they were a gift from vladimir putin. it is just one reason why parents and teachers here want putin to return to presidential office. >> since he has been in charge in russia, we get paid on time. businesses are full, which you could not count on before. russians do not live any worse than europeans. and we are still developing. >> putin promised this school computers when he visited two years ago. in a local meeting that was broadcast on television, putin unleashed a general modernization of the village. this retired couple treat the bench where putin sat in their garden like a treasure. they still gush over how modest the most powerful man in russia was and how easy to talk to. >> vladimir putin would be a president for all russians again. two years ago, he major that pensions were substantially raise for pensioners like us, and now, two more increases are coming in february and once more. >> when they see mass protests in moscow against putin, they do not agree. they do not think that recent elections involved fraud, a

reiner putin -- to assess the prime minister vladimir putin. his opponents and ridiculed the rest as a political stunt. from moscow, bbc has this report. >> this is the aftermath of the partner explosion the start of the investigation. it took place in the ukrainian port of odessa. in the rubble, security forces found evidence of homemade explosions. one man died. another was detained at the scene. that led to the dramatic arrest in february of chechnya and who today appeared on a state-owned channel. confessing to his involvement in a plot to kill russia's most powerful politician. quickly ousted to moscow to carry out an attack on vladimir putin -- >> we were asked to go to moscow to carry out an attack on vladimir putin. >> the timing of the tv report was attacked by opposition leaders who said vladimir putin was trying to gain advantage six days before the polls. vladimir putin's press secretary tell me this was absolutely a plot to kill his boss. in phone calls the security force did not want to confirm that on the record. it is an organiz

prime minister vladimir putin is expected to win. as we report, putin's critics have up on the most unusual way to voice their opposition. >> they have asked us not to reveal where they are, or who they are. it is all very hush hush. not for long. ♪ this punk band is rehearsing their latest song about vladimir putin. you do not need to understand a russian to realize how big deal. here, they pray mr. putin will soon be chased from power. why? >> this singer, who goes by a code name, said she believes mr. putin cheated in the last parliamentary election. that is why she wants him out. when pussy riot performs, they select high-profile venues like this roof opposite a jail where anti-government government protesters have been locked up. earlier this month, they conquered red square and saying, "putin has let himself -- wet himself." punk protest songs on the doorstep of the kremlin showing how much the political scene, and the music scene has changed in russia. it was not so long ago that vladimir putin was the tops. there was a time wh

critics of vladimir putin are voicing opposition in unusual ways. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the death toll in syria has risen to well over 7.5 -- 7500 people. end the conflict increasingly looks like a civil war. that was the assessment by a top u.n. official today and the sentiments were echoed by hillary clinton who said the actions of president bashar al- assad were like those of a war criminal. from beirut, we have this. >> the shelling of homs, relenting today as it has been for three weeks. in the middle of this, activists try it again and again to bring out injured journalists. 3 volunteers died in the attempt, they say. another 10 will be killed -- were killed bringing in medical supplies for those who remain. paul conroy is in lebanon now. he is in good shape. his family is overjoyed. >> we are quite happy that he is out. whether he is on the phone or he turns up on the doorstep, we will be happy people and -- we will be happy. >> the badly-entered french journalist edith bouvier was with him in the hosp

they even wrote to vladimir putin, but he never rode back. in thi the third largest in the russian federation, they are preparing to punish him in the election. >> of course, we will have a lot more on russia during this election year. we're watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- swimming towards a solution, the sea lions are touting some high- tech equipment for a unique experiment. thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia went bust on friday. they could not afford to refuel one of their planes and immediately grounded at the rest of their fleet. >> just three months after it tehran australia took off, the honeymoon is over. -- just three months after air australia took off, the honeymoon is over. people were stranded when they cancel their flights. >> there is no one to help us or anything. no one is answering the phones. >> this is a disappointment. what can you do? >> the airline could not afford to refuel one of their planes at an airport. they went straight into voluntary adm

