but today, yuri luzhkov is out of a job.he arrived at city hall this morning and discovered that president medvedev had sacked him. "i have lost confidence in yuri luzhkov as the mayor of moscow. loss of confidence is grounds for dismissal. this is the first time i have removed someone for this reason." relations between the russian president and the mayor have been strained for weeks. after a war of words, the kremlin went on the offensive. state-controlled russian television channels accused yuri luzhkov of mismanaging moscow's summer crisis, they blamed him for gridlock on the roads, and there were allegations of corruption. or said he the may had no plans to step down. today, the kremlin out.tience ran >> it is absolutely unprecedented in our current history, because in the past, anybody with whom the central authorities were displeased with would automatically resigned voluntarily. and yuri luzhkov said he would not quit on his own accord, which was in itself a challenge. >> as moscow mayor, yuri luzhkov loved grant pro

dismiss the mayor of moscow the decree i signed states that i as president have lost trust in yuri luzhkov and it is a legal reason for his dismissal it's happened for the first time but i do not rule out that such cases might happen again but i cannot work with the officials i can't trust. so i've heard that as you think if that comes back from his holidays and you have business as you look at the office this morning he called for a meeting with the staff and if that's if nothing happened nothing was wrong why the staff that had their shot at me yeah i think because they were shocked that they didn't see it coming you had never really no sign that he was under any stress or pressure or that he had actually lost his job now on the other hand outside on the street it must have either not heard these guys have a lot. they have been saying that they had expected have this happen and there's a lot of the dark how about discovered let's hear what people on the streets have to say. that reducing it means that we've been waiting for this decision for such a long time i'm so grateful to the presid

decree i signed states that i as president have lost trust in yuri luzhkov and it is a legal reason for his dismissal and it's happened for the first time but i do not rule out that such cases might happen again i cannot work with officials i can't trust that. this is that the office this morning called for this that it's as if nothing had happened if my gut here have. never really decided that he was. better for her that. as far as legacies are concerned. i'll let the fair comment live love you know if you're sad if it is. because of him that is one of the best places landmarks here in moscow but on the other hand there's such i think. we have a satchel over there that i love that was a funny thing as much as if it. was that that's like to think that it's very telling of you that your father. has created the mob was like this if it was a. battle that so far there's been no capture for cobbett if it were but. now to hear more about why there's such a lot of the phrase as it was what was it let's hear what might. the constant feature of the moscow mayor and his legendary cab has been the

moscow's deposed mayor says he won't appeal in court against his forced resignation yuri luzhkov says he'll be staying in politics despite falling out of favor with the russian president. plus kyrgyzstan gears up for parliamentary elections i mean simmering fears of more violence in a country yet to fully work cover from deadly ethnic clashes this summer former prime minister felix school of is among the favorites to lead the nation. next with kim jong il effectively naming his son as his heir peter lavelle on the cross talk team debates whether or not the country is turning into a kind of presidential monarchy it's coming up it's coming up in moments here on r t. genes or do you think france tried to reason with hitler germany demands or doesn't mind and gets its way the old from the entry to the safety net to themselves nine genes thirty nine the whole of europe is engulfed in war efforts to establish a system of collective security nine hundred thirty eight failed and it's still on the agenda. the lessons to be learned from the munich agreement on.

a change in moscow city hall just a day after a mere yury luzhkov is firing with construction projects halted and gays getting the right to rally after the homophobic former city chiefs crackdown on demonstrations meanwhile the ousted man says he won't take legal action against his sacking but will stay in politicians. clause long awaited stability or yet another round of violence we'll look at what the upcoming parliamentary elections in here to stand may bring following months of passions and political turmoil. next full blooded debate and cross talk in which host artie's pira lavelle and his guests discuss what the elevation of the north korean leader's youngest son will mean for the country that's coming your way in a moment here on r.t. . and if you. want to. follow in the welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle.

