still ahead of the program with me kevin owen we bring you the knights of the sky. for the crowds on the ground this is an exciting spectacle but that's not quite the emotion that's going through my mind at the moment because i'm about to see what happens from inside the cockpit all the day's work for tom we bring you all the thrills and some spectacular stunts from the final day of the max international air show in moscow just coming in. next the collective economic government that's the latest measure proposed by top e.u. leaders in the market turmoil and reverse the stagnation across the continent but the latest ideas are found that will support among investors who say it comes as too little and too late angela merkel and nicolas sarkozy have rejected the idea of euro bonds favored by the markets and seen by many as the best way of the nation from the debt crisis political analyst and author william angle had something to say about that he believes there is little real substance to these latest measures . i think the collective economic government that merkel and

international with me kevin owen and first the breaking news i mentioned just ten rebels have reportedly into tripoli from the west as fighting in libya appears to be intensifying tonight some estimates put the death toll from this weekend alone in the hundreds with around a thousand injured it's also believed that major clashes have seen rebels capture the capital's maty get an air base to see the opposition forces also claim to free prisoners locked up during the uprising against gadhafi. his regime let's get the latest from independent journalist lizzie feelin she's in tripoli she's been updating us on i. could do you on the line again tonight all reports the fighting is raging around the capital from where you are what can you tell us. and yeah i'm. currently i'm in a band i still area of tripoli but it does appear that these relatively small groups. or whatever you want to call them i'm not. sure. the opposition moved in from the capital. and it's really how long they can last. the libyan army which of course is the conventional army and the port here. in tripoli by the libyan gover

welcome very good morning for me kevin owen here in moscow you're watching r.t. international our top story the violence in the middle east is on the rise as have massive fire rockets towards israel in response to days of airstrikes on gaza international mediators from the u.n. russia the u.s. and the e.u. have called on egypt now to try to help its neighbors establish a cease fire he's paula slayer as war from tel aviv. cairo is putting pressure to cry and calm tensions on both sides we know that and initial agreement has been fined between tel aviv and cairo we have no details of that at the moment cairo has been insisting on any formal apology from israel it also says that it wants not only an expression of a great but of once a commitment from as well if this kind of wind will not happen again the israeli defense minister with the rock has said that he would great if there are three european border guards who were killed in a state of violence he also says he has ordered an immediate investigation expulsion of the bigger picture we keep tensions on the ground

hello my name is kevin owen it's not just after one am here in moscow you're watching r t international our top story the violence that has spread across london is now reportedly reached.

is kevin owen here tonight stuff past eleven pm moscow time management top stories battle rages in libya multiple reports of fierce clashes around tripoli tonight as colonel gadhafi calls on citizens to take up arms against the rebels become trees major military bases now full to be in rebel hands strengthening their chance is about right victory. suggestions of ceasefire egypt reportedly managed to convince both gaza and israel to lay down arms after days of heavy shelling. and many stories must reach is gone the crackdown against english wired's is gaining momentum with harsh sentences handed to those who played only minor parts in the chaos and human rights groups and judges and politicians went too far. also the leaders promised the best single economic government failed to reassure anxious investors is fresh trouble over greece once again threaten the stability. this week also marks twenty years since the violin kuwait overthrow mikhail gorbachev changed the course of history for the soviet union next a close look at those dramatic events in our special report. central moscow moscow

welcome issues join this it's kevin owen here at a party international tonight in moscow let me bring you up to date on the breaking news that we're getting through to us in the last. battles raging all night in libya reports just coming in to us in the last thirty minutes suggest that colonel gadhafi security brigade has made. this the rebels have advanced towards the central square of the capital the main news the associated press news agency saying that rebel forces have advanced to within a few kilometers of tripoli city center tonight some reports initially saying they didn't meet with a lot of opposition so fall though we have heard colonel gadhafi earlier on calling people in the city to to rise up in arms we also heard they'd been given arms and they'd be trained. to fire those arms we were hearing as well quotes from the foreign minister earlier on saying that there were thousands upon thousands of troops ready to defend the capital and ready to defend colonel gadhafi we're still waiting to hear whether they have actually come out on to the streets yet and what exactly is hap