they even wrote to vladimir putin but he never wrote back. in the city, the third largest, they're preparing to punish him in the elections. >> thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia with a bust on friday. they could not afford to refuel one of their planes and they immediately grounded the rest of their fleet. >> just three months after tehran australia took off, the honeymoon is over. -- just three months after air australia took off, the honeymoon is over. customers were stranded. >> no one is here to help us. >> we tried calling, no one is answering. >> what can you do? >> the alarm bells rang when the airline could not afford to refuel one of their planes in thailand. the company went straight into voluntary administration. >> my immediate concern today is not only for the working people caught up in this circumstance but also the passengers who were caught up. i want to say to the administrators that they need to do everything they can to ensure that people who have been passengers with

away from the capital, the working class have faced in vladimir putin. -- have faith in vladimir putin. the crowd here was smaller than was promised. some of this seems stage manage. they are trying to get as many people as possible to pose with the same sign. one worker i spoke to said that his workmates only traveled to the rally because they were offered extra days off from work and free train tickets. just how popular really is letter putin in russia's industrial heartland. -- just how popular really is a vladimir putin? there is desire for change rather than a real belief that vladimir putin can make life better. >> russians of course getting ready for the election which will be in just a month's time and we will be bringing you coverage about what the russians think about their potential candidates. that brings the show to a close. you can get updates on the news at any time. you can reach me and other members of the team on twitter. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york,

>> the truth is the criminal revolution was carried out by vladimir putin. he really usurped power in an illegal way. vladimir putin staged a revolution, and what we need to do now is to return the power to the people. >> can you yourself being part of the government one day? >> our task now is to secure fair elections. that is task number one. once we have done that, i'm sure that great new politicians will appear as candidates for the posts of prime minister or president. and i think i will be among those people, and i will fight for a leadership position. >> in truth, vladimir putin is the most popular politician in russia. do you have to accept that perhaps his style of government is what people want? >> these days his popularity is based on a monopoly of the media, but they destroyed all the politicians around him. and there is the huge machine exclusively serving him. but even this machine can serve anymore. >> i don't think that vladimir putin will be able to sustain the system he built for more than another 18 months. >> alexei has transformed himsel

what do you think of vladimir putin?o comment. >> his reputation as a leader is with huge popular support and it has been tainted. >> it has always been said that space is the final frontier but for some exporters, the adventure is a bit closer to home. the undiscovered deaths of the ocean are -- depths of the ocean are luring divers. >> headed to the deepest place on earth. this will eventually plunged several miles down. this is to find out first hand what it would be like. >> my hats is secured. >> you are cleared to begin your diet. is secured. >> it will take them into total darkness. a 6-inch sphere of glass will stand between the explorers and in the ocean. >> it is like aliens floating about. it gives you some sense of what it must be like for those people who want to go back down to the marriott at trench -- marianas trench. >> in during their 20 minutes, they sawfish. >> it was a quiet moment. >> this is the only man alive that has been there. >> we were talking about when it should the next team come back. we

now, in the runup to this weekend's presidential election, vladimir putin's campaign has been stressing a vote for putin is a vote for stability. his opponents argue in the years putin governed, the country has become a mafia state. we have this report. >> vladimir putin says he's brought russia stability. but this town tells a different story. one night last winter, 12 people were murdered in this house. some were stabbed, others shot or strangled. among the victims were four children. the man accused of organizing the killings is sergiy, a businessman and former town counselor. he's also the head of a criminal gang that has terrorized this area for a decade. investigators from moscow have now intervened, but for years, local police did nothing to stop him. her husband was a business rival of him. her husband and her son were shot dead nine years ago. but it was only last december that a member of the gang was convicted of the killings. >> prosecutors, police, local officials, they all did what he told them to. after my family was murdered, he gave the local police chief a gift. a bran