medvedev has sacked veteran moscow mayor yuri luzhkov.4-year-old mayor ran the capital for 18 years and was the last of the powerful officials. medvedev told reporters during his visit to shanghai on tuesday that he lost trust in luzhkov. russia's presidential office said it asked luzhkov to voluntarily resign amid recent corruption charges, but it says he refused and opted for a dismissal. since taking office medvedev has been placing or replacing provincial governors and presidents would ethnic minorities in an effort to rejuvenate regional leadership. observers say he appears to be solidifying his political base ahead 206912 presidential election. luzhkov is strongly opposed to his dismissal saying it is an attempt to remove him from politics. he indicated he will continue his political activities. >>> a massive landslide in southwestern mexico has killed at least seven people. it engulfed over 100 homes, and more than 100 residents are missing. local media say the 4 avm landslide occurred before dawn on tuesday in a mountainous area a

. >>> the russian president dimitry medvedev has sacked the veteran moscow mayor yuri luzhkov. he ran the capital for 18 years and was the last of the powerful officials. medvedev told reporters during his visit to shanghai tuesday that he lost trust in luzhkov. russia's presidential office said it asked lhkov to voluntarily resign amid recent corruption charges but he refused and opted for dismissal. since taking office medvedev has been replacing provision governors and republic presidents with ethnic minorities in an effort to rejuvenate regional leadership. observers say he appears to be solidifying his political base ahead of the 2012 presidential election. luzhkov is strongly opposed to his dismissal saying it is an attempt to remove him from politics. he indicated he'll continue his political activities. a massive landslide caused by heavy rains in colombia on monday has left at least 20 people missing. the landslide engulfed a mountain road in the northwestern town of giraldo. footage of the disaster shows vehicles swept away by a river of rock and earth and people scra

thing is for people to know the truth let me give you a small but telling example moscow mayor yuri luzhkov was yearning to decorate moscow streets with stalin posters for the sixty fifth anniversary of the victory i think it would be good for him to know that it was stalin to abolish the victory day celebrations in one nine hundred forty seven it was stalin who issued a decree according to which the ninth of may ceased to be a holiday it was him as well who several months earlier had cancelled payments for war decorations received by war veterans roger downie organon in what had a chance to talk to remembered very well what a great insult that was to the veterans just why stalin did that is clear though he wanted to make it clear to the victors who had walked across western europe and returns to russia just keep in mind guys that you were not the main heroes after you come back to a poverty stricken country from western countries don't think much about his. and many countries in eastern europe specifically but many countries in the so-called west and now try to. basically rewrite history a

russia's fifth largest bank on negative watch it follows this week's dismissal of moscow's mare yury luzhkov by president medvedev the agency says the appointment of a new mac could cause a deterioration in the relationship between the bank and the city of moscow had close ties to the outgoing administration. and that's all the business news for now but of course you can always find more stories if you log on to our website that's r.t. dot com slash business. wealthy british style. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cancer for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines in two counties a report on our. more news today says once again flared up. these are the images cold world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to look for a shelter all day. the headline. eating virus. in. value is rising as a result. prisoners are among the. major suppliers. to the killing but soldiers. in smaller nations are left to empty seats of the. global issue. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human

russia's fifth largest bank on negative watch it follows this week's dismissal of moscow's mare yury luzhkov by president medvedev the agency says the appointment of a new mac could cause a deterioration in the relationship between the bank and the city of moscow had close ties to the outgoing administration. and that's all the business news for now but of course you can always find more stories if you log on to our website that's r.t. dot com slash business. today . these are the images. eight thirty pm in the russian capital good to have you with us here on our t.v. these are your headlines afghanistan's opium harvest falls by about half the value soars with drugs ending up in the hands of prisoners and even police officers a u.n. report says the decline in supplies due to a disease affecting the country's poppy fields. pakistan hits back at nato and shuts down a major supply route and what's being seen as retaliation for the killing of its soldiers by u.s. helicopters on cross border raids the alliance denies the claims and has begun an investigation. and lots of talk but no one's listeni

