it's saturday night here in moscow my name's kevin owen and he's the top stories for marty it's almost twenty five years since the chernobyl disaster but one community hit hard by the fall that is in jewett since having no money to move residents of a carry on with their lives on contaminated land as we report. civilian casualties continue to climb in libya with the u.s. bringing in unmanned drones to strike government forces meanwhile gadhafi troops reportedly retreat from coastal areas leaving rebels to face tribal opposition. and it's a case of freedom of speech versus religious tolerance in the u.s. where a pastor who publicly burn the koran is the president to staging a protest in what's considered the country's muslim capital he is instead off a designated zones where to speak freely without inciting violence. or programs continue next month and andrew searches for latino flavor in russian capital states you're going to you can't go out to see exactly what he discovered. hello i was the president on this christmas last several weeks like that every day with eleven family embassie

here moscow time this is r t welcome to another hour of news and programs from us my name is kevin owen and the top story this saturday night nato gets investigated reports of at least thirteen libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest the strike came after a pro good of the fighter joined the group and opened fire at allied planes meanwhile the country's government project rebel calls for a ceasefire artie's paul asleep as the latest from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad conspectus libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself made to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted and certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms but on the full measure trying to psyche just one picture is emerging we are hearing from the country's former prime minister mr. baby that lines of communication have been opened and that they're ho

from moscow is kevin owen here tonight with the top stories for the nato led coalition upgrades its assault on colonel gadhafi to try and change the course of the libyan civil war which washington says it moving toward stalemate interventions and little success flows so far while the human cost them financial price tag skyrockets american unmanned predator drones in the latest addition to nato the libyan arsenal but they bring with them a reputation for killing civilians in afghanistan and pakistan. credibly and the u.n. secretary general meantime took a firm stance on libya saying the coalition is that the only according to its mandate ban ki moon is currently in moscow talks. busts russia's war on terror in the caucasus claims a high profile target to security forces kill a top al qaeda militant it's believed he was involved in most of the recent atrocities in the country. this weekend so everybody likes ational in time too for martin andrews to show us next some of the latin flavors of the russian capital in his late edition of asco up. but. i love the present on this christmas last i wo

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for moscow this is the news channel it's just after eleven pm now this saturday night my name is kevin owen and our top story there were eyewitnesses reports of more deaths in syria as army troops backed by tanks and helicopters tried to regain control over the perceived certain city of daraa at least four people were killed in the smalling and that's just a day after the biggest anti regime rally ended with more than sixty killed across the country government troops allegedly opened fire on you tear gas against demonstrators with snipers in offices and plain clothes helping to crack down on. here human rights council has condemned the bloodshed in a u.s. led resolution calling for an international investigation. washington's going either further to preparing sanctions against the syrian political elite and a freeze of their assets plus the rands revolutionary guards also said to be penalised for allegedly providing material support to damascus that's what the american blogger stephen lemony told me to rand is the end game of the u.s. operation in the region. i think a really is the ends ar

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both of this is our team from moscow is kevin owen here with me this hour at nine pm in the russian capital and more than two thousand people have reportedly been killed in clashes across syria as thousands of food out of the streets for a friday range i would say around five have been injured in the coastal town of attack here the base of the ruling elite after agents in plainclothes fired on demonstrators in the capital damascus police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of demonstrators the opposition promised president assad the biggest rally yet following a series of killings of demonstrators and the bloody crackdown of course international condemnation by the u.s. even pointing iranian interference on the side of the government it is ridiculous collapsible both accusations could be thought of. some like it hot but this. things have heated up perhaps too much in the arab world is ips tunisia libya now syria more than african region and the middle east and often brutal civil wars with the western powers playing an important hand some believe this won't stop anytime soon so who is next in

our team from moscow it's nine pm friday evening here seven in the evening in tripoli my name is kevin owen and first of all more civilian deaths from coalition strikes are being reported in libya with seven people found dead after the recent bombing in the eastern city of brega the u.k. is said to be holding talks meantime with a senior aide to the libyan regime who is believed to be seeking an exit strategy for colonel gadhafi after a series of high ranking defections was artie's polis leah reports from tripoli the government doesn't seem ready to back off yet. it seems incredibly unlikely that the libyan leader of woman gadhafi will stick down in face of these increasing defections and also the offer from the opposition of a cease fire deal they are insisting that exactly first pull back use troops from the waist in the cities of this country and also stop his offensive in the east of libya they say that if he does not do this they will fight on and liberate this country now there is no reason why gadhafi would actually agree to the cease fire deal because his troops are number the rebel

