ski on sea reporting from ukraine's crimea. following the disastrous defeat at stone grad in the second world war nazi germany other eastern offensive it led to the bloodiest tank battle in history altie looks at the cost of the soviet victory in the battle of course in a special report later today. plain and says division. four months of preparation. a monster minus. the last effort to keep the lead on the eastern front. lead citadel of funds to pay for a. bomb at a great sacrifice of blood. and looms are still. some advantage of the platoon part of. the most heavily reinforced area. of the battle of course. it lasted forty nine days one of the muddiest battles and the turning point. to push. it. that it set out to look at some stories making headlines around the world. the hostage crisis in the philippines is not over the hijacked bus was stormed by police officials say eight of the hostages plus the gunman held competitive on the head of the eight kept his. cage taken was a former police officer to model and stated for the s

reporting from ukraine's crimea. that's coming up to eighteen minutes past the hour let's take a look at some other stories dominating world news thirty three miners trapped underground in chile had some reassurance as they've spoken via a microphone with the country's top mining official the minister says more help will be provided as the rescue operation continues the men have been trapped at a depth of some seven hundred meters for more than two weeks and they have just started receiving. oxygen it's here the rescue operation could take months. the man in northern california has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for sending hoax anthrax letters to barack obama sixty three year old timothy cloud has pleaded guilty to threatening the president and several social security offices in the letters which contained a white powder cloud called obama a lying politician and claimed social security had stolen his money clout had also been convicted of a sex offense in texas but failed to register as a sex offender in c

ski on sea reporting from ukraine's crimea. i hasten more now in brief a forty three people have killed when an airliner crash landed in northeast china ninety one passengers and five crew members were said to be on board the hen and lines flight the plane overshot the wrong way during a night landing and burst into flames over fifty people have been taken to hospital the majority already a stable condition. pakistani officials are trying to coordinate relief efforts as floodwaters affecting millions continue to rise and many are fleeing their homes that the government issued new warnings making matters worse the millions that escaped before the flood swept in our risk of waterborne diseases pakistan's president warns it will take at least three years and tens of billions of dollars to. cover from the damage. at least thirty people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu police say a gunman stormed the building opened fire and then blew themselves up six members of the country's parliament are r

see reporting from ukraine's crimea. economic austerity measures in greece really about and who they are actually helping honest max keiser. revelations on the true nature of the financial cuts the full report is coming up in fifteen minutes time but here's a preview. rising greece as austerity measures backfire unemployment is up to seventy percent some regions and is. athens up to seventeen percent of all shops have closed so this is the result of the economic death spiral so us terry therefore it was not a good idea andres it's not a good idea probably anywhere in the world in this type of environment which has been victimized by banking fraud and predatory bankers who ripped the guts out stole the money so in response they're going to impose austerity on the people actually just to pay for the banker bonuses not to help the people. rather sternly intelligence is backing the target and the militants using the u.s. for its own interests that's according to a new york times report the authors quote a pakistani official

reporting from ukraine's crimea. more news in brief you now this hour reports coming in that a passenger plane has crashed in northwest salina at least ninety one people with said to be on board airlines flight rescues are rushing to the scene we'll bring you more on the story as we get it. done on the officials are trying to coordinate relief efforts as flood waters affecting millions continue to rise many are fleeing their homes off the government new warnings and making matters worse the millions that escape before the flood swept in are at risk of water borne diseases pakistan's president warns it will take at least three years tens of billions of dollars to a cover from the damage. at least thirteen people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu police say gunmen stormed the building opened fire on them blew themselves up six members of the country's parliament all called to be among the dead i mean is a group with links to al kind to her. claimed responsibility for the it's time

ski and see reporting from ukraine's crimea. case more news in brief forty three people killed when in their line a crash landed in northeast china ninety one pounds in just five crew members was said to be on board and lines like the plane overshot the runway during a night landing and burst into flames over fifty people have been taken to hospital the majority are in stable condition. more than thirty people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu police say a gunman stormed the building opened fire and then one of them blew sell out six members of the country's parliament are reported to be among the dead a militant group with links to al qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack. pakistani officials are trying to coordinate relief efforts as flood waters affecting millions continue to rise tens of thousands of fleeing their hames the daily after the government issued new warnings for the south of the country making matters worse the millions that escaped before the flood swept in are at

