[unintelligible] >> dmitry medvedev is vladimir putin's prodigy and pr. they like to show they are part of the same team but there are rumors of a rivalry and signs that president ned said it is trying to shape a more independent image. >> wanting a second term as president and getting it are two different things. all the indications are that the stay at the kremlin -- medvedev needs to persuade vladimir putin it is a good idea. >> police have issued new guidelines to try to safeguard women in india who work at night. they have ordered guards to be hired to accompany women home. >> over the last decade delhi has gained a reputation for being the most dangerous city for women. there have been any number of high-profile rape cases. the most recent happened only two weeks ago when a 30-year-old working for a call center was attacked having been dropped off near her home by a taxi. as she was making the final few steps she was abducted by a group of men who put her into their truck and decided to rape heard throughout the rest of the night. this is an outcry

suspected of leading unrest and killing a migrant from critical stand is now in jail president dmitri medvedev already said not to hesitate in using force to quell hate riots. but get all that out clashes fighting in vandalism and not just administrative violations but crimes and those who commit these crimes should be locked up rather than just told off the police should be using their legal authority to prevent extremism and incitement to listening kate should what happened in moscow and in some of the russian cities has shown that although requires very efficient management i'd like to draw attention to the fact that inciting violence in our country is a crime to. us republicans have failed in their attempts to reverse

dmitri medvedev wraps up the year with an annual interview with the country's top t.v. executives he addressed a wide range of issues from russia's political system to the arms reduction deal with the u.s. it is the third time the president has taken part in this deal in a session. and the season's greetings for all of you celebrating christmas day is marked all over the world but for many russians orthodox christmas will only come about two weeks because it's on a different calendar. she's one of britain's finest and most beautiful actresses next helen mirren joins us to talk about her role as tolstoy's wife and her russian heritage don't miss it.

historical rubble that the russian president dmitry medvedev characterized past relations between russia and poland just both leaders pledged to smooth out ties. a twenty five year old russian saxophone with an interesting new york physics. bone styled body yes another spy story and the british media access. and also the sod tensions are running high as so hold the line barring naval exercise in defiance of borning from pyongyang while south korea the u.s. and japan hold talks. in a very warm welcome from all of us here in moscow this is coming to iran live from moscow about ptomaine story now russian president dmitry medvedev is visiting also the latest step in improving relations between the two countries they'd been deadlocked for decades by historical and political differences but how warm since the polish presidential plane crashed in russia last april his country now is following the meeting in. many aspects in the relations between russia and poland were a dark chapter for the thais but according to a polish president. that is a thing of the past. mystic that's we can leave the tr

from dmitry medvedev came this morning. >> if nato and russia failed to do a deal on a joint shield, over the next decade, we face the following choice. either we reach an agreement on a missile defense system, or a new arms race will begin. if that happens, russia will have to decide whether to deploy new offensive weapons. at the nato summit earlier, russia and nato pledged cooperation in the area of missile defense. they have different ideas about how a missile shield should work. there is no guarantee they will reach agreement. >> it was domestic concerns which dominated the speeds. he tried to raise russia's birth rate by offering families that have three children plots of land free of charge. he called for better hospitals, more innovation, and new laws to fight corruption. >> experience shows that even the threat of 12 years in prison does not deter. i propose anyone caught giving for taking bribes should be punished with fines up to 100 times the amount of the bribe. >> he spoke of his criticisms and proposals but he did not say a word about his plans for the future. whether

russian president dmitry medvedev has welcomed the u.s.ate decision to ratify the start nuclear arms control treaty. the russian have said the first of three votes on the treaty for friday. the treaty was approved in washington wednesday night after a contentious debate in the u.s. and the vote represents a major victory for president barack obama. >> senate democrats mananad to persuade 13 republicans to vote with them to ratify the start treaty. for president barack obama, a major foreign-policy success. >> this is the most significant arms control agreement in nearly two decades. it will make us safer and reduce our nuclear arsenals, along with russia. with this treaty, our inspectors will also be back on theground that russian nuclear bases. so we will be about to test and verify. >> it has been nine months since obama and his russian counterpart, dmitry medvedev, signed the treaty. obama pushed hard to have it ratified before a new congress convenes in january. under the agreement, the u.s. and russia commit to reducing their nuclear

