now that brings us up to date here in r.t. and i'll be back with a recap of our main news stories in just a moment. much brighter than. the bounce from phones to pressure. for instance on t.v. . they're watching r t live from moscow and here is a look at the latest headlines on the week's top stories international threat members of two terror cells have been arrested on suspicion of planning attacks on russian cities both groups are believed to have links with global terrorism. startling statistics three decades twenty five million deaths and over sixty million infections wants to talk about at the international aids conference which starts today. kidnap confusion the u.s. media claims that in their rainy and scientists to assess he was abducted by american secret services was spying for washington. drying up record high temperatures in russia causing widespread crop.

r.t. . it is now twenty minutes past the hour here in the russian capital you are with r.t. now roaring engines and hard rock music are shaking the ukrainian city of sevastopol an annual international biker festival gets into gear thousands of riders and spectators are camping in the city for two days of two wheeled action you see the show is dedicated to the sixty fifth anniversary of victory over nazi germany and features some more time motorbikes a commemoration ceremony will also be held to remember the defenders of several star it's the fourteenth such great the city or the marquee is gathering which attracted some five thousand bikers. ok well the business news is next with daniel stay with us. welcome to business the much anticipated results of the european bank stress tests are out seven of europe's ninety one largest banks failed the exam which was intended to reveal which institutions would not be able to survive a sustained economic downturn or a sovereign debt default the banks which were found wanted including germany's hyper real estate which is now government o

other news now here in r.t. thousands of barrels containing highly toxic chemicals swept into a river in china by floods could be carried into russia within days the chinese authorities are desperately trying to intercept the poisonous containers and the paying locals a reward for every container they retrieve bodies you got this kind of explains what could happen if they reach russia. river is one of the biggest sources of freshwater in russia's far east and in the city as well water standing now and it's ecology is still under up attentional threats because china is just several dozen kilometers away from here and so is this a river which joins the where the place where this emergency happened to the chinese authorities do say that they've managed to extract several variables which have been previously washed into the river as a result of the biggest flood in a decade the china has experienced several more thousand barrels are still in the water in the sun for river and or en route towards the end towards russ

r.t. the top story now the international court of justice has ruled that considers unit natural declaration of independence from serbia was legal belgrade says it rejects the non-binding decision so be it clear in the course of a session in february two thousand and eight violated its territorial integrity the un's highest court in the hague said there is no want to call which prevents declarations of sovereignty out of the great. thing about legality of course is an independent state however the us many countries have praised. moscow says the decision sets a dangerous precedent that it still wants bilateral talks between serbia and kosovo to resolve their differences journalist and historian knowledge says the court's decision is unjust. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law. honestly was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it doesn't matter i quite honestly didn't expect the world court to take such a

r.t. shaun thomas reports now on the government's battle against fake magic. the allure of the unknown and the showcasing of psychic abilities have become big business in russia while simple entertainment for some others turned to these self-proclaimed mystics for healing and the promise of answers to the problems of everyday life just did not serve national seem hopeless lad six years ago trouble came to our family my son was lured into a relationship by a woman who use some witchcraft as a mother i couldn't help seeing that his health was impaired and was getting worse his mind was suppressed he changed completely yes she put her trust in a psychic who claimed to have a special insight into the situation but as time passed it became clear that all the psychic was after was more of lewis's money but is there that is that a good there's a bright they'd heard about six hundred thousand rubles a year for three years but that's not because we're rich but for the sake of your childs how dare you do anything sell possessions take loans anything experts say the natu

and that's in about ten minutes from now here on r.t. but first one of the biggest leaks in u.s. military history a week ago the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks published over nine hundred thousand classified documents some of them suggest the cover up of hundreds of afghan civilian deaths the white house claims the files threaten national security when i. met up with julian songs the founder of the web site that made the secrets public and you can hear what he had to say in just a few moments from now. i'm here in london talking to julian assaults the founder of the whistle blowing website wiki leaks which this week released a huge still say of documents relating to the afghan war which mr s. solves describes as detailing the every day squalor of war do in a sauce like you very much for talking to r.t. now you've had a wide range of responses to this publication ranging from praise right down to criticism is that what you were expecting you know we knew this was serious material it covers a six year period of war and ninety two thousand reports and almost every incident seri

