because rockets don't resume. north korean leader kim jong il rolled through half of russia by train for a meeting with president medvedev saying gang wants the resumption of international talks to bring peace through the peninsula moscow also is planning to lay a gas pipeline through north korea which could boost its difficult economic situation it's a rare visit of brawn for the reclusive kim jong il who never travels by plane. and hurricane irene that leaves three million people without power along the u.s. eastern seaboard it's heading to new york where you can see live pictures as the city prepares for the worst to calm it's threatening to flood parts of manhattan turning the normally bustling city as you can see into a ghost town. well italy has been one of the major players in the nato led military interventions including afghanistan and libya back starts he talks to the editor in chief of italy's prominent news magazine about the country's

role in these conflicts he says economic interests are a big factor in with i should say italian politicians. allegations of italian forces paying bribes to the taliban first appeared in the media in two thousand and nine claims that were furious lee denied by rain but now u.s. diplomatic cables uncovered by italian press a magazine reveal that concerns over the alleged payments reached the highest levels of the us administration we're joined now by the editor. joanna take it thank you very much for joining us say you like a scene uncover the diplomatic cable. these cables go. down so what was going on in afghanistan we have the. sawtooth. by a man. be made by the government until ninety nine. give

us a confirmation because according to these files bush personally president bush was asking berlusconi our first minister to stop the man in afghanistan when the times . published some allegation all of that and out of this of the member of the government of the defense minister. only person i don't deny that they said that the was no by meant why we can excuse wars now give us the evidence that the taliban government was paying some tribes the taliban in afghanistan ok so let's talk a bit more about what happened in two thousand and eight when these allegations first came out the response from the italian government was no response you have to feel that every finger about afghanistan in italy is

a very particular question because we never say that italian troops are in afghanistan for war we always say to the parliament that it's a peace mission and so everything about afghanistan is covered by a deep secret state secret the military secret and most of all disinformation all the evidence about what to tell him to do every day in afghanistan fighting. what all the troops do in afghanistan in italy is the night of the levels why did the italian forces take this approach towards easing. it's a traditional way i mean all the forces doing. the proof of british forces paying some tribes in. cash there was an incident in two thousand and five or. the c.

one hundred for the from the breed from the regular four. hour from afghanistan mantis was full of money there was this man a banning with the cash man a dollar and they were used. to. many sources including these five italian secret service who were just some sort of quiet say ok italian troops are going to stay here for six months we don't care what they are going in the to do in the future we just want to six safe months and this is the prize we are going to pay for let's talk about. it in libya the name in. public opinion on libya is a different question because libya is. is a big economic call affair for italy. traditionally leaned

over to tele for. gas for nature or for the interest of all the big italian factories in libya actually it's the libyan government. of ukraine which is that i am because bank a in the past they even today they only a small amount of fear share it's. very important for our economy and so that's a different question in a way we have we have the side the telegram and the side of the bell seen in benghazi because there was a big economic interest in it and they can sense now that we could possibly see a very disorganized group of rebels coming in and. maybe

a similar situation to be seen in iraq that this organization plays out this is a big. speech really because of the actually the people are sol does not be made by faults of coming from the east or the false is. more link at the really thailand government but the forces coming from the west which seems more link at the with british government i mean in italy we have a similar. situation in libya even with even now as like a big chance between italy and france. to reach. of all feel some of the gas fields in libya libya is a big question we. we fall to that french great retain way using red belts to. c.l. italian assets in libya that's was the biggest fear of anything and you think

that's the case i don't know we would see at the end of the game actually the game is going on and so. government mostly the italian be get energy company and was got strong links in the our county envoy has got there he is. for an affair. department which is very very strong i think that and he was playing good in the last part of the secret the libyan warts but we will see at the end witching secretly what was going in. the. game or between different tribes different group of rebels different of the former gadhafi government now we have some very. bottom mandible the government would

use to withdraw the use to prove. it is an italian economical groups but the we don't know if these people are still . good links with the tribes and with the groups who made the rebellion and saw we don't know which tribes which group which government is going to start in the next future most of all we don't know or will really control the. gas lines. pipelines this is the most important question for you to describe what's happening live is a chess game of if issue reasons the nato mission in libya was humanitarian reasons. and how much of it does come down to political games on

monetary and the libyan mission as in ran a play in question is a nonsense because the reason of the mission was to protect. protect population and so when yesterday there was the red bell back towards three probably what the nato mission has got to do to stop the rebels attacked in tripoli to protect the people living in tripoli i mean you money started on a mission was just a diplomatic core of a mission from different interest. i don't think it was an imitation mission and you have just media about that one. escaping from libya immigrants and refugees escaping from libya. having problems with. the way the see. the ships were not in them.

