this is r.t. live from moscow italy has approved the use of its fighter jets and nato's s. trucks despite its earlier refusal to join in on the bombings and after a strike on monday badly damaged cut off about his compound in the capital tripoli

you with r.t. live from moscow now there are few gifts for the young graduates imposed the crisis in greece the government is so deep in the right it's being forced to restructure the whole country not just its debt the consequence is a drain all of the nation's best brains heading abroad to find a future. there was a time when thinkers and philosophers flocked to greece that however is ancient history to graduation day i think all it's interested in athens an exciting day for most of the students of course but the irony of the situation is that most of them will not be able to find a job in their home country that's a worrying trend brought about by the world financial crisis which has left teach scars on the greek economy. and they're going really well. migrate from everything we do use could be could have sort of other stories has two master's degrees in political science and history and an unfinished ph d. but his education seems to matter little here in greece you've got to have some connection som

with r.t. live from moscow now a priest in finland faces being defrocked after describing one of the world's most wanted criminals as a terrorist police are questioning the pastor after his references to not off the man behind the moscow metro and airport bombings among other crimes artes you get the impression of i went to church while his words are leaving him accused of inciting a religious hatred. yes these may be the last days these man wears his pastor's color and you hum faces being defrocked priest speaking out against i use the word word dearest use word and go kumara and his internet mouthpiece become a central site was the first to publish the terrorists' words on the tax he claims the business school siege the nab ski express mosque a matter of warming and most recently the dim idea that our ports attack the website is banned in russia but in finland it enjoys quite a comfortable standing and not only on the internet but also in downtown house in case the priest was the first openly say

here with r.t. live from moscow but it's not just after two pm on monday well libya is in that lock colonel gadhafi forces are continuing the siege of the rebel held city of misrata fresh nato air strikes rained down on the capital well more than a month into the allied intervention there's been a lot of discussion about the real aim of the action because little said about what the rebels actually want you go to sort of try to discover for himself their hopes and whether they'll ever come true. for years saleem has been struggling to keep his order parts shop running he claims even opening up men's pain thousands in bribes to various officials all linked to either gaddafi or his family. i won't even begin to describe how hard it was to start his business cannot be as hands on everything for decades he's been taking money from ordinary people but now it's time for him to be returned. sure small private business does exist in libya with the colonel and his close allies controlling all sectors of the econom

with r.t. live from moscow where it's now are just after five pm here and three pm and paris now nato says it's conducted more than a thousand combat flights in libya since the alliance took full command of the military campaign and the u.s. cutting back its involvement in the strikes mission has become shoes dependent on french jets results he's a ten year old bushel reports the longer the campaign lasts the more french people find themselves beginning to wonder about the reasons for the country's leading role. froths was among the first countries to push for a military solution in libya but now watch as a questioning its justification for going in once again on what i call the imperial condominiums a recurrence of africa already having long term connections on the continent paris called forgive colonel gadhafi for fighting its military in neighboring chad in the 1980's and challenging its corporations in the region ever since the french quarter . is it a french quarter see or or is it a sarkozy po

it with r.t. live from moscow russian scientists are confident of being able to see into the deepest secrets of the cosmos their telescope project has brought together the world's top minds and will allow the galaxies to be seen with amazing clarity. she takes a closer look. it's been over a decade in the making but the most ambitious russian space project for years also moved from science fiction to signs that a massive radio telescope promises to review the mysteries of deep space. and is the father of the project he says within a matter of months hundreds of kilometers from the earth it will be scanning the far corners of the universe where you just know it and many people wonder if it does are planets the sun our galaxy or we can't be alone out there and talk of parallel worlds and time travel may sound my science fiction let's say we only know four percent about the universe surrounding us and we hope to be able to look beyond that. that are also known as radio astro will be the biggest telescope

