closer to compromise the u.n. negotiates a revised resolution text on syria which russia says it no longer aimed at regime change. after three days of intense debate united nations security council members are sending elements of a possible future resolution on syria to their governments for deliberation get all the latest details from new york and head of the program. more killings are reported in egypt after two days of clashes left more than seventy dead within the military regime criticized for not doing enough. plus the father of murdered former f.s.b. officer alexander litvinenko says he regrets accusing. his son's death.

in a period of political transition and we've been hearing from the delegates that the troika economic forum here and i'll have the details in twenty minutes time basis. and broadcasting live direct from the heart of moscow this is our team glad to have you with us russia is claiming a diplomatic victory at the u.n. after other members of the security council agreed to take a more balanced stance on syria calls for the removal of president assad and the enforcement of a voluntary arms embargo have been dropped from a revised resolution text which is still pending approval but moscow warns it will oppose any attempts to even targeting the syrian regime parties honest as more. after see three days of diplomatic deadlock over this arab and western backed

regime change resolution it looks like russia's calls that it would not support such resolutions have finally been heard and we're seeing somewhat of a game changer take place delegates and diplomats seem to have agreed on new elements that they are considering putting into a new document and we do know that these new elements are being sent over to governments at home for consideration approval and deliberation and form what we know the russian ambassador to the u.n. has said that this does not mean that anything has been fully decided yet and russia continues to reiterate that even if the hint of a regime change clause continues to be presented in such a resolution it would not be supported now what we what we're hearing and some reports that this clause will actually be nonexistent in this new text being considered whereas earlier the arab league and the west have been seeing that the

syrian leader needs to step down if this does not happen within fifteen days further measures could take place another clause that we're hearing is going to be removed from this document is the arms embargo that russia has also been opposing but from what we understand what will continue to remain in a new text is a support of a facilitation of a political transition now of course they have to again say that some of the details are still largely up in the air some diplomats are saying that a vote could come very shortly as soon as on friday others are saying that it's going to take a little more time monday possibly we will just have to wait and see exactly how events play out the security council in the days to come and it is an associate you're going to reporting there for us from new york and with the same story the u.s. and its allies are committed to seeing a change of power in damascus in order to strengthen their positions in the middle east that's in the view of politics first magazine editor marcus papadopoulos.

western interest in the conflict in syria isn't guided by wanting to advance human rights democracy or the rule of law in the region if it was about that then we'd probably see an american naval fleet taylor off the coast of saudi arabia which happens to be one of the most repressive regimes in the world it follows a pro western foreign policy syria is a huge player in middle eastern politics and the west principally america has a very problematic relationship with syria so it would be very much within america's interests for the syrian government for president assad to fall from power and for a more accommodating a more sort of pro western government to come to parallel should that happen that would give. almost full dominance politically in the middle way so instead of western governments the british and the american and the french ones talking about president assad stays being numbered they should be more responsible

in their outlook and the main focus should be on bring in peace to syria. still ahead for you this hour mixed messages from the u.s. . why washington is backtracking on a statement made by its own defense secretary on early withdrawal of troops in afghanistan. and how webcams that will be watching over the upcoming presidential elections in russia in a move for ultimate transparency. two protesters have reportedly been shot dead in the egyptian city of suez by police early on friday they were the latest killings in what's now a third day of violence in the country in cairo protesters are laying siege to the interior ministry having surrounded it on thursday more than six hundred were injured in clashes with police who fired tear gas to disperse rioters thousands rallied against the failure by the forces to prevent the death of at least seventy

four football fans after a match two days ago demonstrators are also calling on the ruling military council to step down professor of international relations mark allman says there are forces in egypt that actually want more turmoil. the police are very demoralized they took a beating if you like the fall barak they were defenders of his regime and the army eventually got rid of him and much of the social order problems egypt crime attacks on tourists attacks on ordinary people. the police seem to be tomorrow's to do much and many people have said that the police in court so you had reacted with a heavy hand stop this as if we would be. on the other hand there are also people who say the police of course particularly dislike the. club who were. crowds back in general for every last year and that maybe people who want to use this for