they even wrote to vladimir putin but he never wrote back. in this city, the third largest in the russian federation, they are preparing to punish him in the election. >> you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- swimming towards a solution, the sea lions are touting some high- tech equipment for a unique experiment. thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia went bust on friday. the airline could not afford to refuel one of their planes and immediately grounded the rest of their fleet. >> just three months after the budget airline took off, the honeymoon was over. more than 4000 passengers were left stranded when the company canceled all of their flights. >> no one is here to help us or anything. we tried calling and no one is answering the phones. >> we are certainly disappointed. what can you do? >> the alarm bells rang when the airline cannot afford to refuel one of their planes. the company went straight into voluntary administration. >> my immediate concern today is not on

so just how popular really is vladimir putin? in rush a's industrial heart sfland he will win votes here, but more perhaps out of a fear of change than any real belief that a president putin can make life better. >> we'll see. well, you're watching "bbc world news." i'm david eades. plenty under still to bring you not at the least more prices for petrol. it's making fortunes for some people in the gulf state. we'll have more on that. >> six people have died. more than 70 have been injured after a bomb exploded outside the police station in colombia. it occurred in the port and happened at lunchtime. the area was packed with people. the bomb appears to have been planted inside a motor bike. no group has claimed responsibility. the creator and host of the long running american music show "soul train" has been found dead. don cornelius is said to have shot himself. he was one of the first show casing black musicians. including marvin gay and aretha franklin. >> and transporting ice in pat goenya, police suspect the ice was going to b

a leadership for >> vladimir putin is the most popular politician in russia. you have to expect that perhaps his style of perhapsis what people want. his popularityh is based on monopoly of the media, putting his face on the television. they destroyed all the other politicians around him. and there's the big public relations machine exclusively serving. -- serving him. i don't think that he can sustain the evil system that he built for more than 18 months. >> he has transformed himself from a lawyer and activists into a political phenomenon. but the russian election landscape is still high style and hazardous for the opposition. the months ahead will be hard. bbc news reported from moscow. >> a reminder of our. top our syria has announced that it will hold a referendum on a new constitution on february 26. the new constitution has dropped a clause which makes the ruling party the exclusive leader for its politics and society. but with government forces continued their attacks on opposition stronghold across the country, i activists remain deeply skeptical.

they even wrote to vladimir putin but he never rode back. in this city, they're preparing to punish him in the election. >> thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia with a bust on friday. the airline could not afford to refuel one of their flames. >> just three months after the budget airline took off, the honeymoon is over. more than 4000 passengers were left stranded in thailand, honolulu, and around australia when the company canceled all of the flights. >> there is no one to help us or any thing. >> the alarm bells rang when the airline cannot afford to refill one of their planes. they went straight into voluntary administration. >> my concern is not only for the working people caught up in this circumstance but also the passengers that were called up. i want to say to the administrators that they need to do everything they can to ensure people who have been passengers with this airline get back home. >> tehran australia was pitched as the airline to rival qantas. -- air australia was pitc

sasa nation plot targeting russia's prime minister vladimir putin has been foiled by russian and ukrainian special forces according to russia's main state t.v. channel. syria waits to discover whether democratic reforms will come into effect as people votes on a new constitution are counted meanwhile the european council piles more pressure on the regime agreeing on new sanctions. staring to drive grips the eurozone as spain's impoverish students lash out at more cuts saying they've been abandoned by their government. two pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story russian and ukrainian special forces have allegedly foiled an assassination plot targeting russia's prime minister vladimir putin suspects reportedly admitted planning to make their move in moscow right after sunday's presidential ballot are going off reports. according to russia's channel one the two suspects were arrested in the ukrainian city of i.d.s. early in february both as the channel says russian citizens and one was on the international wanted list reportedly both admitted plotting an a

they headed to moscow's famous stadium where the star of the show was vladimir putin himself.he only time during the whole campaign he appeared in public in front of a large crowd, and with his dislike of foreign interference in russian politics. don't let anyone impose their will on us because we have our own will. he says that's helped thousand win. we are a nation of winners. it is in our genes, in our genetic code. it is passed on from one generation to the next. and we will win this, too. just 10 days to go until the elections, this has been an impressive show of strength for the political establishment, a reminder it is still p very well known who controls the country. many of the crowd were genuinely enthusiastic. >> he is the only person who can do the right thing and i do love vladimir putin. >> others were just sad because their workplaces had asked them to come. what do you think of putin? >> no comment. >> vladimir putin is certain to win on march 4 but after the massive protests against him, his reputation as a leader with huge popular support has been tainted. p

