a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow a major overhaul of russia's space agency has been ordered by prime minister vladimir putin so after an unmanned resupply vehicle was lost in the skies on thursday the search operation is underway although still the craft may have burned up in the atmosphere however there's still concern that some toxic materials may have come down to earth. the problems occurred for this mission around five minutes after the launch when one of the booster rockets carrying the progress will fail resulted in the whole spacecraft breaking into several pieces and the sending it back towards earth they have cordoned off an area of southern siberia underneath where this incident took place last cordoned off area is being tested for any toxic elements that could be there the progress module did have on board. tons of toxic field now scientists testing the rocks the soil and the water and preliminary results suggest that there's been no contamination on the ground for the astronauts on board the

with r.t. live from moscow to some other news now investigators say they have new information about who ordered the murder of a russian journalist. five years ago the statement of follows the arrest of a key witness in the case who's now fallen under suspicion himself organizing the killing. has more. the very latest to come out from the investigators is that they are saying they have information regarding the name of the person who sold it the nation of journalist anna politkovskaya now this is the person they've really been looking for the man right at the top of the pyramid and they haven't released any further information about him as of yet but that's the latest this comes just one day after the arrest of a form a key witness for the prosecution to me to the public cenk of was a retired senior police officer here in moscow he had been on the stand as a witness for the prosecution many in the the part of course k. accounts have been wary about what he's been saying since the beginning and they s

already with r.t. live from moscow it's now a quarter past the hour russia's anti terror committee say they've killed the chief of a major terrorist cell in the southern republic of dagestan he was among six militants confirmed dead in the security raid in the region's capital. he is believed to have been behind the first terrorist attacks on police officers in pakistan and also thought to have helped to train a suicide bomber who blew up at a military camp in the republic last year that killed over fifty people police said the news and ran his associates were preparing more assaults in the region when they were killed pakistan remains one of russia's most of volatile regions facing near daily violence. some of the headlines from around the world this hour syrian security forces have renewed their clampdown on anti regime protesters following friday's prayers when mass riots erupted across the country in the city of homs at least one was killed in the eastern el jure the army fired shots as tens of thousand

international news in comment this is r.t. live in moscow just ten ten pm here in the russian capital good to have you with us this hour well the markets are clawing back their losses but remain unstable after the shot is false since two thousand and eight that decline raised fears of another wave of the global recession amid the slowing u.s. economy and the crisis that is daniel bushnell is following the markets for us from brussels. spreading to new countries france and belgium on next deals have hit record highs against germany's u.k.'s financial services authority has asked british banks to reveal how much debt they hold in belgium on fears that that country could be next italy and spain have entered crisis talks with the e.u. as they yield critical you guys so now you have investors pulling out of france italy and spain. and fourth largest eurozone economies and that is why the investors in the markets are panicking at the moment the leaders of france spain and germany are holding an emergency teleconference to try and stop th

writer with r.t. live from moscow let's check out some of other international stories and headlines for you this hour so your french judges have ordered an investigation into the new international monetary fund chief over locations and she abused her power while the finance minister christine legarde intervened in a commercial battle between a french tycoon and a formally state owned bank to approve a payment to a businessman in two thousand and eight legard it denies any misconduct she only took over from dominique strauss kahn the i.m.f. last month after he was charged with attempting to rape in new york hotel maid. three senior nuclear officials have been fired in japan as the country struggles to cope with the consequences of its nuclear crisis the trade minister said they would be held responsible for mishandling the fukushima plant and its problems he will also resign because of departmental mistakes and about a major personnel overhaul radiation is still leaking from the fukushima nearly five months

welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow reminder of the top stories the un calls for restraint in libya made reports of abuses and alleged summary killings by both rebels and gadhafi forces and there's also concern the country's chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands in the bloody civil war. france's struggles to. the books as stagnating growth and surging dead bring about government cuts there are fears public outrage could soon spill out into the streets. the caucuses republican because he is electing a new leader and a vote triggered by the death of its president a lot is at stake for the new hat of state as a country still recovering from its long and violent struggle for independence from georgia. well now we explore the low.

