u.s. charges two radians for allegedly plotting to kill the saudi arabian ambassador to washington as part of a major terror attack iran says joe. looking east the russian bring your has met the chinese leader in beijing on a visit to boost cooperation and balance out the financial and political dominance of the west. hamas and israel struck a long awaited prisoner swap deal that will see jewish soldier gilad shalit freed in exchange for over a thousand palestinians. seven years sentence for ukraine's former prime minister of or alleged abuse of power linked to gas contracts with russia sparks public outrage and harsh criticism from moscow to the u.s.

and the. plans in russia the indices to raise the early morning to clients will be r.t.s. climbing point six percent the solid more market in the us is in business in twenty minutes. eleven am in the russian capital you're watching r.t. with joshie welcome to the program iranians hiring mexicans to assassinate the saudi ambassador in america the details of a complicated plot the u.s. government says it has uncovered officials in washington say to iranian agents try to hire members of a mexican drug cartel to carry out the attack allegations iran dismissed as a comedy show or he's gonna shoot down as the latest from the u.s. capitol. the u.s. attorney general explicitly said that the u.s. will be holding the uranian government accountable for the plots to kill the

ambassador of saudi arabia to the united states also the u.s. is accusing iran of conspiring to stage two bombings at these really embassy in washington and the embassy of saudi arabia also in washington and here is how the u.s. department of justice came up with those accusations the f.b.i. and he was drug enforcement agency have arrested any rainy and born u.s. citizen his name months or arps yar u.s. investigators say the man tried to plot the assassination of the saudi ambassador to the united states and for that according to the americans this iranian man turns to members of a mexican drug cartel who turned out to be undercover f.b.i. operatives here turner general said the man comes fast in the plot and said he was directed by high ranking iranian officials in iran firmly denies the allegations saying it is a comedy show fabricated by america saudi arabia on the other hand to the allegations seriously and thanked u.s.

authorities for through reading the alleged assassination attempt of their ambassador fear mongering against iran has been going on for many years now let me remind you that the state department has list that you ran as a state sponsor of terror it seems now warmongering has reached the tipping point basically the questions asked in the us media now come down to this one will the u.s. retaliate or not as if everyone saw it coming and now here it is what they are not bringing up is possible motives behind accusations like that whether those accusations make any sense at all why would the government if you ran want to kill the saudi ambassador in washington would be rainy and actually do it taking into consideration the potential fallout i heard experts on american mainstream channels beating the drums of war saying things like we need to step up a kid is to undermine the government of iran of course we need to step up operate. and with value arabia and israel speaking of cooperation with saudi arabia the us

has brokered the largest arms deal with saudi arabia in its history worth sixty billion dollars the u.s. would need to justify its enormous contribution to further militarization of the region as for iran's some experts believe that undermining the government of ukraine has been a long time coveted goal of the united states is not clear how this incident will play out but it definitely makes the drums of war beat louder here in washington that is reporting there michael sure a former cia intelligence officer says there are a lot of holes in the allegations against this apparent iranian backed plot. one of the biggest problems in the united states for for telling what to terrorist threat is in our country is that the f.b.i. runs these sting operations and then claims great credit for breaking up with pliers that wouldn't have existed except that they lured somebody into doing it my initial reaction is if the iranians wanted to kill a saudi ambassador right do it in the united states would cause

a war between the united states and iran who wouldn't thailand do it in cambodia do it in saudi arabia but why you could hear i think what you need you to keep in mind is the saudis want the iranians destroyed the israelis want the iranians destroyed the congress in the united states is owned by israel and so the congress wants iran destroyed and this is an opportunity for them to push for war and so i think we have to be very careful until we find out exactly who is behind this plant the iranians are as much a threat to the united states as my shoes are to the united states but what we don't need is any kind of a conflict with the iranians because we're that will do is bring the whole islamic world down on top of us. so i have for you the program here in r.t. the price of compromise the latest final hurdle for serbia and its campaign for a long desired e.u. membership but recognizing cost of a could be higher of them belgrade wants to joan.

