and britain's gang culture why did you say they have nowhere to turn but their street. or mall can do you live from our headquarters here in central moscow you're watching are two with me and he said now it's good to have you with us two pm here in the russian capital our top story the u.s. says it's warships will continue their missions in the persian gulf in response to iran's warning to keep their craft carriers well away from its warders tensions rose as the u.s.s. john stennis passed through an area where iran was holding ten days of naval war games when the drill began the wrong thread to block a key oil supply route if new u.s. sanctions hit its exports but later backed down the drill also saw a number of missiles tested which were sent to the long range russian military says

iran cannot produce intercontinental ballistic missiles iran is under pressure from western countries which believe it might be developing a nuclear weapon and times correspondent pepe escobar says new sanctions adopted by the u.s. are over the top. but i can imagine if he was the other way around if the sanctions were against american exports of oil or if this sanctions or against the china phrase is assuming china you know main source of of of a foreign exchange for china will be to export energy it is an act of war this thing is how are you going to implement it and who's going to respect that they would europeans like you know the french foreign ministry but the fact sickly is saying you know look we have to curb our imports of your own oil what's going to happen for the european economy if that happens you know oil is now it's at one hundred eight a barrel so it's going to be on its way and in one month. be one hundred forty one

hundred fifty and you want to recover the economies of the us 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 which china or would countries in south america or essential oil or for that matter. well the editor of the corbett report current affairs website says further pressure by the u.s. and its allies on iran could push the region to the edge. i think it's quite remarkable to think that france and the u.s. 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 erodes iran is developing nuclear weapons as as france has basically put it is 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 sensibly sabotaging and planting mines and 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. to score but they're on the latest developments on iran and we're always came to know your take on the story today we're asking what you will leave new sanctions on iran it will bring looking at the numbers so far just over a half of you think iran will be pushed to desperation with sanctions regarded as an act of war while in nearly a fifth believe oil prices will soar as a result striking a blow to the world already is shaking financial situation so in two percent say nothing will change while the rest are concerned that the new measures will punish

the iranian people instead of their leaders cast your vote drop us a line at our teen dot com. in other news the u.s. presidential campaign is now underway in earnest with the first contest to determine determine a single republican nominee have taken place in the state of iowa in a tight finish former massachusetts governor mitt romney won the caucuses by just eight votes narrowly edging out social conservative rick santorum in third place is antiwar advocate ron paul i was paul's are largely seen as setting the tone for the nomination race by weeding out candidates. the eventual republican nominee will be up against democrat president barack obama in november election former congressional aide and diplomat joel rubin believes it's wrong 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 conservative and ron paul does stand out among them he makes voters want to support him but he's far as leading the party and getting other republicans on board to really change the agenda though 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. meanwhile things are not looking too good for president obama either having been elected on a wave of hope four years ago he now faces a drop in popularity among dish to lose and democrats are going to have been finding out. three years ago one historic

campaign turned u.s. politics into a pop culture phenomenon. for 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 a way huge strength from a strike has been donated to the movement that became a phenomenon in two thousand and eleven there are about twenty people holding up david my food 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 it is over the us like that that's the thing that's inspiring me now but 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 disenchanted 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 you making a decision to get involved obama's familiar prose may not be enough to win back his familiar fan base who 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 he's got the vision he's got 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. know 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 unassailable candidate of choice this time mr obama is likely to stay it by default. new york. so hard for you at this hour here in our team the secret recipe for success in making a big in business in russia as we highlight two ex-pat entrepreneurs serving up delicious treats and profits in russia's top and bakery sector. and two families two children and one almighty make some of their stories one of confusion heartache and the most amazing friendship that is just ahead for you. the third and final stage of egypt's parliamentary election resumes on wednesday the country's leading is the most party is expected to dominate with the results due in a few days the vote comes amid continuing political tensions with the military

rulers in charge since president mubarak was toppled nearly a year ago being accused of clinging to power last month the previous round of voting was overshadowed by violent clashes between protesters and the army army raids on western sponsored n.g.o.s last week have also added to a sense of instability mideast expert to rico he says that nor to stabilize egypt the military has to give its people what they want and step down. though the majority of egyptians want the military to be a defense outfit defending the country against outside. intervention and no clear political role at all because for the. thirty to forty years egypt has a certain should be where they were under mubarak or under so that's been a multi-tool dictatorship run by the miller crean people want an end to that so when the military will serve more barak on cry look it's an attempt to divert

