outside of moscow this week martin anders dives into some scented oriental culture right here in the russian capital. this interior designers of course are the style opens five years ago and from contemporary restaurants to various shops and exciting ott that's what we'll be exploring on this food's must go out program chinese culture in the russian capital . although thousands of kilometers from moscow people forget that russia's borders china the countries have had diplomatic and commercial relations for centuries and today this extends to russia's fascination with chinese traditions and designs. furniture from several manufacturers in china and it's all handmade good pieces made of solid wood inlaid with pearls and parastatals many chinese people who come to our shop i'm very impressed and they say it has been difficult for them to find such mazing furniture in their country and we have it here in the. dating back thousands of years chinese interior design is founded on the principles of energy simplicity and nature they strive to achieve surroundings characterized by tranquility

a welcome to the moscow jewish community center. this complex has been a special back for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to worship enjoy jewish museum and payments a religious education to come back to school so celebrated and i'll address right this year. for centuries the jewish communities that it's much we sixty six in russia but then she'd be sorry scotland sporadically encountered jewish immigration and making two million she has fled russia come to mean eighteen and nineteen twenty. times has now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning to strongly sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one curry should be of a dairy and people come here and eat typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire meal home now warn the lovely gesture that the complex office is on your birthday you are given a discount voucher for the same amount so for example one man we sleep with one hundred and one ye

hope for the home was our team needs one dr moscow has made it her quest to help the less fortunate some of whom have no one else to turn to. and on the business desk russian roadways is looking for a foreign partner to build a national high speed rail way network across of russia but investors want government guarantees i'll have that and much more in twenty minutes time. watching our new live from moscow i'm marina joshua the program the center stage of world economy and politics is shifting to asia pacific region that's the view of russia. foreign minister sergey lavrov he was speaking in china at a meeting of ministers of three merging powers russia india and china part of a powerful blog known as bric which is hoping to change the economic landscape of the planet so who is already leaving the dominant power as of today behind artist s r cillian. from a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the us all in the span of a single lifetime major pan asia economic miracle. and go you but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming a risi

jewish xpect and unity here in moscow. and what she will position him in the synagogue well we run a jewish community for english speakers there are those that are russian english speakers those that are you know more speakers than the other it's and it's really a home for those that want to feel more westernized amongst the russian community and those that are less familiar it's more of a beginner's and we run here shabat programs holiday programs children's programs adult programs sunday school and we try to make judaism fun for the english speaking jewish community here in moscow i think is there any conflict will you know religious tension between the other religions here in russia. no i actually think that the other places in the world can learn what's going on here from the unity of the different religions here in moscow the chief rabbi the priest actually all get along very well and sit on the boards together and discuss the issues and matters manage to solve them in a very fascinating way that keeps the community u

recapping the stories that shape the week moscow calls georgia's arrest of thirteen allegedly russian spies a political farce aimed at scoring political points back home to police these move was also met with mistrust. one of russia's top investigative journalist severely beaten in moscow his professional activity suspected to be behind the attack. responsive look good will cost the smuggler one hundred five dollars in iraq he will sell it to iran over four hundred poverty and despair for so many iraqis to smuggle banned alcohol into neighboring iran at the risk of their present and their lives are to follows the dangerous trade route. and president obama's party suffers at the u.s. midterm elections but many say it's ordinary americans who have lost out as big business played a big part in deciding the outcome. eight pm in moscow i matras a giving you today's news and a look back at the week that was here on r t our top story in a fresh and james bond style scandal between russia and georgia to police he this week confirmed that it had arrested thirteen people accused of spying for m

here in moscow good to have you with us for the first time since backing u.n. sanctions against iran. over its nuclear program russia's president has met iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad and it was those suspected atomic ambitions which were the focus of the talks held in azerbaijan the two were meeting at a summit of the five nations bordering the caspian sea all of whom have claims to the seas vast energy resources equal piskun of reports. well a meeting between the presidents of russia and iran is surely one of the biggest highlights of the summit sensis the first time that they met since russia back to the latest set off during sanctions on iran and also cancel the shipment of the ass three hundred air defense systems a move which was strongly criticized by iran and caused a significant a significant chilling in relations between the two countries after the meeting with her that this was a positive meeting and that both presidents were not afraid to talk about complicated and even unpleasant issues and of course iran's controversial nuclear program was di

