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international news and come and live from moscow this is diplomats from russia and france have reportedly clashed over nato his handling of the libya crisis at a meeting of the un security council held behind closed doors it's believed moscow criticize the french decision to deliver weapons to the rebels which russia says was a violation of a u.n. resolution is gonna cheat you can looks now at the roots of the dispute at the u.n. . no official statements but we do know that there was a discussion and russia says such actions violate the arms embargo that was imposed on libya and the weapons supplies also breached the un mandate that was given to establish a no fly zone and protect the libyan civilians the u.n. authorization was given in the middle of march and since then nato bombings have killed scores of levy and civilians undermining the goal of the operation speaking of goals western powers have their logic of understanding the goals of the

operation they say in order to protect the civilians they need to get rid of copy in order to get rid of gadhafi they need to weaken his strongholds which means intense bombing of the country and that's what the forces are now actively engaged in but by no means alone they say will not bring it desirable and to the conflict which is ousting could not be so there needs to be action on the ground that the u.n. resolution explicitly says no foreign troops on the ground in any form and that's why they arm the rebels according to france for example but critics say that logical change takes us very far from the initial goal stated in the u.n. resolution which was to stop the massacre and nowhere in that resolution that is say of force for regime change many say nato is actions that were meant to stop a massacre have brought about a lot of destruction not to mention that it's a direct and now a long lasting involvement in a civil war there have been reports earlier that the military has been shipping arms over the border to levy unravels and it says egyptian military is very much influenced by washington as we know but those reports were never officially

confirmed france was the first to acknowledge weapons supplies to the rebels in libya we're talking about rocket launchers assault rifles machine guns and anti-tank missiles there are several aspects that analysts point out in france is this dispatcher apart from the fact that he very clearly breaches the arms embargo that was imposed on the one their radical elements among among those rebels while and there are likely to show mercy for their opponents and those arms supplies most certainly inflame the situation even more and the way it was done the weapons were parachuted from planes who got ahold of them it could be kids it could. but it seems nobody cares as long as it was the rebellion and that's the phrase used by the french as the reasoning behind the airlift to boost the rebellion but many libyans now say the last thing they want is a boost because this could a civil war that has taken so many lives and has poured their country apart another aspect that experts point out is that such force make it almost impossible for the two sides to sit down and talk and find some kind of a political solution because of the constant bloodshed any masire is growing and

the rift between the libyan people is getting the probe. bricmont author of the book humanitarian imperialism told me earlier that nato will do whatever it takes to get the job done in libya and get rid of that gulf yes but we're going to go situation somewhat with negotiation. simply of the decision with. which you need to consider negotiation and. yes we did in certain political groups in problem of that work. thinking that easy to. see and we each know the notes months this is. what there's a lot in the documents the laws will not go on feed if. you go on a lot. more on controversial arms flows germany's reportedly selling two hundred

tanks to saudi arabia talks of a deal has caused outrage among germany's opposition politicians who claim the government would be breaking its own export rules younger arkan a foreign affairs expert from germany's left wing party says the move compromises the country's position on democracy and human rights. we know that even in the ruling parties there's a lot of opposition against this because you know it was this government in the past couple of months went to egypt went to an easier always here we have to promote and support the movement for democracy in the arab world and everybody here knows and talks about that it was saudi arabia who invaded bottom line with the way . to fight down there in a bloody intervention in the democracy movement so it's even in the ruling chorus that there's a lot of members who say we can't do this if we know also monitoring for saudi arabia that really human rights violator then we lose any kind of credit in the

arab world so don't do it but whether the government or not will make a u. turn we will see and we had the first demonstration today i hope that there will be a larger movement and then yes maybe you can stop us. coming up in a few minutes from now here in our teach shining a light on the international rush publishes of declassified list of people and groups it says are financing extremism in the north caucasus. and the net against the technological revolution boosting the trade of indian fisherman and mobile phones have transformed their business and their lives. first europe's ongoing struggle to save the euro has been dealt another blow as portugal has had its debt downgraded to junk status and leads the credit rating agency behind a boost as a default is likely unless the country is given another bailout money and this of question the logic of saddling struggling economies with more debt and speculation

