and i've understood the european union did not. get in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and i'll just be asking for more. here syria is now really very much in the position of france underpaid it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and any leader or politics party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they have look we have and have always lived question rita which the united city use in order to get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's known brand as an extreme nationalist and sidelined. still ahead for the next hour dangerous and on the run the famous russian martial artist who became an ultra nationalist criminal in an asylum but i managed to escape. it's reckoned to be the most important meeting of north korea's workers party in decades but no one outside of the country knows whether it's actually taken place yet the world has b

union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and i'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france. it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and sort of occupied and only leader or polish party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interest is condemned by the worst in media nationalists look what they look what happened to goes love to do with the united states use adored to get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he was known brand as an extreme notional host and sidelined. still ahead for you that stout are dangerous and on the famous russian cage fighter turned out to nationalist i was being held in a psychiatric ward has broken out and is on. its reckoned to be the most important meeting of north korea's workers pot in decades but no one outside of the country knows whether it's actually taken place yet the world has been

because the european actually european military is very very weak. they have the military in europe the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but this small and there's no unity. sort of no agreement to create something with russia has a has it has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernize and specialized to the kind of work. that military forces have to do today which isn't a huge war but to be part of the counterinsurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european security system and president medvedev has suggested a new security concept that would include russia and we should we should take that and really see well what we can do with it because after all russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. you can watch a full version of this interview in a half hour here on r t a lot more live coverage from the global policy forum on friday as soon as the second day of discussion starts. when the new season. when something really crucial what you want t

the euro was also hit by european sovereign debt worries and is trading at $1.2699. afghanistan has frozen the assets of leading shareholders and our words of the country's biggest bank, kabul bank. kabul bank has lost enormous amounts of money through bad speculation and corruption. the news has seen long lines of anxious depositors wanting to withdraw funds. even the u.s. treasury department's support in the resignation of two directors have not restored confidence in kabul bank. >> there were long lines outside kabul bank's branches again on tuesday. the run on the bank began a week ago, and customers have withdrawn hundreds of millions of euros from their accounts. >> i have been to six branches of the bank since yesterday, but i cannot get a hold of my money. and today, i am number621 on the waiting list. the government is responsible for this crisis. the central bank should guarantee our savings. that is why it should be illegal for them to speculate with our money. >> the kabul bank did speculate on the de by real estate market. it poured 125 million euros int

union but this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france underpaid it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and any leader or polish party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they heard look what happened to go it's live question it's which the united city use had already get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's known brand as an extreme nationalist and sidelined. you know with our c.n.n. coming up next hour as the u.s. moves presence on the japanese island or can our ways prolonged the campaign against get stronger we'll find out what's being blamed on the american forces. russian police are hunting for martial arts fighter scape from a psychiatric ward in st petersburg they suspect b

the european actually european military is very very weak the key to military power in europe the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but this small and there's no unity. sort of no agreement to create something larger and russia has a has it has has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernize and specialized to the kind of work. that military forces have to do today which isn't a huge rule but to the top of the counterinsurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european security system and president medvedev has suggested a new security concept that would include russia and we should we should take him up on that and really see we'll walk we can do with it because all through russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. and you can find the full version of that interview coming your way in half an hour here on our team the founding director of the asia society australia richard was caught says the european security initiative could be a step towards better global security. and centrism d

union but this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france. it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and sort of occupy and only leader or polish party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interest is condemned by the worst in media as nationalists look where they look what happened to god's love would the united states use the door to get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's been branded as an extreme nationalist and sidelined this week japan has approved a difference document outlining the need for the continued presence of u.s. troops at a military base on the island of okinawa locals there are highly critical of the american forces and have repeatedly called for the facility to be moved. thomas now that investigates. since the end of world war two the united states has had a

