very, very important thing for vladimir putin. and the rapid economic development continued to accelerate and so sort of the watershed moment became february 2007 where mr. putin gave his famous speech in munich and see, look, the balance of power in the world is changing. the unipole world is gone. it's a multipolar world and et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. now, the other aspect that was sort of driving this ship, we argue had to do a lot with u.s. policy and with the bush administration policies whether it would be missile defense depreliminaries, democracy promotion, native expansion was portrayed as efforts to weaken russia. to attack their -- directly attack they're interests. this period reached its peak in 2008 that was the nadir of u.s. relations and we see one last ship where back in the direction of the great power, more of a more centrist position which is where things appear to be today. one was the outcome of the georgia war that suddenly the russia/u.s. relationship was in its worst condition in 20 years and perhaps

with the help of lucrative as well as the new well not so new presidential candidate from russia vladimir putin is in the race again oh and did you see the guy in d.c. get pulled out of his wheelchair and slammed on his face on the sidewalk when it happened no one even tried to stop the attackers and guess who they were at him a free man of cop block dot org joins us to tell us what you can do about it you're watching versus the man. in the. well it's monday and the rapture has come and gone for those of you all of you who didn't die in a massive earthquake this past weekend and regulations and welcome back people aren't vanishing yet but you're right still are harold camping founder of family radio worldwide who predicted said rapper told the san francisco chronicle that he'd be going back to work today if he's going back to this predicting the end of the world business remember this is the second production of the record i could point him to a few more foreboding documents that he checked out on capitol hill and even in a rapture three weeks such as this one and of the world movements are. on

and finally prime minister vladimir putin's visit yesterday to a struggling russian automaker could have gone smoother. with the media looking on putin was repeatedly trying to start the latest model, russia's notorious unreliable car from soviet days. finally he got it going blaming himself and the not the car. >>> the rookies rock the yankees and the latest adventure of chad ocho cinco. lebron and the heat earn their pay knocking the celtics out of the playoffs. >>> in weather not much as changed. we're pretty nice on the east coast and okay on the west coast, all the stormy weather right in the middle. your forecast is coming up. you're watching early today. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports they are basketball's best team money can buy, and last night miami heat fans got their money's worth. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. it's the end of an era for the lakers and spurs and now the aging celtics have joined them in uncertainty. boston is up 6 with less than five minutes left, and mi

vladimir putin is behind it, they shout.many in russia think the same >> i have always said that as long as putin is in power, my son will never be released. >> in russia, there is already talk of new charges against them. the prime minister vladimir putin wants to keep him as far away from the political game as possible. >> once again, the russian justice system lived up to its bad reputation. after more than a dubious trout, he has to go to jail for another five years. he is now expected to call for a year p.m. call of human rights, hoping that the judges there will acknowledge -- for a year. he will now call on the european union human rights, hoping that the judges there will it knowledge his plight. >> the number of expected cases is rising in germany. >> every day, this hospital in hamburg receives more suspected cases of the deadly strain of e. coli for testing and possible treatment. >> some people have mild cases of diarrhea. others have acute stomach pains and bloody diarrhea. the symptoms and severity can very. >>

something which in the past only vladimir putin has done. what appears to be going on is a kind of undeclared election campaign with both of the main candidates staking their claim but without actually saying what is going on. some analysts think it is possible that medvedev and putin will run and that the world's biggest country is about to have its first presidential election with two candidates of equal stature. most still think that this is a phoney election as the internal argument rages about which of the two should be the candidate. >> of european finance ministers have voted to prevent further austerity measures. the cantor received a massive bailout but now many including the financial markets need -- think that greece would need more help. >> another day, another country is crisis. first priest, now ireland, then portugal, greece. the eurozone ministers are considering a second bailout and as usual germany was at the center of the decision. there is a reason why these bailouts are so difficult in germany. people don't think they ar