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libyan rebels have projected a reported offer by moammar gadhafi for power transfer negotiations position claims jailed not talks are ahead for the fugitive colonel as they prepare an attack on his last stronghold to proclaim absolute control over the country. there's a big shake up in the russian space agency after the loss of another unmanned mission with scientists now rushing to resupply the international space station and prevent disaster. from north korean leader kim jong il. by train for a meeting with president medvedev same town gang wants a resumption of international talks that will bring peace to the peninsula. hurricane irene leaves three million people without power along do you want to see eastern seaboard as it slams into new york you can see why the pictures here from

the big apple as winds and rapidly rising sea levels hit the city. up next it's sport with an hour to stay with us. thanks and he's in hello welcome to the latest polls on here are the top stories this hour but they border china wednesday twenty kilometer walk and once a minute claim so they're ending russia's first medals at the world of their ships . million dollar girl record signing some of that soul comes off the bench to score on his stage. in the russian premier league on saturday. and also hitting pole world number one. for the u.s. open with a fourth story you have an open title. and let's begin with the biggest upset of the world athletics championships in south korea as you same balt was disqualified

from the one hundred meters final for a full stalls that allowed the rest of the contenders to battle for top sport with make and team mate yohan blake edging everyone a nine point nine nine. american war to explain veteran can call and still bronze the frustrated bald men while back in two hundred meters and also the one hundred meters relate to remaining balance and championships. russia and its past medals following a want to finish in the mounds two and take alone the room close by lady born the same advantage of the world finals lived up to this billing by taking yet another gold medal the russian completing the distance and one hour nineteen minutes and fifty six seconds patrick. grabbed the soap with medals and a showing thirty one seconds behind. the bronze. star it was very good to compete in the world championships good it was also the

return of one of the gold medal at the olympics i was not there well no not considered the favorite but the gold medal at the world championships in berlin under scrutiny everybody wants to be. now football and sundays primary games here in russia because their weekends action is the baby to inspired i can say skull that one starts at seven moscow time meanwhile two matches are in for a gross including is in it's a game against cross not darren home and peter at home in the second seat at those aiming to catch up with some scot at the top that one's not might have started against spartak knowledge elsewhere i've been hosed and look at my deceived trouble to face school behind that's later on. in saturday's highlight record thirty million dollars signing some well told mocked his debut by coming off the bench to score late to the lies of last side cameroonian had only trained twice with his

teammates and manager goji goji you've kept him on the bench early on the game picked up base in the second half with an sol coming on to fifty seven minutes however it was the hosts who got to my feet the lytro firing him from distance in the seventy second minute there. responded with a call of setting up an sol for an equaliser a solid start for russia's highest paid for blood move to the degree stand club only three deal from this week. over in england either of the manchester sides could go top of the standings following sunday's action city travel to spurs while united host also in the late fixture both clubs are on six points from two matches and could overtake liverpool chelsea and the wolves who wore all the nation on saturday and have some one points each elsewhere following the first victory away to newcastle and stoke take on west brom. now moved to sports where the

formula one belgian grand prays in full swing as we speak it's l.a. mean to extend his overall lead up to starting from first on the grade meanwhile in moto g.p. case is still in a zone po for the indianapolis grand prix. team by sending a lap record of just over one minutes and thirty. the eight seconds on route to the front of the great american balance wise who saw the before last year for a five second reigning world champ and horrible around so was that those still know still holds a thirty two point lead over the spaniard in the standings. and he's likely to show all the teams to beat us still there i don't know leave the spanish way local favorite your favorite drink guess which stage eight soen sa today to take over all red jersey welcome patrick moore and ease second as in the previous stage crew broke away your early from the pilots on before being caught closer to the finish and forged on the only friend to twenty degree final climb as he beat michelle