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow well gunfire and explosions are being reported in southern syria after the army sent in more reinforcements in a crackdown against the anti government protesters the un has condemned the wave of government led violence and is urging an investigation washington meantime is calling for sanctions he's called a sliver of reports many fear that the west is getting ready for yet another intervention. according to human rights groups at least four hundred civilians have been killed in the last month of violence in the country and in the last few days alone since the lifting of the emergency law some five hundred people have been arrested now the white house is considering introducing new legislation new sanctions against the regime in damascus is a form of punishment for this violent crackdown the hope is that european countries would follow suit in addition to this in another example of the increased diplomatic activity and the call for sanctions against syria we are seeing in t

with r.t. live from moscow where it's now or just after three pm welcome to the program what i knew a coalition strike has destroyed colonel gadhafi is a military vehicles in eastern libya they are tied because allow it rebels to move forward after five days of clashes for control over the town of brega where a key oil town which has changed hands six times in as many weeks meanwhile as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict remain stalled three weeks now into the intervention in a cafe and four years on a three country trip in southern europe to negotiate a solution to the crisis will be crossing live to tripoli to hear more from our correspondent paula that's coming your way here on r.t. in just a few minutes. now as the fight for control over the oil rich libyan coastline continues the u.s. steps back from its leading role in the operation washington will still oversee the logistics of the mission but has encouraged other nato countries to increase their military contribution he's got a challenge

welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow here's a look at the top stories as the unrest raging across the arab world puts the heat on the oil prices other countries are looking for ways to avoid an issue crisis by the e.u.'s reluctance to rely on russian supplies could leave you a peon consumer's paying the price for costly alternatives. in libya rebels who are now engaged in the battle for the town of bread a say they have no shortage of weapons as supplied by sympathetic nations opposition fighters are also appealing for more nato airstrikes despite their earlier claims that the bombings are killing a growing number of civilians. and british officials are preparing to evict one of its largest travelers communities which will approve around a thousand people and cost millions they insist they have rights to stay on the land and are prepared to fight to say. now it's time for some extreme rafting in a caucus is mountains here on our. sunlight cannot reach the depths of this gorge the torrents of water gushing thr

with r.t. live from moscow this week russia's president and prime minister called media attempts to portray them as rivals they are seen as the two major candidates for the upcoming presidential election in two thousand and twelve but say it's too early to speculate about the upcoming race sean thomas explains. certainly it has been an interesting week in the russian national politics especially when you talk about the two top two positions in the country and arguably the two most dynamic men in russian politics and that of course is dmitri medvedev the president and bloody new president the prime minister now any time these two get together or there's the possibility of there being a differing opinion or who will run the international community becomes very excited and that's what happened this week it all started head of the brics and summit in china when the. how about some of these possible divisions and how least to many think in that interview president medvedev said look there will be differe

with r.t. live from moscow russia's finance minister has warned that high oil prices are not all positive for the country's economy but i was speaking at a world bank session in washington but he spoke with us first it's a preview of what you can watch in full next hour. as a couple through the thing is that whenever the police grow significantly over a short period of time russia gets a large improve at all hours and that either causes inflation which again hinders investment into russia as inflation causes the interest rates to go up or leads to the stripping of the ruble a stronger ruble leads to performance and increased import volumes and makes imports cheaper that's making the imported goods competitive was a mistake once this was the only domestic production rates there for such an influential dollars could have a negative impact on. the russian scientists believe they could soon be peering through the looking glass through the outer spaces deepest secrets and ambitious telescope project as p

you would r.t. live from moscow a new world order is in the making at the forefront the worlds of premier developing economies these five countries dubbed the brics met in china this week to talk business and push forward their vision for the future r.t. it's a really good now reports from the center of the economic and geo political shift. brazil russia china india and this year's new kid on the block south africa have gathered on the island of high nine forming a united front against the old world financial establishment. the world strongly needs reform of global financial architecture the new multi-polar and dynamic development a new centers of economic and political influence though political issues were present in a discussion economy overall the day after all the organization is well placed to call the shots in the financial world arena let the numbers do the talking of five countries accounted for eighteen percent of the world's economy in two thousand and ten they comprise almost half of the worl

with r.t. live from moscow a recap now about top stories a finnish priest faces charges of inciting a racial hatred after an interview with r.t. he's being a persecuted for calling the man behind him a joke bombings in russia a terrorist i'm criticizing the man's internet and peace. and a nato air strike has reportedly killed thirteen rebels in libya this comes as the u.k. is accused of destroying a major could actually control the oil fields sconce to crush doubts over the coalition's troop motives in libya. and portugal turns to the e.u. to drag it out of a financial black hole it's threatening to arouse waves of anger among european taxpayers who will have to foot yet another bailout bill. and also russia provides poland with the newly declassified data on the one hundred forty months ago polish offices near cuts in all of this in a fresh effort to dispel tension. pop culture celebrity jesse ventura is our guest for the next r.t. if you are the former minnesota governor challenges the official sp

