international criminal court is a place where the western judges directs tripoli rejects an arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi saying that a great strike you know is just a political tool when france no thought it. could be used economic crisis in nations like greece forces countries such as turkey long been seeking membership to ship their purpose is to its. listing the birthrate or reaching millions writes russian lawmakers discussed restrictions on abortion clinics in the kenyan.

international news at twenty four hours a day you're watching out character. libya's justice minister says tripoli is refusing to recognize the arrest work for colonel gadhafi the international criminal court paid it off he and his closest allies are accused of ordering war crimes to be carried out against their own people but tripoli says the actions by the i.c.c. are just a cover for continued nato bombings revolutionary went to see the effects of air strikes on the given people. the road from the capital tripoli to gregor is lined with the aftermath of war towns abandoned as the population fled the garden and. this is most left of the sitting airport in the siege of. hunting one of the country's old refineries the last plane to cause. on this runway just hours before

it was hate. to say so it's hardly hating the targets of military value let's call say these telecommunications towers some fifteen minutes west of the. troy in a time that would this is a site they've been to strikes and they've also accidentally. two cars and killed two civilians since there is no t.v. in this area and as we can see the phone lot has also been disrupted. there is no water and no to. what used to be happen this man says has become hell was once home now suzanne for me here. i have nine children and i send them all to my relatives abroad i don't want them to see their motherland in such a condition. from least small paul. even gas used to flow to europe. we used to produce fuel to send it to them and now see they destroy it all this is

terrible and ridiculous at the same time. the closer you get to the front line the more you feel it you can hear the war and you can even read it. just before the bomb surviving. this runs as you can see the reason sign here and i have a big nato is here believe it or in force and i'll fly zone over the country to protect civilians on the other side there is a not a sign also in arabic saying that they took an attack any place at any time. any time happened three times over several hours while we were filming. regulator's major is where the front dividing the country into two parts into to see. is going to like one flashpoint within the rubble of the. it's a very important point as to take the quote face gets in the frame handle on this town mean taking control over the country's economy. all facilities seem to be

a rare target nato bombs never land on while the. population can hardly skate. they were like my family that had just gone traditional to buy some foods and this happened six of them died i couldn't believe it and this used to be a restaurant for all companies staff where friends gathered after work we were eating with my colleagues and there was a boom we knew what that was we run we try to help those who was trapped then the helicopters came to see you and stilted to shoot us as if they didn't want us to save our friends. from one street to another the stories are repeating. our problem along with. the food. there's a man every day every day good bombing and they killed our civilians but never.

from this country is from libya well those voices become more and more frequent as the sound of exploding bombs and warplanes drowns in. the tripoli rag. when they toes operation in libya has outraged his critics who claim it's the alliance which should be held accountable for war crimes patrick peyser london based reporter magazine spiked says the international criminal court's actions show how many western nations want to impose themselves on 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 no i don't say this lightly but if you look at the previous kind of five cases of the international criminal court they haven't pursued their investigations they've been in kenya they've been incident uganda and 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 and soon the gaza strip the international criminal court has for a focus only to this point upon black people and obviously you know they simply moving. the focusing on their female but still very much focused on africa there's the 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 listening perspective on the world which is lacking in african countries who are unable to determine their own affairs properly and the guiding hounds of western noirs and politicians. well you know with r.t. and still ahead this hour on a program not practicing what they preach. next trying to export democracy from around the world put it here trying to suppress the citizens of this country revisit the poorest city in american state of michigan which citizens say might

become a template for a disturbing breakdown of their call democracy. and should the world abandon nuclear power after the disaster in the seemingly clear plan we asked the x. direction of the international atomic watchdog later in the program. greek trade unions have begun a general forty eight hour strike against new austerity plans to go to a crucial vote on wednesday where thousands have taken to the streets of athens around marching to spot these are live pictures of some of the protests going on right now some protesters are warning they'll try to prevent him from entering the building twenty billion package of spending cuts and tax hikes is a key condition for the country to get cash from the new approved mean you paid out another charge of boston is. being handed over and see these live pictures from greece capital well otherwise greece could become the first eurozone country to default on its debt while some states like not here are still keen to join the

