skating to success russian nets the right to host the twenty sixteen ice hockey world championship. because she scores again in a chain of successful goods for top level sporting events all the details are coming up short. of syria's opposition pledges more protesters fight violent crackdowns war russia cautions the demonstrators again seeking support from foreign states. and the flow of refugees from arab uprising is threatening to defy the european union as member countries consider reestablishing borders in the free travel so.

four pm in moscow i'm not trying to have you with us here on our team our top story a sweeping victory for russia as it wins in bid to host the two thousand and sixteen ice hockey world championship the country slid to the top with a snap shot beating main rivals denmark and ukraine our correspondent peter all over is in moscow and europe it's been obvious in slovakia where the voting has been taking place so first here gore was at a tough competition. well it was pretty cool breeze up to the last moment until the winning bid was announced just a couple of minutes before that denmark and ukraine would have been saying they're just not ready to host such a massive event well russia's alexander. who is the head of the continental hockey

league he said although a lot more is needed to be done in order to prepare for this massive event foundation is already there and it's true both moscow and st petersburg the two cities which have been picked to host the two thousand and sixteen international. hockey championship they already have pretty impressive infrastructure of huge arenas and i'm not even told no one to talk about the whole towels and other stuff needed for this but it's not even all me about the actual sporting event it's also about accommodation for hundreds and hundreds of people not only the athletes but evaluations their families even medical assistance and journalist it's also about helping them get a round of the city's shuttle buses they're promising to give all the delegations buses which are going to be escorted by police authorities are also promising green street meaning that the police are going to support them through traffic that way

of voiding the horrific traffic in moscow and also in st petersburg there's also high speed train connection now between moscow and st petersburg so that makes it much easier and faster to get from one city to another and it's not the first time it's far from the first time for moscow to host the international hockey championship that was done both during the soviet times and after the collapse of the u.s.s.r. seemed petersburg held one such event before so there's already experience in that sense definitely is going to give a boost for peace or quarter in both cities and probably for the entire country as well and earlier prime minister vladimir putin personally came here too but i just love it you intended this ceremony and watched the big rush was the final presentation of the bid before the winner was announced or less listen to what he had to say on this. potential deserves to force through these championships not

just to fill in memory though a glorious future humans and not just because we have not been his former indicates. but because of our great desire to feature greatly with him and for me for the ideas of the. chief sleepy's them we are fully. in fate we need a new start and we're into this beautiful kids and. i to climb to to learn to ski. did meet it was not easy not even for a person who had been practicing sports for the keats. and even harder time learning to play ice with. no firsthand experience of the peace truly great the. prime minister was saying about talking about the significance of banta russia is

now officially going to host the two thousand and sixteen international hockey championship and of course it's now going to be awaited i'm sure by the fans of this game across the entire country all right thank you now turning here to moscow where peter all of us standing by peter it seems that russia has added another victory to its list of sporting achievements tell us about that. russia really riding a wave of success when it comes to bidding for top level sporting events we have already won the right to host the winter olympics in sochi the formula one also going to start as well of course the fee for world cup finals coming to russia in two thousand and eighteen now add to that list the two thousand and sixteen ice hockey world championships i think if they could bottle what they do for these kids they could sell it for an absolute fortune many nations around the world looking for that kind of success when it comes to getting these high level sporting events

and bringing them into the country russia again succeeding on not fronts so this is a win for the ice hockey world championships in twenty sixteen but. now they'll be looking to win on the ice this well on thursday evening the russian team. canada to one kind or close to the old enemy when it comes to. russia and how that played out some of the most fantastic games in the school it's history in the past now though tonight on friday evening they have to get past him and to put a place in the final which will be played on sunday so we keeping our eyes on not to see if russia could make it to successes in a selfie on the same day we'll be watching in. slovakia thanks both of you. turning now to the other main news here on our team is syria stepping up security measures closing off areas and setting up checkpoints across the country ahead of a nationwide anti-government protest damascus has ordered troops not to fire on

opposition after dozens already reported killed by snipers activists on the ground put the death toll from a two month uprising at eight hundred several countries of strongly criticize syria's crackdown the government for the google crackdown washington seemingly debating whether the eleven year rule of president bashar assad is lawful or he's got a shaky on reports that many believe the u.s. may be laying the foundations for drastic action against the regime. who easily judum an international leader and who is not it seems america will decide a white house source said the obama administration is edging closer to declaring assad's ruling syria illegitimate and that it would be just the first step we will continue to work with our international partners in the e.u. and elsewhere on additional steps to hold syria responsible for its gross human rights abuses sounds when munir united states is helping lead an international

