reporting from brega in latvia. let me update you on a couple of world news stories in brief tonight a suicide bomber driving an ambulance with explosives and crashed into a security headquarters in central iraq it's left at least thirteen people dead more than sixty four others were wounded it happened in the ethnically mixed city of baquba north of the capital baghdad it's the second suicide blast in the last two days on choose day almost fifty people were killed after a bomber attacked a line of police recruits in the city of tikrit. haiti's former dictator called duvalier as being brought before court on charges of corruption and embezzlement the charges relate to his fifteen years in office until one thousand nine hundred six and judges may take up to three months to decide if there's enough evidence for a trial known as baby doc duvalier is also been accused in the past of ordering torches and killings of political enemies that he had expected to return to the country after twenty four years in exile in france

reporting from brega in latvia cover top world news stories in brief a suicide bomber driving ambulance filled with explosives says crashed into a security headquarters in central iraq it's killed at least thirteen people more than sixty four others were wounded it happened in the ethnically mixed city of baquba north of the capital baghdad it is the second suicide blast in the last two days on tuesday almost fifty were killed after a bomber attacked a line of police recruits in the city of to create. haiti's former dictator john paul the valley has been brought before court on charges of corruption and embezzlement charges relate to his fifteen years in office until one thousand eight hundred six and judges may take up to three months to decide if there's enough evidence for a trial known as baby doc duvalier has also been accused in the past of altering tortures and killings of political enemies he unexpectedly returned to the country after twenty four years in exile in france. orthodox christians are sober celebrating they appear for the holiday which marks the baptism of jesus thous

newspapers when ben crabb just to the recession hit latvia others turned to their owners for money to survive so the. started single handedly shifting the paper's editorial policies to their own preference simply for the sake of hurting a healthy dollar in their has directly heat of press freedom and. there are other theories however some believe that latvia is spiriting down the freedom of the press writings simply because the people behind the index are biased but not go believe that as long as nobody has been punished over the forceful search of her apartment concerns about pressure on the press may not be groundless. ski all see reporting from brega in latvia now it was built over seventeen years ago for the soviet ruling in losing became a symbol of stalin's era a building in the heart of moscow is known simply as the house on them but mysteries doesn't hide with him we'll find out more about this special house later hair on r.t. . this industry still keeps its secrets but now it's time to reveal. the soviet finance house on the embankment and. now all thoughts christians are cel

ski all see reporting from brega in latvia. now orthodox christians are celebrating the epiphany a holiday which mall the baptism of jesus thousands of believe with a plunging into frozen lakes and with temperatures plunging to minus fifteen degrees celsius it takes courage to pray forces are seen as peace on its cover. in the tradition of the author talks church here in russia the nineteenth of january is the date of the know what that means to people who worship the orthodox church is that was the date that jesus was but time now to celebrate that here they jump into the freezing cold rivers of russia now here in moscow where i am at least could a hole in the ice on the mosque of our river to make sure that bush who isn't people can jump into the river and celebrate the feast day of the epiphany no it's not just a religious thing this is now become something of a health kick if you will for people that want to come into the water believe that the the icy temperatures can have some health properties for you can make you feel b

ski reporting from brega in latvia. dot com and i look at what else we have just a click away russian the docs church weighs in wardrobes as a senior cleric accuses the country's dressing like strippers. while. resting in peace in zurich symmetries. that is to turn him into the life and soul society. president whether it was that middle east tour has reached jordan where talks will be fueled by potential energy deals. you're looking at the very latest pictures of the russian leader meeting jordan's ruler meeting in a man negative and king abdullah to touch upon concerns over even the basics trimix him on the prospects of russian experts constructing a nuclear power plant in jordan they will also focus on the most pressing regional and international problems including the middle east peace talks. spend time. discussing russia's role in the process. person. in the penn state capital in east jerusalem was also supposed to visit israel walk out of the foreigners was canceled despite that medvedev renewed the offer to host p

ski reporting from brega in latvia. president middle east tour has reached jordan where talks will be healed by potential energy deals has already spent time in western women discussing russia's role in the middle east peace talks. russia's commitment to an independent state capital in east jerusalem was also supposed to visit israel but a walkout of the foreign ministry was cancelled despite that the offer to host peace talks in russia speaking exclusively to watch teen sex and other palestinians expect from moscow. russia already recognize palestine in one thousand nine hundred eight it was also recognized by ninety other countries what do we expect from russia now but there are two things the first concerns the middle east quartet it's necessary to do everything possible to boost its activity so that it's similar to the role of say the european union we would like russia to convince the us because it's the only country that is against the final statement containing new conclusions it will help us to have a better sub

