if you just joined us a very warm welcome the latest news on the week's top stories now here in r.t. russia sees the biggest protests in its recent history as people unhappy with the parliamentary election results and demand a revote person to be in the video has now ordered an investigation into all claims of during last week's pam. a fresh rift within the e.u. britain vetoes a new treaty tightening fiscal rules for bloc members in a move that many believe is a first step for the u.k. towards the exit door most other e.u. members of agreed to brussels oversight of the budget. liberated but desperate for money leaving authorities plead to the un to release billions of the country's assets still frozen months after the end of the military conflict that has the country's cash strapped government struggles with paying salaries and providing subsidies. with more on those stories in less than half an hour from now in the meantime coming up next a story of profits put before hundreds of lives a special report on the all companies destroying the indigenous population and the nature of the. i. led.

let's see russia ski r.t. reporting from thailand in a story here and a little later next kaiser deals behind a financial headlines to find out of the public is being told the truth about the world economy first before that oh well look what's happening in the world of business. and welcome to business r.t. russia may get an expected bonus from the rising tensions between western powers and iran the country's benchmark urals blend could surge to recognize an above brant the rising tensions over iran's nuclear program have already pushed russian crude rare premium over its north sea thought the lenders widely consumed by european refineries on the mediterranean shore also important of the radio or a new proposal by france to impose sanctions against imports from the islamic republic could mean the market will tighten for. the largest steel maker in russia severstal is said to spin off its north gold units the company is also eyeing listing the stud low business in mother seven star plans to complete the separat

beginning in brushes and discover the arctic circle on r.t. . russia demands an investigation into civilian deaths from the nato bombings in libya while locals say atrocities are still being committed in the country with former gadhafi loyalists the target. russia's newly elected parliament embarks on its work two weeks after the polls that sparked mass protests against alleged vote rigging and calls for a recount. disagreements between the u.k. and the e.u. grow with the battlefront now being welfare rules the block insists that britain pays billions to non-citizens something that london says it will spoil one benefit to risk.

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forecasting live from the russian capital this is r.t. russia is defending its draft u.n. resolution on syria while the u.s. and its allies want the text changed but moscow is confident its drawn up a balanced approach to solving the crisis the draft condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict calling for the violence to stop while ruling out foreign intervention and sanctions the u.s. wants the blame for the bloodshed put on damascus also knowledge that the opposition is armed despite the engine of only defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down the regime on the other five thousand civilians are thought to been killed in syria since march asia times columnist thinks the west is looking to soften up the country before making its move. what's interesting is what the u.s. and nato countries go sit there and accept an acceptable is that the syrian government cannot fight an armed insurgency in their own territory the free syrian army they're getting weapons smuggled from the middle east to the borders in turkey any in jordan as well this has been already proved then abou

beginning to discover the arctic circle on r.t. . russia is in anticipation of the state of the union presidential address where it's believed to be trying to get out of war downs changes to the country's political system its reform has been the most pressing issue since the outcome of the sampras parliamentary election led to rallies against eligible to vote. arab league observers are set to arrive in serious part of a deal with the country's government aid that tackling bloodshed there that says sanctions imposed on the massacres by the organization prove inefficient was people being the ones to feel the pinch. and america's controversial practice of death by lethal injection hits a stumbling block the e.u. has imposed tough restrictions on the sale of drugs used for a deadly shot. gottingen already struggling supply line to the u.s. . so we have lines here that deal with ak at the top of the hour let's you know what's happening over the sports anders here. this is what is coming out. of his name. using another player. to go and the euro

the headlines on r.t. russia demands an investigation into civilian deaths from nato bombings in libya that's all in response to a human rights group report which claims dozens were killed in airstrikes as locals say atrocities are still being committed in the country with former gadhafi loyalists the target. russia has a newly elected parliament embarks on its work two weeks after the polls and sparked mass protests against alleged vote rigging and calls for a recount the central election commission has looked into the claims and cancelled the voting results of twenty one polling stations but this did not affect the overall outcome. of disagreements between the u.k. and the e.u. growth with the battlefront now being welfare rules the block insists that britain pays billions to non-citizens something london says will only spawn benefit tourism . those are the headlines here and next though into the world of sport we go with andrew. good to see you andrew so it looks like one of russia's all those football clubs c

