course located in russia's volatile north caucuses it has been perhaps one of the most calm and stabbed a stable republic so these events that have unfolded in the last. twenty four hours are certainly very stressful what originally started as an ordinary ski trip ended in tragedy when five people were making their way from a moscow to a resort in the russian republic of cuba in the vault on their way from the airport to the actual resort the minibus they were in was flagged down by what the driver thought to be police officers the minibus was stopped two men got out and asked for the one woman inside the bus to step outside when the men tried to protect her this the men outside the minibus simply stepped back and opened fire at least three people died on the spot with one still in hospital in critical conditions dr doctors are fighting for his life one of the men inside saw his son die in front of his very eyes. they would refuse to show the. wheels that shows this is. the one man of course remains in hospital doctors fighting for his life he is perhaps still alive because of the quick

bus headlines three tourists a killed in an attack on a minibus north caucuses just before an explosion reportedly had the ski travelling to the car rigged with explosives is also just being discovered. as anti-government protests rage across the middle east britain gets slammed for supplying weapons which are being used to. injured demonstrators. plus an imprisoned nation the us has more people in jail than any other country and some a scumbag say it's because big business is turning prison into profit. all those stories to come in more detail at the top of the hour can't see another with the small. hello and welcome to the sports news thank you for joining me and these other top stories. ever to be told is chelsea on penalties while eleven time winners monsoor lloyd not only corny one nil on the nail biting day in the f.a. cup. and they were to step down because not so about wins her first semifinal the six months or place well number one carling the three outs the final in two thought i. understand cheery and chimes i never end to say wag smashes one hundred seventy five immediately

in the volatile north caucuses and in particular we know that the traffic police checkpoint was fired upon just after eight pm moscow time and the f.s.b. department for a couple of our current came under fire just after that at eight thirteen pm that's again moscow time the source our news source is telling us that preliminary reports indicate that no one among the offices of the f.s.b. department for publishing of a car has been harmed and that the building was shelled with an underground grenade launcher that's the report we're getting at the moment and traffic police checkpoints in that's a suburb of not chick and in not on the earth on this trip were fired upon eight thirty pm moscow time we're also receiving information that the shalit should the traffic police checkpoint was fired a plan with automatic weapons and one police officer was injured and exchange of fire near the sun your traffic police checkpoint is under way at the moment that's breaking news from the red carpet in a block area. and that of course follows some unrest that we saw there a little earlier from russia's

at least three tourists are killed in an attack on a minibus in the north caucuses just before an explosion reportedly had the ski resort they were traveling to. we can see across the u.k. government is selling to repressive regimes and. government protests rage across the middle east britain gets slammed for supplying weapons which are being used to kill endangered demonstrators. and imprisons nation the us people in jail than any other country in the summer say that's because big business is turning prison into profit. plus harry potter is dead and no it's not it was a boy from one of the world's best selling books to talking about his unlikely burial sites in israel is attracting crowds of fans. this is r.t. it's ten pm saturday night here in moscow kevin zero in with our top story for you tonight but at least three people have been killed and two injured after a gunman fired at a tourist minibus in russia's republic of couple of the noble caria they were traveling to a ski resorts where a few hours after the deadly incident a bomb reportedly went off on a chair lift the country has got

despite the fact that it is of course located in russia's volatile north caucuses it has been perhaps one of the most calm and stable republics so these events that have unfolded in the last twenty four hours are certainly very stressful what originally started as an ordinary ski trip ended in tragedy when five people were making their way from a moscow to a resort in the russian republic of cuba in the on their way from the airport to the actual resort of the a minibus they.

