privileged relationship and it seems that very of has taken the lead from his predecessor vladimir putin to treat berlusconi not just as a partner but as a true friend and is the third time the two have matched in the last eight months the last time their match was during the g eight and g twenty summits today they

putin promising the village will be rebuilt. how many more promises like these before the fires are finally extinguished? bbc news, moscow. >> parts of the states also in flames. firefighters in california are battling fast-living places in the hills of los angeles. already 2000 homes have been evacuated. the wildfire broke out in the rural foothills that connect los angeles to the high desert. the causes under investigation. -- because it is under investigation remain headlines on "bbc world news." flooding from monsoon rains have left hundreds dead in northwest pakistan and across the border in afghanistan. people in china are taking matters into their own hands, and to clear up oil from the country's biggest ever spill. in afghanistan, hundreds of british soldiers have begun one of the biggest assault against the taliban this year, trying to drive insurgents out of helmand province. our correspondent and cameramen with onion with the first wave and found out that people would like to see the -- went in with the first wave in

endeavor on putin's part. i tip my hat to independent journalists who go out on a limb to criticize the government. they do so at considerable risk. host: one last call, massachusetts on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. my question is one of the relationship building that we're doing with the russians and how that relates to the problems we see with corruption in russia and how that relates to corruption in this country. there seems to be a parallel for what our policies are, let's put it that way. and it seemed to me that we can learn from the difficulties that the russian government is facing with corruption internally and the kinds of problems we're facing here. i realize that this is impacting how we do business with the russians, the chinese, and so forth. i am also concerned with how that reflects in this country on our security. could you comment on that? guest: short. your question gets to a few issues that i think are important to highlight. there is the lack of a rule of law.

him a putin sidles up with iron horse. show in ukraine head of meeting becomes president. reposition rights in the u.s. reach record highs with more people seeking help from the community disillusioned by the government a package. but it's a man's world in a stone year as a new report shows we're in there for the most in europe in the battle of the sexes new lower pay and fewer jolts.

day in the saddle the sunglasses and all the blood made way for sober time bit later was for him a putin go to business with the french president but he just went for talks on the latest show of the hever improving relations between the two countries afterwards the prime minister also met up with journalists following this trip and the subject interesting interested the media most it was but it was putin's meeting with the spies involved in the recent scandal between russia and the u.s. . what did you talk about with them life people say you sang karaoke with them. we did sing karaoke strictly live music what songs the famous song from a soviet spy movie i'm not joking i'm serious we sang similar songs. was an attachment at the meeting she was there yes. these people do you know in russia. they'll work i'm sure they will get good jobs and have interesting lives. minestrone a face the highest gender pay gap in the entire european union according to a new report an average of thirty percent less than their male counterparts and with most politicians turning a blind eye to the problem women

up with journalists following his trip and the subject that interested me to the most lovable of putin's meeting with the spies involved in the recent scandal between russia and the us. what did you talk about with them. people say you sang karaoke with them. we did sing but it wasn't karaoke strictly music what songs the famous song from a soviet spy movie i'm not joking i'm serious we sang. was an attachment at the meeting she was there yes because these people do you know in russia. i'm sure they will get good jobs and have interesting lives. and in a few minutes seeking inspiration from the installations. for take back we'd be taking a walk on the wild side and finding out how great a boat together. but first a rainy and a president mahmoud ahmadinejad has accused russia's president of turning against terror ron and joining the u.s. to spread lies about its nuclear program. also insisted terror on wants to continue with friendship with moscow russia joined its western allies last month in imposing additional sanctions against iran for failure to disclose the full content of its atomi

and is a grand gathering of producers and consumers and this is the weekend it seems prime minister putin was happy to oblige. reports. let me put in regrets that his comments about metals pricing policy two years ago led to twenty percent drop in its share price but he clearly wasn't sorry about any other thank you may have had this time prime minister held up mitchell as an example for others to follow he said the company treats russian consumers well and was not under suspicion to price fixing the same could not be said about six other metals competitors. investigation for selling their product at a higher price to russian consumers than for export its alleged irregularities in transfer pricing where the producers sell product to a friendly offshore company at a much reduced tariff to avoid tax in the ocean a company that sells the steel to foreign consumers normal world market rates. most of the call and metal producers present here by selling their product to russian customers fifteen to twenty percent higher than world prices we're talking about export price we see the evidence of c

