and christine for russian r.t. . well it's being this evening with one of the many ways in which the occupy wall street movement continues to evolve this change though not necessarily a good thing for those who have been following it closely reading articles about it and watching reports about events unfolding there because some of the very people trying to get the story to report on it are being kept far away from it in some cases being arrested by police even though many of them are wearing police issued press credentials are to correspond honest looks deeper into the question of whether the first amendment to the constitution could be taking a beating. freedom of the press forces approach the press a new reality for journalists reporting in the u.s. being broadcast arrested and blocked from coverage exactly on that development something that we. read right now on freedom and. a warning that t twenty one year old anna lekas miller was here gassed by police it tasted pretty disgusting and really hurts your eyes a lo

r.t. russian businessman victor boot faces a life sentence after a new york jury found him guilty of agreeing to sell arms to terrorists and conspiring to kill americans he was arrested in thailand in two thousand and eight after a sting operation and was eventually extradited to the u.s. but despite strong opposition from moscow our correspondent maria portnoy has been closely following the story. just one day after deliberations began a jury of twelve handed down that verdict and the verdict is that they found russian business and businessman victor boot guilty on all the charges that were leveraged against him by the united states those charges include conspiring to kill americans and inspiring to kill u.s. officials trafficking rockets and also he was charged to supplying arms to the revolutionary armed forces of colombia an organization the united states deems as terrorists now this this trial of victor boot went on for about three weeks but his presence here in the united states has garnered a lot of attention as we've been reporting the u.s. thought very hard to get victor victor boot

up with some sort of role at chelsea where he had a spell as manager the former turkey and russian coach told r.t. yesterday he's looking for a move back into the game and although he talked glowingly about the emergence of russian side angie as a force in football dutch journalists who know him believe chelsea is the more likely option but what i know is that you. do a very good in england said mom i'm very much living. still see there's a lot to do. to redevelop the team but i think that's. something he likes very much and i think abramovich what to do once and to work for him i think you want to. do it's just a reminder you can see the full pinch hitting interview on our website at our team dot com now in tennis roger federer and rafael nadal have gone off the winning start to the end of season world top finals in london although both did have to work pretty hard federer the defending champion needing three sets to get past frenchman jol free to tsonga the swiss was on a twelve game winning streak coming into this tournament and took the first set six to his wife and friend syria on rain joini

up with some sort of role in chelsea where he had a spell as manager the former turkey and russian coach told r.t. yesterday he's looking for a move back into the game and although he talks lonely about the emergence of russian side and she as a force in football dutch journalists you know him believe chelsea is the more likely option but what i know is that is why i will go from there were a very good moment very much a living being. there's a lot to do and chelsea i think. that's i think that's a. that's a that's something he likes very much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do wants him to work for him i think he wants to he will do it now he's one of russia's greatest fighters and fans of mixed martial arts will be relieved to know that field or yankee isn't going to retire just yet with thirty five american jeff monson in moscow to lead a three losing streak and afterwards he said he will continue his career which had previously seen him go unbeaten for a decade or more is wrong. and first round sachin probably made it twenty two thousand in attendance believe that this quite well and

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sea coast but who knows within a few years this region could become a center for gourmet russian dining dumbarton r.t. ok let's back up the alley business update here on r.t. next. thanks for ian's a very warm welcome to the business program as we've been reporting russia has been given the green light to join the world trade organization the move is expected to open new markets for russian goods it will also boost the foreign to the desired foreign investment into the country take a mail from morgan stanley explains which western companies will rush to cash in fast i think it's going to be in place in the services it's going to be companies legal companies insurance banking puts a sort of area that will benefit because they will feel more comfortable about entering the russian market it's north like turning a key in the engine starting it takes several years for the tariff cuts to come through it takes a while to change administrative practices and so i think we're looking at three to five years before you have the full impact of the obsession but the economists are calculated it was a world bank st

r.t. in nice france. the russian president will be among the leaders taking part in the french summit r.t. caught up with his aide aide arkady dvorkovich ahead of the event who tells us that he thinks it's important for leaders to have the chance to speak face to face here's a preview of the interview coming your way later in the hour. though this crane the . nation could face much more difficult consequences so financial turmoil that happened in two thousand and eight in your phone conversations too formal for those kinds of decisions especially given the differences in. the traditions in fuel. various nations let's take united states and china foreign conversations they need to talk to each other that ekta to reach some kind of compromise global issues. greece will hold a referendum on the latest e.u. bailout deal calls by the country's prime minister how god knew nineham a support from his cabinet george papandreou is announcement stunned european leaders it also came as a shock to the greek government with some m