dmitry medvedev said a new arms race could begin in the next decade if nato and moscow cannot agree. he said this in the annual state of the nation speech in moscow. he said there had to be cooperation between russia and nato. countries have been competing to win the world cup in 2018 and 2022. the end is in sight. football fever is spreading. we report on how the u.s. is considering the second of the states. >> in the u.s., it is second only to basketball in terms of [unintelligible] -- in terms of participation. millions of americans play soccer regularly. this tournament in california is not a typical game. >> soccer is my favorite sport, because it is fast paced and there is no waiting period. >> we talk about american football at home and some of the russian injuries. this is definitely mom- preferred. >> popularity is central to the u.s. bid to host the 2020 to world cup. it is hoped home turf will generate millions of new fans. >> we may have reached the point where the world cup will be the biggest thing happening in the united states and life will stop here for the world cup

easier headlines together with nato or face the possibility of a new arms race president dmitri medvedev gives a stark warning to the indians and you will address the federal assembly he also highlighted ways to modernize the russian economy by corruption and pledged more help for families to tackle the demographic problem space and becomes. perspiration time for barack obama as he makes a lot space to attempt in the u.s. senate to ratify a new arms reduction treaty with russia the green to cut the nuclear arsenals of russia and the u.s. was signed by president obama and meant that have been prague in a broken. leg and the final whistle blows stows the next two football world cups is competing countries await the decision of the sport's governing body russia is up against england and joint bids from spain portugal and the netherlands belgium to host its first world cup if the executive committee will announce the winners. up next a look at how to tackle the afghan drug threat and to stop the flow of heroin to russia for all the issues in the spotlight with al gore enough coming up. hungr

is poised to shake up its russian diplomacy in the wake of a recent visit by russian president dmitry medvedev to one of the four disputed islands off northern japan. the visit was the first ever to the island by a top russian leader. the japanese foreign ministry came under criticism for being caught off guard by medvedev's visit to kunashiri island in november. the japanese government decided to effectively dismiss the japanese ambassador to russia and replace him with the ambassador to the czech republic, chikahito harada, as early as january. harada is well-versed in russian affairs. he served as director of the russian division and director general of the european affairs bureau. foreign minister seiji maehara intends to bolster information gathering on russia to resolve pending issues with the country, including the row over the russian-held islands claimed by japan. he also plans to visit moscow either in february or march to hold talks with russian prime minister vladimir putin and foreign minister sergei lavrov. >>> the u.s. senate has decided to cut 3/4 of its fiscal 2011 funding all

medvedev was telling to the t.v. bosses in this morning's q. and a i'm joined by dmitri pollack i know from the united russia executive committee good to have you with me so the first thing that dmitry medvedev talked about the start treaty now what's on this side of the atlantic it's being considered in the duma what are the chances that you think it will pass with a smooth ride well i think the duma will small theoretics treaty because it's a top priority for the month and for the president i think he was quite clean indicating that there is a political will in the country to postural this law and the law and besides that we know that the majority in the delays united russia so there will be no problem even the opposition voices any concerns about the two if you would like to make any and that's what please so the treaty will be possible to by the constitutional majority or do all right now you're with united russia party it's the ruling party but one thing the president had a bit of talk about was he said the party shouldn't stagnate and there should be an active vibr

he vowed to improve relations with moscow and him fact went to moscow and met with president dmitri medvedev which is quite a rare occurrence for a lower official than the prime minister and then do a visit by david cameron which is supposed to take place early next next year now whether that will affect the timing of that visit is obviously not clear yet william hague the foreign secretary says that he still wants to have a co-operative and productive relationship with russia we saw another tit for tat expulsion in two thousand and seven following the libyan young professor three diplomats were expelled from each side then as well and that was in protest from the british side a russian refusal to extradite lugovoy to face trial in the u.k. he is of course britain's prime suspect in the murder of alexander litvinenko since then there has been attempts on various sides to push what they're calling the reset button in russia u.k. relations this could have serious implications for that reset button. our london correspondent laura and that there and still to come on the program the call for russ