you're watching r.t. live from moscow here's a look at the top stories colonel gadhafi regime grows diplomatic means that and the conflict in libya where fighting continues around rebel strongholds the casualties on the rise at tripoli envoy has held close talks and brings over a possible solution and will continue negotiations in turkey and may. be battled insurgents need for the coalition to arm them to compensate for their lack of discipline training and manpower rebel fighters are said to be outnumbered tanta one by saddam's loyalists. a russian pilot is said to stand trial in a new record for alleged drug trafficking a boss kill me tains the man was simply kidnapped by the u.s. customs it was snatched and sting operation by american agents in liberia last year . and it's only a matter of hours before three space orbits to mark the fiftieth anniversary since you were good aren't birds fly. out once part of the soviet union lot mia became independent twenty years ago and our special report will take a look

welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow these are the top stories france's military initiatives only began ivory coast back fire at home with president sarkozy losing points and allies over what is being labeled is imperial ambitions. ennius faster into an electronics way stuff with western companies sending hazardous computer junk to a poverty stricken country instead of recycling. and russia's preparing to launch one of most promising projects for the future of space exploration the biggest telescope to ever discount the galaxy. next tales of the golden gate city as we report on the struggles and the ghettos of san francisco. i was so. i was so one of them a good size in the. car in the back three birth one for my liver and that's why i have a liver. a liver drain and. glad to get a surgery to get the birth so i know the only way to get through a mono that were my load. was gone before i go to murdered with. the way malaria is from bayview he was looking to go to live he's twenty five years old. and visible fr

with r.t. live from moscow now is the operation in libya close it's on its first month coalition members are pledging to keep on pushing until colonel gadhafi goes even though the no fly resolution which allowed military maneuvers in the first place was only to secure humanitarian protection and as artists earth reports from moscow it's making many countries increasingly uneasy. russian president dmitry medvedev warns at the beginning of the week the new libya is a risk that face to collapse that reiterated russia's position that enabled to restore order by countries need to be staying in strict accordance with international resolution russian trying to cause they have the power he'd say when it comes to u.n. security council resolutions you know they need to exercise that in last month's date that device had been a five day and they did that they have from that they have now that have some as to whether they third if that thing outside the boundaries of that resolution. is a process the u.n. resolu

watching r.t. live from moscow a reminder of the top stories tripoli says it's ready for any political reform provided the current adoptee remains in power to her family media from slipping further into chaos experts say destabilizing the arab world as part of washington's outwards to dominate the region that obvious and boys in europe for talks on a possible solution to the conflict which has dragged on for over a month. there's anger in the u.k. as a country spends millions of pounds on the war in libya while the public sector at home is neglected and slashed a recent poll suggests nearly half of the population opposes the involvement in libya while british politicians are overwhelmingly in favor of it. and a russian space ship named after the first man in orbit is carrying a crew of three to the international space station to mark the fiftieth anniversary of eureka gardens are supplied to russians and one american will span nearly six months on the ice where they're due to arrive in a few days time.

here with r.t. live from moscow the headlines now. about the struggles for a diplomatic solution the fight to control libya's oil rich coastline rages on the u.s. meantime though is stepping back from its leading role in the allied coalition but some mideast experts accuse washington of trying to dominate the arab world. as the u.k. calls for more cash into the libyan campaign that many at home are slamming the government for massive cuts in the public sector more and more people in britain say their democratic rights be neglected. and three cosmonauts blast off to the international space station just days before the fiftieth anniversary of man's first journey to the stuff that's a spacecraft named after a year ago took off from boston all cosmodrome just as the pioneer himself did nine hundred sixty one. rifle next to discuss the state of russia's economy with presidential aide out a card which he says climate for investors is a hurdle that needs to be overcome but reforms are underway to get foreigners better access to the biggest u

