interim leaders struggle to form a cohesive cabinet while their forces remain locked in a battle with supporters of the fugitive colonel the loyalists are making their last stand in several cities with civilians in the affected areas struck by crossfire meanwhile the rest of libya is reeling from months of civil war with some estimating the death toll now in the tens of thousands ongoing nato airstrikes have also reportedly killed a number of civilians with western leaders now facing possible legal action over their military campaign you may find some of the images coming up now and bushels report. rejects foreign minister roland jamal says he's ready to defend gadhafi in the international criminal court which is issued a warrant for his arrest but nato will have to follow in the first libya's deposed leader is in hiding for good reason. if they find him they'll kill him like bin laden some states are now claiming the right to kill against all international law . images like these are moving fridge lawyers to turn against the government

because look at the faces lawsuits over the birth of ordinary people in libya lawyers here in france accuse the presence of committing crimes against humanity this lawyer calls the libyan war renew vietnam where the u.s. sprayed tens of millions of liters of toxins on crops in the sixty's and seventy's causing brain disorders miscarriages and birth defects to this day. so they're using missiles with depleted uranium which causes cancer in tripoli i saw people crippled by nato attacks office workers who have nothing to do with the fighting that's why we're seeing president sarkozy for crimes against humanity nato first denied bombing this residence where thirteen civilians including four children died then called the place a military command center this journalist went to see what it really housed books

videos spiderman toys and cultural and everything is nothing nothing military in another attack. wife a child and grandchildren were reportedly killed in their home nato is accused of deliberately waging a campaign of terror. their bombings targeted libya's electricity water and food supply after five months of deadly nato bombs and thousands of deaths people will stop supporting the regime because they simply cannot take it anymore. western leaders a poised for their first big legal challenge over libya if they stop the cases coming to court all together as chickadee it will prove once and for all that western justice really used run by politicians not the rule of law the new bush or r.t. paris we're going to across in syria at least four people reportedly killed in a recent crackdown on anti-government protests there the ongoing violence in the country is thought to have claimed thousands of the. lives in the past six months

moscow stepping up its efforts to mediate a peaceful solution to the conflict a team of russian lawmakers currently on a fact finding mission in syria say damascus appears to be committed to democratic reform and crime is also circulating a draft resolution at the u.n. that's a guiding the warring sides towards dialogue the approach rivals the u.s. backed proposal which targets damascus merges president assad to step down and i spoke to political analysts he told me the russian delegation has his hands full in syria. any kind of military intervention in syria immediately leads to a scenario of escalation and this is something which hopefully will be addressed by the russian delegation in its discussions with the syrian authorities but first of all we must clarify well what is the opposition there's an opposition within the syrian civil society which operates within the called plays of the law which has

also dialogue with the government then there's an insurgency which is funded and supported by outside forces. this is largely integrated by islam it's it's a job. as well as muslim brotherhood and consequently this insurgency is there to destabilize create a pretext for responsibility to protect nato intervention in syria. for service shelter starsky speaking to me now still ahead this hour angry demonstrators seal off the northern crossings with me and now the big news weighing in the stock protests to settling into conflict we've got the latest on my developing story. two russian cosmonauts returned to the capital of for a nailbiting mission where at moscow's star city with our cameras we've got the details of the pictures we shall take. the u.n. and the world's financial institutions say palestine is strong enough to function

as an independent state president abbas is due to request full un membership at the general assembly later this week even though the threat of an american veto still hangs in the air of his report explains the u.n. players position. if global politics were a sport. the united nations would be the grand arena. and september would be opening season nearly two hundred of the world's most powerful and not so powerful players descend on new york city gathering in one room for a week's worth of speeches and a chance to grandstand on the international stage it's nearly ten thousand delegates in two thousand journalists are in town for the general assembly debate but in reality five countries are the ones who really matter russia china france the us and britain the permanent security council members with veto power the real power in the united nations resides in the security council and it requires

a consensus among the five permanent members and as long as the want one or one or more of the permanent members won't go along with something the un's ability to act is limited no resolutions can succeed if opposed by any of the big five case in point the current palestinian campaign for un membership and statehood and initiative the us publicly supported last year when we come back here next year we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the united nations an independent sovereign state. palestine living in peace with israel but this year it's the opposite with washington saying it will veto the palestinian un membership bid warning of additional collateral damage one of the things that i that i hope the palestinian leadership is considered considering is the day after what will happen when after whatever. show we have in the united nations is done. what will change in the real world for

