moscow says it's ready to assist peace talks in libya to end months of violence meanwhile nato is sending combat advisors to the country which i'm going to see is the first step to a ground invasion. russian police take down two major terror targets in the south killing militant leaders with suspected links to deadly bombings in moscow. and the blame game is on a year off to the gulf of mexico oil spill a lot of companies exchange legal blows those suffering health problems from the disaster are ignored.

when a package of weeks past stories and the latest developments this is the weekly update here on r.t. live from the russian capital moscow says it's ready to provide its hope to achieve peace and dialogue in libya to prevent further civilian casualties in a phone call with the libyan prime minister russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov said a peaceful solution is possible only if all sides of the conflict work with the u.n. mandate about it has more on the story. in terms of what concrete support russia can actually provide in reaching a peaceful resolution to this conflict so again lavrov russia's foreign minister has offered to send observers to help monitor a cease fire deal between the rebel forces and get that 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 and i was ready to reach a ceasefire agreement with the rebels this is

a position that russia has advocated continuously during this conflict which the peaceful resolution to is taking it into the political realm this is something that's so gay 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 one of the un security council resolutions regarding libya so that arms in part go on the no fly zone today russia is offering concrete support to help monitor a peace deal and ceasefire to help take this conflict into the political realm. on the ground in libya the first u.s. predator drone strikes have reportedly destroyed a multiple rocket launcher belonging to gadhafi troops near the coastal city of misrata rebels say at least thirty six people have been killed there over the weekend after fierce fighting with army forces that's despite the government's promise to retreat and allow tribal forces to negotiate with rebels and seven we've seen by gadhafi troops in misrata has left a thousand dead and put the city on the verge of

a humanitarian disaster the fighting in other parts of libya is in stalemate despite major west bank changes blocking advances like a tree however many now fear that those countries involved in a transition to get may face a severe backlash at home. if you can because he hoped intervening in libya and the oil free coast would boost his popularity is big foyers is milburn for the most unpopular 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 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 pen told me he's broken that promise so that this will be seen as a past colonial reaction by france where behaving like a well splays man deciding who is bad and who's good at the president's policies a myriad of former colleagues by an inflexible personal style x.

finance minister. lift the ruling party this month admitting they called to work together to form a human rights minister remy yet they has quit to sarkozy let colonel gadhafi use france he said as a math 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 the recommend 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 all 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 given for why lies like nobody

should be in power now talk of his serial. ville pounds 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. 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 analysts warn france is facing criticism. for what some see as heavy handed intervention in the oil every coast the result is a presidency experts mort at home and abroad for his arrogance personals warlow monarchical republic trailing both le pen and the socialists in his bid for reelection in twenty two world sarkozy looks on likely to mellow leaked memos from a voice as clean his only chills of winning is to make his policies even more

extreme valuable szell r.t. harris. nato military advisors have been dispatched to libya in a move which many see as the first step towards a ground operation confident a columnist for the online publication foreign policy in focus leaves foreign action in libya is just one part of a larger agenda china between the middle east and africa draws almost all of the imported oil from this region so if you examine the libya in the asian in terms of the role of the us military in the fifth fleet in the persian gulf and the red sea and then africa and in libya what you see is that five out of the six leading choices of china's oil and gas are under either usa action or the u.s. military control to put it under juggler again so i think you have to see libya less as a particular incident then as a piece on

a very global chessboard. and international monetary fund experts fear conflict in north africa may trigger a new economic downturn which could prove devastating to the u.s. . america's financial management is best defined by a nonstop borrowing binge see the clock over there it's a running ticker of u.s. debt we explore the group our natural forecast for america later in the program. first year after the oil spill disaster in the gulf of mexico those implicated playing the blame game with b.p. you know dropping lawsuits on other companies involved the cost of the recalls millions of gallons of oil to gush into the ocean there's always going to check on their reports the environmental impact on 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 and environmental group cast of lot of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of ban seen thirty six times higher than normal. arshavin true long term ok i'm going to open the. clayton mathur and work as a boat engineer 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 gardasil through the little fellow to lecture both very personal for 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 in a day and must still load of his story and will be no you know dr michael robbie chum who's been practicing medicine in louisiana for forty years says he's never had such an influx of patients with respiratory and blood issues he fears the worst bits a distributor tourist recalls and robbie chalk is one of a few doctors who is outspoken about gulf coast residents symptoms connection with the toxic chemicals that they've been exposed to many other doctors refuse to recognise the cause 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 don't want to. hurt other people brothers and environmental justice group polled residents in several coastal communities almost half said they have experienced health problems like coughing skin and eye irritation or headache that are consistent with common symptoms of chemical exposure it's very clear when you look at the ingredients both

