packed with people and it is unheard of from moscow at this time of the year. the elderly people suffer most most of them are just trapped in this suffocating environment moscow hasn't seen anything like this.

from moscow to reach. moscow is covered with a thick blanket of toxic acrid small going to this very small village just outside the city caught fire a few days ago and its residents as well as some three hundred others in the moscow region have lost their homes in the city itself millions are now talking in the smoke which is carrying some very harmful gases like carbon monoxide its consistency in the air exceeds the norm by about five times what we've seen. you see we use handkerchiefs certainly cover all noses there's new all the way. to asia there's just who god is mercy and sends us rain on your movements which i q but if we're really shocked water should be given out people can't breathe their eyes are itching. and that's exactly why we're wearing masks like this because it's literally hard to breathe the air makes you feel nauseous russia is no doubt suffering from its worst heat wave on record heat wave sparked forest and peat fires across central and western regions fires have killed at least fifty

reporting for us in the moscow region. not so many changes to really talk about the same disastrous scene in moscow is covered with a blanket of toxic acrid smog and here this very small village just outside the city caught fire just a few days ago its residents as well as some three hundred others in the moscow region have lost their homes and the city itself millions are now choking smoke which is carrying some very harmful gases including carbon monoxide is consistency in the air it seats than warmed by five times it's especially hard in those who don't have air conditioners people escape in malls in offices elderly people suffer most most of them are just trapped in this varies as suffocating environment doctors are saying that it was spending around three hours outdoors is equal to smoking two packs of cigarettes a night is really shocking and you literally feel that it makes you feel a bit nauseous as well for well no doubt russia is now suffering from the worst heat wave on record heat wave it's hard to force than p

one hundred forty kilometers to the north east of moscow on the main. road and with most of the smaller. an organized. by private car taking in several different cities and towns every few days. but it wasn't safe from intruders barry was devastated numerous times over the centuries by the. weight. it suffered from the polish invasion. two hundred years later this place still has the atmosphere. village. of what it's called like it's been here for thirty years people have lived next to it for centuries. i especially like going down to the lakeside. a lovely place you can hear the frogs croaking the birds singing it's a lovely place to spend an afternoon. now it's the ideal place to camp a perfect location to enjoy sports. in the natural setting you can see the area is extremely popular but it's not just camping businesses here . this is rather late attractions at. rock called the blues legend has it that people have tried to destroy it over the centuries they've dropped it into the middle of the lake but it's still ends up here at the lakeside . that's

i did not speak of people in the final or so back in moscow spartak moscow coach for larry caffein says he expects to sign celtic's aiden mcgeady next week adding the winger had made a very good impression on the club during his visit to the russian capital over the last two days but while i wait for that spot i have unveiled another new signing arjun time defend it nicholas put out here is fatima spivak. nicholas baraka is given a map of moscow as a present from some russian journalists the media didn't want their agenda and offended to get lost in the big city however by record certainly won't have a lot of time to explore russia skeptical at least not in its early days its part there are than whites struggling to break into the leading group in the premier league however hard work doesn't scare the former espanyol the found in. sport uk or agree team i'm happy to be here what i've already noticed is that my new partner serve skillful that encourages me i can't wait to make my debut for the club the fee for the argentinian is said to be around ten million years and the defender will w

it is the hour here in moscow you are with all you have. just no end in sight to the uphill battle against the wildfires ravaging russia as they destroyed lives and homes often leaving the charred ruins of a villages in their wake. hundreds smoke from the fires is strangling moscow driving residents out of the capital and doubling the normal daily death rate. plus the survivors please sixty five years since the us dropped an atomic bomb on. those who escaped with their lives in the world to ensure no other place the same fate as the city. when next we travel to the caucuses to explore the beauty of the north a study in national nature reserve it's in our special report coming up right now stay with us. among the snowy peaks. of the greater caucasian mountain range the republic of north. high in the mountains where ventura. lives on untouched. the habitat. is closely here. from the top of the rivers rushing to hundreds of streams which turn into endless waterfalls. attracts many rock. they can make their own roof among the rocks and mountain

