in kosovo. the whole thing in kosovo started with the policy of the milosevic regime of serbia which actually had been trampling underfoot all the national. other human rights that every people in every nation should enjoy and as such they had stripped kosovo from the autonomy that it had before completely only laterally abrogated all the organs of course or ninety ninety nine by a decree in belgrade and what is worse and that has been proven by a lot of international reports is the use then of the military and the paramilitary of the our being mr ambassador we how do you react to the report that is come out i mean and the indictment of the leadership of kosovo today i think on this program we could speak for months and months who did right who did wrong ok i think i would like to invoke saying a lot of wrongs were committed by a lot of people ok full stop but what about this report because the cost of leadership is extreme is an indictment here it's a damning indictment go ahead sir. actually i

just an hour left now before polls close in kosovo's first parliamentary election amid hopes of change in the three years since splitting from serbia. but the minority serbian community here to fight. to build uprooted you to see join me alison of us in just a few moments. and europeans frustration with mom says she wishes of fees rise and salaries drop many are refusing to pay for politicians mistakes and the calling on countries to abandon leave you. also double standards and dirty money american finance giants are accused of cutting off wiki leaks donations while continuing to accept funding from racist groups like the ku klux klan. this is art c. i'm kevin owen a very good evening to you it's now eight pm here in moscow and first this violent clashes between football fans and riot police erupted in moscow and st petersburg on saturday and russia's interior minister says that the fault lies with the nationalist groups for turning a commemoration to a spot supporter who'd been killed into a bloody brawl. it was in the heart of the capital when the fighting broke out. anger mismanagem

and the democratic league of kosovo takes center stage the poll is seen as key in demonstrating kosovo's political maturity. these historic elections are totally free and fair we know that there are the first real test of our new democracy but the historic vote was tainted by accusations of corruption and abuse of office several candidates from across the major parties currently under investigation for a range of offenses it is a big problem in cause corruption crime to really have a lot of cases that ministers of this government. investigation because of corruption. it is a thing that we face during this three years for two years and it was a big big problem during this time so we want to change that we have to change that when. we cannot go or continue with this mentality with this logic there are the new initiatives who would eventually help improve the political system but as for the political parties who were part of sr and especially those who weren't in power until now the truth for a lot because for all these years that was when punitive over politics whatever they. may not be as

of the largest minority in kosovo for example there have been the council. leaving these that and which was the town where they were significant minority in the pas also when it comes to roma community. all reports are indicating that the situation that they're facing is very grim indeed and one cannot to says that any. ethnic minority has a really really integrated into course of a society is included in the mill or out of it from the serbian broadcasting corporation thank you very much for being with us on the line from belgrade thank you. let's take a look at some other world news in brief for you this hour police and crowds have a rest for real thing seventeen year old who took a group of children hostage at a nursery in eastern france all the pupils and teachers involved were released without harm many of those held were let go as police negotiated with the teenager over the phone the rest were freed after authorities and the building local media have described the hostage taker as mentally unstable. a roadside bomb exploded near a school bus in northwe

kosovo. and marco gasser from the british serbia a serbian alliance for peace tells r.t. that kosovo serbs are struggling to survive and nowhere near becoming a fully fledged part of society. cost of war. today stands as a state a full state based on ethnic cleansing and cemented by nato bombs the serbians who remain live in fear of their lives they are lit they live in ghettos they're unable to get out and the only reason they still survive in kosovo and are not fed to the all trade that the albanians have fled so many serbians to in the past is because nato likes to keep living serbs in kosovo as good publicity but they're there they are there just as a publicity to create the impression that cost of war is a multiethnic society cause or isn't is a mono ethnic society which has destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and the leadership in kosovo consists of criminals who have morphed into politicians as western intelligence agencies have said themselves so everyone knows what's going on in kosovo but the idea is to. lie about what's going on cos or to a b

says kosovo's ethnic serbs are being treated as second class citizens. you have to bear in mind that about two thirds of. we used to living costs of or prior to need to the bone being themselves in some eleven years ago no longer in kosovo but they have been effectively ethnically cleansed and no provision whatsoever has been made for them to participate either in these or any previous elections this is of course a major problem for the remaining. population in kosovo because participation in the electoral process can be easily interpreted as an agreement to the conditions that are prevailing in kosovo you know the words legitimizing that process with which the very unhappy with so i expect there will be a very low turnout among speak cause the whole issue of kosovo and many of them see kosovo as a failed state and that is certainly not going to encourage them to come out and participate in the elections analysis for michigan balkans political expert weighing in on kosovo's election. a little later we'll tell you how wall street is on the rebound and how

