china in france and five percent to the united states the unrest has already promoted a spike in oil prices which climbed it's over one hundred dollars a barrel the highest point in two years and this summer analysts say is just the beginning all prices have a knock on effect to the cost of most most items because of course you need energy to. make products and deliver to the shop so. if prices continue to stay high that will have significant inflation pressures. on europe. and the world finally if a civil war breaks out in libya with the country breaking apart geopolitical implications for the region and for the world cannot be underestimated the major peril now is coming is the islamists radical islamists coming into power one all over the region you know these revolutions in egypt and syria in tunisia all of the

speeds they have been yet if you'll see thirty million radical islamist parties that we have been suppressed by previous regimes in the brotherhood in egypt for instance. in libya you know al qaida is very strong in libya and for libyan department it is one of the strongest of the world maybe the second strongest part of the pakistani one one of the greatest dangers is that. their troops try to get into some of the cities so they're highly volatile situation in this northern african region really bears significance not just for libya is it in on syria but really for the rest of the world. are. very interested in your opinion over the question of who has the most from the wave of unrest gripping the arab world thought now on our website that's our team. now with the clash of the global media outlets america is taking hits and losing ground to the new kids on

the block including r.t. of the warning from top u.s. diplomat hillary clinton was coupled with a plea for hard cash to get america's message back on track these go ahead for can reports she's struggling to acquire extra funds to promote u.s. and trenda here's what we have learned from hillary clinton's statement we are officially at war information war by we i mean english language nonu west one media which provide alternative views on world news use which often running contrast to the coverage of events by is worsening stream media story clinton was defending her department budget in congress she says a major reason the state department needs money is because the u.s. is losing that useful nation war and among those media who are winning that war hillary clinton named r t we are in an information war and we are losing that war i'll be very blunt in my assessment al jazeera is winning. the chinese have opened

up a global english language and multi language television network the russians have opened up an english language network i've seen it in a few countries and it's quite instructive this is point and says oh she's leading an effort to spread us propaganda through new media with twitter in arabic and farsi but only a little stage that you have prevailed when it comes to television basically said the u.s. should stop propaganda efforts and get back quote and they gave of doing quote what we do best here is more we are engaged in an information war you know during the cold war we did a great job in getting america's message out after the berlin wall fell we said ok fine enough of that you know we've done it we're done and unfortunately we are paying a big price for it and our our private media cannot fill that gap in fact our private media particularly cultural programming often works at counter purposes to what we

truly are as americans and what our values are i remember having an afghan general tell me that the only thing he thought about americans is that all the men wrestled in the women walked around a bikini's because the only t.v. ever saw it was baywatch and worldwide wrestling from five years ago western media outlets including b.b.c. and c.n.n. basically had a monopoly in the coverage of world news things have changed a lot since then more and more viewers of crossed the walled tuning into various foreign media to get a fresh take on the events our t.v. presence on you tube for example is a real hit almost swe hundred million views c.n.n. or something like three million al-jazeera coverage of the unrest in the middle east and north africa has outgrown the u.s. presentation of beef and so many are happy can see this emerging media variety the head of the u.s. agency that manages the country's government run international broadcasting and is basically called those foreign media enemies. i'm talking about walter isaacson's

last year's infamous page to get more funding for his agency which among other media outlets one's voice of america later he backtracked on the. understatement though and said it wasn't on. either france basement level or thank pretty hostile message to foreign media trying to trying to provide a fresh perspective on world news but this was this their paperwork when basically confirmed it saying that the u.s. is at war at an information war with foreign media. journalist and filmmaker danny schechter says the u.n. is not open to alternative points of view so can no longer hold a monopoly on information united states feels on the defensive in part because we can no organ monopolize not only the terms of you know the soroti in these countries but also the terms of the baby there's other information out there are other points of view and those points of view are profoundly damaging to

a country that police that its point of view is the only point of view who should be the only point of view so hillary clinton one day's defending the internet the next day the administration is proposing all kinds of regulations and ways to cut off steel to it isn't is possible you know there's no real commitment to the kind of freedom of the you versed speech that we really need if we're going to be in a democracy at home and in a you know a community of nations overseas we can't dictate what people believe anymore. well for more stories you can visit our website that's our team go and call me there are plenty of analysis and features for you to explore including an american dream for song advice for others the divide in the u.s. between the house and the hobnobs because of gold. and pancakes are ready for tossing in russia as a country that's down to traditional celebrations to mark the end the winter and

