rich writes. from steve. santagati don't come. by it's barack obama and republican opponent mitt romney trade blows in the penultimate presidential t.v. debate but the arrest over the green party candidate just outside the venue fails to make the mainstream headlines. human rights watch claims sixty seven could have the fighters and possibly the late libyan dictator himself were executed by rebel militias who are still clinging to power today. but russia is ready to welcome pop diva madonna back only this time she's wanted in the courtroom not on stage.

worldwide news live from the heart of moscow this is our city with me rory sushi barack obama narrowly edged his republican challenger mitt romney in the second installment of what's been dubbed america's most popular reality show the latest televised presidential debates all the men clash ahead of next month's crucial poll but one item was missing from the mainstream coverage of the event of the arrest of a presidential candidate just outside the debate venue aussie's guy nature can has more from washington. by all accounts this debate was thought to be crucial for the president and and his chances for getting reelected especially after the first debate two weeks ago when the president looked less and less competitive then governor romney this time around he was on the offensive which got the media and his supporters very excited according to television audience polls the president came out as the winner in this debate they kept arguing the tax plan is going to add more to the country's gigantic dad true will be better at competing with china

and the rest of the world in terms of economic growth and it was very it was very little on foreign policy there was one more debate coming up before the election that one specifically on foreign policy where there was one question about levy and the murder of the american ambassador there and the president did come up with. the punch line to that he said this was up we were going to find out who did this and we're going to hunt them down because one of the things that i've said throughout my presidency is when folks mess with americans we go after them well as far as leave yeah the administration would want to present the mission of toppling qaddafi as a huge success as they had before at the tragic attack this september in benghazi but now it's hard to cover up the fact that libya is very far from that success story that it's a mess with radical forces on the rise but again these debates are not about discussions they're more about who's going to deliver a better punchline and who will provide for a better show essentially and it says the news cycle here where you focus entirely

on around the debates has been like one big reality t.v. show with all these never ending discussions on the body language of the candidates all the channels do that by experts to analyze the candidates smile with their world body potion as they stand up where they sit down during the debate they are of course have this cardiogram with the viewers reaction to what they're saying so there is a very skilled pool grilled up of excitement here which makes great reality t.v. but it's a big question whether americans really have a choice something that has gotten cool. please unnoticed uncovered by the mainstream media here by this nonstop reality t.v. was the arrest the arrest of a presidential candidate in this election jule styne nominee from the green party she was arrested shortly before the debate right outside the town hall where this debate was being held she and her running mate were protesting their exclusion from these presidential debates they were asked to leave they refused to do so and they

were arrested for blocking the traffic the fact that there are other candidates in this presidential election outside these two parties very few americans know anything about that is because as jule styne told me when we set down for an interview a few months ago they're being pushed out of the debates by those sure interested in keeping it a two horse race he was referring to special interests take a listen what they really have is the support of the one percent and then they have a propaganda campaign going on and intensive public relations and psychological warfare that's intended to convince people that they don't have any options the american system is designed to eliminate political opposition like some of the. you know dictatorships that we criticize the rigged political systems in many ways the american system is also rigged but in ways that are not as straightforward jill stein will be on ballots although not in all states she was also telling me how

hard it is for an independent candidate to get on those ballots in the u.s. that every state has its own intricate rules centrally designed to keep it a two party race as far as these big televised presidential debates there are organized by the democratic and republican parties through the commission on presidential debates so there's not much enthusiasm on part of that commission to add a third party in but you would think the media that's somewhere between discussing the body language of the candidates the chemistry on stage the dresses of the wives that somewhere between all those things they would meant. in the arrest of a presidential candidate but no it's being completely ignored. reporting there and as ghana said she did speak to the green party's presidential candidate jill stein you can watch that interview in full in about an hour and twenty five minutes from now. where the candidates from the green libertarian and constitution parties have been excluded from t.v.

debates and largely ignored by the media politics professor stephen zunes of says alternately america's electoral system that's robbing people of a genuine choice unfortunately the choice is not as great as many of us would like to see. one problem with the american political system is that we don't have a portion representation we have so it's a winner take all system by state through the electoral college pretty much realistically anyway the only choices are these two main parties combined decided to head north to get elected specially president you need to raise millions and millions of dollars and you have to of course go to people who have that kind of money and many americans myself included would prefer to the political system where we could get our conscience vote our ideals through what we believe in instead we seem to be naturally stuck in this cycle every four years of voting for the lesser

evil in many respects. frustrated as i am that there is not more differences between the candidates at the same time i do i do recognize. that you can even these small differences become major major repercussions. what will change when america picks its president amid muslim rage working the. pushing china russia as occupy anger spreads to parties still dictate their. u.s. election close they are beginning to work twenty second analogy is coming to life in the heart of moscow a libyan rebels executed sixty seven khadafi fighters and possibly the dictator himself a year ago that's according to a new report by human rights watch the findings also imply the very same militias that toppled the colonel still play a major role in libyan politics. the president of the arab lawyers association says

