we still believe that our little angel is alive at the moment the rescue operation well it has really turned into more of a recovery operation but the tempo has not let up we were out the the science of the center of the rescue operation yesterday and boats kept going from the bank throughout the day to try and recover people you can hear some of the music being played behind me to try and commemorate the sinking of this ship but downstream from the rescue efforts are going on with divers going to the wreckage to try and search the rooms inside the ship and find bodies of people who went down with that ship they're moving into one of the most difficult parts of that operation into a large clay roof which was where around forty children were at the time of the sinking and it's thought that a large number of children in there but that they simply weren't able to escape and they all drowned in that room. and now some horns blowing in

a memorial tribute to those that died this is a large river with many craft traveling up and down it and a lot of the crews on most ships would have known the crew on the boat daria. paying their respects now to the ship that sank. first came tera and tragedy. the boat leans a bit there are three of them in the cabin my son my daughter in law and my grandson my son said he tried to open the cabin door holding his child when the wave crashed into them and he lost grip of my grandson he said he swim towards the light and made it out alive but i can find my grandson or daughter in law. now amidst the grief comes the anger and the questions. like p.c.'s do you job you don't on this. than anything. the vogue area pleasure boat sank in just

three minutes on sunday now some people are saying it should never have been on the volga atoll but they don't will stay i said that was the bog area past us two hours before it looked an awful condition if they had done a preview a chair before it set off it would never have been allowed to sail. growing evidence seems to point to gross mismanagement on the vessel including a broken engine ignored by the captain and blocked emergency exits. what is to work on it it was called the ukraine's more and more people complained so they just changed the name to the bulgaria the crew themselves always praise god for saving them every time they got off that ship. the vessel was first built in one nine hundred fifty five and as recently as last month was given official clearance to sail. despite this rescue teams say it was hopelessly outdated the truth of it was

worth trying to tell me how this water coming in through the windows at such a pace the boat went down through quickly now president medvedev has ordered wide ranging checks saying there are many more bulgaria's out there the number of decrepit barges cruising along our waterways is enormous and the fact that we were lucky before yesterday doesn't mean anything like that couldn't have happened all of this will come to the fore when the ship itself is raised to the surface for investigation but it's the how ring accounts of what happened over the weekend pleasure cruise to tell the real story didn't focus is that people were basically buried alive in giant metal coffin we managed to get out through the window i was there with my ten year old daughter i couldn't rescue her she swallowed too much water when i was pulled out i realized my child was gone rescue workers will continue their efforts throughout the coming hours and days but hope has now gone

they will find anyone else alive leaving just the shock and grief. of all the bank . dramatic new pictures have emerged of the moment a russian passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing on water in eastern siberia look at this footage right here the un tunnel twenty four which was carrying thirty six people can clearly be seen with one of his engines on fire. reported difficulties and decided to attend the landing on the river on monday while the plane stay afloat allowing the majority of the passengers to escape seven people did die or two of the survivors remain in serious trouble. all coming up in just a few minutes here on our drawn out decision is seemingly at a loss over what to do with the libyan campaign contemplating whether to invade the country. to cut off the diving. you without your life from moscow now are just

a few days after hosting its fortieth birthday party wiki leaks founder julian assange is appearing right now before london's high court to fight extradition to sweden he's wanted for questioning over sexual assault allegations lauren that has been following the case from just outside the courtroom during what we saw. caught his own cheese day he was flanked by his lawyers and his assistants and he was silent obviously reserving his energies we were all asking him how he felt about how today was going to go but he didn't answer any of us but he had a hat he's now wearing gloves does he look that much older than his forty years and certainly much older than him than he did it looks like the these months of but still house arrest that he's been on to have really taken that toll he's been staying at the home of a friend of his out in the countryside where he's had to wear an electronic tag he's been under a curfew and he's had to report to the police station every day say that his two really taken its toll on him this hearing that we're seeing this week is scheduled

to last until wednesday but even then the rulings expected to be resumed so we might not hear what decision the judge has made for days or even weeks and insights even if that this appeal is rejected juvenile so says that he vows to take this case higher up the justice chain here in the u.k. first to the supreme court and then if he has to on to the european court of human rights of course he was last in court in february here in the u.k. where the judge ruled in favor of sweden they said that he should be extradited to sweden saying that there was no reason to expect that our sons wouldn't receive a fair trial even that he's now in court today that today to appeal that decision and he and his supporters have always suggested that the prosecution on sex charges is politically motivated and that the end goal of the. this is this we didn't will eventually send him to the us where of course the grand jury is currently

