the power of persuasion a russian woman convinces a tribunal in london she wasn't spying while having an affair with a british member of parliament. the cool rejects five claims cathy is that was a honey trap with the lawyers say the case against it was based entirely on speculation conjecture and prejudice join me on bennett for the full details in just a moment. egypt's first parliamentary poll in decades attracts a record number of voters just by days of violent protests against the ruling army regime. thousand so 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. and the new russian radar guard on its western most border with strike force is on the cards if nato doesn't guarantee its european missile shield isn't damed against moscow. and for a lot of business desk russian stocks closed in the red poling my six biggest gain in seven weeks that's up to moody's investors service warned of downgrades for european banks and one of the figures in opposites bulletin and twenty minutes time . seven pm in moscow i'm at treasure good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story a russian woman accused of being a spy has won her legal battle against deportation from britain catches a two event here was accused of trying to siphon information while having an affair with a british member of parliament she was working for bennett has more from london.

the cotton panel of three judges including a former head of the british security service ruled on balance of probability she was not and is not a russian spy but is not certainly not we need her to reach this point she was arrested twelve months ago back in december last year on suspicion of being a spy and since then according to her lawyer she's been living a cash guest nightmare and she's been living under scary strict bail conditions the home secretary after her arrest a year ago said that she should be deported she was given the chance to contest that ruling but during that those hold proceedings she was never actually allowed to see or hear the evidence against her that the m i five said he had the m i five security service said it was too too sensitive in terms of national security for it to be made public courting to catch is that with his lawyers the m i five case against her was indeed based more on speculation than fact that crisis was built entirely on speculation. and conjecture it with amateurs poorly with tragedy

we hope that the government will look like very carefully on today's judgement which must raise serious confounds as to the standards of professionalism and competent stay within the security staff there she was accused of being used as a honey trap by the russians intelligence services tapped up from the time in some petersburg where she studied international relations and specifically targeted british member of parliament in order to gain access to top secret documents how the man in question was my can call a member of parliament and also he who had a seat on the parliamentary select committee for defense and also russia that we do know also that they had an affair for four years and also we do know that she was working for him as he is researching in parliament so potentially had access to these documents but that's about all we know so in terms of concrete proof and concrete evidence that's about all we heard so her defense the bulk of it throughout the hearing was to try and show that her relationship with mike hancock

was indeed a genuine one. even though he was three times her age and actually the cool in its ruling did actually say that it decided that it her relationship with him was in jewing and genuine on both sides and of course those three judges who did hear the evidence behind closed doors they also said that we have seen nothing which satisfies us that she was recruited as an agent or was tossed or acted as one and so they're very much convinced that on balance that she was an aspiring and therefore has been allowed to remain in britain and will not be deported. long lines at a strong turnout very much in evidence on day two of egypt's landmark elections but thousands of protesters in tahrir square say they're boycotting the polls they fear the military rulers who replaced president mubarak in february will stay in power or he's a nice in our way has more from cairo. it really seems like a gypsy 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 that 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 protesters spent on talk we're square trying to bring change to egypt so really a split of opinion like i said and really some some long lines of people very excited about coming out to be able to vote 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 counted it's coming up to actual polling stations and campaigning up into the end on twitter you could read about some people actually trying to go into

the booths would people be 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 that was 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 in a lot of people came to the polling station and didn't actually understand how it all works but really in light of the violence that we've saw some very minor violations still it's relatively calm here of course no security situations but people are very aware that anything could happen at any moment and you really can sense that in the year along with that excitement about this first vote how can we tell if this vote is fair well first of all it's only the first round of this parliamentary election in fact the parliament will go into said. sometime in march also not even the whole country is voting in this first round it's selected by districts and cities so a lot more of the country has has their say and with the situation with these

military rulers in power no one knows what will happen between these rounds of elections just before these elections whether this is clamped down have been on top of me or there weren't actually that many protesters when they came in actually decided to disperse protesters but that action brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the street and then we saw ten days of violence you really never know what will happen this is the first round it is being praised as being so far pretty successful but anything can change here at any moment and egyptians are very aware of that. russia's assessment of the unrest in syria is that it's mainly being provoked by an armed opposition foreign minister sergei lavrov also says it's time to stop dealing in ultimatums to get all sides back to the peace talks a u.n. investigation earlier found that syrian forces committed crimes against humanity brutally dealing dealing with anti-government demonstrators almost four thousand people have been killed after months of on arrest the e.u. is tightening the economic screws on the syrian regime and is mulling it

a arms embargo which moscow strongly opposes but these tests are so yeah as. this time of the e.u. was putting more pressure on financial institutions in the syria more specifically they put a ban on 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 investing in 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 financial support to the syrian government but the people themselves so the syrians the 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 with the r t crew about a month ago and it was almost impossible to find it was impossible to actually find