now a final question do you like living in moscow i love living in moscow people here are alive people are excited people are. always looking for new things that are going on and i think that when people the people that are living in moscow and i mean the deal with the ex-pats the jewish ex-pats people are really alive when they come to a program they want to be here want to be there they're excited they're meeting new people and there's a great opportunity and people are really enjoying living here and enjoying our programs that we offer lots of policies to some sort of party like i'm going to meet you good luck with your work here in the euro. the jewish community pays a lot of attention to educating children on a wide range of jewish tradition as culture and history this is still a hebrew school in moscow where kids from full to thirteen years old could spend various educational and entertaining programs it students in each of these three age groups explored it just education and hands on experience on jewish blood. and master hebrew skills of reading writing. various trickle up pro

angered by president medvedev said visit to russia's coral islands which to pay on claims as its own moscow says it will keep investing in its remote region. and the international space station is celebrating ten years of human life in orbit the longest stretch average spent outside the earth's atmosphere our t.v. needs space citizens. eleven am of the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina josh this week has seen a new scandal flaring out between russia and georgia just released thirteen people were caught spy. from moscow russia claimed the whole story is a political farce and deliberate provocation by the georgian authorities ahead of a nato summit and as our teaser now reports from tbilisi the opposition is considering the swoop to be another attack on the government's opponents. for alina this spy scandal was a horrible deja vu her own husband. was thrown into prison for allegedly spying for russia during the two thousand and eight conflict between georgia and south a city or a very unfair they said some three thousand and three hundred pages of data which my husband suppos

live from the center of moscow this is r.t. if everyone welcome to russia is a committed to ensuring the government of afghanistan is in full control of the country as soon as possible the afghan foreign minister is in moscow where he met his opposite number sort of a loved one off to discuss russia's role in the stabilization of afghanistan moscow pledged to continue to financial and military aid and to provide the tools to stem the flow of drugs. he has been following the talks for us. the two foreign ministers meeting today in moscow or c. seem to be pretty happy about the way the corporation is going this cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking has been very strong of late we know that russia has donated twenty thousand kalashnikov rifles to afghanistan to the interior troops in afghanistan to fight the spread of drugs as well as the recent joint u.s. russian operation in afghanistan after which almost one ton of herion was destroyed and several drug labs were shut down in the country so obviously the two minister

worldwide news live from moscow this is r.t. the center stage of a world economy and politics is shifting to the asia pacific region that's the view of russia's foreign minister sort of off he was speaking in china at a meeting of ministers of three emerging powers russia india and china a part of a powerful bloc known as bric which is hoping to change the economic landscape of the planet so who's already leaving the dominant powers of today behind. them a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the u.s. all of the spat of the single life time major pad economic miracle. well you enjoy it but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming a rising discontent. on. the unemployment rate itself is. around five percent but. the quality of the jokes play. out of me being cut. even when companies hire new people they tend to the condition of without social security so the social benefits economic growth is on a standstill and export the engine of its economy are hurt by a soaring again

a recap of the stories that shape their week here on our moscow calls georges or rest of you know alleged russian spies a political fasts aimed at scoring political points. move was also met with mistrust. one of russia's top investigative journalists is severely beaten in moscow his professional activity is suspected to be behind the attack. response will cost the smuggler a hundred and five dollars in iraq he will sell in tehran for over four hundred poverty and despair forced many iraqis to smuggle banned alcohol to neighboring iran at the risk of their freedom and life follows the dangerous trade for. president obama's party suffers a defeat in the u.s. midterm election but many say ordinary americans who have really lost out as big business played a big part. in deciding the outcome and. you always see as we are highlighting the top stories of today and all this week. in a fresh james bond style scandal between russia and georgia tbilisi this week confirmed that it had arrested thirteen people look used of spying for moscow russia says the whole story is a political farce and the geo

for emphasizing a key new direction in russia's development and then november kicks off here at the moscow expo center with the third international ross nanotech form. on minerva's new gadgets in future projects are on display at the forum where some three hundred companies and institutions as well as top scientists from over a dozen countries have gathered it's all put together by the unique state corporation ross nano we. need in the. it is. to create such a platform such a place where people could mean it can we see about this that is all told before we may need a new poll changed their plans jobs come to us with their projects. they wouldn't have gone with the old before we came to find out what all the fuss is about what exactly is new know it's become a buzzword spawning many gimmicky products in recent years. real nanotechnology play in our lives. this is how some of the world's top technology companies envision our nano future new systems will help us custom engineer our urban environment. can change what we eat and how we grow it. special equipment will revolutionize the fuels of

