that's going to look into what was this tragedy and he's appointed to the house of the ministry of transportation or russia to be the house of this investigative committee. i want the prosecutor general's office to check for compliance with the political transport regulations by the owners of that vessel the state officials that certified it as suitable for cruising and generally everyone related to the organization of this cruise especially considering the fact there were so many children on board the ship the results of that investigation should be summed up a not only in relation to this specific catastrophe but in relation to all vessels of this class and other classes as well the number of decrepit barges cruising along our waterways is enormous and the fact that we were lucky before yesterday doesn't mean anything like that couldn't have happened it did happen and with the most grave consequences right now the investigative committee is looking into three potential causes that could have led to this tragedy number one being the condition of the bussell whether it's been properly looked afte

across russia surviving crewmembers say power cuts stop them sending a distress signal the transport ministry says it's identified two boats which passed nearby but failed to help their captain is now face prosecution and investigation into the tragedies been ordered by president vet of early reports point to a technical failure and human error we're bringing up to date with more as we get it. but now to one of our other top stories the mideast peace quartet's due to make another effort shortly to negotiate the stalled talks between israelis and palestinians but the decades long conflict could take another twist with palestinians asking for the u.n. now to officially recognize the state at a meeting in september next on r.t. we talked to a palestinian official and former foreign minister to ask whether a solution can finally be reached. we are now joined by the former foreign minister of the palestinian authority and the current member of the fat ammerman central committee the palestinian israeli conflict has been around for so many decades that it almost became part of political discourse a

across russia surviving crewmembers say power cuts stop them sending a distress signal the transport ministry says it's identified two boats which passed nearby but failed to help their captain is now face prosecution an investigation of the tragedies been ordered by president medvedev early reports point of a technical failure and human error. it took just about three minutes. the pleasure boat the bulgaria to turn over onto that starboard side and go on the water. that's according to survivors of the tragedy the sword first hand rescue is saying there are about seventy bodies and as i mentioned the dozens of children inside the bulgarian cruiser which sank. more as we get it here on r.t. . can stay with us now that we've got the business coming up. and online as well like we've also got more about the vulgar river tragedy that we tell you about before we have a business because of course you can't keep a great way of television cameras online from us twenty four seven we report there more on the tragic deaths of dozens of children who became trapped in popes in the boat play area and called

across russia surviving crewmembers say power cuts stopped them sending a distress signal the transport ministry says it's identified two boats which passed nearby but failed to help their captains that may now face prosecution president medvedev has ordered a review of the country's water transport system early reports point to a technical failure and human error a team of psychologists are working around the clock to assist in the families and of course we'll be bringing you developments as they unfold in the coming hours. more now on one of our other main news stories we're covering the middle east peace quartet is due to make another effort shortly to negotiate the stalled talks between israelis and palestinians but the decades long conflict could take another twist with palestinians asking for the u.n. to officially recognize their state at a meeting in september next we talked to a palestinian politician and former foreign minister to ask whether a solution can finally be reached. we are now joined by the former foreign minister of the palestinian authority and a current member of the thou

crew members say their boat couldn't send a distress signal because the city supply failed to transport ministry says it's identified two boats which were nearby but passed on without helping they've been identified in the captain's face prosecution and investigation into the tragedies been ordered by president vet of early reports point to critical technical failure and human error since we know more we'll of course bring you up to date as well this is r.t. from moscow it's catch up with the monday night business next. hello to you you're watching business r.t. good to have your company headline inflation could be on the wane in russia central banks as consumer prices could decline over the summer analysts believe there is a chance this will happen given the low food prices in the positive crops for cost however they still see some risks such as rising demand budget spending and soft monetary policy inflation has been running at around five percent since the beginning of the year. gazprom may become a key investor in germany's second largest energy r.w. . spiegel magazine says the investment co

members say they couldn't send a distress signal because the electricity supplied failed to transport ministry has identified two boats which passed nearby without helping their captain's face prosecution now an investigation into the tragedy has been ordered by president medvedev early reports point to a critical technical failure and human error as we know more developments as we get more details through we will of course keep you posted. of the news now today israel has passed a law that allows it to take legal action against his own citizens if they oppose jewish settlements in the west bank it covers israelis who boycott all petition against the occupation of palestinian territory and it coincides with the latest piece of terms by the international middle east quartet in washington russia the united states the u.n. and the e.u. have a tough job ahead of them now the u.n. is due to vote on recognizing palestine and televisa angry that its biggest ally the u.s. supports the pre-one nine hundred sixty seven borders before israel sees land in guards or in the west bank cause also growing to f

