r.t. moscow. here's some more international news stories for you now flash floods have killed at least nine people and left six others missing after two rational rain lashed. and debris are now being removed from the areas affected roads and bridges were damaged several towns of the northwest of the country cut off from the outside world rome has been on flood alert there are now fears that heavy rains might be on their way to the capital. rescuers in eastern turkey have pulled out a nineteen year old man from the rubble four days after the quake disaster there a five point four magnitude aftershock also rocked the area on thursday the frantic search for survivors continues but there are some estimates that thousands may have died the confirmed number of dead is currently well over five hundred. a former argentine naval officer dubbed the blonde angel of death has been jailed for life for war crimes during become trees military rule in the seventy's and eighty's alfredo as does along with a dozen other m

r.t. live from moscow here's a look at the top stories in libya man he celebrated as the country's transitional government officially declares liberation following the death of ousted leader waddles adelphi but questions remain over whether the price paid in the form of lost lives and ruined infrastructure was too high. more than two hundred people are reported dead after a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey that fear the death toll could reach a thousand many people remain trapped under rubble. and public bakery but no breakthrough with the search for a solution to ease crippling debt crisis at the summit in brussels hits the buffers that's as the french and british leaders argue over the u.k.'s attempts to influence the euro's future despite not being part of the eurozone. one x. we explore in the siberian c.e.o. of a place where many people were sent into exile by the russians ares the city's past and present is explored in our special report. around a three hour flight from moscow is home to more than a million people and it's one of siberia's oldest and most important cities. founded in

it's nine thirty pm sunday night here in moscow this week's top stories here on r.t. the american spring spreads across the country the demonstrators demanding an end to social inequality and corporations abuse of power however the u.s. government is up in arms against the protests despite of course washington support of revolutions over this see. this week the u.s. led war in afghanistan passed into ten year mark with a victory over the taliban in the pullout of foreign troops still a long way from reality. police and demonstrators clashed on the streets of athens after the i.m.f. seoul to make them to the country to make cuts or face collapse of the greece admitted failing to reduce its deficit to the agreed level despite the relentlessly stare of the drought. and the woman who western media reported as being butchered by bashar al assad's regime in syria says she's alive and well raising come to.

r.t. moscow. with us here at a just a little bit later martin andrews is going to be exploring the world over center of the famous mosque film studios and going to find himself in rather a touchy situation. cutlet. oh. you can watch a program in about five minutes from now if you stick around for about the next corrina with the business. welcome to our business after the south the world's second largest maker of consumer goods you need a leader is buying an eighty two percent stake in russia's leading cosmetics maker color enough the deal is worth four hundred million euros the move is part of unit leaders strategy to conquer a faster growing emerging markets i mean it has a thirty percent share of russia's came to market the company's stock price shot up forty percent your trade argues that the deal. for sure actually is one of the last consumer markets in europe we are able to sure will double digit growth every year and this is why you will see in company has. spent a lot of money here invest a lot. and let

r.t. live from moscow here's a look at the top stories of the week pre-election fever grips russia with president had a forced to clarify both his power swap plans a lot of reporting and the sudden departure of the country's longstanding finance minister. seven hundred people arrested in new york as authorities adopt a zero tolerance policy towards the rapidly escalating anti wall street movement protesting corporate agreed and inequality. release on the brink e.u. down inspector scramble to secure more bailout cash for the crumbling economy with joe. still we go down as the french president warns of a new global crisis. and an explosive standoff serbian blockades at a disputed border post in northern kossovo are hit by nato troops leaving several people enjoy.