attention from its own room in the concrete 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 form bars are manipulating are created so far which is again nonsense i think washington has a great deal of influence within the military oh after all did it billions of dollars i mean big you know billion dollars a year that's a huge amount of money. 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 in about twenty minutes middle eastern politics expert dr jeremy solved so there's tunnel vision when it comes to deciding just who's doing the killing here's a look at what's ahead. in its report. the

human rights council report four thousand but there was no information of that where they go now if you guys later nothing pillai who is the u.n. human rights commissioner he thought that he would security council and so forth. well and could the figure it goes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination is 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 thought at all that a large number of military of civilians have been killed by armed gangs about it but but fact is so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these figures. curbing it gang violence is now one of the top priorities for britain's leaders but for some the effort will be in vain unless the government tackles an underlying culture of fear as laura smith now reports from london.

the dark underbelly of life in britain's inner cities 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. so. 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 around 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. to government really knew and understood would 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 members through a combination of targeted surveillance enforcement in a restaurant offense 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 supporting him it every turn what they do. the manifestation of god's flight and. gang rape drugs that's just a manifestation. cools off at the polls in stem from family breakdown

moles on the window from society as a whole 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 st lawrence smith r.t.e. london. but more news comment and analysis is available for you around the clock on our website let's look at some of what's lined up right now we paid ten events that shaped twenty eleven and bring you our correspondents firsthand accounts on reporting from the world's hot spots in our testimony series. and tonight the planet party and our picture galleries bring you the festive mood from around

the world as we are short in twenty twelve it's all there for you as much more at r.t. dot com. now it's not about spilling blood. it's just a war of barricades from one side and fears blockade from the other. invisible border has cut people from the land for twelve years. the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile parts is still not over.

you're watching r c n y from moscow up next for you the latest in our pathfinder series where exports ex-pat entrepreneurs' share the secrets of business success in russia. just one such example of that success is a story and go hard more than a decent cross from russia's premium back bakery sector they've been running the biggest operation of its kind in moscow for more than four years now next they give us a taste of what it takes. i have twice a week in the production side and the rest of the time i mean the restaurant genya . genya idea that's the bushels of just to make sure everything is ok definitely

in 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 realize. 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 of these products i called you because hardly exist in russia today you don't have many customers here you can help you know. yes and the customer should be greeted every time every time you are developing a company culture you know that one of the most difficult things in russia a few years ago was to make sure your lines that slice this if it's not interesting at the beginning i would say if i come to the restaurant and if

you're smiling i will give you a hundred. if you're not. really ever might destroy your resume so we've made it again but it's still a chat 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 low 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 dogs 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 dealing the idea they followed the rules or did they have a problem so this is the difficulty in russia we united states or in europe it's a little bit easier because they have a 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 your heart they 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 up front 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. we'll have more reports on foreign entrepreneurs getting big in business in russia in our pathfinder series throughout the week. a look now at some moral world news this hour 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 reportedly 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 couldn't prevent the deadly fighting that was sparked by cattle rates. today he is battling severe massive

wildfires with at least one person killed in the blazes efforts to cope with the disaster are being hampered by intense heat and strong winds hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area many homes destroyed chilean authorities recently arrested and later belden israeli tourists on suspicion of starting a huge forest fire in a national park. next to a 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 or to his current iraq she has the story of a maternity mistake that took years to be discovered. meet anya she's thirteen years old to muslim and lives with her father nine months 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 thought long and simple in that moment i was in such a state of shock that i thought it was all a joke sleep in one thousand nine hundred 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 you 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 but they're 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 love for this they told me they switched 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 of us and we used to be the first time mom got used to girls to each other we came to his new we took pictures walked around and ate ice cream romagnoli just had 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 flying. irina ananya now close friends decided to remain with the parents who raised them but the inconvenience of living in different suburbs. makes it much harder for the families to meet often so it's a problem it breaks your heart one day back and forth 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 say more of those 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. i'm back with a recap of our top stories in just a minute stay with us if you can hear on r.t. .

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that's two thirty pm moscow time these are the top stories on our cheat the u.s. rebuffs to monster mountain not bring its aircraft carrier back to the persian gulf saying it will continue its military presence off your brilliant coast stand off between the two sides of the parking fears of a looming military conflict. u.s. republicans have cast their vote in the first caucus to pick a single presidential nominee with former massachusetts governor mitt romney narrowly winning in iowa ron paul came in third with his answer war views being blamed for not winning over enough.