but how did you can. get a job. where did it take. the criminal court is the place where the west judges the rest aaa refuses to accept an arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi saying the hague tribunal is just a political tool and has no authority. the easy economic crisis in nations like greece forces countries such as turkey long been seeking membership to shift their focus eastwards. boosting the birthrates all breaching women's rights russian lawmakers discussed restrictions on abortion anything with no back street surgeries and a vacancy of a band and children. and coming up in business with oil prices still high russia's

economy could improve in the short term that will the long term outlook be as positive join me for the full story about twenty minutes time. around the world and around the clock this is our take welcome to the program libya's justice minister says tripoli is refusing to recognize the arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi suit the international criminal court or the hague adultery and his closest allies are accused of ordering edged war crimes against their own people but tripoli says the actions by the i.c.c. are just a cover for continued nato bombings but it's really going to school because these house namely he's being accused of purposefully targeting is the really ends of killing civilians here in the dispersal out. to protest in february of this year

the court's 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 courts the nine year history that such a warrant has been issued for an incumbent 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 reminded 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. the i.c.c. did say that the libyan people themselves will arrest gadhafi but of course. he is

called 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 blasts have been heard very close to gadhafi 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 libyan government we're talking about hundreds of civilians being killed as a result of the nato air strikes of course neither officials have until not so long in the eyes of being at fault at this point it's kind of a situation which is just hanging in the air and whether this particular latest decision from the i.c.c. where that will have any effect on the situation in libya remains to be seen. but texas based review started strewn. told r.t.

it's nato should be held accountable for what it's doing and if they want to try for crimes against humanity that would be like having hitler over the nuremberg trials nazis you've got european nations in serbia. now in libya bombing and killing civilians that's not debated shooting out fishing boats and you have them now admittedly trying to assassinate gadhafi itself an international war crime the i.c.c. has said nothing about war crimes in iraq in that eight and a half plus year war afghanistan the admitted massacre so this is really a joke and the way the i.c.c. carries out trials is a joke and it's a true. basically the anglo-american. establishment. and persecute countries. based reports of legacy and slights says the actions of the international criminal court show how many western nations want to impose themselves on the rest of the world and this is the first time the

international criminal court has actually pursued someone who isn't actually in their completely black no i don't said this lightly but if you look at the previous the five cases of the international criminal court are they going to pursue their investigations they've been in kenya. uganda and central african republic in the democratic republic of congo despite all the other crimes and ones that are going on across the world from iraq in the gaza strip the international criminal court has focused solely to this point upon black people and obviously you know they seem to be moving you know. focusing on get nothing out but still very much focus on africa this. seems to be that the international criminal court is the place where the west the rest is with the international criminal courts presumes that they can have this kind of civilized legal perspective on. which is lacking in african

countries who are unable to determine their own affairs properly and the guiding hand the western politicians. argue with r.t.s. to the head of the south not practicing what they preach. try export democracy for around the world we're. trying to suppress the citizens of this country we visit the poorest city in the american state of michigan which citizens say become a template for disturbing breakdown kumasi. greek trade unions are begun a general strike against new austerity plans which appealed to a crucial vote on wednesday some testers are even warning bell try to prevent this from entering the government well twenty eight billion euros package of spending cuts and tax hikes is a key condition for the country to get more cash from the new group if you play out of a transient last year's aid package being handed those but otherwise greece could become

the first eurozone country to fold on its debt while some states like that we're still looking to join the military others are beginning to rethink their membership that's a strong bottom. ship it only been sunk in turkey is in asia minor not in your thirties police is not a union turkey started seeking integration with europe in the one nine hundred fifty s. and was made a new candidate in one thousand. since then from some germany who remained opposed to continue stalled because she ations turkey. and european union. have actually stalled. the relationship for such a long time that turkish public is tired of it the main reason turks think the europeans don't want them immigration. first will

they come and still are like the polish plumber did. and second will 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 a challenge but 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 dollar 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 decisions. 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 we want to. combine our. power with others i think we should. but also for us 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 eastern asia over here turks no longer see all their hopes but looking west on martin r.t. istanbul turkey but meanwhile europe is being offered help and it's an economy like china the chinese prime minister who is on

a told that he has offered to buy debts from struggling nations seen as a move to secure supporting as well as to curb inflation but that's the view of jim rogers an american investor. table come to save your paper cup the large 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 improve 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 saving america not 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 with t.v. all this money will bail you out if you feed our friendly and 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 in the international bodies