it has already led to a major row between paris and the european commission. today, it overshadowed the summit in brussels. over lunch, the french president was involved in a blazing argument with the most senior european official. he shouted that he was defending the honor of france. his anger was directed at a comment by the european commissioner that the expulsions reminded her of actions taken during world war ii. >> everyone here was deeply shocked, especially given our wartime history, that these words were deeply wounding and insulting to my fellow countrymen. >> president sarkozy said illegal camps will continue to be dismantled but insisted the measures were not aimed at one ethnic group. he went on to say that france would not accept degrading shantytowns. the french say that other countries like italy, sweden, and denmark have removed role without a similar outcry. from europe's top official today, an expression of regret at language used but no backing down. >> we have had a certain kind of rhetoric, but now, it is time to leave that behind and con

although a new european security framework will take years of discussion reforming the current structure is vital so says professor craig calhoun from new york university i don't think that there has been a resolution about the proposal for the new european security security treaty but i do think that there is now a relationship of mutual respect between president medvedev and president obama and between the two countries and that includes the other european countries that would have to be partners to any sort of agreement so in my view the discussion has to continue possibly for years before there is a resolution the disaster would be if any country breaks off the discussion and refuses to keep this process moving forward because we do need to reach an agreement and a new framework. professor craig calhoun from new york university there speaking at the global policy forum. a faulty plane a but fearless pilots there was a miraculous escape this week for a packed russian passenger jet when it crashed landed in the middle of a forest in the country's northwest all eighty one people on boar

by our american friends and also the europeans. i think we have to be determined but work hard because there are two ways. the one way is war. >> rose: right. >> another way is diplomat zi. we have to prepare... prepare the diplomat zi, of course. this doesn't mean that we should prepare ourselves to see with the weapon. no, that's not the question. first turkey rejects this. no one wants to see that in the neighborhood. so turkey turkey's intention should be understood. sneund and do you think the iranians are responsive to that? >> from time to time yes, from time to time no. (laughter). >> rose: but you are a little bit optimistic? >> >> at least something is moving. >> let me come back to president obama. when he addressed your parliament he called the u.s./turkey relationship a model partnership. are you getting everything from the united states that you want? >> first of all, i want to appreciate here once more that president obama, he made his first visit to turkey and he made it excellent, wonderful speech in our arlen parl

the european actually european military is very very weak the two military power is in your french and the british the rest have to do anything really but they're small and there's no unity. just sort of agreement to create something larger and russia has a has it has has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernize and specialized for the kind of work that military forces have to do today which isn't the war but to be part of the prompter insurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european security. and president medvedev has suggested a new security. that would be include russia and we should we should take him up on that and really see we'll walk we can do with it because russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. you can watch the full version of that interview in an hour's time here on our t.v. well we'll have more live coverage from the global policy forum on friday as soon as the second day of discussions begins. when. we need something. to get. the latest from the. line. on the stakes in providing s

understood the european union did not. get in exchange for this they gave nothing is usual and they'll just be asking for more if they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france underpaid it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and any leader or policy party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look within her look we're having to go it's not close to me it's a which the united city use in order to get rid of most of it but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's been branded an extreme nationalist and sidelined on the way for you next hour a potential claim to fame the untold story of how a far east russian village might have been the birthplace of north korean leader kim jong il. russian police are hunting for a martial arts fighter who is a skate from a psychiatric ward in st petersburg they suspect he may be on the run in mosc

european actually european military is very very weak the only two military power in europe the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but this small and there's no unity. sort of no agreement to create something larger and russia has a has it has has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernized and specialized to the kind of work. that military forces have to do today which isn't a huge war but to the top of the counterinsurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european security system and president medvedev has suggested a new security concept that would include russia and we should we should take him up on that and really see we'll walk we can do with it because all through russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. you can watch the full version of this interview coming your way in about half an hour here on r.t. . well more live coverage of the global policy forum on friday as soon as the second day of discussion starts. please when the news is not enough. when it's something reall