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow i'm referencing shake the lower chamber of the u.s. congress has passed a last minute deal to prevent a devastating full scale to force after months long political confrontation the only remaining hurdle now is for the legislation in the senate to get approval that's expected later on choose day. as in washington with mine. not a lot of good news in terms of the big picture for the u.s. economy of course the only thing that we can be certain of that this deal means is that it avert the self imposed potential crisis of a u.s. default what we do know in this legislation is it does sort of cut spending by about two point four trillion dollars over the next decade what that means in the short term for the u.s. economy is potentially a lot of tightening of growth now we have to keep in mind that unemployment rates are still astronomically high at nine point two percent and so a lot of economists are saying this is not really the time to be cutting the spending this whole battle

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow with me seem shy rebels have stormed and looted colonel gadhafi compound in tripoli after three days of fighting in the libyan capital here here's how it all happened. i was like oh my god i'm only. god. then this thing having i found this i was like oh my goodness how do you know i'm having this thing angry crowds are vented their anger at the portraits and luxuries of the compound the location of gadhafi himself and still not know he made his second radio address in a space of twenty four hours calling on his supporters to cleanse the capitol hill claims that his retreat from the compound was a tactical move and promised to fight to the death summer program forces continue their armed resistance with or suggesting they are attacking the town of july first just west of tripoli with missiles and bombs journalist richard spencer says that even if the rebels do take control of the country civil war is imminent i think would be us accomplish is to establish a coming civil war

it's a good to have you with us on this saturday watching r.t. live from moscow and next we travel thousands of kilometers east of moscow but millions of years back in time. and the time we're in the far eastern are more reaching its rich geology has an abundance of pressures valuable metals which is of course driving its industrial expansion but artie's alice habit has met one team whose treasure lies not in gold but in burns. this week the rustic lace up team is coming to us all week from the far east and more region now for many this region's distinctive jews who its proximity to china and its smallest reserves of war materials and natural resources but the one paleontologist and his team it's the ancient dinosaurs discovered deep within the ground here that will put this region firmly on the map. u.-t. beloved ski is a man obsessed with the power of a bygone age when dinosaurs rule this part of russia he may have been born in the countries that western areas but it's the far east untapped jurassic history in the end to which he has devoted his adu

this is r.t. live here in moscow with twenty four hours a day still ahead for you the omens of justice former u.s. defense secretary donald rumsfeld could face a trial over allegations of torture possible step towards war crimes charges. also democracy under attack in hungary journalists are enraged over a new media laws they say he undermine the basic freedom of the press. story still to come but first at least nineteen reported have been killed in the port city of latakia where the syrian military has launched its latest crackdown on anti-government protesters warships are reportedly shelling residential districts in the key port city which was once a summer tourist spot arab nations are also lining up against a government crackdown on civilians demanding the violence stops immediately international pressure is mounting on the syrian leadership with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton calling for economic and political ties with the country to be cut butter kane's from political magazine spite be

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow stocks in europe have plummeted sharply after a similar falls in asia investors are growing up more anxious about the european financial situation and its leaders ability to resolve the debt crisis. sure of course this all comes amid new fears that the world economy may be on the verge of another recession. you're picking up where the us left off on thursday which is the there's a big cocktail of ingredients poisoning investors at the moment so not only is america releasing toxic figures on unemployment housing and so on yesterday was the worst day for the footsie one of the world's biggest stock markets over in london in two and a half years on fears that the world will slump into recession taught by morgan stanley has slashed its forecast for growth for the world because to me a worrying sign there and asia is not being left out of this asian markets are also now there's a saying when the u.s. . sneezes the rest of the mall catches a cold and that's particularly true of

a very warm welcome to this is r.t. live from moscow human rights groups of boycotting a british inquiry into allegations of torture saying the government's taking an irresponsible approach to the case as a visit insists the probe is a waste of time and public money because downing street will have the final say over whether or not to disclose the results or of it better one the torture victim who also doubts the inquiry will bring justice. walking a tightrope of pain versus gain it's emerged that's how britain security agencies were encouraged to decide when to talk terror suspects. was held by graham in afghanistan and in guantanamo bay between two thousand and two and two thousand and five he says he was tortured and accuses the u.k. of being complicit in that torture only now is the level of the official complicity being revealed i am completely one hundred cent sure that i would not have gone to guantanamo or to back room not being called the involvement of british intelligence services i spoke to british intelligence o