r.t. life here in moscow coming up to eighteen minutes past the hour now here in russian capital let's return to our top story now concerning libya and we'll get more reaction now on the latest developments there i'm not sure. he's an eyewitness saw nato bombing in libya and he's recently returned from his hometown of sirte and joins us now live in manchester in the u.k. thanks very much indeed for being with us now nato is constantly said that avoiding civilian casualties has been its main objective in libya well from your experience did they succeed. in iraq and afghanistan and the most of the countries the very i mean i myself with the death of fifty one people just two hundred meters away from our house one of our family house you know it's a family house and most of the people in our house are civilians i mean. how come the telling the war of the having killed civilians killed civilians caused the death of so many civilians in libya. i think. if there was a camera i mean most earth folk wouldn't have come in because there was no electricity libya the film the sun i'm sure the world. i th

it is a friday evening here in moscow you with r.t. welcome to the program seven people have been killed in separate incidents by syrian security forces who reportedly opened fire on anti regime protesters the total number of casualties in the conflict is now well above three thousand and that's prompted the human rights watch group and the chief to call for international action to avoid a full blown civil war activists claim troops also clashed with army defectors who fought alongside the opposition movement but the government insists they're nothing but armed bandits to threaten the public are silly reports. about one hundred eighty kilometers north of damascus is a city of unrest on the site of five days of recent deadly clashes between security forces and protesters in which at least thirty died it's close to the cities of homs and hama where most anti assad protests have been taking place evidence of fighting in oliver stone is plain to see there was an air of suspicion the tense mood only broken by children now smiling but only t

third in japan still managed to set a formula one record more on that than from a bit later here on r.t. from moscow. it was created to serve public interests to inform and to entertain. to these days there's nothing easier than opening up a new media outlets but there is nothing harder than revoking its license in case of corruption. which is what. the san antonio weighs in front. of them probably is going to be going to involve in a community where you have one large corporation controlling the bill the newspaper radio stations television stations the cable outlets you told me that that sounds like democracy the public opinion versus f.c.c. broadcast blues on archie. from. morning news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada asked. for a shelter to see. the lulu.

r.t. life here in moscow top stories now the protests against big business began in new york and now they've gone global as people in almost a thousand cities say a collective known to the culture of corporate control in rome italian police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds some two hundred thousand people are marching there now. these seven month long revolt is divided syria as the regime supporting capital says it's ready to wait for reforms while cities outside damascus want the president out. and ukraine's attempts to spruce up its image ahead of its hosting of the euro two thousand and twelve football championships come under fire from animal rights groups and accusing the government of burning straight old unlike. i'll be back with more news for you in less than half an hour from now and of course coverage of all of those protests taking place around the world in the meantime an enemy of the u.s. in colombia government's killer of thousands but a hero to the poor drugs baron paolo escobar the great hunt is up next here on r.t. . i'm atomic of bogota airport a family lo

here with r.t. we're live here in moscow still to come on the program this hour the man dubbed the merchant of their faces trial on the case of a russian businessman accused of arms trading is casting a shadow over the u.s. justice system. and also still to come fighting their way through as libyan rebel troops pave their way through colonel gadhafi his hometown and some say civilians are paying the true price the video. story still to come for you this hour but first some reports of accused boston police of beating up war veterans taking part in a peaceful occupy boston protest forces moved in after demonstrators expanded their footprint in the center of the city the movement started in new york is quickly spreading across the country with people objecting to big banks being bailed out at the expense of average americans and r.t. to seek a fan of the latest. what we know about the situation in boston thus far is about fifty to one hundred protesters have been arrested there are some actually been such a mass a person or when this movement in boston that there were two separate camp areas where prot

a tour of a stunning collection to be found at the capital's pushkin museum of fine arts moscow out here on r.t. . great. to. come to. you. so jim but the. moscow. hello and welcome to the must go out show on this because i'm going to famous pushkin museum but hastened right in the heart of the russian capital that opened in one thousand and twelve and let's see it will celebrate his one hundredth anniversary so join the masjid andris as we take a look at the something collection of all office representing centuries of creativity history and culture. the kooyong which you see here is a reproduction of the interior you want to pass a bunch of influence to spin the blockade has incredible examples of german medieval arts and italian missiles of the fifteenth century. being michelangelo's famous stated sculpture the museum was founded by the f.s.a. it sounds for tires the main building was constructed from eight hundred ninety eight delegates for my climb which means. names off to m. products on the stand that it was like to change in the thirty's in honor of the power it gives hues of the museum

