it's a good goal how would international sales. every green eternal in talk of. this . kind of gadhafi look set to become a legitimate target for nato airstrikes as international prosecutors pro-tax in charge members of the libyan regime with crimes against humanity more from me in london in just a moment. with the e.u. struggling to keep the euro afloat with a bailout for portugal and greece unemployment hit spain it looks to be next in line for a costly rescue package. bloodstain a birthday on the anniversary of israel's creation it's ready troops. on the hour protesters killing sixteen and wounding dozens.

with r.t. live from moscow where it's now or just a second past welcome to the program. now the international criminal court is expected to issue arrest warrants for three libyan leaders including colonel gadhafi but we charged with crimes against humanity now it comes as britain's military chief calls on the nato led coalition to start bombing a broader range of targets in libya general david which once even suggested killing khadafi in an air strike would be quote within the rules are his law and i was waiting for us live and let the let's get more details on this right now and laura hi so the coalition has already said that it actually needs to step down but now they're making his death an acceptable option how is this being justified considering the original u.n. resolution call for a humanitarian mission and a simple no fly zone. well it's not clear how it's going to be justified but from

what we've seen so far by this sort of extension and mangling of this u.n. security council resolution they certainly if everybody agrees with general david richards they will they will find a way of making this fit in what we're seeing in libya at the moment is that essentially a stalemate we've had around about two thousand five hundred as strikes in the last two months by nato forces and really from from a from our perspective nothing has really been gained and from the perspective of the british people and many m.p.'s in the bush column inches well and so your general stated richard is saying is that is that they should start as you say expanding the range of targets that they're looking for which which extends into infrastructure and we're talking about infrastructure what we're talking about is things like bridges power stations electricity supplies water supplies all those kinds of things which would essentially blue libyans back into the stone age really and put them much as we've seen in iraq in a state of flux for you know ten years sort of generation while they rebuild all

these things he and other senior officers are seeking backing for those views which many people are saying is a clear contravention of this u.n. resolution and of course another step towards a potential ground invasion and of course richard david richards himself is saying that the aim of the escalation would be that direct targeting exactly which of course smacks of regime change and makes this mission look more and more like a mission that is aimed at regime change but disguised as humanitarian intervention we're also seeing increasing pressure on gadhafi as as you mentioned the international criminal court is poised to issue arrest warrants for three members of the libyan regime now it's not clear yet who those members are going to be but it's widely expected that one of them will almost certainly be another could be his second eldest son safe and also his brother in law and the key for the intelligence services in libya are still are said lucy now. well to see these arrest warrants is

to deal with allegations of crimes including the use of indiscriminate cluster munitions on on civilian areas that are also additional signs that the regime is supporting a part of the international criminal court's prosecutor's office has said that it received several phone calls from high level libyan officials say officials close to gadhafi inside the libyan regime at the moment offering information to forward space prosecutions. a few moments ago you mentioned after roughly two thousand five hundred sorties a bombing campaigns over libya there was a sense of disappointment among some. this at this point anyone in the public being been speaking out us any sense of opposition at this point to the ongoing campaign there is opposition in this feeling that opposition is growing in a recent poll for the daily mail newspaper seven out of ten said. now today. members of parliament are debating the intervention again in parliament

that is a response to cross party calls for another discussion on what is going on in libya originally you may remember that only thirteen m.p.'s face against the intervention with five hundred fifty seven facing in favor many saying that now m.p.'s are allowed to very seek a. vote more along the lines of what they're electricity saying which is of course you know we don't want an escalation of the intervention in libya and these figures could be very different similar ten years to that state we'll be seeing protests here and then later on today and please moving policy spacing in that greece has to say that this has become a mission that's about regime change and that it will be disastrous for libyans if it goes ahead and calling for an immediate halt to the intervention and they'll be trying to draw attention to the plight of thousands of refugees who have to flee military option of being ignored by nation and or certainly seems there's no end in

sight it was just a few days ago that the american president barack obama said the mission in libya is an open ended mission so just to see how long this continues for and live in london thank you. well a professor but a dream gone the high profile leader of a radical anti vietnam war group back in the sixty's says that the killing of civilians whoever does it is simply an act of terror. i mean from the year in order to save people is a terrible idea it goes bad people don't like it usually is terrorism because it's carrying people in large numbers i think. you know a message of. war to free people but i think that of course you know wars have the power of always being wrapped in the paper and ribbons of democracy bringing education freedom to people it's terrorism where you end up yes i mean