effort to deter further violence put in place unprecedented sanctions to hold the gadhafi government accountable when the u.s. says it's going to hold someone responsible expect action once the u.s. has officially declared the syrian government illegitimate. it it would open the door. true various steps taken to remove government but the south proclaimed position of the us as the world's policeman and judge of which government is legitimate or not doesn't sit well with everyone. now against. american president. in government you gentlemen are not to be in or to be americans go. it was some of the u.s. long time allies like the yemeni president seem to be intimidated by the zest of

the white house to act as the arbiter of who world's power in the world. are you president of the united states and president of the world when can get a government atrocities in different countries in the middle east and north africa the us claims the higher moral ground make larynx human rights as the basis for its involvement but the critics say this is a smokescreen for the real reason for interference and their d.n.a. . or door and knock them out of our three hour. when day or so. you cross the country in your time. america's self-proclaimed humanitarian involvement has led it to take sides in the libyan civil war the us has pledged extensive support for the rebels there senior political figure representing the libyan transitional national

council mahmoud jibril as lieve been studied in the u.s. for years is now back in washington asking for money from could office frozen assets i am currently drafting legislation at the request of the state department and the administration there will authorize the trails for of available cash. to the council so that they will have available bunnie it will not come from an american taxpayer it will come from colonel gadhafi himself newly released wiki leaks cables show the u.s. had been funneling money to syria's opposition for several years now but some say the help comes with strings attached and nobody gives away money for nothing or arms and the us sees the opportunity of putting in a friendly pro-american. government response of some american interest the coalition efforts in libya have reached a dead end with the country now in military stalemate in the meantime civilian

casualties there continue to grow. analysts say foreign involvement in syria could trigger a much worse conflict syria's in the heart of the arab world and if it explodes or implodes it will affect all its neighboring countries iraq saudi arabia jordan israel lebanon. they're in they're all likely to get involved in a collapsing world war torn serious serious partnership with iran has long been irritating washington yet another reason say some to go after our side relying on iran as your best friend. only strategic ally is not a viable way forward critics say the u.s. takes on the role of policeman not being done parent altruism but rather self interest and the bigger question is whether those interests have made the world safer or have to stabilize the more i'm going to check our reporting from

washington our. war in syria's opposition against calling for external military help russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov tells our team nato is participation in the libyan conflict has set a dangerous precedent at least this it was the libya case is created the temptation for money opposition groups in the region to spark similar situations in the expectation that the west would keep a military leader in a complete taking one side it's a fairly alarming prospect my hopeless one and it's crucial both solve their problems independently. stay with us here on r t here's a look at what's ahead for you on the program. toxic fallout the japanese public could be left in the dark about some of the consequences of radiation leaks at the fukushima nuclear plant plus. the forgot the life of the russian provinces traditional times have been failing to hold young people in the countryside but change could be around the corner find out in a few minutes. but first though an influx of refugees fleeing the uprisings in

the arab world is driving a wedge between the e.u. states some say the some are calling to reinstate temporary relief and permanent border controls within the union a un seen since the shanghai agreement came into force fifteen years ago as r.t.o. bushel of corn syrup might have opened the floodgates for trouble. the dream of european integration goes off the rails in a bit a feud between two of the e.u.'s founders france blocked all train services from italy after finding carriages full of african migrants italy had handed out business visas allowing travel in the european union that shattered the trust of which the e.u.'s visa free regime lives it has shown a kind of mistrust between two partners between france and italy france considering that italy has not implemented in

a good way the rules. for thousands fleeing the violence in north africa italy is the nearest e.u. border security experts who've studied the country's patrols there on the strength but fellow member states argue they shouldn't have to pay for italy's mistakes we had one table of the five believe that humans are just on the sea with people coming from outside and not able to fix the problem we are not criminals or terrorists madmen we don't want them here. protested to the french embassy for quotes voile ation of european principles france counters it already takes five times more immigrants than italy and police here of the european parliament say they need to control immigration but with each member state putting its interests first and blaming each other for the problem migrants are just getting reports from one state to another e.u. security chiefs this week held crisis talks and did muted the system's roit for

abuse one and the same applicants for asylum can have like seventy seventy five percent chance of being granted asylum in one country of the european union and less than one percent with the same reasons in another country states and el taking the law into their own hands on wednesday denmark reintroduced border controls for people coming. of the e.u. states bill juba home of the e.u.'s headquarters is now calling for the same but. equal immigrants to france and given to each other this is not possible isn't possible for the people in question but it's a possible to do this situation ask for more border. growing numbers in the unions country wants border chicks to germany to do proposed possible restrictions in terms of freedom of travel and this is really something that many people are concerned of should nations in the e.u.