the revelation was already common knowledge. i think churchill said that the first victim of war is the truth if one looks at it what the government in libya is saying what the rebels have sad well. indeed even the major powers that the us and britain there were all telling a lie to say the least this is this revelation is not. you know is now a document it but it is not new everybody expected that the number i've attended a number of hearings in the human rights council whereby people who was joining the number of civilians who were killed by nato but i value of the day nato and the u.s. and western. selves involved in removing the regime without knowing to who with whom they are in bed they have not looked at what is the possibility that after any any attempt to try and say that the revolution was led with some sort of

a policy within libya this is just not correct the people revolted nato jumped on board and that's the result of it so of course the union rights abuses went down by of their feet by that evolution and by nato. not iran says it's working with new delhi to find ways to settle payments for iranian oil that currently about half of india's payments are made in euros but the latest e.u. sanctions ban all dealings with iranian banks iran's been under can constant pressure over its nuclear program amid fears it might be after an atomic bomb on top of the oil embargo financial and trade sanctions nineteen iranian t.v. and radio stations have been taken off the air in europe but energy hungry asian countries refuse to comply with the european restrictions with india saying it won't reduce demand of all it buys from iran political analyst says the e.u. just cannot dictate to the rest of the while. the indian government is very slow we

are not going to. any more ask. iranian oil imports and we'll continue buying from them and therefore the financial arrangements are being worked out but i think now that there is a time for a regional currencies to gain ground and for trading to happen in our to rid of currencies apart from the euros and the dollars i've seen the longer the trade and go on and the sanctions will not impact india's ability to have relations with iran europe is in a state of decline i need to not be because of the crisis i think they are punching above their weight in trying to impose a solution on the iranian question and i think it is fanciful to imagine that you are up against a whole be the decisive swing actor in trying to force iran on us i think the west unfortunately is not interested in a solution they want to keep this part modeling short of war i mean the real solution is no sanctions no more we want dialogue here in india most of us feel the

same moving i mean this is totally unreasonable the kind of pressure that's being exerted on a country when the allegation that it's developing nuclear weapons is not even true and this impasse has been going on for years not and we would like to see how we could more view from the threats of region change and this kind of warfare toward solutions. watching r.t. the material girl is wanted back in russia but on a stage a president calls to millions of dollars in moral damages for gay propaganda we've got all that in-depth and other stories just ahead for you. the sun rises over what seems like enlist forest here in the new directions quite hundred kilometers north of light of our stock as in much of the world it's disappearing at a catastrophic rate. bloggers both illegal and those finding

ways to outsmart the system for filing down the forests of the polaski region. for them profit goes well beyond the future of our planet and the result could be an ecological crisis we are on the hunt for illegal loggers and it's not going to be easy the forest is enormous and our chances are slim now for now we can stay in our dreams but as soon as we find solid tracks we'll have to drop our wheels and get out silently in order not to scare the loggers off alexander someone in ca has been a ranger for over twenty five years he can spend weeks at a time tracking a single group of loggers looks of sorts easier to work when snow falls in autumn it's impossible to find human tracks and even transport tracks are hard to see after hours of driving we get sent in the right direction by word of mouth you can see that the ground is soft here which means that these twelve the tractor trails are very fresh which in fact means that we need to be quiet in order to not scare them off as we get closer. this team says they're illegal but have no

documents now xander can now call the police to take over his work here is done he is overwhelmingly outnumbered there are too few rangers working in the promote the region and the w w f says the government isn't doing enough to stop it just you. know or is no one tries to stop them in just five years the force will be gone what will the people who live after as you do it's a question more and more people are aware of today climate change in the safety of our environment as a whole are being discussed around the world and perhaps it's those small steps that might be a start to people living in harmony with nature. it's

good to have you with us here on our team today our rover sushi a criminal investigation has been opened against a come. an opposition figure sort of off who was accused of plotting mass riots in russia that comes after a recent documentary claimed that he received millions of dollars and orders from georgia to cause mass unrest he's put all of our joins us live here on r.t. to describe what's going on with the very latest there hi peter can you bring us up to speed now. yes now the investigative committee who are conducting this troop told a russian news agency that sergei adult solved will be released after questioning and that no charges will be brought against him that he will house air travel restrictions placed upon him no that he wouldn't be allowed to leave the country however in the past few moments we've heard this from. the lawyer that he and his client remain inside the investigative committee headquarters just over to my right at it they still haven't been told exactly what is happening now this is all part