investigating the work of wiki leaks and in fact there are significant links between sweden and the us which is the subject of reports that you can see now. seven months since today in our souls was released on bail he returns to the high court to appeal his extradition if he fails will be sent to sweden within ten days but many believe his feet won't touch the ground next stop america i think. the worry is that swinging in the past has extradited people to america with a minimum of fuss when they were asked was show us a possible you know buck to get him out of britain or to wait him in the us is this . all your to be. used on your a notorious neo conservative group help the swedish prime minister friedrich reinfeldt when re-election last year and there's another glaring link in the shape of lawyer

thomas bloodstream his firm's representing the two women bringing the sex charges against him in two thousand and one he was minister of justice and is alleged to have helped turned over to asylum seekers suspected by the cia of terror they were sent to egypt and allegedly tortured he might well want to stop wiki leaks from functioning the question about neutrality became even even clearer thanks to some of the documents from exactly wiki leaks there's been a willingness to. do the errands of the united states over many years from. questions of. making asylum seekers in sweden. to the cia freddy's is particularly strong now. government in sweden sweden one on sex crime charges the u.s.

is reportedly preparing an espionage case and it suits no need to remember sweden just fine to be a conduit in this case and in others they get. all the benefits of being an intelligence partner of the united states without the baggage of being in nato sweden seen as an easier way for the u.s. to get their hands on ourselves particularly after it requested the extradition of gary mckinnon from britain which so far hasn't been granted but critics say the u.k. is just as much in the u.s. as sweet and as today that's always goes back to court in london he'll have an eye on the british justice system which could save him from being extradited but the other eye will be firmly fixed on the sweden of a country that insists on its own neutrality whilst turning asylum seekers a bit to the u.s. to allegedly to be tortured it's only our soldiers and his staff that wiki leaks know what sweden's got to hide your enemy's hot seat down to. thirteen minutes past

the hour here in the russian capital that you can always find more stories on our website of course dot com along with the latest news and blogs and videos here is just some of what you can find the right. circumstances surrounding the death of a high profile russian prosecutor who shot himself at his workplace high levels of our. full potential of his car right in central moscow his need for speed and total carnage. in the middle east peace made up of america the u.n. and the e.u. in washington in an attempt to revive stalled israeli palestinian peace talks the meeting comes at a low point in relations between israel and its biggest ally the u.s. after president obama spoke in favor of a return to a stop. pritam one hundred sixty seven borders about you israel occupied vast

swathes of palestinian land since declared much of it as its own gathering of the quartet also had a very un vote this september on officially recognizing palestine as a sovereign state it's something strongly opposed by israel parties going to japan now explains why there's such to see the talks take off. the quartet has met at a time when its efforts as the global mediator in the middle east peace process are largely seen as ineffective there's a sense that cost for negotiations alone are not enough in fact they've reached a dead end and made the failure to negotiate as a solution palestinians plan to seek a vote by the un general assembly is a temblor recognizing the state of palestine that adds urgency to the meeting of the quartet as some analysts say could be the last chance for the global mediators to prove their efficiency before at the possible voting september divides the international community which it most certainly will there is a vision that all quartet members share and that is

a two state solution for these three weeks and the palestinians and the starting point for those negotiations have to be the pre-one nine hundred sixty seven border lines but the israelis find the mere mentioning of nine hundred sixty seven border lines unacceptable the palestinians on the other hand demand israel stop building settlements on the occupied territories demands which israel effectively ignores so it's a snowball of conditions that have resulted in the decades old impasse the two sides have not been able to come to a solution and the hope always was that wall powers could mediate a peaceful outcome but even though the quartet members say they want to see two independent states eventually they have not been united in how they see the path to the solution the u.s. for example blocks every year when attempts to influence the situation take the settlements the obama administration has called the israeli settlement expansion illegitimate but when it came to actual. voting at the u.n. security council to condemn the settlement expansion is illegal the u.s.

