i. i. it's five pm here in moscow this is coming to life i mean he said now with our top story this hour and oil prices are spiking as the e.u. says it agreed in principle to ban imports of uranium crude the sanctions could come into a fact by the end of january unless iran backs down on its alleged nuclear weapons program well to iran has responded to the sanctions with threats to block oil oil trade through the crucial strait of hormuz leading to a continued deadlock in the persian gulf american warships are also present in the region with a mission to prevent any hindrances of passage political analyst christophe who are still thinks the e.u. is paving the way for war against iran with the help of the u.n. nuclear watchdog and a biased media. on paper so to say they're not moving the troops but this is going to happen in washington as we know is constantly every day war gaming the whole

globe so for them that's no surprise at all the stumbling block is that iran wants to talk to the western powers the you presented by catherine ashton is not ready for talks but they want to have their agenda followed step by step and that means that a letter written by ashton. has to be answered first the iranians right now don't want to answer in the way the west wants to hear so this is a real stalemate but overall i can see the situation is pretty serious since the with trying to misuse the peaceful nuclear program. which was peaceful so far they're not building a bomb definitely they're using fraudulent reports by the i was there twice i spoke to the diplomats this is a big scandal and they're using this in fact to you know build a war case against iran with the western populations through our misguided media

a very dangerous situation. we will iran's president has reiterated his support for a step by step plan proposed by russia and it resolving the nuclear stalemate over comments by mahmoud ahmadinejad were made in a phone conversation with his russian counterpart to meet him inventive under the plan which russia has suggested as an alternative to unilateral sanctions iran would respond to questions on its nuclear program one by one for each point clear it another set of sanctions on tehran would be eased or lifted altogether this proposal first made in washington into why last year has so far found no support in the west. we'd like to hear your opinions on this developing story head to the forum section of our website at r.t. dot com and get involved here's a look at how the numbers are looking so far some of the viewpoints on what's going on in happening in the region one viewer says the west can do with out iran spoil in the long run and it's just provoking tehran to give an excuse for

a military strike another poster is hopeful at least one of the sides will be sensible enough to back out of it all out conflict because it could mean a nuclear war or another opinion is that the u.s. will attack iran as soon as possible that the machine in motion for america's presidential election later this year and another poster argues that tehran won't have the courage to carry out its threat and start a war saying the west should go ahead and impose those sanctions but we want to know what you think go to the forum section at r.t. dot com to see more opinions and have your say. that of libya's transitional government has admitted the country could be sliding into civil war he says it's a likely outcome unless the m.t.c. manages to take control over militias and disarm them this follows a recent skirmish between armed groups in tripoli which left four dead meanwhile the country's justice system remains a source of concern with thousands remaining behind bars without ever having been

charged oksana boyko reports. it was one of the first amnesty of the new libya hundreds of men and women many of them sub-saharan immigrants released from a makeshift prison most of them spent several months in captivity for the crime of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. we are releasing those who didn't commit serious crimes those with blood on their hands will be waiting for the prosecutor's decision when you ask the ricci's were eager to paint the release as a goodwill gesture the detention and the parole seemed internally arbitrary. some of the dictator's supporters as these people allege to be just work for government agencies and others happen to be domestic helpers or government workers and now equal before the law or rather before the absence of it they are mostly in prison was triple his top detention facility under gadhafi the tories for its mistreatment

and arbitrary killings of animals but while all of its prisoners rest south free in late august as the rebels are on the capital dozens possibly even hundreds of makeshift prisons sprang out around the country according to u.n. estimates up to seven thousand allowed to get out there loyalist that bill how they're a little chance for justice a fair trial just a year ago these police used to be a school today demain last i'm being told here is that during the transition to democracy quick reactions are a must when many in the newly been government held positions of power under gadhafi those who failed to jump on the bandwagon early enough and now finding themselves tugged behind bars. now in libya there are about a thousand people in detention and the problem is they haven't had any legal review they haven't had access to a lawyer they haven't been brought before any independent judicial panel or judges

