we've got the future covered. moves to come out of the airborne intervention. with the rules of engagement. the police insist that the story. might advance the rebels without restriction i'm forty seven the capital city join me in a few moments from all. libyan officials coalition bombs have already killed nearly one hundred civilians some members of the great criticism they're gunning for revenge not just. strike as the country struggles to bury thousands of tsunami victims and prevent radioactive

blowout but it's crippled nuclear power. this hour have a look at how the wrists and ask wait and tsunami in japan as well as the situation at the crippled as you say fukushima power plant in fact in the asian markets and they started make stun early trading on monday however at the moment all of them are trading in the red and more on that in about twenty minutes time very. very warm welcome to you this is our live from moscow now nato is preparing to take full command from the u.s. in the operation to enforce a no fly zone over libya the bombing campaign has helped the rebels in their advance towards the capital tripoli in the last few days they've managed to recapture some key oil town in the east let's cross live now to tripoli for the latest with. who is standing by for us right now paula we are hearing reports at

this very moment of nine powerful explosions in could offer his hometown we know another night of action possibly another morning about tell us how far this. and west of the rebel rebels are pursued. well the latest word we're hearing from the rebels is that they've taken over that time of sirte this comes as a huge surprise to people here in tripoli because said is traditionally gadhafi is hometown it where it is where the members of his tribe dominate it is where he has a bastion of support and it's also where repeatedly he's tried to make it the capital of the country now if indeed those reports are true and we have no independent confirmation it certainly does mean that the march to tripoli will have skyrocketed so far the rebels have advance from their hometown of benghazi two hundred sixty kilometers to the east from there they moved on to the town of ras lanuf that is a port city that is off to taking over the oil town of brega from there to bin

jawad and now to said now we did earlier hear reports that the entrances to search had been mined but the latest reports from the rebels is that they made little to no resistance that gadhafi fled and that they offered them very little resistance there are reports coming through that the the gadhafi fighters have actually stopped some of their arms and ammunitions in civilian buildings if indeed this is true it will make any kind of a strikes extremely risky in terms of there being civilian casualties now we are hearing from the government spokesperson mr if we can move that overnight they were a strike for the first time in certain as you say there were loud explosions coming from there he says that three young men were killed when a fishing area not far from the city came under fire he also says that there were an additional twenty nine people who were injured in a piece convoy that we saw settled here from tripoli with the ultimate goal of reaching benghazi and he says that they were hit by rebels in the town of bint joe weider the government still claiming that around one hundred civilians have been

killed in these in strikes meanwhile in the western part of the country in the town of misrata the fighting continues this is one of two tons of the rebels have been trying to take over this town is. belt way it's actually on the road between sirte and tripoli so it will be interesting to watch developments there as the advancement comes from sort of indeed the reports we are hearing are true i think it's worth mentioning that search is about six hundred kilometers to the south of the capital city to believe it's also a hard way between the rebel hold east and the gadhafi controlled waste now overnight here in the capital city of tripoli there were nine allowed explosions there was also a lot of an anti aircraft gunfire going off. the whole of the coalition transferring full command of the operation to nato now and what's likely to change do you think with the alliance in charge. well i think because we've seen this rebel advancement happening with almost life mean speed to since friday most rebels

are actually not too concerned in terms of a change of leadership they just want to get the job done and the same should be reached tripoli which increasingly seems more more possibility that so they among the rebel leadership there are concerns that as you now have a twenty eight nato member alliance calling the shots it will be a lot more difficult to implement robust action on the ground as opposed to when you had the united states and just in charge what we have heard from nato is that they will be taking over full control of military operations from choose day there is a summit to be held in london between now and then they are in some kind of transitional phase there are still though a number of sticking points one of these is in terms of the rules of engagement and here we've heard a lot of concerns from the various countries type who are involved we're also hearing that there's no timeline for the action so what this means is that you could see later in command of an operation that could essentially carry on for weeks if not months turkey has come to the party turkey saying that it will act as a mediator had once been for some kind of peace talks possibly between the rebels and gadhafi himself they say that they want

a ceasefire to be implemented as soon as possible one of the other concerns particularly here on the ground is that for some time now nato has been enforcing a naval blockade on the country we've heard from the government. it was once five to seven ships used to reach each day now there are simply none and they said that some of these ships actually had reinforcements in terms of fuel in terms of water in terms of food so that is increasingly becoming a growing concern in the city of tripoli particularly as supplies run you know. not just the u.n. impose a no fly zone but also a naval blockade in effect as well as part of your life in the libyan capital thank you. but with the u.s. being the military and economic backbone of nato experts say it will be hard for washington to play down its activity in libya author and journalist afshin rattansi says the alliances expanded role in the operation does not mean that the u.s. is no longer in charge. they say it's a nato operation turkey is expressing