role in the tragedy a ship had not been updated for more than fifty years however russia's transport ministry confirmed it had undergone routine checks in the middle of june and was deemed to be safe the engines and rescue and vacation equipment had all been checked the vessel was capable of travelling at speeds of up to twenty kilometers. of course i will be keeping up to date on the rescue operation throughout the day here on r.t. . well to some other news now a major effort is being made to kick start the store the palestinian israeli peace talks the middle east diplomatic quartet comprised of the u.n. russia european union and the u.s. will meet in washington later today because shay sions ground to a halt last year when israel failed to renew a partial reason settlement construction in the west bank palestinians who consider their territory their own wanted recognition of their state within the establishment in sixty seven borders ortiz upon a sneer visited one old village which its former habitants stands as a painful memory to justice. nestled in the mountains of jerusalem are the rema

couldn't play the role in the tragedy of the ship dated for more than fifteen years russia's transport ministry has confirmed i don't go on routine checks and was deemed to be safe engines and rescue navigation equipment checked at that time the press was capable of travelling at speeds of up to twenty two kilometers. of course we'll be keeping you up to date with that rescue operation for the day here at r.t. . or to other news now or at least three people have been killed after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing on water eastern siberia there were thirty six people on board which got into trouble after. engines twenty six. for suffered severe injuries the plane made its landing on the. river the still staying afloat so people are still missing their search operation is underway. a major effort is being made to kick start the stalled palestinian israeli peace talks at least that it ought to have called the un russia european union and the u.s. will meet in washington later today because she is ground to a halt last year when israel failed to renew a partial freeze settlement const

punished he set up a special states commission to investigate into the case and the russian transport ministry is going to be heading that commission let's listen to what the best. i want the prosecutor general's office to check for compliance with the political transport regulations by the owners of the vessel the state officials that certified it as suitable for cruising and generally everyone related to the organization of this cruise especially considering the fact there was so many children on board the ship the results of that investigation should be summed up a not only in relation to this specific catastrophe but in relation to all vessels of this class and other classes as well the number of decrepit barges cruising along our waterways is enormous and the fact that we were lucky before yesterday doesn't mean anything like that couldn't have happened it did happen and with the most grave consequences to the. present day that is also announced tuesday that swells troy to be the day. the country's emergencies ministry reporting more and more deaths by the hour are saying that there is ve

transport ministry confirmed it had undergone routine checks the middle of june was deemed to be safe the engines and rescue and a geisha equipment had all been checked at that time the vessel was also capable of travelling at speeds of up to twenty two kilometers per hour. of course i will be keeping you up to date with that rescue operation throughout the day here at r.t. . but other news now. a major effort is being made to kick start the stall the palestinian israeli peace talks at least diplomatic quartet comprised of the un russia the european union and the u.s. will meet in washington later today the ground to a halt last year when israel failed to renew a partial freeze on settlement construction in the west bank palestinians who consider that territory their own want recognition of their state within the established one hundred sixty seven borders ati's paullus live visited one of our ability which its former inhabitants say stands as a painful memory to injustice. nestled in the mountains of jerusalem are the remains of a once bustling arab community only the memories of tho

into the case and find those responsible he's made the heads of the commission the russian transport ministry. i want the prosecutor general's office to check for compliance with the political transport regulations by the owners of that vessel the state officials that certified it is suitable for cruising and generally everyone related to the organization of this cruise especially considering the fact there were so many children on board the ship the results of that investigation should be summed up not only in relation to this specific catastrophe but in relation to all vessels of his class and other classes as well the number of decrepit barges cruising along our waterways is enormous and the fact that we were lucky before yesterday doesn't mean anything like that couldn't have happened it did happen and with the most grave consequences. this is a very good video announced the keys that your life its wealth is going to be a national day of mourning in russia to remember the victims of this horrible tragedy and unfortunately according to the russian and her disease ministry the number of vic

played a role in the tragedy of the ship had not been updated for more than fifty years russia's transport ministry has confirmed it had undergone routine checks them in june and was deemed to be safe. engines and rescue navigation equipment had all been checked at that time the vessel was capable of travelling at speeds of up to twenty two kilometers per hour. the course will be keeping you up to date with that rescue operation for the day here on r.t. . well to other news now at least three people have been killed after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing on the water in eastern siberia there were thirty six people on board and ten of which got into trouble after reporting a fire on its engines twenty six survivors have been hospitalized with four of them having suffered severe injuries the plane made its landing on the of the river this still staying afloat several people are still missing there in the search operation is underway there. a major effort is being made to kick start the stalled palestinian israeli peace talks the middle east diplomatic quartet comprised of the u.n. russ

