the mr mubarak which leaves the united states out in the cold when it has to explain why it's backing him policy r.t. kyra. despite its neutral and peaceful image switzerland has a strong military tradition it has europe's highest per capita rate of gun ownership and every male citizen on the fifty years old is a reserve soldier but many question why a country that hasn't been seriously involved in any military conflict for two hundred years should have a tall person also has more. training for combat preparing for war except these soldiers are from neutral switzerland and are unlikely to ever experience wartime combat. more and more the centuries old swiss militia is being child in february the longstanding tradition of keeping a government issued weapon at home as part of military obligations will be put to a vote on whether they should go on keeping their guns at home or store them in public arsenals but that's just one of the arguments local activists likely stuff by barry has been pushing for a complete abolition of the armed forces as normal cold war we totally surrounded by the european union

this is r.t. it's ten pm saturday night here in moscow kevin zero in with our top story for you tonight but at least three people have been killed and two injured after a gunman fired at a tourist minibus in russia's republic of couple of the noble caria they were traveling to a ski resorts where a few hours after the deadly incident a bomb reportedly went off on a chair lift the country has got the details. what's started out as an ordinary ski trip for a number of young people ended with a tragedy one of the men organizing the trip posted a notice on his blog ask a four company to up for a trip to the elbrus mountain quite a popular destination for tourists both in russia.

you know with r.t. it's good to have it up and it's ok and still ahead for you this hour an alliance with out of it. look at how and nato continues to function without a clear goal coming and it. does have its critics but the ukrainian president's first year in office takes on a rosy glow after the release of a new figures on the economy. stamping process that's how whistleblower julian assange just described the london court decision to extradite him to sweden on allegations of sexual assault he said the ruling didn't catch him by surprise and he will appeal he's killing for the charts the rise and fall of the wiki leaks founder. back when julian assange emerged less than a year ago with this video. showing u.s. troops gunning down unarmed civilians and two reuters journalists video games he was lauded as a hero of transparency. and anti war ally and human rights defender r.t. america interview just such on the day of collateral murders release and what keeps people. from going to understand how the world a

extradition all this close cooperation that we've seen may mean his feet won't touch the ground floor and it's r.t. . the egyptian army has announced its siding with president mubarak in an official state minutes said it supports the peaceful transfer of power and fair elections later this year the move has only intensified demonstrations with thousands of egyptians flooding the streets of cairo with protesters vowing an unprecedented rally people have gathered at key sites including the presidential palace angry at the president's thursday night t.v. address in which he again vowed to remain in office until september in the statement he promised to transfer some power to his vice president but not step down himself the two year old also cited his reluctance to bow to international pressure something many believe he's done on a regular basis aren't going to chen has more from washington. the u.s. wants an orderly transition as they say president obama said hosni mubarak statement on the transition of authority was not clear and needs more explanation mubarak basically said in his address that he w

it's only words. of a reporting for our political journalist anthony while told us here at r.t. that the west is advocating the spread of democracy across the region to control the politics of the arab world. western style democracy in its current state is far from what i would consider to be something that we should want in any of these countries i think i think if there's going to be democracy it should be democracy with a real change and a change that reflects democracy that actually benefits the people today's democracy is nothing more than a mainstream control mechanism through which the vast majority of the public who do not think are emotionally engaged in in situations that they don't even really realize what it is that they're voting for or approving and if you think that democracy which is supposedly what the u.s. is out there pushing and driving home for these people who who need so much the philosophy of what they've developed and put together in any in the u.s. for example take a look at look at what they're doing in the building bases in hundreds of the whole over o

nasty ride and there's no way out of it now but i can tell you the government understands that it's not laura mr r.t. new york. check it out c dot com our website so always more of the day's news or analysis as well on a chance to have your say line of this night in fact piece of history made the sale of a bird's eye view of the shuttle's final flight very close watch this unique will be taken by an airplane passenger from his mobile phone we see more of that sort of the concept and. also take a look at russian special forces big push through the paces during weeks of training tough guys tackling some tough terrain that's an art gallery section. of. the people of britain are about to get probed about how they live and who they are with the latest nationwide census just around the corner but there's a fear over who gets to see this sensitive information that they tell about themselves that's because a controversial u.s. defense corporation is in charge of collecting said data and found out. it's census time in the u.k. when every household in the country is asked to provide detailed information about

