all eyes will be on the russia's president dmitry medvedev as this will be his last interview to the media in his current position for the first time meets with bet it will actually be talking not just representatives from russia's state run media outlets but also with journalists from opposition t.v. channels now he's expected to sum up his four years in power and also outline goals for the future as to what is expected to to become prime minister was what was it has already suggested that makes him a bit of do that no good reason is a horse going to take over the presidential post on may seventh and his also suggested to me to me that if head of the united russia party now if it's the largest party in russia it has faced criticism following the december elections to russia's parliament there were allegations of fraud which brought out tens of thousands of people out on the streets especially mosco these were some of the largest of protests in russia's modern history so it will be interesting to see what kind of vision for the future which means that if it has as he is no one to be

dmitri will transmit the information. >> i'll transmit this information. >> starring barack obama.ible. dmitry medvedev and vladimir putin as himself. >> after my election i have more flexibility. >> wow. that's a fun one, i suppose. it's yet to be seen if the incident we saw will be much of a long-term problem for president obama. the democrats might have you singing along with this, their latest elise. mitt romney got the endorsement of congressman paul ryan today and the dnc had some fun linking ryan and his tax cutting medicare threatening budget with mitt romney. ♪ when ole mitt claps his hands for the paul ryan plan ♪ ♪ that's amore >> when his plan came out i applauded it. ♪ when paul ryan gives props to ole mitt romney's chops that's amore ♪ >> the enentitlement speech was very good. ♪ if they pass their budget >> their plan to really end medicare as we know it. ♪ what great care for the millionaire and the billionaire who is sharing big tax cuts ♪ >> gives tax cuts to the wealthy. ♪ when they meet to prepare ways to end medicare that's amore ♪ >> we've done coordination on

journalists from across the spectrum go head to head with dmitri medvedev thursday from eight am g.m.t. on ati. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. wealthy british style. that's not on the title of. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our. syrian rebel group says it's time for dialogue between the government and the opposition as a conflict continues to claim lives despite the international brokered truce there are still reports of violence in the country. to discover the average syrians are being forced to take sides in the year long crisis. a lifetime of work burned overnight. this facility is one of a growing number of businesses in syria destroyed by those claiming to advance the cause of the revolution this f

journalists from across the spectrum go head to head with dmitri next. thursday from eight am g.m.t. on r.t. . the syrian rebel group says it's time for a dialogue between the government and the opposition as the conflict continues to claim lives despite the international brokered truce still reports of violence on both sides so. syrians are being forced to take sides in a year long crisis. a lifetime of work burned overnight. this is one of a growing number of businesses in syria destroyed by those claiming to advance the cause of the revolution this factory was a classic example of syrian interpret one hundred fifty employees producing textiles for furniture it was never churning out a lot of profit but provided the distant living for its people all of which is now gone north droughts no warnings one evening in february a group of young man threw molotov cocktails into the building the owner said they had just enough time to evacuate the workers to safety but the rest of the evening he just watched his entire fortune go up in flames. so much pride a te

well that final question and answer session with dmitri medvedev as head of state is set to begin in less than an hour's time we'll be bringing it to you live here r.t. . for years at the top of russian politics. one last chance to quiz the president before he leaves the kremlin. journalists from across the spectrum go head to head with dmitri medvedev thursday from eight am g.m.t. on r.t. . did i kill innocent kid a was it a call this of course and that's never answered it. i'm a song from the skull still with me i think of it every day. i steal the flies fired from the memories. so much so long time i'm just here trying to tell him. i was ashamed. i was ashamed that i'd been neutered i was ashamed that i hadn't a clue. why i got my arm i got my legs i'm alive. but in the mind. what i want to be out of or to. cannot believe what i was going on once or i think. that i was a good soldier. but now i'm a soldier on the other side and i think i'm just as good. as. the. france is pushing for military intervention in syria saying the u.n. should consider measures if an international peace

this is the fifth sign that the father and son team of dmitri and much they share all have organized the ski to the north pole expedition the four men to be in constant seven teenagers and pick from thousands of eager would be polar explorers across russia begin their journey at the bar now drifting ice base and after about a week battling through some of the horses conditions on earth the chosen few can reach the global summit this time it took the expedition seven days to cover that one hundred ten kilometer distance from the last circle of latitude all the way up to the north pole but the young arctic travelers had to stick around and now their full day at their final destination because the mission to pick them up with that's us came late due to severe weather conditions which stops us from flying goes on what did you do while waiting for us i did my. played my fear saying so rules code jokes eight instructions on a stick to day to day to much away from the ring is any good that comes with the ability to think what you've got a book. to the helicopter of course well the pies disa