and kosovo set to head to the polls on sunday for the self-proclaimed republic's first parliamentary elections as the serbian minority struggles for quality. seven am in moscow good to be with you here on r t our top story nearly thirty people have been injured in scores detained in iran and moscow and st petersburg thousands gathered in the two cities to mark the death of a spartak moscow football fan was killed in a brawl on monday authorities say russian nationalist groups hijacked the peaceful gatherings are. always in the moscow city center when the violence broke out. anger mismanagement thousands of football fans took their aggression to the streets of the russian capital in a small field riot transform in quiet central moscow this flares in bottles flew overhead last least detained instigators of the clashes at what started out as a peaceful commemorative ramp to know that. some people have reacted very violently to the death of the family of what i do believe that some of their dissatisfaction is understandable but it is unacceptable whatever gresham with far greater cares t

and ethnic tension looms over the first parliamentary elections of the south proclaimed republic of kosovo he says this vote is pointless for as long as people live divided from each other. this is r t it's now nine pm saturday night here in moscow welcome if you're just joining us my name's kevin and with the top story first dozens of people have been taken to hospital over one hundred have been detained after a massive rides in moscow and st petersburg thousands gathered in the two cities to mark the death of a fan of the football team sponsor killed in a brawl or monday. was in the heart of moscow when the violence broke out she's got the details next. as you can see right now everything is back to normal traffic is going down in the city center and it's almost hard to imagine that just a few hours at all this place the very heart of moscow my guess ness where just a few steps away from the kremlin was the scene of the extreme violence thousands of hopewell thousands more gathered here to protest and to commemorate the death of one of their own a football that i mean the flu was shot de

kosovo said to head to the polls on sunday for the software to play and republic first parliamentary elections as the serb minority struggles for all of. its five. good to be with you here on r t our top story nearly thirty people have been injured and scores detained in riots in moscow and st petersburg thousands gathered in both cities to mark the death of a spartak moscow football fan killed in a brawl on monday authorities say russian ultra nationalist groups hijacked the peaceful gatherings. was in the moscow city center when the violence exploded. anger mismanagement thousands of football fans took their aggression to the streets of the russian capital in a small field riot transform in quiet since last half this flares in bottles flew overhead laughter these detained instigators of the clashes at what started out as a peaceful memory ram. some people have reacted very violently to the death of the spartak family i do believe that some of their dissatisfaction is understandable but it is unacceptable when we have aggression with firecrackers that burst into flames and ordinary

followed by its former coalition a posse the democratic league of kosovo l.t. k. then there is traditionally the third party he is the alliance of the future of course of a the a a k but all of those a major policies cover referred to these problems here in the country within the framework of achieving what they perceive to be the ultimate goal. e.u. and nato membership but as i mentioned many here consider corruption to be the biggest problem facing costco in recent polls showing the cost of the have a self it's a real it's a climb in their faith in public institutions here rating from the judiciary to the parliament and they can do that this itself that was put forward for these elections were just helps says a number of key candidates from across the main posties are currently under investigation for a variety of crimes ranging from abuse of office to corruption and most worryingly of all the leader role of the a k how to deny is currently in the hague awaiting retrial for war crimes but what does all mean is that said this has allowed some new of policies to e

begun and her family live in a small serbian enclave in kosovo it's a fairly solitary existence here largely cut off from the way the albanian community and it'll change from the war in the one nine hundred ninety s. which divided the country and brutalized a generation this war with the height of the cost of an war to protect the serbian community behind it from gunfire that would come from the right as it was the albanian populated area and they were named today the solider mind of a continuing ethnic conflicts. national bed i remember the wall being built after a neighbor was shot was he worked on the land near the road we still live in fear here it's harder for the children living such a separate existence they begin to think there's just how things are the elections of the first poll since the breakaway province declared independence from serbia in february two thousand and eight belgrade has made it clear that although they went penalized for taking part they do not recognize those organizing the elections and a week turnout would significantly undermine the vote credibility. i

exit polls in kosovo as part of the parliamentary election suggests the democratic party of kosovo headed by the current prime minister has the lead but observers say most of the serbian minority boycotted the vote and. the minorities. divisions running suits to build and pretend it's. just a few moments from. a winter of discontent rises up in protests over fees and financial hardship. plus online payment giants donations to wiki leaks but continue to accept payments from radical groups including the ku klux but. it's two am in moscow i'm giving you today's main stories and a look back at the week's news here on our team football fans in moscow and st petersburg turned a march to commemorate a spar tac moscow supporter into a riot on saturday he was killed in a mass brawl last week russia's interior minister says nationalists incited the violence because one of the suspects arrested over the killing is from the north caucasus party's caterina's are always at the center of the capital when the fighting broke out. anger mismanagement thousands of football fans took their aggression to the

