those were the headlines this hour up next r.t. takes you want a trip through the most remote and unexplored part of siberia that's in our documentary. eastern cyan is one of siberia's least explored areas. it's the geographical center of asia the mountain ridge of eastern cyan stretches for one thousand kilometers from east to west. secluded need the russian mongolian border south siberia is nature remains pristine and untouched by man. or tourists braving the nature of the plan is to run snowmobiles for hundreds of kilometers to find a valley studded with hot springs civilizations yet to spread as far as the valley . be and they know is that it's surrounded by steep rocks dense forests and pokes. that can be reached only in winter riding in the frozen rivers and lakes. it's not the first time the participants of this expedition have travelled together . each person has a track record of thousands of kilometers covered on snowmobiles in many different parts of russia. traveling along frozen rivers and lakes is extremely dangerous. a sno

but next r.t. takes you to a city which is now a treasure trove of russian heritage and culture discover the region that's next. in russia's european northwest was one of the country's oldest inhabited areas. with records dating back to the mid nineteenth century this is a place with a rich history a powerful maybe evil republic it was famed for the quality of its furs and the depth of its scholarship before it was a mix to the greater russian state of the fifteenth century. the region is around six hundred kilometers from moscow and an overnight train journey will drop you right in the center of its capital i've arrived in the famous old city of great but i'm not actually going to stay here because i've heard this region supposed to be one of the most beautiful in russia so that's where i'm headed. so this is telling me exactly the right way to go my problem is how do i get from a to b. and with lakes and dense forests making up sixty percent of the region that's not always an easy task. one thing about

casualties caused by nato mission while more deaths are reported at the hands of former rebels plus r.t. takes a look back at the events that shaped thing you. might listen colleagues explaining that. brics is hotel at the time was the safest place in libya because nature knew that's where journalist. but we couldn't stop thinking. what if they make a mistake. witnesses. to history in the making of. testimony. and stories that shape two thousand and eleven on r.t. . was the end of an era in north korea this week with the death of its veteran ruler kim jong il from a heart attack at age sixty nine his youngest son kim jong un has already been named as a supreme leader to keep the dynasty going the secretive states t.v. channels have shown thousands weeping in the streets kim jong il died a week ago his body lying in state in the capital pyongyang his successor was first to pay final respects the news has put the north's neighbors on high alert japan called a special security meeting fearing instability in the region while south korea said its military is standing ready independent journalist ja

troops withdrew from iraq r.t. takes a look at the legacy that some say they've left behind. will be using briefly fall that first nigeria at least sixty one people have been killed in days of unrest in the northeastern part of the country members of the radical muslim group boko haram clashed with security forces in a fierce gun battle people living near the city's central mosque were asked to leave before armed soldiers moved tanks into the neighborhood the recent string of clashes began on thursday with boko haram campaigning to implement strict sharia law across the country. middle east yemen is being shaken by unrest the security forces fire all massed crowds killing ten injuring dozens of officers used guns tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators in the capital there was a man in the former president ali abdullah saleh be tried for his long and violent crackdown on anti-government protests when we were still in power thirty three year rule ended last month when he handed over power to his vice president and exchange for complete immunity from prosecution. iraq'

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r.t. and take. witnesses. to history in the making of. testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven on r.t. . the. line rushes would be soon which brightened if you knew about someone from first impressions. booth for instance on t.v. dot com. palestinians face a new year nightmare israel warns of another deadly onslaught against more about her gaza heading the region with the new airstrikes. iran says it's ready to strike ships sailing to close its maneuvers near a vital oil route following its drats to blockhouse it to the west insists on tough sanctions it's also. people became very draconian jaring those times very silty for oppressive and they would have supported a government move to bring in the army to see the proper amounts when britain boiled over artie's countdown to twenty.