the headlines on r.t. russia needs a democracy but no chaos president. primary challenges for russia and the country is on the brink of a new political era where every voice will be heard. our belief monitors head first syria that's the conflict reaches a bloody peace and international sanctions cause living conditions that tutu. tightening the noose on america's controversial death penalty the e.u. plugs the flow of drugs used to killed us and. stay with us here on r.t. for the action the sporting action is now. hello welcome to the latest sports and here at the top stories. fighting talk chelsea and england captain john terry vows to clear his name after police charged him with racially abusing q.p.r. defender anton ferdinand. while also giving both luis suarez well appeal against his eight match ban and fined for racist remarks made to manchester united the tree separate. and unbeaten army ends the year only regular season in style ten wins from stand after victory of a pony in spain. chelsea and england captain john terry has vowed to fight tooth and

r.t. russia's president has called for sweeping the political reforms during his state of the union speech retreatment wants to make it easier to run for office and suggested a return to direct elections for regional the. arab league observers are set to arrive in syria as part of a deal of aimed at tackling the bloodshed all of this while sanctions in damascus by the organization prove fission with the people being the ones feeling the pinch . america's controversial practice of death by lethal injection hits a stumbling block to the drugs supply line is cut by the e.u. . those are the headlines here in our next hour it's time for the latest on the racism in english football. hello there welcome to the sports and these are the headlines chelsea captain john terry banks to clear his name after police charged him with racially abusing. anton ferdinand while liverpool's luis suarez will appeal against his eight match ban for racist remarks made to manchester united's patrice evra. agent yes the moscow and the euro league regular season in style with ten wins from ten to victory. but first ch

hello welcome to the business here in r.t. russia has cut its key interest rate as inflation drops to the lowest levels in decades the rate has been cut by a quarter of a percentage point eight percent the government hopes cheaper loans will help business grow amid instability in the global economy so let's have a look at the markets and today all is heading for its biggest weekly gain in two months but it's off to us second hour of calls indicated that growth of the world's largest crude consumer well except the right place weight is trading at just below one hundred dollars a barrel brant is just a fraction below one hundred and eight dollars per barrel and in europe the european stock markets are also benefiting from the upbeat data coming from the u.s. although volumes all typically low ahead of the christmas weekend and traders in london will enjoy a shortened session as they gear up for the festive celebrations that the russian markets are mixed this hour the r.t.s. is gaining overhaul five percent on the lie so it's just a not

lone welcome to business r.t. russia goes to the polls on sunday to choose who sits in parliament the election season will then be concluded with the presidential vote in early march the week states of the global economy is having an oblique effect on the campaign analysts say unlike previous years the government has not ramped up public spending ahead of the voting. i think it reflects that the economy's growing quite strongly on its own it reflects concern about the global environment and a desire for more prudent policy but i think it also means that. we're starting out in a slightly stronger position. than other war is the second thing to say is that we are going to see some increases in spending and cuts and tax at the beginning of next year we're going to see big increase in police pay pick increase in military pay and a big heart and social contribution tax so there is already increase in spending programmed into the budget twenty twelve regardless of the result of the election. to the markets and commodities were

a new beginning in russia's newly discovered the arctic circle on r.t. . russia. which brightened a few. songs from fans to impression. from star totty dot com. wealthy british science. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cancer for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on are. you watching our top stories tonight it's a gear almost since choosey is revolted ousted president ben ali and gave birth to the arab spring across north africa or the middle east but should his ians complain that even after elections real change in their own country has yet to be seen. because it says its western oil town is back under control after riots there left at least eleven dead the rest began during celebrations marking twenty years since the central asian country won independence from the soviet union.

