it is the tiny baltic states which feel especially vulnerable to russian pressure. they don't give them the guarantee of protection, but it is only this year that they got a specific plan. one cable from hillary clinton announces on january 22 nato allies agreed to expand the nato contingency plan for poland eagle guardian to include reinforcement of the baltic states. she also makes clear the plans are secret. the public discussion would likely lead to an unnecessary increase in nato-russian issues. this official called it an early christmas present. almost one year on, confirmation they have a specific military plans is is -- is a surprise. it is embarrassing for the u.s.. it demonstrates america's failure to protect secrets and it points to a double policy. suspicion of russia in private expressing the cooperation in public. this was hillary clinton ending quarrels with russia last year. >> we want to reset our relationship. >> but it looks as if suspicion is the order of the day. >> among the first revelations from a wikileaks worthy calls for some arab leaders

soldiers as war heroes there's an enormous baltic lobby in the us which is really shedding more light on exactly why this sort of issue would not be supported by the united states at the u.n. we have an interesting clip on this issue there was a systematic program by the united states government in particular its intelligence agencies to you if you choose from baltic states including criminals or people who collaborated with the nazis during the war for intelligence purposes what this has created is a situation. if there is a person who claims to be a freedom fighter or an anti communist from eastern europe that person in the us media tends to be automatically regarded with respect to even as a hero. reality a significant portion of those people had in fact collaborated with the nazis this is something that the united states is really so far staying silent about and strangely especially when the cause is so straightforward as fighting the glorification of naziism. up next georgia's opposition leader talks starting you know there was an oscar recently totters then availing of a monumen

we follow the twists and turns of a controversial crossing to link germany and denmark across the baltic sea. also, making moonshine in hungary. the ukraine is co-host thing euro 2012 -- coasti-hosting euro 2010, but will it be profitable? first, many believe it will be a huge economic boomlet to build a bridge linking germany and denmark across the baltic sea. others want to stick to the ferry. the decision will be made next month, and it will not be easy. denmark, this is where the ferry dock. the writer goes on board. she has raised a monument to the ferries. she has declared a love for the perfume sales girls in a deep duty-free shops. if the bridge tunnel is built, the salespeople will disappear. it is claimed that southern denmark will experience a bumpoom. >> it is part of denmark's that we discuss a lot. everybody seems to move away from instead of moving too. the branch would mean some good things for the people living there. the risk is that everybody does drive through and goes to copenhagen, and never has a stop. maybe they just pass through. >> if everyone just drives past,

the danish island on the baltic sea, which appears to be disappearing under a delusion of snow. the flakes again are falling down. it is thought that there is up to 6 meters of the white stuff in some parts. the situation is getting serious. over 40,000 islanders are starting to run short of fuel, and in some cases, medicine. efforts to dig their way out are futile. police have called for an extra 21 retractors and snowplows to help clear the roads. -- an extra 200 tractors. nature will not be offering a helping hand anytime soon. denmark's neurological institute says even though much snow will not fall, there will not be much wind, and that means the snow will not drift -- denmark's meteorological institute. pamela emmerson, bbc news. >> sir elton john and his partner david have become the parents of a sunburn to a surrogate mother in california on christmas day -- the parents of a son. he tried to adopt a child from the ukraine, where authorities allegedly thought he was too old to adopt. >> they celebrated their partnership five years ago. they have been a couple since the ea

it is the piney -- tiny baltic states which feel vulnerable to russian pressure. joining nato gave them the guarantee of protection, but it is only this year they got a specific plan. one cable from hillary clinton announces nato allies agreed to expand the nato contingency plan for poland eagle guardian. the secretary of state makes clear the military plans are secret. the public discussion was likely going to lead to an unnecessary increase in need of tensions. another cable report steep delighted reactive -- delighted reaction of one official. confirmation that nato has put in place specific plans to defend the baltic states is not a complete surprise, but it is embarrassing for the u.s. it demonstrates america's failure to protect nato secrets and points to the double policy, suspicion of russia in private and cooperation in public. this was hillary clinton and dean coral's with russia last year. >> we want to reset our relationship. >> now it looks as though suspicion is the order of the day. >> rescuers say they recovered at least 20 bodies after a landslide

