marty tonight so former news of the world journalist who blew the whistle on phone hacking at the british tabloid is dead that is how it comes as the storm around rupert murdoch's media empire turns its focus on the police to the problem that. the taliban assassinates more high ranking officials in afghanistan as nato begins to hand over control of the country's provinces to local forces placing huge question marks over their ability to probe. and the russian security forces oil a major terror plot in moscow which is believed could have caused huge loss of life .

welcome this is r t it's eleven pm monday night here in moscow is kevin zero in with you this hour with our top story the former news of the world reporter who was the paper's first ex employee to say the senior executives encouraged phone hacking has been found dead at his home police say there don't appear to be any suspicious circumstances shawn hole was quoted by the new york times as saying that illicit phone tapping was widely used as a means of finding stories and then editor andy colson calls the most recently served as david cameron's media adviser and has denied the claims it comes as pressure grows around the prime minister after the ex top cop who resigned in the wake of the scandal took a swipe at the ruthless shoes in the form of news of the world executives there's a media advisor it's a complicated story it's artie's lauren. the feeling on the ground here in. this is

an unfolding scandal not one which is drawing to an end every day there are more allegations more arrests resignations and just missiles that we've seen the country's two top police officers resign in the last couple of days over the relationship of the police with the news of the world needs paper and there are several reasons for that the first is that the police obviously closed an investigation into phone hacking back in two thousand and nine saying that there was no evidence to support this and of course we've also seen allegations that police including officers the seniors detectives were involved in accepting bribes from journalists at the news of the world in an exchange for tipoffs allegedly now when assistant commissioner yates resigned he says that the news of the world had been uncooperative in that original inquiry but that he never lied and that's all the information that he's provided to parliament about the phone hacking scandal up

to now it was in good faith but m.p.'s widely dismissed that evidence is unconvincing and they said that this was not the end of the matter so we will see further questions on the relationship between the police and the news of the world and of course in the next couple of days we'll see people appearing before parliament including we have rebecca brooks both those top ranking police officers they will have to answer more questions and on their role in the scandal in front of parliament we're seeing more and more that everybody in the public eye is implicated in this scandal really more and more people being implicated when commissioner stevenson resigns he really stuck the knife into prime minister david cameron he said that the prime minister's relationship with the former news of the world editor andy clinton who of course he hired to work with him made it difficult to disclose certain facts to the prime minister about the phone hacking and he also didn't tell the prime minister about the employer the employment. neil wallis who's

that former executive director of the news of the world as a consultant to the police for fear of compromising david cameron now that obviously puts cameron very much in the spotlight we've also seen forrest johnson the mayor of london who is supposed to be in charge of the metropolitan police are answering some very difficult questions from journalists in a news conference just a little bit earlier who has called what we see here in the u.k. it's worse people losing trust in the press secondly losing trust in the police and now we may even see them losing trust in their m.p.'s so this is not the end of this scandal certainly not and indeed the labor leader ed miliband is calling for the breakup of murdoch's media empire so you can respond laura most journalists nourse the role of michelle trembly told me there's a lot of evidence rupert murdoch's newspapers and the police for information. there's been reports of about one hundred thirty thousand pounds worth of bribes given to the police in the in england but at the moment they are telling queries

going on on every level within the police outside of police with the communities with the judge as well in all every kind of the main in this situation so we have to wait and see what this investigation will bring according to a biography. of murdoch rupert murdoch may he says that it's likely that they will speak more than we should all that they're not exactly prepared for these kind of meetings and the last one in two thousand and three i believe they have a congress already says stated that there was police corruption that he paid police officials to get information about the public it is even said that the news of the world. and she had to track down people via their mobile phone was that only the police should have for there are lots of our question of will probably be asked tomorrow and if they do answer as likely that leamy and then the of we might see that tomorrow might actually be something explosive could be extraordinary

divinations that will actually lead to more arrests and more resignations but we will have to see to wait and we'll have to wait and see it tomorrow. coming up here on r.t. with me kevin owen searching for answers personal recovery operate for the truth thank you russia's volga river continues to bring all the latest from the scene and also head to. believe that. find out why twenty two thousand winners of the green card lottery seeing their luck run out on their way to the united states. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the assassination of the afghan president's senior adviser in the capital kabul along with one of the country's m.p.'s local security forces say they've already killed the militants who carried out the attack the murders come less than a week or. rather around the south of the country was gunned down the taliban stepping up its assault on afghan officials as nato combat troops begin to withdraw . their lines handed over control of the first of seven designated areas to local

