as an independent state our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from our headquarters here in moscow where it's now just past midnight ten pm in libya where british tornado chants of fired cruise missiles that colonel gadhafi is commanding control bunker in his hometown of sirte it comes despite nato his previous denials that it would assist rebels in the search for the libyan leader and u.n. calls to arrest and not kill him while he's been a financial reports now from tripoli. khadafi still remains the goal number one for the rebels and since the beginning of the peroration here in the libyan capital of tripoli we've been hearing numerous reports and we've been here in numerous statements by the leaders of the rebels that they could offer his whereabouts first as you remember they've announced that they catch captured safely slum kid up 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 have been sad but they've cornered khadafi and they spin headlines on many international news channels for quite a while but it actually didn't end with any concrete detail and can create a success and today as well we are receiving reports that the rebels have flooded the streets of tripoli trying to hunt down qaddafi what we saw while driving from the tunisian libyan border to the capital tripoli differs a lot from what we used to see here in june and july when the western part of the country had been controlled by khadafi forces newly because flags. waving everywhere and all the buildings all the walls covered with graffiti say in arabic english and french are welcome to new libya welcome to freely meanwhile remind us

of the recent battles everywhere we've seen many times and hangs burnt cars actually we've also got a feeling that the rebels are the only people left in legal recourse that the cities we've been driving through loot abandoned am till i go cities. meanwhile the pentagon says it's monitoring libyan sites containing stockpiles of chemical weapons but cannot guarantee the all souls will end up in the right hands this will include tons of mustard gas and wrought you raney and there are reports that's causing concern with some rebel factions so to have been infiltrated by islamic extremists. tripoli a city in chaos there's constant gunfire both aggressive and celebration and on the outskirts of the capital stockpiles of chemical weapons nato know very little about the people who might come to power in tripoli so now if you've got this cache of

weapons of mass destruction that again people really don't know what. and if this is falling into the hands 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 good 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 us they agree that he wouldn't use or move the material but now thanks in part to nato support of the rebels he's on the back foot and may feel he has nothing to lose by disregarding that agreement cry of victory or martyrdom will strike an ominous note to those who know of his weapons potential given the violations of the

national territory of libya by nato led rebel 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 quoted as saying in early july that he would be willing to strike out europe if tripoli was attacked so i think it's a fair as. to say that if there is that capability that he would be looking at that option at this point 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 know that the majority of the people who are fighting muslim extremists how that the two is going to be with those people who are all of them and i believe there. will be more proper and i think than that. if you go there are some indications nato is

considering putting peacekeeping troops on the ground in libya regional experts warned that could be seen by parts of the free libya movement as an act of aggression but having supported the rebel movement nato must now deal with the consequences even if that's w m d armed islamic extremists lore and it's our teams are. 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 i spoke to him earlier on r.t. and 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 all the. seal declare that the sharia will be the source of the juridical system of the of the future levy on one side you have people who are talking about election about democracy

freedom but on the other side they are going back to the strongest position concerning air radical islamists i think it's a very very very their war and i think the problem is coming from the of the from the u.s. policy because who we used to see in france that they have a secret agreement with the people from. the jihad is from the always for us and the sharia is for you so they are they really want them to get back to leave because the prefer to of the status in libya than in iraq and they accept that they do what they want to do in libya. just one condition they want to of all do or on the beach or. turning to syria now with thousands of people have once again taken to the streets in protest against president bashar assad's regime the government has responded with force that is killing a number of demonstrators. has the latest now from the syrian capital the reason for the crackdown as the government says it's 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 to stalking about have sort of developed this 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 these protesters who are stuck in between a rock and a hard place and they are the ones dying and this is this is what's happening according to those people who have been to the protests and also into the policeman who did not want to talk on camera so in fact the situation in syria is very volatile and it's basically saying by a thread because unfortunately and this is the cries for change of government and

minutes the cries for reforms to be implemented unfortunately there is also secretary and 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 that pasta is the possibility of in another a libyan scenario breaking out in this middle eastern country. and reporting that we're on the way here and. picking the new president you can voters in the republic because you are expecting from the new leader who will succeed the late president. 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 and the deficit reducing package will see some twelve billion euros worth of cuts plus a three percent tax hike for the rich with daniel bushell explains the move could be too little too late with fears social unrest is around the corner. france enjoys