he spoke exclusively kevin owen about his views on the arab spring and foreign involvement. trying to lose them. because the curator council has made a mistake i thought instead of sending planes to maybe they should have sent mediation groups in order to prepare for free elections under the auspices of you when you were one of the elections would be acceptable for the people most of them but it's a hugely council hastily issued a resolution and it is complicated the situation that has led to the killings and the massacre of people and destruction of infrastructure in the country. largely is exclusive interview with president. is here and around ten minutes time . hungry journalists fear that freedom of speech is taking a major step backward after the government push through a new media control law they say it will seriously stifle reporters from holding hungary's leaders to counts if you shared at home and abroad well the law also implies massive layoffs and i was there further on there are those opposing the initiative for us in the firing line. speak no evil at least not

making the situation worse was rainy and president maskhadov willing to be speaking exclusively to kevin owen about his views on the arab spring and foreign involvement. the security council has made a mistake instead of sending bombs and planes to libya they should have sent mediation groups in order to prepare for free elections under the auspices of the un and whoever won the elections would be acceptable for the people but the security council hastily issued a resolution and it has complicated the situation that has led to the killings and the massacre of people and destruction of infrastructure in the country let me just get this straight. some point in the future you may want to acquire a nuclear deterrent a nuclear weapon how did you never know this is an inhuman weapon our religion says it is. and we are religious people if any country tries to build a nuclear bomb in fact they waste their money and resources and they create great danger that the international equations are not determined by nuclear arsenals today the americans have nuclear bombs and nuclear weapons and could they win

reveal the passport for that will bring you some of our top stories in a couple of minutes i'm kevin owen in moscow tonight thanks for being with us. the fact. is he. says. wealthy british scientists are also sometimes that's right. and some of the. markets going to succumb to find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headline just to name two kinds of reports on our to. the looming subsists loses. some. xico. world looks really new the latest in science and technology from around. you're watching the weekly here on out with me and it's a round of the top stories. i mean u.s. credit rating has been downgraded for the first time since nineteen seventeen that's despite the last minute debt ceiling deal but the first full. well this comes on top of wall street's worst performance in over two years and european debt troubles suggesting the roller coaster ride to continue monday just a few. egypt's former presidents on trial for mass killing and corruption for the weary public says the revolution is not over yet as the replacement

welcome very good morning for me kevin owen here in moscow you're watching r t international top story.

from moscow with me kevin owen coming up rewriting history veterans of his track hold a rally in a stone here of being banned in other countries very revived that he is in europe a good report ahead tonight. next in israel thousands take industrial action in tel aviv in protest against the government the strikes follow a weekend of massive demonstrations of a rising house prices and an escalating cost of living people are demanding social justice and better working conditions these policy is there for us following developments in tel aviv. the israelis are mobilizing on the streets of tel aviv tonight mind day for another demonstration against the government although the numbers on might seem to reach the tens of pounds and that we witnessed over the weekend the demonstrations are much the same as it has been over the past two and off weeks it's been burglarized and mobilized online the grievances are against these radio government's economic policies there are calls for these waiting list to be peanuts and not which resigned as well as for a regime change now a short time ago the israel

is kevin owen. president not going to thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy show jewel to be on r.t. international tonight for the next half hour or so to answer a number of questions that i'd like to put to you and get your latest thoughts on domestic issues and international issues and i'll start if i may with the story that made all the news headlines for the past six months that's unfolded in north africa in the middle east that's been the arab spring what are your views on the arab spring and we've spoken about it before but i just wanted to hear your latest thoughts do you think it's a popular uprising for the better to bring democracy or you think it's something maybe that's been orchestrated from abroad over to use or. this we'll learn more in the name of god the compassionate mr. it's in the hands of. the religious and from the sun the source of allow me to say hello to the viewers of your channels and we are now in the month of ramadan in iran as in michigan and we enjoy t

