the news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. throughout the day. libya's pro-government forces continue the siege of bani walid the last bastion of colonel gadhafi supporters as the country marks one year since the regime fell. for in focus presidential rivals and mitt romney talks syria iran and other flashpoints in the u.s. geopolitics. in this debate seen by media scrutiny calling this a washington governor romney and president obama were on the same page on pretty much everything all be back in just a few moments with more. and security is heightened in lebanon following on iran

sparked by the death of a top intelligence chief but in the country on the brink of sectarian conflict. and welcome to r t where we bring you the latest news on screen and online twenty four hours a day seven days a week and on karen taraji the libyan government linked militias are stepping up their assault on the country's opposition stronghold of bani walid that says the country marks exactly a year since the regime of moammar gadhafi officially collapsed the ongoing seizure has already sparked a mass protests throughout libya. has more and a word of warning you may find some of the scenes we're about to show you disturbing. people are talking about the shortage of labor food and medical supplies the footage fed body shows just what kind of carnage we're dealing with children young people old people women to maim and dead their arms their limbs torn

off half of their faces blown off a lot of these images had to be edited out of the gruesome nature gross you have to remember that this is the town which has been under siege from pro-government forces for more than two and a half weeks now if you're on after his demise let's have a look at how today's libya is different from the libya of moammar gadhafi because it was accused. of his opponents of using chemical weapons against those who disagreed with his regime during the time of his standoff with the rebels in libya he was accused of purposefully cutting off food and humanitarian aid and water supply from citizens from residents of towns and villages which were in the midst of intense fighting let's take a look now at the democratically elected government as the western media likes to portray it two men rights watch has said that they have followed conclusive proof

of gadhafi associates being massively executed by the rebels or by the militias affiliated with the new government the results of the alleged use of toxic gas against people holed up in the town of bani walid. now a year on after it does seem like none of the stability or freedom or justice or peace that was talked about are actually in place in libya and that the country remains an abode of chaos john green so a political activist from the stop the war coalition says it's the western backed intervention in libya that's to blame for the lack of any kind of stability. we're beginning to see the fall fruits of the western intervention in libya for over a year ago no when the tide recedes when the west's arms are no longer being used you can see that there is a continuation of a civil war that was. happening before. we know that the situation is enormously

unstable we know that they were able to get the weapons out of the militias hands we know that the government is in control of the capital they're worried about the whole country so i think this shows that the west intervention is simply pump more arms into the country made it ungovernable after they left something syria and iran while maintaining u.s. military dominance barack obama and mitt romney a lot teds in their final pre-election debate the incumbent president pitted his foreign policy record against the republican candidates or lack of one as the challenger tried hard to stay on the offensive but failed according to polls arties going to can watch proceedings from washington. this debate showed that the candidates agree on a lot of things on some issues they were almost in sync with one another even using the same words it seemed the occasional big ring that happened between them was

more for the sake of the debate rather than about real differences in the policies that they propose on iran for example they couldn't agree more with each other they were absolutely on the same page with regards to putting sanctions on iran with regards to backing israel they were saying exactly the same things but president obama did say something interesting he said he's against the premature military action against iran governor romney's a very sort of response to the same question suggested that he doesn't want to go there either and he said i don't want to get into a hypothetical so then on of get is that governor romney showed himself as an added we could do of the president's policies there he said that he thinks the surge was successful and that as the president of the united states he too would bring the troops home in twenty fourteen something that president obama says he's going to do on syria though they both agree that the u.s. should get rid of outside and make sure that the next government in syria is friendly to the united states they both agreed although they did disagree on

whether or not the u.s. should give heavy weapons to the rebels in syria that's what governor romney suggested whereas president obama at least seems to recognize the complexity of the situation on the ground take a listen for us to get more entanglement militarily in syria is a serious stuff and we have to do so making absolutely certain that we know who we are helping the we're not putting arms in the hands of folks who eventually could turn them against us or our allies in the region to a more general point governor romney kept using the word opportunity when talking about the revolutions in the middle east and north africa when talking about syria and it's very telling of the foreign policy that he's suggesting is very opportunistic with regards to syria he basically said that the u.s. should take advantage of the. crisis in syria to deliver a defeat to iran syria is an opportunity for us because syria plays an important role the middle east particular right now syria is iran's only ally in the arab world it's their route to the sea it's the route for them to arm hezbollah in

