a day out here in moscow you're watching r t you are considered program now whatever the british inquiry into its agents use of torture overseas has been slammed before it had a chance to get started well it was revealed that britain was prepared to use harsh interrogation if the potential information that was gained was considered important enough well that's led to human rights groups boycotting the inquiry saying it lacks credibility as war and it reports. walking a tightrope of pain versus gain it's emerged that how britain security agencies were encouraged to decide when to talk terror suspects. was held by graham in afghanistan and in guantanamo bay between two thousand and two and two thousand and five he says he was tortured and accuses the u.k. of being complicit in that torture only now is the level of the official complicity being revealed we and i am completely one hundred percent sure but i would not have consequent on them all to program. with the involvement of british intelligence services the british intelligence offices quite regularly. but. they were physically present

a decade. eleven am in the russian capital you're watching r t was nearing a joshua welcome to the program rebels have stormed and loot a colonel gadhafi compound in tripoli after three days of fighting in the libyan capital here's how it happened i was like oh my god i mean did the freeze rule. but then then this thing kevin i found this i was like oh my goodness but i'm happy you know i'm having this thing. angry crowds than did their anger add the poor and the lock. at the compound while the location of khadafi himself is still not known he made a second radio address in the space of twenty four hours pollyannas supporters to play as a capital claims that his retreat from the compound was a tactical move and promised to fight to the death some pro get out and forces continue their armed resistance with reports suggesting they're attacking the town of marjah lot west of tripoli missiles attainments journalist richard spencer says that even if the rebels take control of the contrary civil war is imminent i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we have

and still have for you this hour here on r t a security breakthrough north korea says ready to return to the six party negotiation table as its leader kim jong il says he'll consider a moratorium on nuclear testing. and nice work if you can get it football superstar semi auto science a deal with russia's ambitious. find out that i watering salmi he used to be paid. what a dad or alive a reward of almost two million dollars has been offered to any regime loyalists who delivers colonel gadhafi to the rebels he has also reportedly been promised safe passage out of the country if you're announces his leadership could offer his whereabouts from a is a mystery the rebels think he is in or around tripoli the opposition claims to be in control of most of the capital but there are still reports of resistance by government loyalists and while the balconies carve up of libya's vast oil riches is already in full swing r.t. sara for three ports on the western powers lining up for a piece of the pie. hill to the house of mesa motor was and you'll strike oil whether or not the sayings true when it c

will still have for you this hour here on r t a gathering storm or brace itself for historic hurricane irene with evacuations from the city as well as airports and public transport of being shut down. and a god report says china will be leading the world military power within the next decade find out why washington is so concerned. now the people of the caucuses republic of a policy of have elected a new leader it's been confirmed the country's vice president alexander and cobb has seen off the challenge of two rivals in a presidential election there is much at stake for the country which needs to rebuild after its long fight for independence from georgia artiest home garden joins us live now from the capital so who so a winner has emerged how big a victory was it. yes alexander the former vice president is now president of the tiny caucasus republic of cars here the central election commission announced that he won with fifty five percent of the one hundred two thousand votes cast this is a small republic voter turnout was put at seventy two percent high figure and it's virtually the

citizens will be hoping the man they've chosen as president will help herald a new hero for their country that is below r t support. now it's time for the latest in our close of series where we've got search areas of russia where few have traveled before. this we were in the care of region located around a thousand kilometers east of moscow the city of kirov is remount is a renowned cultural center famous for its felt arts and crafts well in the summer the region is housed to an annual festival celebrating a common green vegetable arsene joins in the fun. it's the pride of the kirov region annual cucumber festival the governor himself invited journalists from all across russia just to showcase the region's tourist potential organizers here make the bold claim that pickled cucumbers in this village of stubbornness are the best in the world. so while the players saying folksongs extolling the virtues of the green staple has only one stalwart actual budget people can report the appeal of trading eighty kilometers to be in this case you know i'm curious about what it is that makes them so special i tend to be

can go on like a schoolboy i'm surrounded by toys or boys with toys it's great fun here for us at r t a but for now we'll go to a slightly more serious package are. talking about the debut of a russian passenger liner that's next right here on r.t. . this is one of the new hoops of russian aviation it's called the in this twenty womb it's time to it is an airline of the twenty first century there's a lot riding on the fate of this plane it represents the efforts of a russian aircraft into. trade that so far failed to break into international markets and it will have to be as modern as it says it is to survive the competition. as a sort to mid-range passenger jet it will be going up against the likes of boeing seven three seven an airbus has a three twenty both well established planes its makers are fully aware of the challenge ahead we understand it will not well not for us on these markets. market for what we hope we will hobson for our whole market. we'll see. they're confident the m s twenty one will be able to technically match its competitors with a third of it built like complicit