of moscow. and here with the headlines of a half hour from moscow from ati the number of dead in russia's heat wave rises to fifty two firefighters stepped up about those wildfires approach areas contaminated after the chernobyl catastrophe moscow has been engulfed in a cloud of small very hard to breathe some flights have also been disrupted. calls for a nuclear free world is that much sixty five years since the atomic bomb that destroyed the city one hundred forty thousand people died in the blast and from radiation poisoning the u.s. dropped the ball. because the polish president. lech kaczynski comes back into the picture hundreds of people gathered in front of the presidential palace to protest against the moving of a memorial cross. there all top stories of. the cities that. he's here. if it's pretty on the. streets you want this is the place to come in fact you'll be spoiled for choice there are many here in paris like this one here which is now a museum the form of good it's good moral s

italian overcover reporting from central moscow in the thick smoke suffocating moscow's main descent into the capital metro to millions of passengers use the service every day having a for. active temperatures down they had a record high wednesday of thirty four degrees celsius so it's uncanny hide from the heat wave underground. the iranian authorities are denying that the country's president mahmoud ahmadinejad who is the target of an assassination attempt clearly report states that a grenade was thrown at his convoy in the west of the country now those claims come at a time of increasing pressure on iran just days ago the top u.s. military official said that washington had not ruled out a military strike if the country does not stop enriching uranium the u.s. treasury department also tighten sanctions by expanding a blacklist of reigning in groups suspected of terrorist links to rand's call for dialogue when tired which it says should be based on justice and mutual respect the group of american intelligence experts also written to president obama to say they believe israel may lau

is going to reporting from the center of moscow thank you. later this hour we've got more on the russian blazes wildlife and wildfire you look at how animal lovers in the moscow region try to save their vulnerable ones from the approaching flames. he has been commemorating the victims of the atomic bomb dropped by the us sixty five years ago it was the second nuclear attack against civilians just three days after the first target was devastated as a result more than two hundred thousand people died either in the. radiation poisoning representatives from more than thirty countries gathered with survivors to highlight their message to the world that humans. cannot co-exist. the city of nagasaki is smaller than the city of hiroshima and so the ceremony was smaller and much more intimate as well but no less important that the time of the bombing about two hundred seventy thousand people live here in the city seventy thousand of those people died at the moment of the bombing let me give you a little bit of history he wasn't officially the primary

train for magic but it's more visible in moscow and. here we feel like we're returning to the old and it is absolutely spectacular to see that we're in a place that boring back to the century grander the onion dome so we're very fortunate that we've spent three days here it's something that i think a lot of americans don't know about. an opportunity part of the world. every. century. represents. time today we can hear the sounds of how ms i'm drills dozens of men are working round the clock to renovate the ministry in time for the anniversary celebrations it's wonderful to hear the most of the city's main sites will be returned to the. the ministry bear proved very popular with visitors found in a forest as a cub a mother being killed barely alive and suffering from exhaustion and starvation she was rescued by the us of a museum and preserve her she lives to this day this is master here she's been living in cibachrome for twenty years and hibernate for a staggering three to five months each year she's completely friendly a lot by everyo

this is our team from moscow charlotte said next the business. hello and welcome to the business program here on r.t. the global cost of wheat is a record its biggest monthly increase the nearly forty years mostly due to the severe drought here in russia there are concerns the higher prices could push up the cost of food and therefore inflation but according to a leading retailer x. five russia substantial grain reserves should limit the problem but. it is true that due to the lower harvest this year and the ongoing drought signs are pointing to an increase in prices by suppliers simply because there will be a shortage of some goods but ok kill ations with the government support showed that the reserves like the green reserve created in previous years will allow us to get through this tough period and should there be any price increases they will be controlled and not significant. while the impact of the poor harvest might be limited on a national level it may hit some organizations which rely on excess of production best of you head of the index

moscow's teenagers. we just saw on the train they're risking their lives for a dangerous new hobby although police. heels i guess not surprising because we're going to find out more about that story it's online tonight for us our team go home also a russian a blogger angry about the management of the wildfires raging right now across the country gets an expected reply from prime minister putin. this is our team from moscow israeli palestinian peace talks are expected to resume later this month after a two year freeze in a moment. leading. to find out how the conflict jordan's neighbors affect his country. government spokes person also the minister for media affairs and communication dr thank you very much for joining us here on our you're most welcome jordan was criticized last year by reporters without borders for closing down two satellite stations. is there a fear that iranian influence could destabilize the kingdom first of all let me. correct the premise of the question where we did not do a closed.