r.t. russian businessman victor boot has been found guilty of trafficking arms to terrorists by a jury in new york he was arrested in thailand three years ago later after several attempts by the u.s. he was extradited to the states in two thousand and ten artie's marina porton i as the latest. just one day after deliberations began a jury of twelve handed down that verdict and the verdict is that they found russian business that businessman victor boot guilty on all the charges that were leveraged against him by the united states those charges include conspiring to kill americans are conspiring to kill u.s. officials trafficking rockets and also he was charged with supplying arms to the revolutionary armed forces of colombia an organization the united states deems as terrorists now this this trial of victor boot went on for about three weeks but his presence here in the united states has garnered a lot of attention as we've been reporting the u.s. fought very hard to get victor victor boot extradited from thailand to the u.s. over a year ago but that fight was was taking place since mr br

three pm saturday afternoon here in the russian capital this is r.t. now the greek prime.

seven pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. and our top story the greek prime minister holds talks to form a temporary gov.

first a former russian has told r.t. he has no plans to retire from football and has not ruled out taking the reins at big spending and he man is currently taking time out from the game after failing to lead turkey to next year's european championships but he's described the russian premier league club which is signed samuel eto and roberto carlos as a prestigious project he spoke exclusively with our rich poor fellow though i haven't agreed to anything with anyone because i was i was in turkey but that's why i take my time to settle down and know reflect and know what to do whether it's nothing because i'm sixty five and then you can retire but i feel i feel enough energy to go on and what the near future brings will see and of course there's a deep affection from my side and frequent contact with all kind of people in russia. which i like very much and i still have those contacts will see what the future will bring for the major project but it's a very ambitious project which is bringing all hope to the region pakistan

in the russian capital watching r.t. with me kevin now in our top story nato admits it's probably to blame for a deadly helicopter raid on the pakistani afghanistan border that killed that twenty eight pakistani soldiers and injured over a dozen others and some are bad responded by cutting off the flow of vital nato supplies to afghanistan instead may deal a serious blow to the already strained relations over lethal incursions into pakistani territory correspond in the region previous traders got the latest. according to the pakistani military nato helicopters actually attacked a military checkpoint on the pakistan afghan border that checkpoints called salo law in response to this incident actually ask elated pretty quickly and the pakistani military actually shut down that checkpoint which is the shortest checkpoint between pakistan and afghanistan so now all the supplies that were meant for nato forces in afghanistan are not able to get over the border and the pakistani military also called this tap quote unquote unpro

twelve noon here in the russian capital this is r.t. welcome to the program. egypt's newly appointed prime minister is appealing to the nation to give him a chance to form a cabinet that will be accepted by everyone come out on this very set a new government will be named after sunday's parliamentary elections crowds on cairo's tahrir square kept the pressure on the ruling generals by demanding an immediate switch to civilian rule ati's course their reports. certainly the situation at the moment here in turkey square is calm as i move to the side and we move our can renew can see that it's still early here people are only beginning to wake up now but we're not witnessing anywhere near the same kind of numbers that we saw out here in turkey square last night the situation here certainly is a lot more common than it has been for some time although we are receiving reports now of fresh clashes that have broken out in alexandria a short time ago there are also some ambulances here in the square but the mood and the saints i get from talking to protesters is that t

r.t. russian markets are having a bad day that i could ease around the world tumble on concerns that the sovereign debt crisis could spread to the euro zone's biggest economies morty's agency warns that the rising cost of french tax and its weak a comic outlook of threatening its aaa credit rating also it sees rising risks for germany due to its banks exposure to the troubled european economies now to discuss what's happening out there more with the market sorry i'm now joined by live by love a good time from our concern financial corporation thank you so much for joining the program rather so what's behind the selloff here in russia. years beginning indeed markets are under quite simply put it was peer pressure. is such a concession the response training day not only in russia but also. for supporting the different geographies other than nothing did any specific new school do particularly negative today we still see a lot of reason for investors to sell at this juncture first and foremost that we can address the group insolvent at markets which have hit unprecedented levels last week in terms of

