the legislature or the parliament and it is expected to be split between the supporters of mahmoud ahmadinejad and supporters of the supreme leader. not everyone is keen to mark their ballot paper. >> for the first time since 2009, iran goes to vote. not everyone will choose to do so. the opposition reformists are boycotting the polls. they say the government has made it impossible for this election to be fair. others will stay at home. >> i have no interest in participating. i voted in 2009. however, this time i have no interest in participating. >> this election is a straight fight between rivals within the ruling conservative movement's. supporters of the supreme leader ayatollah, nay are against those loyal to ahmadinejad. -- supporters of the supreme leader khamenei and those loyal to mahmoud ahmadinejad. the price of day today goods has gone up. the economy is in trouble. >> i think the economic situation has become a large part of the daily life. be ast see how these will sensational as the previous round. >> this is a national responsibility, including the increase in sanctions and eco

so the battle is expected to be split between this man, mahmoud ahmadinejad and the supreme leader, ayatollahli khamenei. >> for the first time since 2009, iran goes to vote. but not everyone will choose to do so. the opposition reformists are boycotting the polls. they say the government's made it impossible for this election to be fair. others will stay at home. >> i've decided not to participate in this round. i mean, i voted once in the elections in 2009. however, this time i have no interest in participating in the elections. >> this eelection, then, is a straight fight between the rivals within the movements. supporters of the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei are up against the loyal supporters of mahmoud ahmadinejad. in this contest, the ayatollah holds all the cards. and there's a subject that worries most voters. over the last year, the price of day-to-day goods has gone up, and the economy is in trouble. >> i think the economic situation has become a large part of people's daily lives. the elections have lost their color because of high prices. i don't feel the elections will b

and that means a tough time for the leaders' conservative rival, the president mahmoud ahmadinejad. the ayotollah has banned some of the president's favorite candidates from standing in this election. and here's the subject that most worries many voters in iran. over the last year, the price of day-to-day goods has gone up dramatically. >> i think the economic situation has become a large part of people's daily lives. the elections have lost their color because of high prices. >> and no one expect this vote to bring any surprises. ayotollah and his allies rule iran today and they will continue to do so after this election is over. james reynolds, bbc news. >> the president of argentina christina fernandez says he wants to negotiate a deal with britain to allow direct flights between argentina and the forkland islands. she demanded the u.k. discuss the sovereignty of the forklands and excused britain of militarizing the south atlantic. flooding has continued to affect large parts of australia with thousands of people in the state offense new south wales and victoria bracing themselve

that mahmoud ahmadinejad wants to wipe israel off the map. i said to him is war inevitable. he said, no. which surprised me and then it occurred to me as though we're still playing good guy, bad guy, israel being the heavy toward iran and united states being the good guy in hopes that diplomacy does work. that is what netanyahu tells me he really wants to use diplomacy >> why wouldn't he? he has been in a war. he has been shot at. his family has been shot at. he spent his whole life in a country that barely exists if it wasn't for harry truman it wouldn't exist. there are people there that still have tattoo us a auschwitz and the entire jewish people were so very close to be anile eight. -- annihilated. they aren't going to march to the gas chambers anymore. i don't want a war. prime minister doesn't want one but the best way to avoid one is to make it incredibly clear that iran is not going to get a nuclear weapon under any circumstances. further, rather than publicly asking israel to stand down and quit talking about military action. what we ought to be doing, israel has r

. >> do you think mahmoud ahmadinejad is rational? >> yes.ur rational but i think he is rational. >>> do you think they rational enough to back down from this? >> no doubt, the iranian regime maybe not exactly rational base on what i call western thinking, but no doubt they are considering all the implications of their actions. >> greta: what do you think of what the israeli intelligence chief is saying? is there time for diplomacy with iran or has it run out, congressman alan west joins us. a surprising statement, isn't it? >> yes, it's very surprising. good evening. glad to be with you. i'm not going to get into the internal political bottles but i do find the fact that he said mahmoud ahmadinejad is rational as well as that bureaucratic political totalitarian ideology which is controlled by the mullahs i don't find that rational either. we have to understand the theory of mutually assured destruction which existed with the soviet union, that does not play when you look at theocracy that iran is. they are banking on the return of this hidde

