you could turn your laptop. in serbia multi-user very little in the cloud we can see they are going to. wiki leaks founder julian i saw as we'll have to wait to hear his extradition fate it follows the adjournment told the latest hearing into whether he'll be sent to sweden on sex crime charges. however sweden may be just a short stop for a song leaked cables on the cover an american agenda behind us swedish wiretapping wall that might allow washington to press ethanol's charges on the whistleblower. and as anti-government protests rage on in egypt denmark prime minister issues an outright call on hosni mubarak to resign becoming the first european figure of power to openly intervene.

at seven pm in moscow this is r t coming to you live with me and you said no way first stop the verdict in the high profile case of the wiki leaks founder has been adjourned for two weeks doing a song or appeared in court in london on friday as he continues his battle against extradition to sweden where he faces questioning over sex crime allegations he claims the case was fabricated so the u.s. can use sweden to hand him over on espionage charges argues laura emmett has been keeping track of developments from outside the court. all waiting for now is the verdict and that is due to be delivered we now know on the twenty full of february so in a couple of weeks' time we were hearing today the closing statements made by base the defense and the prosecution and now the judge is going to presumably retired to his chambers to two weeks to think about the evidence that he's heard. and then

come up finally with a verdict say on the twenty fourth of february we're not expecting that to take very you know military everyone will just go out ahead and the judge judge will tell us what he saw he says in terms of what we've been hearing on friday morning we essentially had summaries of the evidence from the prosecution and from the defense i prosecution has maintained all along and maintained again today that there's no reason why us all shouldn't go to sweden to all articles questions during the news about this basement due to nationalise came out of the court and made official statements in the media he used that statement to highlight what he called the injustices of the european arrest warrant under which his extradition is being requested let's hear what he had to say that gives me hope that we can through this particular case. not simply draw attention. to the difficulties and the pressure. that we and all the people have been under. but rather. perhaps we have an opportunity. to set

a new president. about the abuses of european arrest warrant we had some quite graphic details from the defense about these alleged assaults sort of almost making light of the of of these allegations as the prosecution said talking about the sexual encounters that took place with two women in august and we also heard an angry statement by the defense solicitor about comments that the swedish prime minister has made recently about julian astonished the defense cool that a devastatingly prejudicial attack and said that the swedish pick prime minister had spread malicious lies about julian assange suggesting that he believes that women's rights of worthless and also suggesting that he's already been charged with these this rate which in fact is not the case at all you know any decent country the rule of law is separate from the political process it appears that in sweden it

is not i'm not the prime minister has i am afraid to say so or to change the legal process just one more example of the point exceptional behavior in the julian a saunter case another assumption factor this is also a case that has descended at times into foss and today is no exception there's a new book out by a man called daniel don't cite burke who used to work with student assaults at wiki leaks and he has essentially written a book about our sons and his relationship with him and he says that as always has an emperor complex that he wants to be the king and the old powerful person he meant everything and he also alleges that a son has turned into the sort of man that he used to hate the sort of man that he used to want to bring to justice but the most bizarre thing about the allegations that dumpsite back has made something to do with his cat he said that our sons lived with him for. while n.v. started in germany and. has a cat which julian and sid into

a war of supremacies where the sentry attacking the cat and then pulling back saying he would win sometimes the cat one sometimes i saw one and he says that that shows that our source is some kind of power hungry maniac we haven't heard any more about the espionage charges that the us is said to be preparing against you in our stars but we do know that politicians and other people in the us have come out very much against him in terms of the relationship between sweden and the us which is of course what all this hinges on essentially if you look at it from that perspective we at r.t. have had access to some wiki leaks cables from the us state department they told us some very interesting things about the relationship exists cozy relationship between the u.s. and sweden i prepared this report on the subject bugged and wiretapped at the behest of the us swedish intelligence service the f.r. 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 a bit to reassure the swedes there was no funny business force to operate in districts data storage and protection citizens are concerned that the public may perceive their involvement as an attempt to work a room these restrictions by using a foreign intermediary those 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 government representatives the no no the purpose is not to spiral swedes it's the morning monitor among other things russian trying to traffic but what kind of information are they are. i think the information that is made excess will special services by this law is of course sensitive and there are ways. 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 to it 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 in a range meant that will avoid the need for parliament view there is no parliamentary control over what they have for us. and of course the general public in sweden has even less control and much of the pressure coming from the united states and from the copyright industries it's being in the swedish government is more than happy to. well to to do whatever the american corporations. ask

through the american government judging from the dates 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 overall aim of the 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 on russia is excellent do you need a director left in a general burgess who'll 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 after it's reportedly carrying out its own investigation into wiki leaks founder julian assange on the still most of all this information to see if it can bring

