and. in business i would continue to analyze what games and benefits russell will get from becoming a member of the w.t. or join me for a full business bulletin in place of that so. it is not am in the russian capital he watching r t with me rena joshie welcome to the program now two days after an oil rig capsized off russia's far east coast the search for any survivors has turned desperate dozens are still missing in the freezing waters while the handful of survivors found are about to arrive back on land artie's jacob graves is waiting for them and in port and he joins us live on the phone to tell us more jacob tell us what is going on in the port at the moment and when do you expect the survivors to arrive. well. i was and she just

on talking about the evidence of i would look out of the fourteen. it's going to be very few quarters i mean there's a sense of relief to me every week they are poor but those who have been through this don't do. it with attention is focused on those who are still missing. all of the oil rig originally before so i think the hopes of finding more survivors to reach would doing by the hour we've. heard that the search and rescue operations are all the parts of the areas on board the oil rigs they were really exposed to very extreme elements but. bear in mind this will be next second not just what is the intention or here but my ten degree celcius will be told to see there will be very unlikely never going to find any more about it given the

conditions remain. at this point what are the investigators saying about the causes of the sinking. chremes to a number of reasons that present. no. the reason of attention to the very bad weather conditions are. o'regan so typical more . surprising i was thinking very quickly enough when i did twenty minutes i'm being that viewers didn't have enough time the board lifeboats for the way so full of quarter distraction has already been launched criminal proceedings but there's well i'm not trying. to make you probably just take it because a cold start negotiations over you so should be included in the weather conditions or do a lot of. trust reaction. ok jacob thanks very much indeed for bringing us the sub date on the phone from the region.

now more on the maritime tragedy in the russian far east can be found on our website and one of the survivors who was airlifted to hospital on saturday has told the media the horrifying story of the oil rig sinking and explained why so many people failed to board the lifeboats so well on dorothy dot com to find out more. some groups in syria's opposition say they want an arab military intervention to quote protect civilians from government security forces they spoke after damascus signed an arab league protocol allowing observers to monitor a regional peace initiative two and months of bloodshed part of the opposition dismissed the deal as a stalling tactic and syria has been increasingly isolated under sanctions from arab states the u.s. and the e.u. over its crackdown on the anti-government protesters but the authorities say they are fighting extremist armed groups operating in the country. has been to one of

the flashpoint in the ongoing unrest. we're here in the embattled city of homs and you can hear heavy gunfire in the background but it's really hard to share insurance as the civilian population here lives here as we called to wait a month after month to ensure this conflict. the on going file is taking its toll. there are neighborhoods that are being suffocated surrounded by armed groups there many people who think could not have had enough did we do to deserve this homs is being described as a city on the brink of civil war where some of the series this is fighting his break in hours driving through the streets there are clear signs of conflict bullet holes in windy pains and he was slogans on walls and as a heavy military presence we went able to visit some of the areas where concentrated fighting was continuing it would be empty dangerous to visit. us in

other areas of the city day life struggles on movies and to the backdrop of gunfire . you can see the children playing in the homes that this is day one of the major. others conflict continues for the safety of the civilians to continue living here in the city the situation in homes right now is far more complex than simply one of the opposition against the regime had deep seated sectarian conflicts with their heads. from the very beginning homes it was because they grew large numbers of both sects much more than in other cities. a military funeral held yesterday gets under way for five soldiers killed by what the government says is an increasingly militant movement and on the same day reports from the opposition the harrowing accounts the civilian deaths around the country. make serious decision to

allow the arab league to send observers to the more important this is naturally we want to facilitate their visits to syria and in the same time preserve our sovereignty so really it depends on the intention do they really want to help syria or corners. was the decision being slammed by the main opposition outside the country b s n c. the opposition inside the country has welcomed in the north. we hope it's going to be implemented on the ground as it stated in the protocol and we remain completely against international intervention it would lead the country to destruction. with a fractious opposition and rising death toll with facts and information still very hard to verify even on the ground the observers a rival here in syria will be an important step but it's going to be just one of many more that will need to follow and seeing to ensure that no more lives are lost

