earlier this year has been sentenced to twenty years in jail konstantin are shanker was detained in liberia in two thousand and ten and transported to the u.s. on charges of drug smuggling our correspondent has more. this case builds a major precedent this is the first time when a russian citizen is sentenced to an american prison for an intent to participate in a crime in a case that was built by special agents posing as drug dealers arrested in a third country in this case liberia now you will be edge eligible for parole in as much as thirteen years we know that his defense team has thirty dale's days to file an appeal but u.s. officials can take as much as two years to consider this appeal now the man has repeatedly pled not guilty in this case hopeful until the last minute himself and his family his mother and wife who are here to support him broke out in tears in the courtroom today as the sentence was announced to give you a bit of a background it was a family man with no criminal background he has never stood trial anywhere in the world including russia and the united states moreover

. >> hi, my name is konstantin. i had to move to emergency housing, and then i did not know what to do. i had to move down. i applied for this housing. there were a lot of people. there was a big waiting list. i work hard, and they chose me to be in the housing. i am thankful for this housing. it helps a lot. people follow the rules, and people work. they have a lot of requirements. it is for people who really work hard and are trying to get a new life back. and i want to thank you very much, and i hope he will make the right decision. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you, constantine. >> i am a former foster youth and part of the staff at larkin street. transitioned out of foster care, and if it had not been for a program through them, i would not be where i am standing today. 18-year-olds are crazy, regardless of what population become from. when i was 18, i was not only facing coming out of foster care and deal and all of these other issues, but i was also dealing with regular teenaged bs, will excuse me. however

konstantin had been enjoying his first ever world cup up until he received some very bad news a couple of days ago he was released from a save as a french club ran into financial difficulties a decision which came as a massive shock to him and now he's looking for a new team to play for preferably in europe. definitely want to keep them studying. for at least the next three years. it's a tough time of the moment for concern to. because one of the more respected members of the russian squad and after being constantly moving from one place to the next since his early teens the thirty two year old would like nothing more but the remainder of his playing career in europe and a good display against australia could certainly help him to put himself in the shop window for potential suitors richard pombo three donte year old new zealand. russian boxing fans are in for a treat this november the country's top cruiserweights hope dennis lever dave is preparing to take on one of the sport's most decorated fighters james lights tony in moscow the bud is scheduled for the fourth of the month althoug

sting operation in liberia sentenced for conspiring to smuggle drugs konstantin yoshiko insists on his innocence while moscow previously accused the u.s. of conducting legal arrest and rendition deal with british government under fire for halting an inquest into the death of a weapons expert david kelly who insisted iraq never had weapons of mass destruction the official cause of death of suicide is again being questioned by doctors. sports news next with andrew farmer. hello again and you are a very dramatic day in the russian sports world so ice hockey chiefs could postpone the start of the kitchell season after the locomotive tragedy it is not a look at that today the tributes have started to flood in more in the story just in a month. hello there you're watching the sports and these other headlines. tributes pouring in from around the world forming the locomotive disaster which killed thirty seven ice hockey stars. plus will appeal strike a ballot in six games and for challenger to scout the place you go back in fear. and it's a book out at the u.s. open is reinhold place for secon

they reportedly made an agreement last month when the commander of the eastern military district konstantin sidenko held talks with korean peoples army officials. the exercises will focus on search and rescue operations that would deal with maritime accidents and large disasters. neither country has revealed the size or locations of the drills. north korean leader, kim jong-il, visited russia in august to meet with the russian president medvedev. defense ministers from both sides attended the summit as well. kim also toured a fighter jet factory and watched an exercise by the russian military. >>> the u.s. special envoy to myanmar called on the government to take further concrete steps toward democratization. derek mitchell was speaking at a news conference in myanmar's largest city yangon at the end of his latest visit to the country. >> i responded for the united states recognized and welcomed recent gestures such as president thein sein's meeting, the establishment of a national human rights commission, public emphasis on dialogue with ethnic minority groups in the interest of reconcilia

russian pilot arrested in a us sting operation in liberia sentenced for conspiring to smuggle drugs konstantin era shango has insisted he's not guilty while moscow previously accused the us of conducting an illegal arrest and rendition. british government under fire for halting an inquest input into the death of weapons expert david kelly who insisted iraq never had weapons of mass destruction efficient because of the death of suicide is again being questioned by doctors. up next we look at the operations of the us and european security services and mounting allegations they've been violating human rights the interview coming up. today we're joined by mr thomas hamill burke european commissioner for human rights talking to us from a star's boards thanks very much mr however for joining us now let's get right to where well we know that there were cia prisons in europe and people were tortured and then now you're pushing for the truth what more should we know there's a lot more to know in fact because we haven't had the full account for what really happened and who took the decisions and on what

for president of russia in next year's elections the head of russia's foreign affairs committee konstantin because the child believes that what's most important of all the announcement is that it means both cushion and image that it will stay together at the country's house. believe there predictability and transparency in the work we are doing here inside the united russia party inside of the government the ruling the story just is to be welcomed by anybody else in the world and they believe that the decision which is taking me. this morning i might want to thank you thank you. thank you and thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you eric you are rushing to have this strong communication leaders continue to allow you to give this a child that you know you will never give any other capacities got to stick together or to destroy them in asia is good for russia it's good for the russian foreign policy and i believe in it. and while in office president medvedev has a progressive proposals for russia's economic development and michael pena foreign

now the head of russia's foreign affairs committee konstantin call such off the talk to us about what today's news crash mean for the country's foreign policy. they believe their predictability and transparency in their would be are doing here inside the united russia or inside of the government the ruling this or it is nice to be welcomed by anybody else in the world and they believe the decision she's taken. for. using. the. russian to hear this from completion we will need to continue to hear together busy charles you know you know when you. look at this it is going to give you the strong completion is good for russia it's good for the russian foreign policy and they believe that. it has been a big day for russian politics along with the ruling party united russia two other major parties also had their conventions ahead of december's elections to the duma the lower house of the russian parliament the communist party was one of them that got a tour of working on its election strategy and select the election candidates one of the oldest parties in the country it consistently wins a l

of head of russia's foreign affairs committee konstantin cause such as he talked to us about what today's news could mean for the country's foreign policy. baby leave their predictability and transparency in what we are doing here inside of united russia party inside of the government the ruling class or it is nice to be welcomed by anybody else in the world and they believe that the decision which is taken by this point might work. and. we want. to. thank. you. because you are in russia to have this strong communication you will need to continue your together busy sharma you know you. hear other capacities got stuck together in this strong communication is good for russia it's good for the russian foreign policy and they believe in. my struggles to break free of us downward spiral but ahead of russia's v t v bank says that today's announcement will actually be encouraging to foreign investors. since good news for a national muslim community particularly now in a very trying. very water some verses now can see the stability of the political forces the stability of the konami force and. pa

sting operation in liberia sentenced for conspiring to smuggle drugs konstantin cohen says he's innocent while moscow previously accuses the u.s. of conducting an illegal arrest in rendition the british government under fire for stopping an inquest into the death of a weapons expert david kelly who insisted iraq never had weapons of mass destruction official cause of death of suicide again being questioned by doctors. next financial pundit max kaiser looks at the scandal behind financial news headlines stay with us through.