moscow. and i will take a look at some other stories from around the world and the african union says north and south sudan have agreed a framework to smooth out tensions ahead of a vote in southern independence the parties have disputed border sudanese citizens will have the right now to live in either side and registration for january's referendum has now begun the vote as part of a peace deal which anabel long north south civil war several years ago. turbulent times continue for the australian airline quantas another of its planes this time a boeing seven forty seven was forced to return to sydney when smoke started coming from its electrical systems in the cockpit the jumbo was carrying two hundred twenty one people heading to argentina when the problem rose over the pacific and this is the airline's fourth such incident the smile the most serious was an explosion in the engine of one of its brand new a three hundred eighty s. and its fleet of super jumbos has been grounded ever since. fr

well the head of the carnegie moscow center dmitri trenin told our tape that. joint russia nato missile defense project could be a breakthrough for both sides. the secretary general is a champion of joint missile defense on russia's russia's a corporation with nato on missile defense and he made that statement during his first speech on russia please first major speech on any issue that you made in september of last year under the auspices of the carnegie endowment basically you need to realize that no amount of the strategic arms reductions and limitations can transform the russian nato russia western russia us relationship one needs to have a strategic collaborative project and that looks like missile defense is the one thing the silver bullet the project that can and has the potential at least to transform the entire russian western relationship it's a game changer or if with fail to seize a fall that it could be a game breaker. to me three crying in there the head of the carnegie moscow center well to the us now. where president obama's party has lost contr

one seventeen am moscow time other verse metropolis like moscow's home to many cultures of course let's take you closer to one of them now as martin andrew spends time in the russian capital's jewish quarter that is just ahead. no. i mean there is a new. oh i welcome to moscow jewish community center for years in this complex has been a special box for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to watch it enjoy jewish receive its payments a religious education to come by still so celebrated temple anniversary this year. for centuries the jewish community sees that it's much recent sets in motion but then she dishonest governments sporadically encourage jewish immigration making two million jews fled brush up country haiti nineteen twenty. two. times have now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning the strongest sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one curse should be of a dairy and that. people come here typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire m

you're watching r t six pm here in moscow welcome to the program and for the first time since backing un sanctions against iran over its nuclear program russia's president has met iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad's and it was those atomic ambitions which were the focus of the talks held in azerbaijan if he were meeting at a summit of the five nations bordering the caspian sea all of whom have claims of the season fast energy resources now for more details let's cross live to our to. tell us what came out of the meeting between president medvedev and ahmadinejad. well the meeting between the presidents of russia and iran is surely one of the biggest highlights of the summit since it's the first time that the much since russia back to the latest set off during sanctions on iran and also cancel the shipment of three hundred. systems a move which was strongly criticized by iran and caused a significant a significant chilling in relations between the two countries after the meeting with heard from the russian president's envoy who said that this was a positive meeting and that both presi

live from the heart of moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program outrageous injustice that's what russia has called thailand's extradition of businessmen victor boot to the u.s. moscow says that the move was the result of unprecedented political pressure by washington the u.s. accuses bood all of a number of crimes including trying to sell weapons to the rebels in colombia journalist brings us the details from top. after the thai cabinet made its decision this morning mr abboud was rushed immediately to the airport by about fifty elite special forces including police snipers and handed straight over to u.s. drug enforcement agencies who took off and headed straight to america but really it's in retrospect it's no surprise that they did this ever since mr byrd was arrested in march two thousand and eight his case is being surrounded by political maneuvering diplomatic pressure legal challenges and many legal mistakes the u.s. almost successfully had him out of the country last year until the thai court overruled that decision

gallus jan moscow pledged continued financial military aid and to provide the tools to stand the flow of drugs while r.t. is here she asked him following the talks and joins us now. and i say less monster first ever joint a russian american afghan anti-drug operation was carried out in afghanistan so have the foreign ministers discussed more ways moscow can be involved in the war against our contacts in the country. well definitely the war against narcotics remains one of the most severe moment of the biggest problems in the ties between the two countries that's why that was something underlined by president and president karzai during their last meeting at the summit of nato summit in lisbon where president have said that as long as the drugs are being transported through the russian territory from afghanistan into europe this problem has to be dealt with and has to be dealt with now now the two foreign ministers meeting today in moscow or c. seem to be pretty happy about the way the corporation is going this cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking has been very strong of l

