the spoils of war on exhibit israel in lebanon compete for tourist attention with theme parks aimed at selling their side of the story plus. eight some crack down on racially motivated crimes and just criminals regardless of their nationality some promises from the kremlin. news around the clock from around the world seven pm in moscow you're watching r t m match our top story former tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky has been found guilty of stealing billions worth of dollars billions of dollars worth of oil by a moscow court hearing is now over but the reading of the verdict is still under way and it could take several more days artie's catarina has the latest from outside the court. so far we know that because of that and his former colleague. of russia's once biggest oil giant company you cross have been found guilty of stealing up to twenty over twenty billion dollars worth of oil and embezzling the funds that of course is that the latest verdict in the second trial we believe that will skate him and his colleague out currently already serving time for first conviction delivered in two t

tourists are the latest weapons being gave by usual in lebanon and their bitter rivalry is showcasing their own side of a propaganda battle with competing seen parts but critics question the morality of displaying the spoils of war. your streets are quiet for now become the new year the austerity cuts will start to bite and many countries in britain it's the students have been most vocal as they fight government plans to make them pay three times as much for college and political grandy tony benn's giving a violent demonstrations he's backing. today i'm talking to the right honorable tony benn one of britain's foremost socialists and the president of the stop the war coalition tony benn thank you so much for talking to r.t. now you're a big believer in democracy as the means to pos power.

and tourists are the latest weapons being engaged by israel and lebanon in their bitter. i've already interest showcasing their side of the propaganda battle with competing theme parks but critics question the morality of displaying the spoils of war. so they had lions here on our team now the staggering number of american women fall victim to domestic abuse our special report investigates the problem next on our. porch of abuse to me. i can summon up than one word despair. and i'm just praying that if you didn't find me if i could just live through the night that i would get my kids out of here because i knew that it was going to happen was that he was going to kill me.

but the spoils of war on show israel and lebanon compete for tourists attention. side of the story. hello this is r t it's midnight here in moscow you know in our top story former tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky has been found guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil by a moscow court the hearing is now over but the reading of the verdict is still not complete it could take several more days. as the latest from outside the court. so far we know that nichols a difficult ski and his former colleague left on a visit of russia's once biggest oil giant company you cross have been found guilty of stealing up to twenty over twenty five billion dollars worth of oil and embezzling the funds that of course is that the latest verdict in the second trial we believe that will speed him and his colleagues up currently already serving time for a first conviction delivered in two thousand and five this of course is something that the prosecution seems very happy with they originally asked for fourteen years for mikhail's of that and his former colleague the defense attorneys are of course sa

and lebanon and israel turning to tourists theme parks to promote their versions of the middle east conflict. and live from moscow where it is six o'clock on a tuesday morning this is our t.v. glad to have you with us let's get right to the top stories former billionaire. who's already serving an eight year prison term has been found guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil by a moscow court the verdict is yet to be read in full with sentence sentencing expected in the next few days archies reports from the court. so far we know that nichols a difficult ski and his former colleague left will need a visit of russia's once biggest oil giant company you cos have been found guilty of stealing up to twenty over twenty five billion dollars worth of oil and embezzling the funds that of course is that the latest verdict in the second trial revealed that gold's keep him and his colleague up currently already serving time for first conviction delivered in two thousand and five this of course is something that the prosecution seems very happy with they originally asked for fourteen years for

the spoils of war on display israel and lebanon compete for tourists attention with theme parks aimed at selling their side of the story. and the price of oil has fresh high on monday this comes from producing nations there were no plans to put more in business in twenty minutes. it's four pm in moscow good to be with you here on r t our top story our coverage from moscow where a former oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky had been found guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil former head of the oil giant yukos is already in prison for tax evasion and fraud or. has the latest from outside the court. so far we do know that. his former colleagues. have been found guilty of stealing over twenty billions of dollars worth of oil and embezzling the proceeds we also know that one of the charges that prosecutors. put the two were put against them has been dropped that charge is that charge was focused on stealing shares of a daughter oil company and it was drop because of the statute of limitations that had run out on not specific charges we know that their lawyers have already said th