to us from our new live from moscow our top stories moscow is choking on acrid smog once again as it both across the capital from hundreds of surrounding wildfires which show no sign of letting up flights in moscow's main airports are being grounded and the smoke is seeping into buildings calls and breathing difficulties for people. sixty five years on hiroshima is remembering over one hundred forty thousand victims of the world's first atomic bomb attack over seventeen nations joined the solemn ceremony including the first attendance by the usa which dropped the nuclear weapons on japan. and. has been sworn in as poland's new leader but crowds in warsaw are protesting his decision to remove a memorial calls dedicated to the former president who was killed in a plane crash in april. next martin andrews continues his tour of the ancient cities that encircle moscow on russia's golden right. if it's pretty on the. streets you want this is the place to come in fact you'll be spoiled for choice there are many here in paris like this one here which is now a museum the film a good scheme or

italian overcover reporting there from central moscow. the raging blazes have reached the federal nuclear center in the central russian city of subtle but despite the facility measures have been taken to remove all explosive and radioactive substances from the site that of russia's nuclear regulatory body says there is no danger. oh in russia the situation is complex but it is completely under control the fire is inside the fertile security zone but it doesn't pose any threat to nuclear facilities in the center itself you have you quit mint and human resources including the army have been mobilized to fight the blazes. to look some other news now today iran is denying president of food and we did it was the target of an assassination attempt earlier aboard claimed a grenade was thrown at his convoy in the west of the country the claims covered a ton of increasing pressure on iran just days ago a top u.s. military official said washington is ready to launch a military strike against the country if needed but also tighten the sanctions alre

in moscow the russian silicon valley and today's arrests come to spotlight to talk about what's ahead for the russian science. thank you very much for coming from coming to the studio well first of all let's talk about the name silicon valley as soon as the government decided to develop this project it was named silicon valley after the after the american silicon valley so do you like the name and do you are you ready to follow the american example or you she is a silicon valley can be considered here only name because silicon williams united states. was started to develop visit goal of the well up and it was a semiconductor microelectronics based on silicon transistors which reflected wish reflected the u.s. emphasis on computer industry right if you are still fall it will it happen tough that is a discovery of semiconductor that i'm just out of the fortress and really i'm shocked because one of the inventor semiconductor. leds a bell telephone laboratory in cambridge and with patients of the stanford to new york city and get all one. company shortly that i'm just going to. bill shan

at eight thirty pm moscow time for u.s. combat troops are withdrawing from iraq as promised but fifty thousand will stay on to help the iraqi forces president obama confirmed america will stick to its deadline of the end of this month but that the sacrifice is not over yet well jamie stands a low of right around mideast politics and security says obama's promises overshadowed by fresh violence in iraq. will hand over to a more combat support than a combat role in the coming months and technically leave the country entirely by the end of next year what's interesting i think is that obama has always distance himself from the iraq war joe biden his vice president is going to iraq in recent months i think he's using this remind that he's the president. to take u.s. troops out of iraq to continue the same amount of support for his war in afghanistan where the u.s. experienced the biggest loss of the war so far it's a sort of irony that barack obama decides to make this announcement as iraq last month in jordan its worst month of

york reports from an animal shelter just outside moscow. a race against time but i thought everyone from the animal shelter who can help is helping do anything possible to keep the wolf or in this case the fire from the door because behind it live a thousand different animals with no escape. each has its own story this monkey was no longer wanted because he has diabetes each day he needs two shots of medication and gives back a little thank you for the care. however his and his friend's new home is in jeopardy flames are threatening to overrun the shelter it seems like the fire was playing a game of cat and mouse with animal shelter and spring on it from different sides and it seemed like the game was almost lost just a couple days ago when the fire was called us one hundred fifty meters in that forest the dancing flames were almost doubled as ditch quickly dug by tractor and workers from the animal shelter aren't of buckets shovels and fire hoses their efforts pushed the flames back by kilometer but the danger remains. right now the fire i

bizarre to you live from moscow the headbands up and smoke a military air base in the moscow region falls wreaked on deadly wildfires raging in central iraq the trigger by an intense heat wave. jewish homeland israel's government stands accused of blatant racism and passing increasingly discriminatory walls. throwing a lifeline the russian government's much needed drive to update chechnya as medical facilities to help the seriously ill in the caucasus. next increasing sanctions against iran could be dangerous for the rest of the world that's the warning of russian m.p.'s and the sort of who believes it's also important to keep dialogue open between tehran and the west he spoke of the notion about this and other causes for concern around the globe. thank you very much simone for your time good day thanks for inviting me the you and your ass adopted new sound so let's roll sanctions targeting iran's foreign trade banks and insurance companies and an interceptor is russia has expressed its stronger position what moved a good thing. could satisfy russia. firstly to support the list of sanctio