r.t. here in moscow top stories now this now libyans look ahead to a country without gadhafi and nato and the shady circumstances of the colonel's death cast a blood stained shadow over the nation's future and even interim government claims he died in the shootout at a leaked video shows a man posting he executed it that the. new york city's dozens of the arrests peaceful anti corporate demonstrations as the occupy wall street movement grows stronger and more people across the world to call for economic justice. even this is governed brussels for another round of prices talks euro skeptics in the u.k. are pushing for a nationwide referendum on britain's membership in the e.u. . well time now for the latest edition of as promised with martin entries. monetary. history. friendly. dynamic. to friends but. my co. and i welcome to the mosque around so on this week's episode i'll be exploring the subject of flights taking a look at the history of aviation in russia to the latest simulation is across designs i'm at port terminals so during last honorees as we journey from the soviet skies to mod

r.t. live here in moscow but with some of our main news stories for you in about two minutes from now stay with us live here in moscow. lemme see. there's a lovely bunch see that little man. if you want to have sex go and have sex .

r.t. live here in moscow still ahead this hour getting tough. the seven months of violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations syria's president assad has now been bolstered by a huge show of support you can find out more in a few minutes. but first israel has agreed to exchange over a thousand palestinian prisoners for one israeli soldier who was captured and held in gaza for over five years the deal with hamas has not been in the making however some high profile detainees will remain in israeli jails reports from tel aviv where the return of get out shelly's is being eagerly awaited. there are some one thousand and twenty seven prisoners who will be released there will be released in various stages the latest we're hearing is that the first batch will be released possibly as soon as next week when we understand they could be taken to egypt egypt of course broke at this bill and the whole exchange will happen on egypt soil it was taken captive back in june two thousand and six now at this stage we don't have the intricate details of who'

a tour of a stunning collection to be found in the capital's pushkin museum of fine arts moscow out here on r.t. . great. things. come to. germany. so different but the. moscow. hello and welcome to the must go out show on this big plays out it's going to famous pushkin museum bush faces life in the heart of the russian capital it opens in one thousand and twelve and looks here will celebrate his one hundredth anniversary so join the last numbers as we take a look at the something collection of all on representing centuries of creativity history and culture. the kooyong which you see here is a reproduction of the interior you want to classify as you know influenced the skin the blockade has incredible examples of german medieval art and italian medicinals of the sixteenth century highlights the michelangelo's famous stage in sculpture the museum was founded by the pheasant it sounds to time as the main building was constructed from eight hundred ninety eight pounds it's actually for my climb a machine. names often projects on the spanish it is like to change one hundred thirty years in honor of

r.t. live from moscow eleven here on marina joshie welcome to the program army defectors have reportedly crossed over to file along side opposition forces in northern syria but the government insists the are armed gangs threatening the public not revolutionaries and in reaction to the state's crackdown on protesters the e.u. has imposed new sanctions on the country's largest state bank which holds but majority of syria's foreign reserves are she says are still yass more. about one hundred eighty kilometers north of the mass this is a city of on a stun the site of five days of recent deadly clashes between security forces and protesters in which at least thirty died it's close to the cities of homs and hama where most anti assad protests have been taking place evidence of fighting in oliver stone it's plain to see there was an air of suspicion the tense mood only broken by children and now smiling but only two weeks ago these youngsters were witness to violence in their hometown like this eleven year old we heard very heavy fire we heard airplanes but didn't see them it sounded like they were fly

r.t. live here in moscow top stories now the psychopathic maybe later rest of the controversy surrounding the lives on that speculation could have taken a trove of potentially damaging secrets to his there's a great. pressure trouble looms for the eurozone as the promised solution to the worsening debt crisis becomes modern political bickering and leadership rivalries. by wall street movement readies for yet another round of world wide protest and not the g twenty summit and calls for governments to crack down on the global casino currency trading. is up to take the moment next. with syria's foreign minister to discuss how the government plans to stop the bloodshed that started back in march and continues today that saw special interview right now here on r.t. . today we're talking to syrian minister of foreign affairs well mr vali done while i'm gone thank you for joining us for. you expressed reserve of the last meeting of foreign ministers of the streets in cairo and the situation in syria where is the opposition welcomed them do you think the arab league has been playing a constructiv

