as he slices it the young serb discusses the fate of his long suffering homeland. though one of the plan to think of this by the yugoslavia twenty years ago as. the world in. this lies here is the republic of slovenia it was the first to fall away you were. so this is slowing both of. them of the republic of croatia followed suit. but it. would worry slice macedonia we come back it was the third republic to secede to. the fourth republic. and herzegovina broke away in the wake of a hard fought war we. had a poor record the same fate. the only remaining state here is serbia together with castle foreigners would dearly like to take it away to. use this slice it's a tiny but inseparable part of serbia. the next morning a convoy of twenty trucks carrying supplies of russian humanitarian aid we trace the journey to northern kosovo the supplies include basic necessities from clothes and medicine to an electric generator. so far the forward trucks have been duly processed they have crossed the administrative line. and are now in the regions territory of the might expect t

left both sides feeling like they lost the peace as ethnic conflict between cost of our obedience and serbs continues. this young serbian boy came here a couple of weeks ago it's a well known bridging course of skimming. it divides the city into two parts and albania. he thought he was going to fight to defend serbia but for now his only weapon is an axe and keeping his tent near the barricades is his only combat mission. he's only seen his potential adversary kosovar albanians from a distance there on the other bank of the river. both here and know the other side of the bridge. i am. of the choppers coming here every day make a lot of noise with nubile cool they keep children away just now adults can do their jobs properly this unnerves the people here. every hour helicopters make life uncomfortable georgevitch along with several thousand others living in the village of the pulse of age. however the cost of os themselves apology to blame for this situation in the summer of two thousand and eleven they blocked roads in the region's north to hold up traffic carrying international troops and

that is even more upset by the condition of the local cemetery where serbs are buried. there well we're going to we're going to you can see how many tombstones have been destroyed. the water according to. these of both being destroyed to and. from. well back. at the weekend the marketplace near the bridge in northern mitrovica turns into a public forum the latest talking point is the situation with the barricades but another subject cropped up in december twentieth. with the follow up with you know how are you good and you thank you i'm fine i'm representing the russo serbian society we're now collecting signatures under applications for russian passports can i ask you to give your signature. of course with all my heart here put down your first name and last name but isn't ok there we go. thank you. began collecting signatures from kosovo serbs requesting russian citizenship in november twentieth. he gathered fifty thousand in just a few weeks. of each was among them people living north of the river a pinning their hopes on help from moscow. or from we've decided to see

yvonne as you go on drives through the serb barricades without a hitch ivana who's a popular serbian actress and singer who comes to northern kosovo almost every month. i have a plan to meet people there you need to help people because they fight for the liberty they're they build to the barricades it's called knowledge and they're standing for their city and they're alone so we people of art have to help as much as we can bring it you know. on her way to the divided city of course of scum attributes are. always visits mount capital nic serbia's highest point. northern kosovo is in full view from an altitude of nearly two kilometers. this was already from here you can see almost all of serbia far in line to kosovo is over there. but in the words of a point this is more than just mountains plains and the graves of our ancestors who lost their lives fighting to be europe's free don't want to you or poor. the center stores i'm not from kos about but i feel the need to be here together with people demonstrate my support these people have lived in a state of siege for twelve years in a pa

have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward the serb state as an independent kosovo they do not consider their own and that does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as ever you go there are no party. so i had for you this hour here in r.t. the consequences of america's finest for pharmaceuticals if a patient comes in with a needy injury and says. oh are you depressed hey write prescriptions. they're given out like a minutes we will gather hidden health risks from being crazy views of anti-psychotics in the u.s. . the u.s. is said to have directly warned iran supreme leader ayatollah harmony that it will respond if iran blocks a key oil transit route in the persian gulf the escalating verbal conflict between washington and iran has also been made worse by the assassination of an iranian nuclear scientist on wednesday talks between the u.n. nuclear watchdog and iran over its nuclear program have been scheduled for two weeks time but lindsey german from the stop the war coalition says iran's atomic ambitions aren't the only reason for t