the start of spring will find out more about the country's oldest holiday at our two daughters. and now a quick look at some other international headlines a man armed with a handgun has attacked a bus carrying u.s. air force troops at frankfurt airport in germany killing two and two others the attacker was identified as a twenty one year old cos of one who worked at the airport he apparently began shooting following an altar cation with the men he boarded the bus and was caught by police while trying to flee the scene. officials in new zealand have stated they don't expect to pull any more survivors from collapsed buildings following a deadly earthquake a little over a week ago well the death toll currently sits at one hundred sixty one most died in multi-story buildings which came crashing down in the city of christ church authorities who saved their goal is to recover as many bodies as possible for the

final count may rise as high as two hundred forty. the u.s. army private believed responsible for supplying a frova of documents to whistle blowing website wiki leaks has had twenty two more charges brought against him including aiding the enemy which can carry the death penalty although prosecutors say be able to apply for it intelligence analysts private bradley manning is currently being held at a military jail in virginia he faces a hearing in may or june to determine whether there's enough evidence to try him. astronauts on board the space shuttle discovery took a final space walk around the international space station to get the outpost before the shuttle program winds up discovery is headed into retirement after this flight and only two or shuttle trips remain by endeavor and then be atlantis where the crew used the trip outside to repair a broken problem as well as remove experiment kraj for the shuttle will remain at

the space station until sunday. the second prototype of the future of russia's fighter jet program has successfully completed its maiden flight to some point made plane so it's in the skies for about an hour or the jets said to be equipped with some of the most advanced avionics on the planet it will be able to live on short runways and fly in any weather but it can carry up to eight medium range or two long range missiles and it's to return to a base that jets first prototype did its maiden flight last january the fifth generation five here is expected to enter service in russia in twenty fifteen and the price tag is estimated at one hundred million dollars. when are get ready for an adventure as a close of team prepares another exciting trip around russia. just

three hundred kilometers north of moscow lies the millenia old town of you out of slidell which prides itself on its rich history and breathtaking views well despite its considerable age the town is rather should preserve many of its original buildings its true tourism ministry is now attracting thousands of tourists who want to absorb the spirit of ancient history where there was levels amazing scenery also appeals to the cigarette industry as artie's lindsay frasse found out. it is said it one thousand years ago at the place where the vulgar and the coach rivers meet prince you guys killed a local sacred bear with his battleaxe. and then founded the town of. the town and region its name for has been known for drama ever sence local filmmaker yuri vacs man gave me a tour to show me why. the thoughts of what some fifteen to twenty historical films were shot right in the area where only

a working we even film at this location can recreate moscow in nineteen forty one with stalin being driven around in his car from the kremlin to the church of the prophet elijah to the embankment time has stopped in the frame of a camera what makes the us of a region so attractive to filmmakers is that the sets have been standing for centuries nearly perfectly preserved so in studio set out their location scouts to fight a great historical setting got a slob is ready for its close. and so is its talent alexander petrovitch in the business of setting scenes with paint and a heavy dose of romantic realism. he adapted ernest hemingway's the old man and the sea into an animated film on twenty nine thousand painted plates of glass and snag the nineteen ninety nine academy award for animated short film he showed me how he shot the frames with a custom made motion control imax camera system. i've made several films

here here i've raised my pupils and napa to supply in the making of my films i hope that soon they're going to have their own ideas and will start working on their own projects so my dream has come true for. other movers and shakers in the industry are generating peoples of their own but in a much more physical way romana carts in hollywood and russian movie career has taken his stance toward our film to a whole new level. to get over the past five years we've been training people mostly boys and men who want to master this profession they come from all over russian training for four times a week with complex stunts it's very intense. you talents a real star here on this campus but there are more ways to jump into the movies than play with fire in jaroslava just go get a bite to eat one of the local café one of the most famous of all soviet films was even brazil of its changes profession

a spoof on ivan the terrible in it the moscow of the sixteenth century was played by the town a rough stuff and here it even to celebrate restaurant customers at their full cinematic experience the scenes of the film are set throughout the restaurant but if you'd like to sleep on it the attached hotel is what you'll fall for it caters to the movie mind it when it's time honored blockbuster themed rooms even under seal of which being the most popular for his part yuri vacs men's recent film hydraulically is packed with blockbuster action but his other local repertoire is not that of the theater. the cradle of russian theatre the finest theatre founded short of all course was the first national theatre good opening russia it reached the heights of creative and professional for its time. and that may be but as long as the one thousand year old city of yaroslavl is

internationally protected as a historical site it will forever be known as the silent ingenue gracing the background of thousands of cinema and television screens the world over with the hundreds of movies made here in the region over the last century it's made a huge impression on the locals and here to give us a better idea of that is local movie lover elise us of you live out hello here give us an idea of what movie making industry is meant to you. there were a lot of show here and there will be more things but i was a small school girl decided. to feel most off from my school it's was with a very fair. russian air to air is so here and i saw the whole group there and the later when i saw it on t.v. i was really impressed because it was jaroslaw it was the place i know from my real life it was great we'll have much more for you here from the close up team in central russia exploring the region.