it's no secret that russia's prime minister vladimir putin carries judas' torch here putin competed backin the seventy's in the soviet union and now he's considered its head is now out of the sport at home despite a busy prime ministerial schedule put in still finds time to trade and preside over a judo club called bar and if in st petersburg and of course he's expected to appear at the moscow grand slam was a wonderful you can see putin's technique right away any professional would knew instantly that he's done some serious training it's in his posture oh movements and destabilization techniques it does help us that he's the prime minister and we sometimes even brag about it but it was his personal request to ensure that our athletes win a limpid gold and that we provide all the conditions which he found. moscow's grand slam will be the first step for many competitors on the way to reach and the olympic summits in london is taking place across the weekend in the russian capital parts he will be there to let you know how turns out remark offer of artsy moscow. that's all of course nice t

not a game or a thing we do to satisfy our own ambition. >> he took over for as president from vladimir putin in 2008, and the prime minister remains a powerful figure. it is still unclear which of the two men will run next year or even how the candidate will be decided. speculation about a split between the two was fuelled by the public dispute over libya. >> we spent a day traveling with president medvedev in his motorcade. regional visits have recently taken on an air of a man campaigning for the top job. this is a key moment for russia. presidential terms are now six years, up to two consecutive terms are allowed, and there is a choice. medvedev is more of a democrat, and putin is more of that traditional role of the typical russian. the real choice will be made behind the closed doors. opinion polls suggest that if only one of them runs, he will win. >> bionic limbs -- it sounds like something out of cheap science fiction, but thanks to medical advances, it is now a reality, at least for a select few. an austrian patient recently chose to have his dysfunctional hand cut off and replaced

but first prime minister vladimir putin has defended thief is a trouble stricken president saying anycorruption charges against sept blatter upturn nonsense blatter has blatter has been summoned to appear before faith is ethics committee on sunday along with three for member mohamed bin hammam and if you are using keys to both bring money in return for votes in next week's presidential elections but he claims glass he knew about those alleged payments but no action or fever has asked glasses admit a statement by saturday a pair of the only candidates and wednesday's election which are now in jeopardy by calling t.v. wake the president michel platini it's a moment no because there we have a true because he is as you see in the disciplinary there we go to zurich what they would all but. i don't know for the moment i mean as a symbol of the city of us and you i don't know what i would look. at me more munched united take on barcelona at wembley in the champions league final tonight the united boss or alex ferguson believing it could be a classic his side held a final training session on

the manufacturers say represents great value without compromising on what it's a prime minister vladimir putin has visited here to proceed with the test when you recall there were a few cops along the way though to putin's five goes to successfully start the car off the walls explain that this was because of the movement ignition system which is different to older mortals i'm not an a technical failings goodson's personal backing is the us and not an attempt to restore faith in domestic also making together with multi-billion state cash injections the successful castro clunkers program and subsidized lending it has helped the sec so skyrocket these here european business association predicts the industry will get back to pre-crisis levels by next year and that in three years russia will be europe's largest call markets. meanwhile russian console sold sixty four percent increase in the first quarter of the year the overall number of vehicles sold his top seven hundred fifty four thousand around a third of that number was made up of us now take a look at the markets u.s. stocks are continuing th

the manufacturers say represents great value without compromising on what it's a prime minister vladimir putin has visited here it's a process of the test the new vehicle there were a few cops along the way though it took goosen five goes to suppress a list because after all is explained that this was because of the movement ignition system which is different to older models are not any technical failings personal backing is not an attempt to restore faith in domestic also making together with multi-billion state katherine jackson's successful quest for clunkers program and subsidized lending it has helped the sector skyrocket this year european business association predicts the industry will get back to pre-crisis levels by next year and that in three years russia will be europe's largest markets . and saying with us no russian consul saw a sixty four percent increase in the first quarter of the year the overall number of vehicles sold has topped seven hundred fifty four thousand around of that of that number was made right after violence now take a look at the markets u.s. stocks are continu

russia what about the tone of the news conference and compared to the ones held previously by vladimir putin when he was president well there were some similarities and some of the differences the similarities was the nature of many questions there were a lot of questions from regional media focused regional issues this is exactly a lie of a previous events held by prime minister putin at the same time his questions where probably a little bit shorter they told him was it is a little bit different this is a lease to the princes i would say. what you expect to get was the detail and some of the responses. he says me well you expect to get in more detail in some of the responses maybe. some of the response was very detailed in. some of the responses. a very broad without many details especially when the questions. still run for reelection. ok good civil and political scientists have a confrontation in moscow thanks for your thoughts here on r t the time is now coming up to twenty seven and a half minutes past three o'clock with south node my name's kevin owen i'll be back with a headline updat