reporting from ukraine's crimea. pakistani intelligence is backing the taliban and al qaeda militants using the u.s. for its own interests calling to a new york times report the authors quote a pakistani official says taliban leaders have been joined support from some powers in islamabad three years report also says pakistan needs the cia to capture one. or two general he was thought to be bypassing by conducting secret talks with afghan government or military blogger in hunston says despite these claims the u.s. has no option but to work with is done intelligence. you know the problem we have and it's the cia's biggest weak spot is they don't do human intelligence very well so we don't have agents we don't have people on the ground who can tell us what's going on so we rely on the pakistanis to go ahead and give us the human intelligence that we use our electronic intelligence capabilities which is our strength you know we can track anybody's cell phone which they did in this case the pakistanis found out that he wa

reporting from ukraine's crimea. let's take a look now at some world news for you this hour pakistani officials are trying to coordinate relief efforts as flood waters affecting millions continue to rise many are fleeing their homes after the government is your new warnings making matters worse the millions that escaped before the flood swept in are at risk of waterborne diseases pakistan's president warns it will take at least three years and tons of billions of dollars to recover from the damage. at least thirty two people have been killed in an attack on a hotel when the somali capital mogadishu police say gunmen stormed the building opened fire and then blew themselves up six members of the country's parliament are reported to be among the dead a militant group with links to al qaida has claimed responsibility for the attack. at a u.s. police patrol cameras captured the moment as speeding car lost control and crashed the nineteen year old driver hit a barrier and was launched into a concrete pillar the driver sur

see reporting from ukraine's crimea. for militants have been killed in a special operation in the southern russian republic of english the men opened fire after being stopped at a police checkpoint one of them yes got down off is believed to be the leader of a local terrorist cell suspected of carrying out a series of car bomb attacks in the caucasus the operational comes just days after special forces shot another high profile militant to have been directly involved in the moscow metro bombings in march. pakistani intelligence is backing a town about an al-qaeda militants using the u.s. for its own interests that's according to a new york times report the authors quote a pakistani official who says that taliban leaders have been enjoying support from some powers in is not a bad thing is reports also says pakistan used the cia to capture one of the they are quite a number two in january he was thought to be bypassing is on a bad by conducting secret talks with the afghan government and military blogger jim hansen says de

reporting from ukraine's crimea. more news to you now in a brief this hour and we have reported that thirty eight people have reportedly been rescued after an airliner crash landed in northwest china ninety one the passengers and five crew members were said to be on board the head man and lines flight the plane overshot the runway during a night landing and into flames twenty people have been taken to hospital we'll of course. keep you updated on this story. pakistani officials are trying to coordinate relief efforts as flood waters affecting millions continue to rise many are fleeing their homes the government is to new warnings making matters worse the millions that escape before the floods swept in are at risk of waterborne diseases . that will take at least three years and tens of billions of dollars to recover from the damage. at least thirty two people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu police say gunmen stormed the building opened fire and then blew themselves up six membe

reporting from ukraine's crimea. just to remind you we've got more on our website that's r t dot com welcome to check out our galleries political cartoons or simply follow us on twitter a look now at some of the stories that might catch your eye on the line the miracle of life infertile couples flock to siberia to seek the wisdom of a goddess was a patron so mothers read how many women then become pregnant. and the hunt in britain for the campaigning pensioner who threw a kitty into a bin but while the four year old tabby was found there so far no sign of the woman . an alleged russian arms dealer dubbed by the west the merchant of death may be extradited to the u.s. within hours the lawyer says a special plane has arrived in bangkok where he's currently being held it comes after washington asked thailand to discharge fresh charges brought against him his extradition to america for alleged arms dealing was approved last week but before the decision was announced the u.s. brought new charges of money laundering and fr

reporting from ukraine's crimea. let's take a look at some world news in brief for you this hour fourteen people are feared dead after a small passenger plane heading for the everest region kras south of nepal capital katmandu besides nepalese passengers and crew there were four americans one british and one japanese tourist on board and eyewitness said there were no survivors although there have been no official reports of council to use who was thought to have been trying to turn back to katmandu in heavy rain. thirty three miners trapped underground in chile have had some reassurance and they've spoken microphone with the contras top mining officials the minister says more help will be provided as the rescue operation continues the men have been trapped at a depth of some seven hundred meters for more than two weeks started receiving food water and oxygen and it's feared the rescue operation could take months. the man in northern california has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for sending hoax anthrax lett

