reporting from vilnius in lithuania. the appearance of an armored vehicle on the streets of lot of our stock in russia's far east had some fare in world war three was in the offing however it turns out its owner was just popping to the shops victor penco of bought the vehicle three months ago for his personal transport and may want to little adjustments it's now got leather seats and some proofing. when he goes fishing or hunting but he's sure it'll conquer whatever is thrown at it from trails to city and. ideal for the moscow traffic that is now shortly we're discussing if there is hope for haiti with the upcoming presidential elections following a year the nation would rather forget that's in crosstalk coming away shortly but first the queen is next with a business update. hello welcome to this has got to happen with us the switching of brand new power station has given russia's electricity network a much needed shot in the arm constructed by germany in all as part of a two point four billion euro investment program th

lithuania was so keen on becoming part of the e.u. that they signed several documents on the session one of those was the european chancellor or national minorities it says that we can easily use our native language but now for some reason the lithuanian authorities are rolling back all the obligations to brussels. we turn to the body which oversees the use of language for on says it says no obligation was violated and that in fact vilnius had every right to persecute the use of polish. or indeed the charge of our national minorities give the poles in lithuania the rights to use their language but at the same time the document says the law of the country prevails over the chargers clauses and according to the law in lithuania we have every right to find them for using their language on signs. some poles living in lithuania suggest that this is vilnius is revenge for centuries of polish occupation authorities on the other hand refute such claims and say that a decision on the use of polish is being discussed within the country sparling

reporting from vilnius in lithuania. about story and plenty of other. on our website you can also have your say on anything we're covering here's a quick taste of what's waiting for you right now at dot com a new computer program developed in russia to protect children from the hidden dangers lurking in social networks we put the home alone software to the test. and ruptures industry giants propose extending the workweek to sixty hours but doctors want this will literally kill employees all the details on our website at www dot com. for many americans fallout shelters are no more than remnants of cold war history but some say if weapons fall into the wrong hands these archaic hideouts could play a vital role and as our reports people are unaware that hundreds are still scattered around the u.s. capitol ready to protect should the enemy strike. it was the first and foremost fear of a generation. let's face it of hydrogen bomb warfare is the greatest danger our nation has the american way of life was under attack and everyone had to have a plan of action

reporting from bill meus lithuania. and in just a moment karim is here with the latest business. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. which brightened if you never sung from pundits to pressure. these stunts on t.v. don't come. welcome to our business program it's good to have you with us a free trade zone that stretches from lisbon to vladivostok let me put in has set out vision of how he hopes russia's relations with europe will develop during a visit to berlin. to business leaders push and raise the issue of the european plans to liberalize the oil and gas pipeline network this would mean you should be able to access the pipeline regardless of ownership within once this could prove the incentive to invest in infrastructure. which investors have of course figured that they will receive priority rights to use this infrastructure to pump their own gas but it is their gas and investment in the pipeline i think that the mechanical application of these provisions in the third energy package will put plans for modernizi

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reporting from vilnius in lithuania. now more on that story and plenty others on our website where you can also have your say on everything we're covering but here's a quick taste of what's waiting at home right now. the new computer program developed in russia aims to protect children from the hidden dangers lurking in social networks we put the home alone software to the task. and russia's industry giants proposed extending the work week to sixty hours but doctors warn this will kill employees literally all the details on our website r t v dot com. the cold war may be over but the u.s. still faces the threat of a nuclear attack the idea of a terrorist could get hold of an atomic weapon presents a nightmare scenario for the city's most likely to be targeted but as our reports in the event of a strike today's generation of americans wouldn't know where to turn. it was the first and foremost fear of the generation. let's face it threat of hydrogen bomb warfare is the greatest danger our nation has ever known the american

reporting from vilnius in lithuania time now to check out some other news making headlines around. the world this hour south korea has reported the sound of artillery fire and sighted near one of its eye lids in the yellow sea officials suspect it is a north korean training exercise the news comes as north korea warned the u.s. south korean naval drills planned for this weekend pushing the peninsula to the brink of war and a show of solidarity a top u.s. military commander visited the island which was the site of a previous artillery exchange between both koreas earlier this week. mumbai you said to mark two year since terror attacks around the indian city killed one hundred and sixty six people. the men targeted luxury hotels the main railway station and a jewish cultural center in a siege lasting two and a half days and terrorist police will be among those deployed to bolster security meantime india has criticized pakistan in the lead up to the anniversary for not pressing ahead with charges against the alleged mastermind. police in a rio de janeiro's say they have regained contr