russia's prime minister vladimir putin praising the fact that russia is going to hold the two thousand and sixteen world hockey championship still some time to go and a lot of preparation is needed but for more on this i'm now joined by the president of the kontinental hockey league alexander we did it for you on the thank you very much for joining us i. will indeed have more when we were in the you said that we still have a lot to do russia still has a lot to do to prepare for this but there's already a b. sc in your calls more about yes his restaurant shoes are ready because boss was going to be here has a. cost class i sorry this was a mascot because the. world championship is not just a city in itself. it's hard to get around it's a fan zone and i believe we should take a lot of lessons from serbia champion schuster brilliant first class advance for moscow and serbia was way over our guest. in sum peter broke in moscow. respectively in two thousand and ten two thousand and seven but i didn't even get all the lessons and vocally he got us here that all the fans will enjoy and i unde

and finally prime minister vladimir putin has asked russia to bring home goals and his favorite sportof judo at the maximum picks and qualifying for the games continues this weekend with a moscow grand slam by sixty four countries taking pass on course referee ports. moscow's grand slam is one of the most prestigious events on the international judo calendar this year it's all families from europe asia north and south america will battle because as qualification spots at next summer's games in the u.k. and the one hundred fifty thousand us dollar prize fund should be an added incentive. the athletes and the greens i think that in one of the really full tournament's of this kind in the world and from brazil japan and in russia each year there are more countries and athletes participating this time as many as sixty four nations have already signed up for the grand slam so it is by itself a record it's no secret that russia's prime minister vladimir putin carries judas torch here to ten competed back in the seventy's in the soviet union and now he's considered its head is now out of the

about the election and about the intrigue surrounding whether he would run whether prime minister vladimir putin would run and this is what he had to say about his relationship with the prime minister pointing out that they do think a white on many issues but they also have their differences. i should mushing is my name and my relationship with my colleague and political part of the timea putin is no it's just something that people call a time that actually we've been working together for over twenty years and we know each other well we think alike and the views on key issues in our country's development a very close to this doesn't mean we always think the same way we have different views on modernization and i think this process could be much fun stuff all eyes now internationally on of course what's happening in libya r t in fact asked whether. not that russia would be in favor of any kind of resolution to interfere in syria of course there we're seeing an uprising in much of my lands lately president is made of mention that russia would be against any kind of intervention in syria because of

asked about the presidential election next march, he said he'll decide with prime minister vladimir putin which of them will run for the post. >> translator: i will discuss with prime minister putin to decide in a responsible manner for the nation and the people. >> medvedev has expressed his desire for re-election on a platform of economic and social reforms. but putin recently announced that he was forming a new political grouping. observers see it as a vehicle for him to serve as president again. >>> news teams have been broadcasting images from the quake and tsunami-ravaged northeastern japan but one filmmaker has focused her camera on survivors with an extra burden. impaired hearing. >> reporter: 11 days after the quake, this woman took her camera to the heart of the disaster area. she's a director with a broadcasting station for the hearing impaired in nagoya. >> reporter: according to current records, nine people with hearing disabilities were killed in the disaster. she interviewed several survivors who are hard-of-hearing. she said she wanted to show the added difficulties that h

. >> the real reason my thought is in prison is that he is perceived by vladimir putin to be the main political opponent in russia. that is not true. my father does not want to become prime minister. these are fantasies. >> his lawyers are taking the case to the european court of human rights. the case will be heard next week. >> to some basketball now. the dallas mavericks have reached the nba finals, only the second time in their history. they beat the oklahoma city thunder to plan their decisive or a victory in the western conference finals. stay tuned for in depth, which is coming up after a short break. >> welcome back. an important part of serbian history has been closed. and then has been arrested for war crimes. early on thursday morning, his luck ran out. he was arrested before dawn at a relative's home in a tiny serbian the village. he is awaiting extradition to the hague. he is charged with orchestrating the massacre of 8000 men and boys in 1995. >> to some, he was a war hero. to others, he is a mass murderer and a war criminal. the top general of the bosnian army was on th