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r.t. it takes a look back at the events that shaped the year. my western colleagues explaining that. rixos hotel at that time was the safest place in the theater because nato knew that's where journalists. but we couldn't stop thinking. what if they make and the state. witnesses. to history in the making. testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven on our t.v. . it was the end of an era in north korea this week with the death of us a better ruler kim jong il from the heart attack age sixty nine he's youngest son kim jong un has already been named a supreme leader to keep the dentist beginning the secretive state t.v. channels shown thousands of people weeping in the streets kim jong il died a week ago his body is lying in state in the capital pyongyang the successor was the first to pay his final respects. in the needs of the pan call the special security meeting fearing instability in the region south korea said its military standing ready political analyst agency says actions are being directed from washington important thing here to understand is that for example th

r.t. is going to take on reports this could mean some well timed diplomatic leverage for moscow. on the. supplies are would keep the war running nato actions have put all operations in afghanistan in danger after attacks that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers islamic art cut off one of the alliances major supply routes to again his stance. i would like to extend my most sincere condolences. to pakistan washington's condolences were not enough the repeated incursions by the u.s. military in pakistan really left no choice and also the humiliation that the pakistani military faced in front of its own soldiers and the pakistani people left no choice before the government this time but you cut off the supply line good relations between the u.s. and pakistan as unstable as ever in order to keep the war in afghanistan running mate who relies more on its other major supply route coming from the north. here it is the northern distribution network you see all these blue lines and here is the route that pakistan shut down now the northern supply network was started when russia agreed to provide

r.t. correspondent takes a look at the media coverage of the elections in russia and sex sets the facts straight. america has its fair share of protests and political dissent to be dealing with instead of keeping an eye on the ball the country's mass media machine has turned to protests in russia and dropped the ball on reporting the facts. the protesters have gathered in moscow lashing out against prime minister vladimir putin and his reunited russia party the only problem is that this video is not from russia fox news channel aired a video of fires and chaos in athens convincing viewers that this mayhem is playing out in moscow the fair and balanced network paid no mind to the greek lettering in the background in case you're wondering it says greek national bank what matters is that this is what moscow protests have looked like it's not surprising whatsoever that at the moment that there would be any kind of protest no matter how small it be in russia against the russian government that it would be greatly exaggerated in media and used by the u.s. government as well as a way to try to somehow

r.t. . let's take a look now at what else is making news around the wall this hour and what he found the jury. has won the right to have his case against extradition to sweden heard by the supreme court the high court battle last month to hold his removal for questioning over and the sex offenses a song says his calls his peers motivated and is linked with the release of thousands of classified u.s. embassy cables that was now has a fortnight in which to formally a lot of appeal leaving his state. britain is set up to stretch into the twelve. at least forty five tons of heavily radioactive water half a portion from japan's fukushima nuclear power plant some may have reached the pacific ocean according to the state and operator it's given rise to fresh concern because there isn't still poses an enormous threat to the environment nine months after it was struck by an earthquake and tsunami. like i will of course still ahead but next got all the latest business news for you. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program and we continue to be bring you more analysis on that russia's parli

takes a verbal u.s. senator john mccain find out more at r.t. dot com. a hero to a traitor to all those bradley manning a u.s. army private accused of softening military secrets off to wiki leaks is to appear in public for the first time at a pretrial hearing among the documents he leaked was footage showing u.s. soldiers killing civilians in iraq if found guilty manning faces life in prison with no chance of parole. board has more. it was this video of u.s. army pilots in iraq eagerly firing shots at innocent people on the ground and hundreds of thousands of secret military documents and cables leaked to wiki leaks there have been some criminal acts committed by u.s. government employees and those employees have never been held accountable for them all this made public over a year and a half ago by bradley manning army private turned whistleblower and the past eighteen months that bradley manning has been behind bars has become somewhat of a symbol to his supporters who represents the extreme secrecy and lack of transparency within the u.s. government t

r.t. . now is take a look at some of the stories from around the world a fresh israeli air strike on friday morning has left one palestinian dead and another injured in gaza earlier the israeli military confirmed is preparing for a possible large scale attack tension on the border has been rising with at least four palestinians killed and several others injured since monday this week also marked three years since the start of a major israeli offensive on gaza in which around fourteen hundred palestinians were killed. clashes have erupted between hundreds of stone throwing protesters and police in the turkish city of a stamboul and the country's mainly kurdish saudis follows a deadly airstrike launched by turkish warplanes against suspect the kurdish militants on the border with iraq however local officials said the attack killed thirty five small words who were mistaken for insurgents holed marks one of the largest one day civilian death tolls during turkey's twenty seven year drive against the guerrillas. swapping tinsel town for a russian city with an olympic crown an american taxi and a