military bloc others are beginning to rethink their membership plans to bottom post . ship it don't even think it turkey is in asia minor not in use these police is not a union turkey started seeking integration of europe in the one nine hundred fifty s. and was maybe a new candidate in one thousand tonight but since then from some germany who remained opposed to continue the story negotiations for turkey. european union have actually stalled the. relationship for such a long time that the public is tired of it the main reason turks think the europeans don't want immigration. first when they come and still are like polish plumber there. 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 under 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 be that are lazing joining less with frustration and more with relief frankly given. the state of the european union right now is the inability of taking. the euro's 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 eastern asia over here turks no longer see all their hopes but looking west to martin r.t. istanbul turkey. i mean europe is being offered help with its ending economy by china the chinese prime minister who's on a tour of the e.u. has offered to buy debt from struggling nations as

a move to secure supporting europe as well as to curb inflation when asked if you are jim rogers an american investor and author. they become the savior they become the largest creditor for europe and 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 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 we're keeping 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 international bodies such as the world bank then you should listen to. the chinese have huge international reserves didn't

largest international credit in the world three trillion u.s. dollars and very various currencies entirely yes they've had too much inflation and they're trying to let inflation but they're extra on their international situation and got lots of liquidity and can do whatever they want. and later today marks kaiser and his co-hosts they see herbert's discuss with a shockwave some even debt crisis are reaching the u.s. . there's a common theme emerging all roads are pointing to one culpable source of a 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 a gross lied that's causing incredible global financial damage again i suggest waterboarding.

whether the u.s. is a feeling effects of the greek problems or not this economy is still suffering with massive national debts and high unemployment and reckon the city of benton harbor is trying to do these financial woes and trust changes to the way it's run new officials are being granted almost to the local powers to spring up now examines what it means for the state of american democracy. the american state known for its great lakes has seen the middle class be an automotive industry crumbling in michigan's poorest city benton harbor more than a quarter citizens are unemployed and elected officials have lost all that started 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 three to

prove the united states free 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 and 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 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 allow their hypocritical you know their ex try to export democracy for around the world but when 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 it's good to harbor today. it could be in new york from our or it couldn't be chicago next week then said harper is one of roughly one hundred cities or towns 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 state critics say that would lead to a deepening demise of democratic rights the u.s. has always claimed to stand for. enough fortnight artsy michigan. well we have plenty more stories lined up the online at our web site rotten dog that's what's available for you right now discover the fate of the man who blew the cover of a group of russian agents in the u.s. last year including famous friends of the town and the chapman. and moscow may be a long way from the sea but there are still plenty of places to set sail from check out our guide to the cities looking for a set dot com. japan where the president of tepco the company operating the crippled fukushima plant has apologized for the nuclear accident earlier this year the company has come under fire at

a meeting with holders for not doing enough to deal with the situation meanwhile workers have begun to install a protective cap first reactor and preventing radiation from spreading efforts to cool the reactor itself so far been stalled due to leaks in the pipes and ongoing crisis has left europe divided over the future of nuclear power. france has promised further investment in germany plans to shut all of its nuclear plants for the former head of the international atomic energy agency said whatever the risks there's no way the world can abandon nuclear energy now. this illusion is not to base is not to to shut down nuclear energy because it provides forty percent of your place to demand and. possibly more in the future and in countries like india like china you know there is no option but to continue to use all available source of energy including the press and the fact that germany is working out that france

is going to increase well these this is a question to psychology in different countries and people are ready to accept a certain degree of risk as are saying you know as they are saying that we would want to walk away but it would be interesting to see how germany is going to substitute the twenty percent for electricity that comes from from nuclear energy. if you look at some other international headlines now the sun. gods about ships carrying humanitarian aid up preparing to set sail from greece globalize a space hurdles israel is warning it will prevent any attempts to breach its sea blockade of the palestinian territory however israeli officials have dropped threats to plan and deport journalists on board a year ago a similar mission led to a deadly raid lines rain commanders which one activist killed. the international monetary fund is preparing to name its next boss christine lagarde expected to be on the way the french finance minister would be the first woman to be the

organization she manages to meet her president and central bank from mexico. it will place it dominique strauss kahn who resigned last night on sex assault charges . afghanistan's top banker has resigned and fled the country the head of the central bank and down the u.s. claims in his life the government interfered in his efforts to expose corruption within the bank but kabul says unto attracts resignation amounts to treason also since he was suspected of embezzling money almost led to the 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 you know people production in the country so says the afghan accounting narcotics minister an interview with r.t. is a preview of what's to come in around ten minutes time. we realize the poppies are