reporting from ukraine's crimea. now let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world fourteen people are feared dead after a small passenger plane heading for the everest region crashed south of the polls and besides nepalese passengers and crew there were four americans one british and one japanese tourist on board an eyewitness said there were no survivors no issue of reports of casualties the crew was thought to have been trying to turn back to cap and heavy rain. a man in northern california has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for sending hoax anthrax letters to or about sixty three year old timothy curry built into the president and several social security officers in the letters which contained a white powder cloud called a bomb a dying politician claim social security had stolen his money clout had also been convicted of a sex offense in texas for him to get just a sex offender. thirty three miners trapped underground in chile have had some reassurance as they've spoken via a

we have an excellent shipyard in the crimea which has been abandoned for all. two decades if moscow decides to repair its fleet here we're ready to offer our facilities and specialists this would be much cheaper for the russians and we revive our factory which was one of the best in the country just several decades ago april's hark of agreement sparked mass opposition protests in kiev they described it as a sellout of the country in crimea the mood is very much the opposite the russian black sea fleet command is yet to respond to the divers and officials proposals for an artificial reef but they will be glad to see few here can imagine life without these ships anchored on the surface in several stoppers docks alexy russia's ski on sea reporting from ukraine's crimea. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe forty three people have been killed when an airliner crash landed in northeast china ninety one passengers five crew members were said to be aboard the airlines flight the plane overshot the runway during a night landing and burst

ski on sea reporting from ukraine's crimea. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe forty three people have been killed when an airliner crash landed in an airliner crash landed in northeast china ninety one passengers five crew members were said to be aboard the hainan airlines flight the plane overshot the runway during a night landing and burst into flames more than fifty people have been taken to the hospital the majority in stable condition. more than thirty people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu police say gunmen stormed the building opened fire and then one of them blew himself up six members of the country's parliament are reported among the dead a militant group with links to al qaida has claimed responsibility for the attack. pakistani officials are trying to coordinate relief efforts as floodwaters affecting millions continue to rise tens of thousands are fleeing their homes daily after the government issued new warnings for the south of the country

the black sea ukraine hopes to sink decommissioned vessels in order to create artificial reefs in the crimea. the us constitution is violated daily and the main perpetrators are the president and top federal government officials that's according to former arizona sheriff richard mack he's now advocating state sovereignty is the only way to keep the constitution abiding america intact our interview with him is coming up next. party sitting down with richard knabb a retired sheriff from arizona who made national headlines in one thousand nine hundred four when he filed a lawsuit against the federal government since then he's been encouraging state law enforcement officials to rise up against federal agents thank you very much for sitting down to speak with me today sheriff mack well thanks for having me it's great to be in new york you call yourself a freedom activist you have spoken at more than fifty tea parties around the country demonstrations that that saddam and america charges are racially motivated what has been your message to the hundreds of thousands of people that have shown up at

minutes later the game was all square again the thumping header from me if jimmy savile and ensuring crimea would return to some are with a share of the spoils. in this premier league funds can read joyce the new season kicked off but it's a case of seem old for the champions chelsea heading west brom for six on saturday the drug wasn't londoners need waste to the new boys big spending none chester city and spurs they took to the field in the early kick off that one promoted blackpool stunned wigan four nil away while there were also day one wins for byrne aston villa and wolves. a big one coming up a little later on sunday with liverpool and arsenal set to reignite another chapter all their all rivalry revenge very much on the mind of the home side arsenal did the double of the reds in the league last season. it's been a case of goal for russia off the twenty ten european swimming championships the country adding four top place finishes on saturday to lead the medal table with twelve goals if any could've been the first to climb atop the podium in the men's one hundred meter butterfly the