and that sort of business news for now but of course you can always find with stories on our website that's r.t. dot com slash business. a . few months i. love. but it's a home now where hair in most cases this is the us is that this is the key into the fold trinket campaign in afghanistan even as another. three billion dollars to al the much as paul says was a must see the documents exposing the minute she's been states as well as civilian deaths. the czech republic has introduced a whole ploy to help could see mysticisms who are being abused now take to the health care system and leave many of the country's elderly vulnerable both physically and mentally. and that access to the world's biggest a video sharing website has been restricted in boxes from overseas to the court decided you to post haste and file showing examples of extremism. now peter bell and his guests say israel's top picks in the west bank that's in crosstalk.

r.t. dot com three what else is online now the indian team. hitting children not doing their corporal punishment illegal their parents want to action after a tormented pupil suicides. on the russian all demises of a promotional stunt could spend series in jail to the animal cruelty all to making it terrifying don't. find out. purses prime minister david cameron says afghanistan will be the main topic of discussion when he meets president obama on tuesday during his first official visit to the white house cameron would also have to answer claims that the british based company successfully lobbied the u.k. government for the release of the libyan lockerbie bomber to secure an energy deal schools of americans were killed in the tragedy over twenty years ago relations between london and washington are also on the strain because of b.p.'s oil spill in the gulf of mexico. and staying with this u.s. officials they. the amount of oil seeping from the blow now b.p. operated well is insignificant they also believe see page discovered near the well at th

the aid ships that are trying to get into the region allan hart thanks very much for talking to r.t. now let's talk first about israel's blockade on gaza and the eight chips that are trying to get in israel insists that that blockade is legal what do you think well let's first of all say that the purpose of the blockade is a collective punishment but the whole people of gaza to try to wean them away from hamas now collective punishment by definition is a war crime it is absolutely illegal. the only benefit of the attempts to break the blockade is not really assisting the people of gaza but it is helping to make israel. be perceived in the world of people as more and more staid and who is set to gain the most from that p.r. exercise as a very simple truth that most people don't know when israel was created and closed the palestine file after its picture on the battlefield in forty eight. the whole establishment world wanted that file to remain closed in other words zionism. and the western powers were not only of one mind the arab regimes behind closed doors were one mind they wanted the

in a cattery boat during the bolshevik revolution helen rappaport thanks very much for talking to r.t. now you focus on the last thirteen days of that are moneths lives in your pattern but why did you choose that period well when i looked at the stories of. the end of the dentistry i suddenly realized that although we knew the broad span of nicholas's reign in the overall story no one had looked at any great detail in those final few days particularly new culture in berg and the main reason for that was because until the collapse of communism there was no access to some of the important eyewitness testimonies by the guards and your coffee or ski who was in charge of the party of so we didn't have enough evidence to look at that really closely and when i did start looking at it closely i found it absolutely fascinating and gripping and it was the story i wanted to tell the city was in a terrible state of panic the bolsheviks were basically taking everything they could out of your culture and work that was worth anything because it was the center of the mining industry so it was gold semi pr

time now to check the world weather and gets a log on to our website which is r.t. dot com. for almost losing. the skins congress. for the for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. all. he's available against cement this time. pete the how it pulls of the church in the twenty hotels hotel world show his the groom's return the show would have turned some will be hotel kuvasz photo photo slim hotel the result evergreens the hotel to be victoria hotel and prince hutto springs resort and spa tied to a hotel while she plans on post a photo. might be evergreen closer in time to eat lunch time ambassador type the food points and i would print certainly. in touch with the hotel in touch your room the photos a good goal how would international house flood to change every. the latest news and the week's top stories from our team sky high temperatures breaking new records in russia lives at least three hundred drowned this week trying to cool off. the international court of justice rules possibles natural declaration of independence from serbia is leg

r.t. live from moscow and in a few moments once last year was the fastest growing european economy now many people there have to rely on charities for the bare necessities. or fresh e.u. sanctions against iran have come under fire from moscow russia's foreign ministry has said the move falls outside the scope of the latest u.n. restrictions and undermines collective efforts to resolve the iranian nuclear issue on monday the e.u. adopted tougher sanctions against iran's energy sector in an attempt to prevent the islamic republic from acquiring nuclear weapons measures include a ban on the sale of equipment and technology iran denies western fears it is trying to build an atomic bomb some iran watchers say the new sanctions will not make the country cooperate on its nuclear program. as it is there really any need to be unilateral sanctions like those adopted by the u.s. and the e.u. and they are already u.n. restrictions russia has been warning against unilateral moves if these going any further eighty around and make their return to international troops in for its nuclear program even more p