r.t. dot com take part in our latest web poll for this hour for your first sentence say it would have thecollapse would have been good if nato had collapsed wrong with it more than a quarter of you think it left us unchecked some think that communism offered hope for a better future that's coming in third and a minority so far taking the opposite view about the same about saying that the world is better off without the evil empire those the numbers for now you can go online cast your vote at r.t. dot com the wire there you can check out many other stories that are a click away. how flashing dollar bills could give you a bad rap the latest security advice in the u.s. says that paying with cash could brand you a terror suspect and. performance of russian carroll's classical favorites in focus songs at the kennedy center in washington played by russia's renowned year old philharmonic orchestra. taking a look back now at the major events that shaped the year through the eyes of our reporters covering them today the focus is on japan's earthquake and tsunami that killed more than ten thousand

r.t. . could you take three runs for two hundred three. three. three. two three. videos for you. doing the dual election fever. polling booth to decide who makes it to parliament. the war of words between iran and the west turns into an inferno as washington and infuriated by phase reaction to. the un human rights commission for an international intervention in syria sanctions continue to pile up on the massive civilian abuses by forces loyal to president. obama's party's claim to win a first post revolution election and frustration in the streets as many believe their voices are heard. those who are the top stories here in r.t. and enters next with a sports source. thank you for watching the sport and these are the headlines heavyweight champ alexander that came through with cedric boswell to retain his w.p.a. title. and i'll go back and do the rooms begin as the chelsea striker hands in the transfer request to stamford bridge. on those two but i mean the russian bastable starting to play more skilled says he's farewells as plays head back to the states for the start of the m.b.

take out in twenty minutes in the business. one pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. a very warm welcome to you now the annual televised hotline to russia's prime minister is underway and the calls are stacking up but putin is taking some very direct questions not least of all regarding the fairness of the parliamentary elections which sparked days of rallies. and all of that has been listening in the joins us now and will have been plenty of unhappy voices after the recent parliamentary election what's mr putin had to say about. making the upcoming presidential more transparent. well this is a very important life televised q. and a session for vladimir putin coming as it does just after the parliamentary elections and the protests which followed those and just before next year's presidential elections now addressing. the problems that were to forward the allegations of vote rigging that were leveled or go towards those paula bench elections prime minister putin said that he would be looking to use technology to its fullest extent to try and stamp out any vote rigging

r.t. as russians take for parliament who are the main contenders in the race for two missing school hockey league it folks. you know he's your god of. the achievements of communism before his chime but his criticize islam with the last church campaign slogan the policies of the majority is made to live will return the motherland the most trying to teach free education using the illegal immigration and interests here in the cities towns impossible it's the success story in sections of the old presidential elections since the end of the u.s.s.r. criticized for exploiting soluble stones with pensioners but it just continued industrial working class no no rules for its red flags with the hammer and sickle up the communist party of the russian federation the duma election two thousand and eleven on r t. the law. the law. the law. the law. the lead. the longest standing on my movement cam says we are vitally small samples with hundreds of protesters arrested in the process and the move comes after an eviction order but in answer to a montage of patient with similar rates taking place across the

r.t. dot com take part in our latest online poll so far forty one percent say the collapse would have been good if nato had collapsed with it they say that if it had that it left the u.s. unchecked the coming in second a fifth is convinced that communism offered a hope for a better future and the minority taking the opposite view saying the world is better off without the evil empire as the numbers for now but go online and cast your vote and try and change them if you like that's what our t. dot com the water there check out many of the other stories that are a click away. paying in cash could give you a bad rap latest security advice in the u.s. says that paying with bills could brand you a terrorist suspect plus. performance of russian carroll's classical favorites and folk songs at the kennedy center in washington played by russia's renowned your old philharmonic orchestra check it out . time to take a look back at the major events of two thousand and eleven through the eyes of our correspondents covering them today we focus on japan's earthquake and tsunami that killed more than ten t

r.t. . now let's take a look at some other news making headlines around the globe first off to nigeria at least sixty one people have been killed in days of unrest in the northeastern part of the country members of the radical muslim group boko haram clashed with security forces in a fierce gun battle people living near the city's central mosque were asked to leave before armed soldiers moved tanks into the neighborhood a recent string of clashes began on thursday with boko haram campaigning to implement strict sharia law across the country. yemen has been shaken by unrest as security forces spiraled last crowds killing ten and injuring others officers use guns tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators in the capital sanaa they were demanding that former president saleh be tried for his long and violent crackdowns all in anti-government protests when he was in power thirty three year rule ended last month when he handed over power to his vice president in exchange for immunity from prosecution. also believers around the world are celebrating christmas in the biblical town of bethlehem ov