focusing live from the heart of the russian capital you're watching r.t. . and un investigation has concluded that syrian forces committed crimes against humanity during crackdowns on anti-government protesters reporters based on eyewitness accounts taken outside syria as investigators were refused access to the country he comes after the e.u. approved why the financial sanctions putting more pressure on damascus. syria into syria has more. but this time of the e.u. was putting more pressure on the financial institutions in the syria more specifically they put a ban a long term financial support on trade with the exception of perhaps a few industries such as food and medicine e.u. companies are now prohibited from doing business especially with syrian state banks as well as vesting and sectors such as energy and oil there's already an oil embargo on syria that has been imposed by the e.u. some time in may now e.u. officials would maintain that all of this is to aimed at cutting off the financial support to the syrian government but the people themselves so t

just after six pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. now it's in a storage day for western europe's energy supply which is now being bolstered by russian gas directly through a brand new pipeline president dmitry medvedev of chancellor angela merkel as their partners in the project have turned a valve that's open the receiving end of the horse stream live in germany a ten billion dollar project is the longest subsume gas rig in the world artie's down over shovels app assume. it will provide long term energy security for europe which had been affected by previous transit rails with the likes of ukraine and belarus it will also fill a shortfall in gas which is projected to reach some one hundred million homes by twenty thirty now this is a europe wide project why european leaders are here is because french dutch german companies energy firms have taken stakes in the north stream pipeline that will guarantee supply to homes in those countries for the next fifty years at least the last time of this current project there are plans to send thi

commission live from the russian capital this is r.t. top stories this hour a jury in new york convicts russian businessman vick to boot of trying to sell weapons to colombian terrorists the sentence will be announced later and he faces anything from twenty five years to life in jail. whistleblower winded by verdict the high court in london rules the wiki leaks founder julian assange should be tried in sweden over controversial sex crime allegations. a sense of disillusionment dominates protests ahead of the g. twenty summit in cannes world leaders gathered to contain the global financial mayhem and the greek announcement of a referendum on the euro zone's rescue deal has only fueled the flames. probably but with more developments more news we're less than half an hour from now here not in the mean time the great green threat we take a look at me radical environmentalist groups that will go to any lengths to support their cause that's in the second part of our special report eco warriors.

r.t. london. are now a three thirty pm on friday here in the russian capital you with r.t. i'm.ack with you in just a moment with a recap of our main stars. the a. commitment to. those who are fascinated with history. to those who have a sweet to go. to those who can't live without the sky. and of course to the nature luckily most of this magnificent land offers its treasures . mushkin. between earth and the sky. on our team. feel. to the limited to just say to to. fix a and to. see if. it was coming. the official. from the. video. with the palm of your. welcome back here with us here live from moscow. simulation in space it is now over six volunteers have just returned from their mission to the red planet now seeing daylight for the first time in five hundred twenty days. in greece the country's prime minister tracks on the plan for a bailout referendum and actually good major european leaders right now faces a crucial confidence vote at home a greek. twenty summit in france. hailed a referendum on. a british student could be handed over to the u.s. for alleged copyright infrin

it is one pm in the russian capital you're watching r.t. the political and economic heavyweights of the pacific rim are meeting.

ten am and the russian capital you watching r.t. i'm marina joshie welcome to the program well as the end of the long journey for russia a commission in geneva is set to clear all the remaining hurdles for moscow's long awaited membership to the world trade organization comes after russia and georgia finally reached an agreement on regulating customs on the borders with the breakaway republics of south the city and artist laura smith has more from geneva. this could be the end of an eighteen year process the last big hurdle to russia joining the world trade organization has been successfully negotiated on wednesday russia accepted a trade deal with georgia the agreement signed here in geneva and allows the monitoring of all cross border trade between the two countries including the russian backed south ossetia and abkhazia by a private company with that the last of george's objections to russia joining the w t o has been dealt with barring any last minute deal relman to it analysts say are always possible but unlikely the package of

just after two pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. now our top story western europeans can rest easier this winter with an uninterrupted flow of russian gas to keep them warm while in about an hour president medvedev and his european partners will flick the switch in germany and start the north stream pipeline the rectally pumping fuel under the baltic sea aren't easy to go to is in germany for us so the politicians are gathered in berlin have long been a busy assoc about this project was a gas be enough though for european households and businesses. well it looks like indeed it will be enough we're talking about twelve more than twelve hundred kilometers of pipeline stretching from russia all the way to germany capable of pumping up to fifty five billion cubic meters of russian gas to european customers a year when it will become fully operational that is to happen at the end of next year however at this point we are already looking at around more than twenty seven billion cubic meters of gas coming into europe from russia and that of

two pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. now our top story russia is strongly warning against an attack on iran following statements by ease rail.

