the constantini are shakos defend say he committed no crime against america. four pm in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story as the syrian government intensifies its crackdown on protesters the opposition has answered with a friday of rage thousands came out on to the streets across the country to remember the killing of demonstrators and the u.s. is accusing the embattled president assad of turning to iran for help or he's a really go look at what those accusations could mean for tehran. some like it hot but this spring things have heated up perhaps too much in the arab world is ips sneezy a libya now syria northern african region and the middle eastern gotten brutal civil wars with the western powers playing an important hand some believe this won't stop anytime soon so who's next in line for the great upheaval in the region the answer may lie on the surface. president assad is disingenuously blaming outsiders while at the same time seeking a rainy in assistance in repressing syria's citizens this need to be a human being wi

but constantini are shankar's defense says he committed no crime against america. and the business news the cost of borrowing goes up in russia the central bank increases its refinance rate for the second time to zero by another twenty five basis points find out more in around twenty minutes time of this is because the. five pm in moscow good to have you with us here on r t our top story syrian security units use force against thousands of protesters in the two centers of unrest the cities of damascus and tehran people are pouring into the streets for a friday of rage across the country i agree with a series of killings of demonstrators the bloody crackdown has caused international condemnation with the u.s. even pointing at iranian interference on the side of the government or he's a really good louche go look at what those accusations could mean for tehran. some like it hot but this bring things have heated up perhaps too much in the arab world is ips to easy a libya now is syria more than african region and the middle east and often brutal civil wars with the we

constantini are shackles cases being likened to that of another russian an x. ray to the us from a third country he was arrested in thailand on arms trafficking charges and is on trial in new york investigative journalist wayne madsen the says the u.s. should stop interfering in cases that should be investigated internationally. the problem here is the extra territorial imposition of u.s. law. on people who have really no in both the victor boot case selling even if you believe he was selling weapons to the colombian fark what does that have to do with the united states now that the federal government says well the those weapons would be used to target american citizens that's that's kind of that's a giant leap to that cocaine was coming from the colombian fark and making its way through africa into western europe well where's the connection the united states and whatever happened to interpol in these matters why is it that the united states is trumping interpol there's many things about this case that are strange first of all we know that the irish apparently

found guilty in new york of drug smuggling was taken to america illegally to be used in custody constantini other schenk is committed no crime on american soil because he never been there before his arrest by u.s. agents in west africa last. catch up on the latest on the stories online twenty four seven at r.t. dot com so a quarter to eleven nearly ten forty six on the button in fact of a richard in the sport. good to have you with this start and once. russia humbled in the opening game of ice hockey as world championships wind germany. russia the tides and sweep take a look at the biggest game in russian put all of its arrival says col collins and says he rivals moscow. matters will take a look at the next generation of russian gospel styles on earth in the capital. the two thousand and eleven world ice hockey championships are underway and russia's got off to the worst possible start they lost the opening game of the tournament in germany a game they were expected to win like a month trying to show the russians from this point of performance they went behind the early in the second period

trail after new york jury found from guilty of a drug smuggling conspiracy constantini our strength or insists he's innocent or his lawyers say the trial was riddled with errors and. the world's biggest oil producer it's one in itself but in short russia is tapping petrol exports are fuel shortages it seems at home prices jumped twenty five percent even though it's unsettled question regions. next summer on the way moscow out focuses on the body beautiful. hello and welcome to moscow awesome this was pregnant with a look at the subject of fitness and it's not just about. traditional sports there are now dozens of calorie busting activities that both muscovites and experts can both enjoy such as this activity so. if you're looking for an alternative workout them welcome to the world of career or just resilience often that combines elements of martial arts schools and music created centuries ago by descendants of slaves the brazilian native influences is known by quickly as using name politics in quick make sweeps which is somewhat different workouts that culturally sensitive of is a ran

pilot's arrest and essentially all the mean arguments of the difference after almost ten months constantini or shown cause trial is finally here a jury is deciding his destiny if found guilty he will spend from ten years to a life sentence behind bars. party new york. and afghanistan protests over the burning of the koran by a pastor in the u.s. last month has already left over twenty people dead including u.n. staff. condemn both the killings and the desecration of the holy book of his long. military contributor says the actions of pastor terry jones threatened to further worsen the relationship between the u.s. and the muslim world. the united states have yet have any resemblance modicum of the good will in the muslim world it was terry jones whose symbol handedly and irrevocably destroyed whatever the will be united states of america had enjoyed in the muslim world and especially where it has whole virtue or overt military and intelligence and as a general petraeus didn't have enough trouble smarting from the shooter's for support from the stryker brigade in southern afghanistan and afte

constantini are shakos defense team says he committed no crime against america he was arrested by u.s. agents last year in west africa. more on these stories and more in thirty minutes time first though we bring you a special report on an expedition to the arctic circle stay with us. brushes north in winter nearly every road there is covered with snow. mush mush. anyone venturing across this vast expanse has to make their way through snowy forests of icy rivers and lakes and the old days local people use dog sleds and was the only reliable means of transportation. people managing dog teams are called coyotes they are both the owners and the drivers of the dogs together with the tourists they're about to set out on an expedition full with many extreme challenges. the goal is to come away from tame snow to a designated point in the arctic circle. will they cope with the rigors of the journey and reach their destination. the small village of color valor is the starting point of the arduous expedition it stretches along the bank of lake quito in the north of the republic of korea. early i