forces but as the war activity brown told the trail of military bases the big left behind. i would question what extent they really want to leave clearly they have to present themselves as leaving whether they really intend to leave i think you can gauge try for example the amount of construction that's going on at places . nato bases or places like kandahar and diagram and so on which look very permanent involve hundreds of millions of dollars but certainly some process is going on and it may end up in a withdrawal or something that we could recognize a big call a withdrawal compared to the goals that they set themselves or that they claim for themselves ten years ago there's very little to cheer about i think you have to ask the question of security for who or for walks when they talk about handing over

responsibility for security because by all accounts for example the afghan army as it's called is very much biased towards ethnic groups so it starts with that handicap from the beginning so the idea that it would be an impartial force or seen to be an impartial force seems to be extremely unlikely. we while there's a change in the top for nato in afghanistan with general petraeus leaving to take over as director of the cia's being replaced by general john allen who will oversee the gradual transfer of responsibility for security from nato troops to local forces but is jason not like reports next for r t there's concern that the afghan forces are to divide it ill equipped and lacking in training to fend off the taliban on their own. there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall looking for them this is the kabul military training center and the bullets being fired blanks the men here are

halfway through a ten week program and the officers don't cut the many slack when it's over they'll be deployed eastern province one of afghanistan's most violent corners. but we must push them hard so they can perform under pressure day by day we're making progress the afghan national army has already come a long way its ranks have swollen to about one hundred seventy thousand troops thanks to fresh waves of recruits attracted by higher wages and extra perks the soldiers insist they are all united in their desire to be back to tell about the insurgency regardless of age or ethnicity then in the army we are old brothers and we are all called by one name. by the call of duty is also struck a chord beyond able bodied males a first ever class of women soldiers has just graduated. and there's even the mujahideen unit made up of hardened veterans of the anti sylvia jihad this is all good news to u.s. military planners who have said the two thousand and fourteen gently to hand over security responsibilities to the afghans the afghan army and so is

a much better reputation of the police force is even featured in the recent movie. but is the army takes greater responsibility for security around the country there are concerns that the quality of troops may be coming in the expense of quality starters more than eighty percent of troops are literally a big problem in the ability to read maps and numbers can spell the difference between life and death adding to the was a widespread drug use and desertion is today roughly one in four combat soldiers quit their post critics also point out that the military leadership is made up of many rival x. warlords who still command loyalties along regional and ethnic lines and could drag the country deeper into conflict as the u.s. begins to scale back its role as custodian this summer there are concerns that these divisions may flare up if i start usually. it would be here late ninety's you should really be killing. these people the way the group some of the groups couldn't control it in yet another obstacle for

a young army but still has much to prove before it can still and some from jason whitlock called for. a major terror plot hatched near moscow as before by russian security services police have detained a group of four people from the north caucasus who are allegedly planning the attack our correspondent in a culture of those in the caucasus has got the tales. well all the members of the group that was detained by russian special forces were originally from of the north caucasus regions and they were planning an attack in crowded areas as well as the transfer of hops off of the moscow region now special forces found guns expose of maps and casuals all of these plans as hocks also old as the detained people how can fast and police other people there are believed to be linked to the planned attack were also found and now presently days of has ordered an urgent investigation and once those who are responsible for the failed attack to be severely punished now since the start of this yeah there has been

a number of terror raids and despite the fact that dozens of terrorists were killed during those operations still these potential terrorist rats' remains high according to russia's interim ministry and today are true the news of this failed operation of this failed attack president just underlines about the situation in the region remains very tight and the last twenty four hours have seen two dogs the blast that hit russia's north caucasus and the first one happened in change now two policeman were killed and seven august one says when an explosive head to such operation in the mountainous area and that was the second one happened in the republic of dagestan it was a roadside bomb detonated as a pothole car was processing by now the explosion allowed two policemen and three others wounded oldys what happened in the wake of what we can see tearaway that was launched in the region in the republic of dagestan down two days ago you know

despite. a number of air raids and the fighting against terrorism goes on remains and search operations continue. to be for moscow ahead in the program revealing the secrets of the universe unique records that retreat sent to the war to study go. think objects we take a closer look to. find out. why some russian girls are showing their support for blood to move through to the next year's presidential election by taking a closer. you heard me correct more that later to next though boosting trade and reaffirming ties there among the top priorities is to be treated better visit germany to meet chancellor angela merkel the russian president is also focusing on the growth of small businesses he set to meet entrepreneurs from both countries our correspondent daniel bushels across the developments he did hand over for us tonight here in china daniel now we're seeing europe's biggest economy then

