banaras editor in chief of the business new europe we spoke to him just a short while ago. three men arrested for planning dead marks most serious gun attack have been charged over a terror plot danish police released one of five suspects and another one is to face hearings in sweden the suspects allegedly planned an attack on the office of a newspaper in copenhagen which printed cartoons of the prophet mohammed about five years ago the drawings that sparked outrage among muslims across the world officials say those arrested intended to kill as many people as possible in the newspapers in newsroom it's the latest in a series of arrests throughout the year which have put european nations on high alert over the spread of islamic radicalism you've got this kind of reports. over a year of investigations and a massive police raid in the end brought results twenty six people have been arrested in belgium germany and the netherlands belgium dutch moroccans and chechens all are suspected of recruiting so-called jihadist candidates and financing terrorist organizations right from th

more details on this we're now joined in the studio by van iris the editor in chief of business new europe he's actually interviewed several times so you probably have some rather intimate knowledge of the man here in question you know a lot about you cos there's a lot of confusion about how did he operate the system here because when you talk about embezzlement and the theft of millions of barrels of oil how did it all work how did can you just simplify how the whole oil transition worked well i have mixed feelings about this whole case you can divide it into two parts there was. prior to one thousand nine hundred nine and when he said the company ninety six and then there's the you close to two thousand in the first five years of operating in the second half of the ninety's. because had the reputation of the holocaust. being the worst corporate governance abuser in russia and the game was transfer pricing and i was a shareholders meeting where one of the production subsidiaries voted to sell oil to a nominally independent trader for one dollar twenty five a barrel and this was a time whe

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plans to deploy anti sell systems in a stern new europe should have been the biggest he returned save the relations between moscow and washington and this is why it took that long to hit the reset button but isn't it so difficult to do final dry. after resolution adopted by the u.s. senate states that a fully fledged global missile defense system is necessary in this regard i'd like to remind you that the treaty on ambiguously states there is a link between strategic offensive and defensive weapons treaty also says that any party can pull out if an emergency situation occurs and russia definitely believes that the creation of a fully fledged global missile defenses to by the us would be such an emergency situation that the republicans main concerns regarding these treaty were that america's defensive capabilities could be a factor and president obama did everything to ensure this will not be the case he committed to a twenty five billion dollars ten year plan to make sure that there are many weapons of worth and these of course played a key role that the document was finally ready by.

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the appetite of strategic investors for russia that's according to ben paris from the business new europe magazine this is a setback but also been done i mean the strategic investors are still coming the appeal of the largest consumer market in europe is undeniable for them it's more the peripheral than just the people who are looking at russia haven't quite made up their mind then they see things like that of course and it unsettles them and so it will slow the whole process. predict a further strengthening of the russia's currency as all prices remain high market watchers also remain confident in global stock exchange has been a culture of reports now. the russian ruble strengthened two point eight percent against the us dollar and nine point four percent against the euro between january and the vendor twenty ten december has dragged yet more games rising oil prices and returning confidence in russia after the crisis are fueling the rally of the forecast for the ruble remains flat even though it's hard to make predictions i believe the ruble will strengthen in twenty eleven and remain s

influence the appetite of strategic investors for russia that's according to ben iris from business new europe magazine. this is. also going down them in the strategic investors are still coming the the largest consumer market in europe. undeniable for them it's more the peripheral interest is the people who are looking at russia haven't quite made up their mind when they see things i thought of course unsettles them and so it will slow the whole process. that's all i have time for now but you can always get more stories from a website r.t. dot com slash business. looks like some. industries are rapidly developing. goes to the land of those good strength. body. to the land developed by cossacks in ancient times and which became a premier destination for nineteenth century political exiles. this is the on screen closure closeout on oxy.