scott you know i mean by nine seconds the nine stage will now take the riders into the mountains fairly accustomed to sierra they get hot. then it's now and well no one carolyn was knocking has become the first player in nine years to win the new haven open title for a fourth straight here just days before the start of the u.s. so one czech bad to achieve the goal of sky had a great drawn to her first korea final but couldn't manage the top or a day in plenty of exhausting rallies in the ensuing said before there's nothing to keep prices still cool she then cruised boston flagging took gold in the second to claim it six one and sealy seventeenth match is tournaments. meanwhile are now dual practice at the rain so doing so been closed early all sounds as if the season's final grand slam hopes to start as scheduled on monday despite the arrival of hurricane irene in the men's draw defending champion rafael adult could meet the world and his main rival they see a double joke of each in the final five time without religion federer is now

a bit of an outsider having turned thirty three weeks ago. the good chances are going to go on but in terms of all of the burns. he's not the row here. we will see. i think from best year the. big. all they have a lot of. pressure when it comes to. stretching. all that stuff so for the long term as well as and some of the time remember. chasing stuff around since. seven years ago. it's called for many more years ago with let's remember. golf now and dustin johnson won the barclays by two strokes after the new jersey tournament was reduced to three arouse because of the hurricane the twenty seven year old made. this excellent

out of the ball on the fourth his card on the day so far i heard he. had been in the hand for the top spot as well before the defending champions five birdies were marred by consecutive bogeys on. johnson apparently more consistent on the day with the six on and sixty five winning the first fed ex cup playoffs bad is now top of the standings as the pool tournament race begins for the soundman don't look prizing the end of the season. boxing and alexander five yet can remains undefeated in twenty two fights off to beating roselawn should go for the vacant w.b. heavyweight title the two thousand and four olympic champion to bow out on a unanimous decision and is now the mandatory challenger to blood could reach core the young goal of the brothers with key to his belt following his speech over david haye in the unification ballads but the thirty five year old gave it up as it would

have been years before he could defend that title however private given should have these day in the ring would be ukranian by beating in the w.b.c. champion chip guy. and finally winter sports men are already preparing for the new season including players over one of the most popular games here in russia and also in scandinavia bandy but is liked as it may be it is still overshadowed by some more established sports which is on full flow it has this story. if you want anyone outside of russia or scandinavia what is bandy the vast majority wouldn't have a clue however the game is very simple it's just like field hockey played on ice it may not be as big as football and ice hockey abandoned still has a strong following in russia and sweden and one of the biggest stars around this mikhail sufficient of there's a household name in both these nations has been a big week for the russian canton as he rejoined his beloved denominate sco

following a spell in the swedish league. i believe it is more fun to watch banned in russia as the game is a lot quicker and there is more emphasis on attack in sweden the game is more tactically based and is more defensively orientated though they are very good at this is big business in russia where the sport is played professionally crowds for international matches can be upwards of thirty thousand players can expect to earn over one hundred thousand dollars a year whereas in sweden a monthly salary is in the region of just two to three thousand euros meaning many of the players have to take up second jobs. the standard of bandy is increasing all the time being crease in salaries also helps but there are a number of other factors which are making the sport better and more and more popular in the likes of russia in sweden there are a number of factors limiting the development of bandy firstly it's not the olympic sport which means it difficult for associations in countries where sport isn't as popular to get state funding also of it's

a very fast and exciting game to watch when in the stands the sheer speed of the game isn't suit t.v. as before can be difficult to see as can sometimes be the case in field hockey at the most we need to try to spread the game more globally and play tournament's in countries where the game isn't as developed or the big championships take place in russia and sweden we should try to play more in countries like finland norway and even in north america people read about the game in magazines however. it's only when they see burned on t.v. that they can understand what the sport is all about because it's got ice palace is one of the top bounty stadiums around the world and watching indoors can be of great benefit in the winter when temperatures outdoors dropped as well as minus thirteen however for hard fans of sports in russia and sweden not even such a cold is able to put them all fair favorite pastime which of will flee don't see moscow. that's all the sport for the alice eighteen for the weather update coming

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turn on the oil spill in the rubens photo. libyan rebels have turned down reported all four by moammar gadhafi to negotiate the power transfer as they prepare a final a taco on the colonel's hometown. the rebels say it's treason not talks that's had put in battle of libyan leader for more join the rich notion of from tripoli in just a moment. in other news there's a big shake up in the russian space agency after the loss of another unmanned mission but scientists now rushing to resupply the international space station and prevent a disaster. north korean leader kim jong il rolls through how russia by train for a meeting with president medvedev gang wants a resumption of international talks that will bring peace to the peninsula. that hurricane irene leave.