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shop owner decided to make life easier for the poles living in rural lithuania she put signs in both lithuanian and polish languages in her store but then authorities said she would be fined two hundred euro for violating the state language law according to it all signs in the country must be strictly and lithuanian. i didn't feel as if i was doing anything wrong this was something the local polish community needed besides i had their fishel state language on these signs as well this is a violation of human rights i was told i could have signs in english german or french but not in polish almost a quarter of a million ethnic poles live in lithuania for centuries warsaw ruled this land so nowadays in some villages the polish amounts to over eighty percent of the population. another sticking point is the street names and villages where the polish community lives it is not the fact that pows use both languages but that they use word for word translation which in rageous the authorities in of illness secretary of the polish council in the twenty s. says that they cannot even spell their

reporting from vilnius in lithuania. you are with r.t. and we are coming to live in our just turning twenty two minutes past the hour and shortly we're discussing if there's hope for haiti with the upcoming presidential elections following a year the nation would rather forget that's coming up in cross talk but first after a short break corrina say with the business. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in some petersburg she's available in hotels a story and. ambassador renascence politico tell the truth palace hotel the true sports hotel to go. and see if. you visit. welcome to business. have you with us the switching on a brand new power station has given russia's electricity network a much needed shot in the arm. for part of a two point four billion euro investment program the project has not without problems. german energy is just one of the world's biggest and most efficient power stations on the outskirts of the capital but it's come with some global difficulty it's a

almost a quarter of a million ethnic poles live in lithuania for centuries warsaw ruled this land so nowadays in some villages the polish amounts to over eighty percent of the population. another sticking point is the street names and villages where the polish community lives it is not the fact that pows use both languages but that they use the word for word translation which in rage is the authorities in of illness secretary of the polish council in the twenty s. says that they cannot even spell their names right all id cards and passports of ethnic poles must be written in the state language advert to survey which says that the history of polish with when in relations have a hard past but it must have been left behind when the two countries became members of the e.u. . little granier were so keen on becoming part of the e.u. that they signed several documents on a session one of those was the european chancellor or national minorities it says that we can easily use our native language but now for some reason lithuania authorities are rolling back on their obligations to brussels. s

tofrance's ambassador lithuania was among those paying their respects.housands ofrs, french bodies have been buried here, but the old hatreds are long forgotten. both countries are members of the eu. the remembered an era of european conflict that is gone but not forgotten. >> an amazing treasure trove of art has surfaced in france. now the 71 year old electress and it came forward with them is at the center of a legal battle. >> picasso's -- the most expensive piece of art ever sold. in may, it fetched 68 million pounds at auction. one reason why the experts are excited about this latest fine. the collection is pretty as unseen works by pablo picasso and includes sketches from two notebooks, there are watercolors, and ninth cubist collages. for 40 years, the treasures of remain hidden in the house of this 71 year-old electrician. he fitted security systems at picasso's houses. >> it's madame who gave them. he was aware of that. >> the picasso administration say they are stunned by the size and range of the collection. >> the picasso. one picasso -- all

it is especially so in lithuania. the baltic states have unusually high homicide rates.the list with 8 murders per hundred thousand residents every year. the prisons areld fashioned. the prisoners are crowded into group cells. drugs and violence are common. even when they are released, the convicts have little chance of a return to normal life. >> the last few hours in prison. he was 29 when he was first convicted. he has been incarcerated twice since then for totaled nine years. now he is finally scheduled for release. he has been looking forward to this day for weeks. his anticipation is overshadowed by doubt. after so many years behind bars, he is no longer the same person he was before. >> someone is always staring at you. the officials, the cameras, but especially cellmates. a matter what you are doing, someone is always watching. there are 40 men in a cell. there is no room for privacy. there's nothing to call your own. it is very unpleasant. the worst part is that you get used to it. >> for him, freedom is just past the windows. they're still 1300 inmates here in

on the occupation obvious to any lothian lithuania by the soviet troops were by the soviet union and incorporation of these three baltic states into the soviet union but when controversially for comrades gorney were visiting tallinn riga of vilnius so the state department or the white house did recall they they didn't recall the ambassadors so that's the real let's take a look at the history of the russian japanese dispute over the cruel islands then reported by spotlight feeling that the need of. the soviet union was encouraged by the allies in one thousand nine hundred forty five. to take over the cool on lands which is done belonged to japan the u.s.s.r. was a truly poor missed the territories exchange for and to do war against japan after japan's capitulation in the second world war the folk who islands became part of the u.s.s.r. which was recognized by the international community to bend could never reconcile with the fact and the territories remain a bone of contention between the two countries russia keeps sticking to the provisions of the one thousand nine hundred fifty six

and poles in lithuania say they're being victimized and fined for using signs in their own language. stories way of getting revenge for centuries of polish occupation. but allies here in r.t.m. sports news is next with kate i'll be back at the top of the hour. well i welcome to the sports news on these new top stories. leaving the army a taste past that basketball coach disco to your fridge after a poor set of results in the early. while still unbeaten water federative featured robin struggling in straight sets to go through to the last four of the eighteen people took finals in london. backing down on the former england captain shares his diplomatic side as here arrives in australia for an off season two. under start with basketball where tesco moscow have sacked their coach disco. after a poor start to results in the euro league the coach resigned following his side's defeat to milan i left them rooted to the bottom of the day having won i won their six matches so far this season meanwhile the italian standing next to their second wind of the campaign against the army men on wednes

