his weekly review and we start off with the biggest news of russia's political spectrum president medvedev has revealed he won't seek reelection twenty twelve and prime minister putin will step into the race instead and oust his decision while speaking at the ruling united russia party convention on saturday mr person of his party has suggested the president leads his party parliamentary elections and has the government as prime minister should it with aussies and he said now it was a big vote likely to have forged the shape of russia's politics for years to come. the wait is over. i believe it would be right for the convention to support the candidacy of life here putin and the presidential election i. were him. this applause means i don't have to explain what kind of experience under thirty putin has. issue in your skull or under going to see something else

despite rumors that there's been a split within our tandem i can see that this is a well thought through decision. putin is running for president. i like to express my gratitude to you for supporting my candidacy to run for president it's a great honor and the only chief. that year but i think that the numbers and with the parliamentary elections coming in december i'd like to ask all russian citizens to support the united russia party with dmitri medvedev. museum i'm not really sure you. know yet but i will just i'm convinced who become prime minister who continue to thoroughly modernize our society i think the tandem now running on a platform of taking russia through the next decade promising more growth and stability with their part. the united russia in december's parliamentary elections

and next year's presidential run both putin and medvedev have their work cut out united russia's popularity has been falling in recent years by making such a move. or tandem as you say they send a political message to the russians as a role to the best of the world that. is not our debate it is not absolute this is a liable construction which can work for years you see it is quite effective and so was the announcement even the delegates there were certainly taken aback when the you know. of course everybody expected it but it must count as one of the best kept secrets really in recent political history the west has already started emphasizing how much the move lacks surprise i'm sure that some of the opposition political commentators have mentions are you proud to say is of course the risk of

political stagnation and after all these country members very well the iraq of the seventy's in the eighty's especially one the communist party leadership didn't really change that and they all stayed there until the weight of five years old now i would rather disagree with those who predict stagnation in russian politics for one simple fact. and this is a healthy fear meaning a so-called western style democracy might not be the way for russia something we are seeing the u.s. especially push for across one of the world's most unstable regions i think it's it's really disgusting how the u.s. is use the arab spring to try to use it to put in their new dictators their new friends and their fictitious democracies to be able to control all and control these populations countries like russia just want stability and stability is something russia knows this dynamic duo can deliver at least. so far russian g.d.p.

has almost doubled the level of loss and russia lower only the capitals has improved but putin and medvedev want to take it to the next step with a reshuffling united russia a ready under way new faces transparency less corruption and more growth are all part of the platform the intrigue is dead and now the real work begins united russia has to convince the country they are the party to move past stability towards further development and still the west russia has a right to its own style democracy and he's now artsy moscow. and recount a young political analysts said the voice of russia radio station in washington question is a figure that russia needs to lead it through the economic uncertainty. lattimer putin will have his hands full once again soon as the office of the presidency simply because he's got to start creating jobs just like other presidents other prime ministers have to do across the globe but you've got to start the russian

economic engine. going again reset the economy there i don't think he needs to change at this point he has been very consistent as showing himself as a very strong decisive leader and he certainly has done the same with his protege obviously president. and this is the kind of political intelligence this is the kind of smarts that i think people respect whether they're in russia or the u.s. he's shown to be very decisive very strong and has a vision for russia and i think that whether it's the u.s. or russia or any other country when you have a leader who has a vision and a strength that the people can see that's the that's the individual they want in office. we're asking what you think will happen of president medvedev and prime minister putin do switch jobs so far almost all of you believe the shuffled time don't will be a success because it enjoys a wide popular support you say twenty eight percent think this will. strengthen the opposition and the remaining call to build

a church will have little or no effect at all so local to our website i'll see the whole telescope. a moment in history this week at the united nations as president mahmoud abbas delivered the palestinian bid for statehood receiving a standing ovation addressing the general assembly of cheering people gathered in ramallah to give him a hero's welcome home to return from new york addressing the rally he compared his campaign to the arab spring saying that an independent palestinian state is inevitable his speech to the u.n. general assembly on friday was greeted with jubilant scenes across the palestinian territories but on the border with israel instead of joy there was violence this one has the story. and historic moment after decades of struggle tens of thousands celebrate across palestine after president mahmoud abbas of lots of requests to the united nations to recognize a palestinian state but as feared it wasn't or chiz alongside the celebrations

