majority. position. a recount. the electoral uncertainty for a. look at who is eyeing up the nation's energy which is. celebrations of the founding fathers birthday peacefully in north korea proving the occasion. and it gives a. ten month suspended series of tweets. sectarianism is taking hold of the country. around the world twenty four hours a day this is life. in an unexpectedly close race matters look to have

voted for his handpicked successor as the next president elect in nicolas maduro suggests his policies will live on after his death from cancer rival and refusing to concede a recount because the figures show he's only two hundred thousand votes behind. in the capital with the latest. talk about the reaction coming from the supporters of was almost instant as soon as the results were announced fireworks were going off cars were honking and people their supporters on the street very excited very happy of course about the results but there were there was a lot of waiting really hours of of anticipation people holding their breath because the net the margin really has been very very narrow let me just read to you the latest figures that we have it's fifty point sixty six percent for forty nine point zero seven percent this is out of

a seventy eight point seventy one percent participation and this is about ninety nine percent of the votes counted already at this point initial reaction came out saying that the fight will continue the revolution work will continue alluding very much to google child mrs beauly varian revolution and had come out though. being quite negative he came out saying that he there were allegations of voting fraud and he wanted a recount we know. really on a platform invoking really it was at the core and you have to want something new wanted a change in direction and it's evident you know that the diverse opinion of the two men is evident among the people we've spoken to a lot of them in the past few days are very enthusiastic very passionate about their belief the different direction they want to take a venezuela however what's clear though is that all the citizens regardless of who they voted for a recount was all the problems that they want solved and without a charismatic character like this to assuage the fears of the concerns of citizens

it will be a very very tough challenge for first of all to unite a very divided country a second of all to address the problems. that is what his choice is of great interest abroad as the country sits on one of the world's biggest oil reserves according to researchers because business analysts tell issue that's got about what is at stake. basically trying to sort out the presidential election in venezuela but as they are sorting out the ballots and trying to get a possible recount oil thirsty nations around the world are keeping a very close watch absolutely and of course for a good reason as well is actually a very juicy morsel what on comes to oil and gas especially oil it has a whopping two hundred ninety seven billion barrels of oil reserves comparable only to saudi arabia and actually even higher than saudi arabia which is the world's leading or energy exporter now when it comes to

exporting oil it's actually ninety five percent of its export revenues come from energy so that really makes russia's energy dependency pale in comparison so essentially it's a dime in the rough relatively low production levels but a huge potential there huge potential there they just need to. get i suppose of the labor working there and also the infrastructure to get the oil out from underneath the ground but there regardless of what we understand that my daughter has won the election in venezuela his rival cup really is calling for a recount regardless natasha of who actually takes the top job in venezuela politics how could that affect the energy policy very well the effect could actually be dramatic with the door it's more or less clear a lot of policy continuity and of course we're probably going to see the left as governments in latin america continue to receive support now with capri that is it's not as clear we could see a complete about face when it comes to energy policies but even if. we see

that at the moment that. everything stays as it is it's really a signal that the previous has a lot of support not only with it as well but also outside of the country and of course you know u.s. energy companies cannot wait to get back into the country have to being kicked out of there when you talk about u.s. companies or as you were saying earlier with venezuela having such a huge reserve of oil for the world that must be some major global players who are keeping an extraordinarily close watch on venezuela right well essentially it's a fight between russia and the united states with china also being a major player they are not market u.s. companies as i mentioned were kicked out starting in the seventy's when the oil and gas sector was nationalized but really that policy was cemented during charges ironically it's still the biggest consumer of venezuelan oil but it's really trying to get back into the country now russia has a major presence there all of the country's oil and gas companies have long term

contracts in that as well and of course china is a huge investor in just several years ago china's state owned bank agreed to lend venezuela a whopping forty billion dollars against future crude sales so there you go interesting stuff indeed we'll have to see how this poor all pans out r.t.o. business i list is not such a pleasure thanks for coming on today. if madeira is inaugurated as president of venezuela is likely to continue its strong ties with lots of american allies while pursuing u.s. sentiment that's the view of professor of latin american history. well i think we're going to see a continuation of venezuelans foreign policy i think there's a difference between criticizing us and being anti american i think will see a promotion of latin american policy the promotion of a multi-polar world that is the u.s. is not the dominant issue on their agenda they have relations with russia with china with europe with with latin american countries and will see i think a continuity within that that's been part of the strength promoted by the chavez