lebanon which threatens of course our ally israel and so seeing syria remove assad is a very high priority for us the candidates did mention russia on a few occasions although there was no specific question about russia of course that hot mike moment came up the one between president obama and the marshes i mean to me that if this spring when the u.s. president suggested that he would be more flexible to discuss america's missile defense plans in europe after the election and for that remark the president has come under avalanche of criticism in washington criticism that came down to this basically how dare you be flexible with the russians or want to talk to them about security issues and governor romney during this debate has made a similar point of clear eyes on this i'm not going to wear rose colored glasses when it comes to russia or mr putin and i'm certainly not going to say to him i'll give you more flexibility you have to election after election you'll get more backbone the missile defense shield in europe is a longstanding sore point in the relations between the two countries moscow has

suggested many times resolving the issue by building the shill together but to no avail the only response russia has been getting from this administration was don't worry it's not against you but then they listen to candidate romney who calls russia an enemy and virtually every statement on russia that candidate romney has made so far has actually played into the concerns that moscow has with regards to this schildt because russia then says ok president obama we believe you but what if maybe not this year but four years from now so along with the mindset of governor romney is elected president how is he or she going to use those military bases so close to the washroom orders because that chilled is not a four year project it's a long running thing and despite this administration's more forthcoming official latitude the issue still stands. two wars debates are stealing the show leaving third party presidential candidates sidelined and barred from taking part on equal

terms but artie's helping turn the tables by offering all the alternative names on the ballot a platform for discussion and you can watch that debate live on air in america or on our website later on tuesday. this presidential election is not just about obama and romney there are also third party candidates on the ticket and they will influence its outcome see a debate among this nation's major third party candidates right here on our team over twenty thirty. still ahead in the program i highly combustible state. says security. sectarian divisions of a top intelligence official could start i phone scale conflict. and spain's

catalonia receives a blow from moody's rating agency. on the possibility of independence from the central government and much more after this short break. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is a way of life for some traditionally the net its people are nomadic reindeer herders and though in many ways they lead a simple and rustic life they are also highly skilled and organized in their trade . another weekend will be preparing for the winter and living around their need for a response this summer is depending. on the day we found this particular camp they were settled near the coast of the ta to see here for families work together to manage nearly a thousand reindeer herding reindeer is not just

a job for the people in fact they say it's a part of their entire culture heritage and way of life and back they say that they can use almost every single part of the reindeer to help them survive. naming a deer is a means of transportation if it's. meant. for the. life in the tundra is harsh and so before winter hits many of the children are helicoptered to the center of the district for boarding school. students learn different languages utilize modern technologies through specialized grant programs and even learn arts skills all within a protected environment the school was founded. a scientist who wanted a better way of life for his people but even with the most progressive ideas and education many say they don't want to trade the modern life for their beloved.

i have returned to the tundra and i actually like it here if you're outside there's fresh air fresh water looks at the site you can see deer it's a joyful sight. a sentiment that hopefully ensures that russia's northern reindeer will have caretakers for generations to come. to the. solar power this month to move is the center of our universe the tides are forever while the sun's rays can be fickle innovative construction methods life costs as well as environmental damage brand new turbines boost efficiency with a simplified design and hundreds of batteries leaks can store energy discover a new era of clean how we're driven by the moon. here on r.g.p.