welcome back here with r.t. live from moscow israel is this week approved at the building of sixteen hundred new homes and. to resell them on land the palestinians consider to be theirs they call their decision provocative with just a few weeks left before the security council is expected to vote over the recognition of the palestinian administration within pre nine hundred sixty seven borders peace talks between the two sides of stalled that since last year after the construction of israeli homes in the west bank and as analysts baskin told us that compromise is now being pushed even further away. and this is not a time when it seems likely that israelis and palestinians will be moving toward the peace talks and that the americans will be leading the way the main issue that has blocked a return to negotiations is the continued settlement building by the government of israel that the government of israel feels pretty immune to any criticism around the world right there on this issue everyone is busy with a global fin

this is r.t. live here in moscow with you twenty four hours a day coming up later this hour a lot and politics don't mix in georgia the director of a country state fears gets the sack many of those supporting him claim it's because he opposed the president. also still to come big business result a tough job for others but a stunning show for all as our t.v. takes you through all the highlights of big mac's international air show in moscow . a u.n. humanitarian team is heading to syria to assess the situation there while the latest stream of anti-government protests are reportedly left at least twenty people dead syria claimed army operations against civilians have ended meanwhile moscow's rejected calls from the u.s. and e.u. urging president assad to step down so i'm for a good meal times when that promise. nevertheless a set of fresh economic sanctions have been imposed on syria in response to the government's violent action the e.u. ready to expand pressure targeting the country's oil sector but it

r.t. this is the republic to meet those still rebuilding their shattered lives. this is r.t. live from moscow britain's police are fierce about prime minister david cameron's plan to consult a former american police chief on how to tackle street violence there's already tension between them following the riots and looting which have led to more than two thousand a rests while the blame game circles overhead communities are reclaiming the streets for themselves so i met reports. a group called jury a warning to looters around five hundred mainly young men chased down the road after police ready to drive troublemakers out of town. despite the mob atmosphere a large crowd of young men are out for justice there's been no trouble so far most ordinary people out to protect their communities a lot of people are here to help there obviously are some people that they can to do the opposite effect but they're going to get everywhere very much side it's taking our stories of four young children out of work the children on the streets or the decide if there's no enough police move help th

global news twenty four seven this is r.t. live from moscow with me wrong were some shock egypt's former leader hosni mubarak has been back in court on this monday though the hearing it did not last long with mubarak's lawyer asking for it to be postponed to have some time to review the new documents he requested the court is now in a recess for deliberation hosni mubarak is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february's uprising and those who were on a square back in february say this changes little as the current military rulers are committing the same crimes but excusing it with revolutionary rhetoric on a boy to reports from cairo. too young too cold yet old enough to die for his country this boy was just seventeen when egyptian police killed him on the tucker square last winter to say he's more true one of cairo central thoroughfares there's even a talk of naming a street in his name what made from one end mortar and another. in egypt right now if the date of those gone down prior to mubarak's res

this is r.t. live from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program the u.n. is calling for a hold to violence.

welcome back you're with r.t. live from moscow with me restructure the headlines now the head of the e.u. calls for yet more money to be made available to struggling economies italy slides towards distress thanks to its border with spain also as close to the crisis. the un it condemns the use of force against civilians in syria and calls on all sides to end hostilities and continued violence across the country and the security council meantime as the government and the opposition join political dialogue as soon as possible. and a failed palestinian suicide bomber tells us about her new mission for peace after being caught before detonating her device she says she wants to use her second chance to promote tolerance between israelis and palestinians. well the financial troubles piling up in both the eurozone and the u.s. may feel like a relatively recent phenomena but the former head of russia's central bank says that's been a swirling around for ages next he tells us how it's being used now as a political pop. hello and

there is r.t. live from moscow and he's now with our weekly headline says the u.s. credit rating has been downgraded for the first time since one nine hundred seventeen that's despite the last minute debt ceiling deal that i'm verge of default. business come on top of wall street's worst performance in over two years and european debt troubles adjusting the sheriff rollercoaster ride is likely to continue monday. egypt's former president is on trial for months of killing and corruption but a weary public says the revolution is not over the replacement regime is failing to meet their demands. and just across the border in israel over a quarter of a million people have rallied against the government they are demanding better living conditions and say they are ready to do what it takes. up next our special report on the quest of george w. bush's administration in the run up and during the iraq war. those weapons inspection process was little more than the game they conceal denied to see return of inspectors would provide no assurance whatsoever to eliminate by inspecti

