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refuses to accept an arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi saying the hague tribunal is just a political tool and has no authority. the economic crisis in the nations like greece forces countries such as turkey who've long been seeking membership to shift their focus eastwards. and boosting the birth rate breaching women's rights russian lawmakers discussed restrictions on abortion but many fear it will spur on backstreets surgeries legacy of abandoned children. international news and comments twenty four hours a day you're watching r t libya's justice minister says tripoli is refusing to recognize the arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi issued by the international

criminal court at the hague gadhafi and his closest allies are accused of ordering alleged war crimes against their own people but tripoli says the actions by the i.c.c. are just a cover for continued nato bombings. as the details namely he's being accused of purposefully targeting civilians of killing civilians during the dispersal of the protest and february of this year the court's decision and the request for the arrest of moammar gadhafi his son and all. so his intelligence minister has been issued by one of the prosecutors of the international criminal court and this is only the second time in the chords 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 decision 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 more market . the i.c.c. did say that the libyan people themselves will arrest gadhafi but of course. he is code 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 off 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 airstrikes of course new officials have until not so long ago denied being at fault for it 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. whether that will have any effect on the situation in libya remains to be seen well texas based radio host alex jones told me that it's they truly should be held responsible for what it's doing that. they want to try for crimes against humanity that would be. like having hitler over the nuremberg trials of nazis you've got european nations in serbia and 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 the war crimes in iraq in that eight and a half plus year war afghanistan the admitted massacre so this is really

a joke in the way the i.c.c. carries out trials is a joke and it's a tool basically the anglo-american to establishment can go in and persecute countries. well patrick hayes and london based reports of online magazine spiked says the actions of the international criminal court so how many western nations want to pose themselves and the rest of the world. this is actually the first time that 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 kind of five cases of the international criminal court. investigation they've been in kenya they've been in sudan and the central african republic in the democratic republic of congo despite all the other crimes and wars that are going on across the world from iraq soon the gaza strip the international criminal court has for

focus solely to this point upon black people and obviously you know they seem to be moving. focusing on gadhafi now but still very much focused on africa the sense very much seems to be that the international criminal court is the place where the west judge is the rest is for 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 in the guiding hounds of western politicians. with r.t. so they had this are not practicing what they preach. your mark receive around the world. 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 the breakdown of.

greek trade unions have begun a general strike against new austerity plans which were to go to a crucial vote on wednesday some protesters or even the warning they'll try to prevent a piece from entering parliament the twenty eight billion package of spending cuts and tax hikes is a key condition for the country to get more cash from. who. bailed out another tranche of last year's aid package being handed over otherwise agreed. could become the first country to default on its debt. some states are still keen to join the monetary bloc others are beginning to rethink their membership plans. ship. turkey is in asia minor not in europe turkey's place is not the european union turkey started seeking integration of europe in the one nine hundred fifty s. and was made me you can do it in one thousand two knowing that since then france and germany have remained opposed continually stalling negotiations turkey.

and the european union have actually stalled the. relationship for such a long time now that the turkish public is tired of it the main reason turks think the europeans don't want them immigration. first well they come and steal our jobs like the polish plumber did. and second well they threaten us culturally but others see the real fair in paris and berlin as a loss of political power and this sort of french german condominium is already on the 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 delays in joining

us with frustration and more with relief frankly given. the state of the european union right now is the inability of taking decisions 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 bosphorus

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 by looking west tamasin r.t. istanbul turkey well meanwhile europe is being offered help with this economy by china the chinese prime minister who's on a tour of the e.u. has offered to buy debt from a struggling nations it's seen as a move to secure supporting europe as well as to curb inflation that's the view of jim rogers an american investor and author. they become the savior if they become the largest creditor for europe they're going to have a very major seat at the table it's going to improve their position in the i.m.f. it's going to produce improved our position with the world bank it's going to improve their position at the u.n. 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 than it has been in the past going to the europeans and say ok let's be friendly we'll keep you all this money will bail you out you now 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 had a largest international credit in the world they have over three trillion u.s. dollars and very various currencies internally yes they've had too much inflation and they're trying to cool that inflation zero but they're extra on their international situation got lots of liquidity and can do whatever they want. next time max kaiser and he's co-host a see how that discuss whether the shock waves from the crisis on us.

there's a common theme emerging all roads are pointing to one culpable source of the catastrophe a 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 a lie that's causing incredible global financial damage again i suggest waterboarding. if you.

want to be right or if you move the ball from violence to. t.v. dot com. deprived of jobs resources and now it's an elected government the american city of benton harbor is seeing a drastic changes to the way it's run with new officials granted almost on the streets of local powers. are examines what it means for the state of american

democracy. the american state known for its great lakes has seen the middle class hate and automotive industry crumble in michigan's poorest 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 person in this country have all that authority in the present united states and that have that authority in the face of a massive public opposition michigan lawmakers recently reshaped democracy. by giving the unilateral authority to officials known as emergency financial managers 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

oligarchies 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 benton harbor facing financial distress in april benton harbor z.m. out 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 elect their hypocritical you know their ex trying to export democracy for around the world but at home 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 well dr martin luther king.

