london's youth say they want to turn the streets. on there and online twenty four hours a day you're watching on t.v. . the u.s. says its warships will continue their missions in the persian gulf in response to iran's warning to keep the aircraft carriers well away from its waters where tensions rose as the u.s.s. john stennis passed through an area where iran it was holding ten days of naval war games when the job began their round threatened to block a key oil supply route if new u.s. sanctions hit its exports but later back the drill also saw a number of missiles tested which were sent to the long range where the russian military says iran cannot produce intercontinental ballistic missiles that iran is under increasing pressure from western countries which believe it might be developing

a nuclear weapon asia times correspondent. says the new sanctions adopted by the us are over the top. i can imagine if it was the other way around if these sanctions were against american exports of oil or if this was or against china for instance assuming china you know main source of of of foreign exchange for china will be to export energy it is an act of war this thing is how you're going to implemented and who's going to respect that being with your opinions like you know the french foreign ministry pathetically is saying look we have to curb our imports of iranian oil what's going to happen to the european economy if that happens now it's one hundred eighth a barrel so it's going to be one hundred twenty any one months could be one hundred forty one hundred fifty and you want to recover the economies of the u.s. and europe as well with oil at one hundred fifty it's not going to happen and it's totally counterproductive. law and amendments and the way it's going to be

interpreted by the obama administration i'm not sure they're going to try to provoke a confrontation against south korea for instance an ally with russia china or with countries in south america or central asia for that matter. the editor of the colbert report current affairs website says further pressure by the u.s. and its allies on iran pushed the region to the edge. i think it's quite remarkable to think that france and the us and other countries would be willing to step up sanctions that have already had such a profound effect on the iranian people on the basis of their hunch that era tiran is developing nuclear weapons as as france has basically put it it's quite remarkable because that really does is tantamount to an act of war the idea that iran would really close off the straits of hormuz or attempt to do so would only be an absolute last measure resort for a country that relies on the importation of refined gasoline and other things through the very straits that they would be a sensible sabotaging and planting mines in so it's it's quite remarkable to think

that that iran would do that in any other situation other than they felt that the entire existence of their country was under threat so adding more sanctions to to the mix is is really just a recipe for military disaster i think. the press was keen to know your take on the story today were asking what you believe new sanctions on iran would bring well so far over half of you think iran will be pushed to desperation sanctions regarded as an act of war but of course i believe the measures will be no changes rest even the split so far between whether the new measures will punish the right people instead of the leaders only the oil prices will soar as a result striking a blow to the world's already shaky financial situation cast your vote at r.t. dot com. the u.s. presidential campaign is now on the way in an ist the first contest to the time the single republican nominee having taken place in the state of iowa nearly all about

it counted and just a few but separate and run is so fickle simply talking with the massachusetts governor mitt romney in third place is antiwar advocate only twelve well i was opposed on largely seen as setting the tone for the nomination i got its eventual republican nominee will be up against president barack obama in november election former congressional aide and diplomat joe rubin believes it's ron paul who stands out from the rest but is unlikely to get enough support from his fellow republicans . in his foreign policy is very distinct from the other candidates in that he has a more isolationist viewpoint he wants the united states to retreat from international conflicts of international affairs in some areas that can be good he's opposed to military action with the rod who are supposed to be iraq war but the other candidates are all extremely hawkish on foreign policy very neo conservative and ron paul does stand out amongst them he makes voters want to

support him but inspires and leading the party and getting other republicans on board to really change the agenda no he hasn't done that someone who says i am a free american and i can make it on my own and that's what ron paul really embodies but republicans also understand that kind of positioning will not win the general election against president obama. well meanwhile things are not looking too good for president obama either i mean elected on the wave of hope four years ago now faces a drop in popularity among this illusion democrats as maria portnoy has been finding out. three years ago one historic campaign turned u.s. politics into a pop culture phenomenon in. the world the democratic candidate achieved unprecedented support international fame and a record breaking six hundred fifty million dollars in donations.

thousands of new yorkers celebrated the victory clutching an enormous american flag hand sewn by obama supporters but the winds have changed and the very same democratic symbol waved in honor of the president elect in no way each straight from a straight has been donated to a movement that became a phenomenon in two thousand and eleven other about twenty people holding up david moved organize the flag project after being inspired by obama rhetoric a dream shattered by the subsequent years of politics as usual curly what's inspiring me as up as a lot of us like that that's the thing that's inspiring you know like that's why i brought the fight so ws and the thing that inspired me about it is the fact that it's a grassroots movement. that had a like a very clear and transparent process artist shepard fairey seems similarly just an chanted releasing an updated version of his iconic hope poster replacing obama with

his now clear support for occupy wall street with an economy still in crisis wall street largely unregulated social programs slashed and over forty five million citizens on food stamps it all starts with making a decision to get in obama's familiar prose may not be enough to win back his familiar fan base he didn't produce what people wanted him to produce in two thousand and eight professor and author dr cornel west was one of obama's biggest supporters i think you get the beers you get the newness he's. at the freshness taking part in more than one hundred campaign events but last april the prominent intellectual told r.t. that obama has failed he's the friendly face of the american empire abroad he's in the process actually of becoming very sadly a pawn of big finance and a puppet of big business and any politician here knows they're in trouble when the

