in libya opposition forces close in on colonel gadhafi some experts predict revelations about his relationship with the west should he be tried in the hague. brings you an exclusive report from the heart of libya on the base by foreigners trapped in the violence and chaos some of whom are unable to leave. the oil is the most valuable resource on the planet today and who controls that is extremely important yes collating on arrests in the arab world has sent the price of black gold skyrocketing setting the stage for a new to oil rush by global powers. and a public outcry in the u.k.

over involvement of controversial u.s. security contractor lockheed martin and britain's national census reigniting a debate on confidentiality and ethics. two pm in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story opposition forces in libya say they're planning a final assault on the capital tripoli it's essentially the last part of the country that remains under the control of longtime leader colonel moammar gadhafi and protesters say his days in power are now numbered receipt a u.n. resolution has referred to him in a controversial critic of the international rather criminal court for war crimes but some say there are details of his recent friendship with western countries that are rushing to north london would like repealed artie's correspond to the middle east peace are all over has more from cairo. the current frontline in the battle

between opposition forces and those soldiers still loyal to colonel gadhafi is the city of zawiya the moment that's around fifty kilometers to the west of the capital tripoli the opposition in control of the majority of the city of of a country if not all of its their headquarters based out of thing garvey the second city in libya in the east of the country now that fighting is conti has continued we are hearing of peace in tripoli at the moment quiet there as armed militias control checkpoints on the streets now we can hear from said he loved the role of the russian foreign ministry here dress the u.n. human rights council he can't demba violence in libya and said that the country should be allowed to determine its own future what's that on the mass protests across the middle east and north african countries and exposed a range of problems that have piled up for decades first of all poverty

unemployment and hunger in teach social and economic rights in general these problems should be addressed by the people or defective countries without any coercion or external interference the use of military force against civilians is unacceptable in libya because hundreds of civilian deaths russia condemn such violence demands its immediate ization and germans of international humanitarian law on saturday the united nations imposed impose their sanctions upon the gadhafi regime these included a travel ban the freezing of assets of goods our fee and his family and close associates as well as an arms embargo also included in those sanctions was the referral of colonel gadhafi to the international criminal court in the hague now this is caused some experts to to look that twice at this and what could come out of those investigation should be or any of it so she has testified at the court in the hague now. over the past few decades the good stuff he has been in power in

libya he's been something of a pariah especially to washington and to london now in recent years this is we've seen him at rehabilitating the eyes of those rehabilitated in the eyes of those governments somewhat what revelations could come out in a trial in the hague could be embarrassing to both of those countries i think the americans and i don't know people like tony blair would be very very frightened of or nicolas sarkozy or all those to berlusconi of italy would be quite frightened about a trial because then there could have 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 the. 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 you know we heard the

lockerbie bombing mention there that's just one of a number of incidents in a checkered history of relationship between the west and colonel gadhafi if you also look at the one nine hundred eighty six bombing of a west german discotheque that was targeted killing u.s. soldiers have resulted in the u.s. air force and and marine airplanes bombing the libyan capital tripoli however in recent years we have seen this rehabilitation of gadhafi in the west among western governments we've seen him used as an ally in the area over during the iraq war we've also seen contracts or arms deals and also oil deal struck between western countries and libya so if anybody does appear before the hague on trial for crimes against humanity for what has happened during this violence in libya would be very interesting to see what comes out of those investigations well what we're looking at at the moment is the international red cross have described the border. tween

tunisia and libya as a humanitarian crisis forty thousand people across the border fleeing from violence in libya in the last week alone now around one hundred thousand people are extra estimated by the u.n. to have fled libya in total some coming here to egypt where i am going up the order elsewhere many countries around the world trying to get their citizens out of libya people from all over the world working in the north african country many countries already removing all of their citizens russia sends a plane in order to remove russian citizens to evacuate russian citizens from the libyan capital and my colleague oksana boyko went along to find out firsthand just what they've been through in the bylines that's been going on in the country propelled by fear held back by doubt they owe those who boarded the last russian emergency plane from libya didn't want to leave but then decided there saved this story a subcontractor for gasper on alexy says he never cared much about the libyan politics

that is until arguments by guns it's just. equally dangerous because the regime suppressors its people but the. people. there get the guns. and they just don't have the responsibility of. killing people it doesn't really work just. for years it was a mantra for many foreign companies ignore good office quirks and you'll be rewarded in oil revenues but is the levy a sleeps closer to civil war based logic no longer seems bullet proof yet even on the russian plane there were some grim projections for blown out of proportion. but

