it is not am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me wearing a joshua welcome to the program several european countries are seeing a spike in the number of people arrested for planning terror attacks and there is concern data it's that background checks on asylum seekers which are to blame as are going off reports from austria it's fear the authorities are letting terrorists walk through the door. like many others small you would be and downs southern austria seems quiet and peaceful while never judge a book by its cover one of its residents is now under arrest suspected of being the brains behind. extremists and plotting attacks in the heart of the european union and ethnic chechen that's one way it was detained at the airport in vienna. to mecca news about the incident went around the world streams none of the locals seem to know much about it. wouldn't hear anything about it. i'm afraid i wasn't for this. i know nothing about it and i don't care some didn't want to be filmed at all but was it really because of a lack of information. and video pretty chief of one of austral

this is the line from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome the report on the causes of a plane crash in western russia which killed president last april has caused outrage in poland warsaw has launched its own probe in an attempt to prove some of the blame lies with russia the interstate aviation committee found the polish crew bad weather and pressure to land were to blame for the tragedy. and he's now a has more. for the first time the last seconds or heard before polish president lech kaczynski plane crashed newsman downscaling all on board. the. who ignored warnings from the aircraft's automated system to pull up and advice from air traffic controllers to land at an alternate airport plus were inexperienced flying in bad weather the interstate aviation committee highlighted what they found to be the main causes behind the tragedy in their final report. a failure to make a timely decision to land at the reserve airports based on multiple becoming day sions of poor weather conditions at smolensk airport descending lower than the safe minimum height necessary to make a second landing attempt f

this is our take on here live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program turkey haskin damn the findings of an israeli inquiry into the bloody raid on a gaza bound aid flotilla last may the report ruled that the storming of the ships by israeli troops did not violate international law nine turkish activists onboard the flotilla that aims to break through the gaza naval blockade were killed during the raid has more. these weighty report of the soldiers acted in self defense examined one hundred and thirty three cases and found that in one hundred twenty seven the soldiers were equally justified in the way they acted it's as in the six other cases it simply does not have sufficient information now the primary point that these weighty took a commission is relying on is that the way the soldiers the commanding unit acted did not break international law because it was quite clear they say that the god of donald fertility intended to break these weighty blockade on gaza now the israeli defense minister ehud barak has praised the findings of this report he says it proves that israe

this is our take i mean to live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program russia's parliament is starting discussion of a bill on a new terra combat system in the wake of the suicide bombing at the country's busiest airport that left thirty five people dead president dmitry medvedev harshly criticized law enforcement and airport authorities and fired several officials over security lapses which led up to the tragedy well we're going to cross live to. more on this you know so what are the lawmakers focusing on today when marine as a matter of fact they have just started the session during which they will discuss ways to increase security and increase awareness of a possible terrorist attack in the country now at this point there's no no unified system of alertness existing in russia so what the problem interns are going to do is to look at the draft law. which will seek to warn citizens. services secret services and special services in order to deal with a possible terrorist attack this is something akin to the american levels to the american system of this only it's more simpl

ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me joshua welcome to the program it's a list adriatic coast often described as a paradise for sea lovers is being poisoned from beneath for decades nato has used the area to dispose of nuclear material and it's now feared hazardous chemicals have spread to tourist hotspots and fishing areas matthew stevens looks into claims the alliance and the time government are working to keep the truth hidden from the public. on this quiet stretch you see there is more than meets the eye this area of the mediterranean has been a military dumping ground ever since world war one enormous amount of weaponry in talks which is present in these waters u.s. bombs from the forty's on needle weapons used in the one nine hundred eighty nine war against serbia including depleted uranium munitions these weapons often contain toxic substances such as sulfur mustard gas and phosphorus running very tall and italian investigative journalist spent years trying to uncover it secrets johnny landis has received death threats and been attacked this footage by landis reve

this is already coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program russia's parliament as do you know consider a bill on a new terra combat system in the wake of the suicide bombing at the country's busiest airport that left thirty five people dead president harshly criticized law enforcement and airport authorities and fired several officials over security lapses which led up to the tragedy well for more on this security take up in moscow we're joined now by a correspond the rena is in front of the state duma here in moscow given a good morning to you now what suggestions have we heard so far. the marina first of all of course as you've just because you said in the wake of monday's bombing it was clear that some measures tied to be taken in fact the draft law which is going to be looked at by the russian parliament today was supposed to be looked at in just a couple weeks but they decided to move the dates to move the date forward so that they could look into in. two ways of providing security not just on arson transport but for the country overall now there will be se

coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program now a rescue mission is underway in icy waters of russia's far east coast where five vessels have been stuck for almost a week two ships were freed yesterday but more than four hundred people are still trapped well we're going to cross live to a correspondent sara first who is following the story for us on our t.v. sara we know that this isn't the first rescue attempt to tell us what went wrong before and what's being done to prevent it from happening again. well the ice breaking mission rescue mission has been slow progress as the ice break his so these extremely tough conditions now we know that the rescue operation was launched last week off the three vessels for help when they got stuck in the ice and after that. the ice breaker was launched and the country's transport ministry issued a warning to other ships in the area about these tough conditions but we saw a number of others continue their progress and that resulted in a further two getting stuck in the ice now the original ice breaker than they've gotten was

