protesters in libya are calling for a final push to oust the regime but there are concerns that a trial of colonel gadhafi could expose sensitive backroom dealings with various western nations. are to bring some to an exclusive report from the front of libya on the border faced by four nurses out of the violence and chaos some of whom are unable to leave plus. oil is the most valuable resource on the planet today and who controls it is extremely important the escalating on the rest of the arab world has sent the price of lot told skyrocketing setting the stage for

a renewed oil wash by global powers. a public outcry in the u.k. over the involvement of controversial u.s. security contractor along with martin in britain's national census to a debate on confidentiality and ethics. coming to you live from our studios in moscow you're watching r t thanks for joining us now opposition forces in libya say they are planning a final assault on the capital tripoli it's essentially the last part of the contrie that remains under the control of longtime leader colonel gadhafi and post protesters say his days in power are now numbered a recent you would resolution has referred him to the international criminal court for war crimes but some say there are details of his recent friendship with western

countries but my other washington or london would like to be revealed well we do have a correspondent in the middle east peter oliver will be bringing us more later in the program. and now as tens of thousands are fleeing libya the international red cross has declared a humanitarian emergency on the country's border with tunisia meanwhile hundreds of russian citizens evacuated from libya have been describing the scenes they saw as chaos erupted around them artes accts on a boycott spoke to some of them. propelled by fear held back by doubt many of those who boarded the last russian emergency plane from libya didn't want to leave but then decided that are saved and story except constructor for gasper on alexy says he never cared much about and they've been politics until arguments replaced by grant's.

suppressors it's. just. the responsibility. doesn't work. for years it was a mantra for many foreign companies ignored his quirks and you'll be rewarded in oil revenues but as the levy sleeps closer to civil war based logic no longer seems bulletproof yet even on the russian plane there were some grim projections for a blown out of proportion until we know who's worst and leave as a nurse for twenty years so sure already regrets the decision to flee i think all those reports by al jazeera and all the arab language channels calls shia panic

among the people in new bodies attack an entry probably there is no shooting yes there could easily go to say my friends all the young people all supported gaddafi hospitals are working as usual as all the people open today everything conscience people want to leave as they can yes but the country awash with firearms the current law and violence increasingly looks like a calm before the storm that's why tripoli airport is now be easier than ever a country scrambling to pull their citizens out oh my god our faces. on to proudly cell phone being issued negotiator and it shows even in the way the evacuation of foreign nationals is being carried out over the past week the government before servicing planes at the tripoli airport has more than tripled to more than eight thousand dollars per plane considering that ex-pats used to make about twenty percent of the country's labor force but privately beer is proving to be a very good source of cash with less than two thousand of its residents caught up

in their unrest russia managed the evacuation fairly easily other countries didn't fare that well the egyptian uprising may have inspired believe bins but it also left thousands of egyptians guest workers stranded at tripoli airport it's very little if any assistance from their state a few years ago many countries raced to leave been who's all reserves of the biggest in africa now days even more frantically if they're trying to get out the deuce fleeing the violence see it's just a matter of time before they will be back at the boycott artsy tripoli. correspondent peter all over the cargo will peter we know that it's been reported that the opposition has taken over a number of cities of libya and now it's tripoli the they are preparing for what they're calling a final showdown what else do we know about what's happening over there. oh

essentially the frontline of the battle between colonel gadhafi and the opposition forces is currently in the the city of zawiya around fifty kilometers outside of tripoli now the opposition forces control most of the country they are there in charge in all major cities with the the center of command being in benghazi the second city of libya in the east of the country now that we are preparing we are hearing that they will try and move forward into tripoli from zawiya as they close that noose around colonel gadhafi now over the weekend the united nations placed sanctions upon the gadhafi regime and these took the form of an asset freeze on colonel gadhafi his family and close associates also a travel ban as well as an arms embargo another thing that was included in the in the u.n. resolution was a referral to the international criminal court in the hague that the referral would

