he's a russian citizen arrested in liberia for alleged international drug trafficking so why does constantine your shameful states lie in the hands of the u.s. . it's monday april fourth eight pm in washington d.c. and christine for you watching our team. fallout from the actions of one florida man terry jones he got florida pastor from the dove world outreach center who organized a mock trial that ended with the burning of the qur'an and his church and ignored story by u.s. media but it was news in afghanistan and it was news that sparked a major reaction there several people were killed including an incident in mazar e sharif when protesters overran to united nations compound and killed twelve people we did hear a response from a u.n. envoy to afghanistan who said quote freedom of speech does not mean freedom of offending culture or religion traditions especially when there are so many of us both civilians and frankly military in many parts of the world and particularly in afghanistan so i think the main blame we have is about the irresponsible gesture that was made on that case the proof i

he was put in solitary confinement and he didn't even know he was in the united states constantine'swife turia just to write to new york she says her husband was kidnapped by american agents while america says your show was smuggling drugs to south america africa and europe mostly from this way la and liberia the pilot has complained he was beaten and tortured following his arrest. try to pick fights with him provoking him constantly close to try to stay away from that he asked them why are you treating me like this i didn't do anything to you and i have not been found guilty with tori believes the case against her husband was fabricated by the u.s. ok i have not also why do this is involved in this is unclear he has never been to the u.s. in his entire life he never had a u.s. visa and wasn't third country up on his arrest him. when constantine your schenkel was arrested russian officials were not generally notified and moscow cited a breach of international more we have. apologized to russia the state department's excuse we pressed the button on the facts and. to be really for noti

russian pilot constantine your shampoo was facing trial on monday new york for alleged international drug trafficking he was arrested by u.s. officials in liberia last year as lawyers accuse american agents of kidnapping and torturing the pilot and as artie's an associate you're going to reports this is not the first time the u.s. has targeted a russian citizen. a legit tons of cocaine a pilot snatched up and brought to a foreign prison and a wrong fax number this is the case of constantine you're shango a russian pilot in his forty's scooped up by u.s. officials in liberia last year brought to a manhattan jail and along with four other suspects charged with international drug trafficking you know on. a long time he didn't even know where he was when he was brought to the u.s. he was put in solitary confinement and he didn't even know he was in the united states constantine's wife victoria just arrived to new york she says her husband was kidnapped by american agents well america says your show was smuggling drugs to south america africa and europe mostly from minnesota iowa or liber

so now a jury in new york federal court has found russian cargo pilot constantine euro shango guilty on charges of smuggling cocaine prosecutors in the case say he was involved in a criminal scheme to transport an estimated two hundred kilograms of cocaine via diplomatic mail from guyana to new york on a delta airlines plane. in new york with the details. let's start with one of the most interesting aspects of this case you are shanker was arrested in liberia tried it in america and yet he's a russian citizen. absolutely christine that's actually one of the most important questions that is raising eyebrows in this case the question of why is a russian citizen being arrested in liberia and brought onto american soil where he has never set foot before he's never been in the united states and he's now found guilty and faces up to a life sentence behind bars what was the the movie i mean was this something that was expected we've been covering this case since it's been going on i know that you spoke even with because wife what was a surprise to anyone the verdict here. you know in the la

russian citizen are arrested in liberia for alleged international drug trafficking so why does constantine your actions was a lie in the hands of the q well. it's monday april fourth five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine friends out there watching our team. brawling over the budget in a city never devoid of a good fight this one the all about money your money and how it will be spent and if there's no agreement well there may be no money we're not just talking about government workers not getting paychecks we're talking about people eligible for medicare not being able to enroll about hundreds of thousands of passport applications not being processed social security checks won't come so will it happen and if it does what will the implications be and do american taxpayers think well and what to american taxpayers think about all of us over garfield took to the streets of the nation's capital to find out. there's been a lot of talk over the past couple weeks about a looming government shutdown and congress can't agree on a budget bill simply stop operating people on the street really worr

jury has found a russian pundit guilty of drug trafficking constantine you have a shank who was brought to america from liberia last year he was accused of moving drugs around the world and trying to bribe liberian officials let's cross to new york again we're going back to new york istanbul studios and other stars your chicken is there for us and those are bring us up to date with the details of this trial. well bill you know this whole case is really legal by some here in new york as a great example of foreigners being tried in the united states for words and not deeds as you mentioned a court of twelve members has unanimously found russian pilot constantine you're schenkel guilty of the intent of conspiring to smuggle drugs internationally across the border from idea of in this way to south america and later on to the united states but the trick of this whole case here is that your friend has actually never set foot on u.s. soil before being handcuffed handcuffed and being bought here by u.s. officials now the way this whole hour rest came about as well as three other suspects were s