r.t. live here in moscow still ahead a businessman behind bars for tickets the morning trial starts in new york we have opinion suggesting that america's determination elp weighs the evidence a fair hearing is unlikely. plus trade or trusts the e.u. wants gas from russia's gazprom reads its european office's report and whether it's stoking new fuel friction. russia and china's relations got a seven billion dollar boost earlier this week that huge trade deals came during prime minister putin's visit to beijing his first since declaring he will run for president next year investment specialist francis lund believes that strengthening their ties can pave the way for a new axis of global economic influence the u.s. and europe trying to get is really really think global politics and i think china and russia can join to get to. wait. around the world in europe. not be happy where i don't think they're pretty we'll be a political power most probably be a economic power because india. china so there is no very good corporate with. their hand in. china and russia can put this for a teacher interest

r.t. live here in moscow coming away this class got the u.s. . as dozens of people arrested across america for peaceful anti corporate demonstrations anger towards the so-called one percent keeps on growing. and exchanged for a thousand palestinian prisoners an israeli soldier comes home after five years in captivity but it's not some families feeling the loss of children who've been forgotten. their stories to recount but first european leaders have been holding crucial talks in brussels aimed at resolving the region's debt crisis and keeping another recession at bay pushing on banks to accept that the greek debt will never be paid in full and instead they should raise new capital to deal with the losses daniel bushell. the national greece will reach one hundred eighty one percent of g.d.p. next year and of course that's completely unsustainable and they're not charities so they're obviously resisting these moves they say that if. the loan is just like that then the world lending market will simply draw up that's why you leaders knew there would

here and . to have their voice heard. alexi russia ski r.t. reporting from kiev in ukraine. now at twenty five minutes past the hour here in moscow both stories eye catching videos blogs and i was always twenty four seven at r.t. dot com here's are just a couple of items online for you right now moscow's preparing a military response to washington's missile defense system in europe which it sees as a threat to its national security. and find out why one of the coldest and most inhospitable places in europe now extends a warm welcome to hundreds of immigrants from all around the world it's all online for you so you don't. get back to our top story here on r.t. as the u.s. based and corporate occupy movement goes global the resident host laurie huff took to the streets to ask new york's visitors what they think of the ongoing protests. as the occupy wall street movement sweeps the us what does the rest of the world think of it this week let's talk about that the banks are stronger than the political people this is not i think it's the same situation in germany you think and many people are very. angry you know it's hard working int

moscow. for a welcome to business here in r.t. the ambition to turn moscow into a global financial center will remain regardless of who wins the upcoming election as president meets with the current course. and potentially cover half of his house . president pervez of says step by step moscow is persecuting the goal of becoming an international financial center in the latest rating by a respected international research group russia's capital had moved off seven places from to previous year but it is still hanging in the middle of the league the president stresses more will be done to cut red tape and increase the liquidity of the markets a process that you can't seem you regardless of who is in big kremlin so the sheer scale of. russia is entering the pre-election period this relates to parliamentary elections and on the presidential elections next year however i would like to highlight that the creation of the financial center is a long term priority no one but if you change this system russia's two main stock exchange of the r.t.

now it's five thirty pm here in moscow your headlines here on r.t. libyans look at head to a country without a doubt the young nato but the shady circumstances of the colonel's death cast a blood stained shadow over the nation's future the libyan interim government claims he died in a shootout the leaked video shows a man boasting that he executed gadhafi. new york season dozens of new arrests during peaceful and he called for demonstrations as the occupy wall street movement grow stronger inspiring more people across the world to call for economic justice. and as e.u. ministers gather in brussels for another round of crisis talks year are skeptics in the u.k. pushing for a nationwide referendum on britain's membership to the e.u. . all right just some of saturday's headlines are not safe for you but here to stay with us are next and his co-host stacy are celebrating its one hundredth episode and they look at tina versus lady liberty as an austerity police force is proposed for greece because a report is now. but given the pass the report i'm max kai