through moscow on saturday as part of ongoing protest against suspected fraud by the prime minister vladimir putin in the parliamentary elections two months ago. the protests are meant to keep up pressure on mr. putin and the presidential elections. >> there has been no backing off in the new year in the battle for cleanup russian elections. this was a raid by democracy activists on a theater where hundreds of signatures were being forced on the nomination papers of a presidential candidate. -- were being forged on the nomination papers of a presidential candidate. thousands of volunteers are trying to beat but election observers. many of them are fired up by allegations of cheating. the students were approached to join a group of young people hate to go around illegally voting again and again for vladimir putin's party. -- the students were approached to join a group of young people paid to go around illegally voting. >> we would go to each polling station and show our passports. when the person saw the apple sticker, they knew what to do. >> this was one of the many polling stations where the yo

against iran and resisting foreign pressure over syria prime minister and presidential candidate vladimir putin nouns like headlines keep policy issues ahead of next week's election for russia's top job. two pm in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story war torn syria gearing up for an unprecedented referendum on a new draft constitution that would put an end to five decades of single party rule the opposition those calling on the population to boycott the vote set for sunday meanwhile a group of countries led by the u.s. calling themselves the friends of syria have called for tougher sanctions on damascus artie's murray if in ocean it explains what washington and its allies are urging. but when seventeen nations. and western countries that took part in the meeting of so-called friends of syria have urged more sanctions against the regime of bashar al assad have condemned the violations of human rise here in syria and have called for an immediate and still bothers happening here on the ground the members over this mission have also come out saying that the suppor

to vladimir putin to have falsify it had elections so publicly it was impossible to ignore. >> warner is there an irony here that the 12 years of putin and the economic growth that occurred has helped create the very class that wants to get rid of him? >> putin claims credit for economic growth and arguing after the collapse of the '90s, now we have seen the so-called putin stability. however comparing russia with neighboring countries we see other former soviet union countries grew stronger so putin's time is a time of lost opportunities. russia has enormous gas, oil and energy resources and prices are very high. yes, part of this money remains in the country and led to the creation of the middle-class which now tries to get rid of putin because they understand that most of the money was simply stolen by him and his friends. >> warner: so what have you achieved with this so far? i mean, even if, as you say, it's a foregone conclusion putin will win. >> we see that putin and medvedev have already announced political reforms and we have realized that there is no huge gap between the po

some estimates suggest that vladimir putin's party still 10% of the vote. this week, a giant banner appeared recently "putin go." he is still one of the most popular politicians and there's little that seems to stop him from returning to the kremlin. >> you're watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- putting america back to work, the jobs numbers have gone up but can at last? malaria is killing twice as many people as previously thought according to a study published in the british medical journal, "the lancet." the total number of people dying from the disease is declining. the study conducted in the u.s. and australia was funded by the gates foundation. >> we already knew malaria was a killer, taking hundreds of thousands of lives each year, most of them young children in sub-saharan africa sent according to this new study, the number of victims might be higher still. the researchers say that 1.2 million people died of malaria in 2010. that was nearly double previous estimates from the world health organization. the research also shows that 42%

and the the russians claim they have foiled a plot to kill vladimir putin. how real was the assassination threat? threat? let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, some breaking news. cnn can now confirm the name of the student who allegedly shot five of his fellow classmates at an ohio high school this morning. his name is tj lane. he's a junior. he was described by friends as quiet, but a nice kid from a broken home. no matter what, he created a scene of horror and chaos in chard chardon, ohio today. allegedly opening fire in the high school cafeteria, leaving