and as for corruption yes kosovo is still a black i despise elysees repeated requests that p.t.k. did not grant the need to be but once again they look likely to be tasked with forming a coalition government and more challenging they are storing the trust of positives in politics. alison bits asci their. place all experts on the balkans mission in of it says kosovo as ethnic serbs are being treated as second class citizens. you have to bear in mind that about two thirds of. who used to living costs of or prior to nato bombing themselves in some eleven years ago are no longer in kosovo but they have been effectively ethnically cleansed and no provision whatsoever has been made for them to participate either in these or any previous elections this is of course a major problem for the remaining. population in kosovo because participation in the electoral process can be easily interpreted as an agreement to the conditions that are prevailing in in kosovo you know the words legitimizing that process with which they're very unhappy with in a very difficult position and they're certainly

to nato bombing themselves in some eleven years ago no longer in kosovo but they have been effectively i think he claims and no provision whatsoever has been made for them to participate either in these or any previous elections this is of course a major problem for the remaining. population in kosovo because participation in the electoral process can be easily interpreted as an agreement to the conditions that are prevailing in kosovo you know the words legitimizing that process with which they're very unhappy with in a very difficult position and they're certainly not integrated in the overall cost of the process. well keep up to date on our web site was all the latest news blogs analysis and much more here's just some of what's online right now at our t v dot com girls wager web war against the companies that cut off leaks the anonymous group accuses reason master card of passing funds to race hate groups while cutting off the whistleblower also. music legend elton john is back in russia but tickets won't be going for a song as the concert of those what is that one of the most expen

to the conditions that are prevailing in kosovo in other words legitimizing that process with which they are very unhappy with the serbs in a very difficult position and they're certainly not integrated in the overall cost of the process. keep up to date on our website with all the latest news blogs and analysis here's just some of what's online right now at our. wage a web war against the companies that cut off weekly leaks mommas group accused visa and master card of passing funds to break a group of cutting off the whistleblower. and russian billionaire roman album always splashes out on a new luxury yacht but ship builders were a year late in setting sail before hundred million euro vessel as they needed to cater for his exacting requirements for more head to our team dot com. a top afghan drug lord has been in and in the u.s. prison since two thousand and eight was an informant for the cia and the drug enforcement administration for years current and former u.s. officials told the new york times that haji juma holland was on the payroll to provide data on the taliban and other

and the self-proclaimed republic of kosovo is counting ballots in its first parliamentary poll. but the serbian minority did don't necessarily share with the optimism that today's vote will help the divisions here in kosovo join me alex debate in just a few moments from one. end of wiki leaks supporters waging a war on the companies who cut off the whistleblower still passing money on to the ku klux klan. it's three pm in moscow this is the weekly here in our team this sunday on many sonali first stop violent clashes witnessed in the center of moscow on saturday where instigated by nationalist groups that's the belief of russians interior minister thousands have gathered in the capital to mark the recent death of a russian football fan who was killed in a brawl but the peaceful gathering soon turned into a bloody battle with police considering i was out of i was at the scene when violence erupted. anger mismanagement thousands of football fans took their aggression to streets of the russian capital in a smoke filled riot transforming quiet central moscow this flares in bottles f

its victory in kosovo said that it was very satisfied with the number of who voted.hat was ivana miller out of it a news editor in belgrade. now the next i use rocket site for the international space station has been raised into its launch position ready for blastoff this wednesday and will take a crew of three will not only have science work to do but will also deliver some seasonal gifts to those currently in orbit argues peter all over reports from the launch site in kazakhstan. the rocket itself arrives in baikonur in three different parts and the process of putting it together is incredibly intricate every screw every pulse has to be checked and then recheck to make sure that it's correct now those putting putting in the work on the ground to make sure that's all good and safe know that they have in their hands the safety of those going up into space preparations take a long time it can take from five days to two weeks to unload all the separate parts of the rocket and assemble them after the rocket is assembled it has to undergo a series of tests every team loo

exit polls in kosovo as poor as parliamentary elections suggest the democratic party of kosovo headed by the current prime minister has the lead but observers say most of the serbian minority boycotted the vote. c.t.'s say yes new divisions run sooty to fill the seats. in just a few minutes from. a winter of discontent europe rises up in protest over to financial hardship. and also the speed of light came in giant cut off the nation's two wiki leaks but he accepted payments for radical groups such as the ku klux klan . bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t football fans in moscow and st