nuclear weapons as they have no place in the twenty first century he spoke exclusively to our to kevin owen. president putin to thank you so much for taking the time of your busy sched jewel to be on r.t. international tonight for the next hour or so i'll start if i may with the story that made all the news headlines for the past six months that's unfolded in north africa in the middle east it's been the arab spring what are your views on the arab spring and we've spoken about it before but i just wanted to hear your latest thoughts do you think it's a popular uprising for the battle to bring democracy or you think it's only maybe there's been all chris traded from abroad over two years or so little we have seen very important developments in our region and in north africa there are a few important things we must pay attention to. is not only about other peoples in the region been a war is not satisfied with the current status in the world there are class distinctions there are pressures there are conflicts arms catholics and a large number of nations in the world are being humiliated all t

kevin owen it's now one am moscow time and on friday the financial world was shaken when the u.s. was stripped of its top triple a credit rating by standard and poor's for the first time since one thousand nine hundred seventeen and rating was downgraded to double a plus with a negative outlook white house officials have been on the defensive about that saying there's a two trillion dollar calculation mistake s. and p. admitted that but it's sticking with the decision on the last saying the huge budget deficit is still a cause for major consent on all this despite the last minute debt deal that narrowly rescued the country from to fold dr rodriguez trembly from the university of montreal told me the u.s. government's hands a tight now over the economy. it shows a lack of confidence in the u.s. government we are in there within an economy stormy to you no way and it seems that the. other economists are saying the u.s. government is it's a bit like a ship without a captain in a storm this is not very nice very good and it doesn't look very good for the next two years because the ele

for a good morning for me kevin owen here at r.t. in moscow this morning it's no one on our top story some six thousand police officers were trolling the streets of london in a bid to prevent more clashes but tonight it's in the northern english city of manchester that a large group of youths have been throwing missiles and police the random violence is entering its fourth day although the worst hit areas of south london appear calm reports. london mayor boris johnson a rise in the riots devastated clap and to a mixed reception delivering the government's message to rioters that they'll feel the full force of the law to. the future. but who's going to catch them across england and wales more than eleven thousand police have already been laid off in austerity measures by two thousand and fifteen a total of thirty four thousand will go meanwhile london and other cities are taken over by thugs the police have not been anywhere where if the police if the police were hit that would have been i think any surprise i think south a little bit

this is kevin owen here tonight it's eleven pm our top story for you the british prime minister is considering banning rioters from social networks used to organize elements of the unrest david cameron speaking to parliament in the wake of clashes that engulfed the country what started as a peaceful protest against police shooting a man in north london quickly grew the scenes of bedlam other bennett reports from london. i don't think the closure of social networking sites on the cards just yet it's certainly regulations for certain groups of people this was mentioned in poland by the prime minister earlier today the cobra emergency response committee has been looking at these tough regulations they've seen the social media has played a really important part in mobilizing these rise and they're looking at ways to control it and tensely banning criminal groups from from using it and actually this is come from the man who only just a few months ago praised the use of social media in mobilizing the masses and members of the public in the right place or in the middle east also did discuss the poten

hello my name is kevin owen here at r.t. h.q. in central moscow tonight let me take you through if you will our top stories thousands of police move on to the streets of london to prevent new violence and looting after three days of you saw them hunted outbreak of on rest has been reported in the northern english city of manchester tonight where hundreds of people enjoying rioters. u.s. federal reserve's admits it the u.s. economy is not as strong as it thought the fed's comments were enough to push the u.s. market back into the red after a day of modest gains. and europe's top blanket says the continent's going through the worst financial crisis since world war two european markets sudden uncertain day today despite the central bank's move to buy bonds from the region's crippled economies let's talk more money now about sky's room co-hosts here on the international. max kaiser this is the kaiser report wait a minute before we get started i'm going to make a prediction based on this debt ceiling to back all and the suggestion tha

welcome this is r t it's a pm saturday evening here in moscow my name's kevin owen and i've got the top story for you this hour hopes for a mideast peace agreement to bring tales of fresh blow with hamas announcing its pulling out from a defacto ceasefire with israel that statement comes in response to two days of israeli air strikes on gaza that saw more than a dozen killed paul asli is following the latest developments for us. and that's there that will no longer end here to a truce now they said it is no proof that these attacks which happened on thursday originated from gaza or in fact they deny that despite the fact that israel insists that there is to blame not the palestinian president mahmoud abbas is calling for an emergency united nations security council meeting he's calling on the international community to denounce and one is all to stop these attacks the latest figures we have seen palestinians who had been killed in a round of israeli airstrikes that have been ongoing since late tuesday while most israelis are very afraid that there could be a full scale war between israe