the palestinian people. the answer is nothing sadly ironically the majority of the general assembly supports palestinian un membership the assembly alone with two thirds majority can award nonmember observer status to the palestinians like the vatican enjoys and doesn't need security council approval to do so so no one can veto this decision some believe however the un is the wrong forum for resolving major international disputes it's a very dysfunctional situation and actually the un really isn't the one isn't really the venue even for this the un only gets the sort of hype aspects of these fights and and deals with them pretty badly to the israeli palestinian problem at the u.n. is mostly theater and this is just one one particularly for a freakish example of it this global gathering attracts the security crowds and media madness of a sports championship but when it comes to practical outcomes scoring more than a symbolic victory could be unlikely even if there is

a permanent member or two or three who believe that. palestine should not be a member of the un. they want it on record that the best majority of the people the world do believe that it's time the younger ones would gather right now we mark i like. many wonder if his super bowl of diplomatic strategy leads to anything more than really a bang itself very important artsy in new york was talking to david shore he's on the line from wisconsin in the us he's from the stand the foundation of global peace and justice lobbying group they've been saying something on out international is much appreciated tonight they will do you think it's going to happen at the u.n. general assembly later on friday but i think it's true there's a practical matter the palestinians are going to be able to achieve studies. through the u.n. . but i think the palestinians have come to see the peace process really is

a trap and i think that's what they're trying to get out of it is a. real stage or a two state solution or you know can only be reached through the peace process. and sort of come to you know have real doubts about whether that process is leading anywhere and whether the israeli side is sincere in trying to reach an agreement well i guess it's because it's gone on for decades and they say it's got no or that's what sparked this unilateral move but i guess as well surely that there can't be any agreement without some sort of involvement from israel for negotiations no matter how drawn out those negotiations may be. i think that's the practical reality but you know. if the palestinians just get stuck in that situation. then you know maybe it goes on for another two or forty years

and the motive behind this is. to be an outlet for that prostration basically to bring to bring the issue to another arena even if that arena can't really carry out her t.v. objective. at least the palestinians have. pretty strongly stated their frustration and their lack. of faith in the process let's look at the u.s. involvement here says it will veto the palestinians because looking for ways to avoid doing so i mean how well do you think washington will be able to maneuver between all one that is designed to make friends in the arab world i don't the other is a wavering support for israel. everyone is having trouble maneuvering their way through a time of pretty turbulent change. the u.s. initiative to try as they might they have been trying to bridge some of those differences it doesn't look like they're going to be able to have. both now.

palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas as has made a speech saying that he's intent on carrying through if it did come to pass if palestinian statehood was recognized what would that lead. well that's it it doesn't then automatically and magically become a functioning state as we've been saying it can only only achieve that through an agreement with israel but then the question is you know with the palestinian tiring shaken things up which is their intention. you know do you see. good results or bad results and you know that's not clear the danger is that in the israelis recognize this the situation the status quo in terms of cooperation between the israeli government and the palestinian authority is actually pretty good only some right very important security cooperation and so you know any danger of.

sort of undercutting the palestinian authority puts that at risk and so there will be a question of cutting off funds but that could really have some some bad unintended consequences so let's try and focus on the anything positive that might come out of this do you think this shake up as you put it it is going to be enough to get both his white and palestinians back together around that negotiation table or is that just wishful thinking. well there is not a there's not a lot of history that optimism is rewarded. you know here's hoping in some ways the two sides are closer in their positions than they've ever been and you know this is. this is a challenge where everybody sees the solution and has for quite a long time but the question of how to get there and how to make those final

moves toward each other and reach an agreement is very tough pretty good to have some of the program david show for the stanley foundation for global peace and justice thanks ever so much thank you. tensions ignore the cost of it will be discussed this week in brussels as belgrade's top negotiator called for calm urging all sides to seek a diplomatic solution the atmosphere in the region intensified after pristina backed by nato led forces placed customs officials on the two disputed border posts previously under the control and response said they have located all the roads leading to the crossing the. more this highly charged situation. as a stand of course of those thirty's with the e.u. and nato forces on one side ethnic serbian protesters on the other for us this is our land our territory it's refusing to accept the cost being government's attempt to take control of two border crossings here in the north the protesters are

standing firm at the barricades that they erect is the game of nerves and night side willing to back down i don't think that anyone in the world can come to these people here in the north and give up simply go home and accept that you are leaving the plan then they will do it for the time being the protesters seem calm you don't have to look hollers to see signs of the underlying tensions all along the roads here in the north you come across these makeshift roadblocks serbian people using gravel rocks bits of wood whatever they can get their hands on really to disrupt the flow of traffic in this area protest is about the blokes who remain in place to dialogue begins about the border posts and what will happen with the revenue collected from the customs tax. not going to move until the solutions reached for both sides of the situation right now is unacceptable back in july violence erupted