violence clashes have erupted across the west bank as fears grow of a third intifada we're here in ramallah where there is a standoff between the israeli army and palestinian protesters just a short distance down the road there are tie is burning everywhere the army is also using a new found device known as the scream which unbearable found now be it you ation here is very very tense be clashes have spread across the west bank one palestinian has been killed now what we understand happened is that country one hundred israeli settlers started burning the trees belonging to palestinians in the village the army was called in and the result was one palestinian shot and killed in the mc. for months the israeli army has been preparing for these exact scenes and palestinians were retail of a will now use these clashes as an excuse to beef up its army presence in the west bank and possibly even punish palestinians by withholding tax money it collects on their behalf for weeks the army has been pointing land mines on israel's northern

borders to prevent the kalandia checkpoint scenes from unfolding here the mines are not necessarily there to deal with people who have peaceful intentions but mines are a legitimate form of defense and many countries have mines on their borders for that reason but locals are outraged now they are trying to work mines if there can be it maybe it's more comfort for. ripping them at the heart of the clashes are israeli settlers and palestinians both lain claim to the same piece of land jacob taylor has been farming deep in the hebron hills for more than twenty years he says this land is his and he has the papers to. prove it we are the only people in the world that have got approved a document a document that these national and information though it be advertised the core of the bible but not so wise and makes the same claim he insists the land has been

in his family for some eight hundred years but now this is the closest he can get to it and it's eating him up watching jacob farm it is a very hard feeling but what can i do nothing or even if we don't resist with force it's enough that the surplus as was said something in the army will come immediately and arrest us this fence cuts through your calls farm meaning that white now i am standing inside palestine and as i walk through here. i'm now in israel it's one thing to declare a state and another to determine where its borders will be policy artie muller. but it soon actually this new order told r.t. that despite the likelihood the u.s. will veto that statehood bid at the security council but its unions still regard pursuing it at the u.n. as a major breakthrough as palestinians we have a very high concerns of national pride at this moment done even though we know the veto is most likely coming next week or the other really makes no difference but

there is a very high sense of national achievement at this point because for one so after those very disappointing years of the so-called peace process the political leadership and the popular popular public opinion are in line very much an on one side of the political debate if you will going back to negotiations is not something palestinians oppose on principle but if we go back to negotiations with our occupiers and that's what israel is without any terms of reference without israel clearly committing to international law clearly committing to its obligations according to international law and relevant u.n. resolutions then it's purely point. this is all sand coming out who will be the first to face charges crimes against humanity embattled colonel gadhafi or president sarkozy without basis possible legal action over the military intervention in libya. and drug industry destroys agonize and fuels terrorism

but little is done to stop it reports. of finished mr and pastor has been suspended by his church for speaking out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists of the children is being sought for a series of deadly terrorist attacks on russian soil over the last decade and past monnerie denounced the kind of center website which he believes acts as a mouthpiece for you maher of finnish human rights activist your. shall treat militants by protecting their websites activity. actually you are more is only repeating what is said about the activities of all of this terrorist organization by united nations by the usa by russia by the international media so actually you are morally cannot repeat the same information in finland which is said in the international media about these terrorist organizations the person who is

responsible of the website this. he has organized the mass migration off militants from turkey to finland and now he is facing charges he is cross accused in finland over the same time he has a very strong support on the highest level of the finnish or fishel dome and also in the finnish government for example the minister of development of finland had hoped always very close partner to make i was told so the situation is really strange finland ease actually protecting these militants and they are all going i think their activities on the territory of finland. and you can find out more on this story on our website that's artie dot com and they are reading your heart malaria's blog on the controversial website and if the c.d.c. explains that the center has already written some two hundred the family tree and insulting articles about him find out more at r.t.

