sided with the nazis during world war two against the soviets a gathering in the northeast of the baltic state and has sparked outrage over why the country's authorities are welcoming fascist sympathizers and some of those who want to oppose the meeting i've been barred from entering. now it says in one of the most feared movements the world has a countered yet there are those who glorify it today. we are told. that there were two liberation wars in the world one began in one nine hundred fourteen the other in one nine hundred thirty nine soon there will be a third war and it will start here gaining momentum and giving the world true freedom. the estonian waffen s.s. were created by german forces in one thousand nine hundred four and sent to battle the anti hitler coalition forces thousands of civilians died at the hands of those soldiers get there glorified as the true heroes of a stony. rallies like these take place every year with full support from the government people turned up in full regalia wearing nazi symbols and selling german war souvenirs a bitter pill for those who are tryi

sided with the nazis during world war two against the soviets a gathering in the northeast of the baltic state has sparked outrage over why the country's authorities are welcoming fascist sympathizers and some of those who wanted to oppose the meeting have been barred from entering as artie's country is out of a found out. during the years of the second world war nazi forces established twenty labor and concentration camps here in the stone yet this is the site for one of the revival of concentration camps where thousands of jews were executed between the years of one nine hundred twenty one and one thousand nine hundred five today members of a stone in latvia and lithuania anti fascist organizations laid flowers lit candles and paid their respects to all of the victims of the nazi killing machine but they are a minority here. in the baltic states specifically in a stony a just a few meters away up the road a sort of a huge rally is going on just. by abuse only and government. turnout with a lot is new to this report and media coverage about them but they are not anti fascist organizatio

nazi soldiers are commemorated in the baltic countries. with more developments. in the meantime it's all special report for you from. in central asia where ethnic tension dating back to the nine hundred thirty s. recently turned violent claiming hundreds of lives that's our special report next. rest has long been kurdistan's national color at one point the word scared and rather even meant the same. on the national flag it symbolizes valor courage. the golden sun and the sun to represent one asked for eternal life. signifies a product of all the people living in kyrgyzstan. but if those two decades could just dance flag has served as a banner of christie. every leader after government that told this country promise freedom and a better life.

sex nazi soldiers all commemorated in the baltic countries. well now join us for a journey back in time as we unlock the secrets of the ancient. historical golden ring. in the town of blood to discover. the jewels which are on the world heritage list enjoy. hello are welcome to bloody hear. the capital of the ancient rules allies the souls of russia it's always there and it's cause i was as it's one of the closest golden ring cities small sky it's a popular day trip enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of tourists every here. people have lived in this area of russia five to twenty five thousand years the city was founded in eleven o eight by olga allowed to be among the most from the city gets its name of a new research suggests the city is even older dating back to the tenth century regardless of which.

prism event is next to just soak up some baltic history but then it's down to business on the fate believe is the set to talk about energy deals and environmental issues the details are all business at twenty past the hour. london's christie's auction house is insisting the painting it sold to a russian billionaire is authentic it's been reportedly sued by business spending victim. who claims the work he bought is a fake or allegedly splashdown nearly three million dollars when this painting caught his eye in two thousand and five it's cool though to lease a supposedly by the russian artist but it's because the of but all the experts in russia have taken a close and they're now convinced it's been forged is now said to want his cash back plus damages christie's took another look at the painting and say it is genuine research to be done. stories are also updated twenty four hours a day it all to dot com well as through through what else is online few out the moment the indian teachers who are hitting children for not doing homework corporal punishment illegal parents want action after two m

two last met in the russian resort of sochi last august because medvedev next due to soak up some baltic history but then it's down to business leaders are set to talk about energy deals and environmental issues the details are in our business update later this hour. israel's attack on the gods about aid flotilla has been holding the headlines for most two months no one is really and people it was a clear provocation and an attempt to gain the world's attention. my point was that we are here are we're fighting and a war of ideas and there is an effort even i would say acquired in a good effort to isolate. to portray it as illegitimate state and we let ships four times them our path and nothing happened because ultimately it's all about the story and it's back in media and if the media is not interested it disappear had we just let it go through no one in the media the story would have fizzled within a day and it would have fizzled within a day no one would have been interested in israel's blockade a moment later. and you can hear more from israeli m.p. wilf in just over an hour from now.