. >> he took over as president from vladimir putin and 2008 and the prime minister remains a powerful figure. it is still unclear which of the two men will run next year, or even how the candidate will be decided. we spent a day traveling with president medvedev in his motorcade. but this is the key moment for russia. there is a choice and he is more of a democrat and a modernizer. if the to run against each other, they're real choice will be made behind closed doors. >> bionic lens, it sounds like something out of cheap science fiction. thanks to medical advances, it is now a reality for a select few. an austrian patient chose to have this dysfunctional hand cut off and replaced with a bionic alternatives. the procedure was carried out by a vienna-based surgeon tried the doctor insists that it is the best hope. >> final test before a live changing operation. he lost the use of his right arm in a motorbike accident a decade ago. surgery brought back some movement, but his hand still has not functioned. he is deeply frustrated that he cannot use his hand for the simplest. tass he feels

russian prime minister vladimir putin made the decision during a meeting with his deputy. he said the price of wheat tumbled by almost 5%. wheat prices soared after the ban was announced last year, pushing up food prices worldwide. last week we surged to 250 euros a ton, amid-fears of drought in europe and the u.s. the bad weather means traders are maintaining a caution outlook, despite the lifting of the russian ban. white prices are likely to remain high. the e. coli outbreak in europe which killed 14 so far is hitting the business of german farmers hard. consumers boycotting sellers of tomatoes, couple cumber. the sellers are believed to have come from spain and many fruit and convenient tabble producers are there having to throw away their stock. >> these combumebers are ripe and just harvested and ready to be packed into transport into boxes to german supermarkets but are being thrown away. not because they're substandard but because demand has tumbled. the e. coli outbreak warned the public against eating tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce. as a result consumers are no

around four point two percent that's twenty basis points higher than last year prime minister vladimir putin says the economy will recover to its pre-conscious levels by the beginning of the next year . plus the confidence of my early twenty twelve the russian economy will compensate the setback caused by the crisis we earlier stated that we will reach these levels by mid twenty twelve but now we have good reason to think that by the end of this year or in the beginning of next year the national economy will fully recover. russia is facing persistent capital outflow despite strong oil prices eight billion dollars have left the country's economy in april compared with six billion in march presidential aide arkady dvorkovich is skeptical about the future saying cash inflows and likely to exceed outflows this year. well flow from russia this year either way to the political uncertainty in the election year but i believe the key isn't of a different one it was worth investing climate we still have from russia. the key action so for our forces fighting corruption we were for. improved management

country to post the two thousand and sixteen ice hockey world championship russia's prime minister vladimir putin is going to watch because he's final presentation of the bid russia's bidding along with denmark and ukraine and is hoping to host this championship in two thousand and sixteen in moscow and st petersburg nothing is certain money comes to sports but it is friday the thirteenth hopefully this will bring some log to a rush of the team and russia the country. time now for some traveling but don't bother packing your bags just when are closer team as they take a look at the vast and varied regions of russia. it's time to explore russia's wall grad a region located in the southeast part of a country famed after the mighty waldo river the largest in europe running through the entire area its thousand year history of the region as witnessed most of the supposed soaring wealth and devastating war artie's town garden takes a lot here or a way of life in the area and discovered why it's close to the hearts of so many russians that. it's time for these kids to give something back to their own or

we are at russia's main car factory off the boss waiting for prime minister vladimir putin who will be the first one to try russia's new car that prime time off the boss promises it's will be a cure all for cheap secondhand imports it will cost about seven thousand dollars and will be a good compromise between price and quality and prime ministers personal drive fast will be yet another attempt to revive faith into the massive car industry hit it up last year driving through siberia in law that in fact after the failed grew by high but analysts say that was mainly due to massive support to the sector. over the last two years russia spent about six billion dollars to prop up the industry and passed from congress program and subsidized landing have also proven that success and finally base year the russian comet is expected to own get back to pre-crisis levels with half million cost sales. the global cisco is spreading its wings in russia from the components roll off and unit built russian production line the head of the firm's russian unit outlines its investment blueprint for the count