when the authorities tried to take control of the border posts after closer than prime minister but she wanted to trade down in serbia the conflict resulted in the death of the policemen and now neither side want to take action the theory could once again ignite tension concerning major events taking place right now considering the concerns of the. population living. i would say of removing those barricades from the streets and from the main highways it's not for. the funding criticisms that they preach. position with regards to cost you look to said that the monitoring of the customs gate bring much needed law and order that the north pristina says they acted within terms of an agreement a claim that belgrade strongly. this is a serious incident in a serious step back in the long road to formalisation off our relationship with

krishna the second thing is that once you put a custom officers then you will put a flag then you will put a court of arms then you will put. the laws and then people who live here will be circled by something that looks like. they simply cannot accept this now talk among serbians of building. by past checkpoints because been authorities refused to leave the time being the border crossing remains bloke's and there are many obstacles that will need to be overcome on the rates of finding a resolution sarah first cause. well for the news extending coverage don't get to check out our web site r t v dot com let's take a look at a few stories we've got on line few right now tonight this is the fear the summer flagship and indeed pride of the russian navy pilot she now you can get an inside look at the mighty body and know its glory on live there are cameras inside there

so want to take a look at that if you fancy also this is a close call a small town in russia's far east is faced with an extraordinary new solution from you better believe what you're seeing there a group of polar bears has invaded the city it's attacking the locals that lady had such a close escape she just about manages to get up and head off head online to r.t. dot com the fun of the residents of combat in the thread and to see video of this amazing survival. and more news making headlines tonight at least twenty people including a child were reported killed by pro regime snipers firing from rooftops and again many capital some are hundreds more were treated for gunshot wounds it comes a day after twenty six protesters were shot dead in clashes between presidential innocent opposition supporters in the bloodiest crackdown and one of the daily protests demanding the end of president salvage rules russia wants both sides went to talk saying it's the only way out of the crisis now. cash strapped greece has been given the ultimatum to streamline budget cuts if it wants to avoid going

bankrupt early next month the international monetary fund is rounded on athens for falling behind on reform targets saying tax hikes are the best option is comes as eurozone leaders chose to wait until october before ruling on whether to release the next eight billion euro bailout package to greece. thirty six people have been killed at a pub in the central african nation of burundi it's reported that the attackers crossed the river from congo and descended on the bar west of brody's capital on sunday night the only survivor of the slaughter said the men in fatigues burst into the venue before opening fire after the instant the country's president declared three days of mourning. president obama has laid out a plan to cut the deficit and revive the american economy with the wealthy expected to pay more who said corporations must pay higher taxes out of that everyone should pay their fair share it's why the republicans were really refusing to agree that the white house believes the public's on its side. to work continues across

isolated himalayan areas in india nepal and tibet after a strong earthquake in the region so far it's killed almost fifty people the epicenter of the quake was the more than indian state of sticky and well half the tragedies were buried on the fifty others were injured some critically several earthquakes struck the region this year but until now cause no major damage. two russian cosmonauts are back here in moscow after an extended an eventful stay aboard the international space station their return to earth was delayed because of safety precautions following the failure of the progress m cargo ship back in august. peter all of the reports now from moscow of star city space center. the two russian cosmonauts that returned back to worth on friday have been talking about their experiences while on board the i.s.a.'s but they were up there for nearly six months so as you can imagine with only four days to get used to life back on earth it has taken some getting used to. i was afraid my first moves on earth would be

clumsy and difficult but it turned out to be not that bad controlling my body was challenging and i wanted to turn around but i could only walk straight despite my intentions it's much more stressful to land on earth than to leave orbit it was a very eventful six months that they were on board the international space station they three g. incidents that occurred while they were up there they were they were course there for the progress module that crashed that was heading up to supply the i s s with food with water with oxygen and they talked about how that affected them on board we spoke a great length about it from here on the earth but they were saying is terms of food water and supplies too much however it did affect them in terms of their experiments that they were doing that was equipment was being carried on the progress module that was intended to help them conduct those experiments that were going on up in space to make our lives here on earth all that better unfortunately the loss of those that equipment indeed those experiments now they were also up there for the final docking of all the nasa space shuttle in the station but lantis

