nineteen forty five gold dot com. in the. high fifty's and syria holding a day of nationwide protests against the government with reports of demonstrators have been fired up the u.s. is threatening action and slamming syria's alliance with along with iran. russian security forces killed ten armed militants including elite alpha terrorists out responsible for a number of attacks. that are russian pilot faces prison after a new york court finds him guilty of conspiring to smuggle drugs into the u.s. but constantini are shankar's defense says he committed no crime against america. and the business news the cost of borrowing goes up in russia the central bank increases its refinance rate for the second time to zero by another twenty five

basis points find out more in around twenty minutes time of this is because the. five pm in moscow good to have you with us here on r t our top story syrian security units use force against thousands of protesters in the two centers of unrest the cities of damascus and tehran people are pouring into the streets for a friday of rage across the country i agree with a series of killings of demonstrators the bloody crackdown has caused international condemnation with the u.s. even pointing at iranian interference on the side of the government or he's a really good louche go look at what those accusations could mean for tehran. some like it hot but this bring things have heated up perhaps too much in the arab world

is ips to easy a libya now is syria more than african region and the middle east and often brutal civil wars with the western powers playing an important hand some believe this won't stop anytime soon so who is next in line for the greater evil in the region the answer may lie on the surface. president assad is disingenuously blaming outsiders while at the same time seeking a rainy in assistance in repressing syria's citizens this need to be a veiled hint that's where exactly the united states is looking to get involved i think iran has been targeted for some time now and if you watch the propaganda about syria washington is now claiming. iran is helping syria oppress protesters what's different about syria and about the protest used in both cases really know for a fact. the united states government those who are opposition groups and

so it's only those two countries where washington has an interest in intervening to brown has been a longstanding alliance with syria in this strategically important region right next to iran's arch nemesis israel syria syria isn't the same as libya geopolitically we've always realized that syria is iran's springboard in its fight against israel this is why it will eventually make a powerful signature to impact on iran's positions this brings us back to the question what country will follow syria events in syria progress according to the libyan scenario we will probably see a similar developments in iran unfortunately that is iran will repeat the syrian scenario iranian ships have dropped anchor in syrian courts. enormous proximity to tel aviv but damascus crippled by crisis iran may lose its footing in the region

this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with a habit of meddling in aiding revolutionary forces in the region the result may be catastrophic that if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the u.s. invaded that country and if suspicions proved true the world may be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran in the u.s. get involved in a real hunt confrontation it involves quietly. e.u. officials are meeting later in brussels to discuss sanctions against the syrian regime russia has warned against any foreign intervention saying there is no grounds for that middle east expert. on my pile says of western powers do step in

he feels the whole region could be up in flames. this is by far different from the libyan case for example that we've seen in a strategy a military strategy has been because of it's going to be what you can see also get back at this point nobody can talk about any success for these a military strategy contrary to what prevails in libya syria is very sensitive country disclosed. was given and we also know that the syrian regime has printed actions with iran as well as we've just been you know has been is about luck and that is why acting or pressuring syria to restrict radicalize syria's allies and open and you generalized around or situation in. yemen is another arab state we're a nation right uprising refuses to go away new killings have led to demands for president saleh is immediate resignation despite

a deal with the opposition to step down within a month it interview with r t the leader says the dangers of rushing to change are greater than his opponents imagine. or opponents reject the idea of holding presidential and parliamentary elections because they are aware they won't be able to gain a majority as a matter of fact what we are having is an unconstitutional coup and they are trying to. run against a constitutional transfer of power in twenty thirteen we're even ready to agree to their plans so as to avoid bloodshed. some countries in the region and some western nations connive a tendency scrutiny being seen in the so-called new middle east it is this the controlled chaos and the prepared for it's enough to have a look at what's going on in egypt tunisia and other countries the scenario cannot be called anything other than a plot against the region i believe. they would stoop to anything.

