russian businessmen quick to brute charges of weapons smuggling and terrorism but of course in new york moscow calls for a fair trial and blames washington for pressuring the legal process. no jail for israeli soldiers in the palestinian boy as a human shield instead they get a three month suspended sentence for forcing a nine year old to check for bombs. across the continent roma communities affected by european governments being left without shelter or health care or seen and it's a crime to make ends meet. the next the first part of our close up portrayed norman finkelstein the outspoken critic of israel and the jewish son of holocaust survivors. you know the famous joke. a journalist goes around them asks a russian of oh and it's really the same question he first goes to the russian excuse me what's your opinion of the meat shortage the russian says what's in the pinion. the reporter then goes to the pope excuse me what's your opinion of the meat shortage the pogos what's meat. you know he goes to the israeli excuse me what's your opinion of the meat shortage is really replies what's excus

russian business win big to boot denies charges of weapons smuggling and terrorism of a court in new york moscow calls for a fair trial and blames washington for pressuring the legal process. and shunned across the continent roma communities big to buy you pay and governments all be left without shelter or health care forcing them into crime to make ends meet. the next we take you to the rugged the beauty of russia's untouched east. the land of living volcanoes now special or false. will cain is terrified and fascinated people since the dawn of time. their eruptions are beautiful but liesel natural. and. you can chuckle can ensure it is in eastern russia this region has been called the land of stone tools has done some good things. there are a few places on the planet where you can see so many different still canids. constantly into can chop does not escape continues to be with centuries all the tonic timothy's on the ground. that come chopped up a climb up a volcano usually begins to track. this is a military truck fitted with a wagon to transport people. drive again the country uses it to brin

from bangkok earlier this week and is now in solitary confinement in new york moscow is demanding a fair trial and says it will continue to provide consular assistance when a point right takes up the story. a two and a half year campaign to get one russian citizen accused arm dealer victor boot begins to face american justice victor boot came into u.s. custody on tuesday set to stand trial on arms smuggling and terrorism charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use an acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark meantime the u.s. to stands accused of breaking laws to grab the russian businessman organizing a swift extradition from thailand involving some fifty federal agents and u.s. marshals keeping the operation a secret from boots lawyer family and russian officials. despite two rulings in thailand's criminal court saying victor boots guilt was not proven and the thai government has still decided to hand him over to the u.s. i consider this unprece

russian businessmen to big to boot denies charges of weapons smuggling in terrorism or to new york moscow calls for a fair trial in plains washington pressuring the legal process. shunned across the called roma communities a bit by european governments are being left without shelter or health care forcing them into crime to make ends meet. but it may be a century since the world lost one of its great thinkers but an award winning leo tolstoy biographer tells us why the philosopher's legacy lives on and how he might be viewed if you were alive today. it's the hundredth anniversary of player tolstoy death and so much about all of us three i'm talking to one of his biographers a n. wilson he wanted awards in one thousand nine hundred eight for a biography of tolstoy and wilson thank you very much for talking to r.c. now first as a biographer what attracted you to tolstoy. he's a giant he was the great giant of the novelistic form greater even than dostoyevsky i suppose of the two great drives so that's what attracted me to him and the fact that ever since so it's really become a serious read

russian businessmen prophetically denies charges of weapons smuggling and terrorism out of court in new york moscow calls for that trial and playing force into pressuring the legal process also to sway the soldiers accused of using a palestinian child as a human shield to seek a one sentence much to the ngo rights groups and the international community. and across the continent roma community are seen as a victim find european governments have been left without shelter or health care forcing them it's a calling to make ends meet it's. a very warm welcome to you this is aussie life from moscow with me on his head president medvedev says the hostile period between russia and nato is. he told to block out the ring in portugal this weekend that he's agreeing to boost cooperation on one of the most divisive issues missile defense the summit's mood was the son of the more co-operative than of late but there are still issues which they get to see eye to eye for in the three. nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once considered its bow. and russian president dmitri medvedev arrived at the summit