you know who's worked in libya as a nurse for twenty years says sure already regrets the decision to flee i jiggled all those reports by al jazeera and all the arab language channels calls sheer panic among the people new bodies attack an intrigue there is name shooting yesterday i could easily go to see my friends all the young people are supporting gadhafi hospitals are working as usual as are all the people open today everything functions people who want to leave. here to be the country awash with firearms the current law and violence increasingly looks like a calm before the storm that's for tripoli airport is now busier than ever with a country scrambling to call their citizens out oh my god after he's known to prague yourself on being a shrewd negotiator i suppose even in the raid evacuation of foreign nationals has been carried out over the past week the government before servicing planes at the tripoli airport has more than tripled to more than eight hundred thousand dollars

per plane considering that ex-pats used to make about twenty percent of the country's labor force it's rivalry beer is proving to be a very good source of cash. with less than two thousand of its residents caught up in there and rest russian manage the evacuation fairly easily other countries didn't fare that well the gyptian uprising may have in sparsely 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 are the biggest anaphora nowadays even more frantically in there trying to get out the deuce fleeing the violence say it's just a matter of time before they'll be grad school boyko artsy tripoli. violence in the arab world has sent oil prices spiraling upward with some

suggesting it's only the start of a huge hike effects the global cost of everything from food to transportation and also threatens to stifle the economic recovery there are some suggesting the u.s. could have an interest in removing gadhafi to gain control over libya's oil reserves artie's lauren lyster has more. tunisia. egypt. and bahrain. algeria. libya protest in countries seeming to a few one another unrest spreading like wildfire through the middle east and north africa all raging in all year rich countries that helped fuel the world's use of more than eighty four million barrels of crude a day. uncertainty over production has sent prices soaring i mean the shock waves from the middle east turmoil are being felt worldwide will is

a most valuable resource on the planet today controls. extremely right now the mideast crisis is hitting home for outteridge 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 the recovery there's no more bailouts like a reality peak oil expert michael c. rupert's is happening it will hit one hundred fifty dollars a barrel which he believes is inevitable this year others predicted 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 you know gasoline prices go up and much and for a very long period. and a year or. your political impact there is 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 and 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 waning back up

trying to push their back against an avalanche and i don't think we're going to hear a lot of success 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 or people it has everything to do with the interest of the u.s. corporate oil. profits either 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 time lauren mr r.t. new york in the next hour the wider consequences of on arrest in the middle east being discussed in our debate show crossed. there is no neutrality of washington ok

please will you please will you will barak start if you'll take a look engine that that watching to try to control events on the ground in the middle east and that's patently absurd and there's no way we could have it it's not so chaotic it's so who would believe these are the way we go down central and let me there was a man we know that the cia is calling the shots it really defies description i mean i don't think america is necessarily doing if you're already on this and little league is my you're not up to speed on the latest techniques all you will do is look at a look at all the red in the. joint or was saying was he or were tripoli and you can realize this is not being dictated by washington. and. that you think it's going to be. trying now to other news the u.k. is preparing for a nationwide census starting next month the government says it will help provide services the sort of resources that people need but to link up with

a controversial u.s. security firm means many fear their privacy may be violated with their personal data possibly falling into the wrong hands archy's laura and it has more. it senses 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 manufacturer a lot martin and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists are really against it on ethical grounds to play on a number of oppressive regimes but also. the u.s. heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by 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 of kuantan of a bay 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 ng gauge lockheed martin maintains its taken measures to make sure u.s. authorities can't access the data. all dance processing will be carried out in the u.k. danceable leave will be held at any point outside the u.k. no lockheed martin staff will have access to any personal census data or data is the property of the and only u.k. e.u. owned companies will have any access to personal census data but it's that last

point that's raise red flags for data protection lobbyists who say that all the private information collected during the census will be available to practically any organization that requests it i only use it on the any statute. any use by the security intelligence services for national security purposes any use for the pursuit of pride any use in pursuit of an e u community or placation so any e.u. rules that information can be passed over so it's essentially any government use whatsoever the competition or else is being a published 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 said says it is used by the government to award grants to local councils and recognize new groups in society the census is run by lockheed martin raises grave concerns in britain 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 average party. we've got more heated debate on ethics and freedom in the u.k. on our web site. that's your face. to have your say and tell us what you think about our country and take a look at how that he simply on a sunday reflects on the british justice system and whether suspected criminals should be granted asylum in the u.k. plus. we take a look at how americans feel about the end of the space shuttle program and the fact that now russia will be providing the only link to orbit.

