moscow says it's ready to assist peace talks in libya to end months of violence i mean while nato is sending combat advisors to the country for the move seen by analysts as the first step to a ground invasion. russian police take it down two major terror targets in the south of russia killing militant leaders with suspected links to deadly bombings in moscow. the blame game is on a year off of the gulf of mexico oil spill as companies exchange legal blows for those suffering health problems from the disaster now forgotten.

with a look back a few weeks past tories and the latest developments this is the weekly update here on r.t. live from moscow. moscow says it's ready to assist peace and dialogue efforts in libya in order to prevent further civilian casualties in a telephone conversation with the libyan prime minister russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov said a peaceful solution is possible only if all sides of the conflict act in accordance with the u.n. mandate that is either bennett has more for us. and terms of what concrete support russia can actually provide in reaching a peaceful resolution to this conflict so he lever of russia's foreign minister has offered to send observers to help monitor a cease fire deal between the rebel forces and get back these troops in telephone conversation he had with libya's prime minister al baghdadi al mahmoudi at the behest of the libyan government following his announcement in our was ready to

reach a ceasefire agreement with the rebels this is a position that russia has advocated continuously during this conflict just a peaceful resolution to it taking it into the political realm this is something this again lavrov champion of the russian nato summit earlier this month in berlin for this to happen he said that all sides in this conflict including the coalition forces must all of the u.n. security council's resolutions regarding libya so that arms in part on the no fly zone today russia is offering concrete support to help monitor a peace deal and cease fire to help take this conflict into the political realm. parties are going in there and on the ground in libya the first u.s. predator drone strikes have reportedly destroyed a multiple rocket launcher but longing to get a few troops near the coastal city of misrata in the latest fighting at least twenty four people are being killed following the army's promise to retreat and let tribal forces deal with rebels a seven week siege by gadhafi troops in misrata has left

a thousand deaths and put the city on the verge of a humanitarian disaster the fighting in other parts of libya is at a stalemate despite nato airstrikes aimed at blocking advances by government troops and many nothing but those countries involved in the military action in libya may face a severe backlash at home. if nicolas sarkozy hoped intervening in libya and the oil recalls would lose his popularity is both for oil is no boy for the most unpopular presidents in the history of france's fifth republic according to the latest opinion polls the main beneficiary has been. as you know the head of the national front party he's expected to knock him out of next year's presidential elections because he wants pledge france will never again kill people in africa the pen told me he's broken that promise. this as a past colonial reaction by france where behaving like it well it's probably spent deciding who is bad and who's good the president's policies

a mirror it at former colleagues one inflexible personal style x. finance minister. lift the ruling party this month admitting they called to work together to form a human rights minister grammar yet they his quips to suck as he let colonel get that we use france she said as a doormat to wipe blood of 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 a man told r.t. the president doesn't know how to compromise. there's no place for twentieth century colonialism to be but there should always be room for negotiation it's all leaves nicolas sarkozy with few friends just when he needs them it's become a lonely life inside the presidential palace of mr sarkozy will tell you a political opponent of pulling apart is for policy even for what allies like

nobody has been the talk of his theory of ambition to view plans work with the president for over seventeen years the former premier fears libya turning into another afghanistan a deeply unpopular war with no clear deadline we cannot go in any country without knowing when we will go out i think this is the lesson that we did not treat from afghanistan in its global diplomacy it's the same problem. france is facing criticism for what some see as heavy handed. intervention in the ivory coast the result is a presidency experts morte at home and abroad for his arrogance personals or a local monarchical republican trailing both then and the socialists in his bid for reelection in twenty twelve sarkozy looks unlikely to mellow leaked memos from a voice as claimed his only chance of winning is to make his policies even more

extreme. r.t. paris. britain italy and france have announced they're sending combat advisors to libya in a move which prompted a fresh wave of criticism towards nato peace activists jim brann says the latest developments expose but the coalition's actions in the country are all about regime change. it's very clear that they have intervened. in order to decide who shall not be the government of libya and even if they from time to time refer back to united nations security council resolution nineteen seventy three it doesn't change the fact that they clearly 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 for example if you take the question of defensive body armor the fact is that war consists of two

component parts which is attack and defense and international monetary fund experts fear conflicts in africa may trigger a new economic downturn which would be devastating for the u.s. . america's financial management is best defined by a nonstop borrowing binge see the flop over there it's a running ticker of us debt. we stall the grim financial forecast for america that's a little later in the program here in. the first a year after the notorious oil spill in the gulf of mexico those implicated in the accident are playing the blame game as b.p.'s other companies involved have been asked and recalls millions of gallons of oil to gush into the ocean but as our teams got to report the impact of the environmental disaster human health is being ignored. five million barrels of oil in combination with almost two

million gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersants used to fight the oil spill a cocktail that contaminated not just the water in the gulf but found its way into people's blood a year after the disaster an environmental group tested the blood of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of ban seen thirty six times higher than normal or call for. shader true want to work in open a problem or. clayton mathur and work as a boat anjaani or 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 cardoso the flugel got a lot of trouble for officials 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 sooner and must still hold of this story and we. know you really know dr michael robbie chom who's been practicing medicine in louisiana for forty years says he's never had such an influx of patients with respiratory and bloody issues he fears the worst it's a distance truman authorities for girls robbie cha is one of a few doctors who is outspoken about gulf coast residents sometimes connection with the toxic chemicals that they've been exposed to many other doctors refuse 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 caught up in court. requires an environmental justice group polled residents in several coastal communities almost half said they had experienced health problems like coughing skin and eye irritation or headaches that are consistent with common symptoms of

chemical exposure it's very likely when you look at the ingredients go through 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 four times more toxic and these are exactly the types of chemicals that are turning up literally in people's blood many of the fact that gulf coast residents and those involved in. cleanup of the gulf say fear alone in their fight with the consequences of last year disaster pouring biology starts 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 on reporting from washington our team . irene conservation specialist professor richard steiner says a small percent of the oil has been recovered but the operation will have little

effect here is. it governments. understate the impact and overstate the effectiveness of their response that's exactly what the us administration has done throughout he does astern is what they will and history has done and the truth of the matter is this was an enormous release of a toxic substance in a productive coastal system the damage was extensive it will be with us for years unfortunately and there's no effective way to respond well to a major release of oil in a marine environment they only recovered about three percent of the total volume of oil that escaped their containment efforts. the consequences of the gulf of mexico oil spill a likely to stand point the air if they use to come as is the case with another manmade disaster twenty five years on the legacy of children is there to

remind the world of the worst nuclear catastrophe in history we report from the exclusion zone. and it's gadget fever says full sun and the tide of waste for others is the country's rush to keep up with technology people in poor states are left to dig through obsolete electronic trash to survive those stories still to come. and this week has seen a major breakthrough in the fight against terrorism here in russia the country's security forces killed two key minutes in figures in the north caucasus region both had links to al qaeda and were believed to be behind many attacks in russia as artie's medina coach and other sports. russia's north caucasus witnessed a number of successful anti terror operations last sunday a key militant leader is reputably jonna was killed in that just rushes until terrorists committees the most wanted man do whatever has personally appointed what is on the past we had of militants in dagestan and up to last year now it's also

believed that village on up was the moved in almost every terror attack that happened in the region and was also linked to the most school not trouble me last year he was among the four terrorists that were killed a week ago and existence leader hailed the operation a success and south of the militants only understands the language of force. because the militants are willing to engage in dialogue they reject us when we urge them to leave and when he returns with peace with. having committed so many murders and terrorist attacks you know really understand the language of force meanwhile and nothing the poor as terrorists figure was killed by saudi militants known estimate was so identified as the chief al qaida agent in the north caucasus he was also preceded by the military as the absolute release his authority as well as an influential field commander despite the strength of high profile success russia's

security forces still say there is no evidence that process most wanted terrorist. has been killed hopes could be eliminated in one of the operations in english said sam brace shattered when d.n.a. test found no presence of him among the bad meanwhile he has claimed responsibility for a number of terror attacks that russia enclosing the moscow metro tween suicide strikes and the bombing of the capital made airport still there is no clear information of just where russia's most wanted terrorists might be hiding in the north caucasus. home or in the special forces crackdown on terrorists in pakistan could be found on the website is also the suspects in last week's blast in the russian capital were found with the help of c.c.t.v. cameras and you can watch the footage from the metro on the website that are to the . international monetary fund and world bank say new economic crisis is on its

way and i've already pointed the finger at those responsible rest of the middle east and europe shaky economy together with huge u.s. debt could bring about a new global downturn marina portnoy reports washington risks losing its leading financial role. and you will spring gathering about the world economy produced a dreadful financial forecast we are one shot 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 contracts. they very often pressure governments to transparency or raise taxes that could be very very dangerous could slip back into recession were i tell all

too familiar to latin 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 project they're prepared tells you most of the problem this is supposed to know. 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 see the hawk 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 claw. with a few more digits on the display our problems so that 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 clean up its own baguettes at home. r t new york. the european union this week announced plans to increase its budget despite many e.u. members introducing drastic austerity measures to cut spending the proposal calls outrage among the blocs finance ministers with britain calling for

a reality check but according to your m.p. david campbell bannerman brussels can even bring its existing budget under control through the system isn't working i think this report makes very clear but it is no surprise i mean from our point of view here you have the european union for sixteen years in a row they haven't signed off their own accounts there because of order to you know so much fraud in their cars they can't even sign them off so it's not a surprise that you know there's a allegations of private jets being bought by certain country leaders shortly after receiving this kind of the aid the whole thing is a mess it needs discipline i think it's better done by nation states but you know i think the british people are wondering what on earth is going on where money is being thrown away whether it's through the you off through the u.k. it needs international aid projects. by the way on our website hartley dot com you

can find more news stories and features that's a quick look and see what else is there for you at the moment we get artie's coverage of easter sunday celebrations at russia's main cathedral as christians all over the world mark the holy one a day or so you can explore what easter looks like russian style and. the president rocks the party you can check out the video of the meeting the very of showing his moves at a reunion with university friends on you tube page. the u.s. consumer appetite fuels thousands of jobs in the developing world but the payback is a legacy of pollution and high tech goods are passed there best firms are using countries like india as a dumping ground. it's the sound americans love to hear the sound of the latest laptop or the newest now studies show that these days the useful life

