the missing link the u.n. calls for an investigation into the death of colonel gadhafi after gruesome footage in the media fails to pinpoint exactly when or how the else did libyan leader last night. but. as western leaders cheer the colonel's demise claims emerge that they're secretly relieved gadhafi won't be spilling the beans about his previous dealings with the u.s. and its allies. labor unions call for more protests in greece as the parliament approves harsh cutbacks amid nasa chaos and violence across the country. also reporting this hour russian soyuz rocket successfully makes its very first for a launch carrying europe's new satellite navigation system on its way to rivalling america's g.p.s. our top stories this hour.

international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. libyans are celebrating the end of the khan as they turn a new page in their country's history the interim government says gadhafi was taken alive in the city of sirte only to die later from wounds inflicted cheering his capture but some are now questioning that claim with the u.n. human rights office even calling for an investigation into these death i want these other bennett has more and his report contains graphic bloody images of a couple. this frenzied mob is about as far as it gets from a trial at the hague. for the death of their fees now being cheered around the world yes we came very sad that he died. even by those

who champion democratic justice. people in libya today have an even greater chance of to this news of building themselves a stroll and democratic future i'm proud of the role that britain has played in helping them to bring that about and i pictured to the bravery of the libyans who've helped to liberate their country we will help them we will work with them a long way from cameron's insistence that gadhafi be put on trial n.c.c. fighters were even dissuaded from a shoot to kill policy agreeing in august they'll take him alive i don't think you've got to take me for trial. in any case but i mean nevertheless the what is basically i guess a kind of summary execution of what may well have been a summary execution is a kind of fairly barbaric into what i believe was a very quiet operation from the start and as a side you know this was not this was never supposed to be about regime change this night of operation but that's that's really what's been the outcome of it the

backslapping has been fuelled by this gruesome footage of kidnappings bodies splashed across headlines pleaded for the world and the people power is not going to be put back here in libya thanks to the u.s. and its nato allies this video shows her death was still alive when captured clearly didn't last long some suggest an execution and question why this is now being applauded he was assassinated after he was caught when the this is a very handy us crime against a wondered man and the other public will see it as such i've talked to people who dislike of roughly who this is like. the way he was killed they think of this those are something of the moral of the of the so-called revolutionaries this is also shared by many on twitter there are several posts here already concern about the coverage questioning the need for such graphic images and why did they tater or not has been reported with such jubilation the images have been labelled to reflect

this tweet says the b.b.c. wouldn't have used the images for anyone else another suggestion also having a competition sally bercow a prominent activist in the u.k. says she sees where the same wasn't done for bin laden back then obama refused to release the images saying it could incite more violence or be used as propaganda for gadhafi the vultures are too quick are the bennetts r.t. . despite the colonel's death nato has yet to announce the end of its seven month long bombing campaign in libya what started off as a mission to protect civilians quickly targeted a dictator who had fallen out of favor with the west and actually never lived to see his trial for war crimes at the hague and as r.t. is going to come reports he could simply have been worth more dead than alive to the alliance. hillary clinton on a surprise visit to tripoli base before the killing of the ousted leader leader

where she was quoted as saying the u.s. hopes to see khadafi killed or captured soon the captured scenario might have put could out in the awful the egyptian leaders truth or those of iraq's saddam hussein but a trial over colonel qaddafi would have no doubt feared even more controversy that they're still head back to those three countries who are the big european players for the u.s. if you went to the hague you would spill the beans about all the dirty deals there are to stuff a real politic it's we in the west in a developing country like libya nobody wanted that libyan transitional government official say burnell could go he was cornered grain underneath the road in open country site near the city of sirte please don't shoot was allegedly heard at the site many point out similarities to the capture of saddam hussein he was discovered in a small underground hole concealed next to farm buildings near his own hometown but unlike sadam who was captured alive by u.s.