saeed because the european actually european military is very very weak the military is in europe the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but this small and there's no unity. sort of no agreement to create something larger and russia has a has a has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernize and specialized to the kind of work. that military forces have to do today which isn't a huge war but to be part of the problem for insurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european security system and president medvedev has suggested a new security concept that would include russia and we should we should take him up on that and really see what we can do with it because after all russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. and you can watch the full version of this interview in half an hour's time. and we'll have more live coverage from the global policy forum on friday as soon as the second day of discussions and also present if that if is expected to talk that. when the new season. when it'

union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france. it's quite an occupied country but it's through rounded and sort of occupied and you need a leader. apollo's party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interest is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they look what happened because love bush today it's a which the united states use in order to get rid of most of it but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's known brand as an extreme nationalist and sidelined stay with us here on our t.v. still ahead in the next hour dangerous and on the famous rochelle martial arts expert who became an ultra nationalist criminal and criminal and an asylum but managed to escape. its reckoned to be the most important meeting of the north korea's north korea's worker's party in decades but no one outside t

to european consensus that consensus that europe is an unfinished business and european union should go forward towards a deeper federation of european states. it's now twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow you with r.t. and two russian cosmonauts and an american astronauts made it safely back to earth on saturday and it came after a technical glitch in orbit threatened their return the crew are currently in a star city rehabilitation center in the moscow preaching. well for the first time the soyuz spacecraft fail to undock from the international space station on time and the journey was postponed by a day the problem was fixed on the second attempt to detach did go smoothly a space travelers landed safely in kazakhstan after spending almost six months aboard the i assess three crew members remain at the station ready to welcome the next team who are sure as you will to leave for orbit on october the. well this week the untapped riches of the arctic dominated talks of an international forum here in moscow the objective was to ensure that the competition for the billions of ton

because the european actually european military is very very weak. the two military you're the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but they're small. and there's no unity. to sort of no agreement to create something larger and russia has a has a has has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernize and specialized for the kind of work that military forces have to do today which isn't war but to be part of the problem for insurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european secure. it sits there and president medvedev has suggested a new security called that would include russia and we should that we should take him up on that and really see will what we can do with it because all through russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. just a sneak peek through the fog because they do you and you can watch it in for one hundred hours time here on o.c. and we'll have more live coverage from the global policy forum on friday as soon as this second day of disc

union this is not a compromise because from what i understood the european union did not. think that if they gave nothing if you don't have. you. know really very much in the position of france. it's quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and. leader or polish the party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look like they have to have a desire to do with the united states to use it or to get rid of most of it but when he showed he was still interested in his country's welfare he's been branded as an extreme nationalists and sidelined. stay with us throughout the day here on r t lots more coming your way in the next hour potential plane to fame the untold story of how authorities two russian village might have been the true birthplace of north korean leader kim jong il. russian police are hunting for a martial arts fighter who is a skate from a psychiatric ward in st petersburg they suspect that duchess vyacheslav dot sake may be on the run in moscow before bein

union this is not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for years the serbia is you know really very much in the position of france. it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and any leader or policy party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they have look we have and desires to have push today it's a which the united states to use in order to get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's been branded as an extreme nationalist and sidelined. on the way a few in the next hour a potential claim to fame young told story of how a village in russia's far in this might have been the birthplace of north korean leader kim jong il. this week japan has approved a defense document outlining the need for the continued presence of u.s. troops at a military base on the is

union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing if you should and i would just be asking for more than a year as soon as you know really very much in the position of france. it's not quite an occupied country but it's through rounded and sort of occupying and any leader or polish party which would really openly take into consideration serbia is interest is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they have look we have a desire to do it with the united states to use in order to get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's known brand as an extreme nationalist and sidelined. still ahead this hour dangerous and on the run the famous russian martial artist who became an ultra nationalist criminal in an asylum but managed to escape. it's reckoned the most important meeting of north korea's worker's party in decades but no one outside the country knows whether it's actually taken place yet the world has been watching and waiting