we've got the future of. good lumber it sure. was easy to build needs most sophisticated robots which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything mission to teach creation and why it should care about humans in the world this is why you should care only on the dog. and i welcome back to our team with me. modi's has cut the credit ratings of catalonia and four other spanish regions to below investment grade this comes as the spanish parliament begins debating two thousand and thirteen budget spending cuts measures which have already calls thousands to hit the streets in protest throughout the year i think there are some but it all from carlos university and

says the political instability makes the future of spain unpredictable. there are limits that those cuts are not going to be discussed in the parliament given the absolute majority of the popular party and party of which is in government now and in the main opposition party the base so is facing a huge crises and internal crises so. the parties will have enough to gather to support of the people in the street the course of the main city will be developing by their own dynamics i suppose depending on how many people there are they are. in there and they will is that no violence no was three violence would have been maybe that is not the intention with. the authorities it was proven in the previous when you just issue where the bullies were the first to attack the protesters. in lebanon security forces in full combat gear and

armored vehicles opera trolling the capital beirut to force gunmen off the streets clashes continued into tuesday in the country's night and city of tripoli as well eight people have been killed. by the killing of a top lebanese intelligence chief last week artie's policy as details. in the northern lebanese city of tripoli this between two neighborhoods one that supports the syrian president bashar assad and another that supports the opposition and the other day and continuing until now we have seen armed gunmen from both sides patrolling the streets and this has stoked fears of an increase in sectarian tensions events in syria have brought to the fore the sectarian lines that lebanese suffer from it's brought to the for both their allegiances and tensions you have essentially the march eighth bloc that is led by hizbullah that supports the syrian president bashar assad backing it out with the march the fourteenth movement that

is seen as western backed it's also a movement that supports the syrian opposition ever since the assassination in two thousand and five of the former prime minister rafik hariri these two forces have been coming to the fore and we see that happening again now over the assassination back on finding of this high ranking lebanese intelligence officer but what people tend to forget is that it is not in syria's interest to have been involved in the attack on friday you also need to remember that on sunday there was a suicide bombing in damascus itself that lift some thirteen people killed so what we're hearing is more more voices saying that this attempt of blaming syria is merely at the traction from who the real culprits are and it is an attempted essentially just provoking the situation people saying that not since for free kerry was assassinated more than seven years ago has there been such real concern on the ground here in lebanon that they could be a mother civil war so certainly the mood here is incredibly tense. barky dot com

right now in exile court sends the two jailed pussy riot members to serve sentences and were both correctional facility it's. also turkey slams the regime in neighboring syria for being oppressive towards basic freedoms but rick. your show it's a crowd of the jail's more journalists than any nation on earth. also introducing tyler to be activist collective anonymous are set to launch their answer to leaky leaks and are giving it a few min they find out more about the project on r t. two other news now a bomb attack at a police checkpoint on the border between russia's republics of north the sun and has killed one policeman and wounded four others officers the blast occurred when police stopped a car travelling from english at the hour for inspection a checkpoint was demolished by the explosion the interior minister of russia's

republic of north the city of visited the scene where an investigation is now underway. all right we turn our attention to some other news headlines and very for you know police have arrested fifty activists after clashes with protesters in panama's port city of cologne the government of panama sent special troops to the caribbean city to disperse the crowd with tear gas and rubber bullets violence erupted over legislation which allows the sale of land to the duty free zone to private companies but demonstrators believing the city's jobs and revenues will suffer. at least twenty six people were arrested after a violent demonstration outside the government assembly building in the capital this after the prime ministers of serbia and kosovo held a historic first meeting on saturday brokered by the e.u. which demonstrators say undermined kosovo status the breakaway region declared independence from serbia in two thousand and eight following better conflicts during the break up of yugoslavia. the u.k.

is set to double the size of its armed drone fleet and afghanistan by purchasing five new aircraft for combat and surveillance the government hasn't announced yet whether the aircraft will remain there after two thousand and fourteen nato mission ends britain claims its drones have only killed four civilians since two thousand and eight but admits it has no way to prove that the u.k. bureau of investigative journalism says nato drone strikes have actually killed hundreds. a lot of online blogs from hundreds of kilometers above earth and thirty two goldfish in orbit just some of the features of the next shift at the international space station and in less than an hour the new crew blasts off on a shiny new craft what the final preparations underway lucic often else had a chance to meet those strapping in for the ride. blasting off into the heavens for mission control it's now a routine trip but for these men it's their first mission to the international space station and their debut journey aboard

