i know what's really happening to the global economy. the global financial headlines. is a report. braces for a fresh wave of protests sparked by people's anger of president mubarak's latest refusal to step down. why the embattled leader just. a territorial dispute between moscow and tokyo flares up again as foreign minister meets his russian counterpart for talks after reiterating his country's claim to the crew real islands. and sweden is under fire for its controversial wiretapping law as the most far reaching eavesdropping in europe will suggest america is pulling the strings.

one pm here in moscow this is our welcome to the program now the egyptian army made an official statement promising to lift the stage of emergency as soon as the current situation ends and ensure free elections in the near future this comes as thousands of egyptians have begun flooding the streets of cairo as protesters promised an unprecedented rally protestors are already gathering at key sites with some reports suggesting the crowds plan on marching towards the presidential palace later today this call his ouster of president hosni mubarak once again vowed to remain in office until september and it's televised national address he promised to transfer some power to his vice president omar suleiman but not step down himself these are two year old also cited his reluctance to bow to international pressure so many believe he's done on a regular basis artie's going to check out has more from washington d.c. . the u.s.

wants an orderly transition as they say president obama said hosni mubarak's statement on the transition of authority was not clear and needs more explanation mubarak basically said in his address that he was not going to run for president in september and egyptians will have the chance to elect whatever leader they choose but in the meantime he said he was not going anywhere we spoke with senator ron paul earlier and he thinks mubarak is following washington's plan we have a lot to do with. being in power and staying in power like we subsidize and we own them these are puppet dictator he does what we tell him because he gives so much money he's gotten probably sixty to seventy billion dollars and i understand his family probably has sixty or seventy billion dollars stashed away in swiss accounts and other places around the world washington can hardly be considered to be impartial when it comes to power struggle in egypt it's a strategic location for the u.s. mubarak has been a close ally for thirty years the u.s. has been pumping billions of dollars into the egyptian military and they certainly

don't want to lose that whoever is in power there is a great chance that they won't lose that although the position is it's up to the egyptian people to choose their next leader washington is apparently pulling some strings the man who was sort of in charge during this tumultuous transition and who's seen as a possible alternative to mubarak is a big cia friend it's all marsalis he has reportedly orchestrated the brutal interrogation of terror suspects abducted by the cia also in the run up to the u.s. invasion of iraq in two thousand and three the cia relied on mr salim on to beat confession out of a detainee who said saddam hussein had connections with al qaeda something that was proven to be false but back in the day was perfect for the americans who desperately needed an excuse to invade iraq so he's an old friend not hostile to israel at that that's basically all the u.s. wants from a future leader of egypt in official statements of course u.s. officially says. the u.s. officials say they want to. see

a leader who hears his people's grievances but they're certainly black receive here just a year ago when asked about human rights violations by the egyptian government i remember obama's response was egypt this hour close calls ally and it's not the job of the united states to a lecture egypt on democracy and human rights rather a courage of has changed in recent weeks the u.s. took up its is old role of democracy preacher but if you watch american t.v. you listen to american politicians it's all about u.s. interests not really about egyptians they want democracy for egypt but a democracy that will be ok with the united states r.t. also spoke with author william randolph who says that mubarak's demise is now a u.s. priority after the longtime washington ally dropped his support for america's middle east policy mubarak's government realized that the u.s. was preparing a regime change that along the lines of the so-called color revolutions in georgia

ukraine and so forth. to the united states sometimes received in the state department sometimes at the national endowment for democracy or freedom house these are all quote unquote private n.g.o.s that specialize in training for washington and. what's going on is really a major enough destabilization of u.s. ally mobarak has been opposed to most of us policy views of you rather use of the persian gulf nations and these of eleven. over the last several years so he's become in effect a thorn in the side of washington's greater agenda since two thousand and one friday is expected to see the largest protest since the young rest began more than two weeks ago former cia officer and million back they told r.t. he thinks mubarak's reluctance to go makes the situation volatile. now we have the