espionage charges if it can and applies to sweden for a soldier's extradition all this close cooperation that we've seen may mean his feet won't touch the ground floor and that's r.t. london. russia will not tolerate japan's radical approach towards the far eastern kriol islands which tokyo claims as its own moscow's official stance comes as the japanese foreign minister is in the russian capital for talks the islands were handed to russia as part of a capitulation agreement at the end of the second world war however no formal peace formal peace deal has ever been fined between the two countries he governs cannot has the details. no radicalism or any preconditions that's the message from russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov right after his meeting with his japanese counterpart if you pointed out for when japan adults are radical approach towards the peace treaty with russia which happens regularly and issued by the country's

government it's impossible to negotiate these issues and i said to mr million that we're still ready to work on this peace treaty but with no preconditions the through dispute between russia and japan over the crew islands has been going on for over half a century now and swears up every year during the so-called northern territories the in japan tokyo claims that these southern crew islands are traditionally and historically japanese territory while russia says that it would be or a strategic partner for russia and that is one of the outcomes of the second world war so we continue standing firm on their positions but nevertheless both sides said that they are ready to talk more about this issue and also to work together in many others years from culture and energy to business of course which is only

growing every year well specialist on japan to tell us but on the escalation in tension over the issue is there some recent moves by the japanese. today's talks were held in a rather tense and straight atmosphere do you talk his position really this collation of the debate started on the dip in the side more than a year girl when japanese adopted as a lot of their degree liar loans to be the territory of to penn and also to penn didn't agree to a russian initiative to russian proposal to try to find a new creative approach to the problem and to conduct joint economic activity in this region. and some news just in the president hosni mubarak has finally stepped down and handed power to the military according to the country's

vice president the president left the capital earlier today but it will be welcome news to the hundreds of thousands you can see here in central cairo on three years where live pictures coming in now they've been demonstrating there day and night refusing to leave until the president stood down after thirty years in power mubarak announced more than a week ago he would not participate in the upcoming presidential election however for these demonstrators that you can see what looks to be them celebrating this news of mubarak stepping down all of the statements made by him in the previous weeks were not enough to placate these protesters who kept demanding his immediate resignation again egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down and given power to the military that's according to the country's vice president live pictures here of people celebrating this news in a car. well peter the veld we'll have more on the resignation of the egyptian

president in his show cross talk later this hour so do stay with us for that. remember there's always more news on our website r.t. dot com here's what find out for you right now while american politicians continue to make gaffes about foreign policy we just for why it's the american public which is seemingly becoming the butt of the joke. also dancing for charity in moscow to find out how to promote a good cause was having a great time. after a surprise in. spec shot of one of moscow's major rail stations on thursday dimitri medvedev is continuing with his unscheduled security checks this time he dropped in

on the capital's third largest airport of new give up the president said he was satisfied with the procedures there even went through the scanners at the airport entrance where he was checked by staff it was in stark contrast to the scenes witnessed twenty four hours before when the president discovered major security lapses at a key rail hub in the city transport security in russia was supposed to have been hyped following last month's terror attack on doma desert airport which killed thirty six people and left many more injured. now just a few hours after president medved his visit to vnukovo airport the place was dealing with a full scale emergency of its own a business jet was forced to make an emergency landing the flight from warsaw came down on its belly after part of its undercarriage failed to lower it's been reported there were only crew members on board and no one was injured the incident caused widespread delays to a viable at the airport. coming up to quarter past the hour let's take

a look at some other major headlines from around the world hundreds of thousands joined in marches across iran for the country's national day rallies which are backed by the state marked the thirty second anniversary obvious the moment revolution established in one nine hundred seventy nine the islamic republic was created following the revolt led by the late ayatollah khomeini. hundreds of transport workers in the greek capital are protesting against planned sector reforms workers from athens metro system its trams trolleys all walk out the demonstration is the latest in a series of disruptions in the city the reforms are part of a public sector cost cutting exercise which is being implemented following a multi-billion euro bailout aimed at rescuing greece's economy. police marksmen have shot and killed the gunmen who taken seven hostages during a bank robbery in the us state of north carolina following

a three hour standoff the nineteen year old walked out of the bank holding a female hostage and pointing a gun to her head police then opened fire all seven hostages caught up in the robbery were said to be on harms. are close a team discovery of the western area continues as they get an inside look into the culture and traditions of the region and the city. republic is known for its rich culture and traditions many of which have been passed down through the centuries from cuisine to music the region's creative spirit has given rise to a wealth of local talent some of which has spread around the globe arena the loose discovers how song gets mercia moving. 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 did more to learn steve's 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-existed 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 your in for a 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 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 culture for me is a part of my life it's a way of my life my modern lullaby it's my grandmother's song. for.

