. >> some of the highest mountains in the world surround the province in northern pakistan.here have lived in relative isolation for generations. they are deeply religious, a conservative, and suspicious of strangers. until recently, women were not allowed to run their own money. radical islamist ideology found for tile so it here -- fertile soil here. >> people used to go to training camps everywhere in pakistan. they joined jihad to defend islam. that has changed with this project. >> this is the very first development project in the region. at first, it was considered contrary to local culture. to fight poverty, many rules and customs and to be changed. >> the project managers promoted women's organizations. but our society does not permit women to gather or organize as a group. and they introduced -- people reject credit has been unislaminc. >> the religious leaders engage in four years of controversial discussions before they decided the project -- a street was built, providing access to markets, schools, and hospitals. on for provided with running water. this species o

some other stories from around the world the pentagon says mistakes led to nato airstrikes in northern pakistan that killed twenty four soldiers a report by the u.s. government said the alliance was against what it thought was an insurgent attack and u.s. blamed the ends of the poor coordination with pakistani border forces the attack in of amber put significant strain on relations between washington and islamabad causing the pakistani government to close the border routes into neighboring afghanistan. a five point eight magnitude earthquake has shaken christchurch in southern new zealand provoking a mass evacuation of public buildings despite the strength of the quake no casualties have been reported and no tsunami warning has been issued the city has still not fully recovered from a quake that killed almost two hundred people and caused billions of dollars of damage in february. rival palestinian factions have made a significant step towards reconciliation with the announcement a mosque will join the palestinian liberation organization hamas and fatah also agree to hold an election next year

the pentagon says mistakes led to nato airstrikes in northern pakistan that killed twenty four soldiers a report by the u.s. government said the alliance was retaliating against what it thought was an insurgent attack the u.s. blamed years ago and on poor coordination with pakistani border forces the attack in november put significant strain on relations between washington and islamabad causing the pakistani government to close border routes into neighboring afghanistan. a five point eight magnitude earthquake has shaken the christ church in southern new zealand provoking a mass evacuation of public buildings despite the strength of the quake no casualties have been reported no tsunami warning issued either but the city has still not fully recovered from a quake that killed almost two hundred and caused billions of dollars of damage that was back in february. which could have you with us today here in r.t. we're looking back at some of the major events of two thousand and eleven today we remember the fatal plane crash that took the lives of the entire jaroslav all locomotive hockey team

some other stories from around the world the pentagon says mistakes led to nato airstrikes in northern pakistan to kill twenty four soldiers every pore by the u.s. government said the alliance was retail haiti against what it saw it was an insurgent attack the u.s. blamed the incident on poor coordination with pakistani border forces the attack in a van were put significant strain on relations between washington and islamabad causing the pakistani government to close the border routes into neighboring afghanistan. rival palestinian factions have made a significant step towards a reconciliation with the announcement hamas will join the palestinian liberation organization hamas and fatah also agree to hold an election next year to create a single government for both the west bank and gaza the breach between the two groups has been an obstacle to peacemaking efforts with israel hamas took power in gaza in two thousand and seven leaving palestinian president mahmoud abbas to govern only the west bank. that hearing on u.s. soldier bradley manning accused of causing the biggest national security leak

and pakistan as unstable as ever in order to keep the war in afghanistan running nato relies more on its other major supply route coming from the north. here it is the northern distribution network you see all these blue lines and here is the route that pakistan shut down now the northern supply network was started when russia agreed to provide this territory and air space for transit if not only thought supplies to nato troops in afghanistan it proved to be a very reliable route more reliable than pakistan now it accounts for half of nato as non-lethal supplies on trucks railroads and by air supplies travel through russian territory from europe and from russia's far east all the way to afghanistan and the lions on this route is set to expand in the last three years russia's cooperation on of ganesan as being key to nato operations there. i sit down with professor michael lee hoss who stressed he was speaking in a personal capacity the u.s. has a very tenuous kind of placement. in afghanistan and it is highly vulnerable it's highly vulnerable. to pakistanis but it's more vulnerable to russia if i mean if russia were to withdraw its permission for us to use i

increase in northern mexico and is estimated to have killed forty thousand people in the last few years. well shortly we'll be asking whether the u.s. government can solve its relations with pakistan after misguided drone strikes continue to kill civilians there that's in cross talk but before that let's get the business update with dimitri. for a warm welcome to business r.t. russia goes to the polls on sunday to choose who sits in parliament the election season or will then be concluded with the presidential vote in early march the week states of the global economy is having a no bleak effect on the campaign and the unlike previous years the government has not ramped up public spending ahead of the vote. i think it reflects that the economy's growing quite strongly on its own it reflects concern about the global environment and a desire for more prudent policy but i think it also means that we're starting out in a slightly stronger position. than other war is the second thing to say is that we are going to see some increases in spending cuts and tax at the beginning of next year we're going to see big increase in police pay a big increase in military pay and a big cuts in social

another explosion happened in the northern city where a bomb strapped to a bicycle exploded as a convoy of shiites were driving down the road. while it is more common in pakistan, it is more rare in afghanistan. they are calling on the leader toddle agree text act of -- it is -- they are calling on the leader to call this attack an outrage. >>> once again they are pushing congress to extend the payroll tax cut. president barack obama delivered his new nationalism speech. that is where he called for a square deal for americans. once again if they do not renew the payroll tax cut they will be hit with something they cannot afford. >>> herman cain explained why he dropped out of the presidential race. >> it was not that i was not going to fight, i am just going to fight a different way but it came down to family first. >> herman cain appeared at a fundraiser and he said he had hoped to change washington from the inside by being elected president but his plan "b" is to change it from the outside. >>> illinois former governor rod blagojevich was accused of trying to sell president barack obama's former senate seat. they want to hand down a 15 to 20 year prison sent

pakistan and obviously a developing story, connor. thank you very much, conor powell for us live in afghanistan today. jon: fox news alert updating you on a manhunt in northernngland. police are now searching for an escaped prisoner who is said to be armed, dangerous, and out for revenge. david glen hobson escaped from the caroll county jail in new hampshire last week. he climbed over a razor wire fence. police believe his relatives helped him get out. julie banderas following the developments. >> reporter: david glen hobson has been on the loose since escaping from a jail in new hampshire on december 1st. u.s. marshal's believe he stole a vehicle to return to his home down of alfred, maine. police say the 33-year-old has plans to harm two people in the area. listen. >> most concerning is that we strongly believe that david hobson has acquired a firearm an has made threats to specific individuals. these individuals have been contacted by law enforcement and are in a secure location. >> reporter: investigators have been scouring the surrounding areas of his hometown creating those road blocks you see there, executing search warrants of relatives in nearby sta

northern city out here as a bomb was strapped to the bicycle, exploding as the convoy of the shiites was driving down the road. and while violence between shiites is more common in neighboring pakistanextremely rare in afghanistan and the taliban is denying the responsibilities for them and the general allen is calling on the taliban leaders to condemn what he calls a grotesque act of terrorism. i'm allison burns, channel 2 news. >>> time right now, 8:16, pakistan removed some of their soldiers. this could be retaliation after the coalition air strikes last month killed about 24 pakistani soldiers. you're looking at video from this area for those soldiers. and the pakistan military officials, they say that the troops will be going back to the border centers in the next couple of days, but first, they all focus on improving the coordination with the nato forces in afghanistan. >>> 8:16. arnold swarzenegger says the new crusade is renewable energy. the former california governor was honored in washington, d.c. last night as the renewable energy leader, a decade by the american council on renewable energy. at the award ceremonies, swarzenegger called on congress to make sure that all e