the way the votes were counted and of course the outcome of that result the russian president dmitry medvedev had however expressed hope that belarus will follow a more democratic way of development in the future that ties between russia and belarus will continue to flourish as they have been partners and friends for a very long time but no strict comments about how russia views the election which many say is already a comment in itself. while there to serve russia. being told that someday the protests in minsk took place because many think. he's been in power too long but i think that people who went to the streets they doubt that. he can we but he can't win so much the message of the so so i think it's a big. indication of nervousness of the regime the results are so high and the protests were beaten saw it first it seems like people started to be time to look. for it's a long long time second opposition is very. skillful and bad politically because they. were so eight persons for very limited. so it's not serious but at the same time elections used to be organized in the way we share so to

the russian president indian engagement dmitri medvedev signed softened billions of dollars worth of deals from energy to military takes time vali look at the taj mahal. media reports suggest the u.s. is planning a military push. into pakistan despite intense opposition from islamabad. and next on our t. american veterans talk about their missions at war and their regrets it brought them stay with us. there was one particular incident. i wish i could take to. give. we went into an area near the baghdad stadium this key came into our area and actually stopped about seventy five meters in front of my vehicle that tells you how far the vehicle came into our perimeter. and. which is we lit it up.

president dmitri medvedev called for a firm stand against interethnic violence. a tough crowd down on racially motivated crimes and justice for all criminals regardless of their nationality some promises from the kremlin. but the spoils of war on show israel and lebanon compete for tourists attention. side of the story. hello this is r t it's midnight here in moscow you know in our top story former tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky has been found guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil by a moscow court the hearing is now over but the reading of the verdict is still not complete it could take several more days. as the latest from outside the court. so far we know that nichols a difficult ski and his former colleague left on a visit of russia's once biggest oil giant company you cross have been found guilty of stealing up to twenty over twenty five billion dollars worth of oil and embezzling the funds that of course is that the latest verdict in the second trial we believe that will speed him and his colleagues up currently already serving time for a first c

that's he called deadly dangerous for the country russia's president dmitri medvedev today said that they're threatening russia's stability he talked to local governors and urged them to work more closely with the at any groups to prevent mass rides similar to the ones which happened in moscow and sent his birth on december eleventh overbought thousand people kalash with police in these two cities in moscow it was just outside the kremlin they were chanting russia for russians and beat ethnic minority groups represented just mostly from the north caucasus those mass rights followed the killing of an ethnic russian the sparta football fan representative and three of the four suspects who were released shortly after that of course it urged drew to higher football fans in moscow it also drew the are a both the president and the prime minister these quick release after such a short detention and they carried out their own investigation whether those policeman were somehow under pressure to do that of course it always concerns about a rising tide of xenophobia in the country and also the

republicans take up more seats look slim a new strategic arms reduction treaty was signed by dmitry medvedev and barack obama in april and would slash the two country's nuclear arsenals by a third but it won't come into force until ratified by both sides something was. it's been ready to do for months political analyst joel rubin says failure to ratify the start treaty will tarnish america's political reputation. if it doesn't get passed actually fails there could be serious consequences for american leadership on arms control follow up for the american reputation around the world would be significant if it doesn't pass but it is not turned down but just delayed there to also signal that president obama is weak at home that's why advocates for the treaty are saying it needs to get passed now. still ahead here on blasting off for the holidays. dominoes. this is not. rocket blast off from the government throwing out the. catch the action here in a couple of minutes. but first this week's or another spate of unrest and street protests across europe amid government attempts to tackle their econo

channels dmitry medvedev looked at the highs and lows of the passing year all the highlights coming your way. as. mr president but a question on the new star to you i like one phrase in it or henry a short story.