the mr mubarak which leaves the united states out in the cold when it has to explain why it's backing him policy r.t. kyra. well coming up here in r.t. not so neutral switzerland. better than any other european country but the swiss are wondering if it's time to finally say well one ups. boss does absence make the heart grow fonder take a look at how america has chosen to remember former president ronald reagan. russia's number one terrorist in iraq has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a mosque in international airport last month the suicide bombing claimed thirty six lives and left more than a hundred people injured let's get more on this from tel recover and i tell you what exactly did i say. mark has said that the special operations people at the. scary dad in the school to my to the airport were scary doubts under his orders that the suicide bomber is believed to have been a twenty year old man from the north caucasus earlier doku umarov has promised russia a year of blood and tears in case the country uses to abandon its territory in the school he proclaimed himself the emperor o

than mr mubarak which leaves the united states out in the cold when it has to explain why it's backing him policy r.t. kyra. journalist pepe escobar says that egyptian leaders have common garden depending on which one will accommodate u.s. interest in the region. but it's all related to israel in oil so you need dictators you need all to kratz you need more ne that will not attack israel that tool always ensured the floor voyage to the us and western markets is on and they're not going to contest us foreign policy so that fit the bill and the camp david nine hundred seventy nine accord same a whole lot of shit to build for thirty years of pensively money which mubarak too as the street protest is rightly say also fits the bill thus he is the first interlocutor for the us and always leave us don't know who to talk to india opposition they started a dialogue with the old guard the last week and now its new nobody talks about are they for three or four days in the us press because they are not talking anymore. log onto our web say where you continue analyzing the issues surrounding the crisis in egypt w

now you are with r.t. it's good to have your company and i still have for you this hour three of the crying the trio of characters are chosen as mascots for the sochi two thousand and fourteen winter olympics this coming after the results of on live t.v. vote across russia. about them and why they were coming your way in just a few minutes. richard in the sunshine lost his legal battle on a thursday against his extradition to sweden the wiki leaks founder is wanted that over rape allegations made by two swedish women says the accusations are nonsense believes the case against him is politically motivated scandal for investigates. when julian assange emerged less than a year ago with this video. showing u.s. troops getting down unarmed civilians into reuters journalist video games he was hired as a hero of transparency. and anti war ally and human rights defender r.t. america interviewed as such on the day of collateral murders movies and what keeps people on earth and more people. as you understand how the worl

anthropologist who teaches that uppsala university thank you very much for sitting down with us today on r.t. it's a pleasure to be on your program sweden has been in the spotlight quite a bit lately with the wiki leaks scandal and the spy and sex probes into doing a song and why does sweden want julian of so much to be extradited is it just for to be questioned rather for the sex crimes alleged against him. it's hard to say certainly. sexual misconduct is taken seriously in sweden but few cases gets anywhere near the kind of judicial energy behind them as it is this had some of it there's seems to also be other factors at play it may be partly the prosecutors and lawyers involved and issues of their communities it may also be that there's. pressure from the. foreign policy establishment in sweden and even from the united states that it's playing a role do you think that eventually we'll in fact be extradited to sweden it wouldn't surprise me if he is in the end. but i would say that he and his lawyers have a fighting chance of keeping him there and and suggesting that whatever questioning of him

sarah furthur porting there will still to come later in the program here in r.t. it's a year in review for victory in a code which ukraine's president put on by the microscope as he completes his first year in office you can find out how a booming economy has silenced his harshest critics. and russia's credibility take on international all stars and what's promising to be a show stopping events at all the details on the rhythmic gymnastics grand prix and our sports update in about thirty minutes from now. but first on this day in one thousand nine hundred one members of the warsaw pact set up as a counterweight to nato voted to dissolve their alliance twenty years on nato is still going strong with its sphere of influence continuing to expand and as artie's moralist to report some say this western alliance no longer has a place in the modern world. it was an alliance war and fear originally supposed to define defend western europe against the soviet union but the fall of the berlin wall changed all that now decades later the military alliance formed against the soviet