civilian populations occupying the land. and you can watch that full interview with professor bernard gene joining around twenty minutes time right here on out. well the latest efforts to prevent eurozone members of the single currency falling into the financial abyss begin a bit later european ministers will meet to discuss the effectiveness of bailouts for portugal and greece concerns have been raised with the measures are not working in greece portugal is crumbling economy is desperate for a seventy eight billion euro rescue package now across the border in spain there were outbreaks of violence during the protests against austerity cuts across the country struggles to deal with record high unemployment and as artie's sara fourth reports madrid could be next in line for an e.u. hand. first greece then. and now portugal as the usa is bailouts growing number there are now serious concerns that spain

could be the next to topple playtest this throughout europe i can bring to a case even more taxpayers' money being plowed into rescuing other. people had done that i. think again. that is because. i don't buy it makes about it. forty three hundred sixty five that is why i didn't like the labor market problem fitting this last time i was there i think that this is going to be. this is so. if you are is a problems weren't enough there is now talk of greece defaulting on its loans even potentially exiting the euro. and portugal's recent bailout is reported to be worth

around seventy eight billion euro spain is the euro things fulfill largest economy different challenge altogether if it fails. if the situation happens the markets would not manage it going out of spain stitches the most can. strike that scenario for the e.u. what will the e.u. do i think in many experts share my opinion that the e.u. will do the utmost to avoid the scenario would any cost because spain is too big to fail. the big question now is just how much longer can the usa continue bankrolling days going bust as the spiraling that crisis continues to escalate ministers are struggling to maintain a united front. of financial survival for such countries the spain and there were seriously ports in danger of the euro this for me lead to a period of two currencies in europe a strong group of currencies using your and the rest. of the european commission

will take time to think over there is essential for adopting the measure of this kind. of consequent thinking to break down speculation that it will be the next one see her throughout this problems continue having great ideas and now portugal the possibility of spain becoming the next year i think i think remains a very real threat and right now your kid like the other reality say this is the say karpov there are a bit. of a professor of economics at the university. good manners things that in order to survive the e.u. needs stronger support. you will project. stronger institutional. stronger political. as long as. the euro area sees itself as

our sources now and then it's clearly not going to work you need some form of of fiscal transfers of your own why these to do shows if you want to give you our project going otherwise you will sooner or later we will fail but it's clear that we're just waiting for time and there is a good shingle reforms are needed and if you if you are going to keep the eurozone together every business problems cannot go on forever and perhaps restructuring bet is not such a lot. now i do remember to keep an eye on our twitter and facebook page to get the very latest updates on developments all across europe you'll also find more on our developing stories as well as photos and videos and posts.

and without a lawyer from moscow now it's been a day of violence in the middle east where israeli troops fired on protesters along three hostile borders as demonstrators attempted to cross into the country the clashes broke out on a day and the anniversary of the founding of the jewish state when many palestinians lost their homes or were simply expelled at least sixteen people were killed near the lebanese syrian and it was tear gas and rubber bullets were used in an attempt to stop protesters crossing into israel security officials meantime say they sustained injuries as well prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he hoped to come with return but warned the country is determined to protect its territorial integrity political activist sunny our bush

a hard day says the protesters can't stand against israeli forces. but what has been happening since nine hundred forty bill now is that we are having millions of frequencies and they are not allowed to come back to their homes while you know that you have this all just jews immigration from all over the world coming to the land of israel that was promised to them by god two thousand years ago or a little bit more the people who were expelled during the war of nine hundred forty eight sixty three years ago a lot of them still alive are not allowed to get back now the israelis also don't want them to commemorate this that that's the thing that happened to them in nineteen forty the present the palestinians want to get back home is the most normal thing i can think of with any israeli violence against this. and the prevention of these people to get back on for the last six to three years is a serious got that most of the world unfortunately don't know enough about and they are believing that all this is really life or saying that these people were

throwing stones so what people might get angry and throw stones on the borders what could happen to this huge massive forces of israel if people restore some stones on the borders. beyond the latest violence israel is also accused of blackmailing people in cars or to become collaborators palestinians say trapped and often only allowed to leave by agreeing to become informers or israeli intelligence parties call it a story. the latest weapon of war targeting the sick and the hopeless and denying them health care unless they become soldiers for the other side about. i needed urgent surgery which couldn't be done here in gaza i had to get to jerusalem but when i arrived at the areas border crossing i was arrested by the israeli security service they brought me into a building for questioning and kept me there from ten in the morning until six in the evening. the payoff is simple become an informant and get