also fear invasion from. restrictions on work and benefits for citizens from central and east european states which joined the union in two thousand and four were lifted on the first of may one he was the flawed to the u.k. attracts people from the countries that just joined the attract people from outside the european union because they know once they get into a european union country they can cross borders they can work if they want to or take advantage of a generous benefits system in most european or some european countries like britain for example and actually attracts more migration which is what we're seeing now from north africa the signing of the shingle agreements on visa free travel e.u. leaders were all smiles the fear now is they've opened the pandora's box that they no longer control the new bush you see brussels. some other stories making headlines across the globe people have been killed more than one hundred injured

after explosions hit a paramilitary academy in pakistan two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the main gate of the facility close to the afghan border most of the dead were trainee rick you but there were also civilian casualties the pakistani taliban said they're behind the bombing too offended the death of osama bin laden. the earthquake hit spanish town of lorca has held a funeral mass for victims of wednesday's disaster nine people were killed much of the city devastated when the tremor struck thousands of people were forced to camp out since the quake it's the deadliest tremor to hit the country for more than half a century. egyptian authorities have extended the detention of the ousted president hosni mubarak for another fifteen days is comes after the eighty three year old was questioned in a military hospital on charges of profiteering the former president is also accused of ordering the deaths of anti regime protesters since will bar it was forced from power more than twenty ministers and businessmen have been detained in egypt. japan

has agreed to help the operator of the stricken fukushima nuclear plant compensate those affected by the crisis in turn tepco will have to drop drastically cut costs fell under government supervision the quake hit facility has been leaking radiation into the sea for two months professor robert jacobs from the hiroshima peace institute says the extent of the damage there is much more severe than japan lets the public believe. affairs are much more serious and we were told earlier this plant has been milked them for a while we were not told that for a long time probably because tepco did not even realize it for a long time even though the releases of radiation certainly employed to many people and many people did say that first week that the plants were noting down so it it definitely is a much more serious situation then we have been will lead to believe there's very good reason to believe that there is much more serious situation going on in

reactor number two in reactor number three and also in the spent fuel pool in reactor number four i have a rule of thumb that i tend to go by which is that anything that is publicly stated is probably around ten to twenty percent of what's true so it will take us it will take us probably years to know the extent of the contamination and the extent if you will melting. for more on how japan's nuclear crisis is affecting people around the world a lot on to our t. dot com where we can show you how natural disasters could fuel our pocalypse this year with many thiering the worst is yet to come we take a look at how people are paying big bucks to build themselves an armageddon proof bunker also on why. the u.s. state of texas committing millions of dollars to monitor children's diets already is trying to install cameras in schools and has been to fight the growing childhood obesity epidemic hearty dot com and five more. time now to show you

a bit more of what life in the russians really like as our close up team explores the country's reactions. today we're in the volgograd region some thousand kilometers southeast of moscow got its name from the volga river running through the area and is the longest in europe one of russia's most progressive regions economically do to its well developed agricultural history art he's tom barton looks at how the hardships and benefits of life in the volgograd countryside. i'm currently stood in a typical russian village street as you can see it's probably not the most glamorous of places not that that's particularly important to the people who live here the russian countryside is always been seen as a very practical place whether it's building up extra works on your home and working to try and improve your lot in the countryside it's been a difficult place to live for most of russia's history but it's also been very

central to russia's culture here today has problems of its own and it's some of those themes that i've been examining in my reports. it's time for these coaches to give something back to their own or their wool. i think that's where we do a little bit at a time as there is going to move or after a while look you can even use your hands. geyer is eighty seven years old she's worked in agriculture since she was thirteen she keeps goats geese and chickens sells wool and clothes and eggs and does all the work herself. like i can stay still i'm used to working am an old woman i don't have much left or anywhere to go . well again lives in farms in the town of all europeans in russia's volgograd region it's typical of russia's rural settlements growing from a small collection of the edges with many people there still herding cattle fishing