four you all with r.t. it's good of you to join us today and is still to come on the program preparing for takeoff. russia superjet one hundred receives its ticket into the skies as it's officially certified right now the leaders program. investigators now think they know the identity of the suicide bomber who carried out the dumb idea of an airport attack just last month the president many other warned against hasty conclusions until the case has been fully solved. the culture of it has been following developments here in moscow. well the latest has been that the federal security service says they know and also knew the name of the puppet trade all of the attack at the airport but they also know the names of the most to mind so be attack we had a brushes made to must excuse the agency that was be today would also be nice to the president he also said that the agency's now doing everything possible to arrest all those who they believe are leads to the attack and to do it as soon as possible several people have b

middle east specialist james denselow he's from kings college in london james good to have you here on r.t. it all started in tunisia egypt was next then other countries so what led to this wave of mass protests all across the region and why do you think it's happening now happening. i think there are certain structural problems facing all these states whether you talk about their state of their economy the high rates of youth unemployment some twenty four percent across the region the fact that the leadership has had very little freedoms and democratic choices given to their people about the leaders have been in power for often decades i think all of these things set out the kindling on what would be triggered by certain numbers of events in particular the death of one young man in tunisia who burned himself to death in protest against the government's actions and that of course set out a sort of shockwave throughout the region the genie has well and truly been let out of the bottle and the reverberations from what happened in tunisia and now being felt in every single states and i think that

a warm welcome to you live from our headquarters in central moscow this is r.t. it's four pm here in the russian capital and in baghdad our top story this hour sectarian violence has forced iraqi christians to seek haven in a relatively calm northern region of kurdistan hundreds of thousands of the minority group fled there in the years following the two thousand and three u.s. led invasion and as sebastian wire reports from iraq those who stayed are continued a target of extremists. every night miriam gets ready for bed with her family but it's not her bed it's not even her house miriam and her family are christian iraqis who have been forced to flee from baghdad to the semi autonomous kurdish region because they become targets of extremist groups in the country in two thousand and seven miriam was hit by a bomb that was planted outside her house the lack i'm going to put money on just to buy some chocolates and come back i went out and didn't see anything i just had the bomb and i fell to the ground and the room was lying in the street. her foot dangling from her le

well coming up in just a couple of moments here on r.t. it's a religious affair in rome to me to me paid a visit to the vatican we have all the details on his meeting with the pope and how it could change the relationship between the countries church. plus still to come russia's wealthiest woman finds herself in the middle of a multimillion dollar theft scandal to get all the details a little later here on r.t. . the first u.s. congressmen and pentagon officials are debating help best to trim the country's fifty five trillion dollar debt prison barack obama has already proposed cutting the massive defense budget by seventy eight billion that's over the next five years the pentagon is making sure the cut doesn't come at the expense of america's ability to wage war while non-essential programs are being slashed the proposed budget would actually see the pentagon spending growth this year what is obvious christine for all reports or americans a pain the price of living in a war mongering country. times are tough for many on main street but most in

or coming up in just a couple of moments here in r.t. it's a religious affair in rome present dimitri medvedev is the vatican and we have all the details on his meeting with the pope and how it could change the early. between the countries churches. plus russia's wealthiest woman finds herself in the middle of a multi-million dollar left scandal and you can get all the details on that story a little later here on r.t. . but first u.s. congressman and pentagon officials are debating how best to trim the country's a fourteen trillion dollar national debt president barack obama has already proposed cutting the massive defense budget by seventy eight billion dollars over the next five years the pentagon is making sure however the cuts don't come with the expense of america's ability to wage war all non-essential programs are being slashed the proposed budget would actually see pentagon expenditure grow this year was all it sees christine prisoner reports ordinary americans are paying the price of living in a war mongering country. times are tough