a triple a credit rating for now 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 on its debt this year has overtaken education and defense as the government's biggest spend was just mr circles is presided over the biggest jump in debt levels in our history books that carry too much water. or. france has gone above the tolerance limit admitted prime minister as he explained the new road of spending cuts this week but to call them is fear things as. those cuts go nowhere near enough you can compare it with people saying we're going to buy a lumber genie and only buy a porsche and they call that austerity doctors warned france these huge debt burden

is bringing truly under-investment in schools and hospitals. getting. into car and. computers. 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 extent far more so than any. or in germany so yes and from the suburbs and spread through nicolas sarkozy's flying a fall from france as he chatted on budget they his pacific island of new caledonia with students planning street protests over the cuts he's left the job of

presenting a bill to his prime minister he'll let them take the flak for it and hopefully unions students retirees can march directly and protest against their ministers while he's behaving in a certain because these absence in this time of crisis rights leading newspaper le figaro may be clear both politically but his failure to tackle the country's troubles now could be creating even greater problems for the future of the new bush you see. time to talk to each or more world news in brief for you and update this first to nigeria where at least eighteen people have been killed and many injured after a car bomb attack outside the united nations' main office in the capital of illusion witnesses say a car drove through the security gates 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 diplomatic posts are located the missing group which wants to implement a stricter version of sharia law in the nation that reportedly claimed responsibility

for 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 a 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 the new leader of the ruling democratic party who will most likely become japan's next prime minister will be chosen on monday. seven states along the east coast of the u.s. including new york have declared an emergency as a patient of the arrival of hurricane irene hundreds of thousands of both locals and tourists have been evacuated from its path president obama has urged americans to take precautions and to follow evacuation orders the storm traveling from the bahamas has already caused havoc in the caribbean the hurricane has weakened slightly on friday but forceful winds of up to one hundred ten miles per hour still

forecast. a day of voting has come to a close in a car zero which is electing a new leader following the death of its president said passed away in may having led his country for more than six years during which time it managed to gain international recognition tom barton is in the carson 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 lead contender at the moment as far as russia is concerned russia plays a big role here in helping to maintain the stability of the region they say that none of those no those candidates really are very anti russian all very particularly over pro russian they wouldn't really have a problem with any of those kind of this having having one so it's the yet to be seen what will happen tomorrow as to who will win this whole contest watched also

by many international observers at the moment a cause is independence 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 of the fact that georgia's calls for people for observers not to come to watch these elections georgia still considers. to be part of its territory for an on on some death is twenty seven countries worth of death is we talked to one of those foreign observers earlier a representative of the swiss couple. who was invited to. have. a very quick reaction from the georgian always says oh no don't go zero but my impression is good they can exactly you support what you're doing here you know because you're fighting for your silver into your turn to be independent democracy appreciates of

the context of this country now as a people are fighting for the freedom georgia still claims. south to set it to the east to be part of georgia and so technically at least there is still a threat the military threat to the entire. gritty of this small caucasus republic there's also five thousand russian troops 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. reporting there while next here on r.t. our moscow art team explores the many impressive fountains and water features you can enjoy in the russian capital during the warm summer months and after that i'll be back with a summary of our main news stories. great

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right. close to the fire going to miss the south will be going to come full sponsons from drinking water safe to political or cultural line blogs where they used as simple missing faces all views as the sick ones as moscow is home to dozens of such interest singles offenses and we start up here just next to the kremlin at the well known world blog found. as the main gem of the underground shopping mohawk in riyadh the glass structure of the fountain slowly rotates and every twenty four hours makes a full revolution opening much energy seven. if you look you can determine the time up to five minutes in the mideast cities of the world.

was located on through. several of the fountains built along the river up the street because that's the most fountains in moscow once provided drinking water to muscovites and now. many of the city squares in parks across the fountain here is the only one remaining of those built before the revolution in russia built in eight hundred thirty five it still puts the original location. interesting functional found has changed over the centuries. down to. something like today's petrol station. construction.