susan involved again if you want to catch up with more on that story for it yesterday it's at r.t. . russia's own national interests will guide its actions on the global arena president medvedev spelled out the country's priorities in view of the recent rift with the u.s. on its missile defense shield in europe which moscow says poses a threat to its security when washington failed to give written assurances that the shield is not aimed at russia moscow then deployed a radar system on its western most border. we must not let ourselves be intimidated or confused we must clearly understand the goals we are heading for politics is a concrete shame whatever friendly relations we have if we are not being heard we will answer that's what i had to do it wasn't against obama but against the policy that the us has adopted if they continue to be rude we will respond if they hear our concerns we will work together. in the wake of the protests against this month's election results which are now across russia the president said he saw and heard the people's concerns but he said political changes in the co

international news and comment around the clock around the world this is r.t. russia says a united nations report on syria is not objective all based on reality and the international community is receiving biased accounts of events in the country the un human rights council called an emergency session in light of the findings calling for urgent action to protect civilians in syria and condemnation of alleged crimes against humanity syria has more. the doubts being raised when it comes to syria is certainly coming from russia specifically on the objectivity of the report saying that this is unilateral prejudicial and biased reports about the events of the un human rights council is getting especially because it's coming from about two hundred witnesses and doesn't reflect the situation on the ground has to be said though that almost all of the countries if not all have expressed concerns about what's going on in syria the question here that he is race is on the process of gathering that evidence to condemn serious specially when called for tougher question lucia on the

russia. election two thousand eleven on r.t. . in russia wave the verdict of its people with the routing united russia party appearing to be clear winners in the country's presidential elections as counting continues but so thoughtful and short of an overall majority after a big drop in its tracks so are the latest results and analysis the country decides . also iran's military forces says they have shot down an unmanned u.s. trout in the east of the country and that's according to a state news agency. in a roundup of the week's top headlines big one human rights commission of course by international intervention in syria plus russia and china but again the resolution saying foreign meddling will only cause more bloodshed. and up next let's not delve into the world of sport with kate. hello welcome to the sport and these other headlines. all of brazil captain and midfield legend socrates dies in hospital at the age of fifty seven. while mouth watering time i hold a city all drawn against league title rivals united break crunch mana

r.t. live from moscow russia urging nato to look into reports of widespread civilian deaths in libya caused by the military alliance is a seven month long bombing campaign while the claims of filed by rights groups contradict his assertion that twenty six thousands of its airstrikes did not cause any civilian casualties and the killing hasn't ended just because gadhafi is dead and gone former rebels continue to take that anger out on supporters of the toppled regime and you may find some of the images in the exam a boy his report to. the this is what it's like to look down in the face a group of man the young and old captured after the nadir propped rebels overran get off his hometown of sirte there was behind a camera delivers a verdict. for gadhafi. and the captives themselves seem doubts about what's coming next. and it seems like these where you know that possibly be as the rebels assisted by western powers so to liberate the country from gadhafi i've been longines about he said district tendencies grow more and more outlandish by the day and that seems to justify any sort of treatment

r.t. with the final results of russia's parliamentary elections still due overall picture of a brand new board of all makers is already clear he wanted russia party has secured in the lead by the ruling group are seeing a significant drop in popularity. reports now. with almost one hundred percent of the votes counted the party has garnered just under fifty percent of the vote the communists came in second but third place by russia with liberal democrats on the board police the three other parties failed to get the required week per cent of the vote needed to get seats in the duma now those not yet final but the results indicate that the party which has crushingly dominated the country's politics for years now is on track to lose its two thirds majority in the duma welcome comparison in the two thousand and seven elections united russia got sixty four percent of the vote and now it failed to get the constitutional majority and also it didn't get that all important fifty percent mark which is of the so-called psychological barrier to say the top of the country is on the side with you that means