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow. a quarter of a century ago the world awoke to the worst nuclear accident it had ever seen and the explosion at china will send huge plume of radioactive smoke across much of europe and leaving the land in the thirty kilometer exclusion exclusion zone rather poisoned thought thousands of years or let's cross live now to and he said. you're covering the events that are of the day to mark the anniversary of that is a nice sunny spring day in ukraine just as it was when the disaster unfolded twenty five years ago. it is indeed and that was the day that started out as you said beautifully but ended horribly. well late into the night at one twenty three am an explosion blew the roof off reactor number four at the trade noble nuclear facility creating the worst ever nuclear disaster of the world has ever seen while the radiation that spewed out of the facility reached way beyond europe in fact some figures show that it went as far as asia africa and america of course the most touch countries

bases in the region and that only boosts radicalism as many afghans are against this trend watching r.t. live from moscow we're keeping you updated on the latest developments in libya around the globe on air and online and on twitter like. our respondents are in media bring you the latest developments and eye witness accounts of the filing log on to find out what the policy here is here in tripoli with the corpus going off keeping you up to date quaters benghazi and also follow us on our facebook page and check out the latest videos on our you tube. more attorney jets are being sands to libya courtesy of the british taxpayer the element comes as the armed forces are hit by a wave of redundancies as the country continues to tighten its belt and as r.t.l. or amman reports state of tension along with a comeback so is left people in the u.k. questioning their democratic rights. but winter of discontent that's becoming a seething spring british streets regularly filling with massive anti-government protests which start peacefully but routinely turn violent. their fury is this winge ing spending cu

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow right now fuel prices in a recession in europe are already at record levels ballooning even further thanks to that some all across the energy rich middle east it's made the scramble for cheap alternatives even more desperate e.u. states pouring billions into their own natural gas pipeline aims to bypass russia and reduce their dependence on one of the world's top energy exports but it's also daniel bushell reports europe is likely to pay a high price for that. for french truck company the road ahead looks bleak soaring oil prices mean filling up now costs fifteen hundred euros if you're not watching it closely then then you go bankrupt chaos in libya and the oil rich middle east has hit a huge supplies and shot up prices but they could be an alternative you see that only for each north and south stream were already built supply risks and energy prices will be lower. he use refusing to back new russian projects to supply energy it's continuing to insist on diversity of supp

with r.t. live from moscow where it's now or just after three pm. priest in finland is being accused of inciting religious hatred after describe one of the world's most wanted men as a terrorist police have questioned the pastor after he gave an interview to our t.v. in which he discussed the doc. the man behind the moscow metro and. was the one who carried out that interview. ah so you hummel are is being prosecuted for inciting readers hatred and for publicly criticizing what the finnish authorities describe as illegally operating organization that is because central russian political cause the sun to topple those above yours may not know what the organization is all about this is a media outlet and internet websites which made it sell the name by being a mouthpiece for terrorist local mosque this website is banned in russia as well as a number of other countries across the world but in the learned enjoys quite possible locational on the internet and in downtown houses. quarters all these organizations are in the very center of the city now you ha

when a package of weeks past stories and the latest developments this is the weekly update here on r.t. live from the russian capital moscow says it's ready to provide its hope to achieve peace and dialogue in libya to prevent further civilian casualties in a phone call with the libyan prime minister russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov said a peaceful solution is possible only if all sides of the conflict work with the u.n. mandate about it has more on the story. in terms of what concrete support russia can actually provide in reaching a peaceful resolution to this conflict so again lavrov russia's foreign minister has offered to send observers to help monitor a cease fire deal between the rebel forces and get that these troops in telephone conversation he had with libya's prime minister al baghdadi al mahmoudi at the behest of the libyan government following his announcement and i was ready to reach a ceasefire agreement with the rebels this is a position that russia has advocated continuously during this conflict which the peaceful resolution to is taking it into the political realm th

you with r.t. live from moscow where it's now a five thirty pm headlines now they finished a priest is charged with inciting racial hatred after an interview with us here at art's he is being persecuted for calling the man behind major bombings in russia a terrorist and criticizing about office internet nothing he's. a nato airstrike has reportedly killed thirteen rebels in libya this comes as the u.k. is accused of destroying a major khadafi controlled the oil fields costing freshness that also become illusions of true motives in libya. and portugal turns to the e.u. to drag it out of a financial black hole with threatening to rouse waves of anger among european taxpayers who will have to yet again for another bailout bill. also russia provides poland with the newly declassified data on the nine hundred forty massacre of post offices and you can see in all of this in a fresh effort to dispel tension over the incident. right well next here on r.t. our interview shows spotlight this time we'll be speakin