grows over whether the e.u. is ready to come to portugal's rescue again and considering that there's been this debt is yet to peak nothing is off the table according to. he's an economist with the independent think tank open europe. now looks like portugal will need a second bailout some point in the future and that it could default puts it in the same sort of financial problem sector as greece and it could have same sort of financial market response as a greek default so obviously there are similarities but we do have to assess these countries on their independent characteristics the alternative is there will be a default in these countries at the moment the real approach just seems to be to lay it for as long as possible it looks as if germany and france are dictating this and trying to protect their banks and to lay the defaults on the banks that will be able to withstand the shock when it does come over that is far from assured we've seen the rise of the euro and see parties particularly in finland with the true

friends and with upcoming elections in germany and other countries it's likely we'll see similar results in these countries people growing very tired of underwriting the bailouts for these other countries that in all these countries is yet to peak and will continue increase next year so the eventual restructuring eventually write downs which need to be taken to just get larger and not to mention as we've already spoken about the political costs of continuing these bailouts and the austerity measures. we've got plenty more pictures of the unrest surrounding the bailouts and our website is r.t. dot com including dramatic footage of one of our correspondents becoming caught up in the violent showdown between protesters and police and continuing to report through clouds of tear gas. also online how to find the secret to eternal life and all the advice you need if you want to live forever all that and plenty more in altie dot com.

it's. almost four months since the massive earthquake and tsunami tore through japan's northeast the daunting task of rebuilding homes and lives continues efforts are being boosted by the passing of a second emergency budget of always twenty five million dollars but as well as financial assistance traumatized revivers are also in desperate need of emotional support as sean thomas now reports. as the waves crash against a damaged to sea wall on the japanese coast volunteers work tirelessly to clean up the debris and bring some sense of normalcy back to the area. and i want to tell people we need more help more supplies and things are still out here beyond the physical destruction and there is a distressing psychological factor as well as city if you want he is right on the

edge of the twenty kilometer exclusion zone for radiation contamination in fact in a recent study by japan's nuclear safety commission forty five percent of one thousand children tested in the walking into neighboring cities have tested positive for thyroid radiation exposure a figure that has parents appalled. well the government has researched a great area for safety and they're not concerned with the consequences their reaction is to help the governments they face but they don't actually take care of the damage and the people here first there was the earthquake then the devastating away with a rush in and destroyed in this part of the coastal city of iraq is also there the nuclear radiation waves that are coming into this area as well the volunteers that are coming in to rebuild this city certainly have their work cut out for them but just like the city itself the people who live here the community they need to have their spirits rebuilt as well. that. again in an effort to

keep the community emotionally strong organizers have brought this acting troupe in from tokyo they say their goal is to provide something beyond a simple entertainment. we have a certain japanese pride and in this destructive situation i would like to bring good things and present a spirit of japan and japanese pride by bringing people together and making people smile. through that shared community experience there is a sense of hope that the city of milwaukee can indeed recover the convenience of a call to close. the city hall but it's good to see anything like this coming. and with an understanding that there is still much more work that needs to be done the people here are working to keep their community together. i just want them to stay where they want. and if i can be helpful that i keep doing it. rebuilding your city one step at a time any walky city japan sean thomas forty. one

in the wake of the crisis of pan is going to stress test all of its nuclear power plants to tell them how well the reactors can withstand further natural disasters and it was also able to shore and people that the facilities are safe marty spoke to the director general of the world nuclear association who blames the media for stirring up public panic in japan and this interview is coming up in the next hour . the russian government has published a list of all individuals and organizations proven to be sponsoring terrorism it also includes international entities involved in funding extremism their names taken from a u.n. blacklist of course is correspondent nina cotton of the details. i list of individuals and companies suspected involvement in financing of terrorism was published in this government own newspaper this morning no this document was a previously confidential but now part of it is open to public now companies that

are present in this list are located in different countries and basically across the globe there are companies that are based in egypt in afghanistan in somalia and even in germany and the united states in terms of individuals the also come from a significant range of countries from because she's of the middle east from african countries from germany the united states and from russia russian citizens primarily komo from the republics of the volatile region of russia's north caucasus from cheney and from. there are also some well known names in this list some well known groups like the muslim brotherhood al qaida and russia's most wanted terrorist. you know this document shows that some kind of a not worth that has been created that can that's countries with each other and that the problem of terrorism has become an international issue now several years ago the world thought off by chechen terrorists that are present here in this

