this week's top stories here in our t.v. ad of invasion western military initiatives in north africa backfired home for the french president already losing public trust over what's described as he's colonial ambitions. achieve your dream of the internal market even open a bottle or even. twenty year after a major oil spill in the gulf of mexico coastal residents exposed to toxic chemical say they've been left to deal with severe health problems all on their own.

and christians around the world are united in easter celebrations with thousands flocking to a service at russia's main orthodox cathedral. fortunately coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program last year more than a month of allied operations in libya the word stalemate is frequently being used to describe the situation there and for those countries involved in the action it's beginning to cause political trouble at home especially in france where the president's feelings of pain bush over towards on how the country's intervention in libya and its former colony of ivory coast has backfired for the gore sarkozy with accusations of imperialism. if nicolas sarkozy hoped intervening in libya in the oil every coast would boost his popularity is backfired for the most on the

president in the history of france's fifth republic according to the latest opinion polls the main beneficiary has been marine le pen as you know the head of the national front party he's expected to knock him out of next year's presidential elections sarkozy wants pledge france will never again kill people in africa the pen told me he's broken that promise so that this won't be seen as a past colonial reaction by france by behaving like it well it's policeman deciding who's bad and who's good the president's policies a myriad of former colleagues and inflexible personal style takes finance minister . lift the ruling party this month admitting they called to work together with human rights minister ram a yet they has quit to sarkozy let colonel gadhafi use france he said as a tool mats to wipe the blood off his feet by hosting him in paris now he's hunting

the same man down sarkozy also sacked his integration advisor for disagreeing with him at direct command that man told r.t. the president doesn't know how to compromise. there's no place for twentieth century colonialism today but there should always be room for negotiation it's who leaves nicolas sarkozy with few friends just when he needs them it's become a lonely life inside the presidential palace but mr sarkozy not only a political opponent of pulling apart is for policy even for what allies like nobody could be the talk of his period of vision to fill pounds work with the president for over seventeen years a former premier fears libya turning into another afghanistan a deeply on popular war with no clear deadline we cannot go. in any country without knowing when we will go out i think this is the listen that we did not come

from afghanistan in its global diplomacy it's the same problem and the list of war france is facing criticism for what some see as heavy handed intervention in the ivory coast the result is a presidency exposed morte at home and abroad for his very good deeds that sounds more like a monarchical republic trailing both look pain and the socialists in his bid for reelection in twenty twelve as he looks on likely to mellow leaked memos from advisors clean his only chance of winning is to make his policies even more extreme than you bush will see paris we are while a massive flood of migrants from tunisia and libya has made france think of suspending the e.u. border free travel agreement last weekend a country temporarily shut its border to trains carrying african migrants from italy because sarkozy's expected to address the issue next week when he meets with the thai and prime minister silvio berlusconi thousands of people have been fleeing

the violence with italy claiming it alone has received over twenty thousand refugees. this week for britain france and italy and now stay will be dispatching military advisors are the ground in libya russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov warned against the move saying it will only cause more bloodshed. with those are the latest developments in libya not making us happy it's a clear launch of the ground conflicts we consider these music streaming risky which could lead to unpredictable consequences there's been cases in history when it all started with the same to get military advisors and then it drags out for years and resulted in hundreds and thousands dates on both sides we call on everyone to respect the un resolution in solving this conflict. mr jim brann from the stop the war coalition says despite the official humanitarian causes of this intervention

the latest developments expose that it's all about regime change in libya it's very clear that they have intervened. in order to decide who shall and shall not be the government of libya and even if they from time to time refer back to united nations security council resolution one thousand nine hundred seventy three it doesn't change the fact that they plainly are going for the overthrow of the of the tripoli government and then you have this announcement that they're sending military officers in plain clothes and that's clearly because some lawyer has advised them that you have to be very careful but the fact is that war consists of component parts which is attack in different or as it was known for laughing a thousand year thought in this field and if you increase somebody's shield if you give something back to shield it makes their thoughts more effective so they clearly are intervening in the in the civil war itself by the us but taking great

