the meridian leader should be hotels shares in new delhi who took. babyhood to carry collection remove the clothes of the maiden's hotel the leader is a religious and it was punished but a precocious kunitz. declassified documents reveal the u.k. was happy to hand over terror suspects from iraq to the us with little regard to what would be waiting for them in a secret first. morning of the year of the fate of a common currency is in serious about as europe with greece another bailout the debt laden greece but no just the country to get behind its savage spending cuts. the former prime minister of ukraine goes on trial for abuse of power that's alleged to have cost the country millions of dogs. around fifteen hundred supporters of unity machine code gathered in front of the court buildings are protesting what they describe as a farce ago hearing join us for the latest details from the ukrainian capital kiev

. global news twenty four seven this is our to you live from moscow well the u.k. failed to track detainees handed over to the u.s. we collecting to protect them from possible torture in america's secret prisons and will be revealed after an agreement between the two states on the treatment of terror suspects captured in iraq was declassified twenty eight year old pakistani units around is one of the victims of this deal he was seized by british soldiers in iraq in two thousand and four as a suspected insurgent and secretly sent to a u.s. detention camp in afghanistan the process of extraordinary rendition the mass lawyers are calling on the u.k. to help to free him as britain was that is handing off dorothy. from the reprieve

charity who's fighting for rottweilers release told r.t. that britain's friendship with america blinds it to the truth. there are hundreds of prisoners there but what makes you special is that eunice was actually picked up by the united kingdom in iraq in february two thousand and four the u.k. handed him to the united states in march and april there were discussions between the u.s. and the u.k. because the u.s. wanted to send them to bob graham in the u.k. didn't object despite the fact that at this time even the grade photos broke making it absolutely clear to anyone who had any doubt what was happening to prisoners in u.s. the township the u.k. says that it learned quote unquote in june of that year june two thousand and four that my client had been sent to bob graham and although there was and though you kind of deal between the u.s. and the u.k. that permits the u.k. to get him out of custody and never bother to do so so we've had to sue them in the united kingdom courts in haiti as corpus to tell them you have to get this prisoner

back he never should have been so on top of iraq he was rendered on lawfully in violation of the geneva conventions and you have a responsibility to him he's your prisoner when we first started to go see the prisoners there shortly after the supreme court allowed prisoners to go in we had heard all kinds of stories of people being roughed up and it is at this moment the clients i go and see there are going on ten years in detention they've lost almost a decade of their lives and there's no prospect of a trial no prospect of release and congress is going on saying we need to have gone forever so that's the real me that they go through at this point uncertain future no prospect of leaving i think is one of the saddest parts of the whole war on terror story the way various european nations for the kind of witting or unwitting handmaidens of us torture practices we know about cia secret prisons in poland romania lithuania the u.k. is the us its closest ally let's be clear and we saw time and again in the war on terror the u.k. getting just a little bit too close to the illegality of george bush and his cronies. but

britain is not the only state that's been supporting the us to carry out its illegal treatment of prisoners back in a two thousand and one edu would lead gave america the green light to go ahead with its vision of battling terror and since then hundreds of going through torture without trial or bush will has their story. as was a wrist and on the streets and sent to guantanamo for torture after five years america released him without charge to this day the us has given no explanation all said story couldn't as is suing george bush's lawyer alberto gonzalez for ruling torture is legal interrogators from the land of the free are free to calls quote simulated drowning point instrumentality impairment of bodily function organ failure and even death. one of. those kind of torture on myself. because i will not sign. so i was

forced to agree. and i was. the us refused to even reveal who will hold income earners he's muggles his lawyer to find her son it took several years there was no chance to get in quantico with mr quinn i think it's really a shame for the united states what happened in. this plot concerning international law and it's simply impossible and that twenty first century. put some. extra. room. saying you have no right. to end the practices they are imposing a set of standards on our intelligence communities in terms of interrogating prisoners that our people think will be ineffective in the classified memo gonzales

did warn us goods it was legally safer to perform torture on foreign soil ministers in the european union were glad to oblige the e.u. agreed to help arrest and transport people to countries where they could be tortured in a meeting here at nato headquarters in two thousand and one detainees may or may not have been guilty since they never received a real trial we just called know for sure. looked it on the promise to show. that he's even appealed us cool rulings which give detainees some royds two years on the prison still open for business we're all watching the inspiration. of crimes against humanity sociopaths ministration and so's your people so participating in support of these that executives from bush down and they'll fear going abroad off to foreigners food lawsuits over torture when the world lose