union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france. it's not quite an occupied country but it's a rounded and it's sort of arc of power and any leader or policy party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interest is condemned by the western media as nationalists look within her look would have been to go is love to me it's a would the united states use the door to get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's known brand as an extreme nationalist and sidelined. stay with us here on r t coming your way in the next hour a potential claim to fame we bring you the untold story of how a far east russian village might have been the actual birthplace of north korean leader kim jong il. russian police are hunting for a martial arts fighter who has a skate from a psychiatric ward in st petersburg th

european commission have expressed concern over the policy. >> each person needs to be treated equally under eu law. there is absolutely no justification for mass expulsions. >> france has sent more than 8000 to romania and bulgaria. leading european commission officials in brussels on tuesday, the french immigration minister defended the crackdown. he said france's actions had been unacceptably caricatured and insisted paris had been scrupulously respecting eu laws regarding rights like freedom of movement. >> freedom of movement is also a source of duty, not representing an unreasonable burden on the system of social security. >> the european union says it needs more information before it can determine whether france is failing to comply with eu laws. >> to the united states where residents of the east coast are preparing for hurricane earl. after crossing the caribbean, the storm is expected to brush north carolina on thursday. the hurricane has been reaching winds of over 200 kilometers per hour, damaging homes and causing floods on several islands in the caribbean. u.s. officials

-- cutting out things to the european union. >> mr. speaker, of course want to congratulate him on his birthday. i am delighted to see his enthusiasm for things european has not mellowed with age. i'm very happy to give him a gift, whether it is a gift quite in the size and shape that he is requested, i am afraid i cannot oblige. >> sheryll murray. >> some people into the country and receive nhs treatment but they do not pay their bill. they apply for another be set to come back again. is this fair? will the government stop it? >> my right honorable friend is right that when it comes to the nhs, fairness is one of the founding principles. we must retain that principle. where there are people who have rightly likely been given care by the nhs, because they provide care to everybody on the basis of need, if, however, they are supposed to make a contribution and the escape the obligation to do so -- we do need to look at measures to make that possible. that is what we're working on and will come forward with announcements soon. >>nick dak

been speaking to me told us to overcome what he described as jealousy towards moscow's proposed new european security deal he said the plans would actually united current institutions to make everyone more secure and in a speech concentrating on democracy he said that those who say russia isn't democratic have very bad memories when i was joined by our to put in the work over who has been following the discussions hello to you so who are present here that he was covering a lot of issues ranging from a democracy to economic diversification among others tell us about what was the bottom line of the president's speech today indeed the agenda was very intense but the bottom line and present the bed of speech was that time has come not does just to talk not just to criticize each other but time is to find global solutions three main topics dominated today's discussions democracy modernization and efficiency very simple things very simple ideas but how to achieve them there is indeed no consistency on that and the question is whether there should be consistency over that every country should go it

to overcome what he described as jealousy towards moscow's proposed new european security deal and in a speech concentrating on democracy he said those who say russia isn't democratic have very bad memories. has been following the discussions. the bottom line. presently bet of speech was that time has come not just to talk not just to criticize each other but time is to find global solutions three main topics dominated today's discussions democracy modernization and efficiency very simple things very simple ideas but how to achieve them there is indeed no consistency on that and the question is whether there should be consistency over that every country should go its own way russia's president russian president dmitry medvedev take on that is that nothing is very straightforward these days and this is what the forum is about as for the central topic democratization and democracy experiences around the world diversified experiences the heated argument was about what is democracy in the first place and where it can be described with some adjectives and indeed many like young mature open

union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france. it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and any leader or policy party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look within her look would have been to go is love to me it's a which the united states to use it or to get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's been branded an extreme nationalist and sidelined. stay with us here on r t coming up in the next hour as the u.s. military presence on the japanese island of okinawa is prolonged the campaign against it gets stronger we find out what's being blamed on the american forces. it's reckoned to be the most important meeting of the north korean workers party in decades but no one outside the c

more effective part of the european security system and not the outside because the european actually european military is very very weak the military is in europe the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but this small and there's no unity. sort of nato agreement to create something with russia has a has it has as good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernize and specialized to the kind of work. that military forces have to do today which isn't a huge war but to the top of the counterinsurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european security system and president medvedev has suggested a new security called. that would include russia and we should we should take him up on that and really see well what we can do with it because after all russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. and you can watch the full version of this interview in half an hour. and also will have nor live coverage from the global policy forum on friday as soon as a second to have discussions. with the new season.