their own purposes the one hand the muslim brotherhood has accused the government of failing of being in some way responsible for the riots they won the elections. they want a quick transfer to them on the other hand the people in the streets protesting about the muslim brotherhood victory in the elections and they may feel that disorder on the streets might give them more influence to play have actually the electorate to launch teacher and then also say that maybe people who say we need it . but either way it's not a happy prospect for a smooth transition to a better egypt. more news on days. videos are waiting for you online at r t dot com here's what you can find on our website right now. israel increases the pressure on iran with a fresh accusation about the scale of the deadly threat coming from these public. by google in its latest wave of reforms on the web giant has to be. a lot more

about that on our website. and a russian coffee house is holding up the presidential election of its own indulging customers with portraits of candidates drawn on the phone get a taste of the latest political froth at our two dot com. when former f.s.b. officer alexander litvinenko died in london from polonium poisoning in two thousand and six his father voltaire was among those who accused russia of his assassination but in an unexpected change of heart voltaire now believes his son worked for british intelligence and became a victim of a grand spy game. went to meet him. but you would.

never. besides how we found like that leaves me and co praying in his tiny tellin apartment no electricity no gas no court water what. if it wasn't for the help of various people i would have died from hunger or frozen to death the last time i took a bath was on christmas day we expected more because six years ago after his son former f.s.b. officer alexander litvinenko was poisoned in london he was taken care of by some very powerful patrons like self ixil tycoon boris berezovsky and ahmed zakayev and a tourist former chechen militant both hiding in the u.k. . three of them we brought. here to get extremist yogurt or sit there or he's just give me a yapper here doris you would be. one vicariously namco sent

a letter asking to be interviewed by russian television we expected more of the same but instead. we're going to a different team even at the meat of each if you're watching this program please forgive me for all the slander the thai said and wrote about you for the hatred i had for you even only i had known my son worked for british intelligence i would not talk about his death he could easily have been shot as a double agent betrayers should be short of story what else can i add to this. the u.-turn vaulters says came when his sons we doe marina bin and co revealed to the british media that her husband had worked for m i six further details followed when a newspaper launched its own investigation alexander litvinenko was receiving a retainer of around two thousand pounds a month from the british security services at the time he was murdered it is understood that sir john scarlett now head of m i six and ones based in moscow was

involved in recruiting him to the secret intelligence service. at first by turnitin and cole like many others claimed his son had been poisoned with polonium two ten on putin's order the former f.s.b. officer and fierce critic of the kremlin alexander litvinenko spent twenty three days in a london clinic slowly dying from a toxic substance possibly consumed through a cup of tea even before police in london started questioning suspects the victim's father was actively kucing the russian government today by their admits he was saying only what the west wanted to hear. of course i realize russia's f.s.b. and the idiot you know have to take polonium to london sprinkle it over some heads and leave traces everywhere and their suspect and a little boy is not a fool either it was anger and blind hatred speaking inside of me viper and now believes his son fell victim to his own game of double agents now he wants his

words to be heard but the media outside russia which once beat down his door for interviews now won't even reply to his requests. why is that why because they like it when i scold the regime i was a rude treasure for the end of the hall there are very few people who would say as many horrible things about as i did as well you know living in two thousand and eight but the only thing young cool flat russia for sanctuary needs healing is settled in the sleeping quiet town of sinegal it offered to new anonymous life the men claimed putin was his number one enemy so hiding in europe he believed was the only safe solution today was the lithuanian co is still afraid to open this door now because of putin though but because of his landlord to whom hill has a lot of money this miserable life has made him a slave of his sanctuary. but surely the namco sold everything he had in russia to come to eataly he opened

a small business several years ago but it went bankrupt things got worse after the seventy three year old had buried his wife but are now fears her casket could be removed because he hasn't paid the cost of a very old plot and it's been months since the electricity was shut off to his flat he was lost forty euros went on a gas canister and that is gone to your new base is how i wore my scent of a book that i gave in the door to let the southern wind inside. there is east only has russia through my homeland for. tourists i want to go home to russia. i don't want to stay here. sit in the church over our tea city ghalia eataly. and coming your way in the program learning how to be

a community. muslims in belgium are divided over the local islamic fundamentalist group that proposes a radical law. washington is downplaying a statement from the u.s. defense secretary who said the country plans to end combat operations in afghanistan one year before the country is due to pull out we on panetta said america intends to shift to a supporting military role sometime in two thousand and thirteen but washington says it must first be approved by other nato policymakers at a main summit in chicago america's decade long presence in afghanistan has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of local civilians and almost two thousand u.s. law soldiers there crow of the nonprofit brave new foundation believes it is still unclear when troops won't completely be withdrawn. hopefully what this means is panetta said something like this on the plane when he made the surprise