country to host the two thousand and sixteen ice hockey world championship russia's prime minister vladimir putin is going to watch become trees final presentation of the big russian is getting along with denmark and ukraine and he's hoping to host this championship in two thousand and sixteen in moscow and st petersburg and nothing is certain when it comes to sports but it is friday the thirteenth hopefully this will bring some luck both to russia the team and russia the country and the stuyvesant traveling but you don't have to pack your bags just join our close up team. again in the past and then grecians russia. today we take you to russia graduation the cake in a southeastern part of the country it's named after the mighty volga river europe runs through the whole region its history as witnessed by some wealth. parties tom barton takes a look. back at the area and discovered why it's close to the hearts of so many russians. and it's time for these kids to give something back to their own or their wool. and that's where we do a little bit at a time stars are going after a while look you can e

for the next winter olympics and two thousand and eighteen football world cup prime minister vladimir putin pledged a first class tournament and also shared his own experience of getting on skates russia deserves to be championship not just to commemorate oh we're glorious. and not just because we have not been good at it he's all man indicates. because of our great. great a.b.m. and for more the ideas of sportsmanship absolutely use them where. in fact to be we need a new start and when we buy this beautiful kid and i took time to learn to skate. i must admit it was not easy nor even for a person who had been practicing sports for decades and even harder i am learning to play ice hockey but now i have first hand experience of playing truly great. the russian prime minister still has plenty of time to polish as hockey skills if he wants to sparkle ahead of the world tournaments but the clock is already taking for the next a sporting extravaganza in the country the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics in sochi russia has started in official countdown with less than a thousand days to go

vet of stress the developing country should get a fair chance the idea was echoed by promise to vladimir putin to he spoke highly of the french finance minister christine lagarde who's kind of a see is backed by all members who put it also gave his support of aid of classic sterns national bank grigori chunkier in this close of interview with our team our changes said it's only a matter of time before europe's monopoly of the job comes to an end he. says very nice a message that the developed countries in the european countries would like to maintain the status which is not necessarily for. changes and you. have already started but probably they do not go far enough. will use a brief now and two when twelve children have been killed in afghanistan also helmand province by nato troops the target was supposed to be insurgents but instead civilian homes were fired on nato says it was in retaliation for an attack on a u.s. marine base in the region on saturday afghan president hamid karzai has criticised coalition forces for not doing enough to prevent civilian deaths. over the. two hundred suspec

about the election about the intrigue surrounding whether he would run whether prime minister vladimir putin would run and this is what he had to say about his relationship with the prime minister pointing out that they do think alike on many issues but they also have their differences. russia machine is lame my relationship with my colleague and political partner of the timea putin is north's just something that people call a tandem and actually we have been working together for over twenty years and we know each other while we think alike and the views on key issues in our country's development are very close but this doesn't mean we always think the same way we have different views on motorways ation i think this process could be much faster just. so for anyone expecting to hear on whether or not president mitterrand of would run for a second term today of course was not the day good news though for anyone who was waiting for it he did mention that the decision an announcement would come sometime soon this was not about internal politics so was it one of the present after so. current inte

far we've had no official confirmation from either the prime minister of russia vladimir putin or any ministers. would be provided any time soon we are waiting for any confirmation on that for sure but we're understanding that russia would be able to provide. this loan with this with a three or six billion dollar loan only of managed to reform its economy and launch of the privatization which russia could take part in as well so we are waiting for a news to happen because clearly belarus is in a very difficult situation right now and certainly many ways out certainly the sides are looking for a possible way out of this financial stalemate here well thank you. they're reporting from minsk and that's all the latest business for now we'll have more for you just under an hour's time stay with us now.