what america's doing said bush's advisor we will all be ashamed the new bush will r.t. braman. on the way for you here at r.t. a poisoned generation thousands of families india demanding compensation from the government sparing a controversial pesticide that's caused widespread deformities in children. the euro is dead and buried quite literally according to skeptics who have held a mock funeral for the ailing single currency in brussels they argue that attempts to bail out greece are too little too late and athens economic failure will leave the eurozone dream in tatters. e.u. members are currently pressing the greek authorities to tighten its purse strings once again if it is to receive more bailout money to keep it afloat for a vote on a proposed twenty eight billion euro budget cut over five years next week if approved it will mean another twelve billion euros and rescue money. going to join

those mourning the euro's economic woes. this is a few in the center of brussels where the european leaders are meeting to discuss the future of the greek debts and of the eurozone itself they believe the euro can be salvaged but most people including euro skeptics believe that it is impossible it never will be no resurrection of the euro to me and i think a lot of people it's beginning to collapse around them really seeing bailouts billions of pounds of taxpayers' money especially from the germans a lot of this bill and i think the public about enough of it and i've had enough if the leaders of the european union have presented greece with kone and conditions in order for the country to receive the remainder of its bailout unfortunately for greece they will have to take extreme measures which are incredibly popular in the country and that presents a major challenge for the greek government right immediately after it has just been for shuffled the leaders are unanimously wrong again. maybe i'm wrong about greece

from the very start she should never have been allowed to join the euro in the first place she wasn't suited to it they were wrong to buy her out first time drawn by the route the second time and if the greek parliament on tuesday except this package then this time next year i'll be talking to you i'll be a third bailout so while the european leaders are extremely excited about the fact that the future of the euro could still be resurrected most of the people in europe do not believe so and unfortunately for the european leaders the common europeans believe that the end of the euro is near. right now libyan rebels. benghazi and a government controlled tripoli claim to be in secret talks preparing for the fall of gadhafi regime the opposition is uniting efforts to set a date for an uprising in the capital and what they're calling the last step towards winning the revolution let's get some more perspective now it's me too british m.p.

barry gardner to discuss where this uprising is going and thank you for joining us today so the opposition is reportedly gearing up to literally force gadhafi out of office what are the chances they'll succeed do you think. well i think there's a long way to go yet i think the gadhafi regime does look extremely shaky and much of it because of the pounding that it's received of course from british and french and american support. but my worry is that in the u.k. that we've seen this so far has cost us a quarter of a million pounds and that was the figure reported this week by the government. the heads of the military in the u.k. saying that they believe that the length of time it's taking in libya is seriously weakening the capacity of british forces around the world with the british government and its involvement in libya you voted against u.k. involvement in the nato intervention in libya seeing how the events are unfolding

what advice could you give to your government now. well look i do not believe we should be effectively acting as the air arm for the rebel forces in libya gadhafi is is an extremely horrible regime it's not a regime that any of us would wish to support but that does not cloud the fact that britain has no role getting involved in one side of the civil war and pursuing this in the way that they have the role that was set out by the united nations resolution one thousand seven hundred three was very clear it was that there should be a an effort to induce a cease fire in libya and to enforce that cease fire now it seems that we've been very keen to try and and stop the armaments that are coming from gadhafi regime and the government but we have been much less prepared to do that when the armaments and the and the fire has been coming from the rebels that's not an even handed in

for some of the cease fire effectively the u.k. and the french troops and others have been being used as the the air arm of the rebel forces and all that is simply well or if we can turn our attention to the latest media reports are reporting that our market actually might be seeking political asylum in africa in the next few weeks after all these claims it will fight to the death if you think you might abandon its country and hightail it out of there. nothing would surprise me with gadhafi i don't think he's a politician who's got a reputation for consistency so he might easily go on a chicken run and seek asylum elsewhere it's not impossible and of course in one sense the quicker that regime is gone the better but in another sense we have to be very careful about what is going to replace it now where do you think he would be welcome if you want to seek asylum somebody got lots of money to make people as friends. well indeed and he's been very careful over the past forty years

he has cultivated other african states he has made sure that he has helped them financially and therefore he does have many friends in the region but i wouldn't like to speculate where he might go for secretary stake elated at the very outset of this that he was already on his way to latin america that was a rather foolish speculation and. so i let's let's turn our attention across the atlantic heading west that the u.s. house or u.s. house of representatives is due to vote on a resolution aiming to limit america's military role in libya if that draft goes through how much would it complicate nato task you think. well of course the american role has been much more limited in libya than in previous conflicts and obama was very clear about that at the beginning that he wanted america to take a backseat in this conflict and the burden really has fallen on britain france of

course was the first in there but they've actually been far less active and indeed has spent far less money in terms of armaments and resources than the u.k. so britain is for the brunt of this and obviously any change in the support that is coming from the americans would would probably mean that that increases yet further apart now or some nato members are have their eyes on syria and you anti-government protests are being held in several cities there right now how much do you think the u.k. is ready to push for action against al bashir of the regime at this point. well look this situation in syria is extraordinarily bad we now have eleven thousand of syria's people who have fled into turkey and the forces of of. russia have gone to the north of the country right to the borders and really you've seen