moscow signals the bad times are over and russia nato relations and agrees to help on missile defense and anti drug action afghanistan. russian businessman to boot denies charges of weapons smuggling and terrorism the supporting role moscow calls for a fair trial and blames washington for pressuring the legal process. across the continent roma community is a victim by european governments are being left without shelter or help forcing them into crime to make ends meet. brutal mass murder in southern russia a businessman and his private army are arrested for twelve killings friends and relatives local officials for corruption and negligence. and this is our weekly news review first in madrid it says the hostile period between russia and nato is over he told the bloc gathering in portugal this weekend that he's agreeing to boost collaboration one of the most divisive issues missile defense the summit smooth was decidedly more co-operative than of late but there are still issues which they're yet to see eye to oil in this to report. nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once con

you want to know if you live from moscow coming up next hour here or judging in retrospect. i think you'll be like harry truman it may take twenty years twenty years later i think you'll be looked upon as maybe a decent president. after two years out of the limelight george w. bush publishes his memoirs and the resident checks out of people have any fond memories of. the liver to the hospital was no arms and massive blood loss a woman dies after several days in a coma who should take the blame when a dog's bite as worse than his bark. november the seventh is a significant day in russian history as the anniversary of a unique military parade sixty nine a years ago it took place on red square from where soviet soldiers went straight to the front line to the fan the capital against advancing nazi troops. what if we can now take a look at a lot of pictures there that you have from the heart of the capital where it's the new mayor of moscow. there we also see the. military school students the events involved the president going to the moscow military district wearing sort of mili

russians are celebrating here in moscow all of course russia and even in far away. join us later for all the details . and u.s. and afghan officials are trying to downplay a potential fallout between the two countries this comes after president hamid karzai slammed washington's war tactics in afghanistan karzai the man of the u.s. led coalition reduce its military operations in the country he also called for an answer to night raids against suspected taliban commanders which often result in civilian casualties but the u.s. state secretary hillary clinton says the surgical strikes are key to winning the war the exchange of statements comes just days before crucial nato summit with the alliance expected to set a deadline for ending combat operations in afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but as artie's john halfassed reports america's rules of engagement are the only thing troubling the president. thirty eight billion dollars have been poured into afghanistan by the u.s. since the two thousand and one invasion to bolster security and economic development a signif

although thousands of kilometers from moscow people forget that russia borders china the countries have had diplomatic and commercial relations for centuries and today this extends to russia's fascination with chinese traditions and designs. journey from several manufacturers in china and it's all handmade good pieces made of solid wood inlaid with pearls and various tables many chinese people who come to our shop i'm very impressed and this is has been difficult for them to find such amazing furniture in their country and we have been here in the. dating back thousands of years chinese interior design is founded on the principles of energy simplicity and nature they strive to achieve surroundings characterized by tranquility and peace and from chinese lanterns to rich opulent fabrics and moscow stores like china style here will help you create such a rich exotic look in your home in russia as a form of freedom of expression there's no great need for different styles a sign of how diverse the tastes of muscovites becoming. one pausing to take a look at. this week's entertainment news. a

outraged tokyo's angered by president obama visited russia real islands which japan claims as its own moscow says it will keep investing in this remote region. the international space station is celebrating ten years old because human life in orbit the longest stretch ever spent outside the earth's atmosphere. the space citizen. we are highlighting the top stories all today and all of this week here on a hearty welcome to the program. well this week has seen a new scandal flaring up between russia and georgia as tbilisi said thirteen people were caught spying the from moscow russia claimed the whole story is a political fasts and deliberate provocation by the georgian authorities ahead of a nato summit and as artie's arena reports from tbilisi the opposition is considering the swoop to be another attack on the government's opponents. for alina this spy scandal was a horrible deja vu her own husband. was thrown into prison for allegedly spying for russia during the two thousand and eight conflict between georgia and south the city or. they said some three thousand time three hundred pages of

it is indeed all right for now you can see the reporting live from moscow. now a deadly siege in baghdad by a group of militants on sunday ended with fifty two dead and scores more wounded man in suicide vest an armed with grenades took an entire congregation hostage one of the city's largest christian churches the attackers then demanded the release of an al qaeda prisoner prisoners in iraq and a four hour standoff ended when iraqi troops stormed the building and the fire firefight ensued after gunmen some security forces and many of the hostages dead. well joining me now to discuss the situation in iraq is jim brann he's a member of the stop the war coalition thanks for being with us mr brown now in the light of this latest attack on the baghdad church and continue in sectarian violence in the country was the american troop withdrawal the right move. yes so i think. i think the clear intention of the united states to leave iraq seems to me a indispensable precondition for iraq to. rebuild itself united states forces are a powerful factor in iraq to politic