you all with r.t. live from moscow this week saw another tragic anniversary year since one of the worst environmental accidents recorded the gulf of mexico oil spill killed about eleven people caused millions of gallons of oil to stream into the ocean and while b.p. is trying to shift the blame by suing some of its contractors it's the local people who are still suffering the aftermath of small. five million barrels of oil in combination with almost two million gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersants used to fight the oil spill a cocktail that contaminated not just the water in the gulf but found its way into people's blood a year after the disaster an environmental group tested the blood of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of ban seen thirty six times higher than normal courtroom. shape interim a long term market even opened up i want to. matter and work as a boat angie near he says he was in perfect health before he was exposed to the toxic chemicals i

with r.t. live from moscow palestinian engineer allegedly kidnapped by israel's security forces and i mean charged with developing sophisticated rockets for us and israeli court also accused. of training palestinian militants he vanished without a trace from a training ukraine was about two months ago before we should be reappearing in an israeli jail. investigates. the rocket got farther off come us that is how television has a global this man palestinian virar as we see israel claims the engineer was behind the development of kasam rockets and missiles that intended freights deal how will we use accused of developing kassam and grad rockets and creating rockets with a range of over six kilometers like. belonging to the masses a simple accusation a new charge is referring not only to weapons design and military training but to planning a murder attempt such accusations may send him to prison for many years. something his ukrainian wife could never believe that he could claims the large has always b

this is r.t. live from moscow a look at the top stories a militant leader has reportedly been killed by security forces in the russian north caucasus republic of dagestan a comes from a source in the republic's law enforcement agency although there is no official confirmation yet as repel a volley john it was reportedly among the four militants apparently killed in a special operation he suspected of being behind a series of killings and other serious crimes and darkest on an investigation is under way. now a sequel to some other stories from around the world and there's been a surge of support for him which party in film which is one of fifty seats in a parliamentary election and you're a skeptic true fans are strongly opposed to a rescue plan for debt ridden european economies and there's a possibility finland could veto the aid project the party came third in a close run vote and just a few seats separate separate the top three leading national coalition party will look for partners to form a govern

you with r.t. live from moscow now a finnish priest is charged with inciting a racial hatred after speaking out against russia's number one terrorist talk will not off and his internet propaganda all of this during an interview so out see the pastor also claims he's been receiving a constant death threats from the leader of the chechen militants however in finland the creased is being seen as the real criminal. reports plus a view from a liar is being prosecuted for inside seeing really just a traitor in court publicly criticizing what the finnish authorities describe as illegally grazing organizing that is the cup the central russian political system for those of all the years and i don't know what the organization is all about this is a media outlet. an internet website which made itself a name by being a mouthpiece for terrorist double mark this website is banned in russia as well as in a number of other countries across the world but in finland it enjoys quite a constable locational on the internet

with r.t. live from moscow our welcome to the program. may now be behind the arming of the libyan rebels but lawmakers in london a few colleagues allowed weapons to be sold to the khadafy regime as recently as last year it's among several arab nations who bought firepower from the u.k. which later saw uprisings ministers accuse them of misjudging one of those guns would be timed on civilians as artie's or i might expect. security forces put down our rest of the middle east with rubber bullets take gas and other irritant down the mission and they've got plenty the u.k. was still selling arms to libya just months before colonel gadhafi turned them on his own people the government ministers approving a deal for sniper rifles bullets. there are very strict guidelines that say where where it is likely the human rights violations might take place you're not supposed to solve the weapons i would say looking back through a number of credible sources including amnesty international but it was always likely always very very likely the equipment sup

with r.t. live from moscow let's check out some other world wide headlines now that you are in a war crimes tribunal sentenced to probation generals to long prison terms of. crimes against humanity during the conflict in the one nine hundred ninety s. in the former yugoslavia both were part of the military top brass thing charge of raids on serbian villages that saw tens of thousands flee and hundreds killed a third was cleared of all charges protests have been staged throughout his about where he is on it is a national hero tribe you know in the hague is often accused of being biased as the majority of cases it hears are against serbs. japan's government is for the operator of the fukushima nuclear plant to pay some twelve thousand dollars to each household forced to evacuate because of radiation leaks it is estimated the compensation bill could end up topping twenty five billion however the country's leadership has come in for its own criticism from those still living in shelters a month on from t