care to appear to abide by the non intervention causes of the resolution. and there are fears raging on rest in the arab world my jeopardize the global economic recovery as we report later in the program. we are one shark away from a gracious. to find out what rats are the world's financial system is facing some coming from washington in just a few minutes here in archie. oh there was a major breakthrough in the fight against terror in russia this week the country's security forces killed two top terrorists in the north caucasus both had lying still qaida and were believed to be behind many attacks in russia. reports this week russia's north caucasus witnessed a number of successful until terror operations last sunday

a key militants leader is that you'll believe john up was killed in an aerial strike in that russia until terrorists committees the most wanted man who might have had personally points of what is john as the heart of militants in dagestan in the last year now it's also believed that the village on up was the fault in almost every terror attack that happened in the region and was also linked to the most school month trouble makes last year he was among the four terrorists that were killed a week ago and that is does the the hail be operation a success ounce out that the militants only understands the language of force. some of the militants are willing to engage and they reject us when we urge them to lay down weapons and we. haven't committed so many mood is in terrorist attacks they now understand the language of force meanwhile and nothing the tourist terrorists figure was killed by saudi militants also known as smug i was so identified as

a chief al qaida agent in the north caucasus he was also received a bribe the militants as a absolute release his authority as well as an influential field commander now russia's terrorist committees that he was involved in almost every terror attack that happened in russia in recent years now despite the strength of high profile success russia's security forces still say there is no evidence that russia's most wanted terrorist martyr has been killed hopes could be eliminated in one of the operations in english a town where shattered when d.n.a. tests found no presence of him among the dead meanwhile he has claimed responsibility for a number of terror attacks that russia including the most cool natural tween suicide strikes and the goal of the capital's main airport still there is no clear information of just where russia's most wanted terrorists might be hiding in the north caucasus. but then of course in the reporting there go to our website our

t.v. com for more food each of the special operations you dogs there can also find the c.c.t.v. pictures of last week's attack on a mantra in the bell russian capital but help solve it was being who was behind the atrocity. this week japan extended the exclusion zone around the paralyzed pushing a plan to thirty kilometers a twenty kilometer zone was declared an official no go area because of radiation risks all those who answer it could be subjected to fines or even detention meanwhile workers have a plan to continue to pump highly radioactive water from one of their reactors a key step towards easing the crisis thirty people have already been exposed to the maximum radiation levels of the facility despite the ongoing crisis professor patty ragan from the physics department at the university of surrey says japan has little choice but to stick with nuclear energy to. its oil dependent

very limited natural resources which is the reason for why it it's become relatively lawyer at least a significant amount of its power come from for the nuclear sector. my personal view is i think it doesn't have a choice i think it will have to continue to have nuclear power there let's not forget there were over fifty nuclear reactors. that reparations. well since the very beginning of the nuclear crisis in japan perilous have been drawn with a chair novel disaster tuesday the world will mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in history and he has seen for himself the legacy of the disaster in the exclusion zone. this still remains the world's biggest manmade nuclear disaster and it happened because of a failed experiment when the employees at the local nuclear station tried to bring

the reactor to a temporary stop and the experiment failed and resulted in an explosion the whole area around the lawns and thirty kilometer radius was contaminated some parts of belarus and everywhere across the european continent traces of radiation were felt even reaching the east coast the united states indeed this is still remains historical landmarks still some people trying to draw parallels with fukushima accident nowadays many experts agree that the accidents have been completely different not only in the causes of the disaster but also in the immediate aftermath because the levels of radiation which were detected entered in the chernobyl area twenty five years ago were still much higher than the ones in the fukushima right now ukraine has managed to persuade several world countries to invest over five hundred million euros into building a new circle for this which would last for another hundred years it was the chernobyl reactor from the more radiation to the atmosphere so indeed it's twenty five years old but the legacy of chernobyl clearly lives on and the chernobyl story

still making the headlines everywhere across the world it's absolutely horrifying to be in the exclusion zone i've been a regular visitor the since i say two thousand and five. recently we went there for a week to film a fresh documentary which all of these you will be able to see on monday and walking through these dead empty streets always gives me a creepy feeling despite that i've been there more than a dozen times the area is completely deserted and just thinking that this was once a communist paradise a role model city full of those who are living and working at the chernobyl nuclear power station now it's completely deserted and lifeless this feeling is of course a very frightful and horrifying indeed this area will never be inhabited again because the full out period of many nuclear particles. can reach up to twenty thousand years and indeed just looking at the debts out of prepared and the exclusion zone in general you realize how closely how closely

