the chechen rebels of the '90s had conventional resistance aims. >> their goal was a chechen independent state. that state had borders. it would participate in the u.n., similar to the independent states that emerged from the soviet union. >> warner: the goal of the chechen insurgents today is quite something else. so what is their aim? >> it's an aspiration, a dream. >> warner: a dream of an islamic state. >> but one that is quite beyond chechnya that is is regional, to build a caucuses em rate which will have no borders. >> warner: it may seem a far- fetched dream on the relatively peaceful streets of gross knee today but it's an aspiration that promiseded instability for some time to come. >> lehrer: now, the global life and times of james wolfensohn. jeffrey brown has our book conversation. >> brown: a childhood in sid nooe australia, investment banker at the... president of the world bank at a contentious time of battling global poverty and even a performer on the stage of carnegie hall and olympic athlete. james wolfensohn has packed a lot into his 76 years. that's just some of it.

the man believed to be behind the attack on the chechen parliament may have been a regional militant leader keen to demonstrate his strength to al qaeda. cross europe the french are arriving over retirement age increase while more protests are expected in the u.k. which is just its biggest social spending cuts since world war two. and weak human trafficking laws in india lead to thousands of shouted life. come to the big city lured by promises of a better life and. live from moscow. welcome to the program a gang split could have been behind tuesday strike on the chechen parliament and the russian republics interior ministry house said thought to be behind the terror attack may have been trying to assert his authority in the region to al-qaeda. has details. we're standing in front of the church in problem and that has been attacked by the militants three people were killed and seventeen injured as the chechen terror minister reports the man behind this attack could be her same god car of annual leader of the chechen militants and this is the way his show when al qaeda what he's capabl

believed to be behind the attack on the chechen parliament may have been a regional militant leader king to demonstrate his strength. and a weak human trafficking laws in india need to shattered lives as village girls come to the big city promises of a better life. around the clock around the world this is r.t. here in moscow in france public transport is paralyzed flights canceled on one million people protesting demanding the government backs down from retirement age reforms the protests erupted into vaughan and softer president nicolas sarkozy about his conservative party would press ahead with raising the retirement age from sixty to sixty two still lower than in most european countries young people took to the streets throughout the country stones and bottles burning cars and breaking windows and stores these use force and tear gas to push back the protestors after the interior minister had sent in real offices to stop the. political professor from the university poses france's unrest and violence is unreasonable. the problem with the retirement age has been raised actually a number

the chechen parliament terror attack was a demonstration tell qaid of the russia's north caucasus has a new militant leader jostling for power according to experts and. truth or dare the race for ratings by u.s. news channels leads to dramatic reporting of facts and events which aren't what they seem. and for legislation against human traffickers turn n.d. into sex trade with girls and women from poor villages promise big city jobs ending up in brothels. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program now the man thought to be behind tuesday's attack of the chechen parliament it left three people dead as a new terrorist leader in the region that's the view of the republic's interior ministry it's believed hussein wanted to show all caius capable of leading militants here recently broke away from dockum are one of the world's most wanted international terrorists our correspondent suddenly had a has more. we're standing in front of the chechen parliament that has been attacked by the militants three people were killed and seventeen injured as the chechen

a twisted show of loyalty the terror attack on the chechen parliament on tuesday may have been a pledge of allegiance to al qaeda according to the republic's interior ministry. six am in moscow i met très a good to be with you here on r t our top story in france public transportation is paralyzed flights canceled and three million people protesting demanding the government backed down from retirement age reforms people took to the streets hurling stones torching cars and smashing windows artie's catarina as are of those following the unrest. oh it may not serve the clock of fear surrounding opposing a recent government decision to call in the pension plan. jolly crowd is doing exactly that they are standing outside the french senate demanding that you get us or go see the french president stop pushing forward his proposed television any form that is set to guarantee a chance at me building its economy and actually making it the global financial crisis will these people however want none of it in the face with a chance of working to have years more they've taken to the streets with the u

