a record turnout in egypt first parliamentary election since the fall of president mubarak but it comes after days of tension and violence that claimed more than forty lives. thousands show up to have their say in the future of the country but many boycott the vote demanding the military rulers step down immediately i mean he's now in cairo with more details. the u.n. report accuses the syrian regime of human rights violations as a country also faces more tough economic sanctions from the e.u. and the arab league. and the eastern control. ministers are set to meet the spiralling debt crisis china's influence on europe's

economy is growing fast. one hour into tuesday stocks in russia slightly correcting after a very strong performance on monday more in the business of. focusing live from the heart of the russian capital you're watching r.t. . and un investigation has concluded that syrian forces committed crimes against humanity during crackdowns on anti-government protesters reporters based on eyewitness accounts taken outside syria as investigators were refused access to the country he comes after the e.u. approved why the financial sanctions putting more pressure on damascus. syria into syria has more. but this time of the e.u.

was putting more pressure on the financial institutions in the syria more specifically they put a ban a long term financial support on trade with the exception of perhaps a few industries such as food and medicine e.u. companies are now prohibited from doing business especially with syrian state banks as well as vesting and sectors such as energy and oil there's already an oil embargo on syria that has been imposed by the e.u. some time in may now e.u. officials would maintain that all of this is to aimed at cutting off the financial support to the syrian government but the people themselves so the syrians a state t.v. in syria have been showing them going out into the streets by the thousands granted these are state backed protests but they are frustrated with the growing growing number of sanctions on the country because they are the ones who are feeling the pinch just an example i was there would be our t. crew about a month ago and it was almost impossible to find a role it was impossible to actually five eighty have to get some money and everything was done in cash and when you ask the locals why is the case they said

we say because there are sanctions in our company the e.u. sanctions are in addition to the arab league sanctions which is the toughest sanctions by the arab league to work towards an arab country and they think that this is a because they feel that an economic war has been waged on the country and that they maintain that by doing so it's simply exacerbated the situation is just encouraging those who are involved in what the government sees the terror as terrorists and those who are part of an opposition that is growing increasingly militarized the government thinks that all these sanctions would just encourage them and those who are opposed to a putting sanctions on the assad government and one of the arguments put forth this if this is really intended to come up with a solution to the crisis why is it only focus on one side when both sides first of all are increasingly capable of violence and so by putting pressure on one side it encourages another side again the end of the day more financial sanctions while it may cripple the economy it may corner the government and business leaders it will

also definitely impact the people. tests are so rare that a political analyst dr. believes the e.u. is unconcerned about the civilian population in syria and that sanctions are designed solely to remove president assad's government these sanctions are meaningless actually i think they're meaningless and on every level on the level on the economic level and on the security lapid it will not stop the violence western powers particularly the united states now to use these sanctions to use the decisions of the arab league for their own purposes to put pressure on syria to put pressure not for the syrian regime to stop the killing as they put it know what they want to weaken the syrian regime and to weaken the alliance between syria iran and lebanon i don't think they they. so much for for syrian blood in libya more than one hundred thousand people were killed by nato bombings and the

country was devastated that nobody said anyone so i can't actually believe that they're now searching about three thousand syrians when they are not actually what it about more than one hundred thousand libyans it has nothing to do with stopping the violence on the contrary they're feeding the bodies we can't expect the syrian government and the syrian army to end the violence if the other if the gangs do not stop atrocities against the syrian armed forces. a record number of egyptians have cast their votes in the country's first parliamentary election since the ousting of president mubarak preliminary results are expected later this week but despite the turnout the voting was still boycotted by many who are demanding the military rulers step down immediately it comes after ten days of bloody clashes with security forces which claimed more than forty ninth's and it's an army reports now from cairo. at least seems like a gyptian is are split into two camps and very simply outlined how they feel about