r.t. headline russia needs democracy but not chaos president medvedev outlines the primary challenges facing russia saying the country is on the brink of a new political era where every voice will be heard. arab league observers arrive in syria as the conflict there reaches a bloody peak and international sanctions cause living conditions to deteriorate. and tightening the noose on america's controversial death penalty plugs the flow of drugs designed to kill us the death row inmates. up next part two of our special report about the story of survivors of the world's most notorious industrial disaster we hear from the victims still fighting for justice against the corporation responsible for a gas leak in the indian city of bhopal which killed at least fifteen thousand people. i'm an old notion of the corporation is based on what's called limited liability limited liability means that individual participants and cannot be charged with crimes of the corporation commits the kind to a very limited one of the major runs its course and. the corporation acts in such a way that kills the managers th

r.t. dot com. and in russia an award has been given for the most inconsistent budget spending with winners like the defense ministry spent a small fortune on carnival costumes it's got the details on our website. the trial of egypt's ousted president resumed on wednesday after a three month break gyptian journalist son of the other says hosni mubarak's hearing is an attempt to divert the attention of protesters from their battle against the current leadership. there is definitely a sense among especially among protesters that this trial is a mock trial basically designed to cool down the public opinion one of the reasons they are losing popularity is that there is. mainly the muslim brotherhood did leave did leave the square because they're now moved busy with the elections and the muslim brotherhood strategy now is to bring change through the parliament rather than through the street. so who really remains in the square now is activists with the moves socialist tendency. who did not do very well in the election

r.t. dot com. russia holds its breath for the final results of a parliamentary election with the ruling united russia party losing its overall majority but still emerging one on top of all the latest figures and in-depth analysis coming right up. iran says it shot down a u.s. spy drone along its eastern border with use of american craft over the country being seen as the latest evidence of washington's efforts to destabilize countries beyond its influence. and cross the atlantic tempers flare again as british m p's fuming over a one sided extradition policy that's left its citizens up to the politically driven american justice system. well news and much more twenty four hours a day this is r.t. a moment of truth for russia's ruling party almost all the votes counted in the parliamentary election united russia is to lose the knowledge majority it held in the previous but will still stay the biggest party by far far more weakened the cross live now to r.t. sara first is in the central moscow with more on th

r.t. damascus. russia is supporting the arab league's mission in syria but attempts to get official backing by the un security council were blocked by some western members or scales ambassador to the u.n. says their objections could be a barrier to securing peace it's a straightforward text. of commendation and support and appreciation of the efforts of the arab league. a pretty straightforward. expression of invention it will help to put a number to well and unfortunately i can tell you that the number of members of the security council objected to hold up this is a little strange one of the difficulties we encounter in working on the security council because i would try to do something positive will inevitably met with all sorts of concerns about balance why didn't you do this why didn't you clued that and it brings us to square one in the entire conversation. of the arab league's observer mission to damascus although syria is membership of the organization being suspended but jordan based professor and

r.t. brussels. russia which is a permanent member of the u.n. security council has taken over the rotating presidency for december and moscow's ambassador to the un criticized the international approach to syria when a similar situation in yemen has only led to calls for dialogue what we don't understand is that. if that can be done in yemen that cannot apply to syria in syria as a mile from the outset the message which has been set up from some quarters capitals is their. help those who go into dialogue they should stop it immediately that there is no future in the arab league initiative we believe that this is something very counterproductive and this is something which has exacerbated the situation in syria but what can be a general attitude and principle is that the international community is not there to smell blood and to found confrontation but the international community is there to prevent further bloodshed and to encourage it. this is what the united nations is about this is what the security council is about. the person essentially in

