so levon pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story around forty people have been killed more than one hundred wounded in double suicide bombings in the syrian capital the regime placing the blame for the attack on al qaida it's the first incident of its kind in damascus since the uprising started in march and it comes against the backdrop of the first visit of arab league monitors arriving to implement a peace deal group of observers visited the site of the bombings and called for jordan professor and journalist peter human louche thinks the league shouldn't be telling the syrians what to do. talking about through forms in syria especially when this kind of talk is coming from out of gulf states where you have even a constitution of brutality or other freedom of the media or the other that i to organize and political parties or organizations so this is this is just nonsense i mean when when someone who lacks the very basic tenets of democracy is preaching to syria or other arab states that dependent or somewhat untie imp

for one of ends in twenty levon the world of hockey will never forget is the tragic ad as they kill the entire locomotive jaroslav or tame the club are currently rebuilding and intend to compete in the next season of course we wish them every success in this the year draws to an end would also like to pay a final tribute. and that should be brings us to an end to bring just the end of the sport for the moment so we've got the weather coming up next. the show is that so much a lot of people at my area will that little word play to be tumultuous year two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could expect that we witnessed the rise of people power on. wealthy british soil it's time to write. a book in. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in cars a report on our. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are the day. the gulf to u.s. warships. naval exercise. threaten to block. egypt's ruling generals are accused of terror staged against

but one avenge in twenty levon the world of hockey will never forget is the tragic ad is that it killed the entire locomotive yaroslav or taking the club currently rebuilding and intend to compete in the k h l next season we wish them every success and as the year draws to an end we would like to pay a final tribute. and that brings us to the end of the sport for the miami time but with more spoke to stop. the showers that so much a lot of people at my area will damn little worth trying to find it a multiverse year two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could expect that we witnessed the rise of people power on. more news today. again flared up. these are the images the world seeing from the streets of canada. operations today. the gulf is on edge two u.s. warships sail close to an iranian mabel exercise right next to a crucial oil route to tehran and. egypt's ruling generals are accused of tyranny as a raid to stage against the offices of foreign a human rights groups the military says stirring up trouble. plus softer a tough year for eurozone governments many

eighteen months of construction and the pipeline was launched on the eighth of november twentieth levonwith the valve like a wheel of fortune turned in europe's favor let's now take a look at this map over here the whole goal of building this immense one thousand two hundred twenty two kilometer undersea pipeline is to deliver gas to europe and of void having to go through countries like ukraine which at times prove themselves as not safe partners to russia the first completed line is transporting twenty seven and a half billion cubic meters of gas a year and will double once the second one is completed and that's expected in the fourth quarter of twenty twelve this will be enough for twenty six million european households and around a half of what's currently going for ukraine north stream goes through the territorial waters of five countries so it took a lot of time to conduct all necessary ecological research to make sure it's safe there for the four years in the making and of course it took a lot of money to seven point four billion euros to be exact this meant many experienced part

and time advantage chinese athletes dominates the development of a series trying to levon on home soil. i saw the first two are russia have suffered a second defeat at the channel one cup as into the dinner's men lost to the czech republic in a shootout four three the czechs produced a sensational start to the game needing only thirty one seconds to take the lead so much erica on the scoreboard field the visitors russia responded seven minutes later when the collision at it and made the most other power play. at the beginning of the second period any situation could put rush in front of people you could stick on a carriage return to pre-judge and a long way short but to rush into it was the first to the rebound and easily hate the next this is still carried to midway through the game chairing added his second of the night's converting a power play. thirteen minutes into that period series game show called gave russia a free to leave the park rebounded off the skate right into the net after alexandre those seven minutes into the third period the tracks go back into the game as tomas wel

topping the monoliths and both sides of the atlantic winning a total of four tournament in twenty levon one of the year's highlights seeing the english men better compared to it and for all the world number one really good at that will be trying to make thirty four year old donald also battling face lee at this season and in dubai to wrap up the european money title he finished third there becoming the first man in history to have both of those question crowds in the same season. over to the russia produced an excellent start into the second stage of the year haka to channel one cup since dinners men had no problems against reigning world champion finland as it beat them by three unanswered goals in the russian capital is robert flooded out. moscow calling for another victory after winning the first stage of the year one hundred two or the carling cup back in november russia aiming for nothing less than home ice the first channel cup opener so the house taking on the reigning world champions finland. is in it a la billet in those man get off to a fast and furious start putting the visit