kosovo as prime minister. is facing questions over a report for the council of europe the claims that he was involved with the group that killed prisoners in the late ninety's to sell their organs there are also reports that western governments knew about the allegations that had been turning a blind eye to them for years alice habit has more. this ellen has never spoken to the media before he's been too angry his brother went missing in the summer of one thousand nine hundred ninety eight and no one has helped to find him. he went to work as usual with his friends to the barrage of it's mine and that was it i never saw him again we went to the police and everyone else we can think of after the war i thought there'd be an exchange of prisoners and hundreds of our binion's were freed but so many serbs are still missing now after twelve years i've lost all the international officials who didn't do anything when the easily could have his brother is one of the near two thousand four hundred people who went missing

commentary from serbia as minister for kosovo goron bogged down of it speaking with r.t. . more from you this hour when we ask. when we asked if it was sasha scored for russia. it's thought a little star of the country's. football playing seems to help russia the chance to host the twenty eighth. but first the u.k. authorities have released the pictures of fourteen people watching for instigating violence during tuition fee protests in london on hundred seventy five people were arrested during the four demonstrations that paralyzed the capital and left dozens injured riots erupted after westminster approved a three fold hike in university tuition fees protesters battle lies government property and a car carrying prince charles and his wife camilla came under attack from protesters labor m.p. m.p. jeremy corbyn says the fees hike will impact the less privileged families. what we're seeing is the end of access to higher education for people of average and below average incomes it's going to be the preserve of the wealthier in the future the trend will be we'll have a less wel

independence and political expert on the balkans mission governor leavitt says thirteen kosovo have been at nikolay clones and those remaining continued to be treated as second class citizens. you have to bear in mind that about two thirds of. who used to living costs or to need to bomb being themselves in some eleven years ago are no longer in kosovo but they have been effectively ethnically cleansed and no provision whatsoever has been made for them to participate either in these or any previous elections this is of course a major problem for the remaining. population in kosovo because participation in the electoral process can be easily interpreted as an agreement to the conditions that are prevailing in kosovo you know the words legitimizing that process with which they are very unhappy with in a very difficult position and they're certainly not integrated in the overall course of the process. we should cover deal of issues the balkans a political expert and his thoughts on kosovo's recent parliamentary election. students in london are planning more on ras this time to fight gov

and as nick tension looms over the first parliamentary elections of the self-proclaimed republic of kosovo the serve minority says this vote is pointless as long as people live divided. the lead. prime minister vladimir putin puts his singing skills to the test in front of a star studded audience all in the name of charity. here with r t live from moscow where it's seven pm and russian special police forces have detained dozens of football fans who turned a commemoration into riots here in the capital and in st petersburg thousands have gathered in the two cities to mark the death of a fan. one of the football team spartak moscow killed in a brawl on monday let's cross live now to our three nazario and sean thomas for the details first to you covering what you are in the heart of moscow where this violence broke out the softer new st petersburg's been also marking this day which has descended into riots have the tensions cooled is everything under control now in the two cities. and he said as you can see right now everything is back to normal traffic is going down the city center and it's

kosovo both for its first government as internal tension remains as tough as ever nearly three years after splitting from serbia. with the minority serbian. ethnic divide too deep to build a bridge of you to join me alison of it in just a few moments from. also on our team putting their mouth where their money is as to wish and fee hikes and wage costs go a step too far for europeans angry at paying for politicians mistakes calls rise for the euro to go to stop other countries crumbling. and double standards and dirty money american finance giants are accused of cutting off wiki leaks donations continuing to accept funds from racist groups like the ku klux klan. or welcome to the weekly here on our team this sunday and he said now with the latest in a look back at the week's top stories first a violent clashes between football fans and riot police arrested in moscow and st petersburg on saturday russian interior minister says the fault lies with nationalist groups for turning a commemoration spartak moscow supporter who had been killed into a bloody brawl argues considering those are

against kosovo's prime minister find out who is behind the what he has to say about it and why some sad to say the revelations are not surprising. this week so continuing and rest in the streets of europe as governments seek to impose austerity measures across the continent in economic crisis at a summit in brussels the you've created a permanent fund to bailout here isn't countries a trace of bankruptcy a strike in greece close schools by accident course and disrupted public transportation and trade union station restorations in france luxembourg belgium the czech republic and spain and the danish member of the european parliament morten messerschmidt spoke to all take about what the clear is the crisis is proving the euro to be and relates to. the euro as a construction has created this problem because it has destroyed the southern europeans countries so competitiveness and the bailout now is just prolonging and thereby crew creating an even bigger problem because the depths will just to grow and grow and if you know yourself reacting to it desperately introducing the suggestion on th