r.t. and live from moscow and here's a recap of our headlines police fired tear gas and demonstrators in athens as a nation is brought to a standstill by a nationwide strike state services of the carolinas staffers thousands of civil servants walked off their jobs in protest a new social compact it's. russia and china block the u.n. resolution against syria which had european backing moscow says the targeting of damascus is based on a confrontation and not of the. thousands across the u.s. voiced their anger at corporate money at its influence on the government and its time of soaring unemployment labor unions have joined the chorus of disapproval. and that some visit russia's briatore a region where ancient traditions that shabnam believes are still observed today will do so with us here in our team. this is a place where people still believe in spirits and turn to shamans for advice. at the same time buddhism here is why the praises of oh people here believe in miracles just as much as they do in the palace of saw us. this is a land where time seems to have come to a standstill. twenty six th

r.t. live here in moscow good to have you with us this hour and i cry against corporate greed has risen up in almost a thousand cities as the protests that started in new york global people have taken their anger to the streets of europe asia and australia saying their governments have been taken over by big business well let's first focus on europe and talk to our correspondent daniel bushell he is in brussels now daniel much of europe saying it has been named the political center of the e.u. where you are of course there in brussels but are the politicians listening. initially. here. that there was no running water for them. the weight of numbers and the protesters here plan to set up an old boy scout creating an alternative poll image which serves the people not the financial elite they're protesting that governments keep rescuing failed troy's banks with public money the latest outrage is one of belgium's biggest lender stakes here which has actually been bailed out by the government a systematic cost of five thousand euro per taxpayer although all the meanwhile the c.e.o. of the bank

r.t. live here in moscow top stories now at half past the hour syrian activists report more crackdowns as the total death toll in the conflict now stands at more than three thousand the opposition says it's been joined by defectors but the government dismisses the claim saying the fight isn't just the gangs. and she called for protesters clashed with police in new york as they march to wall street at least fourteen people have been arrested as the occupy movement looks set to go global. and the european central bank says it's now well enough and it's time for governments to take the lead in saving the region's economies spain's credit score is slashed. or news more developments in less than half an hour from now in the meantime piece of event and discuss the predicted death of the eurozone. crosstalk . wealthy british style. markets by now scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy because the reports on our t.v. . can. still. welcome the cross-talk i'm peter lavelle the euro crisis it is a high noon moment for a eurozone looking to stave off another recession while j

r.t. live here in moscow but with some of our main news stories for you in about two and a half minutes from now stay with us live here in moscow. leg . for so long. there's no way to see the little man. if you want to have sex go and have sex. here in the russian capital good to have you with top stories now this hour libya's new rulers order an investigation into his death and promised to introduce islamic and build a democracy on the ruins of a prosperous nation. health of egypt's former leader. is shrouded in mystery sources suggest a heart attack has left him in critical condition but his denies those claims. plugged into. american financial institutions refusing to accept donations for credit cards it's fun of the fun and. also the e.u. summit in brussels to generate some. tension over the debt crisis. a revolt by peace who want. the union. lobby back with another of those main news stories when fifteen minutes from now in the meantime more on the euro skeptic views opening up in the cracks in britain's government u.k. conservative party m.p. patrick talks about why he sees a future ou

welcome it's nine pm saturday evening here in moscow i'm kevin zero in here at r.t. tonight in our top story for you us police are upping their efforts against the occupy movement gripping the country for a second month now in new york where the corporate demonstrations began offices literally leaving protesters out in the cold forces there swept through zuccotti park where hundreds have been camping out and they confiscated power generators.

r.t. live from moscow eleven and here on marina joshie welcome to the program violence has flared again in the.

hello it's eleven pm friday night here in moscow you're watching r.t. international live from moscow with me kevin owen and first is taken six years of refer bushman delays drama and scandal but moscow's legendary bolshoi theatre is finally bounced back into the limelight nearly two thousand people took their seats for an exclusive performance earlier on tonight many who cover the outside take a look as well. as a. no one was going to miss out on the excitement of the ground. and they were able to watch the performances pull costal t. big screen so everyone come out to watch everything obvious spectacular and me that's simply not made all the more special of course because everyone was able to be involved it was huge amount of people putting out we were speaking to some of the people in the crowd they were telling us just how special the bolshoi theater is to the i think it's a simple yes perfect role for. i'm from the time go so i respect. this kind of. love the pleasure to see this. alive again yes i'm very happy to be here during the opening call by