here with r t a live from moscow our top stories this monday water and food shortages bring libya to the brink of a humanitarian crisis as the opposition against it will not negotiate with a fugitive colonel gadhafi. more violence is reported in syria amid government attempts to implement reforms that's wall of solution to the country's longstanding crisis becomes an apple of just four between russia and its western partners. and the e.u. calls with a special meeting of the box top level financial officials to resolve growing differences on how to hold that contagion sweeping of what comes. next a special report on campaigners in america trying to cut and huge amounts of food wasted in the country and how they're happy to forge through trash to do so. every year in america we throw away ninety six billion pounds of food. two hundred sixty three million pounds a day. eleven million pounds an hour. three thousand pounds a second. hand . to. her. to. the long. plane. comes nearly a billion people in the world are going hungry every day. in the united states even our trash cans are full o

business news is next here on r t a with. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program it's been a strong start to the financial year for russia's biggest company gazprom increased net profit by forty four percent to sixteen billion dollars that's about forecasts the result was supported by both growing global sales and prices however you saw a negative free cash flow for two hundred forty four minute dollars during a period the company says it had an unusually absent investment program at the start of the year spending almost fourteen billion dollars. results looking for a strong order broke off the pricing in europe. in europe and this was so dearly expected trend but at the same time will come mostly to share prices we saw quite significant and could use and kept talks going the truth this could be said truly. to make way to complete the but this is also greater exposure for the rest of the year we expect companies result will be to be strong and that all depends on the company of the supreme interest of capital sp

country's biggest river including video of them both happy to get to hump a perfect pipe it's all at r t. a look now it's a world news in brief for you this hour india's prime minister has criticized the country's most prominent anti corruption campaigner describing his actions as totally misconceived on the house are a is on hunger strike in jail demanding tougher laws against fraud and bribery thousands gathered in front of the facility chanting slogans of support has already spent a night behind bars despite a government decision to free him. serious state news agency says the army is withdrawing from the eastern city of war after clearing what it calls armed terrorist gangs the military crackdown on protesters shows little sign of slowing security forces reportedly opened fire on thousands who gathered in various cities holing for president to go human rights activists play over one thousand nine hundred people have been killed since the uprising were brought to march. two men in britain have been sentenced to four years in jail for trying to stir up last week's rioting by using faceboo

procedures journalist in a central tripoli hotel say they've been targeted by rebels get floors imation from inside leaving capital at r t dot com. journalist and anti-war activists isn't one dour says the libyan regime icefall but that won't bring in a chance to the bloodshed. i think that it is the end of the regime however i do not think that it is the end of the war i think that that nato has a very serious problem they have arrived on at the point of a gun they've been quote democracy to libya through guns and the people of libya are very angry at nato they are not jubilant the rebels who have arrived are celebrating the people are not celebrating with them these people do not like outsiders they are now preparing to pursue tribal vengeance and vendettas very quietly they will punish those who have attacked them and we will probably not hear very much about that in the in the western media at all but this war is not over and they will now have their blood and they are not going to be eager to reciprocate and reward britain or france or italy they would like to see those countries stay out of their of their of libya

global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to cause a report on r g. three with r t a line from moscow the headlines human rights groups are signing the u.k.'s probe into torturing prisoners overseas as after details surfaced about britain's secret policy of using extreme measures if it undercover information considered valuable enough. jack said go at moscow's international air show and global buyers and flying fanatics taxi out for the best aviation cost to offer billions of dollars in sales are expected for both military and civilian aircraft. and the discord over closer european harmony france and germany on a unified i cannot make project save the struggling bureau but investors are left unimpressed a major growth surprising too often falls across figure oh so. now the republic of ocasio in the caucuses is gearing up for an early presidential election on the twenty sixth of august the vote was called after president thirty of august died following cancer surgery a lot is at stake for any future leader with the region still recovering from a long period of confli