announcement that it would mean troops moving out of communities and on to bases first like they did in iraq and then eventually be pulled out so absolutely does not mean that we have a date certain for all troops to be out of afghanistan and that's something that our community that's working to end the war and get the troops home has to be very clear on we do need to keep continuing to pressure the government well i certainly think that the the lives and the resources that were spent on the military first strategy were absolutely a waste what you've seen people say in the southern regions of afghanistan that they want is a fair elections process and aside from the corruption issue that means that you can't have people who are are blatant war criminals be allowed on the ballots in those regions just because they're u.s. and kabul allies. china's prime minister says the country is considering contributing to european rescue funds and to play a bigger role in resolving europe's debt crisis when comments were made during

a meeting with german chancellor angela merkel who is in china on an official visit merkel has been trying to reassure beijing about the economic situation in europe and to persuade china to invest in the euro iran and syria are also expected to be discussed during the second day of her trip china gets ten percent of its oil from iran and merkel has been calling on beijing not to buy more after an embargo and to use its influence to persuade tehran to abandon any possible atomic weapons ambitions but political analyst christophe or still believes europe desperately needs china's help on both political and economic issues. i would chancellor on the trip of begging she wants money for europe she wants you know a support from beijing for the new un resolution which beijing is not going to give and she also wants beijing to cut off its own oil supply which beijing is widely

not going to do and of course beijing has also to take into consideration that india its competition in the region is standing straight with iran and buying more rain in oil so i don't think she has any chance of you know talking china out buying iranian oil that will not happen again i would say she will not put any much focus on it she will she will say that she will look to the ceiling and then she was smile and say let's talk business now her main focus in this trip is the german economy and she's wise to do that she will even not you know lobby very much for chinese investment into europe because she knows in a heart of hearts that this is truly a bad investment. it is a question of identity versus integration a shari'a islamic group in belgium is under fire for views which local people feel are too extreme and which even other local muslims feel threatened by these tests

are silly reports. bearded wearing a comma flushed jacket and constantly surrounded by men fought a belt it's hard not to notice he heads the islamic fundamentalist group sheria for belgium in september the group opened the country's first sharia court in antwerp to mediate domestic disputes among muslims with our own system. of handling things if you want to accept it accept it if you don't. there is a judgment if you if you're a muslim you will go to paradise if you are this believer you will go to hell. any further controversy may have ended there if that was all there is to it that video such as these. have caused outrage. the freedom of speech. inside the hatred incitement to violence starts we have. leadership. he openly. said

that. i should be. should be killed because i am going to be a vision in january and work or prosecutor recommended two years in prison and a fine of five hundred fifty euros for about a seven for inciting hatred and violence against muslims that's in addition to fourteen police court convictions and criminal convictions for robbery defamation and violence. just a few people maybe a dozen of people maybe two dozen of people dressed like. green flag. and. yet it has its repercussions on other muslims. this kind of group of course they are moved them but they have no religious background it is

a minority perhaps that in search of an identity but that's figurines and the misses they're using it's scary and it's freaking people language. unfortunately just kind of group shows about image of islam and most muslims condemn this kind of ideology this is a misinterpretation of her secret. muslims comprise about six percent of the belgian population one of the highest rates in europe and is expected to rise to more than ten percent by two thousand and twenty the muslim who live in belgium they say. they are belgium from the region. in the region and they. mostly radical groups such as those of the islamic fundamentalists comprise a minority and it's not representative of the muslim community in belgium nevertheless politicians analysts and even the bells of muslims themselves acknowledge that the problem is what these groups symbolize radicalization the process it spreads and

the allure of extreme views. tests are so you are to brussels. some world news in brief for you this hour two people have been wounded by israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip a three year old girl was injured by one of the strikes which hit a house in the town of beit lahiya five other attacks targeted a weapon manufacturing facility and several tunnels throughout the gaza strip the strikes happened only hours after the u.n. chief visited the hamas controlled territory in a bid to encourage israeli palestinian relations. at least six people have been killed and more than twenty injured in colombia after a group using pickup trucks fired homemade mortars at a police station thirty. officers were inside the building when the attack occurred in the town of reka this comes just one day after a motorcycle packed with explosives blew up outside a police station in the city of tomorrow killing eleven people there police have

