sean thomas reporting there let's take a look at some other stories from around the world a state of emergency has been declared in many parts of america's east coast were hurricane irene is on its way authorities in new york have ordered evacuations from low lying districts while in north carolina around two hundred thousand people have already fled earlier in the week the hurricane battered the bahamas and the caribbean causing huge destruction as well as flooding and power cuts. an attack on a casino in northern mexico has left at least fifty three people dead and twelve injured armed man broke into the building in the city of monterrey and doused the facilities with a flammable liquid witnesses said the heard three explosions before the fire started it was one of mexico's deadliest attacks since president calderón launched his offensive against drug cartels five years ago. japan's prime minister has announced his resignation clearing the way for the country's sixth premier in five years now to caen has been under fire for his response to the massive earthquake and tsunami earlier

japan's death toll to keep rising even though the mishal disaster subsided months before in japan sean thomas color t.v. . characters and i'll be back in a couple of minutes so they we kept our top stories they changed. the people of the united states and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder is regime as an actor program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt about we know for a fact there are weapons there. this were just being carried out in the direction of dr david kay respected scientist and former u.n. inspector was leading the weapons search in iraq we are determined to take this apart we have a tremendous a group of dedicated american men and women involved in this with the best assets of the intelligence community and for by. david kay he is not going to be done with this for quite some time david kay wants more time and he says it could take another six to nine months to make a definitive finding ministration is asking congress for hundreds of millions more six hundred mil

death toll to keep rising even though the initial disaster has subsided months before in japan sean thomas or teed up. with you in just about five ten minutes and before that a chat with legendary rock star brian my. guest in washington broadcasting live from the center of moscow and of course you're very welcome here the latest headlines in just a few moments with us. closer to the cool preacher. from. all over the world to out a few centimeters to their self-confidence. the first time archie goes to the on the regional east for the gold rush still gets people hyped talks. planning to try flights to save its culture please.

i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the libyan capital according to rebel commanders it signals the start of a final onslaught on khadafi stronghold but i wouldn't say nato is portraying celebre for a fireworks as a battle for the capital independent journalist lizzy feel it says that the reports are the alliance is a way to create panic. gun fire and fire what's happening and it's gunfire by way it's great to be gunfire and as a result of. margins of rebels in the. gangs the libyan government now calling them. that had to have now being cleared out of the city and they now being captured an arrest and essentially dealt with the only fun fire that we're hearing is centigrade speak on finding any explosions that we're hearing nato airstrikes or nato it's not sound columns which are clearly designed to create a sense of panic in the capital city of tripoli now what we're hearing that happens idea today is that the. rebels in libya. channels they created sun sake for teach themselves inside the plane that they were inside and cheerfully crea

and you are with r t i'm sean thomas headlines are next after this quick break stay with us. from the. morning when the t.v. news most followed my valet. and morning. while the streets of the company be unturned in point in russia. was a justified move forward. remembering many areas since the battle for democracy a monarchy. if. the it is easy to. achieve. it is easy to. see. and bring you the top news and headlines and commentary from around the world this is our team and sean thomas but i'm. heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the libyan capital but independent sources on the ground say it is all part of the nato disinformation campaign croquette off the forces say they remain well armed and are ready to fight to the end. launches of rocket attacks on israel following the countries of deadly shelling of gaza is comes after hamas announced its calling off its ceasefire which in the jewish state meanwhile thousands take to the streets of israeli cities to remember the victims and to vent anger at the government. also we mark twenty years since moscow was placed unde

in japan sean thomas archie. and that's who travel thousands of kilometers east of moscow but millions of years back in time. the far eastern and more reach and it's rich geology has an abundance of precious and valuable battles which is driving its industrial expansion that is our severed as made one team whose treasure lies not of gold and guns. this week the russian close up team is coming to you all week from the far east and our more region now for many this region's distinctive juicer its proximity to china and it's not reserved of what materials and natural resources but one paleontologist and his team it's the bones of ancient dinosaurs discovered deep within the ground here that will put this region firmly on the map. u.t.v. lawsky is a man obsessed with the past a bygone age when dinosaurs rule this part of russia he may have been born in the country's name western areas but it's the far east on tap jurassic history in the region to which he's devoted his adult life based on her very near just let's lik