in the north caucuses just before an explosion reportedly at the ski resort they were traveling to. reconsider and see across the state police that new government is selling to reverse the regimes who are you as anti-government protests rage across the middle east britain gets slammed for supplying weapons which are being used to kill and injure demonstrators. and imprison the nation and. more people in jail than any other country and some hags comics say it's because of big businesses turning prison into profit. and harry potter is dad and though it's not the wizard boy one of the world selling books is on line from the burial site in israel charts crowds are found on long. live from moscow you're watching our team thanks for being with us let's get straight to our top story this saturday four people have been killed and one seriously injured after an unknown gunman fired at a van containing tourists in russia's republic of korea they were traveling to a ski resort where a few hours after the deadly incident there was a detonation on the chair left before let's go on to our corresp

about has the latest details despite the fact that it is of course located in russia's volatile north caucuses it has been perhaps one of the most calm and stable republics so these either.

these olympics will be taking place on the doorstep of russia's most volatile region, the north caucuses. they have been told that terrorists are planning to attack the games. >> this is why russians are worried. a suicide bomber blew him up at a moscow airport, killing 36 people. they believe that the attack was linked to end of the miss insurgency. the suicide bomber came from a village. chechnya is also close and pakistan. there were two suicide bombings here last week. >> of these acts of terror have an international connection. al qaeda is involved. our secret services have uncovered plans for more of that. we expect terrorist activity to increase the closer that we get. >> at the olympic park, they have taken the buys from london 2012 on how to secure the site. each driving in here is checked by hand and then by machine to make sure that no guns or explosives are smuggled through. there is tighter security at the airport, too. for everybody entering the building. >> no security in this world right now offers 100% protection. this has been proven in israel and the united states and

at least three tourists are killed in an attack on a minibus in the north caucuses just before an explosion reportedly hit the ski resort they were traveling to. we can see then see across the middle east that newquay government is selling to repressive regimes all over the anti-government protests rage across the middle east britain get slammed for supplying weapons which are being used to kill and injure demonstrate. and imprison nation the us has more people in jail than any other country and some extended say it's because big business is turning present into a profit. potter is dead though it's not the was a boy from the world's best selling books his unlikely burial site israel is attracting crowds and fans the less. for a good evening from moscow if you just joined us my name is kevin owen it's now nine pm and you're watching t.v. our top story at least three people have been killed and two injured after a known gunman fired at a tourist minibus in russia's republic of couple deno bokhara they were traveling to a ski resort there were a few hours after the deadly incident there was re

hour hand the russian capital a hard out of suspected militants has been destroyed in russia's north caucuses republic of company nepal korea it's part of a major anti terror efforts in the region special forces are still searching for suspected militants who opened fire on laurent forces overnight the same group is suspected of attacking tourists last weekend went to moscow and then stopped a minibus heading for a ski resort a month three tourists were killed and two others injured. time now for some other international news in brief rescuers in new zealand church are continuing to try to pull survivors from the rubble following tuesday's devastating earthquake seventy five people so far confirmed dead but nearly three hundred remain missing a national state of emergency that is hundreds of rescue workers including foreign teams have rushed to the city the tremor was the country's deadliest natural disaster in the century. at least ten soldiers are being killed in fighting between the forces of the two political rivals in ivory coast some reports suggest the real figure could be as high as f

security forces arrested three suspected accomplices of the airport bomber all three are from the north caucuses republic of english and are believed to have known about the attack planned by twenty year old evil with a manhunt is on for seven other suspects wanted in connection with the bombing at the security operation gathers pace the president shifted the focus from what has been down to sort out the aftermath of the tragedy what is being done to prevent similar tragedies from happening again and the best thing to do he decided is to go on inspection personally. he checked security at one of moscow's busiest railway stations and was left unimpressed to say the least. as i see private security agents here but the police where any metal detectors i don't see them we don't have metal detectors that's true. reveal any c.c.t.v. either and just to compound concerns no police in sight. through the whole station and i haven't seen a single policeman no police no there's a church shop well at least you have someplace to pray. but the time when people relied soley on god not police may finally be over

