german chancellor angela merkel defends her government pause performance amid slumping approval ratings. and astronomers find a massive star, 10 million times brighter than the sun. >>> the united states says it is imposing new sanctions on north korea to try to discourage it from behaving provocatively. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton announced the talks after talks with south korean leaders in seoul, following p'yongyang's alleged sinking of a naval vessel in march. it targets luxury items, and the sale or purchase of arms. . >> hillary clinton and robert gates in the demilitarized zone. it is a symbolic visit, one of a number of visits to show support for the south following the alleged attack on the south korean warship. gates used the opportunity to point out problems in the north. >> it is stunning how little has changed, and yet how much south korea has continued to grow. the north, by contrast, is in isolation. >> north korea's nuclear program is another stumbling block in its relationship with the outside world. clinton says she hopes the new sanctions will persuade p'y

merkel was accompanied on her trip by german business leaders. they signed deals worth several billion dollars. >> chancellor merkel ride to a military guard of honor in china ahead of talks in beijing. leaders resolved to hold annual meetings to help further strengthen their economic ties. germany hopes that china will invest billions from its foreign-exchange reserves in european markets. the premier _ china's space in europe. he said europe would continue to serve as a key investment market, but china would hold a diversified current investments. the chancellor's delegation includes a large number business leaders. she said china must do more to ensure market access for foreign firms before your recognizes it as a market economy. >> the german government believes that once we have discussed these problems further and appropriate measures have been taken, this economy can be achieved. we don't want to see a delay. >> angela merkel met with a hu jintao. she spoke in support of free elections and democratic liberties. >> it is a two for the new c

all took her suzon the menu of bread that emerged better than the german chancellor merkel remembered which the issue of the international community was not the famous pole but he was there invited president obama to me. know when didn't sign the u.s. war in afghanistan has now become washington's longest ever military campaign of lord supposing vietnam. lost from the polls the beginning of cooperation between the us on the soviet union at the height of the cold war the apollo soyuz the space mission happened thirty five years ago. russians up for the worst drought in more than a decade and many farmers say despite government help they still face bankruptcy that and more in our business program and twenty minutes. of our warm welcome see this is the line from moscow i'm on this have good cooperation between russia and germany is on the high say president medvedev and chancellor angela merkel well song to the at the petersburg for today will we can now across. his ear get that invoke for us following events so daniel angela merkel and to meet them a very of a pretty busy day did they s

. >>> german chancellor angela merkel was in beijing on the latest leg of her tore through asia. she was talking with the chinese prime minister and his president. chancellor merkel arrived in beijing from russia, where sheik president medvedev, -- where she met president medvedev, describing russia as a key trading partner. they also signed deals worth billions of euros to supply russia with trains and wind turbines >>> president medvedev used the news conference to announce they have discovered that the killer of a human rights activist and ordered an international manhunt to track him down. she was kidnapped exactly one year ago in chechnya, where she was a vocal critic of the kremlin. western leaders have condemned her murder and rights activists say the slowness of the investigation demonstrates a lack of political will. >> they have come to remember a friend, colleague, and supporters reject claims by investigators she was murdered by a rebel chechen fighter. >> they did not follow any of the leads. there is much to suggest state officials and chechen interior ministry was

in the windy city over you could get was very much a case of the madrid if and merkel i'm sure if you like is the su country's leaders rolf's more of their personal strong relationship really highlights the country's two excellent relationship at the moment historically as it was with greeted chatted with mr medvedev influence russian he with her off to a top local restaurant where they enjoyed off to perth but later promised it was not paul the octopus who predicted that germany would lose in the semifinal over the world cup now there was talk of a trio of world leaders forward looking leaders barack obama rich madrid if i go merkel a transatlantic troika if you like moving the world forward on security and defense issues with food as the unifying force let's listen in to share your money and let me draw your attention to the fact that germany is number one on the list of russia's partners we have long time relations which has not been spoiled even by difficult chapters in our history. when it comes to russia and germany's relations with other countries it's not like in school where

