and the republican party of votes for a new president with much of the country in various years after being recognized as an independent. international news life from moscow this is actually with me thanks for joining us british the nato jets have fired cruise missiles that colonel gadhafi his command and control by his hometown of sirte that tonks come despite nato denials they alliance would assist rebels in their hunt with an even leader and u.n. calls for his arrest meanwhile hundreds of bodies have been found at an abandoned hospital in tripoli after staff fled the facility has rebels advanced and mary a few national reports from the country libyan cities are becoming more like deserted towns. gadhafi still remains the goal number one for the rebels and since the beginning of the peroration here in the libyan capital 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 say full islam gadhafi 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 are even sad that 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 cut off his forces new leaders flags. waving

everywhere and all the buildings all the walls covered with profit is saying 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 bands and tanks burned cars actually we've also got a feeling that the rebels are the only people left in the because they're the cities we've been driving through looked abandoned am to like ghost cities. meanwhile the u.s. is trying to dispel fears that rule nuclear material and deadly chemical stockpile could find its way into the wrong hands aside from mustard gas and you're a new there are reports of the price of rockets in the region are falling suggesting that some of his arsenal may already be reaching the black market and more and that reported fueling concern about weapons proliferation. 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. tripoli so now if you've got this cache of weapons of mass destruction then 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 gadhafi is 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. they agree that he wouldn't use all 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 and. he would be willing to strike out europe if tripoli was attacked so i think it's a fair assumption 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 of 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 how their people is going to be with those people off about remove all of them and i believe that. would be more proper i'm i think than that. if you there are some indications nato is considering putting peacekeeping troops on the ground in libya regional experts warned back 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 w m d armed islamic extremists. and every gdynia say they direct and founder of the french center for intelligence studies returned from liberti weeks ago where he was helping the national council to draft a new constitution but he fears the basis of the document could provoke of rise of islamic extremism in the country. the fact that the article remember why.

the sharia will be the source of the juridical system of the of the few to leave on one side you want people who are talking about election about democracy involved 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 rewarding i think the problem is coming from the u.s. policy because we used to seeing friends. the secret agreement with the people from . the dead is from. all these forests and the sharia is for you still they are they really want them to get back to leave yeah because they're pretty livid prefer to out 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 the ori and. russia has introduced a draft u.n. resolution calling for president assad to expedite reforms he has announced it also

calls on the opposition to engage in dialogue with the damascus authorities meanwhile thousands of people have once again taken to the streets in protest against the assad regime the government has responded with force allegedly killing a number of demonstrators. as the latest from the syrian capital. the reason for the crackdown is 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 for protesting against the change of the regime and 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 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 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 according to the policeman who did not want to talk on camera so in fact the situation in syria is very volatile and it's basically hanging by a thread because unfortunately amidst the cries for change in government and mit's the cries for reforms to be implemented unfortunately there is also 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 that everybody else is over the world that what they're. actually trying to solve the situation guess they have done away with the emergency rule which has been in place since the sixty's

but there is more that needs to be done a lot of people are saying that the need jobs they need a greater freedoms and more human rights which they say are being violated the u.s. has implemented sanctions against the country russia has been cautious in its approach of the situation in syria russian president has basically said that it's a 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 on the way picking the new president playing down to what bush did in the republic of expecting for of a new leader who will succeed the late president by god. meanwhile in france repaying interest of debt has overtaken education and defense as the

government's biggest spend this year and paris has announced new twelve billion euro to deal with mounting economic problems with concerns the country could lose its aaa credit rating but as she's done a bushel finds out somebody from this may be next up to britain to experience serious local unrest. france enjoys a triple a credit rating for now but with 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. mr circles is presided over the biggest jump in debt levels in our history books that carry too much water since. france has gone above the tolerance limit admitted prime minister and young as he explained a new round of spending cuts this week but economists fear things as bad those cuts

go nowhere near enough and you can compare it with people saying we're going to buy a lamborghini and they only buy a porsche and they call that austerity doctors warned france's huge debt burden is bringing crudely under-investment in schools and hospitals. hitting. winter and. computers. very old. equipment 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 in the u.k. or in germany so yes unrest could come from the suburbs and spread through nicolas

sarkozy's flying a fall from france as he turned over budget they to his 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 for. four and hopefully unions students retirees can march directly and protest against the ministers in the sun because these absence in this time of crisis writes leading newspaper le figaro may be clever politically but his failure to tackle the country's troubles now could be creating even greater problems for the future of the new bush team. let's have a look at some other stories making headlines around the world at least eighteen people have been killed and many will hurt in a suicide car bomb attack in the united nations nigerian headquarters in the capital as witnesses say the vehicle ran through two security gates displayed