the spoils of war on exhibit israel and lebanon compete for tourist attention with theme parks aimed at selling their side of the story plus. president micheletti of calls for it crack down on racially motivated crimes such as the recent riots and promise to put in promises justice for all criminals regardless of their nationality. five pm in moscow i'm mad good to have you with us here on our team our top story this hour our coverage from moscow where former oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky has been found guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of crude former head of the oil giant yukos is already in prison for tax evasion and fraud artie's catarina has the latest from outside the court. so far we do know that. his former colleagues. have been found guilty of stealing over twenty billions of dollars worth of oil and embezzling the proceeds we also know that one of the charges that prosecutors. put the two were put against them has been dropped that charge is that charge was focused on stealing shares of a daughter oil company and it was drop because of the statute of limitation

and why tourists are the latest weapons being engaged by israel in lebanon as bitter rivals launch a competing war zone theme parks aimed at getting across their messages. and has heated two and a hot mom time last december and continue to grow and that's predict the strengthening of the currency war in business in twenty minutes. two pm in moscow good to have you with us here on our t let's bring you up to date on the second trial of former tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky who's been found guilty of stealing oil and laundering the proceeds the former head of oil giant yukos is already in prison for tax evasion and fraud artie's catarina those are about joins us live outside the court with a local hattery you know so what exactly has the court decided so far. that so far the court has decided one thing that is definitely guilty of these latest charges so far we know that the judge was announcing the verdict as. he speaks still has read about eighty pages of the first part of the verdict now we know that there are fourteen files each file contains around three hundred pages so far the judg

and why tourists are the latest weapons being engaged by israel in lebanon as the bitter rivals launch a competing war zone theme parks to get their points across and. it's three pm in moscow i met treasury good to be with you here on r t our top story bringing you up to date on the second trial of former tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky who's been found guilty of stealing oil a lot during the proceeds the former head of oil giant yukos is already in president in prison for tax evasion and fraud artie's catarina as are about has the latest from outside the court. so far the court has decided one thing that would help with that he is definitely guilty of these latest charges so far we know that the judge who is announcing the verdict as we speak still has read about eighty pages of the first part of the verdict so it is safe to say that today is definitely not the last day of this verdict but so far we do know that nichols without a close game and his former colleague glottal neighbors if you have been found guilty of stealing over twenty billions of dollars worth of oil we know that their l

some of the rain making its way into lebanon.t looks like this is going to be the weather pattern throughout the week. more showers, more snow to come for turkey. elsewhere across europe. some showers forty loo italital too severe. spain and portugal, you're looking good. bright and mild. 11 in madrid. paris is struggling to rise above freezing. lots of subzero figures as we head into central and eastern europe. here's your extended it forecast. >>> once again, the headlines this hour, prime minister kan is on his way to the pacific island of iwejima on tuesday to inspect possible mass grave sites of japanese sfroerloldiers from wor ii. he will inspect two sites. the team will focus on recovering the remains of 13,000 soldiers left on the island 65 years after the end of the war in 1945. one site in the middle of the island is believed to contain the remains of 2,000 soldiers. another 200 are thought to be buried at the foot of the mountain in the south. speaking on monday, kan expressed his determination to do his best. >> trans