broadcasting live from moscow twenty four hours a day. now look at your headlines the battle against a raging wildfire across russia is showing signs of success with. just one third of what it was five days ago however the situation remains critical in some parts of the country. meanwhile the first two u.s. planes with firefighting equipment on board have arrived in moscow on friday more deliveries are expected in the capital during the weekend more than ten european countries and neighboring states have also provided assistance to russia to fight against the flames meanwhile the record breaking heat that's been fueling the fires in the moscow region is finally starting to ease authorities are now preparing for heavy storms as artie's natalia novikov a reports. the burning area has shrunk by thousands of hectares throughout the country in the past twenty four hours and states of emergencies have been lifted in several regions in washing however the overall situation is of course still devastating as many villages have been burnt down comp

russian agents without mincing words according to the authors of the program the moscow talks are about regime change and dividing georgian territory. you may be certain about that by eight thirty an outraged in front of the building housing the television company. it's true that. changes. why haven't they detained the people featured in the script i'm still. saakashvili has to bear in mind that he must produce concrete facts about being otherwise he will demonstrate once again that she's a liar and irresponsible provocator god someone of. the russian agent agent. the most common epithets for those who disagree with the policies of the georgian government that it's any. journalist. investigations. long before. he was the kind of journalist uncomfortable questions regardless of who held the country's reins. problems cropped up and came to a head after the so-called revolution. there is almost no free press these days. that. the current. situation couldn't have been imagined. his last investigation was an attempt to discover real facts concerning the two thousand and eight georgian flicke

moscow out is coming up here on our t.v. but first a look at our headlines a thai court rules a lets russian arms dealer viktor boot to be it will be extradited to the u.s. within three months but russia's foreign minister describes the decision asked political and founds to bring him back home distribute the nine as accusations on selling. russia's preparing to power up iran's first nuclear plant on saturday under the observation of the un's energy watchdog the joint project and bush era will be fully operational in town round a month. of the debate over the building of a mosque near new york's ground zero site he thought as an ad campaign seen by many as anti muslim is posted on buses and around the city president obama has defended the plan saying all cultures have a right to practice their faith. thanks to follow martin andrews on his tour of moscow's golden ring cities today he's off to. a destination for that little gem of a place quite an old cessna shop corner of the volga river it's actually the coach on the straigh

for a massive role at a military base in the moscow region. grow by as much as fifteen per cent this year. given by president. dairy products. who just joined us this is the r t news channel is just after eleven pm here now i'm kevin zero in with the top stories this friday night and in the last five days the area affected by wildfires here in russia has been reduced by two thirds power of the situation remains critical in some parts of the country still this friday evening two planes delivered firefighting equipment from the united states to moscow another few planes with a similar cargo are expected to arrive in the capital during the weekend more than ten other european countries and neighboring states have provided assistance to russia probably right meantime the record breaking heat that's been aggravating the fires in the moscow region is finally starting to ease authorities are now bracing themselves for heavy storms that are expected to strike the area this weekend running out of story tonight with the latest wave now artie's nataly in

moscow sizzles with smoke with hundreds of wildfires still wreaking havoc across the country. moscow cover with smoke as hundreds of wildfires still wreak havoc across the country emergency services step up their efforts working around the clock. mixed emotions and selfless such as the republic marks two years since the georgian assault while the country rebuilds and moves on some people are still scarred by memories of the war. so long to leave hello police presence made better proposing a name change for russia's law enforcement as part of a major overhaul aimed it a limited interruption. seven am in the russian capital i met très a thanks for joining us here on r t our top story russia struggles to extinguish hundreds of wildfires raging across the country dozens of flights have been grounded in moscow or diverted due to a lot due to a dense layer of thick smog people in the streets are wearing masks trying to protect themselves from the pollution which is the worst on record guy in a cheeky man is in the moscow region with more. moscow is covered with a thick blanket of to