here in the russian capital and with r.t. the headlines now are the italian senate approved his harshest new austerity law yet. growing consensus that the euro zone's third largest economy is falling to the ravages of the euro crisis. palestine is expected to push for a vote on its un statehood even if it loses. just. what you believe will be dictated by the u.s. . and western. oil rich from libya seeking to skim the cream off the riches following. today we are exploring in the russian capital through the eyes. she's totally cold. friendly. dynamic. to friends. cope. a. trusted secretary that a welcome to the show this week program will be taking a look at business facilities and locations in the russian every week thousands of business bad i women come to moscow for various meetings company says its efficiency and most also by arriving here one of the guys made apple's terminals there are three international airports in moscow sheremetyevo in the new image of the south and look over to the southwest of the capital around thi

sea coast but who knows within a few years this region could become a center for gourmet russian dining tom bottom r.t. . well this is the where the news looks at the moment when the headlines when about ten minutes from now meanwhile the u.n. human rights chief says syria is facing a libya style scenario and the uprising against incumbent president bashar assad has turned into a civil war well out next hour he will be speaking to the country's deputy foreign minister about the ongoing crisis stay with us for that interview coming up shortly . facts about nick that serious topic the foreign minister thank you very much for being with us. hope it will be with you now according to him u.n. human rights reports over three thousand people have been killed in syria addresses a protest started in march for how long we'll see reaction from losing its people. i think the question should be the opposite of course from should be what's happening in syria. of course the credibility of some international non-governmental organizations have been lost because they don't take into consideration what's really happeni

broadcasting live from the heart of the russian capital this is r.t. . our top story now russia has lambasted an arab league's decision to expel syria and is accusing nato countries of inciting violence that the league voted for suspension sanctions at the weekend triggering mass protests in the country as the pressure piles on the regime syrian opposition leaders are coming to moscow for talks peace all of them has the details well the syrian opposition are in my. today to try and get russia's support for a peaceful end to the ongoing violence in syria now they're hoping that russia can live up to their office of being a mediator in the syrian conflict that's ongoing now they will be hoping they've said the syrian opposition has said they want to see a new chapter opened in syrian and russian relations and they're hoping to be part of us now from the russian side they'll be appealing to the opposition leaders to bring an end to the violence asking them to to put the people of syria ahead of any. kind of campaign for regime change any kind of campaign to

just after six pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. first to russia's foreign minister has warned that an attack on iran would be a grave mistake with unpredictable consequences sergei lavrov statement compas after israel said a possible military action against iran's nuclear facilities is becoming more likely follow logic of a hostile. russia stands firmly on that this issue has to be approached with diplomacy has to be done step by step through talking no military intervention is acceptable russia's reaction to this comes after israel has been pushing for military intervention saying the clock is ticking and iranian nuclear program has to be stopped right now russian foreign minister insists that it's going to have consequences for the entire region is already so unstable as it's natural our view on this issue is well known and the track would be a serious mistake with very grave consequences as we can see proof of that every day when we see how problems are being solved close to iran iraq afghanistan or other countries in the region

eleven am in the russian capital you're watching r.t. i'm marina josh and welcome to the program italy is rushing through a painful austerity cuts to avert the worst case scenario in the third largest economy a vote in the senate is expected on friday approval by both houses of parliament will finally and the air of silvio berlusconi who promised to resign as soon as new was are passed but as our team sara for of reports manny in italy doubt the new government will bring relief to the struggling country. the italian brand has always seemed to be going strong. to lead the best business. it's in fashion it's a country that economy wise is used to putting its best foot forward. but recently it's least seen its economy stagnating has now become the latest country to be dragged into the center of the eurozone crisis is only has a strong economy and is a liquid has. been far better than it is now it's lee could now face a similar fate these countries having to seek emergency parallels just by being one of the year isn't largest economy we're n