on pm wednesday night here in moscow welcome this is our team my name is kevin owen and first with the russian presidential election less than a year away public interest in who will be running for the top seats higher than ever the country's two most powerful politicians have spoken about the issue explaining their positions so if a scope of itself. president prime minister putin had touched on the twenty. feet. when he had. nothing to say there was nothing really given away but he did say nothing's being ruled out. i repeat should the president medvedev and i don't rule out the possibility that each one of the presidency our decision will be taking into account the economic social and political issues in the run up to the election this decision will certainly have to be made but we have almost a whole year before the election this election related doesn't help us carry out our work. just. maybe. we have. to. be speculating really on the possibility of the running to be. about the fact that they. think. about it is not. like russia's position. about the elections. there is a list spec

over it even chew for me kevin owen it's now eight pm here in moscow this is the r.t. news channel and our top story ahead of september's election egyptians are raising the memory of ousted president hosni mubarak by destroying icons and remaining staff and renaming streets and while the west is cheering for democracy in egypt there are fears now the vote could bring about an unwanted regime outies the remix cover story. the more things change the more they stay the same certainly that's how it seems in egypt where the army is clearing cairo's tahrir square of demonstrators to show everything's back to normal and they're not wrong after a month of upheaval it's very much the same people in charge as before there's a concern that they may have already the dictator they haven't really to take ship deep concerns as to whether the reforms have gone far enough whether the restrictions on the role the military is still too great for trees to emerge in egypt and that is the debate this calmly polarizing society that but without the army a power vacuum and poised to step into

good morning from moscow my name's kevin owen it's one am here this is the r t news channel the top story it was a fatal flight that killed the president of ninety five others morial services have been taking place again since the plane crash in western russia that claimed the lives of polish lead elected should skid many top officials had been on the way to a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the one nine hundred forty tarted massacre carried out by stalin secret police he. was at the crash scene. it was a day to remember solemnly here in smiley and i tell a geisha not over a hundred people mostly reality of some of the victims of the catastrophe gathered at the sites where the polish to police one fifty four lead crashed a year ago carrying the president live chickens keep his wife maria and maybe other of the country's political and military elite else is a the current polish president's wife on the come out also how did the delegations polish delegation in the big. there was a flower laying ceremony here at the size of the plane crash and there was also mass observed here and

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from moscow ahead in the program with me kevin owen we report on the despair of the last hope in the caucasus. and now no job no money and no social support all i can do is to ask the church makes and i can feed my sick child impoverished georgians venting their fury at the government which they claim isn't helping them get by despite promises of a better welfare system. first though global finance minister is demanding urgent action to avert another devastating economic crisis the world bank coming i.m.f. driven primarily by the us are usually the first port of call for ailing nations looking for financial support but asked as r.t. is really important i reports next that washington is in no position to advise others or it struggles to cut its own huge deficit. and you will spring gathering about the world economy produced a dreadful financial forecast we are one shot away from a food crisis critics say through the establishment of the international monetary fund and world bank america has positioned itself as an economic dr to the world using the institutions to retain global domina

news channel my name's kevin owen very good to have you company let me take you through our top story the nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen the libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest that the strike came after a frayed we've got a bit of a problem there we've lost but story i was telling about but let's try and bring you that report now from paul the slip. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself made to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted so certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms on a diplomatic front just like egypt from peculation emerging we are hearing from the country former prime minister mr abdul aziz a baby that lines of communication have been opened and they're hoping to intensify them they say that they are talking with the britis

news channel my name is kevin owen and first with the russian presidential election less than a year away now public interest in who will be running for the top seat is harder than ever become true to most powerful politicians have spoken on the issue explaining their positions as cross to sara first got the details even to you what more do we know from the president and prime minister in terms of mixed year's election. present a bit of prime minister putin has touched on the twenty twelve elections and spoke to the speculation really a prime minister putin like when he attended a medical workers for and. nothing to say there was nothing really given away but he did say other things being. i repeat president. the presidency decision will be made taking into account the economic social and political issues in the run up to the election his decision will certainly have to be made but we have almost a whole year before the election and this election really doesn't help us carry out our work. now was a little bit ambiguous on the wording. just himself and. possibly separately. maybe beca