coming together with one of the world's fastest growing economies germany and russia already have strong ties what's next for their partnership well germany is rosa's biggest trading and. the country that it plans to shocks all its nuclear stations in the light of the fukushima accident in japan gives an opportunity to russia's gazprom which is hoping to. hearing. from really seeing germany as a stepping stone to the whole e.u. more especially given the fact that the european union germany is closing up it really hopes to expand on the relationship with russia tapping into a bit of. a program for the country germany hoping to snap up deals in russia is specially know that angela merkel faces criticism for potentially agreeing to a bailout the failing economies of portugal and greece and big news that the crisis could be spreading the economic crisis the countries like italy and spain is of great concern to the people here in germany i don't know not only economics of

finance and trading on the cards i guess a lot of other issues as well taking into account the germany assumed presidency of the u.n. security council the start of this month what effect that can have only a range of other issues under discussion. russia hopes the germany can help bring. the view that there should be joint missile defense system for europe or at the very least that it should not be aimed at russell there are concerns in moscow that the joint missile defense system could be turned against russia on libya germany and russia both. of the un votes also roy saying they action in libya and they both want to stop further escalation of the void there or reports that nato countries or all being. both countries will be looking to strengthen their already strong relationship the range of issues on which they share a common position where i got a bushel in germany first and i thanks very much. for some twenty two thousand

people who want to green card lottery to live in america good luck seemed suddenly to have deserted them their dreams of a new life were dashed when the u.s. state department claimed that britain computer error and of the results were no longer valid now the story's cast fresh on the way the lottery operates as these kind of kitchen counter reports. hoping for a better life in america. from nigeria applied for the green card lottery he won or so we said in the letter he received from the state department almost two weeks later the us voided the results of the lottery for some twenty two thousand people including the kitchen but i want to lots. and a lot. it's one for each year the u.s. state department grants green cards to some fifty thousand people from around the globe the lottery where the jackpot is the right to leave and work in america is advertised as completely random the state department claims in this case there was

a computer glitch and the results were not arbitrary a computer programming error caused more than ninety percent of the select a compromise the first two days of the registration period the victims of the blunder have joined in a class action suit against the u.s. state department and lost the court here has been struggling with the issue of randomness asking how the result of the green card lottery not be random even if there had been a computer glitches but they department claims one of the arguments is that even an era like that could produce a random result and the whole idea behind the green card lottery is that whoever you are whatever you do you think win it but this case could very well undermine that perception experts specializing in information technology say the decision of the state department as well as the court that dismissed the case defies simple logic rhonda means that if all records and all the tracks are on your cd player

when you have. you made your tracks three four and five even track twelve that's still run the state department has brought up intricate technical arguments to explain the blunder the thousands of its victims say they have the feeling that someone has gambled with their lives we believe that a. gun to shoot down our t. washington d.c. . well fortunately no green cards needed to visit our web site is a place what fun about getting a lot of clicks to stetson's desperate financial problems continue to terrify europe we've got expert analysis and opinion for you of how the scale of probably just keep rising is worrying it's online tonight at r.t. dot com. no more secrets of state where russia's a mobile phone giant made all the private messages including internet one thing from bank account details were made public. the back story online from us tonight.

a listing of the cruiser that sank in russia's volga river last sunday killing around one hundred thirty people has been resumed early have been halted because of bad weather workers have been trying to move the vessel off its side what's one of the operations most difficult stages they say it's thought the recovery could though play a crucial role in finding answers as to why the ship went down the next task is to search the riverbed for fifteen missing victims were gary assigned him just a matter of minutes for more than half of the two hundred eight passengers drowning in one of russia's worst ever ship exasperates. also making headlines around the world tonight libyan rebels say they've taken control of the keystone town of regular forces loyal to colonel gadhafi retreated to the west prefer the fighting is likely in a city with around two hundred african troops still holed up in buildings there bread is an important oil town about seven hundred fifty kilometers east of the capital it's changed hands several times since the uprising began in february. because of budapest is clear that ninety seven year old hunger area man of nazi war

crimes kate pirro a former police captain denied being involved in the massacre of civilian hostages inside of you during world war two it was alleged a patrol under his command took part in the murder of jews and serbs and raid by hungaroring forces in nineteen forty two more than twelve hundred people killed totals a massacre. the u.n. size court has ordered both come podia thailand to withdraw their troops from a disputed border area around it ensure temple complex the two nations were asked to allowed neutral observers to monitor the city's fire example belongs to cambodia but much of the surrounding land is in thailand such as increased when the building was awarded world heritage status in two thousand and eight. the lonely vigil of masses hubble telescope in orbit has come to an end it now gets to share the job of looking deeper into the universe than anyone's done before russia's centerpiece own eye in the sky now and it's got the sharpest sight in the galaxy to say it isn't an