union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france. it's not quite an occupied country voted through rounded and sort of occupied and any leader or policy party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they look at having to go is live to me it's a word the united city use had already get rid of most of it but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's been branded an extreme nationalist and sidelined. russian police are hunting for a martial arts fighter who escaped from a psychiatric ward in st petersburg the suspect may be on the run in moscow before being placed in an asylum. disqualified for being too violent in the ring got involved in crime and joined an ultra nationalist movement artie's surf earth has more. the six extreme aggression in t

said the some officials in washington madi of an end of the russian proposals for a new european security treaty addressing the issue of modernization to make sure there's no alternative to changes of economic and political systems in the country while journalists are gabriel low who is also member of the russian council on defense and foreign policy says parliamentary democracy won't work in russia for another hundred years. this country has experienced something similar points in the gulf with problems for the system and that sound is up in one thousand nine hundred three by bronzy conflicts in the sounds almost the russian parliament has been bought it says as far as the sort of experience isn't a surprise the governing this country running these countries in. this country it requires a very strong executive also the diversity of different ethnicities living in the country so a strong executive is a must see requirement for russian political system i constantly see how it can be achieved through parliamentary chocolates as far as the russian constitution goes. the president's name says

all these parties are clearly deepening of european integration and this is a challenge to say european consensus consensus that europe is an unfinished business and a european union should go forward towards a deeper federation of european states. a russian ultranationalists who escaped from a psychiatric hospital has turned himself in forty's in norway demanding asylum. has a history of violence and was armed when he showed up at immigration offices sara first reports. he ran it decided he could no longer hide just over a month until the state of the psychiatric a think petersburg of its third think has emerged in norway where his article thirty is to grant him political asylum. wearing a t. shirt with a swastika injuring a loaded gun he turned himself then that sick is now under arrest. this is a breach of the weapon you haven't found a weapon and complicated other interesting items which gives these cases priority to the investigation is now underway. he used to be best known for his aggressive fighting style within the ring now is his imprisonment escape and his ties with the band'

deepening of european integration and is a challenge to european and contains us the consensus that europe is an unfinished business and say european union should go forwards towards a deeper federation of european states. a russian ultra nationalist who escaped from a psychiatric hospital has turned himself into authorities in norway demanding asylum but just loved the tick has a history of violence and was armed when he showed up and gratian officers share for us reports. he ran it decided he could no longer hide the saver among them to overstate the psychiatric a think petersburg of its third has emerged in norway where his article thirty is to grant political asylum. wearing a t. shirt with a swastika and carrying a loaded gun he turned himself in that it is now under arrest. this is a breach of the work more we have found a weapon and confiscated other interesting items which gives these cases priority to the investigation is now under way. he used to be best known for his aggressive fighting style within the ring now is his imprisonment escape and his ties with the band's nationalist

because the european actually european military is very very weak the military is in europe the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but this small and there's no unity. sort of agreement to create something larger and russia has a has it has has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernized and specialized to the kind of work. that military forces have to do today which isn't a huge war but to be part of the counterinsurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great ask. well european security system and president medvedev has suggested a new security concept that would include russia and we should that we should take him up on that and really see well what we can do with it because after all russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. get a lot more to say as well of great interest to not call that interview so far on this channel quick reminder for you can know what should the few minutes time but later this hour here on r t today. we of course have been and will be speaking to a lot of experts over th