after being extradited from thailand earlier this week he is now in solitary confinement in a new york prison moscow says it will offer consular help to book the trial will begin on january the tenth next year as the latest from new york. the case surrounding viktor bout has been quite a tug of war between russia and the u.s. and the presidential aide to dmitri medvedev recently spoke out saying that the charges that the u.s. have leverage against the russian citizen and a serious and russia would like for those charges to be thoroughly investigated and russia is providing assistance to victor boot but russian officials have underscored the fact that that does not mean or should not be translated into a meeting that moscow believes victor boot is innocent or guilty they are just trying to make sure that no laws are being violated and russian officials also said that they have nothing to hide in this circumstance the situation they're being very transparent and some have accused the u.s. of not being very transparent when it comes to picture boots extradition from thailand to new york you're what you

scary moments tonight aboard a delta airlines jet headed from new york to moscow. delta flight 30 with 192 passengers had to make an emergency landing at jfk international airport when its left engine shut down. it happened about a mile from the airport at an altitude of about 1,500 feet. the boeing 767 dumped fuel over the atlantic before landing. passengers were booked on another jet to resume their flight to russia, and also today a delta flight departing atlanta had to return as well. it was a boeing 767, and it's also reported an engine failure. the faa says the plane scraped its tail during landing, but no one was injured there. you know, all of this comes as we're moving into the busy thanksgiving travel week and frustration with the new rules from the transportation security administration is hitting a boiling point right now. the full body scans and aggressive patdowns have some saying enough. despite the growing backlash, don't expect the tsa to bend either. here's what agency head john pistole said on cnn's "state of the union." >> we're not changing pol

. >>> 200 people heading from new york to moscow are on their way now. their original flight had to make an emergency landing after an engine failure. no one on the delta 767 was hurt though. >>> cardinal donald wuerl will celebrate his first mass as a cardinal this weekend in washington. the pope elevated the 70-year-old catholic leader during a ceremony saturday. >>> man does not live by bread alone. >> we know this is a bible verse that could also be the slogan for one local charity known as red for the city. in the hero central report, the organization is providing much more than just the staples. >> reporter: calling red for the city a food pantry is bit like calling walmart a grocery store, not exactly wrong but hardly the whole story. >> kind of a one stop shop for low income residents in washington, d.c. >> reporter: red for the city executive director george jones. >> it's very common for people to come in because they heard about our food pantry, either the holiday helpings campaign or throughout the year. then they hear we also offer health ca

from moscow or at six thirty pm to have minds problem team present businessman victor boot await sentencing for arms trafficking in a new york prison after an exhibition from thailand is moscow sasquatch single. america's neoconservatives rationale what's our foreign policy with a massive defense budget and continued military presence broad after republican gains in the mid-term problem. ten euro zone finance ministers brainstorm a banking recovery after the e.u. president warned the single currency this. facing a fight for survival. now with the nato summit just around the corner we sat down with one of its key participants to get his view on what could come out of it the slovenian president the new low turk says a russian partnership could play a big role in the alliances future he also discusses his country's battle with the financial crisis and whether there are any regrets about joining the e.u. . the president of slovenia thank you very much for being with us today it's my pleasure but the nato summit is coming up in couple of days and you have played an active role in promoting closer ties between russia and nato how

here in moscow good to have you with us russian diplomats have finally been granted access to vic to boot who has just appeared in court in new york over charges of gun running moscow has been pushing for the businessman to be allowed to meet consular staff but was extradited from thailand on tuesday without the russian consulate being informed during a brief court appearance in new york he was told the list of charges he's facing. much of the religiously trafficking weapons around the world will go on trial on the allegations of terrorists moscow says the decision to hand him over to the us is extreme injustice and promise to support him by all means which is being held in the high security prison in new york from them are important brings us the latest. shortly before mr boot appeared before the federal judge u.s. prosecutors had held a press conference in lower manhattan outlining detailing all the charges against viktor boots victor boot now stands charged in this district the southern district of new york with four charges. one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employ

