for an army recruitment center this comes just days after militants city of jalalabad killed forty and wounded dozens. germany's defense minister has given up his doctoral title following allegations he plagiarized sections of his thesis. said he would temporarily give up the title while his university investigated the charges gutenberg has now asked the university of beirut to retract his ph d. in law admitting he had made a quote serious mistakes. now later r.t. takes you a few hundred kilometers south of moscow or explorer james brown heads for the picturesque penza region. join james on his travels in around five minutes time here on r.t. but now it's time for the business update with. that's right time to have a look at what's happening in the world of business and oil prices have climbed to the highest level in more than two years as the crisis in libya fuels concerns over crude supplies w t i blend has risen as much as ten percent and that's one week now trading at around ninety four dollars a barrel which has africa's largest oil reserves has cut supplies by thousand barrels a

for an army recruitment center well this comes just days after militants in the eastern city of jalalabad killed forty and wounded dozens. germany's defense minister has given up his doctoral title following allegations he plagiarized sections of his thesis last recall theodore's. he would temporarily give up the title while his university investigated the charges gutenberg has now asked the university of beirut to retract his ph d. in law admitting he had made quote serious mistakes. well the final space walk of a simulated voyage to mars will soon be underway in moscow before the crew packed their bags and head back to worth the volunteers are halfway through a period of five hundred twenty days spent in isolation in a moscow laboratory the team consists of six volunteers from russia and one each from china france and italy but the experiment is the sign to test the effects of long distance based travel alan smith from london smaller space science laboratory says the experiment is a vital step for future space exploration. i think is actually an excellent idea i think it's a lovely idea

intended for an army recruitment center this comes just days after militants in the eastern city of jalalabad killed forty and wounded dozens. germany's defense minister has given up his doctoral title following allegations he placed arise sections of his thesis last week karl théodore zoo gutenberg said he would temporarily give up the title while his university investigated charges was now asked has now asked rather the university of bed. to retract his ph d. in law admitting he had made serious mistakes. now the final space walk during a simulated voyage to mars concluding in moscow the crew will then pack their bags and start their virtual journey to earth six volunteers are halfway through the five hundred twenty day project spending it in isolation in a moscow lab while two of the crew practicing coping when things go wrong such as falling over as you can see luckily his russian companion came to the rescue helping to history and back then to the spacecraft the experiment is designed to study the physical and psychological demands of deep space travel that in reality last for about two

in the east, we saw gains in discrete areas, in jalalabad, out and then the heart, which is at number four on your map, as well as pockets as lobar and wardak, just south of kabul city. the east as difficult, complex, and physical terrain, and there's much work to be done there. up in the north, we focused on baghlan. what is important in that area is the intersection of two of the main commerce routes. the expanded security read that intersection and increased the freedom of movement in that area in the north. if you look good number six, going around counter-clockwise and your map, that is important because that is up last -- that is the last place that there ring road has to be completed. an important commerce route to connect the west and north. and we made security gains in both baghdis and faryab. herat, number seven on your map, is a bustling city, largely free from violence incidents and ready to transition to afghan lead very soon. in general, last year we saw the implementation of a plan that demanded focus and synchronization. we also that where we do that, we make steady p

were killed on saturday when 5 gunmen wearing explosive vests stormed a bank in the eastern city of jalalabad. 21 of those killed were afghan security forces waiting to be paid at a local bank. >>> and pirates in somalia say that hijacked yacht carrying an american couple will make landfall there today. if so, that will make it much harder for a rescue of jean and scott adam and two other americans believed to be on board. somali pirates seized the yacht friday off the east coast of africa. >>> and here in new york city, at least 25 firefighters were hurt battling a blaze whipped by strong winds. the winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour and raced through an apartment building in brooklyn. none of the firefighters' injuries were life-threatening. meanwhile, four people suffered minor injuries in that blaze. >>> and elsewhere, strong winds spawned dozens of brush fires along the mid-atlantic states. a wildfire in maryland forced firefighters to close down interstate 95 for awhile. and the winds also knocked down power lines causing thousands of people to lose electricity. >>> and in washington,

