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former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko is arrested for contempt of court during a gas deal. a slum and this should be on is on stability of a group of hardline muslims trying to enforce tougher shari'a law in london opening a new front of multicultural tension in europe. just after six pm on friday here in the russian capital this is r.t. and a first to our breaking news this hour a ukrainian court has ordered the arrest of the high profile opposition politician former prime minister yulia timoshenko she's been on trial since june for allegedly exceeding her authority while signing gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine that was during her time in office as the country's prime minister. she has been arrested now for contempt of court accused of obstructing the questioning of witnesses prosecutors say her alleged crimes cost the country over one hundred fifty million dollars to train her was one of the leaders of the orange revolution that later plunged the country into political chaos when the alliance broke up and we're hearing that her supporters attacked the polic

and ukrainian capital alexy it's a massive trial to how did it come to this point. well we understand the latest decision by the judge who is supervising this case with leading this case that's good some of the countries ukraine's former prime minister placed under arrest before that she was simply forbid him to leave the country now the trial will continue with her being in the detention center behind bars now indeed the atmosphere in and outside the court building here in kiev has been completely electrifying over the past month or so these supporters of you to mexico several hundred of them have been gathering here voicing their protest against what they describe as a politicized case and indeed today the scenes were pretty much reminding of all too familiar scenes from ukraine's parliament several years back fighting accusations all this has been the picture of today from inside the courtroom from inside the court building indeed when the former prime minister was taking out of the court building and was put into the armored vehicle which was to transport her to

former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko was arrested. on. a group of. a new front of. international news. in. the russian capital so. soaring back their losses but remain unstable after the sharpest fall since two thousand and eight that decline raised fears of another wave of the global recession and the slowing u.s. economy and e.u. debt crisis well it is daniel bushell is following the markets from brussels. the euro virus is spreading to new countries france and belgium all next day yields have hit record highs against germany's the u.k.'s financial services authority has asked british banks to reveal how much debt they hold in belgium on fears that that country could be next italy and spain have entered crisis talks with the e.u. as they yield critical new highs so now you have investors pulling out of france italy and spain. eurozone economies and that is why the investors in the markets are panicking the moment the leaders of france spain and germany are holding an emergency teleconference to try and stop the open relative to coming out the top you have prime mi

former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko is arrested for contempt of court during the. trial it's sparking unrest outside. islam and assure you it is on. a group of hardline muslims are trying to enforce a tough shari'a law in london opening a new front of multicultural tension in your. a very warm welcome for you this is our life from moscow. clawing back their losses but i remain unstable after the sharpest full since two thousand and decline it raised fears of another wave of the global recession i mean the slowing u.s. economy and e.u. debt crisis daniel bushell is following the markets from brussels. spreading to new countries france and belgium on next day yields have hit record highs against germany's the u.k.'s for their services with already has asked british banks to reveal how much debt they hold in belgium on fears that that country could be next italy and spain have entered crisis talks with the e.u. as they yield critical new highs so now you have investors pulling out of france italy and spain the second and fourth largest eurozone economies and that is w

eve the ukrainian s.b.u. the successor of the k.g.b. also wanted to protect it because there was a part of the file that was closed to me taped together and i was sitting with a young officer for the two days leaf into this file and. as you know old russian script was very hard to read seriously helping me to read it and this part of the file was taped. take together and he eventually succumbed also to curiosity and taped it and we looked through it together and it was the part of the file that was . part of the rehabilitation of vesta geisha in one thousand fifty six when all of the when he was rehabilitated when he was proved to be innocent and all of those all of the investigators that had been involved in the case had themselves by nine hundred thirty nine been shot so the pudge consumed a ton and there's nobody left when they did because there were they didn't want people to know that. but why did they give you the tape just kept still because it's all it's all the time together. says that he is a journalist a true gentleman says w

the former ukrainian prime minister has been put behind bars in her trial on charges of abuse. they are accused of illegally securing a 2009 natural gas deal with russia. the ukrainian leader was led away by police hunting protests in scuffles with security forces. thailand's parliament has confirmed the first female prime minister. they won an absolute majority in elections last month, sister of the former prime minister that was exiled after a military coup in 2006. the main challenge will be to close the gap between the working class and the military and business establishment. >> in july, she let her party to victory taking 53% of the vote in the general election. parliament is concerned. her party has a majority, but she has formed a coalition with other parties taking 300 out of 500 parliamentary seats. a higher minimum wage and higher rice prices for farmers. her top priority is to bring her people together. >> i can help people, i will do it anyway i need. >> she is a wider array of her -- riding the wave of her brother's popularity. she insists she is her own woman and

has more now from the ukrainian capital . this isn't by a judge in a key of course ruled that units in ukraine's former prime minister is now placed under arrest now before that she was forbidden to leave the country now she is taken to a detention center and that's where she will spend her time until the trial comes to an end certainly the atmosphere inside and outside of the court building here in central kiev has been electrifying over the last several weeks or so ever since the trial started in june supporters have been flocking here several hundred of them are now here protesting the decision which they believe politicized in the case itself they believe to be orchestrated by the country's president. now the atmosphere inside the courtroom reminded of the chaotic times in ukraine's politics when there were sporadic fights in ukraine's parliament fighting accusations those scenes we've seen inside the courtroom for the past several weeks certainly was the culmination when the judge ruled that tomasz uncle was to be placed