time that these are the top stories here on our team for tourists are killed in a van in the north caucuses just before an explosion reportedly hit the ski resort they were traveling to. as anti-government protests and waves of calls to the middle east britain got slammed first one weapons which are being used to kill and injure demonstrators. and imprison nations the west has more people in jail than any other country and some acts conflict saying it's because big businesses turned present in. next this week's edition of focuses on how to get by on a modest budget fall in the russian capital known as one of the world's most expensive cities. hello and welcome to the program now moscow is famous for being one of the mess expensive cities in the world. and we see just how low we can find prices in the capital there are hundreds of thousands of deals office sales and discounts to be found here. with. the good old. times he didn't have to be a. wife to enjoy a shocking. case. to say she still has several locations around the capital they will just.

troubled north caucuses three policemen died in a gun battle while two officers were killed in twin suicide attacks in douglas than the incidents come as russian president dmitry medvedev ordered intensive measures to fight terrorism. integration. brings us all to have. a number of terrorist war surrounded by a local law enforcement a gun battle ensued and which five militants were killed one is supposedly on the run and is being sought after as we speak in the gun battle and this of course is just the latest installment in the ongoing battle against terrorism in russia specifically in the volatile caucasus region one of the a suicide blast that was detonated in a village in the republic of the guest on that was a car that was detonated by a suicide bomber he himself was in the car of course and died on location another suicide bomb that also took place in that same village. a woman who walked up to a military outpost and detonated a suicide belt with a bomb of course killing herself killing one. security officer and injuring many others russian authorities specifically the russian presiden

as part of a major counter terror operation the crackdown also saw three gunmen killed in the north caucuses the public on tuesday when officers died and six others were wounded the militants are suspected of attacking tourists last weekend after two mosque men stopped. many of us heading for a ski resort on mount elbrus three tourists were killed and two others injured when the gunman opened fire. while hundreds of thousands of people living with hiv fighting for their lives in ukraine the government stands accused of delaying the supply of vital drugs made claims of state corruption patients have been forced to jeopardize their health in a bid to stay alive alexy janish asking has the story. ever since you learned the learned she was a child positive her life has been a nightmare and the last few months have made matters even worse a local aid center which had been providing iliana with medication told her that they no longer had even a logical serum for her three year old son andree also infected with a deadly virus. they told me that i have to give my adult one to two hundred and that i

reported he was a twenty year old man from the north caucuses a manhunt is on for six others have believed to have must reminded the attack security is being tightened all across the country they had stopped police and the half as we were meeting behind closed doors with members of the russian parliament to decide on what needs to be done to build big gaping holes in the country's security system. the current anti terror legislation of russia could soon be amended just as the country's police force is now undergoing a major overhaul it's hoped the recent changes to the police will make cop corruption and security lapses i think of the past exit in the church of r r t. but hearings into the extradition case of wiki leaks founder julian i thought will resume on friday after the end of the second day of the inquiry in london it's then that the closing statement on the case will be read out to determine whether he will be handed over to. laura and that is outside the court with more. well it was supposed to be the last day today and it's pretty interesting that it wasn't in fact they said that

back in the spotlight after fresh violence leaves five people dead in the country's troubled north caucuses region. plus they're looking for a better future but are accused of ruining other people's lives in the process the payton multiculturalism heats up as more migrants seek refuge in europe. now from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day the revolution in egypt has sparked an avalanche of anti-government protests across the middle east it's a strategically vital region for the u.s. which is now trying to balance its approach to the demonstrations while pushing its own agenda a middle east correspondent has the latest. in yemen for the fifth consecutive day violence broke out between pro and anti-government demonstrators it happened a number of cities a number of people were injured and analysts have gone so far as to say that the next few weeks are critical the president abdullah abdullah saleh who has been in power for more than thirty years we witnessed also in the fray in two protesters killed by the violence happened in a funeral procession tha