news around the clock from around the world you're watching r t it's five am here in moscow. our top story russia is struggling to extinguish hundreds of wildfires raging across the country dozens of flights have been grounded in moscow or diverted due to the dense layers of thick smog people in the streets are wearing masks to protect themselves from the pollution which is the worst on record artie's guy has more from the moscow region. moscow is covered with a thick blanket of toxic acrid small going to this very small village just outside the city caught fire a few days ago and its residents as well as some three hundred others in the moscow region have lost their homes in the city itself millions are now choking in the smoke which is carrying some very harmful gases like carbon monoxide its consistency in the air exceeds the norm would be to prove that. you see reuse handkerchief certain to uncover all noses there's new all the way. to a joke that's just who god is mercy and sends us rain. which i.q. writers we're really shocked water should be given out people can't brea

moscow these are all top stories to.

all new eyes but this three wins a round in the moscow region of blowing the smoke further up to the note to the north from where i am about one hundred kilometers south of the city they're building it north into moscow itself and causing terrible problems with smoke there from all that we can now hear across to tell you know rick of a who's in the center of the city there have been quite a few strong flows a wind storming through moscow today and everyone hoped that they would bring rain but they only brought more smoke smoke from outside the city now the nights are the worst bite about meat day part of the smoke over mosco dissolves but the more in the mornings the visibility in the cities a very close to zero but this problem is of course twofold first of all is the fresh air right now air in moscow is very heavy it's and the smoke is so thick that sometimes it actually burns your eyes and ecologists are saying that their own level of air pollution in moscow right now is seven the times of its usual figure and also doctors are saying if you take a walk around small school for just

in moscow and here are the top stories. tough draw is in it face a tricky double headed time with french side in the playoffs for the champions league. while more draws taste crowd will take on cypriot team found i guess step and latif going to switch sides in the playoffs for the europa league. while big task serious reward for beating a problem is a tough draw against dutch giants p.s.v. eindhoven. and her start with those european playoff draws and firstly the champions league where russian premier league leaders in it have been drawn against french side the chance for that is the premier league meeting side face a tricky time it gets the side that finished third in the french league last season meanwhile in other draws european giants i.x. take on dynamic kiev and vertebrae even have a crunch time some doria to time the way for a cup win this severe facing iberian dubey against braga and top to make their champions league debut against young boys of byrne who knocked out side of archie in the first leg of these ties we'

and reporting from moscow region. is remembering the victims of the two thousand and eight war with georgia hundreds were killed when the breakaway republic with artillery two years ago. moscow's send forces to protect the people of the republic many of whom are russian citizens after five days of love you got those the georgian troops were pushed back to the border several countries have since recognized the independence of south ossetia brush of being the first austrian who's also been helping rebuild the republic but georgia maintains the country is still part of its territory italian of course is in the capital skin vaal for us. a lot of buildings have been reconstructed of course there's still those buildings with the bullet holes in their wounds there are still buildings that are being reconstructed and you can see builders everywhere through this city there are still people who waiting to have return to their homes and their local government promises them that their houses will be rebuilt over the next year but

this is not a scene from a science fiction movie with a post-apocalyptic plot this is moscow with every other person wearing a mask the city now looks like the center of a dangerous epidemic and like such a scenario people's health is at great risk to do this to you the smog which just come to moscow has increased the carbon monoxide concentration in the air by several times this smog is very toxic and poisonous to greece we have registered a death increase in comparison with the usual summertime. shrouded in a smoky haze desperate people have tried everything from dampening cloth and putting it on the windows to using vacuum cleaners to suck in the boys and us air the smog these terrible i can't breathe it makes my eyes each and nothing helps no matter what do you whether we wear masks were true things go with the windows unable to cope with the heat and toxic smog many are now fleeing the capital. is taking her whole family on an unplanned vacation on a hunt for gulps of fresh air you know. you're not sure but i think there isn't one person who only moscow right now if they had an opp

to the north from where i am about one hundred kilometers south of the city blowing it north into moscow itself and causing terrible problems with smoke there from on that we can now hear across live to tell you nobody who's in the center of the city . and for you we in fact have lost natasha so let's continue with you of course you were talking about some of the rubble behind you what are you hearing about want to foreigners are doing to help close of course who have lost their homes and everything. well yes that's right there is no there is plenty being done by the government actually the house just behind me i was talking to some locals it actually caught fire all thursday and it's just the ground all around me is still smoldering it's still very very hot a pro apparently the police were telling me that the peach fires that are here have gone ten meters underground still burning there well for those people that have lost their homes and and vast amount of cases all of their belongings and everything. in the prime minister has pledged one hundred thousand dollars to each of those peopl