mean that the international criminal court would look into alleged allegations of crimes against humanity in the violence that we've seen in libya well though that investigation up to criminal court has caused some experts to believe that we could see some revelations come out about the relationship between colonel gadhafi and the west for years he was the pariah of countries like britain and the united states in recent years we saw him somewhat rehabilitated you can now hear from an expert about what he believes you could see come out from an investigation. i think the americans and i don't know people like tony blair would be very very frightened of nicolas sarkozy or mr berlusconi of italy would be quite frightened about an i.c.c. trial because then they're in the regime and the people that are still supporting him in tripoli in their bunkers will be able to tell all the stories about everything from lockerbie to how american and british arms companies were involved

in propping up that regime and they'll have a string of e-mail that have an e-mail trail i don't think the americans or london or brussels would very much want that to come out in court do you. well for most of the last few decades colonel gadhafi was viewed as not a friend of the west we've seen some very serious flashpoints including the lockerbie bombing the one thousand nine hundred six bombing of a german discotheque which is believed to target u.s. soldiers in west germany there as well as the nine hundred eighty six attack on libya by united states air force planes and marine jets now in recent times since two thousand and four colonel gadhafi has undergone something of a rehabilitation this coincided with the war in iraq and the need for an ally in the area in the region and also to do with the oil in libya a major producer of oil some of the largest reserves in the world located in libya

and high oil prices at the time so we could be in for a very interesting investigation should get daffy or any of his associates be put on trial in the hague thank you very much for that update artie's peter all of our reporting from the middle east. now the violence in the arab world has sent or oil prices spirally with some suggesting it's only the beginning of a huge hike that affects the global cost of everything from food to transport and also threats to stifle economic recovery now some are suggesting the u.s. could have a certain interest in removing gadhafi so as to gain control over it libya's oil reserves are his law of the storehouse more. can you share. egypt. the hurricane. algeria. and libya protest in countries seeming to fuel one another unrest spreading like

wildfire through the middle east and north africa only raging in or near for your rich countries that help fuel the world's use of more than eighty four million barrels of crude a day. uncertainty over production has sent prices soaring weaving the shock waves from the middle east turmoil are being felt worldwide oil is of course you will resource on the planet today could. extremely now the mideast crisis is hitting home for outrage americans as oil prices have skyrocketed so too have the prices people pay for gasoline and now the price americans pay at the pump is threatening to derail the u.s. economic recovery a surge in oil. prices will be the end of the u.s. economy not just an end to recovery there's no more bailouts like

a reality peak oil expert michael c. rupert sees happening it all hits one hundred fifty dollars a barrel which he believes is inevitable this year others predict it going to two hundred twenty dollars it's so devastating because oil. fuels more than just cars. it fuels the entire global economy. though there's no doubt that if gas goes to five dollars a gallon for americans asked some predict there would be a high political price to pay for the obama administration's yeah yeah serene price and go and watch and for a very long period it may be your or. your political impact there's no denying the u.s. has played a role in the events that have transpired in the middle east every time. u.s. president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the

egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation he was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty in rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of winning back up trying to push their back against an avalanche and i don't think we're going to hear a lot of success and that may not stop the u.s. from trying to take control some observers believe the u.s. may intervene militarily in libya or oil reserves are massive under false pretenses of helping protesting people has nothing to do with interest. it has everything to do with the interest of the u.s. corporate oil corporations military corporate profits even way analysts say the price of fuel going up will simply fuel public rage and the government is largely

helpless the american people are going for a very nasty ride and there's no way out of it now but i can tell you the government understands that it's coming lauren lyster r.t. new york next hour the wider consequences of the rest of the greater middle east are being discussed in our debate show crosstalk. there's no neutrality you're washing them ok we will use any legal barak start taking a lot of tension that that was for me to try to control events on the ground in the middle east and that's probably observing there's no way we could i mean it's so chaotic it's so all we believe in is only very real and central i mean there was a man we know that the cia is calling the shots here really defies description i mean i don't think america is now also doing if you or your memory on this and really as we know you're not up to speed on the latest i mean joy you're going to look at all the revolution in the street your daughter was saying was he or or tripoli and you can realize this is not being dictated by washington.

you can go. to other news now the u.k. is preparing for a nationwide census to start next month but the government says it will help provide the services and resources that people need but a link up with a controversial u.s. security firm means many fear their privacy will be violated or their personal data falling into the wrong hands art is there and that reports. it said this time in the u.k. when every household in the country is asked to provide detailed information about their lives to the government so they can keep track of what's going on and who will be in charge of this sensitive data.

yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacture a lot martin and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists bravely against it on ethical grounds play on a number of oppressive regimes they also. the u.s. heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed to. the majority of people in britain even if supported by the british government hill vows to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecution he says he won't be alone look he makes land mines and nuclear weapons and contracts out interrogation. although it will be the u.k. arm that carries out the survey there's still a worry that the information could fall under the auspices of the us patriot act which compels personal data held by any company on systems in the us to be made available to government intelligence the office for national statistics which gauged lockheed martin maintains its taken measures to make sure u.s.

authorities can't access the data. all dancer process will be carried out in the u.k. dancer will leave will be held at any point outside the u.k. lockheed martin staff will have access to any personal census data all data is the property of the and only u.k. e.u. and companies will have any access to personal data but it's that last point that's raise red flags for data protection lobbyists and you say that all the private information collected during the census will be available to practically any organization that requests it any use on the any statute. only use by the security or intelligence services for national security purposes any use for the pursuit of crime any use in pursuit of a new community obligation so any e.u. rules that information can be passed over so it's essentially any government use

whatsoever the confidentiality is being abolished and u.k. government agencies don't exactly have a great track record when it comes to safeguarding information three years ago a file containing secrets terror related documents was left on a train more recently the national health service lost the medical records of tens of thousands of people thanks to lockheed martin's involvement in the census it would be hard for the u.s. authorities to lay their hands on that information if they wanted data from the census is used by the government to award grants to local councils and recognize new groups in society a sense is run by lockheed martin raises grave concerns in preston about ethics and international security if a lot of people boycott this that says it will make it ineffective and a waste of money but the two hundred forty million dollar contracts amount will go into looking at martins pocket any way your estimates r.t. love it. and you've got more heated debate on ethics and freedom in the u.k.

on our website and all r.t. . dot com is the place to have your say on how the piece of jewelry on a song reflects on the british justice system and whether a suspected criminal should be granted asylum in the u.k. and also. look at how americans feel about the end of the space shuttle program and the fact that for now russia will be providing the only link to orbit. the u.s. military in afghanistan has denied accusations that an army unit psychologically manipulated top visiting officials over rolling stone magazine published claims

that these psychological operations known as psyops were used to get more money and troops with war are these military contributors says the revelations expose the massive probiotic campaign used by the us army. to avoid any confusion i have to make it crystal clear that all those terms regarding this psychological operations information operations logging and spinning in the contest all of the general petraeus profiling actually imply and mean the same thing that is exactly what general petraeus tried to present in he's page deep paper regarding the main lesson he learned from his experience in vietnam conflict that is whatever happens on the ground e's irrelevant what really does matter and what they use as decision makers and american public thinks about what's going on

overseas regarding their military affairs their bottom line ease the whole american operation enduring freedom has nothing to do with the military conflict neither on bank you stand on afghan territory it has nothing to do we have a counter terrorism or counter narcotics operations what it really does matter is a clandestine percept sion menage a man by the pentagon oath political leadership in the united states and american public. well let's take a look at some other headlines from around the world is marking the first anniversary of last year's earthquake that left five hundred dead and hundreds of thousands homeless a remembrance service was led by the president sebastian pinera there were also protests at the scene with demonstrators saying the government had not done enough to help rebuild the worst affected areas but they accuse officials of mismanagement

and exaggerating reconstruction statistics. the eighty third academy awards have seen the king's speech take the best picture prize of that film star colin firth won the award for best actor for his betrayal of british ruler george the sixth did not leave portman winning best actress for her performance in black swan well in total the king's speech risking for our spirits through the social network getting. now it's a look sure is delicacy for the most exquisite taste but black caviar can soon become more affordable for russian scientists discovered a technique to harvest the eggs without killing the sturgeon well if not why didn't i bring back the days when families could enjoy caviar without breaking the bank artie's variable scope that has a story this is the new klondike home to blood gold caviar limited supplies and time consuming production the jury's delicacy is one of the most