forces colonel qadhafi was reportedly shot dead by lead in transitional authorities not without the help of the u.s. and american defense official claimed a u.s. predator drone along with a french fighter jet hit could alpheus convoy thursday morning as they were trying to escape effectively handing them over to the lead in forces on the ground there are still unanswered questions about what happened through the colonel qadhafi how was he killed. but clearly i think one of. four external intervention and all of nato. may not have been able to achieve their objective nato's a u.n. mandate was to protect libyan civilians but it quickly became to get rid of gadhafi and prop up a government which is now in power only thanks to this. support of the allied forces and i think will see. not a new democracy in libya but a new reorganization of the libyan political and economic institutions for the

benefit of those who brought the national transition council to power it will be for the benefit of the united states oil companies for the benefit of the british and the french and perhaps the italian oil companies are the big winners here in the meantime western leaders are celebrating league it's transition to democracy putting a single u.s. service member on the ground we achieved our objectives but the us president did not mention in his celebrated maurice speech was scores of league unskilled the needle strikes widespread violations of human rights are reported in today's libya there is no water. there is no. medication and even oxygen in the hospital they don't have the situation in sort of. because i see that i can assure you. if you send. through through the city

it's it's it's disaster it's a catastrophe. we've year is now brimming with weapons experts sakes premiss of most likely gotten their hands on the vast armories left on tended as for levy a transition to democracy the people who are now in power there have not been chosen by the libyan people and may lead eons here that when the time comes to vote the choice will have already been made for them i'm going to check our reporting from washington r.t. . moscow's raised questions surrounding the circumstances of his death russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says nato's role in the incident should face scrutiny along with the alliance his entire mission in libya well let's get more on this from our correspondent he's joining us live in moscow so i understand some tough statements coming from russia. foreign minister criticizing the actions of the alliance there in libya. foreign minister said bad smaller qaddafi's regime

has long lost its legitimacy but moscow will be pushing for an international investigation to be held looking into the circumstances of. his death since. the videos published and spread across the world from libya show that the international war may have been violated since there are various international human rights conventions including the geneva convention which clearly state that all prisoners of war have to be dealt with special attention have to be provided with medical aid if they are in need of it and these videos don't really show if one wanted of you was given this necessary assistance russia also says that it will be pushing for these russian just a geisha looking into nato has a role in this entire operation as well. to be able to. see the footage shown on t.v. proves that he was captured alive and wounded and after that he was killed later

there were reports that a convoy carrying the colonel was attacked by nato planes and also that the rebels captured members of that convoy has been repeated numerous times and nato claims i only have a u.n. mandate to insure a no fly zone over libya and the convoy wasn't causing any threat to civilians on the ground and could be a legitimate target nato actions pose a number of questions as well alliance members also stressed that when they began the campaign in libya the goal was to protect civilians i'm not to get rid of gadhafi but now they're saying different things saying maybe achieve their goal in libya although the u.n. security council never set out with such goals so. it's not only russia but the united nations also wants to see the geishas to be held. looking into the circumstances of his death there are several versions and really a lots of questions at the moment into how it really happens according to some

reports that he was wounded after he was captured by the rebel forces are the reports suggest he was. died after all these some reports suggest that he was lynched by. rebels and. there's also information that he may have been killed by his own personal bodyguard. of respect to his boss a soul definitely. questions that at the moment we should need answering but russia also says that it will be closely monitoring watching tell the situation unfolds in libya now hoping that they. will be able to build a proper effective political system in the country and finally bring peace to the libyan people. thanks very much indeed. one of his sons were tossed and was also captured alive only to be declared dead

shortly after it was interim government claims he also died of his wounds but the latest video you're seeing now clearly shows that the late. casually smoking a cigarette as he leaves to get somewhat i understand we can bring that video to you now which i'm referring to at the moment. yes we can now see it regardless he was soon portrayed sitting there having a cigarette as we can see now a little later he was seen sprawled out on the floor a completely lifeless. now let's get some more reaction now from laos he's a political analyst and visiting fellow with the heritage foundation joining us live in washington i understand thank you very much indeed for being with us now some reports suggesting the apparent lynching of. one of the sons of. the libyans now the vented enough anger to start rebuilding their country. well

these cases study and be there have been demonstrations for you contain hatred these people. are going to feel this regime. i don't think the price those are going to end the. place of change of regime change in the violent way or with the revolution there are going to be or there are reprisals carried out like let's say against suspected there foreign mercenaries in sub-saharan africans for instance would be conceived or there in mercenaries so the only house switched their uniforms to go for civilian clothes and they tried to escape or against followers or for feet or even a member so society perhaps yes of collaborating with the regime there were informants of the secret police will. be the source and see shown that has taken