such as the world bank then you you should listen to our case the chinese have huge international reserves general largest international credit in the world they have over three trillion u.s. dollars and very various currencies entirely yes they've had too much inflation and they're trying to let inflation oh but they're extra on their international situation and i've got lots of liquidity and can do whatever they want. today marks a kaiser and his co-host stacey heard it discussed with the shock waves from the e.u. debt crisis are reaching the u.s. . there's a theme emerging all roads are pointing to one culpable source of the catastrophe b b i'm not talking about brigitte bardot but ben bernanke he actually says this will be a small negligible impact of greece defaulting he is telling a lie that's causing incredible global financial damage again i suggest

waterboarding. deprived of jobs resources and now it's a mix of governments the american this city of benton harbor seen drastic changes to the weights room and new officials across almost on the streets and no compounds . when a point they are examines what it means for the state of american democracy. the american state known for its great lakes has seen the middle class speed and automotive industry crumble in michigan's poor city benton harbor more than a quarter citizens are unemployed and elected officials have lost all authority to govern as an unprecedented democratic collapse plays out we believe that it's illegal immoral and unconstitutional no one for us and in this country have

authority to preserve the united states and not have that authority in the face of massive public opposition michigan lawmakers recently reshaped democracy by giving the unilateral authority to officials known as emergency financial manager e.m.f.'s 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 work i mean that's that's what it already here i think 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 budget harbor facing financial distress in april tenth in harper's young mouth stripped the elected city council of the 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 ex try to export democracy for around the world but you know they're trying to suppress. the citizens of this country at least four other cities including detroit have an emergency manager in the motor city the e.m.f. laid off some six thousand teachers and it's pioneering plans for corporations to privately run schools funded by public tax dollars though dr martin luther king. said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. in this harbor today but it could be mill york tomorrow or could be chicago next week benton harbor is one of roughly one hundred cities or towns in michigan reportedly on the verge of fiscal collapse and economic desperation that could be 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. artsy michigan. now if you look at some other international headlines for you now guards about ships carrying humanitarian aid up there is a set sail from greece but organizers face hurdles as israel is war it will prevent any attempt to reach its sea blockade of the palestinian territory where israeli officials have dropped threats to balance a port journalists on board a year ago a similar mission led to a deadly raid by israeli commandos in which nine that service were killed. the international monetary fund this preparing to name its next boss with christine lagarde expected to one of the french finance minister would be the first woman to lead that organization if she baggage is to meet her opponent the central bank of

a mexican new head will replace dominique strauss kahn who resigned last month of the sex assault charges. afghanistan's top banker has resigned and fled the country ahead of the central bank has now the u.s. claims that it his life for the government interfere with his efforts to expose corruption within the bank garble it says other look at the interests misinformation about the treason it also says he was suspected of embezzling it almost to the collapse of the country's largest bank in the us. we're staying with afghanistan where the international demand for drugs is the main factors fueling opium production in the country so says the afghan until narcotics minister an interview with r.t. well here's a preview of what's to come next now. we realize the poppies recuperated in afghanistan again the question arises and was weird about thirteen hundred tons of

chemical substances newton's three proposals to. illegally get into afghanistan via other countries is another example is that the world consumes ninety five percent of afghan produced opium by contraband opium consumption in afghanistan accounts for just five percent this proves that not only afghanistan but the whole world should declare war and reason because existence is. a drive by the russian government to raise the birth rate has driven lawmakers to propose a bill limiting a pregnant woman's options of abortion legislators say they want to reduce the huge number of terminating pregnancies but there's criticism that russia's will deprive women the right to determine their own future. that it was. when she heard she was pregnant again and then i had already been through actually serious sections and had to tell his sons to make her life complete along with her

diabetes the third pregnancy was a huge risk now though she can't imagine life without her sasha there's some i don't know i lose my little miracle i can't even imagine that once i had thought about getting rid of him i've never regretted my decision later i was able to make her choice freely had she wanted to terminations nothing would have stood in her way abortion in russia is available on request up to twelve weeks and is permitted at any stage if the pregnancy was the mother's life in danger the proposed legislation would end free abortions and state clinics and make women wait for a week before determination to think over their decision the morning after pill now available at any pharmacy would also become prescription only it's about i will always be the president if we manage to avert at least twenty percent of abortions annually we have a clear increase in birth rates instead of a demographic decline. that's yana