deepening of european integration and this is a challenge to european consensus consensus that europe is an unfinished business and a european union should go forward towards a deeper federation of european states. and coming up later this hour last calls for venezuela because he's voting in a highly contested national election which has been billed as a battle of the rich versus the poor. this week the on temperatures of the arctic dominated talks at an international forum in moscow the objective was to ensure the competition for the billions of tons of oil and gas wouldn't overheat. if you stand alone you can survive in the arctic that's how russian premier have led him or putin explained that no country by itself can deal with the enormous challenges i had at the north pole he promised that what average treasures lie hidden under the creek layer of ice will be no fighting over the top of the world the arctic needs secure sustainable management and anybody who has to stop with that we often hear some futuristic forecasts predicting a battle for the arctic are responsible analysis sh

to overcome what he described as jealousy towards moscow's proposed new european security deal and in a speech concentrating on democracy he said that those who say russia isn't democratic have bad memories or he. has been following the discussions. the bosun line on to present the bed of speech was that time has come not just to talk not just to criticize each other but time to find global solutions three main topics dominated today's disk. sions democracy modernization and efficiency very simple things very simple ideas but how to achieve them there is indeed no consistency on that and the question is whether there should be consistency over that every country should go its own way russia's president russian president dmitry medvedev take on that is that nothing is very straightforward these days and this is what the forum is about as for the central topic democratization and democracy experiences around the world diversified experiences the heated argument was about what is democracy in the first place and where it can be described with some adjectives and indeed we had many like y

of european states. and coming up in the next hour here in our team extremist whose views would startle even the right wing parties just heard about a mixed martial artist turn to extremist from a psychiatric facility in russia has given himself up in norway seeking political asylum. it may be one of the world's most inhospitable places but it's also among the most keenly sought after and that's why several nations including russia canada and the united states are staking their claims for the billions of tons of oil and gas which lie beneath the arctic and this week leaders and scientists from those countries gathered in moscow to ensure that the competition won't lead to clash. reports. if you stand alone you can survive in the arctic that's all russian prime you have led to more putin explained but no country by itself can deal with the enormous challenges i had at the north pole he promised that what average treasures lie hidden under the peak layer of ice will be no fighting over the top of the world

many european countries are suffering from crippling debts is there any way that they can avoid heavy cuts to public spending. i don't think they can because if you look at all and eventually all and earlier they've actually had. they been cutting back about twenty percent ministerial salaries people you know sweepers for example they've done the right kind of things but the trouble is it's still not solve the problem and they could lose their credit rating it all comes down to these credit ratings or so often that is marked down it's far more expensive to borrow and that's just borrowed it succeeded in more money just recently however it's much more expensive to borrow for them than say germany within the same eurozone and that is the major problem is the euro so do you think the situation is a threat to the existence of the euro or even the european union itself yes i i think it is i think the euro is teetering on the edge this is a manifestation of it this is a massive problem and you can throw hundreds of billions at it as they're trying to do but it's beyond that now i mean the r

deepening of the european integration and peace is a challenge to say european sends us the consensus that europe is an unfinished business and the european union should go towards a deeper federation of european states they're watching are going to live from moscow coming out of the program the next hour an extremist whose views would startle him and the right wing parties you just heard about. and mixed martial artist turned extremist who skate from a psychiatric facility in russia has given himself up in norway but is seeking political asylum. now it may be a while of the world's most inhospitable places but it's also among the most keenly sought after that's why several nations including russia canada and the united states are staking their claims for the billions of tons of oil and gas which lie beneath the arctic and this week leaders and scientists from those countries gathered in moscow to ensure that the competition won't lead to a clash got to reports. if you stand alone you can survive in the arctic that's how russian premie have led him or putin explained that no country b

deepening of european integration and is a challenge to european consensus consensus that europe is an unfinished business and a european union should go forward towards a deeper federation of european states. a russian ultranationalists who escaped from a psychiatric hospital has turned himself into authorities in norway demanding asylum but just loved has a history of violence and was armed when he showed up at immigration offices sarah firth reports. he ran it decided he could no longer hide to stay for a month until the state of the psychiatric care in st petersburg event stuff has emerged in norway where he sells real thirty's to political asylum. wearing a t. shirt with a swastika and carrying a loaded gun he turned himself in that city is now under arrest. this is a breach of the weapon more we haven't found a weapon and confiscated other interesting items which gives these cases priority to the investigation is now on the way. he used to be best known for his aggressive fighting style within the ring now is his imprisonment escape and his ties with the band nationalist russian