a lot of reservations as to whether it's gone too far i think we can bet that there are already s.a.'s and other forces on the ground and as for a nato summit european compared to u.s. led in terms of this mission i think it's absurd the united states of course is still behind it even though robert gates and so on had a lot of reservations about it there were five abstentions for un resolution one hundred seventy three and one hundred the african union who just don't care about them because they unanimously didn't want what is going on now as for the arab league a very very iffy support for this although for them it could be a win win as well you won't see any tunisian or egyptian help for this nature operate at all i think that that question needs to be answered by all these nato leaders why do you think it is here in egypt are not involved because they see a great danger of western powers trying to get involved with this oil rich nation i'm sure that there are people on the ground in the coalition from western agencies

already planning the future and what the future government will be i fear it won't be got a democracy that we saw in the natural revolutions as it were in tunisia and egypt and that was author and journalist afshin rattansi well the reasons behind the intervention in libya are constantly being question critics say it's strange that libya is being targeted in particular when there are several other violent uprisings in the arab world r.t. to turn a bushel now reports on what else could be motivating western powers. coalition leaders claim they are just in forcing the no fly zone over libya but have been engaged in widespread and heavy attacks on colonel gadhafi as ground forces and buildings and targets linked to his regime so what are the real motives for france the u.k. and u.s. leading the attack on libya some say it's pure vengeance but they're certainly settling accounts and taking revenge turkey says it's disturbed by france's

eagerness to invade but experts believe ankara shouldn't be surprised gadhafi is accused of ordering the bombing of u.t.a. flight seven seven two which killed fifty four french men and women in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine a u.k. court found that gadhafi agents the year before planned the bombing of pan am flight one hundred three over lockerbie which killed forty three british and a hundred eighty nine u.s. citizens he blew up his intelligence agency did a terrorist bomb very similar to the lockerbie bomber in the u.k. it was called flight seventy two and it blew up of unease with the loss of everyone on board so i would argue that there's an element of revenge of a strong element of revenge that more recently could effie's hurt french commercial interests. he find french will have a billion dollars he also bought russian fighter planes instead of french or fell

jets. but now coalition bombs are reported to be killing libyan civilians to show the west is resorting to heavy bombing and civilian casualties are of little concern. that could increase regional hatred towards the west after. the. resistance from. critics say the western led military alliance is simply taking one side in what's an internal civil war where rebels seek to overthrow an internationally recognized government western forces should be prosecuted not just for civilian deaths but also for killing libyan conscripts i don't know why. people. when. i mean.

the army as nato chiefs arrive to plan the next stage of the bombardment of libya there are a growing calls for them to be held accountable for what they describe in war speak as collateral damage but which in real language means the death of innocent civilians the coalition no admits it's haunting gadhafi the original reason was only to impose a no fly zone the trouble is the more civilian deaths their causes the more they risk being accused of the same crimes as gadhafi himself. crossing. well our extensive online coverage will help to keep you up to date with developments in libya twenty four hours a day you can check out our regular updates my correspondents on the spot on the ground you can do so via artie's twitter stream and office by page and also find all the latest videos on our you tube channel.

meantime. says that nato's changing role in libya should pave the way for a less us dependent alliance. that washington's been a babysitter for too long. challenge yourself wake-up call. and opportunity for a bamma for a totally new grand bargain between the united states and its and its european nato allies the united states commander in chief and american president has a unique opportunity to reevaluate the military and security arrangements

between the united states and western europe and finally lead the nato to take full responsibility and regain the full sovereignty from the american security and military. that could be a bit on one and only a positive feature of the unfolding drama in libya right now. you know with r.t. and live from moscow it's good to have you with us today coming away in just over two hours here on our cross talk program and people of elena's guests will be discussing whether the west is afraid of democracy in north africa here's a preview of what's coming your way. look at this it would have been much better if the international community that egypt and the others intervened earlier on when political interventions could have been effective probably more effective and less costly in human life and in material destruction than this but they did it nobody

did it would have been better if the united states had stayed out of this to begin with we're the ones that have been propping up these leaders we have given millions of dollars to moammar gadhafi then they're not about you know that as you know with the fed does that mean we can not to start doing that i sitting. around we beat up i decided then we beat up you know what i don't know but now we have the opportunity to do something very different and this is not about western intervention this is going to infuriate people you know going to the. back this is not about a day united states. crosstalk in two hours and fifteen minutes here on out see another strong earthquake off the coast of japan has rocked the already devastated country although a tsunami warning that was issued following the new quake has since been cancelled the nine

a magnitude earthquake and in sin suing tsunami which struck the country two and a half weeks ago rabbiting whole regions is now estimated to have killed well over ten thousand people workers are still battling to contain radiation leaks at a nuclear plant severely damaged by the disaster japan's nuclear agency says the levels of radioactive i would dean in the sea near the plant have risen to almost two thousand times the usual level and as that crisis looms many are still struggling with the loss of loved ones as artie's igor reports officials are being forced to come up with new ways to cope with the overwhelming number of dead. instead of a proper sendoff a mass grave the japanese always cremate bedad but what the crematorium is at full capacity. has been turned into a merge and see graveyards. these people be buried in contravention to japanese tradition but when there is an opportunity they'll have to be examined and they

