it's national criminal court is the place where the west judges the rest tripoli rejects an arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi saying the hague based tribunals is just a political tool when france no authority. could be used economic crisis in nations like greece forces countries such as turkey been seeking membership to shift their focus to its. boosting the birthrate towards reaching millions writes russian lawmakers discussed restrictions on abortion. clinic opinion. international news twenty four hours a day you're watching r t on kerry johnston 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 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 he's written otieno went to see the effects of airstrikes on the libyan people. the road from the capital tripoli to brag is lined with the aftermath of war towns abandoned as the population fled the bombardment. this is. most left of the airport in the. home to one of the country's key oil refineries the last plane took off from this runway just hours before it was hate. to say so it's hardly hating the targets of military value well call say these telecommunications towers so if you're going to stop it. troy any time now this is a safe thing to strikes and they've also accidentally burned two cars and killed

two civilians since there is no t.v. in this area and as we can see phone lot has also been disrupted. there is no water and no electricity what used to be heaven this man says has become hell what was home now susan familiar. i have nine children and i send them all to my relatives abroad i don't want them to see their mother in such a condition but. from the small poor not far from brad even gas used to flow to europe. we used to produce fuel to send it to them you know 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 on the fence just before the bombs arrive. this runs has as you can see the reason sign here in arabic but nato is here in libya to enforce and i'll

fly zone over the country to protect civilians on the other side there is another sign also in arabic saying that nato can attack any place at any time. this any time happened three times over several hours while we were filming. regular is made to all parties where the front line lies dividing the country into two parts into to swear one side is going to put one flashpoint within the rebels and gadhafi forces it's a very important point as to take the quotation that's in a firm hand on this town would mean taking control over the country's economy. all facilities seem to be a red target that nato bombs never land on while it looks like the civilian population can hardly skate. they were like my family not just going to the shop 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 then there was a boom we knew what that was we run we try to help those who are strapped then the helicopters came to you and started to shoot us as if they didn't want us to save our friends. from one street to another the stories are repeated. really can serve our problem i live. in blair not so every madam every day every day bombing a big killed our civilians but there's no nothing wrong with this country this is from libya well those voices become more and more frequent is the sound of exploding bombs and warplanes a drowns them. out t. tripoli bragger. well nato operation in libya has outraged his critics who claim it's the alliance which should be held accountable for war crimes patrick payson

london based reporter for online magazine spiked says the international criminal court 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 now i don't say this lightly but if you look at the previous five cases of the international criminal court they've kind of pursued their investigations they've been in kenya they've been in sudan uganda 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 you know. 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 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 guiding hands of western lawyers and politicians while you're with r.t. and still ahead on a program not practicing what they preach. worked remarkably for around the world. trying to suppress the citizens of this country revisit the poorest city in the american state of michigan which citizens say might become a template for disturbing breakdown local democracy. and should the world abandon nuclear power after the disaster that. we asked the x. direction of the international atomic watchdog later in the program. trade unions have begun a general forty eight hour strike against new austerity plans which were to go to

a crucial vote on wednesday for thousands taken to the streets of athens and that i'm watching to see part of these are live pictures on some of the protests going on. right now some protesters are warning they'll try to prevent m.p.'s from entering the building twenty eight billion in a package of spending cuts and tax hikes is a key condition for the country to get more cash from the year if approved home means you bailed out another charge of last year's aid 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 that fear still keen to join the military bloc others are beginning to rethink their membership plans to bottom. ship it or leave and sank it turkey is in asia minor or not in europe turkey's voice is not european union turkey started seeking integration of europe in the one nine hundred fifty s.

and was made me a candidate in ninety two knowing the system from some germany has remained opposed to continue storming negotiations for 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 immigration. first will they come and steal our jobs like the polish plumber did. and second well they threaten us culturally but others see the real fear in paris and berlin as a loss of political power in this sort of. frank or 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. 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 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 eurasia 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. i mean why europe is being offered help with its ailing economy by china the chinese prime minister who is on a tour of the e.u. has offered to buy debt from struggling nations it's seen as a move to secure supporting europe as well as to curb inflation when asked the view of jim rogers an american investor and author. to they become the savior if they become the largest creditor for europe then 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 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 they're 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 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 at international bodies such as the world bank then you you should listen to our case the chinese have huge international reserves in the largest international creditor 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 let inflation oh but there are extra all their international situation and it got lots of liquidity and can do whatever they want. and later

today max kaiser and his co-hosts they say herbert's discuss whether the shock waves from the e.u. debt crisis are reaching the u.s. . there's a common theme emerging all roads are pointing to one culpable source of the catastrophe be big 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. whether the u.s. is a feeling effects of the greek problems or not its economy is still suffering with massive national debt and high unemployment american city of benton harbor is trying to do these financial woes with drastic changes to the way it's run new