place in other parts if for instance you took part in central and eastern europe with the social violent way at least go to your poland or the czech republic perhaps to rumania. here illegally i think there is such a. electrify a fear because so for the violent way the regime husted be toppled so i cannot quickly ask you nato is expected to announce its end of the operations there would it not then be obliged to continue particularly bearing in mind this an hour you've just painted there of. probably yes well they say they're going to wait and see what's the situation on the ground i guess nato he's referring to the possibility that there might be still some die hard fighters loyal to his family and to the. leader in. the north to try to keep order on separate let's say the fighters or anybody who would try to exert exercise that you know remains. it's over again

check against a suspect to know your lease the gadhafi loyalists it would need troops on the ground and made to really ruled out from the beginning so it's kind of a difficult situation and one can only hope that the national transitional council transitional council is going to try to exercise some sort of control over its fighters they probably starting their core weeks or we think four weeks will be a transitional government so perhaps that's going to try to hold you know it could bring some normalcy but here you talk about the m.t.c. exercising control over its fighters what about the nature in the way that taffy was killed what would that perhaps do to the reputation and indeed the cause of the n.c.c. well to some degree i would think the way it seems to me that's my personal opinion by gaddafi was based on the food dish that we have seen he was taking

a life then he was killed he was fueled by his captors they took a his shirts away they write him they took a church from his dead body as a trophy so it's clear to me at least he was a murderer he was somebody to move across for the thing to go you least for. the rebels or revolutionaries the u.s. book was about to soften quickly the u.n. human rights office we're hearing today calling for an investigation into his death what difference will that make it is that something that needs necessary at this stage would it matter well yes to some degree but there what i got was going to say said the transitional national transitional council it would show that because of these types of revenge syria would barely have heard him yell so to fewer of those fighters. it's more of perhaps indicated in these instances i mean the death of me . it was just control and the rebels who were there that they had placed you know on time it was these people doubt that you know they i could freely. take on

ceiling. these people they would be captured or killed so it shows that the transitional council building have the control over of these traitors one can only hope that later on once things settle down they might be able to exercise i don't know what the united nations intervention will they can say years scale investigation but you know what are they going to do if they really are people who will say well you know it was at the moment it was a friend see. i don't think there is nobody is going to be convicted of a close my ok thanks very much indeed for your thoughts on that live from the u.s. political analyst thanks very much indeed for your time thank you thank you and the news of moammar gadhafi is death shook the world raising many questions and we tackle the unanswered issues on our website r.t. dot com that the staff has put an end to the eight month standoff what is the new getting government celebrates the untold numbers killed in the conflict cast

a dark shadow over their victory war nat and r.t. dot com. also online the suspect responsible for the murder of a football fan last year which sparked violent protests across the russian capital now faces life in prison and those stories and plenty of others available at r.t. dot com. labor unions are threatening more strikes next week a day after the parliament passed a new round of austerity measures and made violent protests on the streets of athens one hundred fifty thousand people came out in a two day national strike to voice their anger not a sarah ferguson in the greek capital. process has become a regular occurrence very very high in the five sense things describing public. service there's a lot that means that people here in the country have been cut wages fire out thirty percent in most cases on top of that have. cantons the public funding

unemployment here in the country is crippling a high within the emergence of a new generation of homeless these nurses really peace seem to have affected everyone here in great. i can. hear. them over some five of the nation of the people who are going to fight peacefully because we want our lives conned by. the young and the people from all walks of quick life joins the today protest largest squeeze has seen since the crisis began one and they smile and say preferred peacefully for our rights but it wasn't to be the anger once again boiling over with fights breaking out not just with the police for the monks the protesters from cells british society is facing

a social disaster for the past two years we've received austerity package after austerity package people are beyond third breaking point we cannot stand it anymore . using leaders had announced an agreement an arrestee policy would be decided as nice summit this week and has now been pushed back in its internal disagreements yes now the delay to the credibility they continue to search and see if they can provide a solution. so what we people are going through are becoming poorer and poorer they're seeing public sector services call are seeing hospitals schools universities they're facing up i make stream to the ration of their living style their living conditions and it's not just a place has this with an appetite for change they the vagueness eventually cost some top government officials did a pays when a position then the saying he'd paid for the next year is now struggling with his conscience he's not the only one speaking to police major after the protest at the

start of the month told me at the pressure t. for the riot police involved in these events. it is very hard to describe the feelings of the policeman because there are two is social on a professional group who are suffering bravely comic on the other side of the government institute and sometimes it is really hard for them to take part in these protests of working people but once more they have to take to the streets to kiss back protesters even they said he wanted to make their points peacefully the rest and yet in the i think it's going to be watching this very closely because this isn't just a problem that affects great picture a cannot affect the entire year i think you can see what the people in the country right now are willing to go back that point that. the people here are going to have to wait a while longer see if anyone for now be ready to listen. in. europe and successfully launched its first satellite navigation system into