political leaders need to speak quickly and strongly also not see commemorations were allowed in the baltic countries over the past few years and these are the countries who are members of the european union have made what i think this organization want do more to fight and to. centrism in their membership well you know you you point to a very i think a very serious issue and a problem that really began in the early ninety's after the openness freedom reestablishment of democracy in these countries you did have in the last few years for example former walk for the s.s. veterans parading in their uniforms and in those early years government officials received there and i think this has been very much part of the discussions even as these countries we see in membership in nato before any new expression and i think there has been much progress i don't think in any case is the progress always complete but these groups do continue to march but they're not received by by governments they don't really condemn it they mean they they're not for or against it they don't come out condemning it well yo

i wish to thank representative shimkus, the gentleman from illinois, and a good friend of the baltic people, for introducing this measure today. in june, 1940, soviet troops occupied the baltic states and you the auspices of the pact and then forcibly incorporated them into the soviet union. the following year nazi germany invaded the baltic states and illegally incorporated them into the third riket. the soviet union reoccupied the baltic states in 1945 until they regained their independence in 1991. during this period of foreign domination, thousands of estonians, lat i haveans and lithuanians were subject to brutal repression and even executed. the united states never recognized the incorps ration of the baltic states into the soviet union and i had the chance a few years ago to visit these states with nam of other members and we heard directly from the people, the government leaders, about their level of appreciation to the united states for taking that position that they were never recognized as baltic states under the soviet union. this policy gave rise to the principle of lega

where the still remains and this kind of populism that plays on that fascist era past not only in the baltic states it's present in slovakia and remaining in other countries that had a difficult history during the nazi era this is something we need to keep working on but you do believe as of today politicians are showing enough leadership on such fundamental issue i don't think i'd ever say they're showing enough leadership because i think there's always more that political leadership can do and unfortunately. it's the nature of politics that in too many cases leaders are calculating what they say or do based on voting or support in their localities. calculations in their countries i think what we do find more and more is that leaders know the difference between what is right and what is wrong and the importance is to get them to speak clearly about what they already know so your concerns for the rise of online anti-semitism happen hurrican never recorded quite a thing is to blame the media is it is it the media that's irresponsible or the legislators fail to protect the society you know thi

plus moscow wants an explanation no plan to defend the baltic states and poland against russia which was revealed by wiki leaks the founder of the website meantime is waiting for extradition in a british jail but he has got support from africa over the war. even with unemployment and homelessness in the u.s. a fifteen year high. bonuses early to help the wall street lead to higher taxes next year. while the battle against drugs in afghanistan is intensifying as a new player joins the fight essential drugs quartet has been found in moscow with russia pakistan and all pledging full support to kabul on the sidelines of the meeting to the afghan drug chief and the discussion is coming your way next. i wanted to have million russians are addicted to gun harrowing afghanistan produces ninety percent of the drug a u.n. resolution describes the flow from this central asian country as a threat to international peace and stability here with me today is the afghan counter anacortes minister mr that ahmed us money thank you very much minister for being with me today. thank you i'm glad to talk t

now with a lot of gripped by the economic recession the baltic state wants partnership with russia. the first by a lot of family to moscow says they're going to dependents in one thousand nine hundred ninety one the rise of washington. the baltic states were also the focus of talks between the presidents of both countries let's get more now from martinez and daria push kobach following his visit now is this visit by the line field leader a sign of improving relations between the two countries. well this is. this here on a four day official visit this is the first visit by latin president to russia in more than fifteen years since one thousand nine hundred one when love the became an independent state and the two presidents discussed a number of the bilateral issues such as bilateral trade and economic cooperation lotty is currently going through a economic crisis and is actively looking for those so many analysts say that this pragmatic issues such as economic cooperation might actually be a sign of the first improvement in the relations between the two countries there are several t

led defense of the baltic states against russia moscow's to demand that plan gets dropped russian officials believe the leaks contradict a warming of relations to clare that last month's nato russell summit in lisbon at the time both sides proclaimed a strategic partnership and talked of a joint european missile shield russia's foreign minister called on nato to comment on the revelation saying they put a question mark over the alliances real intentions. so the situation would you suggest planning of military action to repel for example a russian attack on the baltic states we paid special attention to that it means on one hand nato was talking with us about partnership and on the other is taking decisions to protect itself against us. there is a question about when nato be sincere when it's openly talking with us about partnership when it's secretly deciding amongst itself some quite different things . a little later we tell you how wall street is on the rebound and who's not afraid to show it off find out why the big shot corporations are dishing out bonuses worth over one hundred billion