it is eight am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me we're going to joshua welcome to the program as authorities in northern italy say more than a thousand turtle doves have dropped dead over the past five days it's the latest in a series of unexplained sudden death incidents affecting creatures in the sky and underwater events have sparked a media frenzy with doomsday speculators saying it hails the end of the world but is there really something fishy going on or is it being overhyped artist reports. sing a song of suspense one where the end is nigh as thousands of black birds fell out of the sky and when the birds were found the news began to sing the end of days conspiracy does have a catchy ring. at first it was just arkansas grabbing the world's attention then who's e n a followed suit and your feathers with mysterious avian death since wieden experts attempted to calm the public by suggesting the birds got scared of fireworks for flew into trees and cars because of bad weather and we know is that fireworks or weather could not cause five thousand black birds to have

one pm in the russian capital you're watching r t with marina joshua welcome to the program an ice breaker has began its mission to free three ships and hundreds of people trapped in freezing waters off russia's far east coast two vessels were reached yesterday but three more are still stuck with rescuers being hampered by adverse conditions specialists say they don't know how long it will take to free them r.t. sarah firth brings us the latest on the rescue mission. the admiral marker of has actually reached day three vessels that remain locked in the ice that's now working to break up the ice around the shirts and it's going to be deciding which order to be removing the vessels from that area and so that's what's happening right now we know that also a little earlier a third ice breaker was dispatched to join the two that are already there this is really a backup option there is on his way to that area but it would take about three days for it together so obviously with the ice breaker already working at the moment it's hoped that that will be able to free the ship reasonably quickly the

coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program of get a status turning into a black hole for america's finances experts say it's sucking in billions of dollars the west simply can't afford and what's worse it's not clear exactly where it's all going artemisia turkana reports. money money money money money money money money money money money money coming up with money must be the easiest thing for the u.s. since washington is the furiously ok with it being flushed down the drain. one big drain it's been washing down is that get a stamp about three hundred seventy five billion dollars has already been spent. on the afghan war this doesn't include basic things like like care for soldiers and the future of what this amount also doesn't include is the cash that simply goes missing into the abyss from never completed ghost construction projects to arms that end up in the wrong hands billions of dollars talked quite the u.s. into afghanistan don't end up where intended there's a significant portion of her since reconstruction money that actually comes back doesn't ever make

eleven am in the russian capital you're watching our joshua welcome to the program russia's parliament is due to consider a bill on a new terror a combat system in the wake of the suicide bombing at the country's busiest airport at last thirty five people dead president dmitry medvedev harshly criticized law enforcement and airport authorities and fired several officials over security lapses which led up to the tragedy well for more on this security shake up we now cross live inside the state duma for us here in moscow if we know what exactly will be discussed today one marine as a matter of fact in this as it stands right now russia does not have a unified system of warning or action in this in the case of the terrorist over the threat of a terrorist attack so that is what the proletariat are going to be looking at today a system which will allow the country and the security services in the country. to get. they're in unison in case of a terror threat now the system will be somewhat similar to the american system of warning but it will be a lot less complicated and of course will diff

party coming to you live from moscow a marina joshua welcome to the program and state flags have been lowered in moscow as the city mourns thirty five victims of monday's terrorist attack at russia's busiest airport people are flocking to the side of a blast away flowers and pay tribute to those who lost their lives and the explosion was russia's worst terrorist atrocity since twin bombings rocked moscow's metro last march even though the official day of mourning is only being observed in moscow and a mosque in a region the effects of the blast have ripple throughout the whole country as our. airports reports. of course is the entire country that has come together in grief over this tragedy which occurred on monday afternoon of course to start with major channels and radio stations will change their broadcasting schedule there will be no interest payment programs that will try and cut down the commercials to the minimum but of course it's not just the official side it's mostly people coming together and being united in the face of grief we have to remember that most go that russia is

to start the live from moscow nine am here in marina joshua welcome to the program a gathering to commemorate the thirty five victims of a terror attack at russia's domodedovo airport will be held in the heart of moscow later on thursday the blast at the airports arrival zone comes less than a year after two suicide bombers from the north caucasus struck on moscow's metro the russian government however says the latest attack is not linked to chechnya based terrorists well for more on this we can cross live. earth was outside the airport sara it sounds like we might be getting closer to finding out who exactly is behind this attack. well absolutely the latest information we have for. being a possible suspect named from russia stuff riposte region in connection with that attack now that's an unofficial sources at the moment but what we do know is that the investigators have managed to find the body of the suicide bomber and analysts have been looking at an image of the head of that body and to establish that it's not pro it's a personal friend of the chechen republic but for the southern europe

you want an r t coming to live from moscow emerita joshua welcome to the program and russia's commerce and newspaper says police have named a suspect behind a terror attack of moscow's dum of the airport which killed thirty five people a man from southern russia stopper paul region could be one of the organizers or even a perpetrator of monday's blast or for more on this let's cross to al gore sponsor a for us so sarah tell us more about these new revelations. what we need the surname is the man that says naming and possible connection to the attacks is rust is not named at the moment whether he was the actual suicide bomber himself or just involved in connection with the with the bombing we do know that he's from russia southern style of ripple region and that he has possible links to now disbanded terror groups that operated in the area know a day that that used to be headed. and that that has links to international terror organizations that they carried out a number of bombings in recent years one of these in two thousand and four. when two planes took off from here and they bombs w

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