reporting from brega in latvia. and next our talks to one of america's leading a civil rights activist the reverend jesse jackson explains why his country's on the verge of moral and spiritual bankruptcy and what needs to be done to save it that's next here on r.t. . my first question to you is about supergirl wall street project's economic summit what is the main goal of this gathering what are you looking to do and whom do you hope this message will reach in the quest for justice and racial justice. are those promises we bail out the banks who were in tool crisis because. because of greed because of marco oversight so the bill out there is all this home foreclosures on the rise result is through the loan that is not where the credit card. in the column is a big deal has been over two years now that the economic crisis really reached its peak seems that no one was quite held accountable in this time do you think it's something that's like. to happen well not like that because it seems as if we made the decision to

reporting from brega in latvia. out there let's look at some more global headlines for you friday's president hu jintao is in the u.s. for a four day state visit it is world's two biggest rival economies held a private welcome dinner on tuesday nights at white house among the business economics trade on food rights policies on his currencies also lucky to be discussed to the engines recent suggestion that it's that you know in the global spotlight because of the dollars at it's day. a seven point two magnitude earthquake has hit southwest houston in a sparsely populated and orders with iran and afghanistan will say several houses were damaged but then and then immediately would have casualties be off the shocks were filters far away is due by the next great similar intensity in august donovan is to mia killed more than seventy thousand people into films in five. eighties a former dictator called the valley of the has been charged with corruption during his years in office he rules between one hundred seventy one and

there are other theories however some believe that latvia is spiriting down the freedom of the press writings simply because the people behind the index are biased and reagan has fallen out of favor geo politically but not go believe that as long as nobody has been punished over the forceful search of her apartment concerns about pressure on the press may not be groundless. we all see reporting from brega in latvia now was built over seventy years ago the soviet really became the symbol of stalin's era a building in the heart of moscow simply house only but what mystery is that hide where they will find out more about the special house next hour. this street still keeps its secrets but now it's time to reveal. the soviet final house on the embankment. now iran has successfully test five not graded surface to air missile all forty say is a need to protect in the country's most sensitive areas while the test was carried out near a nuclear facility in the central the country there's been a size on this as to what to think that means that it's from the mafia university for international

reporting from brega in latvia. well now let's take a look at some other headlines from around the world third day know of suicide attacks in iraq a bomber has driven an ambulance packed with explosives into a police headquarters killing at least fourteen people more than sixty seven were wounded as the blast flattened part of the building and because a city just north of baghdad the attacks come a month after the formation of a new coalition government following months of political paralysis in the wake of inconclusive elections last spring well it's yet to appoint ministers of security or national defense. haiti's a former dictator's on call devalue has been brought before court on charges of corruption and basil meant the charges related to his fifteen years in office until my nine hundred eighty six and judges may take up to three months to decide if there is enough evidence for a trial given as baby doc duvalier he has also been accused in the past of ordering torture and killing of political enemies unexpected

we all see reporting from brega in latvia. let's take a brief look now at some of the major headlines from around the world this hour and a suicide bomber driving an ambulance filled with explosives has crashed into a security headquarters in central iraq killing at least thirteen people moving sixty four others were wounded it happened in the ethnically mixed city of baquba north of the capital. it's the second suicide blast in the last two days on tuesday almost fifty people were killed after a bomber attacked a line of police recruits in the city of. haiti's former dictator is on the call the valliere has been brought before a court on charges of corruption and embezzlement the charges relate to his fifth. this until one hundred eighty six and doctors may take up to three months to decide if there's enough evidence for a trial. baby don't get the valley as used in the past the border into watches and killings of. the unexpected the risk to the country are plentiful here the next hour in from. all the wrong christians are ce

ski altie reporting from brega in latvia. so more global headlines for you now chinese president hu jintao is in the u.s. for a four day state visit the leaders of the well's two biggest rival economies held a private welcome tuesday night want house this is an economics trader writes policies china's currency is also likely to be discussed after injuring his recent suggestion that it's runs in the spotlight because the donors had its day. seven point two magnitude earthquake has hit southwest pakistan of this boston area at the borders with iran and afghanistan officials say several houses were damaged but yet what of casualties the aftershocks were felt as far away as dubai and danny an earthquake of similar intensity in pakistan state. that killed more than seventy thousand people in two thousand and five. haiti's formative tator called the value has been charged with corruption during his years in office he ruled between one hundred seventy one and ninety six military regime he's accused of embezzling hundreds of millions