expensive foods on the planet however that may soon be a thing of the past. year we have bester a hybrid you and sturgeon a beautiful fish little two hearty and very productive. igor gewirtz of has been working with sturgeon his whole life and even has a species i mean to him thanks to special living conditions he created is fish mature three times faster than in the wild so the caviar can be farmed all year round. here this is all cardio in the belly it's. what's is also behind are unique to greek to harvest the row without killing the fish rather than being cold like elsewhere in the world the female fish is in the best cold and milked gently and harmlessly each time the fishes milked it can produce up to a quarter of its weight in paddy are say this specimen is about ten kilos so up to two out euros of paddy are every time they approach their own makes caviar more

accessible but also helps preserve this increasingly scholars read all the beautiful things once russia had about ninety percent of the world's stock of sturgeon but by the turn of the century while sturgeon were close to extinction and poachers were running the show to preserve what was left russia first hold of commercial harvesting in two thousand and two and then banned the sale of sturgeon and black caviar all together poaching escalated and so did the prices now the country is trying to return to the heady days of soviet cabbie i wonder this is the largest farm in russia it boasts artesian water organic food and even spar treatments for its inhabitants the head of this raises says it all leads to one inescapable fact the e.q. a nonprofessional consumer will hardly be able to tell the difference between the wild and foreign caviar in five and only tasted and if it is good that means the

caviar is ours for them however most experts agree that demand well always outstrip supply and although black caviar may get cheaper it will never be cheap dairy partied moscow that's it for now the back of the headlines shortly and you we will bring you the business update in just a moment. good. luck. hello and a very warm welcome to the business update this court of a foundation says it plans to sign fifteen corporation agreements with international companies by the end of the year that i know of thought is to put

google johnson and johnson or of all those expected to draw in the innovation development center in skulk about in the vision fund has already approved twenty eight projects and will finance eleven of them if the president of the school the foundation says money is ready to be invested. in our because. we've approved the budget for this year the value is around seven hundred fifty million dollars it will be spent on three main components the physical construction of infrastructure and the development of the projects the construction of a research education center and the creation of an integrated environment where the main thing will be the support of the selected projects we plan to spend around three hundred million dollars on that this year. let's have a quick look at the markets the nikkei reversed early losses and ended high on monday it was helped by futures led by q two a weak again against the euro and two month window dressing sign is up more than a percent as call for juices advance from high crude oil prices which moved closer

to the key one hundred dollars a barrel mark. and in russia there actually has just opened and it's already posted significant gains for my six figures that you can see on the screen all right is closing the doors will stop trading in a few minutes under russian the markets closed higher on friday with a.r.g.s surging over one and a half percent and the mises gaining just under two percent. most known oil related stocks lost last week as investors worried that high energy prices were drug on the global economy or on match from vera no capital says all the oil will continue to drive the markets and russia other sectors are likely to come back into contention . whatever happens to be your prices are really going to drive global markets and therefore russia russia has started seeing these two trends one is selling risk the other is buying oil and so you know once again it's going to be if the oil price moves up and it's actually likely to be the oil sector that will benefit i think

the important point to remember is that traditionally with your prices going up it's not always been the oil state of the benefits of most so i think what you're going to see is people sort of back out of the oil sector and into the rest of the market if you have a strengthening and you have rising interest rates that matter can actually help the banking sector. result that over the last couple of weeks so if the price of oil remains roughly stable then you could actually see the banking sector becoming more back into. wrong nash from going to capital with his analysis of what we can expect from the russian markets today and russia's biggest lenders burbank is set to expand into investment banking the company says it will either buy an existing investment company or create the business from scratch there has been plenty of speculation in the local media that sperm bank is preparing to buy top russian investment firm troika dielike speaking after the market close in friday's burbank c.e.o. hearing for half a decision on its strategy would be announced in less than two weeks. the financial

impact of the deadly outbreak is in egypt and tunisia have been felled by russian top rate us and air paris industry estimates put the cost of one hundred fifty million dollars of joint losses travel connections both the two countries will stopped in late january and market players don't expect any recovery in the next few months after sixty percent of russian tourists traffic goes to egypt and tunisia during winter analysts say the downturn will negatively affect the first quarter results of the travel industry. so from a european date now it can get more stressful that sight our trade off slash business.

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