this election and you have the group that is flat out boycotting this vote because they say the military rulers are still very much in charge it's them who came up with this system of voting they will essentially be the top people monitoring these votes and then you have the camp of people who don't agree of course with the military rulers especially in light of that crackdown that we saw just ahead of this vote but they feel like if they don't come out to have their say that they would be essentially giving up giving up the months that protests are spent on talk we're square trying to bring change to egypt so really a split of opinion a lot of people are voting here for the first time in their lives and it almost seems as if they're not really thinking so much about whether this will be a valid election what the results will be for them what's important is that this vote is taking place there have been some minor violations the most common that we heard were candidates coming up to actual polling stations and campaigning we heard of some minor i don't think you can even call them clashes but fights that happened

at polling stations with people understanding that this was wrong that this of this was a flat out violation we also heard of some parties actually setting up booths if you will with laptops trying to help voters because what we're hearing is that the system that was created is quite complicated and a lot of people came to the polling station and didn't actually understand how it all works it's only the first round of this parliamentary election in fact the parliament won't go into session until sometime in march also not even the whole country is voting in this first round it's selected by districts in cities so a lot more of the country has has their say and with the situation with these military rulers in power and you think in change here at any moment and egyptians are very aware of that. hosni mubarak may no longer be a part of egypt's politics but his regime is to that killing around the country you know the actions the director of the transform center the tonight assistant but only because the outcome will be pivotal as the state moves forward. mubarak is gone but the regime still the explains why the demonstrations.

dissatisfaction continue the supreme council of the forces there are very wary of elections happening now because they see alliance that is taking shape between the muslim brotherhood some remnants of the old regime and the supreme council of the armed forces and they're very worried that the results of the election would be a victory for this coalition and for them that would mean that the revolution would be hijacked. but you can watch the full interview with more of his insights into the situation in egypt and syria next hour here on r.t. . well still ahead for you this hour spying secrets and scam. legit the work of russian intelligence want to gain nation from a politician another waiter fate in

a court in the u.k. . while western economies are struggling it's the east that's been seeing rapid financial growth china's presence in europe can now be felt more than ever as beijing has been making strategic investments still cautious about buying the continent's debt sarah furthur ports now china's growing influence in the e.u. . and the fashion capital of the world where you can be sure to sponsor an emerging trend right now is the economy here this being getting a make a for with the west seeking east an inspiration concept is silly and you're going to want to still get the italian business model with its focus on slow fine and expensive production business here is saying this competition from its chinese counterparts with their emphasis on fast cheap goods. some of the high streets here in the chinese influence isn't hard to spot with you it's a commie struggling countries like china it's not a better time to snap up

a bargain such as the acquisition this year of the well known italian fashion brands received by a chinese luxury closing retailer for. trying. i suppose of the. opportunity. to catch the west struggles it's been the emerging crepes the brics that is brazil russia india china and south africa that if impairing ahead this is really kind of a moment where you might look back and say this is a chance where emerging markets finally got their opportunity to become much bigger players and much bigger powers around the world take a look at the g.d.p. growth to china and italy this least that meeting economy has resulted in

a great slump china in comparison has been full steam ahead emerging as a major manufacturing base but was chinese business is a preview of strong competition china is being cautious when it comes to buying up your debts the you must be told that more to the valuable. help me industries you start arriving on. is chinese investments in western companies and infrastructure grows so you to just china's control and influence across the entire european economy with the chinese trade and investment delegation g. to visit europe next year further investment seem extremely likely to need to do. the job. but that we call it. could be very very. bad in order to. financial crises as the crisis continues to readjust the economic leaders on the

global stage emerging economies such as china looks set to remain firmly in the spotlight surf city. francisco city says china is greatly interested in europe's economic recovery as its one of the largest trading partners. this situation in europe and with the euro is uncertain and. one doesn't know if and when the situation in europe will be settled and will be stubborn lies the now for because the chinese for instance don't want to invest in in europe with the euro and to see their assets devalued or even economies crashed because of the ongoing crisis in a way the situation in europe is beyond their means and that they can do very

little to actually help the situation but lend some kind of political support because actually the crux of the crisis is not really financial but is the political will to find a unity within the euro zone so they want to see thinks start belies first i think. well one of the news coverage and much more is available few online just log on to our website r.t. dot com let's have a look at what's just a click away right now more than a thousand people were detained by police during massive anti nuclear protests in germany against the storage of nuclear waste on home soil read more about it in the footage on t don't also online. the u.s. government reportedly ordered genius songs to destroy all material wiki leaks who was on them and to stop using insiders together question from nation. and