perception of the past let's see russia see reporting from kiev ukraine right where you are with r.t. it's good to have your company today now a brief look at some other international stories making headlines at this hour and a huge leaders meeting in brussels to discuss the ongoing european debt crisis the turmoil in egypt and energy security twenty seven nations are hoping to agree on new ways of managing the economic situation but no decisions will be taken into the meeting happening in next month a number of non-binding agreements specifically in matters of energy are expected to be made it's been confirmed that europe is working closely with egypt's provides president over the ongoing tensions there. and the parliament has named outgoing a prime minister ten sane as the country's new president after fifty years of military rule first civilian leader will appoint his. in accordance with the constitution which came into force on monday the same as a former general who served as prime minister from october two thousand and seven but stepped down in order to run as a civilian candidate in

democrats in washington today and remember there are always plenty of stories for you to explore it r.t. dot com in line twenty four hours a day here is a taste of what you'll find there right now. the concept of multiculturalism is criticized from the very top find out why european leaders are turning against the idea. and the winter olympics host city star she finally reveals the first slope ready for competition as preparations for twenty four teams began to take shape more on our website r.t. dot com for all the best videos log on to our. page. side of when the top u.s. commander in afghanistan will leave his post newspaper reports the channel. he was appointed eight months ago as part of a senior us staff in the country but our military contributor says that despite all america's number of mistakes. american occupation of afghanistan has already exceeded all possible saw that mistake in that country and accomplished even bellyful more than that in a negative sense and simultaneously having missed all the positive developments that were triggered and promoted by the soviet union int

r.t. tonight it's catch up with the for our top story of course a lot of impact around the world and also having impacts in the world of sports as well the trouble going on it's affecting formula one is dominating receiving sidelines isn't in the world of sport there he is having yes that's right the bar bahrain grand prix has been called off due to the unrest there in the gulf so what what we don't know we're waiting to find out in the meantime the season when i start in melbourne at the end of march ok i'll let you update us. well i thank you for joining me for the sports news and here are the top story is called off the bahrain grand prix has been postponed because of antigovernment protests in the gulf. while continental targets to a sky aim to become the first russian team to reach the last sixteen of the europa league and another big week of your pencil. and the kings of spain a little messy score the late winner is false although not be to go back to one to restore their five point lead i've been relegated to it at the top of the league. i will start with the big story in formula o

it's going to be. and what's behind this uprising and what lies ahead for egypt is the topic in the latest edition of crossfire coming up later in the day here on r.t. . the muslim brotherhood yes it's the best organized opposition but it's not the majority the majority there are a lot they say they're really it's not the most organized group i would contest that it's there are many many divisions within the muslim brotherhood and it's not a monolithic bloc as you would like to present it if the entire international community were treats the middle east with condescending eyes including china including other countries no one wants to see the middle east democratic they're all afraid. of. sweden's child welfare system has been accused by human rights activists of profiting from family misery and they claim social services are taking children from one set of parents and then give them to another who receive up to six thousand dollars of financial support per child or does an isa now explains. christmas gifts never given. my children are in someone else's hands. i don't know what's happening with them or how they're being treated. it's been over a mon

that says it will make it ineffective and a waste of money but the two hundred forty million dollar contracts amount will go into looking at martins pocket any way your estimates r.t. love it. and you've got more heated debate on ethics and freedom in the u.k. on our website and all r.t. . dot com is the place to have your say on how the piece of jewelry on a song reflects on the british justice system and whether a suspected criminal should be granted asylum in the u.k. and also. look at how americans feel about the end of the space shuttle program and the fact that for now russia will be providing the only link to orbit. the u.s. military in afghanistan has denied accusations that an army unit psychologically manipulated top visiting officials over rolling stone magazine published claims that these psychological operations known as psyops were used to get more money and troops with war are these military contributors says the revelations expose the massive probiotic campaign used by the us army. to avoid any confusion i have to make it crystal clear that all those terms regarding this psychological operations information operations logging and spinning in the co