coming up russian road rage. down this road alone in the cell three empty gas stations now battle lines find out why people in the world's largest oil producing country have suddenly found themselves running on empty. but first ten militants have been killed in a special operation by security forces in russia's north caucasus authorities say that terrorist was the head of an extremist group and others responsible for deadly attacks in the region are he's made a cochon of what has the latest. one of the most successful anti terror operation has been carried out by russian special forces as the border between several region and co but as you know about the republic when a group of militants were corners in a residential area by special forces and after they refused to surrender and opened fire the police fired back and at the end time militants including at least two women were killed among those militants were some high profile terrorist and

russian security forces also saying among those were some leading figures in the so-called box on games you know about the republic they also add that further d.n.a. tests would probably be required to identify some of the militants that were killed today at the special operation however a regional investigation committee points out that this were not regular bandits they're responsible for a hundred crimes in the republic of congo if you little korea and the other regions we were meeting in the house where they were killed. among those militants who was the cause of the expression who if he was a believed to be involved in a number of high profile terror attacks in cuba is you know a gold guy or a republic including a terror act at the hydro power at the box on hydro power plant in a summer two thousand tonne as well as a tire attack at the nigeria raise corey said on the first of may last year you

know enough to figure out among terrorists was also killed that this operation that both caught is a militant leader asking for with a was among those militants that were killed investigators say cuse job was again caught for talking to restore from a moscow in the district in february two thousand and eleven and also they are saying that he was among those militants who shot does nine hans's in combat in the bald guy there back in two thousand and seven well at the moment of the identification process is under way at this scene of the special operation. we're giving spouter julian assange hundreds of out to continue revealing the world secrets in an exclusive interview with r t the controversial whistleblower also warned of the political embarrassment any country might face if they helped extradite him to the u.s. if we look at it i'll work over the last. twelve months

think about that so all the stories that have come out actually happened in the world before two thousand and ten people didn't know about it so what is it that we don't know about now. there's an enormous and he didn't walled up that we don't know about until much much later on it exists there right now and i did release a diplomatic cables we only released secret classified confidential material we didn't have any top secret cables the really embarrassing stuff the really serious stuff wasn't in our collection to me but it is still are there so what is it. people need to not be comfortable. what they receive from me from the media is all that is happening you know i had states is trying to get up the next edition trace for me you know the united kingdom wants to keep it at the various levels wants to keep its good relationship united states. so if the

u.k. was to reject us the execution order would pose terrible problems weren't the only country which used to be harboring. playful trying to conduct its. face as we russians and the united kingdom. does attempts to excite me to the united states when it faces a difficult position politically. which is the bulk of people who know right from supporter. you can get your full interview with julianna songe on monday here at r.t. the russian oil producers will have to come up with a plan to make big profits as authorities are cutting their exports much lower prices on the domestic market had many of them selling abroad and forgetting about local demand as

a result petrol stations have been drying out and pump prices have skyrocketed and tell you no over codifies why the world's biggest oil producer is running on empty . russia with no sounds ridiculous yet what it is we want to five different gas stations old and we're closed here we've been waiting in line for hours what is this isn't supposed to mean we're rich country doing it overnight fuel prices jumped twenty five percent in several russian regions as the battle runs out the prize goes up even more their supplies enough only for two weeks all prices skyrocketed at the beginning of the year but russia authorities made an effort to get battle costs at the consumer friendly level as a result foreign markets became much more attractive and profitable for russian oil producers. we understand that people have the right to demand for oil prices that was fair to us today in russia potentially thirty to forty percent cheaper than in neighboring countries will reduce ukraine not to mention the boat check states the

outcome of fixing a fair price has had a questionable outcome for buyers and sellers as a result of the oil companies pulling out of the domestic market what's last is becoming more and more expensive as battle becomes a scarce resource that the price is going up and no one likes it and we're free prices will rise even more and then what meanwhile in the russian capital it's small gas retailer stations that are under the threat of been closed down it simply became not profitable for the oil giants to self-heal to them down this road alone the saw three and to get stations now perhaps for all the lines. in the russian capital there are thousands of other battle stations to choose from but regional authorities are beginning to file cases again for oil companies and. oil companies illegally limited or stopped supplying two independent guess filling stations in the region who are going to take them to trial prime minister vladimir putin has

ordered an increase in expert duties on russian oil starting from may so that companies can't make extra profit selling for higher prices abroad. leaving them in a no win situation and those in need of fuel have been promised thousands of tons of cash on the way. i t. must you. can look online for our little stories that we're covering there are videos blogs analysis and more here's what's online at r.t. dot com right now. reality of the situation in syria far from the picture of prey painted by western media according to one eye witness of a country our interview on. the new partnership promises to be a winner at this year's cannes film festival as russia and china take on the international movie scene.