they in the saddle the sunglasses and all in black local made way for more sober atar as vladimir putin got down to business with ukraine's president the leaders met for talks in the way to show of the ever improving relations between the two countries and afterwards the prime minister also met up with journalists following his trip and a subject that interested going needed the most but in their putin's meeting with the spies involved in the recent scandal. and the u.s. . and what did you talk about with them. you will say you sing karaoke with them. we did sing but it wasn't karaoke strictly music what songs. a song from a soviet spy movie i'm not joking i'm serious we sang. on the beach it was an attachment at the meeting she was there because you're a little these people do you know in russia. i'm sure they will get good jobs and have interesting. and in a few minutes seeking inspiration from the installation. project we did take a walk on the wild side finding out how. to get. and. that's in a few minutes but first iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has accused russia's presiden

in the crimean sun by the lake just have some fun enjoy each other's company and this year vladimir putin was one of those who shared that freedom and that joy with them of course in the speech he touched upon many prominent issues of course thanking first of all the ukrainian government for making such a thing as the bike show possible and making it a possibility to happen of course congratulating everybody not only with this event but with the up. coming of the russian navy which the craniums and the russians according to legend it will be celebrating together of course the russian black sea fleet its station just a few kilometers away from here on the black sea in the city of sevastopol and if you wish maybe parade is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning on sunday morning so a great event most of the people here will actually move over to the city to watch the parade to take part in the festivities all in all of very happy occasion making his mark left just the way he came on a bike. but no matter how much russia's prime minister enjoyed his day in the saddle the sunglasses and all

putin putting pressure on the flag carrier to buy russian made planes like the super super jets that deliveries are expected to start already next year with a total deal worth around one billion dollars. and the contract to supply thirty superjet passenger planes to indonesia's call to airlines deal is estimated at one hundred fifty million dollars. from signed a contract to sell full come of k. thirty two helicopters to india's victory group for nearly forty million dollars it will be the first of indian purchase of camel choppers and the russian aircraft corporation standard agree with very pleasing to supply fifteen short twenty one passenger planes. so i'm for a look at the stock markets new york has kicked off on a high with the dow and the nasdaq are up halliburton has added to the generally strong u.s. reporting season one else thing an eighty three percent rise in second quarter profits. well she recovered from a bad start twenty a day in the black energy stocks rose as the price of oil hold near seventy six dollars a barrel was the top blue chip gainer up one of the half per

term contracts with surprise at what they consider to be acceptable rates prime minister vladimir putin is in the city of. to help mediate the dispute to open a brand new pipeline production facility our correspondent dina reports. the crisis has pulled the ground from under this field producer with most of the construction side throws in an oil and gas companies the spilling their new pipeline project their government has filled with bottle to the sector with metals prices growing demand consumer of metals among which carmakers up to us losses will weigh in with all but one which manufactures dream curious and thanks for the military as well as the companies watching the prices spike that they've seen this year give us currency faces criminal charges for price fixing it's a problem that's drilled attention at the highest level of government down to middle of the service that ducting a wide ranging investigation into the possibility that a number of major you have worked out a price setting deal but at this point out that the cost of steel in russia all those global trends are russia is

term contracts with supplies of what they consider to be except to rights prime minister vladimir putin is going to the city of china up and to help mediate the dispute and to open a brand new pipeline production facility our correspondent. reports. the crisis has pulled the ground. with most of the construction side frozen in oil and gas companies the state winning their new pipeline project their government has brought the battle to the sector with metals prices growing demand consumer and metals among which carmakers up to us losses will ways in. which manufactures green curious and thanks for the military as well as the companies watching the prices spike. this year give us good faces criminal charges for price fixing the problem drones attention the highest level of government to the middle of the service inducting a wide ranging investigation into the possibility that a number of major you have worked out a price setting deal but at this point out that the cost of steel and russia all those people will travel there are sure is an export. market new percent of the warnings that exp