this is the first vote in rowrn since mahmoud ahmadinejad won another term -- in iran since mahmoud ahmadinejad won another term. >>> president obama says he means it when he says it's unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon. he made his remarks to the "atlantic magazine." in an interview published today, mr. obama says," i don't bluff." he also says he won't advertise plans for iran but has refused to announce the -- announce any plans to attack nuclear facilities. >>> in a fund-raiser in new york last night, president obama was interrupted by a heckler jurnl urging him to avoid a war with iran. >> change none of -- nobody -- nobody has announced a war, young lady, so -- [ laughter ] >> but we appreciate your sentiment. [ cheers ] >> tensions between the u.s. and iran have been increasing over nuclear weapons program. >>> a suspicious package brought the bomb squad to rush limb dah. limbaugh has a scanning device in -- scanning device in his home. the sent -- sender was not identified but police say he sent the plaque to the media host hoping the two could go into business together. he

supporters of the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei are against those that support mahmoud ahmadinejad. here is the subject that most worries many voters, over the last year, the price of day today goods has gone up. the economy is in trouble. >> the economic situation has become a large part of people saving lives. i don't feel that the elections will be as sensational as the previous rounds. >> this is a national responsibility. considering the increasing prices, sanctions, yes, our vote is very important and vital. >> this is why the rest of the world is paying attention, iran's nuclear program worries western governments but no one expects a change of policy following the selection. the ayatollah will still have the final word. >> over to you now. you have a story from china. >> that's right. three months ago, a little village in southern china made a big statement when is staged an extraordinary revolt. communist party officials fled after thousands of protesters took to the streets and clashed with riot police. they accuse the chinese officials of unfairly selling their land to d

the accused mahmoud ahmadinejad of managing his economy. he is the first national leader to be grilled in parliament since islamic revolution 30 years ago. he was also asked to explain his absence from office last april. law makers called it an insult to the authority of ayatollah khamenei. >> elections earlier this month exposed the widening riff among conservatives. >>> a scuffle broke out between a north korean delegation and south korean law makers in geneva. the setting was the u.n. human rights council. delegates have started discussing china's repatriation of north korean defectors. that caused the north korean party to walk out in protest, at that point the south koreans intervened with a blocking maneuver. the story received heavy media coverage in south korea. many of the reports say the confrontation in geneva helped draw attention to the serious abuse of human rights in the north. north korea called the scuffle a senseless provocation. >>> that's all we have time for this week. we close the program with scenes from the ancient j

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just last month, president mahmoud ahmadinejad was boasting of the latest developments in their nuclear program. he is inspecting new homemade fuel rods at a research facility. iran insists that their program is for peaceful purposes that many countries remain to be convinced. not the least, is real. on a recent trip to washington, the israeli prime minister made clear that he is impatient with the west possibility -- with the west possibility -- with the west's ability to stop. >> we have waited for diplomacy, we have waited for sanctions to work. none of us can afford to wait much longer. >> president obama hopes these sanctions will deter israel from launching an attack on iran. will they work? the fear is that the countries will find ways around them. obama's reelection campaign is already well under way and on the issue of iran, the political stakes are high. his likely opponent has sounded more bullish about taking military action. >> our north american editor says despite the sanctions, some countries are finding a way around them. >> it is a pretty significant tightening of the

yesterday's parliamentary elections in iran appear to favor the ruling claire -- clearics over mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> tone things down when they get out of control with rhetoric, and trying to get everyone to step back from the brink. >> next week president obama and prime minister benjamin netanyahu will peek to -- speak to a pro israel lobbying group. there are bills in congress calling for closer coalition between the out and israel. >> the bay area is hours away from an historic visit by israeli president simone peres. the first time an incumbent israeli president has visited california. the trip will be tech heavy withvisions to google and facebook. peres wants to connect with young people to advance the cause of peace in the middle east. >> the monterey asquare annual announced the death of a sea otter. she was the first outer to serve as a surrogate mother for stranded pups. officials say she was the most important nil in the history of the sea otter exhibition. >> he trashed a colleague who testified before congress, now rush limbaugh see his is sorry. >> disney land shut down because of