so that's what we're calling for now is a quick and promptly legal review and rebuilding the justice system the treatment is even more brutal outside tripoli the turn of to where good the gadhafi forces used to launch attacks against misrata is still a ghost town many of its former residents live in refugee camps and even there are extraordinary renditions by militia a common this man says he was tortured for several days before finally being released the rule to be to you until you confess to things you haven't committed like entering homes or looting it's a grueling dilemma many of these mothers and wives have to confront to pray. for their loved ones to be rotting in a prison with torture being officially acknowledged and you hope for their death children need their fathers didn't need their husbands the government isn't doing anything to find them if they're dead we want to know where they are more than a month since he's captured most famous prison there is still doesn't have access to a lawyer and while many dialyse feel islam's ability to have

a fair trial he still appears to be better off than many of his country man at least thanks to the limelight he's not running a risk of being executed like his father while many still are. artsy tripoli. meanwhile in syria over five hundred fifty prisoners involved in the anti regime uprising there have been released that's according to state t.v. it comes as arab league officials say the government has pulled out heavy weapons and tanks from civilian areas something activists had previously said was untrue while position groups also accused the massacres of misleading the league's observers by taking them to areas boil to the government as pressure builds on syrian authorities the country's foreign minister slammed the u.s. for interfering that's after washington sent an envoy to the arab league for talks on the latest developments one based political analyst chris bambery says western sanctions in syria are likely to be followed by intervention i think we will see

for the sanctions and we should remember that sanctions worked in former yugoslavia and in iraq the prone to war there was a way of softening up the those countries for direct intervention by nato and by american american forces the americans and its allies in the west are desperate to get a handle on the arab spring which has broken out that was one of the reasons for the intervention in libya of we want to create a lot of the west in the region although i think it's more difficult because of the rise of islamic forces there this is a very dangerous movement in my opinion and i believe that what will happen in two thousand and twelve there will be a western. intervention american intervention in the region because our for that one because i think there is a logical work here which which cannot be stopped now. coming up ten minutes past the hour still ahead for you here on our team putting his money where your mouth is we need an expert on your who filled in a gap in the market after the collapse of the soviet union setting up your own

private dentistry business what's. this region stores to some of the world's rarest . but they also host timber mills and illegal hunters who stand to make a great profit here are to report on how some of the world's most beautiful predators are being preyed upon themselves in russia as far east. but first marking one of the lowest moments since the onset of europe's debt crisis more than two years ago the greek government has now publicly threatened to abandon the euro the warnings came from the prime minister lucas papademos as negotiations over one hundred thirty billion euro bailout package drag on with no end in sight the pm warned that the greek economy could enter an uncontrolled collapse as early as march more cash isn't secured creditors and greeks are at loggerheads with bankers refusing to write off any more debt or union say they won't make any more austerity concessions belgian business journalist your husband over to believes

that at this point there's only one option left for athens. the greek government is realizing that there is likely no option left the greek economy is going down like a stone and i think we are now at the point where everybody in greece realizes that we cannot go on like this and that unrest even under the the country is becoming so much of a threat that some drastic things need to be done and my reading of what the greek government is doing is that they are trying to prove that they are looking for an alibi to offer to their. probably by which they can say well it's not our fault it's the international community that pushes us towards the exit of the euro zone and i think also here in europe at the brussels that quarters of the european commission people start to realize that there really is no other way to solve the greek problem by than by an exit from the euro zone. well with the situation in the

eurozone continuing to deteriorate both leaders and markets are placing their last hopes and a fiscal union to guide the e.u. out of the crisis but according to a leading economist aereo calmer those hopes are misplaced. in my system does europe will not be able to form such a political union there is too much gin eighty countries two different. countries are too attached to their own self and they have different styles they have a hard time working together on international issues think of iraq the union in europe is not all that strong and is forced if you walk around brussels you feel like european union is for real but as soon as you are away from brussels and walk around to in the country and the rest of europe you see that brussel is far away from from that. and it's not a real reality that people live. living

economists there are a climber and his full interview with coming your way in just over an hour's time. with a huge debt debt debacle you might think that germany which has been bankrolling the block survival effort would be the most concerned but among many people there a bigger source of worry is the political system which many have said has gone rather stale and no longer represents ordinary citizens as r.t.c. corp is going to report has led to an interesting phenomenon the rise of the country's pirate party. it looks like an ordinary scene at one of the many bars in berlin except there's one thing which makes this party totally different from all the others the parties they must get out and. the pirate part of germany that's right this is an annual meeting of a political party and all these people or i'm only it's eighteen thousand members