the former ukrainian prime minister is back in court and her trial on corruption charges continues. she's accused of abuse of power and costing the state 100 million euros three deals that she signed with russia. moscow would like to maintain those deals. that was the message delivered as the dmitry medvedev met with the ukrainian president. >> a friendly exchange of handshakes for close political partners. serious talks are expected to follow. kiev would like to open negotiations on their gas contracts and russia has issues they would like to talk about. >> we have a lot of topics to discuss and as always, we want to be direct and friendly. >> russia is unsettled by the ongoing legal proceedings against the former prime minister. the russian foreign ministry said that she acted in accordance with the law when she concluded gas supply contracts with russia in 2009. moscow hopes she will receive a fair trial. >> russia is not defending her but the gas deal that she signed and is now serving as a pretext for these proceedings. >> instead of eliminating one of his rivals, the proceedin

and former ukrainian prime minister yulia tymoshenko is arrested for contents of course enjoying having dodgy gas field trial sparking unrest outside. international news in comment this is r.t. live in moscow just ten ten pm here in the russian capital good to have you with us this hour well the markets are clawing back their losses but remain unstable after the shot is false since two thousand and eight that decline raised fears of another wave of the global recession amid the slowing u.s. economy and the crisis that is daniel bushnell is following the markets for us from brussels. spreading to new countries france and belgium on next deals have hit record highs against germany's u.k.'s financial services authority has asked british banks to reveal how much debt they hold in belgium on fears that that country could be next italy and spain have entered crisis talks with the e.u. as they yield critical you guys so now you have investors pulling out of france italy and spain. and fourth largest eurozone economies and that is why the investors in the markets are panicking at the moment the

i mean states iran will never seek to develop nuclear weapons he speaks exclusively to the ukrainian president. tens of thousands of israelis that are out on the streets to demand social justice under low prices but something ten have been say the demonstrations address only a small part of the government's policies. through ms over insider trading i don't think ever i was two trillion dollars in need this standard and poor's rating agency facing a bench for washington inquiry even as world markets continue to show following the president of the us dead to break. there's the headlines sport is up next with you . if you're with us this is sports today plenty ahead over the next ten minutes and. game on the twentieth english premier league season kicks off with bolton wolves leading the way following sotheby's auction. goals go or eight strikes in the back of the net in the russian premier league game between do you know i'm off to a charity brawls need we've got all the day's highlights in just a moment. prince pittsburgh's one of lysol keys biggest stars to ensure his views with r t

never seek to develop nuclear weapons while giving to your head as altie speaks exclusively to the ukrainian president. tens of thousands of israelis out on the streets to demand social justice and low prices but some intel of that say the demonstrations address on the as a small part of the government's policy. also the ukrainian green on the maid forty eight still echoes through the us as people living in a radioactive mining areas say they have been abandoned by their government. news from russia and around the while this is all she was me thanks for joining us mutate says no bones iran's present.

and neo nazis a strike of ukrainian football backers unleashing brutal violence in stadiums leading to fears that hooligans could ruin the european championships to be held next year. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow i'm already seeing shea deposed president hosni mubarak and his former interior minister will face the judgment of an egyptian court side by side a judge has ordered their trials to be merged into one monday's hearing was short as the lawyer for mubarak and his sons asked for time to review the latest evidence they will return on september the fifth wheeled into court on his sick bed is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february's uprising there have been clashes meantime between pro and anti mubarak supporters outside here and those who still support the former president saying the trial is a way to humiliate him but it's also he's also on a boy here found out even those on to rich square during the uprising say the current military rulers are committing the same crimes. so young to vote yet old enough to die for his

to strike a ukrainian football matches unleashing brutal violence in stadiums leading to fears hooligans could ruin the european championships to be held next. to the president all by russia's republic of chechnya about the fight against terror and the role of sharia law in society. now you can read it thank you very much for having us here. thank you for coming. what happened here illegal armed groups being destroyed the number of attacks and police is not decreasing their level it seems like terrorist groups are rapidly increasing their numbers by your estimation how many terrorists are active. with the kurds if. i can't tell you about the entire caucasus because as far as chechens are concerned there are about sixty to seventy active students in the sinister terms more about the tactics used by these bandits are those who attack you or company based in chechnya or do they travel from one republic to another throughout the whole north caucasus. and miller. has proclaimed the caucasus a single emirate so they are popping up all over the region when we defeat here they appear in english

could ukrainian football match. stadiums. could ruin the european championships to be held next year. plus same business after all its all week. recession is on the cards says the market's. third straight session in the cards more on that end business in twenty minutes.