organize the deadly bombing our main international airport last month they were arrested in russia's north caucuses republican. and are believed to be closely linked to the suicide bomber suspect let's get the latest now from marty's you've got that in the church over because i mean that who exactly are these people and what are they being accused of. or to all be detained are believed to be a reality of some of the suicide bomb of a reporter to be a brother and a sister of that man the law taken from them reveals that d.n.a. zay dentical these relatives are believed to have known about the planned attack but they did not. report to the police explosive similar to the ones you stay in the idea that a woman were found in their house that was not at the house and he's not a relative of the bomber but he's believed to have a company of the man on his way from the republicans in the churchyard to moscow from earlier reports by russia's investigators we know that it was a twenty year old man the pup the trade of the attack and was from the north caucasus now we know he was raised he was born and raised

reported he was a twenty year old man from the north caucuses and manhunt is on for six others have believed to have must have minded the attack security is being tightened all across the country they had stopped police and the half as we were meeting behind closed doors with members of the russian parliament to decide on what needs to be done to build big gaping holes in the country's security system. the current anti terror legislation of russia could soon be amended just as the country's police force is now undergoing a major overhaul it's hoped the recent changes to the police will make cop corruption and security lapses i think of the past exceed in the church of r r t most. of our of the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks will reappear in a london court on friday to battle a swedish extradition warrant julian assange as a defense lawyer says the swedish side could come to the u.k. and explain their sexual misconduct allegations facing their client or his lawyer and it is a london with more on this high profile case. well it was supposed to be the last days day and it's pretty interest

combat in the ball carrier of course reflecting on the overall tense situation of course being the north caucuses police are not ruling out terrorist activity but of course suspecting russia's most wanted terrorist still cool model previously claimed responsibility for two deadly terrorist attacks in the russian capital the moscow metro bombings and the very recent attack on moscow's dumb idea the airport they are of course investigating trying to get any leads talking to eyewitnesses doing everything they can to ensure the stability and security in the republic itself and the region of course as a whole. fred we are from the christian science monitor says it's common practice for terrorists to target tourist resorts. it fits a pattern all over the world where people terrorists who want to damage a country's economy they attack tourists because the when the word of that spreads people stop coming hotels close down all those service all those all that money that comes in with tourism stops that that's an amazing amount of damage that they can do president medvedev recently did and now it's. a mult

was fired at by masked men who killed three people virginia all khari allies in russia volatile north caucuses region. president of bella ruth says opposition will be quote bashed on the head unless it stops destabilizing the country alexander lukashenko warning comes just days after the first person involved in last year's mass protest in men was sentenced to four years behind bars thousands of opposition activists took to the capital streets and polls closed in december presidential election over six hundred protesters were arrested and more than forty now face trial including several presidential candidates the editor in chief of the magazine russia in global affairs told us that although the opposition in valorous is weak it's still making the nervous opposition below says not serious enough to really challenge his rule and actually the election results we should force was falsified by you in the third free election i'm afraid of the question can we not as much but he would do it at the same time it's quite strange that he blames the position for being so much important but. why in this ca

tonight these are all top stories three tourists were killed in an attack on a van in the north caucuses just before an explosion reportedly hit the ski resort of the trouble. is that the government protests rage across the middle east britain gets slammed for supplying weapons which are being used to kill and injure demonstrate. and imprison its nation the us has more people in jail than any other country and some mix conflicts say that it's because big businesses are turning prisons into profit more on line twenty four seventh's. next this week's edition of moscow focusing on how to get by on a modest budget when you are in the russian capital known of course as one of the world's most expensive city. hello and welcome to the program now moscow is famous for being one of the mess expensive cities in the world. and how low we can find prices in the capital there are hundreds not thousands of deals office sales and discounts to be found here. the good old. times he didn't have to be a. wife to enjoy shopping. if you know the city has several locations around capitol. hill.