down their arms of the days of heavy shelling that's another developing story again i'll call it sean thomas for bringing up today. and also outlining some stories that made news service helping to shape the week of the news that crack then again singlish why it says gave momentum in the week with harsh sentences handed out to those who played only minor roles in mchale's while human rights groups who said judges and politicians have gone too far. and e.u. leaders promise of a single economic governments of falesá racial ranches investors as fresh trouble over greece once again threaten stability and keep up with it of course and all the latest on our you tube page and on our home page artsy dot com we'll keep you posted as best we can coming up next though our special report for you on the epidemic of domestic abuse in the united states which delves into the psyche of both the victims and their abusers. have abuse to me. i can sum it up in one word the air. and i just prayed that if you didn't find me if i could just live through the night that i would get my kids out of here because i knew

you're watching live from moscow with me sean thomas a battle rages in libya. multiple reports of. colonel gadhafi. to take up arms against the rebels the country's a major military base is now thought to be in rebel hands strengthening their chances of victory. suggestions of ceasefire egypt has reportedly managed to convince both gaza and israel to lay down arms after days of heavy shelling. and other stories that shaped the past week the crackdown against english writers and gains momentum with harsh sentences handed to those who played only minor parts in the chaos as human rights groups. have gone too far. and. economic government fails to reassure anxious investors as fresh trouble over greece once again threatens stability. more on the breaking news from libya in just a bit but first sport is next with natasha. hello welcome this is the sports update and here are the headlines russian premier league latest spartak moscow be back counterparts from the chick while qubani fresh new boys hold up five mil in sunday's highlight. last than a fortnight ago before the cage chelsea's

and you are with r t i'm sean thomas coming your way next the headlines and then our weekend arts and entertainment show must go out after this quick break. and. plans to. close a. i'm going to try. up the future flights up our team takes us to the max air show. last time the close up cheap was a phenomenal beach where the gold rush still gets people to hike up. this time car she goes to zero three shop. where the local government is giving our back to the people. every.

telford control of space ship after the second rocket failure in russia in less than a week already sean thomas now takes a closer look at what exactly happens with the progress spacecraft and the implications of the crash or the ice as group. here you can see video of it that rocket falling from the sky and right now there are crews which are flying over southern in siberia looking for that rocket what we do know is that there was a sensor failure in the second stage of that rocket and the third stage failed to ignite which gave it the inability to make it to orbit the first two stages usually launch of the exact same time in fact they always launch of the same time and then to communicate with that third stage and it's that third stage which propels the progress craft up out of the earth's atmosphere so that it can then be in orbit and then synchronize with the international space station in terms of what does this mean for the international space station and the crew on board we should note that there is no routine to space flight there is always an inherent danger but there is no immediate

and welcome back broadcasting live direct from the heart of moscow this is artie and sean thomas bringing you the top headlines moscow refuses. support u.s. and e.u. calls for syria's president to resign saying president assad has to be given time to implement reforms meanwhile the european investment bank suspends assistance to damascus and the e.u. plans for an embargo on syrian oil. global markets close in the red after a roller coaster week with major american banks warning of a new global recession on the horizon if the fiscal crisis is not solved meanwhile investor confidence is shaken as world leaders continue to look for a way to repay their crippling debt burdens.