the uber kosovar albanians have tried to take control of the border between serbia and kosovo the serb minority erected barricades in response they don't recognize course of independence so into the old bailey and dominated province is still part of serbia now both sides are for a new agreed that the border will be jointly policed. anyone can now freely pass through this checkpoint when you're trumpeting this as a happy resolution that a standoff and what life here has become a lot of serbs are saying that once again they have given up too much for the compromise and have received no rush owen says about the long term future belgrade try to talk serbs in kosovo down from the barricades so it was to join the e.u. which made a peaceful solution to the border issue a precondition but despite progress on the border belgrade application for candidate status has been stalled in the latest round of talks with brussels some countries which did recognize and they feel that serbia is a weak just before they are getting the kind of a status that is why they are squeezing serbia exacta trying to a

have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward the serb state as an independent kosovo they do not consider their own and that does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as ever you go there are no party kosovo. and i have a special report on them growing ethnic conflict in kosovo coming your way shortly before about a quick look back at the headlines in just. the . welcome to the week's main news an aussie. terror on planes the u.s. and israel what was behind that fascination with a range of new best scientists in the city and the big countries and tonics program but that's a mounting tension between america and islamic are they. serious president assad releases the first political prisoners held during ten months of unrest one international pressure intensifies the ground secretary general political monistat .

border compromise are ordinary serbs.prevented many children from coming to school and their parents from buying even basic foodstuffs but normality is some distance away. so. there are constant warning sirens during the lessons these children are not growing up normally their lives are defined by the conflict and this is true not just for children but for. living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward the serb state is in and do not consider their own and that does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as ever you go girl of nerve. and i coming up just a little bit later for you in the program here a pharmaceutical plant manager. know when you feel the weight of sadness you may feel exhausted hopeless and anxious look at the alarming death rate from pill popping in the united states drugs companies are accused of overstating the scale of depression all around the country. the u.s. has reportedly used a secret channel of communication to issue a direct warning to iran's supreme leader

those who gain the most from the border compromise are ordinary serbs blocked prevented many children from coming to school and their parents from buying even basic foodstuffs but normality is some distance away. so. there are constant warning sirens during the lessons these children are not growing up normally their lives are defined by the conflict and this is true not just for children but for all serbs have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward the serb state as an independent kosovo they do not consider their own and that does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as ever you go girl and of. course so. so i have read this hour here in r.t. the consequences of america's finest for pharmaceuticals. if a patient comes in with a knee injury and says i'm so sad oh are you depressed hey write a prescription they're given out like him and then. they work out a hidden health risks branding creasing you said and i say in the us. plus an expert explains why he thinks the iranian threat is purposely being blown out of proportion by the media

have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward the serb state as an independent kosovo they do not consider their own and that does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as ever you go girl of nerve. kosovo. and it report by the cia and other intelligence agencies has painted a gloomy picture of the situation in afghanistan the document says the country is in stalemate despite u.s. army generals optimistic outlook it was that attempts to improve security had been undermined by corruption bad local government and taliban attacks and some experts believe that the u.s. even a scapegoat which they quickly found just across the afghan border. basically what the americans are not trying to do is their past the responsibility of their failures and of what i understand upon pakistan this is also corroborated from the fact that the nato supplies that pakistan has blocked today in pakistan contain the military hardware which is then i envision level hardware almost nine armored infantry divisions and their support equipment supplies up on them ammu

but as our cheesy go our garden of reports they come at our expense of ethnic serbs and living in the self-proclaimed state. checkpoint in northern kosovo may not look like an obvious triumph of peace but here is the same spot just two weeks ago since the summer you bucked possible at all billions of tried to do control of the border between serbia and kosovo the minority erected barricades in response to the noise cost of independence so in the old billion dominated province is still barred of serbia now both sides are for a new grid that the border will be jointly policed. anyone can now freely pass through this checkpoint when you're trumpeting this as a happy resolution that a standoff and while life here has become easier a lot of serbs are saying that once again they have given up too much for the compromise and have received no rush owen says about their long term future belgrade try to talk serbs in kosovo down from the barricades so it was to join the e.u. which made a peaceful solution to the border issue a precondition but despite progress on the border belgrade's applicati

those who gain the most from the border compromise are ordinary serbs blocked prevented many children from coming to school and their parents from buying even basic foodstuffs but normality is some distance away. so. there are constant warning sirens during the lessons these children are not growing up normally their lives are defined by the conflict and this is true not just for children but for all serbs have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward to serve status in. they do not consider their own and that does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as ever you go girl and of. course. it's going to turn twenty six moscow time kate's latest sport few bit later this hour including heated tempers in the tennis world she's here with us in less than twenty missed tell us more about that this house interview as well right after i've recap the headlines for you this link suddenly died in moscow watching r.t. . this is our time. to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are one that won't we breathe