prime minister vladimir putin putting pressure on the flight carrier to buy russian made planes like the super super jets the deliveries are expected to bolt already next year with a total deal worth around one billion dollars so why has the contract to supply thirty super to passenger planes to indonesian call to airlines the deals estimated at one hundred fifty million dollars. that's the latest the weather headlines are next with all this. the bill in hotels. want to know. toto keep the promise it is congress photo twist never told. no but. rather some say yes lobby on sky. historical. culture in the city. because most. elegant i've been told come. it's true for most of her because i know her to. her mesquite this is the leaders of the world's richest countries have come under an international aids conference and yet up for failing to their promises to fight a child of the right to claim is a funding shortage of more should be done to ensure universal treatment for those with the disease. the widespread use of people punishment in indian schools is a hold of the shadows following

privileged relationship and it seems that very of has taken the lead from his predecessor vladimir putin to treat berlusconi not just as a partner but as a true friend and is the third time the two have matched in the last eight months the last time they match was during the g. eight and g. twenty summits today they discussed the outcome of those gatherings seem particularly such international issues as the iranian nuclear program situation in afghanistan and the reform of the u.n. which they both said was needed well similar to the school and indeed tried hard to create a proper refined zone viewers for these high ranking meeting he was invited for a walk around the sixteenth century cathedral they do your tea palace where the meeting took place later but it was a legend read warm with the land of the symbol of this city and it took five centuries to complete this cathedral one of the biggest. drills in the world well to build russia's cozy relationship special relationship would be to me also of the time and it's. time we know that corny frequently has personally a little bit on russia

. >> el presidente ruso putÍn hablÓ de los espÍas de la kgb, hablÓ muy bien de ellos. >> y en argentinaentes del "i-r-s" se encuentran aqui para aclarar cualquier duda >> la procuradurÍa del estado de california iniciÓ una respiraciÓn de funcionarios por varias protestas de los residentes que denunciaron por $ 800.000. >> esta es la ira que desatÓ la revelaciÓn de los salarios anuales de varios se los empleados, lo que mÁs llamaron la atenciÓn por los el administrador, con 787.300 dÓlares. y el del jefe de la policÍa $ 457.000. >> a espaldas nuestras estÁn haciendo esto, todos los que habitamos en la ciudad no sabÍamos que estaba pasando esto. >> esta considerada entre las ciudades mÁs importantes del paÍs. con un presupuesto de $ 20 millones, lo que mÁs indignÓ fue la defensa del alcalde. >> no estamos defendiendo nada, estamos defendiendo nuestra comunidad, los servicios que se le otorga a nuestra comunidad. >> no le pareciÓ mal siquiera que fueran los sueldos mÁs altos del paÍs para escenarios pÚblicos, su por - incluso por encima del presidente obama. >> hoy su cargo estÁ en peligro

riding high vladimir putin saddles up an iron horse up an international bike show in ukraine ahead of meeting the country's president. repossession rates in the u.s. reach record highs with more people seeking help from the community disillusioned by the government aid package. it's a man's world in estonia a new report shows women that suffer the most in europe in the battle of the sexes with lower pay and fewer jobs.

it's the russian sambil federation which has the biggest desire to join the olympic family dinner putinmentioned true simply that it's about time sambo became an olympic event and we all agreed because it's worldwide popular to use huge russia will start actively pursuing doing pick membership soon because old olympic requirements can already be met today well no matter what happens on the international circuit the russians can rest assured that their peril has a long life ahead events like this presidents cup happen regularly across the country and involved for in the athletes as well that in addition to annual world and european championships taking place across the globe. of course world and european venues are important but for us in the athletes any competition is vital we do our best regardless of whether it's a national or international event the only thing is that i wish georgian athletes were here to make the belts more competitive in the absence of georgia russia met with their other top competition in the final bell a ruse that's a little off nine bats took place with the hol

riding high putin saddles up but i am told that international bike show in ukraine and of meeting the country's president.