pushing through and she deals and boosting cooperation with the aim of balancing out the economic and political dominance of the west russia's prime minister is on a visit to china where an important agreement on the price of oil is already in place a let's cross now to go for brian maria costa rica who is for us in china wondering what's been dominating the agenda of this landmark visit. oh marina a visit all prime minister putin had more of an economic flavor rather than a political one he met a local governments officials including the chinese president and the prime minister and they all talked about the importance of increasing bilateral trade as well as developing other key areas of interest like aviation and technology now it's important to mention that this was prime minister putin's first visit since announcing his candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections and some say it's a signal of

a change in focus for russia for many years the west of course the woman aided the country's political agenda and now it seems with china's economic progress most though maybe looking east both countries have supported each other throughout the years on various issues and they've also had similar political views and we saw that just recently when both countries vetoed the european draft of the un security council resolution condemning syria and of course both countries are also members of the bridge group along with brazil india and south africa and the economic uncertainty in europe and the u.s. has seriously undermined the dominance of the global political agenda of europe and the us paving the way for emerging economies like russia and china and actually prime minister putin said that the role of the greeks were should become more important on the international scene but he wasn't here alone he was here with a huge delegation including a russian a businessman your world all here look and say make business deals with local

companies and they did that so all that they got here was seven a billion dollars worth of agreements including wants to set up a mutual investment fund but also trade as i mentioned earlier was a key issue prime minister vladimir putin said that they expect the straits turnover to reach at least seventy billion dollars this year with the overall goal being hundred billion dollars by twenty twenty china is already russia's enough. one trade partners later want to make out even stronger and of course prime minister putin server two thousand and eleven is a special year for both countries and they're now working towards switching gears and making their relationship even stronger and developing their ties. ok maria thanks very much indeed for bringing us this update from china cossar of reporting there. and during his chinese visit russia's prime minister vladimir putin gave an interview to the state broadcaster outlining the priority for the two nations i

wouldn't say that a polish or to the logical breakthrough in aviation an aircraft building are some of the areas where you want to see the partners working together to read the full interview r.t. dot com. also on the line for you today american bullies are accused of brutality at the occupy boston protest to vietnam war veterans were injured by officers and hundred people arrested. hamas officials have agreed a prisoner swap deal with israel that secures the release of over a thousand palestinians in exchange for jewish soldiers. has been held in captivity in gaza for five years and is often used by israel as justification of its blockade of the strip are these policy or reports on the deal palestinians are claiming as their success. i must finish the bureau chief pilot michel speaking from damascus and he called this a national achievement for the palestinian people express for greater bed not more

palestinian prisoners were being released as part of this field now prophecy evening to say there has been an emergency cabinet meeting in jerusalem that has now finished with the israeli government giving its nod to this prison a deal what we do understand is that something one thousand palestinian prisoners will be released for this one israeli soldier gilad shalit the details as we have them suggest that some three hundred and fifty prisoners will be released in the initial stage that will be taken to egypt this is a deal that was brokered by egypt and is happening on egypt and soil at that stage another one hundred and fifty prisoners will be released i mean finally when the lad returns to israel the final number of prisoners will be released among them marwan barghouti now he is the leader of one of the factions of the task he has five life sentences on him and tel aviv in the passage it was no way that he would be included in this deal the fact that he is does point to the israeli prime

minister binyamin netanyahu changing course and that is some of the analysis that he needs this deal so much more than does hamas in terms of changing the criteria of the deal now the much of it was kidnapped back in june two thousand and six it was a cross border raid women agents from gaza took him across he has not been heard of since he was very little communication in fact it was only one or two incidences when the israelis actually be notified that he was still alive the latest information we have is that this deal will see gilad coming back to israel possibly as soon as the beginning of next month it has been quite some time that israelis and palestinians have not been holding any kind of direct negotiations it wasn't so long ago that the palestinians to care of a state is all did not accept this at the request of the mideast quartet the two sides agreed to resume peace talks and those peace talks. as you know at the end of next week in jordan so certainly there is now a lot more pressure on these ratings to recognize the palestinian statehood in

light of this deal going forward one of the problems of for israel has been that it doesn't want to create an incentive for kidnappings and there is an element among israelis and frankly who feel that this deal is really too high a price to pay. the area porting their jailing of ukraine's former prime minister has sparked outrage on the streets of kiev and a lot of criticism from russia the u.s. and the e.u. it was given a seven year sentence for abusing her powers while signing gas contracts with russia she also have to pay two hundred million dollars in damages ukraine's state gas company i hear she looks at the angry response. judgment day for ukrainian democracy this label of tuesday's events given by the opposition seemed rather accurate when supporters of unity machine could try to march the streets in defense of the former prime minister. before being dispersed by the

police. three months of nonstop protests commentated in scenes room innocent of the orange revolution with tens of thousands on the streets the tension only broken briefly by the appearance of topless feminist activists the pressure was equally intense inside the court. specially after judge judy a verdict rock to go and. the goodson's ruled that yulia tymoshenko is guilty under three six five part three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences had to seven years imprisonment and denies of the right to hold positions in government for three years several years ago she was one of the most influential female politicians in the world this conviction talks of her spectacular fall from grace and naturally left outraged. over. the retiring regime or its magic to tell me the trial showed the constitution and justice had been trampled underfoot i urge you to begin the struggle it's