need their cremated instead of a priest a town official conducts an impromptu ceremony is only just devised. this is horrible we're just trying to bring these people closure as best as we care. is a traditional fishing town after being struck by the earthquake in the tsunami it was then ravaged by fires that lasted a day. at least five hundred dead in the biting when family members get just a few minutes before construction workers bury the coffins. for the crematorium to be able to process these bodies. many of the relatives have themselves lost houses as well as their loved ones. and this is this what is going on with other things for two weeks we search for my cousin in now at least we know what happened to her meanwhile soldiers raked through the remains of the town untouched since the disaster they say there may still be hundreds of

bodies below the rubble. said numa japan and we are updating you around the clock on what's happening in japan right now also at r.t. dot com you can trace back the events of the earthquake disaster and. look into the radiation warnings from the fukushima reactors nuclear experts explain the danger levels to both health and the environment and find out if you might be affected. callahan's economy has been crippled by the disaster and will take years to recover human cost of the tragedy is much harder to calculate we have. to survive those stories online for you at the top cop. wealthy british style holds. on to the title of.

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the compound of a construction company and most of the victims were just local workers taliban militants have claimed responsibility for the attack the incident occurred a day after nato led air strike killed more than ten taliban insurgents in the same area. in syria twelve people were killed over the weekend during anti-government rallies in the key port city of latakia the government blames unidentified gunman shooting from a rooftop deploy the troops dozens have died in a week of demonstrations against president bashar assad who's facing the deepest crisis that was eleven years in power he's expected to address the nation in the coming days. germany's anti nuclear green party who scored a historic victory over chancellor angela merkel's conservatives in regional election exit polls suggest the greens double their share in the bargain with the christian democrats likely to lose power after almost six decades is being seen as

an anti nuclear power vote after recent events in japan meanwhile in front of the opposition socialist party took a decisive local election when putting pressure on president nicolas sarkozy a year before he faces an election. and italian prime minister is due to appear in court over corruption charges silvio berlusconi is facing a trial going to one of his media companies he's accused of in fighting the price paid to buy television rights and then using the difference to fund political activities the pm is facing a total of four trials including one for allegedly paying for sex. with an underage prostitute and abusing his power he meantime denies all the charges. and more than a dozen homes were evacuated when a freight train carrying a potentially hazardous materials d. railgun on terry having in canada up to twenty five cars were reportedly forced off the tracks causing a fire which has since been brought under control also damaged was

a gas pipeline and next to the rounds no injuries were reported in the area which is mainly farmland. and a little bit later here on our sea we go on an underground treasure hunt across russia and other former soviet union states coming away after the business update with you in just a few moments. hello welcome to r.c.s. business someday thanks for joining us compound on a medium have enjoyed a strong run over the last few weeks rising in line with brought into commodities markets and being supported by the prospect of. links to the future reconstruction

of japan berry at barclays capital investment banks and demand is likely to push what. the reconstruction work that will be needed in japan is certainly going to be a boost for industrial commodities and for the base metals i think to begin with what we'll see is a base over of a dip in demand because of the disruptions to my you fracturing to beauty within japan itself but after that i think is paralyzed or rebuilt. and rebuilt you then see and increase probably starting sometime in the second half of this year and going into into two thousand and twelve i think reason in demand for things like call for me and lead demand actually will probably benefit straight away because you need to lead for batteries and things like backup

diesel generators and so on. let's have a look at the markets now starting with the nikkei monday is concerned about the crippled nuclear plant in japan remain the key focus will invest in tokyo electric power company nosedived almost seventeen percent after it became clear over the weekend that the country faces that are trying to struggle to bring the company's quake stricken nuclear plant under control and while hong kong's hang seng has revived up to the morning again under the ground zero point seven percent down at the moment. here in russian market stock trading in about an hour's time he has and the market closed zero point six to seven percent on friday with banking and the company's stock some. disappoint of thought a complication to their wall snapped b.p. antin k.b.p.s. education shares of the companies involved are actually expected to do well so the head of international equities sales at capital. we believe the

b.p. team keep. going to do my sleep as the market would be convinced that. this would be hubs doing nice deal with. we should benefit minorities as well as b.p. involvement we believe that sort of has been really on the dog for quite awhile also would probably be from the rest of those but the banks like the stillness would probably lead the way as we saw last week we don't expect any major negative corrections in russia only something terrible happens. panasonic has been one of the many companies hit by the earthquake in japan all the other factories are operating supply chains have been disrupted and we asked the general director at panasonic russia whether that could be a shortages of products. coming from japan with china or asia and but. looking at the market size of russia we also.

to study. that is. not to decide a company too but i think we did and i thought. that's all the business news but alan join us next hour oh and of course you can always find all the latest updates at oncet up cauliflower's.

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