a commemorative in the baltic country.from our studios here in central moscow this is r t with twenty four hours a day at least twenty eight people have been killed and for as far as they continue to ravage central russia sweltering since the middle of june the country's in the grip of its most severe for one hundred thirty years the russian emergencies minister says the situation is now under control but firefighters are still battling to contain the blazes and the last two days thousands of have to watch their homes burn and many others have been evacuated. reports from the region one of the worst hit areas. they've made managing to get the situation under control after the last few days has seen a huge amount of destruction caused by the by is this the imports and by this heat wave versus the past couple of weeks now we know that around one hundred thousand to. thirty. six thousand. have struggled with this to the people that we've spoken to. says that the witness their own fame is being happened very very quickly very

the baltic dry index is now up 12 times in the last 12 days and had about an 18% move up. we think it is a good idea of future global industrial economic activity. >> tom: you're out there looking at all of those cargo ships worldwide. with that in mind, we saw a 7% rise in july. should shareholders expect that in the months ahead. >> i wouldn't expect 7% in any month. it is really a big surprise to all of us. following the 16% drop that we saw in the prior couple of months. but recall that we came off of a period where we were going to see, according to some experts, a significant decline in economic activity in europe because of the sovereign debt crisis. it doesn't like look that is going to materialize, and so we continue to think industrial companies, economically sensitive companies, if you will, are likely to perform well in the period ahead. and we're concentrating capital in those companies. >> tom: six months ago you were in that chair january 15th, and you had five picks, including some of those in the shipping business, like fedex, down 3%, and unpacific, a nic

countries but other issues are on the table as well like european security and the ecology of the baltic sea both leaders have previously said that that's quite an important topic for both countries in fact a leader on wednesday the two leaders are going to go on a boat ride into the baltic sea going to visit an island and then there's this scientific station which monitors the seas ecology the possible lift off the visa regime between russia and the e.u. that's a topic which has been discussed at dia leaders russia e.u. summit and it's expected that it's going to be touched upon here in finland as well and other topics like innovation and modernization that's also an issue being discussed within the framework of the russian e.u. dialogue in general and finland is no exception of course which would so much business cooperation the two leaders are also set to discuss ways to use innovative and hired technologies in so many joint business projects. ok sounds very good to your thanks very much indeed for bringing us this update and will of course be crossing back here for more information f

and are given more glory the many believe they ever deserve the anti fascist movements here in the baltic states however do say that they will put in every effort to prevent this attempt to rewrite history as much for the future generations as for the memories of those who lost their lives in the second world war castro's r r t a stone. they wiki leaks website exposé of more than seventy five thousand classified view has documents on the afghanistan war has enraged the white house while suggesting a cover up in the deaths of hundreds of afghan civilians and dos he spoke to jurgen asuncion the man who started the controversial whistleblowing project four years ago. the part of the movie people and. the united states and other forces need to recognize i mean understand that that is part of the afghan people and if you're shooting taliban you were shooting the afghan people. so stay tuned to see the rest of that interview with we could leaks founder julian assange right here on aussie. over seventy people have been detained and later released after trying to hold a banned opposition rally in

the baltic country. well now join us for a journey back in time as we unlock the secrets. along russia's historical golden ring. to discuss its glittering white stone cathedrals which are on the unesco world heritage list enjoy. the capitol. hill lies the soul. and. as its one of the closest. it's a popular day trip enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. people in. the city was founded. and that's where the city gets its name.

two last met in the russian resort of sochi last august present that is next year to soak up some baltic history but then it's down to business leaders are set to talk about energy deals and environmental issues and the details are in our business update later for you this hour on r.t. . london's christie's auction house is insisting the painting it sold to a russian billionaire is authentic it's been reportedly sued by a businessman victim who claims the artwork he bought is a fake burger allegedly splashed on nearly three million dollars when this painting caught his eye in two thousand and five it's called or at least supposedly by the russian artist. but arctic sports and russia have taken a closer look and then are convinced it's been forged burgers and to want his cash but damages christie's took another look at the painting and say it is genuine but they want more research to be done. they say a journey matters if you're a fine wine but not for one georgian woman who claims to be the world's oldest person alive and just give each other insists she's not one hundred thirty and show

that long front line is where we see pretty tough storms through poland and the baltic states particularly but things look better to the west. temperatures coming down as the storm progresses east. berlin, 23, much more comfortable, vienna is a lot better as well, staying hot in moscow, 36 and 33 in kiev. here is your extended forecast. >>> friday was the hottest day of the year in japan. city dwellers tried to beat the heat in a century-old manner. about 150 people splashed water on to the scorching pavement. the water splashing ritual is said to date back to the period that began in the 17th century. the effort paid off, if only by a little, as the temperature dropped in 15 minutes by 0.3 degrees from an alarming 39.1 degrees celsius. the modern campaign was launched by citizen groups that have been calling on urban residents to use rain water or left over bath water to tame the summer heat. this campaign will continue through late august in various cities. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." we'll be back in 30 minutes. thanks for joining us on nhk world.