. later in the program a barking way of fighting pollution from car few. here is really bergen is still blowing the way. it's not only more environmentally friendly but also you can always rely on we can deal with the called wild dogs will never lead to. speculation that greece is on the way of inevitable to now that it will default gathered pace this week it follows reports suggest that some of the eurozone finance ministers have already given up on the possibility the country's economy can recover and the is preparing. to. file within six weeks to study the shock wave to hold also turned out as the worst of the world markets since two thousand days. and dreams in the way you can expound

a short time the crisis of disintegrating. the cat is out of the bargain to be quite honest the statement is quite close to a simple statement of the facts greece cannot possibly repay its debt under under current circumstances the growth isn't there the debt is far too big and the simply no earthly way is going to be repaying this step on any possible time scale certainly not by twenty twelve which was the original call of the european nations the division in place right the way across europe now with countries completely unable really to agree on any kind of way forward out of this mess other than the essentially troi them tested and tried and failed methods. which essentially is give a bit of a bailout to see. certain countries impose austerity measures we are certainly i think in the early stages of disintegration to your deep rooted structural problems inside the euro system the imbalances that built up for the last ten years so i'd be surprised to see the euro continuing in its present form given the situation

we're in at the moment and you can read more on the ongoing international financial woes that r.t. dot com including some believe that wall street could become the scene for what they're calling them american version of the arab spring. and also this also russia is heading back to mars after a twenty year old with a scientific approach lasting up to the red planet and hoping to bring back something rather special find out more about them they will not. be astonished and government forces have reported that ended his hometown of sirte supported by nato bombardment they have also intensified their sort of the city of burning meanwhile human rights activists have questioned the legality of western intervention in the country are taking legal action daniel bushell explains in the report with some images you may find disturbing. projects foreign minister roland jamal says he is 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 french lawyers to turn against the government because sarkozy 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 had toys and cultural moves and everything is nothing nothing military in another attack. wife or 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 use run by politicians not the rule of law the new bush or r.t. paris. another high profile killing shock of palestine this week the country's ex-president that i was assassinated less than a year after leading peace talks with the. time to ban the bunny was killed at his home in kabul with its a side bomb a gating entry by claiming to be that type an envoy his funeral ceremony took place at the presidential palace on friday with thousands of mourners gathering in the are going capitol to pay respects the bombing followed a string of high profile targeted killings including the murder of current president karzai as have brother in july and as the taliban continues its attacks in afghanistan one of their main source of income is in full there as are his ego is going off reports from the country of the tribes trade is still rampant despite billions of dollars spent every get to combat. the penalty for drinking beer in kabul is sixty whips on the back publicly it is

a very traditional muslim society or is it there are dozens of people if not more for doing drugs right there under this bridge in the center of the city with the officers coming and staring at them in all these insane conditions we used to rubbish bin floor right here where we're standing right now this is just incredible to see act heroin all. it's all cooked mixed injected or smoked to right or more on these piles of rubbish and not one policeman anywhere near. but that not all we were told these people don't just come here to do drugs and many of them call this home pakistan game here and we don't have any job we don't have any editing to do if you can save on the help of a study commissioned by the u.s. state department shows each family has at least one drug user all bits are now

found in breast milk and all kids even newborns have morphine in their blood there's no doubt that the area of plantation song with narcotic crops has increased since military hostilities started and afghanistan i believe that the war was the root cause that forced afghan people to turn to poppy growing their own ninety percent of all the opiates in the world are produced in afghanistan interpol cleans the markets global trade turnover has long surpassed the five hundred billion dollar mark russia is one of the worst affected state with around eighty tons of heroin thought to settle in the country. it's tragic that despite the enormous resources nato has put into afghanistan including military force drug production is just phenomenal moreover the head of nato military committee personally told me fighting drug production is not their goal there is no such directive many experts find this a bit strange given the fact that