tippers was all men you and president medvedev the german chancellor merkel met him yet at the limburg which they assured the international community was not famous paul will say invited president obama said meeting over burke is. no when didn't cite the u.s. war in afghanistan has now become washington's longest ever military campaign upwards the passing vietnam. loss from the polls the beginning of cooperation between the us and the soviet union at the height of the cold war the apollo soyuz space mission happened thirty five years ago. a very warm welcome this is r.t. live from moscow with me on this have it cooperation between russia and germany is on the high say says president de mint that event better than. coal salt of the leaders spoke at the forum in york at the same book well our correspondent daniel bushell is there and has been following events for us daniel good to see you angela merkel and to meet the vet if they've had a pretty busy day of it haven't they so what's really been achieved during this russia germany summit. well you get the sense that the two leaders have a

german summers in the city of yes here in baghdad president dmitry medvedev and chancellor angela merkel jokes about paul the psychic world cup octopus and burgers with barack obama but amid the smiles they got some business done to you with dozens of agreements signed and our correspondent daniel bushell is following this story. in the windy city of all you could get was very much a case of the madrid if and merkel i'm sure if you like is the su country's leaders were all smiles their personal strong relationship really highlights the country's two excellent relationship at the moment historically until it was greeted chatted with mr medvedev influence russian he with her off to a top local restaurant where they enjoyed off to perth but later promised it was not paul the octopus who predicted that germany would lose in the semifinal over the world cup now there was talk of a trio of world leaders forward looking leaders barack obama to reach madrid if i glow merkel a transatlantic troika if you like moving the world forward on security and defense issues with food as the unifying force

the past year and his departure raised questions about the chancellor's leadership. >> chancellor merkel cup for joint press conference with ole von beust short. she said she suspect -- respect his decision. >> i believe that ole von beust led the city into new territory with his decision to form a coalition with the greens. and that his leadership was such but his successor will have a good chance of continuing the coalition. after 32 years in state politics, von beust said he hoped others will understand the decision. >> as painful as of the step was for me i want to seize the chance at the age of 55 to do something else. there is no ill will on my part. only a deep sense of gratitude and friendship, both towards my friend jean hamburg and toward the chancellor. >> journalists were given no carper to the for questions. despite the outpoured show of unity some in the cdu criticized his decision to design @ -- resigned as a politically difficult time. >> i belong to those who said that if i am attracted to the job and agree to it, it is incumbent on me to finish its. >> but merkel will h

the men knew when that president had been at the german chancellor merkel messing about in books which the issue of the incessant community was not the famous pool. they were invited president obama to meet budgets. know when to in selling to the us the war in afghanistan has now become washington's our longest ever minute you campaign in broad support of in. from the halls of the beginning of cooperation between the u.s. and the soviet union at the height of the cold war the apollo soyuz space mission happened that she. talks to a former k.g.b. officer to find out what could be happening behind the scenes of the latest spy saga between moscow and washington to go away. just days after the false over the russian american spy scandal seem to have faded the way the story has taken and all the terror and the u.s. deported and now the person who could be implicated in this part so the saudis certainly far from over will we see more arrests and what will the future hold for those already disclosed and will the story a fact that we sat in relations between the two countries to discuss the is

german summit in the city of you've got that emberg president dmitri medvedev and chancellor angela merkel joked about. the smiles they got some business a number of agreements while our correspondent daniel bushell is in the russian city for single line daniel a busy day for the team leaders wasn't it but there appeared to be a lot of smiles and even the little. yes in the window over you could get was very much a case of the. show if you like is the. strong relationship really the country. the movement of people to agree to do. better in flu. and russian he with her off to a top local restaurant where they enjoyed octopus but later promised it was not people who predicted that germany would lose in the semifinal all over the world cup now. there was talk of big business deals there starting to form a new trio of forward looking world leaders reach a bit better. and barack obama. tries that learned to troika to solve global security and defense issues with food as a unifying force let's listen in. to any money and let me draw your attention to the fact that germany is number one on the li

