nato bombs targeting moammar gadhafi is his hometown in libya despite claims the coalition is not involved in helping rebels hunt the colonel down as concerns grow by who will get their hands on the country's weapons of mass destruction. and he begins to tell rebels send in special units to unsung kentucky while they try to establish full control of the city and over the country for more joining me from the from tripoli just a few moments. away the fresh anti-government fury erupts in syria as long as forces respond with crackdowns claiming they're fighting saboteurs. gloomy forecast for economic growth in france despite the country announcing new austerity measures of twelve billion euro cuts and tax hikes for the rich.

republican because you have votes for a new president but much of the country in ruins is off to be recognized as an independent state. internationally as you comment live from a headquarters in moscow where it's now just past ten pm and eight pm in libya where british tornado jets have fired cruise missiles that colonel gadhafi has command and control bunker in his hometown of sirte it comes despite nato is previous denials that it would assist rebels in the hunt for the libyan leader and the u.n. calls to arrest the leader not kill him but he's more of a notion the reports now from tripoli. khadafi still remains the goal number one for the rebels and since the beginning of the commission here in the libyan capital of tripoli we've been hearing numerous reports and we've been hearing numerous

statements by leaders all of the rebels that in his whereabouts first as you remember they even announced that they catch captured say fellas lampitt off his son and then it turns out that he actually hasn't been captured then we've been receiving information that the rebels know where gadhafi is here in tripoli and they even sad but they've cornered khadafi on the screen in had winds on many international news channels for quite a while but it actually didn't and with any concrete detail you can create a success and today as well we are receiving reports that the rebels have flooded the streets of tripoli trying to hand down khadafy what we saw while driving from the tunisian libyan border to the capital tripoli differs a lot from what we used to see here june and july when the western part of the country had been controlled by kentucky's forces new leaders flags. waving

everywhere and all the buildings all the walls covered with crappy cheese say in arabic english and french are welcome to new libya welcome to freely meanwhile reminders of the recent battles everywhere we've seen many bands and bangs burned cars actually we've also got a feeling that the rebels are the only people left in because that is the truth we've been driving through loot abandons actually go cities. meanwhile the pentagon says it's monitoring libyan sites containing stockpiles of chemical weapons but cannot guarantee the arsenals will end up in the right hands it's thought they include tons of mustard gas and wrought uranium and reports that's causing concern with some rebel factions have been infiltrated by islamic extremists. tripoli a city in chaos there's constant gunfire both aggressive and celebrate every and on the outskirts of the capital stop piles of chemical weapons nato know very little

about the people who might come to power. tripoli you know if you've got these caches of weapons of mass destruction that again you really don't know what. if this is falling into the sounds of certain people i mean the situation is potentially disastrous despite the heavy presence of rebels in tripoli the chemical stockpile appears still to be in the hands of what's left of these government that's both good and bad news following a series of meetings in two thousand and three moammar gadhafi agreed to allow weapons inspectors into libya the first step towards abandoning his w m d program in return for a normalizing of relations with the u.k. and u.s. but that he wouldn't use all move the material but now thanks in part to nato in support of the rebels he's on the back foot and may feel he has nothing to lose by

disregarding that agreement he's cry victory or martyrdom will strike an ominous note to those who know his potential given the violations of the national territory of libya by needle led forces i think that the idea that he would be beholden to these types of. agreements would be off the table at this point and certainly he was called it as seen in early july that he would be willing to go to europe if tripoli was attacked. so i think it's a fair assumption to say that if there is that legal immunity he would be looking at that option. at any rate but the alternative rebel control of chemical weapons is arguably worse according to many some of the rebel factions have links to al qaida or a commentator abdel bari atwan says the west got itself into this trouble now it has to decide how it will figure it out and the options aren't attractive we knew that the majority of the people who are fighting muslim extremists or how the

people is with those people are about the movement of chemical but i believe there . will be more than that. benefit there are some indications nato is considering putting peacekeeping troops on the ground in libya we general experts warned that could be seen by parts of the free libya movement as an act of aggression but having supported the rebel movements nato must now deal with the consequences even if that. arms islamic extremists. and they're going to see the director and founder of the french center for intelligence studies returned from libya a few weeks ago where he was helping the national council to draft a new constitution but he fears the basis of the document could provoke the rise of islamic extremism in the country. the fact that the article remember one of the.

