the remember the creamy that used to feel the insecure child the oil the ruben's original. declassified documents reveal the u.k. was happy to hand over terror suspects from iraq to the us with little regard to what will be waiting for them in secret prisons. mourning the euro the fate of the common currency is in serious doubt as europe agrees another bailout played in greece but urges the country to get behind somebody 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 dollars. and around fifteen hundred supporters of gathered in front of the court building to protest what they describe as

a parsable hearing join us for the latest details from the ukrainian capital kiev. international news and comment live from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. the u.k. failed to track a detainees handed over to the us neglecting to protect them from possible torture in american secret prisons that's been revealed after an agreement between the two states on the treatment of terror suspects captured in iraq was declassified twenty eight year old pakistani. 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 a process of extraordinary rendition the man's laws are calling on the u.k. to help free him as britain was the detaining authority. from the reprieve charity

he's fighting for his release told r.t. that britain's friendship with america so the truth. there are hundreds of prisoners of bog around but what makes you notice special is that you know it 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 brown the u.k. didn't object despite the fact that at this time even the abu ghraib photos broke making it absolutely clear to anyone who had any doubt what was happening to prisoners in u.s. detention the u.k. says that it learns quote unquote in june of that year june two thousand and four that my client had been sent to god grounds 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 and haiti is corpus to tell them you have to get this

prisoner back you never should have been sent out of iraq he was rendered on the flee in violation of the geneva conventions and you have a responsibility to your prison when we first started to go see prisoners there shortly after the supreme court allowed prisoners to go and 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 guantanamo forever so that's the real anthony that they go through at this point uncertain future no prospect of leave i think it's one of the saddest parts of the whole war on terror story the way various european nations for the kind of waiting around waiting handmaidens of us for surprises we know about cia secret prisons and poland or maybe a little way in the u.k. is us its closest allies 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 in this county. but britain

is not the only state which means supporting the us to carry out its illegal treatment of prisoners back in two thousand and one leaders gave america the green light to go ahead with its vision of battling terror and since then hundreds have gone through torture without trial daniel bushell has one story. as was arrested on the streets and sent to guantanamo for torture after five years america released him without charge to this day the u.s. has given no explanation or said story couldn't as is suing george bush's lawyer alberto gonzales for ruling torture is legal interrogators from the land of the free are free to cause quote simulated drowning rape point instrumentality impairment of bodily function organ failure and even death i was wrong of course would survive those kind of torture on myself. because i will not sign.

up so i was forced to agree. and i was. the us refused to even reveal they were holding current as his mother also his lawyer to find her son it took several years there was no chance to get in contact with the corners it's really a shame for the united states what happened. as a plot concerning the international law and it's simply impossible in the twenty first century. to put someone in the extra. room. saying you have no right moves to end the practices they are imposing a set of standards on our intelligence communities in terms of interrogating prisoners there are people they 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 can't know for sure. barack obama was elected on the promise to show it's guantanamo but he's even the pew do is rulings which give detainees some royds two years on prison still open for business but all. guilty of criminal. crimes against humanity so is the obama administration and so is europe. for participating and supporting exactly executives from bush down and their fear going abroad to foreigners food lawsuits over to joe when the

world is what's america's doing said bush's advisor we will all be ashamed the new bush will r.t. braman. r.t. can you live from the russian capital the way this hour a poisoned generation thousands of families in india demand compensation from the government spraying a controversial pesticide that's caused widespread deformities in children's. stories to a kind of first the euro is dead and buried quite literally according to skeptics who 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 that and economic failure will leave the eurozone dream in tatters members of a. greed on the terms of a new play now for the pressing the greek authorities to tighten the purse strings once again if the money is to be handed over the government will vote on a proposed twenty eight billion euro budget cut over five years next week if approved. joined those mourning the euro's

