this is. going to get after he is pulling out all the stops to regain control of his country with u.s. strikes being reported american and british forces on standby but locals fear the intervention will do more harm than good. conflicts in the plot some confusion coming from libya with the public unsure of what is happening meanwhile dozens of people have been killed in fresh fighting and hundreds more injured join me for an update in a few moments from the libyan border. gyptian is a struggling to cope with their newfound freedom still celebrating others at the moment

further change next year which scares tourists away cost in the country millions of dollars in revenue. that is fifty years since the death of joseph stalin for decades on his legacy is still divides opinion he speaks to a man who went from one hero to labor camp prisoner in the order of the serving. life from our studios here in central moscow this is our twenty four hours a day. strongholds are under attack as moammar gadhafi makes a major push to regain control over strategic parts of libya a day of fierce fighting reportedly left seventy dead and three hundred wounded meanwhile u.s. warships have departed their base in the mediterranean as part of a military buildup around libya and then fears over possible intervention. has the latest now from the chin is the libyan border. on saturday the libyan leader

moammar gadhafi launched a fresh military offensive he's trying to retake some of the towns he's lost in the past eighteen days of fighting there were some seventy people killed those are the latest reports we're receiving and more than three hundred people injured with reports of it strikes and live ammunition and growing fears libya is descending into civil war most of the fighting is in the key towns of libya such as zawiya which is some fifty kilometers from the capital tripoli and the oil rich port of russ north now in russia and of the latest reports there suggest that rebel leaders are in control slowly making their way towards the capital city of tripoli in zawiya itself at drawn the gadhafi forces launched an attack they fired mortar shells they used machine guns and throughout most of saturday heavy fighting happened to their villages where we have from the rebel leaders themselves are there they remain in control inside of the town and we're hearing from government

forces there in control around the perimeter now this is an important town because it is so close to the capital and if the rebels are able to maintain a presence there they will have a better chance of attacking tripoli it is interesting though that some of the pictures we're showing you here on our t.v. have actually been distributed by the gadhafi regime it's really trying hard to present its version of events it's using these pictures as proof that its forces are in control in most of these towns in the east it's very difficult to tell from these pictures in fact who is in control on the ground but it certainly is indicative that in addition to the fighting on the ground is certainly is a fight in the media and information war in terms of who is in control of what now many of the media in europe and in the united states has been supporting the rebels there have been editorials in major american and european newspapers actually calling on the waist to support the rebels and attack gadhafi the latest word we hearing is that the western media is trying to portray gadhafi is. forces as

a losing and the opposition forces as winning but as you can see from these pictures it certainly is not clear who has the upper hand there also analysts who are pushing forward the opinion that the western media is so anti gadhafi because he has taken such a strong stand in the past against western interference in developing countries the latest word from the british government is that it is confident that it is considering and is on standby to deploy its forces within twenty four hours of says that these forces will be used for humanitarian and evacuation purposes and not for any kind of military intervention the latest word we have from the u.s. is that its two warships have left chris and according to a statement issued they are part of the military buildup around libya now it's not clear exactly where they're heading but the suggestion is certainly does seem to be libya they have four hundred u.s. marines on board we also know that two american planes have landed in china as you heard they are reportedly here for humanitarian efforts but people here are

questioning this whole thesis this whole argument that this international interference is for humanitarian purposes we also know that france and the united kingdom are putting pressure on the united nations security council to make a decision on a no fly zone but certain is something that libyans here do not support as i found out when i spoke to people around the border this is the road out of libya but it's also the road to that lines the pockets of hundreds of libyans who make their living selling fuel for tin times the price they paid their. libyan graph your work. more of libya long. let him stay in power for life and as much as some may support gadhafi other libyans despise the united states. well the mum of one of. the us will not answer libya quite right as they are they don't have a good death after that is libyan for days he's been trying to get to the canadian

side of the border to check up on his family who are on the other side you know some of them have been injured beyond so he says is not with foreign intervention. people libyan people they don't the world. another. i read to me i've come out right in libya but foreign nations seem to be getting a little concerned to what libyans themselves actually want the debate for no fly zone is continuing and u.s. warships are sailing not far from the libyan coast that really come with help libya not full review based help libya. so does world this is a problem. if the u.s. russia and other countries case involved in the first time that scenes like this are used just by the vision the people here are against foreign involvement they know well the price that is often paid for so-called humanitarian assistance