a qualified psychologist working at one of the most is maternity hospitals says the stress of an unplanned pregnancy often makes women rushed to a decision they might later regret but the miser veggie task is not to talk a woman out of abortion just sure they'll turn a lives so that she doesn't end up coming to herself where with questions like all the baby would have been now 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. not that my husband left me when i was pregnant i didn't have any means to keep the kids are ready and let alone raise another one. however opponents of the proposed legislation believe limiting elegance choice of regions her rights both health and human my body is my business is just one of their slogans that bit about think about history shows that being abortions has never actually abated will

when the soviet union outlawed abortions in nineteen thirty six the result was an enormous increase in the maternal death rate and that's what doctors fear most the restrictions on legal abortions would only push women to find risky backstreet alternatives even if it threatens their health and life the all of those years living 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 escape burdens 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 be someone to call their family however the question is whether restricting abortions well lead to more

children abandoned after being born against their mothers well very artsy. but we have plenty more stories of the few online with our website r.t. that's what's available now discovered the freights of them by under the cover of a russian agents me as last year killing things but that's all an adjustment. and moscow may be a long way from the sea there's still plenty of places to set sail from cape cod cities not in clubs but i thought. if you know it's all the business news and country stay with us.

hello and welcome to the business bulletin here on r.t. russia is on its way towards cutting its budget deficit and returning to the black in the next three years buoyant crude prices could also help produce a three point six gap in the budget down to one percent by the end of the year but i must warn that high crude prices are putting the long term financial stability of the country at risk. it's a good thing for russia that the world's come down was heading up two hundred twenty hundred thirty dollars on brands in the longer run this will be a boom and bust cycle we saw in two thousand and eight and do not want to see this again in russia much more sustainable for the world economy if the if the oil prices say averaging ninety or one hundred dollars this is perhaps a global economy grows stronger it's a more sustainable story i'm nuts that's how you can make proper plans for the future taking a look at the markets now oil is struggling to narrow down monday's losses which

sent crude prices to their lows than for months the drop came on the heels of last week's announcement by the international energy agency that it was released sixty million barrels of oil movies hope to counter the effect of halted exports from libya and across asia asia rather the nikkei is out well one thing is that the negative things sentiment is optimism that the greek parliament will vote in favor of more austerity measures two of the default banking sectors and exporters their money again is visibility financial group is adding a round of percent in tokyo petro china is gaining almost two percent in hong kong . and you're not scared the trading session will take off in around hours time the markets finished in the red on monday on negative sentiment over european just as it was extended me ha five percent lower and the obvious last point into the same. russian stock markets have been largely negative at the start of the trading week classes from our investment bank so it doesn't from

a slew of annual general meetings this week but keep investors busy we have a right week and we're waiting for a lot of a.g.m. june comes to get towards the end and we don't expect any fireworks per se we have we don't know but just having these meetings and proving you know the difference in elect a new boards we've seen a few positive developments in the boards in that more market friendly people have come on the boards and you saw the impact of structured. as for the rest of the week we're just waiting for again a greek and then us 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 of the global growth and the picture in general because of europe it's moving on to worse you know a bit more forgetful and how do we go forward. the international financial corporation is buying seven point seven percent of russia's trance capital bank the private sector arm of the world bank will buy in through an additional issue of shares worth around seventy one million dollars the i.o.c.

would advise the bank on launching a new financial product and also lend france capital bangkok around eighteen million dollars for this program thanks other institutional investors the european bank for reconstruction and development will keep its stake of around twenty two percent. but the investors are gathering in moscow to brainstorm their strategies in russia the event is being held by renee sounds calf's so she's been investing in russia for twenty years business artie's dmitri medvedev caught up with the company's c.e.o. stephen jennings to find out how the investment climate has improved over the. obviously twenty years ago there was no market there was literally no market no infrastructure no capital markets no private sector companies so the trade changes being vast but i think the point is every every phase russia has outperformed relative to expectations one of the perplexing things is this is a 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 is a very interesting time in russian as it's a very cheap but not much more expensive than pakistan which is clearly ridiculous russia has a strong track record and lives scale privatization i won't be surprised if it's bigger if it goes further than people talking about i think will be progress and building the moscow financial center where would you invest today and what sectors of russia's. you know there's still a normal potential really across the board a natural sources there are a large scale assets that are still not being with the war within corporate structures or being necessarily being managed well across all the so-called new sectors the economy whether that's financial services retail consumer what manufacturing and this is the highest return significant market in the world over the last ten years by very considerable margin some market that's pretty open to foreign investors for fifteen years both strategic and financial investors so

there's ample opportunity the market is very liberal i'm ira and in my view will continue to see strong returns and that brings you up to date with business we'll be back with more in just under an hour's time stay with us for headlines next.

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