battle for moscow. arrives first atomic power play will share reaches operational capacity before being linked up to the country's national grid moscow says it will supervise all nuclear activity at the russian built plant. swiss voters get to decide whether immigrants who commit serious crimes should be deported the referendum comes just one year after switzerland voted in favor. banning the building of new minarets on mosques. and with experts claiming georgian foreign debt is spiraling out of control many blame president saakashvili for a lavish overspending meanwhile critics say the money is not going where it's needed most. italians so beloved joins us next with all the latest sports highlights stay with us here on r.t. . hello and welcome this is the sport news and notes have a look at the headlines this hour. who do get a much needed domestic win but in the long run things are not looking good for the red and blue. dimitar berbatov nets five that's right five goals as much to unite to make to the

live from the heart of moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program well they already account for half of all global economic activity but now they want more pacific rim nations are gathering in japan and seeking to expand their influence crease free trade on the sidelines of the apec summit russian president dmitri together met with his japanese counterpart to discuss an ongoing issue. reports on. well we're here in the yokohama japan where the asia pacific economic cooperation forum is currently going on its.

live from moscow the headlines a german t.v. show that aims to expose online pedophiles is dividing opinion critics say journalists are putting themselves beyond the world of form by posing as minors on the web and setting up the potential child abuse in. the georgian government so the seeds of discord as it's planned to offer land south african farmers need stiff opposition from local they say they're afraid of losing their only source of survival. and russia marks the day of national unity a holiday with a historic backgrounds these old events acquiring new meaning and celebrations allow thousands of people with different political views to have their voices heard . now are to spotlight show explores russia's position on some of the most pressing international problems that's coming up next. hello again for the welcome to spotlight the interview show on r t i now we all that today my guest is mark biello after president medvedev visited that put the lie low and the russian territory claimed by japan tokyo recalled its ambassad

six thirty am in moscow good to have you with us here on our t.v. these are your headlines prime minister putin pushing for closer ties between russia and the e.u. with the ultimate goal of building a free trade zone during his visit to berlin also tried to court the german vote for russia's bid for the twenty eight team football world cup. three crew members from the international space station returned safely to earth after five and a half months in orbit the crew conducted scientific research and perform maintenance activities during their stay aboard the u.s.s. . cole and welcoming russia's recognition of the one nine hundred forty massacre after the state duma declares the soviet leadership responsible for the atrocity twenty two thousand polish officers were killed on the direct order of joseph stalin. next to a host of interviews guys.

live from the heart of moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program the center of economics and power is shifting quickly eastwards to asia pacific that's the view of russia's foreign minister who's been in china for a three way meeting of nations is widely seen as shaking up the old order of global politics russia china and india are part of being increasingly influential bric group alongside brazil the growing dominance of this block is seen by analysts as changing the world centers of power the host of today's meeting china has already overtaken japan to become the world's second largest economy and its fast catching up with the us. reports on the awakening of an asian giant. from a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the us all in the span of a single lifetime major pan asia economic miracle. but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming the land of rising discontent. the unemployment rate itself is has been steady at around five percent but what's problematic is the

it's all in moscow how late so now it seems raucous or was an equal. historic summit in lisbon near-line moscow's cooperation on european missile defense and a strategy in afghanistan. and sharing influence are brought home to flog the democracy is a ship the money from the u.s. taxpayers pockets ends up funding america or french politicians avis things to say cool promotion of democracy is being implemented through a network of guys asians that officially did not any political affiliation. one hundred years after the death of one of the world's greatest ever rights is a mere tolstoy's what some of the some pickle ideas i was alive and popular as at the alter of celebrated novels war and peace and the like it and then that is being remembered around on the. next the mindy of indulgence in the heart of the russian capital in moscow out. hello and welcome to moscow hours on this week's program we'll be taking a look at indian culture here in the us and capital. one of my favorite restaurants located on top of the split that hurts how i deal as i'm quite