cultivated in afghanistan but then the question arises and what's weird about thirteen hundred tons of chemical substances necessary for processing or be a mentor illegally get into afghanistan via countries another example is that the world consumes ninety five percent of the afghan produced opium by contraband opium consumption and afghanistan accounts for just five percent this proves that not only afghanistan but the whole world should care a war and reason our cause existence as. a driver by the russian government to raise the birth rate has led to go makers proposing a bill that would take a pregnant woman's options over abortion legislators say they want to reduce the huge number of terminated pregnancies but there's criticism that the measures will deprive with another right to determine their own future and the script i think that's

ok i'm afraid we have a few were technical problems with that report with office and try to get it back to where they took. but that katrina will be hit with all the latest business news in just a few moments stay with us. hello and welcome to the business bulletin here on artsy russia result its way towards cutting its budget deficit and returning to the black in the next three years buoyant crude prices could also help reduce the three point six percent gap in the

budget down from 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 but he was going down for oil 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 we 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 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. russia electricity export monopoly in toronto is about to pull the plug on its supplies about a ruse noons has failed to pay its bills on time and extend the deadline the supplies will be halted by midnight if bellerose doesn't pay its debt of about fifty million dollars mil says the economic crisis in the country has sparked of

problems overpayment about ten percent of the electricity batteries uses comes from russia. to support take a look at the markets oil is struggling to close the gap on monday's losses are saying crude prices to their lowest in four months so that up right at the moment the drop came on the heels of last week's announcement by the international energy agency of the police sixty eight million barrels of oil the move is hoped to counter the effect of holding exports from libya. european markets have opened in the black also on optimism over greece's debt crisis before the end the facts about up well over half a percent. and here in moscow the r.t.s. and in my sights are in the black hole shoes day coming back from monday's losses so investors are hopeful that continue to be cautious sorry this is a continuing to be cautious due to the concern over the situation in greece now let's have a look at some individual share moves on the my six energy majors are higher helped by slight gains in oil banks also in the blank with spare bankroll just

a notch in the mining sector falling metal as among the main drain is the strong gold price a simple thing starts a low or a low oil prices that many many energy stocks in russia but microprocessor clits year explains that some oil majors will still be favored by investors boid by future tax reforms. it's an interesting environment because as you see all coming off the structural trade that has been happening the all you've got sector especially the oil names. they have about one year for what we bring was not that right from the real catalyst in me but the. actually the reforms in the upstream namely the six hundred sixty six and we favor the upstream names that are going to be you know less affected towards the downstream bracing of the axis so we favor name something that may have you know more exposure to the upstream and less the downstream so the names that cross in years past and you have to look well to

certain extent and also for the different companies so those are more or less the names were a favor and big moment. the international financial corp is buying seven point seven percent of russia's trans capital bank the private sector of the world bank will buy in through an additional issue and shares worth around seventy one million dollars the eye of c. will advise the bank on board the new private financial products it will also lend trans capital banks around eighteen million dollars for the program the bank's other institutional investor the european bank for reconstruction and development for people it's taken around twenty two percent. of all investors are gathering in moscow to brainstorm their strategies in russia the event is being held by renaissance capital which has been investing in russia for twenty years business nazis dmitri medvedev comes out 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 private sector companies so the trade changes when vast but i think the point is every every phase russia has well performed 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 all right now is a good time to invest in russia because a very interesting time in russian assets a very cheap but not much more expensive than pakistan which is clearly ridiculous russia has a strong track record in large scale privatisation i won't be surprised if it's bigger if it goes further than people are talking about i think would be progress and building the moscow financial center where would you invest today and what sectors of russia's economy you know there's still an enormous potential really across the board and that resources there are a large scale assets that are still not being with more than corporate structures

or being necessarily being managed well across all the so-called you say because the economy with its financial services retail consumer why. manufacturing this is the highest return significant market in the world over the last ten years five very considerable margin it's a market that's pretty open to foreign investors for fifteen years by strategic and financial investors so there's ample opportunity the market is very liberal and my role and in my view will continue to see strong returns. and that's all of business for this i will be back with more and just under an hour's time stay with us the headlines next. news to.

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