we take the night train to the capital, kiev, 500 kilometers away. we arrived early the next morning. 2.5 million people live in kiev. independence square is in the heart of the city. next summer, and thousands of fans will be celebrating here -- next summer, thousands of fans will be celebrating here. two students from kiev have volunteered to work as helpers. >> i am doing it, she says, because i want to improve the image of ukraine in the world. the whole world is talking about the political stability -- instability in our country. everyone should see that politics is not everything. we have very interesting, helpful, pleasant people living here. >> the world heavyweight champion lives in kiev. he is a national hero in ukraine and an ambassador for euro 2012. he hopes that many young people will volunteer to help. >> i am just a small cog in a big wheel in this organization. of course we want people to volunteer. i am throwing all my weight as an athlete into supporting euro 2012. our country, ukraine, will benefit. and polanas wel of course, but

europe freezing the then prime minister yulia timoshenko managed to strike a deal with russia the deal kiev now calls a ball and chain ukraine is the biggest russian natural gas important it doesn't want to pay more than germany also back yet and with the gas market price approaching four hundred dollars a thousand cubic meter it's logical teves looking for a discount. stores or a pillow and thank you for running this interview below. first of all let me congratulate you on. it's another round of talks with prime minister putin which as far as i can judge was a success and generally are you pleased with how the process goes on yes of course we're generally the relations between russia and ukraine have been developing with the dynamically the fact alone that trade has grown by seventeen percent is a record it is not with every country that tree grows at this rate to get that we're going to through it was considerable even before bracing entire segment so

the european football championships in ukraine and poland is marked with the unveiling of a clock in kiev. on turning japanese russian mover sport lovers shoe off their skills in an event dedicated to bikes and cars in the region. more in the folky stuff in just a moment but let's get the ball rolling with tennis for reading french open champion rafael nadal has taken to the new summer season with these the world number one victorious in his first icing since sunday's final appealing. in straight sets becoming the second player to qualify for november's a.t.p. world tour finals after prevailing over the extruding qualifier the six four six four victory means the spaniard has cumulative enough ranking points trying to draw . this. top ranking in total like nothing better than to add a second title of queen's robert stepanek his next challenger for the sixth or sixth. and the very meanwhile hasn't been on the grass since last year's wimbledon semifinals the skull photo showing little rust getting zulfi i'm elise and rena. are you thinking we want you in the per we're forced to call the time

and in the ukrainian capital kiev former prime minister. trial for abuse of power that resulted in the country losing millions of dollars in gas revenue she maintains her innocence claiming the case is politically motivated to discredit her. the long term mayor of chicago richard daley has turned a once declining city into an attractive place to live finds out if he has some advice for moscow spotlight coming up next. hello again and welcome to spotlight they enter the shell. alvin hall then today my guest is richard daley. the longest serving mayor of chicago has left office the twenty two years and the trip he managed to turn that declining the best city into a distillation city pushed through immigration reform and masterfully dealt with racism issues winning support other black chicago these problems are characteristic for many big cities so what advice does the experience have for moscow my guest today is a veteran u.s. political war horse and the longest serving mayor of chicago richard daley. richard daley was the patriarch with a ve

however the tournament still officially begins on june the eighth the final will then take place in kiev on the first of july concern has been raised about the haste of construction in ukraine some buildings including the olympic stadium still distance from completion but grateful stated there are doubts had been quote wiped out. in basketball russia have unveiled their extended lineup when i expect european women's championships to players will still need to be a cult though giving head coach pretty sokolsky plenty of food for thought with its own immense fast approaching. just before we leave for poland we'll have another proust conference where will announce the fine line up for european championships no and sixteen plays its own disposal trying to get it and are preparing for the upcoming tournament no don't all of them a would present to russia at the european championships but only fourteen of them will go to poland. in the meantime a huge tide of wealth away boxing takes place on july twenty third in las vegas w.b. titleholder. champion judith to live in the squared circle for uni

the one year to go mark will be european football championships in ukraine and poland is marked in kiev. churning japanese russian motor sports lover show off their skills in an event dedicated to just bikes on cars in the muscle beach. or let's get the ball rolling with tennis for reaming french open champion rafael nadal taken to the new summer season with ease the world victorious in his first outing since some this porous final meeting must to edin in straight sets this is how he did it nidal becoming the second player to qualify for november's a.t.p. world tour finals after prevailing over a trillion qualifier six four six four victory means the spaniard has accumulated enough i thought djokovic the best of the past events for now though the top ranking that i would like nothing better than to add a second title at queen's rather stepanek is next. i. on the murray meanwhile hasn't played on grass since last year's wimbledon semifinals the scot though showing little rust beatings up in a rain and truck. three was leaving three one in the opener when the per were forced to call the t