alone welcome it's ten pm saturday evening here in moscow i'm kevin over here at r.t. tonight now top story u.s. police are upping their efforts against the occupy movement in the country for the second month now in new york where the anti corporate straightens began offices are literally leaving protesters out in the cold they swept through zuccotti park where hundreds of been camping out confiscating power generators and gas canisters which have been to fire hazard thing is though i've just been saying on season least snowstorm has been hitting the east coast right now the latest pictures we got for you can see it here temperatures hitting subzero places are also being criticized for cracking down on protesters across the country too in oakland california the mayor has been falls for apologize after demonstrators there were tear gas this week despite the violence the movement's picking up momentum. in the reports on how war veterans are now helping fill protester ranks. america's autumn pieces covered up protesters fleeing from tear gas shot into the crowd by police.

one thirty pm in moscow he's here r.t. headlines no withdrawal from wall street bank protesters harden their resolve as the movement grows nationwide and becomes difficult for the government to ignore heavy handed police tactics against the rally are seen more people joining the demonstrations. the u.s. led war in afghanistan enters decade two with the white house dashing hopes of a total pullout saying the cia and special forces are there to stay this is violence reaches a peak with twenty eleven looking to become the deadliest year yet. russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution on syria calling for a political dialogue instead of tough sanctions on president assad's regime meanwhile the syrian government says terrorist groups are active in the country targeting military leaders and intellectual. a slew of fresh credit rating cuts hit in europe as spain italy and british banks taking huge hit from investors and they're increasingly worried that greece's debt contagion may have spread too widely for belts to be affected. m

r.t. from moscow it's kevin owen here updating the top stories for you tonight and one of the duffy's most common in sun city for islam is totally ready to surrender for the war crimes court one of their former leaders when the teams want to see nato pay. fresh clashes the other wall street protests spread police in oakland california detailing one hundred activists and chased the rest off with tear gas and non-lethal rounds. of. euro zone's fate in the balance tonight in emergency eve some is just broken up in the latest effort to try to sort out secure of runaway finances earlier germany's parliament allowed the chancellor to expand a lot of fun but infighting over how to deal with the banks has been casting a shadow over progress and more are not only indications from leaders are that the summit has made some headway tonight but there is still intensive calls from within the u.k. to leave the struggling bloc next let's look at that angle r.t. discusses the prospects of that happening in the future for the eurozone generally with the british conservative party m.p. douglas carr's well. i

welcome it's one am early sunday morning here in moscow my name is kevin owen here at r.t. international in our top story u.s. police are upping their efforts against the occupy movement has been gripping the country for a second month in new york.

r.t. from moscow it's just after midnight here. and first the u.s. led war in afghanistan is now past the ten year mark and it's been widely dubbed the deck.

all of us here in moscow this is r.t. with me us of our thanks for joining it's ten years ago the u.s. began one of the longest wars in its history invading afghanistan in response to the nine eleven attacks masterminded by osama bin laden former commander of nato coalition forces a retired american general stanley mcchrystal says a frighteningly simplistic understanding of the country means the u.s. and its allies are only a round hard way towards reaching their military goals and jason that model our visit an air base north of kabul and reports that while america plans to leave afghanistan it's continuing to build up its forces where. if the united states is drawing its troops from afghanistan why is its largest base getting bigger when u.s. led forces overran the taliban in late two thousand and one bug amir field is little more than a flight tower in a cracked runway since then the former soviet base in the plains north of the afghan capital has grown into a small city that's helped over twenty five thousand full time

r.t. from moscow it's one am here now my name is kevin owen and first the u.s. led war in afghanistan is now past the ten year mark it's been widely dubbed as a decade of failure with nato troops no closer to victory over the taliban here when costello keeps rising both among the soldiers and the afghan civilians who demand an end to the aimless war in the violence it's bringing on with the case not like records. and never do much good instance of the battles more casualties despite official claims of the war's being won two chosen to live in this landing up to be deduced yet for u.s. forces for the teams a decade long taliban insurgency for things to improve with a quick trip abilities casualty some would have person previous conflicts are surviving but these two soldiers one patrol. your call when a roadside bomb exploded beneath him it took less than half an hour for a member of the crew to pick him up by helicopter and deliver them to the trauma ward of kandahar airfield one of the country's busiest their injuries are better but not extreme i mean we will mo