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. >>> vastly different versions of the death tollfrom the plane crash outside the congolese transport ministry says 127 people died and 51 survived when it went down in a rain storm yards from the airport. but the head of the airline company says 53 people died and 57 survived when the plane crashed. congo has one of the worst air safety records in the world. hira bora, that airline is on a european list of airlines banned due to security concerns and all carriers in congo are also banned. >>> leon pineta says the us is in reach of strategically defeating al-qaida. he made the remarks after visiting the country and says the us is focused on killing 10 to 20 key al-qaida leaders. he met with the afghan president and also us troops. he led the cia before being named defense secretary july 1. >>> uk tabloid news of the world is saying thank you and goodbye to its readers. you are looking at the final edition of the paper set to hit news stands tomorrow. this comes after allegations the tabloids journalists paid police for information and hacked into the voice males of murder victims, celebrities,

who's a minister of transport who wanted ministry minister transport. he was murdered i think the evidence is strong he was assassinated but i'm not saying it is what we need to know lord it has to have a name forest. president chris of course this was all around the time of the basin of iraq when tony blair was prime minister you know on record saying that he is a psychopath and a war criminal they'll never stand trial will he will one day i hope before i do and i hope before i die i will have two arms of his crimes they are massive and he's now masquerading as a man of peace and a man of faith not hear of sitting in the american drug trial in jerusalem as head of the quartet representing russia in part extraordinary it's a sham and i need to share our crimes of the greatest proportion do you think that britain's reputation for press freedom is not at all the printed media i don't use transport morningstar but they have a certain amount of resigns stuff not directions but that course of my with eventual return of the b.b.c. is absolutely dreadful i wou

who's a minister of transport who under ministry minister transport here decided he was murdered i think the evidence is strong he was a sense of it but i'm not saying it is what we need to know lord it has to have an inquest has a billion question of course this was all around the time of the invasion of iraq when tony blair was prime minister you're on record saying that he is a psychopath and a war criminal but he'll never stand trial will he will one day i hope before i die in our seventy one i hope before i die i will have to answer for his crimes they are massive and he is now masquerading as a man of peace and a man of faith you know sitting in little american trunk hotel in jerusalem as head of the quartet representing russia in part it's called. the sham and a new to share our crimes of the greatest proportion do you think that britain's reputation for press freedom does not at all the printed media i don't use to support morningstar they have a certain amount of the presiding stuff not directly but like a high wycombe mention the television news b.b.c. so you. would so much fro

last month the united kingdom's transport ministry banned fed eksz from bringing cargo due to securityamily feud between casey anthony and mother cindy is still going. a spokesman said casey denied her mother's request to visit last night. on tuesday, the 25-year-old was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee. casey anthony is due to be released from jail a week from tomorrow. >>> former first lady betty ford, the widow of late with jer regard ford, died last night. beyond her public battle with breast cancer, her lasting legacy may be the substance abuse treatment center that bears her name. president obama said she was someone who helped reduce the social stigma surrounding addiction. she certainly did. >>> betty ford was 93. >>> the changing of the sudan flag right now. you're looking at live pictures. we just heard from nima there. you heard the celebrations. a day that has finally come. again, a former refugee saying what makes me happy when people ask me where i'm from i do not have to say sudan. that says it all. live pictures for you. >>> 30 years of american spa

coincide with this well actually this vessel was checked and given the green light by the ministry of transport in moscow and as early as the fifteenth of june the attention here really focusing on those missing those who were left in the water over one hundred of those in the water in vogue and. we spoke to a local reporter who's crossed on the difficulties there be facing in finding dry land. the rescue mission is underway and will continue throughout the night. people may have been able to. far from where the. currents are making the situation increasingly difficult because people may have been swept several kilometers away. of the vessel to see if there are any people trapped inside divers entering the using a boat at the scene as the waves are high and the able to do is to communicate with the divers. the major question being asked here is how this vessel sank so quickly in under three minutes time now there are actually the eyewitness reports that we've heard already from survivors saying they don't feel that the captain of the crew members did enough to stop it sinking so quickly by pass