the one year to go mark of the european football championships in ukraine and poland is marked in kiev . on turning japanese russian motorsport lovers show off their skills in a band dedicated teachers bond bikes and cars in the school beach. let's get the ball rolling with tennis though we're running french open champion a rough fellow dollars taking to the new summer season with ease the world number one victorious in his first outing since some this paris final beating matthew had been in straight sets becoming the second player to qualify for november see a.t.p. world tour finals after previewing over the australian qualifier six four six four victory means the spaniard has accumulated enough recchi points which i best event months early for now though the top ranking would like nothing better than to add a second type like queens or roddick stepanek his next challenger. on the murray meanwhile hasn't played uncross since last year's wimbledon semifinalist the scot though showing little rust beating zawia malise in a rain interrupted push very misleading we won in the opener when t

what they describe as a possible theory joining us for the latest details from the ukrainian capital kiev . oil prices that state line stopped having dropped almost five percent on thursday when business in about ten minutes. international news and comment live from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. the u.s. house of representatives has ripped president barack obama of the authority to continue the american campaign. here in the last hour the motion was carried by two hundred ninety five votes to one hundred twenty three while to talk about the effect this decision will have on the american involvement in libya we cannot also live to our washington studio and is therefore is going to so what happens then to the u.s. operation in libya. well below the congressional action has no immediate effect on american involvement it's just the resolution it's not a bill but it's meant to sort of reprimand the commander in chief for his policies but there is another proposal on the table of the house of representatives and that is to cut out funding for u.s. participation in combat missi

what they describe as a farcical hearing join us for the latest details from the ukrainian capital kiev. and all prices have stabilized option dropping almost five percent on thursday more in business in about twenty minutes. a very warm welcome to you this is our live from moscow the u.k. you failed to track the detainees handed over to the u.s. neglecting to protect them from possible torture in america's secret prisons it's been revealed after an agreement between the two states on the treatment of terror suspects captured in iraq was the classified twenty eight year old pakistani units rahmatullah is one of the victims of this deal he was seized by british soldiers in iraq in two thousand and four as a suspected insurgent. and secretly sent to a u.s. detention camp in afghanistan a process as extraordinary rendition the man's lawyers are calling on the u.k. to help free him as britain was the painting of north korea cried out from the reprieve charity he's fighting for his release told r.t. that britain's friendship with america blinds it to the truth. there are hundreds of prisoner

what they describe as a particle hearing join us with the latest details from the ukrainian capital kiev . international news and comment live from our studios twenty four hours a day here in central moscow this is. a majority vote in the lower house of the u.s. congress has turned down a motion to cut funding for the american military action in libya and this came directly after the very same lawmakers refused to grant president obama approval to carry on the campaign live now and he's going to teach current she's in washington studios a mixed message then coming from the house of representatives what effect if any will this have on america's involvement in libya. not really surprising the house of representatives voted on two things one a resolution that denies obama the authority to continue the u.s. military action in libya a resolution that basically has no actual a fact as you previously said because it just reflects sort of the opinion of the lawmakers but more importantly they voted against defunding the u.s. participation in combat missions there a bill that was also on the tabl

he is reporting from kiev. the atmosphere inside the courtroom and around the court building is absolutely electrifying around fifteen hundred supporters of you too much michael as you can see here gathered in central kiev to protest what they describe as a farcical hearing of the farcical case against their leader against religious angle now the i really give you credit baltics herself started this child with a little bit of controversy she refused to stand up when the judge entered the room and then she said that this judge was completely unqualified for the case and that it needed to be dismissed clearly the tension is rising as this case and as its final stage units were said to have been summoned to the prosecutor's office for months now for questioning now this case has been taking to the courtroom and we will be hearing some developments in the next several weeks or so the crane's former prime minister yulia timoshenko is being charged with many different financial crimes including the amateur and profes