. the city of homs. beirut based political analysts come out was name believes the opposition's call for foreign intervention is not about protecting civilians but pursuing its own gains. their dream of a change in the regime and collapsing of the regime did not matter allies and i think after nine months of that international coalition western and some gulf country against syria syria was able to steadfast and prevail over all the obstacle that has been put by these country i think there is a map that has been drawn for the middle east and they wanted some somehow for the dream of assad to topple and i think the way things are going it didn't please about the arab persian gulf and it didn't please what they call the opposition and

that's why you see they don't want they want to still continue the process instigation and causing instability inside syria. and you're watching our to live from moscow still ahead of the program mysterious newcomer as a nationwide series of mounts and more of the real overcame. our experts bring into closer focus the figure of cameo on l sun was now holding the reins of power in the country plus. immersed in debt will cap how it seemingly prosperous economy is stoney a is in fact struggling on the poverty line demonstrating the discontent growing within the within the blog and all that's coming your way in just a few. north korea's morning it's slate's longstanding leader kim jong il who died of heart attack at the age of sixty nine on saturday his death was only announced on monday and send shock waves

around the country and the whole region images from the world's most reclusive nation shows thousands of people uncontrollably weeping on the streets meanwhile north korea's neighbors are on high alert following the news of community death fearing it will spark instability in the region japan's government has called a special security meeting while south korea said its armed forces are combat ready but some experts believe peace on the korean peninsula is determined not by relations between north and south but by the stand off between china and america. the important thing here to understand is that for example the south korea being on military alert it's not south korea that is on military alert it's the united states that is actually using south korea as a beachhead ever since the end of the korean war on the other hand we have to understand or should really be asking ourselves will the military the north korean

military which are very powerful one million strong army four million reserved nuclear arms ballistic missiles will they really be subordinated to the new government or will they have a larger stance of this probably the key question is how will all of this unfold what will china do china has a very special relationship with north korea it's sort of a love hate strict father vs problem child type of relationship because i cannot see how are. these things because north korea will undoubtedly not do that which china does not allow we have to always interpret north korea within the scope of the regional geopolitics of china which is the key power in the region. the youngest son of the late north korean chief came yon own has already been named as a great successor and the people have been told to unite behind him but as independent journalist tim sharp told r.t. with secrecy surrounding the leader it's hard to guess what he's ten year will

bring. he's only been around for three years in the public light he went to school in switzerland apparently he knows a lot about how the internet works and he knows a lot about social media but beyond that we know very little except he's been appointed a four star general and it did take kim jong il who just passed quite a few years to actually gain total acceptance with the power structure there with the powers that be there in the in the party in the government to actually you know take firm control so obviously he has no military training very very you know this year or next to zero military experience but i think what these two leaders this closely held leadership in north korea once is a symbol of their regime and this is a clear you know successor symbol they can they can use to continue their power and the next hour we speak with the former head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog who thinks and from foreign powers will destroy the shaky peace in

the region. i think it is important that the outside the worlds. does not make them of us and threats from the outside by make them provoke that is in the north korean situation first of all we know that it's within the israeli range for all of those go to. so even without the you know it does the situation that would be a risk you want. and if those they have a provocative that could be a risk also of encouraging their. forces in japan. for three months and it seems no one is backing out the occupy movement in the u.s. is celebrating another anniversary as it continues to defy critics and gain momentum are jesus h. you're going to is in new york with more.