actually happened the ship was cleared to sail as a cruise ship a tourist cruise ship by the ministry of transport on the sixteenth of june this year it was a check ship built back in nineteen fifty five and they were sailing yesterday around two pm along the volga mixes them in rather rough conditions not quite sure just how rough those conditions are we're not quite sure exactly what went wrong the theories at the moment proposed by the emergency services are perhaps the ship was overloaded perhaps it was down to a crew error or perhaps there was some problem with the engines but at the moment it's going to require a lot more investigation to find out exactly what did happened there yesterday afternoon. i meant the search is focusing on the area of the ship on the banks but also on a number of small islands doctors around the center of the volga which is very wide at this point and it's thought that people may have managed to escape to those islands that are on a sheltering on them so the search is fixing all the area but people have so far been rescued they've been taken to local hospitals wher

high- speed rail both as an end to try to improve transportation efficiency, but also as a means to try to build up industrial champions. china's ministry of railways has to honour a lot of borrowing. almost 70% of its investment in high-speed rail is funded by loans and bonds, with estimated annual interest repayments of $15 billion. the debt burden could rise to over $600 billion by the end of the decade. china is building for tomorrow's needs at today's prices, plus it's out to earn well from overseas, like america. its rail debt level, however, is huge and risks being a burden on the country's financial system. nick mackie, "nightly business report," chongqing. >> susie: here's what we're watching for tomorrow. we'll get a check on the housing market with the standard & poor's case shiller home price index for may. also tomorrow, earnings from 3m, ford motor, hershey, jetblue and u.p.s. and, our "word on the street" is "gold." thestreet.com's alix steele will discuss what record-high gold prices tell us about the debt ceiling debate. nearly 4,000 federal workers are being furloughed after congress failed to agree on a deal extending

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ now a hearing on the transportation security at the ministrytives of the aviation mass transit pipeline, rail and trucking industries. this hearing of the house on land security subcommittee on transportation security is two hours. >> the committee on homeland security subcommittee transportation security will come to order. the committee is meeting today to hear a different industry perspectives on authorizing the transportation security administration for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. i would like to welcome everyone here to this hearing and thank all of our witnesses for their patients. i apologize for us been called for votes when the hearing was supposed to start, but it is what it is. we look forward to your testimony and greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into your opening statements preparing for the hearing and i know the q&a is going to be worthwhile. the committee plans to develop a tsa authorization bill which is intended to enhance the streamline tsa transportation security initiative. a few weeks ago administrator pistol

transport related news russia's car market may end this year with a staggering forty two percent growth the trade ministry expects call sales this year to reach two point seven million but the two thirds of the produced locally russia has a good chance of becoming europe's biggest car market by twenty fourteen dollars quietly in second place behind germany. and staying with the car industry russia has ended its cash for clunkers program with one of the most successful industries support measures with more than half a million cars sold under the scheme and while twenty one producers were involved the local giant after us was the main beneficiary eighty three percent of the clunkers were traded in to buy a larger one of the first half of this year after us but is to increase its sales by a third the second manufacturer to gain was growing all those cars are in big demand in russia in the south states. the russian backed north stream gas supply project has hit a blockage in a german court has suspended construction of a pipeline we should connect the energy road with the european gas network itself to people

ministry's explanation. >>> a chinese expert says the signal system for the country's high-speed railway network is unstable because it was built too quickly. the professor of beijing transport university made the remark in an interview with nhk on tuesday. he indicated the signal system could be affected by lightning and other weather conditions. >> translator: the country needs to review its railway policies and discuss the cause of the latest accident. >> zou has been critical of the construction of the high-speed railway and his comments widely reported by the chinese media. >>> markets here in tokyo are open, so ai uchida joins us with the latest. >> let's start thachks with a look at the currency markets. on the new york foreign exchange, the dollar dropped to the upper 77 yen range on tuesday on concerns over a lack of progress in u.s. debt talks. investors sought the safety of the yen with only one week left until the august 2nd deadline for raising the federal debt limit. at one point, the dollar dipped to 77.83 yen. that marks the lowest level in about four months since march 17th following the earthquake in northeastern japan. taking a look at tokyo markets, right