really a belief suggest planning of military action to repel for example a russian attack on the baltic states we paid special attention to that it means on one hand nato was talking with us about partnership and on the other who's taking decisions to protect itself against us there is a question about when nato be seen see it when it's openly talking with us about partnership when it secretly deciding amongst itself some quite different things. two militants in a suspected accomplice have been killed by police in russia's southern republic of dagestan one policeman was wounded during the gunfight the militants barricaded themselves in a house in which special forces stormed after negotiations failed authorities say one of those killed was the head of the local tearing who was on the most wanted list believed to have taken part in at least one major attack in two thousand and nine that left four policemen and seven women dead authorities are cracking down on militant groups in russia's south but the region remains volatile prosecutors say the number of terror attacks there has doubled t

moscow says it will demand that nato drops its secret agreement to defend the baltic states and poland against russia he dances plans were revealed by the king weeks after an eight zero moscow summit in lisbon which is hailed as a start of a new era in relations. saying time both sides only to clear the longer posed a threat to each other russia's. foreign minister sergei lavrov says the latest revelations put a question mark at any one time sincerity. the leaks suggest planning of military action to repel for example a russian attack on the baltic states we paid special attention to that it means on one hand nato was talking with us about partnership and on the other is taking decisions to protect itself against us. there is a question about when nato we've seen see it when it's openly talking with us about partnership when it secretly deciding amongst itself some quite different things. poland nato was planning to protect against moscow pledged to help patch things up between russia and the lights. came from the polish president by staff car asking after talks with his russian counte

league suggest planning of military action to repel for example a russian attack on the baltic states we paid special attention to that it means on one hand nato was talking with us about partnership and on the other who's taking decisions to protect itself against us. there is a question about where nato we seem see it when it's openly talking with us about partnership when it secretly deciding amongst itself some quite different things. meanwhile poland in nato was planning to protect against moscow pledged to help patch things up between russia and the alliance assurance came from the polish president cut off the talks with his russian counterpart and he can make better. but both leaders about opening a new chapter in ties had been deadlocked for decades but started to warm up to moscow's help to investigate the mass killing of polish officers in the soviet union in one thousand autism has taken to an even greater level of grief that followed the plane crash in russia last day will kill the previous polish president of. making noise i get more on the day's news at houghton dot com

plus moscow wants an explanation of nato's plan to defend the baltic states and poland against russia which were revealed by wiki leaks while the web site's founder waiting for extradition to british jail get support from across the globe. two am in moscow i'm mad good to be with you here on r t our top story london has erupted in protests the latest european capital to see huge demonstrations against government austerity cuts thousands of students and trade unionists flooded the streets as the british parliament narrowly passed a new law tripling university tuition fees laura emma joins us live from london with more hello laura so you've been following these demonstrations since the very beginning they started out peacefully but the mood soon changed how serious was the trouble today. well we've seen is the statement issued by the metropolitan police quite recently saying that they're being twenty two arrests today for a variety of offenses including violent criminal damage and. three officers were injured in a now in hospital one fairly seriously injured he was knocked unconscious d

plus more explanation of nato's plan to defend the baltic states and poland against russia which was revealed by wiki leaks founder of the website while waiting for extradition in a british jail has got support from all over the world. live from our studios here in central moscow this is all to be with you twenty four hours a day good to have you with us this hour so the british parliament has approved a bill to raise university tuition fees in england the vote came amid mass demonstrations by thousands of students and trade unionists that taking part in the largest of a string of rallies against sweeping a starting measures and budget cuts across europe when i was in london for us with the latest developments laura tell us more about this bill which calls such anger and violence throughout the day that. it has caused a lot of anger and violence and it's a bill which has been under discussion for some time and it's now being approved by a much narrow majority than was expected three hundred twenty three members of parliament for the bail. three hundred two. that suggests that really

to defend the baltic states and poland against russia which was revealed. and i'll be back with more on those stories more developments in the meantime spread your wings looks at the most advanced and extreme ways to fly. but. i've never been like this before. so how does it feel. we did it. these people don't have a runway with powerful engines all that's needed is a steep hillside or a with each with each take off there is always a risk. question of pilots but they proudly call themselves preflight pilots. in the foothills of the rules a thousand kilometers from moscow. these paragliders have three days at their disposal they have decided to make several flights in different parts of passion. to launch point zero hilltops many paragliders consider the difficulty. so let's say shane called head of the expedition choose a gentle slope to start from the pilots are in a hurry they need to reach another launch point later in the day but i know this you would know this is my first flight today so i feel a little jittery. it's always this way it's first year can