economic growth. this is a funeral procession in the center of brussels where the european leaders are meeting to discuss the future of the greek debt and of the eurozone itself they believe the euro can be salvaged but most people including your skeptics believe it is impossible and there will be no resurrection of the euro well to me and i think a lot of people are beginning to collapse around the. bailouts billions of pounds of taxpayers' money especially from the germans putting a lot of this bill and i think the public about enough of it and i think that if the leaders of the european union have presented greece with draconian 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 unpopular 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 they be 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 bail out first time they're wrong second time and if the greek parliament on tuesday accept this package then this time next year i'll be talking to you and. so while these 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 . well let's talk more on the commitment of the leaders to help greece in the euro's future in general with overdeveloped he said journalist and author joining me live in brussels and i understand we can't join in at the moment all we can we can thanks very much indeed for joining us communication problem there can you hear me. i can hear you yes great thanks very much indeed well we just had

a report there concerning euro skeptics holding a mock funeral in brussels would you agree with those skeptics that the euro is basically dead well that's maybe a little bit too early to conclude but we are certainly in a situation where the risks with respect to the continuity of the wall unit of project have been really very severe and let's say that those skeptics are right and the euro does indeed meet its fate and die what happens next does that mean that european states would actually revert back to their national currency is something that greece is actually mentioned in the part well of course you need a currency to have an economy so when we when we would drop the euro or so or some members would grab the euro we would indeed have to go back to a national currency but you can imagine that would be a very very messy process to. bring about in the first place and the problem of course is that we can not we do not seem to be able to address

the greek situation in a proper way because in the very complicated and the present policies will only make the situation worse however i went for a much money one throws at the problem rather than seeing the eurozone collapse part the scenario when one country pulls out of the euro zone like greece perhaps if it has to do that would this be a case of integration or disintegration for the euro zone would it actually perhaps save the euro if this greek economy did opt out or would it actually complete well and actually undermine the eurozone. well i think it can go both ways if it's managed properly. greece leaving the eurozone would not only be a good thing for greece itself but also. saving the rest of the euro because greece is now definitely in a position where the economy and society at large i was like i would even say can

not save itself by staying in the euro the recession will only get worse because the austerity program that is pushed upon greece will lead to that to that conclusion and the only way out of that kind of deflationary and heavy recession risperdal is for greece to improve its external competitive position and that can only be done through a devaluation in this case being leaving the euro zone but if it doesn't leave you're saying these austerity measures will be particularly tough on greek society can you give us an idea of just how daily life will be for the average greek if this does happen. well i would say very briefly un seen nothing yet because what one demands now of greece and obviously there is no other way is huge cuts in expenditures used huge excrete increases in taxes and both of these two type of

measures will worsen the recession it is already so bad thing greece and now a an even worse a recession means that governments in the seats go further down and expenses go further up due to unemployment and things like that so it's really a total catch twenty two situation where you get more. strongly into recession do you to the policies that you follow and as i just mentioned the only way out of it is an increase in competitive competitiveness internationally because the competitiveness of greece as suffer tremendously in the last ten to twelve years and the only way to. restore that international competitiveness is through currency to the p.c.h. and so many examples in the past of already for so it's not to throw money at the greek economy to restore that competitiveness something which i like you know you countries of course are very regret i regret in having to do. yeah of course.

i guess you are first of all thinking about germany. at the end of the day is the country with what one calls the deep pockets in europe but if you listen carefully to what is happening or read carefully about what the german press for example is saying and arguing about this crisis the tone of the comments over there este changed tremendously over the last year and it is fairly obvious that chancellor merkel and our government are facing increasing opposition from an even lot from from a growing part of the population against the kind of policies that they have been following now in europe so in other words could you say that the german taxpayer could eventually say enough is enough we don't want to start bailing out these other countries and we've heard it from other countries indeed in the us well and actually particularly politically putting a lot of pressure on the german government which could decide not to help these countries. well that's one of the possibilities that one really shouldn't