administration and my little recall was the foreign minister in charge of chavez's foreign policy why i think the opposition will definitely be emboldened by the may have a small window to operate the venezuelan constitution permits a recall within three years i wouldn't doubt that unless my little gets traction and addresses these issues significantly and quickly the opposition may mount a challenge again in three years that's what they did to us in two thousand and four whenever doughty don't call my website on the home page we're asking what is next for venezuela under chinese to lead it to do it or when to see how you've been voting so far most of you think they'll be chaos caused by the us interfering because it is not satisfied with the result just over a quarter believe that chavez his plan will succeed and twenty first century socialism will be established and some of you agree that there is team won't be able to handle the job and the economy will stagnate and we can see the minority

there saying even less of the same that you will see opposition rallies in the future they'll be no protests so that's what you think at the moment. celebrations commemorating its founding fathers birthday over and fears of a missile launch to mark the occasion a proven unfounded in fact didn't even hold a military parade showing off its military might something that's become a tradition. reports now from russia's far east. the birthday of the late leader

the founder of the country kim il sung could've seen missile test launches coming from the country as all the most of the world media has been reporting the day has now finished here in the far east and we have seen no missiles flying above us in the sky moreover new slow coming from north korea has been practically nonexistent on this day there has been no reports whatsoever even on diplomatic level apart from the fact that north koreans were celebrating their biggest holiday the idea of the day of the sun now such developments have led many experts especially online to believe that this is just another example of how north korea was turned into a media target for the western world for the western media everyone was so excited so crazily reporting about the possible missile test missile launch date that everyone just basically neglected the fact that north korea wasn't really willing to conduct of those test launches but at the same time the recent history of media

coverage of events happening in north korea have created some concerns whether the threat which is being portrayed by the western media is really having anything to do with the reality let it be some war mongering rhetoric coming from pyongyang or even a visit by the former n.b.a. player dennis rodman or google officials to pyongyang everything which relates to north korea creates something of a big scandal in the west and. bowled well north korea's lack of action is once again leading to questions over the billions of u.s. dollars spent on the military in the region something some experts believe is provoking pyongyang even further let's take a look now at the figures we're talking about according to some estimates at least twelve billion dollars spent annually on what the u.s. calls maintaining peace on the peninsula and some of that money goes towards keeping almost thirty thousand troops stationed in south korea and to give an example of how much the joint drills that have angered the north could have caused

dispatching two stealth bombers to drop dummy bombs during recent exercises would cost as much as five and a half million dollars well with attention focused on the korean crisis the b.b.c. is under fire for pushing the boundaries of ethics in pursuit of a good story u.k.'s top financial school the london school of economics is accusing the broadcaster of in danger in the lies of its students by using them to covertly shoot a documentary network imbedded undercover journalists with a group of students visiting pyongyang without the university's consent the general secretary of the elysees students' union alex peters day told me earlier why this situation has caused so much anger. the group was just told that their one journalist would be a print journalist only it wasn't until they actually arrived in north korea did they find out that they'll be a document to which they're be appearing on it wasn't until they arrived in beijing to fly over to north korea that they were joined by the journalist and when we're talking about a trip like this where the risks are involved i think it's so important shouldn't

we have been briefed all stages and would be made aware and they just went in this case the b.b.c. deliberately mis held information from them i mean they could have been detained a couple of years ago and to an american journalist were found to have been doing undercover journalism in north korea they're both sentenced to nine years of hard labor obviously right now as we just head the climate north korea is even more heightened than it was back then but students should have the right to make that decision for themself whether or not they're going to face danger and the problem for us is that the b.b.c. made that decision for them and students after returning home they received threatening letters from the north korean government and now we're in a situation where not only is the welfare of our students at risk but also elysees work i couldn't work in researching places like north korea and other political sense of areas which is so important and that's been jeopardized because alice is now associated with undercover illegal activities the b.b.c. gambled with students' lives and i think that's not ok and for the b.b.c. to go out publicly and say deceit is ok and that any length they will get their

thirty minute documentary i think that sends such a negative message especially at this time when the b.b.c.'s reputation isn't perfect and i think they should make sure they have enough trust in their viewers. still ahead for you this hour here naughty israel commemorates its fallen soldiers and celebrates its hold forth in the fed and six decades ago but the shadow of the ever present palestinian conflict looms large as it ever has more on that for you after a short break along with other stories. world

of. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. about international and war in the very heart of moscow. i. he continues here a nazi israel is marking memorial day for its foreign soldiers which will be followed by celebrations for the forming of the state of

a sixty years ago ceremonies will be held at a time when peace with the neighboring palestinian territories seem as far away as ever larry derfner he's from the independent plus nine seventeen magazine website things ignoring problems has become a whole mark of israel's policy people are not celebrating you know the absence of peace talks of the presence of or absence of hope there are those celebrating everything but that basically they're forgetting about you know politics they're forgetting about relations with the palestinians or syria everything everything that's sort of a new style in israel to simply forget about all this isn't going on for several years most of the public doesn't want to think about it doesn't deal with doesn't see anything that can be done so it's it's basically a country living in denial and that's what that's what's going to be happening after this evening and tomorrow and the on independence day celebrations people forget about all the things that are not happening all the things that are not going well and enjoy have a good day it was a lot of things to celebrate in israel that have nothing to politics. and online

for the moment on the website civilian deaths justified and punished official report into a missile strike that killed twelve palestinians including four children during last year's gaza war finds the israeli military acted with professionalism he tells that story and comments from human rights organizations right now but all ttyl call plus. saying in cyprus of at least three million euros have disappeared from your account to pay for the bailout or is not lost you can claim citizenship as compensation the full story on our website. so. a ten month suspended prison sentence has been handed

down in turkey to a renowned composer and pianist over a series of tweets mocking islam fergal say was first charged with denigrating religion in june last year facing up to eighteen months behind bars in time musician wants a cultural ambassador to the e.u. is a high profile critic of the islamic led government of prime minister. and says his punishment is purely political parties where if an ocean explains once rejected conservative islamic ideals are returning to the country which is now being tried to become a member of the european union. all these years at that murder was a sin then i got new instructions from the good lord himself in his favor language english the simpsons has kept its humor close to the bone for many years but for turkey's radio and television a supreme council in charge of monitoring media content it's now gone too far if you are more liberal you can say that yes it's not an insult it's

a joke but those who are more conservative may feel it and then we'll go on to other of the protection of their beliefs this episode cost a company that protested thirty thousand to us dollars the council dominated by the prime minister's party has fined the same media group for promoting smoking through allianz in america and violence against women after showing oliver stone's alexander without discovered. i can't imagine how celtic broadcasting world will be created for many turkish women real life is far more insulting to them than western movies at first glance they are free to wear and do what they want but the head of the group of women of the republic says there is a lot of pressure on them. the reformed education system is split into three parts of four years the result thousands of girls leave school before the end encouraging young marriages the state promotes heaven at least five kids only three out of ten

women today go to work it's far from a democratic model of society. turkish opposition says there is a dangerous tendency here nine decades after turkey broke with islamic rule of the ottoman empire in favor of a ninety clerical pro western vision the ideas and values that were jacked it appeared to some to be making a comeback becoming only. tells you what to do what to do what not to do. what not to eat what to eat with islamic ideas comes islamic symbols they form a greek also books taught on the turkish plexi coast is currently a museum no service has been held here for fifty years but so on its walls will once again reign with the sound of prayer this time not led by priests but any mom it's quite a religious conversion a seven century old christian heritage site is about to become a mosque and from that point on will only be open to muslim men access for women

will be restricted but we don't want to. close visitors we are coming here for breakfast tourists come here it is good for travelers on earth often with. around there i think there are enough i guess sophia has already been used as a mosque durance long history after the ottoman sultan conquered turkey to date seems the country's given itself up voluntarily one example could be the leaks drafts for new uniforms for flight attendants on turkish airlines they show the nation's image will be represented by a long cap turns skirts below the knee and autumn on style fans caps or two months to develop altro religious. you know laws on sharia and there are many secular people in turkey a thing that you know we don't want such a rule and that's changing changing as turks. our troops way of life