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twelve when the people of russia from all around the country came together to expel the polish in lithuania invade is that it implied the country well during the soviet period the beginning of the november holiday was used to commemorate the bolshevik revolution and in recent times we've seen this be called the holiday be named the day of national unity today because to celebrate the day we've seen it is not just people putting forward their own political and social ideas but also people bringing together the past of russia with the president we've seen the head of the russian orthodox church the patriarch he unveiled a you and i call and. build st nicholas that had previously been been lost for decades after it was hidden away during the soviet union period now he's unveiled that not snow but in the place where it was before on the kremlin of the kremlin tao is also seen a very touching reunion between family members of those who fought on both sides of the russian civil war being united and meeting here and talking about what went on that beginning in the twentieth century a face to all o

got glock has finished second in the athens marathon or the russian athlete lost two minutes to lithuania is that ours are derived from scottie who won the event completing the course in two hours thirty one minutes and six seconds and setting in the bend record in the men's event said he tried podium belong to kenyan run is pulled back won the race going to korea came second while edwin i finished the race mark the two and a half thousand anniversary of the battle of marathon the origin of the modern american distance which is equal to forty two kilometers and one hundred ninety five metre it's just in case she didn't know that is all the sport more a bit like you're hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in taiwan multis available in the landis typee hotel miramar garden type eat the how it falls a hotel type b. church in typee hotel hotel one show his the groom photo the show would have.

online right now banned from writing their own names poll say they face daily discrimination in lithuania where their native language is outlawed. even in russia's far east for world war three it started when they saw this tank zooming around the city streets it was just a man going to the shops you can find out more not story. dot com. thousands are marched through the streets of dublin to protest arlen's harsh austerity measures which include slashing jobs and increasing taxes works have been calling for the workers i should say been calling for the cuts to be directed at the rich and the banks instead of people with the first major rally since open negotiations for e.u. i.m.f. survival last week nine hundred billion euros is expected to be pumped into double and triple the column e. financial troubles are spreading around the eurozone with fears portugal and spain may be next in line for. jim economist marcus kerber has told on t.v. that europe's biggest economies won't be able to pay for all those debts forever. the german taxpayer is no longer willing to lease is very very becoming v

from writing their own names polls say they face daily discrimination in lithuania with native languages. and people in russia's far east thought world war three it started when they saw what looked like a tank zooming around the city streets just a man popping to the shops you can find out more in that store dottie dot com. check out some other stories making headlines around the world the stage of the day pyongyang has accused south korea of using civilians as human shields in a confrontation earlier this week it comes just after x. south korean military personnel clashed with police during a rally in seoul to show their anger at their country's response to its confrontation with the north tension between the koreas is running high as the u.s. and the self prepare for large scale military drills set to begin on sunday and is issued new warnings against the war games calling them an unpardonable provocation . thousands a march through the streets of dublin to protest against austerity measures which include slashing jobs and increasing taxes it's the first major rally since on an open n

stage and hope that it does not go further while robustly confronting each stage for example here in lithuania this year in june of two thousand and ten the parliament passed and the president signed a law that would in effect criminalize the opinion that naziism and crimes are not the same so if i say as i do that some soviet crimes were horrendous but they did not amount to genocide the two are not equal i know of liable to a two year jail sentence now that's very easy for me as a foreigner living here to walk away but very many talented brave young with the iranian people i know are now afraid to speak up so there's been a decline in democracy and in the first instance it's the responsibility of the european union and nato the oas the to stand up and be a true friend the one who tells you when something is wrong well give us some practical examples as to how they should go about that you gave the example of what's happening in when you but you also point to the fact that that seen a decline in freedom of speech walk in practically be done by these various groups to really prevent the nazi i

the nazi of the soviet crimes into one mixture by setting up state commissions and in the end in lithuania by actually launching prosecutorial investigations against holocaust survivors who are alive because they drawing the anti nazi resistance and also by the glorification of participants in the holocaust in various museums in the region so if i say as i do that some soviet crimes were horrendous but they did not amount to genocide the two are not equal i now live to a two year jail sentence now that's very easy for me as a foreigner living here to walk away but very many talented brave young lithuanian people i know are now afraid to speak up so there's been a decline in democracy. a village in southern russia is in fear and shock after the slaughter of four children and adults on the country's national unity holiday a fortnight ago with the boat is burned up towards a man arrested by police and also suspects another recent murders and assaults but some fear that corruption and powerful connections could see those responsible walk free dennis bailouts kaye reports. grieving relatives an