declare that the shoddy out will be the source of the juridical system of the of this to leave you on one side you have people walk talking about the election about democracy freedom but on the other side they are going back to the strongest position concerning a radical islamist so i think it's a very very very their world i think the problem is coming from the from the u.s. policy because who we used to see in france that the secret agreement with the. jews on the jihad is from we've. always forests and the sharia is for you so they are they really want them to get back to leave because they prefer. to leave than in iraq and they accept that they do what they want to do in libya. just one condition they want to our all glory and. then you can express your opinion on the situation in libya by going to our website and participating in our latest poll let's look at the results so far on screen well today we're asking what's coming up

next for the libyan people and so far off if you believe that they face a slow war for years to come the position of power and oil in their hands time to line the pockets is the second most popular response and some of you say that diplomats will take it from here and the full victory is you can hear what you have to say through r.t. to express your point of view. turning to syria now where thousands of people are once again taking to the streets in protest against president bashar al assad's regime their government has responded with force allegedly killing a number of demonstrators. has the latest now from the syrian capital. the reason for the crackdown as the government says is because there have been armed groups infiltrating syria from various other countries including places like iraq or saudi arabia and they say those armed groups are behind are behind those who are protesting against the change of the regime now we did speak to some people who would not talk to us on camera who did say that fortunately there is some grain of

truth to that that the armed gangs which the government just talking about have sort of developed a strategy of when they come behind the protesters who are protesting the current regime and they start shooting and then the armed forces the police are starting to shoot back as a result of how these protesters who are stuck between a rock and a hard place and they're the ones dying and this is this is what's happening according to those people who have been to the protests and also according to the policeman who did not want to talk on camera so in fact the situation in syria is very volatile it's basically came by a thread because unfortunately and this is the cries for change of governments amidst the cries for reforms to be implemented unfortunately there is also a sectarian violence which is starting to come up and is starting to shine through unfortunately there has been a lot of religious tension in the country as of late and this is a country which is not used to that so what we're facing right now at this point is

is of pasta is the possibility of a good another a libyan scenario breaking out in this middle eastern country what the government says is obviously not enough to convince the international observers and everybody else along with the world that what they're actually trying to solve the situation gets they have done away with the emergency rule which has been in place since sixty's but there is more that needs to be done a lot of people are saying that they need jobs they need greater freedoms more human rights which they say are being violated the u.s. has implemented same sions against the country of russia has been cautious in its approach off the situation in syria russian president has. basically said that it's the syrian problem and the syrians have to deal with it that means that russia does not want to see this scenario which has been playing out in libya to play out in syria and the people who are in the country will have to deal with it on their own without intervention from nato or the united states or any other country. and in

addition to reporting their own the way the picking the new president you can follow the protests in the cards you expecting that you believe you will succeed the late president from the get. still to come to first europe's spreading debt crisis is threatening to draw in france as the government announces new austerity measures amid concerns it could lose its aaa credit rating the new deficit reducing package will see some twelve billion euros worth of cuts plus a three percent tax hike for the rich as ours is daniel bushell now explains the move could be too little too late with is social unrest is around the corner. france enjoys a triple a credit rating for now to treat one of the hoist debt ratios among the world's top rated states many investors bet on it to follow the u.s. and be downgraded just repaying interest only this year has overtaken education and defense as the government's biggest spend. mr sir cause he's presided over the

biggest jump and levels in our history books the courage to much water sink. france has gone to the tolerance limit but it's a prime minister i see explained to you rolled up spending cuts this week but economists fear things so bad those cuts go nowhere near enough you can compare it with people saying we're going to buy a lumber genie and only buy porsche and they call that austerity doctor's bald frauds these huge debts burden is bringing truly under-investment in schools and hospitals is the. winter and. computers are very old. fashioned. out of the situations explosive say experts and frauds could be next to witness roy

it's like those in britain with deprived regions the likely spark the inner part of cities in the suburbs. are certainly segregated to very high standards far more so than in the u.k. or in germany so yes unrest can come from the suburbs and spread through nicolas sarkozy's flying as forefront as he can on budget they taze pacific island of new caledonia with students planning street protests over the cuts he's left the job of presenting them to his prime minister to let them take the. or hopefully unions students. can march directly and protest against their ministers well he's behaving in the sun because these absence this time of crisis writes leading people of figaro may be clear both politically but his failure to call because she struggles no could be creates an even greater problems for the future. see paris.