hollywood a listers start turning their backs are you happy with the way that obama has been running the country. you find now now now and i think i really think he misinterpreted his. yet the approval ratings show voters are even more turned off with the alternatives leaving obama seemingly the lesser of two evils america's president clearly enters the twenty twelve race amid a growing band of disillusioned democrats most will still back barack obama over his republican rivals arguably with heavy hearts in two thousand and eight he was the honest saleable candidate of choice this time mr obama is likely to stay in my default. artsy new york. but i still ahead this hour the secret recipe for success in making it big in business in russia we like to ex-pats entrepreneurs

you know delicious treats and profits and russians talk and banchory sector. has two families two children and one on my team this story is one of confusion take the most recent friendship. the third and final stage of egypt's parliamentary election resumes on wednesday the country's leading is a missed party is expected to dominate the results in a few days the vote comes amid continuing political tensions with a truism charged with iraq was toppled many years being accused of committing to power last month the previous round of voting was overshadowed by violent clashes between protesters and the army on the raids on western sponsored n.g.o.s last week also adding to the sense of instability middle east expert says that in order to stabilize egypt the military has to give its people what they want and step down.

large majority of egyptians want the military to be a defense outfit defending the country against. intervention and not play a political role at all because for the last thirty to forty years egypt has essentially whether under mubarak or under saddam had been a multi to indicate to ship run by the miller crean people want an end to that so when the military want. more barak on trial again it's an attempt to divert attention from its own room in the country that is what is really worrying people and that is or should be discussed and attacking the g.o.p. and jim carrey is is i think to show that foreign buyers are manipulating our concrete synchro which is again nonsense i think washington has a great deal of influence within the military after all be it billions of dollars

i mean big you know billion dollars a year that's a huge amount of money when meanwhile the arab league wants an emergency meeting on whether to withdraw its observers from syria where violence between the army and anti-government protesters continues when i start middle eastern politics expert dr journey salt says there's tunnel vision when it comes to deciding just who is doing the killing and what's ahead. in the report. the human rights council report for far but there is no information on that where they go now if you know it's late or nothing pillai who's the u.n. human rights commission to throw up a few security council and so forth are. and the figure echoes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination this five thousand people being killed by the syrian government security forces by the military whatever whereas in fact i

don't think it's any doubt at all that a large number of military of civilians have been killed by armed gangs about it but by factors so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these figures. curbing gang violence is now one of the top priorities for britain's leaders but for some the efforts will be in vain unless the government tackles an underlying culture of fear as smith reports from london. you know. the dark underbelly of life in britain is in a city's gang culture dramatized here for a television series for gavin it was real life he got into a gang to escape a feeling of powerlessness an abusive home life where money was

a constant struggle. as a young. to . be angry over the top. name for the crazy. people. at his lowest ebb gavin admits to having stabbed a girl and his story isn't unusual in deprived areas nowhere is the question of how to solve the gang problem in london more relevant than here in new it lies in the shadow of london's two thousand and twelve olympic park but it's also got more gangs than almost anywhere else in london round here young people say you start just by hanging out with your friends on the streets and you end up in a spiral of gang violence and fear. in you are more than half of all kids are

living below the poverty line and they don't feel the government's doing anything to help them how can you hold me if you don't understand. you have to have a. i don't. know in a bar. in london and the neighbor. and the neighbor. in london. the government really knew and understood would that be happenin. when gavin met sheldon thomas an x gangster himself he turned a corner and they're now working in a team to get young people out of gangs the government claims it wants the same thing and having laid the blame for august's riots firmly at the door of gangs their solution the carrot and stick method are as you found some excellent police work to identify and manage the highest risk going members through a combination of targeted surveillance enforcement an arrest running

a fence however minor and positive offers of training employment and drugs treatment for those who want a different life but for those not prepared to break away from violence they will face harsher and tougher punishments but this isn't going to work according to sheldon thomas who feels the government is forcing him it every turn what they do. the manifestation of gangs gun violence and. gang rape. that's just a manifestation of the causes of it. from family breakdown moles the window from the hole while the government rhetoric sounds encouraging other policies will undermine both carrot and stick economic austerity cuts will mean sixteen thousand fewer police officers on the streets and services that deal directly with gangs now will have their funding cut by between twenty and ninety percent in some areas that means young people like gavin in the future will have

nowhere to go but the street nora smith r.t. . for more news comment and analysis is available for you around the clock on our web site. lined up today we think ten events that shaped twenty eleven correspondents firsthand accounts. from the world's hot spots you know testimony serious. unite the planet party picture galleries for the festive mood around the world as we should in twenty twelve. dot com. lou.

well with. its technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future covered. now next the latest in our pathfinder series where ex-pats entrepreneurs share the secrets of business success in russia.