influence the appetite of strategic investors for russia that's according to ben ira's strong business new europe magazine. this is. also been done them in the strategic investors are still coming the the largest consumer market in europe. undeniable for them it's more the peripheral them versus the people who are looking at russia haven't quite made up their mind then they see things they thought of course and i'm certain it will slow the whole process. and that wraps up the business bulletin but you can always get more store a small website archie dot com slash business. wealthy british scientists told some. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to cause a report. download the official location. i pod touch from the top story. life on the go. video on demand ati's minefield comes an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question. for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news maker.

in 1992 before the new europe are very speaking at a nightclub and was echoed by the aids activist and he said i feel your pain. it became the instant punchline but it is true. he does. he really does. all over the world from got a tuleh rock to los angeles angeles, know him. but the best reading which is essential to understand this child and with life in the new york area i find it extremely expensive. and journalists with and also coming from northern rendition says those people were asking genial that as a porcupine. [laughter] also people tied into bill clinton's character they knew him just as billy four the trappings of the presidency or the campaign. they would see him jockeying our way to inline with him at the video store. and max brantley has a daughter about the age of chelsea, and on the same softball team so they would talking about his sympathy, he says one of the things about charisma it is the people to connect with other people and clinton can do that. quickly and serially and effectively but establishes a physical connection and it looks you in your eye and makes you

currency says the country's parliament speaker it comes as the financial crisis that the new protests around europe. and the new crew is ready to had to get a national space station a russian american and italian a world war two so his rocket blast off into orbit later on wednesday. so the allies here in our next well you know neal. that have you with us this is sports today i mean you know these are some of the stories we're covering over the next ten minutes or so. big. rugby team continue preparations for their first ever world cup finals hosted by new zealand next september. making history become the first african team to reach the final all the world cup. christmas watch or. two of the three world mixed martial arts titles which were not for this. football basketball maybe far and away the biggest sports in russia but next year a new activity may just enter the public consciousness here rugby the country squad qualified for the twenty eleven world cup for the first time last spring with excitement slowly building now it has been a dream year for the birds but with the finals just nine months a

agenda so it makes no sense to ted down what we already have and build something new with new partners in europe secondly there is a much cheaper option russia and the sea is still can interact with nato and that's exactly what we're talking about we can join these potentials and work together. so you believe that since there is no confrontation now. there's no need for us to journey to a new longer right confrontation and a long time ago there is no cooperation either third i believe any discussion of this topic is harmful as it makes zero allies feel uncertain. we should be able to tell them clearly we take our stand with you with the c.s.t. you. we may be the leading country here but we're building this security system together with you. my next question is about. you mentioned when you answered question my first. first on purpose with a serious c.e.o. . and i believe this was the first instance of such cooperation. to continue coordinating your work and cooperation and courage. and possibly other hotspots or was it a one time thing you know that. actually we started coordinating our activiti

new diplomatic service. ashton declined to celebrate publicly or even to grant interviews. >> it is not a very glamorous star for europe'sew external action service. the phone -- they were demanding the phone number to keep lines to the big and self- confidence member states. however, as of now, ashton and her team can prove her qualities may be already during the next crisis to come. >> having snow and sub 0 temperatures are disrupting travel in the northern europe. britain is having its worst early winter weather in almost two decades. in the polling, police say eight people have frozen to death. parts of northern germany have seen a record might -- -18 degrees celsius. in the south, the extreme weather is making the tough going. >> people in munich walking to a blanket of snow this morning. it caused problems for motorists, but some pedestrians welcomed the change in the weather. >> i like it. an autopsy wake up in the morning. >> i cannot complain. it is ok if you have a warm coat and hat for other north, police and emergency services were busy for much of the night, helping trigger stranded in the snow as temperatur

and on the other side of the atlantic president madrid of course is for a new security treaty for europe at the o.s.c. e.u. summit we told the leaders of fifty six member states it's time to overcome the stereotypes of the past and resolve differences over conventional arms in europe. because it's the final day of lobbying for countries vying to host the football world prompting twenty eighteen and twenty twenty two people will decide tomorrow and brussels among the favorites sports officials say that win or lose the country will still benefit from the new stadiums. their european security is at a key crossroads as major summit gets underway we get the view from the inside as we hear from the o.s.c. e secretary general that's next. mr bush of us thank you very much for talking to us during this summit to what extent is organization for security and cooperation in europe is interested in proposed by president. whether proposals by present medvedev had one great merit because they were sort of a wake up call not. everybody was happy with the family of greater europe with current arrangemen