you're watching the weekly here on r t a but for now let's take a pause and check out some of today's stories from all around the world nineteen people have been killed almost forty wounded in a taliban attack on a governor's residence in central afghanistan the suicide bomber blew up a car near the gates making a hole in the wall then allowed a five other insurgents to storm the compound the target was prominent officials who were gathered for a meeting that violence in afghanistan has reached its worst level since two thousand and one as insurgents carry out attacks in the relatively peaceful. the man who admitted shooting sixty nine people in norway has returned to the i don't know where he went on a rampage and there's a bit of it was helping police reconstruct events he showed no remorse when describing how he targeted children as they tried to swim from the island the right wing extremist is also charged with organizing an explosion in the capital. that claimed that he wanted to save europe from muslims and multiculturalism. all right i'll bring you the latest headlines shortly

three blow video for your media project free media r t v dot com. here with r t a live from the headlines outnumbered and beleaguered police struggle to restore order in major british cities locked in a spiral of violence and looting were five hundred people have been arrested after riots the british prime minister called pure criminality. europe's top bankers says the continent is going through the worst financial crisis since world war two the turmoil has already prompted some nations to halt plans to join the once much desired euro currency qualm. and european stocks tumble following the biggest slump in the u.s. for years plunges calls by fears the downgrade of america's credit rating could worsen the slowdown of the world's biggest economy. up next spot my talks to the winner of the twenty ten world press photo competition today's cast jodi bieber.

you're watching r t a live from moscow our top stories nato says it will continue its presence in libya as long as it needs to despite also say for example regime is announcing on the top. with the revolutionary sentiments growing valley in syria fears are mounting the political crisis may be spiraling into a religious war. and palestinian alert is relative times forces reportedly from paris for an op rising handing out of gas and stun grenades to some players as the u.n. vote for palestinian statehood approaches. up next our interview shows spotlight al gore know of talks the director of the venice film festival and marco morning already about innovations from a tie in filmmakers which i used to try out for others worldwide. plan. to. bring you the latest in science technology from the ground. we've got the future covered. hello yellow welcome to spotlight the information on our team and al green our bell today my guest is mark old news. to tell you the phone makers are among those who many times revolutionized cinema they often brought innovations that became examples for their collea

food aid for russia it's a chance to do what everyone else has failed so far catherine as are about r t a lot of them. still ahead this hour on our a journey through russia all the way to the cure a region where an unusual festival held in the name of elaine and green best of all is entertaining adults and children alike. but first millions of new yorkers who decide to stay in their homes are bracing themselves for the full force of hurricane irene well probably transport has been shot down a lot or rains now been downgraded to a tropical storm the weather is rapidly deteriorating with the hudson and east rivers overflowing and threatening to flood the big apple the hurricane is sweeping up the u.s. eastern seaboard and has claimed at least ten lives already parties were important is in new york businesses are are either have boarded up their windows or put cheap along their windows and you could feel the wind increasing you feel the rain increasing the rain is coming down like sheets of water in new york city michael bloomberg did have a press conference stating and urging all new yorker

and in other news here on r t a cease fire between israel and hamas it resumes a once again after a fresh exchange of rocket strikes hits both gaza and the jewish state. that is just after two pm on monday here in moscow this is auntie with me roll recent shots and our breaking news story government tanks shelling parts of central tripoli that is a despite rebels claiming they are in control of most of the libyan capital one of copies sons is reportedly leading forces towards the city center now earlier three of his other sons were said to have been arrested heavy fighting has been reported near the libyan. leaders of residence meanwhile state t.v. is still airing pro khadafi programs rumors are circulating that caffeine may be in talks with south africa about a possible escape despite denials from both sides following a night of chaos in the capital crowds were seen in the city's central square with people waiting revolutionary flags dr franklin lamb the director for of americans for middle east peace who was wounded by a sniper on sunday says could afy may be preparing a massive counter

result because it weakens the pressure of israel's government to improve living standards a report on r t a dot com. some. of. the bit. at. the top of. this street still keeps secrets of time from field versions of the soviet files on . the history of this place runs through the centuries. a paradise for archaeologists zoo all ages and ecological tourists. what one fateful night shots destroyed the harmony of life. how this republish called its lifetime. hoping dreaming and retreat. wealthy british scientists it's time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy is a report on are. welcome back and this is r.t. now british intelligence services have allegedly been violating international law for almost a decade now the top secret documents suggests agents were permitted to use information taken from person hours under duress overseas officers were asked to balance how much they expected detainees to suffer against the value of the information they could get they were also given political protection from prosecution now here rights activists are demanding an op