kosovo. and don't forget to log on to our website dot com but there are always more stories for you and here are some that might catch your eye i. think at the dance and entertain a iranian born in iran she has told me about his international roots and skyrocketing career. and review told stories can sometimes feel like galleries but based time the luxury fashion house has got a real exhibition in moscow that song right up until christmas get the details that . the new crew members of the international space station are making themselves at home for their state lasting almost six months the soyuz craft carrying three astronauts successfully talked with the ice on friday the crew aboard says it all gifts to those currently on board the station peter although it was at the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan where the blast off . over my shoulder you'll be able to see the soyuz t.m.a. twenty rockets that will be blasting off sending cosmonaut the meet to be called the last year of astronauts polo

ethnic tension looms over the first part of the material actions of the self-proclaimed republic of kosovo this are minorities says this vote is pointless as long as people live divided from each other. the. prime minister vladimir putin puts his singing skills to the task in front of a star studded audience all in the name of charity. from our headquarters in central moscow this is our team with me and he said now and thanks for being with us first up this hour the u.s. considers promoting human rights worldwide a priority but some critics say america's own track record is far from blameless the u.n. has published a report outlining an extensive list of measures washington should undertake to protect freedom and rights back home. has more. what speaks louder. actions or words we recognize the inherent dignity and rights of every individual a promise by the u.s. president and a requirement outlined in the universal declaration of human rights thirty articles outlining basic standards of life inalienable rights for all people. article three everyone has the right to life liberty and securit

cold temperatures to call the vote they told us that they want to see a change for starts here in kosovo and that is the only going every day problems of unemployment and living standards that they tear about. the economic situation here is mild so we're waiting for better days but we don't expect miracles. i believe things will get better now but for me the biggest problem is corruption these elections which are a good sign of that this problem and she voted no confidence bought some day so with the same feat play is prime minister hasn't she's done a. survey of the p.d. case and the democratic leak of classified takes center stage the poll is seen as she is demonstrating so those political cheer says. these historic elections are totally free and fair we know that they're the first real test over near democracy but the historic vote is tainted by accusations of corruption and abuse of all face several candidates from across the major posses currently under investigation for a range of offenses it is a big problem in kosovo corruption crime to have a lot of cases that ministers of this.

are live they live in ghettos they're unable to get out and the only reason they still survive in kosovo and are not fed to the all good in trade is that the albanians have failed so many serbians too in the past is because nato likes to keep living serbs in kosovo as good publicity but they're there they are there just as a publicity to create the impression that cost of war is a multiethnic society course or isn't it a mono ethnic society which has destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and the leadership in kosovo consists of criminals who have moved into politicians as western intelligence agencies have said themselves so everyone knows what's going on in kosovo but the idea is to. lie about what's going on cos or to a bigger world audience. the european union has back to moscow's bid to join the world trade organization in twenty eleven after almost eighty years and initiations in voiced its support of russia in the summit in brussels this week or president get of was that the talks were to a seen as a sign of strengthening relations between here accession opens the

ethnic tensions looms over the first parliamentary elections of the self-proclaimed republic of kosovo the serb minority says this vote is pointless as long as people live divided from each other. the. prime minister vladimir putin puts his singing skills to the test in front of a star studded audience all in the name of charity. live from moscow this is r t how can you say no way with breaking news this hour russian special police forces have detained dozens of football fans who turned a commemoration march into a riot in the very heart of moscow thousands have gathered in the capital and st petersburg. the death of a fan of a football team spartak moscow where both gatherings got violent let's cross live now to our t.v. you can. and sean thomas who are following these latest developments sean let's go to you first fans are now moving towards a court building what is that like where you are what's happening. well right now it seems that everything is quiet so far but there is a significant police presence that has gathered here in anticipation of a possible group moving here from the

constructed to damage the image of kosovo and the kosovo liberation army.ants to embarrass prime minister hashim thaci. investigations did not yield any proof of organ harvesting. and asked at the state department, if this raises new questions? >> we take all allegations of criminal activity seriously and any evidence and sources cited in the report should be shared with competent authorities to conduct ap proer investigation. >> reporter: in the kosovo war, the u.s. and allies supported the kosovars. and the russian foreign minister said wednesday that moscow is very concerned about the report. serbia's ambassador to the united states vladimire petrobich sresponded -- >> it is just outrageous, and we are outraged by the reports and encouraging all of the players to step in to do a serious investigation on this. >> reporter: now the report says thatigators are not getting enough cooperation from kosovo or albania, and there are investigations on gi igoing intr crimes, but what is necessary is concrete facts to back up the allegations of stealing human organ