believed to be behind the chechen parliament and may be a regional militant leader demonstrate his strength to. cross europe and the french oh rioting over retirement age increase while more angry protests are expected in the u.k. which has just announced its biggest social spending cuts since world war two. human trafficking laws in india and so shop in my village girls come to the big city by promises of a better life and end up working. and coming out and they would have all the latest market. why is the price of gold it's falling from its metal breaking high and join us in about twenty minutes time. news twenty four seven you're with the lie from moscow a guy split could have been behind tuesday's strike on the chechen parliament this according to the russia's republic interior ministry. thought so be behind the terror attack may have been trying to assert his authority in the region to al qaeda. has details. we're standing in front of the church in palm and that has been attacked by the militants three people were killed and seventeen injured as the chechen terrorists or reports the ma

the chechen parliament was a message to al qaeda militant leader is hungry for power and. according to experts. triggered soledad the race for ratings by u.s. news channels leads to dramatic reporting of facts and evidence which is what they seem. weak human trafficking laws allow india to become a sex trade center with girls from whole villages big cities ending up in. moscow this welcome to the program the man thought to be behind it tuesday's attack on the chechen parliament that left three people dead a new terrorist leader in the region that's the view of the republics interior ministry it's believed that hussein wanted to show that he's capable of leading militants he recently broke away from one of the world's most wanted international terrorists our correspondent reports on. we're standing in front of the church in palm and that has been attacked by the militants three people were killed and seventeen injured as the chechen terror minister reports the man behind this attack could be her same god kind of annual leader of the chechen militants and this is the way his

believed to be behind the attack on the chechen parliament. to demonstrate his strength to al qaeda. and human trafficking laws in india needs of thousands of shattered lives as british girls come to the big city promises of a better life and. around the clock around the world this is r.t. in moscow good to have you with us in france public transport has paralyzed flights canceled and three million people protesting the mounting the government backs down from retirement age reforms people took to the streets hurling stones and bottles burning cars and breaking windows in stores the protests erupted into violence after president nicolas sarkozy felt his conservative party would press ahead with raising the retirement age from sixty to sixty two still lower than in most european countries police used force him to gas to push back the protesters. but his countrymen server explains what caused the have. these people who have been here for hours against what they believe will be a crippling reform to the country's politics domestic policy specifica

the chechen parliament terror attack was a demonstration of the brushes north caucasus has a new militant leader jostling for power according to experts. truth or dare the race for ratings by us news channels leads to dramatic reporting of facts and advance which aren't what they seen. before legislation against human traffickers turns india into sex trade with girls and women from poor villages promise big city jobs and up and brothels. european investors a lobbying for a visa free regime between russia and the new in exchange they want russia to make some concessions details about this as program. this is r t coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program now the man thought to be behind tuesday's attack on the chechen parliament a left three people dead as a new terrorist leader in the region that's the view of the republic's interior ministry it's believed was saying because of wanted to show he's capable of leading militants he recently broke away from doc omar of one of the world's most wanted international terrorists our correspondent has more we're standin

this is odyssey welcome to the program a gang split could have been behind tuesday's strike on the chechen parliament the russian republics interior ministry has said a man thought to be behind a terror attack may have been trying to assert his authority in the region to al-qaeda. has details. we're standing in front of the church in parliament that has been attacked by the militants three people were killed and seventeen injured as the chechen terror and minister reports the man behind this attack could be her same kind of a new leader of the chechen militants and this is the way he's showing what he's capable off before her send her car was operating under dog mara the notorious and most wanted criminal in russia mark is the man behind moscow metro blast which killed forty people talk omar has been on the most wanted terrorist list by the u.s. see just to remind you that the militants drove into the parliament parking zone killed a security guard opened fire and stormed the parliament the federal forces blocked the militants inside the building and the operation was success all militants