a man's mistake can be and that is definitely the main purpose of the exclusion zone right now to remind the world that such mistakes must be made again and as always here she ask a mention this monday you'll be able to catch an exclusive documentary on the terrifying legacy of the true novel blast also stay with our team as will we ring you extensive coverage of the twenty fifth anniversary of the disaster. twenty five years of full action. from the most devastating nuclear disaster in history. culture of the century his monthly or weekly to the stakes. legacy that you know. on our t.v. . well this week saw another tragic anniversary a year since one of the worst environmental accidents ever recorded the gulf of

mexico oil disaster killed eleven people and caused millions of gallons of oil pour into the ocean and while the piece trying to shift the blame by seung some of its contractors it's the local people who are still suffering the aftermath of the spill five million barrels of oil in combination with almost two million gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersants used to fight the oil spill at cocktail that contaminated not just the water in the gulf but found its way into people's blood a year after the disaster and environmental group tested the blood of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of benzene thirty six times higher than normal or core focus for. sure trimble want to work in open a bottle or even. clayton mathur and work as a boat angie near he says he was in perfect health before he was exposed to the

toxic chemicals in the gulf now he's fighting a bouquet of illnesses carter salute you little thought a lecture both for yourself from clayton is not alone in his fight george price owns a small boat yard in louisiana perfectly healthy just a year ago he has lost thirty pounds in the last few months george was diagnosed with severe anaemia us attorney and myself. gordon will be you know you really know dr michael bobby chom who's been practicing medicine in louisiana for forty years says he's never have such an influx of patients with respiratory and blood issues he fears the worst but soon as it's true and authorities for calls robbie chalk is one of a few doctors who is outspoken about goth coast residents symptoms connection with the toxic chemicals that they've been exposed to many other doctors refused to recognize the cost as dr robert shaw says either because they don't have the

necessary training or they don't want to be called a court ordered. her upper body providers and environmental justice group polled residents in several coastal communities almost half said they had experienced health problems like coughing skin and eye irritation or have aches that are consistent with common symptoms of chemical exposure it's very clear when you look at being greedy it's both all of which is considered so. it is considered as rather a hazardous material coupled with the ingredients in the toxic dispersants and when you mix those together it actually creates a substance or times more toxic and these are exactly the types of chemicals that are truly not literally in people's blood many of the fact of gulf coast residents and those involved in. cleanup of the gulf say they're all alone in their fight with the consequences of last year disaster moring biologists are saying it's going to take at least twenty years for the gulf ecosystem to recover president obama

signed the country's environmental agency to investigate health effects of the spill but many gulf coast residents are sure agency will do its best to sweep the findings under the rug i'm going to check out reporting from washington r.t. . and plenty more have this hour including easter cheer. we reported from the main russian orthodox cathedral as thousands celebrate easter . and the convicted killer campaign for release but from life not jail. global finance leaders warned off the looming threat of a new can on a crisis at the i.m.f. and world bank annual spring meeting and while some blame turmoil in the middle east for stunting economic recovery washington also came in for a fair share of the criticism its failure to tame a huge public sector debt and budget deficit has triggered calls to strip the u.s.

off its right to give financial advice to others as are reports. and you will spring gathering about the world economy produced a dreadful financial forecast we are one shock away from a full grown crisis critics say through the establishment of the international monetary fund and world bank america has positioned itself as an economic dr to the world using the institutions to retain global domination and fulfill the business interests of large corporations craving resources belonging to cash strapped countries what they do is they very often pressure governments to approve spending or raise taxes that could be very very dangerous and could slip back into a recession were i tell all too familiar to line america the middle east. and most recently greece. where tens of thousands storm the streets protesting

austerity measures public spending cuts and tax hikes. as the largest financial contributor washington also wields the largest voting power at the i.m.f. the furn of the i.m.f. it is run program by the u.s. treasury department with some input from the european countries that right there tells you most of the problem this is supposed you know a hundred something countries and it's run by just a handful or maybe just one and american has always served as president of the world bank since its creation in one nine hundred forty four but now with its own backyard in disarray america is hardly in a position to hand out financial advice to others in two thousand and eleven america's financial management is best defined by a nonstop borrowing binge seat up talk over there it's a running ticker of u.s. debt which has surpassed a ceiling of fourteen point three trillion dollars now the u.s.