in the east, we saw gains in discrete areas, in jalalabad, out and then the heart, which is at number four on your map, as well as pockets as lobar and wardak, just south of kabul city. the east as difficult, complex, and physical terrain, and there's much work to be done there. up in the north, we focused on baghlan. what is important in that area is the intersection of two of the main commerce routes. the expanded security read that intersection and increased the freedom of movement in that area in the north. if you look good number six, going around counter-clockwise and your map, that is important because that is up last -- that is the last place that there ring road has to be completed. an important commerce route to connect the west and north. and we made security gains in both baghdis and faryab. herat, number seven on your map, is a bustling city, largely free from violence incidents and ready to transition to afghan lead very soon. in general, last year we saw the implementation of a plan that demanded focus and synchronization. we also that where we do that, we make steady p

but it's on root to three or four other valleys which are directly having access on the road to jalalabad from kunar. iried it myself. to cut it off in the old days. so it -- kunar providence has most important strategic significance than most of the providences in afghanistan. that is why the afghan jihads have initiated from kunar. before also, there were some -- against the government from the same providence because of the nature of the terrain. and then it's immediate proximity and accessibility to the other side of the boulder make it even more significant. so we have to make all of the proper arrangement for the afghan national security forces to be able to hold on to the pech valley in absence. i think the capability to resupply a unit by ground is not there, by air is not there. so we will still rely on special arrangement to be made with isaf for resupply, for air support, and fire support. if it was required. it will have a political implication also. if the pech valley results in the fall of the district, then i think it will have a lot of psychological impact and all is such

but it's on root to three or four other valleys which are directly having access on the road to jalalabad from kunar. i tried it myself. to cut it off in the old days. so it -- kunar providence has most important strategic significance than most of the providences in afghanistan. that is why the afghan jihads have initiated from kunar. before also, there were some -- against the government from the same providence because of the nature of the terrain. and then it's immediate proximity and accessibility to the other side of the boulder make it even more significant. so we have to make all of the proper arrangement for the afghan national security forces to be able to hold on to the pech valley in absence. i think the capability to resupply a unit by ground is not there, by air is not there. so we will still rely on special arrangement to be made with isaf for resupply, for air support, and fire support. if it was required. it will have a political implication also. if the pech valley results in the fall of the district, then i think it will have a lot of psychological impact and all is suc

and then jalalabad mixed up with the taliban, and i think is always quite a lot of mutual suspicion. omar became -- osama bin laden. among the other movements does not ever a close connection. and so those are the things that i think any work done and can be a basis for change in their position. the constitution, i'm not sure that the taliban are really looking for government ministries. and maybe looking for influence in the south, and so again there might be some space there. there's clearly a mutual interest in westerners leaving afghanistan. that can probably be exploited in talks. so while i agree, and kristian, hereby. it's not that helpful to articulate positions because those will not be the final positions. talks will change all the positions. but it might just be a way to start analytically thinking about how does one see a way forward and what issues need to be discussed and where the positions might start off at. and part of making, creating that coherent with the taliban is giving them, finding a way of giving them a platform. on the government side, i think there's quit

and then jalalabad mixed up with the taliban, and i think is always quite a lot of mutual suspicion.became -- osama bin laden. among the other movements does not ever a close connection. and so those are the things that i think any work done and can be a basis for change in their position. the constitution, i'm not sure that the taliban are really looking for government ministries. and maybe looking for influence in the south, and so again there might be some space there. there's clearly a mutual interest in westerners leaving afghanistan. that can probably be exploited in talks. so while i agree, and kristian, hereby. it's not that helpful to articulate positions because those will not be the final positions. talks will change all the positions. but it might just be a way to start analytically thinking about how does one see a way forward and what issues need to be discussed and where the positions might start off at. and part of making, creating that coherent with the taliban is giving them, finding a way of giving them a platform. on the government side, i think there's quite a fe