and keeping small holdings throughout history russia's countryside has quietly got along with its natural cycles with major historical events often passing by as a result ruled russians are often the source of humor like in this country side spoof of the popular television series sex and the city. but behind the jokes rule russia suffers from a much more serious problem nina works for in a movie farm outside a tiny village she says it's not easy work there they become very protective and they lay in bags and mail to tax them and it can attack you with his legs a needle cloisonne they're dangerous. it's just one of many have a cultural drug she's had but her children are unlikely to follow that. there is in university my son is in a tenth grade and we don't know what he will do i leave him to stay but there is no future here. russian agriculture was hit by a huge depression the one nine hundred ninety s.

livestock numbers fell by half the area of grain planting a quarter even now young people all over russia a desert in the countryside. right and moving to the city. they need to encourage and stimulate young people to live in the countryside they need to pass through and give up housing but far from jumping ship and mr c. is one of russian and three coaches bright new hopes she chose to work here rather than being in there by the older grad and she's not fairly warm. half of the ex-pats working here are younger than thirty it's promising the chant people come here to whack the market is very interesting and you can browse a professional in many different fields thinking of fields this isn't a traditional picture of russian farming these three huge and high tech trucks has a planting some of the firms vast thirty thousand hectares of wheat the works on the mold of man they say they wouldn't trust younger staff with such expensive equipment but soon enough they're going to need them. farming out their house wide

horizons it has a lot of land potentially producing a lot of food what it needs now is the incentives and enthusiasm to make young farmers want what's out here tom watson our three paul greg region and in a few minutes the moscow team shows that contemporary art in russia is a sight to be seen as coming your way after business update with maytree stay with us. and welcome to business outside the chief of b.p. robert dudley says he thinks there's still value in exploring russia's arctic with rosneft. joint venture the russian shareholders and saving p. have already made clear that wish to be involved that leaves ross never to make a decision another deadline for that to happen is none day next week when its agreement to undertake a sixteen billion dollars share swap agreement with b.p. expires the russian oil major has given few clues as to what it will decide except

saying it will act as shareholders best interests. now another hurdle looms in russia's eighteen year long marathon to join the world trade organization the e.u.'s slammed tax concessions offered to foreign carmakers to set up assembly plants inside the country the government wants to extend the program started in two thousand and three until twenty twenty which the e.u. says is against w c o rules the program has had some notable successes with a number of the world's biggest car makers setting up operations here but w. zero entry is a matter of negotiation and the problem may be prepared to offer the e.u. concessions on the import of agricultural products. of the markets we start with commodities crude prices recovered from yesterday's heavy sell off and wednesday's two light sweet is still under one hundred dollars per barrel well brant is trading

at one hundred fourteen and part. of the stock's now european markets of reason on a better than expected economic data and strong earnings results thyssen krupp is one of the strongest performers on the dax on steelmakers higher profit reports in the u.k. buying shares are mostly high as commodity prices recovered calling a massive selloff in the european search on thursday here in moscow the r.t.s. my stakes are just slightly high on friday investors are not making any big moves ahead of the weekend and as we await u.s. inflation data later in the day we'll have more as we get it of course some of the individual movers on the my second energy shares are mostly climbing of. love for gas probes slipped into the red yet again for another half a percentage point on some of its customers might follow the example of lithuania which has announced plans to buy gas from the u.s.

as prices there are thirty percent lower banking shares are on the rise bt is up one. percent one point seven there's burbank is also. gave me the news i'm a. retail business in russia. and other news russia's natural gas producer now which i guess boosted its net profits by almost seventy percent to reach six hundred eighty million dollars in the first quarter the strong expected result was mainly driven by high gas prices the company's stock is up one percent. and russian banks pretax profit not including the largest lenders per bag jumped sixty three percent in the first four months of beginner banks earned over five billion dollars during the period. from the central bank. the billions of dollars being spent on construction for the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi are tracking foreign investors among them american company guardian which is opening a glass factory in southern russia around two to thirty million dollars will be

invested in a plan to produce three hundred million square meters in the glass and yeah that's enough to cover the whole city of crossed off on the on the capital region where the plot will be built in the form of it's a fake sheets of gloss now russian companies will provide old materials germans will supply the equipment. we will be back next hour with an update headlines the next on thing.

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