r.t. new russia will become one of the world's five biggest economies if the government's objectives are achieved prime minister vladimir putin a set of targets of boosting the country's g.d.p. growth to seven percent a year and significantly improve labor capacity he hopes to reach this by changing the structure of russia's economy. slowing with. our ambitious goals can only be achieved within the framework of a new model of economic growth instead of raw materials we should count on high tech production even though to change the structure of the economy we're going to create up to twenty five million high tech jobs we will have to invest almost forty three trillion rubles in the next three years into the economy it roughly equals the country's g.d.p. to twenty ten city in the. hopes for a quick end to the long lasting gas conflict between ukraine and russia have vanished their countries failed to reach an agreement during high profile overnight talks however they say this will not affect the transit of russian gas to europe ukraine and struggling to persuade russia to cut the price for its ener

r.t. sakhalin russia's far east. and of course our team continues to follow the rescue operation and you can get the very latest by following aussie's drake agrees twitter think under his latest message he reports that something is cameraman who filmed reskill for a shot from the plane that it's really hard to score on a tray in the water from that corner twitter feed and our website asking. if. the personal phone conversations of a russian opposition leader have been leaks on the internet creating a storm of controversy very soon so good now faces split with an opposition ranks after using insulting words about protesters have tended to rally against the contact of russia's parliamentary elections on his tone barton has the details. revelations were published in life news dot grew a notoriously tabloid sensationalist website in russia and they concern six hours of private phone conversations recorded boris nemtsov an opposition figure in which he insults fellow opposition leaders using very profane language and call

r.t. of russia's six a duma the lower house of parliament begins its first session on wednesday comes more than two weeks after elections that sparked mass protest over alleged fraud artists tell you all the joins us live from the parliament building. to an italian l. the stairway is different from the previous one so tell us how the seats are spread and what can we expect promise work. well in the new lower house of the russian parliament the state duma opposition will have large more representation than it used to have with the country's leading political party united russia not getting the constitutional majority of the votes it used to have securing only two hundred and thirty eight seats in the country's parliament as opposed to three hundred and fifteen it's nice to have however still united russia got most of the. but we are expecting some heated debates including all in choosing the new speaker of the state duma which we will be updating you on throughout the day now fifteen committees out of twenty nine will be headed by the parliamentary majority the united russia party six by th

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beginning in russia's newly discovered the arctic circle on r.t. . this was the plant that was responsible for causing the world's worst industrial disaster and now it had been abandoned in a condition where it had become a source of pollution or the most recent study that was done shows that this water pollution and spreading. will continue to be in the more than hundred thousand people in. groups walking in affected children see the children to be ten times more likely to be born with birth defects in children in the rest of the country. in the sea as little as five hundred dollars for lifelong into these. unpunished. breaking news this north korea's long standing leader kim jong il. at the age of sixty nine sending shock waves across the reclusive country and the whole region his youngest son kim jong un has reported that his successor. more dead bodies have been found in the freezing waters off russia's far east coast where an oil rig capsized and went down this brings the death toll to thirteen while forty people are still missing. explosives mo

r.t. markets in russia ended sharply lower on choose though the r.t.s. lost over four and a half percent my sex was down almost four percent with oil trading in the black europe and the us flat and there's believe there's reports of political tensions that are pushing some investors into cash in russia. the morning looked like general some general uncertainty it was a european situation the chinese but later became quite evident that it is all due to specific russian fact the only fact is obviously political uncertainty well first the market doesn't like any political seconds of muslims the market doesn't like political tensions the result of which would be kind of more concessions and power to the left leaning parties so you can imagine it will not be good for business or companies in particular to morrow we'll see some really bad guys then i think russia will be number one in useful and it's hard to see how the market will be able to withstand the pressure. must take a look at those figures both indices are deep in the red at the close but that's also

r.t. sakhalin and russia's far east. timor continue to rescue the opera continue the fall of the rescue operation excuse me for instance our dangerous following on twitter i have been monitoring developments as they happen step by step one of his recent tweets he reports on the anger of the victims' relatives who are raising questions over why the raid was towed in such a severe storm. twitter feed and website. is. the body of north korea's leader kim jong il died of a heart attack on saturday has been put on display in pyongyang his son and successor was the first to pay his final respects video from the country also shows thousands of mourners weeping in the streets of the north and neighbors on high alert instability in the region. by. how much pressure the outside world puts on the north this according to the former head of the un's atomic watchdog i think it is important. does not make. the outside. if. there could be a risk. and you can watch the full interview with hans blix in about a fifteen minute. public apolo