line filling in behind fire for also making it easier to get the party started in russia president dmitri medvedev signs into law reform city political system some opposition leader is still on top of the. trend dishing the dirt on a high level flirt with a senior official claims russian spy siren after was actually valued for getting too close to someone inside obama's inner circle. live from our studios in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now wait it's six pm here in the russian capital which has been struck by two massive fires within hours of each other the top floors of a skyscraper in moscow's business complex became engulfed in flames on monday evening that was followed by a blaze at a market on the city's outskirts which killed seventeen people we're going to go to school reports from the scene of moscow's deadliest blaze in five years. turns young people have died in a blaze which broke out in the warehouse on the outskirts of moscow the people who died in the fire also to be migrant workers who lived and works here now the causes of the fire are you it's a

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates are trying to moscow has condemned as cold war hollywood cliche. dozens of arrests and of riots probably spain's approval of its severe style sturdy measures yet that see twenty seven billion euro slashed from the budget. and poland comes closer to acknowledging the existence of secret cia run prisons for terror suspects on its territory prosecutors launching an investigation against the former head of the country's intelligence service for helping set up a covert sites. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow recapping the week's top stories this is our team with the week. saudi arabia and its allies are thought to have agreed to pay salaries to rebels fighting the syrian regime and the decision came as around sixty nations all harsh critics of the syrian government met in turkey to discuss how to bolster the opposition and intensify sanctions against president assad but powers blame assad for v

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to entitle russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend moscow has condemned as cold war hollywood cliché. dozens of arrests and riots follow spain's approval of its severest austerity measures yet that sees a twenty seven billion euro slashed from the budget. and poland comes closer to acknowledging of the existence of secret cia run prisons for terror suspects on its territory prosecutors launched an investigation against before more head of the country's intelligence service for helping set up the covert signs. from broadcasting live in iraq from our studios in moscow this is our team and we start with breaking news this hour all people onboard a small passenger plane are believed to be dead after a crash near to main airport in russia's your old region local rescue services say four crew members and thirty nine passengers were on board at the time and some of the victims are said to be children the a.t.r. seventy two twin engine turboprop airliner is re

before we get to dmitri with a business or let's kick off the r.t. world update with palestinian leaders of rejected israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu the latest invitation to resume peace talks they've insisted israel stops its construction of jewish settlements first which are being built against un resolutions on widespread international opposition the palestinian refusal follows yesterday's appeal from the middle east quartet for both sides to take proper steps to improve relations. deadly clashes between fighters linked to al qaeda and the yemeni soldiers continues for a fourth day over one hundred seventy people have been killed in the fighting and airstrikes since monday insurgents have been attacking army barracks trying to retake the strategic southern town of loder is the latest in a series of deadly confrontations following an uprising which forced a longtime leader ali abdullah saleh from power. the international criminal court has confirmed that saif gadhafi the imprisoned son of the former libyan leader was tortured and abused s

has risen dramatically and the government should respond to that according to outgoing president dmitri medvedev he was speaking during the last q. and a of his tenure his words were in regard to the latest wave of post-election mass rallies across the country r.t. is a really good summit of some of the various final words as president. this is the last interview that medvedev has given to a journalist before handing over reins had to put in so a very broad range of issues was covered not the least of which were of course the protests which followed russia's state duma elections at the end of last year and to that to be serious it is said that he respected people's are so of content or discontent with the government but he did warn that some people are getting a little carried away with the show of protest for example by a person on hunger strikes. regarding people who protest it first of all they have the right but the other thing here is that there can be a genuine protest and there can be a well calculated political opposition and let me say right away i'm not judging anyone on that

russia's formal will tycoon and now a prisoner of the cross he also came up somewhere asking why dmitry medvedev didn't give pardon to him and did that speech him instead of replied that he couldn't do so constitutionally according to russian law the man has to ask to be freed and for that of course he did not do so in regards to the international situation and russia's role on the on the political arena in the world of course a lot of attention and. needed to the situation in the middle east. the arab spring will turn into a cold. for russia and we're having spring in all senses of the word as for the situation in the arab world of course the situation is unstable radical forces are trying to grasp in a whole number of countries and if they do working with them will be a lot harder and i told this to everyone to both our american and european partners who said that the transfer of power to extremists shouldn't be the purpose of any transformation. now as far as many various plans for the future are concerned it does look like he is likely to become a not just russia's next prime minist