history has shown that many children aid in any war zone is more often than not they need disguised military aid during the war in bosnia it was discovered that u.n. trucks delivering aid were in fact transporting military equipment in afghanistan the very weapons america gave to the taliban in the early eighty's came back to haunt the u.s. army following its two thousand and one afghan invasion so it's no wonder libyans whether they support gadhafi or not are united on one issue they want the world and american particular to stay out of the with his policy r.t. was on it in asean libyan border as the threat of u.s. intervention in libya looms closer some experts believe foreign action is not virtually imminent radio host stephen lemon told me earlier that washington is directing the crisis. so-called quote unquote road walls are called an all purpose vision force lose i don't really believe there are individuals groups where i work in listed but i america enlisted right written and listed maybe by

france or of the western nations primarily do you where's secondarily written to ost one desperate to put in the one in his face and the libyan people i must say they are a lot more savvy than americans are because they know what you wish and it should mean it's they know what humanitarian means when america says we're coming to do this for you it has nothing to do with humanitarian aid nothing to do with democracy nothing to do with people is to colonize them exploiting them steal your resources brutalized for cholera is the country by one means or another even if you regard the patients who are directly. or set up a puppet government who controls and call it that is a bad way but it's two weeks away in libya. we won in egypt crowds are calling for

the death penalty to be handed to the film interior minister as he stands trial for corruption in color in the country one of the first to erupt in popular protests is still reeling from the uprising after president hosni mubarak was forced to step down in february and results of some of the reports life for many egyptians may be even harder than before. loading on freedom after decades of protest abstinence egyptians are tasting then usually found liberties still unable to get enough of it. given the resignation of hosni mubarak's close associate as prime minister one of the key demands of the opposition didn't take the steam out of their three squares rally in fact been number of ten seats of residence seems to be getting even higher now he has been camping on the square for three weeks formerly a special needs educator she quit her job to be here and so far has no intention of

looking for a new one we're going to stay here until all the demands are been met the demands are being met one by one but it's still the process of speaking longer than expected the revolution is not over but it's already becoming a brand street vendors who peddle mubarak's portraits just two months ago have now switched to the revolution in more a billion. a lot of people love revolution everyone wants to be a part of the largest selling world and means liberation in arabic a fitting need for sport has become a focal point in anding mubarak's autocratic rule a few profiteering vendors notwithstanding the egyptian revolution comes at a high cost to clear squares back with protesters again only now instead of fascination demands they're chanting celebrators slogans the piece of revolutionary intoxication rock totally natural is costing injured millions of dollars every day branded as a symbol of free egypt square stands in

a stark contrast to another egyptian attraction the slave built pyramids the rolling crowds have scared away visitors with lost revenues already exceeding one billion dollars is beauty a really pretty big problem. is. basis after is a problem. many people here don't believe that cairo protests will significantly alter their life prospects for them freedom costs with their ability to feed their families that for now remains far from certain the business is growing very slow at the moment we have almost like five or seven percent of the clients and most of them are coming from middle east none coming from europe it's not that they don't support their revolution they're just the first to discover it's bittersweet taste and to realize that revolutionary intoxication is almost always followed by had

a sort of like an artsy cairo. a little later in the program ortiz close up team shows you a different side to one of the oldest cities here in russia. these are winter. to help sports put you on the map as one of the top tourist destinations in the country all the details coming in just a few minutes from now here. but first fifty eight years after his death so really that joseph stalin remains one of the most controversial political figures in history adored an odd lies by some he's despised and scorned by others stalin the country to victory in world war two but through the heroes who helped him there was into labor camps governors are of a reports on his legacy and of hitler the need a mussolini joseph stalin some of history's most notorious dictators and for years

were adored by the people of their countries the cult of personality phenomenon has intrigue historians and psychologists alike but the simple sounding question of how one person exact such influence over millions still does not have a simple answer. is something that remind me the stockholm syndrome in a way where. after you have been kidnapped processes by some bad person you start loving the love is not a true love but it's a way to save yourself to keep your balance ok. the so-called people's father ruled the country with an iron fist and despite the terrors persecutions and executions he was almost worshipped. by the time the soviet union entered the second world war styles personality cult was at an all