broadcasting twenty four hours a day seven days a week this is r.t. now thousands of american homeowners facing foreclosure have been queuing for up to thirty hours to get free help from a housing advocacy group in washington d.c. more than three hundred thousand homes are repossessed in the u.s. every month and many of those close to reducing the roof over their heads see the government's own mortgage aid program as a failure christine for zero reports. these are the faces behind the crisis we're waiting and hoping and praying to but we can decide to help everybody really help to help and that's what we're looking for help the desperate voices of those who have reached the end of the line for i am still am what time nine thirty nine thirty last night and if you sleep here get right down there on the ground naomi lawrence took several buses from florida eighteen hours then arrived at the washington d.c. convention center thursday morning waiting thirty hours to get in oh you've been our boy it's tat and we don't have no place to one bathroom. but they wai

r.t. it's good of you to join us today and in a few moments from now once last year was the fastest growingeuropean economy now many people have to rely on charities for the bare necessities. while fresh e.u. sanctions against iran have now come under fire from moscow russia's foreign ministry has said the move falls outside the scope of the latest u.n. restrictions and undermines collective efforts to resolve the iranian nuclear issue on monday the e.u. adopted tougher sanctions against iran's energy sector in an attempt to prevent the islamic republic from acquiring nuclear weapons the measures include a ban on the sale of equipment and technology iran denies western fears it is trying to build an atomic bomb some analysts believe existing u.n. sanctions against tehran are strict enough the problem being that they're not always implemented properly. there's a peace there are nick for it companies including the european firms frequently find ways and loopholes to bypass restrictions and channel investment and technologies to iran and therefore key objectives is to make sure that all the un

one people are dead in these our current forest fires here in russia more details to come here on r.t. now emergency workers in china are struggling to recover thousands of barrels of dangerous chemicals from a river in the northeast of the country the containers were washed from factories along the song who are by heavy flooding but if not stopped toxic substances may reach the russian border within two weeks artie's sarah furthur ports from outside the chinese embassy. the chinese media reporting that thousands of these barrels have now been retrieved from the song. thousands more remain in it floating towards towards russia now of course the song was a subsidiary of the a moon river which it joined in russia's far eastern territory and it would take on two weeks of these barrels to reach and what we're hearing is that the chinese authorities are saying that that's unlikely to happen the barrels run likely to reach the in the and they've actually put in eight barriers as a preventative measure to stop them crossing into russian territory now this is close happen with the flooding that's

have some wondering if artistic freedoms will be replaced by a church imposed danders stephens r.t. . now the u.s. has released confidential documents on the vietnam war showing bitter divisions among white house. officials have the time of the conflict it comes as hearings were held in the house of representatives on the impact of the deadly chemical agent orange while the effects are still being felt to this day washington insists there is no evidence linking the chemical to illnesses that continue to afflict later generations. i was born without it too late and missing a hand it is because of america's chemical war against her people in the jungles of vietnam that has left tran in these conditions she is a victim of agent orange second generation tran is one of many her story represents millions living in the shadows of a lasting legacy. these kids will never live a normal life their deformities physical signs of human decay and although their parents were not even born until after the vietnam war eighteen million gallons of toxic herbicide spray through jungles of south vietnam is sti

western audiences would probably be a good sense of humor to appreciate the message got and seeing r.t. . now on the surface it appears to be a world of glamorous events and beautiful people but in reality it carries a reputation of sexual violence but it. does increase in popularity so to the warnings from women's rights to this more details from our correspondent in just a few minutes. now. it was an event that would mark the beginning of the atomic age sixty five years ago a test code named trinity with c.p.u.'s win the race to parties and nuclear weapon america spent the modern day equivalent of more than twenty billion dollars trying to beat the scientific at the thought. through all the remaining relics that the us the push for atomic supremacy. was the culmination of the manhattan project the first american nuclear explosive device nicknamed the gadget went off in new mexico just weeks before devastating the japanese city of hiroshima many including the godfather of the atomic bomb j. robert oppenheimer were terrified by the power of the deadly mushroom cloud. the echo of that blast ca