it's twelve noon here in the russian capital this is r.t. welcome to the program a record number of egyptians have cast their votes in the country's first parliamentary elections since the ousting of president mubarak preliminary results are expected later this week but despite the turnout the voting was boycotted by many who are demanding the military step down immediately comes after ten days of bloody clashes with security forces which claimed more than forty lives and it's in no way reports now from cairo. it really seems like a gypsy is are split into two camps and very simply outlined how they feel about this election and you have the group that is flat out boycotting this vote because they say the military rulers are still very much in charge it's them who came up with this system of voting they will essentially be the top people monitoring these votes and then you have the camp of people who don't agree of course with the military rulers especially in light of that crackdown that we saw just ahead of this vote but they feel like if t

just after six pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. now the greek prime minister must resign that's a demand of the country's opposition if the political deadlock is to end the head of greece's main opposition party said it george peppard rail was quote dangerous and his call for early elections according to senior government officials could announce his resignation later on sunday hoping it will pave the way for a coalition government meanwhile athens is fast running out of time to implement a crucial e.u. bailout plan designed to save the country from bankruptcy let's talk more with the audio plumber chair of economics at a rasmussen adversity and. mr o'clock if a new coalition is finally formed the you say the e.u. bailout would be likely to go ahead as planned. but i don't see what difference that will make the big problem that the greek government has to get its or palatial behind it and it doesn't seem the people in greece are all the willing. as all the measures that are taken and are addressed. it will cause a great deal of suf

sea coast but who knows within a few years this region could become a center for gourmet russian dining tom bottom r.t. . i'll be back to recap our top stories in just a few minutes before as adèle we'll get the very latest from the world of business karina mail account is here with us in the studio. thank you marina now welcome to our business balls on the side of the moment of truth is almost here for russia to join the world trade organization moscow's accession to the club will open new opportunities for foreign business in the country meaning domestic companies will face tougher competition however chris we've heard from troika galaxy as for most changes are not likely to come so. i think some industries would love to see face competition immediately with abstention services the insurance companies and other financial service companies would be able to establish fully whole domestic subsidiaries and they're expected to come in fairly quickly and the other hand if we go down say to some of the consumer sectors and perhaps the manufacturing particular sector where prime minister putin is already sa

broadcasting live from the heart of the russian capital this is r.t. police in the u.s. have used pepper spray against students taking part in an occupy campaign at the university of california demonstrators had been ordered to remove them after refusing officers showed up and told their tents down he's going to treat your camp has more. syncing babies california were peacefully protesting social inequality and tuition hikes when they were surrounded by police and pepper spray a shortage coming from there is is astonishing you can see how a police officer use their pepper spray on students who were peacefully sitting on the op way he sprayed the flank of students want i meant then went back to spray them once again at least twenty paintball guns at students faces who were seen how resolutely their fellow protesters were treated other statements like proclaim where they were cheer gas where war veterans were injured or in new york where police are stronger from such brutality guest peaceful protesters that you know chuck the whole world a number of journalists were arrest

eleven am in the russian capital you're watching r.t. i'm marina joshie welcome thousands of egyptians remain in cairo's tahrir square demanding an immediate and to military rule that's despite an earlier pledge by the country's army chief to bring forward presidential elections to june of next year and all those days of fierce fighting between protesters and security forces claiming at least thirty six lives our correspondent pose the year is on the ground and has more. here in tampa square there are several hundred so-called die hards who remained overnight there simply going nowhere and they reflect the general mood and sentiment of tens of thousands of people many of those people have gone home but no doubt they will return later in the day just walking around town here now there is a lot of litter and there's lot of evidence of the dramatic violence we saw unfolding yesterday the medics and the hospitals reported that they were simply unable to cope the result of people here is as strong as it was ever last night mohammed tali the h

sea coast but who knows within a few years this region could become a center for gourmet russian dining tom barton r.t. . brings us out today here on r.t. and business is is next with kareena. thank you very welcome to business with a clear americana good to have you with this hour the moment of truth is almost here for russia to join the world trade organization success and to the card will open new opportunities for foreign business in a country the less to companies who face tougher competition have across we've heard from crocodile and says the most changes are not like it's a couple. i think some industries would love to see face competition immediately. abstention services insurance companies and other financial services companies would be able to establish fully own domestic subsidiaries and they're expecting to come in fairly quickly on the other hand if we could down say to some of the consumer circulars and scrap cement factory in particular the older sector where prime minister putin is already said to be looking for a grace period to allow russian companies to adapt and to improve to be ge