the year of the protests terrorist twenty levon draws to a close we were back at how the revolutions and rallies made of water was. in the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina josh welcome to the program iran is to fire a long range missiles as part of its stand a naval drills in the persian gulf the maneuver is common it saber rattling with washington iran's promise to block the vital oil supply route through the strait of hormuz if the west imposes sanctions over iran's alleged nuclear program and if she can has more. they have today we see the degree of tension rising iranian and american warships kind of brushed shoulders earlier as u.s. ships passed the area where terror on is holding a ten day military exercise the u.s. fifth fleet said they crossed the strait of hormuz unhindered and that he was a routine passage iran's rights into cut off the strait of hormuz which is the major golf oil artery forty percent of the world's tanker shipped oil passes through that strait the u.s. said they would not tolerate any disruption of supplies which suggests that if you ran goes

civilians as the year draws to an end we're looking back at some of the major events that shaped twenty levon today we focus on the crisis in syria with our teams to us are still you sharing her thoughts about what she saw firsthand during a visit to a conflict torn country. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of the forces when three foreign journalists arrived at a time when there was a media bad international journalist there. be a syria you can see behind me traffic is just about started to flow again going into the city damascus was rather peaceful it was quiet although very tense still because everybody knows what was going on in the country. and what's interesting mostly for us is that we saw the kind of. diverse opinions on what was going on there was no clear. there were more than two sides it was not i want the regime or i don't want the regime. and there was one time you were interviewing a young man and he was rathe

stay with us still to come in the hour the latest edition of our special feature focusing on twenty a levon thomas this time talking about the extreme grief and pain he witnessed while covering the plane crash that killed the entire lokomotiv hockey team. i remember we were at the scene when it was pouring down rain it was in the middle of the day we saw this one player in new jersey walking with two of his friends in this moment of shock in this very rare and very well moment that was very special that he shared some of his feelings and his thoughts with us in a time when he was just processing what was going on. this is. the story in the making. testability. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven on our t.v. . the iraqi government plunges deeper into crisis with leaders and gauging in a blame game after a wave of bombings that iraq the country thursday the atrocity comes only a few days after u.s. troops pulled out it was the worst attack in months with at least seventy two killed nearly two hundred injured in a series of blasts across baghdad crisis talks between the country's p

left the economy this year the country's central bank has raised the forecast for capital in twenty levon several times let's just let's stand by it. russia's caucus is a step closer to welcoming more guests as russia and france register a joint venture to develop tourism in the region plans to build five world class ski resorts and create over four hundred thousand jobs there by twenty twenty first the money's needed back is help to bring in the fifteen and twenty billion years my project we. can financially stricken so i promise we will get the first tranche of a credit package from russia before the rules were country agreed to at the weekend to take to how quickly years from moscow to support its economy or to price waterhouse coopers calculates that around fifteen percent of cypresses g.d.p. is from foreign companies using the island does not show finance at george v. of bridge that there are forty eight it with russia. so for now the headlines are next with cabin do stay with r.t. if you can. the be. all over the news. of the hit. the world live from science technology innovation al

warn down nuclear energy ukraine's pipeline system will undoubtedly remain in demand two thousand levon has been attesting here for investors as the world economy struggled for growth stock markets here in russia also suffered yet some sectors spectacularly bucked the trend that it was all looks at the rollercoaster ride of the last twelve months and what to expect in the coming year. gold has been an exceptional investment it reached all time highs of over nineteen hundred dollars per ounce in september six hundred percent in the cage but since then the price has slid back and brokers no more going to put to fall further in twenty twelve fearing the bubble will burst. the dollar euro remain risks switching your roubles into the greenback would have brought a small return but changing into the euro would have been hard hit and on the employment both in the states and the european union mean those currencies continue to be unstable. going to become much more reliable the credit crunch wiped out riskier lenders while the states brought in guarantees insuring all deposits up to seven hundr

well that's all from a two thousand levon was indeed a turbulent and difficult year on behalf of the business r.t. team i wish you a successful happy new year do join us in twenty twelve. the . limits.

