st petersburg started. the you know. the controversy of the meeting is all about the palestinians to put their. feet on to the first thing just the world heritage list last year you know asco recognized palestine as a member state provoking fieri and israel and the u.s. so now this is going to make the tension and what are the chances of the church. and also apart from the controversy what is the u.n. cultural body preparing for. the executive. the executive board of unesco is in charge of the organization's program of work since two thousand and nine it has been headed by the russian ambassador and delegate to unesco. ms mitchell has been a politician and diplomat for more than two decades just been a member of the russian parliament in the mid ninety's and was first deputy foreign minister in two thousand and three and two thousand and four regionally joined unesco in two thousand and one as assistant director general returned three years ago. welcome whether or not it is shall first of all russia is currently presidin

of the as the same to you mentioned st petersburg the center the historical center of st petersburg which actually hosted the world heritage committee is on the list right how does the unesco reach. the state of the architecture and the state of the preservation of the historical center of st peter's you know it's not a question it's the biggest site of the world. really yes or all is for example the center of rome it's much. much smaller incomparably compact which have been inscribed for example perry since scribed only . you know. sin sin there are the saudi rigorous yes yes yes and all these you know buildings you know are in the center of the c.d.c. and this why you know the picture will have big difficulties for the development i mean who not only new constructions but you know increasing can assess it's in electricity and water in them so it's necessary to develop the infrastructure but it's not easy and it's needs very very big work and that's why. you know and in general the problem between conservation and development exists in all sides so yes you're feeling even being a russian

and you have a drinkers following events in st petersburg for us dmitri want to see the highlights. well basically the first day of the st petersburg forum is a last minute chance to run around and hand out your business cards because the indeed the forum is wrapping up but it is the most important economic event of the year well at least in russia because nowhere else would you get so many celebrities of the business and government seen all under the same roof together this combined with the splendid venue that is st petersburg all russia's so-called northern capital and some very bright weather in the white nights so basically the only mood spoiler was the backdrop of the european debt crisis and that was the elephant in the room every discussion every round table every conversation that starts with an assessment of the risks and just how serious the situation in the euro zone is you see you. with a longer term the growth john does across the euro zone are a bigger worry to me there's a lot of koreans from asia that has to take place for europe to get competitive and i think that'

yesterday in st petersburg asking you have to hear and i have signed an agreement on the shelf for a while at last doesn't mean that i may be satisfied with russia's conditions for the european investors in the russian energy sector. it's very difficult to give an answer to that to that question but of course what we can see at this moment that there are some quite some contacts between russian companies and between companies in europe between companies everywhere and i think this is very encouraging because it shows that there is an opening. of fresh air and that's what exactly everybody would like to see because let's be honest russia is very very important when it comes down to it and to global energy supply there is no solution without russia russia is the biggest gas producer is the second producer in the world so it would be an illusion to think about. energy demands a growing energy demand worldwide could be met with the outs without russia so what you just mentioned i think is one of the important steps towards that direction. but will a rush ministry of economic development.

since one thousand nine to six he has been the genuine old director of the mariinsky theatre in st petersburg and since two thousand and seven principal conductor of the london symphony orchestra caregivers the several major international musical spooktacular on the band's most notably the white knight festival in st petersburg and moscow east of festival one of the foremost international conductors of all time gary give has never been shy to react to major world issues especially those concerning his native focuses after the two thousand and four busline school massacre he conducted a series of concerts in tribute to the victims following the two thousand and eight war south a said he came to team and conducted a concert of the room when parliament building in memory of those who died in the congress. hello mr gifford welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us today my pleasure while the first of all i would like to ask you. you do different things you do so many things in your life except music well you know lots of things along with music so music for you is in a treat a bus

say petersburg its national economic forum kicks off with many expecting president search and to shed light on what will happen with the european and with russia's economy some more of this in twenty minutes time joins me live. this is coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program how accurate or says it will deliver the final word on whether the world's top whistleblower will be taken under its diplomatic umbrella later on thursday join us sunday is now in a slum in amber seas seeking asylum to avoid extradition to sweden which could eventually see him falling into u.s. hands british police are also on alert to arrest him for breaching bail conditions sarah ferguson has more. held under house arrest and oppressed by the government in an effort to silence a pro-democracy message to the public but we're not talking about famous political dissident suchi she's now free and being warmly welcomed by the british government we're talking about the western explain and freedom of speech the charges of of imported games julian assange that he still spent more than fiv