my name is kevin owen here at r t moscow tonight and these are top stories christians around the world of marking the resurrection of jesus says easter falls on the same day for both orthodox and western worshippers this year these are live images from russia's main cathedral where the patriarchs conducting a special mass attended by thousands of which. it was twenty five years since the chernobyl disaster but one community hit hard by the fallout has endured since having no money to move residents have had to carry on with their lives on contaminated land we'll bring you this story. civilian casualties continue to climb in libya with the u.s. bringing in unmanned drones to strike government forces meanwhile cafe's troops reportedly retreat from coastal areas leaving the rebels to face tribal opposition instead. programs continue next week catch up on all the latest and greatest in the world of russian high tech enjoy. hello and welcome to technology update this month we're in because it's the capital of the russian republic of cup of stone and a city of contrasts where religions and c

free greeting from moscow it's just after eleven pm here now my name is kevin owen here at the hughes channel tonight and our top story for you the war in libya is on the brink of a stalemate says that the top u.s. military commander that's despite the announcement to send american predator drones to target could offer his forces and as laura reports florists the escalating cost of the campaign deadlock is raising more questions to. philippians it's been a long hard month and strike after strike by nato forces in the middle of an increasingly violent civil war but in the midst of all that bloodshed what's been achieved according to many not a lot i think the situation is deepening and probably got rather worse yes a community m.p. to cease fire was struck with i believe quite western interests and their britain is putting troops in on the ground his advisors i think it's very dangerous we're involved in a civil war for which there is no problem interest or ship and at what cost priceless human lives certainly the ministry of defense refuses to release information on how much the inter

team from moscow it is now eight pm friday evening here six in the evening in tripoli my name is kevin owen and first more civilian deaths from coalition strikes are being reported in libya with seven people found dead after the recent bombing of the eastern city of brega the u.k. is said to be holding talks with a senior aide to the libyan regime is believed to be seeking an exit strategy for colonel gadhafi after a series of high ranking defections. joins us now from tripoli live bring us up to date with the latest events here paula so is gadhafi going to back down after these latest developments. well it seems incredibly unlikely that the libyan leader woman gadhafi will step down in face of these increasing defections and also the offer from the opposition of a cease fire deal as far as the defections go the tripoli government is making light of the fact that the foreign minister also qusay is in britain that he has defected they say that he is an old man who is very sick and he asked for a leave of absence which they granted him now we are hearing rumors that is navy and stay in more l

hello this is r t from moscow it's now one am here my name is kevin owen with a news update for you in a recap of the top stories that shape the week for us and first pro good are few forces in libya attempting to recapture the country's third largest city misrata it's the last rebel stronghold left in the west and has been under attack for weeks now our correspondent paula sleeze in the capital tripoli with the latest. the work of bloodshed is increasingly being used to describe the situation in the last rebel held city in the waste of this country the city of misrata now according to doctors on the scene they say that one person was killed and several people were wounded in the early hours of sunday morning when the government forces renewed shelling on a building in the city and we understand from the doctors that i'm told a few days ago there were a number of civilians being housed inside that building they have been injured in recent clashes between pro and anti duffey forces but fortunately there have been evacuated before the shelling began we are also hearing from doctors that

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from moscow it's kevin owen here this hour with our top stories eight pm and at least fifty people have reportedly been killed in clashes in the syrian city of deraa but among the thousands who poured out onto the streets across the country for a friday of rage eyewitnesses say around five been injured in the coastal city of latakia at the base of the ruling elite after agents in plainclothes fired on demonstrators and in the capital damascus police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters the opposition promised president assad the biggest rally yet following a series of killings of demonstrators a bloody crackdown on them schools international condemnation by the u.s. even point be a radio interference of the side the government is really going to have looks of what those accusations could maybe now fall to the. some like it hot but this spring things have heated up perhaps too much in the arab world is hips knees or libya now syria northern african region and the middle eastern gotten brutal civil wars with the western powers playing an important hand some believe this well an

team from moscow it's ten pm choose date nights here now welcome to futures joins us my name is kevin owen and the top story says that the security and stability for the main targets of the attack that killed twelve people and left over two hundred injured by the russian special forces has confirmed the man whose photo if it was leaked on the internet is the main suspect of his country approach over talk to some of the witnesses of monday's metro terror. it is a day to remember solemnly here and means the morning after the tragedy you can see piles of flowers candles and i comes later ran to the entrance so that station here by the explosion during evening rush hours on monday obviously emotions and feelings are running high as people want to be together on the stand maybe before going to work make a stop over here to observe a minute of silence. get a good how are you feeling this morning after the blast terrible feelings i couldn't expect anything like that happening in this country it's such a crime. that we woke up thinking that i have to pay tribute to those who died and wish a speedy

