forum justin was there debating the lakota future tahlia was hoping to learn more about traditions hugely different from hers their friendship grew and six months later justin invited me to tell you

to volunteer on a project in the us for one reason is that i hesitated but then decided that once in my life that i could do what they really wanted their life people are furthered by convention so i decided to bring the convention and that launched into an event . for me telling us single mom at the time they venture led to love marriage and a second child and for just it it inspired him to pack up his bags and as he put it follow the great spirit but it's more the love of a woman that keeps him here now you can tell the village is picturesque with its wooden houses covered in snow but as you could also imagine village life can be difficult people still draw water from the well or chop wood in order to stay warm but justin says what the community lacks in conveniences it makes up for in warm. people who actually care about each other actually help each other and think about

other people before themselves. once locals got over the initial surprise of a distant newcomer among them they quickly accepted this interracial and cultural family. i'm very happy for this young couple i communicate with them i'm always glad to see them at my place and i'm trying to help them with why can't. i just hope that life on the reservation in south dakota will improve so he might return one day with his family but for now there is no place like his new stacy didn't. we have lots more for you of course online including all the way just videos features and blogs here's a look at what's available right now a new market survey on the financial crisis reveals robson stop buying new properties and instead improve their old all spending and spare cash on mobile phones and all the details on consumer spending for the past two years on the

website. and in our journey through time we explore how almost three hundred years ago peter the great man from getting married before finishing their study all the details of our team. up next here on our own a joins us with the latest from the world of business. hello welcome to our business program. russian shareholders have called their extraordinary general board meeting to discuss canceling a one point eight billion dollar dividend payments half of which should have gone to british partner b.p.

correspondents has the latest. the russian hold of the joint venture that b.p. every day on the board meeting to discuss withholding a one point eight billion dollar dividend payment but you know we don't fall for this is it going to be. used some of this. gold now the latest with you between the russians and b.p. they claim that the times of that contract would be the right the refusal on the vatican for any new activities that. should be run free the russian the that was a. sign that there was no we know. they have a voice through the high court and this is it is going to be made tomorrow whether they'll be able to get an injunction to block that they are going. to look at the markets stocks in europe have slumped investors are still nervous about the growing

unrest in egypt financial firms airlines and carmakers are posting some of the biggest losses but energy shares are mostly reluctant to respond to the news and royal dutch shell is posting gains of more than three point two percent helping the footsie to minor its losses a little. and the unrest in egypt is starting to unsettle markets and the wider sphere russia is also showing signs of strain yes in my sets are seeing a significant drop tracking global losses. meanwhile rising oil prices are now pushing russian energy shares higher oil and gas companies are still leading the drop on the my sex gas company no attack is down close to one percent this hour banking shares are also in the red with spare banking b t v each falling over one percent and the us nickel is also ensured lower. frank crude has surged to a twenty month peak twenty excuse me twenty eight month peak ongoing worries and instability in egypt it's now close to one hundred dollars

a barrel egypt sheikh. anime is relatively small but it's home to the suez canal a key shipping route for oil over the weekend a dusk to dawn curfew across the country brought on warnings of potential delays to shippers in the canal however so far traffic has continued unhindered despite the protests analysts say if the violence in egypt spreads to its all producing neighbors who prices were left to the top one hundred dollars a barrel but rising prices will not guarantee. stocks. because when the crisis like the stored procedure was up. with that in mind you might think that you should buy a russian oil companies but in fact they are correct in with the rest of the market today and if you are believing one person probably better off buying consumers or banks rather than actually oil companies pursue a. world cup as you are struggling with high taxation and lack of growth i guess the best exposure to. present russia would be if you want to play the oil sector is

oilfield services. and russian central bank has decided to leave the countries refinance and wait on change at seven point seven five percent market watchers were expecting an increase in the rates or strain inflation which was a point eight percent last year and soon as likely to rise the bank however claimed that its decision was aimed at maintaining capital inflow into russia as world oil prices have risen. and that's all the business news for this hour you can always find more stories on our web site that's r t dot com slash business thanks for watching.

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