new york. live from moscow this is a respected doctor blog. and humanitarian by day at night she sift through rubbish rome's abandoned buildings and socializes with convicts she is affectionately known as dr lisa and has dedicated herself for making the lives of the homeless the poor and the destitute more bearable but left facing a constant lack of food clothes and medicine she wants a greater understanding of the plight of the homeless. as winter approaches in moscow hundreds of homeless people stand in line waiting for just a small bit of food but will be just well people come here to eat you see this food here and eat some food and take the rest of my kids i've got kids you know. sygate a covey of is just one of thousands of homeless in moscow simply trying to get by but i live in a railway platform that are like forty of us there there are two openings so twenty people fit in one of them and twenty fifth in the other three have been living there for one year recognizing a needle is a veteran drink and regularly sets up a makeshift clinic

their authority live from moscow our top stories this hour russell businessman victor boot away at sentencing in a new york prison after his acquisition from thailand which moscow says was illegal the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking weapons to war zones he faces life in prison if found guilty in the u.s. . led american neoconservatives thrash out a massive defense budget and continued military presence of broad come from republican games and the midterm vote threat to china and the wrong end brussels nuclear might where all this. object of the bush era veteran. and eurozone finance ministers brainstorm of banking recovery after the e.u. president warned the single currency is facing a fight for survival britain says it's ready to help struggling are loaded with billions of pounds of direct loans. and with the nato summit just around the corner we sat down with one of its key participants to get his view on what could come out of it this way and president the new low turk says a russian partnership could play a big role in the alliances future he also discusses his country's battle with the fina

news on cnn. a delta air lines flight en route to moscow made an energy landing this evening about an hour after taking off in new yorke faa reports the plane had problems with its left engine. we're told the pilot just as a precaution dumped fuel and returned to jfk airport where he landed safely just before 6:00 p.m. eastern tonight. delta confirms 193 passengers were on board the plane and not one of them was injured. they will be put on another flight this evening and will continue to follow this story. >>> brody young remains in stable but critical condition and the search continues for a gunman who repeatedly shot him. investigators are looking for that suspect by land and also by air. yesterday police found a rifle, a backpack, and a bloody t-shirt they believe belonged to the suspect whose name has not been released. 34-year-old young man was shot after he stopped a man while on patrol. >>> the king of saudi arabia is coming to the u.s. for a medical treatment. 86-year-old king abdullah has been suffering from a herm ya d herniated disk in his back. now a blood clot has developed near that disk. he is expected

russian businessman victor boot awaits sentencing for trafficking in a new york prison after his extradition from thailand which moscow says was illegal . the secretary of state hillary clinton is urge the senate to ratify a nuclear deal with russia republicans have dealt a blow to the obama administration by storming its progress. and eurozone finance ministers brainstorm a banking recovery after the e.u. president warned the single currency is facing a fight for survival. with another update for you very soon about fifteen minutes from now in the meantime with the nato summit just around the corner we sat down with one of its key participants to get his view on what will come out of it the president says a russian partnership could play a big role in the future he also discusses his country's battle with the financial crisis and whether there are any regrets about it joining the e.u. our special interview next. the president of let me thank you very much for being with us today it's my pleasure the nato summit is coming up in couple of days and you have played an active role in promoting closer ties between russia a

six am in moscow good to be with you here on r t our top story russian diplomats have gained access to viktor boot who has just appeared in court in new york over charges of gun running moscow have been pushing for the businessman to be allowed to meet consular staff but was extradited from thailand on tuesday without the russian consulate being informed during his brief court appearance in new york he was told a list of charges that he's facing dubbed the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking in weapons around the world will go on trial over allegations he armed terrorists moscow says a decision to hand him over to the u.s. is quote extreme injustice and promise to support him quote by all means food is being held in a high security prison in new york archy's maria portnoy had joins us live in the big apple with the latest hello marina so what came out of boots meeting with the diplomats. well two russian diplomats did visit mr victor boot in the federal prison where he's being held in lower manhattan one of those officials being the russian consul general here in new york they were able to speak with him they say that he is happy w

authorities to admit charges of arms trafficking and terrorism is now in a new york prison and has rejected all accusations against him moscow says it will offer help to boot although russian officials say that doesn't mean they think he's innocent we report just now from new york for more on this case has been something of a tug of war marina hasn't it between moscow and washington so what is russia's position now. the other case surrounding viktor bout has been quite a tug of war between russia and the u.s. and the presidential aide to dmitri medvedev recently spoke out saying that the charges that the u.s. have leverage against victor boot a russian citizen in the serious and russia would like for those charges to be thoroughly investigated and russia is providing assistance to victor boot but russian officials have underscored the fact that that does not mean or should not be translated into a meeting that moscow believes victor boot is innocent or guilty they are just trying to make sure that everything is going according to plan no laws are being violated and russian officials also said that they have nothing to hide i