nobobody has any idea what he will do in the second term except dmitry and vladimir in russia. he will run agast republicans as if republicans were the ones in office. at is he offering on the budgeget? nothining. >> it is hard to know whosose budg is the bigger joke obama's or the republicans'. they are irresesponsnsible in the extre. >> tell me how t rya budge is irresponsible. >> it does not tell you at all what loopholes he wowould close.e. itouldhut down the faa one day a week, all sorts of -- >> and it increas defse spending while basically obliterating what ia relatively small piece of the budget, discretionary spending, everything from head start to enforcement of securities laws. >> mark? >> this was a politicacal week. the president knowows the following -- mitt romney is th most unpopular nomin in history of either party. what you wt to do is make mitt romney the republican party. that is what this was all about. >>>> why does he attacked the paul ryan budget? >> the republicans in congress are less popular than the democrats inin congress and the white house. you wa

he does not have any idea -- no one has any idea what he'll do in his second term except dmitry and vladimir in russia. he is attacking the republicans as if the republicans were in power. a lemon this morning. >> it is hard to know whose budget is a bigger joke, obama's or the republicans'. they are responsible in the extreme. >> how is the republicans' irresponsible? >> it does not do anything about loopholes. you would shut down the faa once a week -- >> it increases defense spending while obliterating a relatively small piece of the budget, discretionary spending, everything from headstart to enforcement of securities laws. >> this was a political week. the president knows the following -- mitt romney is the most unpopular nominee in the history of either party. more on popular -- unpopular, his party. you want to make mitt romney the republican party. >> why is he attacking the ryan budget? >> the republicans in congress are less popular than the democrats in congress or the white house. you want to make this campaign about budget cuts, tax cuts for the best off, the angry affluent. tha

outgoing president dmitry medvedev has signed a decree to create russia's first public tv station. >> the norwegian mass killer anders breivik has described is attacked as a pre-emptive strike against multiculturalism. >> the radical cleric has -- is back in jail after his bail was revoked. the british government begins a new attempt to deport him to jordan. the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will attend talks in paris on thursday as part of efforts to end the violence in syria. we have seen evidence that the cease-fire was -- is failing to hold. syria restricts access for journalists. but our journalists have been inside the country. this and this report. -- and they send this report. >> its started early. the helicopter staking its claim to the sky. unleashing its deadly confinement at will. this is what passes for a cease- fire in president bashar al- assad's syria. we were told soldiers were advancing on villages nearby. it was a taste of the fear and panic too many syrians have endured for more than a year. the last half-hour, this helicopter has been flying over this pa

this is dmitry, a physicist at uc san diego.ven a $400 ticket for failing to stop at a stop sign. dude, bummer. he arrived in traffic court armed with the signs using this chart and others apparently. he argued three points of physical science. first the observer, in this case the cop sitting 100 feet away was measuring his angular speed, not his linear speed, like when you're far away from something that's moving, it does not appear to be moving at all. that's angular speed. as opposed to something moves past you and you observe its linear speed. second, he quickly decelerated to a stop, he swears then accelerated quickly. finally and most crucially i would say though i know basically nothing about physics the observer cop's view was obstructed for a second at. at the moment he says he stopped his car but wases accused of having not stopped. for his very good work, he was let off the hook. no ticket, no fine, no points for a moving violation. for extra geek credit, he published his four-page work online and of course invited pe

each year dmitry and much they are all dedicate the expedition to either a cause or a commemorative date if previous subzero treks have already been devoted to among others russian teachers and the sochi winter olympics this time the journey was made in the name even pub bunny who spent over two hundred days here researching back in one thirty seven. this is the corp of a flock which was razed to the north pole but the expedition of seventy five years ago and will commemoration there heroics without trip. there are sick experience and here but the smiles of happiness are mixed with feelings of sorrow some have become inseparable friends and all of them learns the value of teamwork hunger for travel the are known and effort bordering the on it saying it all is what separates those teenagers from the rest of their peers at the age of sixteen or eighteen they have already conquered the north pole and their future last challenge is now see it's easier to handle room on cost of artsy reporting from the north pole. and finally it's here this summer silly sport season is now officially underway