a permit to leave gaza for medical care in israel jordan or the palestinian with them or refuse and face the health risks and it's not casual operation but one which is highly planned and targeted involving senior israeli intelligence officers according to the man who says he was put under severe pressure to collaborate. during those long hours colonel not schieffer the mossad trying to bargain with me he said that if i refused i would go blind and will be said back to gaza without permission to get to jerusalem for eye surgery. for some stories familiar to my new role in dozens of similar cases across his deceased month his organization physicians for human rights represent patients from gaza whose permits to leave for medical treatment have been delayed or rejected by israel he says ever since i must took over gaza in two thousand and seven many of the roughly a thousand people who apply each month to leave gaza for health care outside are turned down sometimes. for medical care is the

difference between life or death. whatever they can. use these very sensitive situation to recruit people but israeli government denies it's taking advantage of the situation and rubbish as the claims as nonsense people who have been refused entry for security reasons have to explain. and find a reason why they weren't allowed in but let's be clear the numbers speak for themselves eight hundred thousand gazans in two thousand and three and and it is rather medical treatment is the allegation that all eighteen thousand are working for israeli security it simply ludicrous palestinian informers potentially provide important information for the israeli army but spying for israel is seen as treason by palestinians and is punishable by death i must also accuses israel of using

social networking sites like facebook to access the private information of gazans the masses the israeli army then blackmails those guardians of innocently published information about the friends and family online as for the summer when he refused to be swayed and paid the price. they sent me back to gozo because i'd rather be sick i'm doing spin cooperate with the israeli. home and put his idea as gaza moves closer to egypt with former president hosni mubarak now out of the picture palestinians believe that a more nervous israel will be seeking new tactics to oppose them that's why they think they're going to be informers and invisible weird but often the most damaging of all to militant movements is likely to remain a top priority or is really intelligence policy r.t. israel. still ahead for you this hour here on r.t. better safe than sorry your life in your own hands question inventors look at ways

to cash in on alternative ways to protect against potential disaster in whatever form it comes. now b.p. is in last ditch talks to me buy out the russian partners in this joint venture to pay a deal that could be worth thirty billion u.s. dollars or even even more than that but you'll could salvage the british oil giants efforts to work with the russian state oil company rosneft on a major deal after katrina hobbs i was at the business as with more on this and it seems that seems to be some progress are being made here but only expecting any more news on this to. progress is a word at the moment really all we have is speculation on what might come from these negotiations so far the british oil firms russian partners a are had put a stop to this venture then i was awake in the russian energy minister said he believed a compromise would be found it was going to be acceptable to all the parties and there are a number of potential solutions that may be on our phone the most likely being that

the russian billionaire partners will be bought out with a combination of both shares and can't those sources that are close to these talks say that there is a breakdown because there's disagreements over the price so again speculation but just just know that we'll keep you informed of any progressions in this deal and i'll see you in the studio shortly for the full business our country looking forward to it so you soon. ok let's get to some other world news a brief for you this hour at least seven people have been killed in western syria in the latest crackdown by security forces hundreds fled the border town of. it's all thought he was tempted to crush a revolt against the government international pressure is mounting on syria a brutal crackdowns on anti-government protesters with at least eight hundred killed at this point more than a thousand people arrested over the past couple of months the u.n. the u.s. have imposed sanctions with washington even considering declaring that president assad's eleven year rule as norful. japan is

a widening the no go zone around the crippled fukushima nuclear plant beyond thirty kilometers now about five thousand people have been moved into public housing and hotels in nearby cities the new evacuations began after new fuel rods created a hole in a reactor chamber japanese engineers are now trying to come up with a new plan to stabilize the stricken reactor as a radioactive material continues to leak. and voters in the swiss city over have rejected a proposed ban on assisted suicide as well as proposals to stop foreigners taking advantage of a soft euthanasia laws results suggest it's just twenty percent support a ban on foreigners being helped to die assisted suicide has been legal in switzerland since nine hundred forty one provided the help doesn't personally benefit from a patient's death nearly two hundred people commit suicide every year in zurich. well nature is unpredictable and some pessimists are not taking any chances big