time high men and women all across the country were willing to lay down their lives for only believing that bravery and ultimately victory but guarantee them stalin's approval. there was twenty three when he returned home from the battlefields having survived dozens of attacks partisan missions and months in captivity he was proud to be coming back alive proud of accomplished what comrade stalin had asked of him . i remember the march for a small last winter the local women were all standing on the street throwing things at our spinning and shouting stalin's bandits that's what they called words isms and i remember feeling them a sort of prime because being a leader is then that somehow close to him and we all wanted that i had that feeling for a long time until why set things straight. in one thousand forty eight if there was accused of being a traitor and sentenced to twenty five years in

a labor camp the charge was simple he survived captivity which the stones mind meant he had sold out his country for his life and no proof was necessary after three months of torture definitely was ready to sign any document whatsoever we're with you i refused to sign a so-called confessions even after all the torture they put me through but then they said if you don't sign it will bring your parents here and i couldn't let them go for this so i agreed a few months later i was on my way to the polar region in the real labor camp. eight years later you have returned home and the new secretary general of the soviet union denounced stallion's personality called the man who had twice been named time magazine's person of the year had all his carefully sculpted glory taken away to this day stalin of oaks mixed emotions with his actions still being debated ensuring in some respect his personality cult still survives. catron as our

r.t. moscow. well now it's time to update you on other news making headlines around the world is really soldiers have used tear gases smoke grenades against female palestinian protesters in an attempt to disperse them dozens of women along with international activists demonstrated in northern jerusalem when for an end to the israeli occupation of the west bank they're going to say they were inspired by poor school democracy that toppled autocratic leaders in egypt and she was. the target prime minister is back on trial facing alleged corruption charges prosecutors claim media empire purchased television rights using companies as part of a tax dodge one of four trials the tiny media is currently linked to including paying an underage prostitute the sex and abusing his power as he denies all the allegations. was one of the biggest shocking some of the video has emerged showing the brutality of the continued political standoff in the ivory coast seven women were shot dead while many others were wounded on thursday pro-government forces

opened fire at a rally against the incumbent president laurent gbagbo refusing to step down after november's election results the u.n. says at least three hundred sixty five people have died since. it's a vital test state a six space minute russia's cosmonauts training center in star city the international crews of the main backup flights to the international space station hoping to be cleared for the next mission of all goes well will blast off from the baikonur launch pad in kazakhstan at the end of march the mission will go to the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned space. crew spent a hundred seventy days on the i assessed to us shuttles and three russian cargo ships a spacewalk is also planned during their mission. well now the latest last national series that travels across russia is heading your way next and this time the focus is the historic city but yourself.

ortiz goes out to enjoy it some three hundred kilometers northeast of moscow to the millennium old city of god of snow it's day three of our exploration that we've already seen it's historical context and culture but one thing we didn't talk about is its fascination with sports and the friends want to check out how the region's landscapes are not just going to look at but to ride on as well. i everyone's going crazy for sports in the jaroslav or region of russia just ask the roster of professional athletes speeding through the international ski federation is cross country world cup at germany a center of winter sport and leisure situated on the pristine banks of the volga river poland's olympic gold medalist just snuck past the other one in the first day of the races this is. the conditionals bird to fulfill the classic but if

you split good next was the men's race valentino over herself the first female cosman out was blocking the finish. because you know it's a great event of course i want the women steam to be even better than a tease but they do perform well we have a very glad for russia with over four hundred children enrolled here there were no offers the average middle class russian a chance to realize their dreams as a sportsman and offers the foreigner a chance to see this place what it really is. one corps wanted to be the new winter destination one that will fill the surrounding restaurants and hotels just as booking the school this is a front desk of the city thousands of people come and spend their time here every year and with shorter expand opportunities because this will inevitably affect the number of people who go in for sports in general and being for winter sports in particular. not far away in the historic merchant's city of glitch festivities are

just getting underway to celebrate the winter during a season when most cities are pretty quiet these people are making a party of it as a venue at this but all year i've been i swimming for thirty years i love it there is no need for any of the home feel how does that are widespread nowadays. and massive down on the volga river powered moscow with what tricity throughout world war two a collection of churches greet tourist spots on their first start from moscow from the church of john the baptist to the church of princeton the tree on blood built in commemoration of young prince dimitris gruesome death in fifty ninety one the place is steeped in tradition but it has a way of breaking out of it shout back at them and now between the skiing and the snow mobile in which they were kind enough to teach me they're waiting for a good burn at the end of the world cup races a frightful wind storm the summer of two thousand and ten knocked down ninety