of a contest in moscow with the host side called the red stars enjoying a thumping nine to win constantine pathak off watched it. the red stars faced an all star team of the british columbia hockey league and if an opponent where is a maple even his jersey is strong rivalry can be expected no matter what league they're playing in it was. a great opportunities you play international hockey i know the russians like team is a highly highly skilled team and i think it's a real wake up call for a guy standing stand that when it's russia canada you're going to see the best no matter what meanwhile the hose just returned from a tour to pool and with a win and a defeat and the russians produced an electric sword breaking through and dominating throughout the game really know what to expect. i think the spirit game we kind of got caught off guard. you know it's a talented team and you know they they waited for your team canada seem to be confused and just didn't know what to do on the biggest size ice rink which proved

soil russian pilots constantine or shankar is found guilty of conspiring to internationally small boat tons of cocaine we bring you all the latest from new york just ahead on the program. compulsory third stanza trick on russia writes down on trucks with new measures aimed at more secret exist to keep the habit of how will they do sales on these in just a few moments. and in business this hour petrol prices may jump up to seven percent after oil producers claim they current fuel prices are not covering their costs join me for this story and more very shortly. international news live from our studios here in central moscow this is our teachers past ten pm here in the russian capital. russians blocked un plans to condemn syria's brutal crackdown on the regime protesters saying there are no grounds for international interference u.s. and european nations have called for stronger measures of damascus rejects appeals to end the violence syria's leader faces international criticism for using troops and tanks to put down your arrest that's already claimed hundreds of lives whether moscow beli

nil win over salad which keep some in the series they were heavily indebted to their goaltender constantine but only they perform miracles between the pipes and that i'm coaching little league says he needs more the same from him it's all about how nice advantage once again where they've one hundred percent record in this series and no one moved when would be enough for the trophy and the championship title. meanwhile the best you ice hockey players from russia have taken on up and coming star in canada in an exhibition match but it wasn't much of a contest in moscow with the host side called the red stars enjoying a thumping nine to win constantine pathak off watched it. the red stars faced an all star team of the british columbia hockey league and if an opponent where is a maple even his jersey is strong rivalry can be expected no matter what league they're playing in it was. a great opportunities you play international hockey i know the russians like team is a highly highly skilled team and i think it's a real wake up call for a guy standing stand that when it's russia canada you're goin

constantine was snatched at a sting operation by american agents liberia last year. and it's only a matter of hours before three spacemen blast off into orbit to mark the fiftieth anniversary since they were guards first wipe. out the russian space agency is expanding its travel program which sends crews to the international space station he spoke to on a tele permit head of the organization who says that although space tourism is growing wider because minox will have to wait a few more years as our interview next. it's a bit of thank you very much for being with us today space tourists used to be one of the sources of income for the russian space agency are you trying to raise you or maybe even expand this program. of course we would like to resume this program unfortunately we are unable to do it now and we won't be until the space shuttles resume delivering space crews to the i access which will happen before twenty fifteen or even twenty seventeen according to nasa experts the only other possibility is if we build a new spacecraft within the next two years and th

kidnapped constantine yellow schenker and brought him to america with out notifying russian authorities. and also reporting this hour our team millions of alex and drug addicts in russia could soon face legal action for their habits with the government planning to hold them criminally accountable and other crimes are planning for it's making for drug tests compulsory in schools. about cup another update in fifteen minutes one on the meantime syria is just the latest part of the arab world to find itself in a state of historic flux so actually is open to a seasoned middle east reporter to get his view on what's happening there i don't heart thinks the syrian president is a prisoner that would have his own security forces that interview is next on r.t. . i'm talking to alan hots he's a veteran middle east journalist who's been involved with the region for forty years as both a reporter and a conflicts result alan thanks very much for talking now you've been speaking we certainly a lot about whether the mainstream media has betrayed the idea of democracy in the middle east in its reporting

constantine was arrested in a sting in west africa last year and transported to america he denies all the charges against us in the trunk of the reports his lawyers say it's on the hunt undercover agents and should be in the dark. words not deeds landing foreigners behind bars in the us russian pilot constantine your shadow has been found guilty by a manhattan federal court jury of conspiring to smuggle drugs across borders a man was scooped up by u.s. officials in liberia last year and promptly tikkun to america along with three other suspects from africa what you're shimko faced in the us was a ten month wait for trial a month long hearing and now a guilty verdict the pilot and his family maintain his innocence. all the facts were fabricated all the tapes were distorted by the prosecution u.s. officials played a leading role in the arrest of the russian citizen posing as drug dealers american secret agents conducted meetings with the four resulting in hours of recordings the prosecution then put forward as proof of your shows intent to conspire to smuggle tons of cocaine to south am