germany how the greed of billions of dollars that worth of deals with china during angela merkel's visit to beijing the german chancellor met with chinese president hu jintao on the country's premier wen job ali in a visit aimed at strengthening economic times. it comes hot on the heels of a meeting with me that i'm in a bit of in russia where the leaders came to dozens of trade agreements. the former president of cuba fidel castro has surfaced out an aquarium in havana during the visit castro spoke to veterinarian dr cd a go viral march daughter of a revolutionary icon a change of our this is the fall of the time he's been seen in public in the last week castro ladies outing comes after he made an appearance on cuban t.v. at the start of the week in two thousand and six for health problems for the eighty three year old to hand over power to his younger brother. escort agencies popular among wealthy russians have come under attack by activists claiming the business is dangerous for the women involved they believe the women who are paid to mix in high society often face sexual abuse and v

a large number of german politicians and business chiefs led by chancellor angela merkel are in the russian city of katherine work chance and president discussing european security russia nato relations and energy issues as part of the noble an enormous russia germany chalo business talks are also on the agenda when you're nineteen steals due to be signed between what moscow in two leaders have taken part in a dialogue and then twitch for ten years that's focused on the development of civil society both germany and russia. to have both leaders appeared to be in great spirits with a much smiling and talking and joking as well at some point during. the week it's a different from this fall when you have only one or two friends. and it's absolute if they're really into a have more friends when we have a new at the end of having eric and our relationships develop you know the way. we are not completely are not complicated and we understand this and then other times where well as well as you know russia understands the german energy crunch and the need to have a dozen people. right understands in

state of the art technology trains and wind turbines president dmitry medvedev and chancellor angela merkel noted and yet they didn't vote that business was booming between the two countries daniel schorr parts . siemens fixes its position as one of the top foreign investors in russia it will build two hundred trains in the country to replace creaking regional stalk europe's biggest engineering group will help to produce wind turbines cutting the country's dependence on oil and gas siemens also agreed to join russia's new silicon valley being built at school near moscow the multi billion euro deal comes as president richard but if for help to pull the economy out of its backwardness you managed to get a might let me draw your attention to the point that germany is number one in the list of russia's power and switch and we have. created new technologies that will get released over one hundred years and we have perfect economic relations three years ago siemens was convicted of paying royalties with lucrative contracts in russia today's make a deal was signed on the back of the close the firs

those who died in the stampede at the love parade techno music festival a week ago chancellor angela merkel broke off from her summer holiday to attend the service in the western city of duisburg twenty one people died and five hundred were injured during the mass panic and crush at the event seven foreigners were among the dead. when our close up team travels around russia so you can see some of the country's lesser known areas and this time we take you to the kaluga region. lies just eighty kilometers from moscow and has existed since the thirteenth century the picturesque town has many hillside churches however it's not all about traditional religious architecture its houses have become a canvas for contemporary art is katrina which over discover it. where else so close to moscow would you hear church bells ringing so often every fifteen minutes at a dozen churches similar tenuously this beautiful chime can be heard in the provincial town of bor of school located just eighty kilometers away from moscow and it's the closest cause of the kaluga region to the capital it takes so while defen

power utility hydro and state holding firm russian technologies during german chancellor angela merkel's visit in russia with richard did it last week siemens knowings to sell fifty megawatts of wind capacity a year. that's the latest weather headlines are next but that's. wealthy british style. sometimes. markets finance scandals find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons are for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on our journey that started off toward next and lasted for almost a floozy is the jewel of two superpowers and the brains. of the ninety's two miles to live the spins congress on t.v. . series which are made to police children. and their health. ministry. should create illness is given away from nurse in the. state. to secure the cell. we give you the future. well she's available in international her toe on the way in which a person don't believe the intercontinental who only wish they could turn sure to turn. oprah some said grant so during this we turn on. the grill so i'm going to turn your ability to.