across germany like me treat was tired of the mainstream and i was really disappointed in. all this the same way. the faces. and the firefighter was in a different one of its key differences apart from the style in general is a software system called liquid feedback allowing ordinary germans the opportunity to propose policies online the pirate stand for more transparency and freedom on the internet but when it comes to core issues like the economy and we don't have currently a stand on this this crisis maybe we'll have after the. next federal convention but this wasn't a problem at the previous election for the berlin state problem and when the port authority managed to win nearly nine percent of the vote securing fifteen seats most people who i talked to they say are just something something fresh to me like because many germans believe that politics are cross to this time as the big

players struggle with big economic and political issues but part party doesn't even have an official stance on the eurozone crisis or the arab spring nevertheless it continues gathering more supporters i mean a coincidence or an alarming signal stream politicians the free democrats party which is and go in merkel's federal coalition porter is the first to feel the change of heart from voters that actually lost that berlin wall to along with another for local votes across the country mainstream politics is also losing attractiveness. because there's often too little distinction or distinctiveness between different parties from different fields or areas sometimes it's even difficult to tell the difference between conservative and social democrats experts see the point of parties key success to use the internet as the new driving force changing politics similar to the way it was influenced by t.v.

we're half a century ago so unless the mainstream. change their tactics mean a long before they could find themselves on the margins you're just going to move or germany. well the fallout from europe's financial troubles has now created an unholy rout the british government and the archbishop of canterbury are engaged in a better spate i should say over banking green on that exchange once and missed by archie's kaiser report coming your way at three thirty pm g.m.t. . the archbishop of canterbury blasted for comparing rioters and bankers as politicians urged him to focus on religion here is how david cameron's government chose to hit back who did they appoint to speak lord green a first pierpoint nor green he says oh poppycock this is not.

bishop i think a lot of tests changed since two thousand and eight actually and i think there has been a lot of soul searching in the financial services industry quite rightly to just. look down take the one across science that is frank frank and face reality ok your entire studies being burnt down by terrorist bankers and out there in the club and what cameron rubbing uglies when you should be doing something productive. well now it's time for the latest in our pathfinder series focusing on ex-pat entrepreneurs who made their move into the russian market in the wake of the u.s.s.r. collapse most were times when demand for good quality private dentistry soared and russia robert courtney was among those who managed not only to fill the gap but also make a fortune. i'm

not sure. there is anything that can quite prepare you for doing business in russia in the early ninety's which is when i first came it was a very very wild time in the business sense a wild time in the lifestyle sense and it required a great deal of energy and creativity to bring and create a western type of business here in russia the idea was actually a no brainer executing the idea was very very difficult there was a great deal of demand for dentistry i decided to stay and start the first american dental clinic in russia if we take us dental care and the dentistry business for example you're looking at one difference i'm not a doctor but on the principal owner of the business this business has thirteen practitioners all specialties from hygiene to the general dentistry to implants orthodontics that's very rare to find in

a place in the us or london in the high street typically you have a smaller office that's owned and managed by the doctor one to five dentists hording staff and specialist sort generally organized separately doctors refer patients to each other here our place is not so unique for russia you tend to have specialists and generalists collected in one clinic under one roof starting a business here today is both easier and more difficult that what than it was in the past licensure in compliance with the rules was technically very difficult because things were less organized and enforcement was loose in those days it was possible to let's say not comply with everything and still get all today the rules or more modern more strict but at least if you follow the rules you know what to expect certainly there are a lot of myths about the risks of doing business in russia the risks to the business itself let's say the survival of the business itself or no bigger here

than they are elsewhere this is a cunt. economy and a market that's growing at a really really rapid pace. look i'm just addicted to starting new businesses that are interesting it was a radical change from being a lawyer to dentistry it's just the nature of my story what you see here tonight is the world of specialty retail these specialty retailers everything that goes on in the corridors the shopping malls not in the in line shops and it's all about creating impulse to purchase which means creating beautiful designs that make interesting and simple products something that people want to stop and buy and enjoy until retail profile brought this business to russia four years ago this type of retail didn't exist right there no shoppers here it's past midnight here in moscow and the reason we're here is that everything people see in the carters and the shops of shopping malls the beautiful stuff takes place at night people restock remerging diets redesign feet and that's what this team is doing now the most