after just two days of action first to go with me to fail at the hands of men seeded serb tip sort of age mikhail youzhny will be joining his power on an early flight home after going down to a qualifier and. another top one hundred russian eco is also on the bloody bus stop native losing in straight sets to pablo. better news from. the volgograd man taking care of a little bit later on. no problems either for world number one novak djokovic she raced into a run to the expense of paolo lorenzi the serb needing just an hour and a half on court to kill off the italian slight resistance six to six love six love how it finished up some to. be at the holders next challenge. the crucial thing

to gain the most from the border compromise our ordinary serbs blocked roads prevented many childrenfrom coming to school and their parents from buying even basic foodstuffs but normality is some distance away. so was that their constant warning sirens during the lessons these children are not growing up normally their lives are defined by the conflict and this is true not just for children but for all serbs have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward the serb state as an independent kosovo do not consider their own and that does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as ever either unnerve. the us has reportedly used a secret channel of communication to issue a direct warning to iran supremely to khamenei washington says that any move by to iran to block oil trade through the crucial strait of hormuz would be met with an immediate response inspectors from the un's nuclear watchdog we showed you were to come to iran two weeks from now to see if its nuclear program is aimed at developing weapons capability but meanwhile the war of words

but as it turns out belgrade concessions to win favor from brussels are doing little to help ethnic serbs living in kosovo who continue to come under pressure from the albanian majority will be reporting on now later in the program plus this hour a u.s. intelligence report cast doubt on the optimistic outlook on afghanistan offered up by generals saying corruption weak local government militants are ruining washington's work. those doors to become the first british prime minister david cameron has met with king abdullah of saudi arabia the u.k.'s biggest trade partner and arms market in the middle east the gulf kingdom has been rattled by recent unrest in the arab world and has suppressed protests on home soil as well as elsewhere with ruthless force but correspondent laura smith has more now on the trip strong relationships with the saudis. it is very important to britain for advancing the u.k.'s interests in the region and of course as you mentioned saudi arabia has recently been hugely roiled and rattled by various developments in the region including the overthrow of their longtime al

those who gained the most from the border compromise are ordinary serbs blocked roads prevented many children from coming to school and their parents from buying even basic foodstuffs but normality is some distance away. so. there are constant warning sirens during the lessons these children are not growing up normally their lives are defined by the conflict and this is true not just for children but for all serbs have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward to serve status in. the consumer didn't consider them under does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as ever. see. you without a law from moscow i do explore all of our stories in depth on line there are two dot com so much more lined up for you on the website as well have a look at this don't try this at home. seekers travel from moscow to some petersburg on the roof of russia's fastest train see more jangling video on our website. and here is yet another roof. snowboarding crow was caught enjoying the pleasures of the ski season didn't need a lift check out the footage in full o

have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward the serb state as an independent kosovo they do not consider their own and that does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as ever you go girl i didn't have artsy kosovo. i'll be back with the main headlines in just a few minutes a little later then we've got a special report for you call the billionaires tea party it's about the protest movement which emerged in opposition to barack obama threatening to derail his promises of hope and change just that. now it's not about spilling blood. it's the war of barricades from one side and fears blockade from the other. invisible border it has cut people from the land for twelve years. the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile parts is still not over. if. russia would be so much brighter. about song from finest impressions. whose phone starts on t.v. dot com. well the future science technology innovation all the least of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. the top stories from r.t. to run claims the u.s. and israel were

trumpeting this as a happy resolution but a standoff and while life here has become easier a lot of serbs are saying that once again they have given up too much for the compromise and have received no rush owen says about their long term future belgrade try to talk serbs in kosovo down from the barricades so it was to join the e.u. which made a peaceful solution to the border issue a precondition but despite progress on the border belgrade's application for candidate status has been stalled in the latest round of talks with brussels some countries which did recognize and they feel that serbia is a week in just before they are getting the kind of a status that's why they are squeezing serbia exacta trying to achieve something more than usually asking the candidates. just meters from the east soldiers. are serbian militia many here have been engaged in conflict through the albanians since one thousand nine hundred nine when an ethnic war divided the territory into they have been coming to this road block since july and say they will carry on despite a border deal only for those why should w