the secular way of life did not work in turkey turkey and ever gone has made impressive progress it's economy's booming and its role. in the region and internationally is increasing but other things are happening too which could put societies journey into reverse. from turkey. to some international news in brief this at least thirty seven people being killed over two hundred fifty injured in a spate of bomb explosions across iraq is thought most of the blasts were car bombs with. suicide bomber explosions happened just days before provincial elections fourteen candidates have now been killed in the lead up to the poll. the deadline passes today for thirty eight french ministers to publicly declare their assets the register will include a list of bank deposits and property held by the officials president francois hollande came up with the idea to calm a scandal over the budget minister who was forced to resign last month he's been charged with tax fraud linked to

a secret bank account. forty seven people have been arrested outside the naval base in scotland the u.k.'s nuclear deterrent the submarine tried missiles the group called scrap trident is rallying to the weapons disarmed and from spent instead on disability benefits education and welfare early stages similar protests in the center of glasgow with trade union members scottish m.p.'s and activists taking part. this week the u.s. senate will introduce a bill allowing documented immigrants to apply for permanent residency if they fulfill certain criteria but figures reveal a rising number of americans are actually giving up their own citizenship while tax returns are being cited there are also those who see the action as a sign of protest against washington's foreign policy. reports. taxes no one likes paying them but in the us some are willing to go the extra mile

to avoid it there are many people who consider it there are people that do it. and there are go really can be great tax advantages for people who want to give up their still u.s. citizenship it might sound quite drastic but last year over eighteen hundred people did just that one hundred back their american passports some high profile names were among them kung fu star jet li felt he was taking a pounding from the i.r.s. so swap his u.s. citizenship for that of singapore joining him there is facebook co-founder eduardo saverin who avoided a tax bill of around forty million dollars by doing so. once you've made the decision to give up your citizenship what happens if you change your mind just how easy is it to get back again. as long as it isn't found that you gave up your citizenship pretty much purely for tax reasons certainly possible but

it's not painless you have to go through this process again authorities are considering introducing tough laws against those who skip out tax if you will now through u.s. citizenship and it is determined that you've done this. pretty much purely for tax reasons you could face serious issues with regard to ever returning to the united states but is that the only reason people give for renouncing citizenship mike good ski gave my kids u.s. passport because he couldn't condone the direction the country was taking two thousand and eight there was a lot of talk in the news about. america going to leave all options on the table with respect to iran's nuclear program which of course was code for us where we've been deployed nuclear weapons against the people of iran i said to myself. if the united states. commits another mass atrocity by deploying

a nuclear weapon or say deploying chemical or biological weapons. i'm just going to give up my citizenship you know i give up on this country my kids now what is known as a stateless person as he didn't take any other citizenship despite now living in slovakia you know the. obviously a great place to be for somebody in my situation because if you're going to be in a cage. it's a very nice one europe is lovely he says he has no regrets about the decision you know we've got drone killings without warrant of even american citizens and whoever and their relatives. overseas we've got. you know the president has prosecuted more whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined despite his campaign promises to the contrary. there's a laundry list i don't need to go specifically into obama i think this is a it's

a feature of this system be it for tax purposes or personal reasons like mike the number of people choosing to jump ship has risen eight fold since two thousand and eight making it a serious choice for a growing amount peter all of our belin. i'll be back with a news team with more for you in half an hour from now the meantime stay with us so after the break it's all your sports news. wealthy british style the sun. spot on the rise. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy

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russia and around the world with me take heart rich and famous for some of what's to come. title race defending champions and eight narrow the gap to lead a test match a six points we fix things to go in the russian premier league. pot. army large. caliber out in both their opening to take a commanding lead in their best buy period in your elite playoffs. to speed as the years up to the one next year also set the stage for big races this season falwell's two. let's kick off with the russian premier league where defending champions the need to narrow the gap at the top to six points after winning one nil of luck and what if that says scott still lead the way but you found poor feet reports. thank you. so it's going to remain top spot dropping points for the first time in six months is after being held to

a goal of straw in moscow darby at the nominee of the sa having a late winner designed for of side. thanks. defending champion sumi the gap at the top six points off for what no women will come on t.v. we devise will netting up to sixty minutes which honestly let his men run to before straight victory in the league. thanks. angie won the first game since the winter break were free no victory ten men program to be a spark it showed winning the scoring on thirty four minutes and i seen a priority would double their lead six minutes later vogel were reduced to ten men after adrian roper time was sent off on villa and wrapped up a morale boosting victory with his first league over his new club proceedings man still third and on course for the europa league again next season. thank. you.