these are the images of america over the last three months that cops are must beat themselves in the forehead because they've given such life to this movement not welcome by authorities a movement against wall street wealth inequality and government corruption exploded in new york and spread all across the us the nexus of all of our grievances was the profit motive the fact that. the corporate sector dominated by the financial sector has our ostensibly democratic politics gridlock and it owns it. occupy wall street has just marked its three month anniversary what we fall into on september seventeenth with this momentous moment of restoration in anger with america is this time now i think that we've kind of injected the idea of economic inequality and see the public discourse occupy wall street started that it would not last long enough to deliver any significant message but three months it was the

biggest nationwide movement here what is happening here is it's clear that the protesters are feeling stronger and more united than to be one critic said the protests would not survive until winter they have we can't fund education we can't fund health care but we could fund the police state and fund these wars until the cows come home at what point is it enough. when does the greed stop opponents said the demonstrations would never track tens of thousands they have i would love to see a peaceful revolution or really would the media ridiculed them as a joke they just want to party in their lives and is a trying to have burning right now. but kidding they were not. many believe the uprising has transformed the face of america it's totally changed the conversation in the united states on saturday the occupiers of new york acts right. campus after being a victim from zuccotti park. attempted to occupy

a new public space to use as their base. but confronted by police about fifty were arrested others kicked out were pretty resilient so i think you know in a short amount of time we will and you know occupy and surely the. demonstrators plan to keep going until they see a revamp of the financial and political system in the us the financial elite is still mourning it over everyone the economy is in trouble foreclosures are continuing to grow all the real reasons for the protests and the movement will continue no matter the obstacles the goal of occupy wall street is to make history we're growing and we're going to be the transformative moment for social and economic justice in america. are two new york. well remember there's always plenty more stories on our website and here's

a quick look at what's in store right now and the airports reduced to ashes in siberia with one hundred emergency worker assigned to deal with a disaster find out what caused the blaze at r.t. dot com. here is on high alert as a floating hall of smuggled cigarettes is stopped from crossing the border after the furry custom officers felled a tree across the river. the e.u. has managed to raise a full amount of rescue loans needed to help its members the failure to come up with the cash is being seen by manny alice as an indication of wider cracks within the block and as likes here cesky reports it's little surprise some nations just

cannot afford to pay the membership bills. on paper these people live in one of the most prosperous economies of the baltic region in reality their homeland. is the poorest country and after spending a year being part of the euro zone these people say the positive changes they were promised are nowhere to be seen at the home of recently euro commission check their pensions are authorities told them received an average pension of six hundred euro this is far from reality pensions and research fifteen hundred euro we hear get around two hundred. adopted the euro last january but despite a general positive attitude towards the move until now it is mostly big businesses and politicians that are really enjoying the transition clearly political advantage in terms of if you want locking in more firmly into the. economic advantages as well in terms of investment the support for the euro which very well people seem to

be to see the advantages you maybe politically rather than economically but the euro what gumption party soon brought painful hand over since september of stone has agreed to take part in the european financial stability facility the body created to combat financial crisis and bailout countries like greece and now experts say this membership comes at a price and can not afford to buy the formula for us very bad because we need to. or. from our g.d.p. rich countries something more than nine percent from. poor. country and now we need to pay off march richer countries the country central bank has even warned of a possible recession if the situation in the euro zone continues to deteriorate recent polls suggest up to sixty percent of

a story inspire against the country's membership of the. government however doesn't seem to pay attention and refuses to drop out of this relief fund meanwhile members of this community say they would rather help greece with potatoes and far it would then see their pension money heading their adopting the euro soon or later was a necessary condition for a stone you to join the european union but being part of the european financial stability facility was not in the agreement and while economists are speculating whether stonier should continue its membership in this organization ordinary people are left to wonder why they have to pay someone else's debts. let's see reporting from dublin in a stone. as the latest e.u. crisis remedy is now under threat with the i'm asked lacking rescue loans french politicians are conducting a war of words against britain after it refused to support the plan anglo-french rao is macs and stays as target and the kaiser report later today. better