the comedian dmitry robin with this unbelievable singer/song writer tao nguyen.ere i feel like we need to be going. how can we broaden this. >> this is the kind of stuff you don't get in a regular radiolab episode. >> i don't feel like we're making art. we're trying to communicate something. i can futz around with sounds all i want to, but the goal is to communicate a story and have it be undeniable. the artistry in all of that has to be quiet in some sense. it can't overpower the story. you've got these things, and for a long time in radio, they were in these little containers. i want to below

dmitri until she and i have been together for more than fifty years they have two sons and four grandchildren. today anyone who dreams about the stars can fulfill his or her ambition. the father and mother of this family are both cosmonauts markets iraq was selected for duty first he immediately decided to become a cosmonaut when he found out that nowadays it is not necessary to be a military pilot all one needs is a higher technical education and good health. when i was going through the enrollment process later wanted to take part two. i wasn't included in the same group as mock i had just given birth when her daughter was three years old the year finally passed the entrance exam today she is the only woman among all the active cosmonauts though mark entered the service before her first flight is scheduled for two thousand and fourteen today because winans have to spend about seven years training but they are no longer plagued with torturous exercises they learn only what they will really need for spaceflight and it is all thanks to the first team of cosmonauts when george of the impossible

not understandable] >> it was intended to be a private exchange between outgoing russian president dmitry medvedev and president obama. but thanks to an open microphone, it was broadcast to the world. a little a nuclear security summit last monday in seoul, korea, mr. obama reveals his willingness to cut a deal with russia on the placement of anti- missile defenses in eastern europe, after this year's november election. the missile defense system was first proposed by president george w. bush to protect european cities against iranian missiles. it was vigorously opposed by russia. so the first systems are currently scheduled for deployment in romania in 2014. and in poland in 2018. mr. obama says he will have more flexibility after the election this year. republicans were quick to seize on the flexibility comment. >> this is a president who is telling us one thing and doing something else and is planning on doing something even more frightening. >> governor romney went on to characterize russia as america's number-one geopolitical rival. a charge that threw re row joinedder from medvedev

president elect polluted picks outgoing leader dmitri medvedev to replace him as head of brushless ruling party a friend of his given the final kremlin speech of his term before handing over the reins of power to crusade in two weeks' time. and it's claimed that n.g.o.s are trying to incite foreign intervention in syria where violence continues despite a fragile truce between government forces and rebels their positions are accused of publishing unconfirmed reports similar to those much help provoke international military action in libya. polls here next with the latest on our team. find you very much need to welcome to the world of sports here's what we've got coming up the spanish inquisition chills he takes a slender one will lead to the new camp as they take on boss alone or for a place in the champions league final. final showdown did almost goes russia and god saw it to the level to go and cup finals are the real pace the seventh on the siding much now takes place and wednesday. on the go. old school or we recap game week fourteen in the russian for nearly as and in some places clos

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he tells and all those stories coming up the top of the hour next in sport with dmitri . hello there welcome to the sports objects here thanks to a company game coming up in the program. champions league real madrid prepared to take on buying into the first leg of their semi final question at the airlines arena in germany. inspecting resonates before it's already in russia checking the country's preparations for the trades the eighteenth food bowl world cup. and you'll see all eighteen shorts that found the back of the net during game week thirty nine all the russian premier league in our weekly goals galore edition. so let's start with football where europe's best teams of the time being and to the semifinal stage of the champions league tonight in the first thanks to around madrid taken by munich at the alliance arena all together the two sides have one than most prestigious continental tournament thirteen times with this boasting their record of nine titles it's been eleven and ten years respectively since by and real claimed the champion's league trophy admitting thei

the business desk to dimitri's that all the latest from the world of business good morning to you dmitri. house trading in asia going on is in full swing it's absolutely in full swing the sentiment is a bit mixed i would say because the nikkei is adding a bit while china is seeing losses right now so could have those figures actually will be hanging saying is indeed on other climbing over around one percent as you can see their latest data indicates that third china's exports have exceeded the imports finally back to a trade surplus although both of them failed to impress with growth rates weaker us in mind this is of course crazy worries about the state of china's economy and therefore this negative sentiment for seeing the nikkei however is on the bit of a weaker yen and this is providing support to exports and companies like the view from texas for example. also a bit of a house coming from the united. obviously where investors were just the first session on monday reacting to a weaker jobs report that we saw. this friday when it seems that the u.s. economy in the non-farm sector adde