from moscow it's kevin owen here with you tonight with the top stories fears mounts over the future of egypt where the al qaeda linked muslim brotherhood movement is poised to clinch victory in the coming elections this attender vote will be the country's first since hosni mubarak stepped down and pass power to the egyptian military. the son of russian and a computer virus group going to cause a person he's reportedly been kidnapped for ransom here in moscow officials have confirmed the searching for twenty year old evangelist has he went missing. and doctors warn that the people exposed to the gulf of mexico oil spill could face a greater risk of cancer a year on many who took part in the clean up operation is seriously ill with officials of can from the street a story under the rug b.p. which was responsible for the disaster is causing in legal battle to shift the blame away from itself. our programs continue up next financial gurus max kaiser and stacy herbert look at the scandals behind this week's financial headlines just ahead. the. guys are this is the kaiser report the decapita

from moscow welcome if you just joined us my name is kevin owen and our top story the eight pm moscow time it's been six weeks since japan lost control over the fukushima nuclear plant and has so far been unable to plug lethal radiation leaks from the onset the worst fears are that it could end up being another chernobyl. went to one of the worst affected areas were a quarter of a century and the disaster continues to haunt local residents of. the exclusion zone on the border between russia and belarus although it's more than a hundred kilometers from chernobyl it's received something hideous radioactive fallout from the nuclear accident in knowing you know eighty six. people were advised to leave but not everybody has to this used to be a thriving community of more than five thousand people after chernobyl it was deemed unsuitable for living and its inhabitants were a house in fact if you measure the radiation around here it's still several times higher than normal but just walk down the road and rest still people living all around their area. at first glance rushkoff looks like an o

follow it's midnight here in moscow this easter sunday the twenty fourth of april for me kevin owen if you are celebrating easter our very best wishes to the top story indeed that is that millions of christians around the world are celebrating the resurrection of jesus christ the first of all of easter in the russian capital thousands of flock to the country's main cathedral where a special mass is being held a correspondent sara firth is outside the cross the city people for. or use a bit more flavor of the of a very beautiful service happening right now. absolutely we were outside quite the savior of the easter service is on the way we've heard the president the better than prime minister putin have just arrived to join us service and we've seen the procession happening around the outside of that could be really incredibly impressive indeed led by russia's patriarch. thousands of the worshippers joining in that they walk around outside the cathedral with the priests who are turning back into the cathedral to be continued this time in the inside absolutely beautiful from the pitch the

news channel with me kevin owen warm welcome to the top story it was a fatal flight that killed a president a ninety five others a moral service has been taking place almost a year now since the plane crash in western russia that claimed the lives of the polish lead election ski and many top officials may be on the way to a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the nineteen forty kathleen massacre carried out by starlin secret police that is a country that's been at the crash site. it was a day to remember solemnly here in somalians a delegation of over one hundred people mostly relatives of the victims of the catastrophe gathered at the site where the polish to believe one fifty four. crashed a year ago carrying president live his wife maria and many other of the country's political and military elite else's a the current polish president's wife on the come out all had at the delegation this polish delegation in the beginning there was a flower laying ceremony here at the side of the plane crash and there was also a mass observed here and then they had to the car the massacre site only

later i think was a problem with your son doesn't it we'll try one more time yarden does it it's kevin owen in moscow here can you hear me now we can hear we will go back to little bit later hopefully i'll skip those questions again ok. a preliminary child abuse hearing is being held in alaska after american woman appeared on a t.v. show using harsh punishments against her adopted russian son and other cases sparked calls for better adoption regulations between the two countries russia set aside and agreement with the u.s. in the next months to ensure the safety of children adopted into american families at least seventeen adopted russian children have died in the us since one thousand nine hundred two are things going to change you can reports on this worrying trend . what is what makes me. want such a tape which caused outrage across america and beyond an american mother recorded a video of how she punishes her adopted russian boy and sent it to a popular t.v. show. but running hot sauce into seven year old christophe's amounts did not seem enough for jessica beagley a freezing shower was