seven pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. and our top story the greek prime minister holds talks to form a temporary governing coalition after narrowly winning a crucial confidence vote in parliament but the country's future remains far from clear the main opposition party has demanded snap elections and wants georgia public radio out of the government are further reports now from the greek capital. there's a lot of confusion about what like a little government going to look like that we still have is the party and his government by that cause inflation in parliaments in the early hours of the morning it was very very close he was always games it's a matter of decisions but no changes really everyone still waiting to see what the details of this will be and as we said before the devil really is in the details and so a lot of uncertainty still remains about what's going to happen now meeting for help guide us a bit see this political quagmire i'm joined by. the professor of economics at this university. it's very uncertain wha

r.t. now russian space scientists are struggling to get the country's first interplanetary mission in fifteen years back on track they've been trying to reestablish a connection with the probe which was launched on wednesday it was due to head to the biggest martian moon that of phobos technical problems that meant it became stuck in orbit of more now we're joined by peter oliver who has been closely following this story. peter thanks for coming on the program today this really is quite a big story with a lot of angles to it what are the chances that they'll be able to actually get things back on track or is this possibly one hugely expensive error well if they also fix the problem with the crew and probe then they're going to have to find out what the problem is in order for them to do that now at the moment the theories around which probably what problem has caused the probe to be stuck in all this around the earth after its takeoff split into two camps whether it's a problem with the software of the probe or a problem with the hardware of the probe now it's a problem with the software that

sea coast but who knows within a few years this region could become a center for gourmet russian dining tom barton r.t. or stay updated now on the world's economy lotty because our business bulletin is next with. brighton if you are about song from funds to. start on t.v. don't come. alone that are well welcome time to get the latest from the world of business and as we've been reporting russia has been given the green light to join the world trade organization the move is expected to open new markets for russian goods it will also boost the design for you investment into the country russia's chief w t o negotiator mixing with vehicles explains the most difficult points in an eighteen year long marathon. the most difficult negotiations on which will be. on agriculture is very relevant to agree on the commitment to. our policy and regime to mention because it was a process that was so complete is negotiations with. their different circum it. will not change the current regulations in respect of prosecution against a russian. citizen. very seriously to be able to spend more money to support our. large s

it said twelve noon ahead in the russian capital this is r.t. a very warm welcome to. a former associate of egypt's ousted president hosni mubarak has reportedly accepted a request from ruling generals to become prime minister and form a new cabinet it comes after the military council apologized for the deaths of more than forty protesters killed in almost a week of fierce clashes. there reports the unrest shows no signs of letting up. there's a fine line right now between peaceful protests here in tahrir square and at a chaos it's already in the morning and already tens of thousands of people are gathering here ahead of a call for one million protesters to come to tough here today friday the army is maintaining a heavy security presence most of it is centered around the interior ministry building just a short distance behind me and this has been the scene of violent clashes over the past week the chant of the protesters is the army to step down this has not changed in this is what many people here say that the army can announce whatever changes and wishes the basic de

just after four pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. now our top story the greek prime minister will keep his job at least for now after securing a crucial confidence vote from parliament it comes after george pop and radio horrified the country's european partners and wreaked international havoc on the markets by calling a referendum on the e.u. bailout plan for greece a move in later canceled let's cross like the greek capital to get the latest from our correspondent sara firth a star all both of your survive be a confidence vote the political situation in greece it still seems very far from certain what's the next step now for the government and the how long do you think the country can hold out without more money you bailout money. prime minister happened to his just finished meeting with the president of the republic. of the he . plans the coalition government. and we still awaiting really the details about what exactly is going to happen now meeting for there's a lot of confusion about what that coalition government is going to lo

r.t. the russian markets are recovering on tuesday after the previous session brought the biggest drop since early october despite the bounce the mood remains decidedly negative as business archies in the classroom. and busters are still concerned over the sovereign debt crisis spreading to the euro zone's the biggest economies and that was quite evident yesterday we saw a sea of red cross the border a number of factors playing into that there are now concerns over francis' aaa credit rating and that's after movies warned over the country's rising cost of that as well as a weak economic outlook and it also mentioned rising risks for germany because of its banks exposure to troubled european economies but everyone is expecting to hear what will happen on wednesday when the european commission is expected to present the study which will happen three options for joint debt issuance and this is largely seen as a step closer to the euro zone this doesn't europe forms where the data will be back led to believe by all members rather than individually there is a similar story taking place right now