relationship with the group but says it must modernize at the summit in kazakhstan president dmitry medvedev pushed his initiative and european security treaty. time for i guess now to roll up their sleeves for some cut and thrust debate in cross talk this edition host people of his panel about the future of the new arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. cross talk coming your way in twenty seconds. if you can. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle start forward or start back with a new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the us ever become law obama is putting all his political weight behind senate ratification while many see opponents playing politics in danger and global security. can. discuss ratification of the new start treaty i'm joined by my guests in washington richard burt he's a managing director mclarty associates and a former u.s. ambassador to germany amitai etzioni he's a professor at george washington university and daryl kimball he is the executive director of the arms control association and another member of our crosstalk team on the

plane crash that killed the president lech kaczynski and ninety five others russian president dmitry medvedev is visiting india on a two day trip aimed at strengthening trade and investment ties the two countries are expected to sign a number of agreements current saying that expels. the agreement will be the joint development of a fifth generation fighter aircraft over thirty billion dollars this contract has been negotiated for a while now and will be finalized on tuesday between president medvedev and prime minister singh also on the cards is the expansion of cooperation in the civil nuclear energy sector russia is expected to build another to additional nuclear reactors for india this agreement is also expected on tuesday and in fact india is looking at russia to provide the technology to feed its growing demand for energy the demand by its economy for energy and the russian side over the next twenty years is expected to build at least fifteen to twenty nuclear reactors for india also in the economic sector this is one sector that both sides would like to expand in a big way even though t

russian president dmitri medvedev calls for a firm stand against a violent nationalism at a meeting with the country's governors. a tough crowd down on racially motivated crime sent just pulled criminals regardless of their nationality strong promises from the kremlin. and lebanon and israel turn to tourist theme parks to promote their versions of the middle east conflict. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow where it is two o'clock on a tuesday morning this is our t.v. and we are glad to have you with us former billionaire mihail what are called who's already serving an eight year prison term has been found guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil by a moscow court the verdict is yet to be read in full with the sentencing expected in the next few days are. reports from the court. so far we know that because of that of course he and his former colleague level neighbors of russia's once biggest oil giant company you cos have been found guilty of stealing up to twenty over twenty five billion dollars worth of the oil and embezzling the funds that of course is tha

suspected of leading and arrested killing a migrant from kyrgyzstan is now in jail president dmitry medvedev urged authorities not to hesitate to use force at first sign of trouble. clashes fighting and vandalism are not just administrative violations but crimes and those who commit these crimes should be locked up rather than just told. the police should be using the legal authority to vent extremism and incite literally ethnic hatred what happened in moscow and some of the russian cities has shown requires very efficient management i'd like to draw attention to the fact that inciting violence in our country is a crime to. u.s. senate democrats have beaten back a second republican attempt to scupper ratification of the new start nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia a motion by senator jim risch has been defeated hot on the heels of a similar one by john mccain who called for their agreement to be sent back to the drawing board meanwhile president obama is urging rhetoric asia as soon as possible saying it's critical when actual security monday is the last day for democrats to push it t

january in which republicans will have more seats arms reduction treaty was signed by treaty dmitry medvedev and barack obama in april and would slash the two country's nuclear arsenals by a third but it won't come into force until ratified by both sides something moscow says it's been ready to do for months democratic strategist robert wiener told us he that failure to pass a treaty puts global security at stake. we're talking about terrorists that could get at the nuclear weapons because we're not doing sufficient inspections on the security in the safety of the facilities when you have twenty thousand nuclear weapons aimed all over the world anybody can get at them but that's just too darn many to be honest and how can we persuade iran to go to zero when we have twenty thousand and won't reduce them that would be a ridiculous statement of immoral proportions so we have got to take the proper steps to rid the world of nuclear weapons and this treaty is a small step toward that wonderful goal and we have in the program millings to secret detention centers and organ trafficking. some of the

