heavy fighting in libya now scuttled gadhafi urgently searches for a way out and. casualties rising numbers of the miss ross had lost the rebel stronghold in the west of this country with neither side able to break the deadlock on point to stay in the capital city of tripoli joining a few moments i'll bring you more. meanwhile the opposition is counting on any foreign help as their own lack of experience discipline and of manpower i mean they have little chance of winning on their own. and in other news a russian pilot brought to the u.s. to face trial on drug trafficking charges claims that he was kidnapped by

washington. and an anniversary space launch crew is set to fly up to the international space station fifty years after man first reached out beyond earth's . a massive corporate governance overhaul in the making presently seem a bit of prohibits top state officials from taking sports in the state owned companies find out the implications it around twenty minutes time a business. it's just after seven pm here in moscow and a five pm in tripoli you would r.t. well colonel gadhafi is desperately seeking ways out of the libyan crisis italy's become the latest state to recognize the country's opposition government meanwhile a humanitarian ship has taken hundreds of injured libyans from the fighting in the west to the rebels stronghold he's called

a sliver of. the fighting here on the ground seems to be educated inch of prime resources in the east of the country it's around the city of brega but that frontline keeps shifting and at the moment it's actually not clear who is in control in the last six weeks that city has changed control six times in the rest of the country most of the fighting is happening in and around the town of misrata and there we are hearing that the government has stepped up efforts to eliminate and he bit off his supporters now we do know that a turkish military and ship has taken two hundred and fifty patients civilian casualties to the city of benghazi some doctors on board that ship are saying that the injuries are incredibly severe and that the civilian discount is likely to climb we saw they have witnessed an increase in diplomatic activity on behalf of the gadhafi regime to try and seek a way out of this crisis what we are hearing is that gadhafi might be open to some kind of settlement and that that plan would see someone from his inner circle

taking over power we are also hearing more forces from the international stage though that if a plan is to be reached it has to include duffy sitting down they have been talks between key opposition members and members of the bush administration their main question at the moment is the whole question of whether or not to supply the rebels with weapons and also the british have been trying to find out information about exactly who these opposition fighters are we continuously hear these reports that there are suspicions that there are al qaeda and his below members among the ranks is also alarming concerns about the fact that the rebel fighters themselves are disorganized as my colleague explores further in this package a war. forces or used a few miles for the rebels this is the time to. do

so. would these men. have any. every day in the rebel stronghold of benghazi more pictures of those killed or missing or put out on war and for the first time at least a dozen rebels are reported to have been killed in a call in strike still many locals say they realize they have no choice but to accept the losses. but. more than two weeks of class since the north weighs almost put into effect over libya nato planes have been trying to rein in these heavy artillery clearing the way for the rebel fighters on the ground and there is even speculation egypt and the u.s. maybe see we train them and that the front line is still shifting back and forth but the rebels achieving only brief advances and west this.

anyway. the opposition says they are ready to take weapons from any willing steed in order to be get their feet but it's only more weapons will help improve discipline and many teenagers with no training or combat experience. it seems that they are they are not you know very much representative of what's going on on the ground we are seeing very articulate people talking to various governments in europe but also to the americans whereas on the ground we are seeing rebels armed rebels completely disorganized who do not have much of the they do not seem to have any political points to make aside from of course getting rid of gadhafi according to some estimates only twenty percent of the good of these military might have been

destroyed despite the call which is efforts instead his forces are reported to have changed tactics come of watching and serves as rebels to confuse needle pilots above so let's face it with the current pool level of organisation entraining the rebels alone are no match for gaddafi so superior forces and it's only with the help of the alliance that something could be achieved because question is health for its nato itself planing to go you've got this going off forty eastern libya. you can get all the latest in other developments in libya online just check out our regular updates from our correspondents who are in the country you can do so via our twitter and facebook pages and of course don't forget to watch all the videos constantly being uploaded to r.t. is very own you tube channel.