beginning in russia's nals discover the arctic circle on r.t. . welcome to the future new year's wishes on technology updates next generation playthings made from super strong cultural lightweight building materials good health with the help of nuclear isotopes cleaner planet seems to the revolutionary way to get rid of or growing landfills. and a long list of russian leaders. listen church. download the official tea out location to your i phone or my pod touch from the i.q. sample to. one jonty life on the go. video on demand ati's mine broadcasts and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the t.v. dot com. much . very warm welcome to hear it's now here in moscow this is a serious decision to that observers and to the country splits opposition groups some welcome the move while others intensify in the house side military intervention to end months of on the last. despite fading hope of finding more survivors from a capsized oil rig in russia's far raising the search goes on a seven who were pulled alive from freezing waters arrive in h

r.t. headline russia needs democracy but not chaos president medvedev outlines the primary challenges facing russia saying the country is on the brink of a new political era where every voice will be heard. arab league observers arrive in syria as the conflict there reaches a bloody peak and international sanctions cause living conditions to deteriorate. and tightening the noose on america's controversial death penalty plugs the flow of drugs designed to.

r.t. joined up thinking russia finally becomes a card carrying member of the world trade organization makes on friday it should boost the competitiveness of russian and bring down a few prices but smaller traders say they'll find it hard to keep up. moscow breaks down the syrian crisis with the u.n. with a sanction free draft resolution calling on both sides of the conflict and they don't know what is being seen as a more balanced approach that the u.s. backed drop target in damascus. and sees no won't comes to moscow as the indian prime minister rise for talks with president medvedev of the next few days they'll cement nuclear energy contracts and other strategic tides. are next to the world on a plate gets a seat at some international eateries. hello and welcome to the pride when this speech i will take a look at that through to restaurants in moscow from persian food to fit i mean the face of russian capital with cuisine from all over the world you can pretty much find anything here and now a far cry from say a decade or so ago i always thought of as the armenian food store situated perc

is set to be built in russia's far east discovered the astronomic amount to be spent on the cutting edge space shuttle launch site all that and plenty more online all the time at r.t. dot com. russia's independent election monitoring organization is becoming broiled in scandal on the eve of the country's parliamentary poll the company says it's going to sue russian television channel n.t.v. for violation of privacy there are began when the channels journalists went to the offices of the n.g.o.s to ask questions about the fact that receives funding from abroad but the reporters were forced out and told they didn't have permission to film and t.v. says it's puzzled that these forceful reaction to the questions asked by its crew and a court ruled on friday that the channel should pay a fine of a thousand dollars for violating pre-election coverage laws such a day is a day of political silence in russia on sunday millions will be heading to cast their ballots in the parliamentary poll. and on sunday that's tomorrow you can join us for extensive coverage of those elections will be bringing you the results the reaction and in-depth analysis. a complete closes. the peopl

r.t. spoke exclusively to russia's u.n. ambassador he said carrying out promised reforms may be too difficult for the assad regime as it's essentially involved in a civil war with extremists the full version is coming up later this hour but hey here's a preview. we believe that there has been there are been some extremely troubling reports coming out of syria about excessive use of force by those who are it is but also telling that everybody must put pressure on. the destructive elements of the of the opposition or various destructive elements which may have found their way into syria that they are of violent acts are not going to be condoned by the international community this is a this is a key to finding a peaceful way out of the situation some reforms were announced. some of them we are pretty far reaching like changing the constitution and getting rid of the political monopoly of one party even under normal circumstances in any country worms of such magnitude are not easy to implement all that in a situation where. the

