eight years and when i go out and talk to international investors in the middle east and in the far east russia's and on their radar screen i had one quake because you can't make money you know it's a political risk one i think people are afraid to come to russia it's just that they're really afraid to come to russia so when i was in quezon i was in a bad p.r. if it's the way it's a bad p.r. situation but it goes beyond p.r. come on i mean it also goes beyond p.r. i mean there are certain things that have happened in the last you know five to eight years that have not been good for investors in when you have legal cases that are sold in you know nontransparent ways this really scares investors and frankly it's unfortunate but the only things that foreign investors who sit in singapore be read our international newspapers with these very dramatic whines right they sell newspapers but they don't necessarily tell the whole story what's going on in russia i think russia actually has a fantastic opportunity in terms of investment i call it the last great emerging market because brazil is already in ov

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miraculous escape is almost seven hundred fishermen are saved from an ice floe that broke off russia's far east coast taking hundreds of people into freezing waters. previously dismissed as rumor claims of a secret cia prison in poland are now under investigation prime minister donald has pledged a thorough probe into existing evidence the country's former intelligence chief already faces charges former cia officer ray mcgovern explains the significance of the revelations. these high high values suspects were to be given enhanced jury asian techniques inadequate meant that they needed a secure place to do them the story broken address many years ago but not until now and at the polls pretty much it needed that a small cited air was condoned by the secret service of poland by their intelligence people and by their top officials who doze topola so finally facing up to this problem and holding people accountable accountability is a noun that has been missing from the vocabulary of washington officials and even jurists the us administration has asserted the right to continue to do rendition but i h

what we've got there for you right now these are video of a chilly rescue in russia's far east as hundreds of fishermen are pulled from the drifting chunk of ice. the millions across the world to switch the lights off for her power and the event aimed at raising global environmental awareness about more spectacular pictures on our web site. these are the images current and seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporations are older than. the official. pulled from the. geology of life on the good. video. in mind the old girls. are a sense for you in the palm of your. cold some other news making headlines around the world this hour. the u.k. and argentina are marking the thirtieth anniversary of the start of the falklands war memorials are being held to remember the conflict that claimed the lives of six hundred forty nine argentines and two hundred fifty five british soldiers the anniversary comes as relations between the two countries hit their lowest point in decades as one of the areas threatens legal action against companies involved in oil exploration on the south atlantic archip

dot com twenty four hours a day it's online including video of a chile rescue in russia's far east ashundreds of fishermen are pulled from adrift think chunk of ice. millions across the world switch the lights off the earth hour event aimed at raising global environmental awareness find more spectacular pictures on our web site r.t. dot com. a twenty year old palestinian was killed when land a protesters clashed with israeli security forces on the palestinian israeli border on friday comes a fortnight after an egyptian mediated truce to stop the violence between the two sides has broken out is paula snare explains. this year the annual land day demonstrations turned violent with one protester killed in gaza several dozen injured across the west bank and at least thirty four people arrested in the event marks the killing back in one nine hundred seventy six of the six palestinians injuring a man confiscation policy of the then israeli government palestinians complain that the israelis took arab land and used it for building israeli settlements and since then this and one event has been

putting video of a chilly rescue in russia's far east as hundreds of fishermen are pulled from a drifting chunk of ice. and of millions across the world switching the lights off for earth hour movie event aimed at raising a global of the mental awareness find more spectacular pictures on our web site. and more on this breaking news that we are receiving just in reports that a small passenger jet has crashed at an airport in the city of two men in russia's ural region thirty nine passengers and two crew members are believed to have been on board the report says that the aircraft was attempting to take off in route to the city of sort of good of course we will bring you more information as we get it and it becomes available. all right now on to some other news making headlines around the world this hour. the u.k. and argentina are marking the thirtieth anniversary of the start of the falklands war memorials are being held to remember the conflict that claimed the lives of six hundred forty nine argentinians and two hundred fifty five british soldiers the anniversary cobs as relations betwee

miraculous escape was almost seven hundred fishermen were saved from an ice floe that broke off russia's far east coast taking hundreds of people in the freezing waters. as a twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow now belgian police have arrested almost five hundred peace activists outside nato headquarters in brussels protesters attempting to storm the building but were met with a heavy handed response from hundreds of officers demonstrators say the march was against the nato's hawkish intervention policies hands around a spokesman for nato game over who took part in the protest says they were trying to stop a global war machine the fact that through europe peace activists doesn't mean you have to state specifically a site we didn't use frightens good to actively trying to get him to stop the preparation of who our policies are need so we see the need to headquarters for what happens there is a preparation for our crimes cordons them stop it don't need to it's. citizens or for sure they want to stop the prosecutors we also have a discussion on the legality of. the nuclear weapons policies a