percent of the surrounding forest locals retaliated by stacking a falling wood twenty two meters high and then registering it in the guinness book of world records they'll burn it into a massive bonfire after the final race now that is competitive sportsmanship in the jaroslava region lindsey france r.t. . we're online few twenty four hours a day with many more stories and videos for you here's a taste of what's on offer your thoughts coming up at the moment russian city of course while the cold winter is thank you to news in a country with traditional folk dances and delicious food from all of us the police have to. come. and discover how to befriend a penguin our correspondent sean thomas awards a lot from top to that it's all a web site all to welcome.

well later this hour the spotlight team talks to a special representative of the president of turkey to discuss the current term on in the arab world and what lies ahead for the region but first the latest business news now with the mitri. welcome to business our team is good to have your company this week the russian business community and to support a resolution on the issue of how to run k b p could participate in arctic exploration together with b.p. and was snapped but even the shareholders have decided to postpone a decision so their next meeting and paris on march twelfth meanwhile prime minister putin said he was quote are nowhere near k d p could lay claims to participating in the project this is the first time the russian prime minister has

commented on the widely discussed conflict between the russian british joint venture b.p. but he added that he had every right to join such projects. believe that we had a law according to which all shelf exploration has been intrusted to rosneft and gazprom if. the suitable conditions of corporations in either of these two companies why not use in the. i'm glad emitters and from north capital good flex its muscles during the upcoming meeting didn't give me he has to pay some dividends and part of this is they were the ones. and major relieved to be because b.p. is a partner of thinking. may use the giver the new. tool to push b.p. to make a decision in conjunction with article ration project i don't think it's necessarily going to happen but that's what probably be the most powerful tool in the hands of

. shareholders to press p l a brave decision on this. ruble is steadily strengthened over the past weeks largely due to rising oil prices but because of from d.t.b. capital predicts the russian currency could retreat towards the end of the year when the looming elections weigh in on investor confidence our forecast for the end of the year is twenty nine point three so very close to so if you would think that . i would fall. into the second half of the hero of the fall these. elections. right here's a closing picture for saturday's session in moscow trading was on as it's a working day out of the long weekend use of how to hold a country the r.t.s. into my stocks ended the session but there was not much movement as warnings were.

triggers and the fact that global investors were on the weaker the outstanding performance of the session was mining company med chill it was up three percent at the close that's several investment banks gave a positive outlook for the stock energy shares were positive as west texas crude rose another two and a half dollars by the end of friday's session on tension in libya meanwhile telecoms were looking weaker than the market but overall the week was pretty strong . there's been a high correlation to the market activity relative to its over the escalating price of oil right now as well as increased correlation plute to the overall futures arm which have been rather a volatile is well we've seen some rather pronounced movements especially in the blue chips as a result of these widespread price winds of some of the more liquid means the second. overall turnover has been a understandably decimated and we do expect for this trend with a mix the more liquid names to be rather pronounced going forward into next week.

world's largest television producer roussel rejected north nichols offer to buy twenty percent of its shares for twelve point eight billion dollars but it was recovered no more a bank says roussel c.e.o. tycoon alexander pastor is not about to cede his stake while metal prices are enjoying high levels since we believe the prime reason for a meeting a shareholder of neural sneakily is there. is highly bullish on the current mauritius cycle so therefore we believe for as long as the middle prices will have been strong the soul is likely to notice the as a shareholder in the rules however because we also believe that new rules will be generating it will support says yeah sure this year and next year so therefore they'll have to. bring back the shares formal solves one of the very few opportunities which would actually create variance therefore i believe that there is a good chance there mary visit the dogs while the stake russian investment holding system is in talks to sell twenty five percent of the oil giant best left to

india's oil and natural gas corp the deal estimated that around two point three billion dollars could already be sealed by the end of march earlier it was reported that g c had long been considering a stake in yet with an eye on participating in the arctic oil fields that the russian company acquired the rights to last year the indian state company already has a stake in russia's sakhalin one or the gas project in russia's far east. that's often the business team for now the headlines are next on our team to stay with us. all.

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