moscow. there are more stories for you including new technology that can revolutionize the nuclear power scientists say norry in the future of the year with potentially more energy down the world oil coal and uranium combined watch this and more next hour on our team. now debate is raging in germany over a t.v. show that secretly records meetings between decoys and internet paedophiles the show's producers say they're uncovering online dangerous to children but critics quine the program's main interest is the pursuit of better ratings. it's every parent's nightmare their child is being looted by someone they met on the internet this girl is pretending to be thirteen years old the man at the table is in his sixty's they've been conversing online for weeks my little girl friend it is you isn't it yes if i'm a little in your. well just the kiss. you tell me. the back of your neck may be ok but perhaps that might turn you on that later is actually an undercover journalist and it turns out the man

hello and welcome to moscow hours on this week's program we'll be taking a look at indian culture here in the us and capital i want to start out one of my favorite restaurants located on top of the split that hurts how i deal as i'm quite hungry response to something a little spicy. and with winter frost approaching heating a large plate of wholesome indian food is certainly one way to warm up recently renovated dubbo offers an excellent many fool the indian connoisseur including an extensive vegetarian menu and genuinely spicy curries and from mild she drops the chef's example are always happy to modify any dish personal taste. all just and scientists you know a friend. and we have the beautiful the us you can see started in ninety six and we keep the authentic tended. to be available in most. popular with russians and ex-pats menus are printed in several languages and the many posts a large collection of interesting hot and cold dishes wonderful thank you very much and speaking of which my food has arrived. how can that. show i thought i'd get to something different and. then take in

-a train station in central moscow she has also started a blog to let people know the problems moscow's homeless face those who come to her for help simply call her doctor leaves that. we help some people to return home the priority here is people who are seriously sick with cancer and tb those who are beaten up if we can we find their relatives i also try to help those who have come out of prison all at once a week the homeless and the needy from all over moscow come here so that they can get supplies of food and even medical treatment if needed but as is the case with many operations of this kind the supply just does not meet the demand. in summer we'll act shirts in the winter we don't have enough food because they need to stay warm in the winter which is impossible without food we need more room it would be good to have a place where they could stay at least when it's really cold though she faces a daunting task with limited resources those who know her say their lives are better because of dr lee's influence. on the thought that when i met elizabeth in two thousand and six here hel

there's no sign of it yet what moscow is experiencing a record breaking warm november day. and it seemed to be puppy love at first sight when one of the report was presented was this bulgarian sheep dog training trip to the country and joins the lever during tiger he's been given a pass on that and more at home. fresh claims of organ trafficking in cos it will have revived sinister allegations made against the region's soldiers during the war seven people have been charged in the new case with one suspect linked to the cost of a liberation army accused of trafficking organs of captured serbs the indictment is the starkest revelation of the stand of organized crime in the region since costs of a declared independence. they grease him allegations claims the snow and ice crime group including doctors and a high level health official were involved in organ trafficking and as the investigation continues there are now growing concerns that with political instability and a weak justice system close of a could be becoming a breeding ground for criminal activity organ trafficking on

a recap of the stories that shape the week moscow calls georgia's arrest of thirteen alleged russian spies a political power same to scoring political points back home to police scenes move was also met with mistrust little one of russia's top investigative journalist severely beaten in moscow his professional activities suspected to me a motivation for the attack little responsible and good will cost the smuggler one hundred five dollars in iraq he will sell it to iran over four hundred poverty and despair forced many iraqis to smuggle banned alcohol to neighboring iran at risk of their freedom and even their life. and president obama's party suffers a defeat in the u.s. midterm elections but many say it's ordinary americans who may have lost out as big business played a big part in deciding the outcome of. midnight in moscow i match reza good to be with you here on our team as we look at today's top stories and a look back at the week's news in a fresh james bond style scandal between georgia and russia tbilisi confirmed on friday that it had arrested thirteen people accused of spy

this is already coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program now this week has seen a new scandal flaring out between russia and georgia as tbilisi said thirteen people were caught spying for moscow russia claimed the whole story is a political farce and deliberate provocation by the georgian authorities ahead of a nato summit and as our reports from tbilisi the opposition is considering the swap to be another attack on the government's opponents. for alina this spy scandal was a horrible deja vu her own husband. was thrown into prison for allegedly spying for russia during the two thousand and eight conflict between georgia and south the city or. they said some three thousand three hundred pages of data which my husband supposedly sound to russia that's a blatant lie we have presented evidence numerous times that all information with which fact and worked was just his analysis if you look at his case you'll see that it's easy to say that anyone's a spy in georgia something. he lynas husband was george's envoy to nato he was named in a documentary just shown