new deal whether an economic storm. what you think i mean to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program russian businessmen gunrunning suspect victor borge has been put in a new york jail after extradition from thailand moscow insists the thai decision to hand him over to the u.s. authorities was illegal and says it will continue to fight for him if convicted who could face life behind bars very important i reports. u.s. justice department refuses to give me personally any comment regarding what will happen next to victor boot but i can tell you that prosecutors are preparing to address the media some point wednesday that would detail how the the trial would proceed if there is to be a trial where he will be held in the time being as i mentioned i did reach out to the justice department to just find out basic questions when the arraignment would be where mr boot would be relocated to whether he would be held under special administrative measures and the justice department wrote me back saying that they would not comment or answer any of my questions obviously this has added a tense element to the relations between the united states and russia russian foreign minis

a delta airlines airplane flying to moscow from new york landed safely at john f. kennedy airport after the pilot reported an engine problem. it is thought the plane had a fire on the wing. more than 100 firefighters were sent to the airport. the trial of a former vice president of the democratic republic of congo it is expected to start at the international criminal court in the hague monday. he faces charges of war crimes related to his forces alleged actions against the billions and in a preferential african republic in 2002 and in 2003 when he was a rebel leader fighting against his own government. in a press conference held a short while ago at the hague, icc registrar detail the charges brought against him. mainly charges of rape, murder, pillage, constituting war crimes. 142 rulings handed down. a 759 victims were authorized to take part in the trial and the trial chamber is still reviewing more than 500 other applications. >> that was the registrar of the international criminal court. still to come here on "gmt," our children and afghan capital safer than t

it's six am in moscow i met treasurer good to be with you here on r t our top story russian businessman victor boot has reportedly landed new york after being extradited from thailand the u.s. suspects him of gun running to supply dictators in conflict zones but moscow says the moves to port are illegal or he's marina portnoy is full of mincing words he joins us live now with more hello marina so what's going to happen to boot next. hi there matt well the u.s. justice department refuses to give me personally any comment regarding what will happen next to victor boot but i can tell you that prosecutors are preparing to address the maybe some point wednesday that would detail how the the trial of victor boot would proceed if there is to be a trial where he will be held in the time being as i mentioned i did reach out to the justice department to just find out basic questions when the arraignment would be where mr boot would be relocated to whether he would be held under special administrative measures and the justice department wrote me back saying that they would not comment or answer any of my questions we have spoken though to

russian businessman victor boot sits in a new york prison to face allegations of a gun running out for an extradition from thailand with moscow god's only goal. mr boot will be brought before a federal judge in new york city shortly armoring up. with the details coming up. here much better with. a call to start u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton urges the senate to ratify a landmark nuclear kamila plus as republicans threaten to block a progress. and the e.u. is teetering on the brink eurozone finance ministers brainstorm a banking recovery with struggling arland offered a survival. seven pm here in moscow this is art to you coming to you live let's get straight to our top story russian businessman victor boot is being held in a high security prison in new york after his extradition from thailand dubbed the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking weapons around the world he faces my from prison on terrorism charges in america. the decision to hand him over to the u.s. is extreme injustice and promise to support him by all means. reports from new york . we are anticipating and expecting for u.s. prosecutors to hold a

years that's right moscow and washington have been in this tug of war over victor boot for some time now what are the side saying after this extradition after boots arrival in new york. well and you say you touched on it when you introduced the story. russian foreign ministry's is quite upset over this and this has impacted relations between moscow and washington to say the least so the russian foreign ministry has called this grieving justice essentially saying that a russian citizen should not have been extradited from from thailand with the russian government knowing beforehand other comments that have been made by russian officials also allege that the u.s. put a lot of political pressure on the thai government to meet a lot of back door deals and this is a matter that's been quite sensitive for russia and at this point they feel that russian officials feel that was have been violated let's take a listen to what was said. despite two rulings in thailand's criminal court saying victor boot guilt was not proven the thai government has still decided to hand him over to the u.s. i consider this unprecedented political pressure on the legal process and on pylons gove