region and rebels but now the situation has changed with russia's most wanted to mount the motto of being president own vilest of the world's most wanted terrorist and it really is this document shows how the system works and thoughts of the problem often turn is far from being solved and is an international problem. lawyers for the former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss kahn a meeting the prosecutors in his case of alleged sexual assault on a new york hotel name reportedly pushing to get the charges dropped off of the woman's credibility was called into question jury investigation meanwhile prosecutors back in france are weighing up whether to prosecute strauss kahn on similar charges and you complaint was right he says he tried to break back in two thousand and three. as a prominent member of the french socialist party and was seen as a leading contender in next year's presidential election before the scandal broke out and even if his presidential hopes are now over the paris bureau chief for

newsweek magazine told me that there are still options for him to continue his political career. is certainly a huge story it's dominating all the news it's dominating all the lead up to the presidential elections next year there's a socialist primary that's supposed to be taking place there's even questions about whether strauss kahn will register for that primary which he would have to do before the thirteenth of this month other people think there's a conspiracy against him maybe a conspiracy that involved even the president of iran cynical or sarkozy all of the wildest kinds of claims and counterclaims are being made right now and it is completely dominating the political life of the country in truth it doesn't look like he could pursue the presidency that would really be a strange new twist in this but he does want to have a political career and there are various possibilities that will come up over the next year or two or three there's a very good chance that there will be a socialist president although not still scarred and that's if he is cleared or at least of all the charges are dropped against him could serve in that president's

cabinet he could also run for president of the european union there are a lot of possibilities that he probably believes are open to him and that might well be if he is absolved of these charges. the mobile phone has become an integral part of everyday life but what's seen as a funk gadget in some countries has proven enough to revolutionize the lives and livelihoods of many people elsewhere but he's pretty shrewd reports now of the indian fishermen who are costing the next generation network for their catch. more than a clue marv revs up his engine for a day of fishing off the coast of carolina because southernmost state in india there was a little bit of i studied in school until the seventh grade but then i had to leave school because we were not economically well off so i had to help my exactly fishing kumar is one of thousands of fishermen in the state who wake up at one o'clock in the morning to earn a living for decades fishermen like kumar relied on luck and prayers to find

a good catch but all that has changed since the introduction of the mobile phone in the state more than ten years ago but. if the fish is not available where we go fishing fisherman in other parts of the sea call us and tell us where we might be able to find a good catch then we go to that particular place would. in addition because of the new ease of communication kamar is able to find out how much the man does that is local market and the prices that buyers are offering in order to determine where best to sell his fish today he is making double the amount of money he was making before he started using a mobile phone he now owns his own boat and says he is able to send his three daughters to college india has the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world and the most growth is happening in rural areas what may be seen as a convenience in the us is being utilized by indian fishermen revolutionizing their business and turning them into entrepreneurs and business men in their communities most of these fishermen have been doing this work for generations and never

imagined they become so tech savvy they have watched their fathers and grandfathers come home from sea several times with no fish at all but today that never happens no doubt about that because a lot of difference between the times when we used to go fishing with sticks and now when we go fishing with engine but after the arrival of the phone it's become easier for us as our studies show that mobile phones aren't just empowering the fisherman in the community more competition means better prices for consumers on average they fallen by four percent it's a new quality of life for the people of this community who never dreamed that they would escape poverty. first version when they're illiterate but we want to give a proper education to watch children and that is possible because of the earning we get from the fishing business there's no doubts that mobile phones have helped. providing new opportunities by advancing their tradition with technology preassure

either r.t. carola india. well look now at some other stories making headlines around the world in our world it's iranian t.v. has aired footage of surface to air missiles being test fired at dummy targets in the country's territorial waters as well as international ones it's the latest in a series of military displays by to run the exercises part of plans to promote iranian produced weaponry including the unveiling of underground launch pads medium and long range missiles. these amazing pictures from the united states show of dust fifty miles wide which caused chaos after descending on parts of phoenix arizona the dense cloud dramatically reduced visibility grounded flights at major airports and many homes without electricity it's just piles of feet into the air and was spread by strong winds. incredible footage there for you activists in romania say they want unification with neighboring moldova by next