work together with a nato base the possibility of a new arms race and president dmitry medvedev gives a stark warning in his annual address to the federal assembly. it's persuasion time for barack obama as he makes a last ditch appeal to the senate to ratify arms reduction treaty with russia. and the final whistle blows for bids to host the next two football world cup says competing nations await the decision from the sport's governing body. six am in moscow i'm good to be with you you're on r t our top story russia's president dmitry medvedev has warned of a new arms race unless russia and nato compromise in a joint missile system addressing the two houses of the russian parliament he also underlined the importance of intensifying the fight against widespread corruption one of major obstacles on the path to modernization. way has a review of the presidential speech. that easy g.m. that i see figured out. to be the door each need to view the state of the nation a perfect way to make a statement about how to protect the interests of a state russia sees missile defense as the number one

first though billion dollar deals military agreements and high tech link ups there the results of dmitri medvedev high profile visit to india russian president also sealed a number of agreements on nuclear power aiming to satisfy a growing energy demands in the world's second most populous nation or he's charan singh has been following the high level meetings between the two countries leaders . they've been strategic partners for over a decade and have had very warm relations for several decades from the soviet times on works and what's what's giving more impetus now to the bilateral ties is the growing economies of both countries both russia and india bric countries and the economies are growing at a fast clip and one of the key areas that we've seen agreement signed to be over a dozen agreements signed a one of the key areas was energy oil and gas and also nuclear power india has a huge demand for energy it's growing at almost nine percent annum and just two point five percent of its energy mix comes from nuclear energy it wants to increase just ten percent and sixty three thousand megawatts of

and events which have shaped the year well the russian president dmitry medvedev shares his candid views with the country's leading t.v. channels. watching r t with me where even josh welcome to the program this week the new nuclear deal between moscow and washington was given the nod of both countries lower house of russia's parliament voted on friday to give initial approval to the agreement which will slash the sides nuclear arsenals by a third it was approved for ratification by the u.s. senate a few days earlier following months of political wrangling but russian lawmakers will continue their debate in the new year over the ratification documents produced by this.

during a visit by the dmitry medvedev that they agreed to double bilateral trade within five years to $20 billion. >> in a changing world, old friendships can be the best. russia and india have been allies since the cold war. now they have agreed to jointly develop a new fighter aircraft. it is a deal worth more than $30 billion to moscow. in return, diplomatic support for india's ambitions. >> russia considers india the strong and deserving candidate for a seat in the un security council. we also talked about the overhaul of the international financial institutions. >> the foreign ministry -- in many parts of the world india is building. it is not only russia who wants a piece of the action. all permanent members of the un security council have visited dehli. there are great opportunities for everyone but some think india should be more reserved. >> these visits by world leaders are instructive as to how this can help the private sector at home secure contracts in the same way these foreign governments are securing contracts through the leaders. >> india is only going in one directio

and a look back at the events shape the year with the russian president dmitri medvedev sharing his candid views with the country's leading t.v. channels. it's two pm in the russian capital i match reza giving you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. this week the new nuclear cuts deal between moscow and washington was given the nod in both countries the lower house of russia's parliament voted on friday to give an issue approval to the agreement that would slash the sides nuclear arsenals by a third it was approved for edification by the u.s. senate a few days earlier following months of political wrangling.

russian president dmitry medvedev has welcomed the u.s.ate decision to ratify the start nuclear arms control treaty. the russian have said the first of three votes on the treaty for friday. the treaty was approved in washington wednesday night after a contentious debate in the u.s. and the vote represents a major victory for president barack obama. >> senate democrats managed to persuade 13 republicans to vote with them to ratify the start treaty. for president barack obama, a major foreign-policy success. >> this is the most significant arms control agreement in nearly two decades. it will make us safer and reduce our nuclear arsenals, along with russia. with this treaty, our inspectors will also be back on the ground that russian nuclear bases. so we will be about to test and verify. >> it has been nine months since obama and his russian counterpart, dmitry medvedev, signed the treaty. obama pushed hard to have it ratified before a new congress convenes in january. under the agreement, the u.s. and russia commit to reducing their nuclear