i assure you that i'm hearing often that these are people who are backing from someone in moscow on a new york or whatever trust me if they get away i will get weeks everyone will get what they deserve however with many of the gang members still at large the tension remains high among the people of the southern russian village this shop community wants justice white behind bars but those responsible put truly horrific murders and clear answers over hundreds of other unsolved crimes does bollocks keep r.t.e. cross in the region. now some of the world's stories making headlines this hour and . the shanghai apartment what fifty eight people died in a fire last week many of the mourners say that even though they didn't know the victims they felt it was important to remember the twenty eight story building was being renovated when it went up in flames officials that blame workers for violating safety rules not arrested twelve on charges of decadence. but israel is our president claimed there's a plot to kill him for one hundred million dollars reward hugo chavez says the mastermind is the fugitive

suspected russian arms dealer viktor booth lands in new york after being extradited to the us from thailand moscow insists the moves are illegal. the european union president warns the irish debt crisis could cause a collapse if europe fails to unite against a common economic threat. and the new leader of britain's armed forces believes the west is unable to defeat militant islamists and al-qaeda general sir richard david richard says to prepare for another four decades in afghanistan. has more on our top story next as the alona show assesses victor boots chances in the u.s. where the justice system appears to have already made up its mind stay with us. welcome the lower show will get the real headlines with none of the mersey work to be live out of washington d.c. now today the suspected russian arms dealer viktor boot was extradited from thailand to the u.s. so we're going to look into his much disputed history around the globe and what options he has now that is on american soil then are the neo-cons that they host of the two thousand and ten foreign policy initiative form and george w. just br

. >>> well, a serious scare for passengers aboard a moscow-bound jet out of new york's jfk airport last night. this is serious, but luckily ended okay. minutes into the flight, the pilot radioed the tower about trouble with the left engine. >> delta 30, declared an emergency. >> did you see anything smoke come out of the engine? >> yeah, we saw some kind of flash on the departing aircraft. >> the boeing 747 made it back to jfk with one engine dumping fuel over the atlantic ocean. no injuries to the 193 passengers and 11 crew members aboard. some knew right away something was critically wrong. >> we heard a noise, like we hit something. and then some people saw flashes -- some people thought it was a bird, some people thought it was fire. we weren't quite sure what was going on. and then probably like three minutes later, the pilot announced that we had an engine failure. >> the faa is investigating the incident. passengers boarded another jet to moscow. so it all worked out for those passengers in the end. but my goodness -- >> what a scare. >>> it makes you want to drive if you can. bu

news from russia and from around the world this is in. moscow . russian business from vick to boot is being held in a high security prison in new york after his extradition from thailand dubbed the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking weapons around the world he faces life in prison on terrorism charges in america moscow says the decision to hand him over to the u.s. is extreme injustice and promised to support him by all means report no reports from new york. we know the russian businessman will also be appearing before a judge one pm new york city time as you mentioned he's being held at a federal prison the metropolitan correctional center in a lower manhattan where several suspects terrorism suspects have been held in years past following the september eleventh attacks picture boot is being charged with and accused of smuggling missiles and rocket launchers to colombian rebels and also conspiring to kill u.s. officers or u.s. employees victor boot for his part has denied all charges if he is found guilty he faces up to life in prison but some experts that have weighed in on this case say that boot a former soviet officer has extensive knowledg

i assure you and i'm hearing often that these people have backing from someone in moscow on a new york or whatever trust me if they get away i will quit everyone will get what they deserve however with many of the gang members still at large the tension remains high among the people of the southern russian village this shocked community wants justice life behind bars but those responsible for truly horrific murders and clear answers of the hundreds of other unsolved crimes. does blogs keep crossing the region. this is aussie's a weekly review here while headlines here interesting among. my married mother did not like we're going to become. kind of free. and she was very good for me. she felt. i was frankenstein's monster. we don't have the problem. every morning and effort is made. by the palestinian or the european side to negotiate an end to the violent attacks against israel which i have no fear of war calling the arabs song goes you have no fear calling the leader of the state of israel one of the main terrorists in the world. we are supposed to be seriously examining history but y