the art technology trains and white turban tar pines present richmond but if an chancellor angela merkel noted in yet it didn't work that business was booming between the two countries to help. siemens fixes its position as one of the top foreign investors in russia it will build two hundred forty more trains in the country to replace creaking regional storch europe's biggest engineering group will help to produce wind turbines cutting the country's dependence on oil and gas siemens also agreed to join russia's joint new silicon valley being built at skolkovo near moscow the multi billion euro deal comes as president richard medvedev asked for foreign help to pull the economy out of its backwardness but i assure you my not just the let me draw your attention to the fact that germany is number one in the list of russia's parliaments and we have always work jointly in creating new technologies over one hundred years and we have perfect economic relations three years ago siemens was convicted of paying bribes to we lucrative contracts in russia today is make a deal was signed on the back of

but first from the nature of russia germany relations were on show when chancellor angela merkel's visited president medvedev this week the leaders in a light hearted mood seemed keen to push forward the latest trend in international relations berger diplomacy. let me draw your attention to the fact that germany is number one on the list of russia's partners we have long time relations which have not been spoiled even by difficult chapters in our history. when it comes to russia and germany's relations with other countries it's not like in school where you have just one friend we can have many friends germany and russia have their own issues they're completely different in nature to transatlantic problems it's useful for us to be able to discuss them together the room for dialogue doesn't exist in the same degree with president obama as a does between us but the u.s. relationship is still very important and i think president medvedev also would like to read to read that this conference is no way should signalize about relationship with president obama. well we have two options either the t

those who died in a stampede at the love for a techno music festival a week ago chancellor angela merkel broke off from her summer holiday to attend the service in the western city of do was twenty one people died and five hundred were injured during the mass panic and crush at the event seven foreigners were among the dead. lorry drivers are continuing a strike in greece softer defying an emergency order to return to work the government has called in the army and navy to restore the cock and petrol supply of schools by the truckers action and the protests have turned violent at times with some clashes with police as the truckers oppose government plans to liberalize the industry and these are part of the measures aimed at tackling the country's financial crisis. well our close up team travels around russia so you can see you some of the countries of lesser known areas this time we take you to the kaluga region. bought off school lives just eighty kilometers from moscow and has existed since the thirteenth century a picturesque town has many hillside churches however it's not all about t

state holding farm of russian technologies that deal came at a meeting of german chancellor angela merkel and president dmitry medvedev was tweak. and outsold latest from the business team i'll be back with an update in about an hour i'll see about. hungry for the fall we've got. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers. welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow here's a look at the main stories explosions rock a higher power plant in russia southern republic of carnival car you in what's thought to be a terror attack two security guards were shot dead when these sailors burst into the plant in late several bombs. respect patients rides aids activists demand more funds and universal access to care insisting the financial crisis shouldn't jeopardize the progress made as scientists need to discuss fighting the disease activists say advances in medicine and technology mean nothing if the patients can get treatment. campaigners accuse u.k. government of being anti-democratic after the year kicked out of a peace camp next to parliament the demonstrators

died in a stampede at the love parade techno music festival just about a week ago chancellor angela merkel broke off from the summer holiday to attend a service in the western city of duis book twenty one people died and five hundred were injured during the mass panic and crushed at the event seven foreigners were among the dead. the death toll from the worst floods in pakistan for decades has now reached eight hundred one million people have been affected by the waters triggered by monsoon rains with some four hundred thousand stranded in remote villages deluge roads and damaged bridges have hampered rescue efforts at this point a state of emergency has been declared with torrential rains expected to continue over the weekend. rescue teams in iran are searching for people trapped under rubble following an earthquake in the northeast of the country more than one hundred were injured houses have been damaged and communication networks were disrupted iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes experiencing at least one slight tremor a day on average. lorry drivers are