french the british says french finance minister of course any sane person would rather be french and british just look at a recent study that came out about facebook users so even the five percent of british facebook users feature photos of them so drunk that should tell you something about that country all the policy makers are drunk mervyn king is mostly in the bag all the people who are trying to do business over there the city of london are for the most part in the breed. and here's a look at what else is making news around the world violent clashes between protesters and military troops have killed more than a dozen people in cairo since friday security forces tried to contain the stone throwing demonstrators into where your square with baton tear gas and live rounds

the deadly confrontation began when troops crack down on a sit in to demand interests military rule and power to a civilian authority. in iraq's shiite led government has issued an arrest warrant for vice president tariq al his family on terrorism charges state run television aired what it said were confessions by alleged terrorists linked to the vice president the man said they have been paid by has chevy's office to carry out attacks on officials and police officers the warrant has also led to fears of escalating sectarian tensions. well a reminder of our top stories only a few minutes away before that or we'll take a look at what's happening in the world of business with kareena. hello and welcome to business update the south thanks for joining me. is has put

a figure on the games he expects from membership of the world trade organization at a ceremony accepting russia as a member of a trade body twice revealed i had also received around five billion euros and state aid ahead of. the additional seven point five percent of g.d.p. so important for herself in the way to the point of the growth you know from the force of joining the euro that's so kind of the needs of. the fed. through the road will be. additional steps from the government before. the big eight hundred thirty below and. the beginning for the people here by the end of the next year but actually they were. december this year government paid all the money to. pay for it from still unaware the w t o laws take precedence in russia's courts metals magnetic same or the shelf told r.t.

the world trade body except to the country as a member on friday the boss of steel giants severstal expects entry to spur a much fairer decision making in russia's legal system. to send a free. press to for example a person who thinks he's an easy thing to even those that don't even seem. to prefer the mission. to his office he points in the morning. before. you know she brought him peace and can be tripping over your notes and. russia's new finance minister is a fiscal hawk who wants posh cash says first deputy prime minister. you know on offer was confirmed as alex he quit his replacement on friday but mr hardy expects a continuation of his predecessor's policies and dump him very conservative so. it's a very good news for the minister of finance because he will continue the politics

which was originated by the minister former minister good reason and it means for the russians and you know for the external world the new world be very conservative and stable terms of finance. let's have a look at the markets oil is heading higher as investors bet that supply made tightening its science and u.s. crude stockpiles weak at a price for speculation of further sanctions against iraq and opec second largest producer markets in asia are mostly high on tuesday taking back a fraction of the previous session steep losses automakers are notable gayness on the motor added over to an hour and a mazda more of what i want to have hong kong shares of swill through it covered any training with chinese financial and property developers mark again as a string of recent losses. now less than one hour ahead of the opening bell must. be closing figures on monday were the r.t.s.

last exportable percent to my sixth just. like same session call from the capital gets. today's try to. prove probably see more. continuation of the of the boss who do you so the voice of the market is the stock . boy google news boy and statistics coming from. your. perception. the more you biggest more you will be a put the greed on your feeds boy featured in. the wrong direction is almost predictable. completely the rich. demand for protest fertilizer is coming under pressure from the ongoing financial turmoil in europe russia's largest producer says it's most likely to cut production

at the beginning of next year too. it is sort of it's a general. sentiment on the market people are cautious everybody's afraid that there will be it could be just the fact financial markets move that agricultural business which is not the fact for the time being that's why i would think that most probably in the first quarter of two thousand and twelve we will have to do solve all of the subway system and see what it used to demand on the market would come expect. ten fifteen percent can be expected and all use of these are window in order to all. of the men's and to function well at this hour but i'll be back with more in about thirty minutes meanwhile stay with us the headlines coming up next.

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welcome back you're aware that arctic air is look at the top stories hopes of feta finding. any more survivors from russia's oil rig disaster with dozens still missing two days after the drilling platform sank in icy waters that's as the last of the fourteen crewmembers found alive are about to arrive back on land. signs of fracture within the syrian opposition while some welcome the government's decision to.