and yet i assure you and i'm hearing often that these people have backing from someone in moscow on a new york or whatever trust me if they get away i will quit everyone will guess what they deserve however many of the gang members still at large the tension remains high among the people of the southern russian village this shop community wants justice white behind bars but those responsible for truly horrific murders and clear answers of the hundreds of other unsolved crimes does all of our t. cross in our region. so you're watching aussie's news or he'll the week more headlines in just. seventy six hours of intense fighting. six thousand dead at a beach front battlefields several kilometers long. and now there is only one person who cares. to see we are surrounded by garbage everywhere but also there are . on this beach which of course is a very most appropriate city signification a symbol of everything that's wrong with our goddamn government allowing not only garbage but to accumulate where so many guys died. a new battle is going on. will the history be protected. return to terra what jul

new york. it's a delta airline flight from jfk to moscow.d to be diverted for some trouble, some engine troubles. our affiliates are on the way and out national correspondent, susan candiotti, is checking on it. there are up to 200 passengers on board this jet, a boeing 767. flight number 30 from jfk to moscow, returned to jfk with a left engine problem. we're going to report on that and check on it for you. also tonight, a utah park ranger, brody young, remains in critical but stable condition. and the search continues for the gunman accused of repeatedly shooting him. investigators are combing through tough terrain for the suspect by land and by air. yesterday police found a rifle, backpack and bloody t-shirt they believe belong to the suspect. >>> ironed is the latest dom knee to fall in the european financial crisis. the irish government admitted today about what the financial community has been whispering all week, the company will need a bailout. the monetary fund says they'll ready to step in with assistants. >>> the trial of two deta

hour russian businessman victim to wait sentencing for trafficking in a new york prison to his extradition from thailand which moscow says was illegal. state hillary clinton is urge the senate to ratify a landmark nuclear deal with russia republicans have dealt a blow to the a bomb administration by storming its progress. and eurozone finance ministers brainstorm a banking recovery after the e.u. president the single currency is facing a fight for survival. about with more developments in half an hour from now the mean time every year there are fewer survivors of the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen and next war two veterans share their memories with us it's our special report. visits to this house from leo frankel street in central budapest are by special invitation or even the sign marquee show that a computer store bell is missing in your strip by vandals or the tenant so fed up with inquisitive intruders. you need help from his friends to do it household chores and next officer in high gear in john di maria he's lived here under virtual siege for nearly three years he stayed largely indoors since his n

new york we're coming to you live from moscow this is r.t. the condition of the russian journalist savagely beaten in moscow last week oleg kashin is said to be slowly improving but his wife says he's still a long way off from making a full recovery the case has been transferred to russia's top investigative committee prosecutors claim they have a real chance of finding the people behind the vicious assault caution was attacked on friday night by two men who almost beat him to death with metal rods police suspected the journalists investigative work for the commerce a newspaper and his internet blog that provoked the attack. all that stories online for you and many others. at r.t. dot com we'll give you a sample now of some of the other stories we're updating online for you right now a form of president george w. bush two years of silence to give his take on his role in the most turbulent decade in recent u.s. history. and the interactive literally designed to shock why is this russian artist looking strangers on the internet give him pain. n

new york's jfk airport. an engine failure forced that moscow-bound plane to turnaround. actor leonardo dicaprio and more than 200 others were onboard. investigators now say there's no evidence that a bird strike caused that failure. they're now looking into other causes. >>> and when we come back this morning, for some drivers it is a dream come true. the new car that gets nearly, get this, 100 miles per gallon. >>> and we continue to monitor breaking news from asia. south korean homes burning out of control, after an attack in retaliation from south by the north. >>> overseas markets are lower this morning. reacting to the news out of korea and renewed concern about ireland's debt crisis. japanese markets were closed for a holiday. but hong kong's hang seng is sharply lower. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow fell 25 points yesterday. the nasdaq added nearly 14. >>> if you're hitting the road for the holiday, be prepared to pay a little more at the pump. gas prices are now averaging $2.88 a gallon. that's up about 24 cents from last thanksgiving.