a soyuz rocket. a day before liftoff russian cosmonauts levinsky if they need to reel again and u.s. astronaut kevin ford met the press. each of us has piloted an airplane we've only sent rockets down now will have to fly up into space inside warm him up feeling i think is one we simply won't forget to be at the top of this joint missile construction and beneath you is so much power that even thinking about it is a bit terrifying. it's a fear their families know all too well this is noble and. of course it's worrying we're nervous after all this is their first flight to space. there's no question i think that every man must have a purpose for which is tribes and when he achieves this girl he finds happiness but in reality i think amounts to happen as they explode when he chooses goal and has close ones waiting for him at home it will take about two days for the soyuz rocket to reach the station where the team will live and work for the next six months

their first week will be a busy one i don't think it's. every week. we will tasks include a space walk to repair station equipment as well as returning the world's first commercial cargo space ship back to earth but intense training has prepared them for the tasks ahead getting that rocket off into space may be an act of precise science but here and baikonur tradition and faith play a role to a tree planting ceremony is one of the many soyuz crew traditions each crew member also signs a wall here in baikonur space museum meanwhile in accordance with local custom a russian orthodox priest has blessed the rocket and the media. both up in the heavens. and here on earth the space program is one of the few things that brings countries together at a time of global unrest for backup crew astronaut chris cassidy that's exactly how

it should be well when you're up on the space station you look down on the plane and you see the beautiful blue and browning clouds but no borders there and i think that's the most indicative of how the space program has. lucy catherine of r.t.e. baikonur. next with business news and a big b.p. time is paving the way for even more deals. because the roads never had a good surgeon says now b.p. and rose dept will be working together as partners not just shareholders in each other's companies and that's the that follows basically. decision to purchase to b.p. for sixty billion dollars now russia's furred largest oil company has been caught by b.p. and its russian partners a group at the end of the day b.p. will get twelve billion dollars in cash and twenty percent stock for half of the a k b b now the other half of the company will be purchased from a twenty eight billion dollars. now this will result in rosneft becoming the

largest publicly traded oil company in the world controlling around fifty percent of total oil exports from russia but. from renesas capital says that this does not necessarily mean a reversal of the government's calls for privatization. first of all even in these particular transaction rules nafta is selling vulnerable at five point seven percent stake i think the government has committed and reconfirmed the recently in its plans for a further privatization is in the in the economy including oil and gas so i think this is an intermediate step. created aimed at adding value to the assets that will be potentially sold off so i don't exclude privatizations in the future and i think overall trend should not be. materially changed from after this deal actually . well the news on monday we saw stock going up two and

a half percent right now it's also going up point three percent outperforming the market as you can see woods which is going down more than one percent all together because oil prices are continuing to decline on the. demand worries and on again consolidation worries because of a steel now on the currencies market was seeing also the turbulence with the russian ruble over the past twenty four hours is lost around one percent of its value against the dollar as of banks in russia buying up dollars in order to basically finance this whole deal which will require fourteen billion in loan money in cash and over on the european markets are also seeing a negative picture of what's in the back of the climbing within one percent their lead pretty much by their whole market tracking losses over in asia mostly medical and food companies driving these looks. as if from

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space tourism one of the more fun civil ideas of our time or a solid business proposition in orbit around earth for the future well joining me is someone who should know a lot about that question it's eric anderson a space entrepreneur to say back here on earth so is trance and thank you for joining us it's a pleasure. ok we'll start off your company was founded taking people up to space

since the two thousands i remember when i heard recently about the idea of a space hotel i made a bet with one of my colleagues that there would be no such thing in my lifetime now aside from the fact that i would never live to see the money if i did when that was the confidence i had that there would be no such thing was i foolish to make that too but unfortunately i think you probably war i have absolutely no doubt in my mind that there will be a space hotel within the next ten years in orbit around the earth why. because there's an incredibly good business plan behind it because millions of people want to go to space and because the technology to provide such a hotel is getting closer and closer every day in terms of its cost effectiveness so there is in theory an impetus there but at the moment the principle impetus is this just the fact of less.