sea coast but who knows within a few years this region could become a center for gourmet russian dining tom watson r.t. or stay updated now in the world's economy r.t. because our business bulletin is next with. soon much brighter if you live from funds to. stance on t.v. don't come. alone that are welcome time to get the latest on the world of business and as we've been reporting russia has been given the green light to join the world trade organization the move is expected to open new markets for russian good will also boost a desire for you investment into the country russia's chief negotiator mike seem to get with explains the most difficult points in an eighteen year long marathon. the most difficult thing. and culture. to agree on the commitment will occur or course if international crisis was of course or was. it is negotiations with. their different circumlocution not change the current regulations in respect of prosecution against a russian. citizen. says he. to spend more money to support our. solution people in five years and in five years will go to occur in support which will enable us to

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just after two pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. now greece has endured another roller coaster week with the prime minister having to pledge a new unity government to tackle the almost insurmountable debt crisis george packer of narrowly survived a confidence vote and will now meet his main political opponent for talks but the opposition leader is refusing to get involved in a coalition and wants a snap election r.t. sorry for us reports now from athens. greece has found itself back in the spotlight this week and once again for all the wrong reasons now we began the week with prime minister killers prop enjoy going for referendum only. we saw him do dramatic eternal noise referendum plans of it was met with resistance internationally and from within members of his government social confidence they go ahead on friday in parliament. and his government not getting to the five hundred fifty three. hundred forty five and the bill looks extremely clear the prime minister and the government just talks now turn to the formation of a nationa

r.t. headlines a russian woman accused of spying for moscow has won the right to stay in the u.k. it was alleged that he is a truly better tried to pass classified information while having an affair with a british member of parliament she was working for. a second day the head of egypt's second day of egypt's first parliamentary poll in decades which is attracting a record number of voters despite days of violent protests against the army regime but thousands of revolutionary protesters in tahrir square are boycotting the election. russia switches on a new radar to guard its western most border in response to america's controversial missile shield in europe strike force is also on the cards if nato doesn't guarantee its systems aren't in the dense brush. up next r.t. here is how there is still hope for the arab world's future despite the car engine syria and the turbulent run up to egypt's elections stay with us. i'm joined by the coal executive director of the transformer center for conflict analysis based in berlin asked me at dr what are we thank you very much for joining me ta

will be controlled by russian federation. on our website r.t. dot com you can i follow the latest developments around iran's nuclear program the international nuclear watchdog has no direct proof of the to iran is trying to make weapons but it was enough for the u.s. and israel to sound the alarm at r.t. dot com you can find analysis and comments on the current situation including the reaction of iran's ambassador to the. quarter past the hour here in moscow russian space scientists are struggling to get the country's first interplanetary mission in fifteen years back on track they've been trying to reestablish a connection with the probe which was launched on wednesday it was due to head to the biggest martian moon that a phobos technical problems meant it became stuck in orbit. details. at the moment the theories around which probably what problems caused the probe to be stuck in all that around the earth after its takeoff split into two camps whether it's a problem with the software of the probe or a problem with the hardware of the probe now

top news headlines and commentary direct from the russian capital moscow this is r.t. glad to have you with us it is the end of an era in italy as the country's charismatic prime minister silvio berlusconi steps down it comes after the lower house of parliament gave its final approval to a vast new austerity package which was a precondition for his resignation the p.m.'s seat won't.

three pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. now our top story in a major public speech iran's president insisted his country won't retreat one iota from its nuclear program mahmoud ahmadinejad slab the international nuclear watchdog newly released report suggesting terror on might be close to developing atomic weapons it's five weeks came days after israel rightly considered military action against iran raising fears the report could be a pretext to want to attack our days gainey has more now of your tummy study. now the u.n. nuclear watchdog found no smoking gun but hyped up fears that iran continues research on nuclear weapons it doesn't say iran is building a weapon but it says it's collecting all the information it needs to sell and has a lot of technology the international atomic energy agency claims to have iranian computer models of nuclear warheads which the watchdog uses a possible indication that you ran plans to build an atomic bomb among other evidence as satellite image of a steel container that might be used to se

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