r t. a recap of the stories that shapes this week of the british streets riots that led to over two thousand arrests into a backlash of police over how they handled the volatile cindy saying but often says it's all the government is seeking help from a veteran american police chief. the us gets a downgrade of its top notch credit stages through a major ratings agency which also gave the country a negative economic outlook. label in its roots in jail at the top and speak. with three years this week since the minute she offensive to be's attempts to regain control of the territory resulted in five days boring played hundreds of innocent lives. like a sport on the way now without injury. hello there good to have you company thanks watching the sport and these are the headlines six of the best in am i thrashed eric six two while russian premier league leaders to grab a late equaliser against rubin. little known american steve and lead the way of the page championship. and serene again for my num

to other news now on r t a wave of mass anti-government protests is underway across israel the biggest rally is happening in tel aviv with up to a quarter of a million people attending one street has already been renamed by some protesters as israeli talk or year after the square where huge it's revolution happened artie's policy or has more. the mayfair is electrified with her head and a mixture of jubilation and defiance they say they're not going anywhere until the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meets their demands put his organizers have been warning that some three hundred thousand people will take to the streets not only of tel aviv should also jerusalem and several other cities tonight and still to today whether or not three hundred thousand people are here but where i'm standing actually had been tell you that there are tens of thousands of people not police have been out in full force for at least twelve hours a total of all those leaving to the mission and in the time it took me to pass through the security checks that cost hundreds of protesters walking in opposit

just a blip in the road peter all of our reporting right while i still have you this hour here on r t a major coup for russian football a north caucasus football club put itself on the sporting map by signing a new superstar striker and breaking the bank in the process all those details shortly. the libyan rebels say they have surrounded colonel gadhafi in tripoli and the end of his rule is just hours away but as italy promises to transfer millions of dollars of frozen khadafi assets to the libyan leader surface now reports from. half a billion dollars in frozen assets expected to be released from israeli. mossad he remains a thirty feet long stick a little ballast i think stephen take the past couple of days that is very hard to gauge that is a lot of business dealings in italy and it's very unclear exactly which one is libyan money that he which money belongs to get half the family. a lot of people would die if the libyan rebels against the only way they sixteen a contract basically had it they signed and i think that was very beneficial situation because. they've come here it's reall

a day on the russian capital you're watching r t a marina joshie tell breaking news this hour gadhafi son made an appearance in central tripoli refusing rebels claim that he was arrested the claim was initially confirmed by the international criminal court as an apparent journalist lisa phelan told us this is casting a shadow over other statements by the rebel council. well there have been some extraordinary events of course we've been hearing over the past few days that the libyan government is crumbling the position of claim the rebels have claimed they are in complete control of tripoli was not surprised by the surprise of all the foreign journalists here in the rixos hotel when i found one show doc at the hotel . with. convoy and he gave an interview he did and he also took some of the journalists with him for a drive through the fifty where they were taken to the area where some of them say they saw thousands of people in the area in support of the libyan government and. a number of people from sides across the country have come into the toughest. the struggle here against the re

and so i have for this hour here on r t a gathering storm new york braces itself for historic hurricane irene with evacuations from the city as well as airports and public transport being shut down . at a piano gone report says china will be a leading world military power within the next decade so find out why it's so concerned. the people of the caucuses republic of a posse i have been voting for a new president and looks like they've settled upon their choice preliminary data shows vice president alexander on crop as one more than fifty percent of votes in a presidential election meeting the challenge of two rivals the early election was triggered by the sudden death of president sergei bug option may after cancer treatment and there's much at stake for a new leader as a republican needs to rebuild following its long fight for independence from georgia russia recognize the region sovereignty in two thousand and eight and it fears violence could break out in a positive after its release is a tap in south a city or another caucasus republic. the fallout from the mass riots across englan

here at r t a live from moscow our top stories this saturday libya's rebels and nato are closing in on colonel gadhafi his hometown where it's believed he might be hiding meanwhile western governments wasted no time it's appearing big business in the war torn country. russia puts forward a un resolution calling for dialogue to broker peace in syria the document is to counter what is proposed by the u.s. and european states which moscow says the siding with anti-government protesters. and a british court is accused of trying to gather world war two veteran the eighty five year old has been jailed for reporting a court hearing by activists claims the real reason was speaking out against corruption in the judiciary. next as promised moscow team shows you some of the best places to relax and enjoy the summer while it lasts and the russian capital. great. soldiers of the. moscow. oh the fire going to miss the south where we're going to pull down things from drinking water the safe for political or calls for a lot of blogs where they use that simple meeting places all viewed as the sick ones