newspaper's dealings with wiki leaks in a deeply under favorable light it's a relationship that's gone truly sour your average r.t. did. it was president barack obama seems to be trying to win over wall street by asking them to help tackle what he calls burdensome corporate tax but with his appointment of high profile business leaders to government positions it has many questioning where his loyalties lie lauren lyster has more. for two decades jobs and dollars have flown out of the us and across the pacific meanwhile the american people have suffered high unemployment and a diminished standard of living looking for someone to blame politicians point to asian countries on the rise seemingly at america's expense the american people have also. borne the brunt of china's mercantile trade policies which promote trade surpluses to cheap exports based upon an artificial depreciation of china's currency overlooked in washington is the us corporate jungle it's become the elephant in the room this is not the explain to the american working class and to the american middle class they are both destined to oblivion because o

civil war it's going to get bloodshed but it will be the end game but nobody knows if this is going to happen. in sao paulo brazil thanks for your thoughts on r.t. tonight it's pretty shaded. well we've libyan oil production down fifty percent as mentioned just now it's thought the jump in prices could be just the start of a bumpy ride surging fuel costs in the united states are threatening to derail the country's economic recovery as artist laura lister reports next the political price may be just too high for the a bummer administration. tunisia and. egypt . the hurricane. algeria. and libya protest in countries seeming to fuel one another unrest spreading like wildfire through the middle east and north africa only raging in all year for all rich countries that help fuel the world's use of more than eighty four million barrels of crude a day. uncertainty over production has sent prices soaring i mean the shock waves from the middle east turmoil are being felt worldwide oil is the most valuable resource on the planet today could be. extremely right now the mideast crisis is hitting home for outteridge americans as oil prices have skyrocketed s

r.t. correspondent sean thomas as he and covers the hidden secrets of antarctica and find out what it feels like at the other end of the earth. and the arc goes high tech we explore the very modern past of modern art as artists swapped the paint brush for the laptop. if you believe. a life in georgia can be tough especially after the country severed all relations with moscow its largest trading partner and benefactor well every year thousands of georgians pack up and set off in search of a better life in russia but as artie's that is biologically reports it's a lonely life for those left behind. going to going on a mission phoebe happy and don't forget about us here come and visit don't miss lewis asked us to show this video greeting to her relatives she sends her best wishes to her son her daughter in law and the grandkids who live away in russia for the seventy three year old we really hope to. learn his hard nowadays oh i can get is if you are here and there. for this big georgian family moved to rochelle fourteen years ago and even though it's hard for these people to make ends meet eve

before the real thing until then this simulation is as close as it gets to witnessing a real mission to south sea. well coming up next hour r.t. continues its exploration of european capitals through the prism of russia's cultural influence today martin andrews is in london to see how the city has benefited from what russians living there have to watch for. more and more russians actually moving to the u.k. ever hear the ones are calling the cell phones in crowds of sites ready experts say the small russian suppose that this is their rights to say british economy. i'll be back with the headlines shortly do stay with us. well when one deals with war for us to realize that this tremendous amounts of damage that have done not just human damage but damage the physical environment in which the battlefield takes place tremendous amounts of damage done by aerial bombs by napalm boy chemicals that whether it's our sonic boom six tractor mammals or it's the burning oil field syria or iraq or story coral reefs in the pacific for landing purposes the list just goes on and on the geneva conventions of nineteen forty nine states that ther

it's very seldom russia. coming up in a few minutes r.t. continues its exploration of europe's capitals and travels to london to see how russian culture is being welcomed in the british capital join the moscow team as it discovers that many russians are enjoying their home away from home on the tames. with more russians actually moving to the u.k. every year the ones according to the so loving grads of sites ready experts say that's what russia is about that this is so much the same research. as russian city of sochi gears up to host the twenty fourteen winter games it's a little big slopes are being put through their paces for the first time the black sea resort is hosting the russian cop in alpine skiing the first international competition at the venue the european cup will start next week and last until the end of the month over one hundred sixty athletes are participating as part of the preparations for the winter olympics. but to take a short break here on our team and i'll be back with a recap of our top stories. we . are close enough