president mubarak that is as i said he would not leap i'm afraid that they are going to expand their reclusion and take it beyond. the way our government buildings as we see they're doing in fact the movement has already selected a leadership of fourteen people and this leadership consists among other groups of the muslim brotherhood so i do not believe that the muslim brotherhood necessarily will take over the movement the movement remains secular liberal professional movement from across the ship genocide so it is not one specific ideology so there are some members who are extremists but for the most part the muslim brotherhood has participated in egyptian elections and already indicated they would be really do participate in trailer and free elections in each

of the people in egypt demanding change peter lavelle ask a scarce who dictates what democracy is and what exactly is the role of those who promote it heated debate and i cross talk show coming up later in the program and here's a preview for you you know why don't we just why don't the world just let the egyptians a lot leave the egyptians alone and leave the tunisians alone leave the people of palestine alone leave the people of lebanon alone and let them decide their fate and then we can deal with them. yes that would be the best course but that would involve it would not involve in action it would involve reversing the status quo namely the us would have to cut all the laws out of the president of the united states to it to it's you when you're out in two or three years and for anyone saying he's liable to do a string of repressive to a string of what is left of al and the stress not to lie and sat and read the rest of the united states of america it's not watching out for the interests of the united states of america or not i'm trying to say he was being. unfair i'm trying

to say how nice it would bind i'm programs trying i'm trying it's a human being then i just say that we should not be killing innocent people we should not be torturing innocent people opposed to the us government i am an opponent of the us government. well as sweden battles for the extradition of julian assange we can leaks cables of the country's close cooperation with the us are provoking a public backlash the text revealed washington's push to influence swedish wiretapping laws so that communication passing through discarded david country can be intercepted. it has this story. bugged and wiretapped at the behest of the u.s. swedish intelligence service the ethyl a has the power to monitor and intercept all internet traffic in the country and thanks to leaked u.s. state department cables we now know the controversial law was adopted after

pressure from washington and the security services were deliberately kept out of it to reassure the swedes there was no funny business force to operate under strict data storage and protection laws for swedish citizens they are concerned that the public may perceive their involvement as an attempt to work around these restrictions by using a foreign intermediary that's poisoning any chance for success the u.s. interest is clear eighty percent of all the internet traffic from russia travels through sweden and from there to america but most men from by by government representatives that now know that the purpose is not to spy on swedes it's the morning monitor among other things russian trying to traffic but what kind of information they are. i think the information that is made accessible to special services by this law is of course sensitive and there are ways it can harm russia's political interests. the law has been slammed by some as the most

far reaching eavesdropping plan in europe and prompted widespread protests ahead of its implementation cables also suggest the swedish government was colluding with the u.s. to avoid involving the public at all costs. the agreement may have to be presented to parliament and a vague constitutional requirement for matters of great importance if so the process will take considerably longer and be subject to public scrutiny something the government of sweden will want to avoid as the ministry of justice continues to analyze the proposed text it is also considering how to craft and arrangement that will avoid the need for parliamentary river. there is no parliamentary control over what they are for us. and of course the general public in sweden has even less control much of the pressure coming from the united states and from the corporate industries. and the swedish government is more than happy to. to do

whatever the american corporations. ask through the american government judging from the date on the leaked cables while sweden was debating whether to pass the bill the americans were already negotiating with the swedish authorities on what kind of information they wanted they see the twenty third meeting as an opportunity to seek precise details on the type of information the united states wants and over a movie agreement and it's clear the u.s. ended up getting what it was after at least in terms of information on the eighty percent of russian internet traffic that passes through sweden our intelligence cooperation with sweden is excellent do you directed left any general burgess will be here next week for exchanges with the swedes on russia and of the topics now it's not just information on russia that the u.s. is off to its reportedly carrying out its own investigation into wiki leaks founder

julian assange still most of all this information to see if it can bring espionage charges if it can and applies to sweden first extradition all this close cooperation that we've seen may mean his feet won't touch the ground floor and it's r.t. . well the assault case leaves many guessing about his fate you could also have your say about what you think awaits the room was a blower in our online poll and here are the results of the voting is so far as you can see from the chart half of you say that assad can escape imprisonment if he gets political refuge in russia which has no extradition agreements more than a quarter believe that due process. found guilty twenty percent say yes will do is time any of in any case and only three percent think he should collaborate with the us and shut down ricky weeks to have his criminal case closed but you can also influence the voting at any time just by logging on our website that's our dot com