the evacuations of of. villages like good beetlejuice. where they virtually just fled in the advance of the syrian forces this is a desperately serious situation the international community must act to bring the syrian regime to its senses we had all hoped that assad would prove to be a moderating force in libya that he would calm tensions that he would not give in to the military in the way that he has clearly he has become the captive of his own military and intelligence agency so you know you want your own calling you are calling for the international community we will get involved with syria are you suggesting a similar campaign to what's going on in libya no not at all no i salute you not but what i am suggesting is that there must be serious sanctions against the regime and i think that is absolutely right and it's important that russia's voice is heard in this it's important that they get the message through it through the

channels that russia has into the syrian leadership that this is absolutely unacceptable lead seen one thousand four hundred people killed in syria that is the best estimate that anybody can have given the reporting restrictions but we know for a fact that eleven thousand people have fled over the border in advance of the syrian troops and the syrian forces that is government forces against their own people it cannot be right and it really is important that russia says so very clearly in the international community and says so very clearly to the syrian leadership british m.p. very gardiner live from london thank you. thank you. now the former prime minister of ukraine has gone on trial for abusing power during her time in office in two thousand and nine and you did so much shanker secured a gas deal with russia which is claimed to have robbed the ukrainian economy of millions of dollars now she's dismissed the case it's fabricated but faces up to ten years in jail if convicted. he is reporting from kiev. the

atmosphere inside the courtroom and around the court building is absolutely electrifying around fifteen hundred supporters of you too much michael as you can see here gathered in central kiev to protest what they describe as a farcical hearing of the farcical case against their leader against religious angle now the i really give you credit baltics herself started this child with a little bit of controversy she refused to stand up when the judge entered the room and then she said that this judge was completely unqualified for the case and that it needed to be dismissed clearly the tension is rising as this case and as its final stage units were said to have been summoned to the prosecutor's office for months now for questioning now this case has been taking to the courtroom and we will be hearing some developments in the next several weeks or so the crane's former prime minister yulia timoshenko is being charged with many different

financial crimes including the amateur and professional as described by the prosecution gas deal with russia in two thousand and nine the prosecution claims that due to those deals ukraine lost more than four hundred million u.s. dollars and this is clearly the main charge against the country's former prime minister it is something of a full from grace for the woman who was once one of the most powerful and prominent politicians in the world several magazines describe you to much and go as high as one of the most important female politicians on the planet now she she could become a convict and if convicted she could face up to ten years in prison even if this is that this would be suspended for her then still she would be unable to run for president for the next presidential election in twenty to fifty this according to thomas sankoh makes this case political and she describes it as the one being orchestrated personally by president because you have a quote which it is not the first time that you are to

a shango is based on the trial in two thousand and one she. charged with smuggling the russian gas into ukraine clearly the supporters of your tymoshenko are ready to beseech the court building until they hear pain use coming from inside and you will clearly be seeing more probably can rescue this case in the next several weeks or maybe even months but we'll be following all the details and bringing you the latest details as soon as we get it. he's alexian of the reporting right well with r.t. live from moscow now the russian president is delivering on his promise to decentralize power in the country giving the regions a greater say in politics to me treatment here to france to appoint the current governor as the new head of the upper house of the russian parliament peter all of that's details on this. valentina much. guaranteed to be the next speaker of the federation council the helper house of russian parliament these members of the federation council from the regions are saying this is the

federation council because it's likely to moscow centric and they want to see more representation from across russia this is something that the president said yes i agree with guns babies but valentino much younger the eight year governor of st petersburg sixty two year old valentino. well she's essentially said to her if you want the job it's there and take it so it looks more than likely that she will be established as the the new speaker of the upper house of the state duma just behind me the lower house of russian government also set for a little bit of a shake up the president put forward a draft law that would mean that's the current percentage of the vote what you need to take a seat in the duma is seven percent he wants to see the two five percent meaning this more parties in the regions that can get a share of the main power base here in moscow not just the major political parties making the whole system far more representative of russia as a whole and as they said less moscow centric no it doesn't actually go living

further than that he said if i for say proves to be too little. of a decrease in the amount of the vote you need an election he's willing to lower it to three percent now this would make it make sure that a lot of the more marginal parties as they are at the moment would be able to to sit in on a decision making that goes on of making laws and governing here in the russian federation. right there and it's going to some of the international news for you in brief and new anti-government protests have been held in several cities in syria security forces have reportedly opened fire on a crowd south of damascus clashes post at the border have forced more than twelve thousand refugees to flee to turkey u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called for an end to the provocation. it's a three month crackdown against those opposing the regime of president bashar al assad has reportedly left more than a thousand people dead. in a series of nearly similar ten years blasts have rocked two cities in me and mine

injuring several people the first device went off in the country's administrative capital of tarp that's near an area housing most of its hotels soon afterwards a car laden with explosives detonated near a man de lay's main market it's not yet clear who was behind the attacks bombings have become increasingly frequent in myanmar where pro-democracy activists and ethnic groups are at odds with the military backed regime. the former rwandan minister has been sentenced to life in prison for genocide rape and crimes against humanity pauline newman also who called the country's former minister for families and women's affairs and her son an ex militia leader who are both found guilty of ordering and assisting the massacres some eight hundred thousand people were killed during the nine hundred ninety four slaughter most of them ethnic tootsies little master vocal is the first woman to be convicted by the un backed tribunal.