a very difficult and important and we have to protect ukraine against the authoritarian regime don't give up the prosecution claimed she abused power while signing gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine the accusation has been raising eyebrows in moscow which insisted those contracts were completely illegitimate this particular case is highly politicized and the. essence of their position. certainly indicates that this has something to do with russia and we can accept that the legitimate eckstein construct which remains in force which was never legally challenged. could become the reason . for the decision. which took place today europe also doubted yoko which is assurances that the case was not politicized and last hour that ukraine's leadership experts say key of now finds itself in

a very difficult situation the cranes potential membership of the european union is some years away and i think we shouldn't pretend otherwise but we do once the countries in europe cease to night to get crisis here not just in terms of membership in terms of european values like the rule of justice and this is clearly an extraordinary setback and i do think it is quite possible that the invitation for president yanukovych to come here on the transit will now be withdrawn not only could this verdict backfire against the local fish but could also benefit from a shank oh say ak spirits to those protesting her verdict she has become a martyr a symbol of freedom fighting and she won't hesitate to use this joan of arc image even if to do so she has to wait seven years. just hours off the simmering tension in central cuba is back to quiet and normal again it is unclear whether you know

too much and cause fate has been sealed as experts are now speculating that a presidential pardon is still a possibility but these protesters here i determined to stay here for at least another week in any case let's see russia skee see reporting from kiev in ukraine. still have for years bills and winning battles not the war the fires of media governments around the remaining patch of gadhafi loyalists in his hometown but some question whether victory will equal peace. they use latest plans to extend its bailout fund have been to rail by slovakia the tiny country voted against a new plan to rescue indebted european nations stockier which was the last to vote didn't support the move to increase the amount of money available for reforms to the european financial stability facility have to be approved by all seventeen members of the eurozone agreed the smaller government would have contributed about

one percent of their four hundred forty billion earmarked for the fund by as financial advisor patrick e.x.'s somebody has been working really hard to balance itself and budget in recent years as not eager to pay other countries debts. ultimately this is a question of not just principle but actually rational economic well being of the ordinary working people of slip back here they've been injured incredible cuts during the course of the last few years in order to keep the slovakian economy going and ultimately therefore we have this political leader richard salute of the freedom party who say enough is enough why should we have a situation where five million slovakian people are expected to pay seven billion euros in order to pay for greek people so how pensions three times larger than the old age pensions in slovakia and ultimately that doesn't make sense i mean slovakians or the lowest wage earners of the euro zone they're incredibly fiscally

pragmatic they've run their economy in a very sensible and intelligent way and ultimately they feel very very are in greenwood richest occasion avoid paying for greece that is ultimately an economy where the government lied about their figures in order to get into the euro in the first place. thirty has long been a looking to follow in the footsteps of nations life slovakia by joining the e.u. and i will move a step closer when the european commission puts forward served as a candidate for membership later on wednesday but one day a compromise still lies ahead recognizing cost of oil as a sovereign state party sarah ferguson reports. starting a new life together and in doing so you're going to want to ensure you've chosen your partner wisely so when you can trust to have your best interests at heart. we love each other and we love our country too we wouldn't give up on each other and we won't give up on our land you know she is a ceremony in kosovo it is

a time when she's divides once again the focus of international attention this couple so sure. this is our territory that's not going to change. that marriage is very similar to the partnership. that's the membership. of richard poorer in sickness and in health you're going to have to stand by your choice as many countries know learning the hard way many marriages the reality is often far from picture perfect times the union could be filled with an easy compromises and the biggest hurdle in sirte is the tension the membership just housing costs of a question if it came down to it and he had to see every light in the recognizing kosovo what with the response i think we have a long way to go and we will certainly do everything we can to avoid such

a. question to be put in front of so serbia cannot give up on its constitution and on its territory in serbia in the same time is not willing to give our polity european integration so it's always really. you know. so he has already done much to weave it could pension sita fulfilling many of the equator is set by the candidacy to be an option the rest of the final war crimes suspect wanted by the hague in connection with the yugoslav wars in the one nine hundred ninety s. many said believe the country. it's now firmly on the right track recent visits from the leaders have been seen as a positive and steady and might finally be about to cease and the action because they could be to deal breaker now there's a much more is needed to be eased true intentions so he has got many many more hoops to jump over before he can get anywhere close to a u.