new security treaty from europe. the summit to totally just six member states it's time to come the spirit. zonal differences. and it's for a little bit of lobbying for the country's growing to host the world cups in twenty eight twenty twenty two people will decide tomorrow. from brits sports officials. in the country rooms to benefit from new stadiums. sports news now with a time. hello and welcome to the latest sports update here on out to the headlines for. the latest from this very queer the russian bid team awaits the decision on the host country for twenty eighteen world cup. spanish shock barcelona rally. five zero in the past. week primarily this season. and also we previewed say it's all still in game with. the muscovites are still aiming to qualify for the last sixteen of the euro league. world cup posing fast as nine nations representatives are in zurich waiting for free fall to announce the bed when i was for twenty eighteen and twenty two tournaments the russian delegation will be making their presentat

europe prepares for a new austerity protests with greece already engulfed by strikes and riots. being used to pay for the mistakes of corrupt politicians. the news from russia and from around the world this is in the russian capital rival russian nationalist groups and ethnic north of being involved in scattered clashes across moscow up to a thousand people being arrested some of them were on today's trouble comes off the site of a chronic clashes which followed the murder of a football fan. or a different sites in the city where violence has been reported first to you sean so what's been happening where you are. bill it certainly has been a very interesting is being here at. which is a major train station here in the center of moscow it is also kiev metro station is also one of the main metro hubs here where different lines exchanged so a very busy place very interesting evening in fact let me take you back and paint a picture if you will this is a very large open area by the train station there is a european.

country's parliament speaker it comes as the financial crisis is expected to trigger a new protests around europe. and the new crew is ready to had to the international space station a russian american added to it will board a series rocket and blast off into orbit later on wednesday. and coming up peter will bow asks his guests about the relative merits of the dream act in the u.s. does it promote immigration sanity or reward lawlessness cross-talk is next. if you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle they have a dream the development relief and education for alien minors act is languishing in the u.s. senate legislation most americans agree with is this bill commonsense immigration policy or is it a sham rewarding those who break the law. to discuss washington's new immigration legislation.

missile defense plans interim and that it is also pushing his own proposal for better europe wide security. but. the new treaty we have proposed would be aimed at guaranteeing common security for europe i think everyone who supports it here it's been discussed for two and a half years maybe the stereotypes of the past are still strong a nation initiative is ahead of its time but it turned will inevitably come. and later we'll be joined live by r.t. to turn over to her for more on that summit. is it willing to host football's world cup are about to make their final presentations to fee for the big announcement to you on thursday in the twenty eighteen race russian box hones with england which is considered its main rival also running out joint bids from spain portugal and the netherlands and belgium ati's next year especially reports. twenty eighteen we believe this banner at russia's latest international friendly described how fans felt about russia getting the world cup but does the country with a rich football tradition stand a chance of becoming hosts. the dutch coach of the national team certainly h

we have to qualify but we need to have more experience playing maybe i was playing in europe new zealand or even. to boost that experience and not getting potentially here first all my months to go to the world cup gets underway there's plenty of work for coaches steve diamond and henry poole who's working with banks to do the russians plan to play a number of prizes munches including in-store journey to get themselves ready. to help with their preparations will be going to new zealand where we'll be playing games against canterbury inter an arche following that will return and play competition with europe's tier two nations including home and away matches with georgia with a home game being played in sochi. russia are going to have their work in a tough group which also contains australia ireland italy in the us. their own money to make it free to been excluded strange the most important thing is a bit of qualified and this experience going up against the world's best will be very beneficial for the future development of rugby in the country which a bumpy three dartrey. over the eyes no