r.t. continues its exploration of european capitals through the prism of russia's cultural influence today martin andrews is in london to see how the city has benefited from what russians living there have to offer. the russians actually looking to the u.k. every year the ones that are calling the cell phones in crowds and the fact many experts say that's russia it's about this is the right thing british economy. will all be back with the headlines in just a few moments to stay with us. our nothing stop we are going to come back on track. we'll have a rally we'll sell lots of beer will run the stage will wear uniforms that will damage is down the black for them anything but very little damming to white. and they are the key to our problems are all right. well when one deals with war for us to realize that this tremendous amounts of damage that have done not just human damage but damage the physical environment in which the battlefield takes place tremendous amounts of damage done by aerial bombs by napalm. coming from the city whether it's a sonic boom city tractor. or it's the burning oil

opening the mines it's close like the all while the r.t. has gained a third of a percent. now it's been a tough start to the week for russia's equity markets fears over inflation undermining sentiment as to monday for much financial corporation explains. at the fronts of most investors' minds now is inflation especially after we saw john reason for ation numbers coming out at the end of last week it's very difficult for the market to believe that inflation is not going to be a big problem this year for russian equities and at the high levels of inflation on one side here in paris at the margins of victory of russian miners russia still names. on the other side that the government's reaction to high levels of inflation is going to imply a stronger ruble which is going to impact the earnings of exports as western banks have seen the volume of household deposits grow by a third last year that's according to central bank data the total amount of all the positive vibes from banks as we get three hundred thirty four billion dollars over the ruble deposit interest rate in some ban

its foreign policy to. the needs of nato the interest of the you would leave united states or before. your with r.t. live from moscow it's now just turned twenty minutes past the hour now russia's first post serbia passenger plane superjet one hundred has been given the go ahead to take to the skies a lot expected of the aircraft with its design is confident it will be popular all around the world and as artie's you go to explain first flights will provide an opportunity to prove itself to the international market. at last cleared for takeoff the much trumpeted an offer delayed superjet one hundred is due to be certified to make commercial flights over russia and the former soviet republics would portion the canyon but this it if it is the most important document to be given to any plane it's a ticket into the world of aviation. heavily backed by the government the super jet one hundred is the first mass produced civil aircraft launched by russia since soviet times with around one hundred seats it's aimed at the booming regional plane market taking orders for the last five years the makers sukhoi pro

it even goes r.t. . our business news with kareena is coming up in a few moments. zob . hello and welcome to our business boards and good to have you with us are the russian shareholders of oil major tanky b.p. unlikely to be able to block a dividend payout to the company for the fourth quarter of two thousand and ten that's according to the misty newspaper under the shareholder agreement take a v.p. is obliged to allocate at least forty percent of net income towards dividends which account for around one third of the piece profits are decided to oppose the dividend payment of to b.p. announced a share swap and arctic exploration deal with was snapped meanwhile the court injunction put forward by a.r. to block b.p.'s proposed the lines has been extended to march pending a final hearing. question stocks love the most in seven months over deepening concerns that inflation in emerging markets will accelerate the two point seven percent on thursday extending its three day decline till the five percent reversing this year's gain of the m.s.c.i. emerging markets of big struck

it even goes go r.t. . russia's foreign minister says moscow is ready to cooperate with japan but will not tolerate its radical position on the disputed korean islands this comes as the japanese foreign minister entered talks with his counterpart on his visit to the russian capital charges your piece can always following that and joins us live here gore what's the bottom line of these talks. no radicalism or any preconditions that's the message from russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov right after his meeting with his japanese counterpart let's listen to what he had to say . viewpoint for when japan adults are radical approach towards the peace treaty with russia which happens regularly and is shared by the countries governments he's impossible to negotiate these issues and i said to mr million hora that we're still ready to work on the peace treaty but with no preconditions let's go to that which is the territorial dispute between russia and japan over the southern crew islands has been going on for over