. >> in early november, president dmitry medvedev visited kunachi island, the first russian leader to set foot on the disputed japanese territory. >>> a viworld renowned orchestr made the announce of the last week. the 31-year-old kashimoto spoke at a news conference in tokyo on monday saying the orchestra's string players retained the authentic german sound since the days of the maestro and that he has long admired it. >> born in london, kashimoto has won numerous international competitions and has performed with various orchestras. he will debut as concertmaster in berlin at the famous three-day concerts which end on new year's eve. >>> next, a horse that competes in sled-pulling races at an age when others have been put to pasture. you only find this sport in japan's northern island of hokkaido. it takes extraordinary strength as well as speed to full medal sleds on a 200-meter course. after retiring and almost being put down, an old horse is trying to make a comeback and prove he's not past his prime. the spectators go to the races to pull for the old horse. >> reporter: golden ba

dmitry medvedev traveled to russian-held islands off hokkaido on november 1st.he release of this woman warmed the hearts of opposition supporters in myanmar. the country's military regime freed aung san suu kyi from house arrest on november 13th. it followed myanmar's first general election in 20 years. political friction in thailand sparked heated battles between the government and its opponents. from march to may, demonstrators staged protests and occupied bangkok's business district. they demanded the prime minister step down and call a new election. 91 people died in the unrest. the hottest story in october had the eyes of the world glued on chile. rescue workers saved 33 miners from their underground prison. they were trapped 700 meters below the surface of the earth for more than two months. >> three, two, one -- >> some people might have read updates about chile on this cool digital device. the ipad became the hot commodity in 2010. u.s. computer giant apple launched its tablet computer in april selling almost 7.5 million units by september. china's econo

among the participants were russian president dmitry medvedev and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. kazakhst kazakhstan's president nursultan nazarbayev announced the declaration which was signed by the summit participants. the declaration reconfirmed the organization's principles of banning member countries from using force against each other. and of calling for non-intervention and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. however, the summit failed to come up with ways to resolve conflicts in former soviet republics due to differences between russia and western states. these conflicts involved the breakaway regions of south ossetia and abkhazia in georgia and the breakaway region of transdniestria in moldova. which regards the former republics as being within its sphere of influence. >>> britain's "guardian" newspaper says the u.s. central intelligence agency asked state department diplomats to gather information on u.n. officials in july last year. the orders were among the diplomatic documents disclosed by the wikileaks website. the "guardn's" th

. >> dmitry medvedev has been in office for over two years now. as y y, he has not achieved much in the way of domestic reform, but he has changed the course of moscow's foreign policy. that a new treaty will level the playing field between russia and the u.s. at a time when his own reform plan for russia is faltering. >> the united nations general assembly has recognized the winner of ivory coast presidential election and called for the incumbent president to step down. bagbow has so far refused to give up power, claiming the poll was rigged. united nations also accuses forces of harassing u.s. peacekeepers. the u.s., france, and regional powers are considering moves to reinforce the troops. some of the retailers in germany are not exactly sad at the moment. >> that is absolutely true. retailers in germany are so happy because sales are strong as customers are spending more money than they have in the last five years. the buying frenzy is not ending early, either. until last minute, shoppers are hitting stores. just like every year, quite a few p

you cannot always choose your neighbors in international relations well here's how president dmitry medvedev described russia's attitude to the referendum in southern sudan. it is my firm conviction that no matter what this referendums result is it will not only determine the future of sovan sudan its people who also have a substantial influence on the general political situation in the region i hope that the referendum will produce a result which will make it possible to establish the conditions necessary for continuing the post conflict settlement process and ensuring sudan sustainable development. is there a risk that in order to prevent the session our southern sudan had to could withdraw from the two thousand and five comprehensive peace agreement now how would the african union and the un react in this case i sincerely doubt that that is likely i think both sides of committed to implementing the c.p.a. the contras if there's agreement the african union have come in support of the implementation of united nations particularly secular mr banking one has made it a priority of his administ