yuri luzhkov will have a mixed legacy but his legacy is evident on the new face of the new moscow. could a stunned is gearing up for a general election in the hope of restoring order following months of ethnic violence and political uncertainty in the central asian republic the interim leader also often by ever took the reins following april's bloody street riots which ousted could have been backed by pia she is to remain in office until the end of next year the poll on october tenth will see some two dozen parties battling it out for one hundred twenty seats in parliament but one party and its leader has a good chance of winning their way. in the middle of. as the clock ticks towards the cricket and elections the country holds its breath will the polls bring stability or plunge the country into another round of violence and chaos meet félix school of the country's former prime minister who could be next to lead the country following the controversial reigns of us got a cause and could not get back if coffee is one of the few figures who have not been tarnished in the last fifteen

welcome to the business bulletin as we've been reporting in the main news the matter of moscow yuri luzhkov has been dismissed by president medvedev this cough the group has ruled the city for eighteen years and with it he said appalling conditions for construction business r.t. spoke to the head of penny lane real estate about the impact of his departure on moscow's real estate market. we expect very long period of time when everybody is frozen nobody is approving giving any permits everybody is stuck waiting for new orders from the new czar they are all worried if they could do something wrong there will be worried whose orders to follow is they do not really know who will be on top tomorrow before everybody is stuck with no job going on. i believe that this would be huge harm to the industry. bad that russia's top banks have reached twenty percent of the loan portfolio the highest level since the beginning of the crisis the international finance corporation part of the world bank says russia needs to develop a market for bad debt so banks can clear them from their balance sheets timothy

russia's fifth largest bank on negative watch it follows this week's dismissal of moscow's mare yury luzhkov by president medvedev the agency says the appointment of a new mac could cause a deterioration in the relationship between the bank and the city by gov moscow had close ties to the outgoing administration. and that's all the business news for now but of course you can always find more stories if you log on to our website that's r t dot com slash business. thank you thirty england and france try to reason with a. germany demands are doesn't mind and gets its way they all thought they had created a safety net for themselves nineteen thirty nine the whole of europe isn't in war efforts to establish a system of collective security in nine hundred thirty eight failed and it's still on the agenda. the lessons to be learned from the munich agreement on r t. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. for a shelter all day. wealthy british. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with. no

yuri luzhkov will have a mixed legacy but his legacy is evident on the new face of the new moscow. and there's lots more coming your way later in the program including a peek behind the curtain. rehabilitative jong il from place. to general and a possible step toward the transfer of power we talked to experts about what this could mean for relations with the rest. of carrying a jewish activists attempting to reach book aided garza has been forced to divert to the port of ashdod in israel by israeli warships among those on board is a holocaust survivor and an israeli man who lost his daughter at a palestinian suicide bombing a spokesman for the group that all going on the journey says many jews don't support the israeli government's behavior towards palestinians. we've had the better world order we understand international waters but the crew and happened in the boat. don't we hope they will be. released. immediately. treatment in the area or we believe the blockade is illegal and illegitimate and we want any of them to make a. public statement amar will hope that the collective pun

yuri luzhkov will have a mixed legacy but his legacy is evident on the new face of the new moscow. workers all over europe are set to take to the streets in a wave of anti sturdy demonstrations the protests come amid rising unemployment and unprecedented levels of government debt the largest march is expected in brussels near the headquarters of the e.u. commission lower am it has more. after a summer of relative calm the european union's taking to the streets again to process austerity measures and unemployment a series of marches and demonstrations they said chilled in may just around the e.u. organized by trades unions in brussels the rally coincides with a meeting of e.u. finance ministers in dublin and protesters will greet members of the irish parliament as they come back from the summer break spanish unions are going on strike and she cuts. ahead in portugal italy latvia lithuania the czech republic cyprus serbia rumania poland and throngs it's all about the government cuts which are being instigated as a result of essentially spending public funds like alter the e.u. govern