you without saying sweetness fighter jets are preparing to take to the air to support nato forces and the operation above libya station italian bases they'll be used to enforce the no fly zone although sweden isn't even a member of the alliance itself but that's not stopped the government from also committing troops to afghanistan during public anger for what's seen is the authorities dancing to the children of washington and it's in our reports. sweden widely known as a voice of neutrality and peace and swedish people believe still believe that we are nonaligned and the truck. why then just we didn't need adji

war groups like all fuck sweden is very integrated having those activities both in their administration and also with over five hundred soldiers in afghanistan right now that are under nato command whatever the swedish government thing but the fact the government says this about the swedish combat troops in afghanistan we see our participation in international crisis management missions in a popular mandate as an expression of solidarity and responsibility of sweden in the world. the question is who's popular mandate. and the go to go native city concert that's what it's called so i don't have they don't have an. most we aren't aware of how aligned sweden is with nato so you have ignored it you

have a military and some politicians cross-breeding in france are very we have united states the nato and the large mass of the population probably unaware. the public is told its peacekeeping under the program partnership for peace for heaven's sake partnership for peace is just and each other for late to nato is also active in doing military exercises sweden is home to neat or the north european airspace test range twenty four thousand kilometers of restricted air space plus ground room a testing playground for nato and the us and has activists arguing that this is where war starts right here at home. neutrality or nato some say the ground times we didn't make the detroit critics claim there's so much have gone support for the alliance but the nordic nation might as well join the club officially and give up its unaligned status. and the so now i r t

gothenburg sweden. and still ahead for you this hour here on r.t. . bridge is. military control assesses the impact of the u.s. faces in afghanistan after an american christian pastor torched the ground. plus it's a countdown to blast off we're on standby on the launchpad as three cosmonauts prepare for an historic space journey. a russian pilot accused by the u.s. of international drug trafficking is facing trial in a new york court constantino was arrested last year in liberia and brought to the states illegally according to his lawyers and as an associate reports some see a tendency of america snatching people and trying them on its own soil. a legit tons of cocaine a pilot snatched up and walk to a foreign prison and

a wrong fax number this is the case of constantine your shango a russian pilot in his forty's scooped up by u.s. officials in liberia last year brought to him and had in jail and along with four other suspects charged with international drug trafficking. for a long time he did not even know where he was when he was brought to the u.s. he was put in solitary confinement and he didn't even know he was in the united states constantine's wife victoria just to write to new york she says her husband was kidnapped by american agents well america says your show was smuggling drugs to south america africa and europe mostly from it is why a lot of liberia a pilot has complained he was beaten and tortured following his arrest. they tried to pick fights with him provoking him constantly close to try to stay away from all that he asked them why you're treating me like this i didn't do anything to you and i have not been found guilty tori believes the case against her husband was

fabricated by the u.s. and that also why the u.s. is involved in this is unclear he has never been to the u.s. in his entire life he never had a u.s. visa and wasn't third country upon his arrest. when constantine your shuttle was arrested russian officials were not duly notified and moscow cited a breach of international law we have. apologized to russia and state departments excuse we pressed the wrong button on the fax machine. to be brutally. notifying romania instead of russia to observers this seems a joke and a series of questionable details in this case the idea that there's a bank of buttons that they push it i guess if they push the next one they would have gone to rule rwanda which is next on the alphabetical list so that sounds like a. strange story and i don't think anyone would buy that your sham cause case is

often compared to that of victor boot similarly snatched up by the u.s. in thailand and currently on trial in america for arms trafficking some see a tendency here if they can use interpol they can use. picking up the phone to russia and trying to talk about this just going out and kidnapping people i think this is part of the carry over from the bush cheney administration the defense team has long legal but case of provocation and unsuccessfully called for its dismissal the prosecution meanwhile has been fighting to limit the scope of issues that can be addressed during the hearings they want to exclude questions regarding the legality of trying your show in a u.s. court allegedly by lesions in the investigations leading up to his arrest and official conduct during and after the pilot's arrest and essentially all the mean arguments of the difference after almost ten months constantini or shown cause trial is finally here a jury is deciding his destiny if found guilty he will spend from ten years to

a life sentence behind bars. party new york. and afghanistan protests over the burning of the koran by a pastor in the u.s. last month has already left over twenty people dead including u.n. staff. condemn both the killings and the desecration of the holy book of his long. military contributor says the actions of pastor terry jones threatened to further worsen the relationship between the u.s. and the muslim world. the united states have yet have any resemblance modicum of the good will in the muslim world it was terry jones whose symbol handedly and irrevocably destroyed whatever the will be united states of america had enjoyed in the muslim world and especially where it has whole virtue or overt military and intelligence and as