they gathered at the lithuania waneian hall at our lady of per perpetual health to celebrate thatdays historic events. this was truly a capstone to years of effort on all of our parts. mr. president, it is because of my long history and work with the captive nations that i continue to worry about the uncertainties of our future relationship with russia. i have traveled to 19 countries during my 21 trips to the region as a senator. presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers in eastern europe have told me time and time again that it is comforting for them to know their relationship with nato and the united states, and it serves as a vital hedge against the threat of future potential expansionist russia. yet now there is much talk from the administration about vietnaming the u.s. bilateral relationship with russia. moscow seeks to regain its global stature and be respected as a peer in the international community. i don't blame them. president obama's may 2010 national security strategy states -- quote -- "we seek to build a stable, substantive, multidimensional relationship with rus

they gathered at the lithuania waneian hall at our lady of per perpetual health to celebrate thatdays historic events. this was truly a capstone to years of effort on all of our parts. mr. president, it is because of my long history and work with the captive nations that i continue to worry about the uncertainties of our future relationship with russia. i have traveled to 19 countries during my 21 trips to the region as a senator. presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers in eastern europe have told me time and time again that it is comforting for them to know their relationship with nato and the united states, and it serves as a vital hedge against the threat of future potential expansionist russia. yet now there is much talk from the administration about vietnaming the u.s. bilateral relationship with russia. moscow seeks to regain its global stature and be respected as a peer in the international community. i don't blame them. president obama's may 2010 national security strategy states -- quote -- "we seek to build a stable, substantive, multidimensional relationship with rus

. >> secretary clinton had a very productive meeting with foreign minister oz of the lithuania this morning. she thanked is delaney affords contributions in afghanistan, welcomed its efforts to promote energy diversification across europe and discussed opportunities for cooperation during lithuania's upcoming chairmanship of the osce and its current chair of the community of democracies, so they look forward to seeing each other again at the end of this weekend was fun. this evening secretary clinton will participate in the global initiatives verse baroness awards ceremony at the kennedy center. the global fairness initiative works to end poverty by advancing fair wages, equal access to markets and balanced public policy to generate opportunity and end the cycle of poverty to present the fairness award to the founder of the self-employed women's association india which has helped more than a million women in india gain access to opportunities for themselves and their families. turning to sudan, special envoy scott gration has returned to the united states where he will join secretary clinto

that makes it sound -- first of all my grand mother in lithuania would be very confused by that title, but beyond that it made it sound as if i was issuing imperial e dick about pay. arbitrarily not so. most of those compensation decisions were consensual after tough negotiation with aig and bank of america and citigroup and the others and it was more a mediation and a negotiation than imposition of sanctions. but that's another one i'm asked about and then of course now as tom referenced bp. bp. now, all of ese tragedies in american history going back to agent orange in the 1980s which is my first experience at coming up with designing, implementing and administeringompensation systems. all of theseragedies have a few common denominators when it comes to my work. first they are exceedingly rare. over the past 25 years of practicing law the number of tragedies that give rise to a creative innovative alternative to the traditional legal system you can put on one hand i've witnessed efforts at trying to expand the notion of creative funds and creative alternatives statutory, judicial, p

the border of russia, the foreign ministers of the latvia and the with the india -- of latvia and lithuania. they want monitoring of russia and the capabilities. the secretary general of nato said the ratification of the start treaty will have damaging consequences. host: john you are on with our guest. go ahead. caller: so many of your comments i want to address, but the idea that iran poses a threat to europe -- that is almost laughable. what i called about is afghanistan. it has been nine years since we have been training afghan forces. sometimes i wonder, when i hear comments like we are going to transfer power for security over to the afghans by the year 2014, 2012, going to start in 2011, i wondered who you people are trying to convince. are you trying to convince yourselves that that is going to happen? it is not going to happen. it is definitely not going to happen. they have been trained for almost 10 years. it has not come to fruition yet. let's go back to the soviet invasion when the pakistan is moved in to assist the afghans. they fought off the russians. the state managed -- is

secretary-general nato lord robinson officially announced the decision to invite bulgaria, romania, lithuania, estonia, latvia, slovakia, and slovenia to become part of the aligns -- alliance. that was truly one of the most thrilling days of my entire tenure as a united states senator. later that day my wife janet and i were happy to attend a dinner in honor of czech president at the prague castle. following that different at 1:30 in the morning prague time, i placed a call to talk with my brothers and sisters at home with ties with those nato countries. they gathered at the lithuanian hall at our lady of perpetual help to celebrate that day's historic events. and this is truly a capstone to years of effort on all of our parts. mr. president, it is because of my long history and work with the captive nations that i continue to worry about the uncertainties of our future relationship with russia. i have traveled to 19 countries during my 21 trips to the region as a senator. presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers in eastern europe have told me time and time again it is comforting for th