watching r.t. live from moscow these are the top stories most countries are paying the prize for the unrest in the oil rich arab world now there's a scramble for cheaper alternatives to head off the rising cost of fuel by one of the e.u. still determined to avoid russia which is one of the world's top gas exporters securing affordable energy is not going to be easy are these daniel bushell reports . the french truck company and the road ahead looks bleak oil prices mean filling up a pool fifteen hundred euros if you're not watching it closely than then you go bankrupt chaos in libya and the oil rich middle east has hit a you supplies and shot up prices but they could be an alternative you see that people use north and south stream well rated builds supply risks and energy prices would be lower. he use refusing to back new russian projects to supply energy it's continuing to insist on diversity of supply we support especially projects which give us access consoles since this is. what i can have as an exa

you with r.t. live from moscow a recap now of our top stories and french president is facing opposition to his leading role in the intervention in libya as the situation threatens to descend into a stalemate there's a criticism of the. actions of green driven by imperial ambition. nato forces also see their support for as they say they regret their strike which killed several anti-government fighters but still stopped short of offering a full apology. as u.s. political parties pickering over the new budget credit agencies sound the alarm over the country's bad boring habits saying it's a road straight to bankruptcy. now those are the headlines and my colleague bill dodd will be here in half an hour's time with another. team dissect the worsening western intervention in libya. you. know when welcome to cross talk i'm curious about the logic or gil logic of humanitarian interventions as libya grinds in to still make well outside powers find themselves pulled deeper into this quagmire you such intervention

this is r.t. live from moscow our top stories this sunday poland and russia are members of day one year ago when the polish president and members of the country's political elite were killed in a plane crash morial services are being held in warsaw as well as the crash site in western russia. nato is accused of letting libyan rebels of northern no fly zone after two opposition helicopters are reportedly downed by gadhafi forces meanwhile this week rebel support for the alliance intervention has suffered following deadly from the fire incidents. also a fitness priests the stars of inciting racial hatred after an interview with r.t. and if you don the man behind the deadly match an airport bomb is moscow a terrorist and slams his engine that propaganda mouthpiece. coming up next we discuss the underlying faults of modern economic systems and why the very rich strives so hard to keep them as they are. today harty is talking to peter joseph activists and filmmaker he's the founder of the movie and has rece

and watching r.t. live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program well it's nearly a month into the operation in libya and for those countries involved it's causing trouble back home especially in france where the president's feeling the pinch as daniel bushell reports it's not being helped by the country's intervention and its former colony of ivory coast with nicolas sarkozy's career under threat from accusations of imperialism. if nicolas sarkozy hoped intervening in libya and the oil every coast would boost his popularity it's backfired he's now why for the most unpopular president in the history of france's fifth republic according to the latest opinion polls at the weekend the main beneficiary has been. head of the national front party she's expected to knock him out of next year's presidential elections sarkozy wants pledge france will never again kill people in africa the pen told me he's broken that promise so is this the same as a cost colonial reaction by france where he hating like a w

watching r.t. live from moscow with me marina joshie welcomed a priest in finland is being accused of inciting religious hatred after he described one of the world's most wanted man as a terrorist police have questioned the pastor after he gave an interview to r.t. and which he discussed. the man behind the mosque a man for an airport bombing so we know across life. who carried out that if you will because we know what exactly is the man accused on a bus tour you homo laurie is accused of inciting really just hatred for publicly criticizing what the british authorities describe as a legally open rating organization because of course central focus is russian folded corpuses over those of all viewers who don't know do not know what these organization is abolished this is a media outlets and internet site which made itself a name by being a multi-sport terrorist bill clinton martyr now the web site is banned in russia and in a number of countries across the world but it's not the case in finland and fillet

watching r.t. live from moscow to other stories now italy has approved the use of its fighter jets and needles air strikes in libya despite its earlier refusal to join the partings and their air strike among the badly damaged colonel gadhafi compound in the capital tripoli libyan government forces continue their siege of the rebel held city of misrata were at least twelve opposition fighters have been killed in shelling it's over and months since the allied intervention in libya began but there is speculation that some nato countries supplied rebels with arms before the uprising art is a real solution go put that question to now is from russia's institute of world economy and international relations. so where do we begin rebels get their arms from to help us answer that question we're joined today by a military analyst from the russian clothing of sciences thank you for joining us today let's look at the picture we're looking at the arms obviously of a fighter pointing at the end of the portrait we kind