ok it's monday and we need a drink so joining me for happy hour tonight is r t correspondent laura lister and medicine loni the heard on the hill columnist for roll call ladies thank you for joining me tonight they are in or having a rude you know. i got sister right well this morning ok obviously there was the ames straw poll over the weekend michele bachmann was the winner and we discussed the newsweek cover last week everybody always likes to make fun of her when she looks a little crazy which sometimes she does but this one is just kind of messed up look at this picture that the telegraph actually published of her eating a hot dog and i would have thought that that's a no. i don't think so i think that they just hate her and so they want to put the most unflattering picture of her i feel like michele bachmann's a very beautiful woman is a photo editor you can choose it but of these deaths are accurate of what absolutely and i did their writing is horrible thought it was just shows that they're getting commentary saying that they don't like her they want to publish an unflattering pict

here watching r t a line from moscow our top stories this monday libyan rebels reject colonel gadhafi he's author of talks about the country's future for the national transitional council says it wants to see him in jail and not at the negotiating table. bloodshed continues in syria despite promises of past reforms with activists claiming at least five people were killed over the weekend the arab league has become the latest international body to pressure president also to end the violence. and the ultimate retreat a russian company plans to open the first summer space hotel in just five years it will cost intentional tourist sixty million dollars to reach out of this world view from the orbital pleasure dome. and now back to libya in the wake of the rebel success and gaining control of most of the country there's been a lot of debate regarding nato's role in it argues or am it has asked a british m.p. who opposed intervention in libya about the role western powers should play in shaping the country's future. today i'm talking to barry gardener who's a labor member of parliament and o

and welcome you are watching r t a in moscow where it is six o'clock am four o'clock am in tripoli which is where we have breaking news this hour dubai based. t.v. says that the libyan capital is being pounded by missiles and mortars but reuters news agency also says a program offered forces are shelling the town of. west of the capital this comes after the regimes a spokesman. threatened the battle for libya will turn the country into volcanoes lava and fire rebel forces are now occupying colonel gadhafi tripoli compound following a day of fierce fighting and claimed to be in control of most of the city the whereabouts of the leader and his family are still unknown in the recent national radio address though the market off the plane is that withdrawal from. stronghold was a tactical move several rebel groups have gathered in the tripoli's central square to celebrate their advance. and for some insight into the libya conflict don de bar an anti-war activist and journalist who joins us live from the u.s. now thank you for being with us and very interesting times as we've heard khadafi cla

here with r t a live from moscow our top stories this saturday libya's rebels and nato are closing in on colonel gadhafi is hometown where it's believed he might be hiding meanwhile western governments waste no time interfering big business in the war torn country. russia puts forward a un resolution calling for dialogue to broker peace in syria the document is to counter what is proposed by the u.s. and european states which moscow says siding with anti government protesters. and a british chords accused of trying to gag a world war two veteran the eighty five year old has been jailed for reporting a court hearing by activists who claimed the real reason was speaking out against corruption in the tradition.

midday moscow you're watching r t a marina joshie welcome to the program emergency crews are searching forest in southern siberia.

and coming up in our next half hour here on r t a slick battle is brewing in front of the white house right down the street on one side and viral mental activists. harmful to our environment and if different initiatives are put into place you know. we could employ a lot of people very quickly doing doing clean technology and green technology jobs instead of instead of. putting it's paying the economic development into something that's such a risk for multiple states across america well on the other side of that argument the obama administration and its future decision regarding the planned seven billion dollar keystone x.l. oil pipeline. hundreds of environmentalists have been arrested for their demonstration against the proposed pipeline in front of the white house they've been asking obama what he'll do to stand up against big oil but with china's slick moves to get in on the deal is this an investment the u.s. can't risk losing we'll hear from daphne wash a fellow at the instant.