on a tourist minibus further north killing three guards you have all faria is in the volatile north caucuses and police are looking for a connection with islamist terrorists operating in their reach him. kosovo has marked three years since it unilaterally unilaterally declared independence from serbia most u.n. member states including russia don't recognize it as a separate nation although its sovereignty is backed by the u.s. and several dozen other countries the out of verse three was marred by a recent council of europe report alleging that kosovo's leaders including the current prime minister were involved in crimes during the war of one thousand nine hundred nine being cooed executions of abductions and organ trafficking claims which serbia wants the un security council to investigate marco gases from the british serbian alliance for peace says the u.s. and the e.u. didn't look into it earlier because their roles in what happened would have emerged . the key thing is we go back to those eleven years to when serbia was being bombed when people were being butchered on bridges in schools a

special forces have reported the eradicated five gunmen in a counter terror operation in the north caucuses some of those killed are suspected of shooting taurus in the country's southern republican. weekend on saturday two masked men stopped a minibus heading for mt elbrus at least three tourists were killed and two more injured as the gunman opened fire. a look now at some more world news and grief for your boss our officials say four americans have been shot dead by pirates after their boat was seized off the coast of oman last week u.s. forces had been negotiating with the hijackers until gunshots were heard early tuesday morning troops stormed the yacht detaining fifteen suspected pirates and killing another four the americans had been taking part in a rally when they were attacked. rescue operations are underway in new zealand following a six point three magnitude earthquake that killed at least sixty five in the city of christ church thousands of people are in emergency shelters the powerful quake brought buildings tumbling down in the business district at one time office blocks coll

supplies and a makeshift explosive device now governor general kyra lies in the world little north caucuses that islamist terrorists operating in the region could be behind the latest attacks some experts say the way they were carried out heat in several locations at the same time follows the pattern used by islamists operating internationally. well let's now have a look at some other major headlines from around the world hope from another place let's talk news even and tuesday has risen to one hundred forty five with another two hundred still missing rescuers warn that big chances of finding any more survivors under the rubble in christ church us live emergency services are trying to restore power and. some are for which might lead to countries rostov a disaster police are also with reports of looting and warnings there may be more tremors to come. one of yemen's most prominent tribal chieftains has resigned from the ruling party and joined the opposition demanding of you as part of president ali abdullah saleh stands down the death toll has now reached at least twenty six as deputy to gov

this week security says arrested we suspected accomplices of the former only three are from the north caucuses group of people in the shooting and are believed to have known about the plan by twenty rows with any of you with a manhunt is on for seven other stars did in connection with the bombing as the security operation gathers pace the president's shift of focus from what has been down to sort out the other. so much of the tragedy what is being done to prevent similar tragedies from happening again the best thing to do he decided is to go an inspection personally. each at security at one of miscues easiest way we stations and was let on him france to seize the east. it's not like she's private security agency but ways to reach there any metal detectors i did she didn't. have metal detectors and sure these but she didn't reveal any to speak either and she just took my son's lead and some stuff that. we do to stay should see a single policeman no police there's a church that the police should complete. but the time when people were lined soley on god's police may finally be over russia's anti

the country's troubled north caucuses.

supplies and a makeshift explosive device now but as you know about her allies in the world little north caucuses islamist terrorists operating in the region could be behind the latest attacks some experts say the way they were carried out heat in several locations at the same time follows the pattern used by islamists operating internationally. anger is growing in the u.s. over the super sized tax burden for the middle class it's quickly come to a head as thousands have been protesting in one northern state over plans to cut public sector workers collective benefits and sweetheart he asked people in new york how they feel when they're required to make sacrifices and not the super rich . people across the u.s. are protesting proposed legislation intended to slash benefits for the middle class i do really protesting the fact that every day people are being asked to make sacrifices while the last three years continue to profit even more this week let's talk about that i'm a member of the squeezed middle class and we say. we work for the obvious and first then friday we were for ourselves but think