blamed that attack on the left wing rebels who are. one hundred twenty people are still missing after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of pop one new guinea most of those unaccounted for are university students who officials believe were trapped inside the ship when it capsized ships helicopters and planes have been sent from australia to aid in the search for survivors two hundred thirty eight people have been rescued so far. the cold snap sweeping across eastern europe has now claimed the lives of more than one hundred thirty people snow has was two meters high in parts of serbia leaving around eleven thousand villagers stranded in remote parts of the country sixty three people have died in ukraine alone after temperatures plummeted to minus thirty degrees celsius food shortages have been reported in the capital kiev with trucks unable to transport supply. the watchful eyes of webcams are about to be set up across russia head of next month's

presidential elections the move was proposed by a premier of law to be a putin that's after thousands of people took to the streets late last year calling for transparency in the election process are you going to get off as the story. inch after inch mile after mile big brother is preparing to cast his eyes on polling stations as the massive campaign to install web cameras is in full swing across the entire nation but actually sometimes but i think if anything i ask a central electoral commission which is to install web cameras at all polling stations across the country so that everyone can watch online what's happening there almost twenty four hours a day then they go we want them there. the idea was put forward following the biggest protests in russia since the collapse of the u.s.s.r. with tens of thousands demanding fair elections so wiring up over ninety thousand polling stations is the scale and around a half of

a billion us dollars is the price tag. the system is not be made only for one day we help this project want only develop elections acknowledges but will also help modernize telecommunications infrastructure across the entire country. all cameras will be feeding the videos the film to local digital storage facilities after computer processing will be then sent to seven large storage and distribution centers via cable radio and satellite these centers will then broadcast the information to several web portals it's estimated that all together the cameras will film and broadcast four hundred and ninety years of video information in good quality however there is still down to this technology will help make the vote more transparent. you'll get a story i'm sure the observer is going to be able to check to advance if these cameras work or not. everyone knows about cameras in supermarkets but this still

doesn't stop robberies from happening. it's every ballot box will be monitored by two cameras one with the general view and another with a close up of the slot there are many ways to rig a view and the cameras don't provide a hundred percent guarantee against it but using that should still make it much more difficult to stuff boxes course there's nothing new. or web cameras. using them to monitor elections on such a scale is a first for any nation and regardless of the success of the idea everyone will be able to monitor the vote online not to mention no one is against having more real life observers on the spot the war is going on forty moscow. and special report on the negotiations between russia and the us about the missile defense system is up ahead but first here's katie with the latest business news.

thank you so now come to the business program here and i'll say russia is in a period of political transition delegates of the troika dialogue economic forum in moscow happened just scuffing the reforms the country needs to put in place following the march presidential election now in a cause or that is the events of business all to. process sensory and political cycles it's important to assess the birds at the moment the foreman in its understand wants to mean just needs to be made in this of course will be one of the mates nast's open that runs the course of this already offering their opinions and suggestions and support out for those are now joined by some good we're going to hear from the form of joining us thank you for giving me the first question i. don't like the war was. going on but. i think all the solutions are actually listed in prime minister's article in victimise us last monday we're here to listen that

russia should move away from state capitalism improve the governance. fight the people systemic corruption build an independent judiciary all of that will help to improve business and climate in the basement climb and bring back capital that has led the country in bringing you here in direct investment in i'm sure russia russia is a bright future if this is done. ok we'll have more news from a forum later on in the day right now we're going to get mark is he was let's start with oil all is all of a pool full cost to show the u.s. odyssey with jobs last month the official sega's will be out later today which investors will be keeping an eye on regarded as a leading indicator of the economic activity and the thought of schools and the jeep them on drawing now you've got lights we've just a fraction of a brant over a quarter of a percent of the asian stock markets which are indeed. this friday off to

china's gauge of non-manufacturing industries expanded but like spotted at a slower pace in january as for japan the sorts of managed to move off from an issue as investors have a roth of earnings to report to digest. among the strong full sone caught my eye it reported a staggering two point one billion. lost a billion two point one billion dollars loss for the last quarter last thursday's bought is now bought it six point six percent as investors had song down the shares the heads of the house announcements us the big news in asia today right now you can see the nikkei is down nearly half of the cent on the hang sang it's just down a fraction this hour is now less than one hour ahead of a bell in moscow the russian markets closed in the box on that they break indices added around a quarter of a percent just today. so we've got time for this hour as i say our correspondents

are at the troika dialog today at the forum so we have lots of news on the. wealthy british soil but it's not on. their part.