a large part of the revenues from drug money is used to sponsor the taliban nato is key enemy in the region meanwhile the international community and spends billions of dollars to fight again it stands drug traffic but since nato has no legal right to coordinate the funds are spent with very little positive results while officials say that multi-billion dollar afghan drug network has the whole world in its grip you've got this going off party kabul afghanistan. and right now look at some other news from around the world the french left one enough seats to gain the control of the senate that's according to the results from sunday's elections games mean that the socialists among with. allies will now have a majority in the upper house it's a blow for french president nicolas sarkozy and his conservative government losing control just seven months before a presidential election where he hopes for a second term is the first time in more than fifty years that the right in france has lost power to the left in the senate. women in saudi arabia to be granted the

right to vote and granted municipal elections in the future king of doubt announced on sunday it's a major change for the conservative muslim kingdom that enforces a strict version of islamic law and has banned women from taking part in paul's or politics before the king also ruled that women can be appointed to the currently all male consultative shura council for the first time saudi arabia holds only its second nationwide local elections on thursday but women will always be allowed to vote in the next ones twenty fifteen. police in colombia have seized a submarine capable of carrying ten tons of cocaine of the pacific coast near the city of going to ventura authorities say they probably belong to the father really group and believe it was about the to be used for the first time to deliver drugs which cost around two million dollars to travel for almost a thousand kilometers without refueling seven marines are used by drugs gangs in

colombia the son told the world trade and over seventy schools seized by police in the past twenty. four huskies in one remote town the world doesn't stop once the snow has melted and in a bid to reduce the number of cars on the road and the pollution because they aren't open space program has introduced an original concept of travel north to find out more. that's what it really means to put the shoulder to the will contrary . to popular opinion huskies don't go on vacation once the snow melts dogs are pulling for two and a half from cars to talk to people who are. in fact in the world snow than most city being doctor is a year round phenomenon dog clad just where the only means of transportation around the archipelago until the mid one nine hundred sixty s. and while by now cars and snowmobiles have replaced them in many parts of the north here in prison bergen huskies are still growing the way locals say it's not only

more environmentally friendly but also safer you can always rely on the way to deal with the cold while dogs will never live. like most of the residents of norway's longer beyond robert wasn't born here. and he moved in in his mid twenty's fleeing big city congestion in hopes of reconnecting with nature he says hooping his jeep behind his barking see maybe tomorrow is the major change in his life plus it gives the dogs fit the story beats they know they need the. exercise every day so. yeah when it improves with tourism then i'm going out training in my car some two thousand residents along here and beyond is little more than a white place in the road they may not be any traffic police but the rules of the

road on no less strict the local authorities have already closed some of the archipelagos routes to motorised traffic with more restrictions to come. the loping force behind a partial car ban is very authentic also and every dog lover she like is driving to smoking invasive and damaging to the environment if there are known smoking areas why shouldn't there be no driving areas here small but the culture in norway and many other. this is also here in the north. and i think today we are living in big tones we need the silent troon where we can leave all what's around us in our normal days we need to rest our brain as the acapella tries to attract more tourists some suggest that the current strictures may have a commercial appeal with people around the world to reporting increasing traffic critique many may be in need of a car free refuge like this russian child over whom kolosov and muscovite who

endures hours long commutes to work says the absence of honking horns made him instantly fall in love with the place the most amazing moment i experience here on soul but it's of course the traffic the lack of traffic even early on january first in moscow you cannot find that if you cross like you see here to ban cars in the favor of dogs it's an absolutely great great idea and this would probably attract more and more tourists down here going to the dogs is obviously not an option for every city but here has definitely don't feel like a fifth wheel kind of we got our sea long gibbie and spitzbergen archipelago. and our spotlight show is just ahead but before that other band or the headline is very sophisticated their.

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car again this is aussie and these are the week's top stories president made that of speculation about russia stop job by proposing prime minister vladimir putin to run a ball and they point to twelve elections that are that if in town promises to continue his modernization agenda as prime minister if he successfully is the united russia party to victory elementary elections in december. the palestinian bid for statehood is launched with the united nations welcomed with standing ovations at the general assembly new but violent clashes with israeli forces at their building in the west bank. also finished priest speaking out against a trenchant terrorist website finds himself defrocked and disgraced with his plight ignored by the mainstream means you. greek default is inevitable and top officials.