government actually would i remember when we had our democratic elections in am certain republican in north caucuses for who would actually put in each school principal it was based on the f. to be principal and eventually. this side that won. it was the one that had more votes which the same night of them were the same size the people in the took up arms and started shooting huge at one another and so some people were killed this situation surgical procedure and there are taught with different beginner just mechanically copy some of the methods and i see it's that we need to respect. them for the police would do any good you in the to respect what happens in other countries in other parts of the world but different other forces and we need you cue to support some things that are promising a careful look what we cannot do interfere are we concerned about what is going on in north africa can this affect that you can get you in the us this can this have some negative consequences for the in office is an awful war so we are going cerny but this is good but it would have negative consequences for other

russians volatile north caucuses has been in the spotlight all week as a spike in militant activity raged in the republic of coverage you know bill caria a group of up to twelve militants from alternately attacked several locations in the republic's capital now and check on friday a few hours later several gunmen shell the gas station but an explosion was averted thanks to the fire crews quick arrival the incident caused some damage but no fatalities at turnaround from last week's fermat its half a tourist bus that left three people dead local authorities say the plots were an attempt to distract and terror forces from special operations in a mountainous of the republic they say the situation is now fully under control but it's now take a look at some other stories from around the world and the confirmed death toll from the earthquake in new zealand has risen to one hundred forty six with more than two hundred still missing residents across the country have said prayers for the dead are missing emergency services in christ church are working to clear wreckage from the city as officials re

special forces have reportedly killed at least three gunmen in a counter-terror operate in the north caucuses during the operation one officer was killed six others were wounded the militants are suspected of attacking tourists in the country's southern republican caria last weekend on saturday two masked men stopped a minibus heading for a ski resort a man elbrus three to risk was killed and two more injured when the gunman opened fire more world news few brief now officials say four americans have been shot dead by pirates after their boat was hijacked off the coast of oman last week u.s. forces had been negotiating with the pirates until gunshots were heard early tuesday morning troops stormed the yacht detaining fifteen suspected hijackers and killing another four the americans had been around the world trip when they were attacked. rescue operations are under way in new zealand after six point three magnitude earthquake that killed at least sixty five in the city of christchurch thousands of people in emergency shelters tonight a powerful quake brought buildings tumbling down in the busi

north carolina is the site of the democratic national convention. the republican national convention will be the last week of august. one year from today will be the iowa caucusesh the presidential election getting under way. that will be followed by the new hampshire primary. las vegas, good morning. caller: i have three things i would like to say. it has been three years since i have been last a host: on. why have you been such a stranger? caller: it is hard to get on. there are -- there seems to be a problem with the dressing this president would salutation especially by the republicans. it seems like there is such a hard thing about addressing him as president obama. doug , a"stumbling obama." they will say senator this or senator that. another thing about the unions -- it wasn't for the unions, there would be no middle class whether it is white, black because the gave the blacks in a lot of opportunity to move into the middle class. they use the word socialism like it is dirty. when president obama says it socialism, he means that you've got company execs making a profit and their salaries are over 800%, over $1 million per year and yet the republicans thi

closely with many of you in committees and caucuses like the blue dogs and the new democrats and on legislation. with some here, i have visited garden spots like north korea, libya, syria, afghanistan, pakistan an yemen to assess the threats we face. those threats as you all know are extremely serious. such foreign travel is, i believe, a wonderful way to build personal, bipartisan friendships. something dearly needed here. as a life-long, passionate, bipartisan in my bones democrat, i have been criticized by both sides. but the center is where, in my view, most americans are and where in many cases the best policy answers are. i will bring that perspective with me to my new post at the wilson center. let me make two final points. first, over the years, i have worked hard to hire and train the best staff on the planet. we call ourselves team harman. mr. dicks: the house is not in order. the chair: the gentleman is correct. mrs. harman: at annual reunions i marvel at how they and their families have grown. i truly love them and know how their extraordinary efforts are appreciated by my constituents and other offices. and second, i always say they rep