and neo nazis strike at ukrainian football matches unleashing brutal violence in stadiums leading to fears hooligans could ruin the european championships to be held there next year. plus in business any price informal like could end the gas this period between russia and belarus small business in twenty minutes. international news and current live from moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day deposed president hosni mubarak and his former interior minister will face the judgment of an egyptian court side by side and charges all of their trials to be merged into one monday's hearing was shorter as the lawyer for the grac and his sons asked the time to review evidence and return on september the fifth wheeled into court on his sick bed is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february uprising have been clashes between pro and anti supporters outside the hearing those who still support the former president say the trial is a wake shoot humiliation parties it's on a book i found the. when talking square during your prize you say because. of committin

and neo nazis striking ukrainian football matches on the brutal violence in stadiums leading to fears hooligans could ruin the european championships to be held next year. with another summer when fifteen minutes from now i mean time we talked to the president to russia's republic of chechnya about the fight against terror and the role of sharia law in society a special interview on r.t. . well he said that leaders thank you very much for having us here in should proceed with school thank you for coming chapman here illegal armed groups being my story a number of attacks and policing is not decreasing that that will it seems like terrorist groups are rapidly increasing their numbers by your estimation how many terrorists are active in the north caucasus at the moment. the kurds are. in the middle schoolers accounts. tell you about the entire caucasus because as far as chechens are concerned there are about sixty to seventy activists to this in the sinister who turns more about the tactics used by these bandits and those who attack your republic based in chechnya today travel from one

fish year ukrainian football is no stranger to off pitch violence and nazi slogans the same football fans who cost with the police are often seen in the marches at times carrying symbols for bitten by football organizations in europe some experts blame the trend on the ideology of the previous administration. ultra nationalism has been radicalized in ukraine because for five years it's been strongly supported by the ruling elites no ultra rights movements are infiltrating football supporters and nobody does anything either the authorities know the football clubs the do normal key of clubs as it carries no direct responsibility for the incident with andre. like to ukraine. death to enemies these laws in ukraine but everything to avoid incidents like this one those people are provocateurs and. it's an excuse that would not stand up next year when ukraine and poland co-host the european football championship with the eyes of europe focused on key of bettors commemorating the likes of which if still a feature in twenty twelve could seriously harm the country's reputation for instance pol

but if you had to ask dot com you can hear the ukrainian president says that of the arab world and theconclusions to draw from it. it was the do nuclear weapons don't use rarely used again be true in lebanon of gaza nuclear weapons or weapons of the previous century. but the judge also exclusively tells r.t. about iran's reputation over its tomic patients and made his views in libya others will be full interviews online right now at all to talk. about sick understanding for his as a state that turns to tragedy in the u.s. when a stage collapses and high winds killing five and injuring dozens passing reports online. the cancer caught small world news this hour when colonel gadhafi is urging libyans to fight to retain towels held by rebels in an orgy a message all caught on state television it's his first public address since the rebels forced their offensive around tripoli they're now backing for seeking talents to the capital if the rebels take control of zawiya and. have surrounded me by land with natan ships blocking the season by sea. six people including three children have been st

neo nazis striking ukrainian football matches unleashing a brutal bottoms stadiums is leading to fears that could ruin the european championships to be held next year. all right in half an hour's time my colleague bill daughters here but for now it's crosstalk. debating whether.

ukrainian. unleashing brutal violence in stadiums leading to fears hooligans could ruin the european. we talked to the president russia's republic of chechnya about the fight against terror and the role of sharia law in society.

neo nazis strike a ukrainian football matches unleashing violence in stadiums leading to fears that this could ruin the european championships to be held next year. paul say when business russian forces and the trading session end up like as a global financial markets head for a third straight session of games we'll have more and that's when business in twenty minutes. now just after seven pm on a monday here in moscow and this is it's here with me rory singh shy president hosni mubarak and his former interior minister will face the judgment of an egyptian court side by side by judges all of the trials to be merged into one monday's hearing was short the lawyer for mubarak and his sons asked for time to review the latest evidence. on september the fifth when barack wheeled into court on his sick bed is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february's uprising meantime there have been new clashes between pro and anti mubarak supporters outside here and those who still support the former president are saying the. the trial is a way to humiliate him but it's not

neo nazis strike at ukrainian football matches on brutal violence in stadiums even to. could ruin the european championships to be held there next year. i'll be back with more of their stories more developments in less than thirty minutes from now in the meantime it's our special report on an epidemic of domestic violence in the u.s. which digs into the psyche of big.

neo nazis strike at ukrainian a football match or the sun leashing brutal violence and stadiums leading fears the hooligans could ruin the european championships to be held next year. plus in business after a volatile week and every session ends on the card says the markets bounced back with a third straight session games in the cards more not n business in twenty minutes. five pm on a monday here in moscow with the recent showing a judge in egypt has ordered the post president hosni mubarak and his ex interior minister to return to court together on the fifth of september monday was the second hearing for hosni mubarak and his sons but it didn't last long as his lawyer asked for more time to review evidence barack will to the court on his sick bed is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february's uprising there have been clashes meantime between pro and anti mubarak supporters outside the hearing those who still support the former president saying the trial is a way to humiliate him but it's artie's oksana boyko found out even though he's on tour of square