those who gain the most from the border compromise are ordinary serbs blocked prevented many children from coming to school and their parents from buying even basic foodstuffs but normality is some distance away. so. there are constant warning sirens during the lessons these children are not growing up normally their lives are defined by the conflict and this is true not just for children but for all serbs have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward to serve status in. dougal considered. remains as uncertain as ever. of. possible. for a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the world a bomb blast has killed at least seventeen people and wounded twenty in eastern pakistan the explosion happened during a religious procession in which hundreds of shiites were marking the end of a period of mourning it's believed a bomb was planted ahead of the gathering and timed for maximum impact after the blast mourners began throwing rocks at the police who in turn hughes tear gas to control the crowds. and old residential building has coll

to gain the most from the border compromise our ordinary serbs blocked roads prevented many children from coming to school and their parents from buying even basic foodstuffs but normality is some distance away. so. there are constant warning sirens during the lessons these children are not growing up normally their lives are defined by the conflict and this is true not just for children but for all have been living in kosovo for twelve years while opening the roads is a step forward to serve status in. they do not consider. and that does not appear to want them remains as uncertain as. possible. he is coming to live from moscow it's good to have you with us today still ahead for you in this hour of the consequences of america's fondness for pharmaceuticals . a patient comes in with a knee injury and says i'm so sad oh are you depressed ok right prescription they're giving out like a mini look at the hidden health risks from the increasing use of anti psychotics in the united states. the u.s. is said to have directly warned iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei that it will respon

serbs.the story, deeply personal for them. >> constantly in front. the sniper shots, constantly bombarded even though we were not soldiers or anything, we couldn't go out. we couldn't leave it. >> reporter: then there is the issue of promoting the movie. jolie with brad pitt walking the red carpet at the washington, d.c. premiere at the u.s. holiday council of government historical museum tuesday night and in getting the word out, the actress is embracing the web, like it or not. >> do you embrace the social networking sites in do you have a private family friend, facebook account. >> i don't have any of that. i just go on to check news and write things occasionally. i had to do a skype interview for the first time the other day. >> all kind of a new world. >> all very new and strange. >> you may have noticed brad pitt walking with a cape in the video. he sustained a knee injury on the slopes with his daughter. she should be just fine. she was not hurt. >>> the drama surrounding the birth of

. >> and both times in bnia, and the bosnian serbs, he literally very much so, you know, almos stopped th peace talks and milan lucic said, unfortunately 13 years later it happens again and i dreaded calling him whenever the capture of the taliban ended because i promised it wouldn't happen again and when i did call him, and thiss the mellowing argument, he was incredibly kind and didn't sort of say, you know, yet again you create this big mess for me and back to learning, though, i came back to new york and he spent hours and hours and hours saying to me, what were the taliban like? why are they fighting, what do he want? >> rose: i madehat point. i don't think u have to be mellow to do that. that is a thirst for information and knowledge and experience that he could usen his own -- do you dagree? >> i agree. i know that i have many friends on the ahpac team. >> they were nervous about his hiring andery impressed actually with how they treated him. >> a lot of th eruptions were planned too, a lot of the eruptions were staged, certainly when dealing with milan lucic he would, mill seco

consisted of people of many nationalities including russians ukrainians georgians greeks italians serbs and bulgarians this church is the first big orthodox cathedral that was built initially then more cathedrals and son removed and very appeared and only five years ago a big church in rome was built cities that. tchaikovsky the demi the family to c.s.t. are all russians with a strong connection to italy. twenty minutes outside the city will match with beautiful scenery vibrant colors. but what has this pod got to do with russian culture. to answer that question let's meet this week's guest. great to meet you thank you very much for your time nice to meet you while we here in this beautiful park and i guess have given the question this place is called upon to lead. and there are many beautiful areas here one of them in fact where we're standing right now is named after dusty of ski he spent a year in the city and it was said to be one of the happiest times of his life. came to florence with his young wife and they found out here that they were going to have a baby and the couple stayed

long desired membership with a candidate status likely to be granted to belgrade in march but local serbs living near a troubled checkpoint say the agreement is not helping to make their lives easier. the pentagon says it's already identified two american soldiers apparently filmed here in a taking on afghan corpses in the latest u.s. military scandal military troops called the behavior of the poor but critics say it's just helping terrorists recruiters. also have lines here until the back of the top of the hour with more updates i mean time here sports with richard. welcome to a really good to have you with us so it's what happened. james strike some know it's all says in his career and nearly. by to winning ways that are moscow's markets game losing streak the second page tells western conference. let the games begin the longer winter olympics get going on friday we have a low down what to expect in austria. says he wants to finish his career with a russian premier league outfit and. a cameron ford has been a big hits one of the southern russian clubs since joining them last year on a t