you're watching r t live from moscow here's a look at the top stories a russia is ready to launch iran's first atomic power plant in just a few hours where the reactors operations to be strictly controlled by the un's nuclear watchdog the russian built facility in the southern city of will share is expected to be fully operational in about a month's time. moscow says it will seek to bring businessmen victor book back home after a tie cord to roll in the russian is to be extradited to the u.s. on suspicion of illegal arms dealing russia's foreign minister sees the ports decision as political and made under pressure. and manager yorkers feel they are losing one of the city's symbols as the iconic city and style yellow taxi has reached the end of the road for it is sprouting the production of the traditional cab model by next year due to sluggish sales and a push towards fuel efficiency. as we had lines next martin andrews in the city of vogue where he unlocks the secret of a royal murder that changed the course of russian history. our destination for that is that little gem of a place quit

so that's the situation in the suburbs of moscow where you are the moment but what are you hearing about the growing conditions in the capital this morning. well on monday there was a window of where people thought perhaps this was it we saw a blue sky smell some fresh air or at least relatively fresh air after weeks or so but again this morning a blanket of toxic smoke covered the capital it really is quite unreal some of the scenes on the streets of moscow something from some kind of film as of now reports . this is not a scene from a science fiction movie with a post-apocalyptic plot this is moscow with every other person wearing a mask the city now looks like the center of a dangerous epidemic and like such a scenario people's health is at great risk to do this to you the smog which just come to moscow has increased the carbon monoxide concentration in the air by several times this smog is very toxic and always honest to agree we have registered a death increase in comparison with the usual summary. drowned in a smoky haze desperate people have tried everything from dampening cloth a

this is all it see coming to life in moscow rick trickle of. security forces efforts in russia's north caucasus killing a dozen alleged militants and intensified on a terror quiet down but five policemen also died in the nation's gun ponselle. five years old america remembers more than two hundred victims of hurricane katrina but there's still widespread homelessness and the city of new one is despite her construction efforts. and a policy it celebrates two years since russia read.

moscow. five years ago israel pulled out of gaza leaving it to the palestinians the aim then was peace but as some jewish settlers refused to leave quietly the consequences were war criticism and ongoing violence so now that israel's thinking over withdraw from the west bank some settlers are worried they're also about to be forced from their own homes to. five years on and the picture is still whole and israeli soldier pitted against israeli citizen israelis had hoped if i was going eight thousand cities from gaza they'd be extending an olive branch to the palestinians but most underestimated the violence and heartbreak that would follow after the press summary of what some of the soldiers clearly went to the window and shouted and said why don't you come and knock on the door like normal people they told me your and arrested you were supposed to have loved guards or already the soldiers were crying the children were crying i was crying i looked at the guards i looked at the sea and i said t

while the some three hundred people in the moscow region. are left without their homes in the city itself millions are now choking with the smoke which is carrying some very harmful gases including carbon monoxide and its consistency in the air exceeds the norm by five times imagine you start the engine. with with the doors closed and that's what moscow feels like right now it's especially hard on people who don't have air conditioners and people are trying to escape in malls in offices at the mall i went to yesterday it was packed with people and it is unheard of for this time of the year in moscow when the weather is good elderly peep.

i want to have really sort of a morning here in moscow welcome review watching r t i'm kevin zero in with the top stories for you and in five days the area affected by wildfires in russia has been reduced by two thirds now but the situation remains critical in some parts of the country this friday evening two planes delivered firefighting equipment from the u.s. to moscow more aircraft of similar cargo are expected to arrive in the capital during the weekend more than ten other european countries neighboring states have provided assistance to russia in combating the blazes meantime the record breaking heat that's been aggravating the fires in moscow region finally starting to ease authorities now though bracing themselves for heavy storms that are expected to strike the area this weekend as artie's natalia overcovered reports now. the burning area has shrunk by thousands of hectares throughout the country in the past twenty four hours and states of emergencies have been lifted in several regions in washing however the overall situation is of course still devastating as many villages