live from moscow the man are thought to be behind tuesday's attack on the chechen parliament that left three people dead is a new terrorist leader in the region well that's the view of the republic's interior ministry it's believed hussein wanted to show al qaeda that he's capable of leading militants he recently broke away from doc who model of one of the world's most wanted international terrorists our correspondent. has more. we're standing in front of the church in palm and that has been attacked by the militants three people were killed and seventeen injured as the chechen terror minister reports the man behind this attack could be her same guy kind of a new leader of the chechen militants and this is the way his show when al qaeda what he's capable off before her send her car was operated on to dock omar the notorious and most wanted criminal in russia don't call maher is the man behind moscow metro blast which killed forty people talk omar has been forced on the most wanted terrorist list by the do or see just to remind you of the militants drove into the parliament parking zone

terror strikes the north caucuses as militants stormed the chechen part of the middle prompting callsfor tighter security. your visit with protests and promises of fresh demonstrations against government reforms after france raises the retirement age and the u.k. called social benefits and jobs. and moscow has a new boss who has already laid out plans to fight congestion and corruption we take a closer look at the new mayor and his promises. from warm welcome to the weekly here on our team this sunday on many so now with the latest and a look back at the week's top stories first the online whistleblower wiki leaks has lifted the veil on fifteen thousand iraqi war dead previously unaccounted for the websites published over a third of a million secret u.s. documents on iraq the largest leak in history the files also reveal details of atrocities committed by iraqis against their own people all u.s. forces turned a blind eye it's alleged washington has failed to investigate numerous cases of civilian torture and killing baghdad has since about to bring these supposed to rocky offenders to

terrorists are reports the man behind this attack could be her same kind of a new leader of the chechen militants and this is the way his so we know what he's capable off forty year old guy kind of destroyed an attack on the whole village of the chechen president runs on this august twelfth militants broke into the village early in the morning they will be blocked in one of the streets as a result of the counter terrorist operation six police officers died more than twenty people were injured all militants were killed this also involved in train suicide bombers and there have been several suicide lost in grozny this year before cassandra kind of was operated on to draw kumara the notorious and most wanted criminal in russia call maher is the man behind moscow metro blast which killed fourteen people talk omar has been on the most wanted terrorist list by they do or say just to remind you that the only way to is drilled into the parliament hakan so killed a security guard opened fire and stormed the parliament the federal forces blocked the militants inside the building and the operation

chechen officials say security forces fired back and killed the attackers. at least one of the militants blew himself up. >>> and in france, more protests are planned in more than 200 cities today. demonstrators are angry because of a government plan there to increase the retirement age from 60 to 62. the protests have disrupted fuel supplies, forcing french airports to cancel flights and slash schedules. despite the widespread outrage, french lawmakers are expected to give final approval to the age hike tomorrow. >>> disbelief and disappointment this morning from the moms of the two, american hikers still jailed in iran. as of today, the two men have been held longer than the u.s. hostages taken captive in iran when jimmy carter was president, 445 days. more, now, from jim sciutto. >> reporter: josh fattal and shane bauer spent day 444 behind these gates. in a special section of the prison, separated from other inmates. matching the sad milestone set by the u.s. embassy hostages in 1981, is something the hikers never wanted. >> i had no, no contemplation th

terror strikes the north caucasus is militants stormed the chechen parliament prompting calls for tighter security measures. in times lie ahead for europe as the french promised new protests over a rise in the retirement age and british unions warn of massive demonstrations to counter cuts in social benefits and jobs. and it's a fresh start for moscow as the capital gets a new boss we take a closer look at the matter and his promises to fight corruption and congestion. this is r.t. from moscow it's just after eleven pm here now this sunday night if you're just joining us most welcome i'm kevin are in with the top story from the week and the online whistleblower wiki leaks gave its voice to fifteen thousand iraqi war dead previously i counted for the website published over a third of a million secret u.s. documents on iraq the files also reveal details of atrocities committed by iraqis against their own people while u.s. forces turned a blind eye it's alleged that washington's failed to investigate numerous cases of civilian torture and killing but got a sense vowed to bring the supposed i