europe. this is bbc "world news" the headlines. japan has described china's military rise as a source of international concern. european union leaders have agreed to create a permanent crisis fund to help euro zone countries facing financial troubles. another day in the ashes comes to a close. wow. >> talk a swing in balance of power. >> a lot of people contacted me on twitter saying we're going to win, and we can relax for christmas if you're an england fan, they can think again because australia has fought back and mitchell johnson has been the star of the show. there he is celebrating one of his six wickets as england slumps. that's the captain. he's scored a 50. but back to mitchell. they are all decent batsmen combined total of nine runs they were all out lbw to mitchell johnson and stunning display of bowling he took six wickets for runs ripping through the england order. australia, so they started their second inning with a lead of 81 runs. they are 119 for stumps on day two. they day two of this makeup. three days to go. so

europe to date now from the news desk on his year with the latest business stay with us. welcome to our business program i'm sure on. russia's hydro power holding us hydro has expanded its ambitions along with its investment plans it will spend at least three billion dollars on new plants while modernizing old ones will stay out by about a thousand megawatts profits are up ten percent so far this year at over seven hundred million dollars in the first half of two thousand and ten. the investment program for the next three years was confirmed next year we plan to invest over three billion dollars around twenty percent will finance the technical upgrade of the existing plants the rest will fund construction of new hydro power facilities oaky priority is to increase the value of the company in this regard the asian market offers outstanding opportunities the region has vast hydro power resources it also enjoys growing economies and business. as a company representing a whole segment in the energy industry we're interested in a wide range of cooperation from engineering to ex

europe wide security. but he's won't go into it with the new treaty we have proposed would be aimed at guaranteeing common security for europe i think everyone who supports it here it's been discussed for two and a half years maybe the stereotypes of the past are still strong and this initiative is ahead of its time but it turned will inevitably come. in the pleasure of the us secretary general said. dmitri medvedev the plans for a new security system in europe are shaking up these talks and you can watch the full interview in just over an hour's time but here's a pretty. good proposals by present medvedev had one great merit because there were sort of a wake up call not. everybody was happy with the family of greater europe with the current arrangements record executive a fresh look fresh approach to be given to the issues clearly energized to a discussion stimulus to me i think this laid the groundwork for a strong push to cover travel should to have this summit to have a. ritual way. to renovate and to give a new foundation to european security. bidding to host football's world cup are about to make the

medvedev also commented on nato's new missile defense system in europe. he said a new arms race will begin if russia and nato fail to reach an agreement on the issue. >>> afghanistan is seeking more investment in a bid to nurture its economy and restore security. the war-ravaged country made the appeal at an international conference in dubai on tuesday. the 500 participants included investors and ministers from middle eastern and western nations. they discussed mineral resource and agriculture development in afghanistan. >> the government of afghanistan is endeavoring to measure the security and safety of the population, infrastructure, investments, and all other parts of the country. i would like to encourage investors to take full advantage of this opportunity in the significant concessions we offer and compete to win the exploitation and industrialization of this mine. >> reporter: but representatives of the indian and australian governments want afghanistan to restore security and eliminate government corruption before encouraging investment. many fore

news." >> the u.s. and europe criticize russia as the oil tycoon is sentenced to more years in prison. and attacks on minority prisons. plotting a terror attack on the journalists. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to the worst in the u.k. and around the world. -- viewers in the u.k. and around the world. italy bans the use of all non- biodegradable shopping bags. a russian judge has ordered that the former oil tycoon jose imprisoned until 2017. he stole oil from his own company and launder the proceeds. -- laundered the proceeds. the u.s. and several european governments say it is a major test of the country's judicial system. >> he already knew that he would be convicted for a second time as he faced several more years in prison. the only question was, how many? the answer came at the end of the four-day verdict. a 14-year sentence starting from his arrest in 2003. exactly what the prosecution had asked for. the former billionaire had support from opposition groups to spend another seven years in prison. it is certain he will be behind bars for the next presidential election in 2012. >