difficult thing about setting it up doesn't compare with the story i told you about dentistry because we did it four years ago life and business here was already mature and civilized so the difficult thing was having to grow the business as quickly as the demand for it is if you compared the business life of somebody like me in san francisco in atlanta or boston you'd find people say that tomorrow is going to be similar to today if you ask me are people like me doing business in russia you'd say you have a hope that tomorrow is going to be similar to today but down deep you know something's going to be new something's going to change on the one hand it drives you crazy because as humans we crave predictability but on the other hand we're all addicted to the fact that something new is happening all the time. it's twenty one minutes past the hour let's check on what else is happening around

the world a wave of explosions in iraq has killed fifty seven people and wounded more than one hundred the deadliest attack within the country south claiming the lives of these thirty shia pilgrims meanwhile in baghdad a bomb attached to a motorcycle went off near a bus station and was followed by three other explosions afterwards the violence was raised fears insurgents are stepping up attacks after the u.s. troop pullout last month. former israeli prime minister ehud olmert has been indicted on corruption charges he's accused of taking bribes to promote the construction of housing projects and dates back to before his time in office olmert is already on trial for three unrelated counts of fraud and breach of trust but tonight all charges. in australia a massive bushfire near perth airport has been brought under control by firefighters there working throughout the night contain it ripped through sixty five hectares of land prompting the evacuation of residents from their homes the

fires still poses a threat to local people who've been warned to remain alert to changing weather conditions. and we continue to explore all corners of russia in our close up series there we're taking you to the region in the far east eight thousand kilometers from here in moscow. for a long time has been a safe haven for a huge range of rare and remarkable animals including the siberian tiger but with major industries advancing into this picture perfect coastal region much of the wildlife is coming under threat tom barton takes up the story. the feeding time pollutes the the tiger he was found starving in the forest as a six month old cub he's now nineteen years old has a pair of platinum false teeth and as

a siberian tiger he's one of an increasingly scarce breed this region's forests a home to some of the world's rarest big cats but they also host the loggers timber mills and illegal hunters who stand to make a great profit here and whose activities have pushed those same leopards and tigers to the brink of extinction. load miller looks after the tigers bears deer in fact just about any injured forest animals that arrive at her center as well as poachers it's forestry the impact it has on local habitats that concerns her. tigers need a lot of territory to survive there can be a lot together when there's forestry the animals they prey on are scared off and so the tigers have to leave it off so what it really comes down to is russia's endless forests being assaulted by the power of industry this new timber factory in the far east eats eight hundred thousand cubic metres of wood

a year and it's expanding but they're not concerned by forestry saying they're responsible of is this that there was another name that is trees are a new bill resource unlike coal oil we plant trees to replace the ones we cut down so that we plenty for the next generation environmentalists paint a very different picture they say there aren't even reliable records of the rampant tree cutting and warn that russia's forests aren't as endless as the timber barons think. it is when we tell officials at the so little untouched forests remain vulnerable industrialists get very out of the way they say environmental organizations are trying to shut down their industrial supply which will there are others trying to replace lost forest this local government project harvests and sorts pine seeds. grows them into samplings and then plants them but they admit that the planting just isn't keeping pace with the felling. in an ordinary year with her place looking we'll see if there's

a forest as well or it could take us ten years to catch up. losing. blue cheese all right he has his meals. but his cousins out in the wild could soon run out of places to go from boston. spotlight program is just ahead for you and i'll be back with a recap of the top stories after a short break they with us.

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the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile currents is still not over. at five thirty pm on scout time these are the top stories on our t.v. oil prices at record highs as the e.u. says an embargo on the rainy and crude may come by the end of the month despite fears over its impact on the global economy. syrian authorities announced they have freed over five hundred fifty political prisoners and up with strong security forces from residential areas as part of the arab league peace plan but opposition activists continue to claim the regime concessions are a sham.