bouts of famine and get some much needed food aid for russia it's a chance to do what everyone else has failed so far catherine as are about r t well on a day. still ahead for you this hour a storm brewing in new york the streets of the metropolis stand empty as hurricane irene sweeps closer leaving devastation in its way. and france is feeling the pinch as death surges and growth stagnate and fears future cuts could spill over into angry wyatt's. the hunt continues for the wreckage of an unmanned russian space ship that crashed on wednesday the progress vessel was carrying supplies for the crew at the international space station when it fell back to earth in siberia shortly after launch its crash spread fears its toxic fuel could be dangerous for locals and the environment to grieve takes up the story. the moment it's came crashing down. launched on wednesday from the baikonur cosmodrome three hundred twenty five seconds later the progress craft atop a soyuz rocket plummeted back to earth i thought it was a plane at first but then i realized coins never fly and that quietly then it turned into some white object and i saw that

a new radio and georgian t.v. channel peak and extend it in an extended version is coming your way the next hour here on our t.v. well stay with us here on r t still to come a look at how s.s. marchers commemorating the dead are bringing nazi ideas back to life in modern extent modernists tonia. but first riot police have surrounded up tent camps set up in ukraine's capital by supporters of former prime minister yulia timoshenko who was arrested friday the protesters fear officers may storm the camps after the after the court where her trial is taking place banned gatherings outside parties alexei he has more from. ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko still remains in detention center in kenya following the decision by according to you have to place on the arrest for that you would have been forbidden to leave the country now she was put behind bars as the judge just explained because of her bad behavior during the trial now. he's being accused of several very high profile economic crimes including striking unlawful gas deals with russia back in two thousand and nine it's interesting because there has already been a comment comin

famine and get some much needed food aid but for russia it's a chance to do what everyone else has failed so far catherine as are about r t well on a day and millions of new yorkers decided to stay in their homes as hurricane irene swept through the city bringing partial flooding and power shortages all at savva downgraded to a tropical storm all public transportation will remain shop throughout sunday irene is sweeping up the u.s. eastern seaboard and escalating at least fifteen lives already artie's medina portnoy reports now from new york. the city was prepared a way in advance before i renewed begat it's way down the eastern seaboard but at this point things seem extremely calm relatively calm the sun actually looking out of my window in the sun is beginning to come out here in new york city but that does not mean that there has not been any damage from this tropical storm now i remarked the hurricane but according to meteorologist when it was making its way down the eastern seaboard once it i went through plowed through north carolina it downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hit manhattan we did see sheets of

is gone and thinking it is still a threat to the key west at least that's what republican presidential candidate michele bachmann believes we'll find out why that r t r. o a killing machine has invaded russian waters as two men have so far fallen victim to a jaws attack in the country's far east but robots are sweeping the area on the lookout for the priest or monster well local authorities are promised over three thousand dollars and the person who can catch the creature from the deep. explores the dangers. nothing like this has ever happened here before russia has never seen a shark attack let alone two in two days this sixteen year old boy was diving one hundred meters off shore when it appeared the young man's wetsuit service protection and saved him from death but both his legs were severely wounded. who cry help help the shark. but it was died out to some guys went out on to do news received him and gave firstly only a day earlier a twenty five year old man lost his forearms trying to defend his wife when the couple was saved not as his was shocked at what they saw but i would ask you what it was really scary a country even describe it the ma

independence citizens will be hoping the man they've chosen this president will help herald a new era for their country. r t so cool and don't forget you can watch the news when that you want when you want at r.t. dot com here is a taste of what we've got lined up for you right now. a personal account of nine eleven is banned a former f.b.i. agent who claims the cia could have stopped the attacks is prevented from publishing his upcoming story. and attacks from the db a florida man is mauled by a shark in russia's far east and find out more about the search for the sea predator at our team dot com. on to some other international news in brief for you now. in syria two more protesters have reportedly been killed by security forces with activists saying there was sporadic shooting in separate cities it comes as it's close ally iran has reaffirmed its support for president assad but said he should answer the legitimate demands of his people the arab league has decided to send a mission to the country saying it will no longer be silent on the crackdown against protesters over two thousand people have been kille

rally swelled to a quarter of a million people in television angry that the government's living costs get out of hand. one pm here in the russian capital you're watching r t with a review of the week's top stories now first higher borrowing costs weakening a business and consumer confidence as well as slimmer chances of recovery is the potential ripple effect for the united states after its top tier aaa credit rating was cut down by one notch started poorest of your own president and move of dropping america's ranking to a double a plus in its outlook white house officials are on the defensive saying there's a two trillion dollar mistake a lesson to be admitted that but is sticking with its decision which its objective is to spark a last minute debt deal which narrowly rescued the country from default but the damage was already done as the political how undermined investors trust economist max fried of wealth says brace yourself for a stock market roller coaster on monday. i do think this sunday night local time here in new york or monday morning for asia when the markets open in new zealand australia and then quickly thereafter in northeast asia we're go