span of a computer is only two years and every day americans dump their junk in the hope of keeping up with the joneses telling up to a total of three million tons of electronic waste every year but where does it all go. welcome to see a lump or a predominantly muslim mostly poverty stricken area of east delhi where thousands of indians come to turn trash into what they see as a tiny treasure. and one of the economy is really going to tear out this man using a good amount but that's how i mean by living mohammad is honest thirty two years old and has been tearing apart this trash for ten years in a d.v.d. good goods world for preschool hundred to five hundred split between friends azzam can sell the raw materials and make about a dollar a day unlike regular trash that can simply be tossed away in many developed countries including parts of the u.s. electronic waste must be sent to

a special collection agency that is supposed to responsibly recycle the parts however while it can cost these agencies anywhere from fifteen to thirty dollars to properly recycle a computer they can actually make the same amount if they ship it to a developing country like india were eager buyers think they can turn a profit on the goods delhi has passed becoming one of the biggest anyway stomping sites in the world trash from developed countries comes here to india for those with few options for a survival hope to cash in on this job and even though it's a legal under the basil convention to ship hazardous material to india companies to find the junk a second hand goods are mixed models to customs officials to get away with it many countries feel that they need to second hand computers because it's the lives of. of putting congregation in the country but what they get in exchange for that. ravi outer wall is the director of toxics a group dedicated to protecting migrant workers from the dangers of electronic

waste and the workers have been will be putting stronger suits exposing them to all kinds of hazard it's a reality of most of these workers you know all too well but for them it's a dirty job at least for now gives them a means to survive. i know what it is not good for my heart nor the source of income nor the job so i have to do something or the other or those with no choices are sometimes forced to accept a prius or either party new delhi india. the son of russian antivirus software good guinea has been a ski has been released after being kidnapped last week police have arrested five people in connection with the abduction a three million euro ransom was originally demanded for the man's release but the twenty year old was freed following a special operation by russian security forces iran the youngest child of the entire community missing since tuesday no comment on the situation has been made by

the businessman whose personal wealth is estimated at eight hundred million dollars again he has spread a scheme is known for developing security software and his firm is the largest antivirus company in europe with offices around the world. let's have a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the globe at this stage of the day opposition supporters in yemen have rejected the president's plans to exit off it's in thirty days' time thousands of protesters in the country's capital a demanding that ali abdullah saleh who's been in charge of the state for more than thirty years should set step down immediately massive street protests in yemen have been going on since january about one hundred thirty people killed in clashes between opposition and loyalists. several hundred people have marched through the center of tokyo another wave of protests against nuclear power most of the protestors are moderate a full switch to clean natural energy sources demonstrations against atomic energy have become regular in the weeks following the quake and tsunami damage. causing

radiation leaks. well from the onset of the japanese nuclear crisis the unthinkable was that focus she could become the next gen the twenty fifth anniversary of which is coming up this chews day result is next year the jet ski reports the passing years haven't made the world's most infamous exclusion zone any safer. this still remains the world's biggest manmade nuclear disaster and it happened because of a failed experiment when the employees at the dribble nuclear power station flights to bring the reactor to a temporary stop and the experiment failed and resulted in an explosion the whole area around the plant of 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 still remains a historical landmark still some people trying to draw parallels with fukushima accident nowadays but many experts agree that the accidents have been completely

different going only in the causes of the disaster but also in the immediate aftermath because the levels of radiation which were detected injured in the chernobyl area twenty five years ago were still much higher than it was in the ocean 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 safeguard the chernobyl reactor from let me see 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 but it's absolutely horrifying to be in the exclusion zone i've been a regular visitor the since two thousand thought i. recently went for 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 town of prepared and the exclusion zone in general you realize how costly how costly 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. koby operator of the fukushima plant has a reputation for bypassing safety procedures for its own benefit and that's according to crist of sons of the international christian university in tokyo. there certainly are cases to be made for negligence or tepco already as a record of serious problems and accidents in two thousand and two they were

accused of falsifying data from their reactors and it was proven to be correct they were falsifying data the government shut down some of their reactors but soon after they were reopened again so again the pressure that business places on government may lead to lack safety standards and there's a lack of oversight here in particular the way in which we measure radiation causes people to commit to understand the international commission on radiological protection which uses an average values when they calculate the types of radiation that people are exposed to and those average values can actually in some situations such as after chernobyl and currently in fukushima make it appear as though people are receiving lower doses of radiation and they actually are. and if another consequence of japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami the world figure skating championship kicks off here in moscow after it was chosen to replace tokyo was the tournament venue where the event didn't only change its host city but was also

forced to dispose for one month ever despite the short period of time available moscow still managed to get ready for the top competition us kind of the thin integration and also getting too close to the mall fronts patrol post has expressed its readiness to let japan organize championships next year. when i'll be back with some of our main news stories in a couple minutes from now stay with us live here this is our team in moscow.

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