an assassination attempt targeting russia's prime minister vladimir putin has been foiled by russian and ukrainian special forces according to russia's main state t.v. channel. syria waits to discover whether democratic reforms will come into effect as people of the vote some new constitution counted the opposition boycotted the ballot and it escalating violence. and the anti austerity drive grips to spain's impoverished students lash out at more cuts and they've been abandoned by their government. and in the business portion of the russian market started the week first trading session next find out what's driving the equity markets across the globe in the business world. and online twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. russian and ukrainian special forces have followed an assassination attempt targeting russia's prime minister vladimir putin that's according to russia's main state t.v. channel the suspects reportedly admitted planning to make their move in moscow right after sunday's presidential ballot let's get more on this now. you know what more do we know. according to c

presidential front runner vladimir putin's reaffirmed russia's position on syria insisting moscow will not bow to any western pressure the premier said the kremlin will plough on seeking a balanced solution involving all sides in syria and it's not the only issue over which russia is prepared along with the u.s. either as artist peter oliver explains now. he was really addressing his standpoint on key foreign policy issues of course that election for president is coming up in just over a week's time and he was saying basically where he stands now with regards to syria he said that russia would not play along with anybody that they wouldn't just follow along with the herd when it came to opinion on the ongoing crisis in syria but it wasn't the only issue that vladimir putin was addressing for a little while now the major fly in the argument between relations between moscow and washington has been the united states proposed missile defense shield in eastern europe now to me a puritan very strong words for him from the prime minister here saying that the united states needs to realize tha

even extreme right wing nationalists, all of them united in their opposition to russia's leader, vladimir putin. "corruption, bribes, injustice, "says dmitri. "this anal can't continue. i'm here to say no to putin and the government." a government which rigged last determine's parliamentary election, says the opposition, to give putin's party a clear majority. widespread outrage then sent a wave of furious russians into the streets. this banker with with them. he volunteered as an election monitor and saw with his own eyes what he believes was blatant fraud. he told us officials at his polling station crudely subtracted 20 votes from each leading opposition candidate and gave them to putin. >> when they stuffed the ballots, they needed to make sure they could still. >> reporter: when he tried object he says he was escorted away by the police. today's protesters want to make sure nothing like that happens next month when vladimir putin runs once again for president. they accept that he will probably win. but hope that a clean election will reveal crack cracks in his support and hasten democratic

terrorist plot to kill vladimir putin awarded by russia and ukraine was planned for sunday during the presidential election. as the syrian people await the results of a landmark referendum on a new constitution of the e.u. steps up foreign pressure by ushering in a tough new set of sanctions on damascus. and cash rich berlin expected to back to new rescue deal for greece despite unease that it won't be enough to save athens and worries that spain may be yet to follow suit. four pm in moscow i mattress are good to have you with us here on r t our top story a plot to kill vladimir putin during next sunday's presidential election has been for oil did a joint sting operation between russia and ukraine three suspects arrested earlier this month confessed to plotting the assassination of one of whom reportedly made contact with terror operatives while living in london or his skin off as the tales . budget appointments press secretary confirmed to r d that the invents did take place however he restrained from commenting any further meanwhile channel one has shown the video of two suspects de

officer alexander litvinenko backtracked on accusations that vladimir putin was to blame for his son's death. live pictures from every polling station in russia set to go online with the help of a new website launched friday thousands of web cameras are being installed across the country ahead of next month's presidential election the move was introduced by the current prime minister and presidential candidate vladimir putin as a step toward stopping fraud during the vote. as the details. inch after inch mile after mile big brother is preparing to cast his eyes on polling stations as the massive campaign to install web cameras is in full swing across the entire nation but a short on time is but i think if anything i ask for a central electoral commission which is to install web cameras at all polling stations across the country so that everyone can watch online what's happening there almost twenty four hours a day seven they go we want them there. the idea was put forward following the biggest protests in russia since the collapse of the u.s.s.r. with tens of thousands demanding fair e