but constantine arash uncles defense team says he committed no crime against america he was arrested by u.s. agents last year in west africa. coming out martin enders explores moscow in the many ways you can burn calories in the capital moscow are coming your way next. hello and welcome to moscow as in this week's president of the subject but. not just about. traditional sports there are now dozens of calorie busting activities that both sides ex-pats from both enjoy such as this. if you're looking for an alternative and welcome to the world of career of the brazilian film that combines elements of martial arts schools and music crazy since he was a good guy descendants attached to his slaves the brazilian native influences is known by quickly as using name politics in quick lake sweeps creating a somewhat different struck out that culturally since a hero has a range of activities such as jobs martial arts i'm camera classes and sessions of how the different levels of experience. now might sound to try could nation balance and some basic knowledge of where is the ground is needed for

jail out of new york jury guilty for drugs like you see constantine there are franker insists he's innocent this trial but with a difference. but in short russia is counting petrol exports as fuel shortages hit consumers are. prices jumped five percent overnight circle i should mention. for the latest sporting action is coming your way in there with you in and see you a for have been busy throwing their weight around in the football world here is exactly right carrie did been busy this week first of all glasgow rangers keeping punished for singing songs and then of course barcelona ryall madrid march out there's a bit of fun coming out of that as well of course more to come with this pastoral russian reasoner but he's not going to pay three times already this month next month they've got a big one though the second leg of the semifinal the champion's league lots of fun coming up before that right now. it was great to have your company this is sports the here on twenty four hour r t i'm a meal at. a soft brush his quest for a third ice hockey world title in four years starts later today with

a jury in new york has found a russian pilot guilty of drug trafficking constantine jarosz ankle was arrested last year in liberia then extradited to the u.s. and he's accused of moving drugs around the world and trying to bribe senior liberian officials but are he's out of stasi churkin or reports he insists on his innocence. words not deeds landing foreigners behind bars in the us russian pilot constantine your shango has been found guilty by a manhattan federal court jury of conspiring to smuggle drugs across borders the man was scooped up by u.s. officials in liberia last year and promptly taken to america along with three other suspects from africa what your shimko face to me west was a ten month wait for a trial a month long hearing and now a guilty verdict the pilot and his family maintained his innocence. all the facts were fabricated all the tapes were distorted by the prosecution u.s. officials played a leading role in the arrest of the russian citizen posing as drug dealers american secret agents conducted meetings with the four resulting in hours of recordings the prosecu

constantine is a king in name only, and has been for more than 40 years.tly after. the young, handsome king was already a national hero for winning a gold medal in sailing in the 1960 olympics. just three years into his reign, things went terribly wrong. the young monarch and his queen anne-marie fled in the middle of the night after a military coup. king constantine has lived in exile since 1967. >> why are you not become a bitter man given what happened to you? >> life is way too short. i remember when i was a child my mother told me once, if you hit your toe at the end of the bed when you walk around your room it doesn't help going back to that place and hitting it again and again. there is no point. you have to get on with life. >> constantine found a home in london near his relatives from the house of windsor. he is second cousin to prince charles and godfather to prince william. >> there is a wonderful picture of prince william directly behind you as a little boy. >> saluting. >> i turned around and he was saluting. i don't know. children do funny th

and other numerous bonuses russian international veterans eager i can fail sergei said mok and constantine's rianna also sitting on the two million euro mark. two foreign stars seeing underpaid by world standards while playing for big market clubs in the country sparked x. aiden mcgeady raking in just one point nine million this year. while sales kosky suki hond paid one point three million looks a bargain considering disappear world called jihad in two thousand and ten plenty of clubs showed interest in the japanese striker after the finals but it seems honda is set on playing out his four year deal he signed at the end of december two thousand and nine and while local salaries are said to be climbing they still have a long way to go before reaching global levels a barcelona player makes an average of five point three million euro annually they caught salon's archrivals reality grid meanwhile home to the highest paid player in the world christan ronaldo cashes in an unprecedented thirteen point one million per year not counting his numerous product and boresome it's a football manager's job

to be doing similar to live to win their first game of the finals after three straight defeats constantin both up with reports. i do admit i met for three down in the best of seven serious disparately needing a win on home ice to keep alive in the finals the game was very much in the balance in the opening period with scoring about a few inches could both sides made some spectacular saves but it first be all seemed inevitable with such a flight of chances. and it was the host who were first to break the deadlock five minutes into the second period. stick was broken. and posted to who sent it to the top corner of perfectly ten minutes later. the region home increasing their lead. to the hard short which yet again is midnight. and then they can help it find the net to nothing at the end of the second frame faced agree. on the inside environment who played a phenomenal game between the pipes even when the visitor had to man up they had failed to capitalise and seem to almost believe in goal isn't in civility on the night and never got into their stride without land explosive an attack carrie