this confederate for the was from petersburg. lee decided to up the ante in the valley, that he is going to raise the stakes here. here is where he saw opportunity to inflict a blow and there and in turn continue to weaken the army against him at petersburg. he sent lee's cavalry division, and kershaw's infantry division. well over 4,000 troops. that gives early, it is difficult particularly in this period of time to know exactly how many confederate troops are because of records, but let's say somewhere in the neighborhood of 18, 19,000 troops. when sheridan heard that, he withdrew back to harpers ferry. as he withdrew, his cavalry, and they're unmatched in this campaign, they simply are, may be the best combat troops in the army, northern army, they're going to start the burnings. they're going to burn barns, going to torch some houses, burn crops. grant had ordered this, as you well know, famous order he had given that, you know, destroy the valley so that when a crow flies over it, he has to carry his own rations. it begins h

well with pleasure actually it's been a wonderful three days here in st petersburg and this event this forum is indeed a highlight it's one of the most important event on the economic scene in russia at least in russia because nowhere else will you find so many celebrities from the the business scene or even from the government gathered all together to discuss what is going on especially the venue is also adding to to the to the years specific to appeal of this event because the st petersburg is indeed a fantastic city which had a splendid weather during the day and white nights and the only mood spoiler pretty much so far has been the backdrop of the economic crisis which is going on and that's kind of been the elephant in the room because every discussion every conversation every roundtable started with risk assessment and it's basically conversations of just how serious the situation is right now in the euro zone as we . see what's clear already that europe is basically in a recession and that's reflected in prices and it turns out china is quite dependent upon europe as an export m

in order to make it less dependent on hydro he spoke at the international economic forum in st petersburg where all the world's economic elites get so is it possible to reduce russian economies dependence on the how will the energy sector develop in the near future i will discuss it with my idea of on that hoover an executive director of the international energy agency who's joining us live from st peters. who is a dutch politician from the conservative christian democratic appeal party she first became an m.p. at the beginning of the ninety's as you know. during the last decade she served as the minister. of education culture and science and most recently the minister of economic affairs in that position ms wonder who even has worked a lot with the energy sector in september of last year she was elected executive director of the international and that's. how mrs won the moon and thank you for being with us welcome to the show. and well first of all i wanted to ask you about what's happening today on the forum as we know president putin chose to address the leaders of the energy industry

and it seems that our business team in st petersburg is back with us and here we go hello dmitry nice to see you and i can you please give us the highlights of president putin speech there since you were there a lesson in what happened. well basically what it was certain started with an assessment of what's going on in the world economy you know in europe saying that the situation is of course far from being perfect but the fact that the efforts that have been implemented for the greek situation are creating grounds for moderate optimism on on his side basically what he needs he says that europe needs a more drastic approach a more unified approach with more dramatic measures because hof measures are basically damaging the economy. then they hear basically talked about the russian economy praising the efforts that were again implemented by his government and various government over the past years to come out of the crisis and he said that basically russia is now back to a levels even exceeding the pre-crisis levels when it comes to unemployment when it comes to g.d.p. growth which is

petersburg. china has detained political activists and placed others on observation on the anniversary of the tan and men's wear -- enanmen square protest. this was a rare public display against the government in the southwestern city. such protests hardly ever happen in china. we went to visit the protester, but the police had gotten him first. his son showed us how officers had ransacked the flat, taken computers, and detained his parents. his father, a fruit cellar, had witnessed the events pointy three years ago. -- fruit seller. after keeping silent for years, he has begun to speak. >> china is like an apple that is rotten inside. on the surface you see little. people think the apple is still edible, but. it is but our whole system needs changing or we will never have human- rights. husband wason's detained last week. the police demanded that she hand over her film of the protest, but she hit. -- hid it. >> we want change. we believe people can lead a better life with freedom and democracy.