said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere so is benton harbor today but it could be new york tomorrow or it couldn't be chicago next week bedsit harbor is one of roughly one hundred cities or towns in michigan reportedly on the verge of fiscal. and economic desperation that could lead the way for financial martial law to spread throughout the states critics say that would leave. keeping to my democratic right the u.s. has always claimed to stand for. r.t. michigan. but a brief look at some other international headlines for you now goals abound ships carrying humanitarian aid up preparing to set sail greece organizers face hurdles as israel is warning it will prevent any tank to reach its blockade of the

palestinian territory however israeli officials have dropped threats to ban and deport journalists on board a year ago a similar mission to a deadly raid on israel by israel numbers which nine activists were killed. international monetary fund is preparing to name its next boss with christine legarde expected to work with the french finance minister would be the first woman to lead the organization she manages to beat her opponent the central banker from mexico. head will replace dominique strauss. last month in the sex assault charges. afghanistan's top banker has resigned and fled the country the head of the central bank who's down in the u.s. claims he feared for his life after the government interfered in his efforts to expose corruption within the bank but kabul says. resignation amounts to treason

also says he was suspected of embezzling money that almost led to the collapse of the country's largest lender last year. while staying with afghanistan where years of war and destruction have triggered the soaring trade in illegal drugs so says the afghan minister in an interview with r.t. there's a preview of what's to come in around fifty minutes time. you can see it. through to the period of the most intensive military hostilities which led to serious disruption in security as well as. as a result the illegal so you can. the groups increased we are now facing the most terrible consequences of the war against terror and that's why we count on the cooperation of the world community in the struggle against this evil and we want labeling solly on afghan laws. a drive by the russian government to raise the birth rate has led to lawmakers

proposing a bill that meeting a pregnant woman's options over abortion just later say they want to reduce the huge number of terminated pregnancies but there's criticism that the measures will deprive women rights to determine their own future. as the details. when she heard she was pregnant again lee and i had already been through to see sarah in sections and had to healthy 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 there's light over there i look at my little miracle and 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 a choice freely had she wanted a terminations nothing would have stood in her way abortion in russia is available on request up to twelve weeks and despair emitted at any stage if the pregnancy puts the mother's life in danger the proposed legislation would end free abortions

of state clinics and make women wait for a week before the terminations to think over their decision the morning after pill now available at any pharmacy would also become prescription only it's the but i would always put it that 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 rush to a decision they might later regret that the wiser. my task is not to talk a woman out of abortion just sure how they'll turn it is so that she doesn't end up terminating herself later with questions like how old 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 all their found the help she was so desperate for at

a moscow charity. my husband left me when i was pregnant i didn't have any means to feed the kids al ready had let alone raise another one. however opponents of the proposed legislation believe limiting a woman's choice breaches her rights both health and human my body is my business is just one of their slogans. but history shows that being abortions has never led to a baby born when the soviet union outlawed abortions in nine hundred thirty six the result was an enormous increase in the maternal death rate and that's what doctors fear most that restrictions on legal abortions will only push women to find risky backstreet alternatives even if it threatens their health and life of those the years 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 right for parental love one day they might find someone to call their family however the question is whether restricting abortions well lead to more children abandoned after being warned against their mothers well. sorry i wish her well r.t. moscow. but we have plenty more stories like got a few online that our website out. is what's available for you right largess a click away to discover the fate of the man in the cover of the russian agents in the u.s. last year including the famous been put out an adjustment. and moscow may be a long way from the sea but there are still plenty of places to set so from a guide to the city's yachting clubs that are to come.

back to recap your headlines in a few minutes and in just a moment i will have the latest business news with katrina stay with us. hello and welcome to the business bulletin here on r.t. russia was on its way towards cutting its budget deficit and returning to the black in the next three years but in crude prices could also help reduce that three point six percent gap in the budget down to one percent by the end of the year but analysts warn that high crude prices are putting long term financial stability at risk. it's a good thing for russia that the world's come down for it was heading up two

hundred twenty hundred thirty dollars on brooms in the longer run this would be a boom and bust cycle we saw in two thousand and eight we do not want to see this again in russia much more sustainable for the world economy if if the oil prices say averaging 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 for the future. russia's electricity export monopoly into round has pulled the plug on it supplies to bellow routes that's after failed to pay bills on time and missed the extended deadline the outstanding debt amounts to fifty million dollars since its economic crisis in the country that sparked the problems with payment but despite pledges to pay off the debt by monday no money has been received so far belarus meets about ten percent of its address that he needs through russian supplies. now looking at the markets oil is struggling to narrow down monday's losses which sent 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 move is hoped to counter the effect of halted exports from libya. across asia the markets are mixed the hang saying is down five point three percent point point zero three percent rather this thing sentiment though is optimism that the greek parliament will vote in favor of more austerity measures to avert a default banking sectors and exporters are among the gain is with mitsubishi financial group adding around the center in tokyo petro china is also gaining almost two percent in hong kong. and in moscow the r.t.s. trading session is kicked off in the black coming back from monday's losses the my six will open shortly that figures seeing there is from monday's close both markets finished in the red though on monday on negative sentiment the european debt jitters. russian stock markets have been largely negative at the start of the trading week marco cost us from a critical investment bank says data from

a slew of any general meetings this week will keep investors busy. we have quiet 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 you know but just having these meetings and proving you know dividends and elected 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 that in telecom for the rest of the week we're just waiting for again 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 u.s. will foster a bit of the global growth and the picture in general because europe it's moving 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 trans capital bank the private sector i'm of the world bank will buy in through an additional issue of

shares worth around seventy one million dollars the i have seen will advise the bank of launching a new financial product it will also lend trans capital bank of around eighteen million dollars for this program the banks other institutional investor the european bank for the construction and development will keep its stake of around twenty two percent of. global investors are gathering in moscow to brainstorm their strategies in russia the event is being held by rene sots capital which has 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 to try to change has been vast but i think the point is every every phase russia has helped perform 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 you know russian assets are very cheap but not much more expensive than pakistan which is clearly ridiculous russia's as 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 will be progress and building the moscow financial center where would you invest today in what sectors of russia's economy you know there's still an enormous potential really across the board a natural sources there are a large scale assets that are still not being with the ball 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 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 both 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 of business for this hour we'll be back with more in just under an hour's time stay with us the headlines next.