guards opening fire plowing into the reception before exploding the blast destroyed the low floors of the building in which around four hundred stop worked there is a missed militant group boko haram which once the strict sharia law in the country is reported to have admitted responsibility. prime minister now took on has announced his resignation after only fifteen months and off its ruling party leader has come under fire for its slow recovery at that up to the devastating earthquake and tsunami in which of the fifteen thousand died he was also criticized for failing to show leadership in the disaster that fukushima plant which followed which became the worst nuclear crisis since two noble and you probably it will be chosen by japan's parliament next week the nation's six three day in five days. hurricane irene has paid the north and south carolina coast with winds around one hundred sixty kilometers per hour as it heads towards new york city which is bracing itself for the worst storm in a generation new york mayor michael bloomberg has ordered some three hundred

thousand residents of low lying coastal areas to evacuate by saturday afternoon officials will also shut down their mass transit system for the first time ever in advance of a storm so seven states have already declared an emergency covering an area in which sixty five million people live with irene already reaching category two strength. voting has ended in the process presidential elections with exit polls suggesting vice president alexander vibe is the frontrunner the window will succeed so good bye got she died in office in may after six years in power during which the country declared independence. reports not from the op has a capital. 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 none of 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 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 cover what she's 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 i can exactly support what you are doing here you know because you are fighting for your server and she will turn to be independent democrats she appreciates of the context of this country now as a people are fighting for the freedom and 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 a 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. to date i'll be back with the headline

news in around ten minutes up next our moscow team explores the many impressive fountains and water features you can enjoy here in the russian capital. great. things. come to. germany.

so different but the only one. moscow. running right. close to the fire going to miss the south will be going to the fountains from drinking water safe to political all calls for a lot of blogs where they use that simple meeting places all viewed as the sick ones as moscow is home to dozens of such interest singles of pizzas 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 resolution to open in much energy seven if you look you can determine the time up to five minutes in the you cities of the world. was located. several other 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 the eighteen 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. 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 like back into the city and are a welcome addition to several cold winter months. the main fountain as a whole theory as is the group of you can see here the full seasons. to create a good solid tally the ground cuts in

a field to provide hours of how to entertainment just the way a stream will come. on cold windy days it's best to stay. in the months young people love to sponsor many of soaking wet. little chanting is very beautiful and also those closer to red square emmys aims to create an atmosphere of sound mind joy it's just fantastic which. i think counted. and i think most of the complex. found we've seen in the neighborhood. and indeed it is important to know the big things come to my god before i'm beyond this next about the designers

they are. the signs they are fascinating they kept to their history you feel that they became the traditions and did 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 fountain is also a popular meeting place mccain is right in the heart of a good american in one thousand and six unless you has a bet on its opening day it was filled with sparkling wine brilliance. one hundred years in the reconstructions imagine fifty six its original circular design was replacing the current adult base among with newly programming system for the water

without it to become a story is one of the most glamorous and expensive in russia and the exclusivity of its main fountain can only match now if only the spoken one. as for true 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 soviet moscow sterling 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 for presenting 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 the river not far from the kremlin the bronze monument this is almost one hundred meters high depicting emperor peter the great

of 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 stand out join some its own. fountains are not only the perfect place 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 stance and singing attractions are popular with ex-pats and visitors and ideal and cooling outdoor entertainment shared. let's start with a ride to the cities in a museum and reserve distaste has been known since the late sixty's century when it belonged to any other sister of stop or skilled 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 from the metro stop. impressive fountain is like three feet of a belief in a rope and it's great 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 now made its first attraction in moscow.

comfortably isolated on an island in the middle of a pond two bridges link it with the mainland. eighty two pumps how to make the jets reach up to fifteen meters on the knees it can be heard from if we point of the plans bank in the music at times is something to be desired. it is easy enough that a new viola the stars of innate catherine the great was not a fan of fountains she didn't like what she called there to officially streaming water but we think that every stage should have an attraction such as a fountain because our guests when coming here and specially in the fourth someone there should have a chance to enjoy the uplifting was rough 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 strength and power. i think the sound of rushing water and spraying

jets often creates a sense of nobility history and peacefulness. is just something about a fountain a fuse good for the soul. today there are now of the five hundred fountains in the capital they do in the front of museums squares and parks and send proud makes a shopping centers and theaters they used on individuals or events recreation and for entertainment many alignments 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 the symbols of new moscow knowledge crowd and resilience erected to make a variety of social political and cultural statements unfortunately that's all that's how 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 adventures

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we've got the future covered. welcome back this is a must see the headlines. lately but i'm still get them on i get down to his bunk and his hometown and maybe i despise planes the coalition is not involved in helping the rebels on that kind of downer that's going to sons who gather the hands on the countries and weapons of mass destruction. russia has unveiled a draft un resolution calling for syrian president assad to implement quickly with things his previously announced and start negotiations with the opposition and while thousands of people have once again taken to the streets in protest against the assad regime several demonstrators reportedly killed twenty troops. also gloomy and four calls for economic growth in france despite the country announcing a new austerity measures of twelve.