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow the british prime minister's just address parliament off to the four nights of riots and looting in the u.k. david cameron once again blamed criminal aspirations for the rest but locals from the violence struck communities say it's the government's budget policy that's forcing news towards crime and the tougher austerity measures and spending cuts take bite the waves of juvenile delinquency could be approaching its lore and it reports from london. what ever resources the police need they will get whatever tactics the police feel they need to employ they will have legal backing to do so what we will do whatever is necessary to restore law and order. prime minister david cameron talked tough on wednesday branding pockets of society sick and pledging to reform them but seemingly unlike cameron people who live in the country's poorest communities saw all this unrest coming exacerbated by government policy i think that certain things that we had lacked simming used to be fiends

there reporting from washington watching r.t. live from moscow still have for you this hour a gathering storm new york braces itself for historic hurricane irene with evacuations from the city as well as airports and public transport being shut down . and the pentagon report says china will be a leading world military power within the next decade find out why it's so concerned. the people of the caucuses republican have been voting for a new president and it looks like they've settled upon their choice for luminary data shows vice president alexander won more than fifty percent of votes in the presidential election beating the challenge of two rivals the early election was triggered by the sudden death of presidents are going about gosh in may after cancer treatment there's much at stake for a new leader as the republican needs to rebuild following its long fight for independence from georgia russia recognize the region sovereignty in two thousand and eight and it fears violence could break out in the effort to billy says attack on so

with r.t. live from moscow and later in our program we find out how to become one of the richest men in the u.k. but if we have a russian business and i'm enjoying the good life in europe despite knowing the russian government one billion dollars. unwanted side effects the indian government's attempts to support transsexuals has led to some undesirable consequences which i report has been a bit later in the. with aftershocks of the u.s. credit rating downgrade still reverberating all around the world washington has decided to go after those behind the markdown rating agency standard and poor's along with its parent company and now in the crosshairs of the u.s. securities and exchange commission being investigated for over estimating u.s. debt by some two trillion dollars and made much more serious allegations of insider trading and use of the downgrade is reported to have leaked to certain market power players i was full it became official and as financial analyst call it an injury explains it's lik

career watching r.t. live from moscow welcome to the program u.s. lawmakers have finally reached an emergency deal to avoid a disastrous debt default after weeks of political bickering and stalemate if passed by congress the two step compromise and that american borrowing to continue after tuesday in exchange for more than two trillion dollars in federal cuts in the next decade the deal was struck the barack obama held last ditch intensive talks with democrat and republican leaders. when increasing america's debt limit however the political struggle is far from over and the key issue of how to balance the budgets being put off for a later date when you cross party congressional committee will be set up as part of the deal to advise on cuts including tax reform medicare and social security but has a report now reports that torturous and lengthy road to reaching agreement has damaged america's reputations. help us avoid the fall debt ceiling nation default and this crisis time's running out the entire world is watching it's been a public spectacle fil

internationalism comment this is r.t. live in moscow just turned nine pm here in the russian capital good to have you with us this. beleaguered europe is caught in stormy seas once again as italy has health crisis talks with the e.u. over its surging boring costs the country's bond yields have reached their highest level since the euro was adopted and when the prime minister silvio berlusconi has stopped short of asking for a bailout and our europe correspondent daniel bushell has more he was. maybe you know markets no worse than who is a loser go along with their own shortly there is going to be no markets trying to reassure people that it's leave. the markets. out of the loop and you will. your strength said it added you want to stabilize and make you instantly stay and he didn't call for a page out of that sympathy here about so that it makes sense although the crisis will say that we're healthy tween a family and here is a find the kids don't tell you my god the heels on a tiny i'm full house which brick was level in your