free media r t v dot com. a serious foreign minister says the government is promising a free and fair general election by the end of the year well during a meeting with our bed afforded basters in the capital damascus he said the new parliament will represent people's aspirations well even so government forces tight of their week long siege of the opposition stronghold city of hama human rights groups say twenty four people there were killed in the latest bout of fighting and up to two hundred overall during her testimony of the president assad's judge to allow acquisition parties saying to violence must stop first at the un security council is considering harsh measures against assad while russia is calling for a balanced approach middle east washer say targeting regime change in syria as nato did with libya would devastate the country. the russians and the chinese feel that they were betrayed by the west and the people who pushed the resolution nine hundred seventy three they thought it was about humanitarian

or a functional r t cairo. a ground and t.v. a concert has a rock the republic of georgia in an event some locals have branded a waste of taxpayer money with the economy struggling and unemployment running rampant a georgian some question how their president coughed up the cash for such a spectacle as artists are first reports may have really is hoping his approach will strike a positive note with voters that were told us only been targeting the m.t.v. generation the state funded put confidence for teaming is certainly attracted some big names i like so much in u.k. good here's jersey just as lots of money. lights a lot of. this as president pakistani popularity continues to fall the among the older generation is now trying to appeal to a much younger crowd so the first time the president's case heat up the stars and what many see as a bid to win popularity. is actually the worst market for specialist over more than a period i'm sure you know how to spell this out across the system inside the country but it's th

independence citizens will be hoping the man they've chosen as president will help herald a new era for their country that is below r t so cool. and our side for the latest in our close of series where we venture to areas of russia where few have traveled before. and this week kirov a regional located around a thousand kilometers east of moscow the city of here all of it is a rebel a cultural center it was for its arts and crafts all in the summer the region has hosted an adult percival celebrating a common green vegetable artie's ground there lies in the fact. it's the pride of the cure of region annual cucumber festival the governor himself invited journalists from all across russia just to showcase the region's tourist potential organizers here make a bold claim that a pickle cucumbers in this village of its targets are the best in the world. so while the players sing folk songs extolling the virtues of the green staple there's only one store the actual vegetable can be bought for a truck and eighty kilometers to be in this care i'm curious about what it is that makes them so special but i'm a bit disappointed i wa

you're a functional r t kyra. without a live from moscow and a plenty more stories ahead for you this hour in colluding. we head to georgia to check out what's behind tbilisi's thirst for glitz and glamour and how president saakashvili plans to win public support by turning up the music. the u.s. and narrowly missed as a potential default after years about him as a guiding light other countries battling economic hardship russia was one of the states advised by russia and over how to deal with this worst crisis in one nine hundred ninety s. not easy has been investigating why america is reluctant to adopt the tough measures to prescribe two wives. congress has now approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default that would have devastated our car the us just how to swallow this bitter pill that many student it will help the patients recovery but will instead prove to be a poisoned chalice our economy is not growing at all in fact unemployment remains very high foreclosures remain very high no recovery

reform rally swelled with quarter of a million people in television angry that the government's left living costs get out and. nine am here in moscow you're watching r t now a look at the week's top stories higher boring costs weakening business and consumer confidence as well as slimmer chances of recovery well it's a potential ripple effect for the united states after its top tier aaa credit rating was kept out by a notch well standard and poor's took the unprecedented move of dropping america's ranking to a double a plus in its outlook and white house officials are all the defensive saying there is a two trillion dollars mistake s. and p. admitted that but is sticking with its session of which it says is objective it's despite the last minute debt deal which narrowly rescued the country from default but the damage was already done as the political haggling undermined investors' trust economists max fraud was brace yourself for a stock market roller coaster on monday. i do think that sunday night local time here in new york or monday morning for asia when the markets open in new zealand australia and then quickly thereafter in north east asia we're

public you're watching r t here's a reminder of the top stories failure after launch emergency crews are searching for the on manned russian space freighter which crashed on wednesday in siberia so use rocket was ferrying food and fuel to the international space station one of fell back to earth. rebels in libya promise a bounty of two million dollars for colonel gadhafi dad or alive that's western nations waste no time in jostling for a slice of the country's oil hundreds of new government. the u.s. and e.u. are pushing for more sanctions against syria after the crackdown there advanced protesters meanwhile journalist on the ground say there is a lack of objective coverage coming out of the country. so they have life here in our next weeks for how the former soviet republic of stance fares twenty years since the fall of the soviet union. tragedies don a former soviet republic became independent in one nine hundred ninety one. that were an independent state is important but it's only good as long as it's backed by economic performance. unemployment is the greatest issue in this indep