mining began in 3,000 b.c., and salt was carried by trade routes as far as the baltic in the north and mediterranean in the south. today, the tourists mine the town's beauty as each day tour buses roll in for a few urs. but if you stick around till the tourists leave, the village returns to its delightfully placid pace. just outside of hallstatt, you can catch a gondola up the side of dachstein mountain. besides offering spectacular views, the ride is the beginning of a frozen odyssey as we head toward the dachstein ice caves. the caves were formed over many millions of years as water hollowed out this maze-like underground system. the most dramatic section, called the rieseneishohle, extends through a half-mile series of tunnels. the caves are lit with lamps that are placed behind hanging icicles and icy draperies, creating some incredible effects. the natural beauty, the architecture, and the cherished traditions of salzburg and the lakes district live in exquisite harmony. and underlying it all are the sonorous strains of a wonderful musical heritage. i promise that once you visit t

russian aggression against the baltic states well do you think that latvians really fear still fear a possible russian invasion is it a fact of life in your country or not oh i think the question has been answered by the latest nato summit a nato summit to adopt a new nato security strategy. it confirmed but. politico is a military is a defense alliance and all the states have obligations to defend it chose article five is still valid. and nato at the same time stated and this is a city of cooperation of closer cooperation with russia. that's announcer i think since last fear is a member of nato since life is a member of european union or i would say we haven't any fear from nobody well of course we have to. have fears from economic challenges from new international threats like international terrorism but well that's a challenge. facing any any country including like you you're mentioning the economic challenges was well as a member of nato ally that is for as i understand spence spent quite a considerable sum on defense well this reset let's call it so in russia latin relations that

to defend the baltic states poland. this was revealed by wiki leaks founder of the website. support from hackers all over the world. and even with unemployment and homelessness in the u.s. fifty year highs. of higher taxes next year. transport for disabled citizens. hello again and welcome to. the show on our take i'm over knob and today my guest in the studio is veronique i even know. in his recent state of the nation address president medvedev spoke about the problem facing people with disabilities most russian cities are simply not that good to catto for their needs as they program is setting new standards for cities in an attempt to make them more disabled fred but isn't it rather a problem within our minds we're asking a disabled rights advocate there i think if i know. official statistics say ten percent of the russian population suffer from disability many people say they either know a disabled person i have experienced in taking care of one and many people still think of people with disabilities as different from others despite those perceptions disabled people thems

where it's colder is going to be across anywhere from, say, paris over towards the baltic states. look at the temperatures. minus 3. that's your high. bitterly cold evening temperatures. 1 for the high in london. minus 6 in stockholm. just freezing in vienna and we're seeing 17 in athens. here's your extended forecast. >>> a company in japan is hoping a popular domestic street snack will get mouths watering in china. it has opened a fast food store in shanghai to sell takoyaki dumplings. shirohato food corporation opened the store on friday. takoyaki is named after the octopus pieces contained in each dumbibling. a package of six at this store costs 20 yuan or $3. e pre relively hi for a snack food in china but ris omed l line in front of t shop. edition of "newsline

one million visitors to russians every year and plus this high speed train link connecting our two baltic cities could finland be the first country to offer a visit free regime to russian citizens under certain circumstances so i think that the aggressors really were already involved in the european union be suppose he thinks so that the call me soon and then then you know you missed this isn't the. country it's basics but we have tried to be a pirate country in many ways for instance where you see in the most modern. you know what she is now. watching all of the recess and we try to show how to be effective and safe at the same time i know it they so want to read the rest or so in fairness side concerning the visa freedom for the short terms. for the fairy saw for the fall of this new trade. we personally i admire and the things we're interested in that we know that it would be mounted again and the standing of the whole e.u. for subscriber higher but what is the most important piece of bad when a person has now become very very practical very pragmatic that all of these conditions what'

on thursday that snowy weather slowly moves toward the east, so it does spread to the baltic states asas western russia. more snow is expected in parts of germany. poland as much as 10, 15 centimeters is going to be possible. southern portion of germany could be looking at some strong winds in addition to that snow. blowing snow could cause quite a travel hazard as well. it does stay cold out east. 0 in warsaw as well as moscow. and minus 2 for those of you in stockholm. that's a look at your weather right now. and here is your three-day outlook. ♪ ♪ >>> that's it for this edition of "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. we'll be back in half an hour with the latest news and weather. thanks for joining us on nhk world. +wgpyy