a horse like exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to a spike in anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates moscow's already slammed the trend of war in the us politicians are against reverting to cold war hollywood stereotypes. and slain adults its toughest of budget cuts in decades which includes tax hikes and a salary freeze for public sector workers just to sparked a nationwide strike and mass protest that resulted in violent clashes with police and dozens of overcast. thanks a lot see it's our special report from the scene of some of the worst fighting in the u.s. iraq war though the sounds of battle died down years ago but the weapons used have left behind a deadly legacy. saluja west of baghdad. the rebels' bastion seems to be awakening the day after an earthquake. eight years after the war its inhabitants are still living among the rolling as. it flew to hospital doctors are fighting another war today as every day a maternity unit is on alert a deformed baby has just been born the fifth this week. his newborn is suffering from serio

also in this week's top stories the hot night exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend basco has condemned as a cold war hollywood cliche. dozens of arrests and riots follow strains approval of its of severest austerity measures yet it sees twenty seven billion euro slashed from the budget. next a chance to get inside the kremlin walls with a secret history of the soviet files in our special report. western siberia this secret munitions factory became public knowledge of the fall of the soviet union is special capsules known as the kremlin pill were made by hand and exclusively for the top brass. of the health of the leaders of the soviet union was always shrouded in secrecy. private doctors looking after them had a very risky jeweled their very lives not just their careers were at stake. lanie brash and of the soviet union from nine hundred sixty four through nineteen eighty two in one nine hundred seventy six gresham suffered clinical just. as the new dan atherosclerosis died on novemb

or crossings regular business death now as dmitri medvedev fresh business update and as business day another business base unfolding here in moscow what do we expect to see in forty minutes time when the russian markets open well it seems we're looking for a movement downs actually downwards because the the us markets and the asian markets have seen a massive drop over the past couple of sessions even though russia for the past four weeks has seen four consecutive weeks of losses it has been trying to resist the pressure but it seems it's a bit too harsh just to be in the previous president just take a look at what's going on in asia right now the nikkei and the hang seng declining more than one percent the nikkei one percent exactly sony and sharp have issued earnings downgrades and therefore they're dropping more than three percent and this is of course based on all worries about the state of the economy notably in europe as the spanish and italian bond yields were going up and previous session and see what happens today of course over in the united states there was a big drop the

now into boxing where undefeated russian middleweight champion dmitri paired old and japan's double hero ishida are gearing up for their forthcoming about here in moscow the russian is going into the fight having won all nineteen of his previous bats and knocking out fifteen in the process but if she does who has claimed twenty four victories during his career is keen to regain some footing on the international arena while the high caliber event is to be held here in russia's capital of may the first in both boxes have made it clear they are going for the win even if it means sacrificing on entertainment value. i didn't believe you. differs from all of my previous opponents and i'm happy to be fighting such a book so it's not going to be a spectacular find if i'm expecting it to go the full twelve rounds i'm not going to be showing any fancy moves because all i'm interested in is victory the champion has never lost a fight but i've lost a few but i've got a long history of boats with good fires so it doesn't matter how good. rate for it or. now over in the u.s. the indianapolis colts are

making it easier to get the party started in russia president dmitri medvedev signs into law reforms to the political system however some opposition leader is still on topic. and dishing the dirt on a high level flirt a senior f.b.i. official claims russians by a siren and a chaplain was extradited for getting too close to someone inside of bombers in a circle. and choose the evening here in moscow this is our team my name's kevin zero in our top story this hour the russian capital has been struck by two massive fires within hours of each other the top floors of a skyscraper of moscow's business complex became engulfed in flames on monday evening and then that was followed by a deadly fire one of the city's markets and that's where really reports now. turns in people have died in a blaze which broke out in a warehouse on the outskirts of moscow the people who died in the fire all said to be migrant workers who've lived and worked here now the causes of the fire are yet so known it is presumed that possibly the fire started when the workers were trying to stay warm and using a makeshi

strange between dmitri medvedev anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates. has condemned as cold war hollywood cliché. and spain adopts as tough as cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike a mass protest that resulted in clashes with police and dozens of arrests. and those are all top stories at this stage i'll be back with more news in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime the latest sports is with us for that. this is sports and i'm you know plenty ahead this hour including. miami misery maria sharapova surface her fourth so we ericsson open final defeat going down in straight sets that poland's i can ask around this time or it's. cruise control russia's women's football squad hit macedonia for eight to keep right on track for next year's european championships in sweden. here zero zero new york knicks basketball sensation germy lin looks set to miss the rest of the n.b.a. season after suffering a knee injury. first the tennis for maria shriver's wait for a first title of twenty twelve must go on the russian losing her third final of the year in mia