r.t. with united russia having lost the support of ten to twelve million people now some european analysts believe that despite that the party will still be able to ensure stability something that russia's foreign partners are looking for in their relations with the country. both of those things have been positively was sure the search for the bug that has been pressed over the you are still issues that think are going in the direction of people who believe that there are bridges that everything will stay in russia that is the ability you will be there and with their local team your for the next five and that position legend see if he has to deal with russia which we know off hand in support of the force of the two who are all the kind of energy dialogue and you know as with russia or of the european union without getting more than that on the experts importance of gas from outside but service of the recent developments of the interesting her shirt and china or for the e.u. or us or and some help some assistance and overcoming the crisis of the reach of the european union this now so we ha

tell bushell that now russia's deputy membership will see many winners but also a few losers as r.t. is worth a national now expose. with almost two decades of hard talks now over it's still not clear exactly what russia's w.t.r. membership is offering the country and with most all the details of the green still firmly behind closed doors experts are left to try and little crystal ball gazing. their predictions begin with agriculture one of the names to vulnerable areas it will probably be the most seriously affected to enter the w t o russia had to pledge to reduce in-state support to farming which amounts to nine billion dollars annually today is expected to become just half of that in just five years we've already travelled to hundred and fifty kilometers away from moscow and what we see here is a sad picture goes through it is like this one a spread all across russia. and with the struggle in agriculture industry their number is only crazing thirty percent of the countries are well and are currently not in use and the raw fear is that cut of foreign subsidies like sessional grain

a new beginning in russia's nose discover the arctic circle on r.t. .culture is that so much i'm afraid we're going to need to get a lot of people a very up looking one came to the next kasich of north korea's dear leader again highlights the acute insecurity on the korean peninsula and beyond. wealthy british style roles in america has moved on to the such life. is not the. markets finance scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the kinds of reports on our.

let's see russia r.t. reporting from tallinn in a story here. which will bring in all the latest business news there. thank you mary now russia may get an unexpected bonus from the rising tension between western powers and the run countries benchmark urals blender could surge to a record margin above bread the conflict over iran's nuclear program has already pushed a russian troop to read premium over its north sea counterpart urals blend is widely consumed by european refineries on the mediterranean which are also big importers of the radiant oil a new proposal by france to impose sanctions against oil imports from the islamic republic could mean the market will tighten even for of. the largest steel maker in russia several style is said to spin off its north gold units the company's also lying listing the standalone business in london. plans to complete the separation of its gold unit by january under the deal severstal holders will be able to swap their stocks for shares in north gold currently held by a service else of century no gold was set

r.t. the headline in. russia await the verdict of its people with the ruling united russia party appearing to be clear winners in the country's parliamentary elections as counting continues but so far falling short of an overall majority after a big drop and it's a vote of go the latest results and analysis of the country to sign. also iran's military forces say they have shot down an unmanned uars trone in the east of the country according to a state news agency. under the ground up of the week's top headlines as well the u.n. human rights commissioner calls for international intervention in syria but russia and china vote against the resolution saying foreign meddling only calls more bloodshed. up next as you asked pakistani relations for deeper into crisis following a deadly nato air raid on a pakistani border post office he talks to the country's former head of intelligence one hundred cool. i don't let them with the nato forces attacks residential districts of pakistan's tribal areas servicemen were killed o

with a parliamentary vote and its aftermath firmly in the limelight as for the global view from russia r.t. now hears from the man who leads the lower house of parliament's foreign relations committee about where the country's attention will focus. i'm joined today by lexi push the newly appointed chairman of foreign affairs in the russian parliament alexei thank you for being with us you come from a background in television what do you think that you're going to bring to this position that other people lack. well my big ground is larger than life but he. started my career as a diplomats in the united nations in geneva i was part of the russian delegation. soviet legation of. the committee on does armaments basically i never left the field of foreign policy studies so i would not say that i'm new to the area. it's a person like me can bring i think during my work on t.v. i got a pretty accurate. feeling of. what the russian population and the russian citizens. think of russian foreign policy what kind of foreign policy they would like to. and. what images they have of their own country of