it might name iranian officers who were in lebanon at the time and may have been part of this plot. chris: they're back in iran. >> they're not pursued by marshalls. chris: when we come back, the big question of the week, who doesanel call the person of the year for 2010. we have duffy here from "time" by the way. be right back. [ mom ] my son only wanted one toy this year. i want a robosan 4000. [ mom ] the one no one could get. toy stores are reporting long lines and empty shelves. a robosan 4000. [ mom ] and i mean no one. so i did most of my holiday shopping on citi specials. with the money i saved, i bid online -and got exactly what he wanted. -a robosan 4000! [ television ] introducing the new robosan 5000. [ mom ] at least for now. [ male announcer ] make your happy holiday stories come true with citi specials. what's your story? citi can help you write it. chris: welcome back, our big question who is your nominee for person of the year, david? >> it's painful to say this but i would say julian assange the head of wikileaks. the release of the wikileaks documents is one of th

brings one up close and personal dozens of tourists flocking to hizbollah strongholds deep inside lebanon that we decided to create and develop jihad tourism in order to thwart attempts to distort and falsify history. dubbed pallywood hizbullah land or hamas would these theme parks offer through all of their own their appeal the danger here is all too real. we try to tell our visitors about the real events that took place in this region many stories are about those who gave their lives for their brothers. and in the space of sixty thousand square meters all the trophies collected by hizbollah fighters are displayed captured israeli weapons and tanks alongside katyusha rockets and grad missile launchers. it's given us a chance to see firsthand how wars are fought. but what is jihad to tourism for one tourist is nothing short of terror tourism for another here and now under other side are bunch of criminals they don't they don't they did tell the world they want nothing of their one of the neighbors this group of tourists is visiting the jewish state through a specially designed package tit

and tourists the latest weapons being engaged by israel in lebanon and their bitter rivalry each side is showcasing their side of the propaganda war with competing theme parks but critics question the morality of displaying the spoils of battle. europe's streets are quiet for now but come the new year the austerity cuts will start to bite in many countries in britain it's the students who've been most vocal as they fight government plans to make them pay three times as much for college fees political grandy tony benn is giving the violent demonstrations his backing interviews coming up next. today i'm talking to the right honorable taney been one of britain's form a socialist and the president of the stop the war coalition tony benn thank you so much for talking to r.t. now you're a big believer in democracy as the means to pos power from what you call the wallet to the ballot what do you think is the state of democracy in the world today very imperfect i mean if you look at the world people are beginning to see the world as a single unit i mean my granddaughters school in london with

and tourists are the latest weapons being gauged by israel in lebanon in their bitter rivalry he says showcasing their side of the propaganda battle with competing theme parks but critics question the morality of displaying the spoils of war. as we have lines here in art's he'll be back at the top of the hour and i'll bring you the sports news with. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. high flying monkey the course keep their incredible december run going in the cage. while he told the national side has learned his lessons from a disappointing twenty ten. munched united people the top spot in england off to victory in the. start though with the kontinental hockey league where informatic make me the gold cup got we're number six this month to make three likely because only once in seven games in the whole of december. or defending champions as a goal for two also some about your life came back from behind and scored for an ounce of gold to be neat. and to your skull got a second win in a row with victory over. god got a good win on the road with the

the latest weapons by israel in lebanon and their bitter rivalry. of a propaganda battle competing scene but critics question the morality of displaying the spoils of war. those are the allies here at he'll be back at the top of the hour in the meantime to bring you the latest from the world of sports. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. high flying monkey because they're incredible december run going in the cage. while you're going to be told the national side has learned his lessons from a disappointing twenty ten. munched united people the top spot in england after victory over something the. start though with the kontinental hockey league were informed that they make need to win number six this month to make three to me because i lost anyone since seven games in the whole of december. because nets beat a more or two defending champions as a goal for to also sell about your life came back from behind and scored four nonstick goals to be released. into your skull got a second win in a row with victory over. god

the spoils of war on display israel in lebanon competing for a tourist attention with theme parks aimed at selling their side of the story exhibits include weapons tanks and missile launchers with some visitors questioning the morality of it all. and a tough crackdown on a racially motivated crime and justice for all criminals regardless of nationality the kremlin make strong promises in response to a number of incidents of ethnically linked violence. up next iconic left wing british politician tony benn tells us why he's backing the turbulent student protests even though they've been turning violent stay with us the interviews coming your way next. today i'm talking to the right honorable tony benn one of britain's foremost socialist and the president of the stop the war coalition tony ben thank you so much for talking to r.t. now you're a big believer in democracy as the means to pos power from what you call the wallet to the ballot what do you think is the state of democracy in the world today very imperfect i mean if you look at the world people are beginning to see the world as a s