just showing us a very warm welcome this is r.t. live here in moscow top stories now past the hour heavy gunfire and explosions are heard in the libyan capital as rebels claim they've tackled tripoli with. fast approaching but some reports suggest the loud bangs was celebrated recall words after government forces propelled the offense. a certain part of the middle east with fears a deadly exchange of fire between israel and gaza might lead to the jewish state launching a new ground attack meanwhile israelis protesting against social injustice say the government might use the conflict to cover attention from problems. and britain fights back against recent riots with harsh sentences handed to those who only thought about taking part in some sense of government's excessive response will simply fuel to contend. with another update in about fifteen minutes from now meantime hungary's new media law has created quite a stir in the e.u. with the setting up of a new government controlled authority in ati's sarah firth has met the country's forei

you're watching r.t. live from moscow with me kevin when the time is now coming up to exactly midnight thirty this early monday morning the twenty second of august let me take you through our top stories on the breaking news battle raging tonight in libya multiple reports of fierce clashes around tripoli as colonel gadhafi are citizens to take up arms against the rebels the country's major military base is now thought to be in rebel hands strengthening. out right victory. also in the headlines suggestions of a ceasefire egypt has reportedly managed to convince both gaza and israel from a down arms after days of heavy shelling. and also tonight the crackdown against english rioters gains momentum with harsh sentences handed to those who played only minor parts of the chaos as human rights groups say judges and politicians gone too far. and in other news from us made the headlines of the week the leader's promise of a single ignore.

with r.t. live from moscow now the energy giant shell that says the oil spill in the north sea has been drastically reduced to college just one it could take up to twenty years to clean up its after the angler dutch company was forced to admit that more than two hundred tonnes of crude oil leaked into the north sea it's sensibly the worst spill in british waters and more than a decade and began last wednesday but it was only acknowledged by two days ago adam ramsay from the u.k. based people on planet student organization think shell and the government have been complicit in oil industry cover up. the people who are used to dealing with shell wouldn't be surprised at all about the lack of communication it's worth remembering that it was only a few days ago that they admitted off the years of lollies and cover up their role in the enormous spills across nigeria so i think we certainly don't know for sure how bad it is but we do know that this is a serious spill we know for certain it's the worst spil

you watching r.t. live from moscow a look at the top stories levy is rebels and nato were closing in on colonel gadhafi his hometown words believe he might be hiding it while western countries waste no time in securing big business and the war torn country. russia puts forward a u.n. resolution calling for dialogue to broker peace in syria the document is to counter a document proposed by the u.s. and european states which moscow says is siding with anti-government protesters. and a british court is accused of trying to gather world war two veteran eighty five year old has been jailed for recording a court hearing but activists claim the real reason was he's speaking out against the russian fishery. for the top stories here in art's you'll be back shortly with more updates for that we'll look at what can be done to modernize russia's infrastructure much of which is stuck in the country's sofie past. for the full story we've gotten from the biggest issues get a human voice ceased to face with the news makers

very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow britain's police are furious about prime minister david cameron's plan to consult a former american police chief on how to tackle gang violence there's already tension between them following the riots and looting which have led to more the thousands of arrests but while the blame game is circles overhead communities are reclaiming the streets for themselves as are image reports. if a good result could sure use a warning to looters around five hundred mainly young men chased down the road after police ready to drive troublemakers out of town. despite the mob atmosphere a large crowd of young men are out for justice there's been no trouble so far most are ordinary people out to protect their communities a lot of people are here to help there obviously are some paper that going to do the opposite effect they're going to get that everywhere very much started taking our stories up with young children not so well but children on the streets bother with the start if there's not e

very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow the british prime minister is blaming gangs of bland bridge loans and even social networks for inciting the violence of the country david cameron's also said parts of society are sick but locals in the affected areas say in the glare by the government years but with a sense of insecurity growing on the streets people are now forced to take matters into their own hands as they were and it reports from london. a warning to looters if you come out to enfield tonight you'd better be in disguise at the first sign of. trouble this is what happens. around five hundred mainly young men chased down the road after police ready to drive troublemakers out of town. despite the mob atmosphere a large crowd of young men are out for justice there's been no trouble so far most ordinary people out to protect their communities a lot of people are here to help there obviously are some people that i can to do the opposite effect but they're going to get every weapon much sight it's taking our