all of which is considered so. it is considered as rather a hazardous material total with the ingredients in the toxic dispersants and when you mix those together it actually creates an order times more toxic and these are exactly the types of chemicals that are truly literally in people's blood and many of the fact that gulf coast residents and those involved in. cleanup of the graphs a hero loan in their fight with the consequences of last year disaster marine 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 of course residents are sure it will do its best to sweep the findings under the rug i'm going to check out reporting from washington are. the consequences of the gulf of mexico oil spill are likely to haunt the area for years to come as is the case with another man made disaster twenty five years old the biggest you're chernobyl is that for most of the

world of the worst nuclear catastrophe in history report from the exclusion zone. and still to come for you if you go to some of the tide of techno trash for all those developed countries rushed to keep up with the latest electronic toys to left to pick up the pieces. this week has seen a major breakthrough in the fight against terrorism in russia the country's security forces killed two key medicine figures in the north caucasus region both have links to al qaeda were believed to be behind many attacks in russia as questionable reports russia's north caucasus a witness the number of successful anti terror operations last sunday a key militants leader is that you'll believe was killed in that russia's until terrorist committees the most wanted man. has personally pointer value john as the heart of militants in dagestan and up to but last year now it's also believed that

the village on up was the moved in almost every terror attack that happened in the region and was also linked to the more school natural born makes last year she was among the four terrorists that were killed a week ago and does lead to hailed the operation a success outside 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 return to a peaceful life how we committed so many movies and terrorist attacks they know you understand the language of force meanwhile and not the notorious terrorists figure was killed a saudi militant known as smoke was so identified as the chief al qaida agent in the north caucasus he was also a pristine bride the militants absolute religious authorities 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 russia's most wanted terrorist

mother has been killed hold to be eliminated in one of the operations in english a tale where shattered when d.n.a. tests found no presence of him among the that meanwhile u.s. claims responsibility for a number of terror attacks that russia including the moscow metro suicide strikes and the bombing 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 . the international monetary fund and the world bank say a new global downturn is on the way already pointing the finger at who's responsible for it rest in the middle eastern europe shaky economy together with huge u.s. debt could bring about another economic tailspin and as artie's report now reports it puts washington's leading financial role on the line. and you will spring gathering about the world economy produced a dreadful financial forecast we are one shot away from

a food 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 creating resources belonging to cash strapped countries what they do very often pressured governments to report spending or raise taxes that could be very very dangerous. a recession were by tail all too familiar to latin america the middle east. and most recently greece. where tens of thousands stormed 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 by the us treasury department with some input from the european approach there but there tells you most of the problem this is supposed to you know hundred . countries 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 that 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. with a few more digits on the display a problem 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 bad debts at home greenup or ny or r.t. new york. the debate over euthanasia in russia has been reignited by the plight of a convicted killer. suffers from a painful critical illness and is asking to be released from his misery but assisted suicide is illegal in the country. explains. canady forty five and he's dying an insulin dependent diabetic has lost sixty connects in ten months now i almost blind he can hardly distinguish objects in the back yard at the jail where his seven sentence for murder his gangrenous lies heritage and

doctor's forecasts he want me for much longer he'll need a wheelchair if. i can't live without pain goes with me i'm always on drugs. if i didn't take them i'd be able to do all of this. is former soldier and war veteran canady no longer has the energy to fight for life instead he said bitterly fighting for death. in that his health has not always been so bad he deteriorated rapidly 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 only what else do i need i used to be a man. now look at me i'm not even half of a man and doctor to help him die is officially for britain and russia