constantini or shank those defense says he committed no crime against america he was arrested by u.s. agents last year in west africa. coming up here labelling his cross talk guess look at whether there's an undercover at hand at work among the arab revolutionaries crosstalk coming your way after a short break. we'll . bring you the latest in science and technology from the realms. of the future coverage. can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle as the arab spring interested six months it appears to run into some serious headwinds to some arab best parts have a learning curve and are the democratic rights of some people limited by the west geopolitical interests. to. discuss what may be called a counter revolution in the arab world i'm joined by and i deem she hardy in london he's an associate fellow i kept house also in london we have gilbert ashqar he is a writer and professor at the university of london and in washington we go to lawrence korb he's a senior fellow at the center for american progress all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anyt

constantini or shackles defense team says he committed no crime against america. six pm in moscow i'm mad tresor good to have you with us here on r t our top story syrian security units use force against thousands of protesters across the country as people are poor onto the streets for a friday of rage there's reports at least five people have been injured as agents in plainclothes fired on demonstrators in the coastal city of la taika the base of the ruling elite in the capital damascus police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters opposition promised president assad the biggest rally yet following a series of killings of demonstrators. the bloody crackdown has caused international condemnation with the u.s. even pointing at iranian interference on the side of the government parties are in a delusional look at what those accusations could mean for iran. some like it hot but this spring things have heated out perhaps too much in the arab world is it's too easy a libya now is syria more than african region and the middle east and often brutal civil wars wi

jail after a new york jury finds him guilty of drug smuggling conspiracy constantini arash and cohen says he's innocent plus his lawyers say the trial was riddled with errors. next with summer on the way moscow focuses on the body beautiful stay with us. hello and welcome to moscow and this was present i'll be taking a look at the subject of fitness. not just about the typical gym and traditional school fare now dozens of calorie busting activities that both muscovites an ex-pat from both enjoy such as this activity. and. if you're looking for an alternative workout the welcome to the world of cavalier of simplicity and often the combines elements of martial arts schools and music created centuries ago by descendants of slaves the brazilian native influences is known by quickly as using name politics in quake lake sweeps creating a somewhat different workouts the cultural sensitivity of is a range of activities such as dogs martial arts and couple of classes and sessions of how the different levels of experience. now might sound to try could nation balance and some basic knowledge of

found guilty in new york of drug smuggling was taken to america illegally and abused in custody constantini other shank has committed no crime on american soil because it's never been there before his arrest by u.s. agents in west africa last year. just thirty seconds away from cross-talk tonight people of elle's guests look at whether there's an undercover hand that work among the arab revolutionaries as r.t. . reviews the latest in science and technology from. the future. along in the welcome to cross talk and peter all about as the arab spring interested six months it appears to run into some serious headwinds to some arab just part of a learning curve and are the democratic rights of some people limited by the west geopolitical interests. to. discuss what may be called a counter revolution in the arab world i'm joined by and i deem she hardy in london he's an associate fellow at the house also in london we have gilbert ashqar he is a writer and professor at the university of london and in washington we go to lawrence korb he's a senior fellow at the center for american progress all righ

constantini or shown how it was snatched in a sting operation by american agents it was very last year. and it's only a matter of hours before three space member blast off into orbit to mark the fiftieth anniversary since he regards first light. the russian space agency is expanding its travel program which sends crews to the international space station r.t. spoke to anatoly primitive head of the organization who says that although space tourism is growing want to because minutes will have to wait a few more years that's in our interview next. it's a bit of a note 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 and fortunately we are unable to do it now and we won't be until space shuttles resume delivering space crews to the i assess which won't happen before twenty fifty or even twenty seventeen according to nasa experts the only other possibility is if we build a new spacecraft within the next tw

words not deeds landing foreigners behind bars in the us russian pilot constantini or 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 faced in the u.s. was a ten month wait for a trial a month long hearing and now a guilty verdict the pilot and his family maintain his innocence. paul the facts are fabricated all the tapes were distorted by the prosecution perfect 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 shame doesn't tend to conspire to smuggle tons of cocaine to south america and later into the us in liberia he was surrounded by five agents the second he stepped off the plane he was accompanied by guards they spent day and night in his room only during the trial did he find out that

the pilot's arrest and essentially all the media arguments of the defense after almost ten months constantini are shown cause trial is finally here a jury is deciding his destiny if found guilty he will spend from ten years to a life sentence behind bars and. new york. to purr and is dumping more than ten thousand tons of radioactive water from the fukushima plant into the pacific officials say this is a necessary step to free up storage space for more highly contaminated water the government says it will not holmes human health or the environment well let's talk about this with an independent nuclear energy consultant schaller burney who will be joining me hopefully from. now we understand that about twelve thousand tons of radioactive water have been released into the sea is it really as harmless as the government is making elves. absolutely not and in the other normal circumstances the release of such of all humans of water would be described as catastrophic i think i'd like to draw attention to the fact that in one thousand nine hundred three when a russian vessel was spotted offloaded or