industry. you want to forget. the eight hundred and fifty one of. the number of old fountains were rebuilt and are still. at pushkin square. because of the cold climates outdoor fountains only operate during the warm season usually. at the beginning of spring they really long back into the city and are a welcome addition to several cold winter months. the main fountain at the whole theory as is the beautiful says you can see here the full seasons. the creator throughout. the ground because you know people to provide hours of how to entertain and just the way a stream will come but. cold windy days it's best to stay away. in the among these

young people love to sponsor many of soaking wet. look at this very beautiful and also the red square and amazing to create an atmosphere. it's just fantastic which. i think counted. and i think most of the complex. found that we've seen in the neighborhood. and indeed it is important to know the fountains come to my god before i'm beyond this next to the designers they are. the signs they are fascinating be kept to their history you feel that they became the traditions and the history of

the us. on this occasion is that the department store that was built next to red square in one thousand nine hundred three not all fountains are outside. one hundred seventeen this indoor space continuum one thousand two hundred shops and the centerpiece of the most impressive shopping mall in the soviet union was this next feature. this famous founded is also a popular meeting place i came and right in the heart of all good american in one thousand and six i am legend has it back on its opening day it was filled with sparkling wine and brilliance of the one hundred years of. reconstruction is it not in fifty six its original cycle or design was replacing current adult base a most recently i mean skeleton programming system for the water without it. is one of the most glamorous and expensive in russia and the. exclusivity of its main fountain match now is only the spoken tree that would be

a popular fountain. so what other will to display stand out condition capital the us is our peoples friendship fountain also known as the friendship of nations fountain is one of the most widely recognized symbols of said it must go styling proud in the heart of the russian exhibition center of its impressive gilded structure was created in the nineteen fifties if each is sixteen different statues of maidens each representing a republic of the soviet union before nine hundred fifty six. when enjoying the views of central moscow you will definitely not miss a large structure on the mosque of a river not far from the kremlin the bronze monument this is almost one hundred meters high depicting emperor peter the great on a ship the monument was erected to celebrate the three hundred thousand first rate of the russian fleet the fountain and landmark is surrounded in controversy many

muscovites don't like the structure but love or hate it it definitely makes the area stands out join some its own. fountains are not only the path it pays to relax in the in the warm summer sun but also at night many of them become illuminated landmarks various shows featuring musical performances and light installations are often organized at the city's most prominent fountains consistency and singing attractions are popular with muscovites ex-pats and visit his ideal and cooling outdoor entertainment show. let's start with the rides at the cities in a museum and reserve this state has been known since the late sixties century belong to either sr good enough in seven hundred seventy five when the state was bought by empress catherine the great it received its present name which means that in this increase in english. park is located approximately fifteen kilometers from

the center of moscow. it takes around half an hour to get there by car depending on traffic. and you can also take an underground train from the city center to the city in a metro stop. impressive fountain is like very few have a very thin a rope and a date and it's the largest musical fountain today in the russian capital fifty five meters wide with nine hundred and fifteen water jets it was completely renovated only a few years ago and today it's a maze it's close attraction in moscow. comfortably isolated on an island in the middle of a pond two bridges link it with the mainland. eighty two pumps ultimately jets reach up to fifteen meters in the music can be heard from every

point of the pons bank even a nice thick at times is something to be desired. it is easy enough that a you can feel a virus when a get through and a great it was not a fan of fountains she didn't like what she called there to officially streaming water but we think that every estate should have an attraction such as a fountain because our guests when coming here as special in the fourth someone there should have a chance to enjoy the uplifting was rocked the fountains and the flight without fountain use it is also involved it creates a special festive mood and makes people happy and many suggest that the grand fountains here at least a symbolic of that strength and power. i think the sound of russian move to constrain jets often creates a sense of nobility history and p. . this. is just something of a fountain feels good for the soul. today and there are now in the five hundred

fountains in the capital they do in the front of museums squares and parks and send proud makes the shopping centers and feeds as they used to on individuals or events recreation and for entertainment many amendments in their own rights and indeed just like the fountains at night here many of the capital's fountains act not just as tourist spots but as symbols of new moscow. proud and resilience erected to make a variety of social political and cultural statements unfortunately that's what it's all we have on this week's program about the various found since here in the russian capital i'll see you again at the same time next week for more benches around moscow and so that for me i'll risk the same one big three pot here i'll buy it out.

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if you just joined us for a welcome all to you live here in moscow top stories now that nato bombs target moammar gadhafi and his hometown in libya despite claims the coalition is not involved in helping the rebels the colonel down his concerns grow over who will get their hands on the country's weapons of mass destruction. a wave of fresh antigovernment fury erupts in syria as loyalist forces respond with crackdowns claiming that. we're going two thousand people a scepter been killed in clashes since the march. lupul calls for economic growth and frogs despite the country announcing new austerity measures of twelve billion euro cuts and tax hikes for the rich is mounting could lead to public outrage across the country.