hello to midnight here in moscow kevin owen you're watching r.t. and first u.s. lawmakers are gearing up to vote on an emergency deal to raise the country's debt ceiling and avoid potentially devastating default it was finally struck after weeks of stalemate and political wrangling between democrats and republicans. across developments in the u.s. capitol for. lawmakers did finally hash out a deal party leaders with the white house the house of representatives is expected to vote this evening of course the house is a little bit more tricky there's a lot more folks over there and in order to get this legislation to pass the republican leader john boehner will actually need two hundred and sixteen votes he does not have that from his own party a lot of conservatives say frankly the cuts in this deal just is not enough for them and so in order to get this legislation to pass in order to prevent the u.s. from a first ever default they will need at least sixty six democrats to sign on board and now we've seen actually the vice president joe biden has been dispatched t

this is r t watching the weekly a roundup of the top news stories from the past seven days with me kevin owen it's now nine pm here in moscow and first on friday the financial world was shaken after the u.s. was stripped of its top tier triple a credit rating by standard and poor's agency for the first time since one nine hundred seventeen its ratings been downgraded to double a plus with a negative outlook white house officials on the defensive though saying there's a two trillion dollar calculation mistake s. and p. admitted that but it's sticking with its decision unless saying the huge budget deficit is still a cause for major concern all this despite the last minute debt deal which naturally rescued the country from default economies and told us the stock markets are set to go crazy on monday. i do think this sunday night local time here in new york or monday morning for each year when the markets open in new zealand australia and then quickly thereafter in northeast asia we're going to see some of the dislocation that we had all feared as we kind of headed into this disaster over the la

it's now just after eight pm wednesday evening here in moscow kevin owen and first the u.k. police force as we give the green light leaves water cannon and plastic bullets against rioters a number of cities across the country suffered from a fourth night of violence when gangs clashed with police torched cars and ransacked shops over the capital was relatively quiet was sixteen thousand police officers but is laura much following the story for us in london. we saw a lot of trouble in birmingham last night which we also had seen on the previous night manchester and still fit with a flattop in quite a serious way as to its variety of sort of small towns in the surrounding areas so this violence has now spread out with from the capital into really improbable small towns all over the country and we're hearing reports that three people were killed in birmingham when they were running for by a car that was just running amok in that police are looking at investor looting murder inquiry and the reason that it was under control last night we think is because an additional ten thousan

welcome this is r t it's midnight here in moscow it's kevin owen here with our top stories for you in the british prime minister is considering banning rioters from social networks used to walk and eyes elements of the rest david kay.

for a good evening for me kevin owen here in moscow tonight watching r t international it's eleven pm moscow time on our top story violence in the middle east is on the rise as a mass fires rockets towards israel in response to days of air strikes on gaza international mediators from the u.n. russia the u.s. and the e.u. of call on egypt to help its neighbors establish a cease fire tonight paul asli has more from tel aviv. cairo is pushing pressure to quiet and calm patients on both sides we know that an initial agreement had been fine between tel aviv and cairo we have no details of that at the moment connor has been insisting on any formal apology from his role it also says that it wants not only an expression of a great but it wants a commitment from it's all the kind of wind in the north again the israeli defense minister it would be a rocket that he would break the day off your keyboard of gaza with children and they took place of violence you also say if you had ordered an immediate investigation to squash the bigger picture we see tensions on the ground intensifying quicky at l

moments kevin owen thank you for watching us here from. the morning when the t.v. news moves follow my life i am boring. while the streets in the company. the turning point in russia's history. was a justified move forward. miming money and since the battle for democracy a monarchy. and .