mention being a good european but at the end of the day yeah it's becoming a reality that there is clearly. a lot of erosion going on in germany in terms of the public opinion turning against the european idea that's very sad. but it's a reality and you can also to realize that greece is a very small part of the euro zone economy when you talk about portugal ireland and of course when one starts to talk about countries like spain and italy it's a totally different ballgame that won't be manageable at all in the us and i think there is a lot of fear inside of germany that the reason is only the beginning of what will be a gradual worsening of the situation. that one tries to solve with. getting more credit through these countries but at the end of the day it will have to come

from germany which is like i already said the major paymaster in europe and of course that unthinkable that germany is prepared to go that road even much for them they are today well we shall wait and see thank you so much for sharing your thoughts live on our to your home value of a veldt joining us live there in brussels thank you for your time. the former prime minister of ukraine has gone on trial for abusing power joining her term in office in two thousand and nine unit a mission to secure a gas deal with russia which is claimed to rob the ukrainian economy of millions of dollars she's dismissed the case as fabricated but faces up to ten years in jail if convicted and that she is in clear for us. the atmosphere inside the courtroom and around the court building is absolutely electrifying around fifteen hundred supporters of unity much like 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 religion

a cycle now. i really give you credit politics for self started this child with a little bit of controversy she refused to stand up when the judge has 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 this final stage you to assemble has been summoned to the prosecutor's office for months now for questioning now this case is being taken to the courtroom and we will be hearing some developments in the next several weeks or so the claims former prime minister yulia timoshenko is being charged with many different financial crimes including the i am it's your professional as described by the prosecution gas deal with russia in two thousand and nine because if you should 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 present glass as one of the most important key male 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 sentence would be suspended for her and then still she would be unable to run for president for the next presidential election in twenty fifty this according to thomas and co makes this case political and she describes it as the one being orchestrated personally by president because i got a call that it is not the first time that you're getting a sense go is is on the trial in two thousand and one she was. charged with smuggling the russian gas into ukraine clearly the supporters of you to assemble are ready to besieged the court building until the new year and use coming from inside and will clearly be seen more probably under arrest because of this case in

the next several weeks or maybe even months but we'll be following all the details of bringing you the latest details as soon as we get it. the russian president is delivering on his promise to the centralized power in the country giving the regions a greater say in politics than me to meet it wants to appoint the current governor of st peter's play as the new head of the upper house of the russian parliament. has the details. valentino much yankel it's all but guaranteed to be the next speaker of the federation council the upper house of russian parliament with ease and members of the federation council from the regions were saying that the federation council decided to moscow centric and they wanted to see more representation from across russia this is something that the president said yes i agree with him and he's backed valentino much younger eighty eight year governor of st petersburg sixty two year old balance you know. well jesus said she said to her if you want the job it's there and take it so it looks more 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's 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 that lowered to five percent meaning there's more parties in the regions that can get say a share all three 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 i said less moscow centric know it and the person is actually going to love it further than not he said if five percent proves to be too little of a of a decrease in the amount of the vote you need an election he's willing to lower its chief three percent now this would make make sure that a lot of the more marginal parties as they are at the moment would be able to sit in on a decision making that goes on of making laws and governing here in the russian federation peter all of the reporting there from central moscow not in some

international news in brief in a world update this hour at least twelve people being killed in syria as anti-government protests will once again held in several cities security forces opened fire and used tear gas on a crowd in the syrian capital three month crackdown against those opposing the regime of president bashar assad has reportedly left more than a thousand people. tens of thousands of gathered in the yemeni capital after friday prayers calling for president ali abdullah saleh to go the country's been stuck in a political impasse since february which has claimed one hundred sixty seven lives saleh is currently still recovering in saudi arabia from injuries sustained in an attack on his compound earlier this month meanwhile in the southern port city of aden at least one person was killed when security forces opened fire on a funeral procession that turned into a mass anti-government protests. a former rwandan minister has been sentenced to life for genocide rape and crimes against humanity pulling the country's former

minister for families and women's affairs as x. militia leader were both found guilty of ordering and assisting massacres and eight hundred thousand people were killed during the one thousand nine hundred four slaughter most of them ethnic but since you know most of who is the first woman to be convicted by the un tribunals. was meant to ensure a healthy crop cheaply as possible but for locals living nearby at a huge price a generation of 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's no cheap alternative on the market. some of the images british readers report to stopping. 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 the doctors who have to put it through to her child's 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 crops 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 first some parents that prospect is too much choosing abortion sometimes just urban lelie my daughter was operating zone in the eighth month of pregnancy until recently india with the only country in the world which allowed the youth of ngo self in the agricultural ministry said there was simply no other cheap alternative to the power. but after mounting pressure at home and abroad the

supreme court voted on an eight week ban of the pacified which is that to expire in mid july while studies show that endosulfan causes severe developmental in reproductive problems in both humans and animals proponents of the past aside say their rivals are the ones pushing this ban. he says only people need you because you look. good. but the families of the sick feel that they've been forgotten for long enough. there is no value for a human life it's all about the money you don't care about each other. money are categorized as high caste and the poor people are counted as low cost and nobody cares whether. the families are drained emotionally and financially their life savings wiped out to care for their severely disabled children. or when i

see my child like this you know it's disturbing you 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 disfavor children will have most will die before their twentieth birthday priya sridhar r t carola india. moment twenty five minutes past the hour in the russian capital is next with the latest business news. hello and very welcome to your business date oil prices have stabilized after dropping almost five percent on straight but once on the back of a surprise announcement by the international energy agency that sixty million barrels of oil would be released from strategic reserves it's only the first time in history the house sanctioned the release of reserves move is intended to upset

the loss of production from libya currently you've got encircled me meanwhile some more of possible countermeasures to prop up the oil prices christine to throw from standard and poor's explains why she thinks the i.a.e.a. has taken been neutral action. i think it's three things one it is trying to ensure that when the northern hemisphere is going to have the driving season they will be enough supply now a lot of the opec member countries have said the reason of supply and that is correct but what you need to make sure that prices don't spiral are 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 that's not going to what are the recession and certainly they have been a lot of frustration from oil barrels that have been taking out of the market on speculation so what they say is listen guys we are going to dump our oil in the market so don't try to get prices are because you're going produce money so these

should put a barrier to oil prices cap which should hopefully ensure that the world continues to soft land and recover from the recession. let's take a quick well thrives light sweet is trading at just under ninety one dollars a barrel while branching out over one hundred six dollars going on to the u.s. markets stocks opened lower on friday that's just right a slight revision of the first school to be. the corporate brand micron technology reported disappointing results for its search crucial say chip sales this week. and european markets are mixed this surprise you could but see has narrowed its gains as investors confidence in banks was shaken by the suspension of trading in some lenders and each of the under pressure from drug stock prices the text is in the right point two percent. finally here in russia the markets have rebounded after

thursday's shopping losses both the arches and the mice have finished up one of their health and one point six percent respectively it let's not have this week judging from some of the individual shown on the my six energy majors were in one of the main gainers with gas from our point. one point seven percent metal miner am i'm cables lower dragged down by metal prices that's just buy it become proposed and that's roughly one hundred thirty four million dollars in the first quarter or three years between previous expectations banks were out but it was genius finished lower that's after be our genes that is considering buying into the buying. because social networks have to do what are used going to hold and initial public offering in new york the company hopes to get the listing completed jury twenty twelve and say the company could be worth up to three billion dollars given the high demand for tech stocks got to the house alone sixteen million users worldwide with hard of those in russia last month russian search engine yandex says listers

on the nerves are raising one point three million dollars. that's the latest europe to do during the last one is time for more business stories here on our team. mission. critical issue free. for churches.