go milestone because that's why it's well european football championships in ukraine and poland in kiev. and also make sure you're ensured that we investigate those responsible for taking care of russian athletes who've suffered from health problems during this calls. but let's begin stateside where the stanley cup final between boston and vancouver sits all square at two games apiece now team thomas recording a shout out for the bruins as they crushed the visiting candidates by four thirty eight saves in the hole for the informed gold sounds though with blank over a star studded said the twins once again unable to put the down three in the tanks that founds brothers hand recount danielle combining for just two points in the series so far however the home crowd could be counted swell with both teams two victories away from the title this series moves back to canada for game five on friday. you don't get to where you are without going through adversity whether it's in the past years whether it's through the seasons that's how you grow and when you've been through a lot of different thing

championships in poland and ukraine kick off a year from now on a giant cunt john clock unveiled in kiev to a lot of fans the chance to keep track of the upcoming spectacle now twenty twelve is going to be a leap year so the caucasus being three hundred sixty six days to go however the tournaments still officially begins on today with the final of the competition will then take place in kiev on the first day of july concern has been raised about the haste of construction in ukraine some buildings including the olympic stadium where the final will be still our distance from completion however yesterday are you a fit delegation stated their diets had been pulled. so time. tournaments on also in the twenty twelve olympic games the latest moment of notes occurring with the unveiling of the olympic torch in london significance all over the centimeter tall symbol the torch includes eight thousand holes one for each participant in next summer's games while the triangular shape represents the three times the english couple of the violin picks are being done so previously in one thousand eight hu

days to go by that so and still officially begins on june the eighth the final will take place in kiev on the first of july concern has been raised about the haste of construction in ukraine some buildings including the olympic stadium still a distance from completion but me first stated on wednesday there doubts have been wiped out. now a huge night of welterweight boxing takes place on july twenty third in las vegas w.v. title holder and ib of champions of judah collide in the square circle for unification bout khan is a big favorite but former undisputed welterweight champion judah isn't short of confidence. this is going to be a dream come true for me to become the sixth. when we classes. to win two world titles in one year this is going to be beautiful man i know this is a tough fight against abdulla. but your queer tricky shows. one of many we'll tiles i don't think this is time annoyed me for in for the day will be and i b.f. tyo. you know i think. of i don't think he can take the title off me. as lead excess and it's been a tough last twelve months for tyson gay but it looks as

protest what they describe as a parsifal hearing join us for the latest details from the korean capital kiev. and the outcry from the families in india who accuse the government of allowing the use of a controversial pesticide which they say is killing their children. also on business . to dropping almost five percent the previous session why is this happening how is this affecting the russian market join me in twenty minutes for more on this. a very warm welcome to you this is our live from moscow u.k. failed to track detainees handed over to the u.s. neglecting to protect them from possible abuse the shocking revelations forced through by british m.p.'s expose a secret agreement over the treatment of prisoners passed over to washington and london washington or bush all but one victim who spent years in america's most notorious i was his person. as was arrested on the streets and sent to guantanamo for torture after five years america released him without charge to this day the u.s. has given no explanation all said story couldn't as is doing george bush's law alberto gonzales for ruling to

championships in poland and ukraine kick off a year from now a giant countdown clock on veiled in kiev allows fans to keep track of the upcoming spectacle starts so when seats well will be a leap year solid it was displaying three hundred sixty six days to go however the tournaments still officially begins on june eighth the final will then take place in kiev on the first of july concern has been raised about the haste of construction in ukraine some buildings including the olympic stadium still a distance from complication but very frustrated on wednesday there are doubts have been quelled doubts. in basketball russia have unveiled their extended lineup for next week's european women's championships two players will still need to be though giving head coach ready sokolowski plenty of food for thought going to the meant fast approaching. is that just before we leave for poland we'll have another press conference where will announce the final line up for european championships no one of sixteen players it's no disposal who are trying to get it and are preparing for the upcoming tourname

well the atmosphere in the side the courtroom and around the court building in central kiev is absolutely electrifying fifteen hundred supporters of unix machine will gather here since early morning to protest what they describe as a farcical trial and the i related ukraine told the students think of the former prime minister herself already started some controversy in this trial now when the judge and they're doing the room the courtroom she refused to stand up and then said that this trial this judge must be dismissed because she believes the judge has a very low qualification to handle this very important case now the case is clearly the biggest one in ukraine along with that case of the country's former interior minister udall tempo is being televised live by the local t.v. stations and clearly this is causing a lot of control we see here with the former prime minister herself saying that she must not be prosecuted and believes this this case is completely political and is being orchestrated by president bush well this time we understand that huge machine what he's being charged with