. >>> rusher prime minister vladimir putin met with russian spies who were swapped in an exchange with the u.s. putin himself a kgb agent during the cold war says he promised them a "bright future" and said they will live interesting lives. ten people pled guilty earlier this month to being sleeper agents for russia while living undercover in the u.s. >>> back here at home now where the coast guard has called off the search for four people missing after a medical transport plane crashed friday. the small plane was heading to the mayo clinic when it lost power and plunged into lake michigan. the pilot survived and an investigation is ongoing. >>> finally on a much lighter note the dog days of summer just got a little bit easier, and tastier, not for us, sadly, but for pooches across the pond. that's thanks to the new ice cream truck in london dead indicated to canine customers. there are two flavors surfed, a meat-based dog eat hog world and canine cookie crunch, made with dog biscuits. it's so hot it's actually kind of looking good. are you with me? come on. >> i was going to say would

. >> meeting with putin, and. >> yes. >> whooping cough claims a newborn life. >> and ahead, slated foreclosure, close to a dozen preschools will be shut down tomorrow. leaving families with few alternatives. >> i'm sandhya patel, a slight warming trend is expected for coming weekend. i'll let you know where temperatures will stand as we head towards the weekend, coming up. >> then at 5:30, the factor's other than war responsible for the majority of american soldier deaths. the news continues in one minute. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> seven of the 31 preschools and childhood development centers are expected to close tomorrow. the schools lost funding because of the state budget crisis. the centers offer preschool as well as summer and after school programs. some 900 children. and one served native american children 40 years, teachers and parents asking indian casino nose-to-step in. >> just because there is a casino doesn't mean you have money to give. and because they have programs set up for their tribes but... we are going to ask for those who can help us o

the prime minister putin thinking about the help these fighters he pledged a hundred thousand dollarsthat every family has lost but we can hear more from. you in families affected.

to the putin agreement half of russia's gold reserve villagers seized from culture shock was to be handed over to the bolsheviks while the legionnaires kept the other half as a result russia acquired thirteen carriages and the checklist relaxed joke seventy . chick historians disagrees with the theory of his russian counterpart to truce agreement was signed it station as a result of the truce the russian gold reserve was handed over to the bolshevik government led by lenin. that the treasure was in the state that it had been while in call chocks custody with the exception of the thirteen crete's that had disappeared and station. to the link and even. the distance several times before one hundred twenty kilometers it's a flying. locomotive they are looking for evidence that the golden train controlled by the chicks did indeed crash after the agreement had been signed the bags headed on eastwards with a gold quite a common peanut. however it turned out lennon had sent a telegram ahead to local followers intercourse at the last moment and in it his message was obliged to blow up the tunnels

mr putin has already visited that university. and i would love to. remember it or i would like to say that forty percent. that's the increase of our trade turnover and over the past twelve months. and we're also going to through on it. paddling with you for a wonderful event where the hero of the russian language and russian culture will be. in control of the language and telling culture russia also discussed our age of malaysia about the talent companies operating in russia as well as russian companies operating in italy. and the two governments are said to rank over all the issues to support all these companies also many international issues such as the middle east that we all want to start direct negotiations after these whole. border i mean the situation around gaza also discussed the situation around iran and also to get back on the negotiations track and. we also discussed a situation in afghanistan we're at the conference we still want lazy me out on july the twenty four as with the g eight summit we reaffirmed point out what we need what our

who could stand came to work everyone who had any equipment to go to russian prime minister vladimir putin arrived at nizhny novgorod on friday morning to assess the damage devastated residents had no qualms about airing their grievances was listed definition i want to tell everybody. all the houses will be rebuilt before winter i promise you all diligence will be restored but you know that a tough but necessary task before the cold weather sets in. after this unusually hot summer will be a cold winter so we need to at least provide people with temporary housing and immediately start the construction of permanent homes but the russian government and the regional administrations should certainly reserve resources to finance these needs but in the last ten temperature records broken in moscow with each day the mercury nears forty degree celsius temperatures above forty degrees or forecast so if there's going to be any end to the inferno the gulf in moscow is going to be down to the russian firefighters and local residents as it doesn't seem like the weather will be on our side tests are stil