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates trying. as cold war hollywood cliche. dozens of arrests and riots follow spain's approval of its severest austerity measures yet see twenty seven billion euros slashed from the budget. and poland comes closer to acknowledging the existence of secret cia run prisons for terror suspects on its territory prosecutors launch an investigation against the former head of the country's intelligence service for helping set up the covert sites. let's look at your top stories for now but here we have the latest sports news with you in. good to have you with us this is sports and i'm you know plenty ahead this hour including. miami misery maria sharapova suffered her fourth sony ericsson open final defeat going down in straight sets the poland's i can ask around this time are it's. cruise control russia's women's football squad hit macedonia for eight to keep right on track for next year's european championships in sweden. ze

making it easier to get the party started in russia president dmitri medvedev signs into law reform city political system however some opposition leader is still on top of the. closet dishing the dirt on a high level flirt as senior f.b.i. official claims russian spy siren anna chapman was extradited for getting too close to someone inside obama's inner circle. despite the president is among global markets declining oil prices russia sees a very positive session on tru as they would be my six and out so yes i think around two percent more of this in around twenty. seven pm here in moscow to start coming to you live with me and he said no way our top story the russian capital has been struck by two massive fires within hours of each other the top floors of a skyscraper and moscow's business complex became engulfed in flames on monday evening that was followed by a deadly fire at one of the city's markets and we're going to go now report. will have. died in a blaze in the warehouse on the outskirts of moscow the people who died in the fire also to be migrant workers who lived and worked he

making it easier to get the party started russian president dmitri medvedev signs into law reforms to the political system some opposition leader is still on topic. and dishing the dirt on a high level flirt of staying here and free i officially claims russian spies siren and a chaplain was extradited for getting through close to someone inside obama's inner circle. it's five pm here in moscow this is r t coming to you live on needs to know with our top story two massive fire struck the russian capital overnight the top floors of a skyscraper in moscow's business complex became engulfed in flames on monday evening that was followed by a blaze i did market on the city's outskirts which killed seventeen people are going to lose to reports from the scene of moscow's deadliest blaze in five years. seventeen people have died in a blaze in a warehouse on the outskirts of moscow the people who died in a fire all said to be migrant workers who lived and worked here you know the causes of the fire are years are known it is presumed that possibly the fire started when the workers were trying to

horse mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend moscow has condemned as a cold war hollywood cliche. and spring the toughest budget cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike and a mass protest that resulted in violent clashes with police and dozens of arrests. and the pavement next exclusive interview with a man credited with orchestrating the form of colonel gadhafi the former and t.c. leader. now on the sidelines of the process we're sitting down with my whole djibril now he was having the economic and development planning body and libya at the time of the rule of colonel moammar gadhafi and he later read led to the uprising against the regime the interim prime minister of the national transitional council for about seven and a half months i thank you very much a mystery for joining us today and the first question that we'd like to ask at this point today is the civil war really over in libya and who is in control but not a little first correct so there was not some good will to libya.

also in the week's top stories here on r.t. a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev it leads to anti russian rhetoric among where america is a republican presidential candidates to trend moscow a slanderous quote cold war hollywood cliche. that spain adopts its toughest the budget cuts decades despite a nationwide strike and mass protests that resulted in clashes with police and many arrests. co-write union is here with the latest action from the world of sports big in the big apple for new york basketball fans have certainly is linsanity himself jeremy lin he is now out for the rest of the season it looks like with a knee injury but bad news for the new york team or in the us the rest of the sport coming up in just a sec. good to have your company this sunday afternoon plenty ahead this hour in sports today including this. miami misery maria sharapova suffers her fourth sony ericsson open final defeat going down in straight sets the poems i guess to run this time are. cruise control which is women's football squad hit macedonia for eights to keep right on track for