of an ongoing probe by the investigative commission of committee into allegations that both the organization of riots and of individuals looking to stir up must own rest and violence in russia so it all comes off the back of a documentary there was a head recently on russian television it was called the. true tests now in that documentary. which showed meeting with a. leash in which they should be a georgian citizen who's a prominent figure within the government in tbilisi no so good thoughts of according to this interview that was given by the investigative committee to a russian news agency has admitted that yes he did meet with georgian citizens but he didn't say who these georgian citizens were at that meeting was in order to obtain financing for his political party left front. is one of the most high profile opposition figures here in russia and we've seen

a small crowd of around fifty people coming out now. side of the investigative committee headquarters to show their support for him. good as they say as though at the moment he has not been charged with any offense should this investigation which is ongoing decide that somebody should be charged but they're quite serious offenses in deed in fact they bring with them a maximum jail term of ten years in prison for anybody who is convicted so of course we'll be keeping you up to date here on r.t. exactly what's going on at the moment the investigative committee saying that they will be released and will not be charged however he and his lawyer say they remain inside the building and haven't been told anything as of yet for authorities but all over and such from moscow thank you. germany finds weeds on the path to a green a future you could find out how it turning away from the dangers of atomic energy might be a step too far on its neighbors build nuclear power stations right on its doorstep

. also online for you at r.t. dot com reports suggest the boots of american troops may well overstep the deadline date they promise to leave afghanistan. millions of jews were killed across europe of course in the holocaust obvious really government does everything it can to make sure the world never forgets but is on his policy reports there are those who believe it's forgotten even the ones who survived. a celebration of life and age dismissed by many here as offensive and misguided nearly seventy years after these women cheated death in nazi concentration camps they are competing to be hunted cost survivor beauty queen. who have i went through the whole constants in them inside who will never forget how we were through but the younger generation it is possible we understand their roots but otherwise no one really thinks that. every month dozens of these water time victims die in loneliness and poverty

forgotten by the country that was supposed to be the promised land. the fact that many of these people survived a terrible ordeal and decades of struggle for normal life that followed is pay me laugh the coolest irony is that many flocked to israel after world war two thinking they would live out their lives in safety and prosperity of course why was build this country they went through so much we have about ten years to make it right over that there wouldn't be any survivors left the law of better lives alone in hotel of apartment she spent her childhood hiding from the nazi occupation in the ukraine she and her parents were the only survivors from her family today survival is still her main worry. is that i was supposed to get help from the finance ministry ten years ago but they didn't help they give me nothing only when i fell and broke my back did i get some assistance but it wasn't easy even then to get this money i did get

a little help from the germans three years ago they started giving me about four hundred dollars a month which i now live off of. israel it seems always remembers the holocaust but tends to forget those who survived it a third of the country's holocaust survivors live in poverty with little or no help and support in two thousand and eight a state inquiry found that tel aviv failed to pass on some thirty billion dollars that had been paid to israel by germany you would think that the holocaust will be behind them but some of them are here and are living the same horrible stories again they are alone without food. without a person in this world who takes care of them. and. it's horrible. so while some may see this is distasteful this pageant is an attempt to reach out to the estimated fifty thousand holocaust survivors living below the poverty line the proceeds helping thousands to pave the way. the government doesn't do nearly

enough to help us iris. a one time payment from germany for two and a half thousand euros that's it and my husband who is in a ghetto gets four hundred dollars a month for everything it's a value put on those who survived a living hell in a country supposedly cast as a result of this suffering to protect them police he r.t. . six russian sailors and one a stone and a crew member have been kidnapped by armed pirates off the southern coast of nigeria the incident took place on monday but the french shipping company operating the vessel only just released the details today nine other crew members managed to escape the kidnappers and have successfully doctor the nigerian port of on any of the ships operator said it had set up an emergency group to liberate the sailors as soon as possible russia's embassy in the african country confirmed the abduction adding that no sailors were injured during the assault of the gulf of guinea is the

second most dangerous region after somalia for pirate attacks. well let's go let's go to the aussie world update now will start in kosovo where police have used pepper spray on protesters angry at the privatisation of the region's electricity distribution network critics describe the twenty six million euro deal with the turkish consortium as quote underselling the public's wealth they say was not open to public scrutiny some of the demonstrators were detained after trying to scale the gates of the main government building because of it was one of europe's poorest regions and the government hopes that privatization could boost its economy. thousands of students are marching in madrid angry at the government's growing austerity and education cuts half of spaniards under twenty five are out of work or some twenty seven percent of the country's population are now living in poverty public anger on the rise with madrid deciding whether to ask for a bailout after failing or finances continue in the next few weeks.