r.t. london. well take a look now what else is making news around the world this hour we he found a junior college in the world the right to have his case against a traditional to sweden heard by the u.k. supreme court he lost the high court battle last month to hold three will for questioning over alleged sex offenses as long as this case is politically motivated and is linked with the release of thousands of classified u.s. diplomatic cables the whistleblower now has a fortnight in which to formally lodge an appeal in his stay in britain is certain to stretch into twenty twelve. or so in japan it must be one of the most expensive car crashes in history take a look at these pictures of the routine crumple supercars including ferrari's would say these and a lamborghini strewn across a busy highway it amounts to. damage and happened after a group of enthusiasm for a ride to harass were witnesses say the cars were reaching speeds close to one hundred miles an hour when the crash occurred ten drivers one lives

gain for the companies will always remain possible as long as more americans are encouraged to take drugs. r.t. new york it was of the business desk that would attach. its almost twenty four minutes past the hour welcome to the business program here in our teeth as twenty eleven is coming to an end to business archie looks back at the highlights of the year the stews that will focus on the north stream pipeline one of the most important international projects in the editing sector it started taking gas from russia to germany in the midterm and today reports on what it took to launch the longest subsea pipeline in the world. they said it wouldn't be possible too expensive too long too complicated nevertheless not stream came to life it took four years of planning and eighteen months of construction and the pipeline was launched on the eighth of november twentieth levon with the valve like a wheel of fortune turned in europe's favor let's now take a look at this map over here the whole goal of building this immense one thousand two hundred twenty two kilometer undersea pipeline is to deliver gas

r.t. london. to take you through some of the top world news stories in brief barricades have been set up by pro-democracy protesters in syria blocking a roadway leading to turkey say the piles of gravel and burning debris used to show their opposition to the deployment of state security forces in the region it comes as the massacres agreed to an arab league request to allow observers into the country as part of a peace plan that's been a key demand which the league has repeatedly pushed for. wiki leaks founder julian assange has won the right to have his case against extradition to sweden heard by the u.k. supreme court he lost a high court battle last month to hold his removal for questioning over alleged sex offenses and says his case is politically motivated and is linked with the release of thousands of classified u.s. diplomatic cables the whistleblower now is got a fortnight in which to formally lodge an appeal meaning you stay in britain this stretch into twenty twelve. in japan and it must be one

r.t. dot com let's take a look at what you can check out there right now celebration madness goalposts torn down and crowds trampled as thousands of fans burst onto the playing field at a stadium. in the world war two alert more than six decades after it ended forty five thousand residents are evacuated from a german city experts work to defuse two world war two bombs massive one point eight tons are explosive and a small american one. recent deadly air attack on pakistan has put the u.s. mission in afghanistan in danger with supplies cut off washington may soon have to turn to other transit states to keep its military effort going among them is russia and the saudis going to chicken reports this could mean some well timed diplomatic leverage for moscow. supplies are would keep a war running nato actions have put all operations in afghanistan in danger after attacks that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers islamic bought cut off one of the alliances major supply routes to again is saying. i would like to extend my most sincere condolences. to pakistan washington's condolences were not eno

gain for the companies will always remain possible as long as more americans are encouraged to take drugs. r.t. new york but a few minutes to russia reacts as we talk to the deputy foreign minister to assess the year's ups and downs and look ahead to the country's global prospects for next year that's often business but it's in the touch him. it's twenty four minutes past the hour welcome to the business program here on r.t. as twenty eleven is coming to an end of business r.t. looks back at the highlights of the year this tuesday with focus on the north stream pipeline one of the most important international projects in the energy sector it started taking gas from russia to germany in november and we don't call reports on what it took to launch the longest subsea pipeline in the world. they said it wouldn't be possible too expensive too long too complicated nevertheless stream came to life it took four years of planning and eighteen months of construction and the pipeline was launched on the eighth of november twentieth levon with the valve like a wheel of fortune turned in europe's favor let

r.t. . lotty dot com has plenty of video commentary and analysis for you to explore let's take a brief look at what's being lined up for you today a titanic task as the hundred thousand verse of the world's most notorious maritime disaster approaches a fearless tourists head on a discovery dive to the legendary rock. band the polar bear cub that will melt your heart we need a little fellow who's already got millions of fans due to this cuddly video tell you why it's one hundred in denmark. pakistan's army is rejecting the key findings for america's investigation into how it's drones killed twenty four pakistani soldiers last month u.s. saying that both sides should share the blame but also do little to restore the all but shattered relationship between the two countries artie's military contributor says america is trying to offload responsibility for its blunders the results of the investigation regarding b u s unfortunate read. across the afghan pakistani border were neither conclusive for the u.s. military on the ground nor for the pakistani army in fact that pakistani military flatly den