it is the first time the european film academy is presenting the awards in the baltic country.ce its inception, the event's organizers have been proud of the european film academy independence and its commitment not to promote the commercial success but to viewing movies as an aspect of european culture. and to underlining the contribution art can make in helping us understand the complexities of the modern world. ♪ >> it is always a glittering event. the european film prizes already been awarded 22 times. stars like these are honorary members of the european film academy. it is initially known as the felix, the trophy was not well known as the the film industry. nowadays, it is a highly coveted award. the winner is selected by over twtwthousand film industry people in the ballot. it is similar to the oscars procedure. the european film awards would like to present a credible alternative. >> for the first time ever, one of the nominees in the 17 award categories is from croatia. the young actress is the star of one of the films on showe, and t is a move opposed to the heart of

you should get a bit of a break from that heavy snow in parts like the baltic states and western russiawe can't ignore this. our new storm coming in picking up all that moisture. there's going to be a lot of snow spreading through much of poland as well as down into austria. in austria, you could get an additional 60 centimeters of new snow. you will have to deal with certainly trying to clean that up, getting the shovels out. and we leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> before wrapping up this newscast, the top story once again. the ceremony to award this year's nobel peace prize has been held in oslo, norway. noticeably absent was the winner of this year's prize, chinese pro democracy activist liu xiaobo. the ceremony took place in oslo's city hall on friday. >> the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2010 to liu xiaobo for his long and nonviolent struggle of fundamental rights in china. the norwegian nobel committee has long believed there is a close connection between human rights and peace. >> later, the nobel peace prize committee chai

new system will be forming over scandinavia bringing another round of heavy snow to places like the baltic states and northwestern russia. dealing with more torrential rains in turkey as well as heavy amounts of snow up in the mountains here, so flooding is going to be a major concern out here for the central mediterranean through france and all the way into northwestern europe generally dry, although rather cloudy for much of the uk and ireland. now, portugal and western spain will be continuing with more rain and thunderstorms. temperatures not bad, though. 90 degrees in lisbon. pretty mild out here. and berlin is going to be 1 degree. it's been a while since we saw that figure rise above the freezing mark. so do enjoy that break in the frigid weather. minus 8 in moscow. more snow for you. minus 3 in stockholm. here is your extended forecast now. am ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> huge rice cakes have been offered to a shrine in central japan to wish for a safe year in prosperity in the coming new year. some 350 farmers offered five rice cakes of different sizes in an annual ceremony at the shrine in nagoya c

despite this, the baltic state of estonia will begin using the currency starting january 1st. we have more. >> reporter: this bank is located in an estonian town. they began exchanging at the beginning of december. people visit the bank's counter daily to buy sets of euro coins. >> translator: my mother asked me to exchange money. people in rural areas think if they don't have euros by the start of the year, they won't be able to get around. >> reporter: to ensure a smooth transition, retailers were required to begin displaying prices in crowns and euros in july. estonia became independent in 1991. and since then it's joined the u.n. and nato. the economy will be tied to the eu, and the cooperation with the united nations is expected to be stronger. >> translator: with the introduction of the euro, we'll truly become a member of the european union. and we will let them know that we are an inseparable part of europe. >> reporter: some businesses in estonia welcome the introduction of the new currency. this furniture manufacturer located in the central part of the country export

soviet government has also helped all ex prisoners who are now in ukraine because extern and the baltic states so you help those abroad to yes abroad in the c.i.s. well let's see what people abroad know about islands and the solutions and we have we have a poll that we conducted in the streets of washington to get a cut to the name i like sound of something it said yes. i do know what he wants because he was the president for a while he was a leader who helped open up russia to the west a peace activist. a writer and a. thought leader yes chris i know. it was the advocate the people that we need today people that suffer for our cause and we lost leaders like that we don't have there's also in prison in gulag and so on and suffered enormously being a jew and the rest in what i would ask but he's a man that made history in the previous century and that we have any one this one no not yet does he mean something mean something means everything i'm an advocate myself so for me it's who i look up to i do not in fact i'm bipolar just you know. see how differently people think who likes underst

already committed itself to increasing consumption to the levels of two thousand and seven prices for baltic neighbors lithuania and belarus however would not change gas from said any discounts for these countries would only be discussed once existing contracts ended and new price formulas were calculated. and staying with gas prom the company has announced it will spend six point five billion dollars or one quarter of its investment program for two thousand and eleven on the development of am often it's a lower fineries deposits situated in the north west of siberia are considered to be the most lucrative in the country. and officials at russia's first liquefied natural gas projects say foreign investors can take part in its expansion the governor of the country's far east said shell could participate in the construction of three plants as well as expand the hole into shell sold a majority share in the project to gas several years ago but retains a blocking stake. let's take a look at the markets but my sex ed flat after closing marginally in the red on friday down just under half a percent