defense anti-fascist protesters from entering the stony and nazi soldiers a commemorated in the baltic countries. live from our studios here in central moscow this is r t with twenty four hours a day at least twenty eight people have been killed in forest fires that continue to ravage central russia sweltering since the middle of june the country is in the grip of its most severe heat wave for one hundred thirty years the russian emergencies minister says the situation is now under control but far fighters are still battling to contain the blazes in the last two days of how to watch their homes burn and many others have been evacuated sara first reports from the region one of the worst hit areas. and foreigners they've made managing to get the situation under control after the last two days had. seen a huge amount of destruction caused by these by this imposed on by the heat wave the rush of the past couple of ways though we know that around a hundred thousand to still burning across central russia association month will be done only steam but the margins he says in the bible services

a baltic tiger law gets hit hard by the financial crisis say their government is doing a little to help them it's only charity that's putting food on the table. i'll be back with more headlines in half an hour but between now and then max cars around stacey herbert look at what's to blame for more americans losing their jobs because a report is next year on our team. well i don't know the guys ready for it max kaiser and stacy herbert in america and around the world people were anxiously.

. >>> and, finally, divers in the baltic sea found an unexpected treasure hidden in an 18th century shipwreck. some 30 bottles of what could be the oldest drinkable champagne in the world. the bottom-of-the-sea bubbly is expected to go for about $65,000 a pop. >>> a $100 million hockey deal, dwyane wade says sorry, and the cardinals go homer-happy. >>> plus, texas ranger dustin nippert takes one for the team against the tigers. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> hot weather and thunderstorms dominate your tuesday forecast but not on the west coast. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." do i look like someone who's at risk for heart disease? well guess what, i am. heart disease took my dad's life, but it doesn't have to take mine because 80% of cardiac events in women may be prevented if we make the right choices. eighty percent. you may not know you're at risk, but one woman dies every minute from this largely preventable disease. help bring a voice to this silent killer. speak up to save lives at goredforwomen.org >>> good morning. if yo

this year, the water in the baltic on the coast is as warm as the mediterranean sea. >> to the 12th stage of the tour de france, it was one of the long the stages of this year's race. it took riders 210 kilometers. after almost five hours in the saddle, the race ended with a short but punishing climb to the finish line. >> he claims the yellow jersey, but he lost ground to his main rival in the overall standings. the final 3 kilometers were the most grueling, with a short ascent up one of the toughest hills on the tour. alberto went on the attack, leaving others in his wake. only rodriguez could keep up with last year's winner. for the first time, schlep looked vulnerable as he struggled to close the gap. the battle for the overall race heats up. >> it is strenuous just watching. >> they tune. we will come right back with our in-depth report. >> the countdown is running in iraq. the u.s. plans to withdraw the rest of its combat troops by september and terminate its military presence altogether by the end of next year. that will make it a total of seven years since president george bush's

as nazi soldiers commemorated in the baltic countries. it's the sports with the. you're watching the sports news in artsy thanks for joining us this hour they have lines zinni tomorrow unstoppable in the russian primarily the same pittsburgh siding crazing that overlaid with yet another victory of being seen cold has not been named one of saturday's highlights. rush hour in full control of the european a flat exchange and ships in barcelona securing twice as many medals as the nearest rivals with one day of competition to go. and extreme behavior. gets through skateboarding girls while jimmy bass really shines on these makes the sixteenth annual it's games in los angeles. now it's off way through the russian premier league season and the pick of south of these actions sold tabletop was in need to fit champions or be in and extend the overall aid in the process sonny comfortably won the match after a brace of bills from strike that i did something that was up there just before halftime i was pressed on the hour. and gets a call from the second of the day to seal th

defense block protesters from entering a stone neo nazi soldiers are commemorated in the baltic countries. and more news to come your way at the top of the hour that's in about fifteen minutes time for the meantime though it's ok with the sporting news. hello welcome to the sports news here from r.t. in moscow and these are the headlines flying high alexander should stop claims russia's third gold of the european athletics championships with the best high jump of the season. while flying high vessel leads a long as red bull left their rivals trailing during friday's practice sessions of the hungaroring grand prix. and the new tiger woods teenage prodigy bobby wyatt wins his fourth straight junior championship far in an amazing fourteen under par round a fifty seven. but we start with football and the russian premier league where sutton won one millet home to angie alexander said that's fine you break the deadlock in the sixty seventh minute home side and hung on for victory. elsewhere on thursday night five time european champions liverpool have won forty in the europa league after diving

a baltic tiger tamed hit hard by the financial crisis say their government is doing little to help them and it's only charity that's putting food on the table. and a psychic swindler's three dollars and mystics may find themselves on the wrong side of the wall as russia readies to coopt down on cheats preying on the public. you're watching are broadcasting live from the russian capital six in the morning here in moscow it's good to have you with us now to what top story the u.s. military is desperately trying to close in on the source behind the biggest leak in its history pentagon chiefs admit it will take weeks to assess the damage the u.s. led operation is in afghanistan.