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow it is exactly twenty five years since the world was shocked and shaken by the worst civil nuclear catastrophe in history a deadly explosion of the power plant spewed a radioactive cloud across several continents prompting long lasting human and environmental consequences. who's in the ukrainian capital kiev is covering commemoration of ants right there in the country. all of course change that one twenty three am when an explosion ripped off the roof of reactor number four at the true noble nuclear facility spewing vast amounts of radiation into the air it's estimated some eight and a half million people across ukraine russia and belarus the three most affected countries were exposed to high levels of radiation now in the immediate aftermath of the accident more than thirty people died but in total the number of deaths presumably and potentially resulting from the accident vary enormously the numbers go from four thousand to nearly one million sue can see it's a tremendous

with r.t. live from moscow now russia wants an explanation from the u.n. over its heavy use of force in ivory coast which is currently gripped by a civil conflict foreign minister sergei lavrov has questions if it was a legal international peacekeepers to support one of the presidential clemence. you got to watch the nice europeans as the u.n. peacekeepers in supporting french forces in ivory coast have started military action taking the side of mr ouattara carrying out air strikes on the positions held by supporters of mr gbagbo we are now looking into the legality of this situation because the peacekeepers were authorized to remain neutral and nothing more we've requested an emergency briefing in the u.n. security council we will keep looking into the matter because it's. now u.n. and the french troops are bombarded targets around the residence of the current president in the city of abidjan forces loyal to the internationally recognized winner of the presidential poll work since claimed that they captured the palace of being it refusing to cede power ev

with r.t. live from moscow is now a quarter past the hour in afghanistan protests over the burning of a koran by a pastor in the u.s. last month has already left over twenty people dead including u.n. staff obama has condemned the killings and the desecration of the holy book of his one party's going to try contributor says the actions of pastor terry jones threaten to completely sever all ties between the u.s. and the muslim world. he of the united states have yet had any resemblance modicum of the good will in the muslim world it was terribly junes seem dull handedly and irrevocably destroyed whatever the good will be united states of america have enjoyed in the muslim world then especially where it has poll virk for overt military and intelligence input as if general petraeus didn't have enough trouble smarting from the shooters for support from the stryker brigade in southern afghanistan and after in numerable collateral damage from the us air force now comes this as a stab in the back kerry jon

with r.t. live from moscow it's not just off the chickpea welcome to the program the un has condemned the violence in syria and investigation into the bloody crackdown against unseat government protesters he was states also won the security council pressure on the country washington is also considering imposing sanctions it's raising fears that syria could become the next libya with a no fly zone and a foreign asterix as our middle east correspondent paula sleeve reports. according to human rights groups at least four hundred civilians have been killed in the last month of violence in the country and in the last few days alone since the lifting of the emergency law some five hundred people have been arrested now the white house is considering introducing new legislation new sanctions against the regime in damascus is a form of punishment for this violent crackdown who is european countries would follow suit in addition to this in another example of the increased diplomatic activity and the call for

you with r.t. live from moscow now a priest in finland faces being a defrocked after describing that one of the world's most wanted criminals as a terrorist police are questioning the pastor after his references to. the man behind the moscow metro bombings and airport blasts among other crimes. met the churchmen whose words are leaving him accused of inciting religious hatred. these may be the last days this man wears his pastas color you have louis faces being difficult. speaking out against i use the word terrorist to use word. no kumar and his internet mouth piece become a center the site was the first to publish the terrorists' words on the attacks he claims that his land school siege the nafs ski express and also the matter of war means and most recently the idea of a water tank the website is banned in russia but in finland it enjoys quite a comfortable standing and not only on the internet but also in downtown house in cape the priest was the first openly say this was an outrage and the reaction