docked on the eighth of july they left on the joy i beg your pardon was the last time for it now the cosmonauts are saying that this was a very very sad experience it was quite similar in their eyes to when the me if space station finally fell out of commission a real end to a chapter in space exploration history now the main celebration of their time when the on board the international space station was of course you recent night the twelfth of april fifty years since you could go and set off to become the first man in space that was of course hugely celebrated on board the space station the internet. space station containing people from japan people from america of course russians as well during that celebration so they were and it was a real international affairs this is what they were the cause not to say. well it's especially nice to know that countries other than russia respect to this holiday we received lots of warm wishes and greetings like through russians we took pride that

yuri gagarin was our countryman our ship was called to go and so the flight was filled with a holiday spirit so well alexander some a good deal of underbody to get used to life back here on earth they recognize the the celebration it was your car it's first flight fifty years ago from star city peace to all of our team. just twenty five but it's a way to make a sport with you know you can discover who the new team is to catch and russia's football's premier league that's coming up then after the latest live business right now with yulia. hello and a very warm welcome to the business update russia's insurance market is saying it's because jill says the crisis number three in the market buying a twenty five percent stake in its rival the ask the deal is expected to be worth around two hundred fifty million dollars the company's aim to create

a joint group named rest so. present in ukraine one of the five biggest companies. the second company in the second. biggest private insurance group. to present to. expect that. our new partners develop this business. maybe due to the crisis or some situations to try to get some interesting targets for there because you should be converging projects any way. the market. is mr abramovich to you don't buy shares or buy situations which try to find interesting situations insurance markets . front b.n.p. perry has decided to quit its retail business in russia clients accounts will be

transferred too often and isn't being feeble now focus on its consumer credit joint venture with russia's burbank b m p barabar entered the russian market five years ago and initially planned to set up one hundred fifty branches but it only managed to open twenty six several foreign lenders have pulled out of the country in recent months it's a result of the difficult business environment and the situation of the local retail market. that's a look at the markets now all a shopper low as we could global equity markets and persistent concerns about greek debt crisis weighed heavily on market sentiment and prompted investors to lock in recent profits. and u.s. stocks are sinking on fears that greece's debt crisis is worsening the dow is losing under two percent and the nasdaq is one point four percent in the right the sound slide comes in the way of wall street's best we can months. european

stocks are declining as investors speculating that greece may not true see the payment that would help to avoid default that softer meeting with top european finance ministers all the weekend failed to show up to investors. two percent down while the debts lost just under three percent. on stocks in russia on the right track in europe low with most blue chips dipping around the top of the sun the russian currency is also losing ground slipping more than one percent versus the dollar in the thoughts minutes of trading on monday this year's lowest level there for the difference in the drop scale on the r.t.s. and the mice it's as you can see almost have a check on some of the individual share moves in the my six energy majors and banking stocks more under pressure russia's largest oil company rule sniffed lost one point seven percent and interest to produce that you in russia was also in the red off to the company's reported net profit rising. eight percent two hundred thirty million dollars for his goal to finish top of just marginally its top net

profit was doubled has doubled to two hundred seventy million dollars michael started as great at financial corp reps up the trade day to day straight for us. today russian equities have extended friday's losses from its more concerns to both the global economic recession given the growing risks in the euro zone and the absence of visible solutions right now in the domestic market we see substantial weakness in the ruble which is now trading at the lowest level since december of last year despite the stubbornly high oil price despite the very solid macroeconomic data which was released in the last couple hours showing a big year in year improvements in retail sales improvements in fixed capital formation and a decline in the unemployment rate that said rubel weakness is positive for the export oriented companies such as lukoil rosneft coleus gold steel companies but it is not negative for the domestically oriented companies including spear bank the

retail operators as well as the mobile operators michael stein from critics financial corp has just wrapped up the day's straight for us some that wraps up the business bulletin more stories you can head to our website archie dot com slash business.

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hello this is all it's a very good of a company let me update you for one of my top stories tonight from moscow gadhafi lawyer. keeping up the fight in libya but the country's interim leaders are struggling to form a cabinet this is the french president could face a legal battle at home over his country's actions in the war. the e.u. is calling for calm over the ethnic tension that erupted when kosovo seized two checkpoints on its northern border with serbia it led to service locating the approach roads meantime belgrade's top goes here it is urging all sides to seek a diplomatic solution. and the palestinians are set to take center stage in new york this coming week to try and secure statehood recognition although the wide support they are getting could clash with a veto will the u.s. the world's key financial institution said independent palestine would be strong and.