two thousand levon hasn't been the best year in terms of mergers and acquisitions in russia with the values of fall below those seen during the peak in two thousand and seven but global bankers predict that could pick up next year with consolidation at home and firms looking for bargains abroad one would be in market consolidation so for example in the banking sector where you have thirteen fourteen hundred banks there is a need to consolidate in order to have both the required capital given some larger regulatory trends such as movement to basel two and hopefully basel three as well as the need to have sufficient liquidity to grow the balance sheet in market consolidation for some of the old economy sectors will continue second we expect to see outward investment by russian companies and shareholders into europe and the united states taking advantage of the situation in those markets to become more global in nature. now ukraine says it's making the russian ruble the reserve currency as of next year the country's national banks announcement cements growing ties with moscow on tuesday

then shortly my name is kevin owen you are watching our team this twenty fifth of december twentieth levon coming to live from moscow of course if you're celebrating christmas and your part of the world right now all of our best wishes to you for me and the rest of the team it tonight the headlines coming your way very shortly. all. year in bygone days dogsleds were vital to get around. but today they're more leisure than life line. one drives people to quit their modern lives and settle in remote woods. one finds them up to survive in the freezing cold. beginning in russia's north discover the arctic circle on r.t. . cost around the world the seas are taken these are all top stories tonight tens of thousands rallied peacefully in the russian capital demanding a rebut of the parliamentary elections while president to be too good for the old reform is promising an overhaul of the country's political system. and in other news that made headlines the last seven days for most international pressure mounts on the syrian regime to end its crackdown on protesters as violence intensifies across th

then shortly my name is kevin owen you are watching our team this twenty fifth of december twentieth levon coming should live from moscow of course if you're celebrating christmas and your part of the world right now all of our best wishes to you for me and the rest of the team it tonight the headlines coming your way very shortly. all. here in bygone days sleds were vital to get around. but today there are more leisure than lifeline. what drives people to quit their modern lives and settle in remote woods. one finds them up to survive in the freezing cold.

well that's all from a two thousand levon was indeed a turbulent and difficult year on behalf of the business r.t. team i wish you a successful happy new year do join us in twenty twelve. luu . internationally from moscow this is r t and these are all top stories the gulf is on edge to u.s. warships close to and radiate naval exercise right next to a crucial room goodson rahm's been threatening to blow. egypt's ruling generals are accused of terror in his raids a staged against the offices of foreign human rights groups that the military says a stirring up trouble. had major opposition marches of being held in syria that the suggest.

a year of frustration january twentieth levon full rage mode for the arab spring and indicator of events to calm washington d.c. across the atlantic the year kickstarts with one in six americans officially living in poverty what's been called one of the worst recessions in u.s. history places like new york over flooded with mountains of trash as much as fifty thousand tons of garbage in just one week february. the revolutions in the arab world rage on egypt's leader of thirty years resigns. in america's midwest workers protests to kick off nearly one hundred thousand rally at the wisconsin state capitol march back to back disasters hit japan the most powerful earthquake to ever hit there then a monstrous tsunami then a nuclear catastrophe the largest since church noble and in libya a nato led coalition intervenes with deadly consequences april twentieth eleven going on here in the world is glued to the royal wedding while the libyan war is in full swing the real interest of the west are questioned why you have the genocide of nearly a million people and nobody lifted a finger made sexual

figure income that's in the tens of millions of dollars a year and my tax rate last year was i think a levon percent now. and so the tragedy of the tax code is and so few people understand this is that it's completely back so we've created this unbelievably ridiculous system where a hardworking small business person that makes a few hundred thousand dollars a year is taxed at the thirty five percent rate but a good zillionaire. a person who works for a new york based hedge fund and takes advantage of the curia carried interest exemption can make three hundred million dollars a year and only pay fifteen percent and so over the last thirty years is this insidious idea has taken hold that the rich are job creators and if we tax the more we'll have less jobs is that the tax so so two things have happened that the share of income that rich people get as gone up astronomically so for somebody in my category it's gone up four hundred or five hundred percent over the last thirty years while the tax rate has come down by about sixty or seventy percent so you have this incredible double whammy effect