. >> another grocery stories coming to the old constantine 0market on bask avenue in san jose. chain plans to open there april 19. there are details on all of these headlines in tomorrow print edition of the silicon valley business journal. >> high end shoe shoe maker suing a rival over one of the trademark. women around the world associate red sole with these shoes. now they filed a lawsuit in manhattan claiming they unfairly copied the desig design. the sooet suit seeks unspecified daniels. they made red sole shoe 20 years ago as the first pair was paintd with red nail polish. >> you don't have much to say on that one. >> my wife might have few things to say about. that i have not a clue. >> you have black loafer. >> yes. i have like 5 pair and she has like 500 pair. >> about she will hate me. coming up in sports. a's try to avoid being swept. cal may be looking for new basketball coach. and the first day of the masters did not belong to phil or tiger but 21-year-old from northern ireland and long phil or tiger but 21-year-old from northern ireland and long hitting spaniard ú

eyed laughing i'm european expansion just some of the by products of an action packed season to constantine the top reports. there isn't second here in example time for group knows no bounds the attendance evidence of this group eighty one percent this is noon and it seems to be just the beginning with legendary coach would even. as chairman of board the lead is aiming for year two of two goals and the. league's young but has already become a major international tournament with pleas from russia by the russian a lot to answer that the n.h.l. is main objective is to develop young guns for the future keeping the social impacts in mind i became a world champion when i was twenty three so these guys have great opportunities to get on their national teams roast is the red stars and all star team of a mutual players have already toured around north america five majors were held they won four of them the trip the first and most important step in cooperation with other countries who. were very glad to participate in different zones and to find new ways for collaboration this is a new level for us m

our in cup finals too far side no one victory away from a first concept a hockey league title constantine's the top off took up a seat for this one. so low on fuel away from a fly one the previous game two things to consider sure referee's decision to give them a five minute goal play for somewhat unclear reasons i'd learn from the moscow region where you get to prove they had recovered after the disappointing defeat and no better way than to demolish their opponents in bed or home ice however their plan got off to a bad story for it was the visitors had to believe it's tough because of course from the left circle with civvies you know you've taken wantage of confusion and found the puck ending up in the net to make it one nothing but eight minutes leading up or should why do i get from the blue line for so long once a ticket is make to even the score and then defeat my overall ticket stay only. three minutes into the second period and the visitors put their noses in front again but it sounded sweet of sweat showed deflected off my leg separate can ski who seem to push gold standard can sta

the country's youth basketball league finals which were held just outside the capital this week constantinefor top offs got the story. the best people in russia isn't in the best of health at the moment however at a grassroots level the signs are more promising well developing the sport has become a priority the ana eighteen basketball league aims to develop future stars and this year's finals were held just outside moscow came to claim the united league title this year and a few children right follicle up from the moscow region as their juniors have been unstoppable this season but here it is not the first time we fell to such tournament's the finals turned out to be very exciting tied battles in every match there was lots of talent on the court we hold everybody enjoyed. the league is a stepping stone between sports schools and pro basketball younger stars gain more and more experience from games welcome to titian among them increases gradually and by the time the queen answers the world of professional sport after another stint in the minor leagues they're ready for action on a senior ha

saying is the new regulations have been drawn up to help it and the sport develop in the future constantine pathak off as many. well together in cup semifinal battles are at their climax like a child losses revealed some new regulations that will be enforceable in next three years these rules are unique not only in ice hockey but in terms of sports in russia their relations were enacted with a certain winter olympics in mind aiming to develop you cock in the country well many new laws have also been brought into it to protect the rights of young players there are several important issues that the new regulations control such as the status of restricted free agents which will cost a number of transfers next season only five foreign players can be on a team roster however this limit is said to be scrapped in the near future to referees in two lines manned moon force the rules while the all judges will be abolished make a show of planing to sign contracts with a few foreign referees which will probably move the standard of the russian judges i know a lot of issues that he voted to the team's i