miraculous escape as almost seven hundred fishermen were saved from an ice floe that broke off russia's far east coast by taking hundreds of people deep into freezing waters. belgian police have arrested almost five hundred peace activists outside the nato headquarters in brussels protesters attempted to storm the building but were met with a heavy handed response from hundreds of officers demonstrators say the march was calls of protest and nato's hawkish intervention policies let's hear more of this now from one of the activists who actually took part there in the demonstration. a spokesman for nato game over joining us live from brussels on the program good to see you are you witnessed yesterday's protest first hand and what appeared to spark the violence and you tell us why did the demonstrators try and break into nato headquarters. ok the fact that the europeans are to this doesn't mean you have to steve precisely aside we didn't youth violence but. appropriation of war policies by need so we see the need for headquarters what happens there is the preparation for our war crimes governments

we went to mongolia, the far east of russia. different places.xt half hour. first your local news. >> good morning. what a beautiful shot of camden yards for opening day. i am sarah caldwell. we will check on the morning commute. for that, we go to kim dacey and traffic pulse 11. >> we have a couple of things to talk about on the roads. crash just past fort mchenry told plaza is blocking the right lane. one thing to watch out for. approaching white marsh boulevard in the northeast corner, we have a crash, but that is moved off to the right shoulder. otherwise, looking good on the major roadways. 11 minutes on the outer loop in the northeast corner towards the 83's. very light volume, you can see that from our camera at old court road. switching over to a live view of 95 and 395, same story. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> all the sunshine out there, blue skies. 49% the humidity. north winds at what 7 miles per hour. small craft advisories out on the day today. 45 at the inner harbor. forecast today, a lot of sunshine. higher chance sou

although thousands of kilometers from moscow some people forget that russia borders japan and the far east an area to country the krill and the island. the two countries have strong commercial relations and russians have been fascinated by japanese traditions and culture for centuries. opened in one thousand nine hundred eight to japan foundation here is a welcome addition for everyone in moscow from japanese ex-pats to the thousands of russian students japanese. as you can see the lively stocks thousands of books videos d.v.d.'s and c.d.'s. and all are available to rent the study hall as your purpose is. from oregon weaselling which crosses the cultural department is a focal point of education and creativity as various workshops and most across is held here. here you can see class in action the art form of japanese calligraphy and in being studies for over three thousand years and knowledge of calligraphy is an important step in the understanding of japanese culture because here i try to say with it's my first time and it's not as easy as i thought it would be skill patience and imaginati

it would not be in russia's national interest if china unilaterally increased its influence in the far east. >> reporter: security analysts say russian commanders distrust their chinese counterparts. they say the russians have to use their drills to keep watch, not only the u.s., but on china too. nhk world, russia. >>> the yield on benchmark japanese government bonds has hit a 17-month low over speculation that the bank of japan may take additional monetary easing steps this week. investors rushed to buy ten-year government bonds during trading in tokyo on monday, pushing the yield down to 0.915%. the level marked a new low since november 2010. the yield is now quoted lower, .910%. the central bank is to hold a policy board meeting on friday. >>> japanese and australian officials have resumed long running trade talks aimed at securing economic partnership agreement. high on the agenda for the four-day meeting is easing tariffs on farm and industrial products. the talks began five years ago, but have been snagged on key differences. australia wants lower tariffs on beef, wheat and other far

point of view that system could pose as much threat to russia as the european one unless the russian military have similar objectives in the far east in terms of missile defense. i think each government should have a defense plan and if we see the u.s. deploying missile defense systems in the far east and that is what we see they have deployed a strong group of g.b.i. missiles in alaska they have deployed the aegis system on their warships not only in hawaii but also in all. of that potentially might be a threat was at the same time we see that china is also concerned with that problem they use the group of china's military as a pretext for deploying missile defense systems even south of china. use near the shed so what we are seeing in the west and in the east you know what is the creation of powerful missile defense systems capable of affecting russia's strategic nuclear capabilities we have to respond to challenges in east as well as in the west. you have your eyes on it naturally you have it under control and work is underway you said that as soon as they begin deployment we'll have to take on two measures but it's not our init

we went to mongolia, the far east of russia. different places. quirkier stories.. we've got breaking news for you out of oakland. nbc bay area has learned the gun police believe was used to kill seven classmates has been located. we are told by the police chief howard jordan it was found near hagenburger in the same area police divers have been searching since earlier this week. investigators have been searching for the 45 caliber semiautomatic weapon since monday's mass shooting at oikos university. the suspect may have passed through the area before eventually surrendering in nearby alameda. he remains in the jail in solitary confinement. take a look at the morning commute with mike. >> very light, laura. it is friday, easter break for a lot of folks and good friday at some businesses off so we have only this section of 280 with a problem because of an earlier accident between saratoga and wolf road still affecting traffic there. no problems with the toll plaza. no metering lights slowing through oakland. take a look at the mild flowing past the coliseum. the no

we went to mongolia, the far east of russia. different places.f hour. first your local news. >>> good morning. it's 8:26 on this friday, april 6th. let's get to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein with your good friday forecast. >> good morning. after a freezing cold start, temperatures are getting above freezing. now 43 at reagan national, but we did have near or below freezing temperatures west and north just an hour or so ago. now it's into the mid and upper 30s there. later today up around 60 with sunshine and a blustery wind gusting to around 30 miles an hour. tonight clear and cold, down near freezing tomorrow morning. tomorrow still a bit blustery, warmer sunday. warmer sunday. >>> wethanks.e i'll take the usual. got it. if you're open to choosing your own batter, mix-ins and toppings, come in today and build a stack you'll be proud of. only at denny's. >>> good morning. still seeing your eastbound lanes shut on route 7. this is at idlewood road. police will direct you onto idlewood road. here's a look at route 50 westbound at landover road.