bids for the next winter olympics and the two thousand and eighteen world cup prime minister vladimir putin pledged a first class to him and also shared his own experience of getting on the skates russia deserves the horse to the championship and not just. go away glory was it two months and not just because we have not been that he's on or indicates but because of our great. great liam and the ideals of sportsmanship athlete these them where fully in fact to be neat in youth when you buy this kid. and i took time to learn to ski. i must admit it was not easy and not even for a person who had been practicing sports with the kids and even how did i am learning to play ice hockey but now i have first hand experience of play is truly great game. all right now we'll do a recount all the week's main headlines and of course that has headlines in just a couple of minutes here on our team so i want to stay with us. all. if. he has. to be easy. to.

that developing countries should get a fair chance but the idea was echoed by prime minister vladimir putin is very highly of the french finance minister. under the sea is found by all the e.u. members but north gave his support to the head of talent firms national bank recorded not tanka well in an exclusive interview with our team are trying to settle the galaxy is a favorite it's a really a matter of time before your it's been not really on the job and it's. very much a message that the developed countries and the european countries would like to maintain the staples which is not necessarily for i think the changes that have. already started but probably they do not go far enough. well we'll bring you all of the interview with the head of counter-examples national bank around a candidate for the i.m.f. presidency on monday here on r.t. ok quick check now it's all the international stories we're covering this hour a nato air strike in afghanistan's volatile helmand province has left at least fourteen people dead the target was insurgents but instead two civilian homes were struck it follo

i think the big inconsistency i think prime minister vladimir putin put it quite well when he went frankly what a no fly zone got to do with bombing palaces this is a complete disaster we don't know we don't have the confirmations get that it is the three granddaughters of khadafi and his youngest son killed in an age of attack moreno ocampo is going to be from the international criminal court is visiting new york to the u.n. security council on tuesday around the same time as as clinton comes for the room contact group meeting i wonder moreno ocampo will raise any objections to nato bombardment of civilians basically. this week we saw the u.n. failed to agree statement condemning the syrian regime why do you think this time around russia and china decided to block it unlike with libya because i think most countries in the world the international community i became unity outside of washington power believes that the real criminal country in this region is of course israel the idea of israel continually killing thousands over the years in violation of so many resolutions and the idea that o

year the big ceremony and the presentation was held here in the just russia's prime minister vladimir putin personally came church watch it and here's what he had to say i'm. sure deserves a host of these championships not just the glorious humans and not just because we have not been that useful in a indicates. because of our great desire to feature great and from all the ideals of sportsmanship and salute these them where fully. in fact to be meet in youth when to revive this beautiful kids and. i do to learn to ski. and time us to meet it was not easy not even for a person who had been practicing sports with the kids and i had even hard time learning to play ice with you but now i have first hand experience of playing these truly great. still some time to go and a lot of preparation is needed but for more on this i'm now joined by the president of the continental hockey league alexander we didn't call you on the thank you very much for joining us. when the second moment we were in the you said that we still have a lot to do russia still has a lot to do to prepare for this but there's alr

quarter in both cities and probably for the entire country as well and earlier prime minister vladimir putin personally came here too but i just love it you intended this ceremony and watched the big rush was the final presentation of the bid before the winner was announced or less listen to what he had to say on this. potential deserves to force through these championships not just to fill in memory though a glorious future humans and not just because we have not been his former indicates. but because of our great desire to feature greatly with him and for me for the ideas of the. chief sleepy's them we are fully. in fate we need a new start and we're into this beautiful kids and. i to climb to to learn to ski. did meet it was not easy not even for a person who had been practicing sports for the keats. and even harder time learning to play ice with. no firsthand experience of the peace truly great the. prime minister was saying about talking about the significance of banta russia is now officially going to host the two thousand and sixteen international hockey championship and of course it'

the prime minister vladimir putin says russia is ready to host the ice hockey world championships in five years time mr putin was on hand as the baccy to support russia's bid at the international ice what he federation ballots however the country land is full of a few even for the vote after two other contestants denmark and ukraine all that it was later officially confirmed that moscow and st petersburg will stage the showpiece event russia also hosted the top tournament in two thousand and two thousand and seven and is fast becoming a true sporting stronghold the country will also see the football world cup sochi winter olympics university games on the country's first ever fully the one great all within seven years. i mean while russia pulled off another memorable ice hockey victory in slovakia on thursday night the red machine came from a goal down to beat arch rivals canada two one to win their world championship quarterfinal and that victory sets up a semifinal with finland later this evening these were the same as outside the stadium in bratislava russian fans ecstatic at their