used to have a strong reputation for press freedom but now international independent reporting in latvia is media is under serious threat it's been prompted by a series of incidents involving raids on the homes of journalists who've been trying to investigate senior government officials. the story. with professional persistence latvian t.v. reporter. interviews a local politician in twenty years as a journalist she has done hundreds but one of them got her in serious trouble an expose on a security breach in latvia state revenue body and that with police in her apartment was forced open the doors and went into my flat and then they showed that they had a security search they had a search warrant one say took my computer and information i had i got they also acquired information all of them my information sources by a law i am allowed to protect and that was the biggest problem for me as a journalist because i could not protect my information sources use a story shocked many in law to be a country used to press scrutiny just a couple of years ago allowed to be a boast that one of the high

latvia has suffered one of the worst economic crises in europe but it has found a new way to pull in foreign money. >> opulent architecture is not the only thing here. foreign property buyers can also get a you residency rights enabling free travel across europe. the owner of this building tells me russians have reacted particularly enthusiastically. the hope is that cash from abroad can help them cope with tough austerity measures. nex>> who will pay those taxes? foreign buyers. >> the new law has had a big impact on the property market, giving it a real boost. almost half have sold. most of these are russian buyers. these nationalists say there is an influx of russian investment witwhich will increase russia's influence. some worry that free travel could be abused by criminals. >> we are giving people opportunities to reside here for people who will do it. >> are the property buyers are vetted, the law remains controversial. money from abroad is helping. >> let's bring you up-to-date on the latest headlines. australia's military aircraft are flying in aid to areas of flooding. afri

this will help latvia cope with the austerity measures. >> now that the real estate taxes will be three times higher, who will pay the taxes? >> developers say the new law has had a big impact, giving it a boost. almost half of the flat sold in this building mostly to russian buyers. these nationalists said there is an influx of russian investment which will increase russia's influence. some worry that free travel in the rest of europe could be abused by criminals. >> we're giving opportunities to reside here. >> of the property buyers are vetted, the law remains controversial. money from abroad is starting to help them shine again. >> the latest headlines here. australian military aircraft are flying in aid to areas affected by an unprecedented flooding in queensland. african leaders have been meeting laurent gbagbo but he seems far from agreeing to step down peacefully. cup to christians in the u.s. and europe are on high alert. saturday's suicide bombing killed 21 christians. the latest in a series of attacks. anti-terrorism police are investigating threats. there were clashes overni

and russian president has been rumored to come to latvia what are. the conditions for such a visit. to show you that the president has provided has given the invitation of course we need to agree on the schedule of the visit. we. do this. of course based on the presidential schedule. vijender of the visit so. we will work proceeding from these conditions. question from the german television. city of its love of well a question about belarus. it's a states. in neighboring states and states with which you're building your. own union state do you plan to go to the to visit the inauguration and how do you value the ways that he uses. opponents. what about boots. other a negotiation so there are any plans to swap him for any other person talking of bell or see first question. not heard about any invitation. for integration. i do not know how it happens in belarus. we we do not russia does not according to russian protocol we did not invite say anyone to the inauguration of the president or. any foreigners as for the. the incidents surrounding the election we. have closely followed. the d

a man in latvia has broken the record for the largest snowman in the country. his only tool?few shovels. the massive tourist attraction is over 28 feet high, and visitors can actually climb inside from a view from the top of his hat. >>> if your new year's resolution was to hit the gym more, one man in texas might put your goal to shame. he's out to break a world record by running 24 hours straight on a treadmill. the world record is marked by distance, not time, so he will need to log 154 miles to break the u.s. record and more than 160 miles to set the world record. >>> it's the most famous address in london, so what is with the unlikely visitor? a rat dashed across the doorstep of 10 downing street during a news conference. unfortunately this is not his first appearance at the prime minister's private residence. last week he startled the cameraman. the little guy was thankfully chased away by police. but we know where there's one, there's 300. you know he has, like, 500 friends that he's going back to going, like, we've been made. >> rats, where are they on your list of cr