year they say the two countries should be together again as they have been at various points in their history but as aussies actually get a chef he reports there are mixed feelings about the plans with many in moldova remaining bitterly opposed. from photo exhibitions to lao grannies in both bucharest and kisha now since two thousand and nine some movements in romania have been complaining to win back what they see as their land. since april it's been impossible to miss colorful stickers like that in towns and cities across romania bessarabia is romania they say believing that the land which is now the storage state of republic of moldova must again be under bucharest control and indeed it was until the nineteenth century which saw it passed hand several times with the collapse of the u.s.s.r. moldova declared independence becoming a member of united nations the cancel of europe and the world trade organization now in alliance of more than thirty n.g.o.s in romania say these achievements would

be sacrificed in the name of reunification by reunification i mean. of the romanians from the two states from romania and republic of moldova one state because for the. fact we are separated unjustly and we want to leave this historical truth bucharest official line is that reunification of the two nations can only happen if the post soviet state becomes an e.u. member but politicians in moldova have expressed concerns that president the cesspool would not wait for that eventuality and will instead at some point in the future expand his country's borders to absorb moldova the remaining president. clearly said that within twenty five years from now. we will integrate with here under the just the european integration for many of its actions is actually

discredited because of the european integration because for most of the people of european integration is definitely not integration. analysts in the moldova and capital say the. last few years have served as a clear proof of this intention previous no we love to the changes in two thousand and nine lose a verb meaning media outlets appear to move to those include several major t.v. stations and two dozen. we believe the main mission is the room in isolation a mode in the deconstruction of the mode overnight and the. next year which marks two hundred years since bucharest last kishner for the first time the action twenty twelve movement is planning a massive information offensive on mobile was population action twenty twelve says it is not founded nor officially supported by bucharest and that their mission is peaceful form the people of the need to restore the greater romania if the majority

of people from romania and from the republic of moldova decide that. they want to reunification and used to think of possible. if that's the case then it's hard to imagine any reunification in the near future especially with up to forty percent of romanians agreeing they'd love to have bessarabia back but almost two thirds of moldova's population wants to remain sober and. let's see russia ski and see reporting from bucharest in romania and republic of moldova. all the latest now from the world of business is that make sure and back with the some of our menu stories in about eight minutes from now stay with us live here in moscow. welcome to business news this hour the currency wars are not over the drive to find a way out seems to be fading or finance minister says he's ready for extra steps to stem the damaging rise of the real according to give and take

a big economies have failed to agree on guidelines to manage their currencies. capital says russia has no reason to each other. russia seems to be in a slightly better position than some of the other developing nations this will forget it these emerging economies have been emerging economies only last few years or so. russia's been around a lot longer although russia has a huge trade balance inflation is not really a major issue in russia and it does have a more developed economy so if there is a currency war between the brothers in the developed economies in emerging markets gold in these other three russia will be dragons' with. some interest by. let's have a look at markets now a stronger dollar and high interest rates in china pulling boil lower rates may slow economic growth and demand for oil u.s. energy because that is to release a report on thursday i can show that crude stock tuna happening in the last week

you must also edging higher as investors struggle for a setback and you are service sector is a two for supply matters that's a business growth slow at u.s. service providers in june the report followed a broad selloff in europe and other interest rate hike tied. european stocks ended lower last point three percent and the dax was down one percent banking stocks were the biggest losers with barclays and world bank of scotland ending up with three percent lower in in london and commons bank lost over three percent in frankfurt on the witness list folks wagon and by a finnish one hundred percent it's. because of the credit markets closed in the red with banking and energy stocks under pressure as well let's have a look at something divisional trammels on the minus six energy majors were among the main loses one percent backing stocks were also under pressure would be to be starting nearly two percent bucking the trend was part of gold it finished over

four percent in the black supported by stronger precious metals. from further dialog says the recent upward trend on the market is now likely to change. the wall and some of the very hard to be i feel that the market wants to see some correction of the recent three days growth and probably will fall in some pain this isn't be performed extremely well in the last two three days of government vote for a person of so i think the markets will simply need some break before going further up. for the first time russian companies holding an i.p.o. in poland the country's largest grain producer gallon or well placed forty percent of its equity at around fourteen dollars a share the price is significantly lower than initially expected and values the company around six hundred million dollars palin or aims to spend the i.p.o. proceeds developed. so for me and the business team here on our team

to laurel for more news from overall the business. culture is that so much going to give each musician the time to cry from the mark when the united nations tribunals indicted some members of the liberty she movement has pulled off the assassination of former lebanese prime minister. up.

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