defense and aircraft manufacturers will host the evidence of it taking off your and that business r.t. . now president very fizzing finland for a two day visit to discuss trade and all the mutual interests to find out the details on joined by correspondent you're go north from the finnish city of turku follow your goal was the president hoping to get out of this visit. well daniel as you've said this is a two day visit so quite a lot is planned to me that if as soon as he arrived in finland went straight to president holland's residents near the city of to go where i'm standing now they're planning to go on a boat ride into the baltic sea and all a lot of issues are on the table since russia is finland's leading trade partners to the trade turnover between the two nations has already reached forty five billion u.s. dollars in the first quarter of this year alone which is quite an impressive figure compared to last year when the economic crisis was in full swing and the total trade turnover between russia and finland was around thirteen billion euros dollars during for the whole year and a lo

describes as detailing the every day squalor of war judy in the sauce thank you very much for talking to r.t. nowyou've had a wide range of responses to this publication ranging from praise right down to criticism is that what you were expecting you know we knew this was serious material it covers a six year period of war and ninety two thousand reports and almost every incident serious incident the three i wasn't called together with the times and locations number of people killed except for. so we knew that it's a. great performance as a historical document and as for the primary resource to be used for further investigations we also know from those sorts of cases that we've dealt with previously but we always get pushed back whenever we repeal the abuse by some of what i say should we always get that organization or it's for. ins pushing back to try and steer the message away from the allegations that have been raised and one of the main criticisms has been leveled at you is that you have published the villages the names and some cases the g.p.s. coordinates of people afghans who cooperated wi

western audiences would probably be a good sense of humor to appreciate the message got and seeing r.t. . now for the third year running the streets surrounding the kremlin have been transformed into a racing track firms of formula one have gathered in the center of the russian capital to witness a speedy exhibition of high performance in vehicles of the. more on the event we now call fly to our correspondent who is near the criminal rules for us hi richard an exciting day what's this race all about that. oh yeah this is the third edition of the moscow street racing which is already a bio trying to. raise awareness of motor sport in russia has been a real big events from about a school calendar taking place in the country of a moment also gives youngsters a new generation of much small fans a chance to see with their own eyes the formula one cars and trucks which meant huge really successful over last decade with their own eyes so i can tell you it's a completely different experience being laid out a race track when you see a formula one car we've you rode on robben watching it on television

for more on these and other stories for you in just under fifteen minutes from now here in r.t. right now it's time to dive into the world of sports with kate stay with us for that. hello welcome to the sports news here from r.t. in moscow and these are the headlines. winning start c.b.s. beat him assault one male to take a first leg advantage in the europa league qualifier. while bitter exit maradona says he feels betrayed after losing the job as argentina coach. and basketball blow russian let's go to next month's world championships without the man who helped him clinch the european crown three years ago. but we can go with football where russian side sudan made a good start in their first taste of european football as they beat apple on limits all won them in siberia in the third qualifying round of the europa league and like saying that it's the winner in the seventy fourth minute a severe claim to hiding when he with a cypriot side the return leg is that limb or so on thursday the fifth of august. meanwhile the said qualifying round of the champions league is proving to be

r.t. jeff. now breakthroughs in treating aids have been attracting much attention at an international conference on the disease in the area but activists have also been trying to highlight the need for universal access to treatment campaigners continue to protest demanding more rides for those h.i.v. complaint has been launched dance the west at the united nations on behalf of nineteen organizations that claim president obama's policies favor multinational pharmaceutical companies and make treatment more expensive obama said to be hurt by the accusations. north korea has condemned the u.s. and south korea for this weekend's joint military exercises saying they pose a security risk to the peninsula young here. also criticize washington's decision to impose further sanctions on the country to help prevent nuclear proliferation secretary of state hillary clinton and the new measures during a visit to seoul on wednesday tensions heightened afterwards the sinking of a south korean warship in march which