yesterday's parliamentary elections in iran appeared to favor the ruling claire -- clearics over mahmoud ahmadinejad. in san francisco today, men and women of iran afternoon descent are hoping for peace. >> we're all the same, we're all here as a community, and if you think of us as a global community, you shouldn't be going to war with anybody. >> they wanted to stress the people of iran should not be lumped in with the government of iran, which continues to defy the international community. pro israel groups are putting pressure on the u.s. to come up with clear ground rules for an american attack. live in the news room. >> tomorrow israeli president shim mope peres will arrive in the bay area for an historic visit as part of his trip to the u.s. he is meeting with the head ops tastebook, google. they want to expand or open new research facilities in israel. on tuesday he is holding a public meeting in san francisco. the first time a signature president of israel will visit the bay area. peres is visiting the bay area until thursday. >> back here at home, police are investigating an early morning

the first major voting since the disputed reelection of president mahmoud ahmadinejad in 2009. >>> israeliesident peres will be in the bay area sunday immediating with the heads of facebook, google, ibm and cisco. mark zuckerberg will help him launch his own facebook page. the israeli president will hold a public meeting in san francisco early sunday. >>> the director of the fbi has identified the number one threat to the nation's security, robert mueller spoke in san francisco yesterday he says foreign governments, organized cyber crime and hacktivists are bigger than terrorism. companies are often the first to see the threats and they need to help the government mitigate the danger. >>> morgan hill police say they were able to nab a thief thanks to a new device. a scanner that uses cameras to check license plates to see if they are stolen. it got a hit on a car in a hotel parking lot. police say the man admitted stealing the plate from a neighbor's car so he wouldn't have to pay registration. then the scanner spotted another stolen plate in the same lot. turned out he had stolen that pla

the result is expected to further erode president mahmoud ahmadinejad's authority. term ends in just over a year. the contest was mainly between conservatives who backed either ayatollah ali khamenei or ahmadinejad. most reformers were forced out of the race. iran's state media said khamenei's camp had secured more than 70% of 225 seats that have been decided. a run-off vote will be held for the remaining 65 seats. ahmadinejad's allies lost by a large margin. the outgoing parliament plans to summon the president soon for a rare hearing. lawmakers will question his handling of iran's economy. the victory by hard-line politicians could increase tensions with the west and israel. conservatives reject any compromise over iran's nuclear development program. >>> disgruntled russian citizens and a defined political opposition are keeping up the pressure on vladimir putin. thousands of people took to the streets in moscow to protest his victory in the country's presidential election. about 20,000 people rallied at a square near the center of the capital. opposition leaders

iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad discussed the lingering crisis in syria. the two-day visit comes among strained relations between iran and turkey over the bloodshed in neighboring syria. an expert said commercial gaming revenues will overtake those of the u.s. by mid next year. makal's income grew to a staggering $3.5 billion last year. gambling consultant ben lee made a prediction ahead of the global gaming expo to be held in las vega on may 22nd. it will please investors but they shouldn't get too comfortable. lee said fierce competition is on the way from other gambling service providers in east asia, such as south korea and taiwan. >>> a museum in northwest malaysia will hold an exhibition of about 100 poisonous snakes beginning may 6th. the director of the museum said on wednesday that about 100,000 people are likely to visit. anyone who does will be treated to the highlight of the event, a 24-year-old female snake charmer known as the snake queen who plans to live with the poisonous snakes throughout the month-long event. >>> a japanese expert panel

just last month, mahmoud ahmadinejad was boasting their latest nuclear development. here they are expecting new homemade fuel rods in tehran, all made without outside help. they insist that their program is for peaceful purposes, but many countries remain to be convinced. not least, is real. in a recent trip to washington, the israeli prime minister made it clear that he is losing patience with the ability of iran to make a bomb. >> we have patiently waited for the international community to solve this issue. we have waited for diplomacy to work. for sanctions to work. none of us can afford to wait much longer. >> president obama hopes the sanctions will deter israel. but will they work? the fear is that countries will find ways around them, by ordering for oil with crops. the obama reelection campaign is well under way. the issue of iran has high stakes. mitt romney has sounded more bullish about taking military action. >> our north america editor says that despite the sanctions, some countries are finding ways around them. >> it is a fairly significant tightening o

