presence is driving property prices and that's it for me today my colleague sean thomas will be with me in less than half an hour from now in the meantime we follow extreme rafters taking on the challenge and some of the wildest waters here in russia a special report on the menu is next. sunlight cannot reach the depths of this gorge the torrents of water gushing through it crushed up against the treacherous rocks this is where the bell on a river as it's now is to locals colas place goods. is taken millions of years for by law a reversal wind its way through the great caucasus mountain range the end result is made up of rocky banks the world who lives in the rough a school of its tolls. seven people decided to take the unpredictable river. they intend to navigate the passages granite walls of lockdowns planted on inflatable rock. in bold way to moloch long together is one. borne back away. on the way to childlessness feel the full impact of the mountain streams on the giving spirit. make sure you stay up on top don't leave it watching too big. to the bottom tell you. in the deep poo

hit hardest says it will soon become illegal to perform way many parts of the city a colleague sean thomas here in half an hour as the news continues throughout the night next that we join an expedition of twenty adventurers as they head through russia's north all the way to the. brushes know. nearly every road there is covered with snow. and lush lush. anyone venturing of course the prospects pines has to make their way through snowy forests over icy rivers and lakes in the old days local people use dog sleds it was the only reliable means of transportation. people managing dull teams are called. the owners and the drivers of the dogs together with the tourists they're about to set out on an expedition full with many extreme challenges. the goal is to carve a way through untamed snow to a designated point in the arctic circle. will they cope with the rigors of the journey and reach their destination. the small village of color valley is the starting point of the arduous expedition it stretches along the bank of lake quito in the north of the republic of korea. early in the morning twenty

i'm sean thomas let's take a look at the top stories right here on r.t. a bomb attack on the metro system in the belorussian capital minsk kills thirteen and injures over two hundred president lukashenko announced that five people have been detained but as of yet the motive of the attack is unknown. poisonous intervention and nato's accused of endangering civilians in libya by using depleted uranium munition against gadhafi forces who are friends are thought to have long term residual effects including birth defects and cancer. the man behind an extremist web page that promotes terrorism against russia goes on trial in finland for smuggling the chechens into the country but not for his support of moscow's most wanted terrorist earlier a finnish priest was at the frog and prosecuted for inciting racial hatred after he gave an interview to r g where he spoke out against the website. up next a leading russian expert on international crime gives us his view on the underlying nature of terrorism its sources and most notorious figures. i think that there is a form of thank you for being with us

have put it right with the political heavyweights from the country's leading united russia party sean thomas reports. it certainly has been a very interesting week in russian national politics in terms of speculating who will run for that top position of president but head of state would be majed it again for a second term or will it be the current prime minister vladimir putin who has held that position in the past this of course prompted him to go to the united russia party of which he is the head of to speak with top party officials and say look guys it's too early you've got election isn't until two thousand and twelve it's still a ways away and we still need to focus on the state duma elections which are coming up this year on december fourth of two thousand and eleven but let me give you a little bit of history about why this has been such a big deal this week and particularly ahead of the brics summit meeting in china to get have met with chinese media and that he was asked about possible good visions and policy different ways different directions that he might be going away from him

presidential election here in twenty twelve but say it's too early to speculate about the upcoming races sean thomasno experience. certainly it has been an interesting week in the russian national politics especially when you talk about the two top two positions in the country and arguably the two most dynamic men in russian politics and that of course is dmitri medvedev the president and bloody near putin the prime minister now any time these two get together or there's the possibility of there being a differing opinion or who will run the international community becomes very excited and that's what happened this week it all started a head of the brics summit in china when the chinese media had an interview with president medvedev and i asked him about some of these possible divisions and how least two men think in that interview president medvedev said look there will be differences of opinion in how things should be done but he also talked about in that interview how this is part of the dynamic democratic process and that you don't have to have agreement all the time in but those types of discuss

sean thomas there well as the months can't down towards russia's presidential election we've got full coverage for the build up by our web site it's r t dot com online all the time it instead breast of all the twists and turns in russian politics with expert opinion allowing you to really delve into want. to check out the twenty twelve when they're on the web site also their. witnesses who say aliens have been to earth to share their experiences to explore how one russian city has become something of a hotspot for u.f.o. sightings all that and plenty more but r.t. dot com. this week a controversial book came into force in france prohibits women from wearing a full face veil in public places france has become the first country to introduce the measures but other e.u. nations i think you're about following suit and sorties daniel bushell reports could world back fire and stir into racial tensions even further. hindus just become a criminal new french law bans covering your face in public is designed to make muslim women integrate in society but the softly spoken single mom says this had

i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us our top news story this week a metro bomb blast in the belorussian capital minsk killed thirteen people more than two hundred others were injured in the monday evening rush hour attack authorities have detained at five people in connection with the explosion including a man accused of placing the bomb on the platform no one has a claimed it was sponsibility for the attack as of yet and there are no clear motives but he's accompanied a touch of a filed this report from it says. five forty nine pm means condor grounds a man steps on the platform of a crowded metro station he's happy back on the floor and walk somewhere. but several minutes you can see him cold blooded waiting for the right moment trains going in both directions make a stop doors open. i started to scream asking for help i was bleeding heavily a man into a woman carriage me outside into the fresh air i taught my mag and didn't leave me until the ambulance arrived that's man and woman might be unaware they saved not only irina but the life of your unborn child as well. on the day i was g

it's time that we focus on the task at hand sean thomas there and as the months countdown towards russia's presidential election we have plenty of coverage building up for you at r.t. dot com see breasts all the twists and turns in russian politics with passport opinion for you to really delve into what's happening check out the twenty twelve section at or t. dot com. the man behind a web site in finland that's linked to an internationally wanted terrorists has been tried in helsinki but it's on charges of smuggling people into the country the court's decision will be announced in three weeks but the case is raising questions over why he's being held over illegal immigration and not charges of supporting terrorism and he said now we have been following the hearing. he may not look like a supporter of terrorism but we are founded and runs this website said turkey a propaganda mouthpiece for one of the world's most wanted terrorist and declared by the un to have links with al qaida though comoro is through sponsible for some of russia's most horrific recent terror attacks the moscow metro bl