is in the chechen republic for us. we're in cross and the moment we're at the parliament building has been stranded by the militants the whole area is a blog to know and what we know so far is that four militants drove into the parliament's parking zone they fell because one of the parliament members and the militants who are believed to belong to al qaida opened fire three people have been killed in the crossfire and several were injured as well as on credit of the head of the church and republic says the operation which was very short fifteen twenty minutes is now over three police officers have been killed in the crossfire and seventeen people are now reported to be injured six police officers and eleven civilians there have been conflicting reports about the situation in chechnya like there were reports about suicide bomb ins near the parliament and this was denied later on bunda ministry over internal affairs there also were reports that one of the militants as caves and two cost edges and this was also denied and

it's too soon to say who is responsible for this latest attack on the chechen parliamentary building but indeed the investigations into terrorist attacks that have been taking place in russia recently have shown that behind many of them stupid international terrorist organizations and experts say the terrorists from different countries are in fights cooperation across the world what is happening in russia particularly in northern caucasus what is happening in europe because we know that it was a red collar threat a few weeks ago there well that makes us think that this is sort of terrorist funded media in the world again and whether these are international whether this is national i think that it is a global war both of them are already. in june this year the u.s. authorities have called google more of an international terrorist linking his activities with al qaida now in washer the man is the first on the list of wanted by the country's security forces and the country's authorities as he was behind the two explosions that took place in moscow's not sure in march this year when two f

police to their efforts in russia's troubled north caucasus following a terror attack on the chechen parliament of which left three people dead. france elrod says people refused to accept longer working lives while tempers flare across the channel where britain's space the worst cards for almost one hundred years. accurate description of a war that is being. stored recalled iraq says it won't tolerate the torture of its citizens after online whistleblower wiki leaks publishes a mass of classified files detailing murder and abuse. and a new man at the helm in moscow we profile the politician who has the tougher job of tackling the koppel's congested roads and officials corruption. you're watching our t.v. it's one pm here in moscow welcome to the program now russian police are trying to identify the remaining two of the three militants who stormed parliament of russia's republic of chechnya on tuesday three people died and seventeen were injured as gunmen forced their way into the building in the capital grozny the militants were killed by security officers are. has the story. about w

alert in russia's volatile north caucasus after three people were killed when militants stormed the chechen parliament. france boils over as senators approved twice to make people's working lives longer while the temperature rises in the u.k. as britain's face up to the deepest scott since world war two. this is the most accurate description of a war that is if ever being released into the stored record iraq seeks retribution for torture and massive civilian deaths after all one whistleblower will wreaking leaks exposes almost half a million secret false detailing of widespread abuse. and that need moscow's new man in charge r.t. profiles the capital's new chief as he takes song one of the toughest jobs in washington politics. you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program for us. and police are trying to identify the remaining two of the three militants who stormed parliament in russia's republic of chechnya on tuesday three people died and seventeen were injured as gunmen forced their way into the building in the capital grozny the militants were ki

please step up their efforts and russia's troubled north caucasus following up a terror attack on the chechen parliament which left three people dead. france rob says people refuse to accept longer working lives while tempers flare up wrong with china where britain spaced the worst cards for almost one hundred years. these three most accurate description of a war that is if it be released into the stored record iraq says it won't tolerate the torture of its citizens after online whistleblower wiki leaks publishes a mass of classified files detailing murder to abuse. and a new man at the helm in moscow we profiled the publication one of the top job of tackling the capital in just a road and fictional russian. it's three pm in moscow welcome to the weekly here in our chain how many so now way with a look back at the week's top stories the russian police are trying to identify the remaining two of the three militants who stormed parliament in russia's republic of chechnya on tuesday three people died and seventeen were injured as gunmen forced their way into the building in the capital grozny th

believed to be behind the attack on the chechen parliament may have been a regional militant leader keen to demonstrate his strength to al qaida. and weak human trafficking laws in india shattered lives as village girls come to the big city by promises of a better life and end up. i'll be back with another update for you in the next fifteen minutes and meantime do we have a fully fledged dialogue with the european union or are there too many obstacles between us well that's a question that has been asking a top russian diplomat and these questions and he gave his overview of the areas of the country's foreign policy what's coming up right now here on r.t. . hi mr barak cough it's good to have you with us today. the image of modern russia the fear in many europeans where does all the prejudice come from. indeed i sometimes notice that russia in the eyes of europeans is a country that in essence continues the tradition the settled by the soviet union or something like that but i don't think this approach is entirely correct russia is a completely new country it has a new foreign policy it