more news coming your way but for now you'll hear joins us with all the latest in business. hello and a very warm welcome to the business update global well major toto has agreed to buy a twelve percent stake in russia's independent gas producer novacek i think to increase that share in the company to up to twenty percent in the next three years total has also acquired a one fifth stake in the bushes liquefied natural gas projects on the amount and it's a lot more details i'm now joined live by our correspondent. so daria what does this deal mean for the two companies. oh it's seize the day you will benefit both companies to tell will become the first and the main international investor and to

participate in the development of vast gas resources of the amalgam insua while another attack will benefit from the investment and experience of the or international world giant now it has to be sad that this is not the first time that the trial is trying to buy into nob attack in two thousand and four the tile already tried to acquire twenty five percent but failed to notice its shares have grown thirty percent in the past three months only raising the value of the stake to four point seven billion dollars adds today's prices which is obviously more than in two thousand and four however the c.e.o. of the of french company christopher demar sharif said that the tile is paying around four billion dollars for the twelve percent stake which they hope to increase to fifteen percent within a year and to nineteen percent within

a nine point four percent within three years russia's prime minister russian prime minister vladimir putin has already said it's a good deal that has a great potential while the c.e.o. of the tile said that in russia has safe conditions and conditions for investment that's now listen to what christopher de margerie the c.e.o. of the tile has had to say. to the situation in the world shows that we've been broached trying to boost our investments into russia russia is a very attractive country for investors which is even more obvious from the instability that we're currently facing you know. can you tell us a bit more about the some bushes your mall project how significant is it for russia . that's right be your mullen g. project is based at the in the i'm out an insular which is located above the arctic circle. but insular is one is one of the richest sources of hydrocarbons in russia

hopes to make it one of the centers of production of liquefied natural gas it is also the only such project in such harsh conditions above the arctic circle now the amal l.n.g. aims to start production of the ellen g. in two thousand and sixteen and is designed to produce. around fifteen million tonnes of gas per year the project needs twenty billion dollars of investment and the c.e.o. of the nova tag because sun says that they will suit start soon start looking for other participants in the project however never tire however to tao with its twenty percent share will remain of the main international partner in the project that's now listen to. we are considering bringing in several other foreign partners into the amal project they will be able to get up to

forty nine percent we're now negotiating with a number of possible partners and we expect to make a final decision by the end of the year however towle will stay as the majority shareholder in the projects. the analysts say that it is good that to tell was picked as it is it will only compliment the implementation of the project. gusher thank you very much for that update our correspondent of korra portering. let's now have a quick look at how the markets are faring asian stocks are higher many pastors are push after us what the twelve oil in the middle east and the surgeons workforces continue to temper demand the nikkei finished points nine percent higher hong kong shares were also on the rise both chinese and korbel thanks advanced after positive u.s. employment data boosted shares of the middle east unrest and high oil prices keep investors wary. some a look out there european markets european stocks are climbing on first day as

a high closing wall street and a decline in oil prices for its sentiment investors in europe jesting this string of four earnings reports insurance program a one percent in the first few minutes of trade after it says it's twenty tell profits thirty forty four percent in the energy sector shares of irish oil and gas exploration company tullow well are rising three and a half percent as the company has confirmed it has encountered a major ally to world build offshore in ghana and the russian markets are continuing their rise striking asian games and as world prices are pushing our energy shaz gold companies may also see some gains as prize for precious metals gets higher authority has crossed a psychological benchmark of two thousand points during the first ten minutes of thursday's trade it's now gaining one point two percent on the my sense is a point eight percent on the rights. so we have time for now you are out today joining me in less than what i was time for more business news here on r.t.

and get more stories more website argy dot com slash business. to strange new currency in the public. interest russian defense for. well she needs to central russia. to come in and.