example, despite the fact that there's been countless images of the drones based in chauncey, and jalalabad, they have the ideas that it's serious. the idea that drones are trampling is fiction. on our sides, it's ridiculous to say there's no drones when the president says he'll send drones to the jonas brothers if they mess with his daughters. we need to know the droning, and the operational significance. one the big shift and more of a partner shift, we've been killing more of their enemies than in the past. in the water event, he was not our enemy. that was pakistani's enemy. he wasn't sending us suicide bombers. more often than not, what pakistani military folks say is we want drones ourselves. we need to be a little bit more sophisticated in our discussion of drones at least keeping up with the drone debate. we need to have more transparency to get to your question. i also am very sympathetic to your point about international terrorists or militarist coming to pakistan. i see it differently than you do. sympathy and demand. ratifying countries abc, there are few places where you can ge

but it's on root to three or four other valleys which are directly having access on the road to jalalabad from kunar. i tried it myself. to cut it off in the old days. so it -- kunar providence has most important strategic significance than most of the providences in afghanistan. that is why the afghan jihads have initiated from kunar. before also, there were some -- against the government from the same providence because of the nature of the terrain. and then it's immediate proximity and accessibility to the other side of the boulder make it even more significant. so we have to make all of the proper arrangement for the afghan national security forces to be able to hold on to the pech valley in absence. i think the capability to resupply a unit by ground is not there, by air is not there. so we will still rely on special arrangement to be made with isaf for resupply, for air support, and fire support. if it was required. it will have a political implication also. if the pech valley results in the fall of the district, then i think it will have a lot of psychological impact and all is suc

and then jalalabad mixed up with the taliban, and i think is always quite a lot of mutual suspicion.mar became -- osama bin laden. among the other movements does not ever a close connection. and so those are the things that i think any work done and can be a basis for change in their position. the constitution, i'm not sure that the taliban are really looking for government ministries. and maybe looking for influence in the south, and so again there might be some space there. there's clearly a mutual interest in westerners leaving afghanistan. that can probably be exploited in talks. so while i agree, and kristian, hereby. it's not that helpful to articulate positions because those will not be the final positions. talks will change all the positions. but it might just be a way to start analytically thinking about how does one see a way forward and what issues need to be discussed and where the positions might start off at. and part of making, creating that coherent with the taliban is giving them, finding a way of giving them a platform. on the government side, i think there's quite

and then jalalabad mixed up with the taliban, and i think is always quite a lot of mutual suspicion.r became -- osama bin laden. among the other movements does not ever a close connection. and so those arethe things that i think any work done and can be a basis for change in their position. the constitution, i'm not sure that the taliban are really looking for government ministries. and maybe looking for influence in the south, and so again there might be some space there. there's clearly a mual interest in westerners leaving afghanistan. that can probably be exploited in talks. so while i agree, and kistian, hereby. it's not that helpful to articulate positions because those will not be the final positions. talks will change all the positions. but it might just be a way to start analytically thinking about how does one see a way forward and what issues need to be discussed and where the positions might start off at. and part of making, creating that coherent with the taliban is giving them, finding a way of giving them a platform. on the government side, i think there's quite a few

pesh valley is enroute to three, four other bodies which are directly having access on the road to jalalabad from cuna, and i tried it myself, i mean, to cut it off this old days. in the old days. so kunar province has important, strategic significance than most of the provinces in afghanistan. that is why the afghan jihad have initiated from kunar. and before also there were some rebellion from the government within the same province because of the nature of the terrain. and then its immediate proximity and accessibility to the other side of the border make it most significant. so we have to make the proper arrangement for the afghan national security forces to be able to hold on to the pesh valley in the absence of the isaf forces. which i explained earlier, i think the capability to resupply a unit by ground is not there, by air is not there, so we will still rely on special arrangement to be made with isaf for resupply, for the air support and fire support. if it is required. it will have another political implication also. if the pesh really results on the fall of the district, i think