putin was at the top. >> there was a time when girl bands sung songs about putin. >> and these sang "my love is called vladimir, pu ty, puty, puty. >> the more criticism, it makes power realize they are vulnerable, and they are not invincible. >> there's still one girl band which is backing putin for president. these rapping russians have become an internet sensation with a song about how clever and athletic putin is and warn against electing anyone else. vladimir putin hopes come election day, voters will be singing the same tune. "bbc news," moss cow. >> before we go, let me remind you of the breaking news coming out of syria. one of the injured joirnlist -- journalists has been smuggled out of syrian. he is said to have been rescued with the assistance of the syrian opposition. paul conroy was killed in the same attack that killed marie colvin. and marie colvin was killed in that attack and her mother was saying all she wants now was for her daughter's body to be brought home. still not clear the whereabouts of the french journalist who has been injured. much more at our website www.bbc.com/news. you're wat

an assassination plot targeting russia's prime minister vladimir putin has been foiled by russian and ukrainian special forces according to russia's state t.v. channel. syria waits to discover whether democratic reforms will come into effect this people's votes on a new constitution are counted but opposition boycotted the ballot escalating violence. and the anti will stare at each ride groups the spain's impoverished students lash out at more cuts saying they've been abandoned by their government. around the world and around the clock this is r.t. the top story now russian and ukrainian special forces have foiled an assassination plot targeting russia's prime minister vladimir putin that's according to russia's main state t.v. channel the suspects reportedly admitted planning to make their move in moscow right after sunday's presidential ballot. joins us live now for more on this you know what more do we know. state t.v. two suspects were arrested in the ukrainian city of ideas. reportedly admitted plotting an assassination attempt on the life of prime minister vladimir putin in mosc

an assassination plot targeting russia's prime minister vladimir putin has been foiled by russian ukrainian special forces according to russia's main state t.v. channel. syria waits to discover whether democratic reforms will come into effect as people vote on the new constitution counted for the opposition boycotted the ballot amid escalating violence. and the anti austerity drive grips the u.s. spain's impoverished students lash out at me cuts saying they've been abandoned by their government. and investors on monday are reacting to the g twenty summit results and it looks like they don't like the european markets are down the details in about twenty minutes in the business. world news twenty four hours a day you're watching our table straight to our top story now russian and ukrainian special forces have foiled an assassination plot targeting russia's prime minister vladimir putin the suspects reportedly admitted planning to make their move in moscow right after sunday's presidential ballot. joins us live now for more on this or you go what more do in their. well according to russia's ch

ukrainian special forces have foiled an assassination plot targeting russia's prime minister vladimir putin suspects reportedly admitted planning to make their move in moscow right after sunday's presidential ballot is can offer ports. the suspects were detained in the ukrainian city of i.d.'s early in february they are reported to be russian citizens and have admitted plotting an assassination attempt on the life of prime minister vladimir putin in moscow after the upcoming presidential poll on march fourth i didn't put in the press secretary to me that if you confirm to our t.v. that the invents did take place however he refrained from commenting at the moment meanwhile channel one has shown the video of the two suspects describing how they prepared for this assassination one of them said that it was actually ordered by washes number one terrorist no cool one off but this information is still has to be confirmed since the investigation is still ongoing we also said that there were originally three people in this group three men they studied at the root of putin's motorcade the amount of b

vladimir putin is seeking reelection. there of the allegations of widespread fraud in december of the parliamentary elections. daniel simpson reports. >> there has been no backing off of the of the new year in the battle to clean up russia's elections. this -- hundreds of signatures were being forced on the nomination of a presidential candidates. with the presidential election only a month away come up thousands of volunteers are trendy to be a election observers. many of them fired up by stories of outrageous corruption. stories about students who were approached to join a group of young people to go around illegally voting again and again for vladimir putin. they made sure the whole thing was secretly filmed by undercover journalist. >> we would go into each polling station and show our passports. >> when the person saw the apple sticker, he knew exactly what to do and they both a paper with the usual explanation about how to vote. >> this is one of the many polling stations where the young couple voted that day. there