it's kevin owen here tonight in central moscow with our top stories for you british police are given a green light to use tough tactics against rioters after violence spreads throughout the u.k. for the past few days the government's social policies are blamed for britain's worst disorder. america's financial woes could see as crowded as the world's top economy pass to china in less than four years investors are expected to turn more often now to asian markets to try to escape the economic turmoil of the u.s. and europe. and russian officials turn a blind eye to complaints about peta follow souls members of the public launch their own vigilante crackdown on sexual predators current sex crimes laws the slabs of being too soft and fighting to keep the threat from the country's playground it's. eleven thirty one pm moscow time next week sport america's financial troubles and how the debt deadlock in the u.s. congress has impacted around the world crosstalk is on the. can. you can you can. we welcome across the crime people a belt on the brink of bankruptcy time is running out for the am

to greaves a reporter this is art international with me kevin owen coming your way very soon the headlines from me and then are we cannot seem to tame and show moscow after this quick break. luck. if. you want to. see. this street still keeps its secrets it's time to reveal the issues of the soviet files. this is r t moscow these are all top stories the international community calls on egypt to help restore security in the region is gods are in israel exchanged deadly fire up to days of violence in israel activists are taking to the streets across the country in protest against government policy demanding more focus on domestic. put another turbulent week for the world's markets as fears are mounting that the u.s. and europe are on the brink of another devastating down to an investor panic at the police economic outlook prompted a mass sell off of shares. and remarked twenty years to the day when moscow was placed under military curfew during the ten to overthrow seek to face to face resistance then and fail to topple the government but nonetheless change the course of history for the sovi

this is r t welcome it's ten pm this monday evening here in moscow kevin owen and first the us markets and join the rest of the global economy making losses the dow jones is hovering between two and a half and three percent it's the first reaction to the downgrading of america's credit rating over the weekend and the eurozone debt crisis is also speaking investors but is more important i was got that sort of a story from new york things are heading south in the first minute of trading and that our paying down more than two hundred points for our. within three point two percent now that number is going up and down and changing but clearly it indicates a climate of uncertainty and this climate of uncertainty isn't just here here in the u.s. but it is all over the world and of course this is this comes after the us and eastern horse downgraded the u.s. credit from aaa to friday evening this is the first time in history the country of the rules or just economy was kicked out of this triple a clock and to sum it up he says syria of course as the u.s. government needs to get its fiscal house

is why i'm here in moscow you're watching r t with me kevin owen in the main news we're just getting through reports coming in saying that gadhafi security brigade has laid down its arms rebels have reportedly entered tripoli from the west tonight as fighting in libya appears to be intensifying some estimates put the death toll from this weekend alone in the hundreds with a round of thousand injured it's also believed that major clashes have seen the rebels capture the capital base opposition forces also claim to have freed prisoners locked up during the uprising against colonel gadhafi his regime just to bring you a bit more about the news we were bringing you the very early days of it that gadhafi forces reported to have laid down their arms that's coming from the reuters news agency quoting al-jazeera television is also coming from a lot of beer television as well citing the rebels telling them that so again this is all to be verified but they are the latest details we've got through i spoke to a political analyst and royer he's in trip police says nato is the major player in the

welcome mrs arty it's no nine pm wednesday evening here in moscow my name is kevin owen a top story in the u.k. is determined to use all means possible against rioters including water cannon and plastic bullets a number of cities across the country suffered from a fourth night of violence last night when gangs clashed with police torched cars and ransacked shops and as are reports now there are those who think u.k. troops engaged in costly overseas campaigns are needed more at home. across england and wales more than eleven thousand police have already been laid off in austerity measures by two thousand and fifteen a total of thirty four thousand will go meanwhile london and other cities are taken over by thugs the police have not been anywhere where the police if the police but it would be all that would have been done i think is a price i think little bit better i don't think they're doing everything they can i don't mean. to say while police numbers are being cut the estimated cost of the war in afghanistan from two thousand and one to the end of last month with thirty billion dolla

from moscow my name's kevin owen thanks for joining us live this sunday evening the twenty first of august. close. of approach. on the show because features like try our team takes us to the max air show. if. you want to. see. this street still keeps its secrets to reveal the. files on. pm near moscow you're watching our. top stories rebels say they're advancing towards tripoli the libyan leadership dismisses the scale of this threat and calls for. violence knoebels in the middle east for the fourth day amid fears exchanges of fire between a mass in israel may lead with ground offensive in gaza meanwhile the arab league. feeling of tension. the. sentences handed to those who played only minor details as human rights groups judges and politicians. and other top stories in the week the e.u. leaders promise of a single economic government fails to reassure anxious investors and turbulent markets as fresh trouble over greece once again threatens to predict.