protest what they describe as a particle theory join us for the latest details from the kremlin capital kiev. worldwide news live from moscow this is artsy reception and welcome to the program . well a secret agreement between the u.k. and u.s. on the treatment of prisoners captured in iraq has been released it's following pressure by british m.p.'s the memorandum exposes london fail to attract these enemies handed over to washington neglecting to protect them from possible torture twenty eight year old pakistani units is one of the victims of this deal he was seized by british soldiers in iraq in two thousand and four as a suspected insurgent and secretly sent to a u.s. detention camp in afghanistan a process dubbed extraordinary rendition the man's lawyers are calling on the u.k. to help free him as britain was good at telling one thirty cory cried out from the reprieve charity he was fighting for right now tyler's release told r.t. that britain's friendship with america blinds it to the truth. there are hundreds of prisoners about it but what makes you notice special is that eunice was ac

ok alison thanks very much indeed for bring us the latest from kiev . it's cheap effective and highly toxic that a cell phone is a pesticide ban of most countries but still widely embraced by farmers in india however its use carries grave consequences with a whole generation of children suffering devastating health problems and while the government claims there is no affordable alternative to the chemical ordinary families are paying the price to find some of the images in pretty shredders report the story of. this girl's body is the size of a baby but in reality she's five years old in her short life syria has endured an operation to reduce the size of her abnormally large head and she's not the only one suffering like this the doctors who have to put it into your child's hand otherwise there would be complications. and serious mother thinks she knows what's caused it here in the cashew plantations in india southern state of carola the government's great a highly controversial pesticide endosulfan on the crops during the ninety's that the people here s

what they describe as a parsifal hearing join us for the latest details from the ukrainian capital kiev. international news and comment line from our studios here in central moscow this is . the lower house of us congress has voted down a resolution which expressed support for the american military action in libya the white house has never sought consent for the operation something which the house of representatives says is illegal and lawmakers are now threatening to cut funding for the campaign altogether because he's got a report that's unlikely to. it's just a resolution it's not a bill but it's meant to sort of reprimand the commander in chief for his policies but there is another proposal on the table of the house of representatives and that is to cut off funding for u.s. participation in combat missions such as drone strikes in the needle led air war analysts say it's a way for the congress to show their frustration over the white house refusal to come to the lawmakers to seek authorization for the military actions under the us constitution only congress can declare war except th

we have 27 for vienna and 23 degrees in kiev. so that's a look at your weather conditions for now, and i will leave you with your three-day outlook. >>> this just coming in this past hour. a russian passenger plane carrying 48 people has crashed when attempting to land in the the northwestern republic. there are reports of casualties. they say the plane left moscow and crass landed in petrozavodsk shortly after midnight on monday. they say the aircraft fell apart and burst into flames. reuters and ap say 40 were killed in the crash. for those of you just joining us a passenger plane crashed in rush in the northwest. they say the plane left moscow and crash-landed shortly after midnight on monday. the government says the aircraft fell apart and burst into flames. according to reuters and ap at least 40 people were killed in the crash. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." do stay with us. we'll be back with more updates at the top of the next hour. see you then.

stays warm and sunny in kiev as well. thunderstorms will affect warsaw today and looking more comfortable in berlin, 22 degrees with partly cloud skies. here's your extended forecast now. >> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi. hope to see you back at the top of the next hour. a 4

we have 37 for vienna and 26 degrees in kiev. that's your weather conditions for now, and i will leave you with your three-day outlook. and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us.

here are your temperatures. 26 in kiev. cooling down a little bit. stays very warm across finland and the baltic states. down into athens, 30. paris and london, 19. >>> a renowned garden north of tokyo is going ahead with the annual plum harvest despite being partially damaged in the march 11th earthquake. thousands of trees are expected to bear several tons of fruit. the garden's located in the city of mito. it boasts some 3,000 plum trees of 100 varieties. the harvest began on friday and ends sunday. the fruit is picked now to encourage the trees to blot some more fully next year. about 50 workers using five-meter bamboo poles shook the trees to make them drop on sheaths below. they expect to harvest 6 tons of plums, the same amount next year. >> translator: these plum trees have grown well, despite the quake. we will also do our best, just like the trees have done. >> the march earthquake caused 120-meter crack to open the southern slope. one-third of the garden remains off limits. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline". we'll be bac