far is the largest investor from the middle east and we spoke to the dealers mediator and he explained why this company's contribution is so important for russia the are investing one hundred seventy five million in what is one of the largest investment by the middle eastern investor in russia so really very important transaction very important signal an example was the investors because as you know the fund was just five allies to structure in january of this year and soon as that. two transactions was thoughtful warsaw one billion dollars to which two hundred million came from russia direct investment fund an eight hundred million dollars q from alcor investors and in case anyone was wondering of course russia's richest list includes only russians in the top three spots there are enough back to the. ball no surprises there maria thanks very much indeed for this date and in just a few moments we escaped and was asian and was our special report that's after a recap of our top stories here on our. they've escaped this is scientists need to koori the room. to grow spinach. make to feel. civilization notice their absence. but is there life of one

far east. now, churchill had reluctantly accepted stalin as an ally when hitler turned on russia so fatefully in the summer of 1941. of course, initially, hitler and stalin were allies, but in hitler's paranoia, he had decided that he needed the raw minerals and the land of russia and had, in fact, gone back on his supposed ally. this told churchill pretty much all he needed to know about stalin and his promises. now, at the time churchill needed russia to hold out against thgermans on the bitterly cold eastern front while britain and, of course, soon america, fought the axis in the west. but he had really despised communism from the beginning, calling it a pestilence and voicing his desire to strangle bolshevism which is another name for communism in its cradle. churchill had wanted to keep british troops in russia after world war i to help the anti-communists when the future of that country hung in the balance, but british prime minister david lloyd george and american president woodrow wilson had vetoed this. at his core churchill believed communism went against the very nature of the human s

east of moscow. a total of 31 people have died so far, but the 12 who survived are listed in serious condition. investigators say it appears technical failure is to blame for this tragedy. russiaeen a string of plane crashes over the past few years. many blame poor maintenance and poor crew training. >>> the captain of a stranded cruiseship is being praised for bringing everyone safely ashore in malaysia. the captain can be heard ordering passengers to report to their stations also showing them wearing life jackets. the ship was stranded for 24 hours off the coast of the philippines with 1,000 people onboard after an engine room fire. >>> president obama hosting the leaders of mexico and canada at the white house this morning. canadian prime minister steven harper and mexican president felipe calderon will join mr. obama for summit talks. leaders will discuss the north american free trade agreement and efforts to more aggressively integrate the economies of the three countries. >>> 6:54 right now. in southeast asia, officials are confirming the opposition party has won a landslide victory in a landmark election. speaking to thousands of supporters, democracy icon aung sang suu

far as the turmoil in the middle east is concerned. it's a source of some opportunity for the new stands in terms of their coming more part of the world, and depend on russia. and on top, turkey has pursued a readily independent policy towards russia in which they have reached accommodation. so all of that gives turkey special prominence. all of that, and i'll stop richard of because i've gone over some aspects of this reason, all i will say additionally is all of that would be very badly threatened if things in syria go badly and do things with iran go badly. and the worst of all, if things go badly with both syria and in iran, thereby linking these problems into an escalating dynamic, that would be a major threat to the region, a very, very significant threat to turkey itself. >> thank you. i was an author wrote a couple weeks ago, former army colonel came up to me quietly and said, turkey's policy in syria is a disaster. >> what? >> a disaster. turkey has been much too aggressive confronting them. how do you assess the we turkey has looked at the problem in city and try to position itself both in the neighborhood and more broadly in the world? >> that's

far as the turmoil in the middle east is concerned. it's a source of some opportunity for the newsstands in terms of their becoming more part of the world, and less dependent on russia. and on top of it, turkey has pursued a relatively independent policy towards russia in which they have reached an accommodation. so all of that gives turkey special prominence. all of that, and i'll stop right here because probably will go over some aspects of this very soon, all i will say addition is all about the very badly threatened to do things in syria go bad and if things with iran go badly. and worst of all, if things go bad both in syria and in iran, thereby linking these problems into an escalating dynamic, that would be a major threat to the region, a very, very significant threat to turkey itself. >> thank you. a former army colonel came up to me quietly and said, turkey's policy in syria has been a disaster. >> what? >> a disaster. turkey has been much too aggressive confronting them. how do you assess the way turkey has looked at the problem syria tried to visit itself both in different and more broadly in the world? >> that's a very interesting examination, because i