authorities blocked protesters from entering a stone as that nazi soldiers all commemorated in the balticcountry. russian inferno twenty eight people have been killed and thousands left homeless as forest lawn in a record breaking heat wave. toxic fishing chinese authorities struggle to retrieve thousands of barrels of dangerous chemical waste from a river that supplies fresh water to self east in russia. time now for an update on all the latest sporting events with the town. you're watching the sports news an artsy thanks for joining us this hour they have lines. are unstoppable in the russian primarily the same pittsburgh siding crazing that overlaid with yet another victory of beaten gold has not been named one of saturday's highlights. rush hour in full control of the european us led example in ships in barcelona securing twice as many medals as the nearest rivals with one day of competition to go. and exist reamed behavior here new gun yawn gets through skateboarding goals while jimmy bass really shines on these makes why having sixteenth annual it's games in los angeles. now is toug

nazi soldiers in the baltic countries. live from our studios here in central moscow this is the twenty four day. at least twenty eight people have been killed in forest fires that continue to ravage central russia sweltering since the middle of june the country's in the grip of its most severe heat wave for one hundred thirty years four forces are still battling to contain the blazes in the last two days thousands of hard to watch their homes burn and tens of thousands have been evacuated. first reports now from the region one of the worst hit areas. managing to get the situation under control after the last two days has seen a huge amount of destruction caused by these by as we visited the town of muscle of coaches one of the worst hit areas and some of the people who are living that find out how they were taping with the situation they could only watch helplessly at the firestorm that they made and one person's along this is the village of miles love about fifteen minutes from burnished. one of the places worst affected

feed their children latvia speculated aggressively on international markets leaving this so-called baltic tiger vulnerable when the crisis hit those with loans and mortgages were suddenly seriously short of money. but if brussels sneezed we latvia already had a bad case of angina. a very small and very open economy felt the world's problems more painfully than the others and we were experiencing our own mistakes much more painfully two. years unemployment soared to over twenty percent middle class families with houses and cars couldn't afford to put food on the table and almost eight percent of the population registered below the poverty line this peer to go we could never imagine if giving food to people in this country would ever be needed the situation showed that it is needed so we decided to start it the food bank relies on donations of money and food to supplement the diets of hard up families the charity raise half a million dollars in two thousand and nine money vitally needed as the government is failing to support those in need is there more schools that it all came too soon and

opposition has been signed played a first competitive match ahead of the world's a team from the baltic states have a plenty of practice already is paid prepare for their own competition and the visitors would get off to a good start against a sluggish russian side as well when toned russia's defense began to pick up on an i would say spirit but finally may have found a solution for his problem position of playing gone as a twenty one year old had quite an impact i thought that she had started the game because of the work that he did in the mini camp back in june and because of the work that he's done in the first two weeks of the preparation so he was on the court because he deserved to be on the court that he needs to keep working he got a little bit away from himself for the second half but that's natural for a kid loses concentration those are welcome return back to the cold of the two sashes column but on cd which we both got married recently count had little. saying time a bit and say that surely made his mark on the mind of its very impressive vantage point on the bus. through ru

a baltic tiger tamed lothians hit hard by the financial crisis say their government is doing a little to help them that it's only charity that's putting food on the table. and up next peter lavelle asks his guest if the obama administration is sincere and restarting the israeli palestinian peace process or is it just talk for the sake of talks that's on our team is there a program crosstalk. and . if you want to eat. logan welcome to crossfire computers go towards a truce.

second world war are meeting in the country's capital it's not the first event of this kind in the baltic state and there's outrage inside and outside a stoning about authorities allowing s.s. sympathizers to gather and as our reports those who want to protest the meeting face some inventive hurdles every year when a lot of the international anti-fascists organizations attempt to cross the border into their neighboring a stone yeah they say they run into all kinds of trouble because you stoning authorities whilst kindly allowing all kinds of form of veterans of german waffen s.s. groups to gather and hold meetings and basically glorify in all kinds of ways the german s.s. groups that basically fought on the german side on the nazi side during the world of the second world war they will not allow anti fascist organizations to hold similar rallies and come up with all kinds of legal and illegal excuses to keep them from entering the country from holding their rallies and this year it's been just the same weight as soon as the bust with anti fascist organizations cross the border into a ston