and this is footage from the bahraini village of where hundreds of people were protesting the arrest of local doctors in early october six buck rainy physicians were taken into custody for treating antigovernment protesters dozens of people have been killed in the regime's crackdown in bahrain with the authorities accused of excessive force and suppression. in a moment it's katie with the business for now though the pop diva madonna is wanted back in russia but this time it's to appear before prosecutors not. seeking material compensation from the material girl insisting that parts of her recent concert left people morally damaged. explains the material girl herself is unlikely to materialize but that hasn't stopped a russian court in russia's second city of st petersburg from agreeing to hear a case a lawsuit against her for more than ten million dollars in damages by hand i gave

groups they had suffered quote moral damages from a performance that she held. and recently in that city in august now the reason we're talking about the story today is the plaintiffs have confirmed to the media that they have found madonna's new york city address and have sent a summons there for her to she will show up to the st petersburg court they've also sent a summons for her to a health fitness club the hard candy club here in moscow and they're basically trying to get her into the court room again in order to share this case which alleges that madonna essentially promoted so-called homosexual propaganda during her concert there she asked people to sort of raise their hands and support and handed out t. shirts and banners and whatnot but same petersburg unlike the rest of russia had recently passed a law that bans the so-called promotion of homosexuality bisexual ism transgenderism so these groups allege that what madonna did effectively trampled on that law violated the law and supposedly psychologically damage the conscious and

the feelings of the residents who were exposed to that madonna is no stranger to controversy from burning crosses in the music video in the u.s. to exposing and nipple in istanbul to speaking out picking a fight with the national front in paris by screening a video of their leader with a swastika on her head and a four star in controversy here in russia also by speaking out in defense of the punk band group pussy riot she's no stranger to controversy the question is whether she'll actually appear in this court room and as of now especially if they don't get the summons translated it doesn't really seem likely we'll of course keep following the story for you. must go to the daughters kitty pilgrim best years nice to see you again you've got your finger on the business pulse of course is to repeat dominating all the financial news today. old the headlines today will rate it security in the financial wall those twists as someone sells as a rough should brace to. be paid that isn't according to the laces revolts of

russian co-owners consortium a all and else setting their haul off in the event. state or major rust after the companies have reportedly signed an outline agreement worth twenty eight billion dollars that was last night in moscow however the agreement is not final and could be revised the thief he wanted to quit its russian venture for a year is and that was due to various shareholder disputes until now it was the british partners who were looking for buyers for that half of the company many so rough served as the likely buy our list say russia's or major could buy both all of the ten k.b. pay mccall the biggest or producer in the world. is luna's b.p. will come for the. interest in this joint venture i think next year for rules in the ruby to bio to keep it be completely rules new of being a company with a major shield in the face of this the jury moves

including from the largest banks words burbank so i don't think the experiencing. rob is certainly be watching the situation this jump into the markets because the us ones makes a loss because they've got a mixed release of news coming out today because there's corporate news coming from i.b.m. and intel see if tech companies disappoint cause we've got house insults which rose to fifty percent in september that's hitting the highest level in more than four years last kidneys. them because they're not the last a part of their day and they saw days today with moody's investors service key thing is investment grade debt rating on this basis giving a bit of a breather avoiding junk status u.s. unemployment unexpectedly fell as well the euro is continuing north as a result of all of that achieve its highest level since the u.s. dollar this month and the ruble has finished trading it had a mix before was the russian stocks managed to gain in last because oil prices were

rising during the. most day session they have us she drops about the last thirty minutes or so that's because of us adventures rise but that will take effect tomorrow right a lot of business slow some people i think a lot post-war a i want to show yeah as usual you're with billboard next hour thanks katie. bar just a moment here on r t will be stopping aside for the man who thrives on all cubans and or all the heated debates one only that could be people of l. and crosstalk and just. looking at some jokes you simply do not believe they come speak and goodness how they can wrong oh. it's an international sled dog race with those driving the dogs. coming from as far away as a strand in canada and the us they come to russia and everybody is so very friendly

they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like alaska and so i felt at home the first blood joke was brought here from australia now it's trios come to this remote russian village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail are amazing but even more amazing is the story of how racing first started here atoll it wasn't the top. grazing who set the trail ablaze but a nun and for all friends who brought their idea to life. five years ago mother put us care about bill to dog kennel in the village kids from the local open age came around to take care of the dogs and one day they state their life might seem extreme to some the boys wake up at six to feed the dogs before school in the evening they spend up to three hours training their full legged friends but mother

purse cable also encourages her kids to become depth hands on the computer and internet the boys who regularly update their website and they're in touch with that busy ma the twenty four seven on the phone itself. but children are the most important thing my only interests not play any role anymore and regardless of whether parsky has hoskins win the race or not she hopes the competition will take place in the village next year. but called these dogs and the children it really is not the weaning but truly just the taking part that counts.