make sure the original. and we're trying to be just from. the small. bush oakland shock. welcome back here's a quick look at its top stories here on our t.v. the year one is warning of a humanitarian crisis as the uprising in libya sees a least one hundred eighty thousand refugees fleeing across the border into tunisia most of them are foreign laborers. as colonel gadhafi once again refuses to be prised from power in libya he's right now in the islands if u.s. or nato forces intervene. and america is losing the information war to foreign

media like al-jazeera china sees a t.v. ad or t.v. hillary clinton voice their concern as she asked congress for extra cash to promote the u.s. and. annex r.t. sits down with former russian ambassador to libya to discuss the potential routes the country may now follow that interview is next. i doubt there's a refusal to meet peacefully has seriously changed trends of the revolution in the middle it's every maxed uprising in the arab world risks becoming more radical and the moderates but more on the fast moving events i'm joined by the former russian ambassador to libya. thank you you much mr got out in person lots of times russian did from a can you actually sued an upper level political views a very professorial to politician he said himself it was his best to achieve it is

how we should go. out on the one hand and in the other he's not a blinkered politician when he makes mistakes he knows how to analyze a new situation to draw conclusions and to find a way out of what sometimes seemed totally hopeless predicaments so it's not for nothing that he's been the head of libya's and nine hundred sixty nine longer than any other leader in the world over more credit. i was going to read you said he was an achiever or was this at any cost. i mean at any cost you said in a politics you always keep in mind the price that you should pay to get off your haitian we went far but it wasn't too far at all i mean every did but he soon realized that he was going too far. as the meanly stopped rising spread it seems that different leaders became harsher in their response into an easier the president came out with concessions in egypt concessions came with attacks then in bahrain was so garlands now got out the promises to far as

a last an awful lot if you prevails in the other dictators will know which course to follow with. you when you deal with just i would drop a clause in the fact sequence like this all you see each case is unique. and original. a policy tool superimposed upon popular protests the chief of staff came to the president and set up your time example if your plane has been filled with fuel and is awaiting on the airfield it is the army to clear out or president in egypt the army remained neutral to mubarak step down known least against the protesters but in parallel there were different things too in algeria our student on rest the gun it was dealt with in a sufficiently ruthless nama the same thing happened in yemen you see i wouldn't drop a direct connection here you know what i say that libya will be an example for others only a sliver of ok so what forces are like let's replace get out get to his guns which

seems only a matter of time not. if you will you see there is a grave danger in this respect that comes from the fundamentalists livia's two major opposition groups it's not certain that they will come to power but the chances are that a rather good system will ferrell's known as the london based nationals from for the salvation of libya to be able to meter is not guarded as he himself is not an islamist but the leading group. those affiliated with the anniversary is the muslim brotherhood's the other organization is the libyan islamic fighting group that draws its support from libyan immigrants in europe as early as nine hundred ninety six it sent its militants to libya in an attempt to start really warfare in syria later a third point is al qaeda and islamic emirate has been proclaimed of their neighbors right up snails he shows al qaeda is now focusing on libya which is only natural of libya looks like a weak link where al qaeda may gain success with missiles. not only did they

proclaim i am right but also at home at one time a prisoner as let's cut i want to consequences could this happen yes possible an increase that if the fundamentalists come to power the consequences will be serious they are not moderate fundamentalists like an egypt or tunisia they are extremists they're radicals this means that inside the country they are tend to impose a dictatorship on their own people with your cost for for to put into practice their principles of an islamic state and islamic economy etc it's yet another egalitarian utopia and utopias are always imposed only by means of a dictatorship and only by force of law the foreign policy area will be what we repeatedly seen before would be attempts to export islamic revolution and so on whatever possible to support fighters for the faith or throw in the fact that libya is chock a block with weapons and materials trying to answer phones to the consequences of the fundamentalists come to power will be most negative let me emphasize this if

because their coming to power is not anything certain such a possibility does exist. they're still there is a view that democracy in the middle east is the right of the majority to suppress the minority and the democracy there is seen differently than in the west do you agree you were here what i mean a girl fish you see the americans believed and seem to believe even now that it's enough to build on an island capital my photos and everything will be ok so they did so and by god what's the result of a civil war that lasts since two thousand and three until this day this problem of democracy in the arab world is a very complicated one all this is going on now is determined by two factors that are linked to democracy will stay operate not only in libya but elsewhere in the arab world as one is the new generation and one of the form generation that's not brought up on television and radio and the internet generation of people who want to be citizens rather than subjects well not only is it likely that

a united libya could end up being broken up. but he'd lose they are in the territory of libya yes of course libya's facing grave problems just as a country libya exists since the time of the italian opera patient when the name libya itself was invented by the italian navy for there were three turkish provinces which impala tamia. and feds on of under regionalism close to separate as moods and syria needs to have never ceased to exist. tribes and they're locked in rivalry with the jeweler when you are going to have a draft we held power for so long because gadhafi belongs to a small private could not for this type of power and it's run it's not good it was unable to penetrate all wars control the entire state it's secure the balance between the tribes i mean the tip is the could not for the rest or all the other tribes so gadhafi kept hold for so long because the other tribes were afraid of intertribal in fighting.