extradition all this close cooperation that we've seen may mean his feet won't touch the ground floor and it's r.t. london. coming up on r t a territorial wrangle over us. russia wants to ban against pushing forward its top down from the real island the place tokyo is wanted back in. march. but first to egypt where the army has announced it's siding with president mubarak in an official statement it said it supports the peaceful transfer of power and fair elections later this year the move has only intensified demonstrations with thousands of egyptians thronging the streets and barak has left karo for a red sea resort people have gathered at key sites including the presidential palace angry at the president's thursday night t.v. address in which he again proud to remain in office until september in the statement he promised to transfer some power to his vice president but not step down himself eighty two year old also cited has reluctance to bow to international pressure something many believe he has done on a regular basis r.t. sara firth looks at the western influence on the situation in egypt.

you thank you one hour let's cross live to a british journalist and it was correspondent who's going to be joining us here now on r.t. yvonne ridley there in london thanks so much for joining us well it's a remarkable development of events there in karachi less than twenty four hours ago the president the power up there he was vowing he was going to go nowhere so what do you think changed his mind so suddenly. i think that he had a phone call from the white house that persuaded him to leave the problem facing a dictator like mubarak is that when you have many billions stashed away. he obviously had to seek assurances that wouldn't be frozen much has happened in switzerland to save hurt already there are lots of things that i think he's had to sort out in the suburbs they've been a lot of deals going on behind the scenes but at the end of the day the victory is with the people they got their way i was in tahrir square just on tuesday and it was and the electric atmosphere the scenes from last night i really. felt for the people but today they got their rewards. that patience paid off but will it pay off in the future

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under the protection of the state's door and it's r.t. . so i had for you later this hour here in our city mind over matter the u.s. army investigators were forced to one of its units needs psychological plugs on top politicians from one final. plus the future face of the next winter olympics find out what the master card. for the twenty four games posted by the southern russian city of sochi the body will lie in a few minutes time. in a situation is returning to normal in russia's republic of coverage you know car yet after a series of coordinated god attacks other capital knowledge from there are to examine the picture of brings us the latest. we're here at the back of the gas station that was attacked early on saturday morning armed gunmen reportedly shot the station and a deadly blast was prevented almost thanks to the fire crews quickly rival this follows a series of similar militant attacks here in the capital of russia's republic of korea just a few hours earlier that could have resulted in a major bloodshed after twelve people simult

extradition all this close cooperation that we've seen may mean his feet won't touch the ground your and it's r.t. . we'll be back with a summary of our main news stories in about twelve minutes from now in the meantime moscow well is next. the hundreds of thousands of us living in great britain said. listen. this. is a. you know it seems that the fishies. just how much. he. has several in fact. one thing is bush. the british. just. think well. you can if. it's celebrations in the city streets of the. new style. several. times everything. i'm trying trips to. the recent past means you're one of life's great supply to me here. working in russia i think. it's a wonderful. it may seem a kitchen appliance he said frank said just a little when i think you're going to be the one thing i love my life. now wrong in this well because. i buy that yet i'm taking everything out. there my. sense of style what they do they know what i want. and. they go off trail and we will work very well together. to love russian. everybody and many of the russian. have i met them that. night that the idea that any. man. wit

plus the red planet has seen its last guests for now with a six man crew making the final walk on a mock martian surface as part of a simulated mission to mars. this is r.t. welcome it's now eight pm here in moscow my name is kevin owen and our top story tonight thousands of refugees are fleeing their homelands in search of a safe haven in europe as political unrest escalates across the arab world faced with a deluge of immigrants italy is raising concerns about security on its borders he got his cannot visits an island struggling to cope with the influx right now. and no guarantees the wife of a refugee. had to leave i can give them my should i have no money i want to see a familiar story here. a tiny italian island in the mediterranean around eighteen miles away from the coast of north africa it's always been the main route for refugee.

