now this is the sole representative and they are opening -- in bengazi. >> it is crucial t help the countryfor the people of libya. [gunfire] >> for the rebels, the goal is a long way off. in west libya, they have held misrada, but heavy shelling keeps them from gaining further ground. col. gadaffi appeared on libyan television, metting with the -- meeting with the president of the chess association, showing that it is far from checkmate. >> hillary clinton is telling african nations to stop supporting the libyan leader. she has said that african countries could face similar revolts unle ts enacted. and that there will not tolerate repressive governments in the age of the internet and social media. the city in syria's northwest was the scene of heavy fighting. and troops loyal to bashar al-asaad. and there are images of a mass grave, with government forces killed by rebels. tehy saihey said they were killd for not opening fire on civilians. thousands have fled to nearby turkey. and anti-governemnt protesters are congradulating the turkish prime minister, and renewed their calls for the over

as nato continues its bombardment in the support of the libyan uprising people in opposition held bengazi cry out against alleged atrocities committed by rebel forces meanwhile cracks in the coalition's strategy in libya countries the back of the intervention is now casting doubt over the mission. president obama confirms his decision to withdraw ground troops currently deployed in afghanistan one third to be called out by next summer but people in the water own country fear that fewer american soldiers will not mean a less bombing of their homes and intensified u.s. drone attacks. the second bailout for greece is crippled economy takes center stage at a meeting of e.u. leaders in brussels on thursday and the public fury grows as the greek prime minister pushes for even more cuts at home to secure the financial aid. those are the headlines here in our next hour we have again a rare access to one of the most courageous women in afghanistan malalai joya is a former m.p. and actress to daily death threats and assassination attempts to tell the truth about what's happening in her country she

civilian deaths across libya with nato accused of hitting another non military target and in rebel held bengazi some say they're being forced to flee because of their support for colonel gadhafi . skeptics in brussels days of plate fuel for the euro this week it came as the e.u. agreed another multi billion euro bailout for greece but the new austerity cuts demanded in return spot more anger in athens. one of russia's richest men has decided to enter the world of politics at all has been elected leader of the right cause party he's planning to win seats in december parliamentary elections and told r.t. he eventually wants to be prime minister in this exclusive interview with. he is a successful businessman one of the wealthiest in the world for big sports then the owner of the jersey nets and nell the leader of the right cause political party which is aiming to become russia's a second most powerful political force joined by me. why does such a successful businessman like you want to get into politics or you you know when you achieve personal success and when you know this country well any norm

bengazi hundred percent ready for the dollar. and with the government i have to point out that russia's envoy hasn't come to tripoli as it was expected before because russia's position is that daffy the colonel gadhafi has lost his legitimacy and has no longer the right to represent this country and he some period this of course all as the coalition has intensified aerial strikes on the libyan capital tripoli where you are what's the situation like there now. when you say you're absolutely right in just a few days we've seen a dramatic intensification of nato airstrikes on the libyan capital tripoli actually i have to say that on tuesday night launched the most intensive strikes since the beginning of operation here in libya in march. libyan government spokesperson has come to the journalists saying that at least thirty one people have been killed and sixty strikes so that's quite a lot and actually that's quite unusual because. previously. they would only. happen like up to five strikes a day and all the during the night time so

definitely are not encouraging it could office people to start talking with bengazi. maybe even rather driving them driving them away from peace negotiations ok thank you very much indeed. for a notion a line from the libyan capital tripoli no doubt more from her over the next few days. well coming up the russian businessman being jailed not just as the victim prepares to appear in a new york court his defense accuses politicians of twisting the jury's arms to keep him behind bars. but first two of the world's biggest emerging countries got a bit closer today as russia and china and the giants their relations hoping to do much more business together they go shooting a thirty year gas deal is another reason why the chinese leader is here in moscow well it's a. lot of who's outside from headquarters where the talks took place peter what is so big about this anticipated gas agreement. this is a potentially must agree. which would see russia provide gas to china for thirty years now prime minister vladimir putin and representatives from gazprom welcomed president hu jinta