yuri luzhkov will have a mixed legacy but his legacy is evident on the new face of the new moscow. c.b.s. journalist that jonathan saunders talked to us from new york. fourteen suspected militants have been killed in two separate counterterrorism operations in russia's southern republic of dagestan there are no reported casualties among the police the operation is the biggest success for security forces and dagestan over the past month relatives of the militants were asked to persuade them to surrender with the insurgents retaliated by opening fire last week in the region a suicide bomber blew himself up killing two policeman and wounding dozens of civilians. could have stunned is preparing to elect a new parliament following months of political turmoil and ethnic violence the central asian nation was shaken in april when deadly street riots in the capital are rubber ousted the president then that was president back here and in the interim government had to tackle an outbreak of ethnic violence in the south of the country a general election will be held on october the tenth and it'

yuri luzhkov will have a mixed legacy but his legacy is evident on the new face of the new moscow. now spain has been gripped by twenty four hour general strike against the government's plans to slash its budget thousands of passengers were left stranded in madrid with two thirds of flights grounded due to the actions by transport workers at wave events hysterically demonstrations expected all over europe with tens of thousands set to march brussels but where i am it has more. after a summer of relative calm the european union is taking to the streets again to process all stairs he measures and unemployment a series of marches and demonstrations that chilled. around the organized by trade unions in brussels. with a meeting of the e.u. finance ministers in dublin protesters will greet members of the irish parliament says they come back from last summer break spanish unions are going on strike and. going ahead. it's a lean that way mia the czech republic so i. remain. wrong it's all about the government cuts which are being instigated as a result of the spending public funds like alt

russia's fifth largest bank on negative watch it follows this week's dismissal of moscow's mare yury luzhkov by president medvedev the agency says the appointment of a new met could cause a deterioration in the relationship between the bank and the city of moscow how to close ties to the outgoing administration. i'm not sure update for now but of course you can always find more stories on our website that's r t dot com slash business. for the full. face to face with. today. these are the images. from the streets of canada. here in the russian capital you headline. but. says the decline in supply is due to a disease affecting the country's. blocks nato. supply routes. in response to the killing of its soldiers. to talk to empty seats. raising questions over its ability to global issues the us has been criticized for being. considered to be the most important. while in recent number of global natural disasters has increased dramatically. tries to find out what challenges the rescuers face every day.

yuri luzhkov will have a mixed legacy but his legacy is evident on the new face of the new moscow. just now it's on in ten minutes past the hour here in moscow you are with oughts he and coming up in our program the pentagon destroys the wall memoirs of a former officer in afghanistan find out more. and india thousands of protesting against government plans to build a new road on bad lands. find out why. critical stunned is gearing up for a general election in the hope of restoring order following months of ethnic violence and the political uncertainty in the central asian republic the interim leader of the buyer took the reins following april's bloody street riots which alstad could have been back to kenya if she is to remain in office until the end of next year the poll on october the tenth will see some two dozen parties battling it out for one hundred twenty seats in parliament but one party at its leader has a good chance at winning the race ati's is not going to. as the clock ticks toward secret is to elections the country holds its breath while the polls bring stability or p

decision to sack him but will continue to take part in political life this follows reports that yuri luzhkov was considering appealing the decision to the russian supreme court for more on this i'm joined by r t. v with the latest hello hugo or so there won't be any legal action after all what's next for you. well first of all you will score that he's still going to have to make several visits to use former office to gather some of his personal belongings and also speaking for the first time to the media since being sacked you said that he was not planning to challenge the president's decision to take him down from power as moscow's mayor in. import and previously there were reports in the media quoting. friend and state duma deputy. who did see that was planning to file an appeal to the supreme court of russia so now these reports have been denied by the mere himself he says that he will stay in politics although at the moment it's not clear exactly how he's going to do that just previously he. he got out of the united russia party sent a letter to the party officially stepping down from po

russians fifth largest bank on negative watch it follows this week's dismissal of moscow's met yuri luzhkov by president medvedev the agency says the appointment of a new mac could cause a deterioration in the relationship between the bank the city of moscow has close ties to the outgoing administration. i'm not sure update for. now but of course you can always find more stories on our website that's r t dot com slash it's a. wealthy british style site. has been tied to the tires on. the. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on our. minds in motion would be so much brighter if you knew more about someone from phones to impressions so. please for instance on t.v. dot com. morning . today. these are the images grope world has been seeing from the streets of canada. operations are today. in the czech republic. central. will stop. in bosnia and herzegovina. bit of h. o t's available in. our top stories afghanistan's opium production house this year.