moscow. and our web site r t dot com has a lot more stories for you and here's a taste of what's streaming there right now. two brits find themselves shipped off to greece as controversial e.u. extradition laws mean they put away trial for over a year with no evidence to prove their fields. and the scorching brains in unlikely visitor to the waters of the moscow river tiny jellyfish the size of small coins baffled boat owners or had to r.t. dot com. and also take a look at some other news from around the world in the red alert has been declared in pakistan after floodwaters swept through the northwest of the country and are now threatening the south about fourteen million people are thought to be affected by the worst ever flooding in the region u.n. says at least sixteen hundred are confirmed to have died and more rain is expected in the worst hit areas rescuers are still trying to reach millions of people left without food or drinking water. heavy rains have also struck in poland and many h

we do it probably today here in moscow. thank you. the world and the headquarters in moscow. to see how the case that before going on it's a mixed picture in europe off the losses is now trading in the last week or pool so banks up behind the empress to confirm. that almost seventy percent of. net loss is wider than one point seven billion here a charge issued a fortune sending it shares almost three in home. and russian stocks the rebounding up to report showed the u.s. added more reason to live in this forecast for. climbing as we near the end of wednesday's session. now the construction open or gas pipeline has reached an important milestone with the second ball into the pipe finally coming ashore in russia the project will provide gas to millions of european homes when it's completed which is due in two thousand and twelve. here at the pride of ebay in the baltic sea the construction of the noise pipeline project is only progressing now which you see behind my back to pipeline the first one was a pulled out of the water just a week ago in july the twenty eighth and what h

overcover there reporting from moscow. live from moscow still ahead for you in the program we'll report on what's in store next for the power selling donkey she settles in to find star luxury in the kremlin stables to help her forget her nightmare or do you. know the wrong president is denying iran rather is denying president mahmoud ahmadinejad was the target of an assassination attempt earlier reports claimed a grenade was thrown at his convoy in the west of the country the claims come at a time of increasing pressure on iran just days ago a top u.s. military official said washington's ready to launch a military strike against the country if needed it's also tightened the sanctions already in place by expanding the blacklist of iranian groups and companies suspected of having terrorist links but as our reports these latest restrictions haven't won universal support in the world. well the united states treasury department did i denounce additional sanctions against twenty one iranian entities entities that u.s. officials

close to zero but this problem is of course twofold first of all is the fresh air right now erin moscow is very heavy it's and the smoke is so thick that sometimes it actually burns your eyes and ecologists are saying that their own level of air pollution in moscow right now is seven the times of its usual figure and also doctors are saying if you take a walk around mosco for just a couple of hours it will be equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes some people prefer to wear masks to protect themselves from this poisonous small there's also problems with buying ery conditioners in the city because there's a huge shortage of them and if you can buy one then you will probably be the double or even the triple amount of money for it because some people who sell them is simply trying to make money on other people's misery and doctors are recommending to stay inside stay indoors to spend as little time as possible outside especially close to those places so the other side of this problem is that those who are staying inside and trying to breathe fresh air for air conditioning so that th

hello and welcome to see twenty four hour news live from moscow i mean you know shapovalov out with the latest news and a review of the week's events and we'll start with the breaking news this hour at least nine people have been killed and another badly injured after a fire at a nursing home in the their region in western russia there are three hundred kilometers from moscow russia's emergence as ministry says those who died a most likely to have suffocated from carbon murdoch side poisoning over four hundred eighty residents were evacuated safely and the blaze has already been put out investigations are underway into the cause is the latest in a series of fatal fires at retirement homes in russia twenty five died in a blaze in the northwestern republic of call me in february a year ago and three years ago sixty three died at a fire in a nursing home in krasnodar in the south of the country and i will keep you updated as we find out more on this breaking news story. moving on now twelve mittens and five policemen have died after gunmen attacked a village in the russian republic of spec

already in the moscow region . and that's all the sports news for this business and we'll be back with another update in just under two hours but until then bye for now. four months of preparation. a failure still haunts therm on. the last effort to keep the lead on the eastern front and lead citadel of funds to pick her. brain so stupid obama had a great sacrifice of laws. and the rooms are still healing. some advantage of people in the military part of. the most heavily reinforced area . the battle of course. and lasted forty nine days one of them bloodiest battles and the turning point a move to push. this bill and the forty one who took the old way from the hotel. motel hotel some country house. the. tons of the crimean to feel. the oil the ruben's hotel. i signed up to fill in the military because i thought that it was my duty not that it was something that i could do to help my country i believed my government i thought that it was necessary for america to vietnam there was a lot of drug abuse there was a lot