veto the resolution analysts say the fact that israel is the protectorate of the united states makes it hard to expect a balanced approach from washington whereas russia is seen by many as the more impartial mediator moscow has held consultations with both these really authorities and the palestinian authorities many times hearing out their complains their grievances because the palestinian vote voice is virtually blocked in the u.s. their leadership is labeled as terrorists here and experts say mediation is next to impossible when you refused to talk to one of the sites. just hours before the middle east quartet convened in washington israel introduced a law that makes it a crime for its citizens to boycott jewish settlements on occupied palestinian territory and he you know has already been criticized for violating free speech and stifling democracy human rights organizations have accused the israeli government of acting as thought police legislation allows any settler or business to sue for

damages caused by imposes fines on organizers the law is a stark reminder of an ongoing erosion of civil rights in the country as israel seeks to preserve its decades long stranglehold on pastime that's according to the executive director of the association for civil rights in israel. the passing of this law it was a bad day for freedom of speech a bad day for his only democracy. and even more unfortunately it is only the current representation of the rising wave of democratic legislation that is gradually drowning the phone day sions of his or the mark recy as well for many years and i think rightfully so has been recognized as a country with strong democratic out your beats but what we're seeing here is the gradual sad process in which the israeli parliament is by itself doing eroding those democratic principles not just

a prolonged occupation for more than four decades but also targeting the rights of . minorities in me as well and specifically arab citizens of the state of israel targeting human rights organisations and of ability to function freely something that we've always taken for granted and is now being gradually eroded and also targeting the independence of the high court of justice and its ability to continue to defend human rights and civil liberties in israel. nearly twenty minutes past the hour here in the russian capital let's check out some other stories now making headlines from all around the world the brother of the afghan president hamid karzai has been assassinated in his own home initial reports suggest he was shot dead by one of his body while the taliban does claim involvement. head at the kandahar provincial council and one of the most powerful politicians in the south of the country he was a controversial figure accused by critics of embodying corruption cronyism and criminal activity that shrouds the current afghan regime. the british investigative

committee is questioning several senior police officers allegedly obstructing an investigation into the conduct of the news of the world and follows accusations that two other newspapers also belonging to rupert murdoch's media empire may have bribed offices for inside information. closed down over revelations that the phones of politicians motivic timbs and the families of dead soldiers the scandal has even reached the british prime minister david cameron amid emerging details of his close relationship with the media mogul. a new wave of rain has swept across eastern china causing widespread flooding waters rose to around me leaving cars immobilized and causing huge traffic jams on the roads reports claimed that people were even removing drain covers in the hope that flooding would disperse quicker heavy rains have plagued eastern and southern china for the last month at least one hundred seventy lives. the french

parliament is show you all to vote on an extension to the military campaign in libya the government says they're determined to take the fight to kind of gadhafi but some experts believe a ground invasion is now the only option left to president sarkozy. not tell me which. books is like bragging will destroy the republicans they're often wrong and gets a surprise i. french foreign minister should pay both did france would win libya in quote days or weeks the war's into a fourth month no final round inside nicolas sarkozy with his western allies seen short little opponents fighting back well it's not just an embarrassment for sarkozy it's an embarrassment for all nato for the whole west paris even admits libya's rebels were written some somalia. went to libya for

training within the last two or three years that's documented we have the fly records and everything else so it seems strange in many ways the whole western support of some of the rebel groups in libya must be questioned because in some cases i think we are effectively arming al-qaeda. it's all making a mockery of the un vote on foreign intervention in the country. by leading it never. giving up. none of. the. witnesses the two of libya's causing widespread atrocities for every one military personnel that was supposedly a casualty there were ten civilians for old categorically ruled out saying we rolled troops but experience predicted the only way you know to break the libyan

deadlock the moves the splitting the nato coalition silvio berlusconi head of keep italy admits invading libya was a mistake and did a study in the fridge defense minister says the rebels should negotiate with moammar gadhafi this is the same man that they already indicted in the international court so. i mean from a legal point of view it's even possible what they say they're saying now and a person accused of war crimes or crimes against humanity is a suitable partner in negotiations men and of course our media here are not the ones who are going to pose these critical certainly not in france. to the president on the contrary russia abstain did the u.s. vote with all the interest of all reasonable means would bring havoc in libya play said the latest count supports the love ruffle quote lloyd lee diplomat speak for.