libya at the moment fast moving developments there of course i'll be back or indeed my colleague sean thomas will be back in thirty minutes from now from now to bring you the latest i'll be back up very briefly though in a couple of minutes with some of our top stories stay with us live here in moscow. wealthy british style facade comes down to the type of. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with command structure for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into a report on. the mission of free cretaceous and free transport charge is free coming from inside the free risk free studio time free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media and on to our teton tom. in the united kingdom is available in philly house the land of the forty one hotel the old waverly hotel they can also tell the mill stone hotel some old country house holiday in the bull towns the rim brands the crew made the choice to feel the montague hotel the local the rubens hotel. if you're just joining. in breaking news. hundreds of rebe

and you are with r t i'm sean thomas coming your way next to the headlines and then our weekend arts and entertainment show must go out after this quick break. if it's. closer. i'm going to approach. him up because futurists lots of my our team takes you to the max air show. the team was moon reach where the gold rush still gets people. this time goes to zero. where the local government is giving power back to the people. where everyone will be. looking turn their lights to a paradox. sure close up. and welcome back you are watching a martini direct from the heart of moscow precious capital where the six thirty in the morning went ahead with its heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the libyan capital independent sources on the ground say it is all part of the nato disinflation campaign. forces say they remain a well armed and are ready to fight to the. police hamas launches a rocket attacks on israel following of the country's a deadly shelling of gaza this comes after hamas announced it's calling off its cease fire with the jewish state meanwhile thousands take to the street

death toll to keep rising even though the initial disaster has subsided months before in japan sean thomas or t.v. . and you're up to date as supporters were here in just over fifteen minutes and before that a chat with the legendary rock star brian may was our interview guest broadcasting live from the center of moscow and to go there welcome here our day here on the latest headlines in just a few months and stay with us.

what it means for those on board the international space station we can now hear from my colleague sean thomas. what we know is that stage three failed to ignite which is the stage that propels it further into space stages one into both ignite at the same time at the actual time of launch but then there are sensors that communicate with the third stage of the rocket which you can see here and it's that third stage which propels the progress craft out of the earth's atmosphere so that it can then be in orbit and then synchronize with the international space station talking about the international space station itself it is a very large station in fact if you spread it out over a football field in american football field including the end zones it's a pretty big place in livable space there's it's about the size of a five bedroom house and it has two bathrooms and it is comprised of sixteen different pressurized modules which we've been putting together over the past few years now it's relatively old in terms of space the. first zarya module was launched in one nine hundred ninety eight but it h

in japan sean thomas are today. supporters of ukraine's former prime minister yulia tymoshenko have clashed with police in the center of kiev after a judge ordered her arrest for contempt of court and she has been on trial since june over alleged misuse of power while signing gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine these are charges she denies his supporters call the case politically orchestrated by the country's president because he had a call that they tried to block the armored vehicle taking to go to the place of her detention but were dispersed by police let's have a look at some other world news now fresh clashes in syria have seen at least ten die as government forces rounded on protesters in the city of hama sixty a crackdown has killed around two hundred people intensified after the first friday prayers since the start of the holy month of ramadan if your national conversation of the violence is growing at the u.s. is working out new ways to reinforce the situation sanctions. in chile. has been held

and broadcasting live from the heart of moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas what have you with us british courts are cracking down on rioters with some stiff sentences but human rights groups accuse judges of overreacting by handing down overly severe penalties to young men have been given four year sentences for posting what they said was a joke message on facebook calling for people to lose their hometown. european leaders and of the u.s. issues strong statements calling on syria's president assad to step down just as he announces a halt to all military operations in the country and of the u.n. is preparing to call on the international criminal court to investigate regimes lethal crackdown on protesters. israel launches an air.

i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us human rights groups have lashed out at u.k. courts for handing out overly harsh and disproportionate prison sentences in the wake of last week's riots the issue came under the spotlight after two young men were jailed for four years each for trying to use facebook to incite disorder during the unrest artie's ivor bennett has the story from london. four years behind bars for the riot that didn't even happen jordan black sure and perry sutcliffe kenan were banged up for inciting disorder on facebook no one turned up after their invitation to riot which they later said was a drunken joke but now they face sentences even tougher than most looters and our worry is that it is an imbalance and a four year sentence for example would normally be given to somebody for a previous bodily harm for holding someone up with a knife or even for. some form of sexual assault so it seems to me that that there is a danger that the courts are moving into disproportionate territory and that actually devalues our response to more serious crimes that g