welcome back to watching r.t. live from moscow these are the top stories maybe as raffles and nato are closing you know colonel gadhafi is home town where he believes he might be hiding in while western countries waste no time in securing big business in the war torn country. russia puts forward a un resolution calling for dialogue to broker peace in syria the document is took our waters proposed by the u.s. and european states which moscow says is siding with anti-government protesters. and a british court is accused of trying to gag a world war two veteran the eighty five year old has been jailed for recording a court hearing but activists claim the real reason why he's speaking out against corruption and the judiciary. the next hour shows you some of the best places to relax and enjoy the summer and the russian capital. great. soldiers with the police. oh the fire going to miss the south where we're going to pull down since i'm drinking water to say the political or cultural line mobs where they use that simple meet

with a look back at the past week's top stories and the latest developments this is r.t. live in moscow reports of tracer bullets and explosions over the libyan capital have caused many to believe it is the beginning of the end for colonel gadhafi stronghold rebel commanders rushed to declare zero has begun and their forces inside tripoli have started the final uprising but some are witnesses claim the bangs being heard. from followers of the government forces repelled the offensive in the north. congratulated his supporters. and says the reports of the rebel success could be nature's way of creating panic. by and by what's happening and. it's celebrates the bum fire and as a result of. emergence of rebels in the. gangs the libyan government are calling them. that have have now been cleared out of the city and they've now been captured and arrested and essentially dealt with. gunfire that we're hearing it celebrates become finding any explosions that we're hearing nato airstrikes or nato start sound poems which are clearly designed to create a sense of panic in the capital cit

welcome back here with r.t. live from moscow with me rory sushi the headlines now the u.n. calls for restraint in libya amid reports of abuses and alleged summary killings by both rebels on kidnapping forces there's also concern of the country's a chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands in the bloody civil war. and struggles the balance of the books are stuck netting growth and surging debt and bring about government cuts there are fears public outrage since fallout on the streets. of the caucuses republican abkhazians electing a new leader in a vote triggered by the death of its president a lot as at stake for the new head of state as the country's are still recovering from its long and violent struggle for independence from georgia. right now those are the.

very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow the british prime minister has vowed that rioters will pay for what they've done a few dress parliament in the wake of clashes that engulfed the country what started out as a peaceful protest against police shooting a man in north london who grew into scenes of bedlam bennett joins me now with the latest developments from london. if we see violence escalate across the u.k. do you think that david cameron will protect a call on the army to support an already overstretched police force. was not looking likely at the moment by the prime minister has refused to rule out that option cobra the country's cobra emergency response committee has discussed that option and whilst he said it's an undesirable one of the moment it is still a potential last resort if future violence calls for it in the meantime though he's called for more robust policing tougher tactics because these criticised the police . in the beginning of the riots saying that there were too few of them with basicall

we'll be back shortly with the latest headlines this is r.t. live in moscow stay with us. it's. if. the. street still keeps it secret it's time to reveal the shooting of the soviet files on some. wealthy british. margetts why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the report on. this is not from the russian capital with the twenty four hours a day top stories not hoff poss the. slams the u.n. a nato member of the military reaction to the libyan crisis and says iran will never have a nuclear weapon. speaks exclusively to the iranian president. as people flow into the streets of israel continuing the country's biggest social protests. the demonstrations are only benefiting the privileged. rumors of insider trading and the counting arrow worth two trillion dollars believe the standard and poor's rating agency facing a vengeful washington inquiry even as world markets continue to shift for president and u.s. downgrade. well for me a little later in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime we've been enjoying temperatures up to three.

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow with me rory scene showing leaders of a social protest in israel are calling for people to bolster demonstrations all across the country over the last month up to three hundred thousand people in tel aviv have been demanding cheaper housing and social justice. reports there are outsiders in the jewish state fighting a much tougher battle. the protest might be next door to a film our lives but it's going to make little difference to his life he's a refugee from every korea one of thousands who's found his way to israel but the solace he was hoping for has instead been replaced by anger and frustration at a government he believes is doing too little to hold him. israelis here demand cheaper houses good for them at least they have houses we have nothing we haven't got a roof over our heads let alone an expensive one but it's not only cheaper that these protesters want they're demanding a new government one level charge less taxes provide free education and cancel privatizatio