news stories now from r.t. in brief a fire in a hotel and moving the rocks least twenty eight people half of them foreigners more than forty been injured the fire began in the five story building on thursday night and took seven hours to put out from being killed by an electrical fault. the first woman to be elected a lutheran bishop has resigned in germany jepson faced criticism for allegedly failing to deal with claims of priests in the diocese was involved in sexual abuse she says she's stepping down because her credibility has been compromised germany has been rocked by allegations of sexual and physical abuse of children by a crease in both the protestant and roman catholic church. in turkish police detained twenty nine people with suspected links to al qaida the arrests took place during a pre-dawn swoop across the country the latest in a string of raids against al qaeda suspects police have been on alert in the facts since the turkish cell of the terrorist group carried out suicide bombings in two thousa

r.t. the top story now the u.s. house of representatives has convened for a third time to discuss the impact of the deadly chemical agent orange during the vietnam war while the effects are still being felt to this day washington insists there is no evidence to link it to illnesses that continue to afflict generations you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. i was born without too late and missing a hand it is because of america's chemical war against her people in the jungles of vietnam that has left tran in these conditions she is a victim of agent orange second generation tran is one of many her story represents millions living in the shadows of a lasting legacy. these kids will never live a normal life their deformities physical signs of human decay and although their parents were not even born until after the vietnam war eighteen million gallons of toxic herbicide spray through jungles of south vietnam is still penetrating the d.n.a. of those being born today manmade marion said the baked into

that's michael grunwald from the time magazine so let's get back to our top story now here on r.t. and more than twenty people who are being killed thousands left homeless as fires raged across central russia let's cross now live to our correspondent stacie difference who is almost asian for us so stacey you know in the past week or so we talked about over three hundred russians droning there trying to cool off from this heat wave now we know the agricultural sector is taking a massive hit during this drought and heat wave and now you doing with forest fires just tell me how critical is the situation where you are looking right now. hello to you rory well just take a look at where i'm standing this destroyed house shows what can happen when record heat drought like conditions there is nothing here that stands out as to show what it used to be nothing here looks the same and the family that lived here got out ok everyone's alive but they came back today to survey the situation and they're heartbroken they're devastated of course they're happy to be alive but nothing that their own wa

r.t. thank you for joining us now milan as the center of opera and fashion it's a fitting setting for talks on cultural ties between russia and italy key on the agenda for dmitri medvedev and silvio berlusconi will be two thousand and eleven as a mutual year of culture to be held in both countries european security russia e.u. and russia nato relations as well as iran and afghanistan to be discussed after the meeting russian president and the italian prime minister are expected to give a news conference which we will cover live. but with the tourist season at its height many beachgoers flocked to the black sea coast for some summer fun but alongside the chic hotels and restaurants one ukrainian resort has a murkier side odessa has become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry as a strategic port its location makes it a hotspot for human trafficking to learn from the region. reports. it is fun in the sun in the crane in port city offer desa hundreds of thousands come here during the height to recede. but for this woman from central africa it became a living nightmare with her identity con

r.t. time now for our interview program spotlight algor not discusses the game plan for the future of russian football well the new coach of the national team dick advocaat that's up next to go away. hello again welcome to spotlight on our t.v. i'm al green our vent today my guest is dick advocaat. there were two major events for football fans in russia and july this year the world cup in south africa and the coming of when you had coached the russian national team russia's previous college. quit after failing to qualify for the world cup another dutchman proved more successful to talk about the results of the world cup and the russian football the guest today is russia's head coach. making the russian national football team a success has become one of the country's most ambitious projects the new head of the russian football union has promised to make team russia world champions by twenty eighteen to fulfill his grand plan they've hired because of a cart the dutch football coach with a brilliant record mr advocaat has a long and successful experience in russia he was the head coach of f c's

next that's several conscious have been funds that might be able to be drawn upon the business r.t. . are now let's have a quick look at how the acting markets are performing in asia stocks are high on friday left to buy financials resources and exporters in hong kong the hang seng is heading for a fourth straight session of gains healthy earnings from u.s. companies three and here p.s. are wasting investor confidence. and here in moscow both the russian acting markets finished high on thursday with my sex gaining nearly killed but they managed to shrug off the pessimistic testimony from the chairman of the us a federal reserve recovered early losses to edge into the black. russia's iron and so producers have come in for fierce criticism from the government for their pricing policies metal consumers such as car makers have been struggling to establish long term contracts for supplies of what they consider to be acceptable grates prime minister vladimir putin is going to the city of chad to help mediate the dispute and to open a brand new pipeline production facility our correspondent. reports