bucks being spent on everything from building a bunker in the back garden to investing in a no word style armageddon proof. its arteries equal to a growth never discovered county inventors are more than willing to cash in. the tsunami in japan. the earthquake in haiti. the gulf of mexico oil spill big disasters are rarely out of the headlines and many say the worst is yet to come because only one way to be safe this is a cold war era bunker and army personnel were meant to be kept safe from chemical biological and most important nuclear these days apocalyptic fears have changed and so have the solutions welcome to. the no play for the rich just outside moscow recently as well as erecting how's that resemble fortresses local residents have

sort of strong enough to withstand a disaster of biblical proportions the company that makes them the end of the world awaits they can be used as vaults and watch our free negotiation rooms but just because of your claim to successful person thinks he's free from fear he has to reinforce doors of bodyguards or money but then suddenly that's happened outside of their control at least people realize no one is safe. since last year we have followed the again you because efforts to build an armageddon prove capsule full isn't a hundred thousand dollars. so far there's been little demand some aiming higher than the twenty first century. a multimillion dollar building that can sustain itself in any environment purifying its own water and air and growing its own food all the natural source of energy that. several

countries are interested in now projects we are going to see this move from a blueprint to real construction in. the future will tell whether people will be prepared to invest their money in fear that's in a cold war because this would really inspire. to be used and. never came true you go through a c. m r t is coming to life in the heart of the russian capital katrina's here in a few minutes with business update but for now bear might you can always are getting regular updates any time you feel like a twenty four seven at our tea party come here a couple of the items we have are lined up for you on the website right now and the first story of an addiction woman whose home tragedy turned into a political event causing large religious clashes in cairo. and the russian a tennis player maria sharapova is back on top of her game find out more about her triumph in rome i party dot com.

i'll be back with a recover our top stories in just a few moments but now some of the business of country. hello welcome to the business program for this hour it's deadline day for the share swap and arctic exploration deal between b.p. and rosneft in a bid to salvage the block fanchon the two oil majors have been holding eleventh hour negotiations with a our baby's current partners in russia. dmitri vivid inker has the details there are reports that the sides were engaged in last minute negotiations sunday evening an attempt to salvage this multi-billion dollar deal which expires monday

midnight but speculation has a baby might need more time to sweetness off the two t. and k b t t a k b t is a russian british joint venture often by b.p. harbored by al facts as we know of a group of russian businessmen and this shareholder agreement actually stipulates that u.k. b.p. should be the primary vehicle for all beat these operations in russia and ukraine and this is why the deal between b.p. of course have to explore the outer shell violates this agreement that was blocked by the stockholm arbitration forced the government says that the deal is too important to be abandoned the energy minister sergei schmeichel says that some kind of resolution should be found and therefore it is widely speculated that b.p. might go ahead and actually buy out his russian partners in the t. and k b p but so far the sides of the fail to agree on the price because b.p. says thirty five billion dollars for back says we're nervous stake in the joint venture is too high a price. there's

a look at the markets now crude oil futures continue to lose ground with the arrest of the head of the international monetary fund adding uncertainty to the resolution of your it's sovereign debt was light sweet is trading under ninety eight dollars a barrel while branches around one hundred twelve dollars a barrel is out in asia japanese nikkei closed in the red with weakness in some commodity prices as well as the high again. hong kong shares also closed down more than one percent following a sell off in the commodities six or six as a rising u.s. dollar made investors wary of risky assets however shares of sony have seen a one percent gain after the company announced that it began restoration of its play station network european stocks a low on opening monday financial shares are among the greatest losers with shares of society in general down around two percent also auto stocks are trading in the red reno is losing one point three percent and here in moscow the markets continue

with their losses the r.t.s. is more than one percent in the red with investors selling off amid cheaper commodities now let's have a look at the individual share moves oil majors around among the main losers with growth for oil and gas probably more than a percent in the red this hour and banking stocks are also under pressure p.t.b. is down despite the news it may start a joint insurance venture with italian generali. oil once again pushed the russian market significantly lower last week however there is a chance things will get better in the coming days that's according to sergei sidorov from uni credit securities. situations where for the mortgages driven is the derivative of the believe it will get worse this year but since we're seeing the russian oil and other commodities the rush it is. my personal fundamental view is that commodities are still going to be going to balance and because there's nothing there nothing trees will believe it be there supercycle is still there so it's not unusual to see

a resource for correction there which you know if you're bullish doesn't reach you're buying opportunity. that's the latest business news this hour but remember you can always keep up to date online or r.t. dot com forward slash business i'll have more for you in just under an hour's time see the.

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