space using a russian soyuz rocket as a carrier. writes will later become part of galileo now that's a system promising to rival america's g.p.s. technology an artist which will witness the new ones from space space in the tropics. a historic moment for russia's space program with the first takeoff of the legendary soyuz launch or in the west despite torrential rain which began just voice minutes before liftoff everything went perfectly as planned there were cheers from the crowd as they walked the rocket roy's into the sky it was second time lucky with the launch postponed for twenty four hours after the european side reported a mine of problem in its ground operation just a few hours before liftoff europeans here have been full of praise for the hundreds of russian engineers worked through the night to make sure everything goes well if

. you negotiate to get so used to it spaceport here in french guyana in the middle of the south american rain forest they've cleared one hundred twenty hectares of jungle so the soyuz can recreate as exactly as possible the conditions that it's broken or base to so many successful soyuz launch is it comes as the united states retires much of its space launch program the world increasingly relies on russia and its work it launches for travel it's been an exciting time for many foreigners who get to see the celebrated launcher close up for the first time the prime minister gave a north has been here to witness the launch he's delighted not just with the way everything has gone but also the future of guarantees for russian space industry. and that was our correspondent daniel bushell reporting from french guyana let's check out some world news now for you before the business. testers poured onto the streets across syria after friday prayers calling for the end of president assad's

regime and cheering the death of former libyan leader moammar gadhafi reports say at least fourteen people were killed after security forces opened fire trying to disperse demonstrations in the city. and hama the ongoing uprising in syria started in march and it's claimed the lives of an estimated three thousand people. washington has one pakistani leaders that they will act unilaterally. if necessary to end the militant threat u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said the country will face serious consequences if it continues to tolerate safe havens for extremist groups relations between the two nations deteriorated after the us killed because of bin laden on pakistani soil something is not a bad slammed as a breach of its sovereignty washington is going to tackle insurgents for years especially the haqqani network responsible for a series of recent attacks in neighboring afghanistan. and spain's prime minister has welcomed a decision by the separatist group that its armed campaign is a victory for democracy

a country's politicians had previously rejected similar announcements by the organization on thursday as i said it had its armed struggle for an independent basque state a key demand from the spanish government groups for decade long campaign of violence has left over eight hundred dead. for the moment here r.t. as promised us going to bring all the latest from the world of business next stay with us for that. thanks bill time to delve into the world of business and the e.u. leaders say the eurozone bailout discussion on sunday will be followed by a second meeting no later than wednesday global investors are anticipating the currency union to increase the funds type power to fight the crisis let's underscore pisco front renesas capital is sure the decision won't be as fast as many expect. i think. we saw her with european birth we will give you

warning people are probably still in the water for you scarf before it is me but i don't think that they will be break for a girl so we're. trying to hear of the one boys who always beat december first well. let's have a look at the markets now current prices are filling little impact from the death of libyan leader and gadhafi although we could lead to an earlier than expected to restore ration of libya's oil exports branch blinter is trading at over one hundred and ten dollars per barrel and light which is just under eighty eight strolls a barrel as you can see from the crowd. stocks are rising or speculation european leaders are moving closer to a deal to contain debt crisis of america and morgan stanley all in a rally following gains in european lenders donal's is high on reports u.s. store sales increased. and european stocks are rallying us policy makers discussed

unleashing one point three trillion dollars in funds to help contain the euro area's debt crisis as they seek to break a deadlock between germany and france. changing russia the markets more high at the close the country's filmmakers rebounded on commodity demand won't be hurt by europe's debt crisis i started to look at some of the individual show moves on the buy sets the rules clinical last one percent on speculation the governmental commission is going to check whether its four and a half billion dollars buyback is in line with the russian legislation all the metal gains point two percent which was the company's last day in the russian markets moving full listing to london starting from next week telecom ended on the best performance as the company is considering a buyback of the shares from the market. today was quotable to three main draw as your mortgage remained the same for quite a while toward the mean. questions or almost every market is spent whether the

european officials will agree on measures to break it surprises employers also they're questioning whether the european central bank will provide additional liquidity to banks in respect for different types of face and backed securities until these questions stay on resolved the market remains unpredictable. well that's also the business supernovae bring you another update and let someone else time so do stay with us for that.

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