meanwhile setka sumac the captain of defending russian crimea champions rubin has moved to the changes in this since having the thing to stands in the position of defensive midfielder during the summer and the two main targets were snapped along with by time to mature thirty four year old so much has played for tell scott thompson genre and cmos that is what was really being displayed more to the fore. hundred matches in russian premier league scoring ninety seven goals to magnus also captain of russia in that week to some the finals of euro two thousand and eight. and english premier league champions chelsea are also looking to bolster their squad with the signing of brazil midfield that ramirez from ben sica the clubs have agreed a price of just under twenty nine million dollars is subject to play across a magical the twenty three year old would be the second pre-season signing for the blues following you'll see ben i mean smith medical. and london rivals arsenal in the meantime still have assessed fabric asimo squad and the twenty three year old republic training session and specula

the russian biker rally with crimea pulling power as prime minister vladimir putin writes in. now one parents discover the child is ill will do all in their power to make them but in russian regions like the chechen republic getting treatment for a serious condition such as kidney disease but having to travel to moscow but something many families just can't afford now the new facilities mean vital medical care is within reach. as ease of a house the story it's been a year since her adopted baby girl died but lady sit still mourning she's always looking at the pictures of her girl when she was in hospital the only memory she has no she was more than a child she was in. school we think about her all the time my mom still crying. little hard to give a child seven months old marshall was brought to this hospital with acute kidney failure the doctors did their best to save the girl but without the special equipment to purify the plant there was no hope it was a shame to see a child who couldn't help. has been working in the hospital for three years during that time ten children hav

midway through the second the german made the most of a defensive mistake aka passion playing into crimea's hands. i think yes this is just how to do meaty tacet sent off in the dying minutes and it got us just nastiest rats tonight but in stoppage time so you three know the final score of the my match was not going to take me to get my. own goal difference. was in the other result sybil moved off the bottom of the table as they managed to carry. good for from europe it's one part one when we go from strength to strength of our ten minutes from time because only preferred when so far this season and c.b.s. overtakes previous events up at the bottom on goal difference between times less than three days since serious heroics here spiegel mill in europe who. won in the late game on sunday islandia three nil while at home to angie in the southern russian dog we were all spots at moscow stay six but close the gap on the leading pack with a fourteen grand overtime on saturday is a relatively new to the trick just six minutes that was his first goal in three months later into national guard a lot

black sea the great hopes to sink decommissioned vessels in order to create artificial reefs in the crimea. spotlight is coming up next this time al gore nov talk to the founder of the world values study ronald engel hard to find out if human values are changing and his views on russians in particular. hello again and welcome to the show on r.t. i'm al going on and today my guest in the studio is ronald. he made his name and sociology back in the nineteen seventies by discovering a major cultural shift in the western society to describe the new reality here introduce the word post materialist for thirty years he has been conducting the influential world values survey and wished directions human values changing we the people become a half year and why all the nations. ronald hart is on spotlight today to answer mine and your questions. in doha is a political scientist who developed the social theory of materialism the theory is a useful tool in understanding modern culture used in the arts research focuses on cultural change and its consequences he discovered the values of people in boston

fourteen in the russian crimea. take a while six of the best chelsea and also win their game six knelt with theo walcott also grabbing a hat trick on a saturday goal fest in the english premier league. and yet another hat trick russian gymnasts victoria commons that claims to want gold medal is at least in place in singapore. and let's start with the russian premier league where last year's top scorer of ellison has not stopped his second hat trick in two games to help spartak moscow beat f.c. to home for two at home and move closer to the top five the first half and a goal less than brazilian bellison five times three goals in just six minutes and spencer when the home side first capitalized on staking defends him soon and stayed on the board set a well or said three minutes later we think that national provided a lot of it into northern ireland with a notice three minutes gone alex finds in a corner for not a header by relatives who celebrated his thirteenth goal of the season saturday corner like i did they won b

two thousand and nine and that accounts always hold off with their overall imports but first have to crimea as you call says foreign buyers understand why russia's impose the bag. now tell us more about what's happening on the global a grain markets i'm joined by i always thought hansen commodities alison succubi in copenhagen now thank you very much for joining us the russian grain export ban came into effect on sunday how was the market responded the market reaction has been fairly limited to just today we're actually trading on change currently both in chicago and in paris where we seeing the milling wheat. the to offset the band we are actually seeing weather forecast now which is projecting rain later in the week in the affected areas so that may have an impact already so do you think that the current cost of weight is justified given the large reserves in some countries. it's it's it's hard to justify but obviously we had a we've come from a situation where we as has been trading at relatively low prices for a while and the market has probably the hedge funds and so on has been sellin