and that one such example is the story of ian and doha. more than a decent crust from russia's premium bakery sector they've been running the biggest operation of its kind in moscow for more than four years the next thank you this is a taste of what it takes. i am twice a week in the production sector and the rest of the time i mean the restaurant genya. here that's just to make sure everything is ok definitely the way when you are starting something new everything is more subtle the industry has existed here we had to do everything from scratch. when we started the business we realized that we had to. really difficult objectives one was that we had to create our own brand and we decided to license at least initially in the nation's national brand for us and the whole point of our project the whole point of the business was that these products i called the bakery hardly exist in

russia today you don't get many customers here you can't help in the early to this and that customer should be greeted every time every time we are developing a company culture you know one of the most difficult things in russia a few years ago was to make sure your line staff smile is just smile if it's not interesting at the beginning i would say if i come to the restaurant and if you are smiling i will give you a hundred. if you're not. really ever might destroy your resume so. give me a gave the steel but it's still a challenge the first quarter we spent in two thousand and six we spent about nine months developing a very small factory we basically had a thirty square meter room where we were trying to make something like fifty products fresh every day and the biggest challenge was the local ingredients it would be insane to import let's say flour to russia when russia is one of the

biggest slow exporters in the world we were very very lucky that we did this because by the end of two thousand and eight when the recession started the first thing that happened in the recession in russia was a collapse of the ruble exchange rate compared to the euro so suddenly overnight imported prices were up thirty forty percent and that is deadly for any kind of business like gods but for us at least the cost of our products was relatively stable because for the main ingredients like sugar like flour we were using locally made products. it's still a lot of things happens in russia mechanically in the service industry we have a hard time the idea they followed the rules or did they have a problem so this is the difficulty russia united states or in europe it's a little bit easier because they're be used to it. you need to empty the garbage cans you need to clean up that place what is that carthon there however on

the other hand if we see that you're rooting hard to take it to heart. in other cultures that may be a little bit more difficult the idea to build a bakery business in russia was exactly right and the idea that the competition wasn't so high in the sector i would do again but i think i would make sure that we raise a bit more capital upfront than we did i would also make sure i think that we invest at the beginning far more in training of production people than we did we should have outsourced much less than we did four years ago we should have made much many more products ourselves and then we would be even more successful than we are today i think but yes i would absolutely do. and there will have more ports on the foreign entrepreneurs getting big in business in russia and i passed on the serious threat that week. more of the world's news sound first to south sudan where thousands of youths from

an ethnic group who attacked a rival community have been repelled by government troops their attack on the town of people reported left at least one hundred fifty dead with scores of others forced to flee the violence despite u.n. troops stepping up security in the area they could prevent deadly fighting that was sparked by cutting rates. chile is battling several massive wildfires with at least one person killed in the blazes to cope with disaster are being hampered by intense heat and strong winds hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area and many homes destroyed chilean or thirty's recently arrested and later bailed an israeli tourists on its most national. terrible tangle two girls born at the same time and in the same ward in the russian urals who were accidentally swapped ending up with the wrong parents aunties. has

the story of maternity mistake that took years to be discovered. meet anya she's thirteen years old to muslim and lives with her father nine month in the chalabi town of kut based on the other side of town also thirteen lives with her russian orthodox mother yulia despite their differences in religion and culture they are recent friends sharing the same birthdays and ties that bind them deeper than what laws on the surface but long and simple in that moment i was in such a state of shock that i thought it was all a joke of in one nine hundred ninety eight anya an arena born only fifteen minutes apart in the same hospital were accidentally switched at birth the discovery happened with us ex-husband who claimed arena his daughter looked nothing like him he refused to pay alimony but yulia insisted upon her innocence had the family take not one but two d.n.a. tests the results show that in fact the ex was not the father and both results showed that yulia was not arena's mother beautiful my first thought was that irina

doesn't find out and the second was where is my biological child born with her lawyer and investigators by her side yulia discovered her biological child anya was living on the other side of town with ny much. told me they switch my child with another at the hospital they said your biological child is with another family they gave me a picture of her and i was in shock for about forty minutes my hands and legs were shaking. two days later nine reluctantly phoned yulia they met and decided to first introduce the girls to each other after they became friends the truth would be revealed to each of them separately but as we used to be the first time we used the girls to each other we came to visit we took pictures walked around and ate ice cream role models later she told me that when i went was my biological father in the beginning i didn't believe it but my mother said it's true i'm not lying. during ananya now close friends decided to remain with the parents who raise them

but the inconvenience of living in different suburbs makes it much harder for the families to meet often it breaks your heart one day i don't think that's the way to live it just adds to the suffering it's the teenage girls that now face social hardships their separate cultures beliefs and habits make understanding each other difficult very different they pray they don't speak when they speak i don't understand what they are saying what if this saying something about me. regardless of their differences irina and anya are happy to have each other as friends no matter the reasons that brought them together karen tara r.t. moscow. back to recap our top stories in just a few statements. to

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