a look back at the past week's top stories and the latest developments this is r.t. live in moscow reports of tracer bullets and explosions over the libyan capital of course many to believe it's the beginning of the end for colonel gadhafi stronghold talk to franklin lamb the director of americans for middle east peace and he's currently in tripoli told us on the phone a short time ago. the city is closed at the moment and any reports the rebels are making a move on the capital a full scale i just got back from a two hour trip wandering all over tripoli most of it there's no heavy fighting now there is a bombing hour maybe a little. over one explosion but it appears that the rebels are not. seems to be true and there were some. firing. some pockets stallion. but now it's very quiet and the rebels here is nonsense. and american nato is going to rely on if obama and other. leaders you want it's going to be a process. and political analyst not he doesn't run who's also in tripoli says that some sporadic attacks may actually be happening but in his opinion as part of psycholo

a very warm welcome to this is r.t. live from moscow europe stock markets have plummeted sharply in trading on friday following a selling binge in asia fresh recession warnings and the piling debt in the euro zone has seen red across the board or european banks and companies are rapidly losing in price e.u. cars on it across the latest. you're picking up where the us left off which is the there's a diddly cocktail of ingredients poisoning investors at the moment so not only is america releasing toxic figures on employment housing and so on yesterday was the worst day for the footsie one of the world's biggest stock markets over in london in two and a half years on fears that the world will slump into recession. has slashed its four caused for growth for the world economy a worrying sign there asia is not being left out of this asian markets are also now there's a saying when the us. does the rest of the world catches a cold and that's particularly true of asia which is export driven countries like china and india rely on the

with r.t. live from moscow now a new storm is brewing and crisis hit europe as italy enters crisis talks with the e.u. over its surging borrowing costs the country's bond yields have reached their highest level since the euro was adopted spain is facing the same problem as traders rush to rid themselves of risky investments economics journalist apart again says a bailout would be disastrous for the entire euro zone. the european union's be alive and is on the verge of running out of money as soon as one of those major economies such as they are not italy default and every day the market is saying it is terrified of the death has been built up in the system and it's appalled by the fact that nobody in the euro zone wants to actually lead a sight of this problem italy asks for a bailout there simply isn't going to be enough money in there in order to manage to pay at the same time we've got a problem because banks in france and germany well they're very much split think in ways to try and reduce their

very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow britain has sentenced to young men to four years behind bars after their facebook posts they said they were a joke called on others or to cause trouble in their home towns well now human rights groups is sounding the alarm saying the courts are overreacting by dishing out penalties which a funk too harsh but as always i have a better reports it's part of the political drive for tough justice in the wake of the loosing a disorder across england. four years behind bars for the riot that didn't even happen jordan black sure and perry sutcliffe kenan were banged up for inciting disorder on facebook no one turned up after their invitation to riot which they later said was a drunken joke but now they face sentences even tougher than most looters and our worry is that it is an imbalance and a four year sentence for example would normally be given to somebody for a previous bodily harm for holding someone up with a knife or even for. some form of sexual assault so it seems to me t

with r.t. live from moscow now about to our breaking news story here a ukrainian judge has ordered the arrest of a former prime minister yulia tymoshenko citing contempt of court she's been on trial since june of her alleged misuse of power while signing gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine. and ukrainian capital alexy it's a massive trial to how did it come to this point. well we understand the latest decision by the judge who is supervising this case with leading this case that's good some of the countries ukraine's former prime minister placed under arrest before that she was simply forbid him to leave the country now the trial will continue with her being in the detention center behind bars now indeed the atmosphere in and outside the court building here in kiev has been completely electrifying over the past month or so these supporters of you to mexico several hundred of them have been gathering here voicing their protest against what they describe as a politicized case and indeed tod

this is r.t. live from moscow where it's now or just after six pm welcome to the program the head of the e.u. has joined the struggles to lift the region out of its financial pit calling on yet more money to be made available to struggling economies. also wants the bailout fund to be able to buy government bonds as the major eurozone economies of spain and italy face of being crushed under that their borrowing costs for both countries have surged as investors rush to rid themselves of risky bonds italy avoided the worst of the boring bubble of production there remains a sluggish and uncompetitive causing bond interest to surge to a euro high prime minister silvio berlusconi attempted to reassure markets saying the country's economy has solid foundations but it's clear that if either spain or italy asks for help the eurozone might not be able to foot the bills as artie's arena reports it's the heart of the e.u. where protesters are taking their anger. step by step activists from the fifteen m. movement