follow this is our team from moscow my name's kevin owen i'm taking your headlights global market fever and u.s. stocks head south of the first trading session for america's credit downgrade this comes on top of volatile trading elsewhere in the world to the spreading european debt crisis. but i think story tonight to anarchy in the u.k. london suffers another round of rioting of a new clashes between u.s. and police in the close of being lucia the weekend of violence across the city. and war stories three years after georgia's attack on south of setia we talk to the people still better in the sky about how they are rebuilding them up. next the latest round of their base on people about stross talk show this week that talking about what the future may hold for libya so many are just a few. for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. can . follow in welcome across car crime people about the obama doctrine is there such a thing over the past few months we've seen the u.s. waffle as change rages across the arab middle east and s

it was attempted here in moscow before that all of the news headlines for you on our team is kevin owen thank you for watching us here from sco. it's. cool. morning when the t.v. news moves follow my life i am the ring. while the streets of the come. on turning point in russia's history. more than justified move forward. miming money and since the battle for democracy a monarchy. limited. it's just so. it's just. seemed. safe. it's one thirty am oscar time it's covered over here in our small to get all top stories for you from us rocket attacks on israel a day after its announcement of calling off its cease fire with the jewish state this is the middle east peace corps heads called now on egypt to help restore security in the region amid escalating tensions. despite reports of a rebel of libya journalists on the ground claim it's a nato distin from ation campaign while progress after forces say they remain ready to fight to the end. also we mark twenty years since moscow was placed under military curfew during an attempt to overthrow mikhail gorbachev who faced fierce resistance then an

how this is all tea from moscow is kevin owen here with a headline update for you u.k. is reeling from several months of violence on its streets as the pm threatens to shut down online social networks during the rest meanwhile britain also if the government will break in the social system blamed for instigating this. is what approves the building of new settlements in the occupied territories just weeks before palestinian authorities are expected to ask the united nations for recognition of this day. to american contractors can go ahead with the civil suit over allegations that were wrongfully held and tortured in iraq by the u.s. forces don rumsfeld the country's former secretary defense could be held personally liable. coming up next we follow the journey of two colombians as they try to find the truth behind the deaths of their relatives in a mysterious military operation so our special report.

be exactly what bankers on wall street crave he laid out that case today earlier with our teens kevin owen most of the economy in america over fifty percent of the economy is tied to investment banking and wall street trading so they control the g.d.p. for them to continue to make money they need to look for new business new revenue is turning america's aaa rating to junk will make many many billions of dollars in fees it's just simple economics and simple business just follow the money but if everyone can see that it's just piling debts on the debt how the american public by the seeds dealing with this or the american public is having their worth decimated by wall street banks j.p. morgan and goldman sachs are two americas little class what the flow bill was to the buffalo population in america they're interested in like bring them out. the democrats or the politics of it on the face of it anyway it made the biggest concessions to reach this deal crucially eight doesn't involve tax hikes for now at least the republican house speaker told his party that nothing in the agreement quote viola

justifies this focus well how about a response from the leader of iran himself r t correspondent kevin owen has sat down one on one with president mahmoud ahmadinejad last week here's what ahmadinejad said about his country's nuclear ambitions and nuclear weapons in general. we do not want nuclear weapons we do not seek nuclear weapon this is only human when. religion says it is prohibited and we are religious people nuclear weapons have no care. if any country tries to build a nuclear bomb in fact they waste their money and resources and they create great danger for themselves the international equations are not determined by nuclear arsenals today. in nuclear weapons and could they win in iraq and afghanistan could have nuclear weapons help the israelis to gain. could nuclear weapons help the former soviet union from collapse a nuclear weapon this is weapons of the previous century. very heard it you can see the entire interview with president ahmadinejad online by going to our website r.t. dot com couldn't now back to the u.s. back to did west actually where president obama has set out o