a jury in new york has found a russian pilot guilty of drug trafficking constantini ira shank who was arrested last year in liberia and extradited to the u.s. and he's accused of moving drugs around the world and trying to bribe senior liberian officials but as i see a charity in a reports he insists on his innocence. words not deeds landing foreigners behind bars in the us russian pilot constantine your shango has been found guilty by a manhattan federal court jury of conspiring to smuggle drugs across borders the man was scooped up by u.s. officials in liberia last year and promptly taken to america along with three other suspects from africa what your shimko face to me was was a ten month wait for a trial a month long hearing and now a guilty verdict the pilot and his family maintained his innocence at least all the facts were fabricated all the tapes were distorted by the prosecution u.s.

officials played a leading role in the arrest of the russian citizen posing as drug dealers american secret agents conducted meetings with before resulting in hours of recordings the prosecution then put forward as proof of your cousin tends to conspire to smuggle tons of cocaine to south america and later into the u.s. in liberia he was surrounded by five agents the second he stepped off the plane he was accompanied by guards he spent day and night in his room only during the trial did he find out that all he had around him were agents they introduced him to some man who transported drugs that's it nothing else happened they wanted to jail him and they did he or she was defense team echoes this defendant. older than we should be in florida. if he was with the united states meanwhile your shango has never even set foot on american soil that is until

he was handcuffed and brought to america by force in may of last year russian officials were not duly notified of his arrest the man was effectively missing for a month and moscow cited a breach of international law we have. apologized to russia the state department's excuse we pressed the wrong button on the facts which are. to be brutally honest. notifying romania instead of russia to observers this seemed a joke on the day of the guilty verdict the most important question why this trial is being held on u.s. territory remains unanswered but there still is the issue that was decided before a trip. related to the concept of manufacture jurisdiction which the judge decided pretrial against. that i believe you still need. to. be patient in appellate court an appeal cannot be filed until

after the sentencing but hopes are dim he was appeal courts are generally reluctant to reverse decisions made by jury court the sentencing a senior sometimes expects it is three months it's like twenty eight people find out his destiny on u.s. soil to choose russian pilot faces ten years six feet high horse country where he committed no crime such a trip in our hearts. case is being compared to another russian and whisked away to the u.s. from a third country. investigative journalist wayne madsen says both cases highlight u.s. disregard for international regulations. the problem here is the extra territorial imposition of u.s. law. on people who have really no in both a victor bouquet selling even if you believe he was selling weapons to the colombian fark what does that have to do with the united states now that the federal government says well the those weapons would be used to target american

citizens that's that's kind of that's a giant leap to that cocaine was coming from the colombian far in making its way through africa into western europe well where's the connection to the united states and whatever happened to interpol in these matters why is it that the united states is trumping interpol there's many things about this case that are strange first of all we know that the irish apparently was offered a deal by federal prosecutors to if he would testify against her boot they're actually in the same prison in new york the southern district of new york is notorious it's one of the places but the cia likes to use the. records in addition to the u.s. it's your court washington d.c. and the u.s. is records from virginia there the price cia courts to try these cases and i think we have to look at the impartiality and i don't think the impartiality is there. turned out of some other stories making headlines across the globe the number of

people killed by powerful tornadoes sweeping through the southeastern united states is rising rapidly nearly three hundred have now lost their lives most of the victims were in alabama where the storms are described as the worst ever two major cities have been paralyzed by the deadliest tornado outbreak in nearly forty years state of emergency has been declared in seven states with many people left homeless . interpol says the attack on a cafe in morocco in which killed sixteen people was most likely a suicide bomber that happened in the capital's main square with most of the victims who are in torrents no group has yet claimed responsibility but it will say it's too early to lay blame for the. explosion although suspicion has fallen on al qaeda cells it's the deadliest attack in the country since two thousand and three and it was a no. order clashes between thai and cambodian troops continue after a cease fire agreed on thursday failed to hold latest exchange of fire a solid one thai soldier was killed while others were wounded tens of thousands of

people have been forced to leave their homes in the weeklong fighting that's left at least sixteen people dead and violence is centered around two ancient temples in jungle areas claimed by both countries. the world's eyes boron london as prince william and kate middleton tie the knot in a lavish ceremony at westminster abbey the guest list for the wedding included a host to be used as well as controversial political figures including representatives from iran and zimbabwe syria's ambassador was also invited but eventually withdrawn following the violent crackdown on demonstrators there the wedding is reported to have cost british taxpayers millions of pounds a scotland yard prep for one of its biggest security operations. coming up we'll tell you about a team of twenty people trying to reach the arctic circle their journey the focus of our special report in less than ten minutes but first let's check in on the business news with can be treated with.