after just two days of action first to go a signature soon off they fell at the hands of men seeded serb tip sort of age mikhail youzhny will be joining his power on an early flight home after going down to cause a qualifier and. another top one hundred russian eager to commit sin is also on the volleyball stop native new zing in straight sets to pablo. better news from. the volgograd man taking care of a little bit. no problems either for world number one move on talk of a true race then to run to the expense of paolo lorenzi the serb meeting just an hour and a half on court to kill off the italian slight resistance six to six love six love how it finished up some to. the holders next. the crucial thing that changed from for me winning two thousand and eight last year was that. i get on to the court. believing in my abilities more than i did back then and playing more consistent playing well in a consistent level throughout the whole year rather than two thousand and eight. now there's a much better showing from russia's female select on the day including from a reassure up of a who's s

we understood, those of us in that besieged city, completely surrounded that if the serbs broke through the trenches defended by world war i style trenches, a third of the city would be massacred and the rest would be driven into displacement. .. camps and we've seen it in the areas. we knew what the pattern was. we knew what the modus operandi was and one understands when you are faced with the very real possibility of not only your own annihilation but the annihilation of your family, your children, your community, how you pick up a weapon. now, unfortunately, once you do that, you cross a line. you are not free from the poison of violence. and initially, those who organized the defenses were the gangsters. they came from the criminal class and when they weren't shooting at serbs across the barricades, they were raiding the apartments of ethnic serbs in the city, looting them and sometimes executing them. and, you know, one of the reasons that i am such a strong and vocal supporter of the occupy movement is because it is nonviolent. and the corporate corporations know only one word is

because of our hardliners threaten to block the good shipment from serbia this weekend as local serbs in the disputed region come under increasing pressure from the albanian majority. also reporting that the us wants you to iran's supreme leader against attempts to block oil trade in the gulf threatening to respond with force if further it further turns up the heat on tehran ahead of a shuttle visit by u.n. nuclear watchdog inspectors. will be back with another summary of those new stories very short in about fifteen minutes from now meantime italian culture with a russian flavor as we travel to rome to explore the cultural connections you may never have noticed before this is a party. hello good to see you again as we continue our exploration of the italian capital now russian culture has made its impact in many corners of the world in rome is no exception so in this week's program we'll be exploring a various russian it's kalyan connections will be meeting experts ex-pats will prove my theory russia is closer than you think. standing in front of the inventory on a moments you really

desired even membership with a candidate status likely to be granted to belgrade a march but local serbs living near a troubled checkpoint say the agreement is not helping to make their lives easier. talks between the un's atomic watchdog and iran over its nuclear program are to take place in two weeks' time and the us is said to have directly warned the supreme leader of the islamic republic it will take action if tehran blocks a key oil transit route and responds to sanctions. personally outlined sports next with richard. well i welcome sports day great to have you with us as well as always. happy and my g.'s strike last time i thought he wants to end his career rush for nearly well. back to winning ways anonymous cheer game losing streak today's second in the shells western conference. let the games begin be an overall view winter olympics get going on friday a lowdown on what to expect in australia. what's up with the ball in summer at all says he wants to finish his career with the russian premier league on. the cameroon forward has been a big hit with the second russian crowd since

they divided it up, the serbs sort of won with that. she's taking this thing on and talking about muslims especially since 9/11 have been seen as terribly violent parochial people. being cosmopolitan and in favor of a multi-ethnic society. the defense of that, i think from woman's perspective the woman's defense of modern secular, multi-ethnic society is really current topic. i think she's doing something important. she's also pretty. >> last word. >> in fact i think that what angelina jolie demonstrates is that in hollywood you can be multiple things. you don't just have to play on one field. men don't play on one field, she doesn't play on one field either. >> all right. from women in hollywood to women on the campaign trail. @michelleobama, that's where you can find the first lady on twitter. michelle obama instantly amassed thousands of followers when she joined the social networking giant this week. although campaign staffers will manage the twitter posts, mrs. obama's personal tweets will end with the initials "m-o." the account i