secretary of state hillary clinton as they meet in st petersburg today to discuss syria the two powers are deeply divided on how the crisis in the middle east country should be resolved enough has more from st petersburg. if the two sides if rove and hillary clinton can come to some sort of position to night in the meeting in st petersburg this really could drastically change the future of international action he added working in the syrian crisis the problem is that both sides have fundamentally different approaches to how we need to deal with this the u.s. has been pushing for a so-called yemeni style transition plan the first and foremost focuses on getting president bashar al assad out of office out of syria now the russian position has been that you know there's no need to have some sort of a backroom deal by world powers that doesn't include the actual syrians themselves this is a crisis that the country is undergoing syrians in need to get together and find some sort of a transition that works for them this should not be dictated by outside foreign powers the problem is that all

the international economic forum in st petersburg on r.t. . today children play war in the old case me. nine hundred forty one these walls were the first barrier for the nazi troops on their way to moscow and. funders and breasts were dying one by one under seize the sun without food or water. in the last shelter an unnamed soldier left a few simple words farewell motherland i'm dying but i'm not surrendering. all. right enough. but. you can't. lose. change you can be the ask. ask again many. people feel. how much they care about the women of afghanistan it's not true they don't care about the women of afghanistan. breaking silence of juda son speaks from his current century in the ecuadorian embassy in london saying the legal proceedings against him have been deliberately did laid down the u.s. to construct a prosecution case and with leaked cables. fifteen of the world's top banks are left reeling off the rating agency moody's slashes their credit schools. on the battlefield on the airwaves relations between russia and syria become the targe

from petersburg, lee didn't understand. he had a hard time realizing that there were so many yankees in the valley. you know, he's doing his calculations and intelligence. early is basically telling him, you know, there's a lot of them here.

business presented to me to have an end to reporting from the world economic forum in st petersburg now in a few minutes here not that with headlines from our exclusive interview with one of the main spokesman for wiki leaks day with this is r.t. live here in moscow. today children play war in the old keys me. but in june one hundred forty one these walls were the first barrier for the nasa troops on their way to moscow and. senators are restless were dying one by one under ceaselessly. water. in the last shelter an unnamed soldier left a few simple words farewell mother i'm dying but i'm not surrendering. because he just gives you. the food. you do need. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for langley you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm trying hard welcome to the big picture. before war lords all give him a note so we have a lot of illegal call groups of the blue collars lizards loses all our views in the whole mood right enough to just bu

from st petersburg around r.t. thank you for now. well syrian leader bashar assad has flatly rejected any state involvement in the houla slaughter calling it a monstrous massacre the president went on to blame not the opposition but foreign backed fighters in syria he says are spreading chaos. says foreign intervention may be the ultimate goal. ten days after the terrible massacre in the syrian city of houla the world is still watching to see how this tipping point will shape the crisis while there is still at least some hope of a peaceful solution many analysts believe those hopes are fading fast the american british and french push for military intervention in syria is absolutely enormous we've seen hague of course william hague the british foreign secretary calling for intervention we've seen the new french president saying the same thing the americans obviously taking the lead the specter of a military solution has returned after the syrian regime was condemned internationally for the death of one hundred eight people half of who

as a st petersburg international economic forum continues the e.u. has troubles go on tomb we've been asking the views of the russian president's chief of staff said again evolve on these and other issues topping the agenda at the gathering of leading political and business figures that's next here not the state should. you give on the presidential administration it's great to have you with us sir today thank you good evening so russia is among other countries that will help you are p. and union through i.m.f. . do you think such ongoing financial regex's will actually prove us active and how long is russia actually willing to help bail out countries in debt need well as for russia's help it's limited of course and we're interested in eurozone stays stable because i was present. britain has already mentioned forty percent or. europe's who are interested in. not only financially stable eurozone i would like to stress that point but that european parliament european leaders basically of course germany and france take responsible decisions during the ro

forum as we know president putin chose to address the leaders of the energy industry at the st petersburg forum you were also present at the session so what impression did putin speech have on the international audience. well i can only give you my own ideas on that of course and. i think what's what president putin said was very importantly as we all know it's important that some reforms are going to be done in the in russia that's russia needs a lot of investments investments also from them for the oil companies. it's also important that legal frameworks fiscal frameworks to i've had a pretty to promote these investments and they are necessary so what we are all looking forward to is how all the plans that are now being announced in these days are going to turn into reality president putin has promised quite a number of economic overhaul speaking at the st petersburg international economic forum spotlight. has the details of the then to double the russian davos this time takes place amid food prices which means no deficit freed by jet for russia this year the country has for years been

looking at the future of russia canadian trade relations with the ongoing economic forum in st petersburg this is art. hello again and welcome to the spotlight i'll be your novel and today my guest on the show is. back to the russian city of st peter's has been flooded with hundreds of first rank businessmen and politicians. they came back to attend the economic forum one of the most important events. among others a delegation from canada came from a country that's very much in common with russia and as one of the closest trade relations with. canada's international trade minister past is my guest on the show today and we will discuss the latest developments and the russia canada copyright. trade between russia and canada and began long before official relations were established it develops didn't live through the years but the last decade was the most efficient with canadian experts to russia increasing six fold last year russia canada trade was worth almost three billion dollars one of the main events where russians and canadians business is the same it is broke economic all right. ever

summit in st petersburg for more on this let's go live now to. know that meeting is well underway now what do you expect to come out of it. well there is of course expectation that at least some movement forward will be made when it comes to syria during the discussions between russian and the e.u. leaders who have gathered here in st petersburg to discuss a plethora of questions of course but syria remains first and foremost on top of everybody's mind naturally considering the fact that this is coming not too long after the massacre in the syrian tell no formula which took the lives of more than one hundred people most of them children and of course immediately afterwards the western leaders have cried out in condemnation blaming almost unilaterally the also drew saying that it's just the government that's responsible for the killings of the innocent civilians whereas of course russia remains a stern saying that it's not this shouldn't be just one side that should be blamed for the continuing violence in the country of course there was the you a

in st petersburg on r t. turkey's prime minister says he can't confirm if one of his country's warplanes was taken down over syrian territory following reports a live shot down by the syrian military. julian assange speaks out for the first time since seeking asking ecuador for political asylum claiming his case is deliberately being slowed down by sweden and the u.k. to give the u.s. time to drop charges against. tens of thousands rally on egypt's tahrir square against the military with the muslim brotherhood calling for the announcement of the presidential election results the ruling generals blamed the movement for stoking tensions live video from egypt's tahrir square. nine pm in moscow. good to have you with us here on r t our top story this hour turkey's prime minister has failed to confirm whether a turkish jet was shot down over syrian airspace earlier report suggested the plane was taken down by syria's military artie's marie if an ocean is standing by in damascus with more and we'll get an update fr

we're going to bloodshed as foreign minister lavrov meets secretary of state hillary clinton in st petersburg. and surprising compromise you're making sessions to finally agree on finally money to struggling banks directly with talks of a possible summit running well into the night. plus as it had braces for fresh protests against military rule we look out for you holding a breast taking on the nation's people. you're watching r.t. coming to you live from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program tough talks are on the table for russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as they meet in same pittsburgh today to discuss syria the two powers are deeply divided on how the crisis in the middle east country should be resolved are often it has more from st petersburg if the two sides if rove and hillary clinton can come to some sort of i'd i positioned tonight in the meeting in st petersburg this really could drastically change the future of international action as it pertains to the syrian crisis the problem is that both sides have fundamentally differe

the syrian bloodshed as foreign minister lavrov made several area of state hillary clinton and st petersburg. debt stricken aid to li and spain crumble under german pressure at the e.u. summit in brussels despite earlier blocking and agreement on measures to promote growth in the struggling blog. plus as egypt braces for fresh protests against military rule we look at the huge psychological toll the eighteen months of unrest have taken on the nation's people. it is eight am in the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina joshie welcome to the program how tough talks are on the table for russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as they meet in saying that his birth today to discuss syria the two powers are deeply divided on how the crisis in the middle east country should be resolved oh you know across life to lose a coffin of who's in st petersburg for us good morning to you is see you know how do moscow and washington morning disagree on the syrian issue and how can their positions influence the situation in the war torn nation. if the two si

all the details from they sue in the st petersburg economic forum and putting all the multibillion dollar deals that's coming up in the business update shortly. but first moody's has slashed the ratings of fifteen of the biggest banks in europe and the u.s. in the latest slap in the face of the ailing financial sector you those hit include goldman sachs morgan stanley royal bank of scotland and delete your bank financial powerhouses domestically and internationally who could make it more expensive for the banks to attract funds it's also fear the downgrades could trigger a fresh market panic and a new exodus to goal natural expert max kaiser says politicians might try to exploit the downgrade to push through their own plan. they of course will use this opportunity to put forward more global governance more centralized government more commanding control more state run operations a less democracy less market activity less free competition so all of those things are being displaced by state controlled command and control bank and fascist relationship with governments and that's growing to th

the syrian bloodshed as foreign minister lavrov meets secretary of state hillary clinton in st petersburg. surprising compromise leaders make concessions to finally agree on the final end money to struggling banks directly with talks at a brussels summit running well into the night. plus a stage of braces for fresh protests against military rule we look at the huge psychological toll that eighteen months of rest have taken on the nation's people. in the russian capital you're watching r.t. with me arena joshie tough talks are on the table for russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as they meet in st petersburg today to discuss syria the two powers are deeply divided on how the crisis in the middle east country should be resolved lucy confidence has more from saying that his work. if the two sides if rove and hillary clinton can come to some sort of hide i positioned tonight in the meeting in st petersburg this really could drastically change the future of international action he added working in the syrian crisis the problem is that both sides

the international economic forum in st petersburg on r t. we have a global war lords flow could be imminent so we have a lot of illegal only groups of the colleges and schools who's also argues in the whole movie right enough to my mind it was like many of them out h. it wasn't course not agents the smadi when i was fifteen years old you can liberate there when you certainly can't do it through the barrel of a gun salute effective social changes can be the afghans themselves asked dan men and women we believe i'm going to stun them not to across. without the part of the patient it's chemical position and body construction stuff people in the obama administration talking about how much they care about the women of afghanistan it's not true they don't care about the women of afghanistan. you're watching our t.v. back to our breaking news this hour two turkish flying to jets have reportedly been detected over syria it's understood one of them has crash landed while other reports indicate it might have been shot down let's get the details from o

petersburg, west virginia, 45 to start your day. 57. 68 along the water at reagan national. high temperatures today will be around 80 degrees. some morning clouds but over all a pretty pleasant day. tomorrow, high temperatures right near 80, give or take a few degrees, with low humidity. it will be comfortable through the weekend. >> new this morning, and twitter abuzz all night with pictures of a ufo spotted on the beltway in maryland. john gonzalez will tell us what was really happening. as someone who was stuck in the traffic last night, if aliens wanted to get as upset they would probably land somewhere on the beltway. >> the aliens would probably be in trouble in that traffic. this was the mysterious object in college park around midnight that had everybody buzzing and social networking sites had witnesses who claim they saw a ufo's and have pictures to prove aliens were invading maryland. and construction nearby on kenilworth avenue escalated matters as the traffic backed up for miles. this morning maryland state police which

petersburg plant four years ago. it hopes within the next few years this plant and another in russia will more than triple production in the country from 98,000 today to about 350,000. diane eastabrook, "n.b.r.," chicago. >> tom: while g.m. is expanding in russia, it's recalling more than 400,000 of its chevrolet cruze sedans. the recall affects chevy cruzes built in the u.s. between 2010 and 2012. owners will be notified next month about a 30-minute fix, keeping flammable liquids from being trapped in the engine. but this isn't the only vehicle in the spotlight today. the national highway traffic safety administration says it received complaints about a power steering problem with 2011 ford explorers. federal safety regulators also are looking at 2011 chrylser 200 models with 3.6 liter engines. some drivers report the engines stalling unexpectedly at low no injuries have been reported in any of these cases. u.s. stocks fought back against the bank credit downgrade late yesterday and anticipation of a spanish bank ba

following events in st petersburg for us hi there dimitri a well run us through the highlights. well basically the forum is a highlight on its own is the most important economic event at least in russia of every year and now this is the only place where you can find so many celebrities from the business and the political scene all under the same roof and given that the venue is so splendid it is a spectacular city st petersburg especially this time of the year when we have very nice weather and white nights so basically the only turn of the only kind of mood spoiler is the backdrop of the economic crisis of the debt crisis in europe so this has been creating of course a lot of turmoil a lot of anxiety from from all the participants it's been widely discussed and russia has come out to basically the government with a set of reforms which will prepare russia for the worst even though we're not necessarily heading towards a financial apocalypse let's listen to the minister of economic development. that we've prepared to stress budgets an article based on an oil price of sixty dolla

which has launched infant petersburg. theory in egypt for the second night in a row that's demonstrators angry at what they see as a soft sentence will be. ready across the country that president hosni mubarak is now serving life for his part in killing eight hundred fifty protesters during last year's uprising. and the world. this is actually edition appeal from britain to sweden on sex assault. team has fourteen days to appeal the decision which they believe is politically it. up next how the tragic death of a russian girl inspired hundreds to join forces to help find missing people across the country coming up next. every night in the moscow region a several people disappear. volunteers from the search group police are investigating the disappearance of a missing child. they dear old.

during toplevel visits to paris and berlin i had a meeting with the top brass which is lost in st petersburg. from palaces to prison egypt's ousted president hosni mubarak to begin serving life for his part in killing protesters last year but thousands are enraged at what they see as a soft sentence. and the world's top whistleblower julian assange loses his extradition appeal from britain to sweden on sex assault charges. it's nine pm here in moscow on the tsunami but the weekly here in r t this sunday and we begin with russia's warning that the un human rights resolution condemning the syrian leadership for last week's houla massacre risks the rail link the peace plan with moscow called it premature because the investigation's ongoing and it's putting pressure on the security council where russia is resisting foreign military action on sunday president also insisted his troops had nothing to do with the slaughter of more than one hundred people in the city you blamed armed rebel gangs for the attack and outside forces were instigating the conflict to trigger. intervention washington which

top brass which has launched in st petersburg. period around the clock and demonstrators in egypt really for the second night as they also present heart of the mubarak star serving life for his part in the life in the killing of protesters during losses uprising which angry crowds considered to be. the center. and the world's top whistleblower julian assange and uses his extradition appeal from britain to sweden said the old allegations. you're watching are a tease of the weekly with me to bomb with say. russia's warning that the u.n. human rights resolution condemning the syrian leadership for the last two weeks houla massacre risk and derailing the peace plan must be called it premature because the investigation is ongoing and that it puts a pressure on the security council where russia is resisting for a minute military action on sunday present a sudden system his sheaves had nothing to do with the slaughter of more than one hundred people in the city he blamed on the rebel gangs for the attack and outside forces for instigatin

top brass which has launched infant petersburg. syria and egypt for the second night in a row as demonstrators angry at what they see as a soft sentence for their former leader possibly country as the president hosni mubarak begin serving life for his part in killing eight hundred fifty protesters during last year's uprising. and the world's top whistleblower loses the extradition of people from britain to sweden on sex assault on the gauge and julian assange legal team has fourteen days to appeal the decision which they believe is politically motivated. and now a japanese all right has personal recreate which looks at the children of soldiers from the u.s. and vietnam who've been poisoned by agent orange live in the silent spring is next . the u.s. air force kept detailed records of the spray missions that began in one nine hundred sixty one and continued for ten years these voluminous records were used to create maps and calculate the extent of the spraying thirty years after the war ended.

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in martinsburg, 65 degrees, 48 degrees in petersburg, 70 degrees at reagan national, 54 at dulles airport. mostly sunny today, warm and breezy, mid to upper 80 is with low humidity. well into the '90s friday it through the upcoming weekend with a chance of thundershowers, slight chance on friday through the weekend. some may be strong. now to lisa baden. >> on the baltimore-washington parkway, there was activity at 450 escalon. there was debris at greenbelt that's gone. everything good on the b-w parkway. road worker around the region like the dulles rail project and the the beltway at braddock road and at 66, for all that will be gone by the time you hit the road. giving you the all clear on 81, route 11 interstate 70, 95 between richmond and baltimore with normal travel times and no major incidents. good morning. >> thank you. >> prince george's county police need your help finding a missing teenager. >> the 17-year-old williams was last seen yesterday evening leaving her home in 8100 block of murray hill drive and fort washington. her case worker described the teenager as having the me

summit in st petersburg. as rebels and government forces in syria traded accusations of a real massacre which least one hundred eight people died the u.n. investigation to find out who's really responsible. rock bottom for ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak begins an hour sentence handed down for his part in the killing of hundreds of protesters last year demonstrations for the current crowds angry he's not to be executed. time running out for during a song for less than two weeks left in his legal team to find the peel off the whistleblower losing his battle against extradition to sweden and britain supreme court. you're watching artie's weekly news review welcome to the program the russian e.u. summit kicks off later today in st petersburg putin has already met some of europe's main players this week on a trip taking in paris germany and france he talked tough on nato expansion u.s. missile defense shield and moscow stance on the ongoing violence in syria. has the details now. was it would since first