so far we've had no official confirmation from either the prime minister of russia vladimir putin or any ministers. would be provided anytime soon but we're understand that russia would be able to provide. this loan only of managed to reform its economy and launch of the privatization which russia could take part in as well. russia's state run rosneft may seek compensation for the failed shares what was the deputy prime minister igor section one of the main architects of the deal says the company's lawyers are studying the viability of a clane section does not specify whether it's b.p. or its russian partners. that might be the target both rosneft and they are of previously threatened to seek compensation from b.p. i'm greg gutfeld managing partner of god he thinks a potential lawsuit has solid grounds. ross near full should be close it sounds like he didn't disclose to a caller. that included you should have told. before to answer many deals in russia to explore for us as a natural resources i do believe that lawyers knew about that clause under lor's in for b.p. but unfortunately s

made an apparent attempt on the libyan leader's life earlier this week russia's prime minister vladimir putin urged the coalition to stop breaching the u.n. resolution by hunting qaddafi and get back to its initial goals. of the coalition say destroying get their feet was not they goal then going on it says some officials have claimed that eliminating him was in fact they goal who gave them the right to have a fair trial returning to the new flurries or new buildings or destroying the country's untie infrastructure when the so-called civilized world uses all its military power against a small country destroying what's been created by generations i don't know if that's good. popular unrest in arab countries is nothing but a well thought out plot according to the president of yemen who's no stranger to protests he spoke exclusively to our t.v. is a preview of what's to come in the next hour. some countries in the region and some within countries can leave at least tendencies carissima suki the middle east if you see a controlled chaos scenario is appropriate for it is enough to have a look at w

and next vladimir putin's office says the allegations of the former chief of the international monetary fund against russia's prime minister ridiculous don't expose car has reportedly accused putin of being part of a plot to have him fired from his post the british daily mail newspapers claim that before his arrest on sexual abuse charges strauss can voice concerns that he could fall victim to a conspiracy in an interview with a french t.v. channel a colleague of strauss kahn said the ex chief told him that russia and france were trying to stop anybody from the presidency it's alleged mistress card was worried that if he wasn't allowed to clean exit from the i.m.f. he wouldn't be able to announce his candidacy so as cars currently in new york awaiting trial putin's president says that the accusations are entirely baseless. they're going to stick with your premise for the last three years and i've never heard such a weird state. such a crazy arrogance that it simply does not have. any sam's town. in it and see any sense of a man i know that a. company and next to him. franz. was the firs

the first prime minister vladimir putin says russia is ready to host the ice hockey world championships in five years time mr putin was on hand once a back if you support russia's bid at the international ice with the federation however a country rounded the sporting even before the vote after the two other contestants said marking crane all that moscow and st petersburg will stage the showpiece event russia also hosted the top tournament in two thousand and two thousand and seven and it's fast becoming a true sporting stronghold with the football world cup such the winter olympics university games and the country's first ever only one grand prix all happening within seven years. meanwhile a day after pulling off a memorable quarterfinal victory over limply champions canada russia are now taking on finland in the last four of the current world championships in slovakia after iliac our troops late whenever the red machine in bratislava catches lot of smell and now just one victory from the final score is currently nil nil the winner will take on sweden to decide to lift the trophy after

year he did it sir and the presentation was held here in but i just love russia's prime minister vladimir putin personally came curates watch it in here's what he had to say on. russia deserves to force through these championships not just. a glorious it humans and not just because we have not been his former indicates but because of our great. tools the great leave him from all the ideals of sportsmanship and salute to use them where fully. infect the we meet in youth when. the speed of the forty and. i do for him to to learn to ski. i must admit it was not easy nor even for a person who had been practicing sports with the kids and i had even harder time learning to play ice with you. know i have first hand experience of link with these truly great. still some time to go and a lot of preparation is needed for more on this i'm now joined by the president of the continental flock here we examine we did for you going to think you very much for driving. when the best. the moment we were in the you said that we still have a lot to do russia still has a lot to do to prepare for this but there's alre