looking much cooler in berlin at 18 degrees but over toward the east stays very hot, 27 in moscow. 30 in kiev. all right. here is your extended forecast now. >>> our lead story this hour the operator of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant says it has detected high levels of a radioactive substance that tends to accumulate in human bones. tokyo electric power comny made the announcement after analyzing soil samples taken on may 9th at three locations about 500 meters from the number one and number two reactors. the utility detected up to 480 becquerels of radioactive strontium 90 per kilogram of soil about 100 times higher than the mimum reeding at fukushima prefecture following nuclear tests carried out by foreign countries during the cold war era. this is the second time since april radioactive strontium has been found inside the plant compound. the sbunt was also detected in soil and plants more than 30 kilometers from the fukushima nuclear power station in march. tokyo electric power says it believes that radioactive strontium was released from the damaged plant and it will continue

and in the ukrainian capital kiev the former prime minister yulia timoshenko stands trial for abuse of power the result in the country losing millions of dollars in gas revenues . and broadcasting live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is r t i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us let's take a look at our top stories a majority of vote in the lower house of the u.s. congress has turned down a motion to cut funding for the american military action in libya but this came directly after the very same lawmakers refused to grant president obama approval to carry on the campaign. has more from washington. the resolution adopted by the house of representatives is seen more like a message of rebuke to president obama rather than an actual war stopper because when it came to voting on cutting funds for that war the majority voted no so some analysts see elements of a showing the behavior of the u.s. congress saying that many lawmakers don't miss a chance to snub the president yet knowing that the snobs won't change much at the end of the day as capitol hill observers say when

gets up to 30 degrees in war saw as well as kiev and still pretty warm in vienna as well.ere is your three-day outlook. ♪ >>> our lead story this hour, the japanese government's nuclear safety agency has instructed utility companies across the country to come up with measures to better respond to a serious nuclear accident. the government has already compiled a report for the international atomic energy agency about the nuclear accident at fukushima daiichi. it says the plant's lacked sufficient safety measures to deal with a serious accident that caused the loss of all power sources. the nuclear and industrial safety agency asked utility firms to prepare portable lights and communication equipment as well as generator trucks. these vehicles would be used for emergency ventilation to keep radiation below certain levels in the central control room. the agency also proposes boring holes or removing panels in a reactor building if there's a high concentration of hydrogen. the measure's aimed at releasing hydrogen outside to prevent an explosion. the agency has instructed util

some showers will affect kiev and also moscow as well. but bright spells of sunshine in vienna, warming up to 30 degrees. all right, here is your extended forecast now. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. ccccccccccccc'ca

kiev, 27 is your high. and athens in the lower 30s as well. that's a look at your weather for now. here is your three-day outlook. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'mn tokyo. thanks for joining us.

from the pentagon and in particular all right on through the next year to show you that live from kiev thank you. now iran says it has no plans to possess nuclear weapons it's happening during talks with russia at a key summit of asian countries they've just wrapped up their meeting with leaders which focused on tackling the economic and or security issues which i think. it's not something for us and bring us up. that's a quite a statement from president going to drive that's. one of the details what do you know i want to this. along the meeting between russian president dmitry medvedev and iran it was a closed door meeting however afterwards prime minister for foreign minister that is us and gave lavrov did come out and said that and confirmed that mahmoud ahmadinejad's did confirm to president medvedev that iran is going is that is in total renouncement of clients to possess nuclear weapons and there you have it he their word said that according to mr lavrov had come from deny god now this is important because the nuclear power nonproliferation has been a major topic here at the summ

from kiev thanks for that. well we move to syria now where government troops have stormed the rebel northern border town of. with tanks and military helicopters the army has entered the city in order to quote cleanse it from rebellious armed groups which killed at least one hundred twenty police officers last week meanwhile britain and france are still pushing for a un resolution condemning the brutal crackdown against antigovernment activists in syria russia which opposes any attempts to intervene in the syrian conflict said it won't back the move before more on this we can cross live to adrian an author and political researcher based in buenos aires thanks for being with us the u.n. is considering the new resolution can tell me the crackdown on condemning the crackdown i should say on anti-government protests however it includes neither sanctions nor military action what's the point then of this kind of resolution will the goalposts be moved later as you see it. well we all went permanently move the goal post