we will world markets are taken in their stride the news that u.s. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke is said no new steps will be introduced to boost the economy well let's cross live now to our this is testifying up more green is there going to exactly what the markets were hoping for there was no no it wasn't bill investors were really hoping to hear that ben bernanke were announced new measures that would help the u.s. economy and one of those measures would be around all the money prints and because last year at the same meeting was when he announced that he was too and investors were hoping that that would help change things around so even though this one thing is for investors the markets there european markets close in there are limits of their losses and american markets made a complete can back and they're now trading in positive and of course russian markets also closed in the black but i'll have all the figures for you in business

shortly ok thanks a lot marina yes more from marina a little later this is our team coverage you live from the russian capital time now to update you on more world news this hour a world update first to nigeria where at least sixteen people have been killed after a car bomb attack outside the united nations' main office in the capital of abuja dozens were injured witnesses say a car drove through the security gates as guards tried to stop the vehicle and smashed into the building which houses nearly four hundred employees the blast happened in the same area where the u.s. embassy and other people met a person occasion and police say islamic militants could be. behind the attack. japan's prime minister has formally announced his resignation paving the way for the country's sixth leader in five years his move follows nationwide criticism of his response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that took place in march and triggered a nuclear crisis at the fukushima plant between natural disasters claimed the lives

of more than fifteen thousand people with survivors complaining about slow recovery efforts a new leader of the ruling democratic party will most likely become japan's next prime minister will be chosen on monday. at least fifty three people have been killed in an arson attack at a casino in the mexican city of monterrey the government burst into the venue sprayed it with fuel and set it on fire around one hundred staff and customers were present at the time many people were trapped inside and choked on smoke authorities suspect the attack which was one of the deadliest for several years was connected to organized crime. but also the world update the seven states along the east coast of the u.s. including new york and declared an emergency in anticipation of the arrival of hurricane irene hundreds of thousands of both locals and tourists have been evacuated from its path president obama has alleged americans to take precautions and to follow evacuation orders and storm traveling from the bahamas has already caused havoc in the caribbean as we can slightly on friday but forceful winds about

two hundred ten miles per hour are still forecast. and they're voting is come to a close in a cause here which is electing a new leader following the death of its president so you perhaps passed away in may having left his country for more than six years during which time it managed to gain international recognition and is in the capital for us. three candidates have stepped in to try and take his place the vice president the prime minister and the former vice president all of them at the moment strong contenders it's not known well whether there is a leave contender at the moment as far as russia is concern russia plays a big role here with helping to maintain the stability of the region they say that none of those no those kind of this really a very m c russian all very particularly over pro russian they wouldn't really have a problem with any of those kind of it's having having one so it's yet to be seen

what what will happen tomorrow as to who will win this whole contest watched also by many international observers at the moment because he is independent so it's recognized by only five countries in the world but there are representatives of twenty seven countries here to watch these elections some indication perhaps of the interest in the elections here and also the fact that certain sure just because the people were observers not to cover what seems the actions georgia still considers cause it to be part of its territory have fallen on some deaf ears twenty seven countries worth of death is we talked to one of those foreign observers earlier a representative office with school. when i was invited to. have. a very quick reaction from the georgian always says oh no don't the girls are about my impression is who. exactly support what you're doing here you know because you're

fighting for your sovereignty or to defend and democracy appreciates the context of this country you know people are fighting for the freedom. people are going to want a lot from the next president primarily rebuilding and restructuring the country after a long fight for independence from from georgia since the collapse. of the soviet union right up until two thousand and eight when its independence was recognized by russia however all that fighting has left its main industries tourism and i could culture in a pretty poor state and that's going to the main priority for the next president to try and get this country can nominate clear at least back on its feet georgia still claims of cars and self-assertive used to be part of georgia and so technically at least there is still a threat the military threat to the integrity of this small caucasus republic

there's also five thousand russian troops there helping to protect. so in both the sense of its territorial integrity and in terms of its economic strength the country has a long way to go it's hope that the next president will go a long way towards fulfilling those dreams. martin reporting now and now it's time for our latest in our close up series where we venture to undiscovered parts of russia. and today we're in the kit of region it's located around a thousand kilometers east of where i'm sitting here in moscow and the city of kill off is a renowned cultural center famous for its art and an array of museums and this is as we explore the region are to see god never explains how communities there are taking matters into their own hands and tackling local problems. they got what they asked for two slides a sandbank and it be child might not seem like much but for