membership and as is often the case sometimes these unions a bull nuisance of any particular love the city gives up or needs you integrations is you know jeopardy to become isolated once again and we know how we feel those when your eyes only when your eyes away if you cannot fight. for the people you are diplomatically for your religion with national interest despite that is the search and that it will never recognize an independent kosovo reality grazie you aspirations are going to make it very difficult for the government to make any decisive that kid when it comes to cost of surf i think. let's now take a look at some other stories from around the world a roadside bomb killed six police officers and a tribal elder in southern afghanistan they were all traveling with air traffic in kandahar province when it hit explosive device investigators believe the blast was remotely detonated and the tribal elder was the target militant activity and kind

of hard has increased since nato handed over security to local forces. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says she's playing to leave politics next year for a more private life she says she'll leave the state department after a obama's first term saying she will leave he will be a lesson for a second while clinton has been with for spotlight since nine hundred ninety three one she became a therapist first lady before being elected senator for new york in two thousand and one now says she has no desire to stay in the public eye. the spy continue resistance in several areas lady and her government forces claim they have surrounded could obvious loyalists in the center of his hometown seared taking over the city would bring the national transitional council closer to declaring full victory but as r.t. as they are bush will has been investigating some experts believe that won't be the end of the war. which was then t.v.

and you think. of their country those who visited libya from a very different story. they thought they were just insulting so who is the we're asking who are wondering where the. idea what was happening some of the media cheerleading in from supporting nato and sarkozy's bombing campaign could be open so i can say asians of conflicting interests or indeed should one's leading frige these people of figaro belongs to surge does so because of the referral france is made with text it. since. you know as nature continues to battle with transitional government forces to secure the laws to progress the few strongholds of seats and but he will leave some believe that's far from the end of events it's of course very easy easy.

easy to win a battle. so even with. maybe so. for me. it's probably much worse in which way. the rebel government is supported by population. people in libya say the cells in the civilians killed in the population against nato and that's what the with still called the clear victory despite many months of well being. with the fighting not even over in libya washington and brussels and l. sitting where pressing for a u.n. resolution against syria similar to the one that detonated intervention in libya but how can the west lecture damascus former senator after the humanitarian catastrophe it's just caused. if. one vision more serious

crimes against humanity. in libya. that it's a liberation war. stands accused of turning a blind boy it's a huge civilian casualties in libya but that's approach may come back to haunt the alliance as the people who've suffered the killed the cost of their losses and grief the new bush or brussels. debate but first we'll take a look what's happening in business with you. thanks very very welcome to the business program the oil price has shown remarkable resign and resilience in the latest wave of financial turmoil unlike in two thousand and eight. thirty five dollars a barrel this time it's held around eighteen dollars take note from morgan stanley believes this shows how the world has changed as demand is no longer being mainly driven by the developed nations he says yes this is good for russia. the demand for

oil is all coming from emerging markets over the last ten years over one hundred percent of the additional demand for oil is coming from emerging markets so the thing that matters for russia given that the oil price is so important for russia is what is happening with growth in the emerging markets in general and in china in particular and at the moment where constructive of the development of a soft landing scenario for china where they get inflation back under control and through the measures they're taking such as cutting income tax fiscal policy easing and letting the one appreciate in order to support the mystic demond imports which will support the rest of the world we see them continuing to grow very strongly. russia's second biggest still make a separate start is facing another problem with its u.s. plants severstal sold three still mails to the renko group in march for one point two billion dollars including one hundred twenty five million dollars in cash and

the rest in debt now it may get less than two percent of the cash but following a just with the bahraini coast plan to reduce the cash component of the deal to one point nine million dollars has forced severstal to file a claim in the federal district court in new york both companies have not yet commented on the case. so have a look at the markets prices are heading down the south that soft lawmakers voted against an overhaul of europe's bailout fund in the u.s. the senate what president obama's half a trillion dollar plan to create jobs and opec has cut his global oil demand growth forecast citing with economic outlook and industrialized nations. and stock markets are mixed across asia hong kong hong kong gains of chinese banks of searching losses connected to weak results of us all in the name giant old core and just not for europe's bailout fund expansion japanese edging lower hunter is down two

percent and comer make an income four and a half percent that's off to the firms halted production in thailand due to the flooding in the country. and in russia demise of so slipped for a second day we're treating about point five percent in moscow the r.t.s. is struggling to stay above the waterline that is just on much. some of the business news from north mall stores check called outside archie dot com slash business.

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