an eighty you have to get some money and everything was done in cash and when you ask the locals why is the case they simply say because there are sanctions in our companies 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 rail they feel that and 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 were. 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 is if this is really intended to come up with a a solution to the crisis why is it only focus on one side when both sides first of all are both increasing the army 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 give back the people. will stay with us here and are still to come time running out for europe to save its single currency while brussels hustles for a solution we report from the euro zone's third largest economy whose dire straits are being increasingly bridge by beijing. but first russia now can keep a closer eye on europe and the north atlantic with a new radar in its westernmost region the baltic territory of kaliningrad between lithuania and poland flicking the switch president medvedev says it can be more than just a response to nato as missile shield for europe to tell you nobody has the details . russia sees installing this radio location system here as an adequate response to nato as plans to deploy an anti-missile defense shield in europe which russia sees as a threat to its national security and has been saying that the that the reason for

it to the deployment of the a.m.d. to europe is in fact to be able to defend from potential nuclear threats coming from iran and north korea however the m.v. shields will be covering a large part of russian territory so russia does see it as a threat and what lusha wants right now is for nato to present its legal written down proofs of that so the entire missile defense shield is not posing a threat to its national security issue. of spoken assurances are not enough when we hear that european missile defense is not against you i want to say friends that the radar that came online today is also not against you but it is for you to tackle the issues we're facing today but if your signal is not heard we will deploy other defense systems including tough countermeasures deploying strike systems wanted further measures could include russia deploying strike systems school

scandal along the russian border if nato fails to hear russia's position and the worst case scenario would be of course for russia to pull out from the strategic arms reduction treaty that it signed with the united states this would seriously damage the reset of relations between russia and the us that's the treaty symbolized when it was signed this is not the kind of scenario that's present because if wants to pursue he says that russia is still open for negotiations with nato and that's this particular radio location system could be used both for the benefit of russia and nato if the two come to an agreement. protesters in the iranian capital have stormed the u.k. embassy compound during an anti british demonstration militant students clashed with police and threw stones at the windows there also said to have pulled down the british flag burned it and replaced it with the iranian one the incident comes after iran resolved to reduce that diplomatic relations with the u.k.

following its decision to impose further sanctions on tehran to discuss is to asia we're joined live by mark allman visiting professor of international relations at bill kent university in on correct turkey thanks for joining us here on r t so how explosive is the situation right now. well this particular incident is more symbolic. than in any way british embassy staff into the mix. but it does i think. discontent and distrust of the long running very secret. international as many british three. member history which if. you want to run it was a little strange and. this history. and with. reagan ordered sanctions. and then you bring in something the government wants an iran to see must be. who to say.

how you think britain will react to these attacks out its embassy so far we have the home office saying that this is an outrage. the limited reaction we should have . been traditionally rigorous an extensive sanctions looking. down between iran so. really would use two words the question is helpful was used to the tension has. got to whether who runs the. trucking west when i say it's not the direct people who consistently. been hearing. and who can service along with this release of this mission. they say that he. and such is the you know the legacy of the last book which humor

in it is also a danger to history. that when you bring this dangerous situation where people who many believe the west. harrison. who west. do you see your own. home now russia's recently so that events unfolding around iran imposing new sanctions on the country's financial and banking sectors by the u.k. canada and the us russia seems to think they carry some of the echoes of regime change do you think that this reaction it could be expected. i think in fact this action.

now we're going to move to. actually. we. were saying. very dangerous. but mark almond visiting professor of international relations from bill kent university in turkey thanks for a perspective. on the next stage in the in saving the euro from collapse is underway with finance ministers in brussels trying to bolster the bailout system in case the bigger players go under italy seeking to balance the books its borrowing costs have soared to more than seven point eight nine per cent that is well over the figure that forced greece ireland and portugal all to ask for help but as artists are for three points it's eastern influence that's going some way toward filling the void. and the fashion capital of the world where you can be

sure to sponsor an emerging trend but right now it's the economy here that's being getting i'm a cave with the west seeking east an inspiration concept is silly and you're going to want to see the 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 cologne 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 and a better time to snap up a bargain such as the acquisition this year of the well known italian fashion brands to resee by a chinese luxury closing retailer. interest of trying. very store so. i suppose the. opportunity. to catch the west

struggles it's been the emerging crepes the brics that is brazil russia india china and south africa the define pairing 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 it's really this lease 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 approving strong competition china is being cautious when it comes to buying up your debts the you must be told that more valuable. help me industries you start arriving all blonde is chinese investments and 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 investments seem extremely likely. that we call it. could be very very. you know due to. financial crises as the crisis continues to readjust the tsunami aid is on the global stage emerging economies such as china looks set to remain firmly in the spotlight surface. you can always find more stories and in-depth analysis on our web site r.t. dot com here's what's a click away right now. the only daughter of former soviet leader joseph stalin has died find out why she considered herself