state of the art technology trains and wind turbines present mitchum it that it and chancellor angela merkel noted. that business was booming between the two countries stand up to shore ports. siemens fixes its position as one of the top foreign investors in russia it will do two hundred fifty bolton trains in the country to replace creaking regional stalk europe's biggest engineering group will help to produce wind turbines cutting become trees dependence on oil and gas siemens also agreed to join russia's joint you silicon valley being built at school cover. the multi-billion euro deal called the president richard but it also helped to pull the economy out of its backwardness but assure you when you're not going to get let me draw your attention to the point that germany is number one in the list of russia's parliament switching we have. created a new technology so we really over one hundred years have perfect economic relations three years ago siemens was convicted of for pay. boy two would lucrative contracts to brush up today's make a deal with the back of the closed for between the lea

state holding company russian technologies the deal came at a meeting of german chancellor angela merkel and president we just as that of last week. that's all we have time for in this edition of business the update is about fifty minutes joined me about. the areas which are made to police children. harm their health. make. sure the illness is. worse and. to secure itself against. hunger for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. come up. with. the limelight. thank. you. welcome back here with our team here is a look at the top stories explosions rock a higher power plant in russia's southern republic of coverage and what's thought to be a terror attack two security guards were shot dead when these same ones burst into the plant and laid several bombs. respect patients rights aids activists demand more funds and universal access to care insisting the financial crisis should jeopardize progress made a scientist meet to discuss fighting the disease activists say advances in medicine and technology you know things patie

german chancellor angela merkel called today for an investigation, and the festival, held annually since989, has been permanently shut down. in sports, spain's alberto contador entered paris to win the tour de france for the third time in four years. the start was delayed when lance armstrong had to remove an unauthorized jersey honoring people with cancer. the seven-time winner finished 23rd. coming up on tonight's "cbs evening news," one woman's campaign for a greener america, one bottle at a time. that my chronic bronchitis was copd... i started managing it every day. i like to volunteer... hit the courts... and explore new places. i'm breathing better with spiriva. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd... which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i take it every day... it keeps my airways open d to help me breathe better all day long. spiriva does not replace fast acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and call your doctor right away if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives,

investigation into the deadly stampede that love parade dance music festival in germany one of the merkel said she was shocked and the don't want to celebrate love and peace to end in such tragedy nineteen were killed and three hundred forty two injured as vast numbers of particles packed into a tunnel which was the only entrance and exit to the festival. a leading member of a mexico's drug gang has been arrested by the country's federal police was a senior figure in the gang the linea connected to recent killings and the car bombing in the border city of. car bomb killed three people injured. coming up in the next edition of crosstalk people of l. and his guests discuss whether the war on terror could the two u.s. invasion of pakistan. the u.s. needs to look at this very carefully before it goes down this very dangerous spot of trying to save yourselves by provoking some kind of a military conflict with pakistan actually most of the american soldiers i know who do recognize the appalling dangers of a direct attack on pakistan i think there are two circumstances in which this would happen

those who died in a stampede at the love parade techno music festival a week ago chancellor angela merkel broke off from her summer holiday to attend the service in the western city of. twenty one people died and five hundred were injured during the mass panic and crush of the event and seven foreigners were among the. drivers a continuous striking greece after defying an emergency order to return to work the government has called in the army and navy to restore the place called by the truckers action protests turned violent times with some clashes with police as the truckers oppose government plans to liberalize their industry is a part of the measures aimed at tackling the country's financial crisis. when our close up team travels around russia so you can see some of the country's lesser known areas and this time we take you to the region. lives just eighty kilometers from moscow and has existed since the thirteenth century picturesque town as many hillside churches and it was not all about traditional religious architecture there it's houses have become a canvas for contemporary art as