a disaster future for policies abroad obama interspersing his image with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejadhe rick santorum campaign denies the editing is made to equate the two. >> the bay area added more than 15,000 new jobs last month. that is the highest employment level we have seen in three years. but one high-profile organization is downsizing. the america's cup authority laid off a quarter of their worldwide staff. half of this 20 people that receive pink slips work in san fransisco, that move comes as the events has been forced to downsize its financial agreement with the city of san francisco. >> a bay area lawmaker trying to keep your employer out of your facebook accounts. state senator leland he introduced a bill that would bar employers from demanding social media passwords from job applicants or current workers. it has apparently become a common practice to gain perspective on a potential employees character. he calls the trend and unacceptable invasion of privacy. and possibly illegal. >> if you are applying for a job, the employer cannot ask you about your age or sexual ori

. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad denied he had challenged the authority of the supreme leader. this is the first time since the 1979 islamic resolution that the parliament has summoned to the president. the chinese premier has delivered a strong warning on the need for political reform. he said that without it, the chinese future is at risk. he said the leadership system needs to be reformed or economic gains would be lost and china could face political turmoil like in the cultural revolution. the resignation letter did a chance to air your grievances or if you are bold enough, some digs at the management. a former executive director of goldman sachs not only got out his knife but lauunged again and again at his managers. he said that the environment was toxic. he said there was a decline in the firm's moral fiber. i'm joined by our business correspondent in new york. let's summarize what his criticisms were about the company. what is the fundamental point? >> this is an astonishing attack on his former employer. this is the article in question. he said the bank but the custome

iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad earlier announced the country aims to launch its first manned space mission in 2020. but western nations are concerned that rocket technology can be applied to develop ballistic missiles that can carry nuclear warheads. >>> the philippines' foreign minister has suggested that his country may allow u.s. marines to be deployed on one of its islands on a rotational basis. foreign secretary alberto tel rosario was referring to a u.s. proposal to deploy marines to an island, as part of a plan to reposition marines in the asia pacific region. he said their presence would boost joint military training that could enhance the country's defense capability. >> we have to be asking the united states to help us in terms of being able to achieve this minimum credible defense posture that we are seeking. >> but he ruled out u.s. forces building a base in the philippines. he cited its constitution which prohibits such a measure. the philippine government removed all u.s. troops stationed there 20 years ago. observers say allowing them back could spark fresh controver

the focus is how many seats conservative hard liners critic of of mahmoud ahmadinejad will win. we have more. >> reporter: about 3,400 candidates are vying for 290 seats in parliament. the contest is heating up among ayatollah khamenei and president ahmadinejad. a group supporting the predent is fighting a tough election battle after many candidates are said to be disqualified by the guardian council. the council is a constitutional watch dog under the influence of khamenei. hard-liners of president ahmadinejad are attacking his fiscal measures of reducing substance. iran's economy is over its nuclear program. meanwhile, staged massive anti-government rallies after the presidential election in 2009 are leading to pressure on authorities. iran could take a tougher stance against western nations if conservative hard-liners expand their hold on power in the election. >>> two afghans have killed two u.s. soldiers in afghanistan. the burning of copies of the koran last month has stoked anti-american sentiment. spokespersons for the international security assistance force say afghans

. >>> it's election day in iran and president mahmoud ahmadinejad joined voters to cast his ballot in the parliament think elections. more than 3,000 candidates are running for 290 seats. the election is expected to reinforce the power of iran's supreme leader as nearly all the candidates are conservative. this is the first major voting since 2009 when ahmadinejad's re-election was disputed prompting mass protests. >>> and a runaway police chase. what officers say the driver was doing when sped on the runway. >>> he is 700 pounds and can barely move from the couch. coming up, a bay area man's desperate plea for help. and the weight loss guru who is reaching out to him. >>> plus a good night's sleep. the reason some say it gets better with age ,, [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] police chased who crashed his s-u-v through a drive up

appeared before parliament to answer questions regarding his foreign and domestic policy decisions mahmoud ahmadinejad is accused of mismanaging the nation's economy and challenging the authority of that country's supreme leader he denies the allegations of but now faces calls for his impeachment it was the first time since one nine hundred seventy nine but iran's parliament has summoned the president. meanwhile in iran iran has rejected allegations by the u.n. nuclear watchdog that it tried to clean out the radioactive evidence of secret nuclear work at a key military site so far and also says it's ready to allow i.a.e.a. inspections there but under certain conditions meanwhile television backing down from its threat to attack but its policy or reports that's not striking a chord with israeli public opinion. there's a growing chorus of anger in israel but the government refuses to listen there's no logic in a clacking iran. we have a government that bans illogical things and that's really frightening and while most experts agree israel is far from having the capability to attack iran israeli official