to become a much more effective part of the european security system and not be outside because the european actually european military is very very weak. the two military power in europe the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but they're small and there's no unity. to sort of no agreement to create something larger and russia has a has it has has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernize and specialized for the kind of work that military forces have to do today which isn't war but to be part of the problem for insurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for your p. the security system and president medvedev has suggested a new security concept of that would be going to include russia and we should we should take him up on that and really see what we can do with it because all through russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. and you can watch the full version of this interview huff an hours time here on r.t. and we'll have more live coverage from the global policy forum on friday as soon a

it is regarded as one of the masterpieces of european cinema. david hammer has been looking at the work of the remarkable composer and his relationship with one of the top directors of our time. [unintelligible] >> the meeting of two great masters of cinema. at a director and a composer and a great battalion at that on the decline of sicilian aristocracy -- a great italian epic on the decline of sicilian aristocracy. what is extraordinary about him is his ability to become the kind of music that the great filmmakers wanted, often very intuitively, often suggesting things they had not even thought of. ♪ >> the theme music to "godfather ii" won him an oscar. but he wrote some 150 film scores. "romeong zefferelli's and juilet," and some of fellini's greatest productions. >> with fellini and this county -- visconti in particular -- they would say, i was thinking vests, and fellini in particular would say -- i was thinking this. and he would say, that is a good idea. and he would play something that was a bit like that. and he would be like, "oh, t

should overcome what he described as jealousy towards moscow's proposed new european security deal and he also rebuffed criticism of democratic standards in his country as you can see in that child was there. the bottom line. presently bed of speech was that time has come not just to talk not just to criticize each other but time is to find global solutions three main topics dominated today's discussions democracy modernization and efficiency very simple things very simple ideas but how to achieve them there is indeed no consistency on that and the question is whether there should be consistency over that every country should go its own way russia's president russian president dmitry medvedev take on that is that nothing is very straightforward these days and this is what the forum is about as for the central topic democratization and democracy experiences around the world diversified experiences the heated argument was about what is democracy in the first place and where it can be described with some adjectives and indeed the many like young which were open democracy and democratic in

alternative approach russia's plans for a new european security treaty which would end the cold war mentality. the global policy forum of. its second day. and sparking outrage threats by the pastor to burn copies of the koran is postponed r.c. speaks to americans who have recently converted to islam and sorry there is no place for extremism in religion. but it's not just here in the russian city of we'll be bringing you full coverage of the global policy forum which is no into its second final day but first republic of north is holding an official day of mourning for the victims of the deadly terror attack and its capital. bombers believed to have been behind the car explosion which killed seventeen people and injured one hundred thirty seven our correspondent. reports now from the city where the first funerals are already taking place. we are at the exact street and logic of cause what the explosion has happened the central market is always there the car has been parked there and the whole area is still blocked by the police the investigators have been working here all night and people are s

to overcome what he described as jealousy towards moscow's proposed new european security deal and in a speech concentrating on democracy he said those who say russia isn't democratic have bad memories or catherine mcgrath shoebat has been following the discussions. the bottom line and present the bet of speech was that time has come not just to talk not just to criticize each other but time is to find global solutions three main topics dominated today's discussions democracy modernization and efficiency very simple things very simple ideas but how to achieve them there is indeed no consistency on that and the question is whether there should be consistency over that every country should go its own way russia's president russian president dmitry medvedev take on that is that nothing is very straightforward these days and this is what the forum is about as well the central topic democratization and democracy experiences around the world diversified experiences the heated argument was about what is democracy in the first place and where it can be described with some adjectives and indee