a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow with me on his head but france has promised to intensify air strikes in libya out the request of the opposition that it comes as nato allies are getting ready to send military officers to the water contrary to advise rebels on how to break the stalemate with pro the forces which are please criticize the plan saying it would prolong the violence and. a peace deal. from london on how the decision is being justified by. saying that these are not on the ground they are military advisers they are armed but only to protect themselves according to the u.k. and apparently they're not crazy wear uniforms and they are. using the rebel troops as opposed to training or. foreign secretary william hague here in the u.k. saying that they're going to be involved making this halogens gathering also in logistics and in teaching the rebels how to improve communications strategy many people are saying that this is the biggest move yet to wards putting troops on the ground as most of these gov

with r.t. live from moscow where it's now or just after four pm on monday well putting france at the leading edge of western military action is turning into a political bomb explode in the face of president nicolas sarkozy critics are lining up to label him a modern day imperialist and daniel bushell reports sarkozy's prospects for a second term look shaky at best. if nicolas sarkozy hoped intervening in libya and the oil. is perfect for he's no one for the most unpopular president in the history of france's fifth republic according to the latest opinion polls at the weekend the main beneficiary has been. head of the national front. she's expected to knock him out of next year's presidential elections because he wants pledge france will never again kill people in africa and the pen told me he's broken that promise so that this will be seen as a pos colonial reaction by france where behaving like a well still east man deciding who is bad and who's good the president's policies a myriad of former coll

with r.t. live from moscow where it's an hour seven thirty pm and the story recap the top stories fears of a libya style intervention in syria continues europe and the u.s. considering sanctions so stop the bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters the u.n. has also condemned the violence and an investigation. prime minister putin hits out of the use of force in the conflict torn nations saying politicians are not practicing what they preach expressed his concern over libya in particular and nato is forming campaign the. government is accused of spying on its people and targeting ethnic minorities under the veil of anti terror programs that soldiers are patrolling the streets for the french say they feel more intimidated than protected. plus a breeding ground for terrorism carty travel to the north caucuses to find out what attracts those aiming to manipulate islam and innocent youngsters into extremists local teachers say it's important to talk about the real values of islam and. feeling alien

very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow. colonel gadhafi is desperately seeking ways now out of the libyan crisis at least become the latest state to recognize the country's opposition government meanwhile a turkish humanitarian ship has taken hundreds of injured libyans from the fighting in the west to the rebels stronghold. has more from tripoli. the fighting here on the ground seems to be located in chief primary cities in the east of the country it's around the city of brega but that frontline keeps shifting and at the moment it's actually not clear who is in control in the last six weeks that city has changed control six times in the west of the country most of the fighting is happening in and around the town of misrata and there we are hearing that the government has states are if it's eliminated and he could have his supporters now we do know that a turkish humanitarian ship has taken two hundred and fifty patients civilian casualties to the city of benghazi some doctors on board that ship are saying that the injuries

here with r.t. live from moscow now as the fight for control over the oil rich libyan coast line continues the u.s. is stepping back from its leading role in the operation washington will still oversee that logistics of the mission but has encouraged other nato countries to increase their military contribution she's gonna check our knowledge of how libya could be just the start of why the u.s. go. in the region. as waves of public rage sweep through north africa and the middle east world powers jump on bad as many analysts say in an attempt to direct the waves of unrest in a way that's more favorable for them in libya forging relationship with the opposition so that if gadhafi goes their people there to do business with as syria popular wrath gather steam some experts say western powers might see the advantages of getting involved there to these three countries and syria are the main countries that will not align themselves or that magically to the global power elites or the western powers interested obj

this is r.t. live from moscow where it's now we're just after seven pm on monday now libya is in danger to walk colonel gadhafi forces are continuing their signature of the rebel held city of misrata while fresh nato air strikes raining down on the capital well more than a month into the allied intervention there's been a lot of discussion about the real aim of the action but there is little said about what the rebels actually want to. try to discover or form sell for their hopes and their country. for years saleem has been struggling to keep his order board shop running he cranes even opening it meant paying thousands in bribes to beer u.s. officials all linked to by the gadhafi or his family a lighter note i won't even begin to describe how hard it was to start this business gadhafi has just hands on everything for decades he's been taking money from ordinary people and now it's time for them to be returned. sure small private business does exist in libya with the colonel and his close allies control