r.t. up next it's business. on welcome to business is going to straight to our top story russian energy major gas problems reportedly in talks with royal dutch shell to widen their global alliance sources close to the negotiation site of the old blue book say europe's biggest oil company may offer gazprom assets in asia in return shell wants to expand the look of five natural gas plants at the twenty two billion dollars settling to project a winner markets in china and india may also gain access to new offshore fields to supply the plant and its otherness out of from metropole doubts the plans will come to anything at least for the moment. on one hand there are good very good perspectives for. point of view of gas for expansion. but at the same time current situation on the global of the market is not so favorable for a you know making the new energy plans and current trend ease. made sure global energy producers are postponing or canceling its new capacities of production combustible engine projects saw basical

the united states as investment flees to other countries threatening to take with it the american dream lauren lyster r.t. new york. it's never been easier for teenagers in russia to buy booze without being asked for id fueling under-age alcoholism was now stringent punishments many store owners turn a blind eye to selling alcohol to minors artists or when i wish to went in with hidden cameras cover the scale of the problem. that these teenagers just may be russia's future and it's looking rather bleak. the problem is that kids start drinking around fourteen fifteen years of age regularly dependency takes a few years to four so when they're brought to us the process has already been for for not always we can pull them out of this tough situation according to n.g.o.s there are anywhere from twenty to sixty thousand teenagers in the country and many blame the fact that it's far too easy for a teenager to buy alcohol legal drinking age in russia is eighteen years old so how easy is it for a teenager to get his or her hands on some hard liquor we're going to follow a couple of enthusiasm russian youth organi

under the protection of the states nor of its r.t. . so we have for this hour here in our mind over matter the u.s. army's investigating reports one of its newest psychological tricks on its own partition it's all for war funding. plus the future of praise of the next winter olympics wideouts. the mascot for the twenty fourteen games hosted by the southern russian city of sochi might look like a few minutes time. in the u.s. there is a growing anger over the size of the tax burden the middle class is being forced to shoulder it's quickly coming to a head as tens of thousands have been protesting in one northern state over plans to cut worker benefits this week the president asks new yorkers how they feel when they're asked to make sacrifices that the super rich don't have to. people across the us are protesting proposed legislation intended to slash benefits for the middle class are they really protesting the fact that everyday people are being asked to make sacrifices while wall streeters continue to profit even more this week let's tal

r.t. well it's a case of willie clearly he won't know what you make of this even the cia were predicting he was going to step down they've been wrong footed what do you think's going to happen now. well i think there's going to be a lot of unhappiness by this story. he made some very very clear threats at least what i interpreted to be true threats he said that the blood of the martyrs will be will be met with the most. punishment and penalty against people who are responsible now just what people he means i don't know he also referred to . ever happens will also be implemented by the armed forces. the only substantial changes he promised were the appointments of two committees and a reaffirmation of his decision to retire after the election there's nothing new but he seems to be all this with the armed forces they were saying just a matter of hours ago that they will support legitimate demands of the people so. perhaps we see now the military seizing power ahead. well i think there's a distinct possibility we've already had at least one general told the crowd at the square that the militar

dealings with wiki leaks in a deeply under favorable light it's a relationship that's gone truly sour it's r.t. . you can always find more on the stories we're covering on our website it's. all the time here's what's there for you right now in the. championship promises a new. brand new soul track. for. the crew. is preparing to go where no man has gone before those stories. on tuesday former u.s. secretary of defense donald rumsfeld has lifted the lid on life at the helm of the war on terror by publishing his memoirs in titled known and unknown it charts how he served under two american presidents gerald ford and george w. bush in view with the fox news channel he not only defended the iraq invasion but also called guantanamo bay's detention center one of the finest prison systems in the world the seat of general this chatter gee says washington's for mohawk much less and he's trying to pretend he. will the quote is there no knowns and there are known knowns and it's one of those famous rumsfeld mysterious quotes that he was he often made that you know seemed. mysterious but in fact i think m