is going look at the model it's taking in that europe is taking latvia and iceland the problem with the mortgage market and america versus china is here it wasn't fannie mae that did it it was the massive fraud by commercial banks shame on them. on the banking system it was fraud that brought it down and nobody has been sent to jail at all in effect of the fraudsters have been rewarded in china the banks are state banks and others are you are there is are you actually saying. you are actually saying that are you actually saying that the united states over the last ten years has been moving in the direction of free markets we've had the most incredible explosion of government spending government intervention bell outs handouts subsidies i mean this isn't neo liberalism in the classical liberal sense this is video shows it is ok do you think you're going to be rich. and lawyers in georgia say there are no longer able to work on hand or some say they are at risk of harassment from the government or even imprisonment simply for trying to protect their clients our system barden sound accusat

if you want to see where the us is going look at the model it's taking and that europe is taking latvia and iceland the problem with the mortgage market and america versus china is here it wasn't fannie mae that it was the massive fraud by commercial banks shame on them. on the banking system it was fraud that brought it down and nobody has been sent to jail at all in fact of the fraudsters have been rewarded in china the banks are state banks there is another so are you here or there is are you actually say. you are actually saying that are you actually saying that the united states over the last ten years has been moving in the direction of free markets we've had the most incredible explosion of government spending government intervention bell outs handouts subsidies i mean this isn't neo liberalism and a classical liberal sounds this is neo says it is ok to. break real quick gentlemen after a short break we'll continue our discussion on currency wars stay with our. repairing a broken. highway construction humanitarian aid. efficiency get the spoils of war it's the people like the pri

is going look at the model it's taking in that europe is taking latvia and iceland the problem with the mortgage market and america versus china is here it wasn't fannie mae that did it it was the massive fraud by commercial banks shame on them. on the banking system it was fraud that brought it down and nobody has been sent to jail at all in fact of the fraudsters have been rewarded in china the banks or state banks and others are you sure there is no you actually say. you actually saying that are you actually saying that the united states over the last ten years has been moving in the direction of free markets we've had the most incredible explosion of government spending government intervention bell outs handouts subsidies i mean this isn't neo liberalism and a classical liberal sounds this is video shows it is if you let your going to be. in. europe today here in our team and kareena will bring us the latest from the world of business in just a few moments stay with us. hello and welcome to business good to have you with us last week b.p. has agreed to swap five percent of its stock

she has done hundreds but one of them got her in serious trouble an expose on a security breach in latvia state revenue body and it with police in her apartment was forced to open the doors and went into my flat and then they showed that they had a security search they had a search warrant one say took my computer and information and i got they also acquired information all my information sources by a law i am allowed to pretend that was a business problem for me as a journalist because i could not protect my information sources use a story shocked many in law to be a country used to press scrutiny just a couple of years ago allowed to be a boast that one of the highest freedom of press ratings in all of europe being placed seventh on the annual reporters without borders index but for one reason or another in twenty this country is down on the very same list this incident is far from an isolated case say experts this one received a lot of public attention but it is not the only one a skull of from spills cars school and economists was charged but the secret police and he was actually arre

plus the media freedoms in latvia are under threat after a series of raids on journalists hunted investigate and captivity is a high ranking officials. next as the energy industry gets the cash pumping fast to get the rose cross-talk guests ask whether it'll make the world's fragile recovery run out of steam. can. a low to me welcome to cross talk on peter lavelle the one hundred dollar question the rising price of oil the cost of petroleum has been increasing steadily over the past few weeks and months are market forces at work and is the global recovery at risk. can. you discuss the oil question i'm joined by tyson slocum in washington he is the research director for public citizens energy program in london we have angus mccrone he is the chief editor at bloomberg new energy finance and it lead to we go to gail faerber she's the editor of the oil drum and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger all right folks cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want as we sit down folks to do this program brant is training at ninety seven dollars thirty seven cents

my family was from russia and the areas around latvia and be lithuania for as far back as anybody knows. i don't think even for those who believe that biblical claims have some validity, i don't think god writes real estate contracts. i don't think it works that way. and i think leaving out the indigenous people who live somewhere because someone else comes in and says we have a moral claim but based on what someone else did to us somewhere else doesn't work. i don't think it works. >> host: john robert e-mails in, i listened to your response regarding whether people in iraq were better before saddam hussein was deposed than now. i understood your response to be that although the iraqi populace endured severe political repression, that millions lived better lives which i took to mean that it would have been better not to depose him. >> guest: i think the answer is it would have been better, i think, for most iraqis if they had deposed him themselves. that could have started if, for example, the u.s. had stopped its military and economic support of saddam hussein. one of those other thin

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