but first the gang split could have been behind tuesday's strike on the chechen parliament the russian republics interior ministry has sent a man thought to be behind the terror attack may have been trying to assert his authority in the region. as the details. we're standing in front of the church in parliament that has been attacked by the militants three people were killed and seventeen injured as the chechen terror minister reports the man behind this attack could be her same kind of near leader of the church and militants and this is the way his show when al qaeda what he's capable off forty year old guy kind of orchestrated an attack on the whole village of the church and president runs on god doing this august twelve militants broke into the village early in the morning they will be locked in one of the streets as a result of the counter terrorist operation six police officers died more than twenty people were injured all militants were killed that guy was also involved in training suicide bombers and there have been several suicide blast in grozny this year before percenter kind

believed to be linked to al qaida they opened fire they will clocked in the building the head of the chechen republic runs on getting above says that the special operation that was very short of fifteen twenty minutes is now over and all militants have been killed at least one police offices have been killed in the crossfire and see seen people are injured they have been in fact been conflicting reports about the situation and groans and they like reportedly one man with an escaped into hostages but base was denied later on by the ministry of interior no affairs they also have been reports that we saw former drew near the parliament but this hasn't been confirmed most reports say that police officers have been injured and police officials stress that no civilians have been. during this special operation they were also speculations that one of the column and excuse shows was good but this hasn't been confirmed. just to tell you a bit of details the militants have been very active in the north caucuses and in russia this year these groups that attacked the column and is believed to the link to

a remote site when emergency services and law enforcement experts are investigating the aircraft chechen authorities have also stepped up security measures at draws in the airport. russian oil will be pumped directly into china by next year which will triple supplies the pipeline to make it happen was open during president medvedev three day visit to the country the trip included talks with the chinese leader about boosting regional security but his aunty's exam a boy who reports now russia is also keen to study the secrets of china's economic phenomenon. three c.d.'s in three days a cascade of liftoffs and touchdowns that old russia and china to leave to major projects of the ground and touch upon their strategic partnership. attention to detail has always been in china's very chair they may have rolled out the red carpet for the russians but their meticulous bargaining proved just as tiring as climbing the great wall of china. these are serious important talks as there are a large number of issues to discuss here. oh you know while both the natural partners and each other for years rus

program terror strikes the north caucasus is militants stormed the chechen parliament prompting calls for tighter security measures three people died and seventeen were injured before security forces managed to kill the. turbulent times lie ahead for europe government reforms the french promised new protests over to iraq in the retirement age while british unions would have massive demonstrations to counter cuts in social benefits and jobs. a fresh start for moscow as the capital gets a new boss who's already laid plans on how to change the capital. top priorities of corruption and congestion a little later would take a closer look at the new. interview now though researches on russia u.s. relations. tells r t when he thinks russia will join the world trade organization how much longer nato will exist and why the u.s. will never win the war in afghanistan his thoughts coming up next. basically i mean your thanks for being with us today so what do you think has changed in a way russia and the united states see each other in the light of the so-called reset of bilateral relations. prett

police stepped up their efforts in russia's troubled north caucuses following a terror attack on the chechen parliament which left three people dead. friends rob says people refuse to accept longer working lives while tempers flare up also with china where britain faced the worst cots for almost one hundred years. this is the most accurate description of the war it is it will be released and stored brickell iraq says it won't tolerate the torture of its citizens after all mind whistleblower wiki leaks publishes a mountain of classified files detailing murder and abuse. and a new man at the helm in moscow we profile the politician who has the tough job of tackling the capital's congested roads and officials corruption. and warm welcome to the weekly here in our to this sunday are many so now away with a look back at the week's top stories first this hour russian police are trying to identify the remaining two of three militants who stormed the parliament in brussels republic of chechnya on tuesday three people died and seventeen were injured as gunmen forced their way into the building in the