r.t. from moscow it's ten pm here now saturday evening my name is kevin owen and first the u.s. led war in afghanistan is now past the ten year mark it's been widely dubbed the decade of failure with nato troops no closer to victory over the taliban and human cost though keeps rising both among the soldiers and the afghan civilians who demand an end to the aimless war of the violence it brings down on the jason reports for r.t. . another day in afghanistan so the battle for more casualties despite official claims that the war is being won two thousand and eleven is lining up to be the deadliest yet for u.s. forces fighting to tame the decade long taliban insurgency took place to improve medical capabilities casualties who would have perished in previous conflicts are surviving but these two soldiers one patrol in a vehicle one room side bomb exploded beneath him it took less than half an hour for many of a crew to pick them up by helicopter and deliver them to the trauma ward at kandahar air field one of the country's busiest their injuries are bad but not extreme nummi will mos

pm here in moscow is kevin owen here at r.t. h.q. tonight with our top stories for you over a thousand palestinian prisoners in exchange for one israeli soldier gilad shalit returns home after a massive media campaign but other israelis who have family members missing for years ask what about their. law and disorder new york police officers could face punishment for harsh tactics used against them to corporate campaigners on wall street. and also begin to resist any possible attempts by nato to clear the board about it kate makes about the alliance demanding they move all be. explored in a putin has given his first major interview since confirming he's running for president again he outlined to russian t.v. networks why he wants to return to the kremlin and his vision of the country's course if he gets the job. good afternoon again good afternoon i am open to your questions institute in the latest convention of the united russia party made the political situation in this country much clearer recently with lawyer you returning to the

here in moscow. hello welcome to business here in r.t. thanks for joining me russia and china are creating a joint investment fund worth up to four billion dollars the deal is to be seals in the course of prime minister putin's visit to beijing the start will be jointly wrong by the russian direct investment fund and the china investment corporation each has already allocated one billion dollars to the project at least seventy percent of the funds money is expected to be invested in russia and the former cia as countries. now also russia and china have finally sorted out their long lasting rout over all transportation terrorists that's according to deputy prime minister. chinese c n p c underpaid russia's transit round around twenty five million dollars for all supplies claiming that transportation is too high now earlier transnet threatened to go to court if chinese partners didn't pay their bills and fall now russia officials say all the claims are dropped that will be settled however another energy deal the long discussed gas supplies

moscow. is out just after six pm on thursday here in moscow this is r.t. with me will research showing signs of discontent just still evident in unstable syria you can offer thousands of regime supporters crowded the streets of capital activists say fresh clashes between government troops and armed men in the north of the country have killed at least three president assad meantime has promised to establish a special committee to draw up a new constitution international pressure builds on him to step down. as the latest from the very heart of damascus. voices of support. and continued in dissent some and in deadly clashes polar opposites in their demands but in some way united by the newfound zeal concerned we're going to separate the syrian capital was they've gathered their support for the government to give up our images we've been seeing in other cities like my place where they have been reporting live at least because the force of that government protests additional calabro why don't they get. no matter where in this country was the forces have five he

welcome it's nine pm saturday evening here in moscow and kiev you know in here at r.t. tonight in our top story for us police are upping their efforts against the occupy movement gripping the country for a second month now in new york where the anti corporate demonstrations began offices literally leaving protesters out in the cold knowing forces there swept through zuccotti park where hundreds have been camping out and they confiscated power generators and gas canisters authorities cited firehouses concerns but activists say simply an excuse to freeze them out of the park as temperatures hit subzero the police force has also come under criticism for cracking down on protesters across the country the mayor of california is even being forced from public gys after demonstrators there were tear gas this week despite the violence the movement's picking up momentum i think solicit churkin reports on how war veterans are helping fill protester ranks. america's arnim faeces covered up protesters from tear gas shot into the crowd by police. at least ninety seven arrests in oakl