katrina which over appalling deeply entrenched on obvious and sides of a fragile peace israel and lebanon are fighting a problem again and the battle of and won the hearts and minds of their own peoples the two rivals now of the sights set on tourists and as i found some of the attractions of war than authentic. it might not be quite the real thing but it sure brings one up close and personal dozens of tourists flocking to hizbollah strongholds deep inside lebanon at the low we decided to create and develop jihad tourism in order to thwart attempts to distort and falsify history. dubbed pallywood hizbullah land or hamas would these theme parks offer through all of their own their appeal the danger here is all too real and we try to tell our visitors about real events that took place in this region many stories are about those who gave their lives for their brothers. and in the space of sixty thousand square meters all the trophies collected by hizbollah fighters are displayed captured his radio weapons and tanks alongside katyusha rockets and grad missile launches. it's given us a chance

plus the spoils of war on show israel and lebanon compete for tourists attention with pug's any good selling this side of the story displays include weapons tanks and missile launchers and some businesses questioning its morality. up next iconic left wing british politician tony benn tells r t why he's backing the turbulent student protests even if they have been turning violent. today i'm talking to the right honorable taney been one of britain's form a socialist and the president of the stop the war coalition tony benn thank you so much for talking to r.t. now you're a big believer in democracy as the means to pass power from what you call the wallet to the ballot what do you think is the state of democracy in the well today very imperfect i mean if you look at the world people are beginning to see the world as a single unit i mean my granddaughters school in london with seventy six nationalities ways to go to school we like addressing the general assembly of the united nations and i think that the younger generation see the world now as just roco village and they wonder who govern

the better a lot rivalry between israel and lebanon has taken a twist with competing theme parks each as showcasing their side of the propaganda battle hoping to win over a tourist to get their message across but as policy leader explains some are questioning their morality of displaying the spoils of war it might not be quite the real thing but it should brings one up close and personal dozens of tourists flocking to hizbollah strongholds deep inside lebanon. we decided to create and develop jihad tourism in order to thwart attempts to distort and falsify history. dubbed pallywood hizbullah land or hamas would these theme parks off with all of their own their appeal the danger here is all too real. we try to tell our visitors about real events that took place in this region many stories are about those who gave their lives for their brothers. and in the space of sixty thousand square meters all the trophies collected by hizbollah fighters are displayed captured is raided weapons and tanks alongside katyusha rockets and grad missile launchers. it's given us a chance to see firsthand h

this is the part of the show that features lebanon, jordan.wearing traditional garb from damascus. i do not know if you can tell but there is a lot of handstitched detail at the top. lena is wearing a traditional jordanian start out with handstitched work. these stars represent different countries. this dress is more of a jordanian style. this is a palestinian dress with hand importers from the top to bottom. -- embroidery from the top to bottom. this is all handstitched. could the other models join the girls on the floor? [applause] >> let's have another round of applause for the models. thank you for participating and showing not only the diversity of our culture and region. through our clothing, it says a lot about how diverse the arab people are. thank you all for coming out tonight. ♪ again, thank you to everyone who has helped. everyone here, let's give them a round of applause for coming out tonight. i would personally like to thank michelle from the arab film festival and bonilla and others who are not here tonight. they are the drivin