a general petraeus didn't have enough trouble smarting from the shooter's for support from the stryker brigade in southern afghanistan and after innumerable collateral damage from the us air force now comes this as stab in the back kerry jones reckless actions demonstrate so much expand the united states elects cultural sensitivity regarding the muslim world especially with its heavy military footprint you get a stamp pakistan and levy here i believe the united states should all for take a stand a government to prosecute terry jones and other perpetrators to hold it in florida in st accordance wealth they can stay any blasphemy will death will be poor but believe the best way to stave off big role we american anti

christian sentiments in afghanistan take a stand and other muslim countries. now you can find all cruise ships blog on our website of course not it's not secret and here are a few of the other items you got lined up for you right now and iraq obama is up for another four years in america's top job as he announces that he will run for the presidency of two thousand and twelve. and it's risky business doing business in georgia and find out how a dinner invitation with the country's prime minister landed an israeli businessman behind bars all that some much more. russian security forces say four would be suicide bombers were among those killed in a recent anti terror raid in the southern republic of english idea that republican leader told president medvedev that if the people were all set to carry out attacks

the camp destroyed during the operation is said to be where the suicide bomber who targeted moscow's busiest airport in january was trained the attack at domodedovo claimed dozens of lives the russian president said he is prepared to tool up to any militants willing to lay down on but valid to destroy those he said were irreconcilable in total seventeen militants were killed during the raid in which was one of the biggest security operations in yours. right now let's give you some of this hour's other international stories excuse me at least fifteen people are reported to have been killed in anti government protests in the yemeni city of tire yes there are also reports of hundreds have been wounded in the city of who died or of crowds trying to march on the presidential palace protesters in their thousands of green calling for the resignation of president ali abdullah saleh since february and leader is refusing to step down without what he calls quote a negotiated settlement. japan is dumping more than

a ten thousand tons of radioactive water from the fukushima plant into the pacific if i should say this is a necessary step to free up storage space for more highly contaminated water because it says it will not harm human health all the environment meanwhile workers at the facility are continuing their battle to seal off the leaking cracks in a damaged reactor. because exult. player has won the country's presidential election. results show he took over ninety five percent of the vote he's been in power for two decades and has the constitutional right to be reelected indefinitely some international observers say there were serious irregularities during the vote but many including u.s. monitors described it as democratic. supporters of the u.n. recognized ivory coast leader our side no work says they are going to funnel of

sorts against rival forces in the country's main city abidjan incumbent president lost by bow is refusing to cede power after last november's election as many as a thousand civilians were killed in violence in the west of the country last week and france has sent hundreds of troops to the country to help protect civilians. well a mission ordering the fiftieth anniversary of my kind's first journey to the stars is set to depart for the international space station the russian american crew will blast off from the same launching site that propel the yuri gagarin into space. is at baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan for us. it's a big sur celebration it's a significant date at least in this space history the air crew that will be going to space consists of two russian cosmonauts. today about his ankle and nasa astronaut ron garan preparations of course are still continuing in just the

last a few hours you know they follow a lot of traditions here because astronauts themselves a bit will be leaving their signatures in their rooms of confinement facility it's very interesting because their feet assessors have done the same and therefore they're going to do the same as well but also a russian orthodox priest will be giving his blessing to the crews of the preparations continue but not just for the crew i'm joined now by a dimitri he's actually a ten time world record holder in swimming and he's here for his own reasons in relation to space let's find out what he's doing here exactly so what is a sportsman doing here or what do you have to do with space you know. i mean i'm with you for the. for the good issue for the young because monarchs during the last press conference yesterday which children posture their kitchen of the crew do you have the truck destruction which you will do if you will meet some unknown flying object seen in this piece and it was he was here it was just due to the

destruction which of those who have this instruction ok well thank you very much for that insight well again i love the preparations that are happening it's not just for the crew and i managed to speak to the families a very important part of the celebrations are the families who come to say their farewells to the three men going on their mission. before every blast off comes the fanfare so you see i'm a twenty one crew member stand in the spotlight their families close by it's only a matter of hours before they shoot into orbit in a spacecraft bury the image of utica god in the first man in space to celebrate the achieved. yes fiftieth anniversary what's more the cruise captain was once called the guardian when i was in kindergarten they gave us a play rocket i spent all my time in saw it and i would let all the kids get in there since then they started calling me girl preparations have been intense both