officials are being granted almost under strict local powers he's been a partner 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 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 to prove the united states and that here that authority in the face of massive public opposition michigan lawmakers recently received democracy by giving the unilateral authority to officials known as emergency financial managers even maps 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 collapse and economic desperation that can pave 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. marina porton r.t. michigan. well we have plenty more stories online at our website. that's

what's available to 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 fan for a time and a chaplain. 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 city's looking club start dot com. to 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 shareholders for not doing enough to deal with the situation meanwhile workers have begun to install a protective cap at the first reactor aimed at preventing radiation from spreading efforts to cool the reactors have so far been stalled due to leaks in the pipes and the ongoing crisis has left europe divided over the future of nuclear power while

france has promised further investment and germany plans to shut all of its nuclear plants for the former head of the international atomic energy agency says whatever the risks there's no way the world can abandon nuclear energy now. the situation is not to face is not to shut shut down nuclear energy because it provides forty percent of the rest of 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 nuclear and. different that germany is walking out to france is going to have to increase while this this is a question is psychology in different countries and people are ready to accept a certain degree of risk as are saying you know there 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 that overlooked this day that comes from nuclear energy. if you

look at some other international headlines now the south was about ships carrying humanitarian aid up preparing to set sail in greece will organize a space hurdles israel is warning it will prevent any attempt to breach at sea blockade of the palestinian territory however israeli officials have dropped threats to ban and deport journalists on board a year ago a similar mission led to a deadly raid winds rain command which one activist with 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 if she manages to beat her opponent a central banker from mexico. it will replace it dominique strauss kahn who resigned last month sex assault charges. afghanistan's top banker has resigned and fled the country the head of the central bank who's now in the u.s.

claims he feared for his life the government interfered in his efforts to expose corruption within the bank but kabul says unto death attracts resignation amounts to treason it also says he was suspected of embezzling money but 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 fueling opium production in the country so says the afghan anti narcotics minister an interview with r.t. has a preview was to come in around ten minutes time. we realize the poppies are cultivated in afghanistan but then the question arises in what way about thirteen hundred tons of chemical substances necessary for processing opium and to her illegally get into afghanistan via other countries as another example is that the world consumes ninety five percent of afghan produced opium by contraband while opium consumption in afghanistan accounts for just five percent this proves that

not only afghanistan but the whole world should declare war and reason our cause existence as. a driver by the russian government to raise the birth rate has led to lawmakers proposing a bill limiting a pregnant woman's options over abortion legislators say they want to reduce the huge number of terminated pregnancies there's criticism that the measures will deprive within of the right to determine their own future. that it out ok my favorite have a few are technical problems with that report with office and try to get it back to you were they to one day. whether 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 art see 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 reduce the 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 oil was heading up two hundred twenty hundred thirty dollars on brant 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 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 for the future. russia's electricity export monopoly in toronto is about to pull the plug on its supplies to bellow reuss minsk has failed to pay its bills on time and missed an extended deadline the supplies will be halted by midnight is valerie's doesn't pay its debt of about fifty million dollars a minute says the economic crisis in the country has sparked the problems overpayment about ten percent of the electricity batteries uses comes from russia. that is so good take a look at the markets oil is struggling to close the gap on monday's losses which sent 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 it was released sixty 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 the foot sea and the dax about up well over half a percent. and here in moscow the r t s m i six are in the black on tuesday coming back from monday's losses so investors are hopeful they'll continue to be cautious sorry investors are 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 black but spare a big problem just a notch in the mining sector falling metal is among the main drain is the strong dollar prices supporting stocks a low or a low oil prices hit many many energy stocks in russia but microprocessor clits here explains that some oil majors will still be favored by investors boid by future tax reforms. it's an interesting environment right now because as you see

oil coming off the structural trade that has been happening in the oil and gas sector especially the oil names. but one of the beginning of the year for what we think was not the right reason the real catalyst in the industry. actually the reforms in the upstream namely the sixty sixty six and we favor the upstream names that are going to be you know less affected towards the downstream raising of the taxes so we favor name such they have more exposure to the upstream and less with downstream so the names that have to do a certain extent and also for different catalyst so those are more or less the names were favre and the moment. the international financial corp is buying seven point seven percent of russia's trans 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 eye of c. would advise the bank on launching

a new private financial product it will also lend trans capital bank of around eighteen million dollars for the program the bank's other institutional investor the european bank for reconstruction and development will keep it stake of around twenty two percent. flow the investors are gathering in moscow to brainstorm their strategies in russia the event is being held by rene sounds capital which has been investing in russia for twenty years business outings to make sure medvedev 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 to try to change it's been virus but i think the point is every every face 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 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 and large scale privatization i won't be surprised if it's bigger if it goes further than people are 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 this. enormous potential really across the board the natural sources there are a large scale assets that are still not being with all over them corporate structures all being necessarily being managed well across all the so-called new sectors the economy whether that's financial services retail consumer white man you're. factoring in this is the highest return significant market in the world over the last ten years by a 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 for this will be that was all and just under an hour's time stay with us for headlines next . if. you.

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