a previously unknown work by russian. soft on the record breaking one point seven million dollars to christie's or. a spy scandal and a love affair a london court is due to decide the fate of a russian woman facing deportation over claims she was working for russian intelligence while being romantically linked to u.k. member of parliament twenty six year old to the vetter is accused of making several attempts to get her lover to divulge information including details of a top secret a nato paper affability explains. this is where kat is that juliet as fate will be decided by the special immigration appeals commission it will rule whether or not she's to be deported from britain averred it's been

a long time coming in what's been a headline grabbing case it's got all the ingredients to a james bond spy thriller even being called the spy who loved him because when something like this she was arrested in december last year she's accused of being used as a honeytrap by the russian intelligence services to ensnare my cancun member of parliament and to gain access to top secret documents now why him why my can call for m i five says that he was picked because he was because of his position on both parliamentary committees for the defense and also for russia details did emerge in what was a very colorful hearing of an affair that the two conducted during the time she was employed by him as his researcher and she through the whole time of the hearing her defense was that their relationship was nothing but genuine and even said strange that maybe for a for a woman in her early twenty's to be in love with a man three times her age that was in fact the case it was true love and even read out excerpts of her diary. to attest to that and why it so even read that she was

beside herself with worry during one of his trips to iraq now she also denies ever being contacted by the russian intelligence services but it's up to a panel of three judges one of which is the former chief of britain's security services the m i five it's up to them to decide whether or not she was indeed in love with my can call whether or not she was in fact a spy whether or not she was to be deported. but coming your way this hour creative approach to politics video games says gangs of glamorous women russia's president and prime minister have some very unusual followers. fresh clashes have erupted between nato forces and locals along the serbian border with northern kosovo to serbs and to nato soldiers were injured in the latest round of violence only the. this week tensions have been running high since nato forces applied tear gas at protesters in an attempt to dismantle road barricades put up by serbs living in the area they've been blocking the route since july when kosovo as

authorities try to take control of border checkpoints impose a ban on serving goods coursework that proclaimed independence to concentrate a move that's never been no great for latest footage you can head over to our you tube channel. four news today. these are the images the world seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. now let's take a look at some other news around the world pakistan has ruled out to doing business with washington and threaten to wrap up its cooperation with the united states on afghanistan ransford followed

a nato attack on saturday into order that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers thousands of people across the country protesting on the streets outraged by the attack the country's military officials insisted that one strike last of for almost two hours continue even after pakistani commandos have pleaded with coalition forces to stop. around seven thousand progun duffey prisoners being held behind bars by former libyan rebels that's according to a new u.n. report which says that they. have access to legal systems that the police force and . most prisoners are accused of working for. some may. first you an assessment of the since the end of its eight month civil war. mass protests in kuwait have forced the prime minister to resign and long his government stepped down after opposition party members accused him of bribing m.p.'s for their support the main part of the cabinet is

a prime minister has been in office for five years and that some governments to the top. now don't miss so many modern distractions getting youngsters interested in politics is never the easiest of tasks what if those distractions were given a political twist because a lot of expats. russia's two main political figures have been set against an entirely different backdrop from the battlefield top level politics young cartoonist surrogate yannick sees them battling it out in the fictional realm the world of warcraft. i've got a record i can smell bad it is an orc putin plays the troll the personalities of the two leaders excellently match their war craft characters is tough and aggressive but very calm and quiet and clever he's brutal although he looks very much like an intellectual but that young with the online fantasy role play game is hugely popular in russia plays here making up the lion's share of the ten million

subscribers worldwide plenty of potential funds for the comic book adventures of the president and the pm but there's not too many people there with thing being depicted as one of these guys was a compliment but the man at the top it seems happy with his persona. but another with the president medvedev laughed sincerely when he saw my comic i think he's going to read it to the end oh he's going to give it to his son who also plays warcraft but i think he would be happy to learn that a comic starring his father has been made in move craft. from the gruesome to the glamorous both made given puton have drawn unusual fun groups in the past and it gives girls army both collectives of young attractive women have made headlines around the world one rally this summer literally stopping traffic in the russian capital. of the. goal is to support an invidious initiatives and to inform the