news." >> grounded. the big freeze affects major transportation across europe. is messing up the travel plans of millions. >> i am coming from new york, and i want to go to poland. my flight is delayed for two days already. >> we were not told our flight was canceled. before, it was on time. i am standing here wearing what i have been for three days. >> it seems north korea retreats from its threats to retaliate as the south fires live artillery shells in a military exercise. elections in belarus. seven of the nine opposition candidates have now been arrested or abducted. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast where viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the world. i am mike embley. how safe is iraq now? seven years after the fall of saddam hussein? >> from many dark days, the signs are visible. >> i cannot say how many planes joined the raid, but i counted them all, and i counted them all back. >> our correspondent has died at age 61. hello. if you're watching this at an airport terminal or a rail station, freezing temperatures and heavy snow are affecti

asian markets traded cautiously amid new concerns about europe's debt problems. japan's nikkei was flat while hong kong's hang seng lost more than one percent. >>> today, wall street gets the latest on the housing starts and a look at weekly jobless claim numbers. wednesday stocks dipped after an early rally ran out of steam. the dow lost 19 points, while the nasdaq was down 10. >>> foreclosure filings fell last month to their lowest level in a year and a half. 67,000 homes were repossessed in november, a 28% decline from the month before. but, experts warn the drop is mostly due to several banks halting evictions following allegations the process was flawed. lenders remain on pace to foreclose on more than one million homes this year. >>> despite the weak economy this could be a banner bonus season on wall street. this looks like the second-most profitable year ever for the securities industry and the average bonus may top last year's partly because so many bankers and brokers have been laid off. >>> twitter doesn't need wall street's help. the company says wedn

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announced its missile defense plans in europe also at the summit president medvedev has once again pushed his initiative to create a pen european security treaty but. the new treaty we have proposed would be aimed at guaranteeing common security for europe i think everyone who supports it is it's been discussed for two and a half years maybe the stereotypes of the past is still strong and this initiative is ahead of its time but its turn will inevitably come. but russia is looking to build greater stability across europe and asia especially near its borders that's according to victor news in a political analyst from moscow's institute of strategic assessment he says such conditions are important for the country's modernization. but russia is not seeking any kind of confrontation because these. where from call assaulter just goes where sybil it is war and it kind of reforms but what russia wants it's a very secure environment especially on its borders because we needed for the good if they showed and i think the russian diplomacy was the way directive bush should be in the last year looking forward very interesting to very innovative bro bulls also should y

hours after the site disappeared, it popped back up again with new addresses in europe. staff are working hard to maintain it now on servers kept safe in this underground bunker in sweden. offline, julian assange is still wanted for questioning in a swedish sexual assault case. a fresh warrant has now been filed, but it won't be enforceable for at least another five days. >> if the police think it's valid they'll send it over to me. i'll have a look at it, and if i think it's valid, we'll operate on it. and if i think it's not, we'll go to court and challenge it. >> reporter: julian assange will no doubt use every minute in the meantime to keep secret documents flowing to the wikileaks web site. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> couric: turning to health news now and america's obesity epidemic. more than 200,000 weight loss surgeries were performed in the u.s. last year. today an f.d.a. panel recommended that one of the more popular procedures-- gastric band surgery-- be made available to more people. here's dr. jennifer ashton. >> how do you feel? >> i feel great.

summit in more than a decade their russian president dmitry medvedev is pushing for a new security treaty for europe and it's ready to resolve differences over conventional arms in europe. and africa has more from mr no. president it has set out that. there's asian for security and cooperation in europe is currently seriously outdated indeed the last overseas summit took place eleven years ago and a lot has changed in relations between russia and or c. in the past eleven years their relations have been severely damaged during the years of bush administration and jersey russia had to pull out souls agreements on conventional arms in europe because all of the u.s. plans to deploy its missile defense shield in europe and russian president has said that there's a need to modernize always seen of course because of the reset relations between russia and the united states as well as recently during his annual address to the nation russian president has said that there is no other way forward but for russia to cooperate with nato on its aim deep plans for europe and to introduce nuclear warheads otherwise a