lived studies and work indeed india, pakistan, lebanon, the united states and mexico. she is the editor of living in america. poetry and fiction by south asian american writers. encounter people of asian decent in the americas her novel, braided tongue was published in 2003. i introduce rashne. >> i'm reading from a selection from a longer narrative. memory is no longer confused. it has a home land. from a farm by the late ali. sometimes the circle breaks and the woman meets the child. face-to-face. each one seeing for the first time her strength in the other. a poem by jenny. [inaudible]. after more than a year of e mails and phone conversations, amy,ling and i met at the university of wisconsin in madison. it was sometime during the mid 1980. calcutta was very hot, said amy. i wondered how our conversation about asian american literature veered to calcutta? calcutta was very hot but i got my first doll there. we spent some time in calcutta when we fled to the united states. the doll didn't look like me blond hair and blue ice bought from calcutta. she comforted me wh

a 44-year-old to new zealand, a 29-year-old man born in lebanon, a swedish national, whose country of origin is unknown, and a 26-year-old iraqi, now released. a 37-year-old swedish citizen of too busy and organ -- origen was arrested -- of tunisian origen was arrested. they were expected to travel to sweden on tuesday night. this is when they might have hired a car. outside the court, relatives were angry. >> this happens to people because they follow their religions or because they have big beards and wear long dresses, and then they are called terrorists. >> the next day they brought of formal charges. >> the copenhagen police will now start their work, and this will be a joint operation between security. >> if convicted, the suspects face life in prison. >> the ivory coast's new ambassador to the united nations is saying he fears genocide in his country unless the euan helps -- the un helps. he was recognized as the winner, but the other is refusing to give up the post. >> he is a representative to the united nations for a government that does not hold power, and ivory coast's new

what did you find out about trying to get it in his homeland of lebanon?hereditary angeoadema, and they get unexplained episodes of swelling, the throat could swell which could cause asphyxiation. so patients with hereditary andioedema, don't have a protein called c1 inhibitor. so we have the c1 inhibitor, and it gets it every three days to prevent attacks. it prevent the the airway swelling and potential death. >> what has been the reaction when you go back and say to the immigration officials, look, my son is getting life-saving treatment here, what has been their response? >> i tried to explain, omar, he can't go back to his country because he will die without that medicine. he takes the medicine every three days. it's hard -- it's hard to let him go back to his country without that medicine. he can't -- >> would you leave him here? >> no, i can't. i can't leave him alone. >> omar, tell me a little bit about what it's like to go through this clinical trial and to get the medicine. i know you know a bit of the stress your parents are under what is that l

has been a staunch advocate of our community, requiring culturally competent programs, rebuilding lebanonospital, san francisco general hospital, and encouraging support for the hepatitis b three program. he was quoted in today's "new york times" for his advocacy to that program. one of the first individuals are asked to come to my office to greet me was none other than this gentleman here, and i also want to remake a quick conversation i had with my mother recently. i told her i was going to present an award to the good doctor, and she asked me -- "i guess it is too late for you to good medical school?" [laughter] without further ado, doctor, thank you so much for everything you have done for us. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. i am almost speechless for this honor, an honor which actually i never sought, and i am humbled receiving. it has been my great privilege to be able to work in this city, and in the spirit of the theme of tonight, which is headed and unity, i need to emphasize the issue of heritage. first of all, like at the academy, and i'm waiting 40 lights to go off shortly

the light coming through -- >> i think it is an extraordinary image we thing about the cedars of lebanon there are many images to trace but this is where we live this is here, this is california, for so many it is an indication how so many of us find the sacred not just in synagogue but nature to bring it into the prayer book puts so many pieces together. >> we have been talking a little about the innovation of the prayer book about the kinds of different prayers and i think what is important to say, for example, the shamu is a traditional prayer and the congregation has worked uniquely in that way just with the way you printed the prayer book there is the blue and black print. >> the blue is everything that is directly from the scriptures, and we wanted to exsent wait that so that in the -- excent wait that so that in the course of making our way through all the texts we make the priority of torah and we also have expanded the traditional, historic language, which speaks of the sons of israel, celebrating shack bat, here we have included the -- sha bat, here we have included all of isra