thanks man i love and welcome to business see the cost of borrowing is going up the russian central bank has increased its key interest rate by twenty five basis points to eight point two five cents is the second high this year after the bank increased the refinance rate by the same amount two months ago and some of the fuel from b.c. capital outlines the reasons for them. well the central bank is obviously concerned about inflation and particularly they mentioned in the statement that they are concerned about one trade for every seven patients in the central bank. nor does that mentions that they see a decrease in the savings rate this means that people are going queue to banks they are boring they are going to spend more and this will drive inflation higher so the central bank is trying to prevent this by rising rates be making deposits more attractive so me and savings more attractive for a. signal to the markets now europe is trading flat on the royal day london markets

are closed for the wedding national holiday other markets are weighed by totes alan died like the dax is trading important percent higher at the moment i was a topic line on it actually one point eight percent. here in moscow i could be markets are trading in the negative zone the r.t.s. is down point two percent of my six point eight percent stake in look at some of the movers on the my sex energy majors are down rosneft down one point three percent lower crude prices to blame rossi have russia's largest oil producers and losing one point three percent as i mentioned despite reporting a sixty percent increase in net profit for the first major positive financial results fail to provide gazprom shares from declining around half a percent this hour banking stocks are also down with d.t.b. shedding almost zero percent. and there's been a tough second quarter so far for the russian stock markets the strong well priced a little to encourage investors unable to post the r.t.s.

a nice exacting a month lower than when they started john when's all davis from asset management explains what's putting off investors goes domestic and foreign. as long as we have a weak dollar as long as. we have persistently high quality demand which seems to be the case russia in general it's actually going to very good position from that standpoint the problem for the russia are related not to. business it's related to individuals it's related to policy it's related to you an absence of additional organs and systems in place which make it i think in general much less attractive for for investors to put money in russia which is why our s.d.i. is just completely the midwest and then his change. and russia's gas awfully gas problem is reported to pumped up results for last year not a profit rose we're cool said to over thirty five million dollars that's higher

than the pre-crisis level gas from benefit from stronger local demand with sales up twenty seven percent sales in europe slipped down with them however and the fixed like the month of breakout possibly due to supply disruptions from the middle east and africa times were better than we expected actually much much better and faster results over the revenues were above or institutions that incomes also go expectations thanks to lower your interest expense and high gains from the house sales this year seems to be a very good year potential for the forecast from in terms of sales but i think there's a fair chance that in terms of growth in this comes from will not suffer from the seasonal slowdown that's new will for the second quarter site thanks to high prices really you were in europe japan's nuclear crisis coupled with the retraction of europe's atomic energy programs is pushing demand for gas and it's on the nose out of gas from banks sales of russian fuel likely to fill that gap. now russian

gas becomes more attractive than it was just twelve months ago more or i would say outlook for asia two months is is very good and i didn't see any seam go through the cost which is use less than five percent annual growth of gas demand going to asia and once again they don't have any option other than by analogy guess including russia now and so as a result of that there is there is some free space in the e.u. gas balance needs to dispute and needs to get through probably with a pipeline gas from russia so as a result of that i will say that now currently future all four russian gas industry needs a beauty to compete to and she is significantly more even taking into account high prices which leads to the high gas prices closer to the end of the year. russia's most popular search engine yandex is hoping to raise

a billion dollars in his upcoming i.p.o. in new york the company will start marketing the listing next week the number of shares is yet to be able to yandex his placement comes six months after the one billion dollars on the float of its biggest national rival name. and with the royal wedding fever gripping the u.k. one russian companies taking advantage of the events russian helicopters has placed an ad in the british newspaper the times congratulating prince william and company wants to draw attention to its upcoming initial public offering on the london stock exchange which helps to track up to five hundred million dollars russian helicopters is a specialized management company set up in two thousand and six and controlling thirteen manufacturing subsidiaries across russia. that's latest business news now for you for now we will be back next out with a man like that it's not. going

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