and good luck thanks well that there we have it the final interview with outgoing russian president dmitry medvedev live here on r.t. was a special session with a journalistic you in a session he prepares to hand over the reins to that email putin just to recap a little bit what he said in quite a wide ranging discussion that he said that corruption in society must be removed over time and that the people can really contribute to that and help the government with that on the subject of the protests against the results of the presidential election he said there was no serious electoral fraud but he respected peoples of the right to protest and he also said that to describe. repricing his role as president as a reshuffle was incorrect it was instead the will of the people in the united russia party remained popular and very brief on the coming us elections he said i hope a certain candidate can continue his work in washington of course we'll have more on this throughout the day here in r.t. stay with us. led mission free cretaceous three sons four chargers free. agency three. free studio typ

democracy is no longer a swear word the message from dmitri medvedev and his last major kremlin speech before his presidency ends to continue political reforms on the fight against corruption if he's appointed prime minister which is widely expected in the coming weeks. and fueling the fire n.g.o.s are being accused of inciting foreign action in syria by publishing unconfirmed reports similar to those which so intervention in libya protect their honesty international backtrack from claims that colonel gadhafi employed mercenary death squads. next units here with all to support. by senator great to have you with us it is sports today time plenty head over the next ten minutes including this. testing times the eyes of a footballing world will gaze on the new count tonight as barcelona and chelsea slug it out for a place in the champions league final. not name calling the russian swimming squad for this summer's olympic games is finalized after the national championships raw park here in law school. hitting the heights in american dirt devil free climber heads out for leisure stroll acros

the horse mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to a spike in the russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates moscow's already. warned u.s. politicians against reverting to a cold war hollywood stereotypes. and spain adopts its toughest budget cuts in decades which includes tax hikes and a salary freeze for public sector workers that's despite a nationwide strike and of mass protests that resulted in violent clashes and dozens of arrests. straight to the world of sports with neil and i believe you have some details for me regarding the queen over the course of course we're talking about maria sharapova we certainly are tell you won't worry whenever i could into a tennis final you could pretty much guaranteed she was going to win it not anymore coming up and not in just a sec. good to have your company this is for today we have got plenty had few including. niamey misery maria sharapova service her fourth sony ericsson open final defeat going down in straight sets the poland i guess this time it's. cruise control russia's women's football squa

dmitri medvedev is counting down the days until he packed his bags and moves out of the kremlin to make way for vladimir putin's return on may seventh along with his blowing us he'll also be taking with him four years of memories as head of state and the outgoing president has been reflecting on those thoughts. reports. but you do have spent most of the week summing up the accomplishments and discussing at the shortcomings of his four year tenure as head of state he's got about a week left in that post so i want to say he was meeting with the state council giving a speech before them highlighting some of the issues which are still facing russia at the present moment among them was of course the fact that the technological advancements are still needed also the fact that some towns are still living out or below the poverty line and of course he also spoke at length the bald corruption. we have declared war on corruption we have identified her enemy and we will not. in the last four years we created legislation needed to battle corruption for the first time in the frozen year history of o

boxing and japanese challenger noble hero ishida says he plans to knock a middleweight champion dmitri when the two square off against each other in moscow on cheese day two in the russian public holiday and she held an open training session here in the capital and admitted he was wary that a points decision could swing in favor of the local holder so a knock out would put the result beyond doubt but thirty one year old piddled has a record of nineteen wins including fifteen times and no losses are but the daniel has more. one of the brightest buxom jones russia has taught for and probably the most gifted. bill middleweight jumped on me that if you're all first came to global prominence in twenty eight sound when he entered the mandalay bay casino ring in las vegas as an underdog and stunned the crowd by knocking out american daniel jacobs capturing the gentles belt in the process but. i knew the only way to win was to knock him out but it's a very hard way to fight especially for me so i just decided to box as well as i could and enjoy the feeling that atmosphere of a packed out arena

you know just a moment i'll get to dmitri with the business of russian engineers seem to have found a way of making science fiction science fact they are creating androids that can not only imitate real people but also see and respond to objects and faces and as peter out of how about the development can also help those with limited abilities. all over the world scientists are making leaps and bounds in robotic technology in a small lab just outside of moscow a team believe that they are on the cusp of creating a robot body that can be controlled remotely with a human brain. itself i think in the next few months we will make a robot that will be able to move around on wheels the next step is to make a robot that can walk controlled by the movements of a human operator which we hope to do by next year if you want to see what our ultimate goal is you can watch movies like avatar are surrogates robots controlled by human thought. this is the team's current prototype it was designed to test the robot's eyesight each is an individual camera which observes and remembers the surroundings obs