a small community in the cure of region they've become a leisure hotspot they used to be no one here it was abandoned now when the sun is out you can't get a place. this type of project only cost five thousand dollars but it was no money in the local budget to build safe access to the lake and so the regional government introduced a local initiative scheme when they heard of it clubbed together and applied for a grown from a special fund within months the beach was late. for a british couple who were consulted over those very decisions to build it and i think as a result people were crafted this property properly the idea of micro projects was thought of jointly by the world bank and the cure of administration they provide p. thirds of the money while local citizens have to point the rest often go round houses to collect the cash nearly two hundred micro projects will be built in this

region but end of the year. we want to change people's attitudes and sort of expecting things done for them we want them to take initiative we are giving power to the people this might look like a women's institute meeting in a village hall in fact that participants are thrashing out the details of a new road there is heated debate about the quality of the works and what of the builders. falling behind. unlike other projects the financing of the road is completely transparent we're nowhere admirable has gone. the village of color cheeky has just over a thousand residents several hundred of them petty criminals serving their time in a labor colony that has one poorly stuck shop and for every road built there are tens more that need to be repaired. one micro project will not solve its problems but it is a start now the government can't just rely on its citizens to come up with a solution for every single infrastructural problem that faces russia but in

a place where major decisions are often made with little consultation for the foreseeable future this program is a good idea either and no artsy care of region. well for more news stories and videos go to our website it's not a dot com here's what's on line there right now at the moment the prosecution in the case of alleged russian arms dealer victor boot suffers a serious blow as a judge rules that statements he made before his extradition tribute words were coerced. you saw live in a moment rocked to the core you can read all the details on the news at the washington monument the borders of this was cracked when a recent earthquake shook the eastern seaboard and.

only twenty four minutes past the hour be back with a recap of our news in just a few minutes for you in the meantime business news is next with marina. hello and welcome to business here on r t the markets have been waiting with bottled breath for the chairman of the federal reserve to outline how sort of rescue the u.s. economy and by implication the world economy but. from jackson hole proved to be anything but what they expect that he signaled no new moves and that the fed but not be crazy about the prince of prices for three parts of all of that investment strategist that coronel capital believes bernanke is still did a good job. he failed to disappoint both the pessimists and the op to do this and given that the given the the the world's financial markets have really been focusing on this speech now for most of his week to get it just about right and i don't leave well kids moving very rapidly in one direction of the other was

probably the balance you wanted to get actually i think they're going to switch a look to where the problem really exists right now which is in europe so they'll be watching europe next week and to see whether all markets in europe continue to react as badly as they have been in recent weeks if that happens then without bernanke he's standing behind to make some positive statements and i think you could see some further weakness in the markets what mr bernanke he was pointing out in his speech actually is that now you need to see something more from the government from fiscal policy you need to see help with mortgages in the u.s. you need to see structural reforms is not enough just to print more dollars and help hope that by printing more dollars you're going to print your way out of the current mess the problem in the us is fiscal and structural and i think that's where. the governor will now focus. like a look at the markets so oil prices are next this hour following fears hurricane

irene could disrupt the fiery production on the east coast over the last. gold is going to have sprang out over eighteen hundred dollars an hour and some that's the spy putting off talks of not necessarily ease into late september as a look at what's happening over in the grass stocks opened lower ahead of ben bernanke instance only on the part have made a comment that says land and that serves have also been reacting to all those that are on consumer sentiment which turned out to be slightly higher but still shows a lack of faith in the u.s. economy. the european stocks closed in the red they managed to recover some of the losses after the fed chairman said the central bank has tools if necessary to pull . sort of the economy. let's take a look at what's happening here in russia both the mindsets and the r.t.s. closed in the black the r.t.s. added point eight percent and the my six out of just over one percent let's take a look at some individual share moves on the ice sacks for allies or acar on day

one percent after almost a record first half in the profits the rossville maker i remember cable's down and that's after the company posted thirteen million dollars that profit in the second quarter of the year but it was well below the expectations of another still razor sort of star wars in the positive says story after posting a sixty percent rise in second quarter profits also follow forecast. process exports you do in the oil war increase six dollars to four hundred forty four dollars puts home in september on thursday prime minister vladimir putin also signed russia's new oil for the export division this is intended to increase investment in refining and help avoid of repetition of the fuel shortage is that we'll see earlier this year. that's all the business is for now for more stories head to our web sites are to dot com slash there's in the meantime as to how guys was they'll.

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