. and our close up team continues to explore the western europe as area as they get to know the culture and the traditions of the republic and its capital. the more general public is known for its centuries long traditions which represent a mixture of mythology religions and ethnic rituals well its creative spirit gives rise to local talents achieving success both at home and abroad a lot of his famous sons peter tchaikovsky is still one of the most played composers in the world while others less famous do try to make their own cultural

mark. found out what makes warts tick. welcome to the latest installment of the course of sirius we're continuing to cover various regions and places in russia and this time we are in a more to a limb steves and rich cultural traditions it is known as the birthplace of russian composer tchaikovsky this is a place where for centuries christianity and shamanism paganism have co-exist peacefully and of course this is also a place where all of those traditions so pertain and still are very deeply felt to this state because there's a lot more that are more taken both in terms of cultural and traditional aspects and let's watch report now on some of those things. when you come to shift here in for surprise though it's known for its weapon producing factories and plants the first thing that catches your eye is the city's architecture which seems to have changed a little over the centuries and once you dig deeper you find the more people are

good at preserving their heritage and not just on the outside in the culture for me is a part of my life it's a way of my life you know my mom lullaby it's my grandma this. whole. fairy tale she told this is very ecological very educational funding and coming to her very close to major culture but of course to get a full taste of the culture you have to get out of the city and go to the village where traditional songs dances food and drinks are still very much a part of everyday life so we hit the road trudge through the snow and ended up in the village of gran of a and the home over local celebrities who made waves in russia's last bid for your vision song contest glory but don't expect to find any short skirts and hair extensions here most of the stars are over the age of seventy and dress much more tastefully. all but we come here in the evening meet so what

stevie and seen during the commercials global. these grandmothers became an unexpected hit coming one place short of representing their country but they still caught audience's imagination with their songs giving some of the world's best known hits a new sound. was . you're reading your. vision we wanted to come home quietly that would more people and we didn't want to make a fuss but people found out and when we got back to our village they give us a grand welcome back party with songs and dances. and these take

a creative hands on approach to everything they do but i'm trying to do right now is obviously because i look at it which are which is sort of like me. you make this but all i ask in the new year with the stuff in the side of the pacific traditional dish and trying to squeeze out of it afterwards we're going to hear the singing of . what we do people do the same thing in every village and more to. the people here seem to have a song for every occasion be it a wedding gapped is a birth or see nice young man off to the army or whatever life throws at them the more to find a way to market. it's that approach which has kept these traditions going strong for hundreds of years in the in our team. still to come this hour on r

t in a special report reveal the true story behind the hard for the most wanted man in the world that's colombian drug lord pablo escobar. the love to speak again haunted history. she was trying stalked and dated. but sprung the traps they laid for him up on the radio we have the search blogs around the area. always for the always missing. one shot trying to take. out the global drug industry's godfather became the most wanted to trophy of the world county hunters. how the escobar to grace hunt an artist. russian president dmitri medvedev is personally checking moscow's transport

security following the recent terror attack on the airport which killed thirty six people on friday he made an on loud inspection of one of the city's transport hubs he was satisfied with what he saw but that was not the case a day ago when he arrived at one of the capital's train stations on the announced the russian leader of managed to find only one policeman at the site and saw no metal detectors at the building's entrance he promised a tough response to the security measures witness. and now for a brief look at some other major headlines from around the world. millions. are staging rallies across the country to mark the thirty second anniversary of iran's islamic revolution among those on the streets are supporters of the uprising in egypt and tunisia earlier this week the iranian government up the pressure on the country's opposition to stage a rival pro-democracy rally on monday

a chief prosecutor dismissed the activist calls as a poor way to undermine the regime. unarmed teenager who took hostages in a bank robbery in north carolina has been killed after a three hour standoff with police the man who was nineteen was shot dead by snipers as he walked out of the bank with a captive held as a human shield well all seven hostages involved in the robbery were reported to be on hard and official expressed sadness at the outcome but praised the police for their actions. the russian foreign minister says russia is ready to cooperate with japan but will not tolerate its radical posture on disputed kuril islands this comes as japanese foreign minister visits the russian capital for talks with his counterpart while they are speaking to the media at the moment we have. four more.