take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe chile is marking the first anniversary of life in the earthquake that left five hundred dead and hundreds of thousands homeless a memorial service was led by president sebastian pinera there were also protests at the scene with demonstrators saying the government hadn't done enough to help rebuild the worst affected areas he accused officials of mismanagement and exaggerating construction site reconstruction statistics. rescuers searching for three missing sailors near antarctica say hopes of finding them alive are rapidly fading their crew of two norwegians and one briton haven't been heard from since a ferocious storm hit their yacht almost a week ago they had hoped to reach the u.s. and new zealand and arctic bases by sea event raval to the south pole and south

pole. eighty third and annual oscar awards have seen the king's speech take prize for best picture the film star pollen for one you won for best actor for his portrayal of british willard george the sixth with natalie portman winning best actress for her performance in blocks walk in the total speech for major oscars but its main rival the social network. it's a luxurious delicacy for the most exquisite taste but black caviar could soon become more affordable after russian scientists discovered a technique to harvest the eggs without killing the sturgeon if applied it might bring back the days when families could enjoy the caviar without breaking the bank artie's daria pushkov i was. this is the new klondike home to black gold caviar limited supplies and time consuming production manager is delicacy is one of the most expensive foods on the planet however that may soon be

a thing of the past. here we have baxter a hybrid between luka and sturgeon a beautiful fish a little short hardy and very productive. igor board so has been working with stage and his whole life and even has a species means to him thanks to special living conditions he created his fish mature three times faster then in the wild so the caviar can be farmed all year round jerkily here this is all caviar in the valley it's full of it. is also behind a unique technique to harvest the rope without killing the fish rather than being called like elsewhere in the world the female fish is what can be best called milk gently and harmlessly each time a fish is milked it can produce up to a quarter of its weight and have the op say this specimen is around ten kilos so up to two hours he has a carry on every time the approach known makes caviar more accessible but also

helps preserve this increasingly scholars read of beautiful face 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 halted 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 heading days of soviet caviar abundance this is the largest farm in russia and both parties in malta organic fish food and even start treatment for its inhabitants the head of this raises says it. a least one inescapable fact. and nonprofessional consumer will hardly be able to tell the difference between the wild your own form caviar in fact you can only do so good if it tastes good it means the caviar is our

. power and most experts agree that demand always outstrip supply and although black caviar may get cheaper it will never be cheap. r t it out with a headline shortly both of those are next but the business update stay with us. that's right time to get the latest from the world of business everyone welcome russia's budget deficit could total just two percent of total g.d.p. this year that's according to the finance ministry official forecast weather still says the deficit will equal three point six percent of g.d.p. and twenty eleventh's finance minister alex occlusion said the school force russia to continue pouring from abroad to cull the deficit but that the current surging well prices will assist russia in refining its reserve fund. just as you

parts of russia's reserve funds me even increase troops or revenues are used to bring an additional fifty billion dollars this means that for the first time after the financial crisis we're coming back to replenishing the reserves which is very important because in the high risk sort of global market. the skolkovo foundation says it plans to sign fifty m. corp agreements with international companies by the end of the year by novartis to point to google quarter johnson and johnson are longbows expected to join the innovation development center in skulk up but in the vision fund has already approved twenty eight projects. eleven of them if there are bits of dirt president of the scorekeeper foundation says money is ready to be invested. we've approved a budget for this year the value is around seven hundred fifty million dollars it will be spent on three main components if usable construction of infrastructure in

the development of the projects the construction of a research education center and the creation of an enemy in an 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 how the markets are doing that so european stocks are low as concerns remain over the continued turmoil and lead here and across the middle east which has kept world prices high wire investors also waiting to hear euro zone inflation data lines of force say is trading down lookin half a percent but frankel's dax is flat. in russia the markets are climbing this hour continue their last weeks winning streak overall the markets are set to settle down the wrong way into positive territory as they approach asia and as well prices are moving up with the tension in the middle east escalating with the w.t. are you moving closer to the one hundred dollars a barrel mark and trading over one hundred fourteen dollars let's now have

a. could some individual show moves in russia energy may just are makes metals and mining sector is better than market on gold silver star is up more than a story percent i mean point eight percent of banking shares are also posting gave b. to b. is one and a half percent on the rise. hugh demeanor of the c.e.o. of internet investment firm d s t global has topped the list of russia's thirty main internet business enterprise that's according to a list compiled by forbes magazine second place was given to loan you but was slutsky who partially owes its search engine through its holding net sports was taken by a venture fund managing partner at sun that believes people list was based on an opinion poll held among market representatives and experts it's worth nothing that you're a member it's worth noting that you're a millionaire who successfully into social networks facebook will go on and signed

on the poll by a large margin. russia's biggest lenders burbank asserter expander to investment banking c.e.o. henry brass a decision on his strategy would be announced in less than two weeks the company says it will either buy an existing investment company or create the business from scratch and. we plan to quickly develop spurred banks investment banking arm we have ended studying units that exist today of which there are two either an acquisition of an existing company or creating a so-called greenfield bank but we don't have any deals with potential market participants in place at the moment. that's it for me for the moment journeymen less than one else time for more business news and get more stories more website our treat our business.

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