was horrible when i starting who could kill who could facilitate a suicide nobody even the most zealous euthanasia supporters ever said that they would do it themselves because they would become murderers if they did there is a huge debate on whether terminal patients have the right to and their own life to escape chronic pain those against euthanasia and they are the majority claimant other themes that even hopeless cases can sometimes be mere recklessly healed but a voice from behind bars where miracles rarely happen may change their perspective . usually if they know that the rest of their lives will be suffering but the reason to prevent them from doing that especially those sentenced to life in prison and a good many letters from these people they ask for death as life becomes unbearable

for unity a strong of those believe or euthanasia has been a hard decision and it won't be without its victims on the other side of the prison bars. no i will not allow him to die or will not. enough his mother can understand what's caused her son to seek death which a country can sell herself with the reality of that decision. if he dies i'll die with him what would i leave paul who for. history. that is waiting wishing for death whether it's natural or nice. refashion are too central russia. for the american public's consumer appetite fuels thousands of jobs in the developing world but the payback is a legacy of pollution and high tech goods a part of the 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 snap book 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 ceylon for a predominantly muslim mostly poverty stricken area of east l.a. where thousands of indians come to turn trash into what they see as a tiny treasure and one of the. routes in dismantling them. that's how i make my living muhammad is on this thirty two years old and has been tearing apart this trash for ten years in a d.v. good goods world for peace four hundred to five hundred split between friends and 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 deli is fast becoming one of the biggest anyways jumping sites in the world trash from developed countries comes here to india for those with few options for survival hope to cash in on this job and even though it's illegal under the basil convention to ship hazardous material to india companies define 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 an. orphan. of course he could go in the country but what they get into exchange for that is

fairly chuck robb our wall is the director of toxic selecting a group dedicated to protecting migrant workers from the dangers of electronic waste and workers having a very putting struggle so it's exposing them to open fields all kinds two o'clock and it's a reality most of these workers 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 they do is not good for my heart nor the source of income nor the jobs so i have to do something or the other all horror that goes with no choices are sometimes forced to accept preassure either r t new delhi india . twenty two minutes past the hour now here in the russian capital some a brief look now at some of today's other international news for people have been killed in syria during clashes between protesters and security forces that follows the worst fighting since the unrest in the country began these kinds of rumors of those killed earlier violence trouble is this going to be no president eventually

this could be decades long and. several thousand people marched through the center of tokyo another wave of rallies against a nuclear power most of the protest is the monitor full switch to clean energy sources in record demonstrations against atomic energy since the earthquake and tsunami which damage the perfect radiation leaks. well from the onset of the japanese nuclear crisis the unthinkable warns that fukushima could become a next gen twenty fifth anniversary which is on choose day but as all of these are actually are setting reports the years have not 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 juggle nuclear station tries to bring the reactor to a temporary stall and the experiment failed and resulted in an explosion the whole

area around the plant 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 now this is still remains historical landmarks still some people trying to draw parallels with the accident nowadays but it's 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 injured in the chernobyl area twenty five years ago were still much higher than the ones in 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 safeguard the chernobyl reactor from its in 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 visits of the since i say two thousand five. recently went for there for a week to film a fresh documentary which as 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 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. 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 exclusion zone

right now to remind the world that such mistakes must be made again. to end the formation of a crisis in six months in closing the reactor complex with a protective dome but it is a aspect on how to use a nuclear power expert for greenpeace who told me why the plans may be a little too ambitious. the first estimate that they can build the door in six months i only have to remind you of. two crew or four channel before we had a first cause because and now the four we have a second cycle because it's not something that's very easy to be done did also take a lot longer than the six months because once a door is all the fuel needs to be removed and it is a very very complex the operation and even the really. quick amount to get what on there is it gives us just quickly what all those long term radiation fears and once this because it's been put in place what are the long

term phase after we've just been here what this is what the situation is there chernobyl where radiation levels are higher than what we got in and i would say what is the long term outlook there for. well the radiation levels around fukushima the nuclear power station are sufficiently high to keep people out for also a very long time i think you'll be able to compare that of this happening now in. unless you would remove the first asked me to stop short stop so you always have higher radiation levels in the surroundings that are so high that people will not be able to live there for quite a long time. slobby back with a recap of our top stories for in just a few minutes here on r.t. stay with us tonight in moscow.

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