may want to consider investing in a bigger clock. but if you were digits on the display a problem so bad the u.s. president can't ignore it and the government can't seem to solve it we have to live within our means we have to reduce our deficit republicans have refused to support measures such as raising taxes on the rich or cutting defense spending all eyes are now on the nation that sets the bar for others to see if it could clean up its own bad debts at home. r.t. new york. well later today in our special report we reveal the difficulties and dangers of living in black ghettos and the u.s. where rival gangs continue to inside the violence on the streets live in a country that don't understand that there's more violence the streets in this country than there are in the streets of baghdad.

now the story of a convicted killer who wants death himself a russian prisoner has rats was pain from elena's is pleading with us the words to be released from his misery the case has reignited the debate over assisted suicide a practice that's illegal in the country and often are reports. in ozzy's twenty five he's dying and it's something dependence tap attic has not sixty connection in ten months now only explained he can hardly distinguish objects in the backyard of

the jail where he's serving his sentence for murder his campaign is transparent and doctors forecasts he won't be much longer in need of wheelchair because it will you know i can't live without pain. but i'm always on drugs if you're good if i didn't take them i'd be able to get all. those work and foremost soldier and war veteran cannot do you no longer has the energy to fight for life and instead he's bitterly fighting for jeff. and that is health has not always been sent back into derated record lee after he was put behind bars in two thousand and seven he was sentenced to eighteen years in prison in other needs specialized treatment and care something he just cannot get here. to die or to me what else do i need i used to be

a man now look at me. i'm not even half of a man a doctor to help him die is officially forbidden in russia for sure but when i start again who could kill who could facilitate a suicide nobody even the most zealous euthanasia supporters very said that they would do it themselves because they would become murderers of a good order from the point of view of russian legislation from the point of view of international law or ethic norms can use the media be justified because. there is a huge debate on whether the terminal patients have the right to and their own life to escape chronic pain as against euthanasia and they are the majority claim on other things that even hopeless cases can sometimes be the recklessly killed but a voice from behind bars where miracles rarely happen may change their perspective . if they know that the rest of their lives will be suffering was the reason to

prevent them from doing that especially those sentenced to life in prison and i got many letters from these people they ask for death as life becomes unbearable conditions they are awful so why not. for a strong orthodox to live or euthanasia has been a hard decision and it won't be without its victims on the other side of the reason bars. and you know i will not allow him to die or a lot. you know his mother can understand what's pushed her son to seek death but she country can sell herself with the reality of their decision. if you don't rise or die with him what would i leave for all who fall. in r.t. he's still alive but he's waiting wishing for death whether it's natural or nice.

to central russia. question will you or is are united in celebrations and this year the thousand a same day for all of them for thousands of worshipers a mosque it was service was held in the main russian orthodox cathedral at the sara for us witness the granny of ceremony. there's over five thousand people turned into service this year including president voted and prime minister putin and lots of families inside bringing their children it really is a family event a religious event that's marked by thousands and thousands of people every year but let's look at will and celebrate not only inside but also lined the streets as well with candles just to take part in the ceremony. to celebrate easter christian holiday which is always been celebrated all over russia in moscow on a business trip and we just couldn't help but come here. is the first time we've had a chance to celebrate this festival in moscow so we came to see the service here it's

a joy to be here interested in. the good president and i came here straight after work it's a great holiday. you know will go to another church after we've seen it here inside the cathedral itself absolutely beautiful lots of candles and flowers is patriarch kirill leads the service a major celebration this year celebrated on the same day by both the orthodox church and the catholic church there are some traditional aspects to the russian celebration people make the traditional cake look and they also have. actually the regional name of the easter celebration itself we saw the big procession from christ the savior cathedral its traditional procession that goes around the grounds with patriarch kirill leading that they carry the crucifix and thousands of people joining but before they get back inside to continue the

ceremony all around russia families will be celebrating a religious holiday i think it will throughout the country will be marked with their own prayer and the main one in russia and of course everyone celebrating it around the world very happy easter from us here are today. so forth rewarding their well you know always log on to our website r.t. dot com to read the russian page raps address in full and on our website you can also find more our team coverage on this and other top stories. well it brings us up to date here in archaeology back with a recap of the week's top stories in just a few moments. the

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