fairy tales she told this is very ecological very educational funding and coming to a very close to nature 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 to raj through the snow and ended up in the village of gran of a and the home of 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 when. we come here in the evening meet so watch t.v. and seen during the commercials oh oh. 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. you're reading you after your vision wanted to come home quietly the old mortar shy people and we didn't want to make a fuss but people found out and when we got back to our village they gave 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 help these very. sort of like. you make the subtle baskets put the stuff in the side and this is

a traditional dish and. comes out of it the people here seem to have a song for every occasion be it a wedding baptism birth or seeing young man off to the army whatever life throws at them the find a way to market and maybe it's that approach which has kept these traditions going strong for hundreds of years. even r.t. . and later in the program our special report reveals the truth story behind the figure who is at the center and one of the world's biggest manhunt colombian drug lord pablo escobar. gave history. he was trying to store. data. from the traps they laid for. you have searched blocks around the. we've always. turned to.

the global drug industry's gold became the most want to trophy to. the escobar to grace hunt and chase. and of course news just in this hour that hosni mubarak has stepped down let's cross over to the business desk for half. of the markets is it affecting the financial world it is absolutely ever since the beginning of this when we first heard it basically there was already a reaction the u.s. markets opened negatively but now they're positive there's a rally all across the board in europe and in russia too we'll talk about that in the second first of all no risk nickel is trying once again to resolve the shareholder dispute that's dogging the company russia's largest miners made an improved offer to buy twenty percent of its shares from adamantium giant roussel for twelve point eight billion dollars and the sum of the miner all twenty five

percent over for twelve billion dollars which was promptly rejected on nichols other major shareholder interests has been fighting with yourself for control of the company since june and if another blow to its ambitions on friday resolves the court case filed in siberia it's a cancer on the wrist nichols election into ross backed board members. british oil major b.p. looks set to get its dividend from t.n. k b p it's russian joint venture now the russian partners in a venture promise to block the estimated one point eight billion dollars payout for the fourth quarter that was after b.p. and the russian oil giant rosneft announced an asset swap and tickets peroration deal now they are the russian partners claimed that that deal compromised the competitiveness of p. and ran counter to the terms of the alliance but maxime can call for a law firm called deal he says a has little chance of blocking the dividend if it

goes against the shareholder green. i think it would be quite difficult for them because as i've heard shareholders agreement provides for an obligation of b. d. to be at least forty percent of the net income. each quarter and it makes no real difference if such payout is approved to shareholders or not. gazprom expects to supply an extra nine percent of gas to europe this year and predicts prices will be fifteen percent now that would give an average price of three hundred fifty two dollars per thousand giving me just compared to three hundred six last year exports to europe are planned at about one hundred fifty two billion cubic meters of gas this year but are still below the pre-crisis levels of one hundred fifty eight point eight billion in two thousand it. was just the largest oil producer gazprom neath has increased its profit by eight percent to

three point three billion dollars and twenty turnover rose to almost thirty seven billion dollars that's a thirty six percent gain on the previous year. take a look at the markets now and as i mentioned before u.s. markets are positive as hosni mubarak was. stepping down as this news came over we're seeing the dow jones up zero point three percent nasdaq point three percent in europe also we're seeing this wave of positive sentiment here however is one of the stock which is shedding a lot today it's down fourteen percent after to greta for a software partnership with microsoft in russia the markets closed they managed to recover after three days of losses as world climbed to sing the out. on thursday russian equities suffered their biggest one day fall in seven months more detail about friday's close now north nickel more than four percent after upping its

buyback call for two rooms south never tech shares are up one percent on the news that gas promise sold its ten percent stake in the gas producers thirty percent for a thirty percent discount but gazprom came under pressure as investors showed this leisure to deal with seeing it much weaker than the market just point one percent. of course that's a very negative and it's worse taken by. markets are very negative. so i think the markets actually on friday punished for this news but again as i said before best from a very big story so this year we expect. still the stock is seriously underweight by major international investors and with think then two thousand and twelve will be changing me here in the sense that m.p.v. negative coverage will be changed by positive cupcakes and i think already this year the marks of the markets will be reacting in any tangible direct imposable it

now was from like a dialogue with his comment on the markets a wave of consolidation is sweeping through the world's leading stock exchanges the london stock exchanges to merge with toronto's frankfurt story is planning to link up with and why is the euro next with a my second r.t.s. also planning to unite here in moscow david buick from b g c partners in london says russia will play think role in the future russia is a massive country with huge influence in the world of energy and mining with plenty of money and i think the good sense of good will that would be seen by russia taking a stake of a significant stake in a ball say like l o c n t n x would be absolutely there are huge cultural differences at the moment as we know and also regular true differences in corporate governance differences but these are not things that couldn't be easily. and if i was a passive investor in terms of wanting to get involved. with

a combination of my sexuality as it were to do that i think the rest of the world would see that is very very positive indeed if we believe that markets a global uncertainty in this country we don't think anything else than russia has to play a very significant role after all you've had many of your i.p.o.'s in london or in hong kong and there's no reason why they can't be on an international basis going forward. so for now i'll be back in one hour's time with more.

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