well it was a meant to ensure a healthy crop as cheaply as possible but for locals living nearby it's come at a huge price a generation of malformed children has emerged in the south of india after a controversial pesticide was used on local farms despite the product being banned in other parts of the world indian authorities claim there is no cheap alternative on the market you may find some of the images in previous readers report disturbing . this girl's body is the size of a baby but in reality she's five years old in her short life syria has endured an operation to reduce the size of her abnormally large head and she's not the only one suffering like this. who have to. challenge hand otherwise there would be complications. and serious mother thinks she knows what's caused it here in the cashew plantations in india southern state of carolina the government sprayed a highly controversial pesticide endosulfan on the cross during the ninety's that

the people here say is causing a generation of deformed children victims groups believe there are around nine thousand children like syria with swollen heads and developing at only half the rate they should for some parents that prospect is too much choosing abortion sometimes disturbingly late my daughter was alterations on in the eighth months of her pregnancy until recently india with the only country in the world which allowed the youth of endosulfan the agricultural ministries that they're with employing no other cheap alternative to the powerful path but after mounting pressure at home and abroad the supreme court voted on an eight week end of the path of god which is that to expire in mid july while studies show the endosulfan causes severe developmental and reproductive problems in both humans and animals proponents of the past aside say their rivals are the ones pushing this ban these police it is only. because you lose we use.

the to. put the families of the sick feel that they've been forgotten for long enough. there is no value for human life it's all about the money people don't care about each other these days people who have money are categorized as high caste and the poor people act. and nobody cares whether we're dead or alive the families are drained emotionally and financially their life savings wiped out to care for their severely disabled children. i feel very sad when i see my child like this though it's disturbing we have to tolerate it. there's little point waiting for government relief repeated requests fall on deaf ears in the capital all these families can do is make the most of the short lives their disfigured children will have most will die before their twentieth birthday preassure either r t carola india. or to

you with r.t. live from moscow or time off for the latest from the world. that's right time to check the latest business news of our will welcome well prices afloat after tropical most five percent of that was after the international energy agency made a surprise announcement that sixty million barrels of oil would be released from strategic reserves well it's only the third time in history the i.a.e.a. has signed the release of reserves the move is intended to offset the loss of production from libya currently engulfed in civil war meanwhile some members warn of possible counter measures to prop up the world price christine just coronal from standard and poor's explains why she thinks the i.a.e.a. has taken the unusual action. i think it's three things one it is trying to ensure

that when the northern hemisphere is going to the driving season there will be enough supply now a lot of the opec member countries have said they're nice enough supply and that is correct but what you need is to make sure that prices don't spiral up the second is to ensure that there is a soft landing for the economy what they are trying to ensure is that the world economy does not go into a double the session and thirdly there has been a lot of frustration from oil barrels that have been taking out of the market on speculation so what are you seeing is listen guys we are going to dump oil in the market so don't try to get prices are because you're going to loose money so that should put a barrier to oil prices a cap which should hopefully ensure that the world continues to soft land and recover from the recession. check on those current prices lites we just trading at just under ninety one dollars per barrel while branches that over one hundred six

dollars hundred stocks opened lower friday that's just going to slight our traditional first quarter g.d.p. figures on the corporate front microchip knology reported just pointed results for its. sales were weak. and european markets are on the rise this friday after a few leaders agreed to launch a fresh bailout package for cash strapped greece miners are in the lead xstrata and under for guster almost four percent. finally here in russia the markets are rebounding after thursday's shot losses both the r.t.s. and the mindsets are one point four and one point six percent respectively let's have a look at some of the individual show moves on the mice that's energy majors are among the main gainers with gas from over two percent much of my net k.'s flat company post such a net profit of one hundred thirty four million dollars in the first quarter will be here previous at stations. banks are also on the rise but his or junior book is

down slightly that's after even the r. g.'s that is considering buying into the bank. branches global ports has raised hoffer billion dollars from its i.p.o. in london the force operating i was surprised at the bottom of the intended grange the group sold twenty five percent of its shares it's the fifth russian company to list in london this year. but for the business boston during the last thing was tried for more business stories here on archly.