russian president dmitri medvedev calls for a firm stand against violence nationalism at a meeting with the country's of governors the kremlin has pledged to tackle ethnic tension after riots in moscow and st petersburg. thousands of travelers remain stranded in moscow's airports after a blackout and bad weather caused widespread destruction and cancellations frustrated passengers have reportedly even tried to attempt to break through passport control officials say it could take days to bring situation back to normal . next we were put on how domestic violence in the united states is reaching alarming levels with a staggering number of women falling victim. no one really wants to touch on the subject of abuse because everyone's like you know that's a family affair that's which we know has been and a wife we're going to say out of it we don't want nothing to do with it at all his cousins as brothers everyone ran out the house none of his friends came to say they just left everyone just left. they just let him beat me and left me when is anathema you know and god forbid i hate i would hat

dmitri medvedev said the season's greetings across the atlantic and encourages russia's opposition parties to show some competition as he wraps up the year of being quizzed by a leading t.v. . lackey ed lithuania give each other a christmas roasting and challenging each other over who was first to invent the festive decorated tree. and the government may raise billions of dollars in taxes from russian companies i'll have more on that in about twenty minutes time. pm in moscow i match reza good to be with you here on r t our top story russia's lawmakers have launched their debates on ratifying the nuclear arms reduction treaty with the u.s. after it won backing in the u.s. senate the russian parliament is set to approve the deal in the new year and what's being hailed as a diplomatic victory by presidents medvedev and obama. is across what's happening in moscow joins us live so it's still very much a mood of optimism in the among the deputies as.

dmitry medvedev has welcomed u.s. ratification of a landmark joint agreement between both countries to cut their nuclear arsenal. russia is due to start its ratification of the new start treaty on friday. toyota has paid $10 million to the family of four people killed in a run by lexus car in 2009. toyota says it does not admit or deny responsibility. the crash triggered a series of recalls involving millions of toyotas. the u.s. has accused north korea of using belligerent trespass as the two koreas continue their war of words after the artillery attack on a southern island last month. north korea said earlier it was ready for what it calls a sacred war, using its nuclear weapons against the sell-off. this report is from our bbc correspondent. >> south korea still reeling from the shelling attack has sent its northern enemy a blunt message. this is one of the largest military exercises ever held on southern soil, and the president is promising a massive counterattack in response to any further act of aggression. but

russian prime minister also told veteran host larry king they'll be no rivalry between him and dmitri medvedev in the upcoming presidential race putin made it clear the two leaders are not competing with each other and will figure something out as the twenty twelve election draws near when asked about the two being compared to batman and robin such comments unethical and insulting. world news raps and most always a brief three roadside bomb exploded in the. crowd official say security forces and government employees were targeted several people including five policemen were injured in the attacks which took place across the city during morning rush hour it happened to made an increasing wave of violence in the country after the u.s. combat troop withdrawal. and ivory coast opposition leader's office has been attacked as the deadline passed to release the results of sunday's presidential elections several people reportedly killed as the violence broke out despite a nighttime curfew in the city of abidjan the opposition party accuses the current president backbone of trying to steal the ballot t

russian president dmitri medvedev calls for a firm stand against violence nationalism at a meeting with the country's governors the kremlin has pledged to tackle ethnic tension after riots in moscow and st petersburg. thousands of travelers remain stranded in moscow's airports after a blackout and bad weather caused widespread disruption and cancellations frustrated passengers have reportedly attempted to break through passport control officials say it could take days to bring the situation back to normal. next we report on how domestic violence in the united states is reaching alarming levels with a staggering number of women falling victim. courtship of abuse to me. i can sum it up in one word despair. and i just prayed that if you didn't find me if i could just live through the night that i would get my kids out of here because i knew that what was going to happen was that he was going to kill me. i love this guy any promise to be his wife into honor and respect and cherish him in this is what he did to me. the look on my son's face for the first stoic zinger i can stop this dad. it'