groups that have now turned against each other after reaching the street between president mahmoud ahmadinejad and the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. ok i told you the markets now as i promised marina are standing by cross out the business that's going to see you so what how are investors reacting now to the only growing issues in the eurozone and of course upcoming elections but we'll get to the euro zone in a second but first let's start with the upcoming election and so far it seems quite positively actually the ruble is near six more days and as far as the stock markets are concerned there is soaring twenty four percent since the summer and that makes it the best performing stock market in the world and let's take a look at the latest figures the r.t.s. has slipped slightly into negative territory it's news in the south point zero eight percent at the same time and my sense is the importance of territory just and also let's have a look at that individual share moves on my sex rehab. with his boss is a national telecoms company and that's one of the top performers still of the day t

ninety seat parliament is the first nationwide vote since the disputed reelection of president mahmoud ahmadinejad in june of two thousand and nine. vote rigging in that poll last protests were organized largely through social media this election is widely viewed as a contest between two conservative groups other supporters of the current president and supporters of the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. flooding continues to affect large parts of southeastern australia with fifteen hundred people now forced to leave their homes in the state of victoria the army has been called in to help ferry food water and sandbags to stranded residents there are warnings that ten rivers in the region could soon burst their banks in neighboring new south wales people are preparing for the possibility of the heaviest rainfall in over a century. slogans promises and pledges all the usual attributes of any presidential campaign but this year's race in russia has seen some brand new creative weapons under aged the internet has become one of the major battlegrounds over the content can sometimes be scandalous an

of hard-line conservatives backed by iran's supreme leader, and another backed by president mahmoud ahmadinejad. it wasn't a radical choice. but some voters were perfectly happy with it. others, disgusted that hundreds of reform candidates had been disqualified, stayed well away. the boycott worried the esteemed leaders, as they needed a strong showing to legitimize their anti-western policies, and, apparently, they got it. although there's no way to independently verify the claim, the regime says more than 60% of eligible voters in iran did cast a ballot. on the northern edge of tehran, where a cable car runs up to the local ski hill, the middle class has come to take a break. in the past, many of these people, totally disenchanted with their leaders, would have had nothing to do with an election. but this time, with israel talking about a military strike and harsh u.s. sanctions starting to bite, some said it was different. "when there are pressures from outside" said mohammed, "we have to come together, even if we are against the government." a resolution with the west to iran's dangerous st

campaign released an ad over the weekend the briefly replaces a picture of a rainy and president mahmoud ahmadinejad with a picture of president obama is still shot of obama appears just as the narrator is talking about a sworn american enemy force the santorum cain campaign released a statement saying they were confused by their own ad and weren't sure why obama was using their own ad as if comparing the president the united states to a dictator wasn't enough the ad manages to incite those who believe that the president is a muslim he said clearly was not a mistake it's pushing religious bigotry and a racist message that has no place in the american political process and is very fair. zombies normally feast on human flesh but zombie reagan and zombie factor. they feast on the middle class more than thirty years ago margaret thatcher and ronald reagan rose to power in the u.k. and the us preaching a bizarre economic idea based on devouring social safety net programs and redistributing that wealth to the very very top because they said it would one day trickle down on the rest of us in those thirty y

ninety seat parliament it's a person nationwide vote since the disputed reelection of president mahmoud ahmadinejad in june two thousand and nine following allegations of vote rigging in that poll mass protests were organized largely on social media this election is widely viewed as a contest between two conservative groups supporters of the current president and supporters of the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. slogans promises and pledges of the usual attributes of any presidential campaign but this year's race in russia has seen some brand new creative weapons unleashed the internet has become one of the major battlegrounds although the content can be scandalous and not entirely innocent it is a country which overlooks of the online awesome. there is been a lot of singing dancing drawing and even cooking this election season as presidential campaigns go it's been hot and creative. with your opposition is a force hard in the online wars from rapping and slating to continue that it sound them to posting not so innocent video fakes. charges against it would include embezzle and financial fra