general public especially young people about them recently were turned in a meeting with mitigated the no girls dream came true we got to keep so president these groups have come under attack from some political experts who say a lack of policy has been hidden behind pretty faces these girls are one way of entertaining people obviously they don't. they don't want to raise serious political issues and they don't appeal to the intellect of the voters but they keep them entertained and in response the girls say they are sincere. their admiration for russia's political big guns unfortunately people don't seem to believe that anyone could do something like that from their heart we're working on breaking the stereotype and hopefully we'll succeed in this work peter all of the volunteers. but that coming your way soon a unique look at the world economy in the way markets work in the kaiser report first week he was here with the business update.

thank you kerry and double dip recession in the euro zone now seems all but inevitable during the first wave of the crisis in two thousand and two russia suffered a rapid economic contraction as the world beyond its borders slowed however this time it's in a better position and even if europe does collapse russia is predicted to stay healthy as nick parsons from national australia bank explains. russia for example at no period in the next three years has a growth rate according to the o.e.c.d. of less than four percent so i think that is that is substantially encouraging if you look at china yes there's a modest slowdown to eight and a half percent in two thousand and twelve but again the focus for thirteen is well above nine so for the emerging market economies for asia for russia for latin america i think we've got a slowdown from some of the rates of growth in prospect for the next twelve months

but the o.e.c.d. themselves are seeing some insulation from the pain and they're seeing continued outperformance and alex aeration into two thousand and thirteen. here is maybe in danger of falling apart but here russia customs union partners in kazakhstan are trying to establish a new economic bloc they're pressing ahead with the eurasian economic community which is aimed at creating a common market between former soviet states one of the most important initiatives is the empty crisis fund its managing director explains it would prevent european style crises. there has been an agreement to coordinate macroeconomic fiscal and monetary policy why it's very obvious from the experience of european debt crisis currently when countries that belong to the same economic club had significantly divergent macro economic and monetary policy this of course means

that one country which allows much higher inflation essentially. benefits from its lis disciplined less rigorous policy and this of course hurts the economic prospects of its neighbors of its members of the same club so this agreement to coordinate the policy affects the level of budget deficit the level of inflation if it several other parameters and this is what all three countries of the customs unions will adhere to. secular good mark is this oil prices are mixed to see some gains on monday in light sweet this hour is sixteen cents brant is continuing to climb it's up thirty two cents per barrel this or. asian shares extending in advance made the previous session as a versa so for a timely resolution to europe's debt problems the positive sentiment was not reversed by the latest decision of fitch to review the outlook on the u.s.

credit rating from stable to negative signs of strong u.s. retail sales of thanksgiving helped some export focused stocks with hong kong listed nova group adding four point eight percent as. russia's markets kicked of tuesday's trade with a moderate upswing but have since come down to monday's closing levels. of flat at this hour after seeing a very strong session on monday when we gained around four percent secular gets words moving the mice dow down as you can remember energy majors are treating from shop game. the previous session ross nafta is losing half a percent. also in the red with the country's biggest banks burbank's declining point seven percent carmaker after. also in line with the trend is down one point seven percent after announcing that it's launching mass production of its newest model la the ground to get to a high of

a trickle believes russian equities could be in for a year end rally as risk appetite is returned. my feeling is that still will see in coming eighteen trading day of december i think will still you can expect some growth in the markets eve sentiment change and i think it will be changed because my feeling is that you appear in the situation will be somehow postponed for at least for some short period so i think the sentiment will change and we'll see more apartheid for risk and in this environment you are emerging markets rushing fluting including russia and oil prices are very supportive for russia story. is currently experiencing a liquidity crunch the central bank has kept interest rates unchanged citing inflationary risks but because of a b. to be capital says there are other tools to resist a big squeeze the three main reasons is that the budget who. want

more budget expenditures should come into the system and provide some relief there global conditions we deteriorate in. portfolio investment. and. their central banks which from currency buying more current failing more and these are all factors. in the little bit more but still the central. able to fully control situation in the domestic money market my business i see will be back around fifty five minutes time with an update to join me.

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