depression epidemic with many worried by radiation fears after the nuclear disaster which followed sean thomas reports for us from the time. a triple disaster on a scale the world has never known causing damage destruction and uncertainty forcing tens of thousands of japanese refugees to leave their lives behind and seek shelter anywhere they can some people. barker. but the problem is they are a minority they be they have been accused. classmates you know of course by offshore. causing. not. the primarily a move towards itself preservation this idea of desertion is defined by many as characteristically ungentlemanly is and has earned of those who have evacuated the dishonorable title of traitor. of course it's hard to hear that we have family neighbors we think about our health but in other words we run away we escape because we're scared of radiation that there is no example in the world of something similar and the consequences are still ongoing. well those who have moved to shelters here in tokyo are facing that guilt and the pressure to move back home there are others who have lost everyt

you are with r t i'm sean thomas headlines are next after this quick break stay with us. in the. morning when the t.v. news moves following my belly. ring. while the streets and become. the turning point in russia's history. was the justified move forward. since the battle for democracy. on our t.v. . thank you lou. it's to. thank. you. broadcasting live direct from the heart of moscow this is r.t.m. shantanu quite a few events hamas launches a rocket attacks on israel a day after its announcement of calling off its a cease fire with the jewish state meanwhile the middle east peace quartet has called on egypt to help restore security in the region that made escalating tensions heavy gunfire between. heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the libyan capital but independent sources on the ground say it is all part of a nato dis information campaign broken off the forces say they remain well on and are ready to fight to the end. also we mark twenty years since moscow was placed under military curfew during an attempt to overthrow the charter the coup faced a fierce resistance

i'm sean thomas headlines are next after this quick break stay with us. for the. morning when the t.v. news moves following nine ballet. and morning. while the screech of the couple. hundred points in russia's history. was a justified move forward. miming many a's since the mother for democracy monarchy. if. he. if he is.

freedom of speech we'll bring you the story as our programs continue here on our team from moscow i'm sean thomas thanks for joining us. twenty years ago the largest country in the. disintegrated of. what had been trying. to teach began to jerk. where did it take the. mission free cretaceous three sons court judges free. range humans free risk free studio time free. old free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media done to r.t. dot com the. last time the close up team was namu reach where the gold rush still gets people hiked up. this time margi goes to your old region. where the local government is giving power back to the people. where every orphan will be dumped. where locals turn their land into a tourist paradise well come to. russia close up on our gene. and really the top news information from around the world this is live from moscow let's take a look at your top headlines as there's breaking news coming in from libya battle rages in libya reports coming in saying colonel gadhafi security brigade has laid down its arms as rebels advance towards the central square of

in japan sean thomas r.t. . and next he travel thousands of kilometers east of moscow but millions of years back in time. we're in the far eastern more region it's rich geology has an abundance of precious and valuable battles which is driving its industrial expansion but artie's alice however has made one team whose treasure lies not in gold but in bones this week the russia close up team is coming to you all week from the far east and more region now for many this region's distinctive jews who its proximity to china and its fullness reserves of war materials and natural resources but the one paleontologist and his team it's the bones of ancient dinosaurs discovered deep within the ground here that will put this region firmly on the map. you evil lot ski is a man obsessed with the populist a bygone age when dinosaurs ruled this part of russia he may have been born in the countries that western areas but it's the far east on tap jurassic history in the a more religion to which he's devoted his adult life to mr n

emergency thirty day supply of food and water and necessary items for every crew member on board sean thomas there now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world a state of emergency has been declared in four u.s. states as hurricane irene heads towards the country's east coast authorities in new york have ordered evacuations from low lying districts while in north carolina around two hundred thousand people have already fled earlier in the week the hurricane battered the bahamas and the caribbean causing huge destruction as far as floods and power cuts. an attack on iraq is seen no in northern mexico has left at least forty five people dead and twelve injured armed man broke into the building in the city of monterrey and doused the facilities with a flammable liquid witnesses said they heard three explosions before the fire started it was one of mexico's deadliest attacks since president calderon launched his offensive against drug cartels five years ago. new york prosecutors have given the former head of the i.m.f. his passport back after the collapse of the sexual assau