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on the go. video on demand. old girls. and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. fresh clashes have erupted between nato forces and locals along the serbian border with northern kosovo several peacekeepers and ethnic serbs were injured tensions were running high since nato forces fired tear gas at protesters in an attempt to dismantle road barricades put up by serbs living in the area they've been walking the route since july when kosovo officials tried to take control of the border checkpoints to impose a trade ban on serbian goods kosovo unilaterally proclaimed dependence in two thousand and eight a move never recognized by belgrade. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe norwegian and there is a brave with mated killing seventy seven people in the massacre in july could as

scape a prison sentence this after a psychiatric report claimed the mass murderer was mentally ill and not responsible for his actions if the court accepts the assessment graphic it could be detained in psychiatric care for the region confessed to the attacks in oslo and on new toy island but he's not guilty to terrorism. pakistan said to boycott next week's talks with the u.s. on not gana status future and the nato supply lines through its territory this after an alliance airstrike saturday near the afghan border that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers is that a bad says the incident violated its sovereignty and the mandate of international forces in afghanistan. around a seven thousand pro khadafi prisoners being held behind bars by former libyan rebels that's according to a un report saying that the detainees do not have access to legal process as local police stations and courts remain closed findings show prisoners are accused of

working for gadhafi regime and some may have been subjected to torture and maltreatment. canadian hockey players have proved they can be just as tough off the ice when a few drunken russians at a wedding reception weren't looking for trouble that's exactly what they got when they came up against a group of men who are in town for some pre-season training with the cage fellside videos despite having numbers on their side the russians learned the hard way they were messing with the wrong guys when talking wouldn't defuse the trouble the canadiens made light work of flooring the thugs who are left nursing more than one hundred over the next day. business up next with kareena stay with us. good evening it's twenty three minutes past seven pm here in moscow welcome to our business update the first news said on for four years rolled off the after vast production line on tuesday was his biggest carmaker needs the law they granted to

be a success country will shortly be joining the world trade organization which could threaten the recent turnaround in company's fortunes bizarre he's been a cause for has more. the profit on top of the fire wolf it's at the see above about stuff in the atmosphere from feeling insecure about their future russia's largest part maker is once again on the quiet while many people in the country are excited about russia going into the woods you know it's a major concern for the auto industry import duties will be reduced from thirty percent to fifty percent making the market more attractive for foreigners and also for a new variety so consumers are looking the for cheap deals now investments in russia's car industry increased by twenty seven percent in the first nine months of this year and the government is eager to get warners involved the full extent of the end of the month when the deal with the massive manufacturers will not be fully known

until seven years from now which is a problem that will take for the process to be complete and all the regulations finalized but some say it's unlikely that the government will lead its so-called playbook smiled be pushed out of the markets in the past it rested after vos from bankruptcy file for cash loans and guarantees but they are saying that after the boss may find it difficult to maintain their share price given the stiff competition that's on its way and some analysts even predict that it will be swept away by the laws of new york the full board turn its all the main goal right now for off the vase is to improve its operations and the structures business so when push comes to shove it can deliver and to stand its ground against international all of the way. take a look at the markets now oil prices are high over after seeing some gains on monday like so it is currently trading at over a ninety eight dollars per barrel brant is about one hundred and ten dollars

a barrel now here's u.s. stocks that are higher in early trading as european leaders struggle to craft a new courage the cures for the region's debt crisis also american airlines parent and our corporate. bankruptcy protection because of rising fuel costs and heavy debt competitors delta airlines and united continental holdings both rose nearly four percent in early trading and european stock markets are mixed and choppy trading with investors building on the prior day's games ending some hopes on a meeting of the eurozone finance ministers banks and energy stocks are leading automakers are also higher we know it. rose two point four and one point seven percent respectively and here in russia stocks closed in the red following my six biggest gain in seven weeks that's up to moody's investor service warned of downgrades for european banks let's take a look at some individual shammal some of them isaac's among them a losers were energy majors that so sharp gains in previous session whose hydra

lost under two percent gazprom said over eight percent and spot make it seem kate bucked the trend of the company's nine months net profit almost tripled to two hundred seventy nine million dollars. in general rick leaving on the whole board for deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us in europe but these particular you mean. we have some from yesterday's euphoria was. probably too strong saw a moderate. or one percent on the. financial and metals and mining sector a few more stuff in profit taking. over one in three organizations in russia claimed to have fallen victim to economic crime according to accounting firm pricewaterhouse coopers but the company's head of forensic services believes that the level of corporate crimes in russia is falling. we think that the actual

incidence rate has come down and when you compare that to compare today's situation to two thousand and nine that's hardly a surprise two thousand and nine when the depths of an economic crisis opportunity was greater because there was less monitoring the motives were greater in two thousand and nine because everybody was struggling to make targets get their bonuses actually just survive keep the cash flow going so incidents have come down i worry is that we think detection rates of actually dropped in the last two years as well a key message is that organizations need to do more to make sure that they are actually looking because where we see organizations looking then the ones that do look they find. that so update for this hour but stay with us for headline news coming up right after this.

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