all but elections just more in months away sako advisers said a successful war could resurrect his chances instead one paper writes libya's becoming a slow motion call crash for france's deeply unpopular president. is easy jogging for excessive sweating is understandable this is libyan spring is turning into a marathon and the new bush will see paris. right here with me now and stay with us she'll give you your business news in just. that's right we are here so this is business r.c. hello and welcome to the program a record set of this coming to russia's state sector newspaper says the government is getting ready to massively expand its privatization program it's going to multiply the value of this by seven making it worth some two hundred billion

dollars president dmitry medvedev says he is not satisfied with the current pace of the privatization drive the state was going to sell its stakes in one thousand and two prizes last year but only one hundred twenty assets ended up being sold the president is king to get rid of state ownership as soon as possible however the government seems not likely to rush it suggests extending the deadline for privatization and introducing a goal. after the. fiscal calm paul and brutalization. almost on the world prices the moon the reason of brooches each according to visit and rid of is economical liberalization the inefficiency of the price of channeling the bro i'm not sure that these liberalization is the global story or he is a much more focused on strongarm one pound. opportunity to provide

strongarm and support the thought of rules. russia's going to sell ten percent of its high tech corp it's part of privatization plan the stay could be sold in two years for around one billion dollars and it's believe investors will be interested in the asset as nanotechnology is are in strong demand . and take a look at the markets oil has continued to lose ground despite crude entries had stolen from peak levels something demand dominating did market with investors. send about u.s. economic recovery and the possibility of a monetary tightening in china brant blend is trading at around one hundred fifteen dollars per barrel while the w t i is ninety you still don't know about. european stocks seeing a heavy set up after a sharp drop in the previous session investors going to need to dump on king and insurance stocks on persisting sovereign debt fears not helped by dutch finest

ministers say a selective default of greek debt is possible meanwhile the market is nervous about the possibility of the crisis spreading to easily and spain because to ensuring the spanish are the target in government bonds has jumped to record levels. and here in russia the markets tracking overseas looks it's that sort of take a look at something individual movies of the mind six most of the blue chips are in the red with financials suffering the most programmed is losing around one percent we could create is waiting and i did three majors down from is down one percent and the rest make at least a very better than others on speculation about i'd leave by five of its channels from the market. was in the euro zone i have tamed investor appetite for risk pushing the russian currency to slash lows. has lost a third of a percent against the dollar she's considered to be a safe haven i said monday's session so its biggest decline in seven weeks the

greenback is now worth twenty eight. russia's largest lender. teaming up with these kolkata research hub the country's also to silicon valley will houses they're buying. and. the deal also involves setting up one of the world's largest data processing centers the bank says this will help it become one of the most technologically advanced bonds clovelly. but if. we are planning to maintain the project's budget at around seven hundred to eight hundred million dollars the techno park will build over two and a half years and provide their own five thousand jobs in ninety and research. and you're up to date all business in an hour's time the headline is that oreo next.

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three thirty pm here in the russian capital you are with the headlines now a national day of mourning across russia for around one hundred thirty people killed. in the mideast quartet meets in washington hoping to jumpstart the stole the israeli palestinian peace talks as the decades long conflict. with. fresh extradition for. sweden is nothing more than a staging post for the united states. to stay with us as a financial group. names and shames who he thinks are behind the financial

continues to grip europe the report is right now. max kaiser this is the cause or report let's get all the details from stacey or tax europe declares war on rating agencies of course the policymakers from europe and across the world have denounced the moody's drastic downgrade of portuguese debt as an act of financial vandalism accusing the anglo-saxon rating agencies of driving states into bankruptcy and destabilizing the global system yeah that's right they call it financial vandalism or upping the rhetoric and we we've been talking about financial terrorism for months and months and months now they're upping their rhetoric they're going to get to the point now where they realize that this is in fact not vandalism which is

a quaint way of saying terrorism they didn't accuse us only bin laden of vandalism on nine eleven who never did that it was an act of terrorism mooney's s. and p. is true it's our financial terrorists and they are purposefully targeting these countries for destruction because they want their assets for nothing well portugal's new premier pedro passos coelho said moody's downgraded was a punch in the stomach at a time when the new government has done everything demanded by the e.u. and i.m.f. inspectors well that's part of a racket moody's a publicly traded company warren buffett's one the biggest shareholder they manipulate that stock price they manipulate their ratings they telegraph what the regs are going to be before they make them so the insiders can profit from the inside information inside information is legal in washington they are lining their pockets they're disenfranchising the people live in these countries who are left with austerity measures imposed upon them for things they never did and debts they never incurred and this is continuing unabated because nobody stepping in to represent the interest of the people the government like papa joy in greece is.