conservative groups that have turned against each other after a recent dispute between president mahmoud ahmadinejad as supreme leader ayatollah ali how many. at least thirty three are dead after clashes between militants and security forces in northwest pakistan fighting started after a hilltop security checkpoint was attacked in the volatile compare province of the main supply routes to ghana stand for nato forces runs through the area that's been shut since across the border clash last november between u.s. forces and pakistani troops which left twenty four that. the first to hi there now we've been reporting on the fact the upcoming elections are having on the convoy but now it's time to see what effect having on the business side of things so tell us what basically we know about investors will be closely monitoring the elections on the weekend and some expect that we will see a rally on the markets but to discuss this further we're now joined by sun shine who's the managing director of football investments and i have seen metropole mr slaughter and thank you very much for joining us now can you

well, today, six nations, irauding the u.s., russia and china, urged iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad to open his insp nuclear facilities to inspectors. tonight, we're going to hear from a man who usually knows the most and says the least. he's mire degan, the former head of israeli intelligence. sraeli intellirview for "60 minutes," lesley stahl asked degan about the question of war. g ireporter: you have said stupily that bombing iran now is the stupidest idea you've ever heard. that's a direct quote. >> an attack on iran before you explore all other approaches is not the right way how to do. >> reporter: the dispute seems to come down, though, to whether cu are at the end of everything that you can try, or whether you have a lot of time left to try other things, which seems to be your position. >> i never said that it's a lot .f time, but i think that... >> reporter: well, more time. >> more time. >> reporter: for nearly a jo decade, buying more time was his nsb. the iranians say degan irusesched assassins, faulty equipment, and computer viruses to sabotage their nuclear program. a

conservative groups that have turned against each other after a recent dispute between president mahmoud ahmadinejad and supreme leader ayatollah ali harman a. seven americans working for non-governmental organizations or n.g.o.s who left hip after the lifting of a travel ban imposed as part of a criminal case against nonprofit organizations dozens of the fan and sixteen of them u.s. citizens are accused of cooperating with foreign n.g.o.s and funding the rest that shake in the nation for over a year it comes to days after all judges involved in the case resigned citing uneasiness in how the prosecution was proceeding. agree factory worker who shot and wounded three people and two others hostage has surrendered to police the man had stormed of plastics factory shortly after being fired demanding his job back half the staff were dismissed amid a financial crisis that's been gripping greece. right and let's see what's happening in the world of business we're crossing out here and rain of course we've been reporting on the e.u. summit in brussels and what's been achieved there so tell us more about wha

this while iran's ayatollah khamenei tightened his grip in parliamentary e elections, opposing mahmoud ahmadinejad. some see a faith-saving way out for iran. but prime minister netanyahu said today to the president he has not made a decision to take action. >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom tonight, andrea, thanks. >>> in russia, he's back. vladimir putin who served two terms as russia's president before becoming prime minister won his old job back in yesterday's presidential elections with more than 63% of the vote, despite rampant charges of fraud. nbc's jim maceda remains in moscow tonight where putin has already made clear he is not putting up with challenges to a comeback. >> reporter: brian, vladimir putin is now officially back in the driver's seat. his victory in russia's presidential election was so solid that even taking into account all of the reports of vote fraud -- and there were many -- he would still have won a majority. and tonight he let some 10,000 anti-putin protesters know he's not going to tolerate them much longer. when a few hundred tried to overstay their allotted tw

conservative groups that have turned against each other after a recent dispute between president mahmoud ahmadinejad's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. or it's in the business there's not a fine marina talk about all sorts of various market issues hello to you so the eurozone issues upcoming elections are certainly here in russia investors in europe shaky but not here in russia. that appears to be the case for a first of all the ruble is close to six months is that we have the russian stock market which has sorts twenty four percent since december and this makes it the world's best performance not market this year but let's take a look at the latest figures both divorces are of course in positive territory the r.t.s. is adding point three percent the south rather my sense is adding point let's take a look at the breakdown of individual fare moves we have russia's national telecoms operator ross telecom which is gaining and that's among the top performers of the day actually following news of an acquisition at rave now we have them the company just announced its net profit rose to eleven billion