option of the launch pad to seal off. this is the moment a russian space scientists have been waiting for for decades the space observatory equipped with a cutting edge telescope a huge top in universe explorer ation as an enormous i will be able to see further and deeper than ever before it's due to possible to observe the most mysterious the darkest and the most shadows of corners of our galaxy and other galaxies as well and stars even to be able to observe black holes and shed light on the bare dark nature and these huge enormous i will be able to provide detailed images detailed pictures of the universe with a resolution a thousand times shop with an america's goal well i'll let you enjoy the moment.

to stick. to the small center here. fully within and among the fold to we will receive the first images of the universe. r.t. report and from baikonur. but the worth of less than a year left now before the next presidential election in russia voters are really coming up with the roadways about to support a potential candidate is one of the more extraordinary ones for you and why not i don't line campaign has been launched there jim young with the backlog even uprooted by ripping off their clothes and group calling itself put an army guy on the move bills are invited to send in videos of them stripping off with prizes promised for the winners similar stunts are becoming something of a provision in russia last year students from a top university pose for a calendar expressing their love for the premier. this is our team from moscow who came up with that idea and i just

a few minutes we discuss the future of libya in our show cross thought plenty of debate a problem after the prisoners at the victory. thanks kevin hello you're watching the business update on arts in the form boss of me he's considering a bid for two major russian oil firms media reports quote people close to toady hayward saying he's interested in both and bashing us a correspondent in the course of a look at how likely such a deal could be. tony hayward the not have been looking to invest ever since their company's float on the london stock exchange last month they raised over two billion dollars which could partly phone the acquisition of two russian oil producers past their every staff worth around twelve billion dollars this takes a question from russian side rubbing where you have to send those holding company a if he says them up none of the companies being talked about have made an official

statement but analysts we've spoken suit believe that such a deal could be possible if he has repeatedly said that he has no interest in selling outsold bosh andrew snap out of the say the price being talked about is not enough to make any if they take it seriously especially since all companies i know it's poor business at the same time india's or end actual gas corp has been in talks with passion of everest to merge the two companies and by its twenty five percent stake well whoever ends up getting these assets one thing is for sure and that is that they will be getting access to one of the biggest spellberg oil fields in russia. you know now russia's for of the largest oil producer d.m.k. b.p. is continuing its international expansion the company has agreed to buy a forty five percent stake in an exploration project in the amazon forest area covers around fifty thousand square kilometers and holds over five hundred million

barrels in or the equivalent sources close to the us a team to b.p. could be paying up to one billion dollars stake. a year voyage check the prices on the global markets and oil is low with investors concerned about the worsening debt crisis in europe that it may slow the economy anyway on fuel demand because this is pushing below. those markets opened after a measure of build confidence showed of bit of improvement in july and they're pretty much maintaining this kind of going that makes downturns enough that downward. opium stocks ended the monday on a negative note down one and a half percent stress test results have shown members may have to raise additional cash banks are beating the downside valley airport for phenomenon of banks. and this is the closing picture for monday's trade in the rush hour also a sea of red across the board r.t.s. down one point eight percent my thinks one point six percent biggest drag on the

market is of course lower world prices and therefore ross never lost more than two percent serve the t.v. down one and a half the sense that the spike was reporting pretty rosy financials for the first quarter and polymath sold was an exception from the rules up almost four percent at the close because gold prices soared something that's grown very quickly the past couple of days as it's a safe haven asset what about the rest of the doings. in the carrier for today for investors was there a crisis in europe and the stock markets was negative well marcus was the bottom one percent which is comparable to european stock market was good news it was all price was strafed high gold prices it was very clear to me and which drive some storage in stocks or killing your heart toward him at all which added about three point six percent which is quite different from other self-serving pieces in my

view to talk in the world today. all right that's it from the business team for monday's business updates join my colleague marina costs about eight moscow time with fresh changes they update if you can of course kevin is excellent. culture is the so much i'm going to give each musician behind the mark with libya

scale in the same nato's bombing campaign and aided and taken down the rebels have only hardened political facts something. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. welcome to the kooks and big splash in the world of high tech business what turns events science into i judging products they don't understand. is he's got the follow russian invaders to each of bidders abroad and their big break through back. sunlight on sunday once acknowledged updates here on. we've got the future covered. we'll.

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