r.t. dot com. the. take. that was responsible for causing the world's worst industrial disaster. had been abandoned in a condition where it had become a source of pollution the most recent study that was done shows that this water pollution and spread of. more than hundred thousand people. in the sea. five hundred dollars. unpunished. with bradley manning's annoyance demanding the office seeing his case step aside they claim his other role investigating the whistle blowing web sites found makes him biased running is accused of releasing secret military and diplomatic data to wiki leaks and made his first public appearance since being detained for a year and a home forget the army private faces twenty two charges of distributing government secrets which he eventually pasta with either and of aiding the enemy could face life in prison if convicted former cia officer ray mcgovern says that if bradley manning did anything it was to reveal abuses the american people needed to know about. these charges are greatly overwrought. gates's term so there has been no indication of serious dam

r.t. . you're watching our take on live from moscow addressing changes and the country dmitry medvedev is expected to announce a plan to reform russia's political system and his fourth and final address to parliament that's about to began at a time now while internal political issues are predictably anticipated to be the main focus off the speech following the post-election developments let's now cross telling our correspondent who has more on this question hello to you and tell us more about this year's address and what can we expect to hear hello marina well first of all russia's political establishment will be cow fully watching from the fourth and final address to the column and expecting some sort of announcement on the leader's ongoing political reforms aimed particularly is also expected that nutriment that it will announce sketches he has ideas about how he plans to reform the country's political system also it's believed that these address unlike the three previous ones will be unconventional as he will have to react respond to the processes which followed the palm enter elections in the

r.t. . the little mission. couldn't take three days for chargers three arrangement three. three stooges freezer load free blog loading video for your media project a free media. tom. little . little little. little. are little the end of an era twenty years after its fall there's still an equal measure of love and eight days back in the u.s.s.r. . libya soldiers of fortune including former terrorists to syria to take their revolution to president assad doorstep. and looks to beijing for support after last month's deadly drone attack leaves ties with the u.s. in tatters. and little little .

r.t. that brussels is taking the reins and propping nations of the. dilemma here is that each time we talk about it leadership from brussels it means that unelected people are to lead to countries unelected people are to tell the voters what to do these governments around that have actually been elected are now under control by the bureaucrats here from a bus brussels and if that's what we mean by having more leadership i will certainly refrain from that i would certainly say let's go the other way round we have now in europe governments that were elected that have been put under administration by the bureaucrats in brussels that not democracy that's not leadership that's a failure of democracy that's the downfall of the european idea i think it's a shame to see that greece the greeks invented the democracy now they have been the first country to be put under administration because of this failed dream that was the euro so yes we do need leaders that they are bold enough to say the obvious that the euro has failed but that's certainly not going to be

r.t. that brussels is taking the reins they're wrapping nations if that's. the dilemma here is that each time we talk about it leadership from brussels it means that unelected people are to lead to countries unelected people are to tell the voters what to do these governments around that have actually been elected are now under control by the bureaucrats here from a bust process and if that's what we mean by having more leadership i will certainly refrain from that i would certainly say let's go the other way round we have now in europe governments that were elected that have been put under administration by the bureaucrats in brussels that not democracy that's not leadership that's a failure of democracy that's the downfall of the european idea here in brussels the only thing that's on the institutions mind is that they want to make this treaty change with as little influence from the member states as ever possible that's why we have this morning heard this around poit our own elected president claiming that now you can make these changes even without chang

r.t. dot com we take on the american media's too to treatment of public demonstrations playing up the protests abroad playing down undermining disturbances at home also on our website. where would it fall the russia's ill fated laws would prove that got stuck in orbit after an unsuccessful launch will fall back to earth on jan eleventh once in its path and r.t. dot com. fresh clashes between tribal groups have erupted near the libyan capital the situation in the country has been deteriorating since the toppling and killing of colonel gadhafi libya's new leaders the national transitional council are struggling to keep the peace that they're under pressure from thousands of protesters surrounding ghazi the revolution began demonstrators want the intensity to resign saying it's not doing enough to change its course. it's the country's back on the brink of civil war. now you're going to see. people are very dissatisfied the way things are going they fought hard especially in benghazi they don't think they're being properly rewarded and now you're going to see the country just fall apart into diffe