yuri luzhkov telling him to head the eighteen from times culture. yeah the books of europe's biggest. international. has been forced to abandon its mission by its refusal shuts. down russia with his vision. for twenty turn these massive exhibition. by president dmitry medvedev along with chinese vice president xi jinping the take to be next week. plus north korean the. youngest son and other family members to see a post and the. speculation about. only intensifies the move is seen as a model that they want to extend take a devastating to that generation running a reclusive communist state. up next iran claims russia is no longer a reliable pawn off for the consolation of a missile contract and support for new u.n. sanctions over a terrell owens nuclear program and to discuss current relations between the two the russian parliament's foreign affairs committee had a child has come and. that's. why you. try to reason with germany. the whole of europe.

yuri luzhkov will have a mixed legacy but his legacy is evident on the new face of the new moscow. there's no coming your way later in the problem including a pig behind the cash. i think there's a north korean leader kim jung il time to jail in a possible step toward the red transfer of power i was so outraged about what he's could mean but this could mean for pyongyang thracians with the rest of the wild. and. so much american office is claiming it's a trend trolls have been touring for decades and. the israeli navy has forced a boat carrying jewish actually it's on their way to blockaded gaza to divert to the israeli port of ashdod those onboard include a holocaust survivor an israeli man who lost his daughter in a palestinian suicide bombing the group organizing the trips out it was to show that many jews don't support israeli government policy towards palestinians. we've had the better world order we on the international waters crew and up into the boat being taken to our own we hope they will be released. immediately. treatment. of the authority authorities we believe the blo

russia's fifth largest bank on negative watch it follows this week's dismissal of moscow's mare yury luzhkov by president medvedev the agency says the appointment of a new mac could cause a deterioration in the relationship between the bank and the city of moscow had close ties to the outgoing administration. i'm not so the business news for now but of course you can always find more stories if you log on twelve website that's r t dot com slash business. wealthy british style sun. spot on. the. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines join in to cause a report on our. minds in motion would be soon much brighter than if you knew about someone from phones to impression made some. moves from stocks on t. dot com. eleven thirty pm in moscow good to have you with us here on r t easier headlines afghanistan's opium artist falls by about half but the value soars with drugs ending up in the hands of prisoners and even police officers a u.n. report says the decline in supply is due

yuri luzhkov will have a mixed legacy but his legacy is evident on the new face of the new moscow and there's more coming your way later in the program including a peek behind the curtain as secretive north korean leader kim jung il promotes his son to gen in a possible site step towards a. transfer of power i will talk to experts about what this could mean for pyongyang its relations with the rest of the world. and atomic amiens before american offices claim extra terrestrials have been touring for decades down the aisle to the. israeli navy has forced a boat carrying jewish activists on their way to blockade of gaza to divert to these rarely post of ashdod those on board include a holocaust survivor and its reading man who lost his daughter. side bombing the group organizing the trip said it was to show that many jews don't support israeli government policy towards palestinians. we've had the better world we are the international waters the crew and. the boat being taken to our own we hope they will be released. immediately. treatment of the authority authorities we believe the. ill

yuri luzhkov will have a mixed legacy but his legacy is evident on the new face of the new moscow and i wonder how he would react to that being likened to a bull days ok jonathan sound is a former c.b.s. mosque a corresponding many thanks feel for. my. a boat carrying a jewish activists attempting to reach but they did gulzar house been forced to deliver to the port asked dogs in israel by israeli warships a mon those on board is a holocaust survivor and that israeli man who lost his daughter and a palestinian suicide bombing a spokesman for the group that all denies the journey says many jews don't support the israeli government's behavior towards palestinians. we've had a better world order than international waters crew and happened to take you out we hope they will be released. immediately. treatment and. we believe the blockade illegal. and we wanted in any event to make a. public statement. that the the collective punishment of the people of god and the child of the blockade of gaza and to come to a new dog in the group with the weapon. of desperation but many do that the israel