helicopters in this mission meanwhile what we're hearing from the other side of the frontline from bengazi from what the libyan rebel waters shows us about the ruggles our first straight heads with the natives actions and frustration is rising as they are worrying that nature is taken control over what they think is a national uprising. out his roof emotional reporting there from tripoli in terms of the latest events as they unfold in libya you can follow our correspondents twitter posts that r.t. underscore column because keep track of the latest videos and if you choose channel two. france and britain are planning to put forward a draft resolution to the u.n. security council later on wednesday condemning syria's government crackdown on drugs ration you case probably still announced the move in response to months of violence unrest in syria with protesters demanding the president steps down but russia's foreign minister says moscow will oppose any resolution. because as bill was in your thoughts that when it comes to the proposal to consider syria in a similar way as was applied to the l

the rebels meanwhile tension is growing between nato commanders and that would be an oppositional bengazi when rebel leaders accuse me of taking initiative what is essential in people's uprising russia's special envoy is in the rebel quarters on a peace mission to try and split a dialogue with tripoli to take with. the visit. the russian special presidential envoy becoming a caliphate is now here in libya to try to mediate in the civil war that has lasted for months already and has already claimed many many allies including innocent civilians we seriously think that strikes never sold political problems and we said it here very clearly as long as the bloodshed continues the longer it continues the more difficult it will be to build a national reconciliation process off to the civil war so we are very much in favor of building political bridges so to speak and we are ready to help that comes following president medvedev said on some and after the g. eight meeting in france that's colonel gadhafi has lost its legitimacy and should step down no one can predict how successful this special pea

conflict continue rising while rebel forces are accused of forcing civilians from their homes and bengazi. euro skeptics in brussels stage a funeral for their currency as greece faces public anger over deeper cuts and the country teeters on the breakup bankruptcy. three am in moscow i mattress i bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t met at a teenage girl who are among the eight survivors of monday night's plane crash in northwest russia have died in the hospital the tuple of one three four heading from moscow to russia's republic of korea crashed on a major road just a kilometer from the runway the disaster has now claimed forty seven lives artie's tests are so your reports from the crash site. struggling to keep her composure to john is in disbelief at the sudden death of a friend. i do not understand why it happened she was one of the best people i've ever known i do not understand maybe it's fate the why did it have to happen. the russian premier league football referee vladimir but i just one of the killed monday night when a duple of one three f

qadhafi was at the gates of bengazi. amid all of our present arguments about legal and constitutional interpretations, we can't forget the main point. in the midst of the most ground-breaking geopolitical event in two decades, as peaceful protests for democracy were sweeping the middle east, with qadhafi's forces ready to strike at the gates of bengazi, with arabs and muslims in libya and across the region pleading for the u.s. military to stop the bloodshed, the united states and our allies took action and prevented the massacre that qadhafi had promised to commit in a city of 700,000 people. and by doing so, we began creating conditions that are increasing the pressure on qadhafi to give up power. yes, the progress towards this goal has been slower than many had hoped, and the administration is doing less to achieve it than i and others would like, but the bottom line is this: we are succeeding. qadhafi is weakening. his military leaders and closest associates are abandoning him. nato is increasing the tempo of its ope

bengazi is free from threat from the libyan regime right now. they are hunkered down.k, is now in a situation where, although still threatened, gaddafi forces have been pushed back. what you see across the country is an inexorable trend of the regime forces being pushed back, of being incapacitated. you see defections, oftentimes of some very high-profile members of the gaddafi government as well as the military. i think it is just a matter of time before gaddafi goes. each country that is part of the coalition is playing a role. we did a whole bunch of stuff in the front and to disable the gaddafi air defenses, to take out some of their more significant firepower. now we are in a more supportive role as other countries have stepped up. germany -- we did discuss last night to germany's role. there will be a lot of work to do when gaddafi does step down, in terms of getting the libyan people back on their feet -- economic, political work that will have to be done. my expectation will be that there will be full and robust german support as there has been in the past from

qadhafi was at the gates of bengazi. amid all of our present arguments about legal and constitutional interpretations, we can't forget the main point. in the midst of the most ground-breaking geopolitical event in two decades, as peaceful protests for democracy were sweeping the middle east, with qadhafi's forces ready to strike at the gates of bengazi, with arabs and muslims in libya and across the region pleading for the u.s. military to stop the bloodshed, the united states and our allies took action and prevented the massacre that qadhafi had promised to commit in a city of 700,000 people. and by doing so, we began creating conditions that are increasing the pressure on qadhafi to give up power. yes, the progress towards this goal has been slower than many had hoped, and the administration is doing less to achieve it than i and others would like, but the bottom line is this: we are succeeding. qadhafi is weakening. his military leaders and closest associates are abandoning him. nato is increasing the tempo of its ope