this meeting really can sense the relations between moscow and talk in a new direction because many analysts agree now that they've hit the lowest point since the cold war era and one of the main reasons for that is the territorial dispute over the cool violence tokyo claims that these islands belong to japan historically russia says that they're its strategic territory's and that is one of the outcomes of the second world war so this dispute really has been going on for quite a long time over half a century now and russia has been making several proposals looking for ways to resolve the situation including creating a joint economic zone in the region but unfortunately none of these initiatives brought any positive results in fact just several days ago in japan during the so-called day of northern territory stalky or strongly criticized the visit by

russia's president meeting the idea to these islands last fall and also japanese nationalists vandalised the russian flag moscow reacted quite strongly the russian president once again stressed that the islands are russian territory and are off strategic importance and also said that russia will increase its military presence there for example to mistral helicopter carriers which are currently being purchased from france are plans to be sent there as soon as they're delivered so it is quite a complicated situation it's quite rewarding for businesses on both sides since business is developing quite rapidly and this this dispute may cause a negative effect but it's also quite a stressful factor for ordinary people like for the russian families thousands of them living on these islands for decades now. on the back of the headlines about first business news have korea.

hello welcome to business thanks for joining me and we go straight to our top story british all major baby looks set to get its fourth quarter dividend from tank a b p a r the russian partners in the joint venture have threatened to block the estimated one point eight billion dollars payout due to its objections to b.p.'s recent asset swap and exploration deal with rosneft that no longer seems possible our course one of the taxonomic of our joins me now with details hello tonight are so. why is it looking more likely that the dividend will be paid. well under the shareholder agreement t n k b b is obliged to pay at least forty percent of its net income in the fourth quarter to b.p. now that would be about one third of all b.p.'s income in the fourth quarter of course a lot of money for the company that has lost a lot of money last year due to the oil spill not only here t.n.t. b.p.

has said it's not going to pay the dividends now t.n.t. b.p. is own fifty percent by b.p. and fifty percent by russian company are are now the reason why they said they wouldn't pay the defendants was because b.p. announced the deal with the russian oil giant last nafta on an acid swap and an arctic exploration deal that would be bypassing t.n. k b b of course the this is the reason why t m k b p blocked this deal said it's not going to pay dividends now the hearing the court hearing on the deal between most nafta and. t.n. k. that ross now deal and b.p. and t.n.t. if you will take place on march and moreover by you making this deal with ross nafta b.p. will be competing against b.p. or simply competing against itself. thank you and that's all of the reporting to us on the staying t.t.p. story. now let's have a look at the stock mark. it's stocks in europe struggle for direction on friday

with mobile phone giant nokia posting heavy losses after it agreed to form a software partnership with microsoft ok shares are up almost twelve percent that's the biggest drop in almost ten months london's footsie and germany's dax both down over half a percent this hour and let's turn to russia where stocks snapped three days of losses as oil climbed boosting the outlook for producers the r.t.s. is up nearly half a percent and demise it was gaining point seven percent on thursday russian equities suffered the biggest one day fall in seven months now a statement is rare bank is up over two percent after doubled its january net profit to nine hundred forty million dollars severance climbed over two and a half cent up to the steelmaker counseled and initial public offering up shares and its north gold unit bucking the trend is gospel that's moving to. the fifth largest oil producer gas has increased by eight percent to three point

three billion dollars in two thousand and ten turnover rose to almost thirty seven billion dollars that's a thirty six percent on the previous year and gazprom you have to the daughter company of. russian miner nord gold is postponing its i.p.o. in london due to on certain demond and volatile markets become pretty salty race four billion dollars in the offering gold operates in kazakhstan and africa and produced around six hundred thousand ounces of gold last year that's all i have for you this hour but you can always buy more stories just log on to our website. business.

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