for the crew and they're so used rocket any astronaut can attest to the arduous process. working in training was so hard sometimes we fell asleep behind our desks we had to take many exams and sometimes we had to repeat those exams after a long meticulous process of assembling the spacecraft are so used to your mates what you want is finally in position waiting to take its crew to be at your national space station well that's a team has a secret to russians will make their first a flight to space and in america you will be flying with so use for the first time but far from the frenzy and the glare of camera lights the better halves of the astronauts have been going through preparations of their own albeit more personal ones it's really hard to explain the wave of emotions are being feeling watery anxiety and pride he on the other hand held his own he showed no emotions i was more worried and excited he took our photographs with him those that show us and our daughter nastya ever since the official confirmation that their husbands are

going to space every little thing becomes a memento i'm wearing my husband's it's moving me close knit and unity with my husband here all the wise where their husbands clothes among the women a close bond is for carmel gerund wife of nasa astronaut ron garan gave oksana and zoya a bracelet as a symbol of unity if. we're going to be as united as our husbands have become. because for six months these women and their husbands are literally going to be worlds apart this are still your. r.t. baikonur in kazakhstan. just a little bit earlier we caught up with the head of russian space agency who said to us that orbital tourism may soon be available to all of you is coming your way in just over an hour's time. looking ahead to it in cross talk will be debating the

value of the nobel peace prize that is coming your way in a few minutes first dimitry the business. story and its russian partners in an hour for access for nova once again facing each other in court in london they are once an arbitration tribunals of throw out of b.p.'s proposed sixteen billion dollars share swap deal with the russian state owned was near the kinds of deal breaches that shareholder agreement with b.p. which says he and k.v. he should be its primary vehicle for all exploration in russia and ukraine now christine ziska read over on standard and poor's believes it's a fifty fifty decision whether the court will block the assets what between ross their. companies are allowed to invest in other companies and weeklies not taking a majority position in rosneft noreaster off nothing b.p. a normally investment for any mutual fund or head fund or personally investor of

around five percent it's normal so there's no reason why it shouldn't be now it depends on how they interpret the law and whether they believe that maybe the shares who are should be relegated to a later time going till the whole deal has been either postponed or canceled but from the point of view of an investor i think b.p. is free to invest in any other company that is not an operational deal so therefore it should go ahead but they've got a fifty fifty chance and we'll find out this week whether he goes through or not. every prime minister eager to see action one of the principal architects of the b.p. deal could soon be forced out of his position as chairman of the ross after board that started me to medvedev signed a new order that prohibits ministers and other senior officials from being on the boards of major state owned companies a total of seventeen russian companies are on the restricted list they will have to remove top state officials by the first of july the move is seen as part of the

president's bid to improve corporate governance and boost foreign investment. similar to the markets now u.s. markets open underside level the dow and nasdaq flat and mixed reaching resistance levels rather quickly volumes remain rather low continuing the trend from the previous week where the market saw the lowest volumes this year so far world prices reached another thirty month high with brant crude currently trading just under a hundred and twenty eight dollars per barrel light suites are more than one hundred eight dollars prices are being supported by positive jobs so from the top well consumer of the united states and supply worries over turmoil in the middle east european stocks are also higher on monday that's true from london now extending the previous session strong rise meanwhile the dax is down by a notch u.k. mobile network operator vodafone group rose more than one half percent agreeing to

sell its french stake in operates as a thought of you vendi chosen solve a also rallied as the company said the deal will provide a lift from the first year. in russia this is how the markets ended in positive territory are three quarters of a percent my six half a percent up they were driven by energy majors so you look at some of those stocks in a vigil a gasp from one of the biggest leaders along with ross snapped up one point one percent luke or was actually weaker than the market's point one percent our peers into western front that's what. it is the energy segment is leaving the market upwards and gastro has been particular strong as has trans that this could also have to do with some comments that we had over the weekend and last week about cost cutting state owned companies and a swirl about them it is called to exclude ministers from board of directors something that will be taken quite possibly which happens by investors are we

seeing some profit taking in metal names selecting middle names as as well in consumer names that is norm or the trend this monday. as of in this edition of business you can always log i'm told website called a forward slash we will be back unless someone else time will not they say without if i add lines.

is that so much for the call. as us president obama is still an honorable recipient of the nobel peace prize. more smithsonian office.