you with r t live from moscow there's a lot more for you at all website of course artsy dot com here's just two of the many more stories you can find online for you and the fears over revived not cism the baltic states welcomes the veterans of hitler's what an access to the rally in a stone with fascism finding a pocket of support in russia. and open the panic and whirlwind strikes eastern russia becoming the country's first ever city tornado a thirteen minute twister injured dozens and caused massive damage. to. its terror suspect has confessed to making the bomb that injured a five year old girl following an attack on a kindergarten in eastern russia investigators say the homemade device was wrapped as a gift box and left on the kindergarten terrorists in the city of qom so most going on more it exploded when the child touched it with nails the bomb the left the girl with a multiple cuts and severe burns she's now being treated in hospital the twenty eight year old suspect is still being questioned by police authorities are now inspecting all schools and kindergartens in the region n

three volunteers to video for your media project a free media got to r t dot com. a former russian senator is one of the latest entries onto the u.k.'s rich list but so to get control of is also under investigation and fine clothes the state more than one billion dollars and as a terrorist cover imports his case is just one of many as exposed drastic drawbacks in the country's banking regulation. he has everything a fortune in several banks a couple of private jets and numerous properties from the cold dizzier to london married to a russo british socialite he was a guest at prince albert so a wedding in monaco among the top ten richest people in the u.k. according to last year's sunday times newspaper. leads a life many would envy he even made his wife a star of a t.v. advertising campaign in france for the grant french food store it is yeah that here however all that is hardly a consolation at home in russia where he owes billions of rubles to his bank's creditors. as a result of misconduct in violations by the management and founders of measure drawn by its credit

welcome back here's a quick look at the top stories we're covering for you today on r t washington takes a first step to approve a long awaited deal to increase the u.s. debt limit just a day before a potential devastating default. highly publicized partisan struggle among american legislators has severely damaged confidence in the u.s. economy's reputation as the world's creditor. russia says u.n. action could help bring an end to violence in syria but once against excessive measures that could lead to a libya style intervention some experts suspect a mask is being targeted for regime change by the west. and the voices of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters and calling for the prime minister to stand down are going on reported by the international media the demonstrations demanding social justice are the biggest the country has seen in decades. now the global positioning system developed by the us says long been the only world wide navigation tool but recently russia introduce its own equivalent glow in the us good of interviews the director general of this innovation google

a journey. where did it take the. breaking news here on r t the russian cargo space ship progress has reportedly crashed in eastern russia after failing to reach its target earlier wednesday the vehicle was launched from baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan and was due to dock at the international space station on friday specialists say the ship went off course after the rocket suffered an engine failure it was taking three and a half tons of cargo to the including food fuel and equipment. now joins us live with details on this so tom what do you know. where lori is far as we can glean at the moment the rocket was in its three hundred twenty fifth second of flight they measure the seconds very accurately on its way up into war but when its third stage motor that's the third stage of the rocket blasting it up into space somehow failed a reporter to drop into in pressure at the russian space agency and it appears that from then the progress module on top of this soyuz rocket fell back to work and it fell in the altai region of siberia no one was hu

rally swelled to a quarter of a million people in television angry that the government's living costs get out of hat. one pm here in the russian capital you're watching r t with a review of the week's top stories now first higher bar.

needed food aid for russia it's a chance to do what everyone else has failed so far castro's or of a r t. this is a handsome ahead for you this hour a journey through russia all the way of the region where an unusual festival held in the name of a lean and green vegetable is entertaining adults and children alike. millions of new yorkers have been taking cover as hurricane irene sweeps through the city turning the streets into rivers and bringing power shortages the storm has killed nineteen along the u.s. east coast and caused the power of factness while forcing the closure of the big apple's public transportation system and subway auntie's marina portnoy a prince with the natives from new york the city was prepared a way in advance before i remain begat it's way down the eastern seaboard but at this point things seem extremely calm relatively calm the sun actually looking out of my window on the sun is beginning to come out here in new york city but that does not mean that there are not been any damage from this tropical storm now i remarked to hurricane but according to meteorologist