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the recent presentation of a fifth generation fighter jet but a prime minister putin attended for resign a grown tests done and fly tests have still ahead that does this mean that russia is still there with leader and military aircraft with me that are the. certainly our positions in military aircraft manufacturing are a quite strong expose. and to me the ground for twenty five percent of the world's military aircraft exports in terms of blood will flow we manufacture goods twelve to fourteen per cent of all military aircraft so there we were you. telling me this is that so should do it's any country making more across the american middle or the united states it covers more than fifty percent of the world's military aircraft market. so is the world's number three producer but the first two places are taken by a law keyed and boeing will keep the ball which mainly provide aircraft what the u.s. department of defense used. for the counter bombs going to i would. always teach in the way it's recently china presented its new fighter jet cold f c one. mistaken it looks very much like our su t

russian prime minister vladimir putin i arrived. on friday morning to assess the damage devastated residents had no qualms about airing their grievances. i want to tell everybody. all the houses will be rebuilt before winter i promise you'll do beach will be restored in the last ten temperature records broken in moscow with each day the mercury nears forty degree celsius temperatures up above forty degrees or forecast so if there's going to be any end to the version of the gulf it basco it's going to be down to the russian firefighters and local residents as it doesn't seem like the weather will be on our side tests are still here r t at the moment as the saying is that the heat is set to continue at least for the next week or so so we're going to see more of these incredibly high temperatures that we've seen over the past five weeks it's been a long call that it's over the temperature has to be above thirty five and of course last week we saw the record breaking temperatures in most states and so no end in sight at the moment for s

assets the budget deficit in russia will be lower than five percent this year according to vladimir putin that's compared with an earlier for cost of about seven percent of g.d.p. the government has cut the list of candidates for privatization dropping around the league and mortgage. companies are being paid for sale with the aim of raising at least thirty billion dollars to help that budget. we can do what the companies lycanthropes. the first one that can be easily sellable like for instance the banks take. the month should be huge and thanks for listening and the launch of the post there is this program probably so forth i p o is going to be a pretty easy. but. if you talk about the large states like ross nafs one and. probably of course going to be on them all need to be pretty large stakes so it's will take some effort from the government but with serious effort so. from the companies make them sort of for investors you know to sell them at. a fair price. to pay the russian bosses and take what this day trading session and then grab the energy names and let the declines on the my sec

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term contracts with suppliers of what they consider to be acceptable rates prime minister vladimir putin is going to the city of school to help mediate the dispute and to open a brand new pipeline production facility our correspondent in fact reports. the prices just pull the ground on the field producer but most of the construction side there isn't an oil and gas company the spinning their new pipeline project their government has brought the bottle to the sector with metals prices growing demand consumer of metals among which carmakers up to the losses where we and. which manufactures green thanks for the military as well as the companies which in the prices spike that they've seen this year give us a good day basis criminal charges for price fixing it's a problem that's drilled attention at the highest level of government that even all the services that ducting a wide ranging investigation into the possibility that a number of major you have worked out a price setting deal but analysts point out that the cost of doing russia all these global trends where russia is an expert with respe

significant from a country relations standpoint how it's being marked today is the prime minister vladimir putin has actually met with the surviving members of both of the teams the cosmonauts and the astronauts and the astronauts are actually coming here to the cosmonaut memorial museum where they will be celebrated they will have a chance to reminisce shake hands once again and be together and kind of relive that historic moment for people and of course a little celebration afterwards as well and what impact did it in terms of collaboration. well thirty five years ago it was the first time these two countries work together in space they would work together again until the shuttle mir program when the actual u.s. space shuttle docked with the mir space station which was the beginning they called that phase one of the actual international space station which they called phase two which they combined the american idea for a new freedom space station with the mir to project and that was the very beginning of the international space station which is still in use today in fact the u.s.s.r. the unite