the national criminal court is the place where the west judges the rest tripoli refuses to accept an arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi saying a base tribe you know is just a political tool and has no authority. to easy economic crisis in nations like greece forces countries such as turkey and the one thing seeking membership to shift their focus eastwards. and boosting the birth rate of reaching women's rights russian lawmakers discussed restrictions on abortion of anything. back street surgery legacy of the fans and children.

are you watching r t well i'm much more twenty four hours a day libya's justice minister says tripoli is refusing to recognize the arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi suitor the international criminal court at the hague but off he and his closest allies are accused of ordering war crimes against their own people but tripoli says the actions by the i.c.c. are just a cover for continued nato bombing teaser nicholas kristof details namely he's being accused of purposefully targeting considerately ends of killing civilians during the dispersal of the protest in february of this here the words decision and the request for the arrest of moammar gadhafi his son and also his intelligence minister has been issued. by

a lot of the prosecutors of the international criminal court and this is only the second time in the court's nine year history that such a warrant has been issued for an incumbent head of state the first such occurrence happened in two thousand and nine and the man that they wanted or were after was the sudanese president. that this is and has yet to be implemented in reality and the libyan authorities have already said that they will not comply with the decision in this case they actually questioned its legitimacy and have reminder that libya is not a signatory to the rome treaty which has actually set up the international criminal court we have yet to find out how exactly they will go about arresting or mark the i.c.c. did say to the libyan people themselves will arrest gadhafi but of course. he is told words remain defiant and say they will continue to fight to the very end and they basically said they don't particularly care for this particular decision as

a matter of fact there were reports of intensified bombing of tripoli just this morning there were reports that blast have been heard very close to his compound this was supposed to be an enforcement of a no fly zone in libya and yet already we're talking about. according to the government we're talking about hundreds of civilians being killed as a result of the nato airstrikes of course knew officials have until not so long ago denied being at fault for this point it's kind of a situation which is just hanging in the air and whether this particular leader's decision at the i.c.c. whether that will have any effect on the situation in libya remains to be seen as well takes a space where you. told me it's not it's who should be held accountable for what it's doing in libya they want to try for crimes against humanity that would be like having hitler over the nuremberg trials not sure yes. you've got european nations

serbia. and libya bombing and killing civilians that's not related shooting out fishing boats you have them now admittedly trying to assassinate khadafi gets sheltered international war crime the i.c.c. has said nothing about war crimes in iraq in that eight plus year war in afghanistan the admitted massacre so this is really a joke the way the i.c.c. carries out trials is a joke. basically the american. establishment. and persecute countries. patrick hayes a london based reporter for online magazine spiked says the actions of the international criminal courts show how many western nations once we impose this primacy and the rest of the world this is actually the first time the international criminal court has actually pursued someone who isn't actually completely black i

don't say this lightly but if you look at the previous the five cases of the international criminal court are they going to pursue their investigations in kenya . uganda and central african republic in the democratic republic of congo despite all the other crimes and rules that are going on across the world from iraq the gaza strip the international criminal court focused solely to this point upon black people and obviously you know moving you know the focusing on gadhafi now but still very much focused on africa as a sense very much seems to be that the international criminal court is the place where the west judges the rest is where the international criminal courts presumes that they can have this kind of civilized legal perspective on the world which is lacking in african countries who are unable to determine their own affairs properly and the guy being hands of western politicians. they were darting in there so they

had the south not practicing what they preach. triage work in markets people around the world but at home they're trying to suppress the citizens of this country. the poorest city in the american state of michigan which citizens say might become a template for the new president and democrats a collapse. greece will face a catastrophe the new austerity plan is not passed by parliament but there the words of a senior greek minister head of a crucial vote on wednesday the twenty eight billion euro package of spending cuts or tax hikes is a key condition for the country to get more cash when you approve it will be the new bailout another challenge of last year's aid package being handed over otherwise greece could become the first us a country to default on its debt while some states like that fear still came to join the military others are beginning to rethink their membership plans aston

martin ports. ship it don't even think it turkey is in asia minor or not in europe thirties police is not a union turkey started seeking integration of europe in the one nine hundred fifty s. and was made a candidate in one thousand and nine and since then from some germany who remained opposed to continue stalled negotiations for turkey. and european union. have actually stalled the. relationship for such a long time that the turkish public is tired of it the main reason turks think the europeans don't want immigration. first when they come and still are like the polish plumber. and second well they threaten us culturally but others see the real fear in paris and berlin as

a loss of political power and this sort of fray german condominium is already on the challenge with the inclusion of turkey in the european union it would be totally impossible to sustain now embroiled in economic crisis the e.u. isn't as strong as it once seemed. turks are starting to view the town lays in joining less with frustration and more with relief frankly given. the state of the european union right now is the inability of taking. the. fragile situation the rising racism and islamophobia in many countries. it's it's becoming less and less attractive turkey is no longer waiting for europe to change its mind instead many speak of the axis of turkish interest shifting from west to east it's pursued

a no problems policy with its neighbors in recent years that's yielded impressive results boosting trade and making turkey a leader in regional diplomacy if we want to. combine our. power with others i think we should look at. the prosperous behind me has long been seen as a bridge between east and west but with turkey increasingly pushed away by europe over here and pull towards the middle east and asia over here turks no longer see all their hopes but looking west tamasin r.t. istanbul turkey. well meanwhile europe is being offered help with its ailing economy by china the chinese a prime minister who's on a tour of the e.u. has offered to buy debts from struggling nations it's seen as a move to secure supporting your as well as to curb inflation that's the view of jim rogers an american investor and author. if they become the savior they become

the largest creditor for europe and they're going to have a very major seat at the table that's going to improve their position in the i.m.f. it's going to produce improved their position with the world bank it's going to improve their position if you win because you know the europeans are going to have to be more and more friendly to china because china stating american i cannot save them russia cannot save them so europe is going to be more china friendly that it has been. going to the europeans to say ok let's be friendly we'll keep you all this money will bail you out you feed now friendly is supportive of us instead of being so supportive instead of listening to washington so much you know you call us first and if we want more representation at international bodies such as the world bank then you you should listen to our tents the chinese have huge international reserves did a largest international creditor in the world three trillion u.s.

dollars in very various currencies in charlie yes they've had too much inflation and they're trying to let inflation up but i'd marry extra on their international situation if it got lots of liquidity and to do whatever they want. our next day max keiser and his co-host stacey heard us discuss whether the shockwave debt crisis are reaching us. the common merging all roads are pointing to one called global source of the catastrophe b b i'm not talking about brigitte bardot but ben bernanke he actually says that this will be a small negligible impact of greece defaulting he is telling. lied that's causing incredible global financial damage again i suggest ordering.

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news for instance on t.v. don't scan. the private jobs resources and now it's elected government in american cities benton harbor is seeing drastic changes to the rights run with new officials are granted almost on the streets of local palates it seems many are examines what it means for the state of american democracy. the american state known for its great lakes has seen a middle class beat and automotive industry crumble in michigan's poor city benton harbor more than a quarter citizens are unemployed and elected officials have lost all its already to government as an unprecedented democratic collapse plays out we believe that it's illegal immoral and unconstitutional no one person in this country have authority to present the united states and not have that authority in the face of

massive public opposition michigan lawmakers. recently reshaped democracy by giving unilateral authority to officials known as emergency financial manager e.m.i. have independent authority to fire elected officials close schools void union contracts sell public property and privatized assets residents like scott elliott say his city could be the start of a changing landscape in american politics people throw around words like oligarch he and all that sort of thing i mean that's that's what it already is i think that the average citizen is going to have less and less to say about what is done with public assets these decision makers are appointed by the governor to oversee school districts and cities like pension harbor facing financial distress in april pension harper's young mouth stripped the elected city council of its democratic power leaving a city of eleven thousand struggling americans under the rule of

a man they didn't allow their hypocritical you know their edge trying to export democracy for around the world but it whom they're trying to suppress a citizen of the this country at least four other cities including detroit have an emergency manager in the motor city e.m.f. laid off some six thousand teachers and is pioneering plans for corporations to privately run schools funded by public tax dollars well dr martin luther king. said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. show is. great but it could be in new york from our or it couldn't be chicago next week they consider harbor is one of broccoli one hundred cities or how it's in michigan reportedly on the verge of fiscal collapse and economic desperation that would lead the way for financial martial law to spread throughout the states critics say that would lead

to a deepening demise of democratic rights the u.s. has always claimed to stand for. r.t. michigan. where brief look at some other international headlines now garza found ships running terry and eight other parents of set sail from greece but organizers face hurdles as israelis want to prevent any attempt to reach its people in the palestinian territories israeli officials have also threatened german some of deportation orders a year ago a similar mission to a deadly raid by israeli commandos which when activists were killed. the former governor of illinois has been found guilty of trying to sell or trade president of the seat in the senate wrote a bitch has also been convicted of extorting funds from a hospital executive official who was arrested in two thousand and eight is now

facing a sentence of three hundred years the status hearing is a shadow of from the beginning of august the x. government god from traveling outside. afghanistan's top rank has resigned and that the country the head of the central bank who is not only u.s. claims he feared for his life for the government interfered in his efforts to expose corruption within the bank kabul says abdul qadeer trouts resignation amounts to treason also says he was suspected of embezzling money that almost a collapse of the country's largest lender last year. well staying with afghanistan where the international demand for drugs is one of the main factors healing opium production the country so says the afghan anti the context minister interview with r.t. there is a preview of what's to come in around ten minutes time. we realize the poppies are cultivated in afghanistan then the question arises in what way about thirteen

hundred tons of chemical substances necessary for processing opium and her own illegally get into afghanistan build a country is another example is that the world consumes ninety five percent of afghan produced all come by contraband all opium consumption in afghanistan accounts for just five percent this proves that not only afghanistan but the whole world should declare war or lose narcotic substances. a push by the russian government to raise the birth rate even lawmakers to propose a bill admitting a pregnant woman's options over abortion legislators say they want to reduce the huge number of terminating pregnancies but there's criticism that as years old five women the right to determine their own future that was clever has the details. when she heard she was pregnant again and the other had already been are totally

sorry sections and had to tell the sons to make her life complete along with her diabetes this pregnancy was a huge risk now though she can't imagine life without her sasha his mother with a little miracle i'm going to imagine that once i had thought about getting rid of him i've never regretted my decision to leave i was able to make a choice freely actually want to determination nothing would have stood in her way abortion in russia is available on request up to twelve weeks and is permitted it any stage if the pregnancy was the mother's life in danger the brook. those that just ration wood and free abortions of state clinics and make women wait for a week for the terminations to think over their decision the morning after pill now available at any pharmacy would also become prescription only. if we managed to avert at least twenty percent of abortions annually we have

a clear increase in birth rates instead of a demographic decline. that's a qualified psychologist working at one of moscow's maternity hospitals says the stress of an unplanned pregnancy often makes women wash their decision they might later regret that the reservation might ask is not to talk a woman out of proportion just shareholder alternatives so she doesn't end up committing herself where with questions like who are all the baby would have been out and what he or she would have looked like. experts say the only way forward is to give women the security needed to embark on motherhood olga found the help she was so desperate for at a moscow charity. my husband left me when i was pregnant and didn't have any means to feed the kids our lady had let alone raise another one. oh but opponents of the o's they just lieschen believe limiting a woman's choice breaches her rights both health and human my body is my business

is just one of their slogans the other got three shows that being abortions was level actually a baby born when the soviet union outlawed abortions in ninety six the result was an enormous increase in the maternal death rate and that's what doctors fear most that restrictions on the global oceans will only push women to find risky backstreet alternatives even if it's threatens their health and life the ortho's the invasion in russia forty percent of women decide against pregnancy and if a woman is determined not to have children she won't and that includes simply abandoning them. like the mothers of these babies who found another way to stave of motherhood these children are too young to understand why they were not wanted. these children didn't choose to come into this world and be deprived of their basic rights for parental love one day they might bite someone took all their family over

the question is whether restricting abortions well lead to more children abandoned after being warned against their mothers well gary i wish her well r.t. moscow. ok how about there are more stories learned the few online at our website. is what's available for you right now discover the fate of one must well you must cover a pretty good russian agents an address not including things. and moscow may be a long way from the sea but there are still plenty of places to sense from check out our guides and cities looking perhaps an ultimate outcome. for. katrina's here in our little business news.

and i will welcome to the business bulletin here on r.t. the relationship between oil and the state of russia's economy remains a close one boy and crude prices may help the state achieve a budget deficit of less than one percent by the end of this year but some want a high oil price puts the long term financial stability of the state and of the global economy at risk. it's a good thing for russia that the world's number one was moving up two hundred twenty hundred thirty dollars on brands in the longer run this would be a boom and bust cycle we saw in two thousand mates we do not want to see this again in russia much more sustainable for the world economy if the if the oil prices say i'm fifty nine to one hundred dollars this is better global economy grows stronger it's a more sustainable story and that's that's how you can make proper plans for the future. taking a look at the markets no oil is struggling to narrow down monday's losses which see

crude prices to their lowest in four months the drop came on the heels of last week's announcement by the international energy agency that it will release sixty million barrels of oil the movie's fight to counter the effects of coal to the exports from libya. across asia the markets are trading in the black boosting sentiment is optimism that the greek parliament will vote in favor of more austerity measures through this in the fall banking sectors and export is among the gain is financial group is adding around to said in tokyo petro china is gaining almost two percent in hong kong. here in moscow the trading session will kick off and around two hours time the markets finished in the red on monday i'll make it of sentiment over european debt just as the my six end of the half a cent lower and we'll see yes most points about the same. russian stock markets have been largely negative at the start of the trading week microcosms from a plea to investment banks from a slew of annual general meetings this week well we've investors busy we have right

week and we're waiting for a lot of a g m's us dream comes true that towards the end and we don't expect any fireworks per se we have you know norbert to grasp or i'm just starting to see meetings and approving you know period ends and elect a new boards we've seen a few positive developments in the boards and more market friendly people have come on the boards and you saw the impact of that and it starts with us for the russians . week we're just waiting for again for the greek and then us data as well and it's been on and off in the last couple of weeks so you know any positive news coming out of the us will foster a bit big old growth in the picture in general because europe it's moving on to worse you know a bit more forgetful and how do we go forward. given investors i'm gathering in moscow to brainstorm their strategies in russia the event is being held by rene so it's capital which has been investing in russia for twenty years business not seems to me to remember thank i caught up with the company's c.e.o. stephen jennings to find out how the investment climate has improved over the years

obviously twenty years ago there was no market there was literally no market no infrastructure no capital markets no private sector companies so the train changes been vast but i think the point is every every phase of russia has outperformed relative to expectations one of the perplexing things as this is perpetual somewhat negative attitude from the west towards russia but if you look exposed the results have been very favorable over a long period of time given the current market conditions do you think right now is a good time to invest in russia things that are interesting time you know russian assets are very cheap but not much more expensive than pakistan which is clearly ridiculous russia has a strong track record and large scale privatization i won't be surprised if it's bigger if it goes further than people talking about i think would be progress and building the moscow financial center where would you invest today in what sectors of russia's economy is still an enormous potential really across the board and next

resources they are a large scale assets that are still not being with the core within corporate structures or being necessarily being managed well across all the so-called you say because the economy whether that's financial services retail consumer like manufacturing so this is the highest return significant market in the world over the last ten years by very considerable margin it's a market that's been open to